Albums that blew your mind

[Requiem]

Gonna be completely honest here.. up until recently I didn't really care about Nine Inch Nails. I liked what I had heard, which only consisted of their singles really.

Then they released Ghosts I-IV and it was pretty dull.. I mean, there were some songs that I really liked on it, but overall I was bored. Then they released The Slip for free and I gave it a listen.

Ok, so my interest was peaked at that point. I downloaded Downward Spiral and liked it a lot, but I really wasn't convinced yet. It was awesome, but I'm not sure if I really 'got the hype' surrounding it. I followed it up by getting With Teeth. Ok, now I was hooked. This CD was great.. but still nothing mind blowing. Still, I listened to it on repeat all day, I liked it that much. Still plan on returning to it many many times.

But now, I decided to give The Fragile a listen. Just.. holy fuck, this album kicked my ass. I mean, I liked the other stuff, but this album literally reached out and punched me in the face. I had done some research on it and it turns out it got really random reviews.. either really amazing, or completely shit.

Wow, I am still in shock still after listening to this. It blew my mind, which isn't something that happens much to me when listening to new stuff. Just the raw power behind some of the songs. Just sitting here listening to it and surfing the net, there were moments where I just stopped what I was doing and just lost myself in the music.

So I'm interested in what albums you have listened to that really blew your mind in a similar way.. just made you stop and go "Holy shit, that was fucking great." Even some of my favorite bands have never done this to me.

[Danny Electric]

Brand New - The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me

I can rarely listen to an album all the way through without skipping a track but the first time I listened to this I was just like wow.

Also when I was a kid, I would say SCIENCE by Incubus.

[Requiem]

That Brand New album also surprised the hell out of me. Had never been a fan of theirs before, but I loved that CD and still listen to it all the time. Wasn't shocking to me, but definitely a great album.

[Danny Electric]

I'm a massive Brand New fan, seen them live five times. That album just blew me away, wasn't expecting it at all.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Tool "aenima" and "lateralus"

[Bad Company]

Graceland - Paul Simon
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine.
Throwing Copper - Live
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Unplugged in New York - Nirvana
Revolver - The Beatles
Dookie - Green Day
Smash - Offspring

All pretty mindblowing for me when I first heard them. Plenty more too.

[Requiem]

Yeah, Lateralus is one of the few albums that also blew me away. There are some of Tool's best songs on it, but even when looked at in its entirety it is amazing. Just progressive rock at its best there.

Also.. maybe I am still 'coming down' from The Fragile here, but I want to say it is my favorite album ever, by any artist. I just can not fucking believe how this has just stopped me in my tracks. I can't even remember any specific song that I liked.. just like all together it is STILL blowing my mind. I am kicking myself in the ass for never listening to more of NIN's stuff before.

[DaveWadding]

Derek and the Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs

[El Fangel]

My Favorite Band, as some of you may know is Static-X

My friend Peter suggested I have a listen, I think this was about the time that Shadowzone, their third album came out, and their fourth was set to be released in a short while.

I listened to the songs "So", "Invincible","Destroy All" and "The Only"

The songs "The Only" especially blew me away, I loved it, It still is my favorite song, Its the only song I will put over "Fade to Black". I listened to the rest of the album, and there was not a single song that I did not like.

My buddy had their other two albums, I listened through Wisconsin Death Trip next, which is argued by many as thier best album, I loved it, there was a few songs I did not like as much, but were still awesome, plus this album contained "Push It" which is way up there in my favs list.

Next up was Machine, It seemed kinda toned down after I heard WDT, but was still awesome, the song "Machine" itself is very very good, if you dont have the means to listen, at least read the lyrics.

So with that said, next up was Start A War, many of you I am sure have heard this song, as it wa featured in SvR 2006, Now while this had some gems, I found it prettyn lackluster, and not retaining the energy that was WDT, the agression in Machine, or the Lyrical and Industrial metal gem that was contained in Shadowzone, now while having said this, I must say in no means is this album bad, its not as good as the first three, high expectations were its downfall for me.

Up recently, was Cannibal, I took one look at the album cover, and knew it would be badass, I was right, got it the day of release, I was blown away, it was WDT 2.0 + Half Machine, It had the agression and energy of the first two albums, "Destroyer" "Cannibal" and "Chromo-Matic" are gorgeous.

All that being said, their worst album, in my opinion is pretty fucking good.

Here is my list in order of album liking

1) Shadowzone
2) Wisconsin Death Trip
3) Cannibal
4) Machine
5) Start A War.

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Metallica - Ride the Lightning

I should not have to elaborate

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Tool - Aenima and Lateralus

again, I should not have to elaborate

[mitchables]

I think

Arcade Fire - Funeral
Bear Vs Shark - Terrorhawk
Minus The Bear - Highly Refined Pirates
Karate - Some Boots
The Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl Volumes I and II
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun and Takk...
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
Owls - Owls
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Cursive - Domestica
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Dismemberment Plan - Change
The Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five and Whatever and Ever Amen
Death Cab For Cutie - We Laugh Indoors

are all amazing :heart:

[Danny Electric]

I shall have to download some of those albums Mitch.

[Downunder]

The Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden. First time I ever heard Iron Maiden, totally blew me away.

Aenima - Tool. After listening listening to that album I just sat there and thought, holy fuck what the hell was that.

In Pieces - Garth Brooks. I can listen to this album over and over and not get sick of it.

The Wall - Pink Floyd. Need I say more

Ride The Lightning - Metallica. Just awesome.

Transformer - Lou Reed. It really doesn't get any better.

Too Fast For Love - Motley Crue. It's just rock n roll but I like it.

[OssMan]

The Avalanches - Since I Left You

this album is made up i believe completely from samples of an old movie. the album should be listened to as a whole and track numbers should be disregarded, because the whole thing flows together. i got it when i was 16 and it was all crazy to me, i listened to it a lot, and then i kinda stopped, but now it is having a little renaissance and i am listening to it constantly. i think this is a truely mindblowing album... i can't even conceptualize how it was made.

Pixies - Trompe le Monde

because the only pixies i had heard at the time was Doolittle and a few songs and I didn't really think they were too good, but this album changed my mind on them totally

[BigDaddyCool]

I'm not sure any album blew my mind ever.

The Presidents of the United States of America by the Presidents of the United State of America is a good album.

[thedamndest]

I was totally going to say the Avalanches earlier on today but didn't want to just post one album, but yeah. I second the Avalanches.

I will add Buckethead - Colma
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Van Halen - 1984

[Indifferent Clox]

Arcade Fire - Funeral
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
The Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl Volumes I and II
Tool- Lateralus
Tool - Aenima
Animal Collective- Strawberry Jam
Bright Eyes- Lifted and Fevers and Mirrors
Panda Bear- person pitch
weezer- blue deluxe edition esp.
weezer -pinkerton
weezer-red
nuetral milk hotel- aeroplane over the sea
No Age- Nouns
Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
Radiohead- all of them


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the whole thing is on pitchfork.tv
Rage- battle of los angeles
Battles
Justice-cross
Liars
The field
anything by doseone
sage francis- healthy distrust
Aesop Rock- Float
Atmosphere- God Loves Ugly
Eminem- the really good one marshal mathers lp I think

[Requiem]

You are easily impressed apparently Clox. Did that many albums seriously 'blow your mind'?

[Indifferent Clox]

I listen to a lot of music.

[Downunder]

I listen to a lot of shitty music.

[Just John]

- Every Pearl Jam Album
- Pitch Black Progress by Scar Symmetry
- The Mourning After by 40 Below Summer
- Shangri La-Dee-Da by Stone Temple Pilots
- Battle of Los Angeles by RATM
- Spiritual Machines by Our Lady Peace
- American Made Music to Strip By - Rob Zombie
- Machine - Static-X
- Mezzanine & 100th Window by Massive Attack
- Becoming X by Sneaker Pimps
- Labyrinth by Juno Reactor
- LSD by Enigma
- Hold Your Colour by Pendulum (New album is JANK)

[Indifferent Clox]

also explosions in the sky
godspeed you black emperor
mogwai

[Requiem]

Yeah come on.. -all- of Radiohead's albums blew your mind Clox? What? You are just listing off albums you like you fucking twit. Get out of my thread. :foc:

[therocksays]

settle down beavis

[Indifferent Clox]

they were all amazing.

[Indifferent Clox]

I liked maladroit by weeezer but it didn't blow liked ryan admas but he doesn't blow my mind, millions of more albums didn't blwo my mind

[OssMan]

STFU clox

just stfu

[weather vane]

Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love

[DaveWadding]

:$

In Pieces - Garth Brooks. I can listen to this album over and over and not get sick of it.




Actually Nunder, that's my favorite Garth album too :$

[Vastardikai]

At the Drive In - Relationship of Command (first time I heard "One Armed Scissor" I wondered if this was what it felt like when Nirvana hit the scene? I wasn't old enough for the Grunge explosion, needless to say. If they stayed around, they'd have been the biggest band in the world right now.)
Mars Volta - Francis the Mute (The first minute my jaw hit the floor, and it never came up.)
Death - Sound of Perserverance (It's just one crazy riff after another.)
Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops (Perhaps the most sinister lyrics of all time.)
Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorist Tactics (Much of this album, especially "Venus Blue" could have been radio smashes if it weren't for the lyrics. But God damn if it isn't great anyway.)

[El Fangel]

Personally, I like "The Hits" all his best songs on one disc.

[Bad Company]

Hold Your Colour by Pendulum (New album is JANK)

That was an amazing album, definitely one of the best drum and bass albums to make it to the mainstream.

The Creeps by Ed Rush and Optical, and Digital Nation by Bad Company also come to mind as pure classics that opened my eyes to Drum and Bass, and pretty much blew my mind.

[Skippord]

Dirt - Alice In Chains

my favorite bands best work

[El Fangel]

3 Doors Down - Another 100 Miles

For some reason, I loved this album so much.

[Indifferent Clox]

no FA no

[El Fangel]

Clox, dont bother man.

Im just saying the feel of the album, and the content of the songs just blew me away.

[Indifferent Clox]

when you were 12 okay cool.

[El Fangel]

I don't get how people can argue over music, like ever, its pretty much the most personally preferred thing out there, what some people despise, others will embrace, for example, I think only a few of the albums you listed are much good, because they are not in my taste of music, you posted them, because you liked them, I didn't post them, because I don't like that style.

[Indifferent Clox]

you haven't listened to any of the albums i listed. You listen to 3 doors down. shh

[Requiem]

I would just like to confirm my earlier suspicions. The Fragile is indeed now my favorite album ever. Just so fucking tits. Completely different experience with good headphones too, than just with speakers.

[Indifferent Clox]

I am going to give NIN another listen because of you Requiem. You had better not let me down.

[Rammsteinmad]

Pretty much everything Dream Theater has released. I know it sounds DT-Markish, but I just love this freakin' band. For me, they seem to get everything spot on. The heaviness, and the mixture with other styles of music. The musicianship, the big solos, complex time signatures, long OTT songs... it just works.

[therocksays]

requiem neg repped me for old times sake. boooooo

[FakeLaser]

Albums that absolutely blew my mind:

Brand New - Deja Entendu
I loved Your Favorite Weapon but this made them one of my favorite bands ever.

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
My love affair with Sonic Youth began here.

Joy Division - Closer
I liked Joy Division because I loved "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Ceremony" but then I heard this album and they became one of my all-time favorites.

The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium
When this came out it was unlike anything I ever heard and it was my smoking weed anthem.

The Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl Volumes
Two mind-blowingly beautiful albums

Death Cab For Cutie - The Photo Album
Three words: We Laugh Indoors

Incubus - Morning View
So chill

Pretty Girls Make Graves - The New Romance
Just incredible

The Cure - Disintegration
Yeahhhhhhhhh

Thursday - Full Collapse
Got me into the whole scene

[Danny Electric]

I have to go with Disintegration too :)

First Cure album I listened to.

[Avenger]

Born to Run
Joshua Tree
Ben Glover's new one

[Downunder]

Born in the USA > Born to Run

[redoneja]

Brand New- The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin III

Alice in Chains- Unplugged

Coldplay-Parachutes

[Indifferent Clox]

slint- spiderland

[Russenmafia]

System of a Down - Mesmorize
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Disturbed - 10,000 Fists
Nirvana - Nevermind

[Requiem]

Disturbed - 10,000 Fists


I hope you are implying that it blew your mind as to how much it absolutely sucked ass compared to their earlier works.

[El Fangel]

I hope you are implying that it blew your mind as to how much it absolutely sucked ass compared to their earlier works.

Have to agree with you Req, Pretty big Disturbed fan, and this album was pretty lackluster, it reminded me of St. Anger, it had some gems, but otherwise not worth buying.

[Indifferent Clox]

pretty much every tv on the radio album has also blown my mind

which makes me think.. If you start a band with the word radio in the title, they might just be awesome.

[Russenmafia]

I hope you are implying that it blew your mind as to how much it absolutely sucked ass compared to their earlier works.

I love all of their albums but I like this one the best. The Sickness is an amazing album but I have listened to 10,000 fists a lot more and prefer that album.

[Indifferent Clox]

OMG

[jcmoorehead]

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell 2 - I grew up with this album and to me it's probably the best one he's release even surpassing the first Bat Out Of Hell. Every song on it is perfect in my eyes. A lot of people will disagree but for me you can't get much better then this.

Pink Floyd - The Wall - This was the first Floyd album I listened to fully hence why it's here ahead of the others even though I think others are better. It completely blew me away when I listened to it and introduced me to the whole idea of concept albums.

Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory - Another concept album. Not the first DT album I heard and not their best but again it tells such a good story and the music within the album is superb. Songs like Through Her Eyes, Spirit Carries On and Home blew me away.

Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time

Rush - 2112