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    • Alex_24A
      Alex_24
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      @scooter:

      Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies
      Incubus - Make Yourself
      NIN - The Downward Spiral
      Pantera - Cowboys from Hell

      All arguably part of my ever-changing Top 5 as well [emoji119][emoji106]

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      • neph93N
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        @Alex_24:

        Bukowski was one of the Greatest [emoji119]

        I thought that when I read them as an 18 year old. When I read them as a grown up I found him to be a miserable hack.  Different strokes.

        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        • ARNCA
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          Like everyone else I’m finding just 5 albums tough and my answer would probably be different next week but in rough order of discovery I’m going for:

          The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash
          Herbie Hancock- Head Hunters
          The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
          Efterklang - Piramida
          Jakub Józef Orliński - Facce d’amore

          “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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          • JoberwockyJ
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            @Alex_24 I would have included "make yourself" in an honorable mention
            @ARNC I used to BLAST "Yoshima" when I worked alone in the furniture making studio after midnight in University.  I had keys to the woodshop as a TA, would go in there late, night owl as I've always been, throw on some tunes and get cracking  😉
            @scooter Fat of the Land is a solid left field mention, I remember wanting that album so bad when everything on the radio in my area was everclear and 3eb

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            • neph93N
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              Top 5 albums:

              Pink Floyd - Animals
              Lifter Puller - Fiestas and Fiasco’s
              Fields of the Nephilim - The Nephilim
              The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
              Kate Bush - The Dreaming

              Honorable mentions:
              Led Zep - Physical Graffiti
              The White Stripes - Elephant
              GZA - Liquid Swords
              The Charlatans - Tellin’ Stories
              Indigo Girls - Rites of Passage
              Most Clutch albums

              Books:

              Zero History - William Gibson
              Neuromancer - William Gibson
              Southern Reach Trilogy - Jeff Van der Meer
              Vurt - Jeff Noon
              Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegutt

              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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              • JoberwockyJ
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                Great lists @neph93
                Man, I almost included Animals over WYWH, 70's Pink Floyd is really something else

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                • ARNCA
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                  @Joberwocky I was introduced to Yoshimi by my uncle who really knows his music. He probably has more records than bricks in his house  🙂

                  “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                  • neph93N
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                    Great lists @neph93
                    Man, I almost included Animals over WYWH, 70's Pink Floyd is really something else

                    Animals is the most underrated album in the history of rock music imho. Not a note wasted. Tight, lean and very, very mean. Add to that the incredible thematic execution and you’ve got a winner.

                    While I’m thinking about this, it occurs to me that my top 5 tracks would contain very different artists. I will have to consider that some more.

                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                    • Paul9221P
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                      Nils Frahm - Screws

                      This album turned me onto a genre of music that I call "stimulating classical".  I gobble up as much of this kind of music as I can find!  I found out later that he recorded this album with a broken thumb, which made the notes mean a little more for me.  You can tell that they're very deliberate and a little slow.

                      Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                      • MattM
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                        Top 5 albums:

                        Kid A
                        Kid A
                        Kid A
                        Kid A
                        Kid A

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                        • goosehdG
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                          Top 5 albums is impossible and it’s why I have almost everything on my phone.  It all depends on time, mood, surroundings, people etc.  Music has always been a big part of my life and I normally have something playing in the background most of the day.

                          I think the music threads on this forum sum up most of what I listen to.  Things I haven’t seen are some of the old blues Guys (Robert Johnson, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Lead Belly, etc.) Jazz (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, etc.), Classical, and Bluegrass music that I listen to.

                          What is great is you have introduced me to quite a bit of new stuff and I thank you for it.  Example:  Listened to Silent Alarm today and loved it.  Thanks G!  🙂

                          Great thread!!

                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            Got a lot in common with @goosehd and a lot of y’all’s tastes. Jamming Bear Owsley’s recently released Johnny Cash recording from 1968 in San Francisco.

                            Love delta and hill blues and classical as well. Huge Rachmaninov, Gershwin, Beethoven, and Bach fan in particular.

                            Think it, be it.

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                            • JoberwockyJ
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                              @Matt:

                              Top 5 albums:

                              Kid A
                              Kid A
                              Kid A
                              Kid A
                              Kid A

                              No love for ok computer or hail to the thief ??  ??? 😃

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                              • popvultureP
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                                Wow, a LOT to process in this thread — I see so much good shit that I don't even know where to start.

                                I can never do a fave albums or bands list, have tried too many times over the years only to fail. I'll be thinking of some other things (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Murakami, William Gibson, Vonnegut for the winnnn) but for now I'll just make the only list I can readily think of.

                                Top 5 personal fave guitarists, in no particular order:

                                Neil Young
                                Prince
                                Bill Frisell
                                Graham Coxon
                                Mike Campbell

                                WTB
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                                • chrisjohnnickC
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                                  this thread gives me SO MUCH LIFE. I'm gonna take a few and try and put mine together. Top 5 albums is one of my favorite things to discuss with friends. it's a total judgement-free whatever pumps you up or inspires you type thing. I LOVE IT.

                                  Wants List:
                                  IHSH-20-Red, XL
                                  IHSH-208-Indigo Kersey, L-XL
                                  IHSH-254-Grey Kersey, L-XL
                                  IHSW-45 Black, M
                                  IH-526SV 21oz type III, 38 or 40
                                  IH-777S-SB size 32
                                  IH-777S-142 size 31 or 32
                                  IHJ-142-BLK or IND, M

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                                  • chrisjohnnickC
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                                    @neph93:

                                    The White Stripes - Elephant
                                    GZA - Liquid Swords
                                    Indigo Girls - Rites of Passage
                                    Most Clutch albums

                                    I SEE you.  😘

                                    Wants List:
                                    IHSH-20-Red, XL
                                    IHSH-208-Indigo Kersey, L-XL
                                    IHSH-254-Grey Kersey, L-XL
                                    IHSW-45 Black, M
                                    IH-526SV 21oz type III, 38 or 40
                                    IH-777S-SB size 32
                                    IH-777S-142 size 31 or 32
                                    IHJ-142-BLK or IND, M

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                                    • S
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                                      Ok. Top 5, really hard choices were made here.

                                      OutKast - Aquemini
                                      Ani Difranco - Out of Range
                                      Soul Coughing - Ruby Vroom
                                      Indigo Girls - Nomads, Indians, Saints
                                      Dave Matthews Band - Under the Table and Dreaming

                                      Aaarggh how did I not get Bjork - Post on here?  Or Paul Simon- Graceland (or Rhythm of the Saints, yeesh). What about Grateful Dead - American Beauty? Obviously this list will never end.

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                                      • chrisjohnnickC
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                                        I know it's tough, and I don't really believe in hard rules so here are my top SIX in no particular order:

                                        Get Up Kids - Something to Write Home About
                                        Mineral - EndSerenading
                                        Saves The Day - Through Being Cool
                                        Further Seems Forever - The Moon is Down
                                        Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
                                        Jimmy Eat World - Clarity or Bleed American

                                        And probably way too many honorable mentions also in no particular order:
                                        Brand New - Deja Entendu
                                        Refused - Shape of Punk to Come
                                        Copeland - Beneath Medicine Tree
                                        Alkaline Trio - Maybe I'll Catch Fire
                                        Danzig - II: Lucifuge, or III: How the Gods Kill
                                        Less Than Jake - Hello Rockview, or Losing Streak
                                        Green Day – Dookie, or Nimrod
                                        Weezer - Blue Album
                                        Jawbreaker - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy, or Dear You
                                        Guster - Keep it Together
                                        ALL- Breaking Things
                                        Elliott Smith - Either/Or

                                        Wants List:
                                        IHSH-20-Red, XL
                                        IHSH-208-Indigo Kersey, L-XL
                                        IHSH-254-Grey Kersey, L-XL
                                        IHSW-45 Black, M
                                        IH-526SV 21oz type III, 38 or 40
                                        IH-777S-SB size 32
                                        IH-777S-142 size 31 or 32
                                        IHJ-142-BLK or IND, M

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                                        • chrisjohnnickC
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                                          I think the main purpose of this exercise is to get you to break apart yourself into compartments. For example, what were you REALLY into at age 15, then 25, then age 40 (give or take a few years. It's crazy to think of how much your younger self plays a roll on what your older self is really into (deep down). Y'all go do you, nobody is judging.  😘

                                          Wants List:
                                          IHSH-20-Red, XL
                                          IHSH-208-Indigo Kersey, L-XL
                                          IHSH-254-Grey Kersey, L-XL
                                          IHSW-45 Black, M
                                          IH-526SV 21oz type III, 38 or 40
                                          IH-777S-SB size 32
                                          IH-777S-142 size 31 or 32
                                          IHJ-142-BLK or IND, M

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                                          • S
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                                            @mclaincausey:

                                            Can get down with Kurt, Marquez, Stephenson, and especially William Fucking Gibson. I still have a cool Porter bag signed by him courtesy of @Snowy (thank you again my friend) and he is a big fan of Iron Heart and Acronym (just like me–couldn't be much more different brands but somehow we share a love for them)

                                            ❤ Love you still have that bag. I still think about it quite a bit TBH. It's a really unique bag and perfectly sized. Cyberpunk, classic Japanese, military accented.

                                            A bit more 'pop' on the book side, I enjoy reading the Takeshi Kovacs novels (the TV series is fairly decent too). Still can't get past the original Blade Runner for OG visuals tho.

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