OT (Lighter side) Last 3 CDs you listened to

[Hurst2112]

I thought I'd change up the political and religious debating around here.

I would like to know the last 3 CDs you listened to. Also, if there is any review you would like to give, please feel free to do so.

I will start:

(later to most recent)

Neal Morse "Testimony"

This CD is by the former singer of Spock's Beard (Prog band). Very great CD (2 actually). Great songs...each nice and long. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) drums on it. It's basically a testimony to his faith and beliefs as told by his life experiences. Wait! crap, I said this was a departure from any heated debates here.

Seriously, it is a very good album. It is a little hard to find, but if you like Spock's Beard or Transatlantic, give it a listen.

Rush "Hemispheres"

Don't need to explain this one. This album is in the top 3 of my fav rush albums. Very heavy prog. Cheesy, but well-written lyrics. Music still holds up after 26 years. Getting primed for the 30th anniversary tour.

Blackfoot "Blackfoot Strikes!"

I pulled this out of the archieves today as I was getting ready to go out. My parents had this album and I used to listen to it all the time. Blackfoot is a southern rock, all native american band. It's classic late 70's rock. The songs are all cool but the best part about it is the production. The album sounds really good. One of those that could sound good today if it came out.
The guitar player from this band is now playing with Skynard. Funny.


Rock on!

[sabotai]

I thought I'd change up the political and religious debating around here.


Not quite sure what's been going around could qualify as debating... :D

Let's see, last three CDs I've listened to...

Thirteenth Step - A Perfect Circle

I've been listening to this CD constantly since I've bought it months ago. This is, in my opinion, one of the best albums ever made. It's so good on so many levels.

Jar of Flies - Alice In Chains

Pulled this puppy out a few days ago for the Mighty Stack O' CDs of mine and listened to it on the way to work. As some know, Alice In Chains was my "seattle band of choice" during the Grunge era (although I hesitate to classify Alice In Chain as grunge)

Reclamation - Front Line Assembly

These guys, as far as I know, are not well known. They're a mix of metal and electronica. Absolutley amazing stuff (for those who are into metal). I recommend for all metal fans (any of their CDs, not just this one). It's all good stuff.

[Dutch]

The last three CD's I purchased

were,

Transatlanticism based on FOFC reviewer a couple of months ago.

The Jesus & Mary Chain's "21 singles"

and AFI's latest.

[Hurst2112]

good choices!

I am with the group of people that classify AiC as metal. They were doing heavier stuff, earlier than most of the grunge coming out of Seattle. In fact, Jerry and the rest of the band have stated that they hated being pinned with the grunge tag. Same with soundgarden.

[sabotai]

Yeah, I never saw Alice In Chains as grunge, although I can kind of see it. But they were definatly heavier than Pearl Jam or Nirvana and their sound was different. I consider them metal as well. And then Soundgarden...I don't even know how anyone could label them as grunge. It's not even close.

[Hurst2112]

Most people I talk to don't like Badmotorfinger but I still think that is one their best albums. I have Ultramega and louder than love, but they don't do anything for me.

[Craptacular]

Evanescence - Fallen

Last CD I bought, and I'm basically happy with it. A few really good songs, the rest are good to OK. Nothing horrible.

Weird Al Yankovic - Poodle Hat

Does this really need a review?? Wait ... I did review it (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=9468&highlight=weird+al). The album has grown on me some more since then.

Heart - Greatest Hits

Apparently, I must have gotten lucky to get this CD. According to Heart's website, this was "an unauthorized and incomplete hits compilation that was deleted shortly after release." Unauthorized or not, it has a lot of good songs.

[Suicane75]

Joe Henry- Fuse
Joe Henry- Scar
Joe Henry- Short Mans Room


I listen to alot of Joe Henry.

[cmp]

Kanye West - College Dropout

Twista - Kamikaze

Kenny Chesney - When The Sun Goes Down

A good mix of rap and country.

[yabanci]

Manu Chao - Esperanza
Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
Tool - Undertow

[DeToxRox]

The Bronx - S/T

Amazing, amazing band from Hollywood. The CD is amazing. They recorded every track on the 3 try rule. Its not overly produced at all. You get it like you would live. Lots of energy on the CD, it's just amazing.

Give Up the Ghost - Year One

The best hardcore band out there right now, Year One is a re-release of their first CD when they were called American Nightmare. After 9/11 they changed their name to Give Up the Ghost. Kickass live too.

One Dead Three Wounded - Paint the Town

Southern hardcore at its finest. Insane breakdowns. Awesome lyrics. A band that is truly amazing and very new to the "scene". They're heavy and they are just flat out rocking.

[VPI97]

Three I listened to this afternoon:

Radiohead - Kid A
Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs
Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle

[dawgfan]

Most people I talk to don't like Badmotorfinger but I still think that is one their best albums. I have Ultramega and louder than love, but they don't do anything for me.

I like Badmotorfinger a lot as well. UltramegaOK has a few good songs but is pretty uneven. Louder Than Love is a bit uneven as well, but a few tracks really stand out in my mind: "Ugly Truth", "Hands All Over" and "Loud Love"

[dawgfan]

I like Badmotorfinger a lot as well. UltramegaOK has a few good songs but is pretty uneven. Louder Than Love is a bit uneven as well, but a few tracks really stand out in my mind: "Ugly Truth", "Hands All Over" and "Loud Love"

Dola - my last three are the Cult's Sonic Temple (one of the best hard rock albums ever IMO), Tool's Undertow and Underworld's Second Toughest in the Infants.

I'm assuming most people are familiar with the first 2; the last is the record that really put Underworld on the electronica map along with the single "Born Slippy" that came out on the Trainspotting soundtrack. In some ways it's still their best record in the sense that it's the most ambitious and creative; many critics consider it their high point, though I thoroughly enjoy their 2 follow-up records Beaucoup Fish and A Hundred Days Off. If you like intelligent electronica with a bit of vocal fusion mixed in, check them out.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Let's see, the last 3 would be ...

Iron Maiden - "Dance of Death" ... the material isn't quite as strong as the brilliant "Brave New World", but it's still awfully darned good. Bruce Dickinson's voice is a good as ever ... and that's always a very good thing.

Lynch/Pilson - "Wicked Underground" ... one reviewer said something to the effect that "this sounds more like classic Dokken than the last Dokken album". That's about as good a description as any.

The Darkness - "Permission To Land" ... Count me in the group of fans who can't figure out whether these guys are serious or if they've performing with their tongues firmly planted in cheek. Lyrically, I lean toward the latter, but musically, Dan Hawkins performances here provide some of the most enjoyable guitar work I've heard a very long time.

[DeToxRox]

I've noticed a few Tool cd's and some A Perfect Circle. Awesome choices.

Anyone listen to bands like Tomahawk or Fantamos here? Mike Patton of Faith No More's projects. Well, 2 of about 30. Very different stuff, very awesome in my opinion. I know Tomahawk has opened for Tool before but I am not sure about Fantamos.

Also, I gotta' plug dredg. a more high tech pink floyd almost with a singer whos voice is in the vain of maynards. I cannot say enough about this band.

[finkenst]

evanescence - fallen

shaffer brothers

a celtic CD with a various mix of artists... Come on, it was St. Patrick's day.

[ageofquarrel]

Detox, Im pretty positive that American Nightmare changed their name because they were being sued by a crappy rock band from PA for the rights of the name(American Nightmare was a name of a misfits song).

[Craptacular]

A good mix of rap and country.

I'm having trouble imagining what that would sound like. :)

[Nyarlahotep]

Rob Zombie - Past, Present & Future
Local H - As Good As Dead
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

[k0ruptr]

311- self titled
daniel beddingfield - gotta get through this
and a mix cd

[DeToxRox]

Ahh, good man Age.

I knew it happened around 9/11, but I had never heard why. So I kind of assumed.

Good to see another hardcore fan on FOFC.

[mckerney]

So Much for the Afterglow - Everclear

Five Iron Frenzy, Vol. 2: Electric Boogaloo - Five Iron Frenzy

Films About Ghosts: The Best of the Counting Crows - The Counting Crows

[mckerney]

I'm having trouble imagining what that would sound like. :)

Stop imagining to save yourself the headaches. I once road to a basketball game in Eau Claire with some people who were listened the rap and country the whole way there and back, it was pure hell.

[Ksyrup]

Just got back from a one-day run back and forth to Jacksonville. On the trip, the last 3 CDs I listened to:

Sondre Lerche / Faces Down - singer/songwriter from Norway in the adult alternative/ chamber pop vein, similar to Elliott Smith (although not such a downer). I have to find his new album tomorrow, if possible.

The Semantics / Powerbill - long-lost (and only) CD from the early 90's from the band formed by Owsley and Millard Powers. Great power pop, with a close connection (including 2 songs) to Owlsey's solo CD of a couple of years later. Ben Folds played drums for this band on their demo (although he wasn't officially a band member) before he took off to form Ben Folds Five. Hard to find, but a great CD from one of a multitude of bands that got ignored during the rush to sign anything "grunge."

Rebels Without Applause / Low End Head Stomp - part of an interesting sub-genre of metal, "soulcore," the most notable band being 24/7 Spyz. The main man here is Greg Fulton, and RWA is his third attempt at a metal band (Znowhite and Cyclone Temple being the other two). If you like groove-metal and kick-ass riffs, with a healthy dose of soul/R&B, this is a great CD to have. In addition to providing the riffage, Fulton also does the singing, and that's the weakest part of the CD, but the music more than makes up for it.

[sabotai]

I've noticed a few Tool cd's and some A Perfect Circle. Awesome choices.

Anyone listen to bands like Tomahawk or Fantamos here? Mike Patton of Faith No More's projects. Well, 2 of about 30. Very different stuff, very awesome in my opinion. I know Tomahawk has opened for Tool before but I am not sure about Fantamos.

Also, I gotta' plug dredg. a more high tech pink floyd almost with a singer whos voice is in the vain of maynards. I cannot say enough about this band.

I was at a Tool concert wher Tomahawk opened for them...I thought they sucked. :)

Seriously, it sounded pretty bad. Dunno if it was the equipment or because it was inside and they sounded back because of reverb or whatever (I remember at Ozzfest 98, all of the bads sounded like crap because of the equipment at the then Sony E-Center.) Maybe I'll check them out again.

[Craptacular]

Stop imagining to save yourself the headaches. I once road to a basketball game in Eau Claire with some people who were listened the rap and country the whole way there and back, it was pure hell.

Notice the quote I referenced included the word "good" before "mix of rap and country" ... I don't think it's possible.

[Ksyrup]

I think that a was reference to the mix, not the music. ;)

[Craptacular]

Yes, but any mix involving rap and/or country can't be a good one.

[DeToxRox]

lol actually, Sab, i heard that a lot about them on that tour.

they're not something a tool crowd would appreciate, as far as die hards. they have that unique sound that patton has with many of his bands, but they're really a band you have to get into.

i guess the fact i am into them makes it easy for me to say lol.

[Ksyrup]

Yes, but any mix involving rap and/or country can't be a good one.
True, but if it was a 50/50 mix, the "mix" itself was good. The substance, though...

[HornedFrog Purple]

Rush: Rush In Rio
Pink Floyd: Animals
delirious?: King Of Fools

[QuikSand]

Tears for Fears, The Hurting
Steve Earle, El Corazon
Radiohead, Hail to the Thief

[Fritz]

* Grateful Dead, What a Long Strange Trip it's Been (Disc 1)

I am not a crazy Grateful Dead guy. I have been to some shows and I have a few CDs, but the "greatest hits" types like this work fine. Of course the live records and some boots are much better.

* Dressy Bessy, Sound Go Round

Female vocal crush pop, which is something I have been spending time with lately.

All Music (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311190647021550&sql=A5h967uq020jk) has this to say:

Alternative bubblegum quartet Dressy Bessy oozes with sex appeal on Sound Go Round, a short, sharp collection of cute love songs rendered as if they were vintage '60s AM radio singles. Ultimately the band soars via concise classic Brill Building pop-meets-British Invasion songcraft and playful pop arrangements made for mass consumption. Singer/songwriter Tammy Ealom is the center attraction, cooing and dropping G-rated innuendoes ("it's hard as heck") as guitarist John Hill underpins the overtly candy-coated wordplay with minimally distorted counterpoint that rescues the ensemble from sounding like cartoon characters. If this record came out in 1965 they'd be superstars; however, in 2002 they would have to settle for cult favorites. Bouncy, melodic, and uplifting, Sound Go Round is good, clean fun. — Tom Semioli

* Royal Crown Review, Caught in the Act (live)

RCR had been around for a while when the swing revival of the 90's kicked in. Their album "Mugzy's Move" was one of things you hear playing in the store and have to buy it. Caught in the act is a live recording with good mixing and song selection.

All Music (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311190647021550&sql=Az6ae4j873wai) has this to say: The Royal Crown Revue is one hot little band. Here the sextet roars through a set of originals and jump swing standards in a live performance. The band is all swagger and attitude. But while the vocals can tend toward a sing-song sameness of spoken-word rapping, the horns and rhythm section constantly rev things up. On tracks like "Park's Place" and "The Mooch," the band really cuts loose, especially the horns. Other highlights include "Barflies at the Beach" and the band's signature tune, "Hey Pachuco!" which the group performed in the film The Mask. Not as solid as the band's major-label debut, but enjoyable. — Ross Boissoneau

[Nwobhm]

Damageplan "New Found Power" A couple ex-pantera members' new band which I find more enjoyable than anything pantera has put out since '92.

Black Sabbath "Heaven&Hell"

Anthrax "We've Come for You All" Pretty solid album from last year.

[Suicane75]

* Dressy Bessy, Sound Go Round

Female vocal crush pop, which is something I have been spending time with lately.



My girlfriend listens to them all the time, excellent band.

[AgPete]

Ken Burns' History of Jazz. Or it might have been BB King's Collection. Boxed sets are really the only CDs I've purchased in the last few years with the exception of single songs I've payed to download on Napster recently. I rarely find entire albums worth listening to.

[Rich1033]

I just picked up Stone Temple Pilots - Thank You. You are in for a treat if you can find the version that includes the DVD. It contains all their music videos, 16 live preformances of good sound quality, plus another 15 or so live preformances with decent to below average sound quality(labeled as bootlegs). For the money this has been the best music purchase I have made in a long time.

[Hurst2112]

Shit, so many posts to comment on.

The Darkness: I love their album. My wife and I got tickets for their first headlining show at the Eagles in Milwaukee next week. I will report.

Funny story about Mike Patton:

I am friends with a guy who does live sound for Mike's bands. He got a call from mike last year. Mike was in Austrailia with Mr. Bungle. Because Bungle does all of their own merchandising, he was in charge of gathering the money. So here is Mike walking through the airport with about 5 grand in cash from ticket sales and merch. Well, as we all know...dollar bills tend to be used for snorting coke (we all know this, right? hehe). Needless to say, the drug hounds took a fancy to the sack of bills Mike was carrying and he got detained for about 6 hours while the Aussie police asked him questions. My friend got a call from mike when he was held up at the airport with the line "you aren't gonna belive what just f-ing happended to me".

I thougth it was pretty funny.

Rush in rio: I think that this is the best live album that Rush has put out. Different stages is good, but is taken from about 5 years of live stuff. Rush in rio is from Brazil, all in the same context. Excellent live album. Isn't it cool just to hear how good these guys are live? Everything about each band member is to die for. You know who they are and what they have done, but to hear them play together is simply amazing. It's like a marriage that has gone on for ages where you look at the people and say, "they are perfect for each other" That might sound cheesy but it is true. You couldn't find a more perfect trio of people to make such great music for the last 30 years. Absolutely stunning.


Heart's greatest hits: Tell me of one guy over the age of 25 that DIDN't have a crush on either one of the Wilson sisters. I was in love with Ann and her voice in the late 70's. Hands down, the best female rock singer EVER.

Pink Floyd, Animals: Probably my most favorite floyd album to date. Have you ever heard Les Claypool's Frog Brigade? Their version of the Album is really, really good. It's out on CD. It's pretty expensive, but I would be willing to trade it for something if you would like. I wouldn't ask for much...hehe.

Rock on everybody!

[SirFozzie]

My last three CD's:

ToyBox- "FANtastic".. Ok.. I admit it.. I'm a sucker for peppy europop/eurodance. stuff that's so sugary sweet your teeth hurth just LISTENING to it. But I can't stop listening to it. Fun stuff ;)

Avril Lavigne-"My World" I was somewhat impressed by her first album, but this one is a live album.. if you didn't like the songs on her original album, then there's not much to recommend this one, as it's a live album of a woman with one album of recordings out (with one or two songs from her next album I believe). But to hear her cover disparate songs like Green Day's "Basketcase", and "Knockin on Heaven's Door".. good stuff.

The Initial D Millenium Box- Based off one of my favorite animes, which none of my friends (who are otaku) like.. it's pure eurodance/techno, but it's high energy. Good for listening to at work when things are dragging.

[mckerney]

For those of you interested in something from the Twin Cities punk scene:

Small Towns Burn a Little Slower (http://purevolume.com/smalltownsburnalittleslower)

[Peregrine]

Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne

An absolute classic of roots rock, they channel The Band, Neil Young, and even old time country groups.

Richard Shindell - Courier

His live album which I like better than all his other albums. One of the best songwriters I've ever heard, just about every song is a great one.

Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Just a tremendous album. It takes her several years between albums but when they come out they are amazing. Great guitar player with an unusual, sensual voice.

[Fritz]

For those of you interested in something from the Twin Cities punk scene:

Small Towns Burn a Little Slower (http://purevolume.com/smalltownsburnalittleslower)


These "trying to make it bands" are sounding more and more polished.

[Alf]

Manu Chao - Esperanza

yabanci : you just got 100 points in my "this guy must be nice" list !!!

My 3 latest CD's

Ben Harper - Diamonds on the inside
Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit
Corneille - Parce qu'on vient de loin

All these have nice playable (for my little talent) folk guitar songs.

[Vaj]

Peter Brotzmann/William Parker/Hamid Drake -- Never Too Late But Always Too Early

Dave Holland -- Conference of the Birds

The Wrens -- Meadowlands

[andy m]

the last 3 records (not cd's) that i listened to were:

can - ege bamysasi
big star - radio city
the soft machine - volume two

i can't remember what the last 3 cd's i played were.

also, just to put the record (ho ho) straight, zero hardcore bands have been mentioned in this thread, just mediocre fashion-core bands more concerned with their haircuts than anything else.

[Miller Time]

Guns N' Roses- Live Era -disk 2
Lionel Ritchie- Greatest Hits
2pac- Me Against the World

[korme]

boysnightout - Make Yourself Sick
Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
James Taylor - Greatest Hits

I shy away from details.

[MizzouRah]

Hoobastank - The Reason
Twista - Kamikaze
Linkin Park - Meteora


Todd

[cthomer5000]

The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Portastatic - Summer of the Shark
Elastica - Elastica

[McSweeny]

The Clash - London Calling
Swingin' Utters - Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones
The Living End - Roll On

[Vaj]

the last 3 records (not cd's) that i listened to were:

can - ege bamysasi
big star - radio city
the soft machine - volume two

i can't remember what the last 3 cd's i played were.

also, just to put the record (ho ho) straight, zero hardcore bands have been mentioned in this thread, just mediocre fashion-core bands more concerned with their haircuts than anything else.
Where did you come across Big Star on vinyl? And is there another copy there for me?

[HerRealName]

The Wrens - The Meadowlands

Outstanding cd - my favorite cd in a long time. Reminds me a little of Summerteeth era Wilco.

The Twilight Singers - Blackberry Belle

Another great cd from late '03 from Cincinnati's own Greg Dulli of the defunct Afghan Whigs.

*My Morning Jacket - At Dawn

A favorite from a few years back.

* I refuse to include the Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack that my daughter forced me to hear yesterday.

[General Mike]

Lifehouse - No Name Face
3 Doors Down - The Better Life
Alice in Chains - Unplugged

[tucker342]

Snoop Dogg - Paid the Cost to be the Boss
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal
Dr. Dre - The Chronic

[Easy Mac]

Grey Album
Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium
Random compilation of recent songs from Itunes (Twista, Kanye, the Darkness...)

And i just thought I'd say, my girlfriend just bought the new JC Chasez CD, and its pretty tight... nysync actually had real talent, but wasted it with shitty music.

[Bearcat729]

Most of the music I have been listening to recently are random songs(The Shins, Belle and Sebastian, Stellastarr*, Public Enemy....) from ITunes on my IPod

The last full CD's I listened to are

Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
Rules Of Enragement - Lewis Black

[Volvox]

Preston School of Industry--"Monsoon"
Super Furry Animals-- "Phantom Power"
Stephen Malkmus & Jicks-- "Pig Lib"

[ShovelMonkey]

Neurosis - Stones From the Sky
Stone Temple Pilots - Core
Stone Temple Pilots - 12 Precious Melodies

[MJ4H]

Ottorino Resphighi - Ballad of the Gnomes
Bela Bartok - Concerto for Ochestra
Modeste Mussorgsy - Pictures at an Exhibition, Rimksy-Korsakov - Capriccio Espanol, Peter Thaikovsky - Capriccio Italien

[Nyarlahotep]

Stone Temple Pilots - 12 Precious Melodies

Purple? Or is that an import?

[Hurst2112]

I really like Purple.

My STP order of likeness would be (least to best)

Tiny Music
4
Core
Shangri
Purple

Thoughts? Really any and all STP albums I can listen to all the way through and feel satisfied. They are worth having a separate playlist on my ipod.

[Sharpieman]

The Roots: Phernology
The Roots: Things Fall Apart
The Darkness: Permission to Land

[Nyarlahotep]

I really like Purple.

My STP order of likeness would be (least to best)

Tiny Music
4
Core
Shangri
Purple

Thoughts? Really any and all STP albums I can listen to all the way through and feel satisfied. They are worth having a separate playlist on my ipod.


Yeah they were great. I'm gonna miss going to their shows.

[klayman]

Faith No More - Angel Dust
Sarah Harmer - You Were Here
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head

[lcjjdnh]

Just saw this post and thought I'd add

Allman Brothers-Live at Fillmore East
Beatles-Revolver
Radiohead-The Bends

[Sun Tzu]

Wow, some guys here have some really good taste in music.

Pink Floyd, TOOL, APC, AiC, Soundgarden, Tears for Fears, Black Sabbath. All of these bands get regular play in my CD player and MP3 colection. I think the last 3 CD's I played were...

<b>Stone Temple Pilots - Core</b>
<i>IMO arguably the best band to come on the scene in the mid 90's. There isn't a bad tune on Core or Purple. I didn't really enjoy much of their stuff after that, but those 25 songs are plenty enough for me. Also a great live band, when Weiland isn't pumping his veins with Heroine.</i>

<b>Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies</b>
<i>I noticed somebody else had this one listed. How about that :). They wrote and recorded this entire album (EP) in seven days. Absolutely amazing.</i>

<b>Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here</b>
<i>I actualy prefer this one over it's predecesor, Dark side of the moon. For me it doesn't get much better than a nice long Shine on you Crazy Diamond session. :D</i>

[corbes]

Wilco - A.M.
The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music
Dennis Brown - Words of Wisdom

[corbes]

Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne

An absolute classic of roots rock, they channel The Band, Neil Young, and even old time country groups.

Richard Shindell - Courier

His live album which I like better than all his other albums. One of the best songwriters I've ever heard, just about every song is a great one.

Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Just a tremendous album. It takes her several years between albums but when they come out they are amazing. Great guitar player with an unusual, sensual voice.
Hey, nice choices, Peregrine. I don't know Richard Shindell, but I dig Tupelo and Lucinda. "Real Life Bleeding Fingers" or whatever that song is called goes head for head with the Stones, imo.

[Leonidas]

King Crimson - Epitath (great live album of several early live performances of the band, including multiple great versions of the classic 21st Century Schizoid Man

U2 - Joshua Tree

ELO - Out of the Blue

[Groundhog]

Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra

Italian prog gem. If you like early ELP/Genesis/Yes and don't mind Italian lyrics, get this.

Opeth - Morningrise

Listened to this one on the way to work. I'm not a big fan of death metal 'cookie monster' styled vocals, but I dig these guys for the most part. They do the whole 'switch between metal section to acoustic guitar section' thing very well. Their lighter Porcupine Tree-sounding album Damnation is excellent.

Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom

I bought this album about 3 months ago, and it took 3 listens to become my fave album of all time. Since then I've listened to it dozens of times and I'm not even slightly sick of it yet. Real melancholy stuff, with a great supporting crew (2 of my fave bass players, Richard Sinclair and Hugh Hopper).

[Groundhog]

<b>Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here</b>
<i>I actualy prefer this one over it's predecesor, Dark side of the moon. For me it doesn't get much better than a nice long Shine on you Crazy Diamond session. :D</i>

I totally agree, especially with the Shine on You Crazy Diamond comment. I think Dark Side of the Moon is a very good album, but I prefer WYWH, Animals, Meddle, Atom Heart Mother & A Saucerful of Secrets. Of course, that probably says more about those albums (to me, at least) than it does about Dark Side of the Moon.

[Ksyrup]

Opeth - Morningrise

Listened to this one on the way to work. I'm not a big fan of death metal 'cookie monster' styled vocals, but I dig these guys for the most part. They do the whole 'switch between metal section to acoustic guitar section' thing very well. Their lighter Porcupine Tree-sounding album Damnation is excellent.
Very cool. Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson kick ass. I'm starting to collect some of their/his back-catalog, but In Absentia is a fantastic album.

I've only got the two most recent Opeth releases, and I definitely enjoy Damnation more than the "normal" one, but the music on the heavy one is so good, and they add enough clean vocals to it, that it's bearable. They'd probably be one of my favorite bands if they dropped the death metal vocals altogether, because other than that near-fatal flaw, they're an amazing band.

[davidlando1]

Led Zeppelin III
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Temple of the Dog

[Ksyrup]

Today I had:

Doug Powell - Day and Night
Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
Crunchy - Clown School Dropout

[Groundhog]

Very cool. Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson kick ass. I'm starting to collect some of their/his back-catalog, but In Absentia is a fantastic album.

I've only got the two most recent Opeth releases, and I definitely enjoy Damnation more than the "normal" one, but the music on the heavy one is so good, and they add enough clean vocals to it, that it's bearable. They'd probably be one of my favorite bands if they dropped the death metal vocals altogether, because other than that near-fatal flaw, they're an amazing band.

I've only got In Absentia & Lightbulb Sun from Porcupine Tree, both of which are great. I've been meaning to check out their earlier stuff (which I hear is very Pink Floyd influenced) for ages, and my local CD store is stocking some of it, so I'll be grabbing it soon.

I haven't heard the second most recent Opeth album (Deliverance I think it was called) but I heard that it was Opeth minus any of the quiet parts so I stayed away, while Damnation was the opposite (which wasn't really true, it was more of just a rock album rather than metal). I also wish they would just drop the growling, because the lead vocalist (well, the guy who does the clean vocals, not sure if he's the same guy that does the growl) does a nice job when he's singing. At times (on Morningrise especially) he reminds me of Mike Patton for some reason.

[ntndeacon]

Let's See---
Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversity Collection Disk 2 Ahhh novelty songs they are wonderful. A little Tom Lehrer, A Time Warp, A little Star Trekkin Absolutely wonderful!
Kansas---Best of Kansas Just an old reach in the cd collection and play what comes out. I love "The Wall"
Evanescence---Fallen This is a great album. Listened to it a few times recently.

[Peregrine]

Hey, nice choices, Peregrine. I don't know Richard Shindell, but I dig Tupelo and Lucinda. "Real Life Bleeding Fingers" or whatever that song is called goes head for head with the Stones, imo.

Corbes, check out Richard Shindell, you won't be disappointed I think. He is an incredible songwriter and sings with a lot of energy. Amazon.com's free downloads section has a couple of the songs off his live album which is how I got hooked on him.

[Hurst2112]

King Crimson - Epitath (great live album of several early live performances of the band, including multiple great versions of the classic 21st Century Schizoid Man

U2 - Joshua Tree

ELO - Out of the Blue

I am a huge KC fan. The last live album I got was Cirkus. I made it a point of stocking up on the studio albums before I got more live cds. Their DVD is so damn good...excellent, excellent, grand.

One of my favorite KC albums is Red. I really like Wetton's vocals. Adrian is also up there on my list as well.

Damn, just a really good band all around. Fripp (now that Zappa is dead) can stake claim as (POSSIBLY) the greatest guitar player alive. His talents go unnoticed because of his obscurity and style. I can't say enought great things about him and his band.