Obviously inspired by @PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 's question

  • rainynight65@feddit.orgEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    Dream Theater “Awake” (1994). Extraordinary from the first to the last note. 75 minutes of phenomenal prog metal. They’ve made good and great albums before and after, but they never excelled the pure class and artistry displayed on this album.

    Bruce Dickinson “The Chemical Wedding”. I never liked Iron Maiden much, but Dickinson’s solo stuff is a different class. Fresh, creative, varied, energetic. Most of his solo albums are well worth the listen, but “Chemical Wedding” stands out for its high variety and creativity.

  • muse@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    5·
    3 months ago

    Syro - Aphex Twin

    So many synth timbers, not repetitive, and still holds a connection with dance floor nostalgia

  • inbeesee@lemmy.world
    11·
    3 months ago

    Either The Wall by Pink Floyd or In Rainbows by Radiohead

    Or The Money Store by Death Grips

    Or ænemia by Tool

    Or Dirt by Alice in Chains

    Or-

  • _NetNomad@fedia.io
    13·
    3 months ago

    Time by the Electric Light Orchestra. that period in the late 70s and early 80s where synthesizer music was getting popular but hadn’t fully codified norms yet is chock full of incredible music, and Time was one of those albums while also being the culmination of a lot of the rock and pop that came before it. add an engaging and heartbreaking story and you have a winner

    • DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone
      3·
      3 months ago

      Have you heard the remastered version with additional tracks? Julie Don’t Live Here is especially poignant.

      Also, the album Eldorado.

      • _NetNomad@fedia.io
        3·
        3 months ago

        yeah, the 2001 CD remaster was actually the one i grew up with! Julie is also my favorite bonus track. i don’t understand how it’s possible to make something that upbeat and melancholy at the same time but it just works

    • Brickardo@feddit.nl
      3·
      3 months ago

      I was definitely not expecting to see ELO as the very, very first result here but I’m pleasantly surprised.

      Much like the other commenter, I’d also add that Eldorado is definitely a strong contender for their best album - arguably for the fact that I’ve never ever listened to an album that came anywhere close to it.

      Finally, I’d throw in Discovery + ELO’s side of Xanadu, just for the mere fact that it’s their work featuring not a single weak track, all of them being single worthy and massive hits around the world.

  • distantsounds@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    Ween - Quebec
    Favorite band is very tough. It’s probably Ween, and Quebec slightly over The Mollusk for me

    • yamaonan@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 months ago

      Mmm, my order of favorite Ween albums would be Chocolate and Cheese, Quebec, White Pepper.

      But Mollusk has some bangers on it too (Buckingham Green).

      Why yes, yes I am down with the brown.

  • Nonagon ∞ Orc@lemmy.world
    5·
    3 months ago

    Nonagon Infinity - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Though their other 25 albums are awesome too.

    I am also partial to their album PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: an Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. Probably my favorite metal album, and they aren’t even a pure metal band.

    • Cowabunghole@lemmy.ml
      3·
      3 months ago

      I think my personal favorite is Omnium Gatherum, but it has some ups and downs. Nonagon Infinity is pretty much flawless from top to bottom (and back to top)

      • aesthelete@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 months ago

        It’s Kid A for me because not only was that my intro to the band, but also because it was so unexpected when it was released, was hated by a lot of their long-term fans that wanted another guitar centered rock act, and it set the band (and to an extent the genre) in a completely new direction.

        One of my favorite things was Thom Yorke, when asked about how he felt about bands that were copying OK Computer said: Good luck with Kid A.