What Album Should I Start With? [Archive]

SkortBrun

10-23-2007, 04:38 PM

So the basic idea I had for this thread was that it could be a place for people who are looking to get into a certain band, but are unsure of which album to start with. I came up with the idea today when I bought a Guided By Voices live album. I really liked it and want to start listening to some of their studio albums, but don't know where to start. Instead of making a thread solely about GBV, I figured I'd start a more general thread that could (hopefully) last a little longer, not clutter the board up so much, and would be a good way for others to get into new music.

Okay, so lets see if this works and I hope you guys have some recommendations for my particular question.

foggy

10-23-2007, 04:41 PM

Nice thread idea. :upyours (Sorry, I can't help with your question)

SkortBrun

10-23-2007, 04:58 PM

Nice thread idea. :upyours (Sorry, I can't help with your question)

Thanks, foggy. Not sure how well it's going to work out, though.

blueone

10-23-2007, 05:00 PM

Nice thread idea. :upyours

I'd like to start with Son Volt. I've heard the odd song but never known an albumn to start with. :)

thefed

10-23-2007, 05:09 PM

I love Son Volt and GBV.

I think Trace is by far SV's best album.

As far as GBV goes, I wonder if you got the Live In Austin disk; it is so great. I have a feeling you'll end up buying their whole catalog, but you can't go wrong w/ Bee Thousand for starters.

GBV...GBV...GBV...GBV...

SkortBrun

10-23-2007, 05:13 PM

As far as GBV goes, I wonder if you got the Live In Austin disk; it is so great. I have a feeling you'll end up buying their whole catalog, but you can't go wrong w/ Bee Thousand for starters.

GBV...GBV...GBV...GBV...

Yeah it was the Live in Austin album.

Bee Thousand it is. Thanks!

Faded Rose

10-23-2007, 05:14 PM

I'd agree that Trace is the best Son Volt album closely followed by The Search.

GBV I've never heard of - sorry.

Yes - it's a good idea for a thread.

blueone

10-23-2007, 05:15 PM

I love Son Volt and GBV.

I think Trace is by far SV's best album.

Thanks mate! :D

FrigidRoses

10-23-2007, 05:17 PM

This is a great idea for a thread.

SkortBrun

10-23-2007, 05:19 PM

I'd agree that Trace is the best Son Volt album closely followed by The Search.

Haven't heard Trace yet (soon, though. I promise), but I love The Search.

Thanks mate! :D

Hurray! The thread's off to a good start.

stickie

10-23-2007, 05:29 PM

I just picked up The Search yesterday, but I prefer 'classic' the Son Volt to the other new one OohKeePah and the Melody of Riot, or whatever it is called. (ha, I made an accidental Phish reference)

Between the three classic line-up ones, it is a really hard pick, I think all three are stellar albums. I also really like Jay Farrar's solo stuff, which I HIGHLY recommend if you like Son Volt. Sebastapol is GREAT, it has some more experimental sounds (a la Tom Waits) and was recorded with Steve Drodz (from the Flaming Lips).

strawberrywine

10-23-2007, 05:35 PM

Where would you start with the Grateful Dead?

SkortBrun

10-23-2007, 05:36 PM

Where would you start with the Grateful Dead?

American Beauty. If you like that, Europe '72 and Workingman's Dead are probably the next albums you should check out.

stickie

10-23-2007, 05:46 PM

American Beauty for sure
then....Wake of the Flood

Faded Rose

10-23-2007, 05:49 PM

American Beauty yes - but their real strength is their live stuff (early 70s for me although I'm no expert)

strawberrywine

10-23-2007, 05:55 PM

Thanks. Also I bought Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and just wanted to know what album of hers I shoud buy after that.

Starlite

10-23-2007, 06:09 PM

Where would you start with the Grateful Dead?
Thanks for asking my question :upyours

Thanks to everybody for the answers.

littleamen

10-23-2007, 06:18 PM

Thanks. Also I bought Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and just wanted to know what album of hers I shoud buy after that.

You started w/ the best, in my opinon. I also enjoy World Without Tears

thefed

10-23-2007, 08:08 PM

Where would you start with the Grateful Dead?

American Beauty and Workingman's Dead are great, but I would agree you gotta go live first:

Rockin' the Rhine
or
Europe '72

SkortBrun

10-23-2007, 09:02 PM

I just thought of two more: The Jayhawks and the Red House Painters. Where to start? I'm pretty sure there are some fans of both on here.

Kirsten

10-23-2007, 09:23 PM

I just thought of two more: The Jayhawks and the Red House Painters. Where to start? I'm pretty sure there are some fans of both on here.

For the Jayhawks I think Hollywood Town Hall would be best, but I really like Rainy Day Music too.

SkortBrun

10-23-2007, 09:25 PM

For the Jayhawks I think Hollywood Town Hall would be best, but I really like Rainy Day Music too.

Thanks!

Sydneyfan

10-23-2007, 09:45 PM

Thanks. Also I bought Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and just wanted to know what album of hers I shoud buy after that.

Car Wheels is her best. But I'd go with Essence next.

FrigidRoses

10-23-2007, 09:52 PM

Car Wheels is her best. But I'd go with Essence next.

Agreed. Essence is different from Car Wheels but still very good.

littleamen

10-23-2007, 10:03 PM

For the Jayhawks I think Hollywood Town Hall would be best, but I really like Rainy Day Music too.

ditto.

sipowicz

10-23-2007, 10:04 PM

Thanks. Also I bought Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and just wanted to know what album of hers I shoud buy after that.

That is the best, but Essence is AMAZING!!!! Totally different, laid back and heartbreaking.

FrigidRoses

10-23-2007, 11:23 PM

Josh Rouse? Should I start with Country Mouse City House or something earlier?

blueone

10-24-2007, 11:59 AM

Ok, the Counting Crows please. I have Hard Candy which I really, really like but it's just way too long. What else should I get?

strawberrywine

10-24-2007, 12:01 PM

I think August And Everything After would be the next album to get.

blueone

10-24-2007, 12:07 PM

Coolio, thanks. :upyours

foggy

10-24-2007, 12:08 PM

Josh Rouse? Should I start with Country Mouse City House or something earlier?

I'd probably start with Nashville.

Faded Rose

10-24-2007, 12:10 PM

Josh Rouse? Should I start with Country Mouse City House or something earlier?

I'd start with Dressed Up Like Nebraska - although the House Mouse one is good too. They are quite different.

ewok.online

10-24-2007, 12:43 PM

Ok, the Counting Crows please. I have Hard Candy which I really, really like but it's just way too long. What else should I get?

I'm a big fan of Recovering The Satellites.

of_the_girl

10-24-2007, 12:47 PM

I'm a big fan of Recovering The Satellites.

:upyours

Kevin McF

10-24-2007, 12:49 PM

Ok, the Counting Crows please. I have Hard Candy which I really, really like but it's just way too long. What else should I get?

August and everything after
Recovering the satellites

less so this desert life, but I would also highly recommend their double live disc

Kevin McF

10-24-2007, 12:49 PM

Josh Rouse? Should I start with Country Mouse City House or something earlier?

start with Nashville and 1972

TheOneThatLeaves

10-25-2007, 06:26 PM

What about Wilco?

Libertine4Life

10-25-2007, 06:37 PM

Sydneyfan

10-25-2007, 06:45 PM

good thread idea

im looking for a good singer-songwriter album, much in the style of Bright Eyes (Im Wide Awake, Its Morning) or some of Ryan's albums (Heartbreaker, Suicide Handbook). nice, acoustic, beautiful songs. nothing too dark or layered. any good recomendations?

This might be a little more altcountry-ish than you just described, but I'd recommend checking out Justin Rutledge. Great lyrics, beautiful melodies. You can listen to two tracks from his latest CD here:

http://www.justinrutledge.com/2006_ver1/infr/sitemain.html

foggy

10-25-2007, 06:46 PM

good thread idea

im looking for a good singer-songwriter album, much in the style of Bright Eyes (Im Wide Awake, Its Morning) or some of Ryan's albums (Heartbreaker, Suicide Handbook). nice, acoustic, beautiful songs. nothing too dark or layered. any good recomendations?

A few off the top of my head.. Justin Rutledge, Josh Ritter, Josh Rouse, The Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon..

FrigidRoses

10-25-2007, 06:47 PM

start with Nashville and 1972

Nashville is very good. :upyours

strawberrywine

10-25-2007, 07:08 PM

What about Wilco?

I have got Being There and its a really good record, you should start with that or Yankee Hotle Foxtrot because I've heard its really good aswell.

SkortBrun

10-25-2007, 07:17 PM

What about Wilco?

Hard to say. If you're more into country-rock/alt-country I'd have to say start with A.M. or Being There. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is way less alt-country and way more experimental, but it's probably a good starting point too.

That being said, my favorite Wilco album is A Ghost Is Born.

sipowicz

10-25-2007, 07:18 PM

What about Wilco?

Now, if you want to START with Wilco, go with Being There and summerteeth, now Yankee Foxtrot Hotel is my favorite, but it isn't the best starting point.

SkortBrun

10-25-2007, 07:20 PM

A few off the top of my head.. Justin Rutledge, Josh Ritter, Josh Rouse, The Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon..

Where should I start with them?

sipowicz

10-25-2007, 07:26 PM

hildegoat

10-25-2007, 07:27 PM

Red House Painters:

The only of theirs I have is Songs For Blue Guitar. It's probably their most accessible album because it has a few neat covers and it's a bit more electric. I think Starlite recommended me the Rollercoaster album (it's self-titled, but they have 2 self-titled albums).

SkortBrun

10-25-2007, 07:35 PM

For me, The Red House Painters I really like, Retrospective, now, I usually don't tell people to start with 'Greatest Hits' type albums, but it is the only album from them that I consider solid, front to back.

Red House Painters:

The only of theirs I have is Songs For Blue Guitar. It's probably their most accessible album because it has a few neat covers and it's a bit more electric. I think Starlite recommended me the Rollercoaster album (it's self-titled, but they have 2 self-titled albums).

I'm not a fan of best of/greatest hits type things so I'll probably go with Songs For A Blue Guitar. Thanks for the recommendations, guys.

foggy

10-25-2007, 07:35 PM

Where should I start with them?

I'd start with this one:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SB15K6QNL._AA240_.jpg

Brilliant album from start to finish. It's self titled, but most fans refer to it as the Rollercoaster album as they have a 2nd self titled album as well.

foggy

10-25-2007, 07:36 PM

I think Starlite recommended me the Rollercoaster album (it's self-titled, but they have 2 self-titled albums).

Ha, no that would have been me. ;)

hildegoat

10-25-2007, 07:36 PM

Foggy, did I get you and Starlite mixed up?

SkortBrun

10-25-2007, 07:38 PM

I'd start with this one:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SB15K6QNL._AA240_.jpg

Brilliant album from start to finish. It's self titled, but most fans refer to it as the Rollercoaster album as they have a 2nd self titled album as well.

Thanks, Foggy. I was thinking about starting with that one after reading this (http://www.avclub.com/content/node/67009) write up of it.

foggy

10-25-2007, 07:38 PM

Foggy, did I get you and Starlite mixed up?

Yes. :lol

hildegoat

10-25-2007, 07:40 PM

Is this Red House Painters confusion x 2 or 3?

I bet we could have a RHP thread with just the two of us, and we'd still forget who we had the conversation with.

foggy

10-25-2007, 07:42 PM

Is this Red House Painters confusion x 2 or 3?

I bet we could have a RHP thread with just the two of us, and we'd still forget who we had the conversation with.

x3, I think. I'm glad it was you this time and not me again. :lol Apparently, The Red House Painters induce memory loss.

Starlite

10-25-2007, 08:28 PM

Foggy, did I get you and Starlite mixed up?
It's coz we're both so cool :pimp

Not really. P's infinitely cooler than me.
I haven't even heard of Red House Painters :lol

SkortBrun

10-27-2007, 01:17 PM

So how about Magnolia Electric Co./Songs: Ohia? Where, o where, should I start?

littleamen

10-27-2007, 03:14 PM

What about Wilco?

That depends on what version of Wilco you like! Honestly though, I think Being There is a great place to start.

I personally love AM and Sky Blue Sky as well.

SkortBrun

11-03-2007, 11:58 AM

What's a good Patty Griffin album to start with?

And since I'm on female singer/songwriters, which Tori Amos album should I start with?

maleneee

11-03-2007, 12:11 PM

So how about Magnolia Electric Co./Songs: Ohia? Where, o where, should I start?

The Magnolia Electric Co. album Fading Trails is really good and it's also put together from four different sessions, three full band and one Jason Molina session, so I think that might be a good place to start. And if you like that then the Sojourner Boxset is the complete sessions Fading Trails comes from plus a DVD.

I don't have all the Songs: Ohia albums, but the one called The Magnolia Electric Co. (It's all so confusing) is very good. I pretty much love all the albums by them I've got though.

foggy

11-03-2007, 12:14 PM

And since I'm on female singer/songwriters, which Tori Amos album should I start with?

With Tori I'd definitely start at the beginning with Little Earthquakes. Great album, it's still my favorite of all her work with Under The Pink being a close second. You can't go wrong with either of those 2 albums. Boys For Pele and From the Choirgirl Hotel are very good too. I can't seem to get into her recent work all that much, I still think her best albums are her first 3 releases.

SkortBrun

11-03-2007, 12:25 PM

:upyours Thanks to both of you.

foggy

11-03-2007, 12:26 PM

Skortbrun, you might also want to try a Kate Bush album if you haven't already, she's brilliant. Tori's first two albums are somewhat reminiscent of Kate's early work. Kate's The Dreaming and Hounds of Love are amazing albums.

SkortBrun

11-03-2007, 12:29 PM

Thanks, Foggy. I'll put that on my wish list too. Kate's an artist I've been meaning to listen to for a long time.

Sydneyfan

11-03-2007, 03:37 PM

What's a good Patty Griffin album to start with?

I would start with her debut album, Living with Ghosts. It's a stripped down, fully acoustic album featuring some of the most powerful female vocals you're ever likely to hear. If you like that, I would probably try Impossible Dream or 1000 Kisses next. Both have a fuller, more mellow sound, but still very beautiful.

If you'd like to just listen to a few Patty tracks first I'd recommend:

Moses, Every Little Bit (Living with Ghosts)
Florida, Useless Desire (Impossible Dream)
Making Pies, Long Ride Home (1000 Kisses)

SkortBrun

11-03-2007, 03:53 PM

I would start with her debut album, Living with Ghosts. It's a stripped down, fully acoustic album featuring some of the most powerful female vocals you're ever likely to hear. If you like that, I would probably try Impossible Dream or 1000 Kisses next. Both have a fuller, more mellow sound, but still very beautiful.

If you'd like to just listen to a few Patty tracks first I'd recommend:

Moses, Every Little Bit (Living with Ghosts)
Florida, Useless Desire (Impossible Dream)
Making Pies, Long Ride Home (1000 Kisses)

:upyours
And Living With Ghosts goes on the wish list. Thanks.

Sydneyfan

11-03-2007, 05:57 PM

Live version of Useless Desires:

MKT5kytIpxU

TheOneThatLeaves

11-04-2007, 04:00 PM

Can anyone suggest anything for Interpol???

SkortBrun

11-04-2007, 04:09 PM

Can anyone suggest anything for Interpol???

I'd recommend starting with their first album Turn On The Bright Lights and then go in chronological order from there.

hildegoat

11-04-2007, 06:08 PM

I agree with S. Turn On The Bright Lights is my favorite.

rosalita

11-07-2007, 07:21 AM

That depends on what version of Wilco you like! Honestly though, I think Being There is a great place to start.

I personally love AM and Sky Blue Sky as well.

agreed, being there is a very good place to start

rosalita

11-07-2007, 07:27 AM

Josh Rouse? Should I start with Country Mouse City House or something earlier?

very late reply.....definatly start with nashville, then 1972. both great though

rosalita

11-07-2007, 07:29 AM

what neal casal album should i buy next? i have anytime tomorrow.....

foggy

11-07-2007, 08:14 AM

I'd go with No Wish To Reminisce or The Sun Rises Here.

There's also a thread about Neal album suggestions here, if you want to have a look:

http://www.tobeyoung.org/showthread.php?t=4816

rosalita

11-08-2007, 03:31 PM

cheers, i'll get involved with those

Starlite

11-17-2007, 07:50 PM

I discovered Tom Waits on YouTube last night. "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" :lol
Just brilliant!

So, where should I start?

SkortBrun

11-17-2007, 08:24 PM

I discovered Tom Waits on YouTube last night. "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" :lol
Just brilliant!

So, where should I start?

Closing Time, Rain Dogs, and Mule Variations are all good albums to start with. I started with Rain Dogs and now he's one of my favorite musicians.

clewis

11-17-2007, 08:46 PM

I started with Rain Dogs as well.

Starlite

11-17-2007, 09:36 PM

Closing Time, Rain Dogs, and Mule Variations are all good albums to start with. I started with Rain Dogs and now he's one of my favorite musicians.

I started with Rain Dogs as well.
Thanks :)

rosalita

11-23-2007, 07:57 AM

joseph arthur played last night near me, but i didn't make it in time. I've just been looking on amazon etc. and he has a fair few albums, anyone got some tips?

ferris wheel junkie

11-23-2007, 08:00 AM

closing time is very very beautiful too. i don't think i have rain dogs yet. i also love nighthawks at the diner.

littleamen

11-23-2007, 10:38 AM

I discovered Tom Waits on YouTube last night. "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" :lol
Just brilliant!

So, where should I start?

I'm not a Tom Waits expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I started with Closing Time, and it's still one of my favorite records.

SkortBrun

11-23-2007, 06:39 PM

Just heard "Wild is the Wind" by Nina Simone and loved it. What album should I start with?

strawberrywine

11-26-2007, 02:40 PM

im looking for a good singer-songwriter album, much in the style of Bright Eyes (Im Wide Awake, Its Morning) or some of Ryan's albums (Heartbreaker, Suicide Handbook). nice, acoustic, beautiful songs. nothing too dark or layered. any good recomendations?

Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith

Great acoustic album.

ewok.online

11-26-2007, 07:37 PM

Elliott is a little dark, but the music isn't.

raisemyglass

12-12-2007, 12:20 PM

I've been listening to the "Golden Opportunities Mixtape" by Okkervil River that was posted in another thread and I was curious what else I should pick up from them.

I'm digging the mixtape and I see alot of people had them in their 2007 top 10 list. Is that the record to start with or do they have others that are better?

foggy

12-12-2007, 12:29 PM

I'd probably start with their latest, The Stage Names, although Black Sheep Boy is really good as well.

hildegoat

12-12-2007, 12:40 PM

I'm with foggy. Those are the only two I've heard so far (listening to the mixtape now) and both are great.

Faded Rose

12-12-2007, 01:06 PM

I've only listened to The Stage Names apart from the Golden Opportunities. It's very good and worth getting.

raisemyglass

12-12-2007, 01:21 PM

Thanks all.:upyours

I'll start with The Stage Names and if I like it I'll pick up Black Sheep Boy.

littleamen

12-12-2007, 02:29 PM

Thanks all.:upyours

I'll start with The Stage Names and if I like it I'll pick up Black Sheep Boy.

:upyours Good plan. Stage Names is ace, IMO

SkortBrun

12-17-2007, 03:57 PM

Any advice about where to start with Mott the Hoople?

Faded Rose

01-08-2008, 01:41 PM

So many of you seem to like Andrew Bird - so where should I start with him?

Quincy

01-08-2008, 01:46 PM

I have Mysterious Production of Eggs and I like that, I should get another album of his too.

Kevin McF

01-08-2008, 02:02 PM

Mysterious Production of Eggs is where to start and then move to his disc from last year

foggy

01-08-2008, 02:32 PM

Mysterious Production of Eggs is where to start and then move to his disc from last year

Agreed. Mysterious Production of Eggs first and if you like that then Armchair Apocrypha. You can't go wrong with either album really, both are excellent.

clewis

01-08-2008, 02:36 PM

I just got Armchair Apocrypha and its a really, really great album.

foggy

01-08-2008, 02:37 PM

I just got Armchair Apocrypha and its a really, really great album.

:upyours :guitarsolo

Starlite

01-08-2008, 03:47 PM

What they said :upyours

Also, you can check at some live recordings: AB on archive.org (http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Aetree%20AND%20creato r%3A%22Andrew%20Bird%22&sort=-date)

Btw, I met Andrew Bird after the show last night! :guitarsolo

Faded Rose

01-10-2008, 11:02 AM

Libertine4Life

01-10-2008, 12:05 PM

I just got Armchair Apocrypha and its a really, really great album.

really? i want a taster. name me a song to download off the album

foggy

01-10-2008, 12:09 PM

I got Armchair Apocrypha in the end because it was the only Andrew Bird album in the store and I really wanted to get one. It's really good. I shall get Mysterious Production of Eggs next.

Yay glad you picked one up. Armchair Apocrypha is an excellent album, I'm glad you like it Rose. :) And he's amazing live, yes. (As you can tell from J's reaction. :lol) If you have a chance to see him, definitely take it.

foggy

01-10-2008, 12:12 PM

really? i want a taster. name me a song to download off the album

I'd try Scythian Empires, Plasticities, or Fiery Crash.

Faded Rose

01-10-2008, 12:15 PM

really? i want a taster. name me a song to download off the album

I've only listened about 3 times since I got the album but I don't think you'd be disappointed with any of the tracks. My real favourites so far are Fiery Crash and Heretics.

SkortBrun

01-10-2008, 12:29 PM

I'd recommend "Armchairs" and "Simple X" as well.

jumpshipmusic

01-12-2008, 11:54 AM

Hard to say. If you're more into country-rock/alt-country I'd have to say start with A.M. or Being There. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is way less alt-country and way more experimental, but it's probably a good starting point too.

That being said, my favorite Wilco album is A Ghost Is Born.

I would start with Being There---the first of theirs I heard---or AM. Then check out Summerteeth---might be my favorite---and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

They are a great band and have really evolved in the years they have been around.

hold on magnolia

01-12-2008, 05:08 PM

Is this Red House Painters confusion x 2 or 3?

I bet we could have a RHP thread with just the two of us, and we'd still forget who we had the conversation with.

man, i would join you guys for a rhp discussion. that would be pretty awesome. i go fanboy over mark kozelek.

jumpshipmusic

01-12-2008, 05:53 PM

I know a lot of us are into Manic Street Preachers. I don't know a whole lot by them and don't own any of their CDs. Where should I begin?

Sydneyfan

02-09-2008, 10:39 PM

Suggestions for where to start with John Vanderslice?

SkortBrun

02-09-2008, 10:50 PM

Suggestions for where to start with John Vanderslice?

The only album of his I've heard so far is Cellar Door. I liked it. I'm by no means a John Vanderslice expert, though, so there might be a better starting place.

Sydneyfan

02-10-2008, 08:53 PM

The only album of his I've heard so far is Cellar Door. I liked it. I'm by no means a John Vanderslice expert, though, so there might be a better starting place.

Thanks for the advice. Amazon have a good deal going at the moment if you buy Cellar Door and Pixel Revolt together. I might take them up on it.

sipowicz

02-10-2008, 08:59 PM

Suggestions for where to start with John Vanderslice?

You have come to the right place my friend.

I love this guy, and just recently finished off his catalog...

I love almost everything he does, but Cellar Door is brutally honest, so you may want to start there. But my favorite I think is, Life And Death Of An American Fourtracker. Those are my 2 favorite, but honestly, all of them are really good, and totally worth getting.

Sydneyfan

02-10-2008, 09:08 PM

You have come to the right place my friend.

I love this guy, and just recently finished off his catalog...

I love almost everything he does, but Cellar Door is brutally honest, so you may want to start there. But my favorite I think is, Life And Death Of An American Fourtracker. Those are my 2 favorite, but honestly, all of them are really good, and totally worth getting.

Excellent, thanks so much. I think I'll start with Cellar Door and if I really like that, move on to Life and Death...
I'd never heard of him until last week, and then only because I've recently starting getting into all The Mountain Goats albums.

sipowicz

02-13-2008, 08:08 PM

Excellent, thanks so much. I think I'll start with Cellar Door and if I really like that, move on to Life and Death...
I'd never heard of him until last week, and then only because I've recently starting getting into all The Mountain Goats albums.

Glad I could help

hildegoat

04-03-2008, 10:46 PM

SkortBrun

04-03-2008, 10:48 PM

I've been considering getting into Will Oldham's stuff, and his contribution to the new Sun Kil Moon record has gotten me even more interested. I'm too lazy to look in the previous posts in this thread so my apologies if this has been asked.

So yeah, Will Oldham/Palace/Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. Where should I start?

I See A Darkness is probably the best place to start. That was the first Bonnie Billy solo album I bought and I really like it. Master And Everyone is also a very good Billy album. Master And Everyone is the more acoustic based, mellower album of the two.

hildegoat

04-03-2008, 10:49 PM

Is he comparable to any artists I'd know?

hildegoat

04-03-2008, 11:03 PM

SkortBrun

04-03-2008, 11:19 PM

Is he comparable to any artists I'd know?

Magnolia Electric Co. (and therefore Songs:Ohia as well) have some similarities. I know there's another musician/band that I think sounds quite a bit like him, but I can't think of who it is at the moment. If I remember I'll post it.

Starlite

04-04-2008, 12:59 AM

This is sort of an offshoot from this thread, but my girlfriend is stuck finding a new artist to listen to. She likes the Wolf Parade/Cold War Kids/Yeah Yeah Yeahs type stuff.

She's looking for "dancy/rock" type music. What would you guys suggest to her?

Maybe try Modest Mouse. I'm not that familiar with their back catalogue (I'm only newly converted), but I've been dancing around to We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank all week.

hildegoat

04-04-2008, 09:03 AM

Oh yeah! She was really into early Modest Mouse, but I'll get her to take a listen to the new one.

Keep the suggestions coming!

hildegoat

04-04-2008, 10:39 AM

Magnolia Electric Co. (and therefore Songs:Ohia as well) have some similarities. I know there's another musician/band that I think sounds quite a bit like him, but I can't think of who it is at the moment. If I remember I'll post it.

Where would I start with Songs:Ohia and/or Magnolia Electric Co? :)

Kevin McF

04-04-2008, 11:29 AM

Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_Electric_Co._%28album%29

SkortBrun

04-04-2008, 02:27 PM

Where would I start with Songs:Ohia and/or Magnolia Electric Co? :)

I don't have any Songs:Ohia albums, but I do have Fading Trails by Magnolia Electric Co. and really like it.

Faded Rose

05-09-2008, 01:38 PM

SkortBrun

05-09-2008, 02:08 PM

You'd probably like the new Sun Kil Moon album, April.

littleamen

05-09-2008, 02:37 PM

Geez, Jeff Tweedy will not stop winking at me. :lol

SkortBrun

05-09-2008, 02:44 PM

Geez, Jeff Tweedy will not stop winking at me. :lol

Jeff is a total flirt.

Faded Rose

05-09-2008, 03:24 PM

Thanks Skort - I'll look for that.

foggy

05-09-2008, 10:10 PM

I've just discovered Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway.

I gather that Mark Kozelek was formerly with Red House Painters (I think).

Can anyone recommend another Sun Kil Moon album or a Red House Painters album that has the same sound as Ghosts of the Great Highway.

I'm a huge Red House Painters fan, Rose. You can't go wrong with their self titled album with the rollercoaster on the cover. It's fantastic.

And, yes, Mark was the lead singer/songwriter of the RHP.

loserer

05-09-2008, 10:44 PM

I'd start with this one:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SB15K6QNL._AA240_.jpg
Is that supposed to be where Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" character grew up?

Just heard "Wild is the Wind" by Nina Simone and loved it. What album should I start with?

The 2003 anthology from RCA includes that track and probably cuts the widest swath when it comes to her career. I'm relatively new to her & by no means an expert but Nina Simone and Piano! is my favorite record, although many apparently find it too experimental. Also check your PMs for optional links to a couple tracks I think are brilliant but left off what I've mentioned...that is if you're still interested or unsatiated after all this time. :)

foggy

05-09-2008, 10:50 PM

Is that supposed to be where Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" character grew up?

Yes. :)

SkortBrun

05-09-2008, 11:30 PM

The 2003 anthology from RCA includes that track and probably cuts the widest swath when it comes to her career. I'm relatively new to her & by no means an expert but Nina Simone and Piano! is my favorite record, although many apparently find it too experimental. Also check your PMs for optional links to a couple tracks I think are brilliant but left off what I've mentioned...that is if you're still interested or unsatiated after all this time. :)

Thanks for the PM. I enjoyed it. :upyours

Since I made that post about Nina I've bought the Gold double disc compilation so I'm more familiar with her work now than I was back then. I think I'm going to order her album Wild Is the Wind, but that Nina Simone and Piano! album sounds interesting so I'll put it on my wishlist, too.

Faded Rose

05-10-2008, 09:27 AM

I'm a huge Red House Painters fan, Rose. You can't go wrong with their self titled album with the rollercoaster on the cover. It's fantastic.

And, yes, Mark was the lead singer/songwriter of the RHP.

Thanks foggy - I'm going to get that along with April when I do my next CD buying stint. I'm so enjoying Ghosts of the Great Highway. I can't believe I haven't listened them before.

hildegoat

05-10-2008, 12:19 PM

Another convert! :)

Wayfaringmind

05-11-2008, 01:33 PM

I'd recommend "Armchairs" and "Simple X" as well.

Mmmm....Andrew Bird.

Anyone got a good recomendation for where to start with neil young?

Faded Rose

05-11-2008, 01:40 PM

If you want early Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971 is terrific or I like his latest album Chrome Dreams II.

Wayfaringmind

05-11-2008, 01:51 PM

Thanks!

SkortBrun

05-11-2008, 10:23 PM

Rust Never Sleeps is a good Neil album to start with. The double disc Decade compilation was where I started.

thefed

05-13-2008, 08:50 PM

Anyone got a good recomendation for where to start with neil young?

Harvest & Harvest Moon

hildegoat

05-14-2008, 09:12 AM

Harvest & Harvest Moon

:upyours:upyours

loserer

05-14-2008, 10:49 AM

Harvest & Harvest Moon
Aw. I never really appreciated "Harvest Moon" until an eccentrically charming musical-minded homeless man encouraged me to pick up a "rare as fuck" promo single for it at a dollar per item sale a couple towns over.

hildegoat

05-14-2008, 11:39 AM

I love Unknown Legend from that album (Harvest Moon).

Rob

05-16-2008, 01:48 PM

Where should I start with with Lucero?

Faded Rose

05-16-2008, 01:50 PM

One of the ones that Wok recommended to me was "That Much Further West". I'm enjoying it a lot.

thefed

05-16-2008, 05:08 PM

One of the ones that Wok recommended to me was "That Much Further West". I'm enjoying it a lot.

Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers and Nobody's Darling are stellar as well. I have a feeling that if you buy one you'll end up with all before long.

lukin

05-17-2008, 07:23 PM

Mmmm....Andrew Bird.

Anyone got a good recomendation for where to start with neil young?

I'd agree with the Live at Massey Hall 1971 - it's a great recording and has fantastic songs on it. I'm surprised no-one's said After The Gold Rush yet - this is the album that got me into Neil and it's still one of my favourites, I prefer it over Harvest.

ArkhamAsylum

05-28-2008, 07:27 PM

Any recommendations for Paul Westerburg?

SkortBrun

05-28-2008, 07:33 PM

Any recommendations for Paul Westerburg?

His first solo album, 14 Songs, is a favourite of mine.

SkortBrun

05-28-2008, 07:35 PM

So where should I start with the Avett Brothers? I'm listening to their song "Murder In The City" right now and am liking it quite a bit.

Sydneyfan

05-28-2008, 07:50 PM

I've only have The Robbinsville Sessions and Emotionalism. I would probably start with Robbinsville.

SkortBrun

05-28-2008, 07:52 PM

Cool. I put it on the wishlist. Thanks, C.

littleamen

06-11-2008, 11:00 AM

Mignonette is very good too.

littleamen

06-11-2008, 11:01 AM

What about The Hold Steady?

SkortBrun

06-11-2008, 12:45 PM

What about The Hold Steady?

Boys and Girls in America.

Kevin McF

06-11-2008, 01:01 PM

Boys and Girls in America.
Incorrect Answer

Separation Sunday is where you start

SkortBrun

06-11-2008, 01:45 PM

Incorrect Answer

Separation Sunday is where you start

I actually haven't heard that album yet so you could be right.

littleamen

06-11-2008, 02:39 PM

Well, ya'll are a lot of help! :lol

Kevin McF

06-11-2008, 02:48 PM

Separation Sunday is widely held as their best album to date

Trentcaster

06-11-2008, 03:58 PM

I love Separation Sunday and Boys and Girls in America, but Separation Sunday is the better of the two in my opinion.

Where should I start with The Old 97's?

hildegoat

06-11-2008, 04:01 PM

Too Far To Care.

hilde's groupie

06-11-2008, 04:08 PM

Too Far To Care.

I agree with this. :upyours

hildegoat

06-11-2008, 04:09 PM

Of course you do.

Faded Rose

08-22-2008, 04:35 PM

I have Hard Candy by Counting Crows which I'm loving right now. Can anyone recommend another album of theirs which is similar enough that I'll like it.

blueone

08-22-2008, 04:42 PM

Sydneyfan

08-22-2008, 09:18 PM

Hard Candy is quite unique in that it's all a bit too shiny and mellow. They've not really done much else like it.

I would recommend either their debut, August & Everything After, for the same kind of mellowness but it's a lot rougher. Or their second effort, Recovering The Satellites, for something a tad heavier.

Agreed. August & Everything after is still easily the best thing they have ever done. Recovering the Satellites has its moments too. Both are far better albums than Hard Candy, imo. If you find yourself really enjoying their rock tracks, Saturday Nights, Sunday Mornings has a few good guitar heavy songs.

roxy031

08-22-2008, 09:23 PM

roxy031

08-22-2008, 09:24 PM

Agreed. August & Everything after is still easily the best thing they have ever done. Recovering the Satellites has its moments too. Both are far better albums than Hard Candy, imo. If you find yourself really enjoying their rock tracks, Saturday Nights, Sunday Mornings has a few good guitar heavy songs.

Well said Syd. Hard Candy might be their worst album. AAEA is in my top 10 favorite albums of all time.

Faded Rose

08-23-2008, 10:43 AM

Thanks - I'll get August & Everything on Sept CD list.

roxy031

08-23-2008, 01:05 PM

There's an August and Everything After Deluxe Edition that includes some live versions that are pretty good. :)

ferris wheel junkie

09-27-2008, 12:59 PM

anyone know about mos def?

sipowicz

09-27-2008, 04:17 PM

anyone know about mos def?

Black on Both Sides

or, Black Star, which is a duo with Mos and Talib Kweli.

That is were I would start.

ferris wheel junkie

09-27-2008, 09:56 PM

thanks!

that's actually what i thought anyway, so next time i'm buying cds, those are the ones i'll go for.

thunderoad

10-12-2008, 01:06 AM

aahhhh Mos, Black on Both Sides is definitely the best starting point, it just grabs hold of the room, it demands your attention. afterwards, a lot of fans are divided between which album is good and which isn't, i am quite find of the New Danger and while True Magic has its stellar moments, I would rate it at the bottom. Black Star is simply just awesome.

if you are interested in hiphop, i must say as cliche choicesas they may be Nas - Illmatic is dope all around, ...and you can't have a hiphop discussion w/o WuTang's - enter the wutang (36chambers).

quasimoto - unseen
the roots - things fall apart

ok, i'll stop geeking out

ferris wheel junkie

10-12-2008, 01:15 AM

SkortBrun

10-12-2008, 10:34 AM

So I recently bought Tusk by Fleetwood Mac and my favourite songs off it are the Lindsey Buckingham tracks. Any recommendations on which of his solo albums I should check out?

ferris wheel junkie

10-15-2008, 11:26 PM

pj harvey.
i have songs from the city, songs from the sea
what next?

sipowicz

10-16-2008, 12:06 AM

pj harvey.
i have songs from the city, songs from the sea
what next?

I use to really like PJ, completly stopped now, but I remember loving To Bring You My Love