What is your favourite album that nobody talks about?

HeathenWolf

Personally, mines is Mad Season's 'Above' or Nirvana's Incesticide.

Mr. CooL ICE

Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

seachto7

Army of Anyone.

Filter, Welcome to the Fold.

Filter singer was involved with both

bnt

Don't know if I could pick just one ...

Thought Industry - Songs for Insects
Genesis - Duke
Tackhead - Strange Things

Never heard of Tackhead? It's what Doug Wimbish and some mates were up to before he was poached by Living Colour:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8MN3XcJf_k

youtube!

Steven Wilson The RAVEN that refused to sing...christ what a record.

happyoutscan

Sacred Reich - The American Way
Nuclear Assault - Handle with Care
D.R.I. - Thrash Zone
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time

Gmol

Thin Lizzy ( the first Lizzy album)

Passenger

youtube! wrote: »

Steven Wilson The Scarecrow that refused to sing...christ what a record.

Was that a follow up to THE RAVEN that refused to sing?

bpmurray

Fortress by Alter Bridge - https://youtu.be/sAYrAu-jnMY

youtube!

Passenger wrote: »

Was that a follow up to THE RAVEN that refused to sing?

oh bollox tired from work here brain disengaged:o:o:o

Say Your Number

Youthanasia by Megadeth is hugely underrated

Sunset On The Golden Age by Alestorm

Euphoria Morning by Chris Cornell is another underrated album

Dozyart

Baroness - Yellow & Green

Fishyfreak

AC/DC - Powerage

When anyone talks of classic AC/DC albums, the first two to roll off the tongue are Back in Black & Highway to Hell. But Powerage is (in my opinion) their best work.

It has it all, amazing lyrics, syncronised guitar work between Mal & Angus, Rudd with such effective and understated drumming, Cliff Williams ramping up the base & Bon Scott's vocals are just brilliant.

Not a bad song on the album, it's a masterpiece.

blastman

Fishy, I'm with you on that. It was the first AC/DC album I bought and I didn't get into it at all, initially. Got BiB shortly afterwards and that was my gateway in. Over the years, though, Powerage has grown in stature for me, to the point where it's probably my favourite album of theirs. There's something about it, it always sounded....different, somehow, from the rest of the catalog.

Koptain Liverpool

HeathenWolf wrote: »

Personally, mines is Mad Season's 'Above' or Nirvana's Incesticide.

I talk about Mad Season a lot
Don´t find many to listen to me though....

eviltwin

Disturbed - The Sickness

bnt

Another one is Rush's Presto. There are complaints about the sound being too "Hi-Fi", to the point where the band kinda disavows it too. (Though they did play the tltle track on a recent tour.) Well, not only do I like the sound, it has some of the strongest "straight" songs they've ever written. By "straight" I mean that they're not as dependent on those three guys, and I think other artists could do great cover versions of them.

Roanmore

blastman wrote: »

Fishy, I'm with you on that. It was the first AC/DC album I bought and I didn't get into it at all, initially. Got BiB shortly afterwards and that was my gateway in. Over the years, though, Powerage has grown in stature for me, to the point where it's probably my favourite album of theirs. There's something about it, it always sounded....different, somehow, from the rest of the catalog.

Said the same thing to my brother last night.
Had the vinly version with Cold Hearted Man on it, was disappointed when the CD version didn't have it.
Riff Raff, Sin City, Kicked in the Teeth and Down Payment Blues are superb.

blastman

Roanmore wrote: »

Said the same thing to my brother last night.
Had the vinly version with Cold Hearted Man on it, was disappointed when the CD version didn't have it.
Riff Raff, Sin City, Kicked in the Teeth and Down Payment Blues are superb.

I presume you got it on CD since (on Backtracks or Iron Man 2)?

My original (cassette) copy had Cold Hearted Man on it, but didn't have Rock And Roll Damnation, for some reason. I spent years listening to that song on If You Want Blood wondering where the hell it came from!

JaseBelleVie

I love some of Europe's albums, but particularly Out Of This World and Prisoners In Paradise.

poeticmakaveli

Tesla - five man acoustical jam

JaseBelleVie

poeticmakaveli wrote: »

Tesla - five man acoustical jam

I freaking love Tesla! Absolutely awesome band, and that is some album!

My personal fave album by them is The Great Radio Controversy. "Hang Tough" has to be one of the best 'Pick yourself up, be strong and don't let the bastards wear you down!' songs of all time!

poeticmakaveli

JaseBelleVie wrote:

I freaking love Tesla! Absolutely awesome band, and that is some album!

Tesla were very underrated I felt!!
Yeah the great radio controversy was a super album!
"The way it is" what a song!
The new album they released last year I thought was very good and kept that sound!

JaseBelleVie

Jeff Keith is an amazing vocalist. And yes, Tesla are woefully underrated; one of the best bands to come out of the 80's.

smilerf

Band of Skulls - Sweet Sour/Himalayan/Baby Darling Dollface Honey

They are all brilliant

Dublin Spur

another shout for Powerage

also love:

Black Crowes "By Your Side" (1999) and
Quireboys "little bit of what you fancy" (1989)

peter1892

'Crank' by The Almighty. It never quite happened for them but I loved that album, here's the opening track:

https://youtu.be/1qcR42FAtIg

Oh and another shout for Powerage from me! And Presto...

Say Your Number

2 by Black Country Communion is another great album that has been completely overlooked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWHcdq1F8MU

kev1.3s

Not a regular poster here but seen this and had to pop in with my two cents,
An absolute long term favourite of mine is Amorphus's Elegy.

Passenger

Say Your Number wrote: »

2 by Black Country Communion is another great album that has been completely overlooked

Seconded. Great album.

Putt it there

Id have 3 i reckon

1. Nightlife - Thin Lizzy
2. Hells Ditch - The Pogues
3. World painted blood - Slayer

HalloweenJack

All the Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople is one I think is quite underrated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gvuPV2EGb8

Released in the mid-70s, the title track was a big hit and was one of the big glam rock songs but the album itself is actually a bit heavier than that title would suggest. It was produced by David Bowie at the height of his Ziggy Stardust era so it was inevitably linked to that style but I think it stands on it's own. I think it's not just some band copying Bowie's style for profit, they have their own sound.

Songs like Ready for Love/After Lights, Sea Diver, Sucker and Soft Ground are brilliant. There's also a brilliant cover of the Velvet Underground song Sweet Jane. And then there's the title track which, imo, feels a bit out of place.