I had to go Top 5 because I'm indecisive. In no particular order...
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
Tool - Aenima (1996)
Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me (2006)
Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles (1999)
August Burns Red - Constellations (2009)
One of my favorite things about BN is how their sound has evolved as they've grown up. Going from Your Favorite Weapon to Deja Entendu, to The Devil and God..., to Daisy has been great to listen to. I favor Daisy slightly over The Devil and God, but both are great. Can't wait for new stuff.
Pearl Jam Yield
Dr Dre The Chronic
GNR- Use your illusions 1/2
Back when I was in graduate school I had a ~1992 Ford Explorer. I loved it, but it was a piece of ****. The radio didn't work but it did have a functioning tape deck. I went to visit some family one day, and they were clearing out a bunch of garbage from their house and garage, which included a number of tapes. I remember I took 4 tapes: The Doors by The Doors, Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty, some Depeche Mode live album that I can't remember for the life of me (I want to say live in Berlin but who knows), and The Chronic by Dr Dre. I never did get that radio fixed, but I rotated through those tapes until that car broke up. My favorite classic rap album.
1. Radiohead, OK Computer
To me I haven't heard an album that mirrors the listening experience I had with this one. I'm not even sure I can explain it. For me they hit it perfectly for someone who's life is filled with doubt and despair with periods of happiness. It's life in an album.
2. Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
I listened to this album non-stop in college and still find it to be fresh and intense. Every song is a sing-a-long.
3. Built to Spill, Keep it Like a Secret
Maybe it's my love for Carry the Zero, but this is just a fun album to play at full blast while cruising around.
Clearly I was in college in the late 90s early 2000s with my list.
My wife introduced me to Jeff Mangum and NMH around 4 years ago when we were just starting to date. I agree, the whole thing is one giant sing-a-long, super catchy. We actually saw these guys down in Kansas City this year on one of their reunion tours, real good show. She *loves* herself some Jeff Mangum, and would no doubt divorce me in a second for him.
Nice! My band was on Warped Tour with NFG in 2002 and another band in college opened for The Starting Line. Seems like forever ago.
Very cool man! Went through a heavy punk stage when I was a freshman/sophomore in college, used to buy those mix CDs (usually a double album) with 20-30 artists on it to find new bands to check out. Maybe I listened to you!
Dig the responses so far.
