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Wampa Stompa posted:Since you've all been so helpful so far, here are three more bands I really need to get into, all kind of in the same vein. Each has a pretty massive discography. Where should I begin? Never really listened to Sunn, but for Boris start with 'Smile' and 'Pink' which are probably their two most accessible albums, and then move on accordingly depending on whether you like their heavy or droney stuff. For The Melvins, start with Houdini and then go wherever.
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Pole of Mars posted:Where should I start with Erykah Badu? I've only listened to some of New Amerikah. Baduizm was her first album and generally accepted as her best but i think New Amerykah is almost as good.
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SMP posted:What albums from The Kinks are worth listening to? Besides the Village Green Preservation Society I would get a greatest hits compilation covering their 60s singles (there's plenty to choose from). Combined with Village Green it should give you a pretty good idea of their range. To amend what TheNintenGenius said, anything from Face to Face to Muswell Hillbillies is good, Lola vs. Powerman is my favorite. Wampa Stompa posted:Boris In addition to the other Boris albums mentioned, Heavy Rocks is one of their more accessible albums and has less drone and more straight up rock. Houdini is the best place to start with the Melvins. By the way, Earth is often mentioned alongside the bands you mentioned, so you may be interested in them (well mostly Dylan Carlson) too.
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Way Past Cool! posted:Besides the Village Green Preservation Society I would get a greatest hits compilation covering their 60s singles (there's plenty to choose from). Combined with Village Green it should give you a pretty good idea of their range. To amend what TheNintenGenius said, anything from Face to Face to Muswell Hillbillies is good, Lola vs. Powerman is my favorite. Yeah I've heard that Face to Face is good but I haven't given it a listen myself, and I didn't really want to recommend something I hadn't actually heard yet.
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Fuklaw posted:Where do I start with Death in June? The Guilty Have No Past and Nada! are some of their best and most accessible albums.
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TheNintenGenius posted:Yeah I've heard that Face to Face is good but I haven't given it a listen myself, and I didn't really want to recommend something I hadn't actually heard yet. The first couple of Face to Face albums are pretty ok if you want that so-cal punk vibe very much along the lines of NOFX or Bad Religion (but without the humor of the former or the Chomsky-lite of the latter). Check out Big Choice for their big major label (Victory) release, and Don't Turn Away for the original raw fan favorite. Big Choice sounds more polished and includes their minor hit "Disconnected" and a cover of "Bikeage." Don't Turn Away in my opinion, has better songs and the original version of "Disconnected." After that your mileage may vary, but I was sort of done with them after Big Choice.
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Wampa Stompa posted:The Melvins I agree with the whole "start with Houdini and go wherever thing," but there are a few albums NOT to go to right after this, two of which would be Prick and Honky. Prick is basically a joke album recorded to get some recording money, and Honky is mostly an ambient/experimental album, which actually RULES but sounds like the weirder tracks scattered throughout other albums. The Bootlicker is actually one of my favorites by them and it's also somewhat of an anomaly- no distortion or "rockin" at all. Kinda sounds like weird jazz/lounge influenced stuff. I'm a big fan of both of the latter albums I just mentioned, they just aren't necessarily ones I'd pick as a starting point.
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TheNintenGenius posted:First, I've been meaning to ask for quite a while, but where do I go with Kate Bush? I have Hounds of Love and absolutely love that album to death, but I have no idea where to go from there. The Dreaming TheNintenGenius posted:Second, since I've listened to almost every Elvis Costello album up to Blood and Chocolate (the exceptions being Almost Blue, Punch the Clock, and Goodbye Cruel World), I wanted to know which Costello albums (if any) are worthwhile starting with Spike onward. Anything interesting to say about the Costello albums I skipped would be interesting to read as well. Punch the Clock is really, really good IMO. I like every song on there. Goodbye Cruel World is as bad as its reputation suggests. Never listened to Almost Blue. Spike is kind of meh... the first 5 songs are all good but the rest are pretty forgettable. Mighty Like a Rose is solid, not exceptional but generally good. "Hurry Down Doomsday" is one of my least favorite EC songs, though. I listened to Juliet Letters once or twice when it came out and have since forgotten everything about it. Brutal Youth is terrific. Maybe not the OMG AMAZING COMEBACK it's often hailed as, but not much to complain about. I can't remember anything at all about All This Useless Beauty. It might have been good, but for whatever reason I don't have it anymore. Painted From Memory is a beautiful collaboration with Burt Bacharach. I love it. In fact I'm going to listen to it right now. That's pretty much where I checked out with Costello. I should probably catch up with his newer albums.
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I'm trying to expand my horizons in metal, I have a few bands that I love and listen to all the time but need to continue to find new stuff. Where can I get started with Enslaved? Between the Buried and Me? In Flames? Any other similar bands?
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Rogue posted:I'm trying to expand my horizons in metal, I have a few bands that I love and listen to all the time but need to continue to find new stuff. Every Between the Buried and Me sounds different, but they can be reasonably segmented into "Metalcore BTBAM" and "Prog Metal BTBAM". Colors and The Great Misdirect both fall into the latter category. Far and away, Colors is the most accessible, varied, technical and it's simply the best thing they've ever done. If you are more about less prog-metal, songs that are under 10 minutes, full-on heaviness and more plain metalcore, go with their self titled or The Silent Circus. Alaska is like the bridge between the two types of BTBAM. Honestly, though, aside from Colors, I can't recommend a single album of theirs. They're all too different, and all of them are top notch.
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hatelull posted:The first couple of Face to Face albums are pretty ok if you want that so-cal punk vibe very much along the lines of NOFX or Bad Religion (but without the humor of the former or the Chomsky-lite of the latter). Check out Big Choice for their big major label (Victory) release, and Don't Turn Away for the original raw fan favorite. Big Choice sounds more polished and includes their minor hit "Disconnected" and a cover of "Bikeage." Don't Turn Away in my opinion, has better songs and the original version of "Disconnected." What the hell are you going on about? Also, thanks for the advice FitFortDanga. I think I might still end up getting Spike anyway if only because I like the song "Veronica" just that much, but at least I know what else might be worth it (and not).
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Eeep, color me medicated with shades of comprehension failure.
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Wampa Stompa posted:Sunn O))) I'd recommend White2, it's something of a turning point as that's when they started adding some new elements into their sound. Black One is probably their most accessible album after the newest one so those two too. You should also check out KTL out if you haven't. It has O'Malley from Sunn and Peter Rehberg aka. Pita. If the more athmospheric side of Sunn O))) tickles your fancy then you'll be all over it. But yeah check out Earth too, everything from their recent cowboy gospel to their older drone ampfuckery is brilliant. Reichstag posted:The Guilty Have No Past and Nada! are some of their best and most accessible albums. Rose Clouds of Holocaust and the Rule of Thirds are good ones too.
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Thanks for the Death in June recommendations, guys.m0therfux0r posted:I agree with the whole "start with Houdini and go wherever thing," but there are a few albums NOT to go to right after this, two of which would be Prick and Honky. Prick is basically a joke album recorded to get some recording money, and Honky is mostly an ambient/experimental album, which actually RULES but sounds like the weirder tracks scattered throughout other albums. The Bootlicker is actually one of my favorites by them and it's also somewhat of an anomaly- no distortion or "rockin" at all. Kinda sounds like weird jazz/lounge influenced stuff. I'm a big fan of both of the latter albums I just mentioned, they just aren't necessarily ones I'd pick as a starting point. Oh god yes, I accidentally started with Honky and it pretty much turned me off the Melvins, I had no idea what everyone was on about. Then I got (a) Senile Animal and worked my way backward from there and everything was awesome. Rogue posted:I'm trying to expand my horizons in metal, I have a few bands that I love and listen to all the time but need to continue to find new stuff. Between the Buried and Me: Colors is utterly fantastic, one of my favourite metal albums of the last decade. After that, The Great Misdirect is similar but a bit more melodic, and Alaska is a bit more straightforward. Enslaved: Any of their last three albums (Isa, Ruun and Vertebrae), what's been dubbed "Pink Floyd Black Metal", are great. If you want a more traditional but still progressive and awesome sound go for Eld. Similar bands - try the last couple of Nachtmystium albums for a similarly Pink Floydian take on black metal. In Flames: Their late 90s work, after they learned to write memorable songs but before they went to poppy poo poo, are generally considered their best. Try Whoracle for starters. Similar bands - At The Gates and Dark Tranquility came from the same musical scene - Gothenburg Death Metal - and play a vaguely similar style. Get Slaughter of the Soul by the former - an undisputed classic among any genre of metal - and The Gallery by the latter. Divorced And Curious fucked around with this message at 03:34 on Apr 13, 2010 |
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Fuklaw posted:Thanks for the Death in June recommendations, guys. Huh? How is The Great Misdirect more melodic than Colors? It's the opposite as far as I'm concerned.
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the Bunt posted:Huh? How is The Great Misdirect more melodic than Colors? It's the opposite as far as I'm concerned.
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In light of the planned reunion, where do I go with Swans? I've got Soundtracks For The Blind, and I have to say that the side of them that interests me the most is the more dreamlike, ambient side, like Red Velvet Corridor and I Was A Prisoner In Your Skull. I've heard that their earlier stuff is a lot more abrasive, which i've got no problems with.
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Rubber Biscuit posted:In light of the planned reunion, where do I go with Swans? I've got Soundtracks For The Blind, and I have to say that the side of them that interests me the most is the more dreamlike, ambient side, like Red Velvet Corridor and I Was A Prisoner In Your Skull. I've heard that their earlier stuff is a lot more abrasive, which i've got no problems with. You might like The Great Annihilator.
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FitFortDanga posted:You might like The Great Annihilator. I'll check it out, thanks!
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Captain Charisma posted:I've been meaning to get into Sleater-Kinney for about 5 years now but never remember. Tell me where to start. Been answered, but I have to put my own thoughts in as well because they're my favorite band of the last 3 decades. In my opinion, The Woods - their last album - is their best, but is not where I would start. They've really grown as a band throughout their existence and watching that evolution is pretty amazing. I'd probably recommend Call the Doctor, great punk album, and then Dig Me Out -- another straightforward punk album, but this is where they really started to grow musically with the addition of drummer extraordinaire Janet Weiss. The Hot Rock has a much more somber tone and is a great change of pace. And then The Woods, which is my album of the decade for the 00s. I'd stay away from their self-titled debut and All Hands on the Bad One, which sounds like they made a conscious effort to make their sound more radio friendly and less authentic. regulargonzalez fucked around with this message at 11:39 on Apr 14, 2010 |
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Where should I start with the black metal bands Countess and Wolves in the Throne Room.
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Iraff posted:Where do I start with The Brian Jonestown Massacre? Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request is generally considered their best album, but you can't go wrong with Thank God For Mental Illness or Take It From the Man! They also have a greatest hits album called Tepid Peppermint Wonderland.
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Where do I start with Celtic Frost and/or Rammstein? Or are neither really worth getting into at all? I like "Amerika" and "Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh", but I'm not sure if either are indicative of their music as a whole. Probably not. Also, I tend to like Nine Inch Nails, but I'm not really into the "scene" or "genre" as a whole, not really a typical NIN fan, I was wondering if I like that sort of music, especially Reznor's music lately, what else might I like? I've already gotten into Saul Williams, just FYI.
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TheFallenEvincar posted:Where do I start with Celtic Frost If you've heard "Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh", certainly get the Monotheist album and Tryptikon's debut (same guitarist/vocalist/songwriter, same sort of music but better). Early Celtic frost is quite different, but still good (well some of it), Morbid Tales and To Mega Therion are raw, heavy thrash which had a lot of influence on both death and black metal, while Into The Pandemonium is experimental avant-garde metal with less thrash roots, and Cold Lake is absolutely terrible glam rock don't go anywhere near it oh god no god no god no just forget it exists Edit: Where do I start with The Wildhearts? Divorced And Curious fucked around with this message at 08:59 on Apr 19, 2010 |
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Where do I go with Yo La Tengo? I've only listened to I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One, but I don't know where to go next.
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Splash Damage posted:Where should I start with the black metal bands Countess and Wolves in the Throne Room. I would go with Two Hunters by WITTR, the vinyl version if you can find a copy (there's an extra song on there that's really good). That said, their specific brand of dirt-worshiping eco-black metal doesn't vary wildly from release to release, so you'll get a feel for whether or not you like the band from any of their albums.
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X-Ray Pecs posted:Where do I go with Yo La Tengo? I've only listened to I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One, but I don't know where to go next. I suggest Painful, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, Popular Songs, and I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your rear end in that order.
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I agree for the most part but would put Summer Sun way above Popular Songs
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Yeah, I didn't think Popular Songs was that strong of an album compared to the other ones you mentioned. I'd recommend Electropura as well. It seems like it gets forgotten a lot being sandwiched between Painful and I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One.
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Violent J Mascis posted:Yeah, I didn't think Popular Songs was that strong of an album compared to the other ones you mentioned. I'd recommend Electropura as well. It seems like it gets forgotten a lot being sandwiched between Painful and I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One. Yeah, I'm probably showing a little of my bias because I enjoyed Popular Songs more than most other YLT fans.
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I guess while not an official album, I think The Sounds of the Sounds of Silence is my fourth favorite Yo La Tengo album, after Painful, I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One, and And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (probably in that order).
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I'm looking to explore some country outside JC and Willie Nelson looks like a good artist to start with, but his body of work is overwhelming. Can anyone help me out?
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Okay, okay.. Where do I start with Fela Kuti?
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Kart Barfunkel posted:Okay, okay.. Where do I start with Fela Kuti? Try Expensive poo poo and Zombie. The former is my favourite. Prepare yourself for near-orgasmic horn awesomeness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XuHZkn0VFs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBgewcFh-cg
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Kart Barfunkel posted:Okay, okay.. Where do I start with Fela Kuti? Expensive poo poo & Zombie aren't bad by any means, and they're by far his most famous albums, but I'd say Roforofo Fight, London Scene & Shakara/Lady are just as good as starting points.
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Where do I start with the Residents?
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Where might one start with the Bee Gees?
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Famicom Bunko posted:Where might one start with the Bee Gees? I would start with the 2-CD compilation Bee Gee's Greatest Hits. Since the Bee Gees were always a singles bands, buying their albums is something only a completist or huge fan would wanna do. That album has everything from the late Sixties stuff all the way through the disco era. Alternatively, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack has a ton of disco Bee Gees songs, plus some other interesting-in-a-period-sort-of-way stuff.
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Any suggestions on which albums, what order to start listening to einsturzende neubauten? I picked up "Silence is Sexy" a few years ago and love it, but I have a feeling its far more minimalist than some of their other stuff, but i really don't know anything about them.
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