Your 5 Best Albums?

Zombienosh

I know its hard to put just 5
but still
what 5 albums have been the most influencial to you?
most memorable etc?

mine would be......
1. Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell (first decent album I ever heard & got me into metal)
2. Metallica - Master of Puppets (It was a given they would feature, this album holds more memories than others for me though)
3. Machine Head - Burn My Eyes (Great album as was the follow-up..)
4. Deicide - Serpents of The Light (Probably my favourite Deicide album, Got me through a lot of **** )
5. Vital Remains - Dechristianize (only released last year but without doubt one of the best albums I've ever heard)

and yourselves?

Doctor J

Megadeth - Rust In Peace - opened my eyes to technical music, listened to it every day for almost a year. Every second of this album is worthwhile.
Obituary - Cause Of Death - just a perfect blend of brutality and musicality, a fantastic celebration of Metal.
Death - Human -one of the greatest albums of all time, I remember the first time I listened to it on my walkman on the 44C coming home from the Sound Cellar in total shock, amazed that music could be made like that (to truly get an idea of just how much of a progression this album was, just listen to the excellent Spiritual Healing first).
Cynic - Focus - Still possibly my favourite album, it always gives you something new with every listen. There is nothing out there that comes close.
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath - I bought this album (original gatefold vinyl) for £1 back in 1989 from a mate. It's the album that every Metal band owes their careers to. It's raw and groundbreaking and the sound of the rain at the beginning still takes me back to the first time I listened to it. 35 years on it's still unequalled.

Ph3n0m

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Suicidal Tendencies - Feel Like Sh*t/De Ja Vu - there have been better ST albums, but this was the first one I got and I played it forever

Megadeth - Peace Sells - my first introduction to them, and to this day this album will always get a prefered playing over any other Megadeth album

Carcass - Reek of Putrefaction - literally a "sick" piece of work

Faith No More - The Real Thing - the moment I saw Epic, and Mike Patton - I knew I either wanted to be him or kill him - something stalkeresque anyways

That was one hell of a tough top 5 - and even still, I aint happy with what I picked

The Bollox

let me see...
in no order

Megadeth - Peace Sells

Metallica - Ride The Lightning

Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Metallica - Kill 'Em All

Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien

spunkymunky

Not fair can only pick 5. Well these are my flavour of the year so far.

Tool-Lateralus (never skip a song)

Dream Theater-Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2- Just amazing. Been in the player for about 3 months now and doesnt look like its coming out

Incubus-Morning View just class

Led zepplyn-How the West was Won

A perfect circle-13th step

cournioni

First...

Then...

Then...

Then...

And finally...


The last one could be changed to either Children of Bodom's "Hatebreeder" or In Flames' "Whoracle" though. Take your pick out of those 3.

idontknowmyname

Adore- Smashing Pumpkins
Tragic Kingdom- No Doubt
MCIS - Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream- Smashing Pumpkins
Ten- Pearl Jam

basically anything from Smashing Pumpkins!!

niallith

errm
megadeth - rust in peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
megadeth - peace sells
metallica - AJFA
tool - lateralus
slayer - reign in blood

BolBill

PORNAPSTER wrote:

First...

Then...

Then...

Then...

And finally...


The last one could be changed to either Children of Bodom's "Hatebreeder" or In Flames' "Whoracle" though. Take your pick out of those 3.

Four words, get out more often !!!!
All the same, try branching out a bit.

also, Dimebag who? .............Exactly !!!!!!

cournioni

BolBill wrote:

Four words, get out more often !!!!
All the same, try branching out a bit.

also, Dimebag who? .............Exactly !!!!!!

Please do elaborate...

BolBill

PORNAPSTER wrote:

Please do elaborate...

Come on, most people can't tell the difference between the music of the bands above, never mind the CD covers.

In regards to Dimebag Darrell he was hardly the most famous guitarist in the world was he?

cournioni

BolBill wrote:

Come on, most people can't tell the difference between the music of the bands above, never mind the CD covers.

In regards to Dimebag Darrell he was hardly the most famous guitarist in the world was he?

Yes, if you actually do listen to the albums you'll find that there is quite a big difference in the music. And if you played an instrument you would notice the difference also. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to notice the difference in the album covers.

He's not the most famous, but he's up there among the most famous guitarists in the world. You mightn't know him but I assure you that plenty of people do...

Ph3n0m

BolBill wrote:

Come on, most people can't tell the difference between the music of the bands above, never mind the CD covers.

In regards to Dimebag Darrell he was hardly the most famous guitarist in the world was he?

For BolBill, I summon



and power it up with



Cause if you have nothing constructive to add to this thread, then you are in the wrong place

Malice

Okay, now to get the thread back on topic....

My 5 best albums (in no particular order) :

1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning. I still remember the first time one of my mates played me this. Personally it's my favourite Metallica album, absolutely brilliant from start to finish. A timeless piece of top-quality metal.

2. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction. Again, another favourite from quite a while ago. This one has dated a bit but there's nothing quite like driving around singing/shouting along to "Welcome To The Jungle" etc. Even if you do get a lot of funny looks :-)

3. Nightwish - Once. A more recent one. I first saw their video for "Nemo" at 4am on Kerrang or Scuzz or something one night. I was half asleep but woke up immediately. Unlike Appetite For Destruction, it's VERY difficult to sing along to this one....

4. Fear Factory - Demanufacture. Just when I thought I was able to play fast, along comes Dino Cazares and of course more recently Christian, the bass player. While all their albums are awesome, this to me is their best

5. Spineshank - The Height Of Callousness. I don't know anyone else who likes this band so I figured I'd throw them up here :-) This is their 2nd album and easily their best!

It wasn't me!

Metallica-Master of Puppets: I just loved this album. From the opening to Battery right through to the end. I always felt this was one album that wasn't finished though. I always think there's another half to it.

Opeth-Blackwater Park: This is just incredible. From the angriest screaming and double bass-pounding metal to those acoustic interludes that make this album so diverse and intriguing, everything is just perfect.

Incubus-S.C.I.E.N.C.E.: Intriguing, from Brandon Boyd's poetic lyrics to the jazz influenced guitar of Mike Einziger and the crazy experimental sounds, this album is one to be rediscovered over and over again.

Megadeth-Rust In Peace: This is one of the more technical pieces of music I own. It's so interesting to hear how people can devote so much of their lives to perfecting an instrument so as to create music as good as this record.

The Distillers-Sing Sing Death House: This is a little different but I think this is just all out, no-nonsense punk rock. All speed and fury, this is an element of music I love to the hilt and try to capture in everything I do with my own music.

That was hard. I had a few more but these will do for now I guess.

Karl Hungus

BolBill wrote:

Come on, most people can't tell the difference between the music of the bands above, never mind the CD covers.

Did you forget to take your cop on pills today?
You say you don't even know who Dimebag is, so you clearly haven't heard ANY of the bands in question. Talk about idiotic statements!

As for judging books by their cover (on in this case CDs), here's two bands that made some racidally dissimilar music, but if you asked someone who didn't know who they were already, I'm sure it would be completely impossible to tell which is which:

Pugsley

Second pic is Carcass, no idea who the first pic is of tho, look like hillbilly's though tbh

dimerocks

firstly kick the guy for disrespecting dime i say!
in no order
the holy bible-manics
the great southern trendkill-pantera
degradation trip vol1and2-jerry cantrell
guns n' roses-use your illusion2
black label society-stronger than death or *1919*eternal

DerekD Goldfish

1. Whipping Boy- Heartworm
2.Gang of Four- Entertainment
3.Neil Young- On the beach
4.The Clash- London calling
5.At the drive in relationship of command

byte

Hmm, in no particular order...

Megadeth - Rust in Peace (my first Megadeth album and I loved it)
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Pink Floyd - The Wall (OK, it's a sort of OST, but brilliant nonetheless)
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica (more recent but a great album)

ether

Zeppelin - 2
Zeppelin -1
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Ramones- Rocket to Russia
AIC - Dirt

Birdman

No order

Metallica - Ride the Lightning
I love everything on this album.It all fits together.
My fave song off this is Creeping Death

Korn - Korn
The mood of this album for me is unbelieveable.It's what got me into metal
My fave song-Need to

Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
It blends the raw speed of R.I.B. with the "groove" of S.O.H.
My fave song-Dead Skin Mask

Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Power Groove.....What more can i say
My fave song-****ing Hostile

Sikth - The Trees are Dead and Dried Out Wait for Something Wild
I love the different voices in the vocals.
My fave song-Peepshow

Gone West

in noo order


gnr - greatest hits/use your illusion1
killers - hot fuss
keane - hopes and fears
the clash - london calling
iron maiden -dance with death

tj-music.com

AC/DC - Back In Black This is a must have album. I was 13 when it got out and it blew me away by storm.
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast another milestone in the history of rock.
Kiss - Creatures of the night after some dodgy albums, Kiss got back on track with this one.
Motörhead - 1916 More melodic than most of their stuff but still hard. "1916" titletrack showed a very different Lemmy and co. - great
ZZ TOP - Afterbruner Very mainstream-ish but also very unique in style

Droogie

BolBill wrote:

In regards to Dimebag Darrell he was hardly the most famous guitarist in the world was he?

Just stop posting on the Rock/Metal board if you're going to say things like that... If you're even half into metal you should at least have heard his name and most of the new bands in metal music today have probably got some of his influence in them, so seriously dude, just shut it...

Also, PORNAPSTER just posted his albums in a different way... No need to stray away from the point and post negative comments at him...

My top 5 would have to be...

(in no real order)

Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Slayer - South of Heaven
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Metallica - Kill em all
PanterA - CFH

I'm probably blatantly leaving out albums that I admire just as much as the above but that list is what comes to mind...

Jonny Arson

My favourite 5 albums are:

Definitely Maybe - Oasis
Up The Bracket - The Libertines
Nevermind - Nirvana
Songs For The Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age
Back In Black - AC/DC

rmacm

No real order to these....I just listen to these most often.

Metallica - Ride The Lightning
NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Metallica - Master of Puppets

Cheers
Rory

Nea

Naming 5 is too hard but here goes.

Alice Cooper -Love It To Death
Rammstein - Mutter
ween - Chocolate and Cheese
Janes Addiction - Ritual de la Habitual
Soundgarden - Superunknown

Jimmy_Jazz

1. Oasis - Definitely Maybe

2. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction

3. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

4. The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks...

5. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

DBK

In no particular order.

Metallica : ...and justice for all (amazing. I've 2 copies, one for the car, one for home, just in case)
Audioslave: Audioslave
Linkin Park: Meteora
Suicidal Tendencies: Lights, Camera, Revolution
Primus: so hard to choose...hmmmm Frizzle Fry as it's first one I heard.

There's just so many good albums, I'm already doubting myself of my top 5.

BolBill

Droogie wrote:

Just stop posting on the Rock/Metal board if you're going to say things like that... If you're even half into metal you should at least have heard his name and most of the new bands in metal music today have probably got some of his influence in them, so seriously dude, just shut it...

Also, PORNAPSTER just posted his albums in a different way... No need to stray away from the point and post negative comments at him...

My top 5 would have to be...

(in no real order)

Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Slayer - South of Heaven
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Metallica - Kill em all
PamterA - CFH

I'm probably blatantly leaving out albums that I admire just as much as the above but that list is what comes to mind...

Ok Ok Won't mention him again.

Good to see some Rock Albums in the later peoples choices as opposed to just metal.

Ritual De Lo Habitual is THE greatest Rock Album ever.

Len_007

In no order

Revolver-The Beatles
Abbey Road-The Beatles
Beyond Nature-Phil Keagy
Physical Grafitti- Led Zepplin
Jail Break -Thin Lizzy

edson

1.metallica - master of puppets
2.machine head - burn my eyes
3.metallica - ride the lightning
4.tool - lateralus
5.nirvana - In Utero

triv88

Opeth~ Morningrise
Green Carnation~ Ligh of day...
Tool~ Lateraus
Windir~ 1184
After Forever~ decipher

JC 2K3

Meat Puppets - Up on the Sun
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Meat Puppets - Too High to Die
Led Zeppelin - IV
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

irokie

In no order...

Tool - Lateralus;
Radiohead - OK Computer;
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Opeth - one of the first 3 albums...

...I'm having a problem writing anything to distinguish these albums. All have a lot of soul. All of them could be considered masterpieces. They're just ****ing great...

Faddymackshyte

Again in no particular order!

Funeral For A Friend:Casually dressed and Deep in Conversation
The Used: In Love and Death
Jimmy Eay World: Bleed America/Jimmy Eat World
Taking Back Sunday:Tell all your Friends
Brand New::Deja Entendu or Your favourite Weapon!-it's too hard to choose!!

Paligulus

The aul Dimebag bashing will never go down too well will it!!!! Unbelievable guitarist....

Some really good posts so far.

Top 5:
Thin Lizzy - The black Rose: A great album. It's such a pity Gary Moore didn't play on more Thin Lizzy albums.

Dream Theater - Falling into Infinity

Pantera - Vulgar display of power: Used to get hammered on dutch gold in 2nd year of college listening to this. So many happy memories!!!....

Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt2: First album I heard by DT. Couldn't believe there was music this good!!!

Guns N' Roses - Use you're Illusion 2: First album I ever bought. I thought it was genius. Still do...

Mr. CooL ICE

BolBill wrote:

Good to see some Rock Albums in the later peoples choices as opposed to just metal.

Whats wrong with just metal? You started at pornapster for not branching out more. Judging by the fact that hes a mod, hes obviously not some 12 year-old kid who only knows whats in his parents cd collection, so hes old enough to have listened to all types of music, finds metal his favourite, and his favourite 5 (or 7) albums just all happen to be metal, and so be it. No point in putting down rock albums just for the sake of it.

Anyway, in no particular order
Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
Metallica - Kill Em All
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Iron Maiden - Killers
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

Jonny Arson

LordChessington wrote:

Whats wrong with just metal? You started at pornapster for not branching out more. Judging by the fact that hes a mod, hes obviously not some 12 year-old kid who only knows whats in his parents cd collection, so hes old enough to have listened to all types of music, finds metal his favourite, and his favourite 5 (or 7) albums just all happen to be metal, and so be it. No point in putting down rock albums just for the sake of it.

C'man be honest most metal fans don't branch out to listening to anything different such as indie. I know some of you will bite back at me for what I'm about to say but alot of metal fans from who I know only listen to Metal because they are following a trend. To be seen or heard listening to anything else apart from Metal with some Metal fans is almost like commiting adultery. I am all for people listening to music which they like no matter what genre or image their scene conveys as long as the music makes you happy thats the most important. I listen mostly to indie/rock myself but I do appreciate and like some Metal but it cannot be denied that alot of metal don't expand their horizons with regards to different music.

Doctor J

There's nothing to discredit a possibly useful contribution like a broad generalisation :rolleyes:

jossnjuice

Bat Out of Hell-Meat loaf
These days-Bon jovi
Born to run-Bruce springsteen and the e street
live in new york city-Bruce sprinsteen
Californication-RHCP

No Order

Drums

My favourite albums are

1- Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
2- Slipknot- Volume 3 the subliminal verses
3- Chimaira- The Impossiblity of reason
4- Korn- Korn
5- Sepultura- Chaos A.D

toffo

My top 5 changes all the time. Right now been listening to a lot of 80's Thrash. Top 5 from the 80's:

Slayer - Reign in blood
Xentrix - For Whose Advantage?
Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Sacred Reich - The American Way
Sodom - Obsessed By Cruelty

Ph3n0m

toffo wrote:

My top 5 changes all the time. Right now been listening to a lot of 80's Thrash. Top 5 from the 80's:

Slayer - Reign in blood
Xentrix - For Whose Advantage?
Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Sacred Reich - The American Way
Sodom - Obsessed By Cruelty

I endorse this list and all future lists related to this genre of music

Doctor J

Ph3n0m wrote:

I endorse this list and all future lists related to this genre of music

I endorse this endorsement!

Tar.Aldarion

Doctor J wrote:

I endorse this endorsement!

this endorsement has my full and utter confidence in endorements i hearby endorse it to the fullest

ok this is so hard i cant even remember some of the album names

carcass

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the album with corporal jigsore quandary on it cant even hazard a guess to its name at this time.

slayer----eheheheeh omg which one em god hates us all will do but feel free to replace it with any other slayer album

metallica

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master of puppets maybe,can be replaced by ...and justice for all or ride the lightnng oh and kill 'em all (yes this list is hard)

suicidal tendencies/sepultura/S.O.A.D

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you pick an albim cos i cant maybe still syco after all the years/eh chaos A.D/system of a down

slipknot/nirvana

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volume 3 the subliminal verses/nirvana

shoutout to my bands of greatness

soory to all those bands i know ive left out i love you guys but ive tried to put in the lighter stuff i enjoy and that more people can enjoy with me

oh and thank you carcass and sepultura for being such nice guys.and for hangin out with my friend when he couldnt get into your concert

dimerocks

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

C'man be honest most metal fans don't branch out to listening to anything different such as indie. I know some of you will bite back at me for what I'm about to say but alot of metal fans from who I know only listen to Metal because they are following a trend. To be seen or heard listening to anything else apart from Metal with some Metal fans is almost like commiting adultery. I am all for people listening to music which they like no matter what genre or image their scene conveys as long as the music makes you happy thats the most important. I listen mostly to indie/rock myself but I do appreciate and like some Metal but it cannot be denied that alot of metal don't expand their horizons with regards to different music.

bitten

Valentia

Astral Weeks (Van)

On the Beach (Neil Young)


Exile On Coldharbour Lane (A3)


Handful of Earth (Dick Gaughan)

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (EC)

Showing my age

SaXont

AHH first post!

NO order of course

Death angel-Frolic through the park
Testament-The legacy
Jurassic 5 lp
Alice in chains-Alice in chains
Sepulture-Chaos A.d

Ph3n0m

SaXont wrote:

AHH first post!

NO order of course

Death angel-Frolic through the park
Testament-The legacy
Jurassic 5 lp
Alice in chains-Alice in chains
Sepulture-Chaos A.d

ah mayordenis trying out a new nick?