My Favorite 25 Albums Of All Time. Thanks For Motivation Kady.
And of course I expect to catch lots of shit for this because I can be as metal as I want, but I love some weird albums.
25. The Union Underground - An Education In Rebellion
This is the album that got me to go to Ozzfest 2001 which opened me up to a whole new world outside of Metallica. (Sorry Trin)
24. Drowning Pool - Sinner
This was one of the results of Ozzfest 2001
23. Engel - Absolute Design
Yes, there is a shitload more Swedish music that is worthy but this is a current obsession because it's great work music.
22. Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals
The creepiness of this album is just a huge turn on for me.
21. Life Of Agony - River Runs Red
Somehow they found a way to perfectly express how everyone between the ages of 15 and 25 feel with this album.
20. Seether - Disclaimer
Before Shaun was sticking his dick in Amy Lee this was an amazing album that was like grunge meets metal.
19. Incubus - Morning View
I played this to death when my best friend died since it was amongst her favorite albums and I fell in love with it.
18. Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
I tried for years to not like this band because everyone already did. When I heard this, I finally understood.
17. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
I stole this album from one of those 12 cds for 1 cent things and it's one of the most beautiful albums ever written.
16. Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip
This album was the equivalent to kinky sex for me. Everything until this album was just vanilla and it opened my eyes to a whole new world of metal.
15. Sevendust - Home
This album would knock the mirrors off of my first car with the incredible amounts of obnoxiousness that I could broadcast to an entire town. It stuck with me.
14. Led Zeppelin - II
Sure, it's not the most popular album they ever made but 'Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid' just fucking does it for me musically and my list would be nowhere without it.
13. Filter - Short Bus
This has every emotion that I felt as a teenager up until today just like 'River Runs Red', I just happened to discover this one first.
12. Fear Factory - Demanufacture
The first time I heard this, I was bumming a ride home from school and I thought it was an experimental Pantera album. I was in awe of how brutal yet how industrial it was.
11. American Head Charge - The War Of Art
This was another result of Ozzfest 2001, this one just happens to be about fucking dead bodies and all. If you can't move to this album at any given time, you're dead.
10. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
At one time my world revolved around Metallica, and when it came to old school, this was the album.
9. Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
It set the standard for what I thought that heavy should be from there on.
8. Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction
This is the perfect album for me to drive as fast as humanly possible to.
7. Soundgarden - Superunknown
I was born a grunge kid and this was the album that helped bridge the gap to metal while still being a perfect grunge album.
6. Lennon - 5:30 Saturday Morning
I originally bought this album to find out the song I wanted wasn't even on here. After that I couldn't let go of how beautiful it was.
5. Stabbing Westward - Ungod
Anyone who has ever been in a relationship should own this album. That's pretty much all.
4. Opeth - Damnation
I'm not sure how a band as heavy created an album so soft, yet dark and depressing. On a good night it'll make you want to cry, and on a bad night it'll make you bawl.
3. Counting Crows - August And Everything After
I'd be lying if I said I really enjoyed these guys over their career as a band but they made this one album that was a great listen from top to bottom and you don't appreciate it until you know every word to the album.
2. Hurt - Volume II
When Volume I came out, I didn't think I'd find a more emotional album that didn't try to fit a certain mold of a genre. Then this album came out and completely changed how much a song could transition from soft to heavy both musically and lyrically.
1. Cold - 13 Ways To Bleed On Stage
Of course anyone who knows me knows that this album kept me alive at one point in my life and I couldn't ever disregard how much it has meant to me. It wasn't anything that hadn't been done before, it was just done perfectly and made you feel like no matter how bad things were, someone was there with you.
=john=
25. The Union Underground - An Education In Rebellion
This is the album that got me to go to Ozzfest 2001 which opened me up to a whole new world outside of Metallica. (Sorry Trin)
24. Drowning Pool - Sinner
This was one of the results of Ozzfest 2001
23. Engel - Absolute Design
Yes, there is a shitload more Swedish music that is worthy but this is a current obsession because it's great work music.
22. Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals
The creepiness of this album is just a huge turn on for me.
21. Life Of Agony - River Runs Red
Somehow they found a way to perfectly express how everyone between the ages of 15 and 25 feel with this album.
20. Seether - Disclaimer
Before Shaun was sticking his dick in Amy Lee this was an amazing album that was like grunge meets metal.
19. Incubus - Morning View
I played this to death when my best friend died since it was amongst her favorite albums and I fell in love with it.
18. Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake
I tried for years to not like this band because everyone already did. When I heard this, I finally understood.
17. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
I stole this album from one of those 12 cds for 1 cent things and it's one of the most beautiful albums ever written.
16. Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip
This album was the equivalent to kinky sex for me. Everything until this album was just vanilla and it opened my eyes to a whole new world of metal.
15. Sevendust - Home
This album would knock the mirrors off of my first car with the incredible amounts of obnoxiousness that I could broadcast to an entire town. It stuck with me.
14. Led Zeppelin - II
Sure, it's not the most popular album they ever made but 'Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid' just fucking does it for me musically and my list would be nowhere without it.
13. Filter - Short Bus
This has every emotion that I felt as a teenager up until today just like 'River Runs Red', I just happened to discover this one first.
12. Fear Factory - Demanufacture
The first time I heard this, I was bumming a ride home from school and I thought it was an experimental Pantera album. I was in awe of how brutal yet how industrial it was.
11. American Head Charge - The War Of Art
This was another result of Ozzfest 2001, this one just happens to be about fucking dead bodies and all. If you can't move to this album at any given time, you're dead.
10. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
At one time my world revolved around Metallica, and when it came to old school, this was the album.
9. Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
It set the standard for what I thought that heavy should be from there on.
8. Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction
This is the perfect album for me to drive as fast as humanly possible to.
7. Soundgarden - Superunknown
I was born a grunge kid and this was the album that helped bridge the gap to metal while still being a perfect grunge album.
6. Lennon - 5:30 Saturday Morning
I originally bought this album to find out the song I wanted wasn't even on here. After that I couldn't let go of how beautiful it was.
5. Stabbing Westward - Ungod
Anyone who has ever been in a relationship should own this album. That's pretty much all.
4. Opeth - Damnation
I'm not sure how a band as heavy created an album so soft, yet dark and depressing. On a good night it'll make you want to cry, and on a bad night it'll make you bawl.
3. Counting Crows - August And Everything After
I'd be lying if I said I really enjoyed these guys over their career as a band but they made this one album that was a great listen from top to bottom and you don't appreciate it until you know every word to the album.
2. Hurt - Volume II
When Volume I came out, I didn't think I'd find a more emotional album that didn't try to fit a certain mold of a genre. Then this album came out and completely changed how much a song could transition from soft to heavy both musically and lyrically.
1. Cold - 13 Ways To Bleed On Stage
Of course anyone who knows me knows that this album kept me alive at one point in my life and I couldn't ever disregard how much it has meant to me. It wasn't anything that hadn't been done before, it was just done perfectly and made you feel like no matter how bad things were, someone was there with you.
=john=