What is your favorite album ever or what are you listening too right now.

[MacNut]

This will be the last favorite thread I do, but after listening to itunes its time to ask the question of what is your favorite album of all time. For me it is what i think is by far the best album in history, Pink Floyd's The Wall. Now if you dont have an all-time favorite than what are you currently listening to now. but please no Outcast. Personally I like the new Nickelback.

[sahnert]

Don't have an all time fav. Right now (and for the past week or so) listening to Clifford Brown And Max Roach. Oh Yeah.

[virividox]

miles davis kind of blue :D what i sleep to every night and everytime i need to just kick it and relax

[iGav]

R.E.M.'s 'New Adventures In Hi-Fi' springs immediately to mind... :)

[takao]

hmm very hard to decide ...
i just name my favourite 5 albums

judas priest - painkiller
refused - the shape of punk to come
rainbow - long live rock'n'roll
deep purple - machine head
at the drive-in - Relationship of command
...

i just could name another 5 favourite albums :rolleyes:

[pepeleuepe]

My three favorites are, in no particular order:
Foo Fighters - One by One
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Thats just off the top of my head, theres a good chance this will change in the next 10 minutes.

[wrc fan]

My favorite album all time is The Clash - London Calling, but a close second is Operation Ivy - Engergy and Weezer - Pinkerton, and Radiohead - Kid A is probably right after those 2.

[GroundLoop]

All time favorite albums:

Portishead - Live at Roseland
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Morcheeba - Big Calm
Tricky - Maxinquaye
Soulstice - Illusion

Hickman

[748s]

too many favourites. at the moment listening to josh rouse "1972"

[Opteron]

too many favourites.
However you can't go past these 3
Rumors - Fleetwood Mac
Thriller - Michael Jackson
What's the story morning Glory - Oasis

[KC9AIC]

I have widely varying tastes. Yesterday, I listened to a CD of Gregorian Chants. Now I'm listening to MxPx's At The Show. Nice punk rawk.

[Les Kern]

Tie: Yes - Close to the Edge, Relayer

[Moxiemike]

All time favorite albums:

Portishead - Live at Roseland
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Morcheeba - Big Calm
Tricky - Maxinquaye
Soulstice - Illusion

Hickman

Good choices, all of 'em. Mezzanine is a vanguard album, IMHO.

That said, here's my five:

1. The Cure - Disintingration; Pet Sounds production for 80's kids.
2. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead; Defining album of the 80's as far as songwriting goes.
3. Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet; The Smith's fan's new age music. Hehe.
4. Massive Attack - Mezzanine; Pulling Liz Fraser out of retirement = brilliant move
5. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless; Easily the BEST album of the 90s.

[Savage Henry]

There is no such thing as a best album ever, it's like have the best painting, or best dinosaur or best kitchen untensil.

But despite saying that here are a list of albums I have strong positive feelings for:

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Velvet Underground & Nico - Velvet Underground & Nico
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks

[Moxiemike]

This will be the last favorite thread I do, but after listening to itunes its time to ask the question of what is your favorite album of all time. For me it is what i think is by far the best album in history, Pink Floyd's The Wall. Now if you dont have an all-time favorite than what are you currently listening to now. but please no Outcast. Personally I like the new Nickelback.

Wait a second.... we're not allowed to like Outkast but you can like Nickelback? Nickelback might be one of the worst bands EVER!

hehe

seriously.

[Savage Henry]

Wait a second.... we're not allowed to like Outkast but you can like Nickelback? Nickelback might be one of the worst bands EVER!

hehe

seriously.

I was going to point that out, but chose to refrain - particularly when you look at the rather clichéd list of albums I suggested.

Problem is that 'Best ofs' must stand the test of time, and what's good around today, and there is plenty of good phat sounds that beats my drums out there, will be rather lame in a couple of years time, and all-out embarrassing in about 5.

[JesseJames]

I got into rock'n roll kind of late. My parents listened to Kenny Rogers, Forest Whittaker, and Neil Diamond so I was thrilled to finally discover Led Zeppelin in my early teens. Then Metallica and Guns and Roses. It went on from there.
Loved the Grunge era. My favorite album from that era in the '90s was Temple of the Dog. Great Album before there was ever Pearl Jam or SoundGarden.
Rock is kind of lame nowadays. I think Nickeback is a good band. Nothing great. I liked Days of the New and the current band Tantric. Different sound.
Alice in Chains though in my opinion was THE epitome of Grunge. The greatest Grunge band that there was in my opinion. I have their greatest hits compilation and listen to it regularly in my car. Nothing like cranking "Man in the Box" on a sunny day and just cruising. Feel like a total young punk again.

[whocares]

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

[sonofslim]

in defense of Outkast, i thought stankonia was rather innovative -- and let's not forget, they are two-time grammy winners. (and yes, i know winning a grammy doesn't mean you are objectively 'the best,' but they've gotta count for something.) 'hey ya,' however, is way overplayed and not even the best track on the album.

[eyelikeart]

lately it's been Björk - Post

some of my alltime favs though:
• Esthero - Breath From Another
• Depeche Mode - Violator
• John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
• Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
• Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
• Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

[ExoticFish]

some of my favorites (in no particular order... i'd never try to do that!):

Local H - Pack Up The Cats
Silverchair - Diorama
Nirvana - Nevermind
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
Radiohead - OK Computer
Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets
Daft Punk - Discovery
Prodigy - Music For The Jilted Generation

but right now i'm listening to Chemical Brothers - Come With Us (which is also a great song song from a great album!)

[vollspacken]

60s => Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys - "Pet Sounds"
70s => Kraftwerk - "Radioaktivität"
80s => New Order - "Substance"
90s => Underworld - "DubNoBassWithMyHeadMan"
2Ks => 4Hero - "Creating Patterns"

...but my favorite album of all times is "Pet Sounds" :)

vSpacken

[ecche]

at present i listen a lot to liz phair's latest album. sheer brilliance!!

[Raid]

My Fav album is Girlfriend by Matthew Sweet, but there are so many choices for 2nd and 3rd I wouldn't know where to begin.

BTW I'm listening to my iPod right now the song is "The Message" by Grand Masterflash. Remember that one?

Don't push me 'cause I'm close to the edge
I'm trying not to loose my head

It's like a jungle sometimes
It makes me wonder how I keep from going under


:)

[applemacdude]

For now, Mutter-Rammstein

[jefhatfield]

in the early 70s, i loved my glenn miller album/single which had the hit chatanooga choo choo

in the mid 70s, i worshipped my john denver greatest hits album

in the late 70s, my favorite album was kiss alive II

in the early 80s, i liked the go-go's beauty and the beat

in the mid 80s, i liked the bangle's all over the place debut

in the late 80s, i didn't have a favorite but listened to many forms of music and i liked heavy metal guitar solos until i discovered seattle grunge

in the early 90s, i liked the indigo girl's debut album so much that after ten years of being an exclusively electric guitarist, i became an acoustic guitarist and songwriter for a couple of years

after that, i never listened that much to any one album over and over and today i still like rock and roll, folk, bebop jazz, opera, etc...

[encro]

band : album
--------------------------------------------------------------
headrillaz : cold harbour rocks
the prodigy : music for the jilted generation
the prodigy : experience
black grass : black grass
the chemical brothers : exit planet dust
jackyl & hyde : the badlands
the dandy warhols : welcome to the monkey house
n.e.r.d. : in search of...
hardknox : hardknox
ils : soul trader
lamb : what sound
maxim : hells kitchen
the streets : original pirate material
timo maas : loud

[applebum]

Ok - where are all the closet pop fans out there. I know I am not the only one - dont' be afraid to admit it. What about...

Survivor - Vital Signs
Journey - Greatest Hits
REO Speedwagon - High Infidelity

MMMM classics. Does it get any better?

[bryanc]

Wynton Marsalis - The London Concert
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Monty Python - The Final Ripoff

[parrothead]

My all time favorite album is a tie between two. One is 12:00 Curfews by the Indigo Girls and the other is Fruitcakes by Jimmy Buffett.

[RHutch]

Violator-Depeche Mode

[evil]

refused - the shape of punk to come


ill second that

[rainman::|:|]

at present i listen a lot to liz phair's latest album. sheer brilliance!!

Yeah, i'm fond of this one too. Phair is great, i wish i could party with her.

No favorite album in general, but right now i'm also listening to incubus's "a crow left of the murder", which is, i think, incubus's best work... the last whole album before that i liked was hail to the thief. beyond that, the drugs kick in, and i can't remember :D

paul

[wrc fan]

Loved the Grunge era. My favorite album from that era in the '90s was Temple of the Dog. Great Album before there was ever Pearl Jam or SoundGarden.

Um... Pearl Jam and Soundgarden were bands before they formed the Temple of the Dog superband... that's right it's a superband, though probably the best superband I've heard.

[Dont Hurt Me]

REM is running now( man on the moon) :cool:

[Ambrose Chapel]

can't say what my alltime fave is, but the last album i listened to today was lifted by bright eyes

[Jovian9]

OK Computer - Radiohead
Secret Name - Low
Among My Swan - Mazzy Star
A Book Of Human Language - Aceyalone
Sounds Of The Satellites - Laika
Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Homogenic - Bjork
Radioactivity - Kraftwerk
Dead Cities, Red Seas, & Lost Ghosts - M83
Mighty Joe Moon - Grant Lee Buffalo
It's A Wonderful Life - Sparklehorse

[Nanda Devi]

Alice in Chains though in my opinion was THE epitome of Grunge. The greatest Grunge band that there was in my opinion. I have their greatest hits compilation and listen to it regularly in my car. Nothing like cranking "Man in the Box" on a sunny day and just cruising. Feel like a total young punk again.

The Seattle scene was really good. Probably the last true "scene" the modern rock world has seen since. I think it died an early death due to commercialization and too many no-talent acts jumping on the bandwagon and just copying other bands' sounds. A few of the greats, like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, are still putting out good music, but I wonder whatever happened to the likes of Mudhoney or Screaming Trees and the like?

Actually, hasn't Alice In Chains fallen off the map, too? Too bad, because I agree they were among the best of the grunge scene.

If you have never heard their EP called "Sap" I urge you to check it out immediately...

[russed]

For now, Mutter-Rammstein

good choice

i would say it is hard to choose a favourite but i could choose about 6:

taproot - welcome
feeder - yesterday went too soon
lostprophets - fakesoundofprogress
the darkness - permission to land
muse - absolution
linkin park - hybrid theory

[poopyhead]

Belle and Sebastian- TigerMilk
If You're Feeling Sinister
A3- Exile on Coldharbour Lane (with the remix album)
Baader Meinhoff- Baader Meinhoff
DaftPunk- Homework
Greatfuldead- American Beauty
Massive Attack- 100th Window
Ruby Falls- Heroines
Whale- We Care

[PlaceofDis]

TooL - Lateralus
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Led Zeppelin - II

TOOL will always be my favorite band of all time and Queen and Led Zeppelin follow close behind....ahhh... :p

[Nanda Devi]

The one drawback of my iPod is that I've strayed away from listening to albums and have become hooked on the unpredictable shuffle-mode playlist.

But I do still have some favorite albums, where every track is good.

Most are old:

-Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street & Beggars Banquet
-Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here & The Wall
-Beatles - White Album
-Velvet Underground - Loaded
-Neil Young - Harvest
-James Taylor - One Man Dog & Mud Slide Slim

More modern favorites are:

-REM - Green (ok, still pretty old)
-Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
-Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
-Moby - Play

ND

[pivo6]

I am currently listening to Damian Rice's latest O. I don't think I can come up with a favorite right now.

[howard]

fav album alltime?? no idea..so many...

fav album that came out say..04... probably talkie walkie by Air
fav album that came out 03 was hail to the thief by radiohead with transatlanticism by death cab for cutie was at a VERY close 2nd

[applemacdude]

good choice

linkin park - hybrid theory

yeah i forgot about of them...they r cool too

[Gaffa Bug]

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Have you heard it on SACD? It's amazing.

[Gaffa Bug]

Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street or Let it Bleed

[Apmonia]

Fantomas - Deliruim Cordia is currently playing on my iPod now, although it's been doing that for about forty minutes now. Not many bands out there that can pull off what Mike Patton can.
John

[MrMacMan]

Daft Punk -- Discovery
The chemical brothers - come to us
The Rapture
The Mars Volta
The Darkness - Permission to Land
Queens of the Stone Age...

all really great.

[AngryLawnGnome]

Favorite all time -> Reel Big Fish - Cheer Up

Right Now -> Kanye West - College Dropout

[bryanc]

Interesting to see how often Dark Side of the Moon is showing up...definately on of my favorites too.

[carbonmotion]

Kai Tracid | Trance and Acid
Can I get a hell-ya?

[MacNut]

Just curious but at what point are you supposed to play Dark Side and watch The Wizard Of Oz. Why is nobody mentioning Guns And Roses Appetite For Destruction. Maybe the best 80's album.

[wrc fan]

Actually, hasn't Alice In Chains fallen off the map, too? Too bad, because I agree they were among the best of the grunge scene.

I think I heard that their lead singer died a year ago. But even before then they had dissapeared.

[CmdrLaForge]

If I have to choose one then its:
Pink Floyd - The Wall

And the next favorites are (in random order)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Dire Straits - Money for nothing
U2 - The Joshua Tree Album
Eric Clapton - Unplugged
Nirvana - Unplugged

[Awimoway]

In order of preference:

1. U2: Joshua Tree
2. Nirvana: Nevermind
3. Radiohead: OK Computer

[ExoticFish]

I think I heard that their lead singer died a year ago. But even before then they had dissapeared.

they broke up years ago and then two years ago their lead singer Layne Staley died. i went and saw Jerry Cantrell in concert just after Staley's death and Cantrell was upset about it and turned the concert into an Alice in Chains revival of sorts and played the whole set as Alice in Chains minus a few of his own songs which was really cool to see.

[iJon]

page avenue by story of the year, just saw them in concert and goign again next month, it will be great.

iJon

[cosmo]

Miles Davis : Kind of Blue
John Coltrane : A Love Supreme
The Roots : IlladelphHalflife
Blackstar
Common : Resurrection
Radiohead : OKComputer
Led Zepplin : IV
D'Angelo : Voodoo
Marvin Gaye : What's Going On
Fela Kuti : The best best of . . .

[Fezwick]

Wow, no one mentioned 311?

My favorite from them is the blue album.

[krimson]

right now im listening to Air's Talkie Walkie, Lizzie West's Holy Road, and some Carl Cox from a show in january04

[g30ffr3y]

right now ive been listening to

delerium-semantic spaces
also karma, poem, and chimera
orgy-vapor transmission

overall my favourites include:

nirvana-in utero
radiohead-amnesiac
cradle of filth-dusk and her embrace
nine inch nails-the downward spiral

too many more...

[gwuMACaddict]

toys in the attic: aerosmith
FANTASTIC Album

right now i'm really liking kenny chesney: when the sun goes down

[agreenster]

G3of! Yer still alive! You need to update "your" ummm, blog thread.

[Tequila Grandma]

My five favorites:

"Freak Out!" by The Mothers of Invention
"Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" by Devo
"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" by David Bowie
"Homogenic" by Björk
"Substance 1987" by New Order

...but right now, I'm listening to Yellow Magic Orchestra's self-titled album.

[nuclearwinter]

Sigur Ros - ( ) - yall gotta check these guys out! Incredible sound! WOW!
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On, On Your Own
Smashing Pumpkins - All Albums
Radiohead

[Danger! Will]

Enrique - Escape

It's grown on me but only since my CD collection was stolen and my friend left it in my car.

[Roger1]

Right now I'm listening to Twisted Sister through Netscape Radio. iTunes doesn't work correctly on my pc. The music sounds like a skipping record. Of course I do listen to strictly '80's music :p

[Danger! Will]

My favorite entire CD from the 80's was Cindy Lauper- She's so unusual

[etoiles]

nobody here listens to Sonic Youth ? 'Daydream Nation', a classic... I really like 'Goo' and 'Dirty' as well (one of my favorite all time song is 'Theresa's Sound World').
Oh, and Thurston Moore's solo stuff rocks, too. I love that song 'Ono Soul'.

[themadchemist]

I'm listening right now to Weezer's "Blue Album," which is perhaps my favorite album...Not quite sure. I generally have a tough time picking favorites.

I've also recently been listening to Weezer's "Pinkerton," to Good Charlotte's self-titled album, to the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers soundtrack, and to Something Corporate's "ready...break."

That's been what I've been listening to most frequently over the last couple of weeks.

[Free From PC]

Fav album at the moment.

Joss Stone "The Soul Sessions"

[Bluefusion]

My favorite album, and one I can hardly imagine anyone who really listened to and understood its meaning to disagree with me in calling the BEST album of all time, is....


Lateralus by Tool!

Unbelievable musicianship, incredible riffs, and the most soulful, thought-provoking lyrics (and lyricism) I've heard. That man has one unbelievable voice, and each member of the band is an absolute MASTER at their instruments. Put together, this is in my opinion the finest single album ever made, from the first time you glimpse the multi-layered translucent cover to the last burst of static in "Faaip de Oaid"... pure, uncompromising beauty.

[Tequila Grandma]

nobody here listens to Sonic Youth ? 'Daydream Nation', a classic... I really like 'Goo' and 'Dirty' as well (one of my favorite all time song is 'Theresa's Sound World').
Oh, and Thurston Moore's solo stuff rocks, too. I love that song 'Ono Soul'.
I listen to Sonic Youth! "Daydream Nation" would have probably made my top 10, but I only posted a top 5. I prefer their earlier, harsher work to their poppier output of the early 90's. "Daydream Nation" is by far my favorite album of theirs, but "Evol" and "Sister" are also great (I can't count how many times I've played "(I Got A) Catholic Block"). I have a CD player alarm clock, and I often times use either "Daydream Nation" or "Dirty" to wake up to. Their body of work truly is spectacular.

I also have the "SYR-5" album, which is Kim Gordon with Ikue Mori and DJ Olive. It's not musically great, but can be pretty amusing to listen to sometimes, due to Gordon's silly, pointless lyrics.

[Doctor Q]

"Freak Out!" by The Mothers of Invention
"Freak Out!" had the first-ever rap song, and still one of the best ever.

My favorite album? "A Passion Play" by Jethro Tull.
In 2nd place might be "Brain Salad Surgery" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Right now? "One by One" by Foo Fighters.

[trebblekicked]

if you listen to rock, this is the shiz right now:

The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=3863054)

[MacNut]

In no particular order:
Metallica
Jimi Hendrix
AC/DC
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Doors
Santana
Guns And Roses
Ted Nugent
Korn
Nirvana
Ozzy Osbourne
Black Sabbath
Led Zepplin
Pink Floyd
Dave Mathews Band
Tenacious D
Drowning Pool
Alien Ant Farm
Sevendust
Aerosmith
Stone Temple Pilots
Alice In Chains
Red Hot Chilli Peppers

[Free From PC]

In no particular order:
Metallica
Jimi Hendrix
AC/DC
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Doors
Santana
Guns And Roses
Ted Nugent
Korn
Nirvana
Ozzy Osbourne
Black Sabbath
Led Zepplin
Pink Floyd
Dave Mathews Band
Tenacious D
Drowning Pool
Alien Ant Farm
Sevendust
Aerosmith
Stone Temple Pilots
Alice In Chains
Red Hot Chilli Peppers


Anyone else???

[MacNut]

Ya but I'll Stop there

[Doctor Q]

Those are groups, not albums, so you didn't quite answer the question.

[MacNut]

Those are groups, not albums, so you didn't quite answer the question.

Hey its my thread I can do whatever I want, read the first post for the answer.

[judith]

My favorite album, and one I can hardly imagine anyone who really listened to and understood its meaning to disagree with me in calling the BEST album of all time, is....


Lateralus by Tool!

Unbelievable musicianship, incredible riffs, and the most soulful, thought-provoking lyrics (and lyricism) I've heard. That man has one unbelievable voice, and each member of the band is an absolute MASTER at their instruments. Put together, this is in my opinion the finest single album ever made, from the first time you glimpse the multi-layered translucent cover to the last burst of static in "Faaip de Oaid"... pure, uncompromising beauty.

Only disagreement I can come up with is that possibly Aenima or Undertow would have it beat, if only I hadn't been listening to them everyday for how many years now? and I've yet to reach that 10,000th time yet w/Lateralus!

TooL - Hands-down best thing to listen to IMO - nothing compares...

at this very moment I'm listening to No Sanctuary from Queensryche's first EP. I'm also lovin' the iTunes for all the good stuff like Judas Priest (got to luv JP), Lynyrd Synyrd (sp?) no Pantera Planet Caravan yet tho, that's one of my fav's....

[phonemonkey]

miles davis kind of blue :D what i sleep to every night and everytime i need to just kick it and relax


wow that is in my cd player right now. I love the way miles used to be kickin it with some straight 32nds and then all of a sudden slow it down to a halt and give your mind a break to say whoa

[phonemonkey]

nirvana - bleach
pearl jam- ten
pharcyde- the bizarre ride II
Red hot chili peppers - Mothers Milk
"" - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
Any John Prine
Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Texas Flood

[Savage Henry]

Ya but I'll Stop there

Sorry to sound like a pedant, but the thread was asking for "favourite album ever" or "what you are listening to right now", so your list is either saying that the 1 album by Tenacious D is equally good to the entire works of Pink Floyd, or you are simultaneously listening to 23 artists at one time!

I tried that once. I only managed to get to 16 artists until my head started to bleed :)

[rickvanr]

O.A.R. - In Between Now and Then

the revolution has begun... they are simply amazing

[Bluefusion]

Only disagreement I can come up with is that possibly Aenima or Undertow would have it beat, if only I hadn't been listening to them everyday for how many years now? and I've yet to reach that 10,000th time yet w/Lateralus!

Well, Aenima certainly has some incredible songs (I'm not a huge fan of Undertow.. it's good, but it's not the same), but it also has a lot of filler: Die Eir, Ions, etc... and I HATE "Hooker with a Penis".. you have no idea how much I hate that song... so I don't know. Lateralus is just flawless, like nothing about it I would ever want to change (except maybe making "Ticks & Leeches" a little less angry, but it's not that big of a deal)... and Aenima, in my mind, is absolutely astounding but certainly improvable... so for that, I say Lateralus is the best :)

Have you had the problem of trying to find something else to listen to besides TooL and finding that nothing else is as good? It's so frustrating :P Perfect Circle is great, though, but it's really annoying that there's like no other band doing what Tool/APC do to the level that they do it...

[Roger1]

My favorite entire CD from the 80's was Cindy Lauper- She's so unusual

I think she has a new album out. I have no idea if it's any good. I like her music, also. "Money" comes to mind.

[bonehead]

Favorite? Hard to say.
The last couple of weeks these have been in the CD player:

Echo & the Bunnymen - Porcupine
Meat Puppets - Up On the Sun
Danger Mouse - The Grey Album
Norman Blake - Whiskey Before Breakfast
The Beatles - Rubber Soul

[Koodauw]

My Fav album is Girlfriend by Matthew Sweet, but there are so many choices for 2nd and 3rd I wouldn't know where to begin.

BTW I'm listening to my iPod right now the song is "The Message" by Grand Masterflash. Remember that one?


:)

All I remember is Puff Daddy taken the beat and makin that song 100 times hotter than the orignal. ;) That's a good record.

Props to angrylawngnome for saying Kanye West.

And Macnut Aquemini by Outkast, was one hot record. New stuff, not hot, but thats another issue.

Favorite Record? Life after death -Notorious B.I.G.

Right now listening to Puffy's Ill be missing you.
We miss you BIG.
May 21, 1972 - March 9th 1997

[mstecker]

10 life changers for me:

1 - Husker Du "Zen Arcade"
2 - Guided By Voices "Mag Earwhig!" (and every other GBV album)
3 - Catherine Wheel "Ferment" (or "Adam and Eve")
4 - Pavement "Slanted And Enchanted"
5 - The Replacements "Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash"
6 - Black Flag - "Jealous Again"
7 - Uncle Tupelo - "No Depression"
8 - Mission of Burma - "Signals, Calls, and Marches"
9 - Mudhoney - "Mudhoney"
10 - Dinosaur Jr. "You're Living All Over Me"

[Panopticon]

So many albums... So little space:

NIN - The Downward Spiral
Rage Against The Machine - Self Titled
Nirvana - Nevermind
Gomez - In Our Gun
Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist
Clutch - Self Titled
The Tragically Hip - Road Apples

Too many favourites, but those are probably the ones that come to mind first.