Best album you never heard
922039
Tom Waits nanny from Hell. Best album you never heard.
3535567
This album was a real surprise. I never expected to hear an album from any long-established artist that tops nearly all previous works. Madonna somehow created something so new and outstanding on so many levels. I mean, there are legacy acts whose novelty wore off at their 3rd album. At 56, Madonna created herself a fresh, amazing new sound that's on repeat since I bought it.

I only wish it were longer.
2245836
This album has blown me away.  This ranks right up there with Dredg's "El Cielo" and The Mars Volta's "De-Loused in the Comatorium."  Every track flows with one another forming a prog-rock masterpiece.  Trust me, you will want to add this album to your collection.  Also another notable album that should be listened to is Brand New's "The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me" Pick up both of them up.
4721737
By the Way, one of the greatest albums I have ever heard, it is a masterpiece and a true work of art. You could take every track and make it a single, there is no bad song on this cd. I could die for you, a song that just blows my mind away. If you don't have this album, get it!! In my opinion one of the best albums of all time if not the best.
4055445
This is the greatest album you never heard of. Recently in a Boston Globe interview - Angus and Malcolm both stated that "Powerage" was AC/DC's best album, and I cannot agree more.
Not really the heavy metal feel of the two albums that came after this (Highway 2 Hell and Back In Black, respectively). Think more of it as hard rock meets Chuck Berry. All the songs are terrific - my personal favs are "Gimme A Bullet - What's Next to the Moon - Kicked In the Teeth."
Do yourself a favor - get this album/CD now!
1397066
I know people who (as I used to be) are turned off from the Beatles, and this album in particular, due to the incredible hype and reputation that precede it. All you hear is that it's the greatest album ever. If you are hearing Sgt. Pepper's for the first time just set that aside and focus on the music. It will blow you away, as it did me. The first concept album gives the music plenty of space and innovated almost all production techniques that are commonplace today. Things like the effect on John's voice on "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", the huge wall of noise that creates the catharsis break-up between the verses of "A Day In the Life", the thumping sticcato of "When I'm 64", the different tempos of the songs, the way the songs play through the end of one and into the beginning of the next, everything is just perfect. Some would say "Sure, but everyone does these things. What makes Sgt. Pepper's special?" Aside from the consistently classic caliber of the songs, this is the FIRST time those things were heard. This album is the best ever created, and paved the way for all the music you hear nowadays. If you don't have it, grab it up quick and be amazed.
4314675
I never understood this album until I saw them live.  You probably won't understand it either, at least until you listen to it many times.  Most likely, it will never click with you, but if it does, it will open doors for you.
2026478
Sooooo...You are reading this review for one of two reasons: 1. You've been devoid of any human contact in the last five years and have never heard this album (In which case welcome back to society, stop reading this review and GET THIS ALBUM!!!!)or 2. You know of this album and you want to see what others think of it...Either way I doubt there is anything I could include in this review that hasn't already been said before, so I will be brief. Every once in a while a breakthrough is made so mind boggling that you wonder how anyone could have ever thunk it up. (e.g. Einstein's theory of relativity, indoor plumbing, the George Foreman Grill) I was eighteen when this album came out. I never had the pleasure of buying [insert your favorite Beatles, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones album here] right when it was released but with this disc I did. Granted, Axel Rose is a poet :) and grunge/alt rock was a good listen... OK Computer made me wonder who dropped this album off on Earth. This wasn't Creep...I wasn't sure what it was, but I knew I liked it. I still might not be able to analyze the humanist approach to inhumanity, but I don't need to, Thom Yorke did, with a voice that seems to hit you like an other wordly instruction from a super human entity, the album is something you own, not a few songs you download. Give Thom and the boys some more dinero for coming up with this masterpiece. If I had to limit my cd collection to 3 this would stay...if for no other reason than it grabs your humanity and smacks it around. I think everybody should experience that from an album in their lifetime. It might not reduce the amount of fat in your burgers and steaks, but then again what kind of magical grilling machine could do that?
4861198
When people ask me what my favourite album of all time is, I reply that it is this. Metcalfe's voice is unique and the big sound of the band gives every track an anthemic sound. This from a guy who lists his favourite bands as Between The Buried and Me and Dream Theater. This album is not heavy and it is nearly thirty years old, but my God it rocks!!
Definitely, an album you should hear before you die.
Brilliant and timeless.

Lezik
Vinylization
1567535
What a #$%$# awesome album.

Noel Gallaghar (songwriter) claims that this album is absolute rubbish, and many others but really its only because its not an album thats an absolute classic.

Actually I'm glad they released this album "Be Here Now" cause its just damn cool.

Each song has a massive wall of sound of guitars and and the majority of them all are very long, and theres nothing wrong with something different.

Heak, its better than "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants" and "Heathen Chemistry."
4515571
This album still sounds fresh every time I listen to it. Recorded (and over-produced by Martin Hannet, says Biafra), Unknown Pleasures captures Joy Division at a shaky and edgy turning point in their writing and playing. The songs are so simple yet so perfect, so referential yet so original, so depressing yet energizing...this is one of the few albums I have never parted with over the years, and every listen brings with it new unknown pleasures.
1892163
When I first heard this album, I had no idea what was going on. It's weird, it's loud, it's downright painful stuff. The concept of a mashup of artsy and gangsta hip hop with experimental electronic music behind it was interesting enough to get me to try it out but the execution blew me away way more than I was expecting it to. This is a 'love it or hate it' album in every sense of the phrase. The shortest possible way to convince you on whether or not you should listen to this is to preview ANY of the songs on it. If your second or third reaction is horror or disgust, you're not yet ready for it. Your first reaction will always be horror and disgust but if you're also curious, man, you're in for a treat. MC Ride's character is paranoid and vicious, his lyrics are pretty poetic once you get past their disguise as taunts and threats. And the beats/production are intense throughout. There's never really a moment when the album stops being wild. It starts and ends with the same exact fire and, several listens later, it still feels new and surprising. Download the free Ex-Military mixtape and try 'em out. If you're a fan, throw your money at this sh*t and don't even look back.
4691026
One of the five best albums I've ever heard. Despite being a very strange record with a straight bummer vibe, it's still brilliant to listen to when you're in the mood for it. Not everyone's cup of tea however.
3482155
The first time I listened to this album, I was utterly blown away. There is a supreme musical depth to the album the likes of which I have never experienced before. From the vocals, the guitar-work, and the cinematic orchestrations I'm always picking up on some new element I missed on a prior listening.

Do yourself a favor and purchase this album.
552922
Tripamster monkey is one of the greatest most underrated bands of all time. I own two of their cds; practice changes and goodbye race and they are increadible. Everything from their instrumentals to their lyrics to their attitude is perfected, on point and amazing. Buy this album, you will not be dissipointed. Plus you can impress your friends, if you have any, with your extensive knowlage of beautiful, underground music.
115781
This is, without a doubt, one of the most remarkable things I've heard in what seems like a lifetime. I honestly can't stop listening to it. It's been on infinite repeat since the moment I brought it home. It's not an album so much as an experience. It doesn't really have tracks - most of the tracks are under a minute and barely "songs" under any definition of the word. It's not like you can put this on and say "hey man, listen to this one", you just have to put it on and experience the whole. It's just this collection of ebbing, flowing beats and samples and rhymes. It's unlike anything I've ever heard. I go to put on another album, and somehow I just end up playing this again. You'd do right to check it out.
1417233
I completely agree with many of the other reviewers, you've never heard an album like this one.  It would actually be an injustice to try to describe it to you.  It is amazing in its own right, but especially for its time.  These guys were pioneers of progressive rock, and they were developing an idiosyncratic sound that was uniquely their own.  But at the same time, they were blazing a trail that many would eventually follow.

If you are interested in the history of progressive/alternative rock you owe it to yourself to check this out.

Definitely recommended.