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I wanted to add some explanation to my list, as I just like doing that. Brian Eno's 'Ambient 1/Music For Airports', I once bought it when I got interested in 'different kinds of music' and when I was actually experimenting myself a bit with what I thought was 'ambient'. This record just blew me away (hard to imagine that, as it's ambient); Eno definitely knows good melodies. Does never ever get boring.
Flaming Lips' 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robot' was a record I picked up only because I'd heard a lot of good things about it and because it appealed to me thematically. Or so I thought. Fact is that it's one of the richest and most beautiful albums I ever heard. Great melodies, great lyrics, everything about this album is right.
Jewel's '0304', oh my. I got this record because 'Intuition' kinda caught me by surprise. Initially I had to get used to this kind of music altogether, but it just kept growing and growing, and seriously, if you give this thing some time you'll recognize it's one of the most brilliant things ever made. Holy mother of god.
Yasunori Mitsuda's 'Chrono Cross', obviously. I love soundtrack music, honestly, but often this kind of music can't really stand on itself. It relies heavily on loops and synthesized sounds, and can therefore quickly come off as cheap and boring. This particular one has all the power and strength of 'regular' music, which is pretty damn darn amazing. A gem.
Uh, U2's 'The Unforgettable Fire', well, I always rejected U2 until I got to hear The Joshua Tree. Stunning. Picked up some more albums, and this one stands out for me. Plus, it's from 1984.
The Dillinger Escape Plan's 'Under The Running Board', nuff said. Beats every other thing they have ever put out.
Envy's 'All The Footprints You've Ever Left And The Fear Expecting Ahead' is just the most emotional thing, holy crap. The way these guys put emotion in their guitar lines, drumming, screaming, I'm still stunned, and I've known them for longer than a week.
Shiina Ringo's 'Shouso Strip' speaks for itself, I guess, as a lot of you already know it, too. It's amazing, isn't it?
Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Beauty', another album I bought without knowing what to expect. I should do that more often. It's brilliant.
Thursday's 'Full Collapse', the album that got me into emo, so to say. Still amazing.
Embrace's 'Embrace'. Bought this when I was heavily into Minor Threat, hoping it would sound alike (I'd heard Give Me Back, so I though it did). Didn't like it at first, but I gave it more and more spins, and this album just got me. And didn't let go, either.
Miles Davis' 'Kind Of Blue'. Soothing, brilliant, beautiful, I still love it. An album I could play twenty times a day without getting bored with it.
At The Drive-In's 'Relationship Of Command', well, that's quite the thing. I got it waaaay back then because it was produced by Ross Robinson (don't tell me that's the lamest reason ever, I do know) and hated it first. Got back to it, loved it. And still do. It's brilliant. Guess my kiddie mind couldn't handle it yet back then.
Ayu's 'Duty', it's a stunning album, and it beats every other Ayu album by miles.
Merzbow '1930', ever heard someone say 'You don't hear this album, you feel!/live!/experience! it!'? Well, this is the album that you actually do not just hear. It's so ****ing unbelievable.
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