What are your favorite "sounding" albums?

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thanks guys, I'll definitely be checking some of this out. Based off another thread, sounds like I need to get the new Whitesnake to know what NOT to make it sound like!
 
White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000
Production-wise, about as close to perfect as it gets. to my ears at least.

Type O Negative - October Rust
Nothing sounds quite as lush, large, heavy, and well-written while at the same time being absolutely out of control with reverb, delay, and chorus. beautifully organized sonic chaos.

Mazzy Star - So Tonight that I may see
Nothing I've ever heard has the strange, dark vibe and vocal sound with that analog reverb sound. LOVE it.

Bjork - Vespertine
All of her stuff sounds awesome, but this one in particular happens to be my favorite.

Kylie Minogue - Fever
It's sparkley pop, but better. Listen to the "la la la's" on the "can't get you outta my head" and you'll hear parallel 5ths above. Listen to the sequencing on "fragile". etc. great pop disc. great sounds.
 
guitarslinger":2fj11vjl said:
White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000
Production-wise, about as close to perfect as it gets. to my ears at least.

Type O Negative - October Rust
Nothing sounds quite as lush, large, heavy, and well-written while at the same time being absolutely out of control with reverb, delay, and chorus. beautifully organized sonic chaos.

Mazzy Star - So Tonight that I may see
Nothing I've ever heard has the strange, dark vibe and vocal sound with that analog reverb sound. LOVE it.

Bjork - Vespertine
All of her stuff sounds awesome, but this one in particular happens to be my favorite.

Kylie Minogue - Fever
It's sparkley pop, but better. Listen to the "la la la's" on the "can't get you outta my head" and you'll hear parallel 5ths above. Listen to the sequencing on "fragile". etc. great pop disc. great sounds.
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Damn Gene I'll give ya credit for going against the grain here :D

October Rust......Loved that album but the guitar tones were hmmmmmmmmmmmmm not too good and I dont really get caught up in that stuff as much as others.

For production any Jam / Lewis production to keep with Gene's direction and Rain by Madonna.
 
for me its


Eric Johnson - Venus Isle


Dream Theater - Awake
 
Incubus: Make Yourself & S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
Led Zeppelin II

Pretty much every Rush album...
 
Digital Jams":3f625sw3 said:
guitarslinger":3f625sw3 said:
White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000
Production-wise, about as close to perfect as it gets. to my ears at least.

Type O Negative - October Rust
Nothing sounds quite as lush, large, heavy, and well-written while at the same time being absolutely out of control with reverb, delay, and chorus. beautifully organized sonic chaos.

Mazzy Star - So Tonight that I may see
Nothing I've ever heard has the strange, dark vibe and vocal sound with that analog reverb sound. LOVE it.

Bjork - Vespertine
All of her stuff sounds awesome, but this one in particular happens to be my favorite.

Kylie Minogue - Fever
It's sparkley pop, but better. Listen to the "la la la's" on the "can't get you outta my head" and you'll hear parallel 5ths above. Listen to the sequencing on "fragile". etc. great pop disc. great sounds.
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Damn Gene I'll give ya credit for going against the grain here :D

October Rust......Loved that album but the guitar tones were hmmmmmmmmmmmmm not too good and I dont really get caught up in that stuff as much as others.

For production any Jam / Lewis production to keep with Gene's direction and Rain by Madonna.
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Rain is definitely awesome.

The guys who did Kylie's best work (Light Years, Fever)
Richard Stannard - Julian Gallagher - Ash Howes: Biffco Productions

they're based in Dublin and they did Enya's Watermark, and U2's Elevation. not exactly shabby albums, production-wise either. :thumbsup:
 
My favorite sounding albums are ones that sound like a band playing in a room together. So very live sounding, some mic bleed, etc. So lots of stuff from the 60s and 70s would qualify. One that I was just listening to today that has that vibe is the first Gov't Mule record.
 
Megadeth7684":1h3fpjai said:
Arch Enemy - Stigmata
Iron Maiden - Brave New World & Dance Of Death
Caliban - The Opposite From Within
Carcass - Heartwork
Ratt - Dancing Undercover
Guthrie Govan - Erotic Cakes
Eric Johnson - Venus Isle
Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
In Flames - The Jester Race
The Absence - Riders Of The Plague
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The Absence- Riders Of The Plague :rock: :rock: That was my pick
 
Barenaked Ladies- Stunt. I can't listen to One Week anymore I I love the sound of this album. Lots of layering with electrics/acoustics/12 strings etc.
 
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime

...and I love the drum sound on Tourniquet - Psychosurgery
 
Zepplin's remastered "Mothership" sounds fucking awesome
Tool - Lateralus
Pink Floyd - Division Bell
Weezer's Blue album had some killer guitar tones also.. also so many already mentioned above
 
In terms of heavy music:

Devin Townsend Band - Accelerated Evolution
Queensryche - Empire
 
on top of my head
Deep Purple - Made in Japan ( remaster)
Deep Purple - Who Do u think we are?
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland ( remaster )
Van Halen - Fair Warning, Diver Down
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
Eric Johnson - Ah Via, Venus Isle
Yngwie - The Seventh Sign
Scott Henderson - Live
Uli Jon Roth - Firewind
AC/DC - Back in Black
Pat Metheny - Beyond the Missouri Sky
Queen - A night at the Opera
John Coltrane - Ballads
Alice in Chains - Dirt

so many more...
 
70strathead":31jhwjia said:
on top of my head
Deep Purple - Made in Japan ( remaster)
Deep Purple - Who Do u think we are?
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland ( remaster )
Van Halen - Fair Warning, Diver Down
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
Eric Johnson - Ah Via, Venus Isle
Yngwie - The Seventh Sign
Scott Henderson - Live
Uli Jon Roth - Firewind
AC/DC - Back in Black
Pat Metheny - Beyond the Missouri Sky
Queen - A night at the Opera
John Coltrane - Ballads
Alice in Chains - Dirt

so many more...
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oh man, "dirt" has some of the best sounding drums evar!
 
no one has mentioned MBV's Loveless yet? Everyone seems to love that albums sound.

not an album, but a song - Scorps - Sails of Charon
 
I like the "perfection" of Foo Fighters - In your honor, but my favorite production on an album would have to be Alterbridge - Blackbird. Listen to Come To Life, the song is just so huge sounding and blows you away.
 
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