Albums

(From Facebook...)

So a few of you have done the album note so time for me to have a go.

Gonna do it as 30 because there's just sooooo many.

Ok sort of a chronological order to this. I tried to remember the order i got them in but no doubt I got some the wrong way round. Oh and only 1 album per band....apart from Machine Head...cuz they get 2 for being so far apart in the timeline.

Oh most of the first ones were either bought at Replay or the cool one in the coridoor which I forget the name of (edit - cam tells me Onyx). Both now defunct.

1. Rage Against The Machine - Self Titled
This is the 1st album I ever bought, so it started off the trend really! I was 16 and discovering rock music, and this really set me off on this metaller direction :D
2. Nirvana - From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
Yup, along with RATM they got me into this whole alternative thing! I think this was my brothers album as well...not even mine :O And I have no idea where it is now... Anyway it was live and so raw and awesome. They also made me wanna go and research the whole Seattle band thing, which leads to the next one....

3. Pearl Jam - VS
Ok so Nirvana was awesome but this album really set me off into the whole grunge scene.

4. Soundgarden - Superunkown
5. Alice In Chains - Facelift
Two awesome albums that basically cemented the fact I loved alternative music and this lifestyle was the one for me.

6. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
7. Machine Head - The Burning Red
The first 2 'proper metal' albums I owned. Machine Head was given me to me by Ben Burden. Cheers Neb! It was like 'this is really heavy...and really good!!!' And I still remember going and buying that Metallica album. Love of thrash metal starting right there. Anyone wondering why I was going so mental when Metallica opened with 3 songs from this album at Reading last year...look no further!

8. Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits
Heard some played at school and thought it sounded cool. This late rled to the obsession that I menmtioned in my 25 ways of the davo note...

9. The Cooper Temple Clause - See This Through And Leave
Dude at school gave me a copy of this along with stuff by Halo. Well halo are shit but this is cool and opened me up to more sounds and less traditional rock formats.

10. Deftones - White Pony
11. Korn - Self titled
12. Rammstein - Mutter (Alfie gave me a copy of this! I need to buy the actual album on day....)13. System Of A Down - Toxicity
Ok next phase - alternative metal! These are the 4 main albums I remmeber setting me off liking that whole thing. Being 17 was so fun....Oh and Deftones were my fave band for ahwile as well.

14. Sepultura - Roots
15. Fear Factory - Demanufacture
It's heavy as fuck and I loved it and still do

16. Tool - Aenima.
Yup, the one you were waiting for. Sure I had Lateralus and it was amazing. But upon purchasing and repeated listening to this TOOL became my fave band. An obessesion had begun. This pretty much influenced my whole life from then on.

And i'm still 17 at this point in the chonology and album 16 already. Oh dear....anyways pace quickens now...

17. Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
We all know how much I love Placebo. Got this album first.

18. Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals
19. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Starting to like my music darker and Industrial at this point. Yup...that hint of goth is starting to creep in and i'm starting to discard those blue grunge jeans...

Bought alot of stuff from the last 3 bands and the previously mentioned now.

20. VNV Nation - Future Perfect
Right i'm 19 now. What the fuck. Dance music? That I like? First EBM album I got...started me in that whole direction liking all that stuff.

21. Icon of Coil - Serenity Is The Devil
22. Coveant - Northern Lights
Continuation of the EBM trend. Kinda mix buying ebm albums with some metal albums for a while now. I'm pretty set in my path so not so much influencial...

23. Lamb Of God - Ashes In the Wake
24. Judas Priest - Painkiller
These were 2 of the albums that set me back from buying EBM and stuff(so much) to buying more metal. Also Judas Priest really made me look more into old(er) school metal.

25. Slipknot - Self Titled
When I finally decided that in fact I really like Slipknot and was silly not listening to them...

26. Machine Head - The Blackening
Ok so been buying alot of stuff from wide range but this kicked me in the face and went 'oi you ya cunt fuck this ebm shit buy more metal untill your ears bleed'.

27. Snake River Conspiracy - Sonic Jihad
I may be on a massive metal kick in the past couple years, but this is a reminder that I do still really like Industrial.

28. Devildriver - The Last Kind Words
Holy fuck, give me more metal fuckers!

29. Testament - 3 Days Of Darkness
A reminder of the awesesomess of thrash.

30. Gojira - From Mars To Sirus
The most recent album on the list and one of the most jaw droppingly awesome!