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Albums that blew your mind
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. ![]() |
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dirty irani
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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. |
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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.
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dirty irani
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I'm a massive Brand New fan, seen them live five times. That album just blew me away, wasn't expecting it at all.
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Sisukas Mies
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Tool "aenima" and "lateralus"
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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. |
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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. |
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Derek and the Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
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ELF ANGEL
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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. ---- Metallica - Ride the Lightning I should not have to elaborate --- Tool - Aenima and Lateralus again, I should not have to elaborate |
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bonjour
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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 ![]() Last edited by mitchables; 05-15-2008 at 09:22 AM. |
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dirty irani
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I shall have to download some of those albums Mitch.
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God Bless America
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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. |
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The Classic Dylan Staples
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 this 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 |
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You are easily impressed apparently Clox. Did that many albums seriously 'blow your mind'?
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emerge
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I listen to a lot of music.
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God Bless America
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Kiss the blade
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- 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) |
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emerge
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also explosions in the sky
godspeed you black emperor mogwai |
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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:
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your peoples champ!
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settle down beavis
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emerge
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they were all amazing.
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emerge
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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
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The Classic Dylan Staples
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STFU clox
just stfu |
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quesque fuck?
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Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
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LIMITLESS
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Taller than Adam Cole
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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.) |
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ELF ANGEL
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Personally, I like "The Hits" all his best songs on one disc.
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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. |
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I'm Mr. White Christmas
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Dirt - Alice In Chains
my favorite bands best work |
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ELF ANGEL
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3 Doors Down - Another 100 Miles
For some reason, I loved this album so much. |
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emerge
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no FA no
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ELF ANGEL
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Clox, dont bother man.
Im just saying the feel of the album, and the content of the songs just blew me away. |
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emerge
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when you were 12 okay cool.
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ELF ANGEL
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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.
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emerge
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you haven't listened to any of the albums i listed. You listen to 3 doors down. shh
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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.
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emerge
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I am going to give NIN another listen because of you Requiem. You had better not let me down.
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