blinkin biggie Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 heres a questionif you purchased a CD and after listening though wow!!what makes that wow factor to yourself??whats albums has anyone listened to lately and thought its a great album and why?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 dunno its a tough question and different for different bands. Usually for me a good album has the right songs in the right places and tells a story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pop-notmyface Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 you need about a million things happening at once to make you go "wow" after listening to an album or cd.1. you need to actually get into the music you're listening. if you're feeling it, that's a good start.2. you need to be in the right mood for what you're listening. if you're feeling down and what you're listening to is generally quite introverted or depressed, you probably won't feel any better after listening to it.3. you may have to listen to something completely new to actually get the "wow" effect. if it's something done a million times before, then you won't be very surprised with what you're hearing.4. the album/cd needs to have a healthy mix of different styles. if you're listening to 10 minutes songs for an hour, you'll probably lose your attention span, or if the songs sound all the same. you need something fast and something slow. something hard and something soft.5. the music needs to have all the right "parts", ie. vocal, guitar, drums, chopsticks, whatever. if the vocals suck in your opinon, but the bass line sounds sweet, you'll have divided opinions. no "wow" factor.6. while you're listening, you need to be in the right kind of "situation". if you listen to something and it brings back a particularly good memory, you'll be very...uh...happy. 7. and of course taste. it all comes done to one thing really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 mesmerise system of a downnumber of the beast iron maidenmachine head deep purplemaster of puppets metallicableach nirvanathrough the ashes of empires machine headadrenalize def leppardsessions for robert j 2 eric claptonearly days led zepplinback in black ac/dcthat albums gave me the wow factor,you need to have a good first track to grab the listener by the ballsie imperium battery invadersfat paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinosaur Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 erm...well I would say it needs to have songs on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 i recently bought the new stones album and was subtely impressed that the band manage to stay alive to actually make it! (though charlie watts had a couple of brushes with the reaper during the recording process!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Machine Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 It's the tunes for me, man! I just know when an album's great. Just get that feeling that I'm never gonna get bored of it, ever. I'd be here all day, but most recently, been digging 'Ambulance Ltd', but ask me that in a year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 I reckon Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd is a pretty perfect album. I'm not sure why exactly, and it's not even my favourite Floyd album as far as songs are concerned but it's just perfectly constructed, and when it gets to the end, you don't feel like you've just listened to a row of songs, but one long composition with a beginning, a middle and an end. After all, that is the first thing you learn when you're writing stories so I guess albums should do it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
head ache Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 my favourite albums are:Badmotorfinger-soundgardenAenima-ToolThe Bends_RadioheadIn Utero-NirvanaLoveless-My Bloody ValentineDoolittle-PixiesGrace-Jeff Buckleywish you were here-Pink FloydLondon Calling-The ClashDiamond Dogs-David Bowiethe only thing these albums have in common is that i love every song on them.start with some kick ass songs, end with some kick ass songs and have some kicks ass songs in the middle .thats how you make a great album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AmbientMood Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Aphex Twin - 'I care because you do.' A totally unpredictable album, one you could listen to hundreds of times yet never really hear everything, always discovering new parts you apparently never noticed before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayeth Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Aphex Twin - 'I care because you do.' A totally unpredictable album' date=' one you could listen to hundreds of times yet never really hear everything, always discovering new parts you apparently never noticed before.[/quote']Yes, I agree with that. I almost prefer albums that I don't think much of first time round but become obsessed the more I listen to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Ulver- Blood InsideDevin Townsend- TerriaOpeth- the new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayeth Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Opeth- the new oneIt has a name, Hog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Ghost Reveries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayeth Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Your welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ()Papaspyrou() Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 heres a questionif you purchased a CD and after listening though wow!!what makes that wow factor to yourself??whats albums has anyone listened to lately and thought its a great album and why??when the music is good....................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieron_ruinous Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 if you purchased a CD and after listening though wow!!what makes that wow factor your point of view? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Needs to have a consistently high standard of song throughout with good pacing and holds interest throughout. Pretty tall order because even my favourite bands generally have at least one song on an album i'm really not keen on, but i'll go with -Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - AcmeNick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Abattoir BluesQueens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The DeafDead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting VegetablesNirvana - NevermindOasis - Definitely MaybeDirty Three - Whatever You Love You AreSex Pistols - Nevermind The Bollocks....Radiohead - The Bends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Caz Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 I would actually say Dragonforce - Valley Of The DamnedEvery song on the album gives me a shiver down my spine.I fucknig love it !11!!!!111!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Being cheap in Fopp helps, as does not having Phil Collins involved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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conor82 Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 great albumIt's really hard to unravell the whole great album mystery. Who can possibly have the right credentials or CV to really say what can or not be called a great album. Surely the individual involved can decide whether he or she thinks its a great album. I would say i have a pretty weird musical taste that some would find hard to bear. I tend to prefer the whole 'I'm going to slit my wrists, however before hand i might write a song' approach to music. Some hate it. It doesn't change what I like. It doesn't make the Cure or Interpol think 'Ok lets write a song about about children playing around and making daisy chains, i don't want to be dark anymore!' It's all about taste. Magazines who say such and such album is the best ever are bullshitting. How can you ever decide, it's an impossibility! Until people all love the same music it's never gonna happen so let's thank God that we all disagree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pop-notmyface Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 i think Daft Punks' "Discovery" album is very, very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 We were talking albums, not jukebox 7"s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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