Recommend an album. Tell us why you recommend it.

[Ophiuchus]

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Band: The New Pornographers
Album: Twin Cinema
Genre: Indie Rock/Pop
Rating: 9/10

Probably the premier album by one of Canada's best Indie Rock collaborations. Joining together the stellar talent of Danny Bejar (Destroyer), Neko Case and Carl Newman, Twin Cinema presents a stronger sound with a clearer direction than the bands previous endeavors and puts forward some awesome Rock, Power Pop and sometimes just plain weird tracks. The albums highlight are the brilliant tracks "Use It" and "Bleeding Heart Show" both of which well convey the New Pornographers musical styling. Basically if you like Strong Vocal Harmony's backed by awesome drums, great guitar and some more eclectic musical arrangement, you'll like this album.

Seriously, this. Well, this band anyway - I'd recommend the Electric Version album over this because it has 'All For Swinging You Around' [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1bt8vvjwgh4], which is not just one of my favourite songs but one of only about three songs in the history of music that I'd regard as perfect in every way. You win the prize for best suggestion so far.

Also, hooray for OK Computer and Relationship Of Command suggestions, you're speaking my language right there.

Expand your horizons, folks. Music doesn't begin and end with metal. Take that Justin Timberlake suggestion seriously - ignore the name and pretend it's someone else if you have to - it's a fucking good album if, like me, you enjoy dancing in your chair to something that's fun and doesn't take any intellectual effort to enjoy.

 

[Blind0bserver]

Band: Massive Attack
Album: Mezzanine
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Electronic
Rating: 10/10
Why: Universally agreed to be this band's best album. This album marks a major departure from the jazzy and laidback sound of the band's first two albums (Blue Lines and Protection), for it invokes the dark undercurrents which had always been present in the collective's music. Give this one a listen for the song "Teardrop" alone. You will not be disappointed.

 

[Crofty]

Expand your horizons, folks. Music doesn't begin and end with metal. Take that Justin Timberlake suggestion seriously - ignore the name and pretend it's someone else if you have to - it's a fucking good album if, like me, you enjoy dancing in your chair.

Not insulting the suggestion of Justin Timberlake (admittedly I don't like him and I've heard enough stuff to have that opinion, but if you like it then fair enough, I have no problem with that), and my taste consists of more than metal, I like a spot of Pendulum, Gorillaz, Ruslana (Ukrainian pop), more than just metal. My problem was was his reason for recommending it, that we are apparently all nerds with a shallow and unhip taste in music. Sorry if it seemed like I was insulting Justin Timberlake.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

I know this will incur many peoples' wrath, but Chinese Democracy. Once you get past the whole, "there's no Slash!" bias, it's actually worth the buy.

Chinese Democracy
new GNR
2008
hard rock (conceptual album)

 

[WeedWorm]

Artist: Rory Gallagher
Album: Tatto
Release Date: 1973
Genre: Blues/rock
Rating (1-10): 9
Why you chose to recommend this album: This album is my personal favourite but he is, quite simply, the best guitarist to come out of Ireland. His music is not only fucking amazing but has inspired a lot of other musicians, Slash (Guns n Roses), Brian Mar (Queen), Glenn Tipton (Judas Preist). His guitar solos alone are reason enough to listen to him. Also, hes my namesake.

 

[TheDean]

I got 2:

AC/DC
Back In Black
1980
Rock
Cos it's frickin' awesome


Trap door
Conscious
2002 i think
Because it is a really really good album, and Trap door are an amazing band. Most under-rated band of all the timez.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

Master of Puppets
Metallica
no idea
Thrash Metal

 

[tinkyyy]

Band: Bloc Party
Album: Silent Alarm
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Rock, Alternative/Indie
Rating (1-10): 9
Why: A really good debut album with some clever lyrics and catchy riffs and hooks, with a variation in the style of songs that appear with the fast paced songs and some more melodic ones too. It can just be listened to over and over.

 

[JaguarWong]

The day I meet another human being who is into video games but doesn't like 'Rock' I will ask them to marry me... regardless of gender.

HAI THAR.

Hip hopper, drum n basshead, gabber, dubstepper and all round electroboy reporting for duty!

Spring or summer wedding?

Got any recommendations from the years releases?
Is it me or has 2008 been a bit, well, shit? Especially on the Hip Hop front.

 

[Mr0llivand3r]

Band: Disturbed
Album: "Indestructible"
Release Date: July 2008 (i think)
Genre: Nu Metal
Rating (1-10): 10
Why you chose to recommend this album:

I don't care what anyone says, they are in my opinion the best, most complete, and most powerhouse metal band today. This is the only album i can listen to from front to back without skipping tracks. The lyrics are beautiful and wonderfully cryptic, Dan Donegan on guitar is a shredder among the best of them, and best of all, i witnessed Disturbed making the thousands of people at the Tweeter Center all rhythmically pounding their fists in the air as one, and i was one of those people. So fucking powerful.

also--

Band: Slipknot
Album: "All Hope is Gone"
Release Date: August 2008
Genre: Heavy Metal / Death Metal
Rating (1-10): 10
Why you chose to recommend this album:

I hated slipknot before this album. Then i went to see Disturbed at the Tweeter Center and they were followed by Slipknot. the songs Sulfur and Psychosocial are proof enough that this band means business. plus, i love all that, "fuck the man, power to the maggots, destroy governments" type of stuff. it just makes you want to burn the world down. Not as sentimental and meaningful s Disturbed, but their strength is the ability to put on a hell of a good show, and their music just basically blows your fucking head off

 

[wahi]

Band: The Shortwave Set
Album: Replica Sun Machine
Release Date:2008
Genre: Indie, Electronica(??)
Rating: 10

i don't really know how to describe their music, but it is friggin' awesome.

 

[Vlane]

Band: Justin Timberlake
Album: Futuresex/Lovesounds
Release Date: 2006
Genre: Pop/R&B/Hip Hop
Rating (1-10): 10
Why you chose to recommend this album: You're all nerds with terrible, shallow and horribly unhip taste in music and it wouldn't hurt to actually have some good music that won't make beautiful and interesting people run away from you.

I listen to "terrible, shallow, horrible and unhip" music too and you know what? "Beautiful" and "interesting" (although I've never met a person I consider interesting) people don't run away from me. Please answer me why.

I don't say that Futuresex/Lovesounds is a bad album (I actually think it's decent which says a lot) the title is just horrible.

 

[Lucifer_Airlines]

Band: Electric Six
Album: Fire
Release Date: 5/20/2003
Genre: Disco-Rock-Metal
Rating (1-10): 10/10
Why you chose to recommend this album: Six guys from Detroit with their instruments and some wacky lyrics just out to have a little fun with music. No political wannabes, no deep spiritual crap, just songs like Naked Pictures(of Your Mother) and I'm the Bomb. This is stuff for people who just want something awesome.

 

[JaguarWong]

Whats wrong with rock? (old style rock that is. Not this new poppy shit) Its the only music really worth while.

I fucking hate emoticons but I could really use a *raised eyebrow* one about now.

That is - no offense - about the most ridiculous thing I ever heard.

 

[Rhayn]

Band: Zonaria
Album: Infamy and the Breed
Release Date: September 2007
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Rating: 9
Why you chose to recommend this album: A relatively unknown metal-act which could easily beat most of the competition out there today. Perhaps now that they're with CenturyMedia people will notice them.