The one album that changed your life.

Cylob · 19th June 2003, 11:21

What was the one album that changed your life?

The The/Soul Mining (1983)

Mr Jones · 19th June 2003, 12:35

Dude, I was gonna open this thread and reply with the exact same message

My cover is the one with the woman smoking the ciggie, CD version, I take it that's the vinyl one?

Now, I'm fucking freaking out...........

Merlin · 19th June 2003, 13:15

Cylob · 19th June 2003, 13:21

What are the odds on that? For me it was March '91, I'd bought the cassettte (woman smoking the cigarette). I'd spent the previous 2 years listening exclusively to Magnum/Rush/The Alarm (you get the picture). I played Soul Mining, I kid you not 45 minutes later I was a completely different person.

"This is the day your life will surely change. This is the day when things fall into place".

How very true.

papadoc · 19th June 2003, 16:18

I'm glad to see that some things haven't changed.
It's good to know that a record or a piece of music,
still means something to someone these days.

Remembering that I come from the old days,
for me:

Released on January 20th, 1964.
Actually...The Beatles released 7 albums in the US
in 1964, all of them good.
(Let's see a band do that today!!!)

Before that album, I wasn't really listening to anything,
because there wasn't really anything to listen to.
Nothing that moved me, anyway.
This one album changed everything for me...
mentally, physically, and musically.
Maybe not always for the better...

FesterHead · 19th June 2003, 16:26

Rush - Moving Pictures

I was a cantankerous 11 year old before and a benevolent 11 year old after. Still trying to figure out why.

Cylob · 19th June 2003, 17:39

Festerhead, I spent the whole of 1990 listening to Rush. I got the Permanent Waves LP framed (nice erotic scene there). Sits on the wall next to Pixies/Planet of Sound (eyeball in a glass). I love Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, Limelight, Witch Hunt, Vital Signs. My favourite album is Power Windows, my favourite track Freewill/Permanent Waves.

Tarron_D · 19th June 2003, 19:25

Radiohead- The Bends or Nine Inch Nails- The Fragile

I was listening to Green Day one day, then the Just video came on tv. Lets just say i never looked back. I went from shitty pop punk bands to music with a meaning in less than a week. My playlist is full of Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails now. I bought all the Radiohead cd's, and shortly after that discovered Nine Inch Nails. They are both my favorite bands right now. I can't imagine listening to Green Day or Blink 182 ever again, no way. Im glad MTV2 plays one good video once in a while, or i'd still be stuck on the Green Day message boards trying to fit in with all those assholes.

cymomo · 19th June 2003, 21:23

!!! Symphony & Metallica !!!

When I heard "Master of Puppets" on this album, I've changed my music, my style, I've met new people, and all this happend almost in one day.

Master FOREVER!!

Wery sory for bugs....

ShyShy · 20th June 2003, 03:05

The Cure: Head on the Door.

was bored one day and decided to poke thru my brothers room and spotted the cassette. played it for the hell of it, expecting to just listen to one song and harass my brother later for listening to "weird" shit. i got hooked. and that was a complete turnaround, because at that time (late 80's) i was following my sister's lead and was listening to the pop of the time. now, i listen to a broad range of genres and am not hesitant to try something new.

Twilightseer · 20th June 2003, 08:10

Quote:

Originally posted by ShyShy
The Cure: Head on the Door.

Excellent album . And at the time, they had just recruited their best drummer, Boris Williams, and they had Porl Thompson on the line-up .
The Cure have released so many awesome albums and songs

(Disintegration anyone ?). Too bad that the current drummer sucks ass

old and quite mad · 20th June 2003, 09:49

In 1968 I ran head on into these two things.

Nothing was the same after that.

Twilightseer · 20th June 2003, 09:55

OAQM

How are you doing ?

old and quite mad · 20th June 2003, 10:02

I am doing.

When word got out about Justin, a bunch of "oldtimers" showed up to see what was going on.

I have yet to see mention of waffles.

Xerxes · 20th June 2003, 10:28

Would you really want waffles to be mentioned?

pukkaboy · 20th June 2003, 11:43

This album is simply inspirational. I have been listening to it for about 2 years now. i know the entire thing off by heart. its the best album in my collection and it probably will be for a very long time. If you have heard the original tubular bells (you know, from the excorcist), this one is infinitely better. Mike oldfield is a musical genius. Screw radiohead, even grandaddy. If i needed one record to survive the rest of my life, this would be it. I have listened to it easily over 200 times. it is nothing short of a masterpiece and i think everyone reading this should own it.

taylormemer · 20th June 2003, 12:09

Mine is obviously by SlipKnoT

ShyShy · 20th June 2003, 14:04

Twilightseer, actually i did post in another thread that my fave Cure album is Disintegration. and yeah, they're latest album is "iffy", which i was only able to hear a couple months back. i live on the west coast of the US, and it even took me while to find out that they were even making another!

Cylob · 20th June 2003, 14:37

[img]http://thecure.*************/Albums/1990-mixedup.jpg[/img][img]http://thecure.*************/Albums/1991-entreat.jpg[/img]
The perfect companions for Disintegration. Entreat (1989), Mixed Up (1990). Personally I rate these higher than Disintegration itself.

Atolibus · 20th June 2003, 21:27

VNV Nation - Solitary

I heard this one for the first time a few years ago and... I dunno. It just... clicked, I guess you could say. Life's been kind of strange since then.

Twilightseer · 23rd June 2003, 07:34

shyshy and Cylob

Yes, Disintegration is a masterpiece

It was the best line-up the band ever had. Sadly, as I said, the current drummer is pathetic: Bloodflowers would have been much better with Williams on the drums but apparently, his return is not planned.

Cylob · 23rd June 2003, 08:38

Twilightseer, I'm about to open a Cure thread (as you do). If only the customers would stop coming in (and phone would stop ringing)...

ShyShy · 23rd June 2003, 16:15

DAMN THOSE CUSTOMERS!

don't they understand that you've got better things to do?????

Cylob · 23rd June 2003, 16:29

Apparently, the average employee spends 2 hours a day on the internet. I like to think of myself an average guy, so 2 hours it is!!! Although these days it may be a little more.

d0rk · 24th June 2003, 19:36

Well I would have to say it was more so a song than a almbum

Baz Luhreman- Sunscreen

zamuz · 24th June 2003, 22:39

it's not a real album but once a friend of mine made me a cd with some great songs, i loved it and it meant a lot to me

but i'm kinda stupid and i lost it in a trip, but she was kind enough to make me another one

i love it even more now, and it really changed my life (well... a girl cared THAT much about me, so it changed my life cause i'm that way

)

Raz · 26th June 2003, 20:41

First one was Definately Maybe by Oasis, next was Conspiracy of One by The Offspring, next was Follow the reaper by Children of Bodom. And finally, Led Zeppelin - Early Days.

I'm one of the young-uns, i'm allowed to have those

dlinkwit27 · 26th June 2003, 22:50

Quote:

Originally posted by taylormemer
Mine is obviously by SlipKnoT

i am somewhat interested in how slipknot changed your life.

zootm · 27th June 2003, 00:42

Quote:

Originally posted by festerhead

Rush - Moving Pictures

I was a cantankerous 11 year old before and a benevolent 11 year old after. Still trying to figure out why.

ditto. in every respect, really.

GLewellen · 27th June 2003, 03:51

DJ Cam - Mad Blunted Jazz

I bought this around april and man this music gives you one hell of a new mental wiring. It is an excellent display of beauty and soul. The vocals are above heavenly and the beat is non-stop.

c2R · 30th June 2003, 22:08

Gah, a Neo avatar there d0rk!

I'd have to say the Beatles' Rubber Soul. It's fantastic.

laz · 1st July 2003, 04:42

I would have to say, the album that has had the most impact on my life would have to be Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles.
Before that I was listening to basicly CRAP. I have never gone back. Ya, I may not be old enough to remeber or have been around with the other bands you old timers are talking about. But I may just have to check them out.
But the album that is really affecting me now it Tool - Lateralus. It is just so deep and filled with quality. It is amazing.

apollos · 1st July 2003, 11:20

The Spirit Room - Michelle Branch

really spoke to me, changed my taste in music too.

lemon_chicken · 1st July 2003, 15:53

massive attack - blue lines

opened up a whole new world or music for me; faithless, endorphin, wicked beat sound system, groove armada etc... better than the crappy lyrics i had been ingesting previously

Mattress · 2nd July 2003, 05:22

The album that has influenced me the most would have to be BT's Movement in Still Life.
Though I probably never would have found BT if I hadn't first listened to Deeper Euphoria, though when I look back at my musical journey I do see hints of electronica that stick out to me now, so who knows. It was probably inevitable.

19th June 2003, 11:21	#1
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19th June 2003, 13:21	#4
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	What are the odds on that? For me it was March '91, I'd bought the cassettte (woman smoking the cigarette). I'd spent the previous 2 years listening exclusively to Magnum/Rush/The Alarm (you get the picture). I played Soul Mining, I kid you not 45 minutes later I was a completely different person. "This is the day your life will surely change. This is the day when things fall into place". How very true. Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

19th June 2003, 17:39	#7
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	Festerhead, I spent the whole of 1990 listening to Rush. I got the Permanent Waves LP framed (nice erotic scene there). Sits on the wall next to Pixies/Planet of Sound (eyeball in a glass). I love Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, Limelight, Witch Hunt, Vital Signs. My favourite album is Power Windows, my favourite track Freewill/Permanent Waves. Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

19th June 2003, 19:25	#8
Tarron_D Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bensenville, Illinois. (Chicago Suburb.) Posts: 501	Radiohead- The Bends or Nine Inch Nails- The Fragile I was listening to Green Day one day, then the Just video came on tv. Lets just say i never looked back. I went from shitty pop punk bands to music with a meaning in less than a week. My playlist is full of Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails now. I bought all the Radiohead cd's, and shortly after that discovered Nine Inch Nails. They are both my favorite bands right now. I can't imagine listening to Green Day or Blink 182 ever again, no way. Im glad MTV2 plays one good video once in a while, or i'd still be stuck on the Green Day message boards trying to fit in with all those assholes. "If everything I didn't give a shit about died, the only thing that would be left would be me, my dick, and maybe some pizza!" -Two (Visit www.ranting-gryphon.com, it rocks.)

19th June 2003, 12:35	#2
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,098	Dude, I was gonna open this thread and reply with the exact same message My cover is the one with the woman smoking the ciggie, CD version, I take it that's the vinyl one? Now, I'm fucking freaking out...........

19th June 2003, 16:18	#5
papadoc Comfortably Numb (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,619	I'm glad to see that some things haven't changed. It's good to know that a record or a piece of music, still means something to someone these days. Remembering that I come from the old days, for me: Released on January 20th, 1964. Actually...The Beatles released 7 albums in the US in 1964, all of them good. (Let's see a band do that today!!!) Before that album, I wasn't really listening to anything, because there wasn't really anything to listen to. Nothing that moved me, anyway. This one album changed everything for me... mentally, physically, and musically. Maybe not always for the better...

19th June 2003, 16:26	#6
FesterHead Alumni Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 14,108	Rush - Moving Pictures I was a cantankerous 11 year old before and a benevolent 11 year old after. Still trying to figure out why.

20th June 2003, 03:05	#10
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,066	The Cure: Head on the Door. was bored one day and decided to poke thru my brothers room and spotted the cassette. played it for the hell of it, expecting to just listen to one song and harass my brother later for listening to "weird" shit. i got hooked. and that was a complete turnaround, because at that time (late 80's) i was following my sister's lead and was listening to the pop of the time. now, i listen to a broad range of genres and am not hesitant to try something new.

20th June 2003, 09:49	#12
old and quite mad Major Dude Join Date: May 2000 Location: The PLANET Pluto Posts: 785	In 1968 I ran head on into these two things. Nothing was the same after that. The search for the ultimate signature continues apace. I have journeyed from the peaks of Nepal to the depths of oceanic trenches. I have crossed deserts, jungles, swamps, savannas, steppes and frozen wastelands. I have consulted with seers, swamis, sages, scholars and savants. The peregrination proceeds purposefully.

20th June 2003, 09:55	#13
Twilightseer Frenchoderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lavabo, fond du couloir, 3è porte à droite Posts: 6,309	OAQM How are you doing ?

20th June 2003, 10:02	#14
old and quite mad Major Dude Join Date: May 2000 Location: The PLANET Pluto Posts: 785	I am doing. When word got out about Justin, a bunch of "oldtimers" showed up to see what was going on. I have yet to see mention of waffles. The search for the ultimate signature continues apace. I have journeyed from the peaks of Nepal to the depths of oceanic trenches. I have crossed deserts, jungles, swamps, savannas, steppes and frozen wastelands. I have consulted with seers, swamis, sages, scholars and savants. The peregrination proceeds purposefully.

20th June 2003, 10:28	#15
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	Would you really want waffles to be mentioned?

20th June 2003, 11:43	#16
pukkaboy Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: The United Kingdom of Fools. Posts: 599	This album is simply inspirational. I have been listening to it for about 2 years now. i know the entire thing off by heart. its the best album in my collection and it probably will be for a very long time. If you have heard the original tubular bells (you know, from the excorcist), this one is infinitely better. Mike oldfield is a musical genius. Screw radiohead, even grandaddy. If i needed one record to survive the rest of my life, this would be it. I have listened to it easily over 200 times. it is nothing short of a masterpiece and i think everyone reading this should own it. *Croquet is the only real* form of happiness** Proud member of the Correct Grammar Association™. (CGA) 'All of your bases belong to us!'

20th June 2003, 14:04	#18
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,066	Twilightseer, actually i did post in another thread that my fave Cure album is Disintegration. and yeah, they're latest album is "iffy", which i was only able to hear a couple months back. i live on the west coast of the US, and it even took me while to find out that they were even making another!

20th June 2003, 14:37	#19
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	[img]http://thecure.***********/Albums/1990-mixedup.jpg[/img][img]http://thecure.***********/Albums/1991-entreat.jpg[/img] The perfect companions for Disintegration. Entreat (1989), Mixed Up (1990). Personally I rate these higher than Disintegration itself. Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

20th June 2003, 21:27	#20
Atolibus Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 132	VNV Nation - Solitary I heard this one for the first time a few years ago and... I dunno. It just... clicked, I guess you could say. Life's been kind of strange since then. "Don't fear the reaper."

23rd June 2003, 07:34	#21
Twilightseer Frenchoderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lavabo, fond du couloir, 3è porte à droite Posts: 6,309	shyshy and Cylob Yes, Disintegration is a masterpiece It was the best line-up the band ever had. Sadly, as I said, the current drummer is pathetic: Bloodflowers would have been much better with Williams on the drums but apparently, his return is not planned.

23rd June 2003, 08:38	#22
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	Twilightseer, I'm about to open a Cure thread (as you do). If only the customers would stop coming in (and phone would stop ringing)... Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

23rd June 2003, 16:15	#23
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,066	DAMN THOSE CUSTOMERS! don't they understand that you've got better things to do?????

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Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	Apparently, the average employee spends 2 hours a day on the internet. I like to think of myself an average guy, so 2 hours it is!!! Although these days it may be a little more. Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

24th June 2003, 19:36	#25
d0rk I contribute nothing. (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Virgacalementoflagantionio Posts: 3,030	Well I would have to say it was more so a song than a almbum Baz Luhreman- Sunscreen I came for the hatred. I stayed for the ballbag.

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zamuz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: santiago, chile Posts: 152	it's not a real album but once a friend of mine made me a cd with some great songs, i loved it and it meant a lot to me but i'm kinda stupid and i lost it in a trip, but she was kind enough to make me another one i love it even more now, and it really changed my life (well... a girl cared THAT much about me, so it changed my life cause i'm that way )

26th June 2003, 20:41	#27
Raz Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,470	First one was Definately Maybe by Oasis, next was Conspiracy of One by The Offspring, next was Follow the reaper by Children of Bodom. And finally, Led Zeppelin - Early Days. I'm one of the young-uns, i'm allowed to have those

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laz Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: the internet Posts: 1,089	I would have to say, the album that has had the most impact on my life would have to be Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles. Before that I was listening to basicly CRAP. I have never gone back. Ya, I may not be old enough to remeber or have been around with the other bands you old timers are talking about. But I may just have to check them out. But the album that is really affecting me now it Tool - Lateralus. It is just so deep and filled with quality. It is amazing.

1st July 2003, 11:20	#33
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	The Spirit Room - Michelle Branch really spoke to me, changed my taste in music too.

1st July 2003, 15:53	#34
lemon_chicken Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: the land of the collapsable clothesline Posts: 627	massive attack - blue lines opened up a whole new world or music for me; faithless, endorphin, wicked beat sound system, groove armada etc... better than the crappy lyrics i had been ingesting previously \|arbitary focus\| it's never as flaccid as it is when plucked \| 01110011 01100101 01111000 \|

2nd July 2003, 05:22	#35
Mattress Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 4,577	The album that has influenced me the most would have to be BT's Movement in Still Life. Though I probably never would have found BT if I hadn't first listened to Deeper Euphoria, though when I look back at my musical journey I do see hints of electronica that stick out to me now, so who knows. It was probably inevitable.

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