What Album Changed your Life?

[newfoundland]

Oh I need to listen to it, thanks.

 

[mugetsu37]

Probably when I bought III by Led Zeppelin, when I bought Black Sabbath's namesake album, and when I bought the vinyl of Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Tom Waits'
Rain Dogs.

 

[SonicKoala]

I don't mean to be that guy, but there is no way an album can change someone's life. Sure a single album can change your perspective on music and possibly even set your path in terms of playing in a band, but I doubt listening to an album will dramatically chagce your life.

Sadly I can't make a pic, too many that had some sort of influence on me.

I have a good feeling that every single musician EVER would strongly disagree with you.

Why exactly? One album can't change your life, and it certaintly didn't do it to musicians. Was one album all it took for Yngwie Malmsteen to become the guitar prodigy he is? No it occured because one of his idols died. My point is that albums merely set your musical identity or direction, but they don't actually cnange your life. It takes several bits of music to significantly make a difference. For me, I listened to several bands and albums that established my music identity, it wasn't one album, that is impossible. I've never heard of anyone who listened to one album and completely changed their retrospectives on music either.


Yes it fucking did! If you talk to ANY musician, they are going to give you at least ONE album that, upon hearing it, completely changed their life, and made them WANT to be musicians. OF COURSE they are going to listen to other albums, but they are always going to go back to that ONE special album. I'm sure if you actually fucking spoke to Yngwie Malmsteen, he would name you one album that influenced him to the point where he decided "I want to be a guitar player". I'm not talking about establishing musical identity here, I'm talking about one album that influences you so profoundly that it completely changes your entire outlook, and in the case of musicians, ignites their love of music and their desire to write music. Seriously, though, you're just so wrong it's painful.

P.S. - changed their retrospectives? That doesn't make any fucking sense whatsoever.

 

[newfoundland]

It's weird, your music tastes just change depending on your moods but impressional music usually sticks with you, for me Echo and the Bunnymen album Flowers is kinda special to stay cool under pressure...

 

[Latinidiot]

Well, not a whole album, though the song Hero of War on Rise Against's Appeal to Reason album really did a number on me...
And I hate soft songs/acoustics

yeah that's a beaiful song.

the second i heard Opeth's Damnation I knew I had been doing something wrong the past 13 years, by not listening to this kind of thing. since then I listened to Opeth's ballads, to harder songs, to the full prog/deathmetal.

 

[darthzew]

Ride the Lightning. I put in some For Whom the Bell Tolls, Creeping Death, or Fade to Black and I'm set.

 

[newfoundland]

What was you doing wrong? only imagine, but I take it musta been a wake me halaluja experience. thats why music is so bloody beautiful!

 

[SantoUno]

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Ok just calm down? Seriously, you can't prove I'm wrong, It's just how I feel sheesh. I'm saying that an album can't change your life, it has to be much more than just listening to music to significantly change how you live life.

I don't mean to be that guy, but there is no way an album can change someone's life. Sure a single album can change your perspective on music and possibly even set your path in terms of playing in a band, but I doubt listening to an album will dramatically chagce your life.

Sadly I can't make a pic, too many that had some sort of influence on me.

I have a good feeling that every single musician EVER would strongly disagree with you.

Why exactly? One album can't change your life, and it certaintly didn't do it to musicians. Was one album all it took for Yngwie Malmsteen to become the guitar prodigy he is? No it occured because one of his idols died. My point is that albums merely set your musical identity or direction, but they don't actually cnange your life. It takes several bits of music to significantly make a difference. For me, I listened to several bands and albums that established my music identity, it wasn't one album, that is impossible. I've never heard of anyone who listened to one album and completely changed their retrospectives on music either.


Yes it fucking did! If you talk to ANY musician, they are going to give you at least ONE album that, upon hearing it, completely changed their life, and made them WANT to be musicians. OF COURSE they are going to listen to other albums, but they are always going to go back to that ONE special album. I'm sure if you actually fucking spoke to Yngwie Malmsteen, he would name you one album that influenced him to the point where he decided "I want to be a guitar player". I'm not talking about establishing musical identity here, I'm talking about one album that influences you so profoundly that it completely changes your entire outlook, and in the case of musicians, ignites their love of music and their desire to write music. Seriously, though, you're just so wrong it's painful.

P.S. - changed their retrospectives? That doesn't make any fucking sense whatsoever.

Ok just calm down? Seriously, you can't prove I'm wrong, It's just how I feel sheesh, it's my opinion. I'm saying that an album can't change your life, it has to be much more than just listening to music to significantly change how you live life.

 

[ElTigreSantiago]

Album ''system of a down'' by system of a down.

Same here. System of a Down's self-titled album is the best album ever made in my opinion. It's the reason I'm wearing a System of a Down shirt right now. All those years ago, and I still have never found another collection of such diverse and unique songs that are ALL awesome. Except maybe Toxicity, but the self-titled album is still better.

 

[randomrob]

Abbey Road-The Beatles, IV-Led Zep and The Trick to life-The Hoosiers. All fantastic albums that changed my perception of the world.

 

[Chrono180]

Images and Words by Dream Theater.

 

[Woodsey]

Music can't change your life. Sorry, but I won't accept it. It might change your opinion of music, but you're entire life?

No way.

 

[newfoundland]

Please stop using awesome to describe something, ..Mount Rushmore is Awesome, music can be Awe inspiring or amazing etc Awesome this awesome that...

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Come Clarity by In Flames. It made me a metal-head, and was the first music I really liked. (Except for a few Depeche Mode songs)

 

[are.you.the.god.its.me.vader]

Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins

Every song on that album just makes me think.

 

[George Palmer]

ok, there isnt just one, but here are the ones that really changed my life. All around the same time for me.

Rush - Exit Stage Left

Anthrax - State of Euphoria

Metallica - Master of Puppets

Megadeth - Rust in Peace

Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien

Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare

Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound of Thunder

Frank Zappa - all

 

[Nugma]

The Morning Never Came is a recent one.

 

[RUINER ACTUAL]

Sacrament by Lamb of God

 

[sms_117b]

It's music, how can a album possibly affect your life? I don't see how it could...

In short no.