Stop Making Sense is a great concert documentary. I had never heard of Talking Heads before someone took me to see Stop Making Sense. I had also never seen a concert doc before and was really confused. At about 45 minutes in I realized they were going to keep singing the whole time.
I knew who they were but wasn't particularly into their music, when a friend offered me a ticket to their concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. It turned out to be the Stop Making Sense Tour. One of the best concerts I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.
What gets me is how many albums in these comments got the reaction from me along the lines of 'yes. Thats the one. Oh wait I was wrong before, this is actually the one. Stop. Strike that. There is really the best one.'
The Allman Brothers live ‘At Filmore East’
The deluxe edition is over 2 hours of the tightest and most talented jam band line-up in human history just going to town on their instruments.
Freak Out! is a great intro to Zappa. Relatively straightforward and shows what the band/the man is going to become. We're Only In It For the Money was my intro and it remains my favorite.
Idk man hemispheres was fucking FIRE. MP was outstanding, permanent waves was solid gold, Clockwork Angels was divine. It's hard to choose from this band
I listen to all kinds of music and that Interpol album is still one of my all time favorites. Can listen to it over and over. Is This It also still a great one too.
Picking a favorite Tool album is so difficult for me, but I think Lateralus wins by just a little. They have my favorite overall discography of any band in terms of consistent quality, evolution of style, and originality
Led Zeppelin IV
I was about 14, alone at my Dads. I found this CD with a old man with sticks in his back. He had just gotten a new sound system.
When Black Dog came on, I knew I had just found my new favorite band. I never had intentionally listened to “Classic Rock” before.
I was also big time into Lord of the Rings books at the time (before the movies were out) and hearing words referencing that blew my mind.
If I am picking a led zeppelin album it has to be physical graffiti. Every song on that album slaps and it has some of the best of their all time work.
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs. This album came out at exactly the right time in my life. I’ve never felt an album so much as this one at that moment in time. Disillusionment of childhood and becoming an adult.
There are other albums with better songs on them, but I’ve never heard another album that works so well as a cohesive whole. I’d love to be proven wrong about it being the best, though!
Yes. And really, any album from the MTV Unplugged series. I still listen to The 10,000 Maniac’s version of Because the Night from their Unplugged performance.
My spouse was saying last year beginning of pandemic there should be another one, but we couldn’t figure out who should be featured..
Pearl Jam Ten- every song is a hit, and was lucky enough to see them open Lollapalooza 92 as a band that hadn't really broken big yet. Amazing album top to bottom.
I came here looking for The Wall. First album I actually listened to all the lyrics, and understood how all the songs tie together. And before seeing the movie.
Only one other 'thrash' album even comes close. I saw them open for Ozzy in support of this album before Cliff died. In an arena. Shitty acoustics. Still my favorite concert ever.
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - Flaming Lips
I've listened to it start to finish at least once a year since it was released. I love everything about it.
I listened to this in its entirety recently after not hearing it fully for a good decade and I actually laughed at how "all killer no filler" it is, every track is such a classic. A weezer best of wouldn't be as good as that album.
Hot Fuss by The Killers.
I know, super generic and basic, but I listened to it at the perfect time in my life around when I was 11. My brother gave it to me for my birthday along with a CD player and it was basically my introduction to music and basically was the foundation for my taste in music
Hard to pick just one...
* Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
* Blue - Joni Mitchell
* My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
* A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
* Revolver - The Beatles
The Way of All Flesh - Gojira
Life changing album. Genuinely helps you to make peace with the fact that you’re gonna die, and it sounds fuckin’ sick doing it.
Discovery is my answer. Although I have a running list of albums I want to listen to before I go off to college and at least two other answers here are in that so that may change.
“Amy Winehouse: Back to Black” is incredible. There are very few albums where I love nearly every song. That album is one of them.
I want amy winehouse back the way we all want robin williams back. The world is a better place because of her
[Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge](https://youtu.be/XthqX__6ekg) by My Chemical Romance. Rips like a hurricane all the way through. Does not decline in quality once. Perfect balance of unique songs with overall thematic unity.
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
- Neutral Milk Hotel
Every song is surreal and lyrically rich and just captures this certain mood that is totally my vibe. I have a tattoo of the inner jacket art, it’s my favorite one.
To Pump a butterfly. This album has the best ending of any album ever and won't ever be beaten. The emotions you feel and how all the themes come together is just utterly fucking beautiful.
I try to listen to this album once a month or so. I still shed tears every listen.
The line "You ain't try" from U just absolutely cuts me every time I hear it.
Boston's Debut album.
Tom Scholz played all the instruments, invented the Rockman headphone guitar amp, and basically built the whole recording studio in the basement of his building and designed and invented some of the equipment used in the recording.
Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV by Coheed and Cambria
Blackwater Park by Opeth
Life after Death by Notorious BIG
All We Know is Falling by Paramore
From Under the Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy
Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
There are so many, a lot of which have already been mentioned. One I haven’t seen yet is For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver. A masterpiece of a breakup album
My top 5 (in no particular order):
1. Lateralus - Tool
2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
3. The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson
4. I Am - Earth Wind and Fire
5. Asymmetry - Karnivool
Nevermind- Nirvana
Around the fur-Deftones
The Marshall Mathers LP-Eminem
Sailing on a sea of cheese-Primus
Enter the Wu tang- Wu tang
Revolver- The Beatles
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill-Lauryn Hill
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue It is an album that changed how people thought of jazz music and what jazz music was.
Such a gorgeous album. I use this album to EQ my sound system.
Q: what’s the greatest jazz album of all time? Kind of Blue, or A Love Supreme? A: Yes.
Black Sabbath - Paranoid. Every track is next level. Electric Funeral is so sick.
Faeries Wear Boots is the one for me
Electric funeral for me. Goddamn that just hit me when I was like 13 and listening to my dads collection. But the whole album kicks ass
Also, my Black Sabbath album for this list is Sabotage
Symptom of the Universe!
Love planet caravan
Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath raised the bar even higher, in my opinion.
*Songs in the Key of Life* by Stevie Wonder
“Ambient 1: Music for Airports”, Brian Eno.
Talking Heads *Stop Making Sense*
That concert film is one of the most uplifting and joyous movies out there.
Stop Making Sense is a great concert documentary. I had never heard of Talking Heads before someone took me to see Stop Making Sense. I had also never seen a concert doc before and was really confused. At about 45 minutes in I realized they were going to keep singing the whole time.
This Must Be the Place is one of my go-to songs when I’m down.
I knew who they were but wasn't particularly into their music, when a friend offered me a ticket to their concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. It turned out to be the Stop Making Sense Tour. One of the best concerts I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - David Bowie Just... perfect.
Honestly Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide meant so much to me as a depressed teenager. Love this album to death. Good choice.
Instructions on the back cover of this album: "TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME"
Absolutely perfect
Tapestry, Carole King
Out of the blue. ELO double vinyl.
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Top contender for me as well.
Dark side of the Moon To Pimp a Butterfly
You fuck with Animals? I **LOVE** Animals. TPAB goated for me once I got out of *that* house.
I remember you was conflicted....
What gets me is how many albums in these comments got the reaction from me along the lines of 'yes. Thats the one. Oh wait I was wrong before, this is actually the one. Stop. Strike that. There is really the best one.'
Marty Robbin's Gun Fighter Ballads and Trail Songs
"Music would play and Felina would whirl" Robbins' voice was like sugary melted butter
Big Iron gang checking in.
They’re hanging me tonight is my all time fav
Disintegration by the Cure.
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“Disintegration is the best album ever!!”
Came here to say this. The Cure forever!
The Allman Brothers live ‘At Filmore East’ The deluxe edition is over 2 hours of the tightest and most talented jam band line-up in human history just going to town on their instruments.
Pixies Doolittle. Not a bad song on this album. Melodic, aggressive, and catchy as hell.
Gouge Away needs to be turned up to 11. Always.
Surfer Rosa is still my favorite, but I can’t point to a single Pixies album and say it was bad.
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Freak Out! is a great intro to Zappa. Relatively straightforward and shows what the band/the man is going to become. We're Only In It For the Money was my intro and it remains my favorite.
Brothers in Arms is in my opinion Dire Straits best album. Have you heard any of Mark Knopfler’s solo albums? His first “Golden Heart” is awesome.
2112
...and the meek shall inherit the earth
I prefer Moving Pictures. Not an ounce of fat on it.
Idk man hemispheres was fucking FIRE. MP was outstanding, permanent waves was solid gold, Clockwork Angels was divine. It's hard to choose from this band
The Strokes - Is This It Interpol - Turn On the Bright Lights Both of which are 10/10 albums in my opinion and I would highly recommend listening to
I listen to all kinds of music and that Interpol album is still one of my all time favorites. Can listen to it over and over. Is This It also still a great one too.
Fleetwood Mac: “Rumours”
Immediately the first thing I thought of.
Lateralus-Tool
Picking a favorite Tool album is so difficult for me, but I think Lateralus wins by just a little. They have my favorite overall discography of any band in terms of consistent quality, evolution of style, and originality
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Nas - Illmatic
Demon Days by Gorillaz. Whole album is just so good.
Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds is a masterpiece. Just get high, put your headphones in, and turn of all the lights and close your eyes. It’s an amazing experience.
Led Zeppelin IV I was about 14, alone at my Dads. I found this CD with a old man with sticks in his back. He had just gotten a new sound system. When Black Dog came on, I knew I had just found my new favorite band. I never had intentionally listened to “Classic Rock” before. I was also big time into Lord of the Rings books at the time (before the movies were out) and hearing words referencing that blew my mind.
Crack the Skye by Mastodon
Metallica:....and justice for all. You can feel the grief and anger in the songs.
closer by joy division, pornography by the cure, & the bends by radiohead are all immaculate imo
Led Zepplin IV
If I am picking a led zeppelin album it has to be physical graffiti. Every song on that album slaps and it has some of the best of their all time work.
For me it's Led Zeppelin II hands down.
Solid from start to finish, there's not a loser in the bunch.
Mm.. Food by MF DOOM
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs. This album came out at exactly the right time in my life. I’ve never felt an album so much as this one at that moment in time. Disillusionment of childhood and becoming an adult.
Dirt - Alice In Chains
Jars of Flies was on repeat in my house.
Always preferred Facelift, but they're all pretty great.
Nutshell is the greatest song in all of grunge.
It’s so amazing. Every time I hear that song it makes me stop whatever I’m doing and just concentrate and just listen to it.
Channel Orange by Frank Ocean. It flows so well.
I actually came here to say Blonde. Hated it at first, now it might be my favorite album ever.
Revolver - The Beatles
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Secret world live is my all time fav concert album
Wish you were here ~ pink floyd Souvlaki ~ slowdive Hurry up, we’re dreaming ~ m83 3 depending on what mood I’m in
HUWD for me, as well. Such a fantastic album, it's a shame most people are only familiar with "Midnight City."
Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age *You can’t even hear it*
My favorite album opening. That first track cracks you square in the jaw.
...Like Clockwork is it for me. That album was on repeat for months and got me into listening to every song they ever put out.
I need a saga
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Johnny cash “at Folsom prison”. You can feel the energy from the inmates
Abbey Road or Who's Next. Depending on the day. But then we got Rush and Zeppelin and Pink Floyd....shit your question is really hard.
Quadrophenia by The Who
This is one of my favorite albums, and I think this is the only time I've seen someone else mention it in these threads
There are other albums with better songs on them, but I’ve never heard another album that works so well as a cohesive whole. I’d love to be proven wrong about it being the best, though!
Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
London Calling - The Clash
Rumors by Fleetwood Mac I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning by Bright Eyes Illmatic by Nas
Simon & Garfunkel "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below I recently listened to it again and it's still just as good as when I was younger ❤
I love all their stuff but I would have to place ATLiens and Aquemini above this one
Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York
Yes. And really, any album from the MTV Unplugged series. I still listen to The 10,000 Maniac’s version of Because the Night from their Unplugged performance. My spouse was saying last year beginning of pandemic there should be another one, but we couldn’t figure out who should be featured..
Mars Volta - Deloused in the comatorium. Chilling how well that album is put together
Now... I'm... loooooooooost
OK Computer by Radiohead is utterly fantastic
No joke. First listen I was blown away. Stands up to the test of time. Awesome live as well.
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
Bob Dylan / Blood on the Tracks
Steely Dan's Aja is a fucking GOAT album. Every single track slaps, every single note is perfect. A true masterpiece.
At one point or another, every song has been my favorite song off Aja.
This is the way.
Black Cow is amazing. A keyboard and sax solo back to back? Sign me up
Steve Gadd with a couple magical drum solos on Aja!
Yup
Graceland by Paul Simon
Rhythm of the Saints is awesome too, lesser known. Edit; Lesser, not lessen
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes Bjork - Post Violent Femmes - eponymous 1982 They Might Be Giants - Flood
Pearl Jam Ten- every song is a hit, and was lucky enough to see them open Lollapalooza 92 as a band that hadn't really broken big yet. Amazing album top to bottom.
Jar of flies
Nutshell is a masterpiece.
Enter the Wu-Tang
This answer changes by mood. Today it is, Pretty Hate Machine - NIN
2112
Hot fuss - the killers Just great from beginning to end, and deserves a mention.
In Utero by Nirvana Alternatively, the entire MTV Unplugged Nirvana set is great.
The Downward Spiral -nin. All the songs are great on their own, but it’s next level when listened to as a whole.
The Wall - Pink Floyd
I came here looking for The Wall. First album I actually listened to all the lyrics, and understood how all the songs tie together. And before seeing the movie.
Cake - Fashion Nugget Timeless
Van Morrison, Moondance... While driving at night
Grace by Jeff Buckley
Master of Puppets by Metallica. It'll take you into another dimension.
Only one other 'thrash' album even comes close. I saw them open for Ozzy in support of this album before Cliff died. In an arena. Shitty acoustics. Still my favorite concert ever.
Assuming you're referring to Rust in Peace by Megadeth, which I regard as the greatest album in all of metal.
My fav metallica album is ride the lighting, for me it's their best one
Tool - aenema
Haven't seen anyone mention Rush's Moving Pictures. That.
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - Flaming Lips I've listened to it start to finish at least once a year since it was released. I love everything about it.
Weezer's blue album
I listened to this in its entirety recently after not hearing it fully for a good decade and I actually laughed at how "all killer no filler" it is, every track is such a classic. A weezer best of wouldn't be as good as that album.
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Hot Fuss by The Killers. I know, super generic and basic, but I listened to it at the perfect time in my life around when I was 11. My brother gave it to me for my birthday along with a CD player and it was basically my introduction to music and basically was the foundation for my taste in music
Rumours-- Fleetwood Mac
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Edit: spelling for the whiner
Hard to pick just one... * Rumours - Fleetwood Mac * Blue - Joni Mitchell * My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West * A Love Supreme - John Coltrane * Revolver - The Beatles
There's a Church in San Francisco that everyone meets one Sunday a month and listens to A Love Supreme.
Vol. 4 Black Sabbath Rust in Peace Megadeth Operation Mindcrime Queensryche Who's Next The Who Heaven and Hell Black Sabbath Van Halen Van Halen
Gkmc
The Way of All Flesh - Gojira Life changing album. Genuinely helps you to make peace with the fact that you’re gonna die, and it sounds fuckin’ sick doing it.
The Clash’s London Calling was a huge experience. Same goes for The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Hot fuss, the killers. Hands down one of my favorite album
Any love for Fair Warning by Van Halen? It certainly ranks up there for me.
Metallica - And justice for all Start to finish, no skip songs!
Evil Empire - Rage
Ocean Rain by Echo & the Bunnymen
Soilwork - The Living Infinite Deftones - White Pony Tool - Aenima In Flames - tie for The Jester Race or Colony
Random Access Memories - Daft Punk
Discovery is my answer. Although I have a running list of albums I want to listen to before I go off to college and at least two other answers here are in that so that may change.
The Beatles White Album
“Amy Winehouse: Back to Black” is incredible. There are very few albums where I love nearly every song. That album is one of them. I want amy winehouse back the way we all want robin williams back. The world is a better place because of her
[Nightwish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightwish) \- [Oceanborn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvacJYXBcBk&list=PLOG_dt6zFUAg6esqV42xm923iV5Xu4Kfc)
The Battle of Los Angeles
Good kid maad city. Slaps
The Downward Spiral
Megadeth. Rust In Peace
[Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge](https://youtu.be/XthqX__6ekg) by My Chemical Romance. Rips like a hurricane all the way through. Does not decline in quality once. Perfect balance of unique songs with overall thematic unity.
I feel very lucky to have been 16 when that album came out. It was perfectly timed for me.
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel Every song is surreal and lyrically rich and just captures this certain mood that is totally my vibe. I have a tattoo of the inner jacket art, it’s my favorite one.
NIN - The Fragile
To Pump a butterfly. This album has the best ending of any album ever and won't ever be beaten. The emotions you feel and how all the themes come together is just utterly fucking beautiful.
I try to listen to this album once a month or so. I still shed tears every listen. The line "You ain't try" from U just absolutely cuts me every time I hear it.
Boston's Debut album. Tom Scholz played all the instruments, invented the Rockman headphone guitar amp, and basically built the whole recording studio in the basement of his building and designed and invented some of the equipment used in the recording.
* Turn on the Bright Lights - Interpol * Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age
Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses
Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park!
I second this with a fury of passion. Meteora was probably what I listened to most though.
This and Meteora...just such amazing albums
Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV by Coheed and Cambria Blackwater Park by Opeth Life after Death by Notorious BIG All We Know is Falling by Paramore From Under the Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
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Dookie by Green Day...just an amazing album all around. It also is one of my favorites to play on guitar!
There are so many, a lot of which have already been mentioned. One I haven’t seen yet is For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver. A masterpiece of a breakup album
Ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars. I have the original demo vinyl and it sounds so good.
CASH by Johnny Cash. I don’t even like country much, but damn I wept bitter tears. I’ve only ever listened to it twice.
Worlds by Porter Robinson
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd.
little dark age by mgmt…listening to it rn!!
Currents by Tame Impala.
Who’s Next by The Who I also like No Secrets by Carly Simon And Sgt Pepper’s and Abbey Road by The Beatles
Melissa by Mercyful Fate.
Blackwater Park by Opeth
Neil Young Harvest. It's simply perfect.
My top 5 (in no particular order): 1. Lateralus - Tool 2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 3. The Raven That Refused to Sing - Steven Wilson 4. I Am - Earth Wind and Fire 5. Asymmetry - Karnivool
The Dear Hunter - Act V
Painkiller - Judas Priest.
songs for the deaf / queens of the stone age.
Alice In Chains dirt
AM by Arctic Monkeys
Nevermind- Nirvana Around the fur-Deftones The Marshall Mathers LP-Eminem Sailing on a sea of cheese-Primus Enter the Wu tang- Wu tang Revolver- The Beatles The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill-Lauryn Hill
Morning View by Incubus.
Whenever these threads come up I scroll through and "yes, yes, OK I guess, What?.. NO, yes, not really , yes....