It's been a while since we had one of these (nearly 6 months - I searched) so I thought it fine to post this. Was thinking about music today because I'd detached myself from it a bit in the last few weeks (busy with other things). I was considering my favourite album. The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" came to mind. Then left. "Discovery", Daft Punk came to mind. Left. So to did "Meat Is Murder" [The Smiths], "Wild Mood Swings" [The Cure], Parrallel Lines [Blondie], Wide Open Spaces [Dixie Chicks], Kala [MIA], Speak For Yourself [Imogen Heap], Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars [David Bowie].... All left. Many others came and went.

Final decision:



A classic from start to finish. Every single track.

American Idiot by Green Day
But, Pinkerton is a close second

For me, a New Jersey native, I have to go with

"American Idiot by Green Day
But, Pinkerton is a close second"

My Favorite album is umm, one i made myself with all my fave songs.
Retail album though would be Viva La Bands or Inhuman Rampage: Dragonforce

I have several that could legitimately be called my favorite albums.  It's pretty contingent on my mood.

Queens of the Stone Age -- Songs for the Deaf
Radiohead -- OK Computer
Godspeed You! Black Emperor -- Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Incubus -- Morning View
The Who -- Who's Next

God, now that I think of it, though, I could easily add a Rush album (or two) and a few others to that list.

I may be able to crank out a top ten, but I'm far too fickle to decide on a definitive favorite.

I must have listened to this album hundreds of times from start to finish since it came out back in 2003 and i'm not even the kind of person who listens to albums from start to finish but it really is breathtaking. Every track is just perfect.

In no particular order

Operation Ivy - Energy (soo many songs on that album and they are all amazing.)
NOFX - So Long and Thanks For All the Shoes (good mix of SKA/Punk)
Rise Against - The Unraveling (Punk-as-fuck)
Descendents - Two Things at Once (2 classic albums in one)
Autopilot Off - Make a Sound (their last and best album)

I dont have one favorite because if i did, i would sound like a punk rock elitist.

Easy one for me. My favorite album by my favorite band. 

hmmm... Aquabats Charge, MSI's IF, Bad Brains self titled, Kevin Rudolf In the City... Just Recent. Don't have one.

It depends how I'm feeling on a particular day. Either:

"dsplayer1010 said:

"American Idiot by Green Day
But, Pinkerton is a close second"

Pinkerton is a classic. It's super hit or miss with a lot of people that record. I prefer the "Blue Album" to be honest.

Should I have heard of the MerryMen or is that a joke post (feels all ignorant)?!

I'm curious if anyones going to pick Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. That album's great but... I dunno... I find myself wanting to skip in places which, you know, isn't good material for a best ever album."

While technically not my favorite, this was the album that got me to expand my music taste beyond classic rock and mainstream radio stuff at the time. Therefore, it deserves my appreciation. Another honorable mention is Blood Mountain for piquing my interests in metal.

"While technically not my favorite, this was the album that got me to expand my music taste beyond classic rock and mainstream radio stuff at the time. Therefore, it deserves my appreciation. Another honorable mention is Blood Mountain for piquing my interests in metal.

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My favourite would have to be:

The first thing that popped in my head was Crash by Dave Matthews Band.

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

You never forget your first.

My first, broke my eyes open like cheap glass wear against the host's fork.  I was a teen when this album hit the stands.  Saw the video a short while after. Remember my older brother and his friends watching it on TV.  Me just sitting wide eyed and mouth gaping, back against the wood paneled far wall.  Them doing their usual weekend haze, and I couldn't understand what that noise was.  Hypnotized.
 
This album taught me about music.  Didn't pay attention to anything on the radio till Nirvana.  The album hit my ears like acid dripping down the back of my brain.  Psilocybin goo short circuiting.

After this it was all Pearl Jam, RHCP, Green Day, Punk, Grunge and anything with streaming guitar rifts, noisy lyrics and ear thumping bass.It's sucks to think about, what music is today.  Hip Hop isn't all bad, but damn where did all those guys go?  That the change they voted for?

Guess it really was better to burn out, instead to fading away.

Since everyone else did it, im going to too.

So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes - NOFX

"You never forget your first.

My first, broke my eyes open like cheap glass wear against the host's fork.  I was a teen when this album hit the stands.  Saw the video a short while after. Remember my older brother and his friends watching it on TV.  Me just sitting wide eyed and mouth gaping, back against the wood paneled far wall.  Them doing their usual weekend haze, and I couldn't understand what that noise was.  Hypnotized.
 
This album taught me about music.  Didn't pay attention to anything on the radio till Nirvana.  The album hit my ears like acid dripping down the back of my brain.  Psilocybin goo short circuiting.

After this it was all Pearl Jam, RHCP, Green Day, Punk, Grunge and anything with streaming guitar rifts, noisy lyrics and ear thumping bass.It's sucks to think about, what music is today.  Hip Hop isn't all bad, but damn where did all those guys go?  That the change they voted for?

Guess it really was better to burn out, instead to fading away.

  

"

"SoothsayerGB said:

"You never forget your first.

My first, broke my eyes open like cheap glass wear against the host's fork.  I was a teen when this album hit the stands.  Saw the video a short while after. Remember my older brother and his friends watching it on TV.  Me just sitting wide eyed and mouth gaping, back against the wood paneled far wall.  Them doing their usual weekend haze, and I couldn't understand what that noise was.  Hypnotized.
 
This album taught me about music.  Didn't pay attention to anything on the radio till Nirvana.  The album hit my ears like acid dripping down the back of my brain.  Psilocybin goo short circuiting.

After this it was all Pearl Jam, RHCP, Green Day, Punk, Grunge and anything with streaming guitar rifts, noisy lyrics and ear thumping bass.It's sucks to think about, what music is today.  Hip Hop isn't all bad, but damn where did all those guys go?  That the change they voted for?

Guess it really was better to burn out, instead to fading away.

  

"

I gots a treat 4 u

  

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"Make A Sound - Autopilot Off

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"Gunner said:

"Make A Sound - Autopilot Off

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I really should get around to listening to this. The song they had on Burnout 3, which I think is the title track of the album, is one of the most played songs on my iPod."

BOW DOWN

I have a few:
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
All the Right Reasons - Nickelback
Lipstick on the Mirror - Pop Evil (this band you may not of heard of but they are from a city near me and they're amazing! Check them out on iTunes)

Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde

Can't say, my tastes update every so often.

"I dont have one favorite because if i did, i would sound like a punk rock elitist."

"Br3adfan said:

Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde

Yes. Yes. And Yes."

Man, this is a borderline impossible answer, at least I've managed to narrow it down to two bands.

First there's Strung Out, which after well over a decade is still my favorite band. Their lyrics, wether written by Jim Cherry or Jason Cruz really speak to me.
Jordan Burns is the best drummer in punk today if you ask me with his innovative and exciting transitions as well as his thumping beats and Jake and Rob shred on guitars. I feel bad not singling out Chris Aiken, but alas the bassist almost never gets the spotlight.

Even after mass musical taste variations, this sucker is still number 1 in my books.

Deciding a favorite album of all-time is way too hard. So, I'll just give you my favorite of 2008:

Red of Tooth and Claw - Murder By Death

OK Computer- Radiohead

Best Album of my favorite band of all time. Climbing Up the Walls, Karma Police, Paranoid Android, Lucky, and Airbag. Listening to it right now like everyday.

You guys have so many more obscure bands in your favorites.  I feel so . . . mainstream. 

gothic kabbala

Crash by Dave Matthews Band

"You guys have so many more obscure bands in your favorites.  I feel so . . . mainstream. "

"Sir_Ragnarok said:

"You guys have so many more obscure bands in your favorites.  I feel so . . . mainstream. "

You should be pleased. Being underground or alternative or whatever the trying-too-hard-to-be-cool kids call it these days isn't really worth it. My friend strives for it and it's so pathetic."

I'll play...the five that constantly rotate.

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