favourite album ish

[kasavien]

i love music, more than most things in life but it seems lately that i'm struggling to find any decent music to listen to, everything out at the moment and stuff i hear on the radio just seems to be a bit drab and the same as everything else, apart from the odd jem like the flaming lips new single, which took me a while to get used to but i really like now.

Now my question is what are the best albums that people have in their collections from any genre that aren't really mainstream. I aren't fussed about how old the albums are just how innovative or different from the mainstream they are/were.

To get people started a few of my favourite albums/artists are Pendulum's Hold Your Colour, Anything that Thievery Corporation have done, and anything by pink floyd.

Hopefully this thread takes off because i need some new music ideas

Thanks

Andy

[Clunk]

James - The Best of

always good for a listen that one, not a bad track on it. im on about the older one from around 97

[BenW]

If you like pendulum then you MIGHT like Robert Miles - 23am. I think its a great album and very different to anything else although i can't recomend his album 'organik'.

I dont like much music around atm, looking for suggestions in any genre too

Oh and also, i've got a promo cd that was in the guardian a few months back called 'Groove armada presents'. Some really good tracks on it

[0iD]

Mad Capsule Markets - Osc-Dis: Oscillator in Distortion. Frantic Japanes techno-rock
Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies. The fathers of skatepunk
Testament - The Gathering. Probably my fave metal album

[shelley bda]

Can't say i have favourite albums as i love all my music, albums which i'll play all the way through ( and damn they sound good on my Harman Kardon's ) though are ( very eclectic )

Rammstein - Mutter
Lost Prophets - Fake Sound Of Progress
Lost Prophets - Start Something
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Ministry - Psalm 69 ( good memories there )
System Of A Down - Mezmorize
Any HIM Album
Outkast - Stankonia
Crystal Method - Legion Of Boom
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Madonna - Confessions On The Dance Floor
CKY - Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild
Seal - Seal
Godhead - 2000 Years Of Human Error

[kidzer]

Favourite album(s):
Metallica - S&M (that counts right?)
Alter Bridge - One Day Remains
Trivium - Ascendancy

[Mike Fishcake]

Pendulum's Hold Your Colour

Yes!

(Hey Lee - how are you feeling today? )

Mad Capsule Markets - Osc-Dis: Oscillator in Distortion. Frantic Japanes techno-rock

Yes! Got their 1997-2004 'best of' CD a few weeks ago as well.

Rammstein - Mutter
Ministry - Psalm 69 ( good memories there )

Yes! Yes!

Also, for me, non-mainstream stuff, all the last 3 albums by Apocalyptica. They were 'famous' for covering Metallica using Cellos, but now they do their own stuff and it beats the crap out of everything they've done before and most guitar based metal

The riffs they churn out of those things are gobsmackingly awesome (check out "Betrayal/Forgiveness" with Dave Lombardo from Slayer on drums, "cortege", and "Fisheye"). Magnificent. Really, really, really.

[unreal]

At the moment, I'm not listening to any albums in particular, but I'm looking forward to "Nelly Furtado - Loose" and an upcoming album from Keri Hilson

[Knoxville]

Impossible to pick a favourite tbh even if you pt some kind of large firearm against my temple, these are the ones getting the most play this month though -

Nile - Annihalation of the Wicked
Devildriver - The Fury of our Makers Hand
Ministry - Rio Grande Blood
Devin Townshend - Synchestra
Brides of Destruction - Here Come The Brides
Motorhead - Inferno
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
The Who - Who's Next
Slash's Snakepit - Ain't Life Grand
Backyard Babies - Tinnitus
Dream Theatre - Images and Words
The Iron Maidens - A Female Tribute to Iron Maiden
Opeth - Ghost Reveries

Mad Capsule Markets - Osc-Dis: Oscillator in Distortion. Frantic Japanes techno-rock

Awesome live band, caught em at download last year

Also, for me, non-mainstream stuff, all the last 3 albums by Apocalyptica. They were 'famous' for covering Metallica using Cellos, but now they do their own stuff and it beats the crap out of everything they've done before and most guitar based metal

The riffs they churn out of those things are gobsmackingly awesome (check out "Betrayal/Forgiveness" with Dave Lombardo from Slayer on drums, "cortege", and "Fisheye"). Magnificent. Really, really, really.

Saw them last year aswell, they kicked major ass, I porceeded to go out and get all their cd's I could lay my hands on

[Skii]

Extreme - 3 Sides.

[copycatuk]

agree with you there benw - 23 am is a great album, better than his dreamland album

One of the best albums for me has to be The Streets - Original Pirate Material

[pr0p4g4nd4]

The Hives - Veni Vidi Vicious

[kasavien]

Getting some great ideas here. i agree with people that its hard to pick a favourite album, but so far i fancy getting Crystal Method - Legion Of Boom thanks to shelley for that and possiblty the robert miles album - 23am - thanks to BenW for that one too. I'm going through a bit of an electronic music type phase, so they seem apt, i bought UNKLE - never never land yesterday, i can highly recommend it.

Anyway happy easter all, time for me to go to work

[Raz316]

It changes constantly but, right now...

The Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! (sp?) soundtrack (tis a japanese beat matching type game)

[Funkstar]

Going by what has been sugested so far, i don't think many would like what i listen to

Sitting in a pile still to be sorted away is:
Souls She Said - As Templar Nites
The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics
Josh Rouse - Subtitulo
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Rodrigo y Gabriela
Graham Coxon - Love Travels At Ilegal Speeds
Massive Attack - The Best Of
Prince - 3121
Regina Spektor - Mary Ann Meets The Gravediggers
several Nick Drake albums and a few by Cat Power

[bigblue]

Sad INXS fan here.

Sad because I like INXS, not my demeanour

Still trying to get over last years reality tv carry-on.

JD Fortune indeed...