Name 3 Albums That Influenced You.
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Life Phase 1:
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
Appetite for Destruction - G N’ R
Life Phase 2:
The Downward Spiral - NIN
Selected Ambient Works Vol2 - Aphex Twin
Eight Arms to Hold You - Veruca Salt
Life Phase 3:
Sam’s Town - The Killers
Yours Truly, Angry Mob - Kaiser Chiefs
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
Appetite for Destruction - G N’ R
Life Phase 2:
The Downward Spiral - NIN
Selected Ambient Works Vol2 - Aphex Twin
Eight Arms to Hold You - Veruca Salt
Life Phase 3:
Sam’s Town - The Killers
Yours Truly, Angry Mob - Kaiser Chiefs
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
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Two of these are gonna be off the beaten path, but all had a distinct impact at that point in my life.
Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Sinead O’Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
Could have come up several more sets of three but it’s late.
Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Sinead O’Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
Could have come up several more sets of three but it’s late.
Kill em All - Metallica
Use Your Illusion I
Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Use Your Illusion I
Beethoven's 9th Symphony
My taste refined with age and the desire for songs with well written lyrics and wit.That phase III.
Pearl Jam Vs
Radiohead OK Computer
NiN Downward Spiral
Radiohead OK Computer
NiN Downward Spiral
Green day - dookie
Red hot chili peppers - Californication
Linkin Park - hybrid theory
Red hot chili peppers - Californication
Linkin Park - hybrid theory
Def Leppard - Pyromania
I was 12-13 and the sheer wall of sound on this album made it my favorite for years. Not a popular take, but to me it's aged well, way better than follow up albums and other contemporaries of that era. I'll still spin it regularly. Not a bad track on it.
Don Henley - End of the Innocence
Was 19 and grew up listening to my brothers albums, so I loved the Eagles, Bob Seger, Boston, BTO, Kansas, etc, but this album and in particular the single the Heart of the Matter really solidified my belief that Henley is one of the best songwriters of my era. Heart of the Matter and Against the Wind flip flop back and forth as my favorite tunes ever.
Jason Isbell - Southeastern
Jason's simply the best songwriter to come down the line in the last 30-40 years and this album is his pinnacle. Not a bad track on it.
I was 12-13 and the sheer wall of sound on this album made it my favorite for years. Not a popular take, but to me it's aged well, way better than follow up albums and other contemporaries of that era. I'll still spin it regularly. Not a bad track on it.
Don Henley - End of the Innocence
Was 19 and grew up listening to my brothers albums, so I loved the Eagles, Bob Seger, Boston, BTO, Kansas, etc, but this album and in particular the single the Heart of the Matter really solidified my belief that Henley is one of the best songwriters of my era. Heart of the Matter and Against the Wind flip flop back and forth as my favorite tunes ever.
Jason Isbell - Southeastern
Jason's simply the best songwriter to come down the line in the last 30-40 years and this album is his pinnacle. Not a bad track on it.
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I'm not sure any album influenced me as much as moved me. I love music and struggle with silence, my turntable is almost always spinning when I'm in the office.
The Clash - London Calling
REM - Murmur
Social Distortion - Prison Bound
REM - Murmur
Social Distortion - Prison Bound
Off the top of my head:
In Between Dreams by Jack Johnson
Toxicity by System of A Down
Nine Lives by Aerosmith
The Sranger by Billy Joel
Me and My Gang by Rascal Flatts
Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars
24k Magic by Bruno Mars
Cage the Elephant by Cage the Elephant
Hypnotize by System of a Down
Mesmerize by System of a Down
Bang Bang by Dispatch
Dangerous by Morgan Wallen
In Between Dreams by Jack Johnson
Toxicity by System of A Down
Nine Lives by Aerosmith
The Sranger by Billy Joel
Me and My Gang by Rascal Flatts
Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars
24k Magic by Bruno Mars
Cage the Elephant by Cage the Elephant
Hypnotize by System of a Down
Mesmerize by System of a Down
Bang Bang by Dispatch
Dangerous by Morgan Wallen
Im no math expert, but that seems like more than 3
I can’t do just three as different albums impacted me at different times, seemingly perfect timing actually, in this order.
Elvis – Aloha from Hawaii
Waylon Jennings – Greatest Hits
Def Leppard – Pyromania
GNR – Appetite for Destruction
Nirvana – Nevermind
Social Distortion – Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
The Cure - Disintegration
Stone Temple Pilots - Core
NIN – The Downward Spiral
Johnny Cash – American Recordings
Sublime – Sublime
Tom Petty – Wildflowers
The Black Keys – Attack & Release
The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street
Elvis – Aloha from Hawaii
Waylon Jennings – Greatest Hits
Def Leppard – Pyromania
GNR – Appetite for Destruction
Nirvana – Nevermind
Social Distortion – Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
The Cure - Disintegration
Stone Temple Pilots - Core
NIN – The Downward Spiral
Johnny Cash – American Recordings
Sublime – Sublime
Tom Petty – Wildflowers
The Black Keys – Attack & Release
The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street
The Beatles - White Album
Pink Floyd - The Wall and Wish You Were Here
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From the Road
AC/DC - Back in Black
Pink Floyd - The Wall and Wish You Were Here
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From the Road
AC/DC - Back in Black
Many, these 3 came to mind first…
Abby Road, the Beatles
Teaser, Tommy Bolin
Auchtung Baby, U2
Abby Road, the Beatles
Teaser, Tommy Bolin
Auchtung Baby, U2
Alice in Chains-Dirt
The Smiths-Hatfull of Hallow
Nine Inch Nails-Pretty Hate Machine
The Smiths-Hatfull of Hallow
Nine Inch Nails-Pretty Hate Machine
Metallica-And Justice For All
Bad Religion-Suffer
Deftones-White Pony
Honorable mention-
Sepultura-Beneath the Remains
Quicksand-Slip
Pantera-Far Beyond Driven
Megadeth-Rust in Peace
Bad Religion-Suffer
Deftones-White Pony
Honorable mention-
Sepultura-Beneath the Remains
Quicksand-Slip
Pantera-Far Beyond Driven
Megadeth-Rust in Peace
I have these three on my basement wall so they must mean something.
