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| A Dilemna Of Epic Proportions...
A record store here in Lubbock,TX sells used c.d.'s of all genres for $8.00 each, or 3 for $20.00. That's perfectly fine...except I went in with only $10.00, not really expecting to find too many c.d.'s that would catch my interest. Predictably, I was terribly and horribly wrong. There were, in fact, FIVE c.d.'s that I found that I really wanted to buy...but of course, I could only choose one. So, the question I pose to you in this list is this: Assuming you had none of the following albums, which one would YOU have chosen? | | 1 |  | Isis
In The Absence of Truth
I don't own any Isis records, and I've been meaning to get one for a while now. I've heard both 'Oceanic' and 'Panopticon' on YouTube, but I've never heard this one. | | 2 |  | Opeth
Still Life
Because of Sputnik, really. I already own 'Ghost Reveries', and as good as it is, people say 'Still Life' and 'Blackwater Park' are better (they had 'BP', but it was $12.00). I sat down and listened to it at the "listening station" (a beat-up c.d. player in the corner), and the first three minutes of "The Moor" was enough to make me regret only having enough money for one c.d. | | 3 |  | Sigur Ros
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I think this is probably Jesus's favorite band (other than Becoming The Archetype, of course). I was absolutely surprised to find this album there; it wasn't where it was supposed to be. Sat down and listened to it, and the first three minutes of "Untitled 1" was enough to make me regret only having enough money for one c.d. | | 4 |  | Simon and Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water
I love 'Bookends', and I enjoy the song "The Only Living Boy In New York," so I've been looking for this album for a while now. The only reason I ended up putting it back is because I know that out of the five records on this list, this one would be most likely to be in the record store next time I come around. | | 5 |  | Wu-Tang Clan
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Shouldn't need an explanation for this one. I've been growing my hip-hop collection since late last year, and of all the albums I want, this is the one most criminally missing. | |
Masochist
05.20.09 | For the record, I ended up choosing Sigur Ros. When I get money, I'm going to grab three more of those albums for $20.00 (or maybe I'll just go for broke and nab all four) | Nagrarok
05.20.09 | Still Life is awesome, and The Moor > rest of album, be it just by a little. So definintely get that one. | RoshanC
05.20.09 | 5555555555555555555
I cannot overstate how good that album is. but then i dont like post rock or metal | iarescientists
05.20.09 | i own 5 on cd and vinyl
idk why | ThyCrossAwaits
05.20.09 | 2 first, then 1, 3, 4, screw 5. | ThyCrossAwaits
05.20.09 | on second thought, buy 2 and send it to me, cuz i want it | Nagrarok
05.20.09 | You don't own 2?? | Avirov
05.20.09 | Sigur Ros is the best choice, by far. | Bullitt
05.20.09 | Just be smart and get 2. | ThyCrossAwaits
05.20.09 | i know...i've got Blackwater Park and Watershed but i can't FIND 2... | Bullitt
05.20.09 | I found it at an F.Y.E, it was the digipack to. | ThyCrossAwaits
05.20.09 | i live in a freakin' cultural black hole... | Nagrarok
05.20.09 | Really? It was pretty easy to find for me (well, I do all my cd purchases online). Then again, I haven't got BWP but will get it. Maybe next Friday, maybe not, because I have many priorities at the moment. | Bullitt
05.20.09 | So do i...i was on a trip to cali when i found it haha. | Greggers
05.20.09 | 2
No hesitation, Still Life is an incredible album. | theilladelph
05.20.09 | I have no idea why you even had to think about this.... you must not have realized that #1 was ISIS | Masochist
05.20.09 | LOL...lots of opinions here! Good to see I apparently chose the wrong album ;-)
ThyCrossAwaits - That sucks...you can buy/download it on Amazon.com, though.
Nagrarok - I didn't own any of these until I bought #3 today (I know...FAIL x4e9). It came down to Opeth vs. Sigur Ros, but my collection of Post Rock is sorely underdeveloped (all I have are two EITS albums and Sigur Ros's 'M.S.I.E.V.S.E.'), so I went with it.
theilladelph - LOL...maybe not. I didn't get a chance to listen to enough of it to make a decision, and I've seen that Isis c.d. there every time I go. I just never see Sigur Ros, so I was excited.
Avirov - I thought so, too, in the end ;-) | pyogeniccortex
05.20.09 | I see you too are a 'Pethologist | cirq
05.20.09 | I'm proud of you, () is perfect in all ways | ECRbubs
05.21.09 | hmm I don't know either 3 or 5 |
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