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Michael Jackson - Dangerous

At this point, Michael's personal life took center stage, and it seemed most people ignored this album. Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad are great albums but each has at least 1-2 songs i just cannot stand. I love Dangerous, everything about it is great.

Matchbox 20 - Yourself or Someone Like You

I am not typically a fan of this kind of music but this album has some fun catchy songs, i like them all, especially 3AM and Damn.

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

The only time i ever really loved Jigga, the mafioso style really suited him well here. All songs are great.

 

[Backwards Marathon]

One of my biggest pet peeves ever is shuffling through an album, worse than death.

 

[lednerg]

I think it's quite eclectic. I would listen to a gaf radio station.

http://www.last.fm/listen/group/Gaming%20Age%20Forum

 

[Monty Mole]

 

[-Stranger-]

I never skip tracks when i load up a whole album.

 

[canoli2006]

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[canoli2006]

 

[BolognaSoup]

 

[SamVimes]

The only album i don't do this for is Revolver which for as far as i'm concerned begins with Eleanor Rigby.

 

[Creamium]

The only album i don't do this for is Revolver which for as far as i'm concerned begins with Eleanor Rigby.

So eh... you listen to Yellow Submarine every time as well?

 

[SamVimes]

So eh... you listen to Yellow Submarine every time as well?

Ok, not every time.

 

[DukeBobby]

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing

In Flames - Colony

Dark Tranquillity - Character

Anathema - Judgement

Opeth - Still Life

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92

 

[Anoregon]

Glad Doolittle was posted on the first page. Other that, first thing that comes to mind is:

 

[Jordoon]

Every single album by Agalloch.
http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Agalloch/305

Aquilis by Griseus.

Imprecari Island by Barrows.

Origins by Bend the Sky.

La Mar's self-titled album.

I usually listen to albums all the way through, rarely selecting individual songs.

 

[Stairouais]

And more recently

Ty Segall & White Fence - Hair

 

[delta25]

God bless the Seattle sound scene. IMO the last great revolution in music.

 

[Jordoon]

An album not worth listening to all the way through is an album not worth listening to at all

Couldn't agree more.

 

[Minus_Me]

I'm going to agree to the above statement also. I've always listened to albums all the way through.

 

[Typographenia]

Do you force yourself to listen to every song in shitty albums so you can avoid being a chump?

I don't own albums I don't like or listen to artists/songs I don't like.

Most of it plays largely into my obsessive compulsive tendencies to know I completed a listen through of a work, and stuff like playcounts in itunes only serves to worsen that habit.
I have deleted entire albums from my harddrive in the past because I realize I don't like enough of the music from a cd to warrant having it on there.

 

[FormallyMegadrive]

Say Anything - Say Anything

All of Birds of Tokyo albums, but Universes especially:

Cold Chisel - East

All A Day To Remember albums (favourite band), but especially Homesick:

 

[forknknife]

Quoting for size... and just some that come to mind when looking at my lastfm list

Death in June - Rose clouds of holocaust

Converge - Axe to Fall

Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom

His Hero is Gone - anything by them, really

Crowbar - Broken Glass

Earth - Hexr printing in the infernal method

 

[Rastafarian42]

OutKast ATLiens/Aquemini
Dr. Dre 2001
Kanye West College Dropout/Late Registration
Nas Illmatic
R.Kelly TP2.COM
Usher Confessions
Alicia Keys The Diary of Alicia Keys
D'Angelo Brown Sugar
Bob Marley and the Wailers Catch a Fire / Legend
Kendrick Lamar Good Kid Maad City/Section 80
Common BE

 

[Doomrider]

A lot of delicious music in this thread! And while I agree with the sentiment that any good album is worth listening to in its entirety, a lot of albums I love have a ton of ambient tracks interspersed and I only like listening to that stuff when I'm in a very specific mood which is kinda rare, so while I love Old Man Gloom (an example), I find myself often skipping ahead to the real meat of an album. That said, here are a few of my (random) choices:

[Bandcamp/Youtube links included, clicky clicky]

Té - Therefore, the illusion of density breach, the tottering world “forget” tomorrow (... don't ask me - Badass Japanese post-rock, the best kind)

Cult of Luna - Vertikal (Saw them performing the majority of this album live last Monday. Goosebumps. Goosebumps everywhere.)

Russian Circles - Empros

Melvins - A Senile Animal (still my favorite album of theirs)

Harvester - The Blind Summit Records (I dunno, these guys came outta nowhere last year (Ireland, actually) and they say they're influenced by Sabbath and stuff, it's amazing)

 

[forknknife]

A lot of delicious music in this thread! And while I agree with the sentiment that any good album is worth listening to in its entirety, a lot of albums I love have a ton of ambient tracks interspersed and I only like listening to that stuff when I'm in a very specific mood which is kinda rare, so while I love Old Man Gloom (an example), I find myself often skipping ahead to the real meat of an album. That said, here are a few of my (random) choices:

[Bandcamp/Youtube links included, clicky clicky]

Old Man Gloom albums are kind of special in that regard, yes.

Btw, I finally listened to the new Cult of Luna today. So far.... it's good, don't know how good yet. The thing with Cult of Luna, at least for me, is that with every new album I go "Oh, it is ok, but the last one was better". Then I listen to them a bit more and after quite a few listens I am all like "WTF best record ever!". So I think that ever since the second album every new album has become my favourite every fucking time. Weird, this only has happened to me with Cult of Luna for some reason, most bands I tend to prefer the first material.

And I will FINALLY be seeing them live for the first time at Roadburn this year! YES!

 

[truly101]

Every single album that I care about. If there's an album with only one song I actually like, I simply won't put it on my iPod. I don't care for singles or top 40 lists. Full albums or bust.

Pretty much this, though I'm guilty of uploading new albums on my ipod and leaving it on shuffle.

The best music experience is a full album, it provides all the context for the songs and sometimes the juxtaposition of one song to another can really be a difference maker.

 

[Thug Waffle]

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Is the resemblance to the Half-Life logo intentional? If so, that's amazing.

 

[Doomrider]

Old Man Gloom albums are kind of special in that regard, yes.

Btw, I finally listened to the new Cult of Luna today. So far.... it's good, don't know how good yet. The thing with Cult of Luna, at least for me, is that with every new album I go "Oh, it is ok, but the last one was better". Then I listen to them a bit more and after quite a few listens I am all like "WTF best record ever!". So I think that ever since the second album every new album has become my favourite every fucking time. Weird, this only has happened to me with Cult of Luna for some reason, most bands I tend to prefer the first material.

And I will FINALLY be seeing them live for the first time at Roadburn this year! YES!

Then let's hope that will be case again! It's certainly my favorite so far, even if Eternal, Highway and particularly Salvation are still very good albums.

It's good you'll also manage to see them live, because who knows when another album or tour is coming. I know I was unreasonably excited for the concert. And Roadburn has a ton of amazing bands, you're so lucky. I don't know how much they'll change the setlist for that (if at all) but I loved what they played: most of the significant stuff out of Vertikal (except for Synchronicity, which is too bad because I love its industrial vibe), Finland, Owlwood and Ghost Trail. Shit was super intense; Johannes' live vocals are insane and the drummers are beasts. Sound was top notch, too. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did!

 

[Toa TAK]

I've listened to all my albums I've bought and continue to do so. Makes me feel I got the most bang for my buck.

 

[Verdre]

Is the resemblance to the Half-Life logo intentional? If so, that's amazing.

That album came out 6 years before HL

 

[forknknife]

Then let's hope that will be case again! It's certainly my favorite so far, even if Eternal, Highway and particularly Salvation are still very good albums.

It's good you'll also manage to see them live, because who knows when another album or tour is coming. I know I was unreasonably excited for the concert. And Roadburn has a ton of amazing bands, you're so lucky. I don't know how much they'll change the setlist for that (if at all) but I loved what they played: most of the significant stuff out of Vertikal (except for Synchronicity, which is too bad because I love its industrial vibe), Finland, Owlwood and Ghost Trail. Shit was super intense; Johannes' live vocals are insane and the drummers are beasts. Sound was top notch, too. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did!

I think cult of Luna could get away with almost any set list with me except if they would play only songs from vertikal. I'm just afraid the show will be too short since it's a festival and who knows in which slot they will play. That's why I will also go see them in Rotterdam

 

[SpartanForce]

 

[heckfu]

quoted for bigness

 

[Fallout-NL]

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Yes!

 

[StudioTan]

I listen to nearly every album all the way through with no skips, it's how they were meant to be heard.

This.

 

[Lord British]

The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed
The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee
The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree

Basically everything by The Mountain Goats. And The Beatles.

 

[Captain_Spanky]

I listen to nearly every album all the way through with no skips, it's how they were meant to be heard.

Isn't that normal? I feel like a freak now :S

 

[alazz]

Isn't codifying unnecessary and egocentric conditions under which music can be enjoyed basically, something antithetical to most musical movements, authoritarian?

Albums which I dig listening to in their entirety:

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A., Born to Run

Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits

ELO - Eldorado, Face the Music

Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All, Hot Rats

Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, Transference

Steely Dan - Aja

I'd say Rage Against the Machine, but I pretty much always skip "Settle for Nothing." I used to listen to The Battle of Los Angeles straight through almost every day. Don't feel the urge to anymore, so I usually just listen to it shuffled in with the rest of my music.

 

[Horseticuffs]

The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed
The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee
The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree

Basically everything by The Mountain Goats. And The Beatles.

Good man!

I can, and have, listened to The life of the world to come for hours on repeat.

I was reading a scholarly essay on biblical references in Darnielle's works and I was surprised to learn that a lot of fans complained about the religious stuff. Wtf were these people listening to if they hadn't noticed at that point that JD likes to refer to religion?

 

[kittens]

Fiona Apple - Tidal
Weezer - Blue Album
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Grimes - Visions

To name a few.

 

[ResidentDante]

A few of my favourites, where I listen to all the songs:

 

[Black Republican]

 

[Mew2]

Coheed and Cambria - The Afterman Ascension

A Day to Remember - Homesick

Stick to Your Guns - Comes From The Heart

 

[Omni]

Florence's voice is amazing!

Can listen to both of those without skipping anything.

...

Wow. She's only 26... looks a lot older.

 

[gimmmick]

Wtf, no love for pantera?

A lot of choices of mine were posted already on this thread (alive 2007, lateralus, morning view, loveless, ok computer etc).

 

[MrCunningham]

A bunch of random albums off the top of my head:

I can think of a lot more, but I don;t want to turn this post into an image dump.

 

[Herne]

Gonna be showing off my terrible taste in music...

Pretty much all of Enigma, really... my favourites of all the albums change constantly, but MCMXC AD is always up there, and Seven Lives Many Faces is my latest

So many albums to choose, too many to remember...

 

[Gr1mLock]

 

[deafmedal]

I only listen to records, so yeah, all albums get listened to front to back. I have record players in every room of my house. It was a pain, but I also managed to install a record player in my car... you think bumps were bad for CD's?!? I've also fashioned a portable record player with straps for out and about. At the gym, riding bikes, walking the dog, you should see the jelly in everyone's eyes!

If you don't listen to music like me you should stab your ears with ice picks.

Isn't codifying unnecessary and egocentric conditions under which music can be enjoyed basically, something antithetical to most musical movements, authoritarian?

Agreed. Don't tell me how to enjoy music, just enjoy it! FWIW I listen to every album I buy the first time through and through. After that, it's fair game shuffling.

 

[Lord British]

Wtf were these people listening to if they hadn't noticed at that point that JD likes to refer to religion?

Deuteronomy 2:10 is about religion!?

 

[teruterubozu]

Most underrated Supergroup in the history of rock:

Steve Vai - guitar
Ryuichi Sakamoto - keyboards
Ginger Baker - drums
Shankar - violin
Johnny Rotten - vocals
Bill Laswell - Bass
Tony Williams - drums


Sick, sick, sick album!!!