Obviously inspired by @PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 's question

  • weeeeum@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell

    Such a refined masterpiece that few can touch. Mob rules and Dehumanizer are close seconds, but miss the sheer presence that Heaven and Hell beholds.

    To me at least, Heaven and Hell is immersive and profound to an extent, that their other albums cannot compare. It holds a very special place in my heart.

    Dio - The last in line.

    Not quite head and shoulders above his other albums, but lands the most hits for me. I love every track on this album, and none are a “miss”. I love (almost) every other Dio album, but each has at least one song that doesn’t resonate with me.

    Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

    Cliche choice, but extremely enjoyable to listen and relax to. If you listen more closely, it becomes very immersive as each song has a clear story and a moral. Though some tracks are slower paced and longer, I don’t find a single one boring, which I sometimes do on other Dire Straits albums.

  • rainynight65@feddit.orgEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Dream Theater “Awake” (1994). Extraordinary from the first to the last note. 75 minutes of phenomenal prog metal. They’ve made good and great albums before and after, but they never excelled the pure class and artistry displayed on this album.

    • nocturne@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Years ago I played on a MUD and met a dude who went by the name Hatross. He quit playing, and after a player wipe I started using the name in memory of my friend’s character. I had no idea where the name originated for years. I had since forgotten about the album until now.

      • rzlatic@lemmy.ml
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        3 months ago

        Korgull is also often name/nick around, as a reference to the same band. Albums have strong story and atmosphere because of that.

          • Jarix@lemmy.world
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            3 months ago

            Both of those i have logged into, but didnt play them much. The mud i played was apparently very unique and was hard to find something similar.

            I think sojourn is still running…if i get the itch to mud ill have to give it a serious try!

              • Jarix@lemmy.world
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                3 months ago

                Ahhhh okay thanks friend!

                Edit: interesting wiki on it!

                Sojourn continued until 1996, when a difference in creative vision among the staff led to the project being forked into TorilMUD and Duris: Land of Bloodlust. Of the two, TorilMUD is regarded as the more direct inheritor of Sojourn’s legacy. Toril continued until 1998, when it became Sojourn 2, and underwent another rebirth in 2001 as Sojourn 3. Kris retired in 2003, and Sojourn 3 was reborn as TorilMUD, or as the old-time players refer to it, Toril 2. Throughout these rebirths, the areas and code continued to grow: there are currently 300 zones (with several more nearing completion), 16277 types of monsters/mobs, and 13753 different items.

                Many TorilMUD staff members were staff on Sojourn 3, Sojourn 2, and some are even from Toril 1, providing a degree of continuity. All Toril staff started as players on the MUD, giving them a great deal of personal experience with the game.

                • nocturne@sopuli.xyz
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                  3 months ago

                  I have been playing there off and on since the first pwipe that took it from Black Knight to Sojourn. Aradune (Brad McQuaid) of EverQuest played there too. There are a number of his guild mates in EQ (mostly Freeport guards) and a number of items from sojourn that made it into EQ.

  • nocturne@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Best is subjective. But my favorite album of my favorite band is Rankarumpu by Korpiklaani. I was bummed to see their previous violin player go on hiatus, but the new violinist brought a new energy to this album. Title track

  • Usually_Lurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    It’s a tie for me

    Pearl Jam. (1991). Ten [Album]. Epic Records.

    A Tribe Called Quest. (1991). The Low End Theory [Album]. Jive Records.

    • rainynight65@feddit.orgEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Here’s my thing about ‘Ten’.

      I love the first half of this album. It’s some of the best music I know in the genre. High energy, catchy, passionate. But somehow, the second half feels to me like the band ran out of ideas and gas. After ‘Jeremy’ it’s all pretty average, low-energy stuff, with the exception of ‘Garden’.

  • distantsounds@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Ween - Quebec
    Favorite band is very tough. It’s probably Ween, and Quebec slightly over The Mollusk for me

    • yamaonan@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Mmm, my order of favorite Ween albums would be Chocolate and Cheese, Quebec, White Pepper.

      But Mollusk has some bangers on it too (Buckingham Green).

      Why yes, yes I am down with the brown.

  • Akasazh@feddit.nl
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    3 months ago

    For Queen, take a listen to their second album, Queen 2. It’s quite underrated, as only Seven Seas of Rhye is on the greatest hits.

    However it’s a phenomenal record, full of their musical experimentation that would find critical fruition in night at the opera, but a bit more raw and moody.