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Blast Fantasto posted:Abandoned Luncheonette. Abandoned Luncheonette is probably my Hall & Oates album and has my two favorite songs on it, Las Vegas Turn Around (The Stewardess Song) and the title track. I would say start here and then go where ever, probably the very best of would be a good point to get into them, since it has all the good singles on it and the maybe Rock and Roll Soul Part 1 after that. EDIT: Speaking of where do I star withs, where do I start with Elvis Costello? I have the 2 disc very best of and that's about it. Should I go to his first album and then go forward or is there a certain album that I should start with? screenwritersblues fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Feb 20, 2012 |
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His first 5 albums are all stone cold classics, but his first 2 are the best. My Aim Is True and This Year's Model are just astoundingly good, so start there. This Year's Model is usually my pick for my favorite album of all time. Then if you're interested in some of his stuff a little later on, after those initial run of great albums, I'd hit up King of America. It's the best of his softer, T. Bone Burnett produced stuff.
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Don't sleep on Imperial Bedroom either. I feel like Costello was kind of like XTC, in that they both had great early periods, then decided to branch out. Imperial Bedroom is kinda like his English Settlement. Except, XTC handled the next phase of their career so much better :S Anyway, my "Where do I start?" is with Conrad Schnitzler - I have Rot and Blau, but everything from there seems so confusing, just one limited release after another with unnamed tracks...what are the good ones?
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So I've only just discovered Cowboy Junkies, but have no idea where to start wading into their discography. Does anyone have suggestions for 2 or 3 albums that might give me a broad feel for their work?
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FitFortDanga posted:It's only missing "She's Gone" Yeah, but only missing "She's Gone" is like only missing a kidney. Sure, you'll survive and might even do okay, but you're not the same. That song is a stone-cold killer.
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Alcest? Black Mountain? Yes? Wes Montgomery? (I have Boss Guitar, love it, especially the lower-tempo numbers) Squarepusher? The Acacia Strain? Portishead? Violent Femmes? thanks in advance!! the Bunt fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Feb 21, 2012 |
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the Bunt posted:Portishead? Chronological order.
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the Bunt posted:Black Mountain? They only have three LP's and one EP, so there's not an intimidating amount to explore. My biased take is that all of it is quality because they're a fantastic loving band. However ... The most accessible in my opinion, is Wilderness Heart which is their latest record. In the Future has some of their more sprawling epic songs (see "Tyrants" and "Bright Lights") while their first LP carries the frame work found in the later records.
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hatelull posted:They only have three LP's and one EP, so there's not an intimidating amount to explore. My biased take is that all of it is quality because they're a fantastic loving band. However ...
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ultrafilter posted:Chronological order. Portishead has a pretty small discography, so really it shouldn't be hard for anyone curious about them to do this; though weirdly, a lot of people I've known getting into them (including myself) seem to skip the self-titled, which is a drat shame. I'd also like to add that both the live album and Chase The Tear (post-Third single that's never been on an album) shouldn't be missed either. How do I get into The Kinks?
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Falls Down Stairs posted:How do I get into The Kinks? The Kink Kronicles is a pretty amazing best-of. Their definitive album is The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjDu3E5zDks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTT0x9WB9oY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7JPLYzkRwY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe4SZRiVaoE If you like that one, pick up Something Else, which is quirkier but just as compelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J3gX47rHGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmtnHrq9Cwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMHtQciJG-k and I'll just stop there.
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the Bunt posted:Violent Femmes? Definitely start with the self-titled album for the catchy little numbers that got them played everywhere. There's a nifty deluxe version with some demos and live versions that will give you more of an idea of what they do. After that check out the brilliant New Times for a more grown-up and weirder take with great productions values, or Hallowed Ground and Why Do Birds Sing? for something a little closer to the original sound. Freak Magnet is newer but still fun, and you can look at 3 or The Blind Leading The Naked if you need more but they're not all that special.
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Falls Down Stairs posted:How do I get into The Kinks? I prefer the mono versions to the stereo version, but im a sucker for mono so that might be more my own taste. Luckily the deluxe versions of all those albums have both mono and stereo mixes included on separate discs.
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the Bunt posted:Yes? There are two generally accepted Serious Starting Places for Yes, three if you're picky. The third is probably my favorite record of theirs, but it's certainly not where to start. The first option is The Yes Album---it's their first record with guitarist Steve "the one who ends up in Asia" Howe, who is hot to show what he can do with six strings, so he plays all over the record. I mean, obviously we're talking about Yes, so everyone is putting many notes on the piece of vinyl, but Howe plays his rear end off. You've probably heard "I've Seen All Good People" off this record on the radio. "Starship Trooper" and "Yours is No Disgrace" are also standouts. The other Serious Starting Place is the album they cut immediately after, having lost their organ-focused keyboardist Tony Kaye and replaced him with session player ("Life on Mars," "Morning Has Broken") and ex-Strawbs keysman Rick "wears spangly capes" Wakeman. The record is called Fragile, and you've almost certainly heard "Roundabout" off of it on some radio station or other. The album is far less cohesive than TYA, owing to each member of the band getting one track to show off with solos and suchlike, but its high points ("Heart of the Sunrise", "Long Distance Runaround", the aforementioned "Roundabout") are arguably higher. The picky person's starting place is the album directly after that, Close to the Edge. It's quite good, but it's what you are led to fear in terms of prog-rock stereotypes. One record. Three songs, the longest taking all of side one, the other two splitting the back half. Solos, solos and more solos. I still like it though. Just start with one of the other two first. the Bunt posted:Squarepusher? I'd like to get a bit more into this guy as well. I've got two full-lengths and an EP of his. Music Is Rotted One Note was fantastic and may very well be where you'd want to start, and Ultravisitor was quite good. The Numbers Lucent EP I'm not quite as sure about, it sounds a bit more like Aphex Twin leftovers that got stuck in the back of the fridge.
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the Bunt posted:Yes? I can answer these two. I agree with the above post that you can really start with any of Yes's three big classics, but to me Fragile is far and away the one to start with. First of all, it's one of the only two albums with the full classic lineup, and secondly, it's surprisingly accessible. The "secret" of Yes is that they really weren't that difficult in their prime, they had a lot of talented people and jammed a lot, and on Fragile they wrote some really great songs to match. As for Squarepusher, I always would recommend Hard Normal Daddy first, as it's one of the few albums he did that I feel is fully successful on its face. It's basically jazz-fusion as seen through the eyes of a drill n' bass guy, but thankfully he keeps a lot of the ear-destroying stuff off the record and focuses on tight, glitched-out grooves. IMO this one makes a better first impression than any of them.
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Tell me about The Durutti Column. As an enormous Smiths nerd (see avatar), I know all about Vini Reilly's involvement in Morrissey's early solo career. I'm also very much a fan of the other major bands on early-80s Factory Records and of postpunk in general. What Durutti Column albums are most accessible to someone coming in from either of those reference frames?
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I love Bohren und der Club of Gore but don't know of anything else quite like them. Can anyone give me pointers on where else to go in the large and popular ambient doom jazz noir genre?
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big scary monsters posted:I love Bohren und der Club of Gore but don't know of anything else quite like them. Can anyone give me pointers on where else to go in the large and popular ambient doom jazz noir genre? There's probably people who can point you at jazz outings that fit the bill, but my mind is immediately drawn to drone metal, specifically the pioneers of the genre, Earth. Their work that started the genre is way loud and metallic, but after a hiatus, their work has shifted to slower-than-slow, swampy, country-flavored....well, here's a link. It's a start. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4M_Np53-A0) On the other hand, where do I start with Gore, then? I would hear more of them.
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Allen Wren posted:where do I start with Gore, then? I would hear more of them. Southern Lord put out a 2CD comp of their first (and I think most popular?) two albums that's pretty great. I don't know much about them but that seems like the logical place to start, especially if you're listening to Earth.
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nadabolt posted:Southern Lord put out a 2CD comp of their first (and I think most popular?) two albums that's pretty great. I don't know much about them but that seems like the logical place to start, especially if you're listening to Earth. Sounds reasonable to me!
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Where do I start with Elliott Smith? I'm familiar with "Needle in the Hay" and "St. Ides Heaven" and enjoy both but that's about it. I honestly only heard of him first back when I saw The Royal Tenenbaums new in theaters. So yeah, where do I start with the guy (and I wonder why his girlfriend was never named as a suspect for his death, there was some suspicious poo poo going on with that supposed suicide)?
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TheFallenEvincar posted:Where do I start with Elliott Smith? I'm familiar with "Needle in the Hay" and "St. Ides Heaven" and enjoy both but that's about it. I honestly only heard of him first back when I saw The Royal Tenenbaums new in theaters. The two songs you've mentioned are both on his self-titled album so I'd start there if that's what you enjoy. Personally, my favourite album of his is Figure 8, but it's got a somewhat different sound to the songs you've mentioned with more full instrumentation and better production.
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Allen Wren posted:There's probably people who can point you at jazz outings that fit the bill, but my mind is immediately drawn to drone metal, specifically the pioneers of the genre, Earth. Their work that started the genre is way loud and metallic, but after a hiatus, their work has shifted to slower-than-slow, swampy, country-flavored....well, here's a link. It's a start. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4M_Np53-A0) I guess you must be thinking along the right lines, because I'm a huge fan of Earth, especially their earlier stuff. I think Bohren are pretty consistent over their releases and you can't really go wrong with any of them, but in my opinion Sunset Mission is their best work. Last.fm had a couple of recommendations for similar bands, including The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation and The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, who both have promising sounding names but I haven't listened to properly yet.
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Rubber Biscuit posted:Doseone (outside of cLOUDDEAD) ? Are you just looking at his solo stuff? Hemispheres is probably the best entry point, so give that a try. I personally prefer his work with other people because it tempers his energy a bit. On that front, I think Subtle is his best project, and I'd recommend you listen to A New White to see what they're about.
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the Bunt posted:Squarepusher? I'll takea stab, from most best to ehh: big loada - fun collection of earlyier stuff, not too abrasive. good place to start, but nothin too brilliant hard normal daddy - first best, where the electro-jazz idea comes full fruition music is rotted one note - all instruments played live by Tom then mixed. it's a Miles Davis tribute? tight, weird, not too difficult. mercifully short track lenghts. feed me weird things - first major lp - good stuff but can be aggressive & long winded. burningn'n tree - earliest stuff, good bare-bones idm ultravisitor - long-form dextrous & heavy drill-n-b, maybe live? the man's got skills. don't do it all at onnce - at 2cds its a headache maker.
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Dockertae posted:The two songs you've mentioned are both on his self-titled album so I'd start there if that's what you enjoy. Personally, my favourite album of his is Figure 8, but it's got a somewhat different sound to the songs you've mentioned with more full instrumentation and better production. Personally I started with Either/Or, which is now one of my favorite albums ever. It has a similar sound as is self-titled, so I'd honestly check out both.
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Boris? I am more interested in their drone/psychedelic stuff than their sludge stuff, but they have like 17 albums or something so I have no idea where to look 
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david puddy posted:Boris? I am more interested in their drone/psychedelic stuff than their sludge stuff, but they have like 17 albums or something so I have no idea where to look From there, hit up Feedbacker, Absolutego, Dronevil, Sun Baked Snow Cave. Weaker, but still focused on drone/psych. Boris' other albums achronologically stem from that base, I think. Amp Worship leads to Akuma No Uta, leads to Heavy Rocks (I), leads to Pink. Flood leads to Altar leads quite nicely into Rainbow. I disliked Smile and I really don't loving get the appeal of New Album. Everything else I haven't heard. All of the above is my opinion. I wanna rephrase this whole post. Flood is still their best purely experimental trippy drone album. Amplifier Worship is more of a sludge/doom/hard rock album, but you should still definitely get it, because it's amazing and it's still very out-there and psychedelic. From there, Boris kinda branched in two, refining their sludge into dirty-rear end cock rock, and expanding their drone into more and more classical psychedelia. The pinnacle of the sludge was probably Pink (although I enjoy Heavy Rocks [1] more, it's less fuzzy and samey) and the pinnacle of the psych was most certainly Rainbow. So, if you wanna check out the best of Boris' droney psych, get Flood, Feedbacker, Altar, and Rainbow. And also Amp Worship, because it's the bomb. And stay the hell away from New Album. quadrophrenic fucked around with this message at 10:22 on Feb 28, 2012 |
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quadrophrenic posted:So, if you wanna check out the best of Boris' droney psych, get Flood, Feedbacker, Altar, and Rainbow. And also Amp Worship, because it's the bomb. And stay the hell away from New Album. Thanks for that, I appreciate the comprehensiveness  They're playing a show here in late March and I'd like to check them out; the last band I did this for was Mono and they were (and are) absolutely phenomenal e: these are all awesome, thanks strap on revenge fucked around with this message at 11:39 on Feb 29, 2012 |
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Definitely go and watch them live if you can, I've seen them twice and they were awesome both times. I managed to have a chat with them in the bar later too, they were really friendly even though it seemed like speaking English was a bit of a chore for them.
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big scary monsters posted:Definitely go and watch them live if you can, I've seen them twice and they were awesome both times. I managed to have a chat with them in the bar later too, they were really friendly even though it seemed like speaking English was a bit of a chore for them. Yeah I booked my ticket for the show about half way through Feedbacker, listening to Rainbow right now and I am mighty impressed. Also gonna start delving into Sunn O))), Altar was really good and I found a Japanese copy of ØØ Void at a shop today to get me started 
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This is stupidly broad, but I'd like to further introduce myself with Deep House and classic acid house. Any suggestions for good compilations/mixes starting out?
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Rubber Biscuit posted:This is stupidly broad, but I'd like to further introduce myself with Deep House and classic acid house. Any suggestions for good compilations/mixes starting out? Well for the Acid House stuff you could do a lot worse than Soul Jazz Record's great little comp Acid: Can You Jack?. It came out a few years ago and includes some of the classic tunes along with some lesser heard ones, packed in with a nice wee booklet containing some history of the scene and interviews with the artists involved. Definitely recommended and bound to give you a solid base for further exploration. While I'm not too sure if it's still in print, it shouldn't be too difficult to track down.
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quadrophrenic posted:And stay the hell away from New Album. I like New Album and Attention Please but if you're interested in Boris for drone albums then I agree with this statement wholeheartedly. Also seconding the live show suggestion.
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the Bunt posted:Alcest? Écailles de Lune. They've only released 3 albums thus far. That one is their second one and it is fantastic.
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I've been playing with the Smart DJ feature from the Zune/XBL service. CAN has been coming up a lot in the Sonic Youth channel. I'm sure they've been mentioned before, but can anyone give me suggestions for some good starting points? Really digging this track called "Vernal Equinox" playing right now.
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Chronological. Stop after Future Days if you want. I will defend that to the day I die.
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I know there are only five albums, but any recommendations on where to start with Elbow? This live version of Grounds For Divorce was pretty sweet and I've had their stupidly fun little cover of Independent Women in my collection (and in my head) for a while now but never really tracked them down.
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ThaGhettoJew posted:I know there are only five albums, but any recommendations on where to start with Elbow? This live version of Grounds For Divorce was pretty sweet and I've had their stupidly fun little cover of Independent Women in my collection (and in my head) for a while now but never really tracked them down. YMMV but I honestly think they're way more interesting live than on an album. The album Grounds for Divorce comes from, The Seldom Seen Kid, is the only one I really dig, though I just found out they had a new one come out last year. Where do I start with Smog/Bill Callahan? I love the cover of Chosen One that the Flaming Lips did on their Providing Needles for Your Balloons EP, and I like the John Peel Session recording by Bill so I'm probably going to pick up that rarities compilation he has, but I don't really know where to start with all of his other albums.
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