The 10 Records that shaped you as a musician

richardhomer · December 2015

@eSully - I think you should be congratulated on starting one of the most interesting threads we've ever had. There are some really insightful comments - as well as a massive range of music represented.

Alnico · December 2015

1 - Pink Floyd - Wish you were here

2 - Pink Floyd - The Wall

3 - Free - The Free Story

4 - The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky

5 - Queen - Greatest Hits

6 - Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction

7 - Chuck Berry - Greatest Hits

8 - SuperTramp - Breakfast in America

9 - Pearl Jam - Ten

10 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (One)

The Standout album in terms of guitar playing for me is Led Zeppelin, for Musicianship and creativity it's 'The Wall' but for pure songwriting genius it's Pearl Jam 'Ten'. There is something about that album that has been with me for the last 20 or more years and it's become almost seminal.

If anyone is a fan of the US Drama 'Cold Case', they always use tons of really good music in their show and the stories are always interesting and relevant. The episode they used Pearl Jam on is a very powerful piece of drama and the melancholic / emotional feel to the music just sets off the story perfectly. Season 6, Episode 22 and 23. The Pearl Jam music is really just on Ep.23 but watch Ep.22 if you want to follow the story.

As it goes there is lots of good music on all of the Episodes. Worth checking out if the show actually appeals to you.

timmysoft · December 2015

Weezer - blue Ash - 1977 Manic street preachers - the holy bible Bad religion - stranger than fiction Pennywise - straight ahead Strung out - twisted by design Baby chaos - love your self abuse Damien rice - 9 Boys night out - train wreck Taking back Sunday - where you want to be

sticker · December 2015

Ballads - The Beatles

45's and Under - Squeeze

Money for Nothing - Dire Straits

Appetite for Destruction - Guns n Roses

Bebop Mop Top - Danny Wilson

Rubber Soul - The Beatles

Greatest Hits - Bob Dylan

Automatic for the People - R.E.M

Stunt - Barenaked Ladies

Gold - Ryan Adams

stickyfiddle · December 2015

Just had a round of "shuffle all" in the car, which brought round Jeff Buckley's Live at Sin-e. Hugely influential on a 18y.o. Mike and absolutely one of my favourite live albums. JB was a fairly chunky part of why I wanted Tele too.

Reverend · December 2015

Iron Maiden - all the 80s albums.

gordiji · December 2015

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Flanging_Fred said:

Davy Spillane Band - Atlantic Bridge

Good Album, that

So is shadow Hunter.
1 Rainbow on stage
2 Made in Japan    D.Purple
3 Joe's Garage      F. Zappa
4 Space Ritual Hawkwind ( In fact maybe just orgone accumulater)
5 VH 1
6 Vh 2
7 Dark Side            Floyd
8 10 Summoners Tales   Sting
9 Nightfly                        Donald Fagen
10 Obsessions UFO

drwiddly · December 2015

There are so many but best to stick to the earlier ones as they had the most impact.
1. Wishbone Ash - first three albums
2. Camel - Mirage/The Snow Goose
3. Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
4. The Groundhogs - Split
5. U.F.O. - Phenomenon
6. Colosseum II - Strange New Flesh
7. Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
8. Van Halen - Van Halen
9. Santana - Abraxas
10. Deep Purple - Made In Japan

Fez · December 2015

In no particular order:

Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Johnny Winter - Still Alive & Well

Wishbone Ash - Argus

Caravan - Land of the Grey & Pink

Gong - Camembert Electrique

The Beatles - The White Album

Deep Purple - Burn

Peter Hammill - Over

Rory Gallagher - Tattoo

Led Zeppelin - II

1979 · December 2015

Some good reading there fellas,
In no particular,
Rumours- Fleetwood Mac
Number of the beast- Iron Maiden
Fleet Foxes-Fleet Foxes
Due Stijl- White Stripes
Stanley Road- Paul Weller
Led Zep II
Bob Dylan did a Folk show on an american radio station in about 1965< that one
C'est Chic -Chic
Thickfreakness- Black Keys
And of course, Appetite for Destruction

John_P · December 2015

Not necessarily my favourite albums by each band but these are the ones that inspired my playing in some way or just made me want to play

Marillion - Misplaced childhood

Pink Floyd - momentary lapse of reason

Dire Straits - Alchemy

Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous

Camel - Pressure Points

Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare

The Cure - Kiss me

Bon Jovi - Slippery when wet

Gary Moore- Wild Frontier

Rush - Moving Pictures

GuitarAndy2 · December 2015

Gonna try & put these in approximate chronological order as to when they affected my playing.
1. Led Zeppelin - IV (The first album I owned, by the first band I became obsessed with, around the same time as I started attempting to play guitar)

2. Matchbox Twenty - Mad Season (Kyle Cook's melodic sensibility on guitar combined with the overall arrangements very much falling into the intelligent end of pop rock)

3. Black Sabbath - s/t (Amazing title track & NIB but also due to containing songs that were within my reach to figure out large parts of)

4. Opeth - Still Life (First track The Mire blew my teenage mind with it's blend of light & dark shades, made Battery opening Master Of Puppets or Slayer's Angel of Death seem twee by comparison)

5. Porcupine Tree - Signify (First album I got by them & the start of an ongoing obsession)

6. Isis - Panopticon (this album an the next come as a pair of sorts, released within a fortnight of each other, both amazing without a single duff track on either)
7. Cult Of Luna - Salvation

8. The Police - Reggatta de Blanc (brought me back to appreciating intelligent pop songs, plus reinforcing my love of textural effects & add9 chords)

9. Hiromi's Sonicbloom - Time Control (phenomenal jazz fusion that's neither lacking in emotional intensity or guilty of taking itself too seriously either. The guitar playing featured is impressive but in truth it's the element of the quartet I pay the least attention towards)

10. Dramagods - Love (Reminded me how much fun technically proficient guitar playing can be when fitted nicely into actual songs rather than just instrumentals, came at a point where I was somewhat jaded with that type of playing)

There's been other albums that've had an impact since but this takes me upto leaving university & any changes since have been far more gradual.

UnclePsychosis · December 2015

As always with these things I could spend hours and come up with a different list but these are all massively influential:

The Clash - London Calling

Pulp - Different Class

Bis - The New Transistor Heroes

Eels - Electroshock Blues

Mogwai - Rock Action

Deftones - Around The Fur

Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey

Ash - 1977

R.E.M. - Life's Rich Pageant

Rancid - ...And Out Come The Wolves

koneguitarist · December 2015

Elvis the Sun Collection for guitar work

Elvis live Vegas 1969 first live concerts, guitar/bass, learnt everything I needed on bass from Jerry Scheff.

Rockpile Seconds of pleasure Dave Edmunds tone on oh what a thrill chuck berry ripoff.

Status Quo Piledriver

Albert Lee self titled 2nd album great songs.

John Hiatt Bring the family ry Cooder slide tone is to die for.

Bob Seger live double album can't remember title.

Deep Purple Burn

Steve Miller Born 2B Blue.

Dr Feelgood singles

Just reading this back to myself, surprised how much of it is rocky, no real country, even Albert Lee album is not very country.

Philly_Q · December 2015

koneguitarist said:

Bob Seger live double album can't remember title.

Live Bullet.

I had that and really liked it, although it's very different from the heavier stuff I normally listen to. Maybe because it sounded like a proper live album, you could imagine being there at the show. I haven't heard it for many years, I must see if it's on Spotify.

koneguitarist · December 2015

Philly_Q said:

koneguitarist said:

Bob Seger live double album can't remember title.

Live Bullet.

I had that and really liked it, although it's very different from the heavier stuff I normally listen to. Maybe because it sounded like a proper live album, you could imagine being there at the show. I haven't heard it for many years, I must see if it's on Spotify.

v That's the one, great vibe and a great cross section of material. It's not on Spotify hardly any of his stuff is, looked a while back.

Philly_Q · December 2015

You're right, next to nothing on Spotify. I might have to buy the CD.

AuldReekie · December 2015

The first four are in chronological order. The Shadows began the beginning and Bill Nelson will always be at the top of my list in terms of influence, so here goes: -

1. The Shadows - Greatest Hits (particularly for "Wonderful Land")

2. Fairport Convention - "Unhalfbricking"

3. Horslips - "The Tain"

4. Be Bop Deluxe - "Futurama"

5. Bill Nelson - "The Romance of Sustain - Painting with Guitars"

6. Bill Nelson - "Crimsworth"

7. The Blue Nile - "Hats"

8. Basinski - "Garden of Brokenness"

9. Aaron Copland - "Appalachian Spring"

10 Pierre Bensusan - "Spices"

richardhomer · December 2015

@AuldReekie 'Wis' for 'Hats'.

hubobulous · December 2015

In no particular order:

Dire Straits - Alchemy
Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream
Satriani - The Extremist
Extreme - Pornograffitti
Gary Moore - Wild Frontier
Pink Floyd - Pulse (since this is my favourite version of CN amongst other reasons)
GnR - AFD
Walter Trout - Tellin Stories
Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy
Europe - Out of this World

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