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Yes, when I want to get into a band and want to hear an album, the first thing I do is skip to the middle and end of the album instead of listening to the entire thing! Crooked Rain is a really swift listen too, what the hell are you thinking? When people ask you for movie recommendations do you tell them to skip to scenes 13 and 17 and forget the rest of the movie? Anyway, Terror Twilight is a really underrated album with some of their best, most polished stuff. Nut Bunnies fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Jul 1, 2008 |
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But he's not asking "Hey I'd like to hear Pavement's best songs" in which case I'd totally agree with you, he's asking where he should start. Telling a person to go listen to two of the best songs in an artist's catalog isn't telling them how to start, it's giving them false expectations for the rest, and a "start" isn't skimming through an album, it's listening to one then going on however you please, usually depending on what you liked from the album. I mean go through this entire thread. Is anyone telling people "Oh you wanna get into Radiohead, huh? Well just grab OK Computer and skip ahead to Let Down and No Surprises and you'll be set." They're telling them to listen to an album then giving directions where to go next depending on what they liked. Not to mention telling someone to skip Silence Kit and now Spit on a Stranger should be bannable.
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Jul 2, 2008 01:57
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BOAT SHOWBOAT posted:Where do I start with the Wu-Tang Clan, including all of their solo albums? Enter The Wu-Tang and GZA's Liquid Swords are the ones that I've heard recommended the most. Enter The Wu-Tang->Liquid Swords->Only Built 4 Cuban Linx->Return to the 36 Chambers->Wu-Tang Forever You can go where you want from there depending on what you like since there are a couple of other good albums by them, group and solo, but I think those are the 5 essential ones and the best timeline. Wu-Tang Forever I think should go last because there's kind of an evolution from 36 Chambers to it and going from one to the other without hearing how they got there Regardless of where you go I also highly recommend all of Ghostface's albums. Also, be advised that outside of Ghostface, ODB, and some would argue Meth, nobody in the group made more than one good album.
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Jul 25, 2008 08:53
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Fodder Cannon posted:Where do I start with The Roots? Sorry if it's been asked before, it's been a while since I read through this thread. Things Fall Apart.
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Tweaker1 posted:I don't know where this one fits, but I ended up getting both "Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr. Idols" and "Washing Machine", I'm thinking I like "Washing Machine" more right now. I'm sorry, you got bad advice. The starting point for Sonic Youth is, and always will be Daydream Nation. Get that IMMEDIATELY.
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hatelull posted:Pumpkins Ehhhh I disagree. I think Adore and Machina lyric-wise were Corgan's best and while Machina had some clunkers, the good stuff is really good. I think Mellon Collie is by far their worst album. Tons of filler and 14 year old gently caress YOU DAD angst. That said I think it's essential listening for Pumpkins fans. I'd go for him: Gish Pisces Iscariot Adore The Aeroplane Flies High Machina I MC&IS Machina II You're going to need to delete some of the shittier songs from Machina II to truly get it, although most of those clunkers are just remixes of other songs so in the long run it doesn't matter. The Itunes Rarities and B-Sides is an excellent collection, but unless you want to splurge, forget about it. The only reason I have it is because the system glitched in like 2006/07 and made it only $10 for a day. EDIT: Oh yeah, Zeitgeist, the bonus tracks, and the acoustic b-side are all worth a listen. The good stuff on Zeitgeist is really good and the bonus stuff aside from like one track is solid. Nut Bunnies fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Mar 16, 2009 |
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Final Fantasy Baseball posted:I definitely think that you should get Tim first and that was my starting point, and then get Let It Be. I started with Let It Be and I usually suggest that first, but I suppose there is something to be said about starting with the best album first because after that it can only go down.
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Apr 19, 2009 12:27
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Almond Crunch posted:this might be stupid because i get the feeling that they're already a stupidly easy band to get into, but where should i start with death cab for cutie? Go with what people have said but make sure you wait to go to Wowee Zowee until after CR,CR and S&E. It's an acquired taste. I don't even like S&E, but everyone goes nuts for it so you should try it.
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May 10, 2009 17:39
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License to Ill for some bizarre reason is still called a great album, so listen to him. It has aged loving terribly and really is a cringeworthy album.
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redphoenix11 posted:The Doors: All you really need is Legacy: The Absolute Best as it has almost all of the first album and pretty much all the songs worth getting off their other, spottier albums. If you're opposed to compilations, get their self-titled debut as it's their best. Lies. Morrison Hotel is their best. Start there.
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May 23, 2009 23:18
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Zygar posted:I actually started NIN with the album With Teeth. It was generally disliked by hardcore NIN fans, but it's a very accessible album, far more so than jumping straight into The Fragile or The Downward Spiral. The Fragile in particular grows on me more every time I listen to it, but it would've turned me off NIN if I'd started with it. With Teeth is good, but I'd say it's TOO accessible. It'll give unrealistic expectations. Year Zero I think is the best starting point. I'd say go Year Zero->Downward Spiral->The Slip->With Teeth->Pretty Hate Machine->The Fragile->Ghosts I-IV
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May 27, 2009 17:32
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Hunkty Krunkty posted:Try "Goo" if you like the dirtier, noisy aesthetic. If you like the the softer melodic stuff try "Murray Street", namely the first three tracks. "Sister" is also good. Yeah do this, but also try out EVOL, an album that's loving great but is usually thrown to the wayside for Daydream/Goo/Sister.
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Jun 1, 2009 05:34
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Absolutely not. Whatever and Ever Amen->Rheinhold Messner->Self titled->NBP if you feel like it. If you don't feel like it, move onto Ben's solo albums in chronological order.
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Bobby The Rookie posted:That's kind of a weird flow- Reinhold Messner is a completely different sound from Whatever or the S/T. Yeah I screwed up. I meant s/t->reinhold But W&EA is their biggest and for most people in my experience the starting point.
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Jun 6, 2009 08:54
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Polegrinder posted:Led Zeppelin iV seems to always be the go to album. If you enjoy that one then pick up the others (I-III). After Houses of the Holy the albums get kind of not so good. Yeah basically do IV I II III HotH Then just buy what sounds good based off of 30 second Itunes previews/YouTube. Do not get anything from Presence aside from Achilles' Last Stand.
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Jul 7, 2009 06:10
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A Violence Gang posted:The second two Bloc Party albums did absolutely nothing for me while I liked the first a good deal. This is a pretty common position. Because it's bloated and doesn't have too many good songs. I'll give you that it's better than the latter two.
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Jul 28, 2009 13:59
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In Through The Out Door is absolutely skippable. It's just so bland and sounds like a compilation album of recent artists (Fool in the Rain sounds like a goddamn Billy Joel song)
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Skilleddk posted:I'm probably going to a festival this summer where the only announced act (so far) is Pearl Jam. Where do I start? Listen to Ten and then don't listen to anything else.
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I think you'd want to start at Born to Run and then go back to his earlier stuff if you know you're into him. If you don't like Born to Run, you won't be into any Springsteen. Also you're inhuman Also to answer why RHCP sound different than they did during BSSM, that and the follow-up were really just anomalies. Their entire career aside from those albums have been boring, lovely, homogenized white dude funk.
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I've been meaning to get into Sleater-Kinney for about 5 years now but never remember. Tell me where to start.
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Wyatt posted:The Bends is the consensus favorite, and is their most direct rock record. OK Computer is the one that catapulted them into Great Band status. You could do worse than to just listen to those two albums on repeat forever. According to who? I love The Bends but anyone that says the consensus favorite Radiohead album isn't OK Computer is lying. OK Computer has had enough words written about it to fill a few dictionaries. Chronological from The Bends is my usual answer, but there isn't really a "wrong" way to get into Radiohead. I myself downloaded a sampler of songs I had heard of on Kazaa in 2002 and immediately bought The Bends, OK Computer, and Kid A. Also I don't want to make this into The Second Radiohead Thread but Rageaholic Monkey posted:And Radiohead themselves have pretty much denounced Pablo Honey and The Bends and won't play a lot of material from those albums at shows if they play any at all. This is a ridiculous thing to say. Fake Plastic Trees, Street Spirit (Fade Out), and The Bends are setlist standards, and I've also seen Just, Planet Telex, and My Iron Lung performed. Nut Bunnies fucked around with this message at 09:09 on Feb 24, 2011 |
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StrungOutFlip posted:The cure? Most will say Disintegration (one even has!) but I started with The Head on the Door and I think that's the best starting point. Go from there to Wish. I think that's about enough, but if you want more you should check out the albums from before HotD.
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