ITT: albums that were way ahead of their time

>>127078455 (OP)
5150 sounds dated now.

25 years old and it still sounds lightyears ahead of all other house music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDXcdFIdOZg

>>127078455 (OP)
i know this is ironic but 5150 is one of their best and i'm tired of pretending it's not
they polished the fuck out of the sound, probably the most studio heavy album, but the songs are good goddammit

>>127078455 (OP)
agreed. Sammy should have finished his "Best of All Worlds" tour with Inside. Sleeper hit, fans would have lost their damn minds, including me.

>>127078472
>it's dated sounding after 40 years
no shit, sherlock. it was still ahead of its time.

How was 5150 ahead of its time fucking 1984 sounds better

>>127078622
Ed got a new guitar tech who hooked Ed up with Bob Bradshaw who got him into wet-dry-wet which sounds very over processed. Ed's creativity was going down hill so he makes up for it with a lot of rack mounted gear

>>127078721
Appreciate the answer that didn't warrant trashing DLR or earlier Eddie playing

>>127078721
I guess my secondary question is what later bands used 5150 type sound that would indicate 5150 being ahead by being an early album to demonstrate such a sound

>>127078755
no one

this video shows why Ed's later guitar sound is not worth copying
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zoOEOq3F91w

>>127078589
god this is one of those perfect tracks that makes me happy to be alive

5150 is pure '80s synthesizer mom rock. You might have holes in your brain.

>>127078721
>>127078858
desu ed's guitar playing is barely a key sound of 5150 imo. having heard it several times, he plays much more reserved in contrast to the synthesizers. he does his usual soloing on stuff like summer nights, but it doesn't stick out like other VH albums
i think sammy made him more humble, pretty much the only tour where he would go on the keyboards to let sammy take lead guitar on several songs.

The masses were not ready for this in 2013

>>127078455 (OP)

>>127078455 (OP)
Cowboys From Hell was already ahead of its time, but this was lightyears ahead of the competition.

True. A real game changer. Fuck those who don't get it.
ON SIGHT!

The production of this debut album is ABSOLUTELY amazing and WAY ahead of its time, you can listen to it and is still fresh even 3 decades ago which is crazy, a gem that aged like fine wine.

>>127078921
the weak money store

>>127078589
Really great track, saved. 2025 and still sounds like something you’d hear at a club in like 2100. Thanks for sharing

For me, this dnb album released in 1999 is one that immediately comes to mind

https://youtu.be/DU3Rezgt-TE?si=phBYFGlnuNUEwLng

>>127078455 (OP)
Diehard DLR fans will never admit the band levelled up with Sammy but they did. Just wish this and OU812 were mixed better. And toured outside of US more.

>>127078455 (OP)
It's great that they dropped the "Eddie to the left and Michael Anthony to the right stereo mix on 5150.