Posted June 25, 200915 yr SO here I am, listening to Stone Roses "I am the Ressurection" and think about how great the entire album is. And then I start thinking to my age when I heard this album....I was born in the late 70's so I was a pre-teen when this came out. Then I started thinking about what was going on around me in life at that point, and remembered that this album was during quite an evolutionary point of my life. Next, I remember Bleach and then Nevermind by Nirvana, and how profound an effect those albums had on me (and my mates at that time). I mean, I got more into the Rave scene at this age, but there were mates of mine who grew their hair long and started talking about their feelings more, and started listening to Pearlm Jam, Alice in Chains, etc. Maybe since then, the more defining album I remember is "definitely Maybe" by Oasis, and Maybe Exit Planet Dust by the Chemical Brothers, But to be honest, past that I can't think of too many Generation Defining albums that have been released. Maybe I took my finger off the pulse, who knows. But what I'd love to know, is what are YOUR generation defining Albums??? Scott
June 25, 200915 yr Good question. I guess it would have to be The Pistols and "never mind the b*ll*cks" from which the punk movement sprung.It was just so different to anything that had gone before.
June 25, 200915 yr Born mid 70s and mine is eponymously named The Smiths by a country mile. It is so far ahead of any other album that I wouldn't even bother naming a 2nd or 3rd place. I know a lot of people say The Queen is Dead is their best ever album and that is probably true however 'The Smiths' was the breakthrough album and it blew away anything else that was in the charts at that point.
June 25, 200915 yr Good question. I guess it would have to be The Pistols and "never mind the b*ll*cks" from which the punk movement sprung.It was just so different to anything that had gone before. The Pistols album is a good shout. I would have been about 14/15 then and it's the time I was getting more aware of serious music and everyone at school was talking about it or bought the album. Have to give a mention to All Mod Cons too. Great, great album and almost overnight I noticed kids wearing Fred Perry's and Fishtail Parka's!!!
June 25, 200915 yr Born mid 70s and mine is eponymously named The Smiths by a country mile. It is so far ahead of any other album that I wouldn't even bother naming a 2nd or 3rd place. I know a lot of people say The Queen is Dead is their best ever album and that is probably true however 'The Smiths' was the breakthrough album and it blew away anything else that was in the charts at that point. ill agree with that, though considering the 80`s and 90`s to be my generations (more 80`s though, bugger) id add Nirvana - Nevermind and Oasis - Morning Glory. two genre defining albums.
June 25, 200915 yr Born in the Dark Ages, so mine would have to be the eponymous ELVIS PRESLEY which was not even called an album, it was called an LP! It was the first ever rock and roll album/LP to make it to the top of the charts and the first ever album/LP to sell a million. With Blue Suede Shoes leading side one, it was like nothing ever before. We'd had Ross Conway playing Sidesaddle (on the piano) at the top of the charts for weeks - except that it wasn't called the charts, and it was calculated on the sale of sheet music rather than records! Oh now I feel ancient!
June 25, 200915 yr SO here I am, listening to Stone Roses "I am the Ressurection" and think about how great the entire album is. And then I start thinking to my age when I heard this album....I was born in the late 70's so I was a pre-teen when this came out. Then I started thinking about what was going on around me in life at that point, and remembered that this album was during quite an evolutionary point of my life.Next, I remember Bleach and then Nevermind by Nirvana, and how profound an effect those albums had on me (and my mates at that time). I mean, I got more into the Rave scene at this age, but there were mates of mine who grew their hair long and started talking about their feelings more, and started listening to Pearlm Jam, Alice in Chains, etc. Maybe since then, the more defining album I remember is "definitely Maybe" by Oasis, and Maybe Exit Planet Dust by the Chemical Brothers, But to be honest, past that I can't think of too many Generation Defining albums that have been released. Maybe I took my finger off the pulse, who knows. But what I'd love to know, is what are YOUR generation defining Albums??? Scott Apart from 'Screamadelica' which really was a very important album I cant really add to what you have listed Scott. You could maybe add in 'Pills N Thrills' by The Mondays too. Just last week I listened to 'Definitely Maybe' and forgot how wonderful it was. At the time it was the perfect album and i think you could only understand what i mean by that by being in your late teens in 1994. Personal defining albums are different matter of course. Off the top of my head 'Leftism' by Leftfield or 'Violator' by Depeche Mode and of course 'The Queen Is Dead'. Perhaps 'Talk Talk Talk' by The Psychedelic Furs too. Though the last two i guess are more albums i fell in love with some time after their release as i wasn't old enough to appreciate them at the time so maybe don't count. Two massively pivotal albums from a certain era for me would be 'The Real Thing' by Faith No More and 'Ritual De La Habitual' by Janes Addiction. In the late 80s , like any decent healthy schoolboy i had started a thing for metal, bad, dodgy metal (Crue etc) and these two albums grabbed me and sent my in a more alternative direction. This led to Pixes, Sonic Youth and Pavement and eventually then led to more indie stuff like Ride and MBV and subsequently more or less led me to where i am now. Anything with a guitar basically. Info about some Stone Roses re-releases here. 20 f**king years! - http://www.nme.com/news/the-stone-roses/45535
June 25, 200915 yr I didn't take music all that seriously until I was about 15 or 16 - then Pink Floyd released 'Dark Side Of The Moon' & Deep Purple brought out 'Machine Head' & 'Made In Japan' - still love those albums even now!
June 25, 200915 yr This can't be done, but I'm bored so I'll have a go - I'm a lot older than a lot of you young fellas (and ladies) so a lot of what has been mentioned just leaves me cold - but that is only right and proper - each generation should start out hating their parents' music and then gradually come round to it, and equally, each generation should hate their kids' cacophionies. BUT What's Going On - Marvin Gaye - still play it every couple of weeks. Three Plus Three by the Isley Brothers is an album that I truly believe to be th emost complete set of songs ever put onto vinyl. What Bluebeard said about Floyd and Purple. The Wailers Album Natty Dread meant so so much to me at the time, and I just about qualified for Clash-liking, but don't have such strong feelings for any one in particular - maybe the one with Police And Thieves on it.
June 25, 200915 yr Floyd & Purple were the first ones that came to mind, but I've had time to think back a bit now - here's a few more that I spent a lot of time listening to back then (1972-ish): - Al Green - Let's Stay Together + I'm Still In Love With You Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story + Never A Dull Moment The Faces - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse The Who - Who's Next The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street Free - Heartbreaker Rory Gallagher - Live In Europe! Stevie Wonder - Talking Book + Innervisions Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido+ Space Ritual The Temptations - Masterpiece Neil Young - Harvest Mountain - The Road Goes Ever On (live) Various - The Harder They Come Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix In The West Family - Bandstand plus of course, the great compilations - the "Motown Chartbusters" and "Tighten Up" series' I suppose I should mention Ziggy Stardust, but I hated Bowie in those days!
June 25, 200915 yr I see a lot of poeple on this site say they love the Stone Roses. Would be interested to hear what such people think of this track 'The Rose' by The Laughing Light of Plenty. I think it was one of the best records released last year. It has a bit of a Stone Roses feel about it, and the title of the track may have been some sort of reference to them.
June 25, 200915 yr Born in the 90s, so for me, American Idiot was probably the biggest album, but All Killer No Filler - Sum 41 was also a big one.
June 26, 200915 yr Born 1965. My defining albums would be... London Calling - The Clash Sound Affects - The Jam Get Happy - Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Specials - The Specials All from 1979-80, and when you're 15 music really matters...
June 26, 200915 yr Of course me and my mates got into the whole grunge thing with records like Dirt, Nevermind and Ten, but the one record that really opened the flood gates in terms of opening my mind to all kinds of music was Faith No More's "Angel Dust". After that I slowly started to care less and less about genres and started to look for bands and artists that did something a bit different from the rest of the pack. I know they're not the most "out there" band in the world, but compared to Metallica and Guns n' Roses(the biggest rock acts at the time) they were like from another planet. After that I started "branching out" and started to listen everything from punk to classical music. It may not have been a generation defining album in the sense that it was influential to a whole generation, but if I had to pick one album from my early teens that really meant a lot to me, "Angel Dust" would be it. Their next album "King for a Day...Fool for a Lifetime" means a lot to me as well, but not so much for musical reasons even though it's a great album, but the reason it's so important to me has to do with strongly associating that record with a loss of a loved one(I was listening to the record for the first time when the sad news were told to me).
June 28, 200915 yr a few albums that I feel define my (stretching it in some cases) generation. muse- origin of symmetry fugazi- the argument (if you've never heard it then you're really missing something IMO) massive attack- mezzanine blur- parklife green day- my generation the white stripes- elephant stone roses- self titled nirvana- in utero the streets- original pirate material the strokes- is this it the vines- highly evolved radiohead- ok computer I think plokoon raises a good point though- ultimately although there has been some great music, our generation will be remembered for pop music becoming so formulaic and outwardly commercial that by the end the way it's manufactured became celebrated worldwide and sold as television shows. it's the musical equivalent of painting by numbers. p.s. ruh buh juh- it's heartbreaking to see sum41 there! look into (alongside greenday) early offspring, nofx, rancid, transplants even ash for music along those lines but IMO far better. Edited June 28, 200915 yr by gullit4
June 28, 200915 yr it's heartbreaking to see sum41 there! look into (alongside greenday) early offspring, nofx, rancid, transplants even ash for music along those lines but IMO far better. I'm not so sure about Offspring and Transplants. I'd rather go for early Bad Religion and Operation Ivy. Edited June 28, 200915 yr by Maksimov
June 28, 200915 yr I'm not so sure about Offspring and Transplants. I'd rather go for early Bad Religion and Operation Ivy. If you don't know them already you should check out Social Distortion and X
June 28, 200915 yr If you don't know them already you should check out Social Distortion and X Social Distortion is good. Edited June 28, 200915 yr by Maksimov
June 28, 200915 yr I'm not so sure about Offspring and Transplants. I'd rather go for early Bad Religion and Operation Ivy. heh- well actually I don't like the offspring that much but if you are naming sum41 then it's like getting someone to quit smoking. they make a nice nicotine patch! transplants... were good. haven't listened to them for ages admittedly, so maybe that was the supergroup novelty there.. oh and how could I forget rage against the machine?
June 29, 200915 yr I wasn't a big fan of American Idiot, but Dookie definitely along with Enema of the State.
June 29, 200915 yr Author Some decent shouts in there G4...Others I really liked, but wouldn't really call them generation defining, would be Different Class, by Pulp. Homework by Daft Punk, and then there were a few others spotted in tehre like Catatonia's and The Stereophonics. Good albums, glad to have heard them, but just didn't hold as much social weight! Scott
June 29, 200915 yr oh and how could I forget rage against the machine? Good call. The first album is definitely one of those generation defining albums. Evil Empire was alright, but then it went a bit stale. They did do a great cover of "Renegades of Funk" later on, though.
