I LOVE MUSIC!
An acquaintance shared a chain-post on facebook and tagged me in it, I'm usually
not intrigued by those, but I was by this. It was simply "For 10 days, post the
cover-art of an album that had an impact on your taste in music, no explanation,
just the cover-art. 10! Only 10! There's SOOOO much music that's deeply affected
me, and certainly more than 10 albums that's had an impact on my taste in music.
To make a short story long, here's my elaboration and extension of that list,
because I LOVE to elaborate on things! Again, I won't attempt to sort them, they
will be written in the alphapbetical order.
ALBUMS
This won't be the same list as I post no facebook, that list is very condensed,
and more chronological. This list will include albums which have either
introduced me to a new genre, or albums which I've enjoyed listening through in
their entirety many many times. So they are not only what shaped my taste in
music, but also what I'm still enjoying very much. I will limit myself to ONE
album per artist, and it is indeed a challenge to pick one, I will try to chose
the album which introduced me to the artist or genre (subsequently leading me to
discover other albums by the same artist, and other artist in the genre). I will
not include albums I've not listened to in their entirety, even if that album
introduced me to the artist.
AIR - 10.000 HZ LEGEND
album cover art [img/Air_-_10_000_Hz_Legend.png] Everyone knows this for "How
does it make you feel", I don't know what to say about this, it's calm and
beautiful.
AMY MACDONALD - THIS IS THE LIFE
album cover art [img/amy-macdonald-this-is-the-life.jpg]
ASTRAL PROJECTION - DANCING GALAXY
album cover art [img/astral-projection-dancing-galaxy.jpg]
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT - BURN BERLIN BURN
album cover art [img/atari-teenage-riot-burn-berlin-burn.jpg] I had heard some
music by Alec Empire, and then stumbled upon ATR, somwhow I knew he was
involvced as soon as I heard it. I like the dirty style of the album, and how
well it seemed to portray a sensation, in a specific time. I've heard this
through multiple times, and it's somewhat changed my perception of what music
can be, and taught me to embrace the noise.
BANCO DE GAIA - IGZEH
album cover art [img/banco-de-gaia-igizeh.jpg] It was the track "Sixty Sixteen
(for Karina)" that pulled me into this album, but I stayed for "Glove Puppet", I
must have gotten this about the same time as Bola, same person. Just a beautiful
album.
BARCODE BROTHERS - SWIPE ME
album cover art [img/barcode-brothers-swipe-me.jpg]
BJÖRK - DEBUT
album cover art [img/bjork-debut.jpg]
BJØRN SVIN - MER STRØM
album cover art [img/bjorn-svin-mer-strom.jpg]
BOLA - GNAYSE
album cover art [img/bola-gnayse.jpg] I was introduced to this amazing album by
a friend of a friend, an artist indeed, and it was one of the albums that taught
me that one must show patience in order to be ever so greatly rewarded. The
pfane tracks are exceptionally beautiful and well arranged.
BRODER DANIEL - BRODER DANIEL FOREVER
album cover art [img/broder-daniel-forever.jpg] I dream a dream that can't come
true...
CARPENTER BRUT - TRILOGY
album cover art [img/carpenter-brut-trilogy.jpg]
CHEMICAL BROTHERS - DIG YOUR OWN HOLE
album cover art [img/chemical-brothers-dig-your-own-hole.jpg]
DAD - SIMPATICO
album cover art [img/dad-simpatico.jpg]
DIE ANTWOORD - $O$
album cover art [img/die-antwoord-sos.jpg]
DIZZY MIZZ LIZZY - DIZZY MIZZ LIZZY
album cover art [img/dizzy-mizz-lizzy.jpg]
DRUDKH - ESTRANGEMENT
album cover art [img/drudkh-estrangement.jpg] Found this on an imageboard
discussion about black-metal, a genre I didn't know very much about, I got it
and found a certain melancholy within that noise, that I enjoyed a lot, this was
my first foray into black metal. Absolutely fell in love with "Only The Wind
Remembers My Name".
EMINEM - MARSHALL MATHERS
album cover art [img/eminem-marshall-mathers.jpg]
FREEZEPOP - FUTURE FUTURE FUTURE PERFECT
album cover art [img/freezepop-future-future-future-perfect.jpg]
GODSMACK - AWAKE
album cover art [img/godsmack-awake.jpg]
GRAVEDIGGAZ - 6 FEET DEEP
album cover art [img/gravediggaz-6ft-deep.jpg]
HALLUCINOGEN - LONE DERANGER
album cover art [img/hallucinogen-the-lone-deranger.jpg] There is an
otherworldliness to their music and to this style of psychedelic trance, it is
very active and very relaxed at the same time.
INFECTED MUSHROOM - CONVERTING VEGETARIANS
album cover art [img/infected-converting-vegetarians.jpg] The first Infected
Mushroom album I bought, at the first listen-through, I was unconvinced that
this was a wise use of my hard-earned cash, but it grew on me quite a lot, it
introduced me to a more partitioned, less aggressive style.
IRON MAIDEN - BRAVE NEW WORLD
album cover art [img/iron-maiden-brave-new-world.jpg]
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE - MAGNETIC FIELDS
album cover art [img/jean-michel-jarre-magnetic-fields.jpg]
JUNO REACTOR - BIBLE OF DREAMS
album cover art [img/juno-reactor-bible-of-dreams.jpg] The tribal, psychedelic
drums, the chanting song, the dark, mystic, strange, full sound of everything on
this album, was unlike anything I've found before. It's music for a certain kind
of mood. The kind of stuff that will let me make interesting computer graphics,
write code, or just get lost in the amazing world that is painted in the
listeners mind.
KITTIE - SPIT
album cover art [img/kittie-spit.jpg]
KORN - FOLLOW THE LEADER
album cover art [img/korn-follow-the-leader.jpg]
KWOON - TALES AND DREAMS
album cover art [img/kwoon-tales-and-dreams.jpg]
LADYTRON - LIGHT & MAGIC
album cover art [img/ladytron-light-and-magic.jpg]
LILY ALLEN - IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU
album cover art [img/lily-allen-its-not-me-its-you.jpg]
MARILYN MANSON - ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR
album cover art [img/marilyn-manson-antichrist-superstar.png]
MEGADETH - YOUTHANASIA
album cover art [img/megadeth-youthanasia.jpg]
MEMORIA - CHILDREN OF THE DOOM
album cover art [img/memoria-children-of-the-doom.jpg]
MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS
album cover art [img/mike-oldfield-tubular-bells.jpg]
MOBY - 18 (+ B SIDES)
album cover art [img/moby-18.jpg]
MUSE - ABSOLUTION
album cover art [img/muse-absolution.jpg]
NIGHTWISH - ANGELS FALL FIRST
album cover art [img/nightwish-angels-fall-first.jpg]
NIRVANA - NEVERMIND
album cover art [img/nirvana-nevermind.jpg]
N.W.A. - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
album cover art [img/nwa-straight-outta-compton.jpg] While I list multiple "rap"
albums, I'm actually not a huge fan of the genre in general, but I've come to
appreciate that there are exceptions to every rule, the two starting tracks are
by far my favorite. I particularly enjoy the ambience of the first tracks,
they're both well recorded and dirty, the beats are simple and arrogant but
they're taking themselves seriously enough to pull it off. Some guys having fun
while telling about their lives. Seems somewhat authentic.
OTEP - THE ASCENSION
album cover art [img/otep-ascension.jpg] I listened to Otep before getting this,
but it convinced me that Otep is to be trusted, also in the future. It's
slightly less gritty than some of the previous albums, but it's still dark and
depressing in all the right ways. Otep has a special talent for bringing the
most disgusting parts of humanity out into the light in a way that both provokes
and inspires. The treatment of Nirvanas breed gave me a new appreciation for the
original.
OZZY OSSBOURNE - BARK AT THE MOON
album cover art [img/ozzy-bark-at-the-moon.jpg] I was absolutely crazy about
this as a kid! Used to run around the table, ecstatic! (Made the needle skip on
the record, annoying my father somewhat). There's no way a kid in their right
mind recovers from an early influence of Heavy Metal, so while my classmates
listened to the Smurf Hits, I headbanged to Ozzy, it wasen't until our teens
that my peers caught on to real music, somewhat to my anoyance (first you tease
me that my music is noise, then 5 years later you get it, and I'm still the
weirdo?).
PANTERA - VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER
album cover art [img/pantera-vulgar-display-of-power.jpg]
PINK FLOYD - THE WALL
album cover art [img/pink-floyd-the-wall.jpg]
PITCHSHIFTER - DEVIANT
album cover art [img/pitchshifter-deviant.jpg]
PLACEBO - BATTLE FOR THE SUN
album cover art [img/placebo-battle-for-the-sun.jpg]
PLASTIKMAN - ARTIFAKTS
album cover art [img/plastikman-artifakts.jpeg]
PORTISHEAD - DUMMY
album cover art [img/portishead-dummy.jpg] This has got Mysteronss, Wandering
Star, It's A Fire, Numb, Roads and Glory Box on it! All masterpieces! It's
impossible not to be dragged into the quiet and overwhelmed with melancholic
bliss. This entire album sounds like something almost too personal to share,
like a stranger telling you their innermost feelings, while slowly realizing how
much you have in common.
RADIOHEAD - OK COMPUTER
album cover art [img/radiohead-ok-computer.jpg]
RAMMSTEIN - SEHNSUCHT
album cover art [img/rammstein-sehnsucht.jpg]
RED WARSZAWAQ - HÆVI MÆTAL OG HASS
album cover art [img/red-warszawa-haevi-maetal-og-hass.jpg]
ROYKSOPP - MELODY A.M.
album cover art [img/royksopp-melody-am.jpg]
SKAZI - TOTAL ANARCHY
album cover art [img/skazi-total-anarchy.jpg]
SLAYER - REIGN IN BLOOD
album cover art [img/slayer-reign-in-blood.jpg]
SLIPKNOT - ALL HOPE IS GONE
album cover art [img/slipknot-all-hope-is-gone.jpg]
SONIC MAYHEM - QUAKE
album cover art [img/sonyc-mayhem-quake-ii.jpg]
SOUNDGARDEN - SUPERUNKNOWN
album cover art [img/soundgarden-superunknown.jpg]
STATIC-X - WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP
album cover art [img/static-x-wisconsin-death-trip.jpg]
SYSTEM OF A DOWN - HYPNOTIZE
album cover art [img/system-of-a-down-hypnotize.jpg]
TALPA - THE ART OF BEING NON
album cover art [img/talpa-the-art-of-being-non.jpg]
ТАТУ - 200 ПО ВСТРЕЧНОЙ
album cover art [img/200_Po_Vstr.jpg] I only heard the Russian version of this,
and I don't speak Russian. There's just nice sounding audio on there, they've
got nice voices, it probably helps that I've got no clue what they're singing.
:) I remember finding the video for Я сошла с ума and, while the video was
somewhat different from what I'd seen before, it was mainly that I found that I
enjoyed the singing and music, and not having a clue what they're on about. I'll
speculate they're mostly repeating stupid nonsense, like most pop, probably with
some "controversy" thrown in for good measure.. Well, music is music, and I
still enjoy this. This album also made me realize that there's a lot of
non-english music out there that I should give a listen.
TETRIUM - SPEED OF LIGHT
album cover art [img/tetrium-speed-of-light.jpg]
THE OFFSPRING - AMERICANA
album cover art [img/offspring-americana.jpg]
THE PRODIGY - FAT OF THE LAND
album cover art [img/prodigy-fat-of-the-land.jpg]
TICON - 2AM
album cover art [img/ticon-2am.jpg]
VIBE TRIBE - MELODRAMA
album cover art [img/vibe-tribe-melodrama.jpg]
VIVE LA FÊTE - NUIT BLANCHE
album cover art [img/vive-la-fete-nuit-blanche.jpg]
VNV NATION - JUDGEMENT
album cover art [img/vnv-nation-judgement.jpg]
WEEZER - WEEZER (BLUE ALBUM)
album cover art [img/weezer-weezer-blue-album.jpg]
WOLFMOTHER - COSMIC EGG
album cover art [img/wolfmother-cosmic-egg.jpg]
X-DREAM - WE INTERFACE
album cover art [img/x-dream-we-interface.jpg]
YANN TIERSEN - GOOD BYE LENIN!
album cover art [img/yann-tiersen-goodbye-lenin.jpg]
