Simple enough question. What do you think the best album released during your lifetime is? So for example if your best album is Dark side of the moon but you were born after 1973 you can't pick it.

I'm having a hell of a time picking. But all things considered I think I have to give it to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers Californication. That will probably change come tomorrow, but as for right now that's my pick.

While I enjoy Nirvana... for best album Id pick:

Throwing Copper by Live.

I could never choose just one... can narrow it down though... these may not be the very best records released during my time on this planet by any objective standard, but they were among the ones that spent the most time in my cassette CD mp3 player over the years.
















I could even sort them out into groups during the time periods I listened to them, to bookend eras of my life... but that might be a little too personal.

Can't decide.

It's hard to choose. But I strongly feel about this choice. The music of immense sadness and power.

Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1986)

A bit hard to choose but
- Anathema: A Natural Disaster (2003)
- Nightwish: Once (2004)
- Alcest: Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde (2007)
- Katatonia: The Great Cold Distance (2006)
- Lacuna Coil: Unleashed Memories (2001)
- Florence and the Machine: Lungs (2009)

Even narrowing it down to those released during my lifetime, it's still a difficult pick, there are so many good ones. In the end I pick this one, which I have on vinyl:

So many to choose from:

Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast (1982)
Metallica- Master of Puppets (1986)
Nirvana- In Utero (1993)
Dream Theater- Images and Words (1992)
Radiohead- Ok Computer (1997)
Alice in Chains- Dirt (1992)
Porcupine Tree- Fear of a Blank Planet (2007)

As much as I wish I could play the role of the creative contrarian, I think I have to go with OK Computer.

For me that album hangs with material from the Beatles, David Bowie, and Stevie Wonder as high profile pop art that really speaks to me musically, emotionally, creatively, artistically, harmonically, melodically, rhythmically.

I like a lot of kinds of music, but certain artists just tap into my mind. They not only make me want to listen, but also want to create music. Ok Computer is most definitely that kind of music.

8 months before i was born, but close enough



theres very few bands that I end up liking an entire album from. I can usually find 2 good songs and the rest sound bland

And many more....

Oh, and I somehow forgot about these two: