Recommend One Album

[Jennacide]

Serj Tankian - Elect the Dead Symphony

First off, it's by the always amazingly talented Serj Tankian of System of a Down fame. Second, it's with a goddam symphony. Third it's most of the songs from Elect the Dead with a handful of new ones mixed in for additional awesome. If you like music, you will appreciate this.

 

[Ian Caronia]

Black Sabbath: The Dio Years

No picture or punchilne required. Listen to it and know why Ronnie Dio was so great.

 

[theguitarhero6]

Metallica_Ride The Lightning

 

[Jovlo]

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós.
The video below is, according to me, the best song on the album.
It's called Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása, which means 'Good Weather for an Airstrike'.
The whole album is not just music, but true art.

hmmm... the ending of the song got cut off. Pity.

 

[Jericho_Reivaj]

Either Emarosa Album Relativity or Emarosa both amazing

awesome! like the new album :]

As for me I will say Dance Gavin Dance- Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean.

Genre is screamo or whatever the fuck they call it nowadays. I don't care its a beautiful album with a awesome blend of clean vocals and scream vocals that give it this sort of "beauty and the Beast" feel to it. The guitar sets a beautiful vibe and the sexy bass in the last song is awesome

 

[no oneder]

Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age
And Death By Sexy - Eagles of Death Metal
I've been listening to those two for a while now.

 

[xplosive59]

Devin Townsend's ocean mahine biomech is the best album i have ever heard so give that a listen it is a concept album where all the songs flow into eachother some of the songs are heavy but most is very calm and collected ehich in turn makes the heavier stuff sound alot more heavier

Pink Floyds the wall and animals are also both amazing albums, but pink floyd albums dont need an explanation really cause most people already know there great

Also the uplift mofo party plan by the red hot chillis is another awesome album probably there finest, this was there most rocky and funky album and doesnt contain all there popular tracks but then again this was made when they were pretty much still an underground band

 

[GonzoGamer]

]WHAT!? Demon Days by Gorillaz
i mean come on. And why have no-one said Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd???

really people.

Both really good choices.
So since you suggested them, I'll suggest Tom Waits' Rain Dogs.

Oh god yes, this.

Tango 'til They're Sore is one of my favourite songs.

That is such a great tune.
It?s always great to see another Tom Waits fan out there.
I think he?s the most underrated (or should I just say underhyped) musician of all time. IOW-He gets a lot less recognition than he deserves.

He?s a great actor too. Two roles I don?t think anyone can do as well as him: Renfield (from Dracula) and the Devil (in his case from The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus).

 

[ScarletScapegrace]

Hazards of Love - The Decemberists

This album needs to be listened in one sitting because the whole package is a rock opera, ranging from folksy ballads to a creepy children's choir to guitar riffs. While the genre changes may seem discordant when listened to haphazardly, it works excellently as a package. If you're in the mood for a different story and catchy riffs, give Hazards of Love a try.

 

[Dango]

Girls Dead Monster- "Keep The Beats!", because to me J-pop is like cocaine.

 

[teutonicman]

The Eagles Hotel California

 

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I'd say the Lonesome Crowded West is better... but all these conversations end up going round in circles!

Of course they do, an opinion can't be wrong. But I would say all of MM's first three albums are pretty close in their brilliance.

 

[Nazulu]

Brain Salad Surgery (see my avatar), probably the most powerful album from Emerson, Lake & Palmer. They're a 70's symphonic rocks band that got a lot of their inspiration from orchestral writers like Aaron Copland and Modest Mussorgsky.

What makes this album truly amazing is their 29 minute masterpiece, Karn Evil 9. Divided into 4 parts, all of them are very different changing from symphonic rock, rock n roll and piano concerto. The 3rd Impression has possibly the most epic riffs ever made, so yeah, give it a whirl.

 

[Isalan]

Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits

Just some really great music

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

I'd say the Lonesome Crowded West is better... but all these conversations end up going round in circles!

Of course they do, an opinion can't be wrong. But I would say all of MM's first three albums are pretty close in their brilliance.

The EPs aren't bad either.

 

[Zac Smith]

Rammstein - Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da

amazing band, amazing album

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

Illmatic. My favourite album of all time, and if you want to get into Hip-Hop, or apprecitate it, it is in my opinion the best album of the genre, and quite possibly the greatest debut album of all time.

 

[Dorby5826and360]

The album Motograter from the metal band Motograter. They use an instrument that they built themselves which they call, you guest it, the Motograter.

 

[tehweave]

If you haven't yet. Take an hour of your time and listen to "Dark Side of the Moon" all the way through. It's absolutely beautiful.

 

[Blue Musician]

Kinda search bar approved, but... you know, the search bar. Not the easiest thing to find with.

Quite a simple thread: recommend the people of The Escapist an album. It doesn't necessarily have to be your favourite, just one that you think people would enjoy. Say what genre it is as well!

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois: I heard this album about a week ago, and I can't describe how much I enjoy it. It's kind of indie/alternative-folk-pop, but it doesn't fall into the trap that so many other similar artists do of either being boring or twee. It just works, and is both the happiest and saddest album I've heard. Make of that what you will...

It depends, into what genre are you into? Sill, I'm going to add all the albums that I have enjoyed until now.


Screamo:
Underoath-Define the Great Line

Emo:
Fall Out Boy-Infinity on High

Metal/Metalcore:
All that Remains-This Darkened Heart
Atreyu-Congregation of the Damned
Cradle of Filth-Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder and Thornorgraphy
Killswitch Engage-As Daylight Dies
Mastodon-Crack the Skye
Metallica-Master of Puppets
Moonspell-Wolfheart
Samael-Eternal
Soilwork-Sworn to a Great Divide
Trivium-Shogun
In Extremo-Kein Blick Zurück
Pain-Nothing remains the same
Bullet for my Valentine-Poison

Rock:
Anberlin-Cities
Thousand Foot Krutch-The Art of Breaking
Three Days Grace-Three Days Grace

I think it's just too many albums to say why I like them!