I don't know if I can do this...and I'm sure this list is not by any chance definite, for there are more albums I will surely remember later.
There are many many albums that have gotten me through some incredibly rough and strange times in my life, but these are the ones I can safely say have touched me deeper than anything else, in no particular order (you can tell I'm not a tr00 metal devotee right away):
Nirvana-In Utero
Possibly one of the most depressing albums I've ever heard. It was also the first CD I ever got, it was a present. But I was only able to appreciate it about 3 years ago, during some of the most depressing moments of my life
Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream
Also one of the first CDs I ever had. Rather simple, but the songs just ooze brilliance. Mayonaise, Today, Disarm, Silverfuck...words cannot describe my love for this album.
Pink Floyd- Piper At the Gates of Dawn
Syd Barret was a genius. Simple as that. It really shows how far Floyd would've gotten with him...not that Waters' era wasn't as great, just different. I love this album.
Radiohead- The Bends
Contains some of the most beautiful songs to my ears, and most of them hold great significance to me. I won't bother going into the details of how I relate to it, saying it's brilliant should suffice. The songs Fake Plastic Trees, My Iron Lung, High and Dry and especially Street Spirit (Fade Out) will be treasured in my heart forever.
Radiohead- OK Computer
The first Radiohead album I ever bought. I'll simply say it's one of the most soothing and beautiful music I've ever had the pleasure of buying. The songs 'The Tourist' and 'Let Down' are probably my highlights.
Radiohead- Kid A
This is the second Radiohead CD I ever bought, and I was actually expecting it to be disappointing, thanks to all the media junk I had heard. I was in awe once all the 43+ minutes of music were done. I couldn't stop listening..I loved it instantly. Amazing, brilliant, enough said.
Tool- Ænema
Ahhh.....the first Tool CD I ever heard. I found it on the back of a CD rack my cousin had given to my brother. I was captivated by the "freaky eye" in the front cover. I listened and thought it was interesting. Once the song "H." came on, I was awestruck. I knew I'd become a fan soon. There was no point fighting it, Tool had touched my soul. The songs Pushit and Third Eye and of course, H. are beyond words.
Tool- Lateralus
I bought it on release day (actually, my mom did). I was at a friend's house working on a project, when I called my mom to remind her to bring me a copy of this album "Se llaman TOOL..T-O-O-L...Lateralus". She had to drive to another country (actually, the US is 15 minutes away..we live in the border
) to get it. She went to pick me up at my friend's house, and gave it to me as soon as I got inside the car. I listened to it nonstop on the way home and upstairs, in my room, with the lights out. I stopped listening once Faaip De Oiad was over. Tool officially became my favorite band (Opeth and Radiohead share that spot
)
Opeth- Blackwater Park
A good friend of mine (lives in Australia, and I met him on the internet) reccomended this band called "Opeth" the night of my birthday. "Download Dirge For November". I did. I was enamoured with this song (I am aware it's from BWP)...Mikael's mourning was so touching. After about 4 days, I had the whole album downloaded (I now have it the legal way, no flaming
), and I stopped listening to anything but Opeth. Also, I became a lot more open to metal.
Opeth-Morningrise
I'm tired of typing, so I'll just say this, along with Damnation and Still Life are my favorite albums at this moment. Enough said, enough typed...wooh.
Opeth- Damnation
Read above
Opeth-Still Life
Read above (damnit)
OK so I posted 12....
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*Honorable mentions*
NIN-Downward Spiral, The Fragile
Opeth- Deliverance
Smashing Pumpkins- Gish, Machina
Nirvana- Unplugged
Caifanes- El Diablito
