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What is your favourite album of all time? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[–] Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

One is impossible.

Rush - Grace Under Pressure (Moving Pictures is fantastic and the cliche choice, but there's something about this one I love.)
The Knife - Silent Shout (Some reviewer called it "Haunted House" and that is the perfect descriptor. Eerie and intriguing electronic music.)
The For Carnation - The For Carnation (What became of Slint after Spiderland. This one doesn't get anywhere near as much recognition, but I think it's the more mature work overall. Groovy, minimalist post-rock.)
The Delgados - The Great Eastern (Hard to choose between their albums, too, but I think this one was a perfect straddling of their rockier bits and their symphonic dreampop that they leaned hard into later on. Great band!)
R.E.M. - Life's Rich Pageant (This one or its followup: Document which won them more accolades, but I think is slightly less consistent. Their peak-songwriting, IMO.)
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children (I know a lot of people love everything they've done, but I think they've never really topped the atmosphere of this one.)
Cocteau Twins - Treasure (At the time there was nothing else like it. There still isn't quite.)
The Afghan Whigs - 1965 (One of their less-popular albums, but I think Dulli and co nailed the RnB rock formula with this one. Their newer stuff is also pretty great.)
Basement Jaxx - Rooty (I'm torn between this and Kish Kash. Rooty is maybe slightly more consistent. Wall-to-wall banging big beat pop tunes. Fantastic production.)
Vektor - Terminal Redux (I went through a metal phase for some years, and this one still stands out. Amazing thrash-prog with a vocalist who sounds like a banshee from outer space. Amazing stuff!)
Skeletonwitch - Devouring Radiant Light (Gonna catch hell for this one. They were a very popular thrash band, then they fired their singer and went black metal. It was an unpopular decision with most of their fans. I think they knocked it out of the park. They haven't made an album since, though..)
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot - The Son of Chico Dusty (The [somewhat] underrated member of Outkast. This album goes hard. Lots of interesting collabs, too.)
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow (Peak alt-hip-hop IMO. RIP Gift of Gab)
Glenn Gould's recording of the Goldberg Variations.

I'd better stop...

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jean Michel Jarre: Oxygens, Les Chantes Magnetique.

Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells II.

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

[–] Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Haha! I think you replied to me by mistake.