I was stunned. Even critics who hated metal were all about that album. To my mind, it was the first metal album where people said, “You have to admit it’s damned good, even if you don’t like the genre.”

Does that make sense? People may not have enjoyed the album, but respected it none the less.

Another amazing thing about that Master of Puppets, it rocketed to popularity in a time where being on Mtv was a must and Metallica said they wouldn’t play that game. We were shocked when they released the video for One, had no idea it was coming. Wondered in at midnight and turned on the Headbangers Ball and, “NOW! The world premiere video of Metallica’s One!”

I was definitely not expecting to see ELO as the very, very first result here but I’m pleasantly surprised.

Much like the other commenter, I’d also add that Eldorado is definitely a strong contender for their best album - arguably for the fact that I’ve never ever listened to an album that came anywhere close to it.

Finally, I’d throw in Discovery + ELO’s side of Xanadu, just for the mere fact that it’s their work featuring not a single weak track, all of them being single worthy and massive hits around the world.

Have you heard the remastered version with additional tracks? Julie Don’t Live Here is especially poignant.

Also, the album Eldorado.

My fuck, Low End Theory is one of the best albums in history.

You on point, Tip?

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’.

Risingson makes me feel like im inside a private bdsm dungeon party session in underground germany with my buddy mike

I would say Pretty Hate Machine is probably the best known. My favorite is Broken. You are probably correct about Downward Spiral being the consensus among the fan base as a whole. What I really like about NIN is that I enjoy all of their albums. Many other bands I like have some that I avoid. Probably my least favorite NIN album is Fixed and it’s still pretty listenable.

Or Currents by Tame Impala

A lot of people say White Pony, but Around The Fur is where it’s at.

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.

LZ II is a perfect album. But then LZ IV is too… And also Physical Graffiti… It’s hard to pick just one.

Blackwater Park would have been my choice.

Storm of the Light’s Bane is a top 5 album all time for me, but Dissection is not my favorite band, if that makes sense.

Nice, I don’t think I’ve ever met another person who even knows who Destiny Potato are. They released another album as Sordid Pink, in case you weren’t aware. Not as good as Lun though, imo.