# Those Special Albums (does anyone else share this concept?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464 "2013-03-20T16:55:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Trick\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/41 "2013-03-24T05:15:40Z")
I’m listening to my most recent find right now. I picked up Boards of Canada’s _Music Has The Right To Children_ a couple weeks ago and was totally blown away by it. It almost feels more like some sort of strange living organism than an album. ---
**Author:** ![EatTheSun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@EatTheSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EatTheSun)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/42 "2013-03-24T05:21:54Z")
1. Pinback (Self titled) 2. The Misfits (Walk Among Us) 3. At The Drive In (El Gran Orgo) ---
**Author:** ![deadindays](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@deadindays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deadindays)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/43 "2013-03-24T06:15:10Z")
1. Neil Young - Tonight’s the Night 2. Otis Redding - Pain in My Heart 3. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/44 "2013-03-24T15:13:11Z")
> [@Trick\_Rider](#): > > I’m listening to my most recent find right now. I picked up Boards of Canada’s _Music Has The Right To Children_ a couple weeks ago and was totally blown away by it. It almost feels more like some sort of strange living organism than an album. I highly recommend you also pick up _Geogaddi_ and _The Campfire Headphase_, and the _A Beautiful Place in the Country_ EP, if you can find it. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/45 "2013-03-24T15:40:22Z")
_Screaming for My Supper_ – Beth Hart from a place of pain _Wrong Way Up_ – Eno/Cale, a weird blend or ordinary _Song from the Wood_ – my favorite Tull _Never Turn Your Back on a Friend_ – Budgie at their most accessible ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/46 "2013-03-24T22:58:03Z")
> [@For You](#): > > _Screaming for My Supper_ – Beth Hart from a place of pain > _Wrong Way Up_ – Eno/Cale, a weird blend or ordinary > _Song from the Wood_ – my favorite Tull > _Never Turn Your Back on a Friend_ – Budgie at their most accessible Wrong Way Up is a phenomenal album. One of the best of the late 80s. I love it dearly. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/47 "2013-03-26T08:03:40Z")
Gotta buck the trend here and say _ **Isn’t Anything** _ by **MBV** others that reawakened my inner ear: _Raping a Slave_ by **Swans** _Century Flower_ by **Shelleyan Orphan** _Within the Realm of a Dying Sun_ by **Dead Can Dance** ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/48 "2013-03-26T16:41:57Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > The Incredible String Band - Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter That one knocked me for a loop too. It seemed to come out of some completely unknown place. (And given your username, I would have been surprised if you hadn’t mentioned it!) ---
**Author:** ![timid1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@timid1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timid1)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/49 "2013-03-26T17:19:57Z")
Beggar’s Banquet… Rolling Stones Revolver…Beatles Ummagumma…Pink Floyd (acid days, what can I say, but I can still groove with it and a pick) Skylarking…XTC A True Wizard, a True Star…Todd Rundgren Heroes…David Bowie ---
**Author:** ![timid1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@timid1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timid1)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/50 "2013-03-26T17:22:23Z")
Forgot an important one On the Beach…Neil Young (Vampire Blues baby) ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/51 "2013-03-27T05:49:11Z")
In no particular order: 1] Slang-Def Leppard. IMO, this is the BEST album they’ve ever done. “Pearl of Euphoria” just makes me all kinds of happy. 2] (tie) Test For Echo/Hold Your Fire-Rush. Especially “Virtuality” from TFE and “Turn The Page” from HYF. I saw a clip of Neil playing to “Virtuality” on youTube and have loved the track ever since. 3] Abbey Road-The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/52 "2013-03-27T11:43:30Z")
**The Beatles** - _Please Please Me_. I got this when it came out and it was the beginning of modern music. A life changer. It’s not great music, but a marker, a sign post. The year 1967. Another changing point. After listening to _Sgt Pepper_, nothing was the same. There were many other albums from around that year that just made me go: wow. **Pink Floyd** - _A Saucerful Of Secrets_. Another landmark album. **Klaus Schulze** - _Moondawn_. This - and most of his other stuff - showed that you can create a largely unchanging drone that lasts for 30 - 60 minutes and make it exciting and moving. **Slowdive** - Just For A Day (extended version with the early singles included). Although several posters have chosen MBV, this group made noises with guitars that has never been equalled. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/53 "2013-03-27T12:47:57Z")
_ **Are You Experienced** _-Jimi Hendrix. I wasn’t even born yet when it was released. I discovered it in the 80’s not long after I discovered weed (coincidence?). It was my first introduction to 60’s rock aside from the usual classic rock radio standards. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464/54 "2013-03-27T15:14:04Z")
> [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](#): > > _ **Are You Experienced** _-Jimi Hendrix. I wasn’t even born yet when it was released. I discovered it in the 80’s not long after I discovered weed (coincidence?). It was my first introduction to 60’s rock aside from the usual classic rock radio standards. I remember when “Purple Haze” hit the charts… I was only 11 but I could still tell that it represented a breakthrough into some kind of new territory… like, “These guys have gone BEYOND.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-special-albums-does-anyone-else-share-this-concept/653464.md?page=2)