Come one, come all to view the finest collection of lists that this website has EVER seen. Surprises behind every corner! Shocking musical taste discoveries at every curve in the road! THIS is what Labor Day is all about my friends. As you can see by the picture above, I’ve pulled out all the stops for this event..look at the big top! I took that picture of our tent (located just outside BEP Studios) moments ago, and I assure you that despite the majesty you are no doubt able to perceive from the photo, in person, it’s really REALLY something to see. But, if you’re unable to join us today, fear not, as I vow to you to do my very best to convey to you the awesomeness via words. And pictues. And whatever else I come up with.
But without further ado, I hereby call our List-A-Thon to order. People from all walks of life have contributed lists to us today..from celebrities and rock stars to commoners like you and I..we have all gathered here because of our appreciation of music..and lists. If you wish to contribute, feel free to post your list (of your all time favorite records) in the comments section!! Oh the fun!
HEEERE WEEE GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
BRANDON’S ALL TIME TOP 25 CDs (as of right now)
#1 -- Damien Rice ‘O’
When it came time to make this list, I was in a bit of a pickle. I’ve had the same favorite cd for years on top of years, and it had lots of sentimental value but realistically it was only my number 1 for one song. It was time for a change. That’s where ‘O’ comes in. This record changed a lot of things for me musically. It was basically my gateway drug, it opened my eyes to a whole genre of music that has grown to surpass metal as my favorite. I love this cd so very much, as much today as the day I first listened in fact. It’s a perfect storm of awesome..musically, lyrically, everythingly.This cd dominates my itunes, it dominates my last.fm, and I feel very ok saying it’s become my favorite cd of all time.
2. Metallica -- ‘Master Of Puppets’
3. WIlliam Orbit -- ‘Pieces In A Modern Style
4. Tool -- ‘AEnima’
5. Dredg -- ‘El Cielo’
6. Sigur Ros -- ‘( )’
7. Bright Eyes -- ‘I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning’
8. Tom McRae -- ‘All Maps Welcome’
9. Album Leaf -- ‘One Day I’ll Be On Time’
10. Metallica -- ‘Load’
11. Radiohead -- ‘OK Computer’
12. Sleeping At Last -- ‘Keep No Score’
13. Thursday -- ‘Full Collapse’
14. Appleseed Cast -- ‘Two Conversations’
15. Circle Takes The Square -- ‘As The Roots Undo’
16. The Juliana Theory -- ‘Emotion Is Dead’
17. mewithoutYou -- ‘Catch For Us The Foxes’
18. The Fountain Original Score (Clint Mansell)
19. Max Richter -- ‘The Blue Notebooks’
20. Death Cab For Cutie -- ‘Transatlanticism’
21. Glassjaw -- ‘Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence’
22. VAST -- ‘Visual Audio Sensory Theatre’
23. Deftones -- ‘White Pony’
24. Type O Negative -- ‘October Rust’
25. Postal Service -- ‘Give Up’
and there you have it!! clicky clicky for more lists!
FOOL OF GOLD
This right here would be my favorite cd of all time. Five years ago when Circle Takes the Square released a little indie cd called As The Roots Undo, little did I know what I was in for. I believe it started with a 4.5/5 review on theprp.com. As he usually does, Bk give any cd with a 3.5 or above review, a listen. At some point after he bought the disc, he let me borrow it, and I think I held on to it for like two weeks. At first I was kinda like ‘Eh, this is kinda different and kinda wacky and kinda cool.’ I didn’t pay too much attention to the lyrics and whatnot, but the music was very erratic and very original for its time. Hell, its still original, and its still erratic. Anyways, the more I listened to As The Roots Undo, the deeper this cd got. To this day, its meaning and depth is bottomless. This is a ‘concept record’ at its best. This isn’t even music in my ears. It’s like the purest form of poetry with a guitar, bass, and some drums in the background. This cd became a passion for me, I was obsessed with it for a year and a half, I had to learn every lyric. Five years later and this cd is still on a pedestal of its own, outdistancing itself from anything that tries to have meaning, or tries to dream up of some form of originality. This cd is untouchable.
The rest of my list is as follows:
Just Matt
NUMERO UNO
METALLICA- ‘AND JUSTICE FOR ALL’
James wanted his list posted similarly to mine with the number 1 all big and fancy so here it is. He also didnt give me anything to say about it, so I’ll ad-lib. I’ll tell ya what my man, this is ONE hell of a cd. If you pulled THE SHORTEST STRAW and you get to choose the music to be played while you’re ripping out the EYE OF THE BEHOLDER because he’s pretty much been a HARVESTER OF SORROW for as long as you can remember, this would be one hell of a cd to choose to listen to. He’ll reach the FRAYED ENDS OF SANITY pretttty quickly because this is a metal assault that will leave his ears charred..no..BLACKENED..cause things this metal burn stuff. He’ll ask you why you’re tearing his face off with this metallic assult, and you just say to him ‘this is DYERS EVE my man, they say that TO LIVE IS TO DIE, but you’re about to find out that to die is to die. I’m just takin out my revenge pal, because I believe in metal, killin dudes…AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
METALLICA!
the rest of the best:
2. Darkest Hour -- ‘Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation’
3. Tool -- ‘Aenima’
4. Thursday -- ‘Full Collapse’
5. Pantera -- Vulgar Display Of Power’
6. Marilyn Manson -- ‘Mechanical Animals’
7. Norma Jean -- ‘Bless The Martyr and Kiss The Child’
8. Notorious BIG -- ‘Ready To Die’
9. Metallica -- ‘Master Of Puppets’
10. Every Time I Die -- ‘Hot Damn’
11. Slipknot -- ‘Slipknot’
12. The Clash -- ‘London Calling’
13. Deftones -- ‘White Pony’
14. The Bled -- ‘Pass The Flask’
15. AFI -- ‘Black Sails In The Sunset’
16. The Boss -- ‘Born To Run’
17. koRn -- ‘Life Is Peachy’
18. Misfits -- ‘Earth AD’
19. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals -- ‘Cold Roses’
20. ICP -- ‘The Great Milenko’
SHANNON WILSON (wife of our own Fool Of Gold)
1. Too Bad You’re Beautiful -- From Autumn to Ashes
2. Crimes -- The Blood Brothers
3. Super Black Market Clash -- The Clash
4. Reload -- Metallica
5. Yes, Virginia -- The Dresden Dolls
6. O -- Damien Rice
7. No Fences -- Garth Brooks
8. Phantom of the Opera OST -- Andrew Lloyd Webber
9. Underground Network -- Anti-Flag
10. Alchemy Index Vol 3- Thrice
11. Absolution -- Muse
12. One Cell in the Sea -- A Fine Frenzy
13. Great Milenko -- Insane Clown Posse
HOYTTS LIST MAN IS HERR CHEK THIS OWT
ONE1. TESLAA -- ‘THEE GRET RADIO CONTRAVERZY’
TWOO. LYNYRD SKYNYRDD -- ‘PrONOUNCE LEH-NARD SKEE-NARDD’
3. MOOTLY CROW -- ‘DOCTAR FEELSGOOD’
4. GNR -- ‘APPETITE 4 DISTROYINTIONS’
5. METALLicA -- ‘RIDE THA LIGHTNIN’
6. 38 SPECIAL -- ‘BONE AGINST STEEL’
7. KID ROCK -- ‘DEVIL WITOUT A CAUSE’
8. RATT -- ‘OUT OF THE SELLAR’
9. POISON -- GREATST HITS
10. HANK WILLMS JR -- ‘WHISKEY BENT N HELL BOUND’
STONERIDER BAND MEMBERS
JASON
1. bob dylan-the freewheelin
2.led zeppelin-III
3.rolling stones-exile on main st.
4.jimi hendrix-are you experienced?
5.woody guthrie-ramblin’ round
6.john lee hooker-highway 51
7.the beatles-revolver
8.bob dylan-bringing it all back home
9.robert johnson-complete recordings
10.rolling stones-sticky fingers
$TAX
1. zeppelin-III
2. zeppelin-IV
3. rolling stones-sticky fingers
4. pearl jam-ten
5. korn-korn
6. ac/dc-high voltage
7. pink floyd-dark side of the moon
8. radiohead-kid a
9. black rebel motorcycle club-howl
10. deftones-white pony
CHAMP
1. mr. bungle-california
2. beastie boys-paul’s botique
3. captain beefheart and his magic band-safe as milk
4. frank zappa-hot rats
5. the mothers of invention-we’re only in it for the money
6. zeppelin-III
7. pink floyd-animals
8. ratm-evil empire
9. the who-tommy
10. primus-frizzle fry
PS..as long as we’re talking StoneRider, click here and vote for them as Best New Band
BEP Reader Libbie
1. Otis Redding -- Otis Blue
2. Creedence Clearwater Revival -- Green River
3. Bob Dylan -- Blonde on Blonde
4. Black Sabbath -- Paranoid
5. Led Zepplin -- IV
6. Yes -- Fragile
7. Nick Drake -- Pink Moon
8. The Rolling Stones -- Let it bleed
9. King Crimson -- In the Court of the Crimson King
10. Ray LaMontagne -- Till the Sun Turns Black
11. Joni Mitchell -- Blue
12. Willie Nelson -- Stardust
13. The Zombies -- Odessey and Oracle
14. Lou Reed -- Transformer
15. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band -- Night Moves
16. Radiohead -- OK Computer
17. The Smiths -- The Queen is Dead
18. Jimi Hendrix -- Electric Ladyland
19. Damien Rice -- O
20. The Band -- The Band
21. The Beach Boys -- Sunflower
22. Neil Young -- After the Gold Rush
23. Johnny Cash -- At San Quentin
24. Michael Jackson -- Thriller
25. The Beatles -- The White Album
BEP Reader Danni
the stills -- logic will break your heart
saosin -- self titled
boys night out -- trainwreck
beach boys -- pet sounds
the rise -- signal to noise
bloc party -- silent alarm
sigur ros -- hvarf -- heim
codeseven -- dancing echoes/dead Sounds
ac/dc -- back in black
pink floyd -- wish you were here
rolling stones -- sticky fingers
led zeppelin -- mothership
now it’s overhead -- fall back open
emery -- the question
from first to last -- heroine
brand new -- deja entendu
alexisonfire -- watch out!
the beatles -- the white ablum
btbam -- alaska
death from above 1979 -- you’re a woman, i’m a machine
placebo -- sleeping with ghosts
radiohead -- the best of
xo skeletons -- bored by heaven
curl up and die -- the one above all, the end of all that is
ryan adams -- heartbreaker
sufjan stevens -- greetings from michigan the great lake state
tom petty -- wildflowers
