Favorite Music Albums?

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I want your guys' opinion on some of your favorite music albums. It honestly can be anything but mainstream. I'm just looking into some good music, and want some suggestions.
 
well i don't know what you're definition of mainstream is, but personally, i'm a huge fan of kid cudi. man on the moon 1 and 2 are sick, and his mixtapes are the shit. a kid named cudi, stoner charm, and man on the moon 3: prequel to the wizard, download all that shit and you're set.
 
You may have to deal, depending on your definition of mainstream

Demon Days by the Gorillaz

Deltron 3030 by Deltron 3030

Broken Bells by Broken Bells

The Bake Sale by the Cool Kids

Shut Up, Dude by Das Racist

Escape To Mars by Gift Of Gab

Rhythm & Hymns by Mattafix

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Trouble Gang Mixtape by Trouble Andrew

Contra by Vampire Weekend

A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation by the Wombats

The Takeover by Zion I

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To some level, yes, but the Gorillaz aren't "Generic" pop. They display many different styles, and works with so many different musicians. Cudi on the other hand, happens to be mainstream Hip Hop, not generic pop.
 
So is MGMT and they made one of my favorite albums. Just because something becomes mainstream does not necessarily mean it is bad.
 
To clear up this whole mainstream confusion, by mainstream I mean generic pop. By generic pop I mean Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, Taio Cruz, any of the disney singers, etc. Not bands/groups like MGMT and Gorillaz.
 
Generationals - Con LawGenerationals - Actor-CasterMGMT - Oracular Spectacular

Gardens & Villa - Gardens & Villa

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Foster the People - Torches (Dont know if this is considered mainstream in the US. They are very unknown here in Norway)

 
What I've been rockin lately:

Cinemetropolis by Blue Scholars

Visiter by The Dodos

Oblangle Fizz Yall by Reptar

It Culls You by The Envy Corps

Neighborhoods by blink-182

Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today is Okay by Mum

 
Bon Iver - Bon Iver is veryy good. I will check out his other album. And foster the people do have a mainstream song here in the usa, but no problem, thanks!
 
Ø (disambiguation) by underoath

The fiancee by the chariot

Bless the martyr and kiss the child by Norma Jean

In shallow seas we sail by emery
 
Everything by Pink Floyd.

Mars Volta - DeLoused/Octahedron

Wild Nothing - Gemini

James Blake - James Blake

Death Cab - Plans

Zeppelin I-IV

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

MGMT - Congratulations

Wu Tang - 36 Chambers

White Stripes - Elephant

Noah and the Whale - First Days of Spring

Sigur Ros has loads of great tracks.

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

PORCUPINE TREE - All their albums are great but specifically Lightbulb Sun

Beatles - Revolver/Rubber Soul

The Clash - London Calling

All of Deadmau5's music is great, and you should listen to it even if it does seem like trashy club music.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes - Up From Below

A better way to get new and interesting music is blogs, like pichfork.
 
I doubt anyone will read this, but my favorite album is probably Rain Dogs by Tom Waits. Honestly, every track on that is good.
 
of 2011...

Shabazz Palaces - Black on Both SIdes

Radiohead - The King of Limbs

Dange Mouse + Daniele Luppi - Rome

Tyler the Creator - Goblin

Big Sean - Finally Famous

Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part II

Lupe Fiasco - Lasers (sucked)

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

James Blake - James Blake

Curren$y - Weekend at Burnies, Covert Coup, Verde Terrace

Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4Eva (I didn't like it but it was popular)

Adele - 21 (didn't listen to it but hugely popular)

Toro Y Moi - Underneath the Pine (didn't listen to it)

Wiz Khalifa - Rolling Papers (kinda sucked but Cabin Fever was dope)

Frank Ocean - Nostalgia ULTRA

Royce da 5'9 + Eminem - Bad Meets Evil (didn't listen)

The Weeknd - House of Balloons, Thursday

Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

St. Vincent - Cruel

Lil Wayne - Carter IV

Kanye + Jay Z - Watch the Throne (best album of the year imo)

 
I went through my entire itunes alphabetically. these are the albums that have gotten the most play over the past 5 years, by deduction, they must be my favorites.

Black Angels - Phosphene Dreams

Black Keys - The Big Come Up

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl

Brand New - Deja Entendu

Chromeo - All three albums

Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm a Machine

Dr. Dre - The Chronic

Every Time I Die - The Big Dirty

Every Time I Die - Hot Damn!

Fall Out Boy - Take This to Your Grave (guilty pleasure, before they were 'mainstream')

Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

James Blake - James Blake

Jay Z - pretty much every album he's done except blueprint 3

Justice - Cross

Ladytron - Light and Magic

Man Man - Six Demon Bag

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood

MSTRKRFT - The Looks

N.E.R.D. - every album

Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Links I & II

Ratatat - Remix compilations I & II

RJD2 - The Horror

The Sounds - Living in America

Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends

The Weeknd - House of Balloons

The Weeknd - Thursday

Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers

 
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Cage the Elephant - Cage the Elephant

Super Taranta! - Gogol Bordello

The Flying Club Cup - Beirut

Mingle - The Saturday Knights
 
asher roth

hoodie allen

city and colour

human abstract

mac miller

brother ali

atmosphere

jason mraz

jack johnson

nevershoutnever (hatehatehatehatehate some of his stuff is really good)

john butler trio

john mayer

jimi hendrix

jon mclaughlin

between the buried and me

protest the hero

thirty years war

fall of troy

piglett

this town needs guns

maps and atlases

ingrid michaelson

waka just for the lolz haha

modestep

dj tip-z has a really good mix that i have under the name Dance Mix 11/11/10

jeff coffin mu'tet

frank sinatra
 
Sooo many great albums that I've enjoyed, it's impossible to name them all. Anyways, here's a few that stand out at present:

Husker Du "Zen Arcade"

Godspeed You! Black Emperor "F# A# (Infinity)"

Swans "Soundtracks For The Blind"

The Velvet Underground "The Velvet Underground & Nico"

The Feelies "Crazy Rythms"

Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures"

Neurosis "Enemy Of The Sun"

Dinosaur Jr "Where You Been"

 
Yeah Foster the People is blowing up in the states.

Mine are-

The Killers- Hot Fuss

Foster the People- Torches

Green Day- Dookie

Blink 182- Take Off Your Pants and Jacket

Pretty Lights- Passing by Behind Your Eyes
 
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