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Borondir:
Your reasoning for why theres not much good Christian bm is exactly mine. Its numbers really. Most metal overall is not very good. So a minority like Christian metal will probably reflect about the same proportions of bad to good as the mainstream does.

On Bathory I was just pointing out that the very earliest few albums aren't anything as bad as you would expect from the way Mayhem and company claim to be inspired by them.

And yeah, its not like she's ever gonna hear bm in her life anyway...

Spartan Pho3nix:
I've come to the conclusion, through repeated listens, that the second half of Abbey Road is the best album of all time. It's flawless perfection. The music is catchy, amazing. Not a single flaw or bad track on the entire half. It all works together so well. It just builds and builds until The End, where it crashes down into Her Majesty, a perfect end to the album. A fun little song which sums everything up.

For someone who has no clue about music, you can't forget to include the most popular band of the 60s...The Beatles. And the best album of all time: Abbey Road.

KharBevNor:
I mean, also, I think there's a feeling that the christian metal in general suffers somewhat from the 'musical nazi' syndrome: ie, most bands with nazi sympathies are actually shit (which is why they're concentrated playing oi, black metal and neo-folk, none of which require anything beyond chords and basic time-keeping) but rely on the fact that because they have nazi sympathies, nazi skins will buy their records. Whilst I've generally seen a higher level of quality from christian metal, I do think there is a bit of that.

dancarter:
Try my hand at a reply here...not sure where it will go.

1. Spiderland - Slint
I haven't seen this mentioned yet, which is a bit surprising.  It's a really good album, if short and a little strange.

2. The Dividing - Android Lust
My favourite album made in the last two or three years.  It's brilliant and has incredible range for an 'industrial' album.

3. On This Cold Floor - I, Parasite
Loud, angry, moving, sad and just a specatcular album all around.  Consider this album and #2 as a matched set, play them back to back.

4. Blue Valentines - Tom Waits
Really, you could go with any Tom Waits album, but this is him at his balladeer best and far more accessible to start with than something like Bone Machine or Mule Variations.

5. VIVIsectVI - Skinny Puppy
I sorta feel I have to put one of there albums on here.  This is considered one of the best and is really dynamic, dense and layered for an album of this nature made in the 80's.

6. D.O.A. - Throbbing Gristle
People have mentioned Kraftwerk, and rightfully so.  However, you also need to include TG in a list of essential early electronica.

7. Self Titled - Mira
If you dig on My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, Sundays and a dash of Love Spirals Downwards.  This is really great shoe-gazer dreaminess from Florida.

8. Defiance - Assemblage 23
As far as current synthpop/EBM goes, eschew the VNV Nation(much as I like them) and go for this album.  It's a standout from start to finish and more mellow than Tom Shear's other three efforts.

9. Louder than Bombs - The Smiths
Most people go for Queen is Dead. This however, is my favourtie in their catalogue.  Why?  Because it has Shoplifters of the World Unite on it.  Petty reason?  Maybe.  But the rest of the album is just as good too.

10. Closer - Joy Division
It's a must have, simple as that.

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