What musical album has affected your writing most?

The title says it all!

Personally, Day & Age, by The Killers takes the cake. Not only has it provided me with countless story ideas, but it contributes a lot to the feel and atmosphere of much of my poetry and prose -- lots of flourish, declining greatness, the fallen, dusty settings and people.

What about you?

-Kylan

Mm, I listen to so few albums that it's hard to single out just one, looking at my ideas before and after this one album I'd have to say it wins.

Wicked, the whole musical, has altered my writing the most. Looking at how nothing is truly good and evil, climbing out of a dark hole, fighting for what you believe in at all costs, and just whole work has really gotten into my writing. My prose, as well, has been altered from the tone. Bursts of happy emotions played against a rather somber tone.

As for an actual music album with no story behind it (considering that my second was The Prince of Egypt, but, again, it's for the plot) is Awake by Josh Groban. It's rather simple without flourishes, and is mostly dirge poetry-- depressing if listened to for too long, but there's usually a happy promise at the end or as an undertone to the songs. There's also the feeling of being torn, which I pull from a lot directly or indirectly.

Sonic Firestorm - Dragonforce

Inspired 2 epic awesome scenes.

I don't think I could pick an album. The whole sub-genre of indie rap has really had a monumental influence on my style and train for thought. If I had to pick one single album, i would have to pick More heart than brain by Bike for Three. Just because of how much I have listened to it over the past few months.

Pink Floyd, The Wall, followed closely by The Tea Party, Tangents.

Hmm, I'm going to have to say A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay. But really anything by Coldplay, whenever I'm writing I listen to their music and the creative juices start flowing in my head.

Mine would definitely have to be

"The Divine Conspiracy" by Epica.

Nothing gives me more inspirational juice than that. So bombastic *begins to drool*.

Mothership by Led Zeppelin for sure. Although I only listen to it while I'm thinking and getting inspired.

When I'm actually writing I like something classical. I've got this great CD of Nigel Kennedy playing the Doors on violin. That would have to take the cake.

Good topic! Definitely Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" *struck with overdone album arrow*. And any album by of Montreal.

This is definitely a good idea to post here!
Anyway, I have way too much music. Gigs and gigs and gigs and gigs. But if I'd have to choose one it'd probably be "Program Music 1" by Kashiwa Daisuke. Amazingly awesome stuff. I can imagine my setting by listening to the wonderful electronica.
Then again, "Feel Good Ghosts" by Cloud Cult is pretty up there too.
Ah, there's too many of them.

I'd definately have to say Avril Lavinge. It's creepy that I can take any of her songs and assicoiate them with practically everything in the novel that im writing.

Ooooooh boy! I listen to so many different types of music, I have no idea which one affects my writing the most. But I'm defiantly going to have to pick Loreena McKennit's The Book of Secrets. The music and her voice is so sad but beautiful at the same time. Yep, defiantly that one

all regina speaktor albums.

O lord there are so many. But if I had to narrow it down to one artist, it would be Buck 65. And if his album that has had the most influence on my would be Situation (2007). I highly recommend that album to everyone.

Probably the most influential for me as a writer has to be The Early November's "The Mother, The Mechanic, And The Path" particularly The Mechanic, disc 1. Something about the way every song has a story is really awesome and my NaNo project is based primarily on their song "This Wasn't In Our Plan" because it seemed to inspire this sense of urgency and need that I really want to present in a story. *hearts planning for NaNo*
All of the disc is filled with such genuine energy that I can't help loving this CD.