Recommend an album.

[Mozared]

You're all doing it wrong. Go read the OP.

In response to the last poster: Hmm, I see Enter Shikari. Try "I Set My Friends On Fire" - "You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter".

 

[MiracleOfSound]

The album Biogeek by the band Biogeek.
Biogeek, is of course The Escapists very own MiracleOfSound. He recently showed me some of the musical work he had done by himself, and suffice to say, I was blown away. It's a cross between Industrial metal and grindcore, and it's brilliant. If you'd like to hear the whole thing, I'd recommend PMing him.


Never let it be said I don't make an effort!

Aw shucks! Thanks for the big up Buddy

 

[Macabre9037]

To actually respond to the thread, instead of just listing my favorite albums, I would recommend Hospice by Antlers. It has a very melancholy, but pseudo-poppy sound.

In a similar vein, If you can find it, A Ticking Clock I Couldn't stop by Afterlives is an amazing album. Lo-fi music with a lot of queues from dark shoegaze and brit-pop. A single guy did all the instrumentation and vocals on this album. Really good stuff. The other stuff on the Record Label has a similar sound if you like it.

I like to think I also actually responded as the Decemberists are my all time favorite band and I also greatly enjoy these, so perhaps you will also.

 

[Iron Criterion]

My top 3 albums of all time:

Megadeth - Rust in peace,
Metallica - Master of Puppets,
Iced Earth - The dark saga.

 

[Belthalmel]

Night Eternal-Moonspell
Fiction-Dark Tranquility
Silence-Sonata Arctica

 

[Wardnath]

Judas Priest - Painkiller
Lord - Ascendence and Set in Stone
Ea - Ea Taesse and Ea II

 

[PxDn Ninja]

Rammstein--Senschut and Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da

Garrgh beat me to it!

Iron Maiden - Powerslave

OK, for starters, Excellent music (with Rammstein and Iron Maiden), but the OP asked for music inspired from "The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love",

How do you go from shit like The Decemberists to gold like Iron Maiden? This isn't just a cheep shot at The Decemberists, I genuinely do not see the connection.

Many awesome bands in reply on here though with Iced Earth, Within Temptation, and various others, but none really fit what the OP was looking for.

 

[ethaninja]

Alterbridge - Blackbird
Metallia - Load
Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings
Guns and Roses - Use Your Illusion II
Black Label Society - Shot To Hell
10 Years - Division
Black Stone Cherry - Folklore and Superstition
Breaking Benjamin - Phobia

Those would be my choices. But then, I like music =D (Yes I am making fun of the techno heads out there)

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

INCUBUS - S.C.I.E.N.C.E

that is an epic album!

 

[CrafterMan]

Focus by Cynic, for some quality progressive jazz fusion technical death metal.

Veil of maya <3

Haha yeahhhhhhhh!

 

[high_castle]

The Decemberists are great. Take a listen to:

Transference by Spoon: This one just released a few weeks back. Spoon is an indie darling. They're all about intelligent lyrics with experimental sounds, and this is one of their strongest albums to date.

The Courage of Others by Midlake: Midlake's strongest suit has always been their ability to craft a story in their songs. Their previous album, The Trials of Van Occupanther did a wonderful job of telling a complete life story within its tracks. The tracks on Courage are much tighter, and singer Tim Smith's voice just resonates perfectly with the jazz-folk background music. Truly, there's no one else quite like Midlake on the scene right now.

In the Reins by Calexico and Iron & Wine: Yes, it's an EP. I don't care, it's still one of the strongest albums by two amazing artists. Every single track is strong, and each one features a really unique sound, part blues and part folk. It's an older album now (older being a relative term here, as it came out in 2005). The lyrics are utter poetry and Calexico's backing music brings a depth sometimes lacking in Iron & Wine's solo work (only sometimes, though, as anyone can tell you Sam Beam is one powerhouse artist on his own merits).

What Doesn't Kill Us by What Made Milwaukee Famous: This sophomore album is anything but a slump. The lyrics and tunes are both catchy and very intelligent, musing on everything from the meaning of life to self-destructive love. The harmonies are tighter and the music has a much more polished feel to it than Trying to Never Catch Up.

If you like these, feel free to PM and I'll send plenty more recs. I used to review music for an indie rag, and as such I have quite the collection.

 

[atalanta]

The album I am listening to right now and loving is The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love. Excellent narratives through each song and the album and some brilliant compositions and writing.

Spoon, Calexico, and Iron and Wine have been mentioned already; maybe try The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow or Twin Cinema by the New Pornographers.

Just out of curiosity, do you like Sufjan Stevens or the Mountain Goats?

 

[johnnydeath]

Anyone that likes Decemberists, should check out Feeding Fingers or The Chameleons.

For Feeding Fingers, check out "Baby Teeth"-- specifically their songs, "Fireflies Make Us Sick" and "She Hides Disease."

http://www.facebook.com/feedingfingers

For The Chameleons. Specific song, "Pleasure and Pain." Specific album, "Script of the Bridge"

 

[Nerzulamun]

Didn't really get the OP, but these albums probably go down as my favorite albums of all time...

Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - Animals
High On Fire - Blessed Black Wings
Witchcraft - The Alchemist
Tool - Lateralus
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
Kyuss - ...And the Circus Leaves Town
Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain
Dream Theater - Images & Words
The Black Keys - Attack & Release
Mastodon - Leviathan
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King

 

[Rararaz]

The album I am listening to right now and loving is The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love. Excellent narratives through each song and the album and some brilliant compositions and writing.

Spoon, Calexico, and Iron and Wine have been mentioned already; maybe try The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow or Twin Cinema by the New Pornographers.

Just out of curiosity, do you like Sufjan Stevens or the Mountain Goats?

Well Sufjan is as close to my favorite musician as I have and I do love a bit of Mountain Goats.

 

[SamFancyPants252]

Silent Alarm. one of the best albums ever made.

 

[Lucifron]

My contribution:

Street Gospels by Bedouin Soundclash
Really sweet reggae. Until We Burn in the sun is an especially awesome track, but the album in general is just something I can listen to straight through when I'm in or want to be in a good mood.

Spoiler

Steal this Album by System of a Down
No particularly oustanding tracks on this piece in my most humble opinion, but the album really comes together on the whole. Really good stuff.

Spoiler

P.U.L.S.E. by Pink Floyd
Face-melting awesome by the most venerable Floyd. Mainly the second half as I don't care that much for the songs on the first, but holy shit does the second half make up for that. Best solo in the history of solos on Comfortably Numb.

Spoiler

Brave New World by Iron Maiden
Awesome, awesome album that really comes together, with several really sweet tracks to boot.

Spoiler

I could go on for ages with Dream Theater, Tool, Metallica, Muse etc... but this'll do.

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Metallia - Load

What, a person who likes "Load", on my forums?
Hail Hero of the Day!

Spoiler: No.3

The album Biogeek by the band Biogeek.
Biogeek, is of course The Escapists very own MiracleOfSound. He recently showed me some of the musical work he had done by himself, and suffice to say, I was blown away. It's a cross between Industrial metal and grindcore, and it's brilliant. If you'd like to hear the whole thing, I'd recommend PMing him.

Never let it be said I don't make an effort!

Holy shit. That was some awesomely heavy stuff. PM already sent.

 

[Rararaz]

The Decemberists are great. Take a listen to:

Transference by Spoon: This one just released a few weeks back. Spoon is an indie darling. They're all about intelligent lyrics with experimental sounds, and this is one of their strongest albums to date.

The Courage of Others by Midlake: Midlake's strongest suit has always been their ability to craft a story in their songs. Their previous album, The Trials of Van Occupanther did a wonderful job of telling a complete life story within its tracks. The tracks on Courage are much tighter, and singer Tim Smith's voice just resonates perfectly with the jazz-folk background music. Truly, there's no one else quite like Midlake on the scene right now.

In the Reins by Calexico and Iron & Wine: Yes, it's an EP. I don't care, it's still one of the strongest albums by two amazing artists. Every single track is strong, and each one features a really unique sound, part blues and part folk. It's an older album now (older being a relative term here, as it came out in 2005). The lyrics are utter poetry and Calexico's backing music brings a depth sometimes lacking in Iron & Wine's solo work (only sometimes, though, as anyone can tell you Sam Beam is one powerhouse artist on his own merits).

What Doesn't Kill Us by What Made Milwaukee Famous: This sophomore album is anything but a slump. The lyrics and tunes are both catchy and very intelligent, musing on everything from the meaning of life to self-destructive love. The harmonies are tighter and the music has a much more polished feel to it than Trying to Never Catch Up.

If you like these, feel free to PM and I'll send plenty more recs. I used to review music for an indie rag, and as such I have quite the collection.

Sweet. I actually have all these excpet for Midlake (I keep meaning to check them out).

If you havn't already I would recommend checking out Okkervil River. one of the best bands around in my opinion.

 

[O277]

Carnifex - Hell Chose Me.