| 5.0 classic |
| Audioslave Audioslave |
| Audioslave Out of Exile |
| Billie Holiday Billie Holiday Favorites |
| Billie Holiday Lady In Satin |
| Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
| Branford Marsalis Random Abstract |
| Camel Camel |
| Camel Mirage |
| Charles Mingus Mingus Ah Um |
| Charlie Parker Jam Session |
| Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head |
| I return to this CD time and time again, and now I'm not even sure if what keeps me coming back is more about the quality of the music or the nostalgia that comes flooding in with every track. Either way, it is a beautiful album. |
| Cynic Traced in Air |
| Devin Townsend Project Addicted |
| Most likely, Townsend is the greatest, most prolific creative music genius this metal world has ever seen. He's one ugly bastard, but damn if he doesn't make me cream myself with every new record he produces/creates! |
| George Winston December |
| George Winston Forest |
| If you love solo piano, these playful compositions will most likely soothe your craving. It's not the most intricately composed or even packed with talent... it's just, really enjoyable. |
| Gojira From Mars to Sirius |
| In Flames Come Clarity |
| Once again, definitely one of my top favorite albums by this band. Oh how I wish they were still this damn good. |
| In Flames Reroute to Remain |
| In Flames Clayman |
| In Flames Whoracle |
| This is probably the album that MOST metalheads can all agree was pretty damn good. Even if you don't dig melodic, you gotta dig the subtle death metal riffs and vocals throughout this entire album. It's so goooood! |
| In Flames Soundtrack to Your Escape |
| In Flames Colony |
| This is by far one of the absolute best albums the band has put out. I think they really embodied the heart and soul of melodic death metal in a good chunk of this album. The original lead guitarist featured on here definitely proved his glaring talent. |
| In Flames The Jester Race |
| Powerful guitar work, from the first track to the last! If this album doesn't make you drool all over yourself in feverish excitement, then you should check your pulse. |
| Insomnium In the Halls of Awaiting |
| This album is what made me an Insomnium fan. The slightly eerie atmosphere, the superb vocals, and the overall composition of each song is so beautiful and solid. Every song is awesome. |
| Insomnium Above the Weeping World |
| I can't get enough of this album. I get something new out of each track almost every time I listen to it. Metal brilliance! |
| Joe Hisaishi Spirited Away |
| Absolutely one of the greatest composers of today. Even if you haven't seen of the movies, he captures an imaginative, fantastical approach to music that is lacking in much classical compositions of today. It is a jovial escape! |
| John Coltrane Giant Steps |
| John Coltrane Blue Train |
| Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy |
| Miles Davis Kind of Blue |
| Miles Davis Birth of the Cool |
| Pink Floyd Animals |
| Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here |
| Pink Floyd The Wall |
| Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon |
| Queen A Night at the Opera |
| Strapping Young Lad The New Black |
| Out of so many albums that Townsend has created through Strapping Young Lad, this one is my favorite. I just ... love it. |
| The Smashing Pumpkins Adore |
| Yet another highly prolific band, and yet, I think Adore just breathes sensuality and morbid curiosity... It's like the bad boy your mom always warns you about, but you always secretly fantasize over when no one's watching. |
| Thrice Vheissu |
| Every single track on this entire bloody album is amazing. From the lyrics, to the riffs, to the vocals... every OUNCE of this album is worth listening to time and time again. I get something different out of it each time I listen to it. It never stops inspiring me. |
| Wynton Marsalis Big Train |
| Yes Close to the Edge |
| Yes The Yes Album |
| 4.5 superb |
| Amon Amarth Surtur Rising |
| Amon Amarth Twilight of the Thunder God |
| Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos |
| Apocalyptica Inquisition Symphony |
| As I Lay Dying The Powerless Rise |
| As I Lay Dying An Ocean Between Us |
| As I Lay Dying Frail Words Collapse |
| Attack Attack! Someday Came Suddenly |
| August Burns Red Constellations |
| Bad Company Bad Company |
| Between the Buried and Me Alaska |
| Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell |
| Blackfield Blackfield II |
| Blackfield Blackfield |
| Broadway Kingdoms |
| Burden of a Day Blessed Be Our Ever After |
| Circa Survive Juturna |
| Circa Survive On Letting Go |
| Coheed and Cambria No World for Tomorrow |
| This album is very reticent of Pink Floyd. Many of the songs have lengthy, progressive solos that sound ethereal and contain a lot of depth. It was an impressive direction for the band in my opinion. |
| Coheed and Cambria In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 |
| Coldplay Parachutes |
| Duke Ellington Ellington Uptown |
| Ella Fitzgerald Pure Ella (Ella Sings Gershwin) |
| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book |
| Emarosa This Is Your Way Out |
| Before Johnny came in and took over the whole damn band, Emarosa was definitely heading in a pretty solid direction. With tracks like Epoch Coda, they showed they new how a progressive track COULD be constructed. It's a shame they didn't continue on in the vein. |
| For Today Ekklesia |
| From First to Last Heroine |
| Garden of Shadows Oracle Moon |
| In Fear and Faith Imperial |
| In Fear and Faith Your World On Fire |
| Incubus (USA-CA) Light Grenades |
| Insomnium Since the Day It All Came Down |
| Insomnium One for Sorrow |
| I was really worried that this band would follow in the footsteps of so many melodic death metal bands and compromise their sound over time, but they've stayed true to their roots while still growing as a solid metal band. |
| Insomnium Across the Dark |
| John Coltrane My Favorite Things |
| Kalmah 12 Gauge |
| King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King |
| Kittie Until The End |
| Margot and the Nuclear So and So's The Dust of Retreat |
| Maylene and the Sons of Disaster Maylene and the Sons of Disaster |
| Maylene and the Sons of Disaster II |
| Memphis May Fire Memphis May Fire |
| Some of the tracks on here, like Cowbell's, have an almost progressive metalcore feel. The vocals are strong, but don't overpower the definitely strength in guitar work and drum work. Their later albums, unfortunately, don't carry through with that same "badass" creativity and experimentation. |
| Once Nothing First Came the Law |
| It's so raw. It's southern metal that's charged with vital frustration and punched with retribution. He sounds so damn pissed off, and all i want to do is stand behind him as he charges through the city in revolt. |
| Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Ozz |
| Ozzy Osbourne Diary of a Madman |
| Ozzy Osbourne Bark at the Moon |
| Parkway Drive Deep Blue |
| Parkway Drive Killing with a Smile |
| Rishloo Feathergun |
| Rush All the World's a Stage |
| Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto Getz/Gilberto |
| Supertramp Breakfast in America |
| Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II |
| Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV |
| Vanna A New Hope |
| War of Ages Unite Us All |
| War of Ages War of Ages |
| War of Ages Fire From the Tomb |
| War of Ages Arise and Conquer |
| War of Ages Eternal |
| Windsor Drive Meet The Tide |
| It's a bit tragic this band doesn't get more credit. This album contains one of my most favorite songs: The Forest. It's a bit simple, but the lyrics are creative and imaginative and the piano work is light and provocative. |
| Woe Of Tyrants Kingdom of Might |
| Wynton Marsalis Wynton Marsalis |
| Wynton Marsalis Black Codes (From the Underground) |
| 4.0 excellent |
| A Skylit Drive Wires...and the Concept of Breathing |
| A Skylit Drive She Watched the Sky |
| Alice in Chains Jar of Flies |
| All Shall Perish The Price of Existence |
| I get a lot of grief for diggin this band, but I actually like the insanely high pitched screams and I think their is certainly a good amount of decent guitar work and the drummer has some talent worth noting. |
| All That Remains This Darkened Heart |
| Sadly, I really believe this is exactly where the band peaked. With wonderful instrumentals and a strong lead guitarist, I think this band was heading towards good potential, but after losing their awesome drummer and caving into the demands of scene kids asking for more watered down metal, this band lost it's edge. |
| Allegaeon Fragments of Form and Function |
| Amorphis Silent Waters |
| As I Lay Dying Shadows Are Security |
| Attack Attack! Attack Attack! |
| August Burns Red Thrill Seeker |
| August Burns Red Messengers |
| Bell X1 Flock |
| Beneath The Sky What Demons Do To Saints |
| Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me |
| Between the Buried and Me The Silent Circus |
| Between the Buried and Me Colors |
| Blood, Sweat and Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| Boris Pink |
| Boris Soundtrack from the Film Mabuta no Ura |
| Born of Osiris A Higher Place |
| Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me |
| Breaking Benjamin Phobia |
| Bury Tomorrow Portraits |
| Chevelle Wonder What's Next |
| Chick Corea Now He Sings, Now He Sobs |
| Children of Bodom Are You Dead Yet? |
| Possibly the only truly great album this band has put out. It always seemed like Bodom was desperately working their way up to SOMETHING spectacular, but always falling short of that mark. Then, their stuff got terribly repetitive and lacked ALL sense of creativity. While this is far from metal perfection, I think it embodies all the band could possibly amount to. |
| Chiodos Illuminaudio |
| I think the band made a wise change when they replaced their old lead singer. He may have had talent, but the change has obviously forced the band to step it up a notch. Where laziness was reigning, creativity and experimentation are moving on in... It'll be interesting to see their next moves. |
| Circa Survive Blue Sky Noise |
| Coheed and Cambria The Second Stage Turbine Blade |
| Coheed and Cambria From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness |
| It's always an obvious answer: Welcome Home is an epic track worth recognition, but I think this band has a lot more room to grow. |
| Coldplay X&Y |
| Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
| Cynic Re-Traced |
| Cynic Focus |
| Dead Silence Hides My Cries The Wretched Symphony |
| Deadmau5 For Lack of a Better Name |
| Deas Vail All The Houses Look The Same |
| Dimmu Borgir Enthrone Darkness Triumphant |
| Dio Dream Evil |
| Dio Holy Diver |
| Emarosa Relativity |
| When Johnny first stepped into the band, he was raw talent without much of that prideful bravado. It seemed like he had found a good niche in Emarosa, and a lot of the tracks on this album are actually pretty damn solid, but it's sadly the best they'll ever be. |
| Eradication (UK) Dreams of Reality |
| Fei Comodo They All Have Two Faces |
| Firewind The Premonition |
| For Today Portraits |
| From Autumn to Ashes Abandon Your Friends |
| Heaven Shall Burn Deaf to Our Prayers |
| Heaven Shall Burn vs. Caliban The Split Program II |
| Iced Earth Something Wicked This Way Comes |
| Incubus (USA-CA) Make Yourself |
| Jamie's Elsewhere Guidebook for Sinners Turned Saints |
| Lamb of God Sacrament |
| Lamb of God Ashes of the Wake |
| Novembre Materia |
| OK Go OK Go |
| Parkway Drive Horizons |
| Periphery Periphery |
| Pierce the Veil Selfish Machines |
| Pierce the Veil A Flair for the Dramatic |
| I know that this is totally classified as a crazy guilty pleasure, but for some reason I really love this album. The vocals are pretty unique, if not a little odd, but what really shines out is the talent of the lead guitarist and bassist. These guys jam hard and aren't afraid to really grow and push themselves. I hope to see even better work, compositionally, from them in the future. |
| Portishead Third |
| Portishead Portishead |
| Portishead Dummy |
| Rishloo Eidolon |
| Rishloo Terras Fames |
| Rush Rush |
| Sleeping at Last Capture |
| Sleeping at Last Ghosts |
| Sleeping at Last Keep No Score |
| Sleeping at Last Storyboards |
| Sleeping With Sirens With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear |
| Swallow the Sun Hope |
| Swan Lake Beast Moans |
| The Devil Wears Prada With Roots Above and Branches Below |
| The Number Twelve Looks Like You Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear. |
| I have to listen to this album in small doses and only when I'm in a certain mood, but guaranteed, every single time I do listen to it, I'm amazed by the creativity and the experimentation of this band. They don't pull any punches and they take a lot of chances-- and they're musical talent bleeds through! |
| The Receiving End of Sirens Between the Heart and the Synapse |
| The Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream |
| The Squirrel Nut Zippers Bedlam Ballroom |
| The Squirrel Nut Zippers Perennial Favorites |
| The Squirrel Nut Zippers The Inevitable |
| Times of Grace The Hymn of a Broken Man |
| Viatrophy Viatrophy |
| Woe Of Tyrants Behold the Lion |
| Woe Of Tyrants Threnody |
| Young the Giant Shake My Hand |
| 3.0 good |
| 4 Non Blondes Bigger, Better, Faster, More! |
| A Plea for Purging A Critique of Mind and Thought |
| A Skylit Drive Identity on Fire |
| Ace Augustine The Absolute |
| Alesana Where Myth Fades to Legend |
| All Shall Perish Hate. Malice. Revenge |
| All Shall Perish Awaken the Dreamers |
| All That Remains Overcome |
| All That Remains For We Are Many |
| Anberlin New Surrender |
| Anberlin Cities |
| Arch Enemy Doomsday Machine |
| Armor For Sleep Smile For Them |
| Avenged Sevenfold Waking the Fallen |
| Badly Drawn Boy The Hour Of Bewilderbeast |
| Bell X1 Blue Lights On the Runway |
| Born of Osiris Rosecrance |
| Bullet For My Valentine The Poison |
| Ceremonial Perfection Alone in the End |
| Coheed and Cambria Year of the Black Rainbow |
| This album has some good moments, but it's a step down from their last album. It seems to lack depth and moves into an almost post-rock kind of territory, where simplicity is replaced with bland, empty tracks and platitudes. I was hoping for greater progressive epics, but I was deeply dissatisfied. |
| Disturbed Ten Thousand Fists |
| Emarosa Emarosa |
| Flyleaf Memento Mori |
| Heaven Shall Burn Whatever It May Take |
| Iced Earth The Crucible of Man |
| Immortal Battles in the North |
| Isles and Glaciers The Hearts of Lonely People |
| Just another opportunity for Johnny "Eat Me" Craig to show off his "amazing" vocals to the ever-gasping, squealing hardcore crowd. I'll be thankful when he's not producing music anymore. |
| Jamie's Elsewhere They Said a Storm Was Coming |
| Miles Davis Tutu |
| OK Go Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky |
| Right Away, Great Captain! The Bitter End |
| Right Away, Great Captain! The Eventually Home |
| Search The City A Fire So Big The Heavens Can See It |
| Shadows Fall Threads of Life |
| The Bled Silent Treatment |
| There For Tomorrow A Little Faster |
