Albums that rocked your world.

[Andy A.]

Would have to say Everclear's So Much For the Afterglow.

When you mix just the right amount of pop production in with rock, it's a wonderful thing.

Dispatch's various live shows and recordings are fantastic. Gut the Van tops that list.

[Scooter]

There are several moving albums that I've heard...

Days of Future Passed by Moody Blues
Surlamer by Moody Blues
Audio by Blue Man Group
Almost anything by Peter Paul and Mary
Songs You Know By Heart by Jimmy Buffett

Each of these has had an influence on my life in it's own way, but each has helped make me who I am.

-Bill

[Alex Pelan]

The Beatles 1 really taught me how good the music was in the 60s and 70s, and it really has got me into a lot of the more classic stuff.

[Mike Ciance]

AFI: All Hollows EP
AFI: Art of Drowning
AFI: Sing The Sorrow
Audioslave: Audioslave
Bamboo Shoots: Research and Development EP
Disturbed: Believe
Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park: Meteora (it's ok, but it rocks because i got it for free when i won this game at Ramp Riot )
Rage Against the Machine: Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine: The Battle of Los Angeles
Slipknot: Slipknot
Slipknot: Vol. 3 The Subliminal Verses
System of a Down: Steal This Album!
System of a Down: System of a Down
System of a Down: Toxicity
Taproot: Gift
Taproot: Welcome

[evulish]

Oh man.. So Much for the Afterglow ROCKED SO HARD. Years after buying the cd, I can still listen to it. I love that CD. Post-grunge rock rules. It sounds so awesome when turned up loud.

Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever, Amen. One of my favorite albums ever. I can't get sick of it.

Ben Folds - Sunny 16 (EP). I think this his latest EP. Great music. Going to see him, Rufus Wainright, and Guster on July 3rd in Buffalo, NY.

The Postal Service - Give Up. Emo meets Electronica.. so awesome.

Dispatch - Bang Bang. Great album.

[Joshua May]

3 Doors Down - The Better Life
Billy Joel - Piano Man - One of my favorite songs of all time
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper - I like the message of the song
Foo Fighters - One by One
Hoobastank - The Reason
EDIT: Staind - 14 Shades of Grey
Train - Drops of Jupiter
Tsunami Bomb - The Great Escape

[Dorienne]

Albums I've really enjoyed are:
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory ~~I can still listen to this after so long, and I never get tired of it.
Richard Marx - Rush Street ~~This guy has such an amazing voice, and his songs are really unique and different. 80s rock is awesome!
Grease Soundtrack ~~C'mon, who doesn't love Grease!
Richard Marx - Repeat Offender ~~This album is my favorite. The lyrics are just so mind-blowing, it's hard to believe this guy wrote this stuff. He sings the songs with such passion and emotion, it's hard to not picture what the lyrics say. Amazing.

--d0ri

The four albums with the most influence on my music tastes

Pearl Jam - Ten (one of the best of all time)
Nirvana - Nevermind (Arguably the best of all time)
Green Day - Dookie (95% of their music after dookie was crap..no pun intended )
Alice In Chains- Greatest Hits...all their albums were good, but the greatest hits album is truely great

[Matt_Kaplan1902]

Some of mine:

New Found Glory (they grew up in my hometown)- NewFoundGlory, Sticks & Stones, Catalyst
Linkin Park- Hydrid Theory
Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
Led Zeplin and Queen- Greatest Hits
Nirvana - Nevermind
Green Day - Dookie
Offspring- Smash & Conspiracy of One
Midtown- Living Well is the Best Revenge
Yellow Card- Oceanavenue
Basically All Oldies
-I work in an Ice Cream Shop and ALL day they play Majik 102.7 which is the local oldies station.

[Karthik]

Radiohead - The Bends
This album is more than a collection of songs, it's an emotional journey.

U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind

How many bands can say that they're still producing their best music after being in the business for 20 years. I thought it was impossible to top The Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby, but they did it.

Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die

This album changed hip hop music forever. It really helped bring the hardcore street rap into the mainstream. It's just too bad that everything had to end in such a tragic way for Biggie.

Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World

If you ever just want to chill out and relax, this is the album to toss on. Ben Harper's music is as comfortable as a soothing embrace...

[Jeff Rodriguez]

I second the Postal Service, and I credit Brandon for mentioning them and introducing me.

The Presidents of the United States of America. All their albums are great. Watch for the new one August, I think.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way, and One Hot Minute. Great stuff. Flea is amazing.

Rx Bandits - Progess.

Zox - Take Me Home. Local Band from Brown University in RI. GREAT live shows. Great Bassist.

Alien Ant Farm. Both their albums.

Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue. I find myself listening to it more and more.

Matt Nathanson - Beneath thses Fireworks. The reason I'm gonna get an acoustic guitar.

The Apex Theory - Topsy Turvy

Tonic - Lemon Parade

Boxcar Racer - Self Titled

Celldweller - Self Titled. Holy Moly.

I could sit here all day and list more. But I'll limit it to that.

[Joe Matt]

Jay-Z & DJ Dangermouse -The Grey Alblum

Three Day's Grace- Three Day's Grace

And hands down the most influential album and one that rocked my world,

Blue Man Group- The Complex

The themes in the album stand out compared to other music, plus the music just kicks $@#$@#$@#!

[Amanda Morrison]

This post took some careful consideration. Just by putting these, I feel like I'm leaving thousands of great albums out.

AC/DC - Back in Black
This album, owned originally on vinyl by my parents, has always been something I can go back to. I have been known, on occasion, to use a vacuum as a guitar during 'Rock 'n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution'. It is, by far, the best album to play while cleaning house. Just put on your Van Halen bandanna (if you also own one, you rock) and get out the Windex.

Death Cab for Cutie - The Photo Album
Death Cab for Cutie - We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
I saw DCFC in Chicago when The Photo Album was just coming out. My socks were rocked. These are still favorites. There are just some albums you listen to and think, 'This was what high school was for me.' This is exactly that.

Deftones - White Pony
There is no better driving music than this album. Passenger features Maynard James Keenan from Tool (below on this list) and is so great. Change (in the house of flies) is also a favorite. Eh, the whole album is a favorite. It's on repeat as we speak.

Garth Brooks - The Limited Series
I could, quite possibly, be the largest Garth Brooks fan this side of the Mississippi. I have listened to him ever since I first saw him appear on an episode of 'Empty Nest' and have been a doting fan ever since. My first Garth concert was when I was 7, and there were three more to follow. I even got pointed at. Yes, folks, Garth Brooks pointed at me. I'll be signing autographs.

John Mayer - Heavier Things
John Mayer - Room For Squares
Both of these albums have such a wide range of emotion and are so well-written, I can't help but love them. I associate a bit more with Heavier Things, being that the issues in them are a little bit more well-defined and the music a tad more complex and fitting. I could listen to these for days. They are feel-good music, they are relaxing music, they are 'I just want to be alone' music, they are everything.

Peter Gabriel - Hit
Phil Collins - ...Hits
I once had a teacher who told me the greatest wisdom of my life - 'You never go a single day without hearing Phil Collins.' It's so true. Although it's somewhat injustice to lump these two Genesis greats together, these albums are mandatory. Peter Gabriel is incredible - Sledgehammer? In Your Eyes? Big Time? Shock the Monkey? Solsbury Hill? All of them are so good it hurts. Phil Collins is the man. No qualms. He's the man.

Pink Floyd - The Wall
I have this on vinyl (again, a hand-me-down from the parental units) and I will argue that it's just not the same on CD. The movie, in turn, is excellent (and the acting on his part turned me into a lifelong Bob Geldof fan, sans Band-Aid). The whole album is a masterpiece. There's not a whole lot I can say to do it justice. I also recommend Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here (great albums and great songs).

Tool - Aenima
I am a closet Tool fan. I have listen to them since the way-back-when. This is my favorite album they've produced, and it's a frequent play in my car (especially on bad days). I recommend this to anyone who anyone who has been to an Ozzfest.

[Melissa Nute]

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

SouthFM - Drama Kids

Everclear - Learning How to Smile Vol. 2

Phantom of The Opera
Into the Woods

[Aaron Knight]

Hrmm...

Every album/ep by Ben Folds, with and without the Five
Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First
The Get Up Kids (self-titled)
System of a Down - Steal This Album!

There are others but these are all I can think of at the moment - I'm horrible with artist/album/song names, and especially getting the trio all right at the same time