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| Albums that Changed Music for Me
Albums that made an impact on my musical tastes. They changed how I perceived music, whether it be introducing me to new genres or creating sounds I never imagined hearing before.
There may be critique, as some albums may not be as "awesome" enough to be that influential (or so some may claim). This is a list of albums relevant throughout my whole life and not just the recent past. We all have phases.
List in no particular order. | | 1 |  | Sigur Ros
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I was familiar with progressive music by the time I first listened to this album, not so much so "post-rock". Later would I find out most post-rock groups aren't anything like Sigur Ros.
This album's atmosphere was something I had never felt or experienced before. It was so hauntingly beautiful, yet at times dark and evil. It was a whole new concept to me. Untitled tracks, made up languages, an album where every track is a true progression until the transcendental climax. After listening to this album I promptly bought the rest of this band's discog.
If I listened to GY!BE before I found these guys I think I'd like GY!BE a whole lot more | | 2 |  | Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon
Generic answer, yeah yeah whatever.
I first heard this album in middle school, and from listening to this album I realized these new facts about the world of music listening:
- tracks without lyrics or vocalization can be killer (Any Colour You Like blew my mind when I first listened to it)
- music that came out before 1990 can be good
Obviously these statements are facts, but this album introduced these "facts" to me.
Dark Side probably isn't even in my Top 5 Floyd albums, but I still appreciate its influence on my life
I should also thank this album for getting me into progressive music | | 3 |  | Eminem
The Marshall Mathers LP
Again, this list is in no particular order.
Long story short
I grew up in a predominantly black elementary school as a geeky white kid who'd try to listen to the cool new hip hop music (which was garbage. Soulja Boy, Bow Wow Wow, elementary schoolers man), but would get poked at and made fun of for listening or trying to like this kind of music, because white.
It was around then I stumbled on "The Way I Am" by Eminem on the internet (still, probably one of the only songs I where I know all the lyrics by heart) and realized, hey, White people can be involved in hip hop! I don't have to be a certain race to enjoy a certain kind of music.
So I thank this album for opening the rap genre to me. | | 4 |  | The Roots
Things Fall Apart
Tailing off #3 (again, no particular order), this album showed me rap can be *alternative*. Rap doesn't have to be all gangsta thugs and violence and drugs. It can be dope musicians making catchy songs and writing raps about conscious things. | | 5 |  | Radiohead
OK Computer
Paranoid Android came on MTV once while I was stumbling through the channels as a youngin', and I halted the channel flippery due to the cartoon nature. and the music entranced me. The combination of electric and acoustic guitar and the whining voice... it was a new equation resulting from the same old instruments I had always known. Paranoid Android is still one of my favorite songs of all time.
The next day I went to Best Buy, bought this CD, and had my mind blown over and over on repeat. Due to my emotional state at the time I was particularly susceptible to the comforting, yet depressing sounds of my good ol friends RH | | 6 |  | Danny Brown
XXX
An unconventional voice backed with some tripped out, fresh, and at times dissonant beats, this album proved to me there was an artistic, creative league of hip hop I had yet to discover | | 7 |  | Sonic Youth
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In the Kingdom #19
Marilyn Moore
Shadow of A Doubt
These songs were the artsy fartsiest tunes I had ever heard at that point in my life. This album, along with my general delving into progressive rock, brought to my attention a realm of beautiful discord that can be found by using the ol reliable electric guitar. Dark, electric, cinematic pictures filled my head from the sounds and styling of the "greatest band you've never heard of".
This album signified my starting search of finding music that was "ahead of its time". Sonic Youth laid in me foundations that would get me interested in the likes of Hendrix or Miles Davis, Pixies, Danny Brown - anyone who liked to make noise | | 8 |  | Rage Against the Machine
The Battle of Los Angeles
This goes out to all RATM albums (I probably bought them all in one weeks' span). TBoLA was just the first album of theirs I purchased.
Rap + Rock + radical political ideals. Also, Tom Morello. Morello and his freaky crazy hip hop future guitar whatevers. Morello influenced my tastes in music like that of SY above.
These albums by RATM I blasted on repeat during every workout session, every run. They helped me channel this active power within my body. The lyrics made me question what I saw around me (No, my ideals don't remotely align with the band's, but the fact they existed and were presented to me like they were with Rage helped me realize there were people out there who went against the norm. There were people out there who were passionate about ideas that they'd get infinite flak and hostility from. And they were OK with that. F*** you I won't do what you tell me) | | 9 |  | Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
I have to put this album on the list. I almost forgot about it, but I have to have Dylan on there.
In high school I had an English teacher who was a big fan of Dylan, yet had never really listened to all that much Dylan. He'd just read his lyrics.
And Dylan's like that. His lyricism is phenomenal and influential and timely. He brought me to the sixties, he brought me to politics, he brought me to social awareness and the power music can have over people. He didn't care about what you thought about him, he was Dylan. A raw, gruesome voice with the words of a revolutionary and the heart of a young, passionate man. Out of all musical acts I have ever encountered, none can I relate to more than Mr. Zimmerman
This album helped me appreciate low-key, one voice one guitar laid back music. | | 10 |  | Neil Young
Decade
This is going to ride off the tails of Dylan, but this album's essential to the list too.
Young's a diverse man and an under-appreciated figure in rock music. The Godfather of Grunge.
The man embodied my feelings towards Sonic Youth, classical music, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Radiohead, punk, grunge, RATM, everything. Rebellion and social awareness and spiritual appreciation. The man doesn't feel dated. He was making grunge before grunge punk before punk, he interwove country and classical elements into his music and really felt like the jack of all trades.
From songs like "Cortez" to "Needle and the Damage Done" to "The Campaigner", when I found Neil Young he embodied everything I thought was cool at the time and did it better. His messages, his heart, his attitude. 70's Neil Young was an untouchable monster of timeless insight and experimentation. | |
altertide0
08.26.15 | 1 7/10
2 6.5/10
5 7/10
7 7/10
9 5.5/10
not bad | Parallels
08.26.15 | really in depth list, its almost inspiring me to make one
also shadow in a doubt +++ | jtswope
08.26.15 | altertide0 you're so edgy | deathschool
08.26.15 | Sweet list, sir. Good stuff here. 6 is one of my favorites. | romulanrancor
08.26.15 | "altertide0 you're so edgy"
haha lmao | trvvve
08.26.15 | 9 -3/10* | Egarran
08.26.15 | Very nice list, thank you.
Never could get into Neil Young. He made me realize that there are certain extremely appreciated acts that don't do anything for me. | Tb1114
08.27.15 | thank you guys!
I'd love to read other lists like this, so if you feel inspired totally do it. I find it interesting
Eg, I've tried countless times trying to get friends to dig Neil Young but nobody ever bites, so I don't blame you | CalculatingInfinity
08.27.15 | Yep this list is sweet, I may do this some day. | BigHans
08.27.15 | Nice list. Based on these, I'm pretty sure you would dig Nick Drake - Pink Moon pretty hard. | romulanrancor
08.27.15 | 3 is the best | Trebor.
08.27.15 | 11. Carissa's Wierd | climactic
08.27.15 | hey altertide guess what he didnt ask for your shitty patronizing opinion | miketunneyiscool123
08.29.15 | Marshal Mathers LP m/ | Krvst
08.29.15 | List is cool | Masochist
08.29.15 | I like the idea of this list, and most of the albums on it. Great job on the descriptions, too.
The Roots. Fuck yeah. | facupm
09.03.15 | cool list | romulanrancor
09.03.15 | "Marshal Mathers LP m/"
Haha not sure if the "m/" is appropriate but yeah MM LP rules | Closk
09.16.15 | Sigur ros changed my life in general. The minute I popped Valtari into my CD player, that was it.... | Sinternet
09.16.15 | Valtari made me retarded too | Asdfp277
09.16.15 | whe're's bjork |
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