Albums that have the magic

Sure, there are myriads of albums that are killer, but what are some of your favorites that REALLY deliver, every time you listen to them?

One of mine is Dark At Dawn's self-titled album; the last one they came out with. Man, this thing just doesn't get old. And it's one of those albums that MUST be played all the way through in a sitting, if possible...otherwise, it's like sacrilegious, or something, to cut it off midway, lol! It's actually one of those that I can listen to 2 or 3 times in a sitting, like on a long drive, or something, before I pop something else in. It just has that magic to it, and does each time I hear it, so far, and I've had it for several months. My only complaint is that it doesn't have enough songs, and there are 11! Usually I'm ready for an album to be over after 10 or 11 songs, but not this one.

These guys went out on a full-on 10 when they disbanded, IMO.

Thin Lizzy-Johnny The Fox & Black Rose
AC/DC-Let There Be Rock
Captain Beyond-S/T
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble-The Sky Is Crying
Kiss-Rock And Roll Over
Megadeth-Rust In Peace

there's more but I'll stop there for now.

AC/DC: let there be rock
Megadeth: Rust in Peace
Helloween: Walls of Jericho
Kiss: Destroyer
Judas Priest: Painkiller

Temple of Blood wrote:

THIS!

Others would be:

Fates Warning - The Spectre Within
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Candlemass - Nightfall
Candlemass - Tales of Creation
Pagan Altar - Volume One
Trouble - Psalm 9
Arghoslent - Hornets of the Pogrom

In terms of new albums it's While Heaven Wept's latest, Vast Oceans Lachrymose. There are days when I only listen to that disc. It's just too damn good!

Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Van Halen - Van Halen II
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Frank Zappa - Apostrophe
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Genesis - Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound

The 2 Candlemass albums already mentioned would be 2 of my choices too!

Also Queensrÿche - The Warning, Operation: Mindcrime & Empire, The first 2 Crimson Glory albums, Savatage - Gutter Ballet & Edge of Thorns and many, many others.

Riot - Thundersteel
Manowar - Kings of Metal
Pagan's Mind - Celestial Entrance
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Heavenly - Dust to Dust
Stratovarius - Elements Pt. 2
Therion - Lemuria/Sirius B
Virgin Steele - Age of Consent
Warrior - Fighting for the Earth
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Metallica - ... And Justice for All
Chastain - The 7th of Never
Candlemass - Ancient Dreams
Prophet - Cycle of the Moon
Crimson Glory - Transcendance
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime

Fates Warning-Awaken the Guardian
Core Device-Our Fellowship Eternal
Death-The Sound of Perserverance
Megadeth-Peace Sells
Stryper-Soldiers Under Command

Few that come to mind:

Primus-Tales From The Punchbowl
Megadeth-Countdown to Extinction
Styx-Pieces Of Eight
Nazareth-Hair Of The Dog
Jefferson Airplane-Surrealistic Pillow
Helloween-Keeper Of The Seven Keys (both 1 and 2)

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

So all of these that you guys are mentioning are not just excellent albums, but albums that are so good that you feel you must play the whole thing without stopping, if at all possible? And they have something special above and beyond other great albums, too?

Just want to make sure this doesn't become a thread where people merely list their favorite albums...it should be lists of FAVORITE favorite albums, if you will....

...there are some great lists, by the way!

Judas Priest: Painkiller & Stained Class
Megadeth: Rust In Peace
Metallica: Ride The Lightening
Dark Angel: Time Does Not Heal
Death: Symbolic & The Sound Of Perseverance
Overkill: Horroscope
Testament: The Legacy
Down: Nola
Corrosion Of Conformity: Wiseblood & Deliverance
Crowbar: Odd Fellows Rest
Angra: Temple Of Shadows
Blind Guardian: Imaginations From The Other Side
Iced Earth: Burnt Offerings
Pantera: Cowboys From Hell & A Vulgar Display Of Power

Pagans Mind - Enigmatic Calling
Pagans Mind - Celestrial Entrance
Iced Earth - Something Wicked
Iced Earth - Dark Saga
Overkill - From The Underground and Below
ALter Bridge - Blackbird
Alter Bridge - One Day Remains
Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World
Silverchair - Frogstomp
Silverchair - Freakshow
Therion - Vovin
Therion - Crowning of Atlantis
Stuck Mojo - Pigwalk
Allen Lande - The Battle
Evergrey - Recreation Day
Evergrey - The Inner Circle

lets just say all my island albums.....

Queensrÿche - Rage For Order
maudlin of the Well - Leaving Your Body Map
Labyrinth - Return To Heaven Denied
The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium
Rage - Black in Mind
Keldian - Journey of Souls
The Chasm - Deathcult for Eternity: The Triumph
Dark - Seduction
Lengsel - The Kiss, The Hope (yes I do like it more than their first one by a little...it just flows in the way described in the thread..)

too tired to think of more..

nice to see other Dark At Dawn fans btw.

Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle Earth

Timeless Miracle - Into the Enchanted Chamber



Magic time.

MEAT LOAF - BAT OUT OF HELL

Especially the title track. Has got to be one of my favourite songs ever - I still get all elated and almost drugged when I hear the opening guitar notes after the piano intro - Simply as classic as it comes

Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian
Fates Warning - Spectre Within
Fates Warning - Night On Brocken (Yes, I LOVE this album)
Meliah Rage - Kill To Survive
Deep Purple - In Rock
Nuclear Assault - Survive
Overkill - Taking Over
Devastation - Signs of Life
Dark Angel - Leave Scars
Wrath - Nothing To Fear
Paradox - Heresy
Slayer - Live Undead

So many albums, such little space....... OK, I will try:

Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast through 7th son & AMOLAD
Metallica - Kill Em All through Justice
Stryper - Soldier & THWTD
KISS - Alive! through Love Gun, Creatures, Revenge
Queensryche - Warning through Empire
Fates Warning - Perfect Symmetry & Paralels
Dream Theater - I&M, Awake, SFAM
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock, Highway To Hell, Back In Black
Def Leppard - High N Dry through Hysteria
Barren Cross - Atomic Arena
Bloodgood - Detonation

So many more, those are the best examples. Most of them are older albums from my HS days that have held up through the years

Napalm Death - Scum
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
Warlock - Burning the Witches
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion

The big one for me is Death's Spiritual Healing. From the first time I heard it (almost 20 years ago now) till listening to it last week it gets me every time out. Just a thing of beauty that never losses it's impact. Even the Repka cover is one of my all-time favorites.

MAYHEM:DE MYSTERIIS DOM SATHANAS
BEHERIT:DRAWNING DOWN THE MOON
METAL CHURCH:HANGING IN THE BALANCE
MAGNUM:WINGS OF HEAVEN
KISS:SONIC BOOM
WHIPLASH:TICKET TO MAYHEM
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR:HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
KUNI:LOOIN´FOR ACTION
SCORPIONS:SAVAGE AMUSAMENT
VIXEN:REV IT UP
UNLEASHED:SHADOWS IN THE DEEP
LIVING DEATH:WORLD NEUROSES

I forgot to add Forbidden-Twisted Into Form to my list.

These are all for me complete listens every time!

SACRAMENT - Haunts of Violence
BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE - Terminate Damnation
BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE - Dichotomy
SYMPATHY - Arcane Path
CRIMSON MOONLIGHT - Veil of Remembrance
GUNS N' ROSES - Appetite for Destruction
AC/DC - Back In Black
VAN HALEN - 1984
VAN HALEN - S/T
DELIVERANCE - Weapons of Our Warfare
LIVING SACRIFICE - Conceived In Fire
SEVENTH ANGEL - The Torment
VENGEANCE RISING - Human Sacrifice
BARREN CROSS - Rock For The King
BARREN CROSS - Atomic Arena
IMPENDING DOOM - Nailed. Dead. Risen.
IMPENDING DOOM - The Serpent Servant
BRIDE - Live To Die
SLEEPING GIANT - Dread Champions of The Last Days