My Updated Favorite Albums... No Order
I just looked at my old list and thought it needed a makeover. |
| 1 |  | Jimi Hendrix
Band of Gypsys
Jimi is probably my all time favorite musician. He's the one who got me into real music and this is some of his best stuff. |
| 2 |  | Nevermore
Dreaming Neon Black
Dark, mechanical (yet organic?), and horrifyingly passionate. You can feel the insanity in this album. Also tied to a particularly dark period in my life. |
| 3 | | Michael Hedges
Aerial Boundaries
Solo acoustic music was the genre I became obsessed with after metal and this album is magic. Michael Hedges becomes one with his guitar on this album. |
| 4 |  | Summoning
Oath Bound
The arrangements are brilliant here. Summonings use of dynamics are unsurpassed in this album. Amazing melodies. Land of the Dead is one of the best songs ever. |
| 5 |  | Opeth
Blackwater Park
This is interchangeable with Morningrise and Still Life. My first Opeth album. I became obsessed after hearing this. |
| 6 |  | DJ Shadow
Endtroducing
I never thought I'd get into anything even remotely close to Hiphop. DJ Shadow proves that sampling can be beautiful. Original and captivating. |
| 7 |  | Immortal
At the Heart of Winter
Raw, yet not underproduced. The riffing and drumming on this album are godly. Epic yet thrashy. |
| 8 |  | Iron Maiden
Somewhere In Time
I've never been able to match the futuristic atmosphere that this album creates. Some of Maiden's best songs on here. |
| 9 | | Billy Cobham
Spectrum
Jazz fusion at its finest. Funky as hell. |
| 10 |  | Nile
Annihilation of the Wicked
Death metal done right. Epic, brutal, and brilliant. I don't think they have ever matched this album. |
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