Headphones albums?

**Frownland** · 05-25-2012, 06:06 PM

Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music and essentially any album by Sunn O))) are great albums to listen to through headphones. Although Sunn O))) is great when you have it at full blast on a massive stereo, it's still just as amazing with headphones.

Neapolitan · 05-26-2012, 12:12 AM

Studio

The Beatles ~ Sgt. Pepper
Gang of Four ~ Entertainment!
Genesis ~ Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pond
Leo Kottke ~ 6- and 12- String Guitar (Armidillo cover)
The Rolling Stones ~ Let It Bleed
REM ~ Murmur
The Rezillos ~ Can't Stand The Rezillos
Rush ~ Moving Pictures
Matthew Sweet ~ Girlfriend
U2 ~ Unforgettable Fire
The Ventures ~ Walk! Don't Run/The Ventures
Yes ~ The Yes Album, Close to The Edge

Live/Greatest Hits

Allman Brothers Band ~ Fillmore East, February 1970
The Byrds ~ The Byrds Play Bob Dylan
Nick Lowe ~ Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe
Les Paul (look at my avatar, that album :/ )
The Platters - Greatest Hits
Traffic ~ Feelin' Alright: The Very Best Of Traffic (aka The Definitive Collection) – 2000
ZZ Top ~ The Best of ZZ Top (10 Legendary Tales Texas Tales)

I think The Ventures Walk! Don't Run is definitely a favorite of mine to listen on headphones because of the aesthetic of the instruments used onit, it's pleasure of listening to tunes played with (now) vintage gear. It's not for same reason most albums are chosen eg the complexity of the music; but just for the sound of the Stratocaster, Jazzmaster and P Bass. through tube amps.

Can't Stand The Rezillos and Basher for the bass playing by some of my favorite bass players WIlliam Mysterious and Nick Lowe (respectively). Sometimes a decent set of headphones with good bass response is neccersary to really enjoy an album.

Girlfriend for the guitar playing of Richard Lloyd (Television) and Robert Quine.

Sneer · 05-26-2012, 12:25 PM

This bad boy.

hip hop bunny hop · 05-26-2012, 04:51 PM

I listen to all my music on the cheapest earbuds I can find. ****ty earbuds are the best way to listen to Black Metal.

EDIT: Almost forgot: only treble is real.

Phantom Limb · 05-26-2012, 05:52 PM

Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

Headphones is the only way to listen to this album.

Chives · 05-26-2012, 10:40 PM

I honestly don't think I have an albums I'd be like "oh you need to listen to this with headphones". Like...it sounds great to me regardless of what I'm using and the details usually aren't that tough to pick out on decent speakers. I can see the appeal, though, and it's much easier to get a good headphone setup than a good speaker setup.

What I do have, though, are albums I don't like listening to with headphones. Crazy primitive stereo mixes with awkward separation between the speakers are tough for me to handle with headphones, but on speakers aren't nearly as bad. So there's that.

mr dave · 05-27-2012, 07:56 AM

Anything by Boards of Canada should be listened to on headphones.

05-25-2012, 06:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music and essentially any album by Sunn O))) are great albums to listen to through headphones. Although Sunn O))) is great when you have it at full blast on a massive stereo, it's still just as amazing with headphones. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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05-26-2012, 04:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	I listen to all my music on the cheapest earbuds I can find. ****ty earbuds are the best way to listen to Black Metal. EDIT: Almost forgot: only treble is real. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

05-26-2012, 10:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
Chives Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 299	I honestly don't think I have an albums I'd be like "oh you need to listen to this with headphones". Like...it sounds great to me regardless of what I'm using and the details usually aren't that tough to pick out on decent speakers. I can see the appeal, though, and it's much easier to get a good headphone setup than a good speaker setup. What I do have, though, are albums I don't like listening to with headphones. Crazy primitive stereo mixes with awkward separation between the speakers are tough for me to handle with headphones, but on speakers aren't nearly as bad. So there's that. __________________ [My last.fm] [My Tumblr]