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Pope Guilty posted:Not so much where do I start, but where do I go? Skeletonwitch - Beyond the Permafrost
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Blast Fantasto posted:Billy Bragg? I only know a few songs but I like them all. "Back To Basics" is a good compilation of his early work, or you could just go for "Brewing Up With.." and "Talking With The Taxman About Poetry". If you like Woody Guthrie then both volumes of "Mermaid Avenue" would be good choices, as they're Billy Bragg and Wilco writing music to unused Guthrie lyrics. I haven't listened to a new Billy Bragg album since "England, Half English", which was... not good, so for anything beyond 2003-ish your guess is as good as mine!
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Dec 17, 2012 19:53
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While I'm here, where should I start with Giant Sand?
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Dec 17, 2012 19:55
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Pope Guilty posted:Not so much where do I start, but where do I go? Give Gojira a try. Speaking of metal, where should I start with Death? I've listened to Leprosy in full and was quite impressed. But which is their "quintessential" album? EDIT: English is hard Spatulater bro! fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Dec 17, 2012 |
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Dec 17, 2012 21:54
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It's really hard to pick one. The Sound of Perseverance is my favorite, but it's by no means the only essential album.
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Dec 17, 2012 22:13
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6EQUJ5 posted:While I'm here, where should I start with Giant Sand? That is a tough one, given that it's approaching a 30-album catalogue. You could start at the beginning, but I'll suggest that you skip ahead to the late 80s/early 90s and check out The Love Songs, Long Stem Rant, Swerve and/or Center of the Universe. If you can only do one, start with Love Songs (although, I have to put a word in for this year's fantastic Tucson, put out under the name Giant Giant Sand).
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Dec 17, 2012 23:10
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Wyatt posted:That is a tough one, given that it's approaching a 30-album catalogue. You could start at the beginning, but I'll suggest that you skip ahead to the late 80s/early 90s and check out The Love Songs, Long Stem Rant, Swerve and/or Center of the Universe. If you can only do one, start with Love Songs (although, I have to put a word in for this year's fantastic Tucson, put out under the name Giant Giant Sand). Yeah I was slightly daunted by the size of their discography, so thank you very much for the advice!
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Dec 17, 2012 23:17
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Pope Guilty posted:Not so much where do I start, but where do I go? Try some of these: Death - Human. (I recommend avoiding the recent remastered version, at least at first) Deicide - Legion. The Classic. Amon Amarth - most of their albums sound the same, but I would recommend The Avenger. Melodic death metal, lots of viking warrior stuff Slayer - Decade of Aggression is a live album that will let you sample a lot of the good poo poo Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding Morbid Angel - Domination. This album gets a lot of hate but I like it and think you will too based on the albums you listed In Flames - The Jester Race. Kind of a longshot but you will be able to tell if you like Swedish melodic death metal or not Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane. Yup See what you like from there and then ask in the Metal thread. You might be mocked for Dethklok and Six Feet Under but liking Beneath the Remains will give you all the internet metal cred you need to get some good recommendations.
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Dec 18, 2012 00:08
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ultrafilter posted:It's really hard to pick one. Symbolic is my favourite. After a point, Human maybe? They just were all really good albums and it comes down to personal preference.
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Dec 18, 2012 03:03
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caiman posted:Give Gojira a try. Live in LA / Eindhoven beyond all doubt.
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Dec 18, 2012 23:07
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Where should I start with Secret Chiefs 3? I really like parts of Estradasphere's catalogue, namely Buck Fever, Quadropus, and It's Understood, and love everything Mr. Bungle ever did if that helps.
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Dec 21, 2012 06:29
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How about Robyn Hitchcock?
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Dec 28, 2012 04:39
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Have you listened to The Soft Boys yet? Start there and only get the stuff from the 80s. If you have, I like I Often Dream Of Trains and Element Of Light (w/the Egyptians) the best.
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Dec 28, 2012 07:06
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HateTheInternet posted:How about Robyn Hitchcock? Or alternatively to dailydares fine ideas you can hit up the couple of poppier/hit song(?) albums like Groovy Decoy, Respect or Perspex Island. Personally I started from the way weird end with his solo works Invisible Hitchcock and Eye and was hooked, so your mileage will definitely vary. And finally since you're already drowning in choices of the latter day material I really like Jewels For Sofia and then Olé! Tarantula when he started with the Venus 3 (R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Young Fresh Fellows' Scott McCaughey, and Ministry's Bill Rieflin). The upside of Robyn is it's really hard to go wrong since almost everything he puts out has his really unique sound and poetic/insane lyricism. The downside as you may have noticed is that he is ridiculously prolific and it can start to blend together if you don't take time to savor it.
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Dec 28, 2012 14:59
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I enjoyed what Ryan Adams did on Whiskeytown's Strangers Almanac CD, but where would I start with his solo career?
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Dec 29, 2012 04:28
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NRBQ? I love Scraps, but that's the only album I've listened to.
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Dec 29, 2012 19:19
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That Guy From Pearldiver posted:I enjoyed what Ryan Adams did on Whiskeytown's Strangers Almanac CD, but where would I start with his solo career? Have you listened to the other Whiskeytown albums? My favourite is Faithless Street. Anyway, back to your actual question, you won't go too far wrong by tackling his solo albums in chronological order, "Heartbreaker" follows on quite nicely from the Whiskeytown stuff. After you've listened to "Gold" make sure you find the bootleg "48 Hours" as it's considered to be a companion album. Also don't let the poor reviews put you off "Demolition". Yes, it's a collection of demos as the title implies, but there are some really good demos on there. Adams is pretty prolific, so if you decided that you wanted to root around for bootlegs you'll find there are lots and that they tend to be pretty good (for bootlegs, obviously).
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Dec 29, 2012 20:18
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That Guy From Pearldiver posted:I enjoyed what Ryan Adams did on Whiskeytown's Strangers Almanac CD, but where would I start with his solo career? To expand on what 6EQUJ5 said, 'Heartbreaker' is a good approximation of Strangers Almanac, as is 'Ashes & Fire'. 'Jacksonville City Nights' is a bit more honkey-tonk and '29' is a bit more singer-songwriter-y, while 'Easy Tiger', 'Cardinology' & 'Cold Roses' are more country rock. 'Gold', 'Love Is Hell' & 'III/IV' are good albums in their own right, but you might want to look at them a bit later on. 'Rock N Roll' is best ignored unless you're desperate for more stuff.
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Dec 29, 2012 23:41
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That Guy From Pearldiver posted:I enjoyed what Ryan Adams did on Whiskeytown's Strangers Almanac CD, but where would I start with his solo career? gently caress the police, I say "Orion" and I'm not going to lie about it. It's utterly not what you're expecting, but gently caress it. Voivod-inspired bizarro-metal from Ryan Adams? Yes, please.
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Dec 30, 2012 05:49
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What Sonic Youth album should I get?
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Jan 9, 2013 19:40
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Thoogsby posted:What Sonic Youth album should I get? I came here to ask similar - I've got Daydream Nation, what next? Found this: Rat Salad posted:Dirty, then Goo, then Daydream Nation then EVOL. In order of accessibility, I guess. JnnyThndrs posted:I divide Sonic Youth into three periods - the self-titled EP through Sister is their No-Wave influenced period, most of that stuff is pretty discordant and you'd probably have to work up to those. My favorite album from that era is EVOL. Rageaholic Monkey posted:I'd say go for EVOL. That was the first Sonic Youth album I ever heard, and I instantly fell in love with it. I heard Daydream Nation a few months later and loved it even more, but nothing else that Sonic Youth has done has seemed as awesome as those two albums to me.
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Jan 9, 2013 19:51
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I went with Sister. Did I gently caress up?
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Jan 9, 2013 19:53
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I dunno, I'm going to give EVOL a shot.
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Jan 9, 2013 19:57
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Thoogsby posted:What Sonic Youth album should I get? Depends on how much noise you like. Their first albums through Daydream Nation really embrace the noise rock, no wave scene. Daydream is when their music starts to get more accessible for most people. Any songs you may have heard from Sonic Youth on the radio or in a soundtrack were probably from one of the albums between Daydream and Washing Machine. These are my favorite albums along with Rather Ripped which came out after a string of albums that I don't really have an opinion on as I haven't listened to them in years. Fake Edit: Whoops took too long to reply. Thoogsby posted:I went with Sister. Did I gently caress up? If you like noise rock and nontraditional songwriting then no. If you prefer more traditional pop songs then you probably should have gone with one of the early 90s albums. Just remember if you don't like Sister you may still like one of their other albums.
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Jan 9, 2013 20:11
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Thoogsby posted:What Sonic Youth album should I get? I say Goo. It's one of their most accessible albums and kind of runs the gamut on many of their different sounds in bite-sized packages.
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Jan 9, 2013 20:32
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that post about the three eras is a good one, and Sister is a good album but I wouldn't use it to highlight any of those three eras of the band's work because it falls right in between the two best Sonic Youth albums and is odd because of that. Early period: Bad Moon Rising/EVOL, or if you REALLY want try Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr Idols for their harshest sound. Middle Period (excepting Daydream Nation): Washing Machine, Goo Late Period: Murray Street, Rather Ripped edit: many people have an opinion on this
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Jan 9, 2013 20:32
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I like that no one ever suggests NYC Ghosts & Flowers.
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Jan 9, 2013 20:37
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you know what though? it's not a bad album.
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Jan 9, 2013 20:44
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I liked Sister, not really something I'd throw on again soon but definitely some parts that made me want to try some more Sonic Youth. Gonna try Goo next.
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Jan 10, 2013 00:00
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The best Sonic Youth album is Today's Active Lifestyles by Polvo.
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Jan 10, 2013 06:49
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e: gently caress it
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Jan 10, 2013 13:29
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big business sloth posted:you know what though? it's not a bad album.
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Jan 14, 2013 15:33
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Any suggestions for where to start with Super Furry Animals? Should I just go for the Songbook compilation?
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Jan 15, 2013 17:09
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I would start with Rings Around the World or Phantom Power to catch them in what I thought was the peak of their sound. Both those albums have some superb pop influences turned inside out. Their other later albums were hit or miss for me, but I think Dark Days/Light Years is a fairly solid album and Love Kraft is front loaded with some stellar tracks. To go backwards into their discography, Radiator is a great early effort and Mwng is interesting for an album recorded entirely in Welsh. While on the subject, anyone know what's up with those guys? Gryff does solo stuff, but another SFA record would be totally welcome.
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Jan 15, 2013 18:14
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TyChan posted:Any suggestions for where to start with Super Furry Animals? Should I just go for the Songbook compilation? I wouldn't go with Songbook as it came out before their most recent 3 albums and it focuses too much on the first 2 which aren't great in my opinion. I would start with Rings Around the World and if you dig that go for any of their albums from Guerrilla on, though you should know that Mwng is entirely in Welsh. Personally Rings Around the World, Phantom Power and Hey Venus! are my favorite albums.
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Jan 15, 2013 18:20
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Where do I start with Hank Williams?
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Jan 15, 2013 18:59
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Farts Domino posted:You mean it's not a 0.0? has there ever been a p4k 0 review that really earned it?
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Jan 15, 2013 21:28
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Frost Uncle posted:Where do I start with Hank Williams? Hank's best work was done in the pre-LP era, so you're best served by finding a really good compilation and starting from there. If you're going from Spotify, "Gold" and "Turn Back the Years" have all the essential Hank songs. EDIT: To make that more clear, if you're actually buying a CD, go with something like "Gold" which is affordable and relatively concise. If you have Spotify, load up "Turn Back the Years", hit shuffle and sit on your porch for two hours smoking and just drinking it in. Blast Fantasto fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Jan 15, 2013 |
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Jan 15, 2013 21:34
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Where do I start with John Zorn? I see him referenced by so many people, but his discography is just crazy big.
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6EQUJ5 posted:Where do I start with John Zorn? I see him referenced by so many people, but his discography is just crazy big. Anything by Masada - with a few slight exceptions everything they did was solid gold. It's a Jazz quartet they're all incredible musicians and there is enough free jazz to keep things lively. Highly highly recommended. Electric Masada is a different beast altogether, and a lot harsher on the ears so probably stay clear of that for a while unless you dig noise music (I'm not using that as a derogatory term, just that... that's what it is in spots). Naked City is.... well. I think of it as The John Zorn album. I really liked Filmworks: The Treatment Where do I start with Widespread Panic? algebra testes fucked around with this message at 07:02 on Jan 17, 2013 |
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