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[–] agentTeiko@piefed.social 1 points 36 minutes ago

The one that has pictures of my love ones both those with me and those I only have memories left. Its white and has gold trim bought it in a KMart in late 80s and its been with me for so many moves. It was one of the few things left behind when my house got robbed. So I thank them for that.

[–] Awa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Daft Punk - Alive

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I don't really know. Kinda depends in the mood I'm in I guess.

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Alice in Chains - Facelift

FIDLAR - FIDLAR

Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

EDIT (some more):

Gojira - From Mars to Sirius

Pearl Jam - Ten

Soundgarden - Superunknown

[–] YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Nirvana - Nevermind

No question. I got it when I was 15 in '91. Over the years, I've seen countless bands of various genres. My tastes evolved, and frankly, some of the records and CDs I loved at that age have not held up as my taste and musical appreciation broadened, but this one's timeless. For a while, I preferred In Utero for its rawness, but Nevermind is basically flawless in my opinion.

[–] MalMen@masto.pt 1 points 1 hour ago

@YeahIgotskills2 @als I feel the same... discover nirvana way late arround 2010, I feel its simple and a masterpiece at same time

[–] gajahmada@awful.systems 1 points 1 hour ago

Scurrilous by Protest the Hero

It's their turning point, the last album with og line-up. Rody (vocal) taking charge of the lyrics. Simple drum (set up), insane riff, varied theme.

From the futility of suicide, cancer, to record label greed.

I mean I like their newer material even more, but this one special to me.

[–] HexagonSun@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Computerwelt by Kraftwerk.

But Remain In Light by Talking Heads is a very close second.

Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV.

That album is a masterpiece.

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Oof that’s a hard one. One of the below:

Jimmy Eat World ‘Clarity’

Mineral ‘The Power Of Failing’

Neutral Milk Hotel ‘In The Aeroplane Over The Sea’

The Decemberists ‘Picaresque’

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Clarity is incredible. Jimmy Eat World was at their absolute creative peak right before they made it big with their next album.

In 1999 or thereabouts my girlfriend left me for another guy at a music festival. I will never forget grabbing my discman and headphones and heading out to be alone and feel sorry for myself.

I sat in a muddy cow pasture listening to Clarity for hours that night. That’s what emo is to me.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Hybrid Theory (Linkin Park) is objectively the greatest album of all time in my subjective opinion

My Head is an Animal (Of Monsters And Men) is probably my personal favorite though

[–] Mosfar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd or Hybrid Theory from Linkin Park

[–] natecox@programming.dev 1 points 2 hours ago

Dream Theater, Metropolis Part 2

[–] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 hours ago

The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

What a delightfully impossible question.

I hate it when someone names a totally obscure album that no one’s ever heard of just to be cool, but I looked through my whole collection and no other single album felt right as my Favorite Album Of All Time, which I have to underscore is different than what I think is the best album of all time.

So anyway, my personal favorite album of all time which I can listen to any time and which transports me to a different place and time in my life:

Model Engine - The Lean Years Tradition

I’ve been saying that for 15 years or so and it remains true, but I don’t expect folks will listen to it and be blown away. That said, it’s an amazing album that came along at just the right time to get baked into my personality forever.

My favorite album that’s more well known, and which I would argue is genre defining: Sunny Day Real Estate - The Pink Album

My favorite album of the last 5 years is Rosalia - Motomami

Music is so fucking great isn’t it? I think it is one of the better things to come out of humanity.

[–] tigermountain@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Of course this changes over time but right now it's probably a toss up between Marquee Moon by Television and 154 by Wire.

[–] n0p1lls@piefed.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

Rhyme Asylum - Solitary Confinement

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I have a few. In no particular order:

It's a Kind of Magic -Queen Time -ELO Howard Jones greatest hits Ten Summoners Tales - Sting Asia-Asia Heavy Metal Soundtrack

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Queen Rock Montreal

It's the one concert that I wish I had been born early enough to attend, but alas I was only five years old at the time. When the album came out in 2007 was when I became a Queen fan.

[–] Edge004@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

Sketches of Brunswick East by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and Mild High Club

[–] AbsolutelyNotSpez@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

I got this for dissolved girl (knock knock, neo) and the rest of it sounds different. It's a good different. I was disappointed at first, but - unlike another hit/album mismatch finger eleven - I grew to really like the rest of it as a completely separate entity from the catalyst track that made me get it.

[–] NullTheWolf@pawb.social 13 points 9 hours ago

Discovery - Daft Punk

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 5 points 7 hours ago

what an absolutely brutal question! yet my answer never changes:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

[–] Knitwear@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Boys For Pele - Tori Amos

She does so much with the orchestration that I'm still finding new elements

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Dream Theater - Live Scenes from New York.

If it has to be a studio album, same artist, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory

[–] historicaldocuments@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged

If I had to pick just one.

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[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

My favourite changes constantly, but right now it’s Masks Off by Jesse Welles. I’ve said it several times here before but Lemmy would really like his lyrics and more folks here need to check him out.

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

He’s incredible. He just played a show at the hot dog place near me and I missed it!

[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

I saw him back in March, he was amazing live. I’ll absolutely be seeing him again.

[–] emb@lemmy.world 24 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (3 children)

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd.

Shine On is so beautiful. Then the middle songs, especially the title track, scratch that more catchy, accessible itch.

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[–] RipLemmDotEE@lemmy.today 4 points 8 hours ago

Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty

[–] Knitwear@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Joni - Blue

[–] grandel@lemmy.ml 12 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Linkin Park's Meteora or HybridTheory

R.I.P. Chester 🫡

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Moron Police - Pachinko

[–] AmyAye@nord.pub 19 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Deftones - White Pony

Loved it as a teen, love it as an adult

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[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] deacon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Fuck yeah, my wife and I used to make love to this album.

[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 19 points 12 hours ago

Demon Days by Gorillaz

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