Albums I absolutely must own

[blade123]

I'm looking for new music and need some albums that I couldn't be a complete person without (iyo).
I'm into all kinds of music, except for bubblegum rock, emo, and popular rap (underground is good, though).

[harryconway]

The Stooges - Funhouse. With Steven Mackay on tenor sax. Like some psychedelic band trapped in a room with John Coltrane. Amazing stuff. John Abercrombie - Timeless. With Jack De Johnette on drums, and Jan Hammer on keys. Prepare to go on a journey. Tony Williams Lifetime - The Collection. 2 LP's on 1 CD. (Believe It and Million Dollar Legs).

[Baddstuff]

off the top of my head-

*Wizard Island- Jeff Lorber Fusion- dig the great Dennis Bradford grooves
*Band of Gypsys- Jimi Hendrix- if only for the epic guitar lead in Machine Gun
*Machine Head- Deep Purple- a hard rock classic
*Fragile- Yes- Bill Bruford and the band firing on all cylinders
*Boston's first album- so many great melodies and the amazing voice of Brad Delp
*Unsung Heroes- The Dregs- one of their best
*Tarkus- ELP- just for side 1
*Electric Savage- Colosseum II- with the blistering guitar work of Gary Moore and tight drumming of Jon Hiseman
*Yesterday & Today- Y&T- they say Leonard Haze has/had the fastest right foot and this album proves it. I never heard Bonham do anything like Haze does
*Octopuss- Cozy Powell- because it's Cozy Powell
*Santana III- Santana- absolutely one of their best albums, the rhythms are superb
*Aja- Steely Dan- another classic album with Gadd's great work on the title track
*Soul Vaccination- Tower of Power-live- top shelf soul/funk caught onstage
*Tres Hombres- ZZ Top- another classic album, Billy Gibbons burns!
*Jungle Fever- Neil Larsen- great tunes and keys work from Neil
*Make Up City or Mint Jams- Casiopea- love this band, where I first heard Akira Jimbo
*Elegant Gypsy- Al DiMeola- with Anthony Jackson & Steve Gadd, enough said!
*Magnetic- Steps Ahead- one of their best
*Positivity- Incognito- with the funky-ass drum grooves of Richard Bailey
*Romantic Warrior- Return to Forever- no explanation needed
*Spectrum- Billy Cobham- still one of my favorites
*Birds of Fire- Mahavishnu Orchestra- must-have fusion album
*Still Warm- John Scofield- Scofield with Omar Hakim on drums, bingo!
*and practically anything with Dennis Chambers & Dave Weckl

[caddywumpus]

Led Zeppelin: I, II, III, IV, Houses of the Holy
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced, Axis
Beatles: Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road, Rubber Soul, White Album, Revolver
Foo Fighters: Colour and the Shape, One By One

...first few off the top of my head.

[Class A Drummer]

Pink Floyd--> Dark Side of the moon. "Time" has in my opinion, the greatest guitar solo ever.

[burnthehero]

I'm really into a band right now called Velvet Teen. I would say it probably falls into the "indie rock" genre, but it's not pretentious, just really well written songs. With the music industry caving in on itself, it's so hard to find good new music. Velvet Teen was a much needed breath of fresh air for me.

So to answer your question, start with their latest release "Cum Laude", and go from there.

[rjsteinbach]

Here are some of my favorite albums... mostly hard rock but a few stragglers:
Clutch - Elephant Riders
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
From Monument to Masses - The Impossible leap in one thousand simple steps
Meshuggah - Chaosphere
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Mastodon - Leviathon
Cake - Fashion Nugget
Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Minus the Bear - Menos el oso
Portishead - Dummy

[Ginger_Beakey]

Pink Floyd--> Dark Side of the moon. "Time" has in my opinion, the greatest guitar solo ever.

I'll second that. However, from a drumming point of view, I suggest you get these albums:

Led Zeppelin II - John Bonham

Moving Pictures - Rush - Neil Peart

Wheels of Fire - Cream - Ginger Baker

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Buddy Rich

LA Woman - The Doors - John Densmore

From a non-drumming point of view, you MUST buy Pink Floyd's 'The Wall', 'Wish You Were Here' and 'Dark Side of the Moon'.

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

My latest CD binge consisted of:

Kind of Blue
Pet Sounds -The Beach Boys (GENIUS)
Grace - Jeff Buckley
Portishead - Portishead
Takk - Sigur Ros
And a random CD of Gregorian Chant I found in Oxfam... it's brilliant.

In terms of what you absolutely MUST buy, I suggest 'Pink Moon' by Nick Drake. That album speaks to me like almost no other.

[yjb63]

If you're into underground rap, here are some good ones.

First is artist, second is cd.

Aesop rock - Labor days

Atmosphere - Overcast

Brother ali - The undisputed truth

Sage francis - A healthy distrust

If I had to pick out a favorite out of these It would be Labor days, All of Aesop rock's stuff is excellent.

[aydee]

Sgt. Peppers / Rubber Soul - Beatles

Dark Side of the Moon - Floyd

Aja/ Royal Scam - Steely Dan

Romantic Warrior - Return to Forever

Black Market - Weather Report

Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock

Love Supreme - Coltrane

Bitches Brew / Kind of Blue - Miles Davis

Brilliant Corners - Thelonius Monk

[That Guy]

Tenacious D - self titled

[Deltadrummer]

Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Further Out
Ballads John Coltrane Quartet
Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra
Waltz for Debbie Bill Evans Trio
Friends Chick Corea
New York Scene, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
Clifford Brown/Max Roach: Live on Basin Street Roach
Steely Dan Aja
Fragile Yes
Regatta de Blanc The Police
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin
Hemispheres Rush
Superunknown Soundgarden

[volume_3]

I'd say:

The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mountain Flames
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Portishead - Dummy
Every album by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Kayo Dot - Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue
Madonna - Ray of Light
Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
Rush - Moving Pictures

[MykeyInChains]

Nine Inch Nails "The Downward Spiral"

Alice In Chains "Jar of Flies"

Isis "In The Absence of Truth"


My all-time favorite albums. Must haves.

[TheRhythmMethod]

Rush: Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals

Led Zeppelin: IV, Houses Of The Holy, Physical Graffiti

Pink Floyd: Animals

The Who: Who's Next

Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced?

Yes: Close To The Edge

Porcupine Tree: In Absentia, Deadwing

[zepplin92]

with all that man i think youre covered except for TOOL- Lateralus, the albums incredible

[volume_3]

Oh yea...

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing, Voyage 34

[zzdrummer]

If you like non mainstream rap Flobots-Fight With Tools, have one hit song with Handlebars thats not great, but the rest is so much better. Also, G. Love and Special Sauce- Yeah It's That Easy and Philadelphonic, you've probably never heard of them, their like, surfer rock, blues, and soul mix with some rapping mixed in by G. Love...poeple should check them out.

[foursticks]

Flying Lotus' 'Los Angeles' - trust me, you've never heard anything like this before.

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

Has anybody said OK Computer here? Not my favourite Radiohead album (that's Kid A or Amnesiac) but it's the one that's had the most impact.

[G-Con]

Police - Ghost in the Machine
Foo Fighters - Self-Titled / Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
My Morning Jacket - At Dawn / It Still Moves / Z
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
The Books - Lost and Safe (pretty weird, cool none the less)
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
Slipknot - Volume 3 the Subliminal Verses / Iowa
Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
Dillinger Escape Plan - Ireworks
Charlie Hunter Quartet - Right Now Move!
The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope
Q-Tip - Kamaal The Abstract (if you can track it down, never legitimately released)

[TheGroceryman]

If you like non mainstream rap Flobots-Fight With Tools, have one hit song with Handlebars thats not great, but the rest is so much better. Also, G. Love and Special Sauce- Yeah It's That Easy and Philadelphonic, you've probably never heard of them, their like, surfer rock, blues, and soul mix with some rapping mixed in by G. Love...poeple should check them out.

Really? you dont like Handlebars? heh, probably my favorite flobots song. I just think the lyrics build up SOOO well to the climax at the end when he emphasizes "holocaust" like 10 times. then it immediatly goes back to the subtle, seemingly innocent beginning. I think its great and incredibly well written with the trumpet solo in the middle, and it means so much, but to each his own i guess.

[zzdrummer]

Really? you dont like Handlebars? heh, probably my favorite flobots song. I just think the lyrics build up SOOO well to the climax at the end when he emphasizes "holocaust" like 10 times. then it immediatly goes back to the subtle, seemingly innocent beginning. I think its great and incredibly well written with the trumpet solo in the middle, and it means so much, but to each his own i guess.

Ohhh at one time I loved the song with a passion, it just got soooo overplayed...but yea the meaning I would say gets lost by 90% of people and they think its about riding bikes. I still do like that part your talking about though. I like that all of there songs have meanings, unlike most mainstream rap music.

[Disco Stu]

ROCK
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
AC/DC - Back in Black
The Clash - London Calling
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
The Police - Reggatta De Blanc

R&B
James Brown - Star Time
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Prince - Purple Rain
Michael Jackson - Thriller

REGGAE
Bob Marley - Legend

ELECTRONICA
Groove Armada - Vertigo
Propellerheads - Decksanddrumsandrockandroll

[DrewTheShoe]

Muse - Origin of Symmetry : A spacy, galactic opera.
Muse - Absolution : The end of the world, and everything about it.

[PBW]

"Outbreak" by Dennis Chambers

[Dystisis]

Nine Inch Nails "The Downward Spiral"

Alice In Chains "Jar of Flies"

Isis "In The Absence of Truth"


My all-time favorite albums. Must haves.
Very nice! I pretty much love those albums. Oceanic by Isis is also a great one, really cool drum sound in my opinion.

My top, however, is Lateralus by Tool. It might sound pretentious but this album really opened my eyes when it came out. Really resuscitated my love for musical composition. 10,000 Days is a great album as well.

Another epic album is The Eye of Every Storm by Neurosis. A great band, very provoking.

[NUTHA JASON]

porcupine tree - deadwing.

trust me. you want to hear this album.

j

[jldrumxp]

METAL:ok basicly if you wan the fastest rawest and best drumming, metal is where its at. death metal is just errghhh. blast beats the whole way through, a compleate waste of time, every onme can blast beat, nothing special. however, slipknot:disaster peice, slipknot, all hope is gone(album names). joey jordison is a ledgend no matter how you look at him. trivium(shogun):travis smith is again a compleate and uter genious on the kit. BMTH(bring me the horrizon)(count your blessings). matt nichols is again an awesome drummer however BMTH do collaberate some blast beats with the harmonic power metal beats. fanaly i would say just for the sheer entertainment value check out: thomas lang, on youtube because he is insane as well. i dont know whether or not he is in a band. he is more the showcase drummer but still awesome.

[LeeLovesSabian]

Death Magnetic recently joined my list.

[slingerland755]

Aja..............................

[Trench.one]

The Who - Quadraphenia, "Won't get fooled again" , Tommy Live.

The Stone Roses- The stones Roses & The second coming

DJ Shadow- Endtroducing

Fleetwood Mac- Rumours

[doorstilend]

The doors- strange days
A Perfect cirle- mer de noms
Iron butterfly Heavy
The velvet underground- banana album
Joy division- unknown pleasures
Stone roses- the complete SR
The strokes- is this it?

[mattsdrums]

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Stones - Sticky Fingers/Exile on Main Street
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
The Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Steely Dan - Aja
BB King - Live at the Regal
The Beatles - Rubber Soul/Revolver/Pepper/White Album
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue/Four & More/In a Silent Way
Elvis - Elvis Presley
Paul Weller - Wild Wood
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner
King Curtis - Live at the Filmore

Plus anything by Nick Drake, Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions, Booker T & the MG's, The Meter's, Bob Marley & the Wailers oh the list goes on!!!

there's a few to be getting on with anyway!

[TopCat]

Try any of The Bronx's albums for some feelgood punknroll.

[speedwolf]

Reign in Blood, The Wall, Animals, Led Zeppelin I....II...III....IV, Rust in Peace, Get Out of My Yard, Aenima, Lateralus, Among the Living, Ride the Lightning, Songs for the Deaf.....I'm doing my best not to keep going hahah

[LeeLovesSabian]

Reign in Blood, The Wall, Animals, Led Zeppelin I....II...III....IV, Rust in Peace, Get Out of My Yard, Aenima, Lateralus, Among the Living, Ride the Lightning, Songs for the Deaf.....I'm doing my best not to keep going hahah

Ride the Lightning is AMAZING!!!!!!!
Creeping Death/For Whom the Bell Tolls/Ride the Lightning/Fade to Black, I could go on!

[Ian Williams]

RAMMSTEIN -> Live Us Berlin.
WHITE ZOMBIE -> LA Sexorcisto, Astro Creep:2000.
THIN LIZZY -> Life Live.
THE CULT -> Love, Electric.
JUDAS PRIEST -> Sin After Sin, Screaming for Vengeance, Point of Entry.
METALLICA -> Kill Em' All, Reload, Death Magnetic.
THE SEX PISTOLS -> Flogging a dead horse.
POWERMAN 5000 -> The Stars revolt tonight.
IRON MAIDEN -> Killers, Piece of Mind.
MEGADETH -> Forclosure of a dream.
DEEP PURPLE -> In Rock, Fireball, Made In Japan, Made In Europe, Orchestra.
LED ZEPPELIN -> III, Presence.
THE WHO -> Tommy.
AC/DC -> Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Highway to hell, Back In Black, Black Ice.
JIMI HENDRIX -> Live at Monterrey.
WASP -> The last Command.
MOTLEY CRUE -> Shout at the devil, Theatre of Pain.
HANOI ROCKS -> Boulevard of broken dreams.
THE DOORS -> The Best of...
MOTORHEAD -> Bomber.
DOKKEN -> Under lock and key.
OZZY OSBOURNE -> A Diary of a madman, No more tears.
BLACK SABBATH -> Heaven & Hell, Paranoid.
GUNS N' ROSES -> Appetitte for Destruction.
QUEEN -> Sheer Heart Attack, Jazz.
FIGHT -> War of Words.
VAN HALEN -> I, II, Women & Children First, Fair Warning, Diverdown, 1984.

Best Regards,

[TenPastTen]

These are my "desert island" albums:

Pearl Jam - Ten
AC/DC - Powerage
Aerosmith - Rocks
Tool - Aenima
Tool - Lateralus
Led Zeppelin - I
Led Zeppelin - II
Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire
Black Sabbath - Paranoid


I imagine you have all these already...

[Ironcobra]

The number one album that you must own is Images and Words by Dream Theater. I would be willing to burn you a copy and send it if you pay shipping.

[Deltadrummer]

The number one album that you must own is Images and Words by Dream Theater. I would be willing to burn you a copy and send it if you pay shipping.

That's distribution. And whether you get paid for it or not, it is still a copyright infringement and it is still a felony.

[TenPastTen]

That's distribution. And whether you get paid for it or not, it is still a copyright infringement and it is still a felony.

That may be the funniest post I've ever seen on the forum. Well played Delta. Well played, indeed.

[mattsdrums]

FOREVER CHANGES by Love ... Arthur Lee was a genius

[stasz]

Duotones- Kenny G 2020202020200202022002

[Toby_Jackson]

I love this thread!

Beatles - Revolver, Pepper, The White Album, Abbey Road
Beach Boys/Brian Wilson - Pet Sounds, Smile
Dylan - Freewheelin', Highway 61, Blonde on Blonde
The Doors - The Doors
Zeppelin - 1-4, Physical Graffiti and Prescence
The Who - Who's Next, Live at Leeds
Floyd - DSotM, Animals, Wish, The Wall
Queen - II, Night at The Opera
Yes - Fragile, Close to the Edge
King Crimson - Court, Red
Genesis - Selling England, Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia, Deadwing
Dream Theater - Images and Words, Scenes From A Memory
Tool - Aenima, Lateralus
Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral, Fragile
Radiohead - The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, In Rainbows
Flamin Lips - Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi
Phish - Picture of Nectar, Rift, A Live One
Grateful Dead - American Beauty, Terrapin Station
Almmans - Eat a Peach, Fillmore East
Bob Marley - Legend, Babylon by Bus
Hendrix - Experience, Axis, Ladyland
Paul Simon - Graceland
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Sly and the Family Stone - Riot
Taj Mahal - Senor Blues
James Brown - Star Time
Prince - Purple Rain, Sign
Diana Krall - Girl in the Other Room
Manu Chao - Clandestino, Esperanza
Amadou et Mariam - Dimanche a Bamako
Steely Dan - Royal Scam, Aja
Velvent Underground - Nico
Zappa - We're Only In it For the Money, Hot Rats, Shut up n'Play Guitar
Art Blakey - Moanin
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Giant Steps
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency, Turn it Over
Mahavishnue Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire
Billy Cobham - Spectrum
Chick - Now He Sings, Crystal Silence
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior
Herbie - Thrust, Maiden Voyage
Weather Report - Black Market, Heavy Weather, 8:30
Steps Ahead - Steps Ahead
Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life
John Scofield - Uberjam, Groove Elation, A Go Go
Medeski Martin and Wood - Shackman, Combustication
Galactic - Coolin Off, Late for the Future
David Bowie - Ziggy, Hunky Dory, Scary Monsters
Nick Cave - Boatmans Call
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs, Alice
The Police - Regatta de Blanc
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa, Doolittle
Joy Division - Closer
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
The Clash - London Calling
Metallica - Ride, Master
XTC - Skylarking
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters, Colour & Shape
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
Rage Against the Machine - Rage, Battle of LA
Queens of the Stone Age - Deaf, Era Vulagris
Mars volta - Deloused, Bedlam
Failure - Fantastic Planet
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Stereolab - Dots and Loops
Mogwai - Rock Action, Come On Die Young
Muse - Origin, Black Holes
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
!!! - Myth Takes
LCD Soundsystem - Sounds of Silver
Battles - Mirrored
The New Deal - The New Deal
Daft Punk - Homework, Discovery
Vitalic - OK Cowboy
Justice - Cross
LTJ Bukem - Progressions Series
Sasha and Digweed - Northern Exposure Series
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Dr. Dre - Chronic
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
The Roots - Do You Want More
Badzium - Erykah Badu
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Why? - Alopecia

[Guz2]

If these haven't been said already:
Dio-Holy Diver
Candlemass-Nightfall
Alestorm-Captain Morgan's Revenge
Iron Maiden-Powerslave
Korpiklaani-Voice Of Wildernes
Pantera-Cowboys From Hell or Vulgar Display Of Power (or both)
Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon
UFO-Phenomenon
Venom-Black Metal
Tygers Of Pan Tang-Spellbound or Crazy Nights or both

[SGT_Drummer]

In no particular order;

The Mars Volta: Deloused in the Comatorium
The Blood Brothers; Burn Piano Island Burn, Crimes, Young Machettes
Interpol: Turn On the Bright Lights, Antics, Our Love to Admire
Avenged Sevenfold; A7X, City of Evil
From First to Last; Dear Diary My Teen Angst Has A Body Count, Self-Titled
Bloc Party; Silent Alarm
Blink 182; Self Titled and the live one
Fall Out Boy; Infinity On High
God Smack; Good Times, Bad Times
The Hives: ALL!
Ima Robot; self titled
Kings of Leon; Aha Shake Heartbreak, Youth and Young Manhood
Metallica; Death Magnetic, Master of Puppets
Murder By Death; Like the Exorcist but more break-dancing, Who will survive and what will be left of them, In Bocca Al Lupo
Radiohead: Hail to the Thief, OK Computer, Kid A
Tool; Aenima, Lateralus
Slipknot; All Hope Is Gone, IOWA

yeah, thats basically what is on my iPod atm. pretty much the only stuff i listen to regularly

[drumnoob]

That's distribution. And whether you get paid for it or not, it is still a copyright infringement and it is still a felony.

Thanks for filling us in, Dad! Just kidding--it's probably not a good idea to post that offer on a public forum.

Anyways, this is the truth. Images and Words is one of the greatest albums ever recorded, EVER. You must get it, or else otherwise be forever unmetal.

[hailhail]

Some of my personal favourites -
Radiohead - in Rainbows (best thing they've ever done imo)
The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday/Boys & Girls In America
Joy Division - Closer
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Clash - London Calling
Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk/The Life Pursuit
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
The Smiths - The Smiths
Television - Marquee Moon
Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The B*llocks
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am...
Kasabian - Empire
BRMC - Baby 81
Mogwai - Young Team
Hot Club De Paris - Drop It Till It Pops
Field Music - Tones Of Town
The Futureheads - The Futureheads
Pixies - Doolittle

[That Guy]

Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets

[Ainulindale]

Sacrement - Lamb Of God, an absoloute juggernaut this album, Adler does everything right - he's fast, powerful, creative and raw...
The Spirit Of Radio - Rush, a great collection thats sure to get you hooked on Peart, one of the finest rock drummers of our time...
and anything from Johnny Cash, its just great music!

[michael drums]

Hmm...


I thought for sure I posted on this thread before...but I can't find it. Hmm... :-|


Anyway, here's my list:(not in any particular order)

1.) Most, if not all, Buddy Rich recordings(too numerous to mention, take your pick)
2.) Moving Pictures - Rush
3.) Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
4.) Exit: Stage Left - Rush
5.) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
6.) Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
7.) Double Live Gonzo - Ted Nugent
8.) Flesh Caffeine - John Christ
9.) Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
10.) The Lost Trident Sessions - Mahavishnu Orchestra
11.) Hemispheres - Rush
12.) Eagles Greatest Hits (1970-1975) - Eagles
13.) Break the Cycle - Staind
14.) Texas Flood - SRV and Double Trouble
15.) Reggatta de Blanc - The Police
16.) The White Album - The Beatles
17.) Aja - Steely Dan
18.) Greatest Hits (1974-1978) - The Steve Miller Band
19.) Life and Times - Jim Croce
20.) Human Clay - Creed
21.) Blackbird - Alter Bridge
22.) Who's Next - The Who
23.) Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
24.) Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
25.) Axis: Bold as Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Whewww...I think that's enough...for now. ;-)

tbc...

[wolfmoon]

Destroyer (KISS)

October Rust (Type O Negative)

[razorx]

Simple Plan-Simple Plan
Dead Again-Type O Negative
Kiss Alive-Kiss
Shout at the Devil-Motley Crue
Ugly-Life of Agony
Live to win-Paul Stanley

Wow what a mix. Lol

[PBW]

If you're a Jojo Mayer fan, check out the album "Mystery To Me" by Janek Gwizdala. Beautiful drumming, including some very tasty jazzy drum n bass tunes. Oh baby!

[KLittle123]

-Any Fela Kuti album, particularly his live albums, aaaaand ummm,
-Herbie Hancock's Head Hunter,
-Kanye West's Graduation(his new one 808's and Heartbreaks is good, but slightly depressing),
-Once Nothing's "First Came the Law",
-Parliament Funkadelic's discography(never too much),
-Zion I -- "Mind over Matter"
-The Meter's Look-Ka Py Py
-Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
-A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
-OH! aaaaaand definitly Sidewinder by Lee Morgan.

All the other's are good too, but truthfully you don't have to own the albums, you can hear a majority of them on the radio

I'll list more later if I think deep about the question.

[Glum]

Love each and every song on the following albums!

Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun
Neil Young - Harvest
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Tool - Lateralus
The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

[Pavlos]

Guns & Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bullocks
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
The Cure - Disintegration
The Who - Who's Next
The Who - Live at Leeds
Yes - Going for the One
Yes - Close to the Edge
Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush - Signals
Radiohead - OK Computer
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Bjork - Vespertine
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (US release)
Beatles - Sgt Peppers
Beatles - Rubber Soul
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffitti
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
The Police - Synchronicity
Prince - Purple Rain
Prince - Sign o' the Times
Van Halen - Eponymous
Underworld - Everything, Everything
Sade - Love Deluxe
Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
Chemical Brothers - Surrender
Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
Queensryche - Empire
System of a Down - Toxicity
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

[michael drums]

cont...


26.) The Power of Rock and Roll - Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush
27.) Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush: Live - FM & MR
28.) The Yes Album - Yes
29.) Queensryche - Queensryche
30.) The Warning - Queensryche
31.) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
32.) Signals - Rush
33.) Counterparts - Rush
34.) Unplugged - Eric Clapton
35.) Boston - Boston
36.) Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid - Collective Soul
37.) Candlebox - Candlebox
38.) Survival of the Fittest: LIVE - Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
39.) Brain Salad Surgery - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
40.) Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith
41.) Aerosmith - Aerosmith
42.) Blizzard of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne
43.) Point of Know Return - Kansas
44.) Leftoverture - Kansas
45.) Unleashed in the East - Judas Priest
46.) Hell Bent for Leather - Judas Priest
47.) Destroyer - Kiss
48.) Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Dream Theater
49.) Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
50.) Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin


tbc...

[makinao]

Since the previous posts have rock and jazz covered, I'll go the other way...

Steve Reich - Drumming
Steve Reich - Tehilim

By the way, he is a drummer too.

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

Since the previous posts have rock and jazz covered, I'll go the other way...

Steve Reich - Drumming
Steve Reich - Tehilim

By the way, he is a drummer too.

As in THE Steve Reich? Funny. He was at my Uni the other week...

[Clubdrums]

I love this thread!

Beatles - Revolver, Pepper, The White Album, Abbey Road
Beach Boys/Brian Wilson - Pet Sounds, Smile
Dylan - Freewheelin', Highway 61, Blonde on Blonde
The Doors - The Doors
Zeppelin - 1-4, Physical Graffiti and Prescence
The Who - Who's Next, Live at Leeds
Floyd - DSotM, Animals, Wish, The Wall
Queen - II, Night at The Opera
Yes - Fragile, Close to the Edge
King Crimson - Court, Red
Genesis - Selling England, Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia, Deadwing
Dream Theater - Images and Words, Scenes From A Memory
Tool - Aenima, Lateralus
Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral, Fragile
Radiohead - The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, In Rainbows
Flamin Lips - Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi
Phish - Picture of Nectar, Rift, A Live One
Grateful Dead - American Beauty, Terrapin Station
Almmans - Eat a Peach, Fillmore East
Bob Marley - Legend, Babylon by Bus
Hendrix - Experience, Axis, Ladyland
Paul Simon - Graceland
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Sly and the Family Stone - Riot
Taj Mahal - Senor Blues
James Brown - Star Time
Prince - Purple Rain, Sign
Diana Krall - Girl in the Other Room
Manu Chao - Clandestino, Esperanza
Amadou et Mariam - Dimanche a Bamako
Steely Dan - Royal Scam, Aja
Velvent Underground - Nico
Zappa - We're Only In it For the Money, Hot Rats, Shut up n'Play Guitar
Art Blakey - Moanin
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Giant Steps
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency, Turn it Over
Mahavishnue Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire
Billy Cobham - Spectrum
Chick - Now He Sings, Crystal Silence
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior
Herbie - Thrust, Maiden Voyage
Weather Report - Black Market, Heavy Weather, 8:30
Steps Ahead - Steps Ahead
Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life
John Scofield - Uberjam, Groove Elation, A Go Go
Medeski Martin and Wood - Shackman, Combustication
Galactic - Coolin Off, Late for the Future
David Bowie - Ziggy, Hunky Dory, Scary Monsters
Nick Cave - Boatmans Call
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs, Alice
The Police - Regatta de Blanc
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa, Doolittle
Joy Division - Closer
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
The Clash - London Calling
Metallica - Ride, Master
XTC - Skylarking
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters, Colour & Shape
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
Rage Against the Machine - Rage, Battle of LA
Queens of the Stone Age - Deaf, Era Vulagris
Mars volta - Deloused, Bedlam
Failure - Fantastic Planet
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Stereolab - Dots and Loops
Mogwai - Rock Action, Come On Die Young
Muse - Origin, Black Holes
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
!!! - Myth Takes
LCD Soundsystem - Sounds of Silver
Battles - Mirrored
The New Deal - The New Deal
Daft Punk - Homework, Discovery
Vitalic - OK Cowboy
Justice - Cross
LTJ Bukem - Progressions Series
Sasha and Digweed - Northern Exposure Series
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Dr. Dre - Chronic
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
The Roots - Do You Want More
Badzium - Erykah Badu
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Why? - Alopecia

basically everything this guy says.

[michael drums]

...cont.


51.) "I Robot" - The Alan Parsons Project
52.) "Bad Company" - Bad Company
53.) "Straight Shooter" - Bad Company
54.) "Let It Be" - The Beatles
55.) "Spectrum" - Billy Cobham
56.) "Briefcase Full of Blues" - The Blues Brothers
57.) "Don't Look Back" - Boston
58.) "Fragile" - Yes
59.) "Collective Soul" - Collective Soul
60.) "Disraeli Gears" - Cream
61.) "My Own Prison" - Creed
62.) "Machine Head" - Deep Purple
63.) "The Doors" - The Doors
64.) "L.A. Woman" - The Doors
65.) "Octavarium" - Dream Theater
66.) "Hotel California" - Eagles
67.) "Led Zeppelin III" - Led Zeppelin
68.) "The Song Remains the Same" - Led Zeppelin
69.) "Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
70.) "Street Survivors" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
71.) "A Farewell to Kings" - Rush
72.) "2112" - Rush
73.) "Fly by Night" - Rush
74.) "Sticky Fingers" - The Rolling Stones
75.) "The Wall" - Pink Floyd


tbc...

[Mr. Pasquini]

Mastodon, Crack the Skye.

Everyone needs to sign off of drummerworld and get this album.

[White Rabbbit]

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
The Beatles- Sgt Peppers, Revolver, Abbey Road, Rubber Soul.
The Jimmy Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland, Are You Experienced.
Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow.
Jethro Tull: Aqualung and Thick as a Brick.
The Grateful Dead: Workingman's Dead and American Beauty.
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at the Filmore East.
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde, Highway 61 Revisited, Blood on the Tracks, Bringing it All Back Home.
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds.
Bob Marley: Survival.
The Clash: London Calling and Sandinista!
Cream: Disraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire.
CCR: Willy and the Poor Boys.
Crosby Stills and Nash: Crosby Stills and Nash.
The Doors: The Doors and LA Woman.
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin I through IV and Physical Graffiti.
Marvin Gaye: Whats Going On.
MC5: Kick out The Jams.
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon, Piper at The Gates of Dawn, Wish You Were Here.
The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main St., Sticky Fingers, Let it Bleed.
Sex Pistols: Nevermind the Bollocks, Heres the Sex Pistols.
U2: War
The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground and Nico, VU
The Who: Whos Next.
Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On.
Modest Mouse: The Lonesome Crowded West, The Moon and Antarctica.
Opeth: Still Life, Morningrise, Blackwater Park.


These are the great ones I could easily reference on my little nano. There are countless others.

[Pass.of.E.r.a.]

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Porcupine Tree - Nil Recurring
Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun
Dream Theater - Train of Thought
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Dream Theater - Images And Words
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
Dream Theater - Black Clouds And Silver Linings
Dream Theater - Awake
Steven Wilson - Insurgents
The Mars Volta - Deloused In The Comatorium
The Mars Volta - Bedlam In Goliath
The Mars Volta - Amputecture
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
Opeth - Deliverence
Opeth - Damnation
Opeth - Watershed
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Tool - 10,000 Days
Gavin Harrison 05Ric - Drop
Miles Davis - My Funny Valintine
Dave Matthews Band - Crush
Dave Matthews Band - (album with the song Rhme & Reason, that I can`t seem to remember......ugh)

hmm..... thats all i can think of at the moment.....

-Jonathan

[Clubdrums]

Phish - Rift, Junta, A live One
Tower of Power - T.O.P. , Soul Vaccination
Stan Getz - Quintessence Vol. 1
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main st.
Pat Metheny Group - The First Circle
Christian Scott - Rewind That , Anthem
Grateful Dead - American Beauty

If any of those haven't been named yet...

[RogerLudwig]

Howard Roberts - Antelope Freeway 1971 - Impulse
Selections: Antelope Freeway (H.Roberts-Michel-Szymczyk), That's America Fer Ya (H. Roberts), Dark Ominous Clouds (H. Roberts), De Blooz (H. Roberts), Sixteen Track Fireman (H.Roberts), The Ballad Of Fazzio Needlepoint (H. Roberts-Garofalo), Five Gallons Of Astral Flash Could Keep You Up For Thirteen Weeks (H. Roberts-Szymczyk), Santa Clara River Bottom (H. Roberts), Roadwork (H. Roberts).

Personnel: keyboards - Pete Robinson, Larry Knechtel, Mike Wofford, violon - Bobby Bruce, guitar - Mike Deasy, Howard Roberts, electric bass - Brian Garofalo, Max Bennett, drums - Bob Marin, John Guerin.

Session: Los Angeles, December 17, 1970 and March, 18,23, 1971.

[michael drums]

...cont.


76.) "Van Halen" - Van Halen
77.) "Van Halen II" - Van Halen
78.) "1984" - Van Halen
79.) "Abbey Road" - The Beatles
80.) "90125" - Yes
81.) "All the Right Reasons" - Nickelback
82.) "American Woman" - The Guess Who
83.) "Just a Game" - Triumph
84.) "Back in the High Life" - Steve Winwood
85.) "Away from the Sun" - 3 Doors Down
86.) "Run with the Pack" - Bad Company
87.) "The Better Life" - 3 Doors Down
88.) "Strikes" - Blackfoot
89.) "Lucy" - Candlebox
90.) "Can't Buy a Thrill" - Steely Dan
91.) "Chapter V" - Staind
92.) "The Illusion of Progress" - Staind
93.) "14 Shades of Grey" - Staind
94.) "Weekend Warriors" - Ted Nugent
95.) "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" - AC/DC
96.) "Disciplined Breakdown" - Collective Soul
97.) "Flowers" - The Rolling Stones
98.) "Free-For-All" - Ted Nugent
99.) "Fresh Cream" - Cream
100.) "Get Your Ya-Ya's Out" - The Rolling Stones

Wheeww...

That'll be enough...for now. ;-)

[kgrubb]

Let me give this a shot.

Saxon - Wheels of Steel
Saxon - Crusader
Motorhead - Another Perfect Day
AC/DC - Powerage
AC/DC - If you want blood you've got it
Scorpions - Lovedrive
Judas Priest - Point of Entry
Tygers of Pan Tang - Spellbound
Tygers of Pan Tang - Crazy Nights
Samson - Shock Tactics
Whitesnake - Live in the Heart of the City
Rainbow - Rising
Rainbow - Straight Between the Eyes

[Guz2]

Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti

[Der Februar]

The only album I would say you actually NEED...is Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. That album is too good.

[Meat the beat]

Burning for Buddy - tribute to Buddy Rich

[FunkyJazzer]

Jarrett at Blue Note.



Jack.
De.
Johnette.

[michael drums]

Burning for Buddy - tribute to Buddy Rich

I couldn't agree more!


I'm surprised I missed that one on my lists. :-|


Hmm...

[Anchein Vouivra]

If you're eclectic, here's some ideas if you don't own them already:

Venetian Snares - Rossz Allag Szuelett
Can - Tago Mago
Tortoise - Standards
Helge Lien Trio - Spiral Circles
Cephalic Carnage - Anomalies
Easy Stars All Stars - Dub Side of the Moon
Nick Cave - Lyre of Orpheus / Abattoire Blues
Ulver - Blood Inside
Nostromo - Ecce Lex
Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff
John Zorn's Masada - All of their albums must be owned