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Title: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: JLa on November 24, 2022, 12:24:19 PM
As music fans we spend lots of time checking out new releases, recommendations, listening to this, that and everything. If you are anything like myself however, you always return to an old favourite. There's always one album (or a few?) that never really goes out of rotation.

Mine are probably DT - Awake and Opeth - Blackwater Park.

What's yours?
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: twosuitsluke on November 24, 2022, 12:39:29 PM
Coheed and Cambria
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: jammindude on November 24, 2022, 12:52:25 PM
Haken hasn’t left my playlist since I first discovered them.

Odd Logic has been a close second. Specifically the album If We Were Live. But Last Watch of the Nightingale was right up there too.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on November 24, 2022, 01:53:27 PM
I have a handful of albums that I always go back to. These albums always seem to fascinate me and bring a sense of nostalgia, wonderment, and joy.

Tool - Lateralus
Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3
Marillion - Marbles
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Moonsorrow - Verisakeet
Type O Negative - Life is Killing Me
AFI - Sing the Sorrow
Anathema - Weather Systems
Rush - Different Stages
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: NoseofNicko on November 24, 2022, 01:56:58 PM
Anathema - Weather Systems

I’ve seen this album mentioned many times on here lately, guess I should give it a listen.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: JLa on November 24, 2022, 02:03:43 PM
Anathema - Weather Systems

I’ve seen this album mentioned many times on here lately, guess I should give it a listen.
The two opening tracks (or, it's just one really, but they've split it in pt.1 and pt.2) are stunning. Headphones recommended.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Nachtmerrie on November 24, 2022, 02:19:53 PM
Dream Theater - Scenes
TesseracT - Altered State
Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: jammindude on November 24, 2022, 02:38:50 PM
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk

Honestly one of the greatest albums in existence
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: twosuitsluke on November 24, 2022, 02:41:13 PM
Anathema - Weather Systems

I’ve seen this album mentioned many times on here lately, guess I should give it a listen.
The two opening tracks (or, it's just one really, but they've split it in pt.1 and pt.2) are stunning. Headphones recommended.

Those two really made an Anathema fan out of me! Fucking beautiful
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: wolfking on November 24, 2022, 02:46:46 PM
Anathema - Weather Systems

I’ve seen this album mentioned many times on here lately, guess I should give it a listen.
The two opening tracks (or, it's just one really, but they've split it in pt.1 and pt.2) are stunning. Headphones recommended.

Those two really made an Anathema fan out of me! Fucking beautiful

I don't think I've checked out anything from them either. 
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: lonestar on November 24, 2022, 02:54:14 PM
IQ - Seventh House, Frequency
Marillion - Clutching at Straws, Brave
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: jammindude on November 24, 2022, 02:59:18 PM
IQ - Seventh House, Frequency
Marillion - Clutching at Straws, Brave

Great call on both IQ albums and CAS. I’m still lukewarm on Brave.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on November 24, 2022, 03:13:13 PM
Anathema - Weather Systems

I’ve seen this album mentioned many times on here lately, guess I should give it a listen.


It’s a certified DTF classic. And I remember when it came out and people were calling it a worse version of their previous album. :biggrin:
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: twosuitsluke on November 24, 2022, 03:23:07 PM
I have a handful of albums that I always go back to. These albums always seem to fascinate me and bring a sense of nostalgia, wonderment, and joy.

Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Type O Negative - Life is Killing Me
AFI - Sing the Sorrow
Anathema - Weather Systems

Coheed is the only one I revisit on the reg, but these are great albums.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Revenge319 on November 24, 2022, 04:07:34 PM
Avantasia - The Scarecrow
Between the Buried and Me - Colors
The Dear Hunter - Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
Haken - Visions
Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition


These aren't even necessarily my all-time favorites (aside from Anno Domini High Definition), but I can always turn on these albums, go through the whole thing, and have a great time. I could also add at least a few Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree albums, but it's been a while since I've given a lot of listens to full albums from them and I'm not entirely sure which ones would be the best examples for this topic.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: TAC on November 24, 2022, 05:06:27 PM
My comfort area would be anything from 1981-1985, the time period where I was really shaping my musical journey.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: lonestar on November 24, 2022, 06:26:40 PM
IQ - Seventh House, Frequency
Marillion - Clutching at Straws, Brave

Great call on both IQ albums and CAS. I’m still lukewarm on Brave.

I definitely have to be in a mood for Brave, but when I am, in a dark room with my good headphones on, there's nothing better.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on November 24, 2022, 06:43:32 PM
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient

You need to listen to more of his albums!
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Revenge319 on November 24, 2022, 07:24:28 PM
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient

You need to listen to more of his albums!

Yeah, I still only know that one and Ocean Machine: Biomech. I definitely want to check out more from him, I just gotta actually get around to doing it.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: LithoJazzoSphere on November 24, 2022, 08:38:25 PM
This month for me is celebrating 20 years of listening to In Flames.  I read a feature on them in Metal Maniacs, which I would browse occasionally on campus, and somehow I got the idea that they had this amazing guitar tone, and I would turn out to be right.  I sampled some MP3s, bought Colony, and I still listen to something from it quite frequently, "Man Made God" and "Zombie Inc." being two favorites in particular for the acoustic or semi-clean guitar parts, but the whole first half of the album is especially strong. 

Anathema - Weather Systems

I’ve seen this album mentioned many times on here lately, guess I should give it a listen.


It’s a certified DTF classic. And I remember when it came out and people were calling it a worse version of their previous album. :biggrin:

It's the album that turned me into a fan of theirs.  I heard some of their material in the 00s and it didn't click, but when I checked WS out it bowled me over. 
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Lethean on November 25, 2022, 12:04:31 AM
Katatonia - Dead End Kings is my absolute most listened to album.  But really I listen to their last 6 albums far more than anything else. 

After that:
Leprous - Bilateral and Pitfalls

Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies and Arcturian

Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Glasser on November 25, 2022, 12:41:02 AM
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk

Honestly one of the greatest albums in existence

YES!!!! I saw them live on that tour and they were incredible! The vocal melodies and harmonies give me goosebumps. It truly is one of best albums ever. Great call!
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Glasser on November 25, 2022, 12:48:27 AM
Ozzy - Speak of The Devil.
Triumph - Thunder Seven.
Misfits - Legacy of Brutality.
Black Flag - Slip it in.

* These albums find their way into my CD player at least once every week.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: King Postwhore on November 25, 2022, 05:37:54 AM
Rush - Power Windows
Dada - El Subliminoso
Steven Wilson- The Raven That Refused To Sing
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: TAC on November 25, 2022, 05:54:48 AM
Ozzy - Speak of The Devil.
Triumph - Thunder Seven.

* These albums find their way into my CD player at least once every week.

Interesting choices for both bands.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: mike099 on November 25, 2022, 06:29:39 AM
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Allegaeon- Apoptosis
Rivers of Nihil - Monarchy
Deaf Heaven -ordinary Corrupt Human
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: lonestar on November 25, 2022, 09:10:18 AM
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Allegaeon- Apoptosis
Rivers of Nihil - Monarchy
Deaf Heaven -ordinary Corrupt Human
Joni Mitchell - Blue

That Allegaeon album is so fucking dope.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Metro on November 25, 2022, 09:21:28 AM
Big Big Train - English Electric: Full Power
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: WilliamMunny on November 25, 2022, 09:28:27 AM
In addition to cycling through new music, I tend to visit an artist for weeks (or months) at a time, working my way through their catalog during my commute, runs, etc.

For that reason, when I say that I 'always return' to DT's 6 Degrees, it's on an 'once-every-24-months' sort of timeline.

That all said, Type-O Negative's October Rust has been an annual revisit for me for at least the past twenty years. There is something about the dog-days of Winter that just has me reaching for that album.

Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: bluefox4000 on November 25, 2022, 09:47:48 AM
too many. some for now

Steely Dan-The Royal Scam and Katy Lied
Spock's Beard-V
Elton John-Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Toto-Toto and Fahrenheit
Journey-Evolution
Dream Theater-Scenes From A Memory
Flower Kings-Space Revolver
Joni Mitchell-Hejira
Elvis Costello-King of America
Genesis-Trick of the Tail Duke and Abacab
Tom Waits-Mostly every album, lol
Bob Dylan-Street Legal
Bruce Springsteen-The River and Tunnel of Love
Pages-Pages
Taylor Swift-Red and Folklore
Peter Gabrial-Melt



Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: bluefox4000 on November 25, 2022, 10:17:03 AM
Also on a huge Chicago kick lately

any of the first 7 studio records

Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: LithoJazzoSphere on November 25, 2022, 01:17:59 PM
That all said, Type-O Negative's October Rust has been an annual revisit for me for at least the past twenty years. There is something about the dog-days of Winter that just has me reaching for that album.

That has an argument for the album I've been listening to somewhat regularly for the longest.  Or at least something from it.  An instrumental version of "Haunted" was included on the redbook OST for the video game Descent II, so I listened to it a ton back then.  It planted the seed for me getting into metal, and probably influenced the direction my taste eventually headed, getting into a lot of slower and more atmospheric music, especially in the past decade to decade and a half. 
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Animal on November 25, 2022, 02:16:22 PM
DT - the holy trinity of Awake, Scenes and Images,
Yes - Relayer, Close to the Edge
Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element, Remedy Lane
Beatles - Revolver, Abbey Road
Opeth - Blackwater Park, Ghost Reveries
Loreena McKennit - The Book of Secrets
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: emtee on November 25, 2022, 02:55:15 PM
Floyd; Animals, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, Dark Side Of The Moon.
Yes;  Yessongs, Yesshows, GFtO, The Yes Album, Drama.
Genesis; And Then There Were Three, Wind And Wuthering, Duke.
Opeth; Ghost Reveries, Damnation.
Malmsteen; Live In Leningrad.
DT; Awake.
IQ; Frequency, The Road Of Bones.
PT; Deadwing.

Many more as well that I revisit often but I don't want to water it down.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: WilliamMunny on November 25, 2022, 02:57:05 PM
That all said, Type-O Negative's October Rust has been an annual revisit for me for at least the past twenty years. There is something about the dog-days of Winter that just has me reaching for that album.

That has an argument for the album I've been listening to somewhat regularly for the longest.  Or at least something from it.  An instrumental version of "Haunted" was included on the redbook OST for the video game Descent II, so I listened to it a ton back then.  It planted the seed for me getting into metal, and probably influenced the direction my taste eventually headed, getting into a lot of slower and more atmospheric music, especially in the past decade to decade and a half.

Man, you see literally the ONLY other person I know who knows what Descent (1 and 2) is... spent sooooo many hours playing that game, and I too loved the music.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Sacul on November 25, 2022, 03:10:36 PM
Nils Frahm - Spaces. One of my favorite live records ever.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: twosuitsluke on November 25, 2022, 05:43:09 PM
That all said, Type-O Negative's October Rust has been an annual revisit for me for at least the past twenty years. There is something about the dog-days of Winter that just has me reaching for that album.

That has an argument for the album I've been listening to somewhat regularly for the longest.  Or at least something from it.  An instrumental version of "Haunted" was included on the redbook OST for the video game Descent II, so I listened to it a ton back then.  It planted the seed for me getting into metal, and probably influenced the direction my taste eventually headed, getting into a lot of slower and more atmospheric music, especially in the past decade to decade and a half.

Man, you see literally the ONLY other person I know who knows what Descent (1 and 2) is... spent sooooo many hours playing that game, and I too loved the music.

You guys are showing your age now. Carry on.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on November 25, 2022, 06:18:32 PM
That all said, Type-O Negative's October Rust has been an annual revisit for me for at least the past twenty years. There is something about the dog-days of Winter that just has me reaching for that album.

That has an argument for the album I've been listening to somewhat regularly for the longest.  Or at least something from it.  An instrumental version of "Haunted" was included on the redbook OST for the video game Descent II, so I listened to it a ton back then.  It planted the seed for me getting into metal, and probably influenced the direction my taste eventually headed, getting into a lot of slower and more atmospheric music, especially in the past decade to decade and a half.

Man, you see literally the ONLY other person I know who knows what Descent (1 and 2) is... spent sooooo many hours playing that game, and I too loved the music.

Make that three! And yes, the Descent II soundtrack was the first time I heard of Type O Negative as well. :biggrin:

That all said, Type-O Negative's October Rust has been an annual revisit for me for at least the past twenty years. There is something about the dog-days of Winter that just has me reaching for that album.

That has an argument for the album I've been listening to somewhat regularly for the longest.  Or at least something from it.  An instrumental version of "Haunted" was included on the redbook OST for the video game Descent II, so I listened to it a ton back then.  It planted the seed for me getting into metal, and probably influenced the direction my taste eventually headed, getting into a lot of slower and more atmospheric music, especially in the past decade to decade and a half.

Man, you see literally the ONLY other person I know who knows what Descent (1 and 2) is... spent sooooo many hours playing that game, and I too loved the music.

You guys are showing your age now. Carry on.

I mean I'm only 27 and I played those games, what does that say about you? ;)
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: King Puppies and the Acid Guppies on November 25, 2022, 07:10:18 PM
That all said, Type-O Negative's October Rust has been an annual revisit for me for at least the past twenty years. There is something about the dog-days of Winter that just has me reaching for that album.

That has an argument for the album I've been listening to somewhat regularly for the longest.  Or at least something from it.  An instrumental version of "Haunted" was included on the redbook OST for the video game Descent II, so I listened to it a ton back then.  It planted the seed for me getting into metal, and probably influenced the direction my taste eventually headed, getting into a lot of slower and more atmospheric music, especially in the past decade to decade and a half.

Man, you see literally the ONLY other person I know who knows what Descent (1 and 2) is... spent sooooo many hours playing that game, and I too loved the music.

Make that three! And yes, the Descent II soundtrack was the first time I heard of Type O Negative as well. :biggrin:
Man, I haven't played Descent II (let alone the original) in many years. Probably 25 years. Although my favorite was Descent III, then of course there was Freespace I and II. Those were some of the best years for gaming, '95 to '01.

Although I completely forgot Type O Negative was on the Descent II soundtrack.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: King Postwhore on November 25, 2022, 07:26:05 PM
Saw Type O Negative in I believe Sept In 95 Boston.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: LithoJazzoSphere on November 25, 2022, 09:27:45 PM
That all said, Type-O Negative's October Rust has been an annual revisit for me for at least the past twenty years. There is something about the dog-days of Winter that just has me reaching for that album.

That has an argument for the album I've been listening to somewhat regularly for the longest.  Or at least something from it.  An instrumental version of "Haunted" was included on the redbook OST for the video game Descent II, so I listened to it a ton back then.  It planted the seed for me getting into metal, and probably influenced the direction my taste eventually headed, getting into a lot of slower and more atmospheric music, especially in the past decade to decade and a half.

Man, you see literally the ONLY other person I know who knows what Descent (1 and 2) is... spent sooooo many hours playing that game, and I too loved the music.

Make that three! And yes, the Descent II soundtrack was the first time I heard of Type O Negative as well. :biggrin:
Man, I haven't played Descent II (let alone the original) in many years. Probably 25 years. Although my favorite was Descent III, then of course there was Freespace I and II. Those were some of the best years for gaming, '95 to '01.

Although I completely forgot Type O Negative was on the Descent II soundtrack.

I never really considered myself a gamer, but the ones I played I tended to be obsessed with, the Descent series more than any other.  I played Descent III online more hours than should be humanly possible in the early 00s.  The first two were better single player experiences though, and had better music.  The redbook OST for the second is probably responsible for my interest in doom and gothic metal from Type O, and electro-industrial, industrial rock, or just electronic music in general, and to some extent film scores from the other tracks on it.  It's probably not an exaggeration to call it one of the most significant "albums" for my taste. 
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Glasser on November 25, 2022, 10:18:08 PM
I used to play Defender, Missile Command, and Pitfall on my Atari while listening to Sabbath and Kiss on my turntable.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: twosuitsluke on November 26, 2022, 12:30:19 AM
I used to play Defender, Missile Command, and Pitfall on my Atari while listening to Sabbath and Kiss on my turntable.

My earliest gaming memories are playing Bombjack, Bubble Bobble and Space Harrier on my brothers Atari ST! The soundtrack back then was stuff like Ride the Lightning, Reign in Blood and Altars of Madness. I had no clue about any of the stuff my brother was spinning back then but it was all infiltrating my heart, body and soul  :heart

@buddy, to answer your question, I'm old is what it says about me. I'm becoming at peace with that. The fact you were barely born when Descent II came out doesn't really help  :lol
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Zantera on November 26, 2022, 05:54:16 AM
Anathema - Weather Systems

I’ve seen this album mentioned many times on here lately, guess I should give it a listen.


It’s a certified DTF classic. And I remember when it came out and people were calling it a worse version of their previous album. :biggrin:

It still is as far as I'm concerned. Weather Systems is a great album but none of the songs on it reach the levels of Thin Air/A Simple Mistake/Universal imo. Still a great album, not in Anathema's top3 but maybe top5.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: WilliamMunny on November 26, 2022, 06:09:03 AM
I used to play Defender, Missile Command, and Pitfall on my Atari while listening to Sabbath and Kiss on my turntable.

Glasser, I am curious about your age. Of course, you are under no obligation to answer, but sometimes I read your posts (such as the megadeth thread) and you sound like your my age (42), and other times I think your about 15 years older.

Unless there’s two Glassers on this board, which is always a possibility.

That all said, I totally played my older sisters Atari while listening to my parents vinyl collection, so maybe we’re both just old souls!
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: TAC on November 26, 2022, 06:11:37 AM
There can only be one Glasser. The world could not handle more than that.


Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: WilliamMunny on November 26, 2022, 06:11:40 AM
I used to play Defender, Missile Command, and Pitfall on my Atari while listening to Sabbath and Kiss on my turntable.

Glasser, I am curious about your age. Of course, you are under no obligation to answer, but sometimes I read your posts (such as the megadeth thread) and you sound like your my age (42), and other times I think your about 15 years older.

Unless there’s two Glassers on this board, which is always a possibility.

That all said, I totally played my older sisters Atari while listening to my parents vinyl collection, so maybe we’re both just old souls!

Just realized that Glasser and Grappler are not the same person… :mehlin
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: LithoJazzoSphere on November 26, 2022, 10:37:05 AM
I used to play Defender, Missile Command, and Pitfall on my Atari while listening to Sabbath and Kiss on my turntable.

My earliest gaming memories are playing Bombjack, Bubble Bobble and Space Harrier on my brothers Atari ST! The soundtrack back then was stuff like Ride the Lightning, Reign in Blood and Altars of Madness. I had no clue about any of the stuff my brother was spinning back then but it was all infiltrating my heart, body and soul  :heart

@buddy, to answer your question, I'm old is what it says about me. I'm becoming at peace with that. The fact you were barely born when Descent II came out doesn't really help  :lol

My parents wouldn't buy me a NES/SNES when I was younger, but they did get me a Game Boy, plus I had computer games, and I think my grandfather bought an old Atari at a thrift store, so I have some fond memories of playing some games on that. 
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: bluefox4000 on November 26, 2022, 01:30:54 PM
Dire Straits- any of the first 4.


Fantastic run of albums.
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Glasser on November 26, 2022, 01:45:57 PM
There can only be one Glasser. The world could not handle more than that.

Truth.  :laugh:
Title: Re: The album(s) you always return to
Post by: Glasser on November 26, 2022, 01:50:18 PM
I used to play Defender, Missile Command, and Pitfall on my Atari while listening to Sabbath and Kiss on my turntable.

Glasser, I am curious about your age. Of course, you are under no obligation to answer, but sometimes I read your posts (such as the megadeth thread) and you sound like your my age (42), and other times I think your about 15 years older.

Unless there’s two Glassers on this board, which is always a possibility.

That all said, I totally played my older sisters Atari while listening to my parents vinyl collection, so maybe we’re both just old souls!

 I’m 52. :)