Abbey Road- The Beatles
Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd
The Bends- Radiohead
Queen II- Queen
Led Zeppelin III- Led Zeppelin
Fevers and Mirrors- Bright Eyes
Oh, Inverted World- The Shins
Bat Out Of Hell- Meat Loaf
And The Horse They Rode In On- Soul Asylum
Boys Night Out - Trainwreck
Elliot - False Cathedrals
Augustana - All The Stars And Boulevards
American Football - American Football
Mineral - EndSerenading
Straylight Run - Prepare To Be Wrong
If you don't know any of those bands I really suggest you check them out. Mostly slower rock with piano and strings, it all inspires me...
"It's hopeless, you're finished, You haven't got a prayer, 'Cause I'm Mr. Oogie Boogie,
And you ain't going nowhere.." Muhhaha
"Sometimes we see a cloud that's dragonish,
A vapour sometimes like a bear or lion,
A towered citadel, a pendant rock,
A forked mountain, or blue promontory,
With trees upon't that nod unto the world,And mock our eyes with air.."
My favourite albums are:
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning/Fevers And Mirrors - can't decide which I prefer! Brilliant lyricist
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow - Amazing indie-pop-rock, great lyrics again
Muse - Absolution - best album of the british rock band
The Postal Service - Give Up - beautiful electro-indie
Cursive - The Ugly Organ - melodic and heavy and has a cello! Also great lyrics
Onelinedrawing - The Volunteers - a heart-breaking voice and beatuful songs
Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies - Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than The Last; The Inexorable March Of Progress Will Lead Us All To Happiness - Prog/post/whatever rock, just amazing sounds
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (or Come On! Feel The Illinoise!) - This guy writes the most amazing melodies, and has an effortlessly beautiful voice.
Saul Williams - Saul Williams - pretty much the only hip hop I like, but this guy is amazing. He's a slam poet, and his words and rhymes are perfect
The Arcade Fire - Funeral - wonderful, epic indie rock
So, just my two cents! All amazing, believe me. How many times did I use that word?!
Into the caverns of tomorrow,
With just our flashlights and our love,
We must plunge, we must plunge, we must plunge.
I tell the neophyte: Write a million words–the absolute best you can write, then throw it all away and bravely turn your back on what you have written. At that point, you’re ready to begin. — David Eddings
