Alright, here goes Funeral- Arcade Fire In the Aeroplane- NMH Bloom- Beach House Helplessness Blues- Fleet Foxes High Violet- The National The Suburbs- Arcade Fire
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights The Beatles - Revolver The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow Radiohead - Kid A The National - Alligator The Pixies - Doolittle Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Coldplay's first three albums; parachutes, a rush of blood to the head, and X&Y were very deepening albums for me that really made me dig deep into music and how i approached songwriting.
@@thereliablesource7938 By that point they had become too famous for most people to give that album a shot, but I enjoyed it as well. It's always good to see people who can still think for themselves and listen to Coldplay like you two.
Modest Mouse's albums This is a Long Drive..., Lonesome Crowded West, and Building Nothing out of Something. Nobody writes like Isaac Brock and I just feel like the music that band makes speaks to me on a lot of different levels
Doolittle doesn't get mentioned enough. For me it's 1. Doolittle 2. OK Computer 3. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 4. Funeral 5. Loveless 6. In Her Gentle Jaws 7. Microcastle 8. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 9. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 10. The Glow pt. 2
I agree. Also, I really dig all your choices, man. Deerhunter, in my opinion, is an underrated band. Halcyon Digest might beat out Microcastle for me though.
Björk's solo discography (Debut, Post, Homogenic, Vespertine, Medulla, Volta, Biophilia, and all of the b-sides, unreleased, soundtracks, etc). I have listened to all of her albums straight through so many times I cannot even begin to fathom how many. Her music has done more for me than any other artist. I don't think I will ever find another artist that I feel as strongly about as Björk. When I listen to her albums it really feels like they are part of my DNA.
Funeral and The Suburbs by Arcade Fire! I'm not very into Reflektor but I'll always support them because their previous albums changed my life in countless ways. I also have to give credit to Ok Computer by Radiohead, Favorite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys, and In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel.
the suburbs-it's THE album for me and its just something that i turn to on a weekly basis for moral and emotional comfort because it just feels like it reflects my sentiments perfectly (however cliche they are) and the music is so goddamn gorgeous and even thinking about the album makes me emotional. i'm seeing arcade fire next summer and i've honestly never been more excited for anything in my entire life.
The Suburbs- Arcade Fire Illinois- Sufjan Stevens American Idiot- Green Day These three albums have changed how I see society, love, and God. I can honestly say they have completed my soul
Definitely the Radiohead albums. I can just connect to them in a weird yet profound, spiritual and emotional way. Radiohead carries a lot of sentimental value for me. Every time I listen to their music, no matter how many times I've heard of it, their songs always sound new.
Two stand alone for me: 1) for Emma , forever ago - Bon Iver 2) I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning - Bright Eyes These records defined a period in my life when I was at my all time low after dealing with heartbreak and having my childhood dream come to a sudden end. I was so unhappy and broken... I could never justify in words what I went through. These records were on constantly. They both helped me in ways that are hard to describe. They become a piece of my identity. For the first time for me, music became something so much more powerful and meaningful than just some form of entertainment. Music became a cathartic, expressive and even spiritual medium for me. Justin Vernon and Conor Oberst saved my life.
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. The best album of all time. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Say what you will about the man, but the music he creates is brilliant. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Changed my life and introduced me to a whole new world of music. Gets better with repeat listens. The Strokes - Is This It?. While I've hated their later albums, their first is a excellent release that inspired me. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs. While many consider Funeral to be their best, this is my favorite Arcade Fire album. The production is top-tier and the lyrics are relatable.
The National's 'Boxer' (and the rest of their material) has really enriched my outlook on the world. Phoenix's newest release 'BANKRUPT!' is another record which more recently helped shape the person I am today. Last summer was a transformation.
Haha. I just listed mine and scrolled down to see that you're chosen _In Rainbows_ and _The Eraser_ as well. :) _In Rainbows_ [well, more specifically _Scotch Mist_] is what got me into Radiohead and is a really great album experience and opened the door to my now favourite band. _The Eraser_ helped me through a tough winter in late 2009/early 2010. Not sure why, but that album just spoke to me and helped me deal with my emotions. Went straight to my gut. Have you heard the extended Harrowdown Hill?
HungryTacoBoy I know what you mean. Yes, I've heard it, and what I can't stop listening these days is Atoms For Peace, specially the live performances where you can see Flea and Thom dancing their asses off :) (and Reflektor, of course, goes without saying, or we wouldn't be here)
Polvo - Todays active lifestyles. Introduced me to a completely new way of organising music together. Each time I hear it I still get something new... First heard at a friends house when on holiday and the opening track had me hypnotised immediately. The album plays with space, opening it up and condensing it.
Rainn + Win is an awesome combo! The Suburbs is in my top ten favorites of all time-such a beautiful album that tells a story. Also in my top ten are Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz, Andrew Bird - Noble Beast, Grateful Dead -American Beauty, Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More. I'm only in my late 30s so my list is not yet complete. Thanks for all the suggestions-Now I will have to check out Radiohead and a few others!
The only full album that I enjoy would be the Spirited Away soundtrack composed by Joe Hisaishi. It adds and does not subtract from the overall experience of the breathtaking storytelling. It reminds me of the necessity of adapting.
arcade fire - the suburbs. this one hit me kind of roundabout. its release really did feel like an event for me because the arcade fire albums that came before it hit me so hard and totally turned me upside down, so i had a lot of anticipation. but the first few weeks, i just didn't get it. i asked where my favorite band had gone. and i put it down. i even missed the tour. in december i actually bought a copy and never opened it, thinking maybe i would give it another shot someday. nine months later i was driving east across the country, california to new york, on a whim, for a girl, and i finally unwrapped it and popped it in somewhere around iowa. and at the point i first heard "now that san francisco's gone" and "we head back east to find a town where we can live" it finally hit me. i was on the road for four weeks and the album was on repeat. the road can be a harsh and dramatic place, and the record was with me on every up and down. i put on sprawl ii when i was crying so much i didn't want to keep going, and i put it on when i was laughing so much i could hardly breathe. i sang sprawl i to myself pacing around in the parking lot of a hostel in the town the girl lived in when it hit me that she wasn't going to see me - it was the loneliest day of my life, you're talkin at me but i'm still far away. the album has never left my car since. fast forward a couple years and we have reflektor, and i got to hang out with arcade fire at the palladium halloween show, and talk to Win for a second... won't forget that. hey Win, hope you enjoyed the cd i gave you! cheers x ps it's great to hear Win talk about radiohead. i've been theorizing about subtle nods to them on AF records for years...
Arcade Fire- Funeral, made me realize music is great and really helped me through very bad moments (Neon Bible and the Suburbs are great too) The Beatles- Blue Album, I found this old vinyl disc at my grand-parents' and I suddently turned into a massive Beatles' fan Pavement- Crooked Rain Crooked Rain, I don't know why but it reminds me of last summer
Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz, All Delighted People, Seven Swans, Illinois, and most of his discography has been influential on me. It all resonates with me. I actually bought and learned the banjo because of this man. From learning the banjo, doors were opened up for me, another medium of expression, and finally an instrument that I could really call my own. If I had to choose a favorite artist, I would probably choose him. He is a great writer and multi-instrumentalist. From the top of my heart, I have Sufjam fever!
The National - High Violet: This albums lyrics and music literally brings out every emotion in me every time I listen to it all the way through - every song has a different tone and meaning when looked at the lyrics and tells a story. My first experience with real meaningful music and my favorite album to this day
Radiohead - Kid A ; This album changed my life and I feel different every time I listen to it The Cure- Disintegration : No matter how depressed and lonely, this album saves me Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral : Have to listen to it from the beginning to end and feels all the emotions relieved Pink Floyd- The Wall : The most distinctive and greatest double album Arcade Fire- The Funeral: Melancholic and despair album but encourages me to have hope in life
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire. I remember listening to this album as my friends and I wasted time driving around our boring little town that final summer after high school graduation. I listened to it on the trip up to college the first time. Every summer I come home and take a night drive around the town to this entire album at least once. Reminds me of friends come and gone, buildings built and others torn down. Gets a little more painful each year, but it's worth it.
It really is a special album. When reflektor came out, which is a great album in it's own right, I listened back to the suburbs and it just showed how good it was, it seemed to give it a new lease of life for me, timeless.
Win Butler has the same taste in music that I do because....the albums that he named off also have inspired me! Also, I'll be seeing them front row August 20th, 2014!!!
Loveless affected me the most deeply. I'm not certain that music has ever changed me or helped me be a better person, but it certainly has lead me to have experiences or to feel things I wasn't aware I could feel previously. Loveless has done this to me the strongest.
bright eyes - the people's key something about its synthy but folk attitude and the samples and Connor Oburst doing his thing make it so mesmerizingly relaxing
Thank you for this Rainn, you are one amazing dude! Joyful Rebellion and Atlantis: Hymns for Disco by K-os touch on the point of alienation and aversion to be social as human beings. Reflektor and The Suburbs are also important in that they provide commentary on the impacts that technology have on how we interact in our interpersonal relationships. This is something that many of us struggle with and is really changing our approach to social cues, customs, norms, and really how we relate to each other - the general societal shift from tribal / familial oriented relationships to individualistic / self-gratifying ones.
"For me, albums had more of a sense of kinda opening my mind, opening me up to the world a lot more, kinda giving me tools to be a human." - Win Butler Love it. I believe in albums.
Jeff Buckley's Grace. I remember first hearing it in the passenger seat of my best friend's old blue pick up truck. We had been driving a long time time in comfortable silence when he put on the cd. The first few notes of "Mojo Pin" drew me in but Jeff's voice sealed the deal. He had this wonderful range that could hit the high notes and the low ones with equal aching passion. I have the record now and when I listen to it, I still feel like that fifteen year old kid driving with my best friend. This album is proof to me that time travel exists.
Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary was what got me into indie music and through some of the most difficult moments of my life. Handsome Furs' Sound Kapital is a source of pure joy. Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues has some of the most profound lyrics I've come across not to mention the impeccable harmonies.
Television - Marquee Moon Beach Boys - Pet Sounds The Smiths - Meat Is Murder Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy The Beatles - Rubber Soul/Revolver/ Abbey Road Pixies - Doolittle Sorry, couldn't be bothered to edit down.
R.E.M. - Out of Time Tragically Hip - World Container Wintersleep - Hum The Most Serene Republic - Population Arcade Fire - Funeral - in my opinion easily one of the greatest albums ever recorded Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head Hey Rosetta - Seeds Punch Brothers - Antifogmatic Tokyo Police Club - Champ These albums helped shape who I am as a person and how i perceive both music and life in general
the suburbs inspired me so much, I started listening to Arcade Fire before I traveled to Haiti for the first time (not knowing then of their connection to that part of the Island) some of the lyrics on that album blew my mind. "never trust a rich man who preaches the sermon on the mound" also the bands ability to make you dance to a sad song or cry to a happy song, the ability to simultaneously push contrasting emotions like in The after life or crown of sorrow.
Pink Floyd, darkside, meddle, the wall, atom heart mother- changed my idea of what rock music can do with texture and atmosphere as a young kid The beatles- abbey road- it's my childhood, every car trip t heads, remain in light- spooky, groovy, many feelings at once in every moment wu tang forever, gritty, dissonant, funky, an exploration of rhythmic phrasing mahavishu orchestra, birds of fire, got it young, it is technical and precise but full of chaos and wild energy radiohead, most albums fela kuti- zombie
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon! It was the first album I ever owned, and I remember falling asleep listening to it every night. Eventually I got other albums and basically completely forgot about it. Then after I graduated high school I listened to it again and it basically blew my mind. I still can't believe I was listening to such amazing music and most of the content went completely over my head (and it was still great). So many levels to the album
Bright Eyes 'I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning', it's the first album for me that was different than what my friends or peers were listening to and something that I felt really spoke to me and really changed my listening habits from then on. I went from mostly listening to radio hits and magazine recommendations to going out and finding "my own music"
Mine would be Brotherocean - Syd Matters. I always listen to it in the car during long trips and it makes me feel free and fulfilled. Sometimes it also makes me want to cry... Just awesome!
Definitely "The Glow Pt. 2" by the Microphones. The way it's recorded really gives you a sense that it was lovingly handmade as one person's vision. The songs range from soft and intimate 2-chord folk tunes ("Headless Horseman") to escalating epics ("The Glow Pt. 2") to blown out metal ("Samurai Sword"), but all work to create a completely immersive experience.
( ) by Sigur Ros, also known as Untitled This album opened my eyes to God and true happiness and real love. I don't know what the lyrics mean in English, but that doesn't matter. Jonsi's voice and really the entire instrumentation is gorgeous, especially the bowed guitar- the album taught me how to see beauty in music, and in extension, in the rest of the world.
Barlowgirl - How Can We Be Silent. Barlowgirl's music helped me get through a lot of problems, but How Can We Be Silent really spoke to me about staying strong and trusting God.
"Follow Me Down" by Sarah Jarsoz was one of the first modern albums I listened to that I really connected with. I grew up listening to Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. I had a real love for folk music from a young age. But despite the fact that I'm from the south, I had never connected with bluegrass/americana music on a deep level before. "Follow Me Down" is an album which is so complex and rich. Banjos, mandolins, guitars play against each other so fantastically. And Sarah Jarsoz voice is like this gorgeous echo throughout all these acoustics. It's an album which feels like the music of my home. Whenever I listened to it, I'm taken back to summer days driving through the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's really wonderful reminder of where I'm from.
jamie t - panic prevention Mf doom - mm..food oasis - whats the story morning glory the stone roses - the stone roses kendrick lamar - overly dedicated Surrenderdorothy - weneveraskedforthis the verve - urban hymns and my favourite... m83 - hurry up we're dreaming
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. The Strokes - Is This It?. Arcade Fire - Funeral & Neon Bible, I discovered the band just months before the suburbs was released and those two albums were at some points addicting
As a musician, the few I can pick out of the hundreds of records I've heard are: Abbey Road/Rubber Soul - The Beatles (my earliest memory of hearing music) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (first album which felt like an experience to listen to) Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (showed me that rock could be poetic and also the power of words) Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (showed me that there are no boundaries in making music) M. Ward - Transistor Radio/ Neil Young - Harvest (showed me how timeless music can be) Oh and totally agree with Win, After the Gold Rush is an amazing record!
JEBUSSSS how am I just finding this brilliance?!?!? My soul music DNA: My Posse is on Broadway by Sir Mix a Lot (intro to a lifelong love of hip hop and rap artists), The Smashing Pumpkins Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness (a double disc masterpiece), The Bends by Radiohead (lifelong love of this band started here), The Harold and Maude Soundtrack by Cat Stevens (many soundtracks but this one hits from start to finish) and probably all Missy Elliot albums (each one innovates and elevates the game imo). So many. Thanks for this series it's SO GOOD.
I was bullied a lot and became depressed for most of my years high school. These albums basically saved my life. Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory, got me to reflect on personal problems. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, taught me to love. Say Anything - ...Is a Real Boy, showed me not to fear and take on your obstacles head on. Weezer - Pinkerton, showed me that love can be a challenge. those four are the biggest for me but I have to give shout outs to albums from P.O.S, Manchester Orchestra, Arcade Fire, Tegan and Sara, Saves The Day, Phoenix, Bob Dylan, Weatherbox, Shad, Fun./The Format, etc.
In no particular order: Metric - Synthetica Atoms For Peace - Amok The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds Arcade Fire - Neon Bible The XX - XX Broken Bells - Broken Bells Spoon - Gimme Fiction The Beatles - Abbey Road The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication And there are so, so many more. You just got me started :) Great video!
Matchbox Twenty, Mad Season. That album along with "More Than You Think You Are" made me understand that sadness and happiness are co-dependant. You can't have true happiness or sadness without the contrast of the two. The lyrics of many of the songs did and still make me feel more alive.
!. The smalls - self titled album 2. Um Koultom - live in Egypt (well, it's called something else, but it's amazing) 3. Skinny Puppy - They rocked my world!
Funeral - Arcade Fire In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel Illinois - Sufjan Stevens Led Zeppelin IV Modern Vampires of the City - Vampire weekend Let it Bleed - Rolling Stones Who's Next - The Who Kid A Halcyon Digest - Deerhunter
OK Computer (Radiohead)- There's a certain feel I can't describe that lives inside this record that I just love Funeral (Arcade Fire)- Devastating right from the first song, gives me chills every time Feels (Animal Collective)- Makes me so immensely happy, I can't even describe it, it makes me want to just run and jump around and the lyrics are so unique and full of childlike wonder Moon Pix (Cat Power)- Literally the most devastating album ever, no happy moments on this record, happiest moment is when Chan sings about how she almost killed herself, yet somehow I love it and play it all the time Knock Knock (Smog)- So weird and sinister, yet so honest in its storytelling... Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (Grouper)- It's like everything in this record is in it's right place, like every moment sounds great and it reminds me of the ocean Person Pitch (Panda Bear)- A very wise record, has taught me a lot about people Untrue (Burial)- No other record can say so much with so little
LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening Elliott Smith - Self Titled Talking Heads - Speaking in Tounges The Mountain Goats - This Year Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs The Antlers - Hospice
The B-52s - Rock Lobster -- it's was a whole new kind of music and their style is entirely impossible to replicate. it's also really science fiction-y and the lyrics are just plain fun David Lang - Child -- so much of my childhood is in this album
Neon Bible - heartbreaking and beautiful, makes me cry all the time Velvet Underground + Nico -it's so raw and wonderful The Vitamin String Quartet's Tribute to OK Computer - a masterpiece from start to finish
Ramesh Srivastava's debut album (I don't think he bothered to name it) is heartbreakingly real, while at the same time poetically poised and gave me the perspective that not all life could be insanely happy, but that fact is OK. BOY's Mutual Friends helped me to realize the burden of making our lives valuable is devastatingly weighty, but choosing to live in the positive moments is what carries us through. Sherwood's QU taught me pain can be uplifting and that I could choose who I became.
Arcade Fire, Funeral - First time I realized I had a profound love for music Frank Ocean, channel ORANGE - showed me how to relax and chill and accept weirdness Muse, Origin of Symmetry - as cathartic and purifying rock can get
Neon Bible - Arcade Fire Congratulations - MGMT News of the World - Queen 新しい日の誕生 - ２８１４ I'm still discovering music as I go so I'm sure this might change but so far these albums have defined my 14-19 years
gregory porter - liquid spirit gary clark jr. - black and blue Two really great albums that have been helping me reflect on my life experiences and console me when I need it. I would highly recommend them to anyone
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming Morning Parade - Morning Parade The Cinematic Orchestra - The Tree All three of these albums take me on a journey no other album can, especially M83's. I listen on headphones, in the dark, alone and I'm lost in a world of deep thought and meaning. Very spiritual experience.
Tool's Lateralus. Their music centers a lot around the injustice inflicted by people on each other and the introspection that prompts as a human capable of such acts. Lateralus in particular functioned as prism through which I could resolve my existential (and partly hormonal) angst with the world and humanity's dichotomy of beauty and injustice.
When I was younger, I used to listen to The Black Eyed Peas, Elephunk album. It just made me feel better, gave me energy and strength. Also the song "Where is the Love?" spoke some truth to me too and got me really thinking for the first time.
Some Albums that changed my life: Fall Out Boy -Take This To Your Grave The Cure -Disintegration The Smiths -The Queen Is Dead Arcade Fire -The Suburbs The Shins -Wincing The Night Away
"The thing about music is it exists in the air. There are no international boundaries." Win Butler
Awesome quote
"Where's the Justice At Yo?" needs to be the next album title for Arcade Fire
Alright, here goes
Funeral- Arcade Fire
In the Aeroplane- NMH
Bloom- Beach House
Helplessness Blues- Fleet Foxes
High Violet- The National
The Suburbs- Arcade Fire
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The lonesome crowded west- Modest Mouse
Lol this is the most indie list
@@ok_jaja I love indie.
Win is my man crush always.
Dude i see your comments on every AF video you're a hardcore fan! haha
187BURNZY Hehe. Seems I've made it a little obvious. Lol.
Yo tambien, right now, synchronic
Houses of the holy, appetite for destruction, redemption and ruin.
The Suburbs: Arcade Fire
Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd
After the Gold Rush: Neil Young
Fleet foxes: Fleet Foxes
In Rainbows: Radiohead
You have a good taste in music
You forgot something?
The lonesome crowded west: Modest Mouse
You need to listen to father John misty,John and will are best friends and he was also the drummer for fleet foxes
Sam's Town: The Killers
Funeral is the best arcade fire album
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
White Stripes - Get Behind me Satan
I watch this interview at least once a month... it's just good for the soul, man.
Funeral - Arcade Fire would certainly be THE album for me.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
The Beatles - Revolver
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
Radiohead - Kid A
The National - Alligator
The Pixies - Doolittle
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Interpol- turn on the bright lights
Arcade fire- neon bible and funeral
Phoenix- bankrupt!
OK Computer: Radiohead
Unknown Pleasures: Joy Division
The Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd
In Rainbows: Radiohead
The Suburbs: Arcade Fire
My Bloody Valentine- Loveless. This album has some of the best melodies ever written. Also every time I listen to it, I can hear something new.
The National- "Alligator"
Arcade Fire- "Funeral"
Bon Iver- "For Emma, Forever Ago"
Now here's a man with taste
Coldplay's first three albums; parachutes, a rush of blood to the head, and X&Y were very deepening albums for me that really made me dig deep into music and how i approached songwriting.
Viva La Vida was also great but i still agree with you.
@@thereliablesource7938 By that point they had become too famous for most people to give that album a shot, but I enjoyed it as well. It's always good to see people who can still think for themselves and listen to Coldplay like you two.
Funeral- Arcade Fire
Lonerism- Tame Impala
Illinois- Sufjan Stevens
YESSS I love all of those albums dearly
We would get along very well.
amazing picks
Now this is what i call "a nice music taste"!
Modest Mouse's albums This is a Long Drive..., Lonesome Crowded West, and Building Nothing out of Something. Nobody writes like Isaac Brock and I just feel like the music that band makes speaks to me on a lot of different levels
Funeral- Arcade Fire.
You know, I just feel like it's always stuck with me. I don't have words for it because it's just that good.
So many, but here goes:
Ok Computer
Doolittle
The Queen Is Dead
Unknown Pleasures
Turn On The Bright Lights
Ok Computer is genius.
Doolittle doesn't get mentioned enough. For me it's
1. Doolittle
2. OK Computer
3. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
4. Funeral
5. Loveless
6. In Her Gentle Jaws
7. Microcastle
8. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
9. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
10. The Glow pt. 2
I agree. Also, I really dig all your choices, man. Deerhunter, in my opinion, is an underrated band. Halcyon Digest might beat out Microcastle for me though.
I wish more people knew about The Glow pt.2. Fantastic Album!
Teddy Westside thats a great list,queen us dead first though lol
The National "Trouble Will Find Me". It's just such an excellent album!
Björk's solo discography (Debut, Post, Homogenic, Vespertine, Medulla, Volta, Biophilia, and all of the b-sides, unreleased, soundtracks, etc). I have listened to all of her albums straight through so many times I cannot even begin to fathom how many. Her music has done more for me than any other artist. I don't think I will ever find another artist that I feel as strongly about as Björk. When I listen to her albums it really feels like they are part of my DNA.
MGMT - Congratulations.
Pink Floyd - Animals.
Bowie - Young Americans/Low.
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures.
Gary Numan - Pleasure Principle.
*Joy Division- C L O S E R
I have both Closer and Unknown pleasures signed by Peter Hook
The Pleasure principle is a masterpiece.
Funeral and The Suburbs by Arcade Fire! I'm not very into Reflektor but I'll always support them because their previous albums changed my life in countless ways. I also have to give credit to Ok Computer by Radiohead, Favorite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys, and In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel.
Neutral Milk Hotel--In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
The Who--Quadrophenia
Tom Waits--Bone Machine
The Beatles--Let It Be
Van Morrison--Astral Weeks
the suburbs-it's THE album for me and its just something that i turn to on a weekly basis for moral and emotional comfort because it just feels like it reflects my sentiments perfectly (however cliche they are) and the music is so goddamn gorgeous and even thinking about the album makes me emotional. i'm seeing arcade fire next summer and i've honestly never been more excited for anything in my entire life.
I only come to Soul Pancake for Metaphysical Milkshake and nothing else.
The Suburbs- Arcade Fire
Illinois- Sufjan Stevens
American Idiot- Green Day
These three albums have changed how I see society, love, and God. I can honestly say they have completed my soul
Definitely the Radiohead albums. I can just connect to them in a weird yet profound, spiritual and emotional way. Radiohead carries a lot of sentimental value for me. Every time I listen to their music, no matter how many times I've heard of it, their songs always sound new.
"Yeezus" - Kanye West
"Kid A" - Radiohead
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles
these albums made me realize that art is music
you have a great taste in music
Two stand alone for me:
1) for Emma , forever ago - Bon Iver
2) I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning - Bright Eyes
These records defined a period in my life when I was at my all time low after dealing with heartbreak and having my childhood dream come to a sudden end. I was so unhappy and broken... I could never justify in words what I went through. These records were on constantly. They both helped me in ways that are hard to describe. They become a piece of my identity. For the first time for me, music became something so much more powerful and meaningful than just some form of entertainment. Music became a cathartic, expressive and even spiritual medium for me. Justin Vernon and Conor Oberst saved my life.
Neutral Milk Hotel- in the aero plane over the sea
Arcade fire- neon bible
The Beatles- sgnt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. The best album of all time.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Say what you will about the man, but the music he creates is brilliant.
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Changed my life and introduced me to a whole new world of music. Gets better with repeat listens.
The Strokes - Is This It?. While I've hated their later albums, their first is a excellent release that inspired me.
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs. While many consider Funeral to be their best, this is my favorite Arcade Fire album. The production is top-tier and the lyrics are relatable.
The National's 'Boxer' (and the rest of their material) has really enriched my outlook on the world. Phoenix's newest release 'BANKRUPT!' is another record which more recently helped shape the person I am today. Last summer was a transformation.
Radiohead - In Rainbows
The Strokes - Is this it?
Arcade Fire - Funerals
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Haha. I just listed mine and scrolled down to see that you're chosen _In Rainbows_ and _The Eraser_ as well. :) _In Rainbows_ [well, more specifically _Scotch Mist_] is what got me into Radiohead and is a really great album experience and opened the door to my now favourite band. _The Eraser_ helped me through a tough winter in late 2009/early 2010. Not sure why, but that album just spoke to me and helped me deal with my emotions. Went straight to my gut. Have you heard the extended Harrowdown Hill?
HungryTacoBoy I know what you mean. Yes, I've heard it, and what I can't stop listening these days is Atoms For Peace, specially the live performances where you can see Flea and Thom dancing their asses off :) (and Reflektor, of course, goes without saying, or we wouldn't be here)
Omg best taste ever.. after mine ofcourse😜
Polvo - Todays active lifestyles.
Introduced me to a completely new way of organising music together. Each time I hear it I still get something new... First heard at a friends house when on holiday and the opening track had me hypnotised immediately. The album plays with space, opening it up and condensing it.
Rainn + Win is an awesome combo! The Suburbs is in my top ten favorites of all time-such a beautiful album that tells a story. Also in my top ten are Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz, Andrew Bird - Noble Beast, Grateful Dead -American Beauty, Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More. I'm only in my late 30s so my list is not yet complete. Thanks for all the suggestions-Now I will have to check out Radiohead and a few others!
The only full album that I enjoy would be the Spirited Away soundtrack composed by Joe Hisaishi. It adds and does not subtract from the overall experience of the breathtaking storytelling. It reminds me of the necessity of adapting.
arcade fire - the suburbs.
this one hit me kind of roundabout. its release really did feel like an event for me because the arcade fire albums that came before it hit me so hard and totally turned me upside down, so i had a lot of anticipation. but the first few weeks, i just didn't get it. i asked where my favorite band had gone. and i put it down. i even missed the tour. in december i actually bought a copy and never opened it, thinking maybe i would give it another shot someday. nine months later i was driving east across the country, california to new york, on a whim, for a girl, and i finally unwrapped it and popped it in somewhere around iowa. and at the point i first heard "now that san francisco's gone" and "we head back east to find a town where we can live" it finally hit me. i was on the road for four weeks and the album was on repeat. the road can be a harsh and dramatic place, and the record was with me on every up and down. i put on sprawl ii when i was crying so much i didn't want to keep going, and i put it on when i was laughing so much i could hardly breathe. i sang sprawl i to myself pacing around in the parking lot of a hostel in the town the girl lived in when it hit me that she wasn't going to see me - it was the loneliest day of my life, you're talkin at me but i'm still far away. the album has never left my car since. fast forward a couple years and we have reflektor, and i got to hang out with arcade fire at the palladium halloween show, and talk to Win for a second... won't forget that.
hey Win, hope you enjoyed the cd i gave you!
cheers x
ps it's great to hear Win talk about radiohead. i've been theorizing about subtle nods to them on AF records for years...
Arcade Fire- Funeral, made me realize music is great and really helped me through very bad moments (Neon Bible and the Suburbs are great too)
The Beatles- Blue Album, I found this old vinyl disc at my grand-parents' and I suddently turned into a massive Beatles' fan
Pavement- Crooked Rain Crooked Rain, I don't know why but it reminds me of last summer
Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz, All Delighted People, Seven Swans, Illinois, and most of his discography has been influential on me. It all resonates with me. I actually bought and learned the banjo because of this man. From learning the banjo, doors were opened up for me, another medium of expression, and finally an instrument that I could really call my own. If I had to choose a favorite artist, I would probably choose him. He is a great writer and multi-instrumentalist. From the top of my heart, I have Sufjam fever!
The National - High Violet: This albums lyrics and music literally brings out every emotion in me every time I listen to it all the way through - every song has a different tone and meaning when looked at the lyrics and tells a story. My first experience with real meaningful music and my favorite album to this day
Radiohead - Kid A ; This album changed my life and I feel different every time I listen to it
The Cure- Disintegration : No matter how depressed and lonely, this album saves me
Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral : Have to listen to it from the beginning to end and feels all the emotions relieved
Pink Floyd- The Wall : The most distinctive and greatest double album
Arcade Fire- The Funeral: Melancholic and despair album but encourages me to have hope in life
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire. I remember listening to this album as my friends and I wasted time driving around our boring little town that final summer after high school graduation. I listened to it on the trip up to college the first time. Every summer I come home and take a night drive around the town to this entire album at least once. Reminds me of friends come and gone, buildings built and others torn down. Gets a little more painful each year, but it's worth it.
It really is a special album. When reflektor came out, which is a great album in it's own right, I listened back to the suburbs and it just showed how good it was, it seemed to give it a new lease of life for me, timeless.
This is one of My favorite. Win s videos
Win Butler has the same taste in music that I do because....the albums that he named off also have inspired me! Also, I'll be seeing them front row August 20th, 2014!!!
My personal Favorites are Loveless by My Bloody Valentine, Pink Moon by Nick Drake, and Is This It by the Strokes.
Loveless affected me the most deeply. I'm not certain that music has ever changed me or helped me be a better person, but it certainly has lead me to have experiences or to feel things I wasn't aware I could feel previously. Loveless has done this to me the strongest.
Ryan Jackson I feel very much the same about it. Loveless opened my mind to new, different ways of thinking like no other album has ever done before.
bright eyes - the people's key
something about its synthy but folk attitude and the samples and Connor Oburst doing his thing make it so mesmerizingly relaxing
Revolver - The Beatles
In Utero - Nirvana
OK Computer - Radiohead
Elephant - The White Stripes
Pinkerton - Weezer
Thank you for this Rainn, you are one amazing dude! Joyful Rebellion and Atlantis: Hymns for Disco by K-os touch on the point of alienation and aversion to be social as human beings. Reflektor and The Suburbs are also important in that they provide commentary on the impacts that technology have on how we interact in our interpersonal relationships. This is something that many of us struggle with and is really changing our approach to social cues, customs, norms, and really how we relate to each other - the general societal shift from tribal / familial oriented relationships to individualistic / self-gratifying ones.
Hospice by The Antlers. That album changed the way I perceive storytelling in music, and no piece of music has ever touched me so deeply.
"For me, albums had more of a sense of kinda opening my mind, opening me up to the world a lot more, kinda giving me tools to be a human." - Win Butler
Love it. I believe in albums.
Jeff Buckley's Grace. I remember first hearing it in the passenger seat of my best friend's old blue pick up truck. We had been driving a long time time in comfortable silence when he put on the cd. The first few notes of "Mojo Pin" drew me in but Jeff's voice sealed the deal. He had this wonderful range that could hit the high notes and the low ones with equal aching passion. I have the record now and when I listen to it, I still feel like that fifteen year old kid driving with my best friend. This album is proof to me that time travel exists.
best interview ive seen with win. great interviewer got my subscription :D
Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary was what got me into indie music and through some of the most difficult moments of my life. Handsome Furs' Sound Kapital is a source of pure joy. Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues has some of the most profound lyrics I've come across not to mention the impeccable harmonies.
Such a cool interview, their both so relaxed around eachother
Television - Marquee Moon
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy
The Beatles - Rubber Soul/Revolver/ Abbey Road
Pixies - Doolittle
Sorry, couldn't be bothered to edit down.
Radiohead-Kid A
D'Angelo-Voodoo
The Clash- London Calling
OutKast- Aquemini
Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin Bob Dylan
R.E.M. - Out of Time
Tragically Hip - World Container
Wintersleep - Hum
The Most Serene Republic - Population
Arcade Fire - Funeral - in my opinion easily one of the greatest albums ever recorded
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Hey Rosetta - Seeds
Punch Brothers - Antifogmatic
Tokyo Police Club - Champ
These albums helped shape who I am as a person and how i perceive both music and life in general
Siamese Dream-Smashing Pumpkins, Neon Bible-Arcade Fire, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea-Neutral Milk Hotel, Congratulations-MGMT, In Rainbows-Radiohead
the suburbs inspired me so much, I started listening to Arcade Fire before I traveled to Haiti for the first time (not knowing then of their connection to that part of the Island) some of the lyrics on that album blew my mind. "never trust a rich man who preaches the sermon on the mound" also the bands ability to make you dance to a sad song or cry to a happy song, the ability to simultaneously push contrasting emotions like in The after life or crown of sorrow.
Here we are again!! 😁😆
Pink Floyd, darkside, meddle, the wall, atom heart mother- changed my idea of what rock music can do with texture and atmosphere as a young kid
The beatles- abbey road- it's my childhood, every car trip
t heads, remain in light- spooky, groovy, many feelings at once in every moment
wu tang forever, gritty, dissonant, funky, an exploration of rhythmic phrasing
mahavishu orchestra, birds of fire, got it young, it is technical and precise but full of chaos and wild energy
radiohead, most albums
fela kuti- zombie
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon! It was the first album I ever owned, and I remember falling asleep listening to it every night. Eventually I got other albums and basically completely forgot about it. Then after I graduated high school I listened to it again and it basically blew my mind. I still can't believe I was listening to such amazing music and most of the content went completely over my head (and it was still great). So many levels to the album
Bright Eyes 'I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning', it's the first album for me that was different than what my friends or peers were listening to and something that I felt really spoke to me and really changed my listening habits from then on. I went from mostly listening to radio hits and magazine recommendations to going out and finding "my own music"
Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
M. Ward - Transfiguration of Vincent
Mine would be Brotherocean - Syd Matters. I always listen to it in the car during long trips and it makes me feel free and fulfilled. Sometimes it also makes me want to cry... Just awesome!
Definitely "The Glow Pt. 2" by the Microphones. The way it's recorded really gives you a sense that it was lovingly handmade as one person's vision. The songs range from soft and intimate 2-chord folk tunes ("Headless Horseman") to escalating epics ("The Glow Pt. 2") to blown out metal ("Samurai Sword"), but all work to create a completely immersive experience.
the first 52 seconds of this video are so bizarre and i really love it
( ) by Sigur Ros, also known as Untitled
This album opened my eyes to God and true happiness and real love. I don't know what the lyrics mean in English, but that doesn't matter. Jonsi's voice and really the entire instrumentation is gorgeous, especially the bowed guitar- the album taught me how to see beauty in music, and in extension, in the rest of the world.
Barlowgirl - How Can We Be Silent. Barlowgirl's music helped me get through a lot of problems, but How Can We Be Silent really spoke to me about staying strong and trusting God.
Brand New - The Devil and God ...
Spoon - Girls Can Tell
Elliott Smith - all albums
I cannot contain my happiness right now.
Nice learned a new fact today about the banjo. Knowledge+1
"Follow Me Down" by Sarah Jarsoz was one of the first modern albums I listened to that I really connected with. I grew up listening to Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. I had a real love for folk music from a young age. But despite the fact that I'm from the south, I had never connected with bluegrass/americana music on a deep level before. "Follow Me Down" is an album which is so complex and rich. Banjos, mandolins, guitars play against each other so fantastically. And Sarah Jarsoz voice is like this gorgeous echo throughout all these acoustics. It's an album which feels like the music of my home. Whenever I listened to it, I'm taken back to summer days driving through the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's really wonderful reminder of where I'm from.
jamie t - panic prevention
Mf doom - mm..food
oasis - whats the story morning glory
the stone roses - the stone roses
kendrick lamar - overly dedicated
Surrenderdorothy - weneveraskedforthis
the verve - urban hymns
and my favourite...
m83 - hurry up we're dreaming
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
The Strokes - Is This It?.
Arcade Fire - Funeral & Neon Bible, I discovered the band just months before the suburbs was released and those two albums were at some points addicting
Win, you make me cry tears of joy.
As a musician, the few I can pick out of the hundreds of records I've heard are:
Abbey Road/Rubber Soul - The Beatles (my earliest memory of hearing music)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (first album which felt like an experience to listen to)
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (showed me that rock could be poetic and also the power of words)
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (showed me that there are no boundaries in making music)
M. Ward - Transistor Radio/ Neil Young - Harvest (showed me how timeless music can be)
Oh and totally agree with Win, After the Gold Rush is an amazing record!
JEBUSSSS how am I just finding this brilliance?!?!? My soul music DNA: My Posse is on Broadway by Sir Mix a Lot (intro to a lifelong love of hip hop and rap artists), The Smashing Pumpkins Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness (a double disc masterpiece), The Bends by Radiohead (lifelong love of this band started here), The Harold and Maude Soundtrack by Cat Stevens (many soundtracks but this one hits from start to finish) and probably all Missy Elliot albums (each one innovates and elevates the game imo). So many. Thanks for this series it's SO GOOD.
I was bullied a lot and became depressed for most of my years high school. These albums basically saved my life.
Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory, got me to reflect on personal problems.
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, taught me to love.
Say Anything - ...Is a Real Boy, showed me not to fear and take on your obstacles head on.
Weezer - Pinkerton, showed me that love can be a challenge.
those four are the biggest for me but I have to give shout outs to albums from P.O.S, Manchester Orchestra, Arcade Fire, Tegan and Sara, Saves The Day, Phoenix, Bob Dylan, Weatherbox, Shad, Fun./The Format, etc.
I wish this could last forever.
Funeral - Arcade Fire, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel, White Blood Cells - The White Stripes, To Be Kind - Swans.
I can tell that we are gonna be friends.
DoorMatt Holmes Love the profile pic.
In no particular order:
Metric - Synthetica
Atoms For Peace - Amok
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
The XX - XX
Broken Bells - Broken Bells
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
And there are so, so many more. You just got me started :) Great video!
a metaphysical milkshake with the avett brothers would be awesome!
Matchbox Twenty, Mad Season.
That album along with "More Than You Think You Are" made me understand that sadness and happiness are co-dependant. You can't have true happiness or sadness without the contrast of the two.
The lyrics of many of the songs did and still make me feel more alive.
!. The smalls - self titled album
2. Um Koultom - live in Egypt (well, it's called something else, but it's amazing)
3. Skinny Puppy - They rocked my world!
Funeral - Arcade Fire
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
Led Zeppelin IV
Modern Vampires of the City - Vampire weekend
Let it Bleed - Rolling Stones
Who's Next - The Who
Kid A
Halcyon Digest - Deerhunter
OK Computer (Radiohead)- There's a certain feel I can't describe that lives inside this record that I just love
Funeral (Arcade Fire)- Devastating right from the first song, gives me chills every time
Feels (Animal Collective)- Makes me so immensely happy, I can't even describe it, it makes me want to just run and jump around and the lyrics are so unique and full of childlike wonder
Moon Pix (Cat Power)- Literally the most devastating album ever, no happy moments on this record, happiest moment is when Chan sings about how she almost killed herself, yet somehow I love it and play it all the time
Knock Knock (Smog)- So weird and sinister, yet so honest in its storytelling...
Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (Grouper)- It's like everything in this record is in it's right place, like every moment sounds great and it reminds me of the ocean
Person Pitch (Panda Bear)- A very wise record, has taught me a lot about people
Untrue (Burial)- No other record can say so much with so little
LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
Elliott Smith - Self Titled
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tounges
The Mountain Goats - This Year
Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
The Antlers - Hospice
very nice!
The B-52s - Rock Lobster -- it's was a whole new kind of music and their style is entirely impossible to replicate. it's also really science fiction-y and the lyrics are just plain fun
David Lang - Child -- so much of my childhood is in this album
Clap your hands say yeah. Their self titled album just has been something that I can listen to no matter what my mood is.
AND The National:Boxer
A dark nior of an album, captures that feeling of feeling lost and alone.
Neon Bible - heartbreaking and beautiful, makes me cry all the time
Velvet Underground + Nico -it's so raw and wonderful
The Vitamin String Quartet's Tribute to OK Computer - a masterpiece from start to finish
Ramesh Srivastava's debut album (I don't think he bothered to name it) is heartbreakingly real, while at the same time poetically poised and gave me the perspective that not all life could be insanely happy, but that fact is OK. BOY's Mutual Friends helped me to realize the burden of making our lives valuable is devastatingly weighty, but choosing to live in the positive moments is what carries us through. Sherwood's QU taught me pain can be uplifting and that I could choose who I became.
Arcade Fire, Funeral - First time I realized I had a profound love for music
Frank Ocean, channel ORANGE - showed me how to relax and chill and accept weirdness
Muse, Origin of Symmetry - as cathartic and purifying rock can get
Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
Congratulations - MGMT
News of the World - Queen
新しい日の誕生 - ２８１４
I'm still discovering music as I go so I'm sure this might change but so far these albums have defined my 14-19 years
gregory porter - liquid spirit
gary clark jr. - black and blue
Two really great albums that have been helping me reflect on my life experiences and console me when I need it. I would highly recommend them to anyone
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Morning Parade - Morning Parade
The Cinematic Orchestra - The Tree
All three of these albums take me on a journey no other album can, especially M83's. I listen on headphones, in the dark, alone and I'm lost in a world of deep thought and meaning. Very spiritual experience.
Tool's Lateralus. Their music centers a lot around the injustice inflicted by people on each other and the introspection that prompts as a human capable of such acts. Lateralus in particular functioned as prism through which I could resolve my existential (and partly hormonal) angst with the world and humanity's dichotomy of beauty and injustice.
When I was younger, I used to listen to The Black Eyed Peas, Elephunk album. It just made me feel better, gave me energy and strength. Also the song "Where is the Love?" spoke some truth to me too and got me really thinking for the first time.
Some Albums that changed my life:
Fall Out Boy -Take This To Your Grave
The Cure -Disintegration
The Smiths -The Queen Is Dead
Arcade Fire -The Suburbs
The Shins -Wincing The Night Away