1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die- Music Banter Edition

YorkeDaddy · 08-27-2014, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Zombeels

59. Fanfarlo - Reservoir (2009)

You can hear blends of Beirut, Arcade Fire and the Talking Heads on Fanfarlo's debut album Reservoir. There is not a bad song on the album and it gets better the more you listen to it.

Damn that's quite a description. I'll have to check that out for sure

Plankton · 08-27-2014, 12:42 PM

60. Carlos Santana - Blues For Salvador

This album was Santana's first Grammy from back in 1987, and was a departure from his main band. I picked it up the year it came out and it has been a constant companion ever since. From the opening track, you get a sense of how intense his playing was around that time, and how with that intensity combined with the artistic freedom from not being tied to the constraints of his main band, he manages to capture some of the best Latin fused movements in the world of Rock. The horn stabs, the use of 80's synth technology, the live performance of Now That You Know, and the nod at Charles Mingus all combine for an almost spiritual listening experience.

Spoiler for Bookending the album:

Black Francis · 08-27-2014, 01:14 PM

61.Guided by voices - Hold on hope (2000)

This album was my introduction to GBV and i luved it.
This one of the better produced GBV albums but it's very short it only has 9 songs most of them fairly short but they're all good in their own way.

The album has a great 1st track 'underground initiations' which does a good job in setting the mood for the rest of the cd and once you hear that first track you know what the rest of the album is gonna sound like.

this album made GBV lo-fi sound into a polished alternative album the best exmpl of this is the song 'Hold on hope' a song that was just made to be a radio hit.

Overall the album is pretty solid and i would recommend it to any indie rock / alternative fan.

The Sane Psycho · 08-28-2014, 01:31 AM

62. Soundgarden- Superunknown (1994)

I already talked about Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice In Chains on this list, so there was no way in hell I was leaving out Soundgarden. Soundgarden fans often argue over whether Badmotorfinger or Superunknown is their best album. Though Badmotorfinger is a great album, I prefer Superunknown.

Soundgarden truly sounded strange compared to the other Big Four of Grunge, especially on this album. Soundgarden was more metallic than a lot of their contemporaries, kind of sounding like Jimmy Page singing for Black Sabbath in the '80s and '90s. This album really went far out there, though, adding Psychedelic elements to their sound. I've heard this described as Future Grunge, and I think that's an apt description. If aliens were to come to Earth to share their version of Alternative with us Earthlings, this would be the result.

The songwriting on this album is interesting. It's abstract as all hell. The lyrics really are open to interpretation. Many people interpret the songs to be about depression, suicide, drug addiction, loss, isolation, etc. Whatever they're about, the fact that the songs don't have a clear meaning, and yet can invoke emotions from you, is truly beautiful.

This album is a true masterpiece. It's a shame that Soundgarden isn't as fondly remembered as the other Big Four, because they are just as good as the other three. In some ways, they're even better, as they're perhaps more unique sounding, and also more musically adept. But, if nothing else, Superunknown truly cements Soundgarden's legacy in the Grunge movement.

Dylstew · 08-28-2014, 10:07 AM

But wait, if we don't have a list of the albums, how are we going to know which albums have already been posted? With a list one could just ctrl+f, now you have to look through 12 pages, which will turn into a lot more pages pretty soon.

**Frownland** · 08-28-2014, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylstew

But wait, if we don't have a list of the albums, how are we going to know which albums have already been posted? With a list one could just ctrl+f, now you have to look through 12 pages, which will turn into a lot more pages pretty soon.

Briks is helping us out in that regard: http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...bum-index.html

bob. · 08-28-2014, 11:25 AM

gonna really look into that Fanfarlo album....it sounds fantastic

fell like getting a few classics out....i'll do two per post so sorry for the double posting

63. Quicksand - Slip (1993)

1993 was a huge year for music....with the release of Nirvana's classic In Utero....Wu Tang's and Bjork's amazing debuts....as well as the album that made Smashing Pumpkins a household name....even with all of these great albums somehow Quicksand gets very little attention

coming out of one of the greatest hardcore scenes and playing guitar for one of the greatest hardcore bands Walter Schreifels is a true innovator in genre and nothing is more of a testament to this than Quicksand debut album Slip

opening with Fazer you know exactly what your in for....this is thought out, well played and very melodic hardcore music that is as crushing and angry as any Agnostic Front or Sick Of It All album

Sergio Vega's bass lines a incredible from track one to the ending track....a cover of The Smiths classic How Soon Is Now...the dueling guitar work between Schreifels and Tom Capone is hard hitting and yet offers a fluid sense of harmony and the drums are exactly what they should be for a hardcore band....let's just say you feel bad for the kit as there is little soft hitting

....this leads into the lyrics....all self reflective and often anger at the people around you....but intelligent and often written with double meaning

this album is an absolute must for anybody interested in the progression of punk music and or the roots of emo

64. Rome - Masse Mensch Material (2008)

i would say that off all the genres i really like Martial Industrial is one of the more difficult to route the good stuff out of all the crap that is out there.....obviously there is a strong sense of military in the music and most often there is some form of crypto-fascism....and even a strong sense of nationalism

Jérôme Reuter is no exception to most of these but at the same time he writes incredibly beautiful music that often concentrates on the depression that involves watching the traditions of your past disintegrate into western culture but he also leads a strong concentration on the fact that hate itself is a virus that will rot your mind

Masse Mensch Material opens with ambient track of what feels like the gathering storm then almost immediately bombards you with drums that feel like WW1 artillery shellings with the opening of Der Brandtaucher and this is generally the entire sense of this album....it's as calming as it is bombastic and angry....it's as rooted in Nietzschean existentialism as it is in Spanish anarchism and revolt against this modern world as well as looking at the people around you and wondering what their true motives are

the music is fairly simplistic acoustic guitar but filled with wonderful percussion and some great samples that really add to general feeling of this album

in my opinion this is where you should start if you have any interest in both Neofolk and Martial Industrial

Ninetales · 08-28-2014, 12:02 PM

65. Horse Stories by Dirty Three (1995)

True story: when I travelled to Australia, I spent the entire 15 hour flight from LA to Sydney listening to nothing but Dirty Three albums. I am not exactly sure what possessed me to do this, but it's remained one of the more powerful music experiences that I've had. Horse Stories was at the forefront of this endeavour; I must have listened to it 3 or 4 times during. I basically link it with looking out of a plane window now. It's very reflective for me. For either remembering or reconciling the past to wondering about the future. It's not by any means a happy album, in fact the tone is quite sad, but it's hopeful (it's got a goddamn song named Hope after all). If there's ever an album I'd want to be hearing as a plane spirals into the ocean, it's this one.

The calmness of falling with the chaos of the impact

I remember reading once about how they sound like a band just warming up their instruments. I like that description, even though it was used negatively. And it's probably not inaccurate. It sounds like a fairly simple concept really, like a lullaby. But it ebbs and flows perfectly. Not unlike flying at all.

bob. · 08-28-2014, 12:21 PM

66. Minor Threat - Complete Discography (1989)

in my opinion this is one of the most quintessential punk rock albums....if you have not heard Minor Threat you have not heard hardcore music

this Discography covers their two full length albums, one EP, and singles/compilation tracks....it has 27 songs and is a mere 51 minutes long

i can still remember the first time i heard this album and the feelings it invoked in me.....and after all these years i can still scream along and still know every word to all of these tracks....thus an absolute classic

keep in mind much of this was recorded when these guys were mere teenagers...and although there is major influence from bands like Bad Brains and Black Flag....this entire album really stands on it's own....the guitar has such a wonderful fuzz element it could almost be psychedelic.....were it not played at blast beat quickness and full of anger....the bass and drums are text book hardcore beat keeping....at a time when all of this was being invented....then there is Ian....his presence as vocalist is demanding, in your face and unrelenting....his lyrics are amazingly mature, often self reflective, always angry

when it comes to hardcore punk this is a must

FLEX YOUR HEAD!

67. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)

the debut album of who i think are the most influential act of the 80s....i still find it mind blowing that a track like Upside Down (not on this album) made it to the top of the UK charts

i honestly can't think of an album that came out before this that sounds anything like it....sure there is obvious influence from 60s pop giants as wells as the raw fury of bands like The Velvet Underground and The Stooges....but this album is really something special that stands on it's own

this album really strikes two major heart strings for me....my love of well thought out simplistic pop music and guitar noise that can make you cringe while filling you with a blissful cacophony

what you have here is a perfect blend of harmonious pop songs mixed with brilliant feedback filled guitar noise that works so perfectly....this album is truly ground breaking and in my opinion the foundation for what would become known as "shoegaze"

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-28-2014, 12:55 PM

68. King Crimson - Red

You know the book that this thread is clearly inspired by?

Well I've been reading it and the past couple of weeks and they've missed this album out. They included ITCOTCK & Larks Tongues, but for some unknown reason left this out.
As we're clearly superior to a bunch of music hacks we should have it in ours.

08-27-2014, 12:42 PM	#122 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	60. Carlos Santana - Blues For Salvador This album was Santana's first Grammy from back in 1987, and was a departure from his main band. I picked it up the year it came out and it has been a constant companion ever since. From the opening track, you get a sense of how intense his playing was around that time, and how with that intensity combined with the artistic freedom from not being tied to the constraints of his main band, he manages to capture some of the best Latin fused movements in the world of Rock. The horn stabs, the use of 80's synth technology, the live performance of Now That You Know, and the nod at Charles Mingus all combine for an almost spiritual listening experience. Spoiler for Bookending the album: Fun factoid: The album cover and the tone he gets on this are what made me get a PRS, which has been my main guitar for years. __________________ See location...

08-27-2014, 01:14 PM	#123 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	61.Guided by voices - Hold on hope (2000) This album was my introduction to GBV and i luved it. This one of the better produced GBV albums but it's very short it only has 9 songs most of them fairly short but they're all good in their own way. The album has a great 1st track 'underground initiations' which does a good job in setting the mood for the rest of the cd and once you hear that first track you know what the rest of the album is gonna sound like. this album made GBV lo-fi sound into a polished alternative album the best exmpl of this is the song 'Hold on hope' a song that was just made to be a radio hit. Overall the album is pretty solid and i would recommend it to any indie rock / alternative fan. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A Last edited by Black Francis; 08-29-2014 at 11:19 AM.

08-28-2014, 01:31 AM	#124 (permalink)
The Sane Psycho Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 299	62. Soundgarden- Superunknown (1994) I already talked about Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice In Chains on this list, so there was no way in hell I was leaving out Soundgarden. Soundgarden fans often argue over whether Badmotorfinger or Superunknown is their best album. Though Badmotorfinger is a great album, I prefer Superunknown. Soundgarden truly sounded strange compared to the other Big Four of Grunge, especially on this album. Soundgarden was more metallic than a lot of their contemporaries, kind of sounding like Jimmy Page singing for Black Sabbath in the '80s and '90s. This album really went far out there, though, adding Psychedelic elements to their sound. I've heard this described as Future Grunge, and I think that's an apt description. If aliens were to come to Earth to share their version of Alternative with us Earthlings, this would be the result. The songwriting on this album is interesting. It's abstract as all hell. The lyrics really are open to interpretation. Many people interpret the songs to be about depression, suicide, drug addiction, loss, isolation, etc. Whatever they're about, the fact that the songs don't have a clear meaning, and yet can invoke emotions from you, is truly beautiful. This album is a true masterpiece. It's a shame that Soundgarden isn't as fondly remembered as the other Big Four, because they are just as good as the other three. In some ways, they're even better, as they're perhaps more unique sounding, and also more musically adept. But, if nothing else, Superunknown truly cements Soundgarden's legacy in the Grunge movement. Last edited by The Sane Psycho; 08-28-2014 at 08:05 PM.

08-28-2014, 11:25 AM	#127 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	gonna really look into that Fanfarlo album....it sounds fantastic fell like getting a few classics out....i'll do two per post so sorry for the double posting 63. Quicksand - Slip (1993) 1993 was a huge year for music....with the release of Nirvana's classic In Utero....Wu Tang's and Bjork's amazing debuts....as well as the album that made Smashing Pumpkins a household name....even with all of these great albums somehow Quicksand gets very little attention coming out of one of the greatest hardcore scenes and playing guitar for one of the greatest hardcore bands Walter Schreifels is a true innovator in genre and nothing is more of a testament to this than Quicksand debut album Slip opening with Fazer you know exactly what your in for....this is thought out, well played and very melodic hardcore music that is as crushing and angry as any Agnostic Front or Sick Of It All album Sergio Vega's bass lines a incredible from track one to the ending track....a cover of The Smiths classic How Soon Is Now...the dueling guitar work between Schreifels and Tom Capone is hard hitting and yet offers a fluid sense of harmony and the drums are exactly what they should be for a hardcore band....let's just say you feel bad for the kit as there is little soft hitting ....this leads into the lyrics....all self reflective and often anger at the people around you....but intelligent and often written with double meaning this album is an absolute must for anybody interested in the progression of punk music and or the roots of emo 64. Rome - Masse Mensch Material (2008) i would say that off all the genres i really like Martial Industrial is one of the more difficult to route the good stuff out of all the crap that is out there.....obviously there is a strong sense of military in the music and most often there is some form of crypto-fascism....and even a strong sense of nationalism Jérôme Reuter is no exception to most of these but at the same time he writes incredibly beautiful music that often concentrates on the depression that involves watching the traditions of your past disintegrate into western culture but he also leads a strong concentration on the fact that hate itself is a virus that will rot your mind Masse Mensch Material opens with ambient track of what feels like the gathering storm then almost immediately bombards you with drums that feel like WW1 artillery shellings with the opening of Der Brandtaucher and this is generally the entire sense of this album....it's as calming as it is bombastic and angry....it's as rooted in Nietzschean existentialism as it is in Spanish anarchism and revolt against this modern world as well as looking at the people around you and wondering what their true motives are the music is fairly simplistic acoustic guitar but filled with wonderful percussion and some great samples that really add to general feeling of this album in my opinion this is where you should start if you have any interest in both Neofolk and Martial Industrial __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

08-28-2014, 12:21 PM	#129 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	66. Minor Threat - Complete Discography (1989) in my opinion this is one of the most quintessential punk rock albums....if you have not heard Minor Threat you have not heard hardcore music this Discography covers their two full length albums, one EP, and singles/compilation tracks....it has 27 songs and is a mere 51 minutes long i can still remember the first time i heard this album and the feelings it invoked in me.....and after all these years i can still scream along and still know every word to all of these tracks....thus an absolute classic keep in mind much of this was recorded when these guys were mere teenagers...and although there is major influence from bands like Bad Brains and Black Flag....this entire album really stands on it's own....the guitar has such a wonderful fuzz element it could almost be psychedelic.....were it not played at blast beat quickness and full of anger....the bass and drums are text book hardcore beat keeping....at a time when all of this was being invented....then there is Ian....his presence as vocalist is demanding, in your face and unrelenting....his lyrics are amazingly mature, often self reflective, always angry when it comes to hardcore punk this is a must FLEX YOUR HEAD! 67. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985) the debut album of who i think are the most influential act of the 80s....i still find it mind blowing that a track like Upside Down (not on this album) made it to the top of the UK charts i honestly can't think of an album that came out before this that sounds anything like it....sure there is obvious influence from 60s pop giants as wells as the raw fury of bands like The Velvet Underground and The Stooges....but this album is really something special that stands on it's own this album really strikes two major heart strings for me....my love of well thought out simplistic pop music and guitar noise that can make you cringe while filling you with a blissful cacophony what you have here is a perfect blend of harmonious pop songs mixed with brilliant feedback filled guitar noise that works so perfectly....this album is truly ground breaking and in my opinion the foundation for what would become known as "shoegaze" __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

08-28-2014, 10:07 AM	#125 (permalink)
Dylstew Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,366	But wait, if we don't have a list of the albums, how are we going to know which albums have already been posted? With a list one could just ctrl+f, now you have to look through 12 pages, which will turn into a lot more pages pretty soon.

08-28-2014, 12:02 PM	#128 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	65. Horse Stories by Dirty Three (1995) True story: when I travelled to Australia, I spent the entire 15 hour flight from LA to Sydney listening to nothing but Dirty Three albums. I am not exactly sure what possessed me to do this, but it's remained one of the more powerful music experiences that I've had. Horse Stories was at the forefront of this endeavour; I must have listened to it 3 or 4 times during. I basically link it with looking out of a plane window now. It's very reflective for me. For either remembering or reconciling the past to wondering about the future. It's not by any means a happy album, in fact the tone is quite sad, but it's hopeful (it's got a goddamn song named Hope after all). If there's ever an album I'd want to be hearing as a plane spirals into the ocean, it's this one. The calmness of falling with the chaos of the impact I remember reading once about how they sound like a band just warming up their instruments. I like that description, even though it was used negatively. And it's probably not inaccurate. It sounds like a fairly simple concept really, like a lullaby. But it ebbs and flows perfectly. Not unlike flying at all.

08-28-2014, 12:55 PM	#130 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	68. King Crimson - Red You know the book that this thread is clearly inspired by? Well I've been reading it and the past couple of weeks and they've missed this album out. They included ITCOTCK & Larks Tongues, but for some unknown reason left this out. As we're clearly superior to a bunch of music hacks we should have it in ours. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.