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I think Labor Days is his most accessible with tracks like "Daylight", "No Regrets" and "9-5ers Anthems" as peaks of his catalog. From there I would either go back to his earlier work or check out the Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives EP. His later three studio albums are consistently more ... dense. Arguably, there's less hooks. They all have great tracks, but nothing might not grab you like Labor Days. I love it all, but the beats and his flow get more thick as the albums progress in my opinion.
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Pretty much what hatelull said---my first exposure to Aes was the Bazooka Tooth LP, but that's aged far less well than I'd hoped (The Greatest Pac-Man Victory In History's gimmick verse is a little grating now and We're Famous is just goddamn embarrassing, thanks, El), though it still does have its high points (11:35.) The main thing, sonically, is that his early records (up until the Daylight EP or so) are very much built on the foundation of producer Blockhead's soul- and jazz-sample beats, while afterwards (Bazooka Tooth onwards) even while Blockhead is still hanging out, the dominant sound becomes Aesop's own productions, which edge a bit closer to the drums-fall-down-the-stairs-while-apocalyptic-synths-wail thing that El-P does.
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Transistor Rhythm posted:Where do I begin with NRBQ? I was recently reading the Yo La Tengo biography and hadn't realized they were such a big influence on that band. They're probably the only cult band that I've never even listened to and they have like 100 records. Eh, just start with their first album from 1969. Here they cover Sun Ra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0P5gF-RVU
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Thanks for the recommendations, screadan and TheNintenGenius
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Where do I start with Captain Beefheart? I just heard Sun Zoom Spark and I loved it so much I ordered the album it's on. What else should I listen to?
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Popcorn posted:Where do I start with Captain Beefheart? I just heard Sun Zoom Spark and I loved it so much I ordered the album it's on. What else should I listen to? I'm assuming you ordered the CD version that has both Clear Spot and The Spotlight Kid. Trout Mask Replica is the essential Beefheart album for all it's strangeness, so you definitely have to check it out sooner or later. After that, I'd get the excellent debut album Safe as Milk or one of Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) or Doc at the Radar Station to get a feel for later day Beefheart. After that, just fill in the blanks starting with (the original studio albums from) the era you like most with Bluejeans & Moonbeams and Unconditionally Guaranteed being the two albums you'll want to avoid.
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I noticed the Swans thread and took a look but don't know where to start with them. I thought it would be better for this thread than the album thread.
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Just going chronologically with the Swans seems like the best way to go.
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Moeru posted:I noticed the Swans thread and took a look but don't know where to start with them. I thought it would be better for this thread than the album thread. There are a few well thought out responses to this exact question in that thread.
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Moeru posted:I noticed the Swans thread and took a look but don't know where to start with them. I thought it would be better for this thread than the album thread. Start from Soundtracks and work back. Unless you're a huge industrial fan, then go chronologically.
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Fela Kuti? He was a big influence on Remain in Light (Talking Heads) and I'm into my mad cross-rhythms.
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Popcorn posted:Fela Kuti? He was a big influence on Remain in Light (Talking Heads) and I'm into my mad cross-rhythms. Start out with Zombie, then try Sorrow, Tears And Blood as well as Expensive poo poo.
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Where do I start with David Byrne's solo career? I love pretty much every Talking Heads album but the only thing I've heard from him besides that is the St Vincent collaboration which is amazing. So which of his solo albums are worth picking up?
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Epi Lepi posted:Where do I start with David Byrne's solo career? I love pretty much every Talking Heads album but the only thing I've heard from him besides that is the St Vincent collaboration which is amazing. So which of his solo albums are worth picking up? Definitely get The Catherine Wheel, which is a score to a Twyla Tharp project and all the non-instrumentals wouldn't sound out of place on a Talking Heads album. Also try My Life In The Bush of Ghosts, a collaboration with Brian Eno. Other than that, I personally love Uh-Oh and Feelings. If you loved the collaboration with St. Vincent then you'll probably also like Look Into The Eyeball and Growing Backwards.
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What's a good starting point for the more obscure side of early proto-metal? I know bands like Vanilla Fudge and Captain Beyond in passing, but I'm interested in seeing what else there is
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Popcorn posted:Fela Kuti? He was a big influence on Remain in Light (Talking Heads) and I'm into my mad cross-rhythms. whooping crane posted:Start out with Zombie, then try Sorrow, Tears And Blood as well as Expensive poo poo. 'Gentleman' and 'Water No Get Enemy' would be other good ones to start with.
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Metal Loaf posted:What's a good starting point for the more obscure side of early proto-metal? I know bands like Vanilla Fudge and Captain Beyond in passing, but I'm interested in seeing what else there is Blue Cheer, Jerusalem, Sir Lord Baltimore, Iron Butterfly, Rotomagus, Pink Fairies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjbDzwjoQwA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yFGGXMFp0w
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The Red Krayola? (as a person with a warm appreciation for 60s psych but an absolute gaga boner for everything david grubbs and jim o'rourke have ever done) quadrophrenic fucked around with this message at 14:09 on Nov 21, 2012 |
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Where should I start with Melvins? I have listened to and loved most of Fantomas's discography, but that is my only exposure so far.
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Houdini to Bullhead to Stoner Witch. Be sure to check out their most recent run of albums starting with (A) Senile Animal, I think it's some of their best work. The Ipecac trilogy (Maggot/Bootlicker/Crybaby) is neat. Diehard Melvins fans will tell you Ozma is essential, but I don't get it, that album is boring as poo poo.
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quadrophrenic posted:The Red Krayola? Try God Bless. Expect proto post-punkery.
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I've been wanting to get into new music for some time now and there's a couple of bands/artists I've always felt I should be more familiar with.. but am not. So where should I start with: the Grateful Dead and Pearl Jam? The former are a complete unknown to me, music wise. For Pearl Jam I of course know some songs and I can really appreciate Eddie Vedder's soundtrack Into the Wild. If possible, I'd prefer suggestions of separate songs from different albums and not the titles of full albums. Also, I've listened and enjoyed Purple Rain and would like to get into Prince more, but where should I continue? Again, if possible, just some song titles. Thanks!
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Funny Bunny posted:Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, and Prince For all of these, I'd suggest listening to their earlier work and seeing if you dig the sound. There's plenty to dig through from there. Grateful Dead Grateful Dead: "The Golden Road" and "Cold Rain and Snow" Workingman's Dead: "Uncle John's Band" and "Casey Jones" American Beauty: "Friend of the Devil" and "Truckin'" Pearl Jam Ten: "Alive," "Evenflow," "Jeremy," and "Black" Vs.: "Dissident," "Daughter," "Elderly Woman...," and "Indifference" Vitalogy: "Nothingman," "Corduroy," and "Better Man" Prince Prince: "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "I Feel for You" Dirty Mind: "Dirty Mind" and "Head" 1999: "1999" and "Little Red Corvette"
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What about the No Limit discography? I haven't heard much outside of the handful of singles their guys ever made.
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Where do I start for Sigur Ros?
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Smoking Crow posted:Where do I start for Sigur Ros? Work your way from the beginning of their catalog to the end, except start with Agaetis Byrjun because Von sucks and isn't like any of their other work after it.
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Wyatt posted:For all of these, I'd suggest listening to their earlier work and seeing if you dig the sound. There's plenty to dig through from there. Wow, this is a great help. Perfect start! Thanks a bunch, I'll try these songs.
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Smoking Crow posted:Where do I start for Sigur Ros? I'd actually say start with Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It is their most accessible album and has some of my favorite songs. From that album I'd start with: "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" "Gobbledigook" Next, I would move on to Takk, with "Hoppipolla" being my personal favorite song off the album. If you like what you hear so far, then I think you should do what Rageaholic Monkey suggested and just go from beginning to end. Their most recent album, Valtari, was good but a lot more laid back and ethereal than either Með suð or Takk.
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Funny Bunny posted:Wow, this is a great help. Perfect start! Thanks a bunch, I'll try these songs. From there, check out Dick's Picks 19 (Playing In the Band, Dark Star and Eyes of the World) to see if you want to get "all in" with the Dead. It's a live concert (A good one) shows off their country/folk vibe, and then the last two disks will let you know if you're into the jammin'. 
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Mr. Tibbs posted:I'd actually say start with Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It is their most accessible album and has some of my favorite songs. From that album I'd start with: Gobbledigook is my favorite song by them, but I have a really hard time telling one Sigur Ros song from the next. I would say that album is worth getting and is definitely a good starting point. I have a hard time getting into instrumental music and since Sigur Ros is all made up language it's pretty much instrumental music. I couldn't really connect with it but Smoking Crow might not have that issue. I don't know how familiar Smoking Crow is with them to start with but just wanted him/her to be aware.
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The only album with the "Hopelandic" language is ( ), which is god damned amazing to listen to while going for a long walk on a lightly snowy morning.
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-Atom- posted:The only album with the "Hopelandic" language is ( ), which is god damned amazing to listen to while going for a long walk on a lightly snowy morning. Really? I thought all their songs were in Hopelandic. I don't speak their actual language either though so its obvious why I thought that.
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-Atom- posted:The only album with the "Hopelandic" language is ( ), which is god damned amazing to listen to while going for a long walk on a lightly snowy morning. According to Wikipedia, a lot of their songs are a mixture of Hopelandic and Icelandic. I think () is the only album to be exclusively in it, however.
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I think Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust is a bad starting point because it is basically completely unrepresentative of the band's general sound. I say start with Ágætis byrjun , as it is far and away still their greatest album and totally showcases all of the things that make the group so memorable and great. After that, move chronologically and only after you have taken everything else in, go back and listen to their debut if you want.
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StrungOutFlip posted:Andrew Bird? For his stuff with Bowl of Fire, go with The Swimming Hour and work your way back. For his 100% solo stuff, start with Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs.
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Where do I start with: Bathory - He has quite an extensive discography and I hear that he started off as black metal but slowly changed to viking metal before dying. Burzum
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Polegrinder posted:Bathory - He has quite an extensive discography and I hear that he started off as black metal but slowly changed to viking metal before dying. Blood Fire Death was Quorthon's last straight up black metal album, and its immediate successor, Hammerheart was the first viking metal album. You could do worse than to start with those two and work outwards.
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Not so much where do I start, but where do I go? I mostly listen to punk and industrial, but there's some metal that I like, and I'd like to hear more. Albums I've heard and liked so far: Six Feet Under, Haunted Obituary, World Demise Sepultura, Beneath the Remains and some of Chaos A.D. Fear Factory, Demanufacture Dethklok, The Dethalbum (shut up, I know) Based on that, any other bands I should check out?
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Pope Guilty posted:Not so much where do I start, but where do I go? Meshuggah is currently one of my favorite metal bands. What I like about them is the way they handle rhythms, lots of polyrhythms and what not. Might want to give them a listen. I was wondering about where to start with Swing music? I know nothing about it and thought i'd give it a go.
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