So finally, I'm starting my own Top 50 thread. Firstly, for those who don't know me, I'm Tomislav(obviously) from Croatia, simple man, computing student, music, film and books lover. There were actually not many things that influenced my music taste, I found most of it on my own(with help of the Internet, of course). But my older sister used to like rock/metal so she somewhat exsposed me to bands like Iron Maiden, Iced Earth and Nevermore. Unfortunately, she is now listening to not so good music
My parents like rock but not many of those things I like (they mostly listen to Croatian music). I would say I influenced my family more than they did me in terms of music.
But enough about me. What You can expect to see on this list? This is my ultimate Top 50 but there are some albums I discovered last year or so. Reason why I'm making this thread is the fact I love lists and also I hope to show some of you bands you might like. Also, since I'm in college, this is the only place where I frequently use English so this is chance to use it some more (excuse me if my English is bad
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Most of the albums on this list are classics but there are some you might not be familiar with. I was thinking about having a number of albums by artist limit but I didn't have a heart to exclude some of the albums
Here's pie chart with albums by decade for some spoilers
(idea shamelessly stolen from Evermind)
What I learnt from making list is how hard it is. It was really hard not to include some of the albums but I had to because there were over 50 albums I liked more.
I'll probably start with honorable mentions today. There will be some albums I didn't want to include for some reason(EPs) and those I love so much but I disconnected from them lately. Hope you'll enjoy my list
#50: Katatonia - Dead End Kings/Last Fair Deal Gone Down
#49: Blackfield - Blackfield II
#48: The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
#47: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
#46: Stoned Jesus - Seven Thunders Roar
#45: Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing(and other stories)
#44: Camel - Mirage
#43: Tool - 10,000 Days
#42: Dire Straits - Making Movies
#41: Wishbone Ash - Argus
#40: Tool - Ænima
#39: Death - Symbolic
#38: Mastodon - Once More 'round the Sun
#37: Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
#36: Rush - A Farewell to Kings
#35: The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
#34: Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow/Rising
#33: Riverside - Out of Myself
#32: King Crimson - Red
#31: Redemption - Snowfall on Judgement Day
#30: Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
#29: Opeth - Damnation
#28: Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy
#27: Anathema - Weather Systems
#26: Rush - Grace Under Pressure
#25: Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
#24: Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
#23: Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun
#22: The Who - Quadrophenia
#21: Opeth - Blackwater Park
#20: Metallica - ...And Justice for All
#19: Dream Theater - Awake
#18: Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
#17: Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
#16: Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
#15: Opeth - Ghost Reveries
#14: Fates Warning - Parallels
#13: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of the Seventh Son
#12: Rush - 2112/Permanent Waves
#11: Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
#10: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
#9: Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
#8: Dream Theater - Images and Words
#7: Kansas - Leftoverture
#6: Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
#5: Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
#4: King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
#3: Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
#2: Mastodon - Crack the Skye
#1: Dream Theater - Metropolis part 2: Scenes from a Memory