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Three albums you MUST hear!

post #1 of 117
3/1/05 at 6:53pm
Thread Starter 
Nightmars on Wax - Smokers Delight
Morcheeba - Big Calm
Tool - Aenima

What three albums do I need to hear?
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post #2 of 117
3/1/05 at 7:13pm
Too many choices... Are you refering to in terms of sound quality or just the album itself?
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post #3 of 117
3/1/05 at 7:23pm
handsome boy modeling school - white people
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post #4 of 117
3/1/05 at 7:25pm
Blackwater Park - Opeth
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post #5 of 117
3/1/05 at 7:34pm
sarah mclachlan - Black

absolutely mind blowing



edit: oops, Black isn't an "album"....but hey, it's worth buying the album just to listen to that song on a mighty pair of cans.
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post #6 of 117
3/1/05 at 7:49pm
Thread Starter 
I just meant three albums that increase your appreciation for your headphones. These three do it for me, amoung others of course, but three sounded like an acceptable number.
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post #7 of 117
3/1/05 at 8:28pm
Mouse on Mars - Iaora Tahiti
Stereolab - Emporor Tomato Ketchup
Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
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post #8 of 117
3/1/05 at 8:41pm
OK, here goes:

Coldcut - 70 Minutes of Madness
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:fqozeflk8gfj

Dre - The Chronic
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:wiazqjkbojaa

Massive Attack vs Mad Professor - No Protection
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:iaug6j8871q0

These are the top three of my "Desert Island Discs"
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post #9 of 117
3/1/05 at 9:28pm
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Originally Posted by MetalManCPA
Blackwater Park - Opeth
i'll pick orchid anyday
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post #10 of 117
3/1/05 at 9:44pm
Well, the three albums you need to hear depend on what kind of music you unusually listen to, since I would try to get you to be more open to different genres.

Three of my favorite albums that are all fairly different are:

Blood on the Tracks-Bob Dylan
This is my ichiban sukina album ever. It was the first real album I got, and has been in my CD player regularly ever since.

De-loused in the Comatorium-The Mars Volta
This is really good. It gave me back my hope that contemporary music has the capability of being excellent.

Straight Outta Compton-NWA
I don't think that this even makes my top ten best albums ever, but if you don't listen to rap (or hate it), I would recommend starting here.


Also:
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Originally Posted by MrJoshua

This is an excellent album. I would still suggest starting with some NWA, but this would probably be my next stop.
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post #11 of 117
3/1/05 at 10:26pm
That increase appreciation for headphones.. I will assume you mean that by sound quality

For that:

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
-You definitely need headphones to experience the full thing at its best.

Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood
-Very nice detail only picked up through headphones. Speakers and headphones have two VERY different experiences - but both are VERY positive ones.

Mormon Terbanacle Choir & The Philidelphia Orchestra - George Handel's "Messiah" - One of the best-recorded pieces, and the soundstage is great for headphones, as it makes you feel as if you are in the front row of the performance.
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post #12 of 117
3/1/05 at 11:00pm
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
The Who - Who's Next
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde (or Highway 61 Revisited, it's close)
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post #13 of 117
3/2/05 at 2:22am
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
A good album for a Sunday morning. They have a great talent at seamlessly moving from light guitar work to downtuned riffing that would make Tony Iommi proud.

Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
There's a reason why this album is considered revolutionary to hip-hop. And any metalhead has to appreciate a rap song based around a riff from Slayer.

Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
Beautifully haunting in every aspect, from the excellent songwriting to the airy guitar work that packs a punch in all the right places.
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post #14 of 117
3/2/05 at 3:20am
Manic Street Preachers- The Holy Bible
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:mme997rfkrjt

Neutral Milk Hotel- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:8ranqj3ioj6a

VAST- Visual Audio Sensory Theater
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:paivad5ku8w5
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post #15 of 117
3/2/05 at 4:01am
Nine Inch Nails-Things fall apart

Xzibit- 40 dayz 40 nightz

The Roots- Phrenology

^ First three that came to mind
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