RockyRaccoon

RAM still holds that spot for me.

So "Reflektor" is good. My least favorite Arcade Fire album, but it's still a great album. I would say that that just speaks to the quality of their previous album rather than to "Reflektor". All that being said, "Reflektor" has a couple songs on it that are probably some of my favorite Arcade Fire songs. I wouldn't call it album of the year, but it's definitely top 15 if not top 10.

Emotionalism - The Avett Brothers Track listing: 1. Die, Die, Die 2. Shame 3. Paranoia In B-Flat Major 4. The Weight Of Lies 5. Will You Return? 6. The Ballad Of Love And Hate 7. Salina 8. Pretty Girl From Chile 9. All My Mistakes 10. Living Of Love 11. I Would Be Sad 12. Pretty Girl From San Diego 13. Go To Sleep 14. Hand-Me-Down Tune The Avett Brothers have evolved into one of my absolute favorite bands and this was the album that introduced me to them. I discovered this album my freshman year of college when I was a DJ for the school's radio station. The station operated mostly on indie music and, at the time, the indie-folk music trend hadn't exploded yet (Mumford & Sons were just starting out), so The Avett Brothers weren't as well known as they are now. I just happened to pop this album in the rotation and I heard "Die, Die, Die" and loved it. Since then, I've come back to this album a million times, I love it. It has some of the best songwriting I have ever heard on an album. "The Ballad Of Love And Hate" is incredible storytelling, "The Weight Of Lies" and "Shame" are two of the most brutally, beautifully honest songs I've heard, this album just has so much to love. There's beauty and there's fun and it all blends together to make one of the best albums I've ever heard. This is my go to album in virtually any mood, happy or sad, this is the album I go to. Highlights: "Shame", "The Weight Of Lies", "The Ballad Of Love And Hate", "Paranoia In B-Flat Major", "Die, Die, Die".

Wolfmother - Wolfmother Track listing: 1. Colossal 2. Woman 3. White Unicorn 4. Pyramid 5. Mind's Eye 6. Joker & The Thief 7. Dimension 8. Where Eagles Have Been 9. Apple Tree 10. Tales From The Forest Of Gnomes 11. Witchcraft 12. Vagabond Back when I was first discovering music on my own, I initially got into classic rock. Actually, oddly enough, the band that introduced me to classic rock was Styx, but that's a different story. From that point, my reference for music was my dad typically, and I would ask him for suggestions of bands to check out. Ultimately I fell in love with classic rock and I was continuously going to other people (mostly my dad) for band suggestions. Then, iTunes had a free download of the week that I decided to try out. That free song was "Dimension" by Wolfmother, off of this album. I was crazy about this song, and immediately went out and bought this album as soon as I could. I played it over and over again, I know the words to virtually every song on this album and, when I was first learning guitar, I learned virtually every guitar note on this album. I loved the connection this album had to classic rock, it emulated it without ripping it off, it sounded incredible. This was the first album and the first band I got into on my own. I had found these guys, no one showed them to me, I found them, they were mine in a way. Because of that, I developed a very personal connection to Wolfmother. Sadly, after this album, Wolfmother broke up for the most part. Lead singer Andrew Stockdale released one more album under the same name with a whole new band and then he released a solo album (which is basically what the second Wolfmother album was anyways). They've been good albums, but nothing has matched the amazing sound of this album, and thus, this album has always been very special to me. Highlights: "Woman", "Vagabond", "Dimension", "Where Eagles Have Been", you pick, there isn't a bad song on the album.

"No Fun" - The Stooges (1969) "You Get What You Give" - New Radicals (1998) "Paris (Ooh La La)" - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (2010)

I forgot about it too 1. Eyes Of A Stranger – Queensryche 2. Moneygrabber – Fitz & the Tantrums 3. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) – Metallica 4. Backwater – The Meat Puppets 5. Baker Street – Foo Fighters 6. Quicksand Jesus – Skid Row 7. Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson 8. Second Chance – Shinedown 9. Estranged - Guns N' Roses 10. A Face In The Crowd – Tom Petty

This is what I'm actually voting for. 1. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 2. Sailing – Rod Stewart (1975) 3. Animal – Def Leppard (1987) 4. Silence On A Crowded Train – Entrance (2006) 5. Animal – Pearl Jam (1993) 6. Elevation – U2 (2000) 7. By–Tor and the Snow Dog – Rush (1975) 8. Strutter – Kiss (1974) 9. Sweet Jane – Lou Reed (1974) 10. Heart of the City – Jay–Z (2001)

1. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 2. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 3. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 4. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 5. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 6. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 7. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 8. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 9. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) 10. Space Jam – Quad City DJs (1996) This is what I want to vote for.

I also heard that the premiere of The Walking Dead this past Sunday hit 16 million viewers

Popping in for my usual "Hey, don't forget about this thread" reminder. I've got two more albums to put in, which I'll do sometime soon.

So NME just posted this article of albums, chosen by users, that they consider to be perfect from start to finish. What do you all think of the list? I agree with some of it, though a lot of the albums I'm a bit skeptical on (especially the inclusion of a Nickelback album). Also, what albums do you guys think are perfect from start to finish? Albums that don't have a single weak track on them.

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1. The Distance – Cake (1996) 2. Get What You Need – Jet (2003) 3. The Path Before Me – Buffalo Killers (2006) 4. Devil Light – Division Day (2009) 5. Love Walks In – Van Halen (1986) 6. Heaven – Bryan Adams (1984) 7. Ooh Baby Baby – The Miracles (1965) 8. Over The Mountain – Ozzy Osbourne (1981) 9. Waterloo – ABBA (1974) 10. Because the Night – 10,000 Maniacs (1993)

"Silence On A Crowded Train" - Entrance (2006) "Elevation" - U2 (2000) This song better be #1 in everyone's list: "Space Jam" - Quad City DJs (1996)

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"Devil Light" - Division Day (2009) "The Path Before Me" - Buffalo Killers (2006) "Get What You Need" - Jet (2003)

1. Will You Return? – The Avett Brothers (2007) 2. No More Tears – Ozzy Osbourne (1991) 3. Love Removal Machine – The Cult (1987) 4. A Kind Of Magic – Queen (1986) 5. Take A Chance On Me – ABBA (1977) 6. The Unknown Soldier – The Doors (1968) 7. Lady Willpower – Gary Puckett & the Union Gap (1968) 8. All Tomorrow's Parties – The Velvet Underground (1967) 9. The Enemy Inside – Dream Theater (2013) 10. You And I – Wilco ft/ Feist (2009)

Dream Theater's new album is great, as usual. The musical ability of John Petrucci almost defies logic.

Do it. I think you'll like it.

I was so excited when that started playing. I was like "People are listening to Badfinger!"

I know right? It was great. The guitar-playing was very Prince-like, which is awesome. Kellindo Parker is sick. He made the last half of that album.

"Will You Return?" - The Avett Brothers (2007) "A Kind Of Magic" - Queen (1986) "Take A Chance On Me" - ABBA (1977)

Seriously, it was really good. The guitar work on it was mind-blowingly good.

Same here. I liked it. I wasn't like crazy about it, but I liked it. NME liked the album. They seem to be the only ones.

The new album from The Naked & Famous, "In Rolling Waves", is fantastic.