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| Your ALL TIME FAVE album and why
title says it all really, I wanna see what makes sputnik tick. | | 1 |  | Black Veil Brides
Wretched And Divine: Ultimate Edition
Black Veil Brides - "Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones" (2013) I have in the past gone to great lengths discussing my all time favourite record, if you remotely care you can see here:
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/81196/Black-Veil-Brides-Wretched-and-Divine/
In Short, Andy Biersack is my favourite vocalist / lyricist / front man of all time and I love a good anthem. | | 2 |  | Silverchair
Neon Ballroom
Coldheaven "It's just a fantastic album from front to back. The album is just seeping with bleakness, anxiety, depression, and mental anguish that really slaps you in the face through the music and lyrics. Keeps most of that alt 90's sound but on a whole new level, with layers of orchestral strings, improv pianos, super chunky bass, and the best guitar tone Daniel John's has ever had. It's remained my favorite album of all time since it came out, so running 21 years strong now. To me, that's some fucking staying power" | | 3 |  | Erra
Augment
SteakByrnes "Progressive metalcore at its absolute peak and nothing has even come close to it since it came out. It's an assault of pummeling riffs and beautiful melodic leads from front to back, coupled with some of the most gorgeous synths and harp work that I've ever heard. The vocals are absolutely insane from Garrison, his ferocious mids as well as his shrieking highs and powerful lows just hit with the force of a train coming at you at mach speeds, he's by far my favorite harsh vocalist ever. Jesse's cleans are almost heavenly in a way and float over the frantic breakneck pace of the insane instrumentation underneath. The album concludes with what I consider to be the best metalcore song ever written, it's a stunning display of the band firing off their best performances. That album has resonated with me like no other, and while I'm always gonna be sad that it was the last album with that lineup, at least I never grow tired of it." | | 4 |  | Talk Talk
Laughing Stock
tectactoe "One of the few album I would consider pitch perfect; every note is precisely as it should be. An album that's paradoxically somehow both entrenched by and way ahead of its time. It (as well as its precursor, SPIRIT OF EDEN) are considered pioneers of a genre, yet three decades later and there's still nothing else in that genre that comes remotely close to the mood and ambiance that's attenuated here. The best part is that you don't even need to understand what Mark Hollis is saying (because you won't, unless you look up the lyrics) to love it." | | 5 |  | Mike Oldfield
Ommadawn
Egarran "My deserted island album is Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn, because it's magic (and thus can't be explained with words)." | | 6 |  | The Drones
Gala Mill
porcupinetheater "Such a tense balance between early Drones’ noise blues, here filtered through the hot dirty lens of folk music. Kicks off with the vicious stomp of Jezebel laying down a palette of complex storytelling that weaves through history, biblical allusion, contemporary politics, and legend, borne along by Gareth and Rui throwing hammering discordant guitar lines at each other. But things take a step back into more bleak, sparse territory from there, with numerous dives into the bleak history of Australia as an Imperial carceral state. Words from the Executioner to Alexander Pearce and Sixteen Straws both highlight that, the former a haunted and eerie gallows hymn complete with Fiona’s wailing wordless chorus, the latter a percussionless take on the old Moreton Bay folk song turned harrowing and morbid with Liddiard’s vicious and hyper literate storytelling. In between you have some of the caterwauling Drones scree of the early days, monuments to mortality and beauty with | | 7 | | The Drones
Gala Mill
"... layered pedal experimentation, and an atmosphere dry as a pile of sun bleached bones." | | 8 |  | The Gathering
How to Measure a Planet?
Trifolium "Loosely based on the theme of travelling, this album takes me places, time and time again. It is impeccably cohesive, and flows very well, which is an enormous compliment for it clocks in at over 100 minutes. Perfect drum and guitar tone, stellar production job, and the climax of Rescue Me is one of my favourite moments in music ever. Super mega dreamy, combining the best of alternative rock with some shoegaze and trip-hop elements, creating something truly unique. Oh yeah, and it has Anneke van Giersbergen on vocals. My emotional connection with this is huge too." | | 9 |  | Bjork
Homogenic
Asdfp277 "it gets me thru hard times" | | 10 |  | mewithoutYou
It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright!
nightbringer "It articulates the shape of a certain kind of religious life like no other album I've heard." | | 11 |  | Radiohead
Kid A
ItsTheSquirrel "I know, how original. But it genuinely has a lot of my favourite songs of all time that manage to move me every single time I listen to it. And the crazy thing is that even the lesser songs are pretty much perfect. I love how jazzy some of the songs are, while still not feeling gimmicky or like random novelty cuts. I love how they experiment with electronics but again, without feeling like they're just tacked on gimmicks. And most of all I just love Thom's voice. But yeah I don't think I really needed to tell anyone why Kid A is great." | | 12 |  | Million Dead
A Song to Ruin
Milliondead "Genuinely amazing UK post-hardcore. They strike a brilliant balance with energetic and moody songs. Excellent musicianship with distinct guitar, drum, and bass parts. The lyrics are wordy, and manage to be personal and political in equal measure. The songs are just so fucking catchy, melodic, and dynamic. It's one of the few albums that haven't gotten any worse to me in the last 10 years." | | 13 |  | Mr. Bungle
California
Josh D. "There's nothing like it. It's a musical journey that spans genres, time, the globe. It manages to be catchy and and well crafted while retaining the spirit of experimentation and outside-the-box creativity the band is known for. It's one of a kind and accessible." | | 14 |  | The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds
IronGiant "the album speaks for itself" | | 15 |  | Coheed and Cambria
From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
WalrusTusk "This was the first album that I heard from this band and I was instantly hooked. Listening to this album is like watching a movie. The music is cinematic, and does a beautiful job of setting the atmosphere for the brutal and heartbreaking story. Every single song builds tension and momentum towards "The Willing Well" suite, one of my favorite prog songs of all time." | | 16 |  | The Mothers of Invention
We're Only in It for the Money
ArsMoriendi "I love psychedelic pop, I love Frank Zappa, and his satirzation of the 1960s on this album manages to be sharp and critical, but also funny, insightful, and meanginful. The melodies are incredibly catchy, but many of the tracks are also not afraid to experiment -with three even touching upon musique concrète. It's also only 39 minutes so it doesn't overstay its welcome. It encapsulates the type of mood I often praise in music: a weird mixture of melancholy and exhuberance. It's incredibly original to say the least." | | 17 |  | Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Allergist "This is one of those albums that I feel like it should be in instant 5/5. Every single song on it has become a classic of the genre in someway, and very few albums have single-handedly shaped and molded their genres like this one has. There isn’t a single song on paranoid that isn’t fantastic. In an alternate universe, Paranoid is a greatest hits compilation, yet for Sabbath it was just another LP. War Pigs, Iron Man, Paranoid, and Fairies Wear Boots are in the top 25 best metal songs ever writtena nd they all appear on this one album." | | 18 |  | Sia
1000 Forms Of Fear
MaryBabko "As someone who isnt usually a massive fan of pop music, this took me completely by surprise. There is a really claustrophobic atmosphere to tracks like Chandelier and Cellophane, then the bombastic choruses to Dressed In Black and Hostage, and such variety to complement Sia's mesmeric voice." | | 19 |  | ISIS
Wavering Radiant
SgtShock "Like following ghosts through caves of liquid darkness. Are they leading me to an exit or taking me deeper below?" | | 20 |  | Rush
A Farewell to Kings
CygnusX1 "Following the release of their "do or die" sci-fi epic 2112, the trio of nerdy Canadians managed to put together one of the best progressive rock albums ever. This album just has it all. The musicianship could not be any tighter- it sounds like there's at least 5 people in the band. Alex's ripping guitars, Geddy's tasty bass-lines and keys, and the GOAT Neil Peart (RIP). They managed to find a meeting place between groovy rock, strange proggy bits, and catchy poppy hooks. Each song tells it's own story and has it's own goals in mind. From relaxing and drinking the milk of paradise on Xanadu and cheering for an underdog on Cinderella Man, all the way to getting obliterated by a black hole on Cygnus X1, this album is a sonic journey in the best way. It's a little awkward, and Geddy's voice isn't for everyone, but man this album is a front-to-back masterpiece, at least IMO." | | 21 |  | Kyuss
Welcome to Sky Valley
Dwap "This to me is a flawless album (assuming we can all agree to disregard Lick Doo). Every second of every song is interesting, rocking and expertly played. The production at first is a little off-putting but after a few listens you realise it is unlike anything else and works perfectly. The liner notes on the album give the instruction to "listen without distraction" - I strongly encourage anyone who loves music and hasn't heard this album, to take their advice." | | 22 |  | maudlin of the Well
Bath
TheSonomaDude "The brilliancy of being able to sculpt memories of nostalgia over events that never happened can only be achieved by Bath. Its ambition and cleverness exceeds all that of which I've ever heard before. It's like meeting an extremely strange yet charismatic and captivating old man at a bus stop who tells you a story that changes your life and your process of thought. Not a single song less than perfect and beautiful in its own hauntingly unique way." | | 23 |  | Oceansize
Frames
Lucman "Frames is the kind of album that makes me marvel at what we humans can create. Epic in scope and majestic in its execution, Frames is the kind of masterpiece you hear once in a lifetime." | | 24 |  | Devin Townsend
Ocean Machine: Biomech
Metalrain "This album feels like Devin laying his feelings and musical ambitions bear. After having made one of the most insane metal albums of all time(City), this feels more mellow and spacey with lots of emotional and catchy alternative/progressive rock songs. The last stretch is still the most perfect stretch a rock album has too offer." | | 25 |  | Sigur Ros
Agætis byrjun
Pangea "A really alien and mysterious album. It has an unique take on post-rock and has Jonsi's heavenly falsetto vocals. I love how each different each song sounds from another and how they have all have a different purpose within the album, while the album keeps the ethereal atmosphere consistent." | | 26 |  | Dir En Grey
Uroboros
Uzumaki "It’s usually difficult to put into words how one singular album is one’s favorite of all time, but then again that can be one of the best compliments you can give to said album. Enter mine. It’s been my favorite for at least 8 years, and every time I try to think of why it is, words escape me. Put the album on and listen to it though, and innately it all makes sense. This album helps me get through low periods in my life and through episodes of anger and frustration, taking my feelings onto its back and leaving me with a sense of catharsis at the end of it all, and it does this every single time without fail. So to me, I can’t say why this is my favorite album, and yet it is my favorite. It just is." | | 27 |  | The National
Boxer
YoYoMancuso "The sounds that the musicians make are good." | | 28 |  | Boris
Boris At Last -Feedbacker-
JohnnyoftheWell 2because it has perfect drone, great noise, fking ridiculous guitar antics and one of the most hair-raising climaxes that will ever exist, and that is an easy sales pitch" | | 29 |  | Ichiko Aoba
0%
Aberf "Just a singer-songwriter with her classical guitar and pure talent. That's about it." | | 30 |  | Devin Townsend Project
Deconstruction
bgillesp "This was one of the first albums I ever became obsessed with in my earlier days of musical discovery. I’ve always loved the music, but as I have learned more about Devin as an artist and his life, the autobiographical aspects that come across enhance the experience even so much more." | | 31 |  | Between the Buried and Me
The Parallax II: Future Sequence
TundraL5Z "Album got me into prog metal along with EP Parallax I, never got the hype for Dream theater (although I like DT now), a very visceral concept album that blew me away on first listen, and continues to blow me away 4 years later. Parts like "Jet Propulsion Disengage" and "Goodbye to Everything" are etched into my psyche until the end of time. The fact the album jumps between so many genres within just a single track and be able to make it work is astounding and inspiring." | | 32 |  | Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon
evilford "Musically this album is excellent and I enjoy it on that level a lot. Conceptually, this is probably my favorite album. A lot of the themes regarding the struggles of daily life and mental health really strike a personal chord with me." | | 33 |  | Immolation
Close to a World Below
Funeralopolis "To me this album is the quintessential death metal experience that will never be topped. Anti-Christianity on death metal has always been a bit of a silly, tongue in cheek gimmick but Immolation is dead serious - their vocalist comes out of the gate with perfect confidence in one of the most attention grabbing, bold experiences.
The production is perfection - I've never heard anything like it. The guitars sound like fire. While on the surface the album sounds like chaos it is actually very progressive and precisely written, each song is actually quite diverse. Every member of the band works so perfectly together, while Dolan's vocals may be one note it is never a short fall because the band works around this fact creating a dynamic and ferocious soundscape." | | 34 |  | Red Hot Chili Peppers
Stadium Arcadium
judgedeath2 "Admittedly, I didn't really get into this record until 10 years after it came out. I'd always enjoyed RHCP from a singles perspective (including the ones from SA) but didn't really delve into their discography much beyond that. But holy shit....Stadium Arcadium is a fucking *masterclass* in songwriting and composition. Each instrument has a carved out role on every song and is given space to breathe. "Strip My Mind" has one of my favorite guitar solos of all time even though it's not particularly fast or technical; it just has the right tone and feel for that song and at that point in the album. It's undoubtedly a daunting double LP at just over 2 1/2 hours of runtime, but that's what makes it an even more impressive feat -- 28 tracks, 0 throwaways or "B-sides", every song has something to offer." | | 35 |  | Judas Priest
Defenders of the Faith
rockarollacola "This record will always hold a special place in my heart. I have so many fond memories of school baseball, track meets and the long bus rides to football games. This record was basically the soundtrack for the happiest years in my life, and nothing will ever top it." | | 36 |  | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
hesperus "It's a double album that runs almost 90 minutes, yet every second engages me fully. The compositions are immensely powerful in their simplicity. The arrangements are flawless; no note from any instrument is out of place. The builds are entrancing and they arrive at sublime climaxes. Even the ambient bits and spoken word samples always enhance the experience and never detract from it. If Godspeed revolutionized post-rock on F#A#, they perfected it on Skinny Fists." | | 37 |  | Tool
Lateralus
Klingel0905 "Its the Culmination of everything i like about progressive music. The rythms, melodies, song structures, vocals, metaphorical lyrics, conceptual bond between the songs. Yeah its pretentious, but i love how they just tried real hard to create this passionate piece of art. The album has a mysterious layer all above it and even though its not perfect it will always feel special to me." | | 38 |  | Killswitch Engage
The End of Heartache
wutang4ever "I first heard this on release and didn't like it all that much. It was null. I come to find out my ex passed away from a car accident in 2012 and she was my only true love. We got into an argument about something trivial and separated. Lord do I wanna take that time back. There will never be a replacement for her. Her name wasn't Rose or Sharon, but Rose of Sharyn brings me back to the times we listened to that album off and on. This album brings me to my knees, especially Hope Is... To me this is my favorite album because of memories and listening to it gives me a sense of hope, despair, love, hate; a reminder that she is still there with me somehow. We'll meet again, Stacey. It won't be long." | | 39 |  | Unwound
Leaves Turn Inside You
Darius The Imposter "Ripping and inventive posthardcore homies leave off with their swansong at their peak with a bang by turning everyone's expectations upside down with this haunting and life affirming magnum opus
album is flawless and legendary and quite literally helped me out a good deal during suicidal/depressed times" | | 40 |  | Spiritualized
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
zakalwe "Prior to 1997 I’d been a ‘grunger’ an ‘indie kid’ and a mod revivalist all as a result of records that had blown my mind as I was taking my musical journey through the present and the treasures of the past by cluelessly throwing myself into what I thought represented ‘me’
1997 was the first year where I thought ‘hang on, where can we go from here? Everything has been done to death and it’s all a rehash’
Ladies and Gents on its release was not only an incredible album the whole package, the product itself was a work of art that regalavanised my passion for music and made me appreciate the creation of something with a vision.
The album itself still has some of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard and despite not listening to it regularly and actually preferring other albums to it nowadays it still enthrals me and it’s ingrained itself into me soul. Fucking love it. It’ll always be my favourite." | | 41 |  | The Wrens
The Meadowlands
Pheromone "The fact that despite having "only" 283 ratings, Meadowlands is probably considered the favourite album of at least 5 people on this stupid music website we frequent is telling. Not only that, the primary review for it has 63 pages of discussion, more pages than Sgt. Peppers with 4000 less ratings. Meadowlands to a select few is like an old friend who's existence always comforts. It's the most important album in my life getting closer to me each year. It's a pop (you heard me) masterpiece of melody and anticipation, supported by disgustingly crunchy (not pop) guitars and years of meticulous perfecting. When each hook digs itself into your soul you know you're experiencing something special. Honestly better than everything else on this list tbh fuck yh. Just as a little extra, I've gotten to a point with most relationships (even great ones) where I've been cautiously excited about the breakup just so this album will HIT different. That's how much I love this." | | 42 |  | Nirvana
Nevermind
ReturntoRock "Yes, it's overplayed - but overrated? Not really.
Forget Teen Spirit - there's more to the album than its breakthrough single. In fact, it's not even the best song on the album. Nirvana were no one-hit wonder, and this album proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt. There isn't a single weak cut to be found among the 'regular' tracks (the only one that arguably deserves that categorisation is tucked away at the end of the album, as a secret track) and the whole album is played with a level of passion, commitment and sincerity which has sadly gone missing from most music released since then.
The sharp, high-end production is admittedly a double-edged sword, but as much as it 'cleans up' the band's act, it also helps their sound shine through to its fullest potential; without the benefit of Butch Vig's work here, Nirvana may never have been as well-known or well-regarded as they eventually would come to be. Yes, that might arguably have been a good thing from the musicians' | | 43 | | Nirvana
Nevermind
... personal standpoint - but it also would have kept the music world from getting to know a really, really good rock band.
Some people will never get why others rate this band so highly, but those who do know exactly WHY they do - and 'Nevermind' is a big part of the reason why." | | 44 |  | Dadawah
Peace and Love
Butkuis "Raised as a hardline, traditionalist Roman Catholic, the sheer spiritual weight of this album presses against a bruise on my soul that I seldom remember exists since leaving The Faith. Apocalyptic in both senses of the word, Peace & Love simultaneously acts as a dirge mourning the end of this world, and a fanfare for the hope of a better one. On the last day, when the few survivors stand amidst piles of rubble & the ashes of empires, waiting for the end to come, this is what their prayers will sound like." | | 45 |  | The Who
Who's Next
wham49 "Not the biggest Who fan, but this just slays. The perfect hard rock album, every song has a purpose, but is unique to itself. Pete Townsends songs Sung with the perfect voice with That early 70’s cock’s out attitude. Completely timeless but totally a period piece. It just never gets old" | | 46 |  | Dream Theater
Awake
Schuemke "I was about 13 or 14 and a beginning guitarist when someone borrowed me the cd and told me to listen to this stuff. It completely blew my socks off, I had no idea music like this even existed. Within a week I bought the album myself from my very limited pocket money and became completely obsessed with it. Within a year I'd bought all DT cd's and it was pretty much the only band I listened to for about a year and a half. Awake remains special though, I still remember the smell of the booklet (18 years later) as I shut myself in my room with the cd and just listened to it from start to finish for the first time. I don't think that experience will ever be topped." | | 47 |  | Perturbator
New Model
rellik009 "I used to explain in detail why I thought this album is so good, but now it's completely redundant. It's just that I always come back to this album eventually." | | 48 |  | Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
dedex "I know that's cliché but I'm a basic bitch" | | 49 |  | Get Scared
The Dead Days
Valzentia "I wrote an entire review explaining it." | | 50 |  | Elliott Smith
Either/Or
Fogza "Life is massively unfair, but you can make it sound beautiful." | | 51 |  | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
roguedevil "Aptly titled, dark and noisy this album came at the right time in my life. It had the same existential dread and articulates the frustration of realizing right and wrong are not necessarily black and white. The album asks questions it is too scared to know the answers to.
Too often I shy away from listening in full because it's still as powerful now as it was 14 years ago." | | 52 |  | Karnivool
Sound Awake
LeddSledd "Probably not my all time favorite, but definitely one of the best albums I've ever listened to. It has a slow and atmospheric yet powerful character, powered by both incredibly tight and subtly complex musianship and Kenny's spacey, emotional vocals. There is so much depth and nuance to the songs on here that I notice new little details within them on relistens to this day. It was one of my first introductions to modern progressive music and still stands as one of my favorite albums." | | 53 |  | Burzum
Filosofem
garas "This album meant a breakthrough in my musical taste back in the days. Especially the hypnotic riffs in 'Dunkelheit' hit me like a tons of bricks, also I love the eerie, melancholic vibe of the ambient focused tracks like 'Rundgang...' too. Generally, I think this album (+ Hvis lyset tar oss) has the perfect combination of black metal and dark ambient - which technically represents my general taste in music." | | 54 |  | Iron Maiden
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Dewinged "I was 10 when it was released. A strange kid, didn't like sports, couldn't really get along with anyone, my dad watched hopelessly his kid jamming his own Life After Death record non stop. On my birthday, he bought me Seventh Son on tape. I was ecstatic, I was instantly transported to a world that was as frightening as thrilling to me, and whenever I need a break from reality I would resort to day dream while jamming this, finding my... safe space. Many years after, I still find it through this album." | | 55 |  | Poison the Well
Versions
Dolving999 "Every time I listen to this I discover a new instrument in the background I hadn't noticed... Noodly banjo, lighting-fast mandolin, wurlitzer... It sounds like Ryan Primack went to a musical instruments shop and was given free reign to play whatever he wanted. It has this unique post-apocaliptic 50's western meets opera kinda vibe that I haven't heard anywhere else. Plus they went from practically originating metalcore to giving birth to Spaghetticore. I know every single lyric by heart and find myself quoting them many times in my own life situations. I know I might discover technically or more diverse albums later in life, but this one has an eternal spot in my heart." | |
JeremiahBullfrog
09.02.20 | This is gune to your head favourite album, no top 3's or joint faves, the ONE album you can't live without and why. | cold
09.02.20 | Silverchair- Neon Ballroom
It's just a fantastic album from front to back. The album is just seeping with bleakness, anxiety, depression, and mental anguish that really slaps you in the face through the music and lyrics. Keeps most of that alt 90's sound but on a whole new level, with layers of orchestral strings, improv pianos, super chunky bass, and the best guitar tone Daniel John's has ever had. It's remained my favorite album of all time since it came out, so running 21 years strong now. To me, that's some fucking staying power. | SteakByrnes
09.02.20 | Erra - Augment
Progressive metalcore at its absolute peak and nothing has even come close to it since it came out. It's an assault of pummeling riffs and beautiful melodic leads from front to back, coupled with some of the most gorgeous synths and harp work that I've ever heard. The vocals are absolutely insane from Garrison, his ferocious mids as well as his shrieking highs and powerful lows just hit with the force of a train coming at you at mach speeds, he's by far my favorite harsh vocalist ever. Jesse's cleans are almost heavenly in a way and float over the frantic breakneck pace of the insane instrumentation underneath. The album concludes with what I consider to be the best metalcore song ever written, it's a stunning display of the band firing off their best performances. That album has resonated with me like no other, and while I'm always gonna be sad that it was the last album with that lineup, at least I never grow tired of it. | tectactoe
09.02.20 | Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
One of the few album I would consider pitch perfect; every note is precisely as it should be. An album that's paradoxically somehow both entrenched by and way ahead of its time. It (as well as its precursor, SPIRIT OF EDEN) are considered pioneers of a genre, yet three decades later and there's still nothing else in that genre that comes remotely close to the mood and ambiance that's attenuated here. The best part is that you don't even need to understand what Mark Hollis is saying (because you won't, unless you look up the lyrics) to love it. | porcupinetheater
09.02.20 | The Drones - Gala Mill
Such a tense balance between early Drones’ noise blues, here filtered through the hot dirty lens of folk music. Kicks off with the vicious stomp of Jezebel laying down a palette of complex storytelling that weaves through history, biblical allusion, contemporary politics, and legend, borne along by Gareth and Rui throwing hammering discordant guitar lines at each other. But things take a step back into more bleak, sparse territory from there, with numerous dives into the bleak history of Australia as an Imperial carceral state. Words from the Executioner to Alexander Pearce and Sixteen Straws both highlight that, the former a haunted and eerie gallows hymn complete with Fiona’s wailing wordless chorus, the latter a percussionless take on the old Moreton Bay folk song turned harrowing and morbid with Liddiard’s vicious and hyper literate storytelling. In between you have some of the caterwauling Drones scree of the early days, monuments to mortality and beauty with layered pedal experimentation, and an atmosphere dry as a pile of sun bleached bones. | SteakByrnes
09.02.20 | Are you gonna add ours to the list cause that'd be sweet | JeremiahBullfrog
09.02.20 | yeah good idea Steak | Egarran
09.02.20 | My deserted island album is Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn, because it's magic (and thus can't be explained with words). | porcupinetheater
09.02.20 | Don’t you go erasing me from this history | JeremiahBullfrog
09.02.20 | im on it porcupine im on it | SteakByrnes
09.02.20 | Good stuff, hopefully more people hop on this because it's a cool idea | JeremiahBullfrog
09.02.20 | yeah, i think a persons favourite album says a lot (not everything) about them | porcupinetheater
09.02.20 | Favorite album and whether or not they eat their tacos with cilantro and onion tells you just about everything you need to know | JeremiahBullfrog
09.02.20 | im far too British to even know what that is porcupine | Trifolium
09.02.20 | The Gathering - How to Measure a Planet?
Loosely based on the theme of travelling, this album takes me places, time and time again. It is impeccably cohesive, and flows very well, which is an enormous compliment for it clocks in at over 100 minutes. Perfect drum and guitar tone, stellar production job, and the climax of Rescue Me is one of my favourite moments in music ever. Super mega dreamy, combining the best of alternative rock with some shoegaze and trip-hop elements, creating something truly unique. Oh yeah, and it has Anneke van Giersbergen on vocals. My emotional connection with this is huge too. | Asdfp277
09.02.20 | bjork - homogenic
it gets me thru hard times | SteakByrnes
09.02.20 | Sometimes that's all you need | Trifolium
09.02.20 | Yeah best reason Asdfp, same for me for my The Gathering pick. | nightbringer
09.02.20 | mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy It's All False...
It articulates the shape of a certain kind of religious life like no other album I've heard. | ItsTheSquirrel
09.02.20 | Radiohead - Kid A
I know, how original. But it genuinely has a lot of my favourite songs of all time that manage to move me every single time I listen to it. And the crazy thing is that even the lesser songs are pretty much perfect. I love how jazzy some of the songs are, while still not feeling gimmicky or like random novelty cuts. I love how they experiment with electronics but again, without feeling like they're just tacked on gimmicks. And most of all I just love Thom's voice. But yeah I don't think I really needed to tell anyone why Kid A is great. | LeddSledd
09.02.20 | There's albums I love, and albums that have stuck with me for a long time, but I don't feel I've found "the one" yet. I just haven't been really exploring music for long enough to have an idea for what really takes the cake.
Just need time, I imagine. | MillionDead
09.02.20 | I used to think I had "the one" but I've since found so much music that's equally amazing to listen to. Like, there's always more out there. So I have many favorites but not just one above all. But just to go with the list:
Million Dead - A Song to Ruin
Genuinely amazing UK post-hardcore. They strike a brilliant balance with energetic and moody songs. Excellent musicianship with distinct guitar, drum, and bass parts. The lyrics are wordy, and manage to be personal and political in equal measure. The songs are just so fucking catchy, melodic, and dynamic. It's one of the few albums that haven't gotten any worse to me in the last 10 years. | el_newg
09.02.20 | https://entertainment.theonion.com/humanity-still-producing-new-art-as-though-megadeth-s-1819578062 | Asdfp277
09.02.20 | steak: uwu
trif: love that album too, it actually started my musical journey ❤ | Josh D.
09.02.20 | if I have to pick just one...
Mr. Bungle - California
There's nothing like it. It's a musical journey that spans genres, time, the globe. It manages to be catchy and and well crafted while retaining the spirit of experimentation and outside-the-box creativity the band is known for. It's one of a kind and accessible. | IronGiant
09.02.20 | the Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
the album speaks for itself | WalrusTusk
09.02.20 | "Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness" by Coheed and Cambria. This was the first album that I heard from this band and I was instantly hooked. Listening to this album is like watching a movie. The music is cinematic, and does a beautiful job of setting the atmosphere for the brutal and heartbreaking story. Every single song builds tension and momentum towards "The Willing Well" suite, one of my favorite prog songs of all time. | ArsMoriendi
09.02.20 | We're Only in It for the Money by The Mothers of Inventon:
I love psychedelic pop, I love Frank Zappa, and his satirzation of the 1960s on this album manages to be sharp and critical, but also funny, insightful, and meanginful. The melodies are incredibly catchy, but many of the tracks are also not afraid to experiment -with three even touching upon musique concrète. It's also only 39 minutes so it doesn't overstay its welcome. It encapsulates the type of mood I often praise in music: a weird mixture of melancholy and exhuberance. It's incredibly original to say the least. | Ryus
09.02.20 | alright ars where should i start with zappa | Allergist
09.02.20 | my favorite album fluctuates from time to time, but the one that has consistently been amongst my top three the longest would probably be Black Sabbath - Paranoid
This is one of those albums that I feel like it should be in instant 5/5. Every single song on it has become a classic of the genre in someway, and very few albums have single-handedly shaped and molded their genres like this one has. There isn’t a single song on paranoid that isn’t fantastic. In an alternate universe, Paranoid is a greatest hits compilation, yet for Sabbath it was just another LP. War Pigs, Iron Man, Paranoid, and Fairies Wear Boots are in the top 25 best metal songs ever writtena nd they all appear on this one album. | ArsMoriendi
09.02.20 | @Ryus: I'll shoutbox you | SgtShock
09.02.20 | Isis - Wavering Radiant
Like following ghosts through caves of liquid darkness. Are they leading me to an exit or taking me deeper below? | porcupinetheater
09.02.20 | Sarge with a magnificent take | CygnusX1
09.02.20 | Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Following the release of their "do or die" sci-fi epic 2112, the trio of nerdy Canadians managed to put together one of the best progressive rock albums ever. This album just has it all. The musicianship could not be any tighter- it sounds like there's at least 5 people in the band. Alex's ripping guitars, Geddy's tasty bass-lines and keys, and the GOAT Neil Peart (RIP). They managed to find a meeting place between groovy rock, strange proggy bits, and catchy poppy hooks. Each song tells it's own story and has it's own goals in mind. From relaxing and drinking the milk of paradise on Xanadu and cheering for an underdog on Cinderella Man, all the way to getting obliterated by a black hole on Cygnus X1, this album is a sonic journey in the best way. It's a little awkward, and Geddy's voice isn't for everyone, but man this album is a front-to-back masterpiece, at least IMO. | Dwap
09.02.20 | Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
This to me is a flawless album (assuming we can all agree to disregard Lick Doo). Every second of every song is interesting, rocking and expertly played. The production at first is a little off-putting but after a few listens you realise it is unlike anything else and works perfectly. The liner notes on the album give the instruction to "listen without distraction" - I strongly encourage anyone who loves music and hasn't heard this album, to take their advice. | Dwap
09.02.20 | Bon Jovi - What About Now
This is the peak of guitar-based music...nah, just kidding. | TheSonomaDude
09.03.20 | maudlin of the Well - Bath
The brilliancy of being able to sculpt memories of nostalgia over events that never happened can only be achieved by Bath. Its ambition and cleverness exceeds all that of which I've ever heard before. It's like meeting an extremely strange yet charismatic and captivating old man at a bus stop who tells you a story that changes your life and your process of thought. Not a single song less than perfect and beautiful in its own hauntingly unique way. | Lucman
09.03.20 | The Wrens - The Meadowlands
The older I get the more introspective I become, so my music taste over the past four to five years has favoured more introspective and consequently melancholic works that are distinctly human. And The Meadowlands is it. The most perfect encapsulation of human emotion I have ever heard carried by some of the most heartwrenching yet comforting and approachable music ever put to tape. | JeremiahBullfrog
09.03.20 | thanks for you mini reviews everyone, i have enjoyed reading and checking out.
SteakByrnes - you were right this is a good idea. | Metalrain
09.03.20 | Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine: Biomech
This album feels like Devin laying his feelings and musical ambitions bear. After having made one of the most insane metal albums of all time(City), this feels more mellow and spacey with lots of emotional and catchy alternative/progressive rock songs. The last stretch is still the most perfect stretch a rock album has too offer. | Egarran
09.03.20 | >sculpt memories of nostalgia over events that never happened
Ooh I get epilepsy auras that feel like that | JeremiahBullfrog
09.03.20 | this website makes me realise how painfully entry level my music tastes are in almost every genre besides Black Metal | Pangea
09.03.20 | Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
A really alien and mysterious album. It has an unique take on post-rock and has Jonsi's heavenly falsetto vocals. I love how each different each song sounds from another and how they have all have a different purpose within the album, while the album keeps the ethereal atmosphere consistent. | SteakByrnes
09.03.20 | Sweet list so far, hopefully more come in these are a blast to read | JeremiahBullfrog
09.03.20 | I agree man. good shout. | JohnnyoftheWell
09.03.20 | some very great shit on this list, nice | Pheromone
09.03.20 | ah lucman wtf you stole my number one
whats the point | Uzumaki
09.03.20 | It’s usually difficult to put into words how one singular album is one’s favorite of all time, but then again that can be one of the best compliments you can give to said album. Enter mine. It’s been my favorite for at least 8 years, and every time I try to think of why it is, words escape me. Put the album on and listen to it though, and innately it all makes sense. This album helps me get through low periods in my life and through episodes of anger and frustration, taking my feelings onto its back and leaving me with a sense of catharsis at the end of it all, and it does this every single time without fail. So to me, I can’t say why this is my favorite album, and yet it is my favorite. It just is.
Dir En Grey - Uroboros/Uroboros: remastered and expanded | YoYoMancuso
09.03.20 | The National - Boxer
The sounds that the musicians make are good. | JohnnyoftheWell
09.03.20 | not sure what my favourite album actually is (default is usually Choirs of the Eye, but that's really boring to write on in AD 2020)
let's go Boris - Feedbacker because it has perfect drone, great noise, fking ridiculous guitar antics and one of the most hair-raising climaxes that will ever exist, and that is an easy sales pitch | Demon of the Fall
09.03.20 | Cool list guys. I have a few potential candidates (Pangea kindly did one for me already). | Aberf
09.03.20 | mine is
Ichiko Aoba - 0%
Just a singer-songwriter with her classical guitar and pure talent. That's about it. | bgillesp
09.03.20 | Devin Townsend Project- Deconstruction
This was one of the first albums I ever became obsessed with in my earlier days of musical discovery. I’ve always loved the music, but as I have learned more about Devin as an artist and his life, the autobiographical aspects that come across enhance the experience even so much more. | bgillesp
09.03.20 | But I agree with Metalrain too | Tundra
09.03.20 | Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence
Album got me into prog metal along with EP Parallax I, never got the hype for Dream theater (although I like DT now), a very visceral concept album that blew me away on first listen, and continues to blow me away 4 years later. Parts like "Jet Propulsion Disengage" and "Goodbye to Everything" are etched into my psyche until the end of time. The fact the album jumps between so many genres within just a single track and be able to make it work is astounding and inspiring. | evilford
09.04.20 | Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Musically this album is excellent and I enjoy it on that level a lot. Conceptually, this is probably my favorite album. A lot of the themes regarding the struggles of daily life and mental health really strike a personal chord with me. | JeremiahBullfrog
09.04.20 | keep em coming bois | Funeralopolis
09.04.20 | Immolation - Close to A World Below
To me this album is the quintessential death metal experience that will never be topped. Anti-Christianity on death metal has always been a bit of a silly, tongue in cheek gimmick but Immolation is dead serious - their vocalist comes out of the gate with perfect confidence in one of the most attention grabbing, bold experiences.
The production is perfection - I've never heard anything like it. The guitars sound like fire. While on the surface the album sounds like chaos it is actually very progressive and precisely written, each song is actually quite diverse. Every member of the band works so perfectly together, while Dolan's vocals may be one note it is never a short fall because the band works around this fact creating a dynamic and ferocious soundscape. | JeremiahBullfrog
09.04.20 | Good shout Funeralopolis, the only album thus far on the list im already a fan of. | judgedeath2
09.04.20 | Admittedly this was a very difficult decision to pick out of all my 5's, but after thinking about it for awhile....
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
Admittedly, I didn't really get into this record until 10 years after it came out. I'd always enjoyed RHCP from a singles perspective (including the ones from SA) but didn't really delve into their discography much beyond that. But holy shit....Stadium Arcadium is a fucking *masterclass* in songwriting and composition. Each instrument has a carved out role on every song and is given space to breathe. "Strip My Mind" has one of my favorite guitar solos of all time even though it's not particularly fast or technical; it just has the right tone and feel for that song and at that point in the album. It's undoubtedly a daunting double LP at just over 2 1/2 hours of runtime, but that's what makes it an even more impressive feat -- 28 tracks, 0 throwaways or "B-sides", every song has something to offer. | Egarran
09.04.20 | Oh I misremembered my references, it's not Stadium Arcadium, but now I found it, so you have to watch it anyway: https://youtu.be/rWQF5JCX5cg | Lucman
09.04.20 | @Phero I'm sorry man, I forgot that was your GOAT too. You've known it a lot longer than I have so feel free to write on it. Jeremiah, can you replace my album with this?
Oceansize - Frames.
Frames is the kind of album that makes me marvel at what we humans can create. Epic in scope and majestic in its execution, Frames is the kind of masterpiece you hear once in a lifetime. | rockarollacola
09.05.20 | Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
This record will always hold a special place in my heart. I have so many fond memories of school baseball, track meets and the long bus rides to football games. This record was basically the soundtrack for the happiest years in my life, and nothing will ever top it. | hesperus
09.05.20 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
It's a double album that runs almost 90 minutes, yet every second engages me fully. The compositions are immensely powerful in their simplicity. The arrangements are flawless; no note from any instrument is out of place. The builds are entrancing and they arrive at sublime climaxes. Even the ambient bits and spoken word samples always enhance the experience and never detract from it. If Godspeed revolutionized post-rock on F#A#, they perfected it on Skinny Fists. | Klingel0905
09.05.20 | Tool - Lateralus
Its the Culmination of everything i like about progressive music. The rythms, melodies, song structures, vocals, metaphorical lyrics, conceptual bond between the songs. Yeah its pretentious, but i love how they just tried real hard to create this passionate piece of art. The album has a mysterious layer all above it and even though its not perfect it will always feel special to me. | wutang4ever
09.05.20 | Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache
I first heard this on release and didn't like it all that much. It was null. I come to find out my ex passed away from a car accident in 2012 and she was my only true love. We got into an argument about something trivial and separated. Lord do I wanna take that time back. There will never be a replacement for her. Her name wasn't Rose or Sharon, but Rose of Sharyn brings me back to the times we listened to that album off and on. This album brings me to my knees, especially Hope Is... To me this is my favorite album because of memories and listening to it gives me a sense of hope, despair, love, hate; a reminder that she is still there with me somehow. We'll meet again, Stacey. It won't be long. | zakalwe
09.06.20 | Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space.
Prior to 1997 I’d been a ‘grunger’ an ‘indie kid’ and a mod revivalist all as a result of records that had blown my mind as I was taking my musical journey through the present and the treasures of the past by cluelessly throwing myself into what I thought represented ‘me’
1997 was the first year where I thought ‘hang on, where can we go from here? Everything has been done to death and it’s all a rehash’
Ladies and Gents on its release was not only an incredible album the whole package, the product itself was a work of art that regalavanised my passion for music and made me appreciate the creation of something with a vision.
The album itself still has some of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard and despite not listening to it regularly and actually preferring other albums to it nowadays it still enthrals me and it’s ingrained itself into me soul. Fucking love it. It’ll always be my favourite. | JeremiahBullfrog
09.07.20 | Hi Folks, list updated. | ReturnToRock
09.07.20 | Nirvana - Nevermind
Yes, it's overplayed - but overrated? Not really.
Forget Teen Spirit - there's more to the album than its breakthrough single. In fact, it's not even the best song on the album. Nirvana were no one-hit wonder, and this album proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt. There isn't a single weak cut to be found among the 'regular' tracks (the only one that arguably deserves that categorisation is tucked away at the end of the album, as a secret track) and the whole album is played with a level of passion, commitment and sincerity which has sadly gone missing from most music released since then.
The sharp, high-end production is admittedly a double-edged sword, but as much as it 'cleans up' the band's act, it also helps their sound shine through to its fullest potential; without the benefit of Butch Vig's work here, Nirvana may never have been as well-known or well-regarded as they eventually would come to be. Yes, that might arguably have been a good thing from the musicians' personal standpoint - but it also would have kept the music world from getting to know a really, really good rock band.
Some people will never get why others rate this band so highly, but those who do know exactly WHY they do - and 'Nevermind' is a big part of the reason why. | Egarran
09.07.20 | "Some people will never get why others rate this band so highly, but those who do know exactly WHY they do."
A common sputnik lament
| Butkuiss
09.07.20 | Dadawah - Peace & Love
Raised as a hardline, traditionalist Roman Catholic, the sheer spiritual weight of this album presses against a bruise on my soul that I seldom remember exists since leaving The Faith. Apocalyptic in both senses of the word, Peace & Love simultaneously acts as a dirge mourning the end of this world, and a fanfare for the hope of a better one. On the last day, when the few survivors stand amidst piles of rubble & the ashes of empires, waiting for the end to come, this is what their prayers will sound like. | wham49
09.08.20 | The Who/Who’s Next
Not the biggest Who fan, but this just slays. The perfect hard rock album, every song has a purpose, but is unique to itself. Pete Townsends songs Sung with the perfect voice with That early 70’s cock’s out attitude. Completely timeless but totally a period piece. It just never gets old | JeremiahBullfrog
09.08.20 | list updated. | rellik009
09.08.20 | New Model - Perturbator
I used to explain in detail why I thought this album is so good, but now it's completely redundant. It's just that I always come back to this album eventually. | Scheumke
09.08.20 | Dream Theater - Awake
I was about 13 or 14 and a beginning guitarist when someone borrowed me the cd and told me to listen to this stuff. It completely blew my socks off, I had no idea music like this even existed. Within a week I bought the album myself from my very limited pocket money and became completely obsessed with it. Within a year I'd bought all DT cd's and it was pretty much the only band I listened to for about a year and a half. Awake remains special though, I still remember the smell of the booklet (18 years later) as I shut myself in my room with the cd and just listened to it from start to finish for the first time. I don't think that experience will ever be topped. | JeremiahBullfrog
09.08.20 | rellik - yours wont appear when i try search for new model? | rellik009
09.08.20 | really?
oh yeah i switched the names. the band is perturbator, the album is new model
my bad XD | ReturnToRock
09.08.20 | @Jeremiah - do you need/want me to shorten my write up so it doesn't take up to slots? | dedex
09.08.20 | Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
I know that's cliché but I'm a basic bitch | Pheromone
09.08.20 | Ah Luc I was only jokin bro, I was really happy seeing it on here before I got here but I appreciate it - I'll give a little write up soon ❤️️ ❤️️ | JeremiahBullfrog
09.08.20 | rellik - will try that!
returntorock - course not man. | zakalwe
09.08.20 | ReturntoRock and Wham
Fucking yes!!! | ReturnToRock
09.08.20 | @wham how to become tired of Baba O'Riley: listen to it three times in the span of a coupls of hours (without meaning to.) | Valzentia
09.09.20 | Get Scared - The Dead Days
I wrote an entire review explaining it. | fogza
09.09.20 | Elliott Smith - Either / Or.
Life is massively unfair, but you can make it sound beautiful. | roguedevil
09.09.20 | Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Aptly titled, dark and noisy this album came at the right time in my life. It had the same existential dread and articulates the frustration of realizing right and wrong are not necessarily black and white. The album asks questions it is too scared to know the answers to.
Too often I shy away from listening in full because it's still as powerful now as it was 14 years ago. | BaselineOOO
09.10.20 | Dadawah needs more love | LeddSledd
09.10.20 | Sound Awake - Karnivool
Probably not my all time favorite, but definitely one of the best albums I've ever listened to. It has a slow and atmospheric yet powerful character, powered by both incredibly tight and subtly complex musianship and Kenny's spacey, emotional vocals. There is so much depth and nuance to the songs on here that I notice new little details within them on relistens to this day. It was one of my first introductions to modern progressive music and still stands as one of my favorite albums. | JeremiahBullfrog
09.10.20 | list updated. | garas
09.10.20 | Burzum - Filosofem
This album meant a breakthrough in my musical taste back in the days. Especially the hypnotic riffs in 'Dunkelheit' hit me like a tons of bricks, also I love the eerie, melancholic vibe of the ambient focused tracks like 'Rundgang...' too. Generally, I think this album (+ Hvis lyset tar oss) has the perfect combination of black metal and dark ambient - which technically represents my general taste in music. | Pheromone
09.10.20 | I dont want to let Luc down and so here I am
The Wrens - Meadowlands
The fact that despite having "only" 283 ratings, Meadowlands is probably considered the favourite album of at least 5 people on this stupid music website we frequent is telling. Not only that, the primary review for it has 63 pages of discussion, more pages than Sgt. Peppers with 4000 less ratings. Meadowlands to a select few is like an old friend who's existence always comforts. It's the most important album in my life getting closer to me each year. It's a pop (you heard me) masterpiece of melody and anticipation, supported by disgustingly crunchy (not pop) guitars and years of meticulous perfecting. When each hook digs itself into your soul you know you're experiencing something special. Honestly better than everything else on this list tbh fuck yh. Just as a little extra, I've gotten to a point with most relationships (even great ones) where I've been cautiously excited about the breakup just so this album will HIT different. That's how much I love this. | Dewinged
09.10.20 | Asdfp took my Homogenic but I do have another.
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
I was 10 when it was released. A strange kid, didn't like sports, couldn't really get along with anyone, my dad watched hopelessly his kid jamming his own Life After Death record non stop. On my birthday, he bought me Seventh Son on tape. I was ecstatic, I was instantly transported to a world that was as frightening as thrilling to me, and whenever I need a break from reality I would resort to day dream while jamming this, finding my... safe space. Many years after, I still find it through this album. | zakalwe
09.10.20 | Amazing | JeremiahBullfrog
09.10.20 | and again updated :) | Pheromone
09.10.20 | zak bro we're next to eachother - a little basildon microcosm on sput | CalculatingInfinity
09.10.20 | "I've gotten to a point with most relationships (even great ones) where I've been cautiously excited about the breakup just so this album will HIT different. That's how much I love this."
...you do realise how yikes this comment is, right? | Pheromone
09.10.20 | ahaha whys that bro | Pheromone
09.10.20 | it's obviously said in jest - more that the album was there for me during a few bad breakups etc - im not straight up breaking hearts for it out here
though that might quicken the process | Pon
09.10.20 | The fact that so many Sputnikmusic.com users still name the Beatles as "the greatest or most significant or most influential" rock band ever only tells you how far Sputnik still is from becoming a serious music site. Elite users have long recognized that the greatest indie groups of all times are The Wrens and The Weakerthans, who were not the most famous or richest or best sellers of their times, let alone of all times. SowingSeason ranks the highly controversial Brand New over rock musicians who were highly popular at Warped Tour. Sputnik users are still blinded by ratings averages. The Beatles have the highest averages (not true, by the way), therefore they must have been the greatest. Sputnik users are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the present, they barely know the esoteric RYM chats. No wonder they think that the Beatles did anything worthy of being saved. | Kusangii
09.10.20 | At least they don't think Kanye West is one of the best artists of all time | Pheromone
09.10.20 | Pretty much adore the beatles man was just comparing ! | Aberf
09.10.20 | That reads like a pasta, Jac.
"...you do realise how yikes this comment is, right?"[2]
| Dewinged
09.10.20 | Yeah great pasta Jac, probably from some RYM folk? Beatles rule tho | Pheromone
09.10.20 | The comment isn't yikes guys! I'm very happily married and can't wait for it to end for that sweet sound of she sends kisses | JohnnyoftheWell
09.10.20 | comment is the most janedoe-post i've ever seen outside of the jane doe thread | Pheromone
09.10.20 | 😤 I live n die by it | Pon
09.10.20 | "probably from some RYM folk?"
Not technically; it's from their god | Valzentia
09.10.20 | The fact that so many Sputnikmusic.com users still name the Beatles as "the greatest or most significant or most influential" rock band ever only tells you how far Sputnik still is from becoming a serious music site. Elite users have long recognized that the greatest indie groups of all times are The Wrens and The Weakerthans, who were not the most famous or richest or best sellers of their times, let alone of all times. SowingSeason ranks the highly controversial Brand New over rock musicians who were highly popular at Warped Tour. Sputnik users are still blinded by ratings averages. The Beatles have the highest averages (not true, by the way), therefore they must have been the greatest. Sputnik users are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the present, they barely know the esoteric RYM chats. No wonder they think that the Beatles did anything worthy of being saved. | Ryus
09.10.20 | lmfao | Ryus
09.10.20 | ah its an adapted pasta from Lord Scaruffi | Colton
09.10.20 | " It's a pop (you heard me) masterpiece of melody and anticipation"
someone please explain to me why it's such a common trend nowadays for people to refer to something as pop music and then act like they just dropped the most hard hitting, life changing truth bomb of all time | Ryus
09.10.20 | end rockism 2k20 | Colton
09.10.20 | you know that album you listened to with your uninformed peasant ears and heard rock music? well not me. I, with my extensive musical knowledge and understanding, was able to discern that it is in fact a pop album. That's right, you've been a pop loving simpleton this whole time. You heard me. | Pheromone
09.10.20 | Nah i mean it isn't a pop album but its got a bit of a mad sugary beach boys melody thing going on | Ryus
09.10.20 | real talk tho i could never get into that album :/ i should try again soon thouhg | Pheromone
09.10.20 | Luc man u probably shouldve kept that space | Pheromone
09.10.20 | the album is okay ryus | ArsMoriendi
09.10.20 | What is rock, but pop with a lead guitar and some drums anyway | zoso33
09.10.20 | truth ^ | zakalwe
09.10.20 | “zak bro we're next to eachother - a little basildon microcosm on sput“
✊🏼 | Egarran
09.10.20 | Rock and pop is music for the lower classes | Colton
09.10.20 | Yeah all the billionaires listen to Cradle of Filth and Opeth | Thranth
09.10.20 | uh, yeah. Something like that | Egarran
09.10.20 | Oh equating wealth with class, we don't really do that anymore. Still, I'd like to see Bill Gates' playlist. | LeddSledd
09.10.20 | I imagine wealthy executives just listen to stock ukulele music on loop | Ryus
09.10.20 | "Oh equating wealth with class, we don't really do that anymore."
what | Pheromone
09.10.20 | Obama listens to 100 gecs so u know he's common | Colton
09.10.20 | I'm broke but I identify as upper class | LeddSledd
09.10.20 | Social class =/= real class | Thranth
09.10.20 | CEOs only listen to young thug | Butkuiss
09.10.20 | Wait til sput finds out that rock and metal are by definition Pop Music, and the only other two genres are actually Folk Music and Art Music. | Lucman
09.10.20 | Love the Meadowlands write up, Phero! | Butkuiss
09.10.20 | Also bigups to BaselineOOO for fucking getting it aye. Ras Michael is the goat. | Colton
09.10.20 | “CEOs only listen to young thug”
you’re describing my life goals right there | Egarran
09.11.20 | I may not have thought this class analysis all the way through.
All I know is that subhumans prefer rock and pop. | JeremiahBullfrog
09.11.20 | i am honest to god scum of the earth when it comes to my music tastes. | Pheromone
09.11.20 | no such thing !
unless you do be a ceo | Dolving999
09.14.20 | Poison the Well - Versions
Every time I listen to this I discover a new instrument in the background I hadn't noticed... Noodly banjo, lighting-fast mandolin, wurlitzer... It sounds like Ryan Primack went to a musical instruments shop and was given free reign to play whatever he wanted. It has this unique post-apocaliptic 50's western meets opera kinda vibe that I haven't heard anywhere else. Plus they went from practically originating metalcore to giving birth to Spaghetticore. I know every single lyric by heart and find myself quoting them many times in my own life situations. I know I might discover technically or more diverse albums later in life, but this one has an eternal spot in my heart. | JeremiahBullfrog
09.15.20 | updated folks. | McP3000
09.21.20 | Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
It's not my most listened to album, nor the one I identify with the most. However, it encapsulates an existential moment in my life during maturation. The search for meaning, finding nothing, embracing nihilism, before understanding death and life and its beauty. The dissonance of chaos ending in a monotonous tone of confusion before silence.
Then waking up a different person, ready to move onto the next stage of life.
| zakalwe
05.10.21 | “Frames is the kind of masterpiece you hear once in a lifetime”
Baffling | deathofasalesman
05.10.21 | we still doin this | zakalwe
05.10.21 | “The album is just seeping with bleakness, anxiety, depression, and mental anguish that really slaps you in the face through the music and lyrics.”
Silverchair - Neon Ballroom | deathofasalesman
05.11.21 | eeeeek | DavidYowi
05.11.21 | Faith No More - Angel Dust
It’s not one I come back to often but it’s the album that most informed my personality. If I didn’t listen to this album, I don’t know who I would’ve become as a person. I listened to this album when I was 15. Sol Invictus was about to come out, which reminded me how much fun I had playing Epic and Midlife Crisis on Rock Band. So I decided to give it a spin, and my mind was blown. I had not experienced anything that was experimental, deranged, atmospheric, aggressive, playful, frightening, and funny at the same time. It made me realize what music could be capable of.
It also helped me feel comfortable being queer. The song Be Aggressive is explicitly about sucking dick. It was written by the band’s keyboardist Roddy Bottum, who is a gay man. When I was bumping this album non-stop, gay marriage had just been legalized. I had fantasized about going to a gay bar that features karaoke and singing Be Aggressive but, like, as a bit. The more this “bit” lingered in my mind, the more I realized how much I genuinely wanted to go into gay bars and sing about sucking dick. It was the first big step in accepting my identity.
| Egarran
05.11.21 | That's awesome David | deathofasalesman
05.11.21 | The Byrds - Untitled
My favorite album constantly changes. When I was younger, it was Korn's self-titled. In middle school, it was Green Day's 'American Idiot.' High school-college, I was everywhere.
These days, I consider The Byrds' '(Untitled)/(Unissued)' my favorite album. The Byrds were the American Beatles, and created their Abbey Road with 'The Notorious Byrd Brothers,' an album that resulted in the dissolution of the band, leaving Roger McGuinn to be the sole Byrds member. Instead of giving up, he founded a new lineup with Skip Battin on bass, Gene Parsons (an incredible talent) on drums, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Clarence White. These guys were dynamite live and this record kicks off with an electrifying set of live tracks. The studio material is excellent and represents some of the best songwriting the band had done since 'Byrd Bros.' It's the best representation of the band under this lineup and I continue to spin it daily. The album is just seeping with bleakness, anxiety, depression, and mental anguish that really slaps you in the face through the music and lyrics. A true classic. | rellik009
05.11.21 | Jeremiah you should remove my album
I don't actually have a favorite album right now and the Perturbator album has grown off me, unlucky. | rellik009
05.11.21 | didn't truly realize how many great picks are in this thread
sput is da best | FabiusPictor202
05.11.21 | GAZA - NO ABSOLUTES IN HUMAN SUFFERING. HEAVIEST AND ANGRIEST ALBUM EVER MADE NO CAP |
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