Five albums that changed your life

Led Zeppelin "III" - The first cd I bought, when I was 11... I was so proud to own my first cd and play it 
Nirvana "Nevermind" - I learnt to play the guitar because of this album
Dream Theater "Live At The Marquee" - I was searching for a last cd for a shop offer and I took this one because of the cover artwork. I discovered progressive metal and then progressive rock thanks to this live album
Marillion "Brave" - So many feelings when I listened to this album for the first time
Yes "Close To The Edge" - It changed my life because I feel that I will never be able to write songs like that

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (Got me into rock music to begin with)

Edited by Lucent - May 03 2009 at 08:51

Trouserpress wrote: The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse The Bonzos were the first band I truly obsessed over. A musical defence of silliness. Probably influenced my life more directly than any prog music as Vivian Stanshall's influence is still present in my writing and performance work. Focus - Focus 3 My first taste of Prog. Need I say more? Gentle Giant - Octopus The first PROG band that I truly obsessed over! A vital part of my life. Samla Mammas Manna - Maltid The album that really got me in to RIO. Several years on from my Bonzo phase and I'm still a sucker for downright silliness... Cardiacs - A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window When I first heard this I liked it a bit. Maybe punk's not so bad if it can influence music like this, I thought... A year later and not only had I become a raving fanatic intent on converting all my friends and acquaintances, I'd also inadvertantly become FAR more open-minded about music than I ever thought I would be. Cardiacs taught me how pop music works... backwards.

you are the first person on this thread to name only albums which are on PA!

Swan Song wrote: Trouserpress wrote: The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse The Bonzos were the first band I truly obsessed over. A musical defence of silliness. Probably influenced my life more directly than any prog music as Vivian Stanshall's influence is still present in my writing and performance work. you are the first person on this thread to name only albums which are on PA!

Dean wrote: Swan Song wrote: Trouserpress wrote: The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse The Bonzos were the first band I truly obsessed over. A musical defence of silliness. Probably influenced my life more directly than any prog music as Vivian Stanshall's influence is still present in my writing and performance work. you are the first person on this thread to name only albums which are on PA!

got them confused with something else

antivoid wrote: got me into metal.

FIve albums that changed my life? Prog or not? Here goes... (in no particular order)



The Wall by Pink Floyd (1979)

This album fascinated me endlessly during my teen years (still does now as an adult). I never could fully decipher it's narrative, and I eventually gave up trying. Listening to The Wall was like stumbling down dark corridors of a disturbed stranger's mind. I just sit back and get lost into one great song followed by another.





Draft 7.30 by Autechre (2003)

Actually I'm citing Autechre in general, for radically changing my perceptions of what electronic music could be. Somehow able to be the most humorous, difficult, chaotic, and beautiful music happening all at once. Draft 7.30 isn't my fave album by them (but it's their best album cover)





The Plateaux of Mirror by Brian Eno & Harold Budd (1980)

Although I wouldn't exactly consider this album life-changing, I would say it's life saving. The one album I turn to the most when I need comfort from stress. It has a grand beauty to it that is unmatched by anything I've heard by anyone else.





I Say, I Say, I Say by Erasure (1994)

Perhaps my favorite "pop" album of all time. Erasure's music was an important soundtrack to my coming out as a young gay man in the 90's. Very melancholic album paired with soaring melodies.





Headhunters by Herbie Hancock (1973)

The album that got me hooked into jazz fusion. "Chameleon" is the funkiest track ever written. The rest of the album holds up just as strong.




Edited by catfood03 - June 05 2009 at 07:01

Led Zeppelin 4 ---  Jimmy....whoa
Fragile ------ wow.....prog
10,000 Maniacs - In my Tribe.....too personal
Kate - Never for Ever.........love
Badfinger-Straight Up ...........



well.....thats off the top today......could change tomorrow........too many to consider

el dingo wrote: antivoid wrote: got me into metal.     Once you're in, it's hard to get out