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Yoshifan823 posted:Alright, I've got all of his Velvet Underground stuff, what do I do after if I want some more Lou Reed? For Lou Reed I would go with Transformer. For the Rolling Stones, I'm not much of a fan, but I would try a greatest hits just because of the sheer volume of good albums they had. David Bowie is a tough one though. I got in to him with a combination of Ziggy Stardust and Scary Monsters even though my favorite album is Low. But thinking about it now, I would pick up Hunky Dory first; it is more folkish but really shows Bowie in his prime. New Order's Substance is a very huge album, but is worth picking up. The Pet Shop Boys, however, I have almost no clue about. Hope this wall of text helped
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Yoshifan823 posted:Alright, I've got all of his Velvet Underground stuff, what do I do after if I want some more Lou Reed? I'm not by any means a Lou Reed expert, but you probably can't go wrong with checking out Transformer. I suppose if you want to employ that smug emoticon, you could go dive into Metal Machine Music and post about how genius it is. For me, The Stones were at their prime in that era from '68 - '73 where albums like Let it Bleed, Beggar's Banquet and Goats Head Soup were recorded. There are a few choice singles that dropped after that, but I've pretty much ignored them after 1981 and Tattoo You. If you're looking for individual records, then the albums from the aforementioned era might satisfy your curiosity. However, with a band like the Stones who have such an expansive discography I'm pretty comfortable with just suggesting a greatest hits thing. The Hot Rocks double disc is an excellent compilation and might possibly be everything you would ever want from the band. For the Pet Shop Boys and New Order (both I think have been mentioned here), their individual Greatest Hits collections are an excellent starting point, and again are probably all you need. As mentioned multiple times in this thread, Substance for New Order is a great place to start and Discography: The Complete Singles Collection for the Pet Shop Boys are rammed up with some of the strongest synth-pop ever created. If you're looking for singular LP's, then seek out Power, Corruption, & Lies, Brotherhood, and Technique for New Order (for starters). As for the Pet Shop Boys, my favorites were Actually and Behaviour. David Bowie is another artist with such a plethora of albums, with a lot of different "phases", that it's hard to pin point the one "must hear" staring place. The recent double disc Greatest Hits thing is an excellent starting point. However, I've found that pretty much everything he did up to and including Let's Dance is definitely worth hearing. As for LP's, Jump into his glam phase with the rather popular Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and be sure to try out his "thin white duke" period brought to life by the berlin records (Low, "Heroes, and Lodger). Those latter LP's are great for the full on BOWIE DOING COKE! phase hatelull fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Sep 12, 2009 |
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Sep 12, 2009 15:55
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Actually the Berlin trilogy was when Bowie partially cleaned up. Station to Station (which is a great album) was when he was The Thin White Duke and coked out of his mind. The Berlin trilogy is just weird because he was also hanging out with Brian Eno, Iggy Pop, Robert Fripp, and Adrian Belew. I'd say get Scary Monsters before diving into Station to Station and the Berlin trilogy because while it's more of a new wave record (and dated production-wise) it is a pretty good summation and application of what Bowie learned on those albums.
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redphoenix11 posted:Actually the Berlin trilogy was when Bowie partially cleaned up. Station to Station (which is a great album) was when he was The Thin White Duke and coked out of his mind. I always thought he recorded the trilogy while he was coked out of his mind, but I think you're right. Station to Station is the album he doesn't remember?
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Yeah, Station to Station was the one he didn't remember. Then him and Iggy Pop went to Berlin to clean up.
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Yoshifan823 posted:Alright, I've got all of his Velvet Underground stuff, what do I do after if I want some more Lou Reed? I'd start with Transformer, Berlin and New York, although they're all quite different. Transformer is a glammy androgynous album, Berlin is sort of a depressing(in a good way) song cycle, and New York is Lou getting really, really pissed off at the Republican Eighties. The most Velvets of his solo stuff is The Blue Mask, IMHO, and Rock-n-Roll Animal is one of few truly great live albums of the era. PS: Metal Machine Music works better as an instrument of torture than an actual musical creation
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Sep 12, 2009 22:30
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Where do I start with Jay-Z, because god drat does he have a poo poo ton of albums.
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-Atom- posted:Where do I start with Jay-Z, because god drat does he have a poo poo ton of albums. Reasonable Doubt & The Blueprint. How is this not obvious? Those two are huge classics and everything else is just flavour.
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HAI posted:Reasonable Doubt & The Blueprint. How is this not obvious? Those two are huge classics and everything else is just flavour. It would be obvious if you listened to Jay Z and were familiar with his work, which this guy clearly isn't. Parroting what you said though, Reasonable Doubt and the Blueprint.
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Where do I start with The Cranberries? I like dark and heavy music and I think Zombie is a great song, but listening to other songs from their catalogue much at random haven't helped me find much else like it. Do they have other material like that or was it just a coincidal overlap of musical tastes?
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Sep 13, 2009 21:18
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"Zombie" was kind of a one-off in their catalogue.
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Sep 13, 2009 23:23
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HAI posted:Reasonable Doubt & The Blueprint. How is this not obvious? Those two are huge classics and everything else is just flavour. Like the other poster said I'm not familiar with Jay-Z outside of his singles so I'm completely in the dark. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Sep 13, 2009 23:40
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JnnyThndrs posted:PS: Metal Machine Music works better as an instrument of torture than an actual musical creation Coincidentally, Metal Music Machine is rather good. 
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Where to start with Billy Bragg? I heard his collaboration work with Wilco and liked it.
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I'm going to see The Fall of Troy and Thursday at the end of the month and for some reason FoT is opening for Thursday. I've tried and tried, but I cannot get in to Thursday. The vocals just sound off and grate my ears. Is their somewhere specific I can start so I don't just walk out of the venue when they play?
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Sep 16, 2009 21:55
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Good to place to start with Dinosaur Jnr anyone?
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Sep 18, 2009 01:58
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Rhg0061r posted:Good to place to start with Dinosaur Jnr anyone? I got into them through Beyond. Most people won't say that it's their best album or anything (You're Living All Over Me seems to be popular consensus) but Beyond is much more accessible to most people's ears and will lead you into wanting to hear their other albums. My progression went something like Beyond -> YLAOM -> Farm -> Bug -> the rest.
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Sep 18, 2009 02:03
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Echo & The Bunnymen? Going to see them in November!
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Sep 18, 2009 23:35
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Ocean Rain is probably their best and has "The Killing Moon", which is their most well-known song. From there check out Crocodiles, Heaven Up Here, and Porcupine. They're the first three albums and show the band's progression from raw post-punk to something more psychedelic and elaborate.
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Sep 19, 2009 03:51
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I'm really fond of 65daysofstatic, and looking for music similar. Any suggestions?
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Sep 28, 2009 22:23
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Uncle Meat posted:I'm really fond of 65daysofstatic, and looking for music similar. Any suggestions? Maybeshewill, and God Is An Astronaut for starters.
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Sep 28, 2009 23:01
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Rhg0061r posted:Maybeshewill, and God Is An Astronaut for starters. God is an Astronaut is slightly too post-rockish compared to what I'm looking for (at least what I've listened to). Misunderstand me correctly, they're a great band, just quite not what I'm after this time around. I'll check out Maybeshewill though. 
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-Atom- posted:I listened through this album twice now and I find myself putting Spritz!!! Spritz!!! on repeat. I actually think "Menos El Oso" is a lot better, but hey, sounds like you're gonna check it out anyway .
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Rotten rear end Joe posted:I'm going to see The Fall of Troy and Thursday at the end of the month and for some reason FoT is opening for Thursday. I've tried and tried, but I cannot get in to Thursday. The vocals just sound off and grate my ears. Is their somewhere specific I can start so I don't just walk out of the venue when they play? A lot of people would say Full Collapse or War All the Time. Just be sure not to get A City by the Light Divided as your first record - I simply cannot get into that record at all. The production just sounds "off".
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Attempted bump. I recently picked up a copy of Steve Reich's Music For 18 Musicians and i'm loving it. I was wondering if anyone could recommend something in a similar vein.
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Rubber Biscuit posted:Attempted bump. I recently picked up a copy of Steve Reich's Music For 18 Musicians and i'm loving it. I was wondering if anyone could recommend something in a similar vein. Just check out everything by Reich. Emphasis on 'Four Movements' and 'Music for a Large Ensemble' maybe. You might also like Terry Riley's 'In C' and some John Adams' works, 'Harmonium' for example. If you really want to get into Steve Reich, then I'd recommend dishing out 70 bucks for the Works 1965-1995 boxset. It's brilliant.
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Oct 12, 2009 17:48
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Where's a good place to start with Brian Jonestown Massacre?
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guppy posted:Where to start with Billy Bragg? I heard his collaboration work with Wilco and liked it. Worker's Playtime is possibly the most easily accessible of his discography.
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Yoshifan823 posted:edit: And, while I'm in the mood, how about where to start for The Rolling Stones? Just a Greatest Hits thing, or do I need any particular album? There's a pretty standard "critical success" period for the stones that runs from the late 60s to early 70s that includes "Beggars Banquet," "Let it Bleed," "Sticky Fingers," and "Exile on Main St." Any of those are a pretty good start, though I personally prefer "Beggars Banquet." However, "Exile" is all over the place and is bound to have SOMETHING you like on it. If it's the more country-ish stuff, steer towards the "Beggars" end. The more woman-hatin' look-at-my-cock type stuff is more the "Sticky Fingers" end of things. Also, "Their Satanic Majesties Request," is loving awesome (despite what some may say) and pretty much isolated in their catalog as far as sound goes, so don't overlook it, especially if you like psychedelia, though I wouldn't say it's a good "first."
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I'm trying to get into The Fall and I'm wondering what songs/albums are best to start with.
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OrganicRobot posted:I'm trying to get into The Fall and I'm wondering what songs/albums are best to start with. The "50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong" compilation is fantastic, as is their "A-Sides" compilation for more immediately accessible material. What's really hard about The Fall is how consistent they are at releasing (at worst) decent albums. From those two, just look what era/album the songs you like the most come from and check that out first. As far as actual albums go, I'd recommend "Hex Enduction Hour" as the best from their more punk-y/experimental period. For the slightly later, Brix-era stuff, you'll pretty much unanimously hear "This Nation's Saving Grace" as a starting point. So yeah, start with one of those two albums or one of those two compilations and you'll be off to a good start.
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I really enjoy Olafur Arnalds. What else will I dig? I already listen to Max Richter, Johann Johannson. Thanks.
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I'm loving Venetian Snares' album Rossz csillag alatt született, what are some others of his I might enjoy? I guess I like the odd symphonic parts more than the crazy break beats bits, and it seems like most of his library is the break beats stuff. Didn't like the sex noises CD. Does he have any others similar to this?
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Electromax posted:I'm loving Venetian Snares' album Rossz csillag alatt született, what are some others of his I might enjoy? I guess I like the odd symphonic parts more than the crazy break beats bits, and it seems like most of his library is the break beats stuff. Didn't like the sex noises CD. Does he have any others similar to this? My Downfall is the direct sequel and very stylistically similar.
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ultrafilter posted:My Downfall is the direct sequel and very stylistically similar. Ahh, I don't know how I missed that, thanks a lot.
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-Atom- posted:Like the other poster said I'm not familiar with Jay-Z outside of his singles so I'm completely in the dark. Then listen to The Black Album and pretend it was an amazing end to his career instead of a retirement album that'll end up 10 albums too early.
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Mock the Cross posted:Where do I start with The Cranberries? As it was said before, "Zombie" isn't very representative of the Cranberries. However as long as you don't only like "dark and heavy" music, their first two albums, "Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can't We?" and "No Need to Argue" are fantastic albums.
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DasNeonLicht posted:Echo & The Bunnymen? Going to see them in November! check out the compilation songs to learn and sing
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Can someone tell me which album is best to start with for Sufjan Stevens? I've heard a lot from the Illinois album, wondering where to go from there.
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What's a good launching point for Sigur Ros? I know that they only have five LPs, but is there a clear winner or any to stay clear from?
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