What are your "Profound Albums"

[lostsoulcamero]

I also have to add nirvana unplugged...he lest part of his soul on that one!

[lostsoulcamero]

I also have to add nirvana unplugged...he left part of his soul on that one!

[perfectform]

I'll just throw this one out there because it hasn't been mentioned yet. Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East. Greatest live album ever. Well, Decade of Aggression by Slayer is a close second.

[Puros Y Vino]

These albums really did it for me. I still listen to them frequently. Timeless music IMO.

UFO: Strangers In the Night. This album was my introduction to guitar whiz Michael Schenker. This album is one of the best live albums of all time. The extended solo on "Rock Bottom" is an infective masterpiece.

Judas Priest: British Steel. Priest was probably the first metal band I ever listened to. Halford's voice was so unique and the tracks were tight. Great album. Saw them play it live last year.

Metallica: Ride The Lightning. Up here in Canada, we didn't get wind of "Kill Em All", Metallica's debut album, so their 2nd disc was our real intro to them. I still remember my buddy buying the record and stopping by my place for the first spin. I had bigger speakers. We were.... :surprised: .. The acoustic opening of "Fight Fire with Fire" was just a tease to guitar heaviness in which we were barely prepared for. Nothing out there at the time compared to Metallica.

Rush: 2112. Ah..some Canadian content. The best power trio of all time. I still play this one often. The rock/space opera themes and fantastic musical arrangements make this a timeless classic.

Scorpions: Lovedrive. Just having discovered Michael Schenker from UFO via the Strangers album, I was pleased to learn that he played and co-wrote three tracks on this Scorpions album. This album is highly significant in that it features Michael Schenker, debuts Matthias Jabs as their future lead guitarist and waves goodbye to the old Scorpions style that was heavily influenced by their previous guitar whiz Uli Jon Roth. His complete devotion to Hendrix played heavily on the Scorpions formative years in that their music was very much early psychedelic heavy rock. This album represents a reborn Scorpions style that has not wavered much since 1979.

Accept: Restless and Wild More German metal. I remember hearing them for the first time on late night college radio in Toronto. A track called "Fast As A Shark" that started off with some German folk music "heidee heidoo ha ha...heidee hido ha ha" and then violently interrupted by the sound of a needle scraping across the vinyl and a bloodcurdling scream intro followed by a massive twin guitar attack that would make Judas Priest's axe wielders blush. Accept never really achieved success to the standard of a band like Judas Priest but those who were into them, loved them. Their vocalist was a diminutive, chain smoking, troll of a man but oh could he belt out the tunes. His voice became synonymous with the band and they suffered when he went out on his own. He eventually returned and all was good again. Their lack of English made for some quirky songs but nothing too silly. Sadly, their main vocalist is done with them for good but they found a guy worthy to fill his shoes. Kind of like when Brian Johnson took over for Bon Scott (RIP).

[kevinfj]

Nirvana....Nevermind

Ani Difranco......Dilate

Johnny Cash.....Live from Fulsom Prison

The Beatles.......Sg. Pepper's......Hello everyone!!!!!!

[phoenix]

Lots of great stuff here Keep it coming!

[phoenix]

Accept: Restless and Wild More German metal. I remember hearing them for the first time on late night college radio in Toronto. A track called "Fast As A Shark" that started off with some German folk music "heidee heidoo ha ha...heidee hido ha ha" and then violently interrupted by the sound of a needle scraping across the vinyl and a bloodcurdling scream intro followed by a massive twin guitar attack that would make Judas Priest's axe wielders blush. Accept never really achieved success to the standard of a band like Judas Priest but those who were into them, loved them. Their vocalist was a diminutive, chain smoking, troll of a man but oh could he belt out the tunes. His voice became synonymous with the band and they suffered when he went out on his own. He eventually returned and all was good again. Their lack of English made for some quirky songs but nothing too silly. Sadly, their main vocalist is done with them for good but they found a guy worthy to fill his shoes. Kind of like when Brian Johnson took over for Bon Scott (RIP).

All great-- but that Fast As A Shark intro deserves a little reinforcement LOL

[Puros Y Vino]

All great-- but that Fast As A Shark intro deserves a little reinforcement LOL

Agreed! I can't Youtube at work otherwise I would have put a link in. Thanks Wes.

[lordlister]

More a classical and jazz guy but I really have deep respect for the following albums:

Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat

It's everything, warts and all.

Eels - Daisies from the Galaxy

One of the last true conceptual albums. Mark Everett keeping it real.

Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

It's nothing thus everything. Don van Vliet going epic.

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Very well crafted. Vocals still have their right to exist these years.

Agreed! True classics!

[Guest Robo]

These 2 were influenced from my older brothers. They were among the first albums I got into as a youngster.

1. Queen - A Night at the Opera
2. Pink Floyd - The Wall

These 3 came around in my formative years.

1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. Pearl Jam - Ten
3. Nirvana - Nevermind

[DrinkSmokeGolf]

I was born in '76 so in my teen years it was

Nirvana - Nevermind

Pearl Jam - Ten

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

Some of all time faves:

Rolling Stones - Some Girls, Exile, Let it Bleed

Mike Watt - Contemplating the Engine Room

Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Charlie Hunter - Right Now Move

Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Ween - all their stuff

Air - all their stuff

Pavement - all their stuff

Melvins - Stoner Witch, Houdini

I could go on forever....haha....

[canadianbeaver]

Was anyone here an Echo and the Bunnymwn fan? This was a first non- folk group for me I think and there was a great line in a song I remember...

That box you have me

Burned nicely

[phoenix]

Question: What do Ozzy, Black Sabbath, and Kiss all have in common? i.e. What band was formed by former or future members of each of these bands?

Answer:

[canadianbeaver]

Scratch that... Not non- folk, Iean new wave...

[Colt45]

Scratch that... Not non- folk, Iean new wave...

I liked Echo, along with Oingo Boingo, and on - but not "profound" for me personally. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Extreme - Pornograffitti, so many great albums....

[canadianbeaver]

Extreme... What a voice. And a good make out song, more than Words.

[Colt45]

Extreme... What a voice. And a good make out song, more than Words.

You can make out to more than words, but I'll be getting the funk out while doing the decadence dance

They've been back together and are still incredible. There's plenty of relatively recent stuff on youtube. Of particularly great quality are the

vids from House of Blues Boston.

[phoenix]

You can make out to more than words, but I'll be getting the funk out while doing the decadence dance

They've been back together and are still incredible. There's plenty of relatively recent stuff on youtube. Of particularly great quality are the

vids from House of Blues Boston.

Extreme was no slouch band. Nuno Bettencourt can shred with the best!

[Ryan]

There'd be quite a few but off the top of my head

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

Bob Dylan - Times they are a changin', Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks

Bob Marley - Exodus

Dave Brubeck - Time Out

The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash

Neil Young - Harvest

Jeff Buckley - Grace

Ron Sexsmith - Blue Boy

Currently it's Bebo y Cigala - Lagrimas Negras. Flamenco singer singing Cuban songs with Bebo Valdes (Chucho's father) on piano, great stuff.

[tydra]

Wow,

There's been mention of some amazing bands that originated heavy metal, like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath etc... (not sure if Steppenwolf was mentioned). No other band can capture the mood portrayed by such greats.

I also find doom metal to put me in a perfect state of serenity, bands such as Anathema, Daylight Dies, Rapture etc...

[Strada]

I got through phases but there is always one album that stays with me.

Here are a few:

Nirvana-Bleach/Nevermind

Nas-Illmatic

Lauryn Hill- Miseducation

DJ Shadow-Entroducing

Herbie Hancock-Headhunters

Albert King-Landromat Blues

Miles Davis-Kind of blue

Bonobo-Black Sands has been on steady repeat last few weeks. Great stuff

[GernBlansten]

Albums that blew my doors off, and still do today:

Pixies - Surfer Rosa

Husker Du - New Day Rising

Rush - Exit Stage Left, 2112 (hands down my fav band as a yut)

Replacements - Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The Trash, Let It Be

Yes - Yessongs

Beastie Boys - The In Sound From Way Out

Pink Floyd - The Wall

REM - Murmur

[backslide]

Why? - Alopecia

Bike for Three - More Heart than Brains

Deep Puddle Dynamics - The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel

Themselves - Them

13 & God - self titled

cLOUDDEAD - Ten

Buck 65 - This Right Here is Buck 65

[jkdooley]

Wow! Some great lists. I must say that one of my favorite albums and an amazing guitar player is Jeff Beck "Blow by Blow". I went through 1 8-track, a couple cassettes and finally wore out the LP. The disc is still in the car!!

On the jazz side it's hard to beat an old Ray Charles classic "Genius + Soul = Jazz". This recording was Ray with the Count Basie Orchestra, Clark Terry on Trumpet and Quincy Jones Arrangements. Ray was the worst musician on the album, but the band was hot and man could he sing!!!!!

I have been fortunate enough to have seen some of the great guitar players mentioned such as Mr. Beck, C Santana, SRV, Lindsey Buckingham w/Fleetwood Mac. David Gilmour, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Joe Pass, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Walsh w/the Eagles, and yes, Eric Johnson back in the '80s on 6th Street in Austin, TX.

Thanks for a cool thread!

[canadianbeaver]

Remembered from those days and you will too..

The Cure.

The Smiths.