Album for every year of your life

[YI]

Nicked from another forum, I found it cool. Basically, 1 album (your favourite) for every year of your life;

1987: "The Joshua Tree" by U2

1988: "Boogadaboogadaboogada!" by Screeching Weasel

1989: "Technique" by New Order

1990: "Against The Grain" by Bad Religion

1991: "Sailing The Seas of Cheese" by Primus - or - "My Brain Hurts" by Screeching Weasel

1992: "Generator" by Bad Religion

1993: "Diary" by Sunny Day Real Estate - or - "Emergency On Planet Earth" by Jamiroquai

1994: "Another Day In Paradise" by Strung Out - or - "Definitely Maybe" by Oasis

1995: "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" by Oasis

1996: "Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues" by Strung Out - or - "Travelling Without Moving" by Jamiroquai

1997: "Full Circle" by Pennywise - or - "Jersey's Best Dancers" by Lifetime

1998: "Colma" by Buckethead - or - "How It Feels to Be Something On" by Sunny Day Real Estate

1999: "Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory" by Dream Theater - or - "Enema Of The State" by Blink 182

2000: "The Element Of Sonic Defiance" by Strung Out - or - "Maybe I'll Catch Fire (UK Edition)" by Alkaline Trio

2001: "Rockin' The Suburbs" by Ben Folds

2002: "Up The Bracket" by The Libertines

2003: "Absolution" by Muse

2004: "Nothing's Lost" by Styrofoam - or - "Hopes & Fears" by Keane

2005: "Everything In Transit" by Jack's Mannequin

2006: "Our Darkest Days" by Ignite

2007: "Sink Or Swim" by The Gaslight Anthem

2008: "Broken With No Hope" by Mike Hale - or - "The '59 Sound" by The Gaslight Anthem

I wanted to keep it to one a year, but sometimes I "couldn't" just put one.

Edited July 11, 2008 by YI

[ROC]

Liar! You took this from AV Club.

A few of these are sort of difficult, but I got one for every year nonetheless.

1989: Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

1990: Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

1991: Metallica - Self-Titled (The Black Album)

1992: Rage Against The Machine - Self-Titled

1993: Tool - Undertow

1994: Bush - Sixteen Stone

1995: Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory

1996: Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire

1997: Radiohead - OK Computer

1998: Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

1999: Rage Against The Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles

2000: Outkast - Stankonia

2001: The Shins - Oh, Inverted World

2002: Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights

2003: Muse - Absolution

2004: The Secret Machines - Now Here is Nowhere

2005: Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

2006: TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain

2007: The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

2008: Islands - Arm's Way

So clearly I just turned into an indie whore over the past three-four years. >_>

[Cactus Drags]

I used Itunes Smart Playlist feature to help me out.

1985 -

1986 - Master of Puppets (Metallica)

1987 -

1988 -

1989 - The Real Thing (Faith No More) or Pretty Hate Machine (Nine Inch Nails)

1990 -

1991 - Badmotorfinger (Soundgarden)

1992 - Rage Against The Machine (Rage Against The Machine)

1993 -

1994 - Dookie (Green Day)

1995 -

1996 - Antichrist Superstar (Marilyn Manson)

1997 - Americana (The Offspring)

1998 - The Shape of Punk to Come (Refused)

1999 - Significant Other (Limp Bizkit)

2000 - Relationship of Command (At The Drive-In) or Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence (Glassjaw)

2001 - The Fake Sound of Progress (Lostprophets) or Toxicity (System of a Down)

2002 - Scars (SOiL) or What it is to Burn (Finch)

2003 - Deja Entendu (Brand New)

2004 - Racecar is Racecar Backwards (Reuben)

2005 - From Under The Cork Tree (Fall Out Boy) or Vheissu (Thrice)

2006 - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (Brand New) or Billy Talent II (Billy Talent)

2007 - All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone (Explosions in the Sky)

2008 - Narrow Stairs (Death Cab For Cutie)

As you can see, there's a couple of years where I've got nothing, whether it's due to my tracks not being properly tagged (unlikely) or something. So I took liberties and put more than one album in a couple of other years to even out. I've got as many as my age (22), so fair's fair, I say.

Other years were a bastard to pick for. Take 2003. i've put Deja entendu, because it's one of, if not my very favourite albums of all time. But in the same year, there was Billy Talent's self-titled debut, In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth:3 by Coheed and Cambria and Funeral For a Friend's Casually Dressed and Deep in conversation, all of which pretty much defined my tastes in music. And that's not including Death Cab's Transatlantacism, Fall Out Boy's best effort in Take This to Your Grave, my first favourite UK bands in hellisforheroes (Neon Handshake) and InMe (Overgrown Eden), and I was also heavily influenced by Thrice (The Artist in the Ambulance) and Yellowcard (Ocean Avenue).

Fuck me, I used to think '01 was a great year for music, '03 beats the shit out of it, three of my top ten albums of all time.

2005 was pretty tricky too, I went with From Under The Cork Tree as it lead me into a lot of other stuff (EMO!), but it was tricky leaving out Death Cab's Plans (went with Narrow Stairs for '08 thus far so I chose not to include them twice) and They're Only Chasing Safety by Underoath (which I didn't get into until a year or so later).

YI, I find it odd you have no A Wilhelm Scream or Death Cab in your list.

[YI]

Yeah, 2003 is a right bastard of a year. On top of most those you mentioned you've got a KILLER Rise Against release, The Postal Service album, quite possibly The Weakerthans' best release...and much more. 2003 is hands down my favourite year for music.

Well, thinking of the years DCFC albums could make the list;

"...Airplanes" (98) - Not going to make it, wouldn't even make my top 10 for the year, even though I probably don't have a lot of albums from that period.

"...Facts" (00) - It would be the album after SO and Alk3. Killer record, but not to the level of those two. And I didn't want to go with 3-way ties. My 3rd favourite from that year though.

"Photo Album" (01) - Good little album. Would probably be in my top 10 from this year, but not a batch on say Ben Folds, Opeth, Muse etc.

"Trans..." (03) - This 'should' be there. It's my 2nd favourite of the year, and BLOODY AMAZING! Fuck it, it's being added. Seeing as it's one of my favourite albums ever (Probably top 5). I just didn't want to put anything else in there with Muse as "Absolution" is literally my favourite album ever.

"Plans" (05) - It's a good album, definately on par with "The Photo Album". But wouldn't be in my top 10 for the year.

"Narrow Stairs" (08) - New album shine's gone a lot, whilst I really like it, and it's still hanging in the top 10 for the year (seeing as I've heard 200+ albums, fair play), I could see it out of the top 25, even lower towards 50 by the end of the year.

As for AWS, ignoring the Smackin' Isiah stuff which was canny shitty;

"Mute Print" (04) - My favourite AWS album. Would be in my top 5 for the year, but not one of my favourite two.

"Ruiner" (05) - Cracking follow up. Would probably be in my top 10, but after Jack's there's like Babyshambles, The National, Bloc Party etc.

"Career Suicide" (07) - This album's really, really grown on me after seeing a lot of the tunes played live. The melodies, vocal lines especially are obscene. But probably wouldn't hit my top 10 for the year.

[Iain76er]

Using wikipedia, so I may actually miss some of the less major releases off.

1987- Guns N' Roses- Appetite For Destruction

1988- Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

1989- Faith No More- The Real Thing

1990- Jane's Addiction- Ritual De Lo Habitual

1991- My Bloody Valentine- Loveless

1992- Faith No More- Angel Dust

1993- Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream

1994- Weezer- Weezer

1995- GZA- Liquid Swords

1996- DJ Shadow- Endtroducing...

1997- Blink-182- Dude Ranch

1998- Beastie Boys- Hello Nasty

1999- The Roots- Things Fall Apart

2000- Eminem- The Marshall Mathers LP

2001- Weezer- Weezer

2002- The Roots- Phrenology

2003- Dizzee Rascal- Boy In Da Corner

2004- The Libertines- The Libertines

2005- System Of A Down- Mezmerize

2006- The Roots- Game Theory

2007- Dillinger Escape Plan- Ire Works

2008- Portishead- Third

Edited July 11, 2008 by Iain76er

[New Damage]

1989 - "Louder Than Love" - Soundgarden

1990 - "Facelift" - Alice In Chains

1991 - "Badmotorfinger" - Soundgarden

1992 - "Rage Against The Machine" - Rage Against The Machine

1993 - n/a

1994 - "Superunknown" - Soundgarden

1995 - "King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime" - Faith No More

1996 - "Down On The Upside" - Soundgarden

1997 - "Reload" - Metallica

1998 - n/a

1999 - "Significant Other" - Limp Bizkit

2000 - "Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavoured Water" - Limp Bizkit

2001 - "Silver Side Up" - Nickelback

2002 - "Audioslave" - Audioslave

2003 - "Leave A Whisper" - Shinedown / "Inertia" - The Exies

2004 - "Head For The Door" - The Exies

2005 - "Us And Them" - Shinedown / "Out Of Exile" - Audioslave

2006 - "Revelations" - Audioslave

2007 - "A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth" - The Exies

2008 - "Sound of Madness" - Shinedown

Yeah, most of my music comes from since 2000 or early 1990s, had some trouble with late 90's. and "Reload" & "Significant Other" got through by default, even though they are good.

[SRN]

My turn to sprinkle this thread with alot of strange metal acts, although there will be the odd album from here and there.

1990: "Killed By The Cross" - Nunslaughter

1991: "Where No Life Dwells" - Unleashed

1992: "[self-Titled]" - Rage Against The Machine

1993: "Icon" - Paradise Lost or "Those Of The Unlight" - Marduk

1994: "Opus Nocturne" - Marduk or "Blasphemy Made Flesh" - Cryptopsy

1995: "Draconian Times" - Paradise Lost

1996: "Black Earth" - Arch Enemy or "Evil Empire" - Rage Against The Machine

1997: "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant" - Dimmu Borgir or "Crossing The Rubicon" - Armageddon

1998: "Once Sent From The Golden Hall" - Amon Amarth or "Adimiron Black" - Gehenna

1999: "Burning Bridges" - Arch Enemy or "The Battle Of Los Angeles" - Rage Against The Machine

2000: "Elvenefris" - Lykathea Aflame or "Swamplord" - Kalmah

2001: "Voimasta Ja Kunniasta" - Moonsorrow

2002: "In Flames Of Purification" - Bilskirnir

2003: "[self-Titled]" - Strapping Young Lad

2004: "Nattfödd" - Finntroll or "Filled My Stomach With A Pregnants Corpse" - Carnivore Diprosopus

2005: "Hellfire" - 1349 or "From Mars To Sirius" - Gojira or "Alien" - Strapping Young Lad or "Are You Dead Yet?" - Children Of Bodom

2006: "The New Black" - Strapping Young Lad or "Armada" - Keep Of Kalessin or "Madhouse's Macabre Arts" - Carnivore Diprosopus

2007: "The Apostasy" - Behemoth or "Ur Jordens Djup" - Finntroll

2008: "Kolossus" - Keep Of Kalessin or "Feral Creation" - Thorium or "Prevail" Kataklysm or "Blooddrunk" - Children Of Bodom

Okay so I am an undecisive prick but there have been so many great albums these last few years.

Edited July 11, 2008 by KataklySRNm

[livid]

I can't be bothered to think about it right now but this thread just reminds me that the world needs new TV on the Radio.

Way to ruin my day, ROC. (N)

[ROC]

I can't be bothered to think about it right now but this thread just reminds me that the world needs new TV on the Radio.

Way to ruin my day, ROC. (N)

Pfft, I'm sure they'll do something in 2009.

[gunnar hendershow]

1988 - Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

1989 - The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

1990 - Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

1991 - My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

1992 - Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted

1993 - Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

1994 - Portishead - Dummy (This could be my favorite year for music, well, of those included in this list)

1995 - Radiohead - The Bends

1996 - DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....

1997 - Radiohead - OK Computer

1998 - Massive Attack - Mezzanine ties with Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

1999 - The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

2000 - Radiohead - Kid A

2001 - Zero 7 - Simple Things

2002 - The Decemberists - Castaways and Cutouts

2003 - The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium

2004 - Arcade Fire - Funeral

2005 - Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

2006 - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

2007 - M.I.A. - Kala

2008 - Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

It was hard to decide for 2008. Comments? Want to tell me "I forgot _____". Because I prolly did.

Edited July 11, 2008 by damshow

[METALMAN]

1990 - Tripping the Live Fantastic - Paul McCartney

1991 - Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers

1992 - Your Arsenal - Morrissey

1993 - Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur

1994 - Grace - Jeff Buckley

1995 - Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five

1996 - Tigermilk - Belle & Sebastian OR Everything Must Go - Manic Street Preachers

1997 - Either/Or - Elliott Smith

1998 - The Boy With The Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastian

1999 - Enema of the State - blink-182

2000 - Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams

2001 - Gold - Ryan Adams OR Is This It - The Strokes

2002 - Up The Bracket - The Libertines

2003 - Dear Catastrophe Waitress - Belle & Sebastian

2004 - Funeral - Arcade Fire

2005 - Gemstones - Adam Green OR -Illinois - Sufjan Stevens

2006 - With Love and Squalor - We Are Scientists

2007 - Cassadaga - Bright Eyes

2008 - Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For Cutie

[Phleanix]

1989: "And In This Corner" DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

1990: "Lock Up The Wolves" by Dio

1991: "Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991" by Lynyrd Skynyrd OR "Kerplunk" by Greenday (There's also another DJ Jazzy + Fresh prince album this year... hehe)

1992: "Unplugged" by Eric Clapton OR Off The Deep end by weird al yankovic

1993: "Are you gunna go my way" by Lenny Kravitz- or - "Emergency On Planet Earth" by Jamiroquai

1994: "Definitely Maybe" by Oasis OR "Blues" by jimi Hendrix

1995: "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" by Oasis

1996: "Travelling Without Moving" by Jamiroquai

1997: "First Rays of the New Rising Sun" AND "South Saturn Delta" by Jimi Hendrix

1998: "Americana" by The Offspring

1999: "Enema Of The State" by Blink 182 OR "Californiacation" by RHCP

2000: "Riding With The King" By Eric Claption and B.B. King

2001: "International Superhits" Greenday OR "Invincible" Michael Jackson

2002: "Nirvana" by Nirvana

2003: "Absolution" by Muse OR "BBC Sessions" Eric Clapion

2004: "American Idiot" by Greenday OR "Hopes & Fears" by Keane

2005: "80" B.B. King

2006: "Straight Outta Lynwood" Weird Al Yankovic OR "Stadium Arcadium" RHCP

2007: "Mothership" Led Zeppelin OR "The Dio Years" Black Sabbath

2008: "The '59 Sound" by The Gaslight Anthem OR "Time For A Love Revolution" Lenny Kravitz

[Sick N Twisted]

1990: Facelift - Alice in Chains

1991: Nevermind - Nirvana

1992: Carnival of Carnage - Insane Clown Posse

1993: KKKill The Fetus - Esham

1994: The Ringmaster - Insane Clown Posse

1995: RagNaRok - GWAR

1996: Yourself or Someone Like You - Matchbox Twenty

1997: The Great Milenko - Insane Clown Posse

1998: Soulfly - Soulfly

1999: The Amazing Jeckel Brothers - Insane Clown Posse

2000: Broke - (həd) p.e.

2001: Freek Show - Twiztid

2002: Gravity - Our Lady Peace

2003: Confession - Ill Niño

2004: Killing Heidi - Killing Heidi

2005: Reason For Motion - Manic Drive

2006: Phobia - Breaking Benjamin

2007: Good Morning Revival - Good Charlotte

2008: Scars & Souvenirs - Theory of a Deadman

[TheRossWalker]

1990: Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (yeah, I've got fuck all from 1990 on my computer)

1991: Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album)

1992: Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power

1993: Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II

1994: Jeff Buckley - Grace

1995: Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory

1996: Strung Out - Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues

1997: Robbie Williams - Life Thru A Lens

1998: Less Than Jake - Hello Rockview

1999: Jimmy Eat World - Clarity (there's really very little great stuff from 1999)

2000: Robbie Williams - Sing When You're Winning

2001: Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

2002: Coheed And Cambria - The Second Stage Turbine Blade

2003: Funeral For A Friend - Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation

2004: Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous

2005: Dropkick Murphys - The Warrior's Code

2006: Ignite - Our Darkest Days

2007: Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest Of Times

2008: The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound

[Clawson]

1988 - Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

1989 - The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses or Up To Here by The Tragically Hip

1990 - Hell To Pay by Jeff Healey

1991 - Nevermind by Nirvana or Road Apples by The Tragically Hip

1992 - Fully Completely by The Tragically Hip

1993 - In Utero by Nirvana

1994 - Definitely Maybe by Oasis

1995 - (What's the Story) Morning Glory by Oasis or Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt

1996 - Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

1997 - Be Here Now by Oasis or The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters

1998 - Phantom Power by The Tragically Hip or Songs for Polarbears by Snow Patrol

1999 - Enema of the State by blink-182

2000 - The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

2001 - Origin of Symmetry by Muse

2002 - Up The Bracket by The Libertines

2003 - Absolution by Muse

2004 - A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

2005 - Don't Believe The Truth by Oasis

2006 - World Container by The Tragically Hip or Whatever People Say... by Arctic Monkeys

2007 - Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace by Foo Fighters

2008 - 22 Dreams by Paul Weller

Edited July 12, 2008 by Clawson

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

1989 - Up to Here by the Tragically Hip

1990 - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 by the Traveling Wilburys

1991 - Out Of Time by R.E.M.

1992 - Gordon by Barenaked Ladies

1993 - God Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies

1994 - Monster by R.E.M.

1995 - What's The Story Morning Glory by Oasis

1996 - One Chord To Another by Sloan

1997 - Play by Great Big Sea

1998 - Stunt by Barenaked Ladies

1999 - There Is Nothing Left To Lose by the Foo Fighters

2000 - Mass Romantic by the New Pornographers

2001 - Silver Side Up by Nickelback

2002 - Sea Of No Cares by Great Big Sea

2003 - Rush in Rio by Rush

2004 - American Idiot by Green Day

2005 - Twin Cinema by the New Pornographers, narrowly beating out That Night In Toronto by the Tragically Hip, Don't Believe The Truth by Oasis, Rock Swings by Paul Anka, and Jazz At The Gallery by the New Vibes Jazz Quartet. Twin Cinema's my serious choice though.

2006 - Stadium Arcadium by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

2007 - Challengers by the New Pornographers

[Lowerdeck]

85: Heart - Heart

86: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is

87: U2 - The Joshua Tree

88: Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

89: Don Henley - The End of the Innocence

90: Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey ... *I really had nothing for this year*

91: Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album)

92: Dr. Dre - The Chronic

93: Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)

94: (tie) Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming, Nas - Illmatic, Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die, and Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View ... *I couldn't pick just one, this was damn tough between these four*

95: GZA - Liquid Swords

96: Nas - It Was Written

97: Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

98: Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life, Vol. 2

99: (tie) Eminem - The Slim Shady LP and Nas - I Am

00: A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms

01: Nas - Stillmatic

02: Talib Kweli - Quality

03: Ferry Corsten - Right of Way

04: Kanye West - The College Dropout

05: Eturnal - Mr. Bad Guy

06: (tie) Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury and Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor

07: Tiësto - Elements of Life

08: Steve Winwood - Nine Lives

Edited July 12, 2008 by Lowerdeck

[Stormshadow]

1984 - Sonic Death (Sonic Youth)

1985 - Freaky Styley (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)

1986 - Licensed To Ill (The Beastie Boys)

1987 - Introduce Yourself (Faith No More)

1988 - Ultramega OK (Soundgarden)

1989 - Bleach (Nirvana)

1990 - Facelift (Alice In Chains)

1991 - Ten (Pearl Jam)

1992 - Dirt (Alice In Chains)

1993 - Vs. (Pearl Jam)

1994 - Superunknown (Soundgarden)

1995 - One Hot Minute (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)

1996 - Evil Empire (Rage Against The Machine)

1997 - The Colour and the Shape (Foo Fighters)

1998 - Hello Nasty (Beastie Boys)

1999 - No. 4 (Stone Temple Pilots)

2000 - Renegades (Rage Against The Machine)

2001 - White Blood Cells (The White Stripes)

2002 - Riot Act (Pearl Jam)

2003 - Boy in Da Corner (Dizzie Rascal)

2004 - Till Death Do Us Part (Cypress Hill)

2005 - Out Of Exile (Audioslave)

2006 - Pearl Jam (Pearl Jam)

2007 - Icky Thump (The White Stripes)

2008 - Consolers of the Lonely (The Raconteurs)

[New Damage]

1988 - Ultramega OK (Soundgarden)

1989 - Bleach (Nirvana)

1990 - Facelift (Alice In Chains)

1991 - Ten (Pearl Jam)

1992 - Dirt (Alice In Chains)

1993 - Vs. (Pearl Jam)

1994 - Superunknown (Soundgarden)

Ahh, grunge .

Is Ultramega Ok any good? As in worth getting? I've put off downloading it and at £15 for a CD older than myself when new ones are like £7-9 it doesn't seem worth it. I have (and love) the other albums from Louder Than Love to Down On The Upside BTW.

[gunnar hendershow]

Ultramega OK is my favorite Soundgarden album.