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LordPants posted: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). This is all fantastic advice and it is much appreciated. Thank you.
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Blast Fantasto posted: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.
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I don't think this has already come up in this thread, but if it has just shout at me a bit. Anyway, here goes: Where do I start with New Order?
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Sarkimedes posted:I don't think this has already come up in this thread, but if it has just shout at me a bit. Anyway, here goes: Power Corruption and Lies is my favorite album of all time, but Substance is the best starting point.
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I believe it has come up before, but I can always talk about New Order. FitFortDanga is a super awesome person. Power Corruption and Lies is my favorite New Order album too, but Substance is easily the best starting point. It will contain all the classic singles. From there, check out Brotherhood and Technique as pristine examples of their dance pop ability. Low-Life is a great document as well, as it finds them moving away from their Joy Division roots and finding their own sound. Republic has their last truly great single, and while it contains some excellent tracks (and a wonderful closer) it's when they will start to show their age. The later albums (Get Ready, and Waiting for the Sirens Call) sound like a band unwilling to play with current sounds and for me they sound like Electronic b-sides with slightly beefier bass lines.
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Sarkimedes posted:I don't think this has already come up in this thread, but if it has just shout at me a bit. Anyway, here goes: As mentioned above, the Substance compilation is probably the one you want to start with. I'd say New Order are probably the quintessential singles band, so having all the A/B-sides up to '87 in one place is sheer perfection. Just a shame it doesn't stretch up to the Technique period, which was hands down their best album. Anyway if you like what you hear on that I'd just go all out and pick up that original 80s four album run they had from Power, Corruption & Lies to Technique. Pretty much solid gold all the way. And yes I am saying you can skip their first album Movement. As decent as it is it's not quite fully formed. e: beaten
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Where do i start with Dinosaur Jr.? They are a band I've heard about for so many years, but never really listened to until quite recently.
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Hashtag Nascar posted:Where do i start with Dinosaur Jr.? I would say Without a Sound would be the best place to start. I could be wrong though. After that, work you way back and then go forward. If worst comes to worst, you could start from the beginning with Dinosaur and then work forward.
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Hashtag Nascar posted:Where do i start with Dinosaur Jr.? Their entire catalog is pretty consistently good, but You're Living All Over Me is definitely the essential starting point.
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There's basically nothing Jr put out that's not worth listening to, which is nice---my favorite song they've done to this day is probably still "I Ain't Sayin'", off of Where You Been, but I would be more inclined to suggest You're Living All Over Me as the place to start as well. Without a Sound and the other 90s records are quite literally J Mascis solo records under the Jr name. They're not bad, but there's no Barlow and almost no Murph through the 90s output. They're still good, but again, not so much the place to start. Don't be afraid to grab their post-reunion albums, as well. They may not be mind-melting classics, but they're still excellent. Farm is probably the record of theirs I spin the most these days.
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I listened to you're living all over me and thought it was pretty good, cheers!
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Where to start with Muslimgauze?
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LordPants posted:Where do I start with Widespread Panic? I would just see them live. Like most jam bands, its not their album output that is the draw. Its the live experience of being surrounded by people who really enjoy the music/so strung out that they do not care anymore that really makes it special. But Don't Tell The Band is pretty good place to start album wise.
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feat. posted:Where to start with Muslimgauze? I am going to assume you are not used to his type of music. Start with Hamas Arc. It is pretty representative of his general style he goes with for most of his career and is pretty easy to get into. Get familiar with his drum work. After that give Lofi India Abuse a listen. It will introduce his weird love for a distorted bass drum to you. Get used to that for some of his work as well as it can be a central feature in some of his releases. I am looking at you Damascus. Ayatollah Dollar is a really good release that I have been listening to non stop since I found it. I would give it a listen next. Then probably The Veiled Sisters to give you an idea of what some of his early work sounded like with the use of synthesized keyboards. Just be away he liked to revisit songs and do different things to them production wise. edit: I am a firm believer that he is at his best when he is working with natural percussion. Stravinsky fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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Nina Simone? I absolutely love "Just in Time", which was used in the final scene of the movie Before Sunset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhqOHFUYtzI VVV thank you! Popcorn fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Mar 17, 2013 |
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Nina Simone Sings Nina It's a hits compilation, and it's solid all around. It was my introduction to her probably 10 years ago, and has some of her best work. http://www.amazon.com/Verve-Jazz-Masters-58-Simone/dp/B00000471I
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Okkervil River? I've really enjoyed Shearwater's work and I want to check out the place they come from.
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Bleusman posted:Okkervil River? I've really enjoyed Shearwater's work and I want to check out the place they come from. I've been on an Okkervil River kick all this week, so I'll take a stab at this. I would say the common consensus is that you should start with The Stage Names, as that's their most popular/most accessible album. It's pretty upbeat and does a good job of showcasing a lot of the characteristics of the band (e.g. Will Sheff's vocals, his lyricism, instrumentation, etc.). However, Black Sheep Boy, the album previous to The Stage Names, is considered their best, as far as I can tell. It's much darker and not quite as upbeat, more folk-based. It's a lot rawer than the stuff that came after it, basically. And it's probably my favorite, honestly, and it feels like an album that you could really become obsessed with (not the best way to put it, but that's about as best I can), but The Stage Names is the album that got me listening to them. Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater stuck with Okkervil until 2008 or so, so he was a contributor to both those albums.
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If you want to go for the Shearwater connection The Stand Ins has the most obvious Meiburg influence in Lost Coastlines. Just don't start with their first 2 EP's which are really rough work or their last album (I Am Very Far) as its kinda mediocre. You can also go for the split EP with Shearwater called Sham Wedding/Hoax Funeral.
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Where do I start with 2pac?
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Lawless Laura Lee posted:Where do I start with 2pac? Of the only 5 albums he released while he was alive (Plus "Thug Life"), his first 2pacalypse Now and his third-ish All Eyez On Me (a double disc release) are my favorites to start out on. 2pacalypse has "Brenda Has A Baby" and is him at his least self-aware since he's just getting started, and Eyez has "California Love" on it and due to its length can cover a lot more ground. The last one, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory when he started rapping as Makaveli is pretty well-received too although I like Eyez better. Of his posthumous stuff I really like the 2-disc Better Dayz for maybe doing the best at keeping his peak style together. Either Pac's Life or Loyal To The Game would be okay if you prefer newer or more modern rap music styles (the latter especially if you like Eminem's production style). Of course, they tend to lose a little since they're clearly just tracking around dry Tupac material instead of making new music with him, but they are fine on their own.
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You need Me Against The World too, and it's worth noting that the US release of All Eyez On Me doesn't have the single version of "California Love" but a remix.
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Where do I start with Elvis Costello? I've ignored him my entire life and I don't understand why. "I Want You" has to be one of the best songs ever.
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asap-salafi posted:Where do I start with Elvis Costello? I've ignored him my entire life and I don't understand why. "I Want You" has to be one of the best songs ever. Either of his first two albums (My Aim Is True, This Year's Model) stand as perfect starting points, since they're two of the most perfect albums of his, or anyone's, career. To be honest, his albums through Imperial Bedroom are all essential listening (maybe not quite so much Almost Blue, but definitely everything else), with highlights becoming a bit more scattered afterward (though the album that "I Want You" is on, Blood and Chocolate, is definitely one of the better ones from that portion of his career).
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Blood and Chocolate is a marvelous album. I would suggest checking it out.
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Where do I start with Vampire Rodents?
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Hashtag Nascar posted:Where do i start with Dinosaur Jr.? Green Mind is the best place to start.
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I'm really into Autechre and I've been looking for neoclassical and jazz composers that scratch that same itch for complexity and dissonance. Only stuff I've found so far is Stravinsky, Shoenberg and Penderecki.
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Gamma Nerd posted:I'm really into Autechre and I've been looking for neoclassical and jazz composers that scratch that same itch for complexity and dissonance. Only stuff I've found so far is Stravinsky, Shoenberg and Penderecki. Check out Conlon Nancarrow. Used player pianos to do things it would be difficult/impossible for a human performer to do.
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Can anybody recommend me any live albums from the 1970s? I have a good few of the obvious culprits (Live At Leeds, Double Live Gonzo!, Frampton Comes Alive!, Live Killers, Made In Japan, You Get What You Play For, Captured and so on) but I'm interested in more obscure examples.
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Les Rallizes Dénudés - '77 Live Miles Davis - Pangaea and Agharta Hawkwind - Space Ritual
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Metal Loaf posted:Can anybody recommend me any live albums from the 1970s? I have a good few of the obvious culprits (Live At Leeds, Double Live Gonzo!, Frampton Comes Alive!, Live Killers, Made In Japan, You Get What You Play For, Captured and so on) but I'm interested in more obscure examples. Bill Withers - Live at Carnegie Hall is my favorite live joint from the era if you're willing to step outside rock music.
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Metal Loaf posted:Can anybody recommend me any live albums from the 1970s? I have a good few of the obvious culprits (Live At Leeds, Double Live Gonzo!, Frampton Comes Alive!, Live Killers, Made In Japan, You Get What You Play For, Captured and so on) but I'm interested in more obscure examples. David Bowie - Santa Monica '72 Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East
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All I know about Aimee Mann is she's doing a project with Ted Leo, and was on an episode of Portlandia. Beyond that she's just one of those names that I've always heard but never knew her music. Looking at Wiki I can see she's been around for way longer than I realized, so where do I start if I want to see if I dig her sound?
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Check out her first three solo albums (Whatever, I'm with Stupid, Magnolia) if you want her solo stuff. I'm horribly unfamiliar with most of her 'Til Tuesday stuff, but "Voices Carry" is a pretty awesome song so you might start with that album.
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Blast Fantasto posted:Bill Withers - Live at Carnegie Hall Sure, I'm always keen on soul music. Admittedly, I tend to prefer kind of 1960s southern soul (Stax, obviously, but my favourites are actually Wilson Pickett and Percy Sledge, both of whom recorded in Memphis at one time or another but were never signed with the label; certainly they're two of my favourite all-time singers, in any case).
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Metal Loaf posted:Can anybody recommend me any live albums from the 1970s? I have a good few of the obvious culprits (Live At Leeds, Double Live Gonzo!, Frampton Comes Alive!, Live Killers, Made In Japan, You Get What You Play For, Captured and so on) but I'm interested in more obscure examples. Europe '72 
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Humble Pie's Performance, Genesis' Seconds Out
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I'll be seeing Iron Maiden live in two months. I've only heard their most known songs. Where do I start? I want to at least recognize the songs played live, so I can have a good time!
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Skilleddk posted:I'll be seeing Iron Maiden live in two months. I've only heard their most known songs. Where do I start? I want to at least recognize the songs played live, so I can have a good time! A Real Live Dead One has all of their big songs up till the mid-90s, and you should be able to find everything on there on Youtube. I don't know where you'd go to find the best of their recent material, but I'd also be surprised if they're playing a lot of that.
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