What is The Best Album?

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2004-03-17 01:43pm

I don't have a favourite, but up there would rank...

Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
Bathory - Hammerheart
Graveworm - Scourge Of Malice
Nightwish - Wishmaster
In Flames - Colony

...in no specific order.

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2004-03-17 02:23pm

Lazy Raptor wrote:Rob Zombie: Past, Present and Future.

It's an awesome compilation of his greatest hits, and has a few new ones. Whether you're an oldschool White Zombie fan or really into the modern Industrial Rock, this album is for you! I heartily recommend it. Plus, it's really long and lasts the entire ride to work!

I'd be inclined to agree, but I feel it's sorely lacking in some of the best Zombie tracks in favor of the most popular ones. Everyone's heard "More Human Than Human," "Dragula," "Superbeast," etc. 17.3 billion times. What about "I Am Hell," or "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-run Blast-O-Rama," or "Blood, Milk, and Sky"? Or "Bring Her Down" or "Return of the Phantom Stranger"?

The problem with Zombie is that his best songs are never the most popular ones, although I have to give him mad props for putting "Pussy Liquor" on there. That's my all-time favorite Zombie track now.

As for my personal, preference, I'd have to go with Rage Against the Machine's Renegades album. Not only is it the arguably the best cover album ever, but it showcases the downright incredible talents of Zach and Tom in just about every track.

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2004-03-17 06:10pm

Just because everyone but the people who have Inuyasha style avatars seems to hate it, I'll throw in my favourites. (Greatest hits albums are excluded for reasons that are unclear at the time. They probably have something to do with 'purity')

Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
Led Zeppelin 2
Led Zeppelin 4
Led Zeppelin 5
Eminem- The Eminem Show
Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd- Wish you were Here
System of a Down
System of a Down- Toxicity
System of a Down- Steal This Album
Disturbed- Believe
Bad Company- 10 from 6
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Californication

Best greatest hits albums:

Led Zeppelin- Remasters
Styx
Eagles
David Bowie
Blondie & Pat Benatar
Creedence Clearwater Revival
John Mellencamp

-Damien

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-03-17 06:37pm

Keevan_Colton wrote:
Gandalf wrote:Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth.
Amen! Testify!

Though, I'm a little more a "Somewhere Far Beyond" fellow myself

Which in turn made me think of "Far Beyond Driven", my favourite Pantera album....damn that's a good album, but i prefer OBSOLETE! <dun-derdundun-dun-derdundun>Nothing is the waaay it seems....

darth_rex · Post by **darth_rex** » 2004-03-17 06:55pm

Yet another vote for Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory here! I liked One Step Closer. I couldn't get enough of Crawling. Then I bought the album and listen to it daily for close to a year. Love every song on it. It is the only album I have that I don't skip songs on.

Runners-up are:

Linkin Park - Meteora
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
AC/DC - Live (needs Big Balls though)
Staind - 14 Shades of Grey
Limp Bizkit - Results May Vary (very underrated IMHO, a departure from their previous style that rocks!)

I like a great many more albums but these are ones I can listen to all the way through.

The Albino Raven · Post by **The Albino Raven** » 2004-03-17 08:14pm

Wow, I didn't think anyone was gonna post, but thats cool. I would have to say a great album has to be one you don't need to skip songs on, and using said logic my favorite few are as follows

American Beauty-Grateful Dead
By the Way- Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Joshua Tree- U2
Revolver-The Beatles
Hail to the Thief- Radiohead
Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd

In no particular order

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-03-17 08:18pm

Metallica - The Black Album

I'd list Meteora by Linkin Park, but I don't care how good the songs are, 42 minutes worth of music is simply not enough to justify spending $18.

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-03-17 10:02pm

OK Computer- Radiohead
What's the Story (Morning Glory)- Oasis
Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd
Parachutes- Coldplay
Lover/Fighter- Hawksley Workman

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-03-17 10:05pm

Bugger- forgot

Transmissions from the Satellite Heart - The Flaming Lips

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2004-03-18 12:02am

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden
Aenima - Tool
Larks Tongue in Aspic - King Crimson
Animals - Pink Floyd
White Album - The Beatles
Scenes From a Memory - Dream Theater
The Gathering - Testament
Seasons in the Abyss - Slayer
Ride the Lightning - Metallica
Apostrophe - Frank Zappa
2112 - Rush

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2004-03-18 12:03am

Superman wrote:Out of Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elvis... and you choose Linkin Park?

Those supposedly "great" groups simply produced nothing that I like. I find that I dislike most music from the 60's as I feel it just sounds like shit and the lyrics do nothing for me, I simply cannot connect with it. Hell I would rather listen to classical stuff like Beethoven than alot of 50's, 60's shit.

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2004-03-18 12:53am

Alferd Packer wrote:I'd be inclined to agree, but I feel it's sorely lacking in some of the best Zombie tracks in favor of the most popular ones. Everyone's heard "More Human Than Human," "Dragula," "Superbeast," etc. 17.3 billion times. What about "I Am Hell," or "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-run Blast-O-Rama," or "Blood, Milk, and Sky"? Or "Bring Her Down" or "Return of the Phantom Stranger"?

Meh. The only one of those I liked was RotPS.

The problem with Zombie is that his best songs are never the most popular ones, although I have to give him mad props for putting "Pussy Liquor" on there. That's my all-time favorite Zombie track now.

He has to do that in order for it to be sold to the common Joe. And blargh. Pussy Liquor's down there with HoaTC, I don't like the really slow, really creepy songs. But it's grown on me.

Girl on Fire is hands down the best new one on there, IMO.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-03-18 02:45am

The Dude wrote:
Vympel wrote:Autobahn's debut album.

(you get a cookie if you know what fuck I'm talking about)
Gimme my cookie.

WHO'S THE FUCKING NIHILIST HERE! WHAT ARE YOU, A BUNCH OF FUCKING CRYBABIES?!

ROFL. *hands cookie* should've figured The Dude would know! Though you should really have The Dude as your avatar rather than Jesus the Pederast.

UltraViolence83 · Post by **UltraViolence83** » 2004-03-19 05:05am

Down - II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow. I can NEVER get tired of that album. I can relate to it.

I used to listen to Linkin Park and Korn and whatnot, but last week I gave almost all of my mallcore/nu-metal shit to my brother, as I am now an elitist metalhead prick in training.

Adelfi · Post by **Adelfi** » 2004-03-19 08:05am

Morningrise - Opeth
De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta
Paid in Full - Eric B. and Rakim (know your old school)
The Somberlain - Dissection
Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
Terminal Spirit Disease - At The Gates

And since the truly great never came out with albums as it were I'll just go ahead and say that Beethoven's entire body of work is the greates human example of musical perfection the world has ever produced

(see that my resolve face it is)

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » 2004-03-19 03:03pm

Vympel wrote:ROFL. *hands cookie* should've figured The Dude would know! Though you should really have The Dude as your avatar rather than Jesus the Pederast.

Done.

"Eight year olds, Dude."

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-03-20 05:52am

Embracer Of Darkness wrote: Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

What's perfect about it? I borrowed it once at the library, listened to it and it struck me as rather bland and dull compared to Bal-Sagoth. (the only "symphonic metal" band which I have deemed worthy of my attention, with the possible exception of Thyrfing... perhaps also Finntroll and Aborym, if you consider them "symphonic") To be honest, though, it was a long time ago. Perhaps I need another listen and a comparison to Bal-Sagoth's "Atlantis Ascendant".

UltraViolence83 wrote:I used to listen to Linkin Park and Korn and whatnot, but last week I gave almost all of my mallcore/nu-metal shit to my brother, as I am now an elitist metalhead prick in training.

Yay! And I thought I was the only one of those folks around here! (well, I'm the closest thing to one you'll find here)

[Manowar] Death To False Metal! Glorious True Metal Forever! [/Manowar]

Durandal wrote:Metallica - The Black Album

You're sarcastic, aren't you?

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2004-03-20 11:13am

Adelfi wrote:Morningrise - Opeth
De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta
Paid in Full - Eric B. and Rakim (know your old school)
The Somberlain - Dissection
Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
Terminal Spirit Disease - At The Gates

Whoa. A guy that likes Jay-Z AND Opeth?! Never seen that before. Opeth kicks ass by the way.

Adelfi · Post by **Adelfi** » 2004-03-20 03:42pm

I'd never say one's better than the other either.
they both occupy totally different universes.
doesn't mean you can't appreciate one or the other though
Its kinda like enjoying the sopranos and farscape back to back

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2004-03-22 02:12pm

Tsyroc wrote:Guns-N-Roses Appetite For Destruction because it absolutely rocks all the way through. Okay it does slow down a little bit in a few songs but not that much.

A-fucking men. There is not one song on this album that isn't class. It's just a collection of bitching sings.

runner-up is probably one of Alice Cooper's last three albums, because I happen to think songs on an album should mesh well together. Probably Brutal Planet

zombie84 · Post by **zombie84** » 2004-03-22 02:33pm

I think Manowar's Louder Than Hell is the only album i can listen to from start to finish nearly everyday and still love it like it was my first listen. I have no idea why, it just really kicks my ass.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-03-22 02:37pm

InnerBrat wrote: A-fucking men. There is not one song on this album that isn't class. It's just a collection of bitching sings.

I knew I could count on you to back me up on this one. Now they can close this thread.

InnerBrat wrote:runner-up is probably one of Alice Cooper's last three albums, because I happen to think songs on an album should mesh well together. Probably Brutal Planet

It sounds like you prefer to listen to albums from start to finish. I like a few albums that way but unfortunately CD and the pure crappiness of most albums these days means I hit the skip button a lot or I buy "Greatest Hits" albums which aren't really designed to mesh.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-03-22 05:06pm

I forgot to mention Powerman 5000 - Tonight The Stars Revolt...superb album. Every song an anthem.