3 albums that shaped your musical identity.

[rustywire]

FO SHO. Jungle was so fresh and grimy when hiphop was shifting from the gritty basement bangers to get pretty, poppy & clubby.
That '95-98 niche window of music is extra fascinating to me, in retrospect. Also Astrogirl is one of my all time fav logos

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Just checked itunes and ofc, all the Jungle Sky comps are available....EXCEPT FOR VOLUME 3. Ofc

[Achtane]

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

Fuck yeah.

[drolo]

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

Fuck yeah.

[chuckjaywalk]

Bob Mould- Bob Mould aka Hubcap

The Cure- Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

Bad Religion- Against the Grain

[JonnyAngle]

I would say:
Rubberneck
Evil Empire
Dangerous toys self titled

[ratrod]

...And the Circus Leaves Town
Beats, Rhymes, and Life
Make Yourself/S.C.I.E.N.C.E (listened to these together)

Others: Superunknown, No Pussyfooting, Nothing, Goodbye to Languge, King Tubby Meets The Aggrevators At Dub Station, Presence, ...And Justice For All, Manic Compression

[bloatedsack]

Iron Maiden's Powerslave.
Einstuerzende Neubauten's Strategien vs Architekturen
Om's Advaitic Songs

Honourable mention to Walk Among Us by the Misifts.

[raj007]

So, two categories for me:
1) Three albums that shaped me when I was like 10-12 years old and blew my world up
2) Three albums as an adult that have spoken to my inspiration for making music

Youth:
"Cheshire Cat" - Blink 182
"Dookie" - Green Day
Weezer's Blue album

Adult:
"Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them" - Murder by Death
"Those Who Tell the Truth" - Explosions in the Sky
"Forse 2" - Alessandro Cortini (really the Forse series of albums but this one in particular)

[$harkToootth]

So many great lists!
I am an evolving organism ergo constantly being shaped. I had a hard time picking 100...let alone 3. We used to make these on /mu/ back in the day. Don't know if people still do, haven't been there in years. These are all albums I revisit constantly (you will see some newer ones there).

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I thought about posted 5 or 6 that I am enjoying a lot now and thinking about constantly. May do that next.
NOTE: I don't think this chart even scratches the surface. While editing I didn't include a single VENETIAN SNARES album (I could easily list like 6 of those). NOTE: I cheated and listed more than a few compilations. NOTE: Please excuse the labeling. No such thing as a 'second tier'.