Members deanmass Posted February 13, 2009 Members Share Posted February 13, 2009 No order Kiss Alive Elo New World Record Rush Moving Pictures U2 Joshua Tree The Police Ghost in the Machine The Beatles White Album Queen The Game Soul Coughing El Oso Green Day Dookie Red Hot Chili Peppers Freaky Styley Prince Purple Rain Pearl Jam 10 Depeche Mode Violator Van Halen 1 Donald Fagen Nightfly Bob Marley Legend The Jayhawks Tomorrow the Green Grass Mathew Sweet Girlfriend The Offspring Smash Very hard to narrow this down, but one way or another, each of these albums was a epiphany, a gateway, or pushed me in a new direction, or I played it so much that it became a part of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimbroni Posted February 13, 2009 Members Share Posted February 13, 2009 Chronological 1) Ramones - Rocket to Russia / Road to Ruin while this didn't get me into music persei, some of my fondest early childhood memories are driving around the countryside with my Dad and little brother listening to We're a happy family, surfin bird, I'm against it, etc laughing our fool heads off. 2) Michael Jackson - Thriller this album got me into music, and later I was embarassed admit that, now I look back and think that was a great album. 3) Metallica - Master of Puppets This album made me go out and form a band. It also, kind of pigeon holed me into this overly serious mentality about the types of music I would listen to. 4) Led Zeppelin Boxed Set - This help to reopen my mind toward other music again. 5) Pink Floyd - The wall Kinda similar effect to what zeppelin had on me, except it blew the doors wide open. 6) Primus - Sailing the seas of cheese. This album is what changed my mindset about the bass and led to me choosing bass as my primary instrument. 7) Fishbone - Reality of my surroundings. This album introduce me to R&B elements, which is now my one of my most listened to genres. 8) Curtis Mayfield - Superfly. I was left utterly speechless after hearing this for the first time. It remains one of my heaviest influences in my own music. 9) Bob Marley - Catch a fire. Opened the doors to reggae and later dub and early ska. 10) James Brown - Funk Power. Full out funk became ingrained into my musical identity at that point. I couldn't help but wanting to get down at every opportunity. 11) Frank Zappa - Hot Rats. This led to me going on a all things zappa frenzy, which blew away any preconceptions or genre hang ups that still remained in my mind. 13) NIN - Downward spiral. Opened the doors to electronica. 14) John Coltrane - Gold Collection. The first traditional jazz album that grabbed me, now I'm a total jazz head. But I remember laying in bed with my eyes closed and hearing Johnny blaze thru those runs, and being struck with this is where Hendrix got it. 15) Morphine - Yes. My first Morphine record and well these guys pointed ways to introduce the jazz elements I was becoming incredibly fond of into pop. 16) Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul. Wow. Simply some of the best long format soul/jazz/funk I had ever heard. 17) Miles Davis - Bitches Brew. Got me into Fusion. Which was perfect for me at the time, incorporating the varieties of music that I was listening to into one beautiful format. It showed the way to realizing anything is possible. 18) ZZTop - Tejas. My dad gave me a bunch of vinyl this was one of them. I realized upon listening that songs didn't have to be complicated to be great. Great song writing and magic tone wins the day. 19) Gilian Welch - Time(revelator). This stark and stripped down music, showed me the most powerful ingredient in music is emotion. 20) Bebel Gilberto - Bebel. Introduced me to brazillian pop and bossa nova. This style opens so many doors in pop music creation. The hip hop elements, the ballad elements, the latin rhythm elements, the beatleesque elements, and the heavy use of jazz harmony all within simple pop structures just blew me away. Well I already went over, so I have to stop now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted February 13, 2009 Members Share Posted February 13, 2009 Mind if I list just one?The Beatles 1967-1970A friend of mine lent it to me in 1975. At that moment everything changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimbroni Posted February 13, 2009 Members Share Posted February 13, 2009 After that long list I can't believe I left out two of my most powerful life altering albums. Mothership Connection - Parliament. Introduced me to Parliament/funkadelic and there is so much to be learned if your attempting to merge Rock/funk/psycedelic in these albums. But most importantly, it shows you its ok to let your hair down and have fun with it. What's Goin on - Reconfirmed the power of emotion in music. But additionally Jamerson's bass playing had a tremendous influence on me, I realized after this that funk/soul didn't have to have outlandlish funk licks. (envelopes and slap/pop techniques) The power of the groove reigns supreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Magpel Posted February 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2009 Chronological15) Morphine - Yes. My first Morphine record and well these guys pointed ways to introduce the jazz elements I was becoming incredibly fond of into pop. This was a big album for me, too. Didn't make me list, but woulda had a good shot at making the next 20. You tend to remember when a band comes around sounding that fresh and different, and yet it's not a gimmick. It's a viable, workable concept. and Yes was the one that mattered. My old band covered All Wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Magpel Posted February 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2009 13. Public Enemy- fear of a black planet- I was always resistant to rap, there was not a large percentage of white kids in my school so it was pounded in my head a lot. This one got me though. Public Enemy was just like the above description of pantera...only for Rap. 14 Jane's Addiction-Ritual de lo habitual- Crazy, funky, atmospheric music. It took a couple of listens but then I was hooked. 17. Rage against the Machine- What can I say, that dude is pissed and the Cd jsut completely drips anger. I love it. Three favorites of mine from that era, along with the Pixies' Doolittle. A lot of people prefer Jane's Nothing' Shocking but I'm a big fan of Ritual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lsits Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 19. Rush - Moving Pictures18. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon17. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run16. Led Zeppelin - IV15. The Good Rats - Ratcity In Blue14. Jethro Tull - The Minstrel In The Gallery13. Black Sabbath - Paranoid12. Deep Purple - Made In Japan11. John Prine - Prime Prine10. Yes - Relayer9. Pink Floyd - Meddle8. The Who - Who's Next7. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti6. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road5. Queen - Queen II4. Kansas - Song For America3. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin1. The Who - Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Magpel Posted February 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 15. The Good Rats - Ratcity In Blue OK, finally found one that really surprised me...are you from Long Island perchance? I saw the Good Rats live once. What a hoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ed A. Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 In The Court Of The Crimson King - King CrimsonTrilogy- ELPClose To The Edge- YesParanoid- Black SabbathPhaedra - Tangerine DreamRubycon - Tangerine DreamX -Klaus SchulzeAnother Green World - EnoPeter Gabriel 3 - Peter GabrielThe Dreaming - Kate BushApollo Atmospheres & Soundtracks - EnoA Rainbow In Curved Air - Terry RileyMusic for 18 Musicians - Steve ReichEinstein On The Beach - Philip GlassGone To Earth - David Sylvian Heaven Or Las Vegas - Cocteau TwinsGoo - Sonic YouthEmperor Tomato Ketchup - StereolabKid A - Radiohead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lsits Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 OK, finally found one that really surprised me...are you from Long Island perchance?I saw the Good Rats live once. What a hoot. I'm not from New York, but I had a Navy Buddy that was from Long Island. He turned me on to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members offramp Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 No order. Police--Zenyatta Mondatta, followed by all the others.Chicago--1 through 13.Steely Dan--AJA.Donald Fagen--The Nightfly.Beatles-- Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, some of the earlier ones.Pat Metheny Group--American Garage, then Still Life/Talking (this album completely changed me, musically); after that, most all of the others.Dixie Dregs--Dregs Of The Earth.Van Halen--Van Halen 1.John Mayer--Room For Squares. An odd choice for a 45-year-old, I know, but this guy made me actually interested in music again like I used to be.Peter Gabriel--So. There might be more. I'll have to add them later, when I'm not watching episodes of House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 In no particular order, 'cept for the first three: Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Beatles - Abbey Road (I introduced myself to the Beatles in reverse chronological order) Rush - Permanent Waves the rest:Deep Purple - Machine HeadZZ Top - DeguelloAllan Holdsworth - I.O.U.U.K. - Danger MoneyThe Dregs - Industry StandardYes - Close to the EdgeNirvana - NevermindThe Church - StarfishJeff Beck - Blow By BlowMinutemen - Double Nickles on the DimeHusker Du - Candy Apple GrayVan Morrison - MoondanceSystem of a Down - ToxicityJimi Hendrix Experience - Electric LadylandKing Crimson - DisciplineElvis Costello - This Year's Model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kendrix Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 Chronological16) Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul. Wow. Simply some of the best long format soul/jazz/funk I had ever heard. Good one. Its been a very long time since I gave it a listen. The sonics were stellar. This is one of the albums that really made my dad's mid-sixties above average stereo gear sound absolutely fantastic. Thanks to Isaac,STAX/Terry Manning for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted February 14, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2009 Some really cool choices here. Marvin, Issac, Curtis. And someone mentioned how it might seem strange that all they listen to is white people's music, and that that actually do like soul music, etc. I find myself in the same boat. But for me, for me, albums came later in my development. At the point I started thinking more conceptually. And more personally, as in, "I can do this!!!" But soul music? Man, that stuff is deeper in me. Singles. The radio. All the neighborhood blasting their car systems tuned to the Real Don Steele show or K Earth 101!!! in LA while they either worked on their cars or washed and waxed them. The single, at least for my age group but most likely to others as well, the single came before the stage of immersing yourself into an album. Might it be a good idea to start a thread, The 19 singles that changed your life? 19 is a good number by the way. Don't know why though. My brain is tied up at the moment. I'll start it on Monday if someone doesn't. To the single! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spokenward Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 Some really cool choices here. Marvin, Issac, Curtis. And someone mentioned how it might seem strange that all they listen to is white people's music, and that that actually do like soul music, etc.I find myself in the same boat. But for me, for me, albums came later in my development. At the point I started thinking more conceptually. And more personally, as in, "I can do this!!!"But soul music? Man, that stuff is deeper in me. Singles. The radio. All the neighborhood blasting their car systems tuned to the Real Don Steele show or K Earth 101!!! in LA while they either worked on their cars or washed and waxed them.The single, at least for my age group but most likely to others as well, the single came before the stage of immersing yourself into an album.Might it be a good idea to start a thread, The 19 singles that changed your life?19 is a good number by the way. Don't know why though. My brain is tied up at the moment. I'll start it on Monday if someone doesn't. To the single! I made a list pretty readily thinking of all those records that spent the most time on my player of choice. The list was populated by the sort of record that anyone who knew me would say - "oh, yeah... I remember that period." What I realized was that those weren't necessarily the records that changed me. They were the records that I explored as I changed. For me, too, some of the changes were instant. The Byrds singles, some of The Beatles singles, some of The Beach Bioys singles, Curtis, etc. My album assortment also reflects the notion of scarcity and economic value. A lot of records stuck because they cost real money. I think that I remember the price I paid for a lot of those records. The Charles Ives Symphony no. 4 Stokowski / Columbia would cost me a walk to the library when I was a kid and a walk back when the week was up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rubber Lizard Posted February 15, 2009 Members Share Posted February 15, 2009 No order here. My life doesn't play back in order. Sorry. The Beattles. I never had a Beattles album. I was eight years old, for goodness sake. But I knew there was something for me in that yellow sub. Elvis Costello. It was Junior high time. Bad kids... who had guitars... were into it. Only really cool kids listened to it. They pretended to understand the lyrics. I was... influenced. I developed a tolerance for music outside of the James Taylor, Jim Croce, and America that had taught me to play the guitar and sing. Later in life I bought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted February 15, 2009 Members Share Posted February 15, 2009 I don`t have 19 albums that changed my life but there were several that really came along when my life was changing that I associate with pretty strongly. 1. Mat Kearney, Nothing To Lose: Most recent album... was going through a really dark time and ended up leaving a job I loved but eventually couldn`t stand anymore. Also marked the presence of other vital people coming into my life at the time that would force me to take some long hard looks at where I was and wanted to go. 2. Shawn Colvin, A Few Small Repairs: Heard this when I met my wife. She turned me onto it and I was completely in awe of the songwriting and John Leventhals production. 3. U2, Rattle and Hum: My friend gave me a copy of his cassette way back in the late 80s... it was the last day of HS going into the summer. I listened to that live album everyday and just loved the raw emotion of the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Bartus Posted February 17, 2009 Members Share Posted February 17, 2009 1) Beatles - Abbey Road, Sergeant Pepper's, Revolver, Rubber Soul, etc. 2) Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde, Highway 61, Blood on the Tracks, etc. 3) James Taylor - Sweet Baby James, One Man Dog, JT, etc. 4) Eagles - Hotel California (etc.) 5) Tom Petty/Heartbreakers - Wildflowers, Full Moon Fever, Damn the Torpedoes, etc. 6) Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones, Pirates 7) Dire Straits - Love Over Gold 8) Marc Cohn - Marc Cohn, The Rainy Season, etc. 9) Dan Fogelberg - The Innocent Age 10) The Band - everything up to and including The Last Waltz 11) Neil Young - Harvest, Harvest Moon, Rust Never Sleeps, Prairie Wind, Living With War, etc. 12) Shawn Colvin - A Few Small Repairs 13) John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Paco DeLucia - Friday Night in San Francisco 14) Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver 15) Joni Mitchell - everything 16) Jackson Browne - just about everything 17) Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood (and more) Just a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Bartus Posted February 17, 2009 Members Share Posted February 17, 2009 OMG!!! I can't believe I forgot Pink Floyd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Magpel Posted February 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 20, 2009 I knew albums wold pop into my mind saying "what about me," but I can't believe I left out two celtic crescent masterpieces that I spent the '90s wallowing in, so addendum: The Pogues, If I Should Fall From Grace with God The Proclaimers, Sunshine on Leith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rubber Lizard Posted February 20, 2009 Members Share Posted February 20, 2009 Oh yeah! The Pogues! If I Should Fall From Grace With God was big for me, too. We've all heard of Irish drinking music? Well, the Pogues are Irish *drunken* music. To me each song was either a new insight into Irish people, or a vivid history lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ani Posted February 22, 2009 Members Share Posted February 22, 2009 Not really life changing, but I'll name some albums that stand out among others throughout time. No order...Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon - Just too good for words to describe!!! Fantastic Album - great to zone out to. It takes me to another dimension in time.Queen - News of the World Bought it for the hyped "We Will Rock You/We are the Champions" and then found the TRUE TREASURES hidden on the flip side. "Get Down, Make Love" (Donna Summer didn't have anything on Queen when it came to eroticism - although I did like her song Love to Love You, Baby), and then there's "It's Late" - great song... "Spread Your Wings" - I just loved the nature of escapism in the song... listening to the song gave me hope for a life outside of adolescence. [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]Queen - Night at the Opera Bohemian Rhapsody - the ultimate in rock opera!!! This song ranks at the top of my list in all time favorites. It sends chills down my spine whenever I hear it, still. The harmonies, the delicate music, the overall beauty of the music composition, vocals, and performance... it's a masterpiece! My mother even liked the song (which was a major feat whenever I was a teen) I didn't even have to ask her to buy the album; she bought it for me.Heart - Dreamboat Annie Two chicks on guitars in the 70's - come on now' ... that was killer!!! They had great chops, great voices, great harmonies.... From their commercial hits on the album, like "Magic Man" , and "Crazy on You", which were both driven with energetic passion, clear down to each individual album cut ... that album RATES!!!! White Lightning & Wine ... funky and defiant. "Dreamboat Annie", "Soul of the Sea", "If You Love Me Like Music, I'll Be Your Song", and "How Deep it Goes" - all of those songs are just dreamy as the Wilson sisters lift you out of your skin and take you on a journey with them to the places they so eloquently portray into words. And then "Sing Child Sing" - just pure energy.[YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac Lots of great tracks on this album... from passionate to purity... it's all there. Here's a later version of Landslide; with the simplicity of a single guitar and a vocal... it doesn't get any better than this.[YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]Fleetwood Mac - RumoursLed Zeppelin - Stairway to HeavenEagles - One of These NightsTrain - Drops of Jupiter[YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]Incubus - DriveNINETEEN??????? geez louise!!!Those above are the ones that immediately pop into my head... I'll have to do some thinking to come up with more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nice keetee Posted February 22, 2009 Members Share Posted February 22, 2009 19!... nat king cole, girl 60's groups, beach boys, beatles, stones that uses up 19... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shooto Posted February 22, 2009 Members Share Posted February 22, 2009 Jesus Christ Superstar (OLC)- my earliest influence and to this day nobody can play Jesus but Ian Gillan Boston S/T- my first album Boston- Don't Look Back- follow-up of my first favorite band Saturday Night Fever- First R movie I saw in a theater... the soundtrack was a major player in the movie Kiss- Double Platinum- got it for Christmas (8-track), it had all the biggies and their mystique was biggre than the music, listened to it while painting a Frank Frazetta paint-by-numbers picture Ozzy- Blizzard + Diary- Randy Rhoads made me want to learn how to play guitar Black Sabbath- S/T + all the rest- Doom w/ Devil overtones...parents didn't dig it at all, 'nuff said Led Zeppelin- S/T + all the rest- a whole different scene than BS but just as big, got me into Blues and made me want to lock myself in my room and just listen Judas Priest- British Steel + HBFL- NWOBHM had come Pink Floyd- The Wall- scared the crap outa me listening to it late at night on headphones Queensryche- S/T. Warning, RFO, OMC- dark, progressive and themes of futuristic revolution...just what I needed Opeth- MAYH, SL, BWP, D&D- music on a whole other level to me, couldn't and still can't believe the writing and arranging that goes on in Akerfeldt's head Nusrat Fetah Ali Khan- everything- the voice of G-d Peter Gabriel- Passion: The Last Temptation of Christ- such an atmospheric soundscape...it still takes me breath away to this day Temple of the Dog- S/T- more emotion packed into that disc than the entire sum of music during the 90s...got me through a hard Summer Anthrax- Fistful of Metal- the birth of Thrash...I liked what the East Coast was doing a little more than the West Coast sure there is more that I can't remember now, but that's a good start- edit: Dixie Dregs- What if... - turned me onto prog by my Uncle who made me the greatest mix tapes Rush- Permanent Waves- My own first discovery of prog rock Mussorgsky- Pictures at an Exhibition- was my grandfather's favorite and that must be how it became my favorite classical piece as well...introduces me to the concept of "seeing" by music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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