What's an album you played out back then and still enjoy now?

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Quenzayne@reddit

Elastica’s self-titled debut. Hasn’t been out of regular rotation in my life since 1995.

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limedifficult@reddit

Matchbox Twenty, self titled album. Still listen to it often.

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atomsforkubrick@reddit

OK Computer and Kid A. Played these so often I’m surprised I didn’t ruin the discs. Of course I’m still a giant Radiohead fan.

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HipHopGrandpa@reddit

Oh man, I loved Radiohead back when they were a band that played songs. The Bends was peak for me. Those jangling Gigi tar riffs on Electioneering are so good.

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salledattente@reddit

Ok Computer is still my GOAT. Also my 7 year old likes it

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Am a little embarrassed I didn't think of OK Computer first this morning since it's never left my rotation, and in my opinion, is the GOAT of Radiohead albums

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Sad_Confection_2669@reddit

I’m sure I’m in the minority, but it’s The Bends for me. The impact of “Just” as a song and as a music video changed me, and the rest of the album is just so listenable. Beautifully engineered.

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You're not wrong. Street Spirit (Fade Out) is that for me. And there are sooooooo many incredible songs on that album! I prefer OK Computer for the way it moves their style forward - it seamlessly transitions from unadorned guitar and more acoustic vibes to a new place within Late 90s rock.

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Ok-Potato-4774@reddit

The Bends is all killer no filler. Then, Radiohead just exploded with Ok Computer and I wasn't as into them because they changed musically. I still went to see them live and they were incredible, I just didn't buy their albums.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

I can see that. I was a fan of OK Computer before I fully embraced The Bends and I think that caused me to take a different approach to them than yourself, and as a result I'd guess you did not enjoy Kid A and Amnesiac at all, no? Those two are sooo far divorced from The Bends and, especially Pablo Honey.

My love for Radiohead grew and changed with them, but I'll admit, I really don't care for much music after In Rainbows and I haven't bothered to try the new band, Smile (?)

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Ok-Potato-4774@reddit

Amnesiac and Kid A were pretty good. The hype around them when they came out was ridiculous. Did like some of the songs off them here and there.

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BornTry5923@reddit

Gene- Olympian

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Sparkythedog77@reddit

Antichrist Superstar

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The42ndHitchHiker@reddit

Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X

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goater10@reddit

Spin, Spin Sugar and Post Modern Sleaze are still on my daily playlist

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Sparkythedog77@reddit

I love Spin Spin Sugar and the different versions of it. My favorite is the radio edit

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TraditionalMood277@reddit

I prefer Bloodsport, but I get ya

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bjgrem01@reddit

Has been in my regular rotation since it came out.

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Sparkythedog77@reddit

Love this one

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Virtual-Karma@reddit

Digable Planets

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MTBeanerschnitzel@reddit

You’d Prefer an Astronaut—Hum.

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manicpixiepuke@reddit

So good!

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Blue_Star_Child@reddit

Jagged Little Pill.

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tifftiff16@reddit

Always always always Jagged Little Pill and Fiona Apple Tidal

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dngdzzo@reddit

Pearl Jam - Ten

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Captain3leg-s@reddit

"Instructions" Jermaine Dupri

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norfnorf832@reddit

Missy Elliot - Miss E...So Addictive

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goater10@reddit

Garbage - Garbage and Version 2.0
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
The Killers - Hot Fuss

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SadKanga@reddit

Jagged little pill (Alanis Morisette) and the Globe Sessions (Sheryl Crow)

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rohm418@reddit

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Do_it_My_Way-79@reddit

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Do_it_My_Way-79@reddit

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Do_it_My_Way-79@reddit

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rattfink11@reddit

Currents - Tame Impala Moon Safari - Air Dummy - Portishead The Suburbs - Arcade Fire

Going way way way back: Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall

There’s others, but these are off the top of my head. In the last 10 yrs or so, my musical taste has drifted to tracks so I have playlists I really enjoy with a wide range of musical genres and styles. The cell phone changed things so much in music!

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rattfink11@reddit

Also Psalm 69…. - Ministry pretty Hate Machine - NIN VIVIsectVI - skinny puppy (I went through a long phase)

Technique - New Order Music for the People - REM

I liked that in my youth, albums were supposed to have a holistic sense, like the songs were part of a unified message.

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DonutSimulatorForN64@reddit

Aenima

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breakfastmeat23@reddit

Man. What. The. Fuck.

Miseducation and The Score where such incredible and unique albums and then Lauryn and Pras went so far off the deep end. At least Lauryn is like "artist crazy". How the fuck does Pras end up a Chinese spy? What?

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MydniteSon@reddit

And Wyclef stole from his charity, which was supposed to be for earthquake relief for Haiti.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

That's exactly why this album listens like it's the entire catalogue, they went batshit and left a musical hole. sigh

She makes me wonder about what could have been, even more than I wonder about what could have still come from Amy Winehouse.

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mouseSXN@reddit

Ben Folds Five- Whatever and Ever Amen

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nutmeg-albatross@reddit

Came here to say ANY Ben Folds during this time. I’ve seen him a bunch, and he’s always a fun show.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

I saw him recently, still slaps.

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mouseSXN@reddit

Me too, Saturday night!

I am Ben Folds ride or die 4 lyf.

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Flyingarrow68@reddit

Definitely love the Lauryn Hill but

Dark Side of the Moon is my most played album these days.

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dyejob@reddit

Agree with so many picks in the comments so far, so I wanna represent for the people who still aren't over Odelay by Beck. Also shout out to Cake Fashion Nugget

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

I just saw them live, and they're so, so good, still!

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AdHot6173@reddit

I LOVE Cake!

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nameofplumb@reddit

omg. You got me right in the memories with Fashion Nugget. 💜

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oskich@reddit

Rust in Peace

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Neon_Sternum@reddit

Tidal - Fiona Apple.

Bleed American - Jimmy Eat World

Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins

Bring Me Your Love - City and Colour

Plans - Death Cab

Final Straw - Snow Patrol

The Bends - Radiohead

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MF-SMUG@reddit

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DamarsLastKanar@reddit

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Cliff Burton was one of the greatest bassists of all time, and I'm pretty sure this is the album (solo) that proved it 🤘

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Valten78@reddit

Jason was done dirty on this album. He's a great bassist but just wasn't allowed to show it.

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Tiny_Invite1537@reddit

Supergrass - In it for the Money.

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HeywoodJaBlessMe@reddit

Would be easier to answer which albums I played to death back then but dont listen to anymore and those answers are easy: Korn and Marilyn Manson

But most of the other stuff I was obsessed with I still listen to all the time.

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Strange-Mouse-8710@reddit

I really don't understand this mentality some people have, that its a shock that something good is still good.

Something good does not turn bad, because its more than 1 second old, which is how some people act like it does.

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PanoramicEssays@reddit

I think it’s more like our tastes sometimes change as we age, but certain albums feel like a classic forever. Also some things just don’t age well. Some of the music I loved as a kid is not for me at all anymore. Color me bad isn’t my jam anymore at all but my younger self might argue on that.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

I think you're reading something that is not there at all. My post is not intended to suggest this, not even remotely. This is a question about consistency in taste over time. It is not at all shocking, as you say, to enjoy the same things one enjoyed long ago, but in that framework, there are favorites. Are there not? Standouts, above all others?

Sorry that you have taken this to what appears to be a very negative space. You may be in that space alone here.

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PanoramicEssays@reddit

The Presidents of the United States of America

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Upstairs_Usual_4841@reddit

Beck - Mellow Gold

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Nirvana1975@reddit

New adventures in Hi-Fi by R.E.M. I know not everyone is a big fan of them. But dayum. That album had a lot of great songs that didn't make it to the mainstream.

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no_clever_name_yet@reddit

When I Woke by Rusted Root

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Upstairs_Usual_4841@reddit

Fuck yes

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Overall_Falcon_8526@reddit

August and Everything After

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Ok-Potato-4774@reddit

"Step out the front door like a ghost into a fog where no one notices the contrast of white on white". The first line of the first song, "Round Here", looks so clunky in writing. Still, the way Adam Duritz sings it is so poetic.

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Overall_Falcon_8526@reddit

Every time she sneezes I believe it's love.

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Ok-Potato-4774@reddit

"She parks her car outside of my house/ And takes her clothes off/ She says she's close to understanding Jesus". First of all, did that really happen? And if so, I think your girl got a hold of some strong acid.

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elphaba00@reddit

Americana - The Offspring

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Nijntje80@reddit

Michelle Branch-The Spirit Room, Lene Marlin-Playing My Game, Evanescence-Fallen

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DarkenL1ght@reddit

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nameofplumb@reddit

Absolute Queen

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nameofplumb@reddit

Speakerbox/The Love Below

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SoloMotorcycleRider@reddit

DMX: It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

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flippartnermike@reddit

Appetite for destruction GNFnR

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Valten78@reddit

I remember getting this on tape back in the early 90s and playing the heck out of it, much to my parents' annoyance. Such a good album.

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sweetspetites@reddit

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thegiantbadger@reddit

I came here to say this. I absolutely adore this album. Every song is so good. No skips.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Oh Dolores, the gifts she gave with this one 🤌

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sweetspetites@reddit

“No Need to Argue” album is also right up there for me. Definitely two albums I could listen to from start to finish and never tire.

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Sattaman6@reddit

Wu-Tang 36 Chambers

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Dependent_Bill8632@reddit

Incubus - Fungus Amongus (and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. AND Make Yourself!)

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Anti-Gravity is still a banger around here

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eyelinerqueen83@reddit

The Score

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HollyCalamity@reddit

You guys NAILED IT. I’ll add:

Rage Against the Machine - Debut album

Portishead - Dummy

Smashing Pumpkins - MaIS

Tori Amos - Boys For Pele

Hole - Live Through This

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

I am still so obsessed with Boys for Pele!

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HollyCalamity@reddit

Oh my, yes.

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Klutzy-Delivery-5792@reddit

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys. Just listened to it last night in fact haha.

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HollyCalamity@reddit

Beastie Boys posters on my walls

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LovingComrade@reddit

Weezer Blue Album and Pinkerton, Nirvana Unplugged and Nevermind.

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HollyCalamity@reddit

Blue album all day.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

I think Pinkerton was the last good album. Still rock it today

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LovingComrade@reddit

Pinkerton is great. And you’re right they’ve had good tunes since then but the records on the whole have just been meh. Blue album and Pinkerton are start to finish bangers. I’d love to see them do a tour where they featured these albums in their entirety.

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birdsword@reddit

Weezer’s Blue album

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DateCard@reddit

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RyanGoslingsJacket@reddit

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Outkast ATLiens has been on repeat since I got a copy in 97.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Yo! Another album that never left me! Yes!

Someone take away Andre's flutes, we already got what we need right here!

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Unusual_Compote4909@reddit

My top 3 albums are from 2001-02.
Paul Westerberg - Mono
Fugazi - The Argument
Trail of Dead - Source Tags and Codes

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RemarkableWave8066@reddit

Alice in Chains' Dirt! Bought the tape. Wore it out. Bought another tape. Bought the CD eventually. Now it's consistently in my Spotify rotation.

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itfailsagain@reddit

This one for me too. It's been a favorite since I was a wee lil' fuckup.

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AlilAwesome81@reddit

NIN- Pretty hate machine

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RL_NeilsPipesofsteel@reddit

Nirvana Unplugged

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Nonsenseinabag@reddit

Have that on vinyl, still an amazing album.

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Bible_Black_Pre_Dawn@reddit

I see your Nirvana Unplugged and raise you one Alice in Chains Unplugged.

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RL_NeilsPipesofsteel@reddit

I prefer Alice In Chains over Nirvana, but not the unplugged albums.

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mom_bombadill@reddit

So good. My mom (silent gen/boomer cusp, classical music aficionado) LOVED that album

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Irraz-faka@reddit

The Inutero super deluxe has some great live recordings that I really like too.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Shit, now we have to close the thread. This is it, sir, you nailed it.

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Zeveroth1@reddit

I still play her songs

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GF_baker_2024@reddit

Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by Sarah McLachlan. It was an absolute trip to hear her play it live, straight through, last summer after memorizing it in my teens.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Did you go to Lilith Faire? Suuuuch a foundational experience in my youth. That show made me love this album back then

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RedDemonTaoist@reddit

I did! I don't remember much of the artists tbh. I remember the Cardigans and Sarah.

I do remember the experience of being there was so much fun as my parents never ever allowed things like concerts so it was a huge deal.

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GF_baker_2024@reddit

Unfortunately, no! None of my friends would go with me. The line-ups were awesome.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

It was the first (See, only) experience where I felt that if someone heard me talking shit about The Indigo Girls I'd get jumped lol

I wish we could still create the magic that was these kinds of music festivals - yes bottled water was insanely priced, but everyone was having the same good time in a very egalitarian and unadorned way

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sweetspetites@reddit

This is another great album. This got me through many hours of drafting while in college.

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RedDemonTaoist@reddit

August and everything after, counting crows.

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sitnquiet@reddit

Depeche Mode - Violator (I mean, most of their albums, but this was my first and holds pride of place.)

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Yes! Listening to that album in my youth was sooo formative in my musical tastes

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sitnquiet@reddit

Yep I had a friend who tried to get me to listen to DM before but nothing bit until Violator... and then it opened up their whole catalogue - plus all the other Brits like The Housemartins/Beautiful South, The Cure, Erasure, The Smiths, Joy Division, Pet Shop Boys etc etc

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

It always ends with Pet Shop Boys and the West End Girls 😂

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sitnquiet@reddit

Lol do love it, but for some reason the haunting "Being Boring" always rang my bell. And, of course, Opportunities!

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mtb0022@reddit

The Postal Service - Give Up. Maybe the only album from at least 20 years ago that I still want to listen to front to back on a regular basis.

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mom_bombadill@reddit

Desert-island disc. No skips.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

It is so good, I even liked some of the remix discs

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ukehero1@reddit

Omg, same, I love that album!

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mcfeezie2@reddit

So many, but one that sticks out because I listened to it the other day: DJ Quik, Rhythm-al-ism.

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daphuqijusee@reddit

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TLC - Crazy Sexy Cool

Y'all KNOW that interlude I'm taking about...

Now, pass me some tissue... lol

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Iampopcorn_420@reddit

3 Years, 5 Months and Two Days in the Life of… Arrested Development

And Pretty Little Hate Machine NIN

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Tennessee has been in my regular rotation for a minute.

This NIN halo tells me exactly how old you are...but also this one has some of the best hits....and my personal favorite headbanger Kinda I Want To

So good!

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LatinBotPointTwo@reddit

Alanis Morissette's MTV Unplugged album.

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Fngrbngr79@reddit

Sublime -40oz to freedom

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

I think I'm blind to this album because my husband has this on constant rotation, for the last 20+ yrs 😂

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Fngrbngr79@reddit

Lol I do as well. I love all the directions the music takes you. Good for him for keeping the vibe alive but I do understand music mentally draining you of your vibe as well.

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

Oh I didn't mean my blindness here as a negative, I just never think of it since it's always playing at my house 🤓

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ranaldo20@reddit

SY - Experimental Jet Set, Trash, and No Star

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Irraz-faka@reddit

Idk why. I could never get into miseducation. I tried again recently too

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

That's totally fair. I recall, at the time of its release it was seen as ground breaking in terms of the "genre bending" but in today's ear, it kinda sounds regular/standard, but my goodness, love her or hate her, Lauren Hill's got pipes. I almost feel like this album has some common ground with Amy Winehouse Back to Black, but imho, still slaps. Mostly. (I still hate talking tracks on albums)

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Irraz-faka@reddit

There’s no doubt she’s an incredible singer. Just too bad she went a little batshit. I’d like to see what she would produce today

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sejenx@reddit (OP)

She has been dabbling over the years, I think I listened to a few tracks she recorded for a movie 5ish years ago, but nothing impressive, solid, or intriguing.

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