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  • Cebby
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    • Apr 2005
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    #16
    Re: Your "must own" CD's!

    Nas-Illmatic
    Wu Tang Clan-36 Chambers
    Raekwon-Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx
    GZA-Liquid Swords
    A Perfect Circle-Mer de Noms/Tool-Ænima

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    • NeoshoTiger
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      • May 2003
      • 214

      #17
      Re: Your "must own" CD's!

      Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam - My favorite band and it is just a great album. Extremegamer, I also know every fan yell and all the commentary between songs.

      G N' R - Appetite for Destruction

      Pearl Jam - Ten

      Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction

      Alice in Chains - Unplugged
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      • Acid
        Mr. Brightside
        • May 2003
        • 16954

        #18
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        Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
        Kanye West - Late Registration
        Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
        U2 - The Joshua Tree
        The Who - Who's Next
        Blind to this impending fate
        We let the world carry our weight
        It's back breaks with every mile
        But we all live in denial

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        • Hooe
          Hall Of Fame
          • Aug 2002
          • 21555

          #19
          Re: Your "must own" CD's!

          My music taste has been described as horrible, but I'll give this a go. Lots of current bands on here:

          Clarity by Jimmy Eat World: easily their best album (though they haven't put out a bad one really). Some have called it "the Illmatic of emo", it's really what the genre should be rather than what it's become. It's incredible.

          Liberation Transmission by Lostprophets: Yes, it's pop-rock. This CD got me through a tough point in my life so far though, so I think it's great. Lots of catchy songs too (what'd you expect, I said it was pop-rock )

          Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin: at least to me, this is Led Zeppelin at their most accessible.

          Black Holes and Revelations by Muse: I can't really decide which of the Muse CDs I prefer, whether it be this one, Absolution, or Origin of Symmetry. They're all good, but something I can't put my finger on puts this one over.

          Pinkerton by Weezer: Not The Blue Album. I prefer this one, it seems more out-there and more creative than Blue.

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          • The GIGGAS
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            • Mar 2003
            • 28474

            #20
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            Kri, I agree, Weezer's best album to date is definitely Pinkerton.
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            • edmus
              MVP
              • Aug 2003
              • 1002

              #21
              Re: Your "must own" CD's!

              Just 5 is really tough...

              The Beatles - Abbey Road
              Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
              REM - Automatic for the People
              Radiohead - OK Computer
              Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstacy

              Plus two more gems that I doubt anyone else will mention:
              Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream (Floyd fans should appreciate this one!)
              Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
              Last edited by edmus; 06-16-2007, 03:21 AM.

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              • CarryTheWeight
                MVP
                • Jul 2002
                • 1792

                #22
                Re: Your "must own" CD's!

                Top 5 (and believe me, it was hard for me to bring it down to only 5 because my favorites change almost every day):

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                5: "Frances The Mute" - The Mars Volta...wow. The first time I heard this record, I was blown away. Do any of you remember the first time you heard a mindblowing song or album? I heard this one while browsing the racks at "Record Theatre", a locally owned and operated store in Buffalo, and I was impressed. Polyrhythms galore, long, progressive songs and some of the most over-the-top metaphorical lyrics I have ever heard are all present. Some may call this album, or TMV for that matter, overly pretentious and drawn-out, but all of these songs contain enough avant-garde glory to transport me back to the era of Pink Floyd's experimental stages. Like The Dark Side of the Moon, Frances contains immense amount of sound collages, which, later on in the post, you'll find I hold some kind of spot in my heart for, for some odd reason. Many have pointed to the sound/noise collages as the album's biggest flaw, but in my opinion, it adds a great amount of depth and atmosphere to Omar and Cedric's vision.

                4: "Angel Dust" - Faith No More...you can all say either "Nevermind" or "Dirt" was the best alt-rock album of the early 1990's, but Angel Dust, in my mind, surpasses them all. Excellent production, frequent genre-bending and avant-garde lyrics, vocals and music make this probably the ESSENTIAL recording from Mike Patton-era FNM.

                3: "Zen Arcade" - Husker Du...I have always loved concept albums, and this one probably is one of the best ever created, next to Pink Floyd's legendary albums, "Frances The Mute" and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band itself. Not bad for a hardcore punk band out of Minnesota, huh? Any lack of substance I thought the '80s Hardcore genre had ended with this album. It told me that this genre was much more than an outlet for aggression, it was an outlet that could possess depth and feeling. Of course, there are some filler tracks on here that may defy that, but tracks like "Never Talking To You Again" and "Hare Krsna" proved that yes, punk can even be experimented with. The 15-minute live closer, "Reoccuring Dreams" is classic, although it is mostly Husker Du jamming. Overall, this album is the EMBODIMENT of the 1980's Hardcore movement and is equal to the Bad Brains ROIR Sessions as being the essential recording of that era.

                2: "Up To Here" - The Tragically Hip...The Hip's trademark careening rock n' roll sound is unmatched. Every song on the album is worthy of my praise, and it's one of the few Hip albums that is without any form of pretension. Gord Downie's voice may be an acquired taste, however, to some...but the music is simply the embodiment of speeding down the 401 on a sunny day with close to zero traffic. No ten-minute solos or overtalented musicians here, The Hip just play rock and roll whether people like it or not...and believe me, in Buffalo, people love these guys. I'm going to their show on June 30th at Artpark in nearby Lewiston...what a show it's gonna be!

                1: "The Dark Side of the Moon" - Pink Floyd...Yes, it's in my list...one of the first albums that truly opened my mind...no, not in that way...it made me realize the impact of sound effects, of atmosphere, of production, of arrangement, and how an album can be lnot only a list of tracks but an experience every time you pop it in. The sound collages heard on that album certainly borrow from other more notable sources like The Beatles' groundbreaking records "Revolution #9" and "Tomorrow Never Knows", but revolutionize the concept the fusion of sound and music to create a totally revolutionary and unmatched experience in music.


                Honorable Mentions: "Exit...Stage Left" - Rush, "Navy Blues" - Sloan, "The Beatles" - The Beatles, "Who's Next" - The Who, "Revolver" - The Beatles, "There's A Riot Goin' On" - Sly and the Family Stone, "Raw Power" - The Stooges, "Zenyatta Mondatta" - The Police, "Este Mundo" - Gipsy Kings, "Led Zeppelin 3", "The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East"
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                • edmus
                  MVP
                  • Aug 2003
                  • 1002

                  #23
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                  I'm sure most everyone here is familiar with it, but www.allmusic.com is a great source for music info & CD reviews. You can find song samples and extensive reviews for most CDs along with artist biographies. I take great pride when I discover a CD that they don't have in their database, because its rare when that happens.

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                  • homer73
                    Rookie
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 461

                    #24
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                    Tool - Undertow
                    Radiohead - The Bends
                    Pink Floyd - The Wall
                    Alice in Chains - Dirt
                    Led Zepplin - IV

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                    • Liquid-Science
                      Banned
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 204

                      #25
                      Re: Your "must own" CD's!

                      B.I.G. - Life After Death
                      Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
                      Jay-Z - The Blueprint
                      Pac - Greatest Hits
                      Dr Dre - The Chronic
                      50 - GRODT
                      The Fugees - The Score
                      Ghostface - All of them....most consistent rapper ever
                      Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
                      Camp lo - Uptown Saturday Night
                      T.I. - Trap Muzik

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                      • ehh
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 28962

                        #26
                        Re: Your "must own" CD's!

                        I only have two.

                        Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

                        Astral Weeks is generally considered one of the best albums in pop music history. For all that renown, Astral Weeks is anything but an archetypal rock & roll album: in fact, it isn't a rock & roll album at all. Employing a mixture of folk, blues, jazz, and classical music, Van Morrison spins out a series of extended ruminations on his Belfast upbringing, including the remarkable character "Madame George" and the climactic epiphany experienced on "Cyprus Avenue." Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, Morrison sings in his elastic, bluesy voice, accompanied by a jazz rhythm section (Jay Berliner, guitar, Richard Davis, bass, Connie Kay, drums), plus reeds (John Payne) and vibes (Warren Smith, Jr.), with a string quartet overdubbed. An emotional outpouring cast in delicate musical structures, Astral Weeks has a unique musical power. Unlike any record before or since, it nevertheless encompasses the passion and tenderness that have always mixed in the best postwar popular music, easily justifying the critics' raves.
                        It seems like no matter what I'm going through in life I can listen to this album and it fits my mood and where I'm currently at. My favorite thing to do is walk through a park in my neighborhood on a late summer evening, with the sun setting, and listen to this album on my mp3 player. It takes me away to another world, the emotion in the album is amazing. IMO, it's one of those albums that you have to listen to with 100% attention. No distractions, just let yourself become immersed in it. A friend of mine only listens to this album after someone close to him has passed away. I could never be that patient, I listen to it several times a week. It's too good not to.


                        Nas - Illmatic


                        Often cited as one of the best hip-hop albums of the '90s, Illmatic is the undisputed classic upon which Nas' reputation rests. It helped spearhead the artistic renaissance of New York hip-hop in the post-Chronic era, leading a return to street aesthetics. Yet even if Illmatic marks the beginning of a shift away from Native Tongues-inspired alternative rap, it's strongly rooted in that sensibility. For one, Nas employs some of the most sophisticated jazz-rap producers around: Q-Tip, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and Large Professor, who underpin their intricate loops with appropriately tough beats. But more importantly, Nas takes his place as one of hip-hop's greatest street poets -- his rhymes are highly literate, his raps superbly fluid regardless of the size of his vocabulary. He's able to evoke the bleak reality of ghetto life without losing hope or forgetting the good times, which become all the more precious when any day could be your last. As a narrator, he doesn't get too caught up in the darker side of life -- he's simply describing what he sees in the world around him, and trying to live it up while he can. He's thoughtful but ambitious, announcing on "N.Y. State of Mind" that "I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death," and that he's "out for dead presidents to represent me" on "The World Is Yours." Elsewhere, he flexes his storytelling muscles on the classic cuts "Life's a Bitch" and "One Love," the latter a detailed report to a close friend in prison about how allegiances within their group have shifted. Hip-hop fans accustomed to 73-minute opuses sometimes complain about Illmatic's brevity, but even if it leaves you wanting more, it's also one of the few '90s rap albums with absolutely no wasted space. Illmatic is a great lyricist, in top form, meeting great production, and it remains a perennial favorite among serious hip-hop fans.
                        As time has gone on I think I've lost some appreciation for this album. It's easily the album I've listened to the most in my life time and it was right in the middle of the time when I fell in love with hip-hop. It's almost like if you have a gorgeous girlfriend who's the complete package. After a while you might take her for granted and forget how lucky you are to have her because she's always there. Up until about four years ago I listened to this album several times a week. I've finally laid back with this album, and hip-hop as whole, as I've gotten older. I listen to it maybe once a month now, but it's still has mind-blowing as it was the first time I "got it".

                        I've always said that people who aren't from NY or familiar with NY won't get the album. His vocabulary and stories won't make sense to you, it's too NYC and Queens-centric for an outsider. The neighborhoods, streets, gangs/gang members, the news stories, etc. This album has everything, the most amazing lyrics I've ever heard and top notch production. 13 years later and it still sounds fresh as hell. No hip-hop album before or since has been better. I can't imagine one in the future ever topping it either.
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                        • devilsjaw
                          MVP
                          • Mar 2003
                          • 3572

                          #27
                          Re: Your "must own" CD's!

                          The Clash - London Calling -- showed the true scope of musical influences on this band from reggae to 50's rock and roll, "the only band that mattered"

                          Guns & Roses - Appetite for Destruction -- rocks your face off

                          AC/DC - Highway to Hell -- I prefer this to Back in Black, Bon Scott's final album, really bluesy and every song is a keeper

                          Bad Religion - Suffer -- the definitive punk album from one of the definitive punk bands

                          Descendents - Milo Goes to College -- another definitive punk album from the early 80's

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                          • Acid
                            Mr. Brightside
                            • May 2003
                            • 16954

                            #28
                            Re: Your "must own" CD's!

                            Dammit, good call on London Calling, devilsjaw.

                            That'll be my 6th album on the list.
                            Blind to this impending fate
                            We let the world carry our weight
                            It's back breaks with every mile
                            But we all live in denial

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                            • Brandon13
                              All Star
                              • Oct 2005
                              • 8915

                              #29
                              Re: Your "must own" CD's!

                              Tool - Aenima
                              The Beatles - Revolver
                              The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
                              The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)
                              The Beatles - Abbey Road
                              Last edited by Brandon13; 06-16-2007, 07:53 PM.

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                              • ODogg
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Feb 2003
                                • 37953

                                #30
                                Re: Your "must own" CD's!

                                Originally posted by Brandon13
                                Tool - Aenima
                                Tool - Lateralus
                                Tool - 10,000 Days
                                Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
                                Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
                                The Beatles - Rubber Soul
                                The Beatles - Revolver
                                The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
                                The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
                                The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)
                                The Beatles - Abbey Road
                                Radiohead - OK Computer
                                Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I
                                Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
                                Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
                                Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (Zoso)
                                Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
                                Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?

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