Albums That Hold You Hostage

[DeadMansParty]

under a blood red sky ( my dog got a hold of it)
and derr! Dead mans party, oingo boingo.

capt beefheart ( you might know this record as the rare one that they wouldnt sell the geek in the movie " high fidelity"
and riot on the sunset strip, its a comp of great garage rock bands from the 60's

the doors first album, simply amazing, and Tom waits 'small change", once youve heard " tom trauberts blues" it will change your life!

velvet underground, and ziggy stardust

elvis costello, and the sex pistols

guns n roses and janes addiction

these are the babies I cant live without!

 

[DrTeeth]

I've got to play me that Tom Waits album again sometimes.

I'm always in an Over the Rhine mood:
- Ohio
- Films for Radio
- Changes Come

All extremely beautiful!

 

[loverippedaway]

Thats a tough one, but over this past year there have been a few albums that I have just listened to over and over again.
U2-Achtung Baby
U2-HTDAAB
The Cure-Disintigration
The Cure-Pornography
The Killers-Hot Fuss

 

[babyman]

It was and still it is and still will be ACHTUNG BABY::::::::::::::::::::::

 

[beegee]

As for a current one, I'd have to go with Extraordinary Machine.

yessss.

i can't believe i'm going to be in the same room with her in two weeks. and once again, my sister-in-law has delivered incredible seats.

what are your favorites from the cd so far, april?

 

[UberBeaver]

The Cure - Disintegration
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi vs the Pink Robots
Radiohead - OK Computer, Kid A
Floyd - Meddle
Pixies - Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, Trompe Le Monde
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Zeppelin - 1, 2, 3, 4, Houses of the Holy
Beatles - White Album, Abbey Road
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Jane's Addiction - Ritual, Nothing Shocking
Hum - Downward is Heavenward

 

[marik]

hot fuss

 

[gav6519]

at the minute it is definitly...... gorillaz - demon days!!

 

[yimou]

Beatles - Revolver
Achtung baby

 

[meegannie]

Mull Historical Society -- Loss

 

[liamcool]

"Unknown Pleasures" - Joy Division
"Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd
"Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence" - Dream Theater
"Boy" - U2

 

[babyman]

"Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence" - Dream Theater

1st or 2nd CD?

 

[Irishteen]

I had Scars on repeat for 13 hours, couldn't stop listening to it, the guitar, the bass, the drums

 

[AtomicBono]

How did you become a Radiohead loonie like me all of a sudden?

Well you see, I says to myself, I says, Zootles is pretty hot and a cool dude, so maybe I should raid his CD collection

no really, over the summer I went to my friend's house and put a shitload of music on my iPod from his computer, which was OK. (bad, I know. but laugh anyway, damnit.) Upon first listen (and this was my first Radiohead experience, ever) I was extremely impressed, Karma Police was/is perfect so 'bout a month ago I got The Bends and couldn't stop listening to it, catchy as hell, a nice straightforward 90's rock album. Then not too long ago I got Kid A, the first time I listened to it I was sorta like "um. wtf?" but the more I listened to it the more I loved it and by the fourth time or so I decided it was one of the greatest albums every made by anyone soooo I bought Amnesiac and now Radiohead is my new favourite band (U2 is a level above favourite. nothing can ever replace them).

There's my Radiohead story that I'm sure everyone cared about a whole lot because I'm so important and interesting and people just don't talk enough about Radiohead. Sorry for the derail.

Another album to add to my list is "Lifted or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground" by Bright Eyes. Really fucking amazing album, especially for someone so young! I'm seeing Bright Eyes this Sunday

 

[Zoots]

Then not too long ago I got Kid A, the first time I listened to it I was sorta like "um. wtf?" but the more I listened to it the more I loved it and by the fourth time or so I decided it was one of the greatest albums every made by anyone

Amen!!!

There's my Radiohead story that I'm sure everyone cared about a whole lot because I'm so important and interesting and people just don't talk enough about Radiohead.

 

[MsMofoGone]

U2 - War
U2 - Pop
U2 - The Joshua Tree
The Cure - Disintegration
Yes - 90125
Rush - Permanent Waves
Rush - Moving Pictures
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Led Zeppelin - lV
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening
The Who - Greatest Hits
Triumph - Allied Forces
ZZ Top - Eliminator
Depeche Mode - Violator
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Cheap Trick - In Color
Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight

The Police :

Outlandos d' Amour
Reggatta De Blanc
Zenyatta Mondatta
Ghost In The Machine
Synchronicity

Journey :

Journey
Look Into The Future
Next
In The Beginning
Infinity
Evolution
Departure
Dream After Dream
Captured (LIVE)
Escape
Frontiers
Raised On Radio
Greatest Hits
Trial By Fire
The Essential Journey

 

[Jack In The Box]

65daysofstatic - The Fall of Math
65daysofstatic - One Time for All Time
God is an Astronaut - All is Violent, All is Bright
Detwiije - Would You Rather Be Followed By Forty Ducks For The Rest Of Your Life

I have to add:
God is an Astronaut - The End of the Beginning

their first album, I just got it and it's amazing

 

[GibsonGirl]

Hmm.

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
U2 - Pop
Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
Radiohead - Kid A
Radiohead - OK Computer
Echo And The Bunnymen - Crocodiles

If you're wondering why Achtung Baby isn't up here, well here's the thing - while AB is my favourite album of all time, I do get tired of it every now and then. If I'm listening to my music on random, I'll often hit skip if I get any Achtung song other than Zoo Station, Love Is Blindness, and Acrobat.

 

[thesuburbskill]

What albums refuse to let you go... that you listen to over and over again for days, weeks and months on end?

Right now for me it's BRMC's latest album Howl.

I am about 7 years late, but I just "discovered" In the Aeroplane over the Sea and it's been on heavy rotation.

 

[angelordevil]

Achtung Baby for sure. I'm always coming back to it after I put it on the shelf for a while.

Kid A has been locked in my mp3 player for over a month...amazingly transportive. If I'm ever abducted by aliens, I'm insisting they play this as background music.

ATYCLB. I find it to be very cathartic when I'm in a contemplative state of mind, like when a family member is sick, or I'm thinking about my future, etc. It was also released when my grandfather had a stroke, so maybe I subconciously connect the music to that moment where hearing new U2 music helped a lot.

POP. I think it's Bono's most personal effort, lyrically. It's stark, honest, and questioning. Plus, it has Discotheque!! Those Boomchas will hold me hostage forever..

HTDAAB. It's always in heavy rotation. I find it's the perfect soundtrack to what's going on right now in the world. The lyrics are just as great as the music, and it's got a kind of political bent that hasn't been in a U2 album for a long time.

 

[jkayet]

I have to add:
God is an Astronaut - The End of the Beginning

their first album, I just got it and it's amazing

I don't know anything about them...I feel like I should though. Song recommendations to get me started?

 

[Jack In The Box]

I don't know anything about them...I feel like I should though. Song recommendations to get me started?

oh well, it's hard, I like all, but maybe: "All is Violent, All is Bright", "Forever Lost, "Fire Flies and Empty Skies", "Suicide by Star", "Remembrance Day" (possibly my favorite), "The End of the Beginning", "Ascend to Oblivion", "Twilight", etc