...to you and your music taste. list them and list also why i have sooo many from many different phases no particular order: the offspring "americana" - turned me away from pop and started the process towards metal linkin park "hybrid theory" - helping my taste become heavier rammstein "mutter" - got me into industrial nirvana "in utero" - made me fall in love with grunge metallica "ride the lightning" - huge influence on my guitar playing red hot chilli peppers "mother's milk" - strong influence on my bass playing nightwish "once" - got me more into goth stuff evanescence "fallen" - got me more into nightwish prodigy "fat of the land" - reminded me of my liking of electronical music stone temple pilots "thank you" - introduced me to the best singer ever dust eater dogs "motoroil" - got me more into hardcore rage against the machine "evil empire" - i met the style of tom morello the beatles "1" - i don't think words are necessary.... system of a down "toxicity" - pissed me off coz it was exactly the kind of music i wanted to make until then forcing me to take my music writing to a higher level i think this will be enough for now....list yours
Awesome Album. It is kinda sad that they accused The Offspring of "selling out" for this one. All songs from "The End of the Line" onwards are awesome. Too bad they chose to make two of the worst songs, "Pretty Fly" and "Why Don't You Get a Job" into videos. yeah, it was an influential album for me.... used to listen to it a lot when i was 13.
yeah i was 13 too. i think the best song is "kids aren't alright" although i admit that it was pretty fly that caught my attention first. hey it's better than destiny's child or eminem!
actually the video for " The Kids Aren't All Right" caught my attention. BTW, "Ignition" was my first album ever. And yes, The Offspring is a good band for those that wish to make the transition from Pop to other genres of music. I really like Brian "Dexter" Holland for the fact that he was the valedictorian in High School and went on to get a Ph.D degree.
Subhumans, the day the country died. I wont say its the greatest punk album ever made but it was made with style and an almost ska kinda beat, and it taught me to think for myself. I still am in the military and still eat meat, so Dick failed in that respect. But he and his words still made me , make me think for myself, and to look at everyside of any situation. I did happen to meet Dick once, well all of Citizen Fish, at a show. its not too great a story so i have decided not to add it, but he was a very polite and cool cat.
The Beatles - 'Red Album' First album I ever heard, or remember hearing. First I used to play all by myself - Big gatefold LP and everything, it was great. Looking back I suppose the red album is quite the introduction to guitar based music. There's genius melodies start to finish. Nirvana - In Utero First album I bought...It was a friend of my brother's got me into Nirvana, simply by coming round and playing their songs on the guitar...Which reminds me: Dire Straits - Alchemy Mark Knopfler was the man responsible for me picking up a guitar ...Soon went out and bought all the other Nirvana albums and loved them. Still do to this day. Although musically it didn't really turn me on to much of the same. I investigated obviously, but nothing ever lasted. Oasis - Definitely Maybe In one edition of MTV News I learned of Kurt Cobain's suicide and Oasis' debut single 'Supersonic'. Oasis didn't seem like the replacement at the time. But I was pretty gutted and the Supersonic chourus was a wee pick-me-up I guess. Oasis opened the musical door wider than Nirvana did and the collection soon ballooned...So some highlights would be... The Beatles - Revolver David Bowie - Space Oddity & Hunky Dory The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & WL/WH & & Nico! The Beta Band - Hot Shots II Super Furry Animals - Radiator Air - Moon Safari Certainly development...You can almost make out where pot overtook alcohol as the drug of choice
Rock Machine Turns You On Columbia comp 1969 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bob Dylan Can't Be So Bad - Moby Grape Fresh Garbage - Spirit I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar - The United States of America Time of The Season - The Zombies Turn on a Friend - Peanut Butter Conspiracy Sisters of Mercy - Leonard Cohen My Days are Numbered - Blood, Sweat & Tears Dolphins Smile - Byrds Scarborough Fair / Canticle - Simon & Garfunkel Statesboro Blues - Taj Mahal Killing Floor - The Electric Flag Nobody's Got Any Money in the Summer - Roy Harper Come Away Melinda - Tim Rose Flames - Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera Easy Rider Soundtrack- Steppenwolf (The Pusher, Born To Be Wild), the Byrds (Wasn't Born to Follow), Holy Modal Rounders (If You Want To Be A Bird), Fraternity Of Man (Don't Bogart Me), Jimi Hendrix (If Six Was Nine), Electric Prunes (Kyrie Eleison), Roger McGuinn (It's Alright Ma, Ballad of Easy Rider), Smith (The Weight) Byrds- Greatest hits Beatles 1967-1970 Blue album LP one These four albums were played alot when a very small child in early to mid 70's in our house and is probably responsible for my psychedelia obsession Kraftwerk Man-Machine (1978) first heard this in 1979 when 9 and was hooked by electronica from then on also got into everything David Bowie had recorded up to and including Scary Monsters in 1981 Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984) Got this when it first came out in 84, love of all things dreamy and ethereal began here Acid Trax - Phuture (1987) a single but hearing this in a club in London in 1988 was when I fell in love with dance music Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991) got this on release, all my birthdays and christmasses at once, dance-culture and psychedelia collide Warp Records - Electronic Listening music 1 (1992) got this on release and was the beginning of my IDM obsession Portishead - Dummy (1994) got this on release and was the beginning of my obsession of anything remotely similar (Mo Wax artists, Tricky, Massive Attack etc) Comus - First Utterance (1971) got this year and is responsible for my current obsession with acid folk
Tommy (Based on the album's story line, it managed to touch upon subjects that musicians have never really delved into....hah, maybe I'm just saying this b/c I happen to be a psych. major.) Led Zeppelin IV (A whole book was written & based on this album, as well as before & after the release of it. Then again, it was solely the author's opinion....but I just happen to like the album.)
Are You Experienced ~ Jimi Hendrix. First cd I remember listening to, and if it's not, it's still the cd that got me to pick up a guitar. Live At Berkeley ~ Jimi Hendrix. This is the cd that keeps me playing guitar. Lennon Legend ~ John Lennon. Just a great man, who made great music... 'nuff said The White Album ~ The Beatles. Doesn't really need explaining... Those are the four that keep me playing music and keep pushing me to keep playining...
I dont understand how you people can put compilation albums as an influential album?? such as beatles 1 or the beatles red album? when I think of influential albums, they are those that a band intends to make. they write and record songs for a release, and that release is influential on many fans and bands... usually that album causes many people to start their own bands..... greatest hits albums are usually put together by a music company with little or no effort from the band... how can that be influential?? with that in mind, the most influential album has to be: velvet underground & nico - self titled debut (1967) others: The Beatles - white album (1968)
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory The first album i ever bought when i was 8. The Beatles - The Blue Album 1967-1970 This album was the start of my beatles obsession, when i was 12. Aphex Twin - Drukqs This album got me into aphex twin and IDM. Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks This album got me into ambient music. Joy Divison - Unknown Pleasures The start of an obsession with joy division. Radiohead - The Bends / Kid A Made me interested in indie rock and more experimental music. Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn This album got me into 60s music, especially psychedelia. Various Artists - Nuggets Vol.I: Original Artyfacts Of The First Psychedelic Era Made me check out more obscure sixties music and garage compilations. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico My favourite album of all time. other mentions: Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo The Jesus And The Mary Chain - Psychocandy Love - Forever Changes Doves - The Last Broadcast Björk - Vespertine Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children
The point of the thread was most influential albums on your own taste in music. Had it been most influence album full stop I'd probably have put something really predictable like a VU album too
GOTH METAL HIM - deep shadows and brilliant hightlights HIM - love metal Nightwish - century child/over the hills and far away & Once lacuna coil - lacuna coil/comalies HIPPY STUFF the doors - waiting for the sun jimi hendrix - electricladyland the beatles - Abbey road jefferson airplane - sunfighter Incubus - make yourself/morning view Pink flloyd - dark side of the moon/the wall HEAVY METAL/GRUNGE metallica - the black album metallica - master of puppets Nirvana - nevermind InMe - overgrown eden faith no more - angel dust system of a down - toxicity ROCK AND ROLL IN GENERAL Stereophonics - performance and cocktails Travis - the man who REM - out of time / automatic for the people I think that about covers it lol..... peace and love xxxxx
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonley Hearts Club The Radiohead - O.K. Computer Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antartica Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti My Big 5 most influencial at least...there are many others though... Phish - Junta Radiohead - Kid A Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West, Build Nothing Out of Something The Beatles - abbeyroad, let it be, the whitealbum, rubbersoul, revolver magical mystery tour Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Elliott Smith - Either/Or thats it for now.
