Tell us your "classic" albums

[TJ]

Chatting to a mate before - I thought this would make a good thread.

Pretty much, what albums do you find classic and why? To me something you find classic is something that helped shape your taste in music etc. Its also a good chance for people to bring up some albums you may of not heard in some time , good reminder to drag them out for a listen :)

Simple format : Artist/Album/Why

Ill start.

Snoop Doggy Dogg

Doggystyle - 1993

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Why : This was the first CD I ever bought, back in 1994. I dont even know why I bought it back then, I was only just getting into music. Pretty sure I had heard one of the songs of it, and decided it was pretty cool.

Anyhow, this is now 14 years old, and I can still its in my top 3 albums ever. I could listen to it all day every day without issue. Snoops first, and unfortunately best album bought rap to the masses with a mix of great beats, ripper lyrics and awesome marketing. Despite its age, the songs still feel fresh. Best of all, it was real - not a ploy by a record company to sell more albums. He was from the streets, he did keep it real, and the album reflected it.

To me, its my number one classic album.


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Number Two:

Notorious B.I.G

Life After Death - 1997 Disk 1 of 2 - 1997

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To me, I count disc 1 and 2 as two seperate albums. I do no rate disc two at all. Disc one however, is simply brilliant. Biggies brilliant voice and flow bring some classic tracks to the fore. Hypnotize is my favourite track of all time, and it features on this disk. Once again its real rap, not contrived b.s to sell albums to the masses. A tragic shame he was killed before he could better this effort, but to go out with such a outstanding effort means he will never be forgotten.



Remember guys, this is all personal opinion so keep replies civil. Look forward to hearing some extremely varied responses.

[confuzion]

agree with both of those man!

[DRKWRX]

Im a Big Pink Floyd fan and to me this is a very "classic Album" one of my top 3 best ablums ever, Ive listened to it from start to finish countless times and is as good as the first time ive listened to it. I actually bought the Original record a year ago but dont have a record player to listen to it on haha.

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon.

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[doriae86]

a tribe called quest

beats rhymes & life

why ? Classic hip hop, smooth lyrics and beats you could listen to all day

[ReaperSS]

For trance i would have to say the all time classic for me would have to be gatecrasher "red" and gatecrasher "black"

[Joe]

I'm with you TJ....I've got both albums, and they both crank even to this day. I can listen to them over and over and never get tired of them :D

[GhostFc3s]

At the drive-in - Relationship of Command

[Milhouse]

im with marc, the gatecrasher series were awesome back in the day.

the old ministry of sounds were also good

[mc68]

For trance i would have to say the all time classic for me would have to be gatecrasher "red" and gatecrasher "black"


i have gatcrasher black...i put it in the car every now and then...its very good :)

[I <3 Judd 0kw]

Metallica -Black album:boink:


best metal record of all time!!:wave

also anything pink floyd is a classic

[Remix]

This is a hard one for me to decide, so i'll write about both of them :)

Stanton Warriors - The stanton sessions

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Got this in 2003.

What I like about it? The underground sound and mixture of garage, breakbeat, chunky bass lines and vocal sampling. MC moose adds to the set, not detracts.

A Tribe called quest - The low end theory

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Got this back in 97 and have enjoyed it ever since.

What I like about it? Instrumental, Jazzy, Distinctive funky bass lines and abstract catchy lyrics.

[ReaperSS]

Carl Cox "fantasia"

[ben351]

Warren G - Take a Look Over Your Shoulder

If you wannaaaaa beeee with meeee yeah yeah yeah let me hear ya say warrrren G

[Miami]

agree with dark side of the moon - gets played in entirety at least once a month by me.

the who - "tommy" is another concept album that i love.

deep purple - "machine head". i have this complete album as one big .mp3, and i listen to it this way all the time. Opening up with "highway star" like it does, songs like "lazy", "space truckin", and of course "smoke on the water"....classic.

metallica - "ride the lightning" was the first album of theirs that i heard as a little 10yr old courtesy of my cousin, and 6 years later i was in the moshpit at EntCent seeing them live. "Fade to black", "the call of Ktulu", "for whom the bell tolls" are all on this.

tool - "aenima" - i thank god i heard this album, as it got me hooked on one of the most mind-blowing bands of all time. although i listen to "lateralus" more often these days, songs like "46&2", "stinkfist" and "aenima" are just huge.

muse - i'm gonna call "hullabaloo" here, even though its a live album. featuring tracks off both "showbiz" and "origin of symmetry", being a live album allows just how hard these guys rock, and just how much of a genius matt bellamy is, to really shine through.

radiohead - music critics will usually list "ok computer" as their best, but "the bends" was the first album of theirs that i heard. either way, i flew to melbourne in 2004 to see them.

mogwai - i first came across these guys through the "28 days later" soundtrack, and it prompted me to get "mr beast", which has now become an album that i throw on regularly at night and listen to before/while falling asleep.

pendulum - "hold your colour". having never really been much of a dance/techno/d'n'b fan, this album really made me sit up and listen, and i've since expanded my music taste.

tom waits - "asylum years". there were any number of his early albums i could have named here - "bounced checks", "blue valentine"...either way, this guy is just the epitome of cool.

[Miami]

and i totally forgot to mention nirvana "nevermind". i'm not even going to go into why, as im sure most people have heard it all before.

and one last one...eels - "beautiful freak". i fell in love with this album for a while. i dunno what it is, something about E's voice, and the way he words his songs, kinda insecure without being weak/emo, really hits something with me.

[1JZNOSHIT]

Korn - Self Titled
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
Metallica - S&M
RATM - Self Titled
Snoop - Doggy Style
Blink 182 - Dude Ranch
Dr Dre - Tha Cronic 2001

Thats about all I can think of right now.

[mek]

Guess I have a different outlook on music...

Anything by The Clash
Closer by Joy Division
Head on the Door by The Cure
Set List by The Frames
Wincing the Night Away by The Shins
Woodface by Crowded House
Pauls Boutique and Hello Nasty by The Beastie Boys
Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode
Moon Safari by Air
Quadrophenia by The Who
If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues
Supergrass by Supergrass
La Folie by The Stranglers

[Slip_]

Some great Mentions already, low end theory and Beat Rhymes and Life are very up there for me. but i didnt catch onto it until much later in my life when i was 13 or so, a bit before my time.

I'll try keep em short and sweet. too many to lst em all, raised on listening and playing music.

My FIRST Hip Hop Album when i was 10.
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YEEEEEH BOI! Mofo's KNOW!

Possibly the most influencial in my listening throughout the 90's.
The Roots!
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Illidelph Halflife. Possibly the grittiest of all Roots Productions, tasteful, nothing overly gangsta. These guys lead me to Rawkus records and Def Jam.

The Man Himself. Enough Said. When i was playing Trumpet throughout my childhood and teens this guy forged alot of my taste.
Miles Davis - A Kind Of Blue
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Often Referred to as THE dirty south album. Big Place in my listening.
Goodie Mob - Soul Food.
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Outkasts Best. Back in the day! Atliens!
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and Finally... the most revered... also known as the "High Priestess of Soul"... Nina Simone. My mum had me on this shit since i was like 6. Food for the Soul when your down.
Silk & Soul
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[xr06t]

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tiesto: In search of sunrise 3.

1st trance album i ever listened to, love it.

[adrenalin]

I used to love old school blink 182

Chesire cat
Dude ranch

Most of Metallica is still kick ass by todays standard and master of puppets is still one of my fav songs of theres.

[matty12]

tool,aenima,46&2,still gives me goose bumps to this day,and i cant get enough of listen to danny carey play,just awsome.

Nirvana,nevermind.Why?its fucking GRUNGE!!!!came out in my teens,loved it

Pearl Jam,Ten same as above

[sethor]

A Plump Night Out - Plump DJs
I can never ever get sick of listening to this, I have bought it twice as my first copy got scratched from always being in the car, even have it on vinyl.
Favorite song - Bumper (Plump's Remix) - Elektronauts
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Remedy - Basement Jaxx
This has always been one of my favourites since highschool, I dont thrash it much as I use to but I will never forget their set at the 2000 BDO in the Boiler room.
Favorite song - Red Alert
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Beams - The Presets
This is another album thats never far from the CD player, after about 2 years of thrashing still love it to death. They were my highlight at this years BDO and can't wait to see them with Daft Punk in Dec.
Favorite song - Girl And The Sea
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[ReaperSS]

Pantera

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Best song, Fvckin hostile!

Nothing like crankin it on before a fight to get ya amped up

[gazza750]

Machine Head - Deep Purple
Classic genuine heavy metal unlike the pulp that was pumped out by wannabe metal bands

Quatro - Suzi Q in my opinion the first Woman of rock (and as an oldie i fantasized over her as a young-un back in the early 70's

[Roobiks]

Blink 182 - Mark Tom and Travis show.

Infinite reasons why this was chosen.

[INSINR8R]

I'm a big hardcore metal fan so...

Poison the Well - The Opposite of December, a Season of Seperation. One of the most underrated bands in the world today in my opinion. But their first album is an absolute classic. Each track is angrier than the last and you feel like you're a part of the band, feeling evey emotion possible. Got some killer tracks like WISH FOR WINGS THAT WORK, NERDY and SLICE PAPER WRIST.

Atreyu - The Curse. Metalcore would not be the same without this album. As you listen to the songs in order, it kinda sounds like the whole album is about the beginning to the end of a Vampire's life. Although Atreyu claim its about their lives. Best tracks: THE CRIMSON, BLEEDING MASCARA and RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED.

[ben351]

Blink 182 - Mark Tom and Travis show.

Infinite reasons why this was chosen.


Y E S !!!!!!!!

[Onijin]

"Fat Of The Land" - The Prodigy
"Music For The Jilted Generation" - The Prodigy
"Use Your Illusion I" - Guns 'N Roses
"Black Album" - Metallica
"Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Rotten Apples: The Best of The Smashing Pumpkins" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Sehnsucht" - Rammstein
"Live Aus Berlin" - Rammstein
"Mutter" - Rammstein
"Hellbilly Deluxe" - Rob Zombie
"The Original" - Nubreed
"Come With Us" - The Chemical Brothers
"Dig Your Own Hole" - The Chemical Brothers
"A State Of Trance 2004" - Mixed by Armin Van Buuren
"The Politics Of Dancing" - Mixed by Paul Van Dyk
"Ministry Of Sound: Trance Nation 2001" - Mixed by Ferry Corsten
"Creamfields" - Mixed by Paul Oakenfold
"I Choose Noise" - Hybrid
"Slipknot" - Slipknot
"Right Of Way" - Ferry Corsten
"A State Of Trance Year Mix 2005" - Armin Van Buuren
"The Battle Of Los Angeles" - Rage Against The Machine
"Spawn: Original Movie Soundtrack" - Various Artists
"Mortal Kombat: Original Movie Soundtrack" - Various Artists
"Resident Evil Original Movie Soundtrack" - Various Artists
"Discovery" - Daft Punk

Seems like a lot, but I listen to a fairly wide spectrum of music and these albums/compilations are often ones that make their way back into my CD player on a regular basis and have all shaped my interests to a certain degree.

[mc68]

Homework: Daft Punk
Toxicity; System of a Down
Experience: The Prodigy
Silent Shout: The Knife
Veneer: Jose Gonzalez
Lashed euphoria - various artists
Ministry of Sound - Trance nation: Electric
Weapons of mass creation 3 - various artists

[I <3 Judd 0kw]

bon jovi-slippery when wet
pearl jam-ten
def leppard-hysteria
nirvana-nevermind
u2-joshia tree

[Kaliber]

Seeing as we are using the word classic...
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Nuff said

The number of the beast - Iron Maiden
Can't wait to see them, amazing album

Empire - Queensryche

The Joshua Tree - U2

Projector - Dark Tranquillity

Self Titled - The Doors

Not to sure about the trace, some of it would be i guess, maybe kraftwerk, some early prodigy etc

[space]

great thread.

i never bought albums, mainly vinyl singles. was influenced by US house mid 90's which got me into all things electronic since.

[31-EVO]

My very first cd was

" Rage against the mahcine - Battle of Los Angeles "

Still have it to this day, put it on every now and then for nostalgic reasons

[SSICK]

grinspoon - new detention. every song on it is kick ass.

[bodybodyrock]

I'm a big hardcore metal fan so...

Poison the Well - The Opposite of December, a Season of Seperation. One of the most underrated bands in the world today in my opinion. But their first album is an absolute classic. Each track is angrier than the last and you feel like you're a part of the band, feeling evey emotion possible. Got some killer tracks like WISH FOR WINGS THAT WORK, NERDY and SLICE PAPER WRIST.

Atreyu - The Curse. Metalcore would not be the same without this album. As you listen to the songs in order, it kinda sounds like the whole album is about the beginning to the end of a Vampire's life. Although Atreyu claim its about their lives. Best tracks: THE CRIMSON, BLEEDING MASCARA and RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED.

agreed, love both these bands


but im very suprised that no one has mentioned "HiltopHoods - The calling"
to me this cd is still as good as the day it came out, not all that old realy but still my fav that i could listen to every day