Fifteen Albums
Think of 15 albums that had such a profound effect on you they changed your life or the way you looked at it. They sucked you in and took you over for days, weeks, months, years. These are the albums that you can use to identify time, places, people, emotions. These are the albums that no matter what they were thought of musically shaped your world. When you finish, tag 15 others, including me. Make sure you copy and paste this part so they know the drill.
1. Guns n' Roses - "Use Your Illusion 1 and 2"
The album that made we want to play guitar. ESTRANGED!!!
2. Color Me Bad - "Color Me Badd"
Vocal harmonies sexing you up 4 love, mi amor. I still think in CMB mode when I come up with vocal harmonies.
3. Metallica - The Black Album
Sure it was uso at that time, but "Of Wolf and Man" and "Through the Never" still kicks ass.
4. Pantera - "Far Beyond Driven"
Because of this album my guitar has been permanently set to sludge.
5. The Dawn - "Iisang Bangka Tayo"
The album that made me think, "hmm, maybe there's more to rock than metal. Plus I think I look like the guitar player."
6. The Smashing Pumpkins - "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
The album that made me say, "Fuck you, metal. I'm leaving you."
7. Radiohead - "The Bends"
Same with Mellon Collie.
8. The Youth - "Album na Walang Pamagat"
The local album that made me go "Fuck you, OPM!" I've since regretted that. But man, was that album irreverent and fun. Motherfunker!
9. Coldplay - "A Rush of Blood to the Head"
I was emotionally distraught when this album came out. Friends visited me only to be subjected to my silence and the tunes from this album. Man, was I so emo.
10. Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello - "Painted from Memory"
Same as number 9. Both albums were on rotation then.
11. U2 - "Achtung Baby"
The album that inspired me to define my post-sludge sound.
12. The Purplechickens - "Here's Plan B"
I still maintain it was one of the greatest albums of that year, despite the many times my head spun around during the production of the said album (and the subsequent cabin fever that followed). And the dual-guitar part in the chorus of "The Cupboard Song" still makes my hair stand on end. I still wonder about that guy who texted me from Romblon who said he was feeling suicidal and listening to the album at the same time. I pray he's still alive.
13. Death Cab for Cutie - "Transatlanticism"
Wrist-slashingly heartbreaking.
14. Ash - "Free All Angels"
"Shining Light." "Candy." "Burn Baby Burn." Nuff said. Plus it was the happier side of 2002, which was around the time I was listening to 9 and 10.
15. Bloc Party - "A Weekend in the City"
The album that made me want to be in a band again. And continue playing music.
1. Guns n' Roses - "Use Your Illusion 1 and 2"
The album that made we want to play guitar. ESTRANGED!!!
2. Color Me Bad - "Color Me Badd"
Vocal harmonies sexing you up 4 love, mi amor. I still think in CMB mode when I come up with vocal harmonies.
3. Metallica - The Black Album
Sure it was uso at that time, but "Of Wolf and Man" and "Through the Never" still kicks ass.
4. Pantera - "Far Beyond Driven"
Because of this album my guitar has been permanently set to sludge.
5. The Dawn - "Iisang Bangka Tayo"
The album that made me think, "hmm, maybe there's more to rock than metal. Plus I think I look like the guitar player."
6. The Smashing Pumpkins - "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
The album that made me say, "Fuck you, metal. I'm leaving you."
7. Radiohead - "The Bends"
Same with Mellon Collie.
8. The Youth - "Album na Walang Pamagat"
The local album that made me go "Fuck you, OPM!" I've since regretted that. But man, was that album irreverent and fun. Motherfunker!
9. Coldplay - "A Rush of Blood to the Head"
I was emotionally distraught when this album came out. Friends visited me only to be subjected to my silence and the tunes from this album. Man, was I so emo.
10. Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello - "Painted from Memory"
Same as number 9. Both albums were on rotation then.
11. U2 - "Achtung Baby"
The album that inspired me to define my post-sludge sound.
12. The Purplechickens - "Here's Plan B"
I still maintain it was one of the greatest albums of that year, despite the many times my head spun around during the production of the said album (and the subsequent cabin fever that followed). And the dual-guitar part in the chorus of "The Cupboard Song" still makes my hair stand on end. I still wonder about that guy who texted me from Romblon who said he was feeling suicidal and listening to the album at the same time. I pray he's still alive.
13. Death Cab for Cutie - "Transatlanticism"
Wrist-slashingly heartbreaking.
14. Ash - "Free All Angels"
"Shining Light." "Candy." "Burn Baby Burn." Nuff said. Plus it was the happier side of 2002, which was around the time I was listening to 9 and 10.
15. Bloc Party - "A Weekend in the City"
The album that made me want to be in a band again. And continue playing music.