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Top Ten Albums that changed your life...

darthvedder88darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
edited July 2007 in Other Music
Ok, so I'm going to start a new thread about albums that when you heard for the first time, changed your life in some way, shape, or form. These albums don't necessarily have to be your favorite albums or what you think are the best albums, but when you first heard them, it made you realize "holy fuck!" So I'm gonna post mine, and some of you may laugh, but who cares? Music is personal for everyone right? So here goes...

1. Pearl Jam - "Ten"
2. Weird Al Yankovic - "Dare to be Stupid"
3. The Beatles - "1"
4. Smashing Pumpkins - "Siamese Dream"
5. Led Zeppelin - "IV"
6. Alice in Chains - "Dirt"
7. Pink Floyd - "The Wall"
8. Rush - "2112"
9. Nine Inch Nails - "Pretty Hate Machine"
10. Nirvana - "Nevermind"
"Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

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6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    1. Pearl Jam~"Ten"
    2. King Crimson~"A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson"
    3. Kate Bush~"Hounds of Love"
    4. Ozzy Osbourne~"Diary of a Madman"
    5. Neil Young~"Decade"
    6. Drive-by Truckers~"The Dirty South"
    7. Rush~"Moving Pictures"
    8. Led Zeppelin~"Zoso" or Four
    9. Pink Floyd~"Dark Side of the Moon"
    10. Fleetwood Mac~"Rumors"
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Nirvana - Nevermind
    Nirvana - Unplugged
    Aerosmith - Greatest Hits
    NIN - The Downward Spiral
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,458
    Led Zepp I

    Ten
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    The Doors - Strange Days
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    The Who - By Numbers
    Led Zeppelin - III
    Alice In Chains - Facelift
    Soundgarden - Down on the Upside
    Mad Season - Above
    REM - Up
    Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps
    The Who - Quadrophenia

    I had been a soundgarden fan from the beginning - but DotU is lyrically so powerful...and at the time it was released i needed that...most of the more "modern" albums were right time- right album type things. The Doors, the Who, Led Zeppelin, and Neil Young all predate me - so the first time I heard them I was very young, and I recall how powerful By Numbers seemed to me. and The Doors made me aware of the power of lyrics in music.

    "Above" never fails to get me to catch my throat a little.
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  • Yellow BedwetterYellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    but i will do this tmw morning

    great thread idea
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  • crazymerriecrazymerrie Posts: 64
    Thats a lot of change
    Don't gimme no lip
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Pearl Jam- Yield
    Radiohead- Kid A
    Beatles- Rubber Soul
    Sigur Ros- ( )
    Bruce Springsteen- The Rising
    The Who- Who's Next
    Silverchair- Diorama
    Better Than Ezra- How Does Your Garden Grow? (Perfect blend of dark and pop)

    Each of those changed my life and the way I think about music in amazing proportions.
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    crazymerrie wrote:
    Thats a lot of change
    That's what I was thinking....

    These probably weren't life changing, but definitely left an impression on me at certain times of my life...

    Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
    Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Luther College
    Dr Dre - The Chronic
    The Who - Who's Next
    Pink Floyd - Division Bell
    Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
    Green Day - American Idiot
    Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town

    These aren't really even really my favorite albums, just the ones that made their mark at the time.
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Beatles-I had all of their albums, so I can't really pick just one.
    Animals-Most of the Animals-1966
    Jefferson Airplane-Surrealistic Pillow-1967
    Jimi Hendrix-Are you experienced-1967
    Doors-The Doors-1967
    Led Zeppelin-1969
    CSNY-Deja Vu-1970
    Fleetwood Mac-Rumours-1970 (was lent to me by my hubby)
    AIC-Facelift-1990
    Pearl Jam-Ten-1991
    All of them just awakened something in me. I really was stuck in the 60's until the 90's came along, and as I do like some new music quite alot, none of newer stuff really stands out enough to make this list. :)
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  • bladworth116bladworth116 Posts: 344
    1. R.E.M.-Automatic for the People
    2. Blind Melon-Soup
    3. R.E.M.-New Adventures in Hi-Fi
    4. Peter Gabriel-Up
    5. Catherine Wheel-Happy Days
    6. Pearl Jam-Binaural
    7. The Verve Pipe-Villains
    8. R.E.M.-Fables of the Reconstruction
    9. Josh Joplin Group-Useful Music
    10. Bush-The Science of Things
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    In no particular order:

    Pearl Jam - Yield
    Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
    The Frogs - My Daughter The Broad
    Radiohead - OK Computer
    Nirvana - Nevermind
    Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
    Soundgarden - Down On The Upside
    Queens Of The Stone Age S/T
    The Beatles - White Album
    The Monkees - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    In chronological order:
    Meet The Beatles
    Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
    Led Zeppelin I
    Who's Next
    The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars
    Dark Side of The Moon
    Quadrophenia
    Nevermind The Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
    Nevermind
    Vs.
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  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    1. ten
    2. vs
    3. siamese dream
    4. use your illusions
    5. heather nova - oyster
    6. tripping daisy - jesus hits like the atom bomb
    7. polyphonic spree - together we're heavy
    8. death cab - plans
    9. led zep - remasters
    10. RATM - battle of los angeles

    :) thank god for these records :)
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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Evolve - Ani Difranco
    No Code - PJ
    Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
    Ok Computer - Radiohead
    Yoshmi Battles the Pink Robots - Flaming Lips
    Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
    Little Plastic Castles - Ani Difranco
    Darkside of the Moon - Pink Floyd
    Revolver - The Beatles
    Ten - PJ

    this belongs in there too: Agaetis Byrjun - Sigur Ros
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  • SchokiSchoki Posts: 5,072
    1. Nirvana - Nevermind
    2. Pearl Jam - Vs.
    3. RATM - dto.
    4. At The Drive-In - Vaya
    5. Mother Tongue - dto.
    6. Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
    7. GNR - Appetite For Destruction
    8. Beatles - Revolver
    9. Portishead - Dummy
    10. QOTSA - Rated R
  • BLACK_animal_BLOODBLACK_animal_BLOOD Posts: 11
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Alice in Chains - Dirt
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Guns n Roses - Appetite For Destruction
    Flogging Molly - Alive Behind The Green Door
    Radiohead - OK Computer
    Nirvana - Unplugged
    Tool - Aenima
    Sublime - 40 Oz. To Freedom
    STP - Purple
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Dookie - Green Day
    Nevermind - Nirvana
    Vs. - Pearl Jam
    Master of Puppets - Metallica
    Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
    Blue - Weezer

    I know it's only six (and they are relatively all from the early ninties) but those were the only albums I've listened to that just bitch slapped me with awesomeness; start to finish, every fucking time.
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    1. Pearl Jam - Ten
    2. Pink Floyd - The Wall
    3. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
    4. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
    5. The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
    6. Weird Al - Off The Deep End
    7. Red Hot Chili Peppers - BSSM
    8. Radiohead - OK Computer
    9. I Mother Earth - Scenery And Fish
    10. The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
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  • darthvedder88darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    Now for some of my honorable mentions....

    Live - Throwing Copper
    Mad Season - Above
    Collective Soul - Dosage
    The Who - Who's Next
    Blind Melon - Blind Melon
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

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    6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    1) Nirvana - Nevermind
    2) Pearl Jam - Ten
    3) Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
    4) Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie
    5) Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral
    6) Pink Floyd - The Wall
    7) Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
    8) Clutch - Clutch
    9) Elliot Smith - Either/Or
    10) Elliot Smith - Elliot Smith
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  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,367
    Pearl Jam "Vs"
    U2 "Achtung Baby"
    Sunny Day Real Estate "Diary"
    Sunny Day Real Estate "How it feels to be something on"
    Seaweed "four"
    Faith No More "Angel Dust"
    Radiohead "OK computer"
    The Who "Who's next"
    The Beatles "Revolver"
    Def Leppard "Pyromania" (don't laugh, it was my first album/cassete
    and it rocked my world)
  • TrailerTrailer Posts: 1,431
    mr bungle wrote:
    Pearl Jam "Vs"
    U2 "Achtung Baby"
    Sunny Day Real Estate "Diary"
    Sunny Day Real Estate "How it feels to be something on"
    Seaweed "four"
    Faith No More "Angel Dust"
    Radiohead "OK computer"
    The Who "Who's next"
    The Beatles "Revolver"
    Def Leppard "Pyromania" (don't laugh, it was my first album/cassete
    and it rocked my world)

    What?? No Mr. Bungle "Mr. Bungle" from the person with the same username.
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,367
    Trailer wrote:
    What?? No Mr. Bungle "Mr. Bungle" from the person with the same username.
    LOL, good point.. They would be in my next ten. Mike Patton is my all time favorite, but i didn't want to fill my top ten with all his projects so I went with Angel dust for this list.
  • depopulationINCdepopulationINC Posts: 2,074
    Bleach
    Nevermind
    TEN
    13 songs
    Monster
    In the trees
    In Pieces
    Ziggy Stardust
    Kerplunk
    The Wall
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  • TrailerTrailer Posts: 1,431
    Pantera "Vulgar Display of Power"
    Led Zeppelin II
    Rage Against the Machine "RATM"
    Phish "A Live One"
    Red Hot Chili Peppers "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
    Mr. Bungle "Mr. Bungle"
    Metallica "Master of Puppets"
    Grateful Dead "Dick's Picks I"
    Jimi Hendrix "Band of Gypsys"
    Tool "Aenima"
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • soclosesoclose Posts: 628
    I think I'll call them musical epiphanies rather than life changing . . .

    The Big Five:
    The Beatles - Revolver (in '96, not '66)
    Pearl Jam - Ten/No Code (bought them within days of eachother in '97)
    Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel
    Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
    Wilco - Kicking Television

    Honorble mention:
    Weezer - The Blue Album
    Alice in Chains - Unplugged
    PJ Harvey - Is This Desire?
    Juliana Hatfield - Bed
    Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne (listening to it right now!)
  • NYbenbenNYbenben Posts: 1,020
    In No Particular Order:

    PJ- Ten
    Aerosmith- Toys in the Attic
    Queensryche- Operation Mindcrime
    Guns N Roses- Appetite for Destruction
    Janes Addiction- Nothings Shocking
    Nirvana- Nevermind
    NWA- Straight Outta Compton
    AC/DC- Back in Black
    Rush- Moving Pictures
    Metallica- Master of Puppets
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  • Them-BonesThem-Bones Posts: 518
    Nirvana-Nevermind
    Alice In Chains-Dirt
    Pearl Jam-Ten
    Nirvana-Unplugged
    Soundgarden-Superunknown
    The Doors-The Doors
    Dead Kennedys-Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegtabels
    Black Sabbath-Paranoid
    The Very Best Of The Velvet Underground
    Chingy-Jackpot
    Jane's Addiction-Nothings Shocking
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  • otis mcflusterotis mcfluster Posts: 536
    10 - The Black Keys: Thickfreakness
    9 - Uriah Heep: Wizards And Demons
    8 - Beastie Boys: License To Ill
    7 - REM: Green
    6 - The Shins: Oh, Inverted World
    5 - Elliot Smith: x/o
    4 - Radiohead: OK Computer
    3 - The Beatles : White Album
    2 - Pinback: Self Titled
    1 - Pearl Jam: Ten
  • T-CaseT-Case Posts: 186
    No album has really changed my character, the only way its ever changed my life was getting me involved in music, learning to play the guitar and just emmersing myself more in music and different styles of music, but anyway those albums would have to be:

    Blink 182- Enemma of the State(first cd i bought as a kid, first band i actually followed, made me want to play the bass)
    Nirvana- Nevermind
    Pearl Jam- Ten(Made me want to play guitar)
    The Beatles-All of their albums(my parents were big fans and would play their records all the time in my house, my first real taste of great music)
    Rage Against the Machine-s/t
    Beastie Boys-Ill Communication/Hello Nasty/Sounds of Science (both these and Rage opened me up to different styles of music besides hard and classic rock)
    Soundgarden-Superunknown
    Dave Mathews Band- Under the Table and Dreaming/Crash(even though i really dont like them that much now, when these cds came out i remember my brother getting them and they were another group that got me interested in music)
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