Favorite Bands And Albums

[AwakenTheDemon]

Seeing as there's a thread dedicated to rap, I figured why not start a similar thread for bands and albums of any genre. Perhaps it's because rap is far, far from my favorite genre

[u]Bands:[/u]
1. DevilDriver
2. Ministry
3. Coheed & Cambria
4. Killswitch Engage
5. Mastodon
6. Trivium
7. Disturbed
8. System of a Down
9. Children of Bodom
10. Heaven Shall Burn

[u]Albums:[/u]
1. "The Last Kind Words" - DevilDriver
2. "Master of Puppets" - Metallica
3. "Rio Grande Blood" - Ministry
4. "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV" - Coheed & Cambria
5. "Crack the Skye" - Mastodon
6. "The End of Heartache" - Killswitch Engage
7. "Indestructible" - Disturbed
8. "Toxicity" - System of a Down
9. "Follow the Reaper" - Children of Bodom
10. "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" - Brand New

Honorable Mention: "Deaf to Our Prayers" - Heaven Shall Burn
(I couldn't bring myself to leave it out :\)

[FlaccoFlicker]

hmmm that's a thinker
1.Nirvana (always has always will be)
2.Motorhead
3.King Diamond
4.Metallica
5.Suicidal Tendicies
6.Coal Chamber/Devil Driver (Dez's voice rules)
7.Korn
8.Guns N Roses (really showing my age)
9.Kittie
10.Seether

I'll have to get back to you on the albums part that requires a little more thinking lol

[AwakenTheDemon]

Guns n' Roses and Nirvana were hard for me to exclude on mine :\ Nevermind and Appetite for Destruction are two of the greatest albums ever made.

[FlaccoFlicker]

appetite i remember i was 6 when it came out and my mom owned it when she wasnt around i would sneak listening to it lol
it's weird as much as i love nirvana nevermind is my least favorite one...it's good but still not my favorite...maybe it was the airplay,but remmeber this I was a Nirvana fan before Nevermind thanks to my cousin who listened to alot of underground and punk,I heard Bleach first before Nevermind ever came out....oh well gotta think of my all time favorite albums lol

[thewarden86]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='15 January 2010 - 06:35 AM' timestamp='1263555304' post='341389']
Seeing as there's a thread dedicated to rap, I figured why not start a similar thread for bands and albums of any genre. Perhaps it's because rap is far, far from my favorite genre

[u]Bands:[/u]
1. DevilDriver
[b]2. Ministry[/b]
3. Coheed & Cambria
4. Killswitch Engage
5. Mastodon
6. Trivium
7. Disturbed
8. System of a Down
9. Children of Bodom
10. Heaven Shall Burn

[u]Albums:[/u]
1. "The Last Kind Words" - DevilDriver
2. "Master of Puppets" - Metallica
3. "Rio Grande Blood" - Ministry
4. "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV" - Coheed & Cambria
5. "Crack the Skye" - Mastodon
6. "The End of Heartache" - Killswitch Engage
7. "Indestructible" - Disturbed
8. "Toxicity" - System of a Down
9. "Follow the Reaper" - Children of Bodom
10. "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" - Brand New

Honorable Mention: "Deaf to Our Prayers" - Heaven Shall Burn
(I couldn't bring myself to leave it out :\)
[/quote]


Not too many of us fans around.

[thewarden86]

Bands:
1. Metallica
2. Slayer
3. Testament
4. Queensryche
5. Fear Factory
6. The Black Keys
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. The Fray
9. U2
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers

Albums:
1. "Master of Puppets" - Metallica
2. "Blood Sugar Sex Magic" - RHCP
3. "Operation Mindcrime" - Queensryche
4. "How will I laugh tomorrow..." - Suicidal Tendancies
5. "Rumors" - Fleetwood Mac
6. "How to save a life" - The Fray
7. "Goldfly" - Guster
8. "Far Beyond Driven" - Pantera
9. "Obsolete" - Fear Factory
10. "Reigning Blood" - Slayer

Honorable Mentions: The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty & Billy Joel.

Disclaimer: Choosing only 10 of each is tough and this was a "quick list."

[AwakenTheDemon]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='15 January 2010 - 10:56 AM' timestamp='1263570975' post='341448']
Not too many of us fans around.
[/quote]

Man, I know. :\ That's why I [i]had[/i] to go to their C-U-LaTour a year back. Hands down, one of, if not the best, concert I've ever been to. Al just seemed like he was having fun. They ended up playing for almost two hours with like 3 encores.

I ended up revising my list like... five times. But I figured, if I didn't cut the list to ten, I could probably fill up ten pages in one thread about my favorite bands and albums :\

Funny though... I just downloaded Operation: Mindcrime the other day. I've always heard how great it is, and how it sets the bar for concept albums. Needless to say, I haven't gotten around to listening to it yet >.>

[thewarden86]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='15 January 2010 - 11:58 AM' timestamp='1263574739' post='341485']
Man, I know. :\ That's why I [i]had[/i] to go to their C-U-LaTour a year back. Hands down, one of, if not the best, concert I've ever been to. Al just seemed like he was having fun. They ended up playing for almost two hours with like 3 encores.

I ended up revising my list like... five times. But I figured, if I didn't cut the list to ten, I could probably fill up ten pages in one thread about my favorite bands and albums :\

Funny though... I just downloaded Operation: Mindcrime the other day. I've always heard how great it is, and how it sets the bar for concept albums. Needless to say, I haven't gotten around to listening to it yet >.>
[/quote]

Since I got my itouch with a crap load more memory, I was able to download all of their CD's (Land of Rape and Honey, The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, etc).

[YYZ66]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='15 January 2010 - 12:58 PM' timestamp='1263574739' post='341485']
Man, I know. :\ That's why I [i]had[/i] to go to their C-U-LaTour a year back. Hands down, one of, if not the best, concert I've ever been to. Al just seemed like he was having fun. They ended up playing for almost two hours with like 3 encores.

I ended up revising my list like... five times. But I figured, if I didn't cut the list to ten, I could probably fill up ten pages in one thread about my favorite bands and albums :\

Funny though... I just downloaded Operation: Mindcrime the other day. [b]I've always heard how great it is, and how it sets the bar for concept albums[/b]. Needless to say, I haven't gotten around to listening to it yet >.>
[/quote]

Absolutely! One of the greatest albums ever made.
Sweet dreams, you b*stard! (not you dude, that's from the album )

[George70]

I will admit, this is a tough question for me, as there are so many bands and albums to choose from. I will admit to being one for oldies radio, not to mention doing a stint in college radio some years ago.

My fave bands are primarily Wilco, Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band, and the Reverend Horton Heat. I am open to suggestions from others here.

[thewarden86]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='15 January 2010 - 11:58 AM' timestamp='1263574739' post='341485']


Funny though... I just downloaded Operation: Mindcrime the other day. I've always heard how great it is, and how it sets the bar for concept albums. Needless to say, I haven't gotten around to listening to it yet >.>
[/quote]


[quote name='YYZ66' date='15 January 2010 - 12:11 PM' timestamp='1263575462' post='341501']
Absolutely! One of the greatest albums ever made.
Sweet dreams, you b*stard! (not you dude, that's from the album )
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That album is epic. Make sure you read the lyrics too. The guitars (while outdated now) were awesome and the story is fantastic. They could have written it as a book and it'd be a best seller. I actually have the concert on DVD.

I actually used to throw that in the CD player on my way home from Camp Lejeune and I'd be listening to much of it while going through D.C. It kind of added to the experience for me.

OT: Testaments' album "The Ritual" reminds me of Baltimore. It came out in 1992 when I made my first trip to the Inner Harbor for one of the festivals.

[YYZ66]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='15 January 2010 - 01:30 PM' timestamp='1263576647' post='341516']
[b]That album is epic. Make sure you read the lyrics too. The guitars (while outdated now) were awesome and the story is fantastic. They could have written it as a book and it'd be a best seller. I actually have the concert on DVD. [/b]

I actually used to throw that in the CD player on my way home from Camp Lejeune and I'd be listening to much of it while going through D.C. It kind of added to the experience for me.

OT: Testaments' album "The Ritual" reminds me of Baltimore. It came out in 1992 when I made my first trip to the Inner Harbor for one of the festivals.
[/quote]

Agreed. I've always said it's one of the most intense albums both lyrically and musically. If done correctly, would've made a great movie too. I saw them in Hershey on the Empire tour, and they did Mindcrime in its entirety. Freakin' awesome!

[thewarden86]

[quote name='YYZ66' date='15 January 2010 - 12:39 PM' timestamp='1263577161' post='341521']
Agreed. I've always said it's one of the most intense albums both lyrically and musically. If done correctly, would've made a great movie too. I saw them in Hershey on the Empire tour, and they did Mindcrime in its entirety. Freakin' awesome!
[/quote]

They opened for Metallica twice and I missed them both times. A). I wasn't that into them then and B[i])[/i]. I was too busy partying in the parking lot.

I also missed Metal Church the two times they opened for Metallica.....In fact, of the 7 times I've seen Metallica I've only seen the opening act ONCE and that was because it was the Summer Sanitarium Tour which was by all accounts a festival.

[YYZ66]

In no particular order:

1) Soundgarden
2) Rush (never would have guessed that from my name, huh?)
3) Queensryche
4) Iron Maiden
5) Judas Priest
6) Black Sabbath
7) Pink Floyd
8) Kiss
9) STP
10) Alice In Chains

Honorable mentions:
Yes
Ozzie
Dio
Led Zeppelin
Triumph
Styx
Type O Negative
Godsmack
AC/DC

Just your basic 80's metal head, with a bit of classic rock mixed in.
Favorite albums will definitely take some thinking....

Edit: I love early Metallica and Megadeth, but lost interest after their first 4 or 5 albums.

[thewarden86]

[quote name='YYZ66' date='15 January 2010 - 12:52 PM' timestamp='1263577975' post='341540']
In no particular order:

1) Soundgarden
2) Rush (never would have guessed that from my name, huh?)
3) Queensryche
4) Iron Maiden
5) Judas Priest
6) Black Sabbath
7) Pink Floyd
8) Kiss
9) STP
10) Alice In Chains

Honorable mentions:
Yes
Ozzie
Dio
Led Zeppelin
Triumph
Styx
Type O Negative
Godsmack
[b]AC/DC[/b]

Just your basic 80's metal head, with a bit of classic rock mixed in.
Favorite albums will definitely take some thinking....
[/quote]


On the list of bands to see before I die (I was fortunate enough to see all four original members of Black Sabbath at Ozzfest back in 2003).
I wanted to go to the Flick of the Switch concert (AC/DC)back in Jr. High School with my friends, but Mom said "No."

[AwakenTheDemon]

Haha, I love Rush too. Needless to say, my interest in them was reignited after seeing I Love You, Man. Limelight was always one of my favorite songs, even before the movie. Great band. I can't say that I'm fond of AC/DC at all. All of their songs sound the same to me, same three, simple chords in their songs. Just doesn't appeal to me. Wait, I lied. I only like one AC/DC song "Shook Me All Night Long".

Soundgarden was another band I could never get into for some reason. I just couldn't stand Chris Cornell, so therefore I didn't like Audioslave at all either. Ugh, speaking of Audioslave, their cover of "Killing In The Name Of" they did at... Big Day Out I think, was absolutely horrid. Sure, the band played the music just fine (since they were from Rage), but Chris could not sing that song... at all. Not even a bit.

[YYZ66]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='15 January 2010 - 02:01 PM' timestamp='1263578508' post='341552']
Haha, I love Rush too. [b]Needless to say, my interest in them was reignited after seeing I Love You, Man[/b]. Limelight was always one of my favorite songs, even before the movie. Great band. I can't say that I'm fond of AC/DC at all. All of their songs sound the same to me, same three, simple chords in their songs. Just doesn't appeal to me. Wait, I lied. I only like one AC/DC song "Shook Me All Night Long".

Soundgarden was another band I could never get into for some reason. I just couldn't stand Chris Cornell, so therefore I didn't like Audioslave at all either. Ugh, speaking of Audioslave, their cover of "Killing In The Name Of" they did at... Big Day Out I think, was absolutely horrid. Sure, the band played the music just fine (since they were from Rage), but Chris could not sing that song... at all. Not even a bit.
[/quote]

Never saw that movie, will definitely have to check it out.
I'm a huge Geddy Lee fan, although when I used to play bass I couldn't handle many of their songs. lol

[YYZ66]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='15 January 2010 - 01:55 PM' timestamp='1263578107' post='341544']
On the list of bands to see before I die (I was fortunate enough to see all four original members of Black Sabbath at Ozzfest back in 2003).
[b]I wanted to go to the Flick of the Switch concert (AC/DC)back in Jr. High School with my friends, but Mom said "No." [/b]
[/quote]

lol

I had the same problem. Wanted to go see Def Leppard (when they were still good) but nooooooooooo.

[AwakenTheDemon]

[quote name='YYZ66' date='15 January 2010 - 01:11 PM' timestamp='1263579065' post='341572']
Never saw that movie, will definitely have to check it out.
I'm a huge Geddy Lee fan, although when I used to play bass I couldn't handle many of their songs. lol
[/quote]

Amazing movie, and Rush actually has a cameo in it Can't recommend it enough. Geddy is one of the best bassists by far

[thewarden86]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='15 January 2010 - 01:01 PM' timestamp='1263578508' post='341552']
Haha, I love Rush too. Needless to say, my interest in them was reignited after seeing I Love You, Man. Limelight was always one of my favorite songs, even before the movie. Great band. I can't say that I'm fond of AC/DC at all. All of their songs sound the same to me, same three, simple chords in their songs. Just doesn't appeal to me. Wait, I lied. I only like one AC/DC song "Shook Me All Night Long".

Soundgarden was another band I could never get into for some reason. [b]I just couldn't stand Chris Cornell[/b], so therefore I didn't like Audioslave at all either. Ugh, speaking of Audioslave, their cover of "Killing In The Name Of" they did at... Big Day Out I think, was absolutely horrid. Sure, the band played the music just fine (since they were from Rage), but Chris could not sing that song... at all. Not even a bit.
[/quote]

I love Chris Cornell. His single "Seasons" from the "Singles" soundtrack is one of my all-time favorite songs.

[thewarden86]

[quote name='YYZ66' date='15 January 2010 - 01:13 PM' timestamp='1263579215' post='341574']
lol

I had the same problem. Wanted to go see Def Leppard (when they were still good) but nooooooooooo.
[/quote]

By that time, my only concert was Billy Joel (Behind the Nylon Curtain) and Mom took me. I grew up on him (and Fleetwood Mac among some others).

My first lone concert was Iron Maiden (Somewhere in Time Tour) at the Meadowlands in NJ. Just me and a buddy went.....there was a riot in the parking lot after the show. lol

[JEEPercreepermd]

Bands

1.Metallica
2.Alice in Chains
3.Breaking Benjamin
4.Megadeth
5.Pantera
6.Trivium
7.Bullet for my Valentine
8.Killswitch Engage
9.Alter Bridge
10.Foo Fighters

Albums

1. ..and justice for all-Metallica
2. Shogun-Trivium
3. Blackbird-Alter Bridge ( one of the most amazing albums i've ever heard)
4. Phobia-Breaking Benjamin
5. Ascendency-Trivium
6. Death Magnetic-Metallica
7. Vulger Display of Power- Pantera
8. Alice in Chains-Alice in Chains
9.Dirt-Alice in Chains
10. Rust in Peace-Megadeth

Favorite Songs

1. Master of Puppets-Metallica
2.Blackbird-Alter Bridge
3. A Toute Le Monde-Megadeth
4. The Throes of Perdition-Trivium
5. Rose of Sharyn-Killswitch Engage
6.Waking the Demon-Bullet for my Valentine
7.Cemetary Gates-Pantera
8.Harvester of Sorrow-Metallica
9.Got me wrong-Alice in Chains
10. Big Empty-Stone Temple Pilots

[JEEPercreepermd]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='15 January 2010 - 01:45 PM' timestamp='1263581142' post='341605']
By that time, my only concert was Billy Joel (Behind the Nylon Curtain) and Mom took me. I grew up on him (and Fleetwood Mac among some others).

My first lone concert was Iron Maiden (Somewhere in Time Tour) at the Meadowlands in NJ. Just me and a buddy went.....there was a riot in the parking lot after the show. lol
[/quote]
my first concert was Metallica's "million decibel march" in the parking lot of the old Vet in philly. I was like 12 and snuck up there with my older brother, amazing show

[YYZ66]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='15 January 2010 - 02:45 PM' timestamp='1263581142' post='341605']
By that time, my only concert was Billy Joel (Behind the Nylon Curtain) and Mom took me. I grew up on him (and Fleetwood Mac among some others).

My first lone concert was Iron Maiden (Somewhere in Time Tour) at the Meadowlands in NJ. Just me and a buddy went.....there was a riot in the parking lot after the show. lol
[/quote]

I remember you talking about the riot before. Those damn metal punks! lol

[YYZ66]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='15 January 2010 - 02:21 PM' timestamp='1263579669' post='341582']
Amazing movie, and Rush actually has a cameo in it Can't recommend it enough. [b]Geddy is one of the best bassists by far[/b]
[/quote]

Yup. Keep in mind that during concerts, he's singing and playing foot pedals while playing the bass. Kinda makes me sick....

[YYZ66]

Albums:

Pearl Jam - 10
Iron Maiden - Power Slave
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Yes - Fragile
Rush - 2112
STP - Core
Alice in Chains - Dirt
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Soundgarden - Superunknown

Kind of tough only picking 10.....

[thewarden86]

[quote name='YYZ66' date='15 January 2010 - 02:17 PM' timestamp='1263583078' post='341635']
Albums:

[b]Pearl Jam - 10[/b]
Iron Maiden - Power Slave
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Yes - Fragile
Rush - 2112
STP - Core
Alice in Chains - Dirt
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Soundgarden - Superunknown

Kind of tough only picking 10.....
[/quote]

As much as I HATE Eddy Vedders' politics, "10" was an awesome album. It brings back a lot of good summer memories for me.

AIC was always one of my faves too.

[AwakenTheDemon]

The more I think of it, the more I do realize, top 10 isn't enough >.> So I decided to just do a 25 list. Because it's 4:30am and I have that kind of time since I cannot sleep:

[u]Albums:[/u]
1. "The Last Kind Words" - DevilDriver
2. "Master of Puppets" - Metallica
3. "Rio Grande Blood" - Ministry
4. "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV" - Coheed & Cambria
5. "Crack the Skye" - Mastodon
6. "The End of Heartache" - Killswitch Engage
7. "Indestructible" - Disturbed
8. "Toxicity" - System of a Down
9. "Follow the Reaper" - Children of Bodom
10. "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" - Brand New
11. "Vulgar Display of Power" - Pantera
12. "Appetite For Destruction" - Guns N Roses
13. "Nevermind" - Nirvana
14. "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" - Megadeth
15. "Deaf To Our Prayers" - Heaven Shall Burn
16. "Whoracle" - In Flames
17. "Escape" - Journey
18. "The Crimson Idol" - W.A.S.P.
19. "...Is a Real Boy" - Say Anything
20. "Slave to the Grind" - Skid Row
21. "Reign in Blood" - Slayer
22. "Effigy of the Forgotten" -Suffocation
23. "The Price of Existence" - All Shall Perish
24. "Permanent Vacation" - Aerosmith
25. "Stronger Then Death" - Black Label Society

I was never a Pearl Jam fan at all. Don't like Vedder, and honestly, the music just never appealed to me *shrugs*

[MsMarvel73]

Will have to think about this and post sometime tomorrow.

[YYZ66]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='15 January 2010 - 03:52 PM' timestamp='1263585168' post='341663']
As much as I HATE Eddy Vedders' politics, "10" was an awesome album. It brings back a lot of good summer memories for me.

AIC was always one of my faves too.
[/quote]

10 probably is my all-time fav CD. Isn't a bad song on it. Strange how I don't really like anything else they ever released. Yea, Eddie Cheddar is an *ss-hat.