Those rare albums that are great on first listen.


You know the ones. They blow your mind and make you glad you're an audiophile.

Share your favorites.

For me it’s usually some style or vibe I haven’t heard before. My list so far is around 20, but I’ll keep it to my top 5. Feel free to share as many as you like.

!. Poe ‘Haunted’
2. Spirit “Twelve dreams of Dr. Sardonicus’
3. Midlake ‘The Trials of Van Occupanther’
4.Tori Amos ‘Little Earthquakes’
5. Skindive  ‘Skindive’

 

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Had to wrap Kevlar around my head this morning to keep my (blown) mind from escaping.  Lots of great work(s) here.

Got me thinking:

I can think of many albums, in the first THIRTY-SECONDS, that woke up my senses offering a high level of creativity, uniqueness, and command of instruments and/or voices that made it apparent there was something truly extraordinary going on here.  From the 31 second mark thru the remainder of album, it just built, and built, unfolding a musical masterpiece that will endure well beyond this lifetime.