The Official 'Albums to listen to before you die' thread

Stealing from Will Hunting and actually hoping to fill any gaps in my music knowledge, I was wondering what you guys considered to be some of the best albums ever.

I listen to a variety of music so I got:

The Cure - Disintegration
Kanye West - Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Gayngs - Relayted
Black Keys - Brothers
Jay Z - Blueprint
Arcade Fire - Funeral and The Suburbs
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Metallica - Metallica

Bunch of others but just to get the ball rolling.

Mod Note (Andy): Throwback Thursday - This was originally posted 11/27/11

 
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Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

To this day, it remains a technical masterpiece, and a delight to audiophiles. The album explores some fundamental and catholic aspects of the human condition such as life, death, war, money, and insanity.

looking for that pick-me-up to power through an all-nighter?
 
<span class=keyword_link><a href=/finance-dictionary/what-is-london-interbank-offer-rate-libor>LIBOR</a></span>:

Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

To this day, it remains a technical masterpiece, and a delight to audiophiles. The album explores some fundamental and catholic aspects of the human condition such as life, death, war, money, and insanity.

I have an original pressing of the vinyl record from the 70s. Never gets old

 

i commend you for listing disintegration and especially siamese dream, OP. great, great albums. id throw mellon collie right with that..

lets see....

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds... A masterpiece The Zombies - Odyssey and Oracle The Moody Blues - A Question of Balance John Lennon - Imagine Dark Side of the Moon was covered... Workingman's Dead

Some more personal picks: Jethro Tull - Aqualung Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner, Rain Dogs (imo) Radiohead - OK Computer Hawkwind - In Search of Space

Metal Picks: Black Sabbath, all Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark, Hammerheart

But really, i think Dark Side of the Moon is the definitive album to listen to before you die.

"That dude is so haole, he don't even have any breath left."
 

Metallica- Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets Judas Priest- British Steel Megadeth- Rust in Peace Slipknot- Slipknot Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory

Guns N' Roses- Appetite for Destruction AC/DC- Back in Black Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV Nirvana- Nevermind Def Leppard- Hysteria KISS- Alive and Destroyer Rush- 2112 and Moving Pictures

Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run Fleetwood Mac- Rumours The Beatles- White Album and Let It Be Lynyrd Skynyrd- Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd Faith No More- The Real Thing The Who- Quadrophenia

Kanye West- Graduation

Michael Jackson- Thriller Cat Stevens- Teaser and the Firecat Tom Petty- Full Moon Fever Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense (Live album) Zakk Wylde- Book of Shadows (not famous, just amazing acoustic southern rock)

I know I'm gonna get some haters for this one: Disturbed- The Sickness

Reality hits you hard, bro...
 

The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium (Progressive Rock) Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock (Blues Rock) Animals as Leaders - Weightless (Progressive Metal) At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command (Hardcore/Punk/Alternative) The Bad Plus - These are the Vistas (Jazz) Elliott Smith - Figure 8 (Acoustic) Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (Indie, Folk/Pop) Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? | Axis: Bold as Love (Psych Rock) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (Jazz) Pink Floyd - Animals | Wish You Were Here (Psych Rock) Radiohead - Kid A | OK Computer (Psych Rock, Experimental) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (Psych Rock) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire | The Inner Mounting Flame (Jazz Fusion/Progressive) Bone Thugs 'N Harmony - East 1999 (Rap) Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever | Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Rap)

 

I've never been one to just sit and put in an album, usually stick to the songs I like the most. If I was going to name an album, I'd probably go with LIBOR's choice.

MMBinNC: I don't know why, I thought The Sickness was the sickness...

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

Dr. Dre - 2001 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin Rick Ross - Port of Miami OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP Eminem - The Eminem Show The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death 2Pac - All Eyez on Me Nelly - Nellyville Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle Jay-Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life Kanye West - College Dropout

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. See my Blog & AMA
 
Matrick:

Dr. Dre - 2001
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin
Rick Ross - Port of Miami
OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem - The Eminem Show
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
Nelly - Nellyville
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Jay-Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Kanye West - College Dropout

Eh...very few rap alBums are worth beginning to end listens, and only College Dropout and marshall Mathers LP cut it from that list imo.

Madvillain- Madvillainy A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders Radiohead- Kid A & The Bends Beck- Sea Change Common- Be

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." --Abraham Lincoln
 
OkComputer:
Matrick:

Dr. Dre - 2001
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin
Rick Ross - Port of Miami
OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem - The Eminem Show
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
Nelly - Nellyville
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Jay-Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Kanye West - College Dropout

Eh...very few rap alBums are worth beginning to end listens, and only College Dropout and marshall Mathers LP cut it from that list imo.

Madvillain- Madvillainy
A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders
Radiohead- Kid A & The Bends
Beck- Sea Change
Common- Be

To add to these: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt Nas - Illmatic Nas - God's Son Outkast - Stankonia The Roots - Illadelph Halflife

 

Led Zeppelin - 1- 4 Jimi Hendrix - are you experienced, electric lady land, axis Doors - doors and strange days Megadeth -rust in peace Mob deep - the infamous and hell on earth Black moon -enta da stage and warzone Gangstarr - moment of truth Jay-z - reasonable doubt Wu-tang - 36 chambers Nas - illmatic Slayer - reign in blood (awesome workout cd) Pantera - vulgar display of power The Clash - London calling

'We're bigger than U.S. Steel"
 

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd College Drop out - Kanye West Jay z - The Blueprint The Chronic 2001 - Dr. Dre Sergent Pepper Lonely Hearts Club - The Beatles

Mansa_Moussa
 

Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People / self-titled Brian Eno - Music for Airports Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town / Nebraska Clipse - Lord Willin' The Beatles - Sgt Peppers / White Album Lil Wayne - Carter III / No Ceilings At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica / Good News for People Who Love Bad News Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place / Those Who Tell The Truth... Sigur Ros - Ágætis byrjun

This to all my hatin' folks seeing me getting guac right now..
 

Anything by Braking Benjamin. The two best would be Phobia and Dear Agony.

Also Bush (esp. Sixteen Stone & The Science of Things), and FFDP (esp. War Is the Answer), and Saving Able (esp. Miss America) are good too.

"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man." ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
 
Silent Guardian:

Anything by Braking Benjamin. The two best would be Phobia and Dear Agony.

Also Bush (esp. Sixteen Stone & The Science of Things), and FFDP (esp. War Is the Answer), and Saving Able (esp. Miss America) are good too.

You're taste in music sucks

'We're bigger than U.S. Steel"
 

Sorry, I left out Nickelback's All the Right Reasons. I like music that is the future classic rock; not music that will fade out of existence in the next decade.

"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man." ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
 
JonDoe297:

I just remembered that Terminator Theme in the Electric or Metal Version is probably the best funeral song.

Terminator electric guitar version:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/MsFXqwRg8HU?feature=oembed

Terminator metal version

Terminator metal version

http://www.youtube.com/embed/mcXIOmOcsjA?feature=oembed

I want to be dropped into the earth, family screaming, tears down their faces, to the undertaker intro music. I want the priest to say that death did not come for me, but I have come for death!

 

@Wasserstag526, Gangstar - Moment Of Truth---- you speak the truth my friend.

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
 

Redman - muddy waters Common - one day it will all make sense Eminem - Marshall mathers album Dr. Dre - both chronic albums Outlast - stankonia & aquemini & speakerboxx Lauren Hill - the miseducation of Lauren hill Ghostface killah - supreme clientele! Raekwon - only built for cuban linx Big pun - capital punishment Eric b and Rakim - paid in full and don't sweat the technique Kool g rap and dj polo - wanted dead or alive Jeru the damaja - the sun rises in the east & wrath of the math Kanye west - his entire discography!

'We're bigger than U.S. Steel"
 

Bad boy bill - house connection two & behind the decks Danny tenaglia - global underground Athens Dj boris - believe Richard vission - shut the fuck up and dance DJ Dan - accelerate Armand Val helden - ghettoblaster John digweed - global underground Los Angeles Daft punk - self titled Carl Craig - sessions Basement jaxx - rooty Plastikman - closer

'We're bigger than U.S. Steel"
 
Wasserstag526:

Bad boy bill - house connection two & behind the decks
Danny tenaglia - global underground Athens
Dj boris - believe
Richard vission - shut the fuck up and dance
DJ Dan - accelerate
Armand Val helden - ghettoblaster
John digweed - global underground Los Angeles
Daft punk - self titled
Carl Craig - sessions
Basement jaxx - rooty
Plastikman - closer

. You are the man
 

@"CompBanker" should definitely watch this (Equilibrium - Breaking Benjamin - "Into the Nothing"):

"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man." ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
 

I am glad that you like it. There are a lot more Breaking Benjamin videos with scenes from Equilibrium and other Christian Bale movies.

"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man." ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
 

Top Gun OST:

//www.youtube.com/embed/7ZYcS2KHq30

//www.youtube.com/embed/vwBbrngafl0

Those are some of my favorites.

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adapt or die:

Phil Collins: No Jacket Required

I agree!

Also, on my list is Led Zeppelin IV, Electric Ladyland, and Are You Experienced.

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Tony Snark:
adapt or die:

Phil Collins: No Jacket Required

I agree!

Also, on my list is Led Zeppelin IV, Electric Ladyland, and Are You Experienced.

Lose My Number off that album is probably one of the most underrated iconic 80's tracks ever and the video is fucking amazing. After I get a few in me at a bar with touch tunes it's one of my go-to's.

 
adapt or die:
Tony Snark:
adapt or die:

Phil Collins: No Jacket Required

I agree!

Also, on my list is Led Zeppelin IV, Electric Ladyland, and Are You Experienced.

Lose My Number off that album is probably one of the most underrated iconic 80's tracks ever and the video is fucking amazing. After I get a few in me at a bar with touch tunes it's one of my go-to's.

The drums put me into a trance.

//www.youtube.com/embed/B7Z-eUmR2bM

Sussudio is another great one from the "No Jacket Required" album; it's one of Patrick Bateman's favorites.

//www.youtube.com/embed/r0qBaBb1Y-U

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Stand back folks...this guitar has seconds to live...

The Who - Who's Next, Quadrophenia, Tommy, and Live at Royal Albert Hall.

@"adapt or die" : No Jacket Required is beast.

@TheVanBurenBoyz : You seem to like prog. Any love for Dream Theater, Queensryche, Tool, Opeth, or Fates Warning?

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In The Flesh:

@TheVanBurenBoyz : You seem to like prog. Any love for Dream Theater, Queensryche, Tool, Opeth, or Fates Warning?

I prefer my prog instrumental. Haven't listened to Dream Theater in ages. I'll still listen to Tool from time to time (and cover Schism and Lateralus).

I've been digging Trioscapes lately, which is a bit of a prog metal/jazz fusion group.

 

@FeelingMean : GREAT call on Nighthawks At the Diner. Words cannot describe what my first listen was like. There's nothing else like it....you just know Tom Waits is in the building.

I'm sure @MissMoneyPenny will recommend a custom mix of "James Bond Greatest Hits" consisting of all the 007 movie themes--Goldfinger, Moonraker, You Only Live Twice, Goldeneye, License to Kill...

@"adapt or die" : "Inside Out." :)

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Yea I am finding I really like Tom Waits, especially his early stuff. He might be my favorite musician, artist, whatever

jammin at the six minute mark

On a different note- ITF I read your thrash metal series on head of metal-- thanks a lot. I randomly remembered a D.R.I. song and went on a thrash kick, which lead me there. Love what you are doing there.

"That dude is so haole, he don't even have any breath left."
 

Thanks dude. I hope to do a multi-part history of all the subgenres, not just thrash--I'm sure @ThaVanBurenBoyz will critique my prog-metal history with vigor.

@ThaVanBurenBoyz : Lately I've also been very impressed with Anubis Gate, and "The Art of Navigating By The Stars" by Sieges Even, and "In Search of Truth" by Evergrey. I know you prefer your prog instrumental, but any thoughts on those?

Metal. Music. Life. www.headofmetal.com
 
AcctNerd:

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is on the Pet Sounds Album. IMO, it's a great song for the American Psycho trailer:

//www.youtube.com/embed/8jVNmgHKweU

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You Are the Quarry by Morrissey for wit. Coke Boys 4 by French Montana if you're down for drive-bys in a Bugatti.

[quote=mbavsmfin]I don't wear watches bro. Because it's always MBA BALLER time! [/quote]
 

I'll do only rap cuz it's what I know best

A tribe called quest - electric relaxation The pharcyde - bizarre ride II UGK - Ridin Dirty Souls of Mischief - 93 til infinity Hieroglyphics - Full Circle Method Man and Redman - blackout! Method Man - Tical Raekwon - only built 4 Cuban Linx GZA - liquid swords Nwa - straight outta Compton Outkast - southernplayalisticadillakmusik Slick rick - the great adventures of slick rick Camp lo - uptown Saturday night De la soul - 3 feet high and rising Geto boys - we can't be stopped The fugees - the score Rakim - paid in full Most of Nas' stuff Eminem - the Eminem Show Ludacris - chicken n beer

As far as new stuff Kendrick Lamar and the rest of black hippy, Big KRIT, and Pro Era show real promise

 
paidoff:

I'll do only rap cuz it's what I know best

A tribe called quest - electric relaxation
The pharcyde - bizarre ride II
UGK - Ridin Dirty
Souls of Mischief - 93 til infinity
Hieroglyphics - Full Circle
Method Man and Redman - blackout!
Method Man - Tical
Raekwon - only built 4 Cuban Linx
GZA - liquid swords
Nwa - straight outta Compton
Outkast - southernplayalisticadillakmusik
Slick rick - the great adventures of slick rick
Camp lo - uptown Saturday night
De la soul - 3 feet high and rising
Geto boys - we can't be stopped
The fugees - the score
Rakim - paid in full
Most of Nas' stuff
Eminem - the Eminem Show
Ludacris - chicken n beer

As far as new stuff Kendrick Lamar and the rest of black hippy, Big KRIT, and Pro Era show real promise

Finally! Someone who knows quality rap music. With the exeption of Ludacris maybe ( I just never liked him) that's a solid list.

If I could add some;

Madvillain- Madvillainy MF DOOM- Operation: Doomsday Common- Be Talib Kweli- Quality Joey B-1999 Mos Def- Black on Both Sides Common- Like Water for Chocolate Slum Village- Fantastic, Vol. 2 (prob the best productions I have ever heard anywhere on a rap album)

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." --Abraham Lincoln
 
OkComputer:
paidoff:

I'll do only rap cuz it's what I know best

A tribe called quest - electric relaxation
The pharcyde - bizarre ride II
UGK - Ridin Dirty
Souls of Mischief - 93 til infinity
Hieroglyphics - Full Circle
Method Man and Redman - blackout!
Method Man - Tical
Raekwon - only built 4 Cuban Linx
GZA - liquid swords
Nwa - straight outta Compton
Outkast - southernplayalisticadillakmusik
Slick rick - the great adventures of slick rick
Camp lo - uptown Saturday night
De la soul - 3 feet high and rising
Geto boys - we can't be stopped
The fugees - the score
Rakim - paid in full
Most of Nas' stuff
Eminem - the Eminem Show
Ludacris - chicken n beer

As far as new stuff Kendrick Lamar and the rest of black hippy, Big KRIT, and Pro Era show real promise

Finally! Someone who knows quality rap music. With the exeption of Ludacris maybe ( I just never liked him) that's a solid list.

If I could add some;

Madvillain- Madvillainy
MF DOOM- Operation: Doomsday
Common- Be
Talib Kweli- Quality
Joey B-1999
Mos Def- Black on Both Sides
Common- Like Water for Chocolate
Slum Village- Fantastic, Vol. 2 (prob the best productions I have ever heard anywhere on a rap album)

Nice to see some true hip-hop heads. I'll add on.

Binary Star- Masters of the Universe Blu- Below the heveans Eminem SSLP Elzhi- Elmatic - such a great album Atmosphere- When life gives you lemon pain that Shit gold CunninLynguist- A piece of Strange- Kno is such a great producer Black Star Pharohe Monch- Internal Affairs Chino XL- Here to save you all

 

There are a few decent suggestions here but mostly mediocre albums. Definitely tough to come up with truly great albums that don't skip a beat from start to finish - there are many bands that I love that do not have any albums fitting that criteria.

OP - I'm pretty impressed that you mentioned Gayng's Relayted. I would consider that to be one of the best albums I have ever heard, it is also among the most innovative. The Cure is incredible. Overall I like your picks (although I hate The Suburbs, I think Funeral was AF's only good album).

Slowdive - Souvlaki The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore Beach House - Teen Dream Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend Malory - Not Here, Not Now Tears Run Rings - Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never The Radio Dept - Lesser Matters Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago The Notorious BIG - Life After Death Sunlounger - Another Day on the Terrace The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Antlers - Hospice Deafheaven - Sunbather jj - jj n 3 The Killers - Hot Fuss My Bloody Valentine - Loveless My Bloody Valentine - mbv Radiohead - The Bends Radiohead - OK Computer DJ Shadow - Entroducing Everything from Explosions in the Sky

 
paidoff:

A few more classics

Big L - Lifestylez ov da poor & dangerous
Eminem - Infinite (so underrated)
Scarface - the Diary
EPMD - Strictly Business
Ghostface Killah - supreme clientele

Good man . . . glad to see someone knows what's good with the danger zone.

Now we all laughing hard gettin nice and weeded, celebrating nigga, heist completed.

If Papoose had an album compiled from his mixtapes that would be up there as well in my book

"Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true. But many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly—and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence." - Thomas Sowell
 

Highway to Hell anyone?

My favorite song from the album:

//www.youtube.com/embed/JGftIcp2SC0

This would make a good WSO theme song:

//www.youtube.com/embed/6EWqTym2cQU

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The Fall: Hex Enduction Hour DJ Shadow: Endtroducing Tom Waits: Rain Dogs The Clash: London Calling (kind of an ironic pick considering this is an I-banking forum) Led Zeppelin: LZ I & IV Trent Reznor and Atticus Rose: The Social Network OST

 

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing (mentioned several times already) Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works '85-92 Cynic - Focus Rammstein - Mutter Above & Beyond - Tri-state Sasha - Airdrawndagger

 

Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood Kansas - Leftoverture Kansas - Point of Know Return Rush - Moving Pictures Rush - Signals Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd - The Wall The Beatles - Revolver The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles - Rubber Soul Led Zeppelin - IV Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Talking Heads - Little Creatures Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues David Bowie - Space Oddity David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

 

OP you mention Kanye but you don't list graduation? Really?

I won't create a huge list because everyone before me has done a great job but I'll echo all floyd and zep. You can't die before falling into a floyd hole.

I might add Captain Beefheart Doc at the Radio Station. It's bizarre as fuck and so bad its good. I can't describe it. Its poetic like Morrison's work but its bizarre and the guy can't sing to save his life. Its part hilarious and part amazing. Ashtray heart and A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond might be the only two songs that resemble real music and won't make your head explode. It's good music to put on in the background while you and three other friends debate the ills of the world over a few bottles of scotch on a late saturday night in the winter when its too cold to find anything better to do.

 
GoodBread:

If you've listened to Illmatic a few times, try Elhzi's Elmatic.

Also, while this may not be an album per se, DJ Neil Armstrong's mixtapes are a great way of expanding your musical culture.

Elmatic was immense. I keep telling hip hop enthusiasts about it but they think it's some spoof...until it serenades their eardrums.
 
In The Flesh:

You'd appreciate this: I'm heading out tonight, and the 80s party music is coming out. PC, PG, Sting, Robert Palmer, and of course Zevon's "Leave My Monkey Alone."

I don't know what could kick your night off better. On the way to work today I heard Invisible Touch, 99 Red Balloons, and Mike and the Mechanics... ready to fast forward to tonight already.

 

Gotta add some jam bands:

Grateful Dead - American Beauty, Workingman's Dead Widespread Panic - Ain't Life Grand, Til the Medicine Takes, Space Wrangler Phish - Billy Breathes, A Picture of Nectar Umphrey's McGee - Anchor Drops

Just to name a few

 

Funny you should mention--you and @"Going Concern" mentioned your appreciation for Garcia and the Dead. This morning I'm listening to Bruce Hornsby's "Harbor Lights" album, on which Garcia was a guest (along with Pat Metheny, Brenton Marsalis, Phil Collins, Jeff Lorber, and Bonnie Rait). Really "cool jazz" atmosphere.

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For any undergroung hip-hop fans, Seattle based Common Market is worth checking out. Their self titled album and Tobacco Road are my two favorites. Binary Star was already mentioned, but their first album is probably one of my favorite hip-hop albums of all time.

 
Lester Burnham Lambert:

For any undergroung hip-hop fans, Seattle based Common Market is worth checking out. Their self titled album and Tobacco Road are my two favorites. Binary Star was already mentioned, but their first album is probably one of my favorite hip-hop albums of all time.

I've heard of Common Market, never really checked their stuff out. Recommend me something?

You ever heard of Blue Scholars? Byani is a classic album.

 
SumOne:
Lester Burnham Lambert:

For any undergroung hip-hop fans, Seattle based Common Market is worth checking out. Their self titled album and Tobacco Road are my two favorites. Binary Star was already mentioned, but their first album is probably one of my favorite hip-hop albums of all time.

I've heard of Common Market, never really checked their stuff out. Recommend me something?

You ever heard of Blue Scholars? Byani is a classic album.

I am a huge fan of Blue Scholars and I was lucky enough to have seen them a few years ago. It was an amazing show. I take it you recommend them because of Sabizi. In terms of specific Common Market tracks, here are a few to get started: Winter Takes All, Tobacco Road and Connect For, 40 Acres and Re:fresh.

On another note, now that I've been listening to a bunch of hip-hop the past day or two, GangStar's 'Moment of Truth' should be listened to.

 

Some good choices here, probably won't have much different to add. Off the top of my head when I saw the thread title, no particular order....

All Zeppelin U2 - War (especially on vinyl....hits you so hard) Nas - Illmatic, It Was Written (maybe his best ever) Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt, American Gangster Garden & Villa - Gardens & Villa Helios - Eingya, Unleft Pretty much all Raekwon The Dig - Midnight Flowers All Explosions In The Sky Fight Bite - Fight Bite Flume - Flume Biggie - Born Again, Ready To Die Pink Floyd - Everything pretty much Radiohead - Everything, especially King Of Limbs and The Bends Atoms For Peace - Amok Beach House - Bloom Bonobo - Pretty much everything Com Truise - Galactic Melt Discovery - LP Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle Starfucker - Everything, it's all great The Glitch Mob - Drink The Sea The Gorillaz - G-Sides, Gorillaz Logic - Any of his work. Justice - Audio, Video, Disco And pretty much every Kanye Album

"When you stop striving for perfection, you might as well be dead."
 

I'm a hip hop head so I'm biased but here goes...

Notorious BIG - Ready to Die Outkast - Stankonia Wiz Khalifa - Kush and Orange Juice Jimi Hendrix - Are you Experienced? Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs Nas - illmatic Wu Tang - Enter the WU Dr Dre - The Chronic

 

@"adapt or die" Today just feels like one of those days where you want to crack open a brew at noon. Fast forward to tonight, indeed...nothing like getting ready, downing a Red Bull with your favorite records on.

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Glad to see this thread is back. It's good timing too because I just picked up Phil Collins new album The Singles. It's a 2 disc "best of" collection he released to try to get some momentum going for a possible US tour in 2017.

There is one track on there I didn't know before that I really like called Wear My Hat. It reminds me of a Phil version of O.A.R./Paul Simon, if that makes any sense.

 

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Jay Z - Black Album Blink 182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket , Enema Of The State

About as diverse as it gets.

 

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I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. See my Blog & AMA
 

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