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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 14, 2020 16:20:40 GMT
Trying to branch out here and discover something outside of my usual tastes. So post your favorite album from whatever artists you like, and I promise that I'll eventually try them out. I'll post some of my favorites later, but this is really a chance for me to look through some of the popular acts and see what works for me.
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 14, 2020 16:41:35 GMT
Replacements - Let it Be Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street Big Star - Third Elvis Costello - Get Happy!! Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited Husker Du - Flip Your Wig The Ramones - Rocket to Russia Johnny Thunders - So Alone I like a lot of artists, many far more modern than those but they are the ones I'll listen to when I'm 200.......so for another year or so  .....for me it was always about 1965-1987 mostly ...... |
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Post by DeepArcher on Feb 14, 2020 16:45:08 GMT
There's a hell of a lot more and I'll probably be seconding a lot of stuff mentioned here but some off the top of my head...
The National: Boxer
Radiohead: In Rainbows
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads
Talking Heads: Remain in Light
David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust...
The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures
Arcade Fire: Funeral
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Post by Archie on Feb 14, 2020 18:38:35 GMT
Big Star - #1 Record
Blondie - Parallel Lines
The Clash - London Calling
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
The Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F.
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
Pixies - Doolittle
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
REM - Murmur
The Replacements - Tim
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Stooges - Funhouse
The Strokes - Is This It
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
Television - Marquee Moon
Wire - Pink Flag
Have fun!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 18:54:55 GMT
Tyranny (The Voidz)
Room on Fire (The Strokes)
Second Stage Turbine Blade (Coheed and Cambria)
Divers (Joanna Newsom)
Static Age (The Misfits)
The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle (Bruce Springsteen)
Won't even bother recommending any rap with that awful tag you got going on
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Post by themoviesinner on Feb 14, 2020 18:55:42 GMT
Rotting Christ - "Aealo"
Summoning - "Stronghold"
Sear Bliss - "The Haunting"
Amorphis - "Elegy"
Epica - "The Holographic Principle"
Running Wild - "Black Hand Inn"
Dead Can Dance - "Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun"
Moonsorrow - "Kivenkantaja"
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Post by Joaquim on Feb 14, 2020 19:00:35 GMT
Just gonna go with my Mount Rushmore of artists, a bunch of entry level stuff here.
Nevermind - Nirvana
The Wall - Pink Floyd
The Doors - The Doors
London Calling - The Clash
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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 14, 2020 19:54:16 GMT
Won't even bother recommending any rap with that awful tag you got going on  That tag is there because Elmius wanted me to do it. I've found a grand total of one hip hop album I enjoy, so I'm open to more. I promise to give every album recommended at least one track, so you have me at your mercy for that long. |
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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 14, 2020 19:56:41 GMT
Just gonna go with my Mount Rushmore of artists, a bunch of entry level stuff here. Nevermind - Nirvana The Wall - Pink Floyd The Doors - The Doors London Calling - The Clash I enjoyed both The Wall and London Calling, although I have no wish to listen to either one again. They're quite good, I admit that. Just not my speed. |
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Post by countjohn on Feb 14, 2020 20:17:33 GMT
Are you the guy who only listens to acoustic guitar music and Japanese music? Not sure how you're going to like some of these outside of maybe the Beck album
Radiohead- The Bends
The Beatles- Revolver
The Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers
John Coltrane- My Favorite Things
Miles Davis- Bitches Brew
The Kinks- Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
Blur- Blur
Queen- A Night at the Opera
Elvis Costello- Imperial Bedroom
Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
Ramones- Ramones
The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground & Nico
Beck- Sea Change
St. Vincent- Masseduction
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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 14, 2020 20:34:33 GMT
Are you the guy who only listens to acoustic guitar music and Japanese music? Not sure how you're going to like some of these outside of maybe the Beck album I resent that. I don't like most acoustic guitar.  But yeah, that's me. I tend to lean towards either folk music or really weird stuff (which is often Japanese: nobody else has turned out stuff like After Dinner, Guernica, or Yoshiko Sai). Also a fan of jazz and older pop from the 1950s. It's not so much that I especially like these genres, but rather that I dislike most rock or rap or pop. I may be okay with one or two songs, but a whole album gets on my nerves. A case in point is The Wall and London Calling, both of which I reasonably enjoyed, but I can't imagine sitting down and devoting myself to those again. They're too... aggressive. I know that this board's tastes are heavily rock, so this is my last ditch effort to try to get on board with that. |
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Post by countjohn on Feb 14, 2020 20:51:11 GMT
Are you the guy who only listens to acoustic guitar music and Japanese music? Not sure how you're going to like some of these outside of maybe the Beck album I resent that. I don't like most acoustic guitar. But yeah, that's me. I tend to lean towards either folk music or really weird stuff (which is often Japanese: nobody else has turned out stuff like After Dinner, Guernica, or Yoshiko Sai). Also a fan of jazz and older pop from the 1950s. It's not so much that I especially like these genres, but rather that I dislike most rock or rap or pop. I may be okay with one or two songs, but a whole album gets on my nerves. A case in point is The Wall and London Calling, both of which I reasonably enjoyed, but I can't imagine sitting down and devoting myself to those again. They're too... aggressive. I know that this board's tastes are heavily rock, so this is my last ditch effort to try to get on board with that. If you want to get into rock music you might do better with recommendations specifically for gentler rock music that doesn't feel aggressive. A lot of 80's alternative rock kind of falls into that category, it often had kind of an "airy" sound, the electric guitars were softer and higher pitched, there wasn't really a driving beat, and so on. The Smiths, The Cure, and early R.E.M. would be examples. Maybe some early U2 too. You might be familiar with that stuff and not like it either but I could see someone who thinks 60's rock, punk, or the heavier 90's alt. rock is too heavy and aggressive liking it. The album Colossal Youth by Young Marble Giants might be something I'd recommend too. It was a very minimal "rock" (not sure I'd even call it that) album with just one or two chord guitar riffs, keyboard, and a girl singer with no drums. It has a very gentle and mellow atmosphere and is great for listening to late at night. It came out in the late 70's and was lumped in with punk at the time just because it's minimal and stripped down but it isn't really like punk at all. |
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 14, 2020 21:08:36 GMT
Are you the guy who only listens to acoustic guitar music and Japanese music? Not sure how you're going to like some of these outside of maybe the Beck album I resent that. I don't like most acoustic guitar. But yeah, that's me. I tend to lean towards either folk music or really weird stuff (which is often Japanese: nobody else has turned out stuff like After Dinner, Guernica, or Yoshiko Sai). Also a fan of jazz and older pop from the 1950s. It's not so much that I especially like these genres, but rather that I dislike most rock or rap or pop. I may be okay with one or two songs, but a whole album gets on my nerves. A case in point is The Wall and London Calling, both of which I reasonably enjoyed, but I can't imagine sitting down and devoting myself to those again. They're too... aggressive.
I know that this board's tastes are heavily rock, so this is my last ditch effort to try to get on board with that. Based on this description I wonder if Steely Dan might appeal to you? I mean you can ignore/burn my list in this thread which is not only aggressive, it's damn near assaulting  .........but Steely Dan was a smart band, with a pop sense and sophisticated song structures within Rock/Pop .........that may be something you'd like and can listen listen to for a whole record maybe....... |
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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 15, 2020 0:06:02 GMT
I resent that. I don't like most acoustic guitar. But yeah, that's me. I tend to lean towards either folk music or really weird stuff (which is often Japanese: nobody else has turned out stuff like After Dinner, Guernica, or Yoshiko Sai). Also a fan of jazz and older pop from the 1950s. It's not so much that I especially like these genres, but rather that I dislike most rock or rap or pop. I may be okay with one or two songs, but a whole album gets on my nerves. A case in point is The Wall and London Calling, both of which I reasonably enjoyed, but I can't imagine sitting down and devoting myself to those again. They're too... aggressive.
I know that this board's tastes are heavily rock, so this is my last ditch effort to try to get on board with that. Based on this description I wonder if Steely Dan might appeal to you? I mean you can ignore/burn my list in this thread which is not only aggressive, it's damn near assaulting .........but Steely Dan was a smart band, with a pop sense and sophisticated song structures within Rock/Pop .........that may be something you'd like and can listen listen to for a whole record maybe....... Well, I put Highway 61 on a list to check out. I've never jibed much with Dylan, but that one has a real good opening and I'm willing to dive in again. The others were pretty meh. I'll take Captain Beefheart's amusical wildness over those any day. Not that I'm a fan of Beefheart, but at least he's... uh... well, he gets your attention. For better or worse, he certainly doesn't bore. |
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Post by mhynson27 on Feb 15, 2020 0:36:09 GMT
Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP/The Eminem Show
NF: Perception
Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare/AM
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Post by Joaquim on Feb 15, 2020 2:45:52 GMT
Based on this description I wonder if Steely Dan might appeal to you? I mean you can ignore/burn my list in this thread which is not only aggressive, it's damn near assaulting .........but Steely Dan was a smart band, with a pop sense and sophisticated song structures within Rock/Pop .........that may be something you'd like and can listen listen to for a whole record maybe....... Well, I put Highway 61 on a list to check out. I've never jibed much with Dylan, but that one has a real good opening and I'm willing to dive in again. The others were pretty meh. I'll take Captain Beefheart's amusical wildness over those any day. Not that I'm a fan of Beefheart, but at least he's... uh... well, he gets your attention. For better or worse, he certainly doesn't bore. Highway 61's closing is just as good as its opening. |
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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 18, 2020 13:42:37 GMT
There's a hell of a lot more and I'll probably be seconding a lot of stuff mentioned here but some off the top of my head... The National: Boxer
This was my first full listen of the recommendations so far (only been through yours and Pac's). It's quite good. I know that I had tried this a little while ago when you posted in the "Best albums of 00's" thread, but I must not have been in the mood for it then and dismissed it as "perfectly fine." I'll still need time to digest it, but yeah, this is good. Don't think it'll become some great favorite or anything like that. |
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Post by DeepArcher on Feb 18, 2020 14:07:18 GMT
There's a hell of a lot more and I'll probably be seconding a lot of stuff mentioned here but some off the top of my head... The National: Boxer
This was my first full listen of the recommendations so far (only been through yours and Pac's). It's quite good. I know that I had tried this a little while ago when you posted in the "Best albums of 00's" thread, but I must not have been in the mood for it then and dismissed it as "perfectly fine." I'll still need time to digest it, but yeah, this is good. Don't think it'll become some great favorite or anything like that. Hey, from you, I'll take that review! |
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Post by Mattsby on Feb 19, 2020 23:09:42 GMT
The Replacements - Tim The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses Wire - Pink Flag   |
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Post by urbanpatrician on Feb 20, 2020 0:28:28 GMT
Are you the guy who only listens to acoustic guitar music I think you're getting the definition of acoustic guitar music mixed up. |
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Post by countjohn on Feb 20, 2020 0:37:21 GMT
Are you the guy who only listens to acoustic guitar music I think you're getting the definition of acoustic guitar music mixed up. I was just basing that comment on my recollection of past posts he made. |
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Post by DaleCooper on Feb 22, 2020 23:39:14 GMT
John Mayer - Continuum
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Opeth - Still Life
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Pearl Jam - Ten
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Slowdive - Souvlaki
Radiohead - OK Computer
The Cure - Disintegration
Alcest - Ecailles de Lune
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
Myrkur - Mareridt
Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
Lorde - Melodrama
Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss
Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked For Death
Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Adele - 21
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Post by lee on May 10, 2020 19:42:53 GMT
Forest Hills Drive - J Cole
Lifestyle Ov Da Poor & Dangerous - Big L
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Post by Martin Stett on May 10, 2020 20:09:02 GMT
I am working through these at an excruciatingly slow pace btw.
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Post by Martin Stett on Jun 17, 2020 13:42:40 GMT
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.....for me it was always about 1965-1987 mostly ......
That tag is there because Elmius wanted me to do it. I've found a grand total of one hip hop album I enjoy, so I'm open to more. I promise to give every album recommended at least one track, so you have me at your mercy for that long.
.........but Steely Dan was a smart band, with a pop sense and sophisticated song structures within Rock/Pop .........that may be something you'd like and can listen listen to for a whole record maybe.......
