50 Albums to listen to before you die

[Lameboy19]

this is a presentation; keep your eyes on the page.



this really isn't for the regulars, but you guys can use this to grab some classics that may have slipped under your radar.

mainly aimed at the new faces I've seen around here, check these out if you haven't heard of more than 10 of these albums.

also I would love feedback from the regulars.

(note this is also on facebook under my notes, so if you wanna check it out there and leave feed back there that's fine too)


(album) - (artist); (genre)



1. A Love Supreme - John Coltrane; Jazz

2. On Fire - Galaxie 500; Slowcore

3. The Black Saint and Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus; Jazz

4. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys; Pop

5. Sketches of Spain - Miles Davis; Jazz

6. Illmatic - Nas; Hip Hop

7. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division; Post-Punk

8. Doolittle - Pixes; Alternative

9. The Queen is Dead - The Smiths; Post-Punk

10. Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On; Alternative

11. Pinkerton - Weeze; Alternative

12. Ready to Die - Notorious B.I.G; Hip Hop

13. Obscura - Gorguts; Death Metal

14. Altars of Madness - Morbid Angel; Thrash Metal

15. Dopethrone - Electric Wizard; Stoner Metal

16. OK Computer - Radiohead; Alternative

17. London Calling - The Clash; Punk

18. Holy Mountain - Sleep; Stoner Metal

19. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth; Noise Rock

20. In Uetro - Nirvana; Grunge

21. The Freewheeling Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan; Folk

22. Rust in Peace - Megadeth; Thrash Metal

23. Spiritual Unity - Albert Ayler; Jazz

24. Souvlaki - Slowdive; Shoegaze

25. Damaged - Black Flag; Hardcore

26. The Chronic - Dr. Dre; Hip Hop

27. In The Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel; Lo Fi

28. Scream Bloody Gore - Death; Death Metal

29. The Glow Pt. 2 - The Microphones; Lo Fi

30. Madvillainy - Madvillain ; Hip Hop

31. A Blaze in the Northern Sky - Darkthrone; Black Metal

32. Humanity is the Devil - Integrity; Metalcore

33. The Infamous - Mobb Deep; Hip Hop

34. Live CBGB's NYC 1998 - Alec Empire vs. Merzbow; Noise/Electronic

35. Richard D. James Album - Aphex Twin; Electronic

36. Monks Dream - Thelonious Monk; Jazz

37. American Football - American Football; Emo

38. Petitioning the Empty Sky - Converge; Metalcore

39. Enter the 36 Chambers - Wu Tang Clan; Hip Hop

40. 13 Songs - Fugazi; Post-Hardcore

41. The Power of Failing - Mineral; Emo

42. Goo - Sonic Youth; Noise Rock

43. No Pocky for Kitty - Superchunk; Alternative

44. Penis Envy - Crass; Crust Punk

45. Music has the Right to Children - Boards of Canada; IDM/Ambient/Electronic

46. If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle and Sebastian; Twee/Indie Pop

47. In The Court of King Crimson - King Crimson; Progressive Rock

48. Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats; Folk

49. Loveless - My Bloody Valentine; Shoegaze

50. American Nervoso - Botch; Metalcore

[Lameboy19]

some that just missed the cut:

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to the Heavens - Godspeed You! Black Emperor; Post-Rock

Enigya- Helios; Ambient/Downtempo

...Entroducing - DJ Shadow; Trip Hop

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico; Art Rock

Donuts - J Dilla; Trip Hop

The Blue Album - Weezer; Alternative

Relationship of Command - At the Drive In; Post-Hardcore

Paul's Boutique - The Beastie Boys; Hip Hop

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie; Glam

Goodbye, Enemy Airship - Do Make Say Think; Post Rock

[Gowienczyk]

Since when has shoegaze/dream pop been slowcore? =/

[BachiG]

LB19: What are you basing your selections on. Are these just your personal favorite albums by your personal favorite artists? Just curious because while I've heard many of these (no where near all of them), I don't think my life would be incomplete if I'd missed out on most of the ones I have already heard. This is obviously very subjective, but it'd help if you had a reason next to each one for why you recommend them.

[Lameboy19]

Since when has shoegaze/dream pop been slowcore? =/

I noticed that after I posted it, and it won't let me edit the post.

I also messed up a couple other times on there

[Lameboy19]

LB19: What are you basing your selections on. Are these just your personal favorite albums by your personal favorite artists? Just curious because while I've heard many of these (no where near all of them), I don't think my life would be incomplete if I'd missed out on most of the ones I have already heard. This is obviously very subjective, but it'd help if you had a reason next to each one for why you recommend them.

90% of these I (and I'm sure others) consider "classic" in the sense that these should be heard by music lovers regardless of preference (that's what I was aiming for anyway)

a lot of them are my favorites as well (most notably Integrity, Converge etc.) but also have high ground considering the impact they had in their respective genre


and I would love to put a reason by these albums and why they should be heard, but the forum buttons won't let me save any edit I make

[Gowienczyk]

This list is tryhard crap, no effort.

[darkwinterbeast8]

When did Morbid Angel become Thrash Metal? I ask this because Morbid Angel are one of the textbook examples of Death Metal.

[ROCKBANDFANATIC7526]

When did Morbid Angel become Thrash Metal? I ask this because Morbid Angel are one of the textbook examples of Death Metal.

I was gonna say the same thing.

[killer_roach]

Considering the composition of the list, I'll take agreeing with 42% of it...