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In no real order.
Akira Yamaoka: Silent Hill 3: It's moody, dark, just like the others but with the addition of lyrics and a female singer with a gorgeous voice it makes it one of the best soundtracks in the series which already has a list of impressive soundtracks for a horror game.
Roger Waters (Performed by Pink Floyd) - The Final Cut. I know PF fans are going to castrate me for saying The Final Cut, but I think it is a misunderstood and underappreciated album. Yes, the lyrics are a tad pessemistic and depressing, but they are also brilliantly written. I think has valid meaning, even in this day and age.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium. While some of their earlier songs I'm not to keen on, I've started getting into the Chili Peppers newer work. Stadium Arcadium is a brilliant 28 song experience. It's not a concept album or a live album like most two disc sets, but this also means there is much more value to the album by adding a good amount of length and 98% of the songs are great.
Pink Floyd: Animals. More PF! Although The Wall is my favourite movie, it is not my all time favourite album by them (Although I do love it) but this easily takes the cake. I love it's experimental style, and dark, political lyrics. I can hum the riff from Sheep all day and the infamous hook phrase of Pigs, HA HA! Charade You Are! stays with you.
The Pillows: Good Dreams. I feel The Pillows are very much a modern Space rock band filtered through a little bit of grunge and of course Japanese ideas. Although their breakthrough album, Please Mr. Lostman still remains one of their best, I feel Good Dreams really represents them at the top of their game. Tracks are a mix of typical uppity space rock/pop, while others are moody, relaxing and pretty, and the track that counters the titular song, Bad Dreams is experimental and cool on its own. It sounds kinda like a 50's rock song with the lyrics replaced by the sounds from a classic Halloween tape.
Lacuna Coil: Unleashed Memories (US Release). I lurve Lacuna Coil. A lot. This album is great because it not only has some excellent songs, but you get a bonus when you buy it! It has a EP that was not released in the US prior to the release of this album entitled Half-Life. So it's like your getting an album and another short one, and it's just as good as the rest of the album.
The Beatles: Abbey Road. This album is great on its own, but one sing makes this a great album: Bang Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head! Clang Clang! Maxwell's Silver Hammer made sure that she was dead! This song is so chipper and upbeat about a kid who smashes peoples skull in with a hammer made of silver. Also, a lot of people are shocked when they first find out this is a Beatles song! I love Dark Humour and the Beatles, so this is a great song. The rest of the album is great too, of course.
Akira Yamaoka: Silent Hill 3: It's moody, dark, just like the others but with the addition of lyrics and a female singer with a gorgeous voice it makes it one of the best soundtracks in the series which already has a list of impressive soundtracks for a horror game.
Roger Waters (Performed by Pink Floyd) - The Final Cut. I know PF fans are going to castrate me for saying The Final Cut, but I think it is a misunderstood and underappreciated album. Yes, the lyrics are a tad pessemistic and depressing, but they are also brilliantly written. I think has valid meaning, even in this day and age.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium. While some of their earlier songs I'm not to keen on, I've started getting into the Chili Peppers newer work. Stadium Arcadium is a brilliant 28 song experience. It's not a concept album or a live album like most two disc sets, but this also means there is much more value to the album by adding a good amount of length and 98% of the songs are great.
Pink Floyd: Animals. More PF! Although The Wall is my favourite movie, it is not my all time favourite album by them (Although I do love it) but this easily takes the cake. I love it's experimental style, and dark, political lyrics. I can hum the riff from Sheep all day and the infamous hook phrase of Pigs, HA HA! Charade You Are! stays with you.
The Pillows: Good Dreams. I feel The Pillows are very much a modern Space rock band filtered through a little bit of grunge and of course Japanese ideas. Although their breakthrough album, Please Mr. Lostman still remains one of their best, I feel Good Dreams really represents them at the top of their game. Tracks are a mix of typical uppity space rock/pop, while others are moody, relaxing and pretty, and the track that counters the titular song, Bad Dreams is experimental and cool on its own. It sounds kinda like a 50's rock song with the lyrics replaced by the sounds from a classic Halloween tape.
Lacuna Coil: Unleashed Memories (US Release). I lurve Lacuna Coil. A lot. This album is great because it not only has some excellent songs, but you get a bonus when you buy it! It has a EP that was not released in the US prior to the release of this album entitled Half-Life. So it's like your getting an album and another short one, and it's just as good as the rest of the album.
The Beatles: Abbey Road. This album is great on its own, but one sing makes this a great album: Bang Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head! Clang Clang! Maxwell's Silver Hammer made sure that she was dead! This song is so chipper and upbeat about a kid who smashes peoples skull in with a hammer made of silver. Also, a lot of people are shocked when they first find out this is a Beatles song! I love Dark Humour and the Beatles, so this is a great song. The rest of the album is great too, of course.
