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.