Extralife Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Declaring my allegiance to Orbus Terrarum in the latest Orb thread got me wondering — what are your favorite albums of all time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosebrian Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Pink Floyd – Meddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptowen Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 rifts 2012 edition both selected ambient works a bunch of other stuff & most of it's even not as blatantly stereotypical watmm poster picks, but those two are almost always the first to spring to mind honestly my own albums by far, but that may be in large part because they're able to send me to very particular places that no other music can for obvious reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 saw 2 is so far above everything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 1. OK Computer 2. Vespertine 3. Untilted 4. Here, My Dear 5. Confield 6. Dark Side of the Moon 7. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 8. On the Beach 9. Mezzanine They've all been in my top 10 for several years now, so regard them as my trusty top tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetSquirrely Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Go Plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 R.E.M. - Green Damn that was hard. Runner ups https://open.spotify.com/user/1255714607/playlist/07shcM5ZPNxX6CHagMdZag?si=M7COIMyhTxuqgfBAHZlerw https://open.spotify.com/user/1255714607/playlist/0U7072fVFYS1P3EXqXEsNj?si=RJQCZg03SFW7ic3EBVNMqw Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markedone Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 ouf, difficult.. but imma go with a god-tier tie between: Miles davis - In a Silent Way Aphex Twin - Selected ambient works volume 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 I wonder why people are obsessed with picking favourites. More realistic is to say a certain album is the favourite within a certain set of circumstances but in the end they all have a different feel which can be just about right or not fitting at all depending on the situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 nope. saw 2 for me transcends any context. it creates its own listening environment and mood and i'm always willing to hear it. that's why it's the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uros Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Easy, Drukqs. Has been since the day I first heard it and very possibly will always be. Should be a somewhat unreal album to top that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Gastr del Sol - Upgrade & Afterlife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purlieu Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 I wonder why people are obsessed with picking favourites. More realistic is to say a certain album is the favourite within a certain set of circumstances but in the end they all have a different feel which can be just about right or not fitting at all depending on the situation It's not about picking, it's about knowing. The bulk of my record collection fits into your definition - albums that fit the bill perfectly on certain occasions - but there are at least a handful of records which I've had far more pleasure from over long term listening than others. Ones I'd be devastated to lose, ones that affect me on a deeply profound level, ones that specific and important memories attached, ones that I can listen to in just about any situation, ones I can put on repeat and never get sick of. Lifeforms by FSOL is my favourite album. There's genuinely been another album that even comes close for me. I can't begin to put into works how it affects me on a totally different level to any other piece of art I've ever experienced. After that... Selected Ambient Works Vol II 100 Broken Windows by Idlewild Pale Ravine by Deaf Center Laughing Stock by Talk Talk 76 14 by Global Communication Hergest Ridge by Mike Oldfield A Bell is a Cup Until it is Struck by Wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Laughing Stock by Talk Talk Good call. This is the only album I could listen to a few years ago when I had chronic nerve pain and was awaiting a root canal. Also never fails to get rid of a headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 impossible question for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Yeah, maybe I could pick a favorite for each genre I listen to, but I can’t imagine settling on a single record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extralife Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 Yeah, maybe I could pick a favorite for each genre I listen to, but I can’t imagine settling on a single record. List those then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizza Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Go Plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extralife Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 1. OK Computer 2. Vespertine 3. Untilted 4. Here, My Dear 5. Confield 6. Dark Side of the Moon 7. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 8. On the Beach 9. Mezzanine They've all been in my top 10 for several years now, so regard them as my trusty top tier. Love On The Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flim Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 As much I've tried to answer this question, I really cannot. My favorites change on a regular basis, but I feel that nothing really outweighs the other, so there's no absolute #1 album for me. I mean, there are records that I find timeless and some that I can listen to all the way through without skipping, but even in those, I wouldn't be able to pull out an all-time favorite. Here are just a few that I can think of off the top of my head: Aphex Twin - Richard D James Album Madvillain - Madvillainy Radiohead - Amnesiac Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever Squarepusher - Hello Everything Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights Really impossible to choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chesney Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Impossible but I know there are some in the top 10-20 The seaside - Cardiacs Spokes - Plaid Songs from the big chair - Tears for Fears MHTRTC/Geogaddi - BoC post/homogenic - Bjork Countdown to Extacy - Steely Dan Two Pages - 4 Hero Dirt - Alice in Chains Radiator - Super Furry Animals Sgt Peppers - Beatles Forever changes - Love Apostophe - Zappa 11 - zoomthelineandeye (haha, half serious actually and not in a CMOAC way) Lift your skinny fists - GYBE etc etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennylogg Bubblebath Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Here are a few random favourites off the top of my head. Apologies for some painfully obvious choices. Aphex Twin - Drukqs BoC - Geogaddi Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness GY!BE - F#A# infinity Frank Zappa - Hot Rats Bowie - Heroes Pink Floyd - Animals DJ Shadow - Endtroducing Viet Cong - S/T The Avalanches - Wildflower Even though those last two records are fairly recent, I have zero qualms about classing them as all time favs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiefinger Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 gong - you elis regina - s/t can - future days beck - mellow gold fleetwood mac - rumours & tusk i dunno.. basically your dad's old vinyl collection edit: and saw1 of course lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovalainenFanBoy Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 changes every other month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosebrian Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Second favorite The KLF – Chill Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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