I’m going to listen to the top 3 upvoted albums and give you my honest unfiltered thoughts.

Please explain what makes the album special to you. For context, lyrics are very important to me, so I gravitate to music with good storytelling.

Alright! Results are in. I’ll be listening to:

  • Lateralus - Tool
  • To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
  • Pink Moon - Nick Drake
  • Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - The Smashing Pumpkins

(I know I said 3, but I couldn’t resist!)

  • Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

    Quick listen, just 8 songs and 40 minutes. Has probably my favorite closing song of any album. It’s the album I used to convince my bluegrass and folk-loving dad that metal had more artistry than he was giving it credit for. Bruce Dickinson’s voice is unreal.