If You Could Rate An Album with 6 stars...
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Topic: If You Could Rate An Album with 6 stars...
Posted By: J-Man
Subject: If You Could Rate An Album with 6 stars...
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2011 at 11:41pm
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Imagine this... every member of MMA is given ONE album that they can rate with 6 out of 5 stars. No, that technically doesn't make any sense, and I'm not suggesting that it gets implemented, but if it were true... What single album in your collection would you consider to be "better than perfect"?  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 2:46am
Mezmerize by System of a Down, no question about it  ------------- http://iamthreepeople.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow">  <- Click on this!
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 3:10am
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For me I cannot choose. I battle constantly between Tool's Lateralus and Between the Buried and Me's Colors. On one hand, Lateralus is so intertwined with deep lyrical themes and concept. It's pretty much amazing all the thought the boys from Tool put into this record. But the same thing can be said about Colors. The creativity inspires me every time I listen to it, and there's brilliant technical musicianship all over it, whereas Lateralus is filled with atmosphere. For this site's sake, I don't consider Lateralus a metal album. So Colors it is. ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 3:21am
It would probably be Into the Everflow by Psychotic Waltz. I have such a long history with this album and I�ve listened to Into the Everflow literally hundreds of times and I�m still not tired of the album.
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 7:05am
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Great thread Jeff.
Without hesitation I chose this album -
Yes it's live, yes it was tweaked afterwards, yes it wasn't the full gig and yes probably a few other things but...
It sums up everything that was metal, is metal and will always be metal; I introduce to you the godfathers of metal
 Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 7:07am
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Maiden: "Somewhere in Time"
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 7:24am
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Opeth - Still life.I wouldn't rate it with 6 stars but with infinite stars.Guys,it's the best album in music history!
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 8:53am
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Not an original choice, but Master of Puppets.
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 9:04am
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For me it's got to be.... You'll all be shocked....  Yes, Pain of Salvation's The Perfect Element, Part 1 - the finest album in human history.  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 11:20am
Wow surprise there  For me that album would be 5.5 out of 5. For me it would be... I beat Andyman to it!! -------------  |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2011 at 11:59am
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hmm Not sure I could do such a thing |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2011 at 1:35am
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Ride The Lightning.
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Posted By: bonnek
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2011 at 4:09pm
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A toss up between Into The Everflow and Blackwater Park or Ghost Reveries or Rust In Peace Hmm... that's more like three tosses-up  |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2011 at 4:57pm
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I am not really sure what my all-time favorite metal album is. There are some good ones listed above. Ayreon's The Human Equation is definitely a favorite. Metallica's Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets and ...And Justice for All are all great candidates. Dream Theater's Images and Words and Metropolis are both great albums. ------------- 
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Posted By: Phonebook Eater
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 7:38am
 The album that opened my eyes. -------------  My Album Reviews: http://audiopline.wordpress.com/ Movie Reviewing blog: http://moviepline.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 11:18am
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Scenes From a Memory, duhh ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow">  http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 11:19am
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The Block wrote:Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 12:06pm
Don't you mean your third eye? ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: martindavey87
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 12:29pm
There is something missing from this thread:
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Posted By: martindavey87
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 12:30pm
| In fact, could I divide the extra point between ten and make every Dream Theater album 5.1? |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 12:37pm
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^No, because that would involve rating Black Clouds above one star
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Posted By: martindavey87
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 12:39pm
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Watch your mouth! |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 12:59pm
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 2:19pm
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I don't understand why so many people don't like Black Clouds, it's very good IMO.
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2011 at 1:34pm
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I don't understand why so many people like Dream Theater, it's very bad IMO.
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Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2011 at 3:55pm
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^ No comment on this. ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2011 at 3:55pm
THE COUNT OF TUSCANYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEYYYYEEEYYYY luv that song  ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2011 at 8:36pm
I don't understand why so many people like Justin Bieber, it's very bad IMO. Quality does not always = level of popularity (except for DT because they're awesome  ).------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2011 at 10:04pm
has nothing to do with popularity, it has to do with sheer lack of value |
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2011 at 3:43am
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"De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum" ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2011 at 3:56am
Taste is taste my friend. The way forward is to accept that people have different tastes and that they might not be equal to yours. That�s why it�s so interesting to read both positive and negative reviews on the same album. A negative review can sometimes be very educational for a hardcore fan while the positive review sometimes bring things to light that the critic hadn�t thought of. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2011 at 1:44pm
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2011 at 2:32pm
Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Anguis in herba  ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2011 at 4:23pm
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^ I don't actually speak latin, so it took me a while to find out what that phrase meant. Nonetheless, I wish I spoke latin so I could say We are derailing this thread ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2011 at 5:08pm
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^ I don't speak latin very well either, despite that I've been learning this strange language for 3 years at school and half a year at the university
 But as you said it's time to end the offtop. I think there is no album I would rate with six stars. Maybe Led Zeppelin III and IV out of sentimental attachment, I don't know. I guess I don't have one favorite album anymore. It used to be MAYH by Opeth and Lateralus but now I can't say they're are absolutely flawless. Is it normal?  ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2011 at 10:44pm
Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre? |
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2011 at 1:46am
Absum! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2011 at 1:49am
| Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem! |
Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2011 at 3:46pm
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Que? Back to the topic, I think a lot of Opeth's stuff definitely warrants at least a 5.5 star in some cases. ------------- |
Posted By: Vic
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2011 at 7:50am
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The sixes: Metallica - Master of Puppets (consider this my one answer) King Diamond - "Them" Megadeth - Rust in Peace Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver (this one actually scored 6/5 in Kerrang! in 1986!) Death - Individual Thought Patterns ...and for non-metal, Mr. Bungle - California ------------- 42 |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2011 at 9:48pm
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid, the ultimat Heavy metal album.
Tool - Lateralus, the ultimat prog metal album.
Megadeth - Rust in peace, the ultimat trash, speed metal album.
Mayhem - de mysteris dom sathanas, the ultimat Black metal album.
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Posted By: SKwid
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 11:28am
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lots of people listed Lateralus. I really preferred 10'00 days (i own both, and BTBAM's colors )for me, it would be either: Death's Symbolic Amon Amarth's With Oden on our Side -------------  
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 8:03pm
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 10:10pm
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Oh wow that's funny, last night when I was re writing my review of The Mantle, I actually thought "This deserves a 6 star rating" I kid you not So there be my answer. This should be little surprise to anyone who knows me ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: goskoski
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2011 at 1:54am
| Rush - Hemispheres |
Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2011 at 1:51pm
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Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle would have to me my first choice. That said there's definitely a few that are equally deserving. Anubis Gate - The Detached Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side Wuthering Heights - Far From the Madding Crowd Epica - Design Your Universe ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: Xaxaar
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2011 at 7:26pm
| Since a lot of people already said Lateralus, I'll be original (kinda...) and go with Cynic's Focus for the 6 star slot. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2011 at 8:33pm
| I think if I really had to pick something, it would be Choirs of the Eye |
Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 2:35pm
I'll have to listen to Focus again, I wasn't so pleased with it the first couple times I listened to it. ------------- |
Posted By: Phonebook Eater
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2011 at 1:17pm
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Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2011 at 6:43pm
I think Traced in Air is 9502874 times better than Focus, and Focus is pretty darn good. Traced in Air is one my favorite albums ever. ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: Xaxaar
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2011 at 6:59pm
They're pretty close for me, but Focus has a bit more content and for 1993 it was revolutionary.
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2011 at 7:17pm
You know, I'm really not a big fan of either. I like Focus a bit more than Traced In Air, but they are both worth the same rating IMO. Maybe I'll have to give them both another shot in the future... I guess it's pretty strange that I don't adore Cynic considering how much I love Death, Atheist, Pestilence, etc. ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2011 at 7:19pm
All I have of Cynic is Focus but i might have to get Traced In Air because I like Focus a decent amount. ------------- |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2011 at 7:28pm
Traced In Air isn't as raw or "death metalish" as Focus, but it's still fairly similar sound-wise. I may have to give that one another shot before the weekend ends.  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2011 at 8:01pm
| I can't get past those awful electro-vocals |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 3:17pm
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There aren't any albums I would rate with 6 stars. You people like things too much. If this is an oblique way of asking what my favorite album on MMA is, I guess Of Natural History. -------------  |
Posted By: Xaxaar
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 4:04pm
I used to dislike them, but after a while I realize how cool it actually is. It gives it a whole new vibe and no one else does it and I think it works beautifully. Jus' another thing original about them that I adore. If you give it more of a chance you can get passed the vocals - I did!
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Posted By: Kingcrimsonprog
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2011 at 6:48am
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Tool - 10,000 Days Mastodon - Crack The Skye -------------  My Blog: http://kingcrimsonprog.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: SKwid
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2011 at 7:23am
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SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty One -------------
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Posted By: SolarLuna96
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2011 at 6:32pm
| Not a metal album, but Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta, that album is amazing beyond human preception |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2011 at 9:14pm
This. Or Mastodon's The Hunter. Both of which are brilliant.
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Posted By: Robin19999
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 3:48am
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Far from the madding crowd - Wuthering Heights The most perfect album ever made |
Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 4:00am
An absolute masterpiece. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 4:05pm
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Pig Destroyer - Prowler In The Yard.
Masterpiece. -------------  |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2011 at 2:39am
It�s not long ago I purchased Prowler In The Yard for a ridiculously low amount. Nice buy ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2011 at 3:04am
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Awesome. I had to pay full price for it, but it's still worth it! ------------- |
Posted By: Wilytank
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2011 at 5:37pm
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This and nothing else: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/sabbat%28japan%29--the-dwelling.aspx" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/sabbat(japan)--the-dwelling.aspx I'm sure most of you saw that coming. ------------- 
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