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Departments => Music => Topic started by: CthulhuKefka on December 02, 2008, 11:16:56 AM
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Let's hear it. :)
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Out of the Ones LISTED, I'd have to go with "the Wall"
I love Zeppelin (especially that particular album) but the Wall provides a lot MORE music :D
Though, I think Dark Side of the Moon beats the Wall by a hair.
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This was actually an article we published a long time ago:
http://www.timewastersguide.com/article/777/Staff-Picks-0007
I would have to amend my response only in that I'd say "In Rio" over "Different Stages", for the exact same reasons, only more so.
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Saint E, I fear you have the worst taste in music out of the 4. =þ
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Old school is Great but,
Peal Jam- Ten
Stone Temple Pilots- Core
Soundgarden- Superunknown
Though they could actually be considered old school now, I guess. :-[
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It was hard to make a poll of rock albums without there being a bazillion choices lol, so I just listed a few that I personally consider to be some of the best. Again, mileage may vary. :)
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As long as we stick to a decade, I think the debate can be pretty contained for the most part. I picked the Wall just because of how unique of an album it is. So much going on for just about an hour of music.
Also, I was not expecting that of Fell...I understand German so kind of confused...
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Old school is Great but,
Peal Jam- Ten
Stone Temple Pilots- Core
Soundgarden- Superunknown
Though they could actually be considered old school now, I guess. :-[
See, I have all of those, and I love them dearly (they are the bands of my youth), but I don't know if each CD holds together as a cohesive whole like the ones listed. There is something to be said for an album that is produced like it is one large thing, not a compilation of "a bunch of songs that we happened to be working on at the time". In that way, the album as a whole becomes a work of art, much like a Beethoven symphony. It is broken into movements which can stand on their own, but put together are more than the sum of their parts. :)
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See, I have all of those, and I love them dearly (they are the bands of my youth), but I don't know if each CD holds together as a cohesive whole like the ones listed. There is something to be said for an album that is produced like it is one large thing, not a compilation of "a bunch of songs that we happened to be working on at the time". In that way, the album as a whole becomes a work of art, much like a Beethoven symphony. It is broken into movements which can stand on their own, but put together are more than the sum of their parts. :)
QFT ;)
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Old school is Great but,
Peal Jam- Ten
Stone Temple Pilots- Core
Soundgarden- Superunknown
Though they could actually be considered old school now, I guess. :-[
See, I have all of those, and I love them dearly (they are the bands of my youth), but I don't know if each CD holds together as a cohesive whole like the ones listed. There is something to be said for an album that is produced like it is one large thing, not a compilation of "a bunch of songs that we happened to be working on at the time". In that way, the album as a whole becomes a work of art, much like a Beethoven symphony. It is broken into movements which can stand on their own, but put together are more than the sum of their parts. :)
Well said, Sir. Well said indeed.
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going with the "whole album" concept, there are many more. Who -Quaraphenia, Metallica - Ride the Lightning, Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime, Styx - Kilroy was Here
And those are just "theme albums", and I am sure there are many more which could get on the list.
Although Metallica is one of my favorite bands of all time, I would have to go with Operation Mindcrime, such a brilliant album.
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Saint E, I fear you have the worst taste in music out of the 4. =þ
and I fear I will have to destroy you.
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Not the monkeys Ehlers, not the monkeys!
For me, I would have to choose Other, and write in Dark Side of the Moon. I prefer it to The Wall, although, The Wall is a masterpiece in it's own right in my opinion.
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The Wall vs. Dark side is always a huge debate. Personally I really can't choose one or the other to be better, but i do enjoy the Wall a tad bit more. Plus the movie is just insane.
Although syncing Dark Side to Wizard of Oz is a hoot.
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Although syncing Dark Side to Wizard of Oz is a hoot.
The first time I did this I was completed impressed at how well it worked.
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I think I'll have to choose other and go more modern. My all time favorite rock album would have to be Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park. Chester Benningtons vocals are ridiculous and DJ Han is brilliant.
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I agree with that statement, but I guess I have always put my "favorite" music in the older range. It is what I go back to time and time again, no matter what mood or state of mind I am in at the time. I seem to find the other stuff I listen to very mood driven. I don't think that qualifies it as a "favorite", although at times it is the music of choice. I guess that comes from having a fairly long time spanning love of music. :)
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The Wall vs. Dark side is always a huge debate. Personally I really can't choose one or the other to be better, but i do enjoy the Wall a tad bit more. Plus the movie is just insane.
Although syncing Dark Side to Wizard of Oz is a hoot.
This is so true. Those two albums may just have to go down in history as tied for first :D
I also enjoyed the Floyd-Oz sync...very amusing :D
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I guess I am in the minority here: I simply cannot stand Pink Floyd or Led Zepplin
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I guess I am in the minority here: I simply cannot stand Pink Floyd or Led Zepplin
:o
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ahhhhhh! Leave Zep alone. I may not be as big a fan as I was in the past but they are an amazing band. Page, Plant Bonum. I mean come on now guys.
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Really not a big fan of the Who either, actually. None of that music really does anything for me. It has no bite.
Now Hendrix, thats something I can really get into. Deep Purple, Styx, Kiss, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath of course, But honestly, the 4 albums listed above wouldnt even make my top 100.
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I'm not even going to start. I will let this be for now. If I come back on Monday and there are haters then I might have to elaborate but as for now you are entitled to your opinion.
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"for now you are entitled to your opinion"
ROFL!
I should mention that I am also a big big fan of Doo-Wop, like Dion and the Belmonts, the Five Satins and such.
Hows that for a combination. If I had an IPOD it would look something like this:
The Lion Sleeps Tonight; Dion
Behind the Crooked Cross; Slayer
In the Still of the Night; Five Satins
Bat Country; Avenged Sevenfold
Born On the Bayou; CCR
....
But I can asure you, there would be no Floyd, Zep or Who on there.
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Mine would include
The Beatles
Led Zeplin
Sublime
Taking Back Sunday
Dropkick Murpheys
Mighty Bostones
Rise Against
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No bite? NO BITE?!
I kid, I kid. I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it.
My musical tastes vary, but I was raised on classic rock and classic rock is where I'll lay my body to rest when it's over. Or something like that. There will be a classic rock song played at my funeral, none of that melancholy, depressing stuff. Something uplifting.
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My favorite rock group which comes to mind at the moment is Siddharta. They're Slovene Power Metal.
I'll probably think of groups I like more with time. Rock is not my favorite supergenre.
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I was raised on classic rock and 80's music. Things like Zepplin and the Doors alongside Echo and the Bunnymen and Howard Jones. Very odd musical catalog at childhood. Very odd ear for music nowadays.
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As long as we don't say something "sucks" you're on good ground. It's one thing to not like a band like Led Zeppelin, it's a completely different thing to say they were bad players/songwriters/performers or didn't have a dramatic effect on the music scene. (Oh, and the drummer's last name was BONHAM, not Bonum)
Not liking to listen to something is 100% subjective (though you can still be wrong, such as in the case of hating on Rush or The Kinks...)
But saying someone can't play has a great deal of objectivity in it.
Anyway, when I did that article, and in this thread, I've forgotten to mention something
I bought a CD ona whim once, though based on good information, and it has turned out to be my favorite album ever.
The Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert is a 2-disc album with Bob Dylan songs performed by John Mellancamp, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Roger McGuin, George Harrison, The Clancy Brothers, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Eddie Vedder, Lou Reed, Chrissie Hynde, and others. It is beautimous defined.
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Eddie Vedder's "Masters of War" cover from that album blows me away every time I hear it, which is often. ;D
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yeah, i'm not a HUGE fan of Pearl Jam, though I like them well enough, but that song is powerful.
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Personally?
Killers - Hot Fuss.
I know this declaration will likely result in me being beaten with sticks and rocks, but that album stands as one I still listen to and enjoy regardless of my mood.
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Listed? I would say Led Zeppelin IV.
I would also throw in Born to Run from Bruce Springsteen.
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I voted other, cause where the heck's appetite for destruction!?! (Guns N' Roses)