Your Top 10 Non-Prog Albums

Equality, WHY IS KATY PERRY IN YOUR LAST.FM?

"We had romantic moments. I fell asleep with my her during Einstein on the Beach." That's a paraphrase of a joke from Fraiser.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: 7. Philip Glass - Einsten on the Beach

Moatilliatta wrote: I don't think I can pick just 10. So here's 11:   The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin Grizzly Bear - Yellow House Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion Iron & Wine - The Sheperd's Dog LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Sufjan Stevens - Illinois Arcade Fire - Funeral   I have so many favorites, and these are just the first one's that came to my mind.

^Hey now! TMV is supreme! But balls I forgot to put Relationship of Command on my list. That and Vaya are incredible. Also that Refused album is incredible.

Petrovsk Mizinski wrote: Relationship of Command - At the Drive In I'd go so far to say it's my favorite album of all time. Nothing has ever affected me as much as this album and I find it virtually impossible to get sick of, to the point where I listen to it at least 5 times a week. I've loved this album probably since I was about 14 years old, so that's nearly 7 years now (taking into account I turn 21 this year) The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts- Refused: Another post hardcore album, which I've been listening to for about as long as Relationship of Command. Never fails to inspire me with it's creativity and fire. The Fragile - Nine Inch Nails: Another album I've loved for years. I still think it's the best work by NIN and it's extremely creative.

A large percentage of what I like isn't prog, so this is actually kinda hard.

In number one spot, some regulars around here wont be surprised:

Relationship of Command - At the Drive In
I'd go so far to say it's my favorite album of all time. Nothing has ever affected me as much as this album and I find it virtually impossible to get sick of, to the point where I listen to it at least 5 times a week.
I've loved this album probably since I was about 14 years old, so that's nearly 7 years now (taking into account I turn 21 this year)


And the rest, in no particular order and what I feel like at the moment (meaning it could change tomorrow)

The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts- Refused:
Another post hardcore album, which I've been listening to for about as long as Relationship of Command. Never fails to inspire me with it's creativity and fire.

Grace - Jeff Buckley :
Absolutely beautiful album, full of stunning vocal work, compositions and guitar playing. I cry every time I hear it.

Rust In Peace - Megadeth:
The peak of thrash metal for me. Nothing before or after has topped it, not even by the band themselves.
I owe a lot of my heavy metal guitar technique to this album, I used to know how to play most of the riffs ages ago.
The solos by Marty Friedman, however, I just couldn't touch. The Tornado of Souls solo, the best thrash metal solo of all time IMO. Blistering technique, amazing vibrato and pick nuances, it made Kirk Hammett look like a beginner.

Battle of Los Angeles- Rage Against The Machine:
Loved this album since I was about 12 years old, and I still do today Tom Morello was always the master of fusing amazing groove and funky style with heavy metal riffage for me, as well as the crazy innovative sound effects he made with his guitar.
It's been a source of inspiration for me as a musician for years and still is.

The Color And The Shape -  Foo Fighters:
My older sister introduced to me to this album when I was perhaps just barely 9 years old and 12 years after it's release I still f**king love it. It never ceases to amaze me how talented Dave Grohl is listening to that album.
He played drums on nearly all the tracks, much of the guitar work and all vocals and on top of that just being able to write some kick ass music my sister and I wanted to listen to over and over again.

Living End- Living End:
Loved this one for about 6-7 years now too. The best work by the band. Great songs, great guitar solos and a killer instrumental closing track. The best of modern punk/rockabilly for me.

Riot! - Paramore :
Only been listening to this for about 2 months, but it's already had a massive impact on me.
Just prior to hearing it, I had been giving my brain cells an excessive workout of progressive technical  metal and avant garde stuff.
I heard this album and it really reminded me that simple song structures and stuff that wasn't so instrumentally based could kick serious ass too. Incredibly fun stuff to play on guitar too and not as easy as you'd expect either, they're good musicians.

The Fragile - Nine Inch Nails:
Another album I've loved for years. I still think it's the best work by NIN and it's extremely creative.

This Godless Endeavor- Nevermore:
One of the best metal albums I've ever heard.
It's basically perfect IMO, perfect song writing, absolutely amazing musicianship. absolutely stunning and detailed production by Andy Sneap.

No particular order, one short sentence about each:

I love the Buggles myself. I put both of their albums on my iPod and now that we're talking about them, it makes me want to listen to them very soon. You're right about Adventures: it's mostly Trevor. But Trevor was at a peak as a musician and composer, and that album is a great example. Very adventerous indeed...was Art of Noise during this time (the debut with Trevor) or after? I think it's after.