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Post by Dr. Crane on Aug 4, 2012 21:23:45 GMT -8
Led Zeppelin IV would be a good place to start. I dunno, I'd suggest III. I, II, III, IV OR YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG, SILLIES
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Post by Dr. Crane on Aug 4, 2012 21:30:04 GMT -8
Unfortunately for Ween, the standard ace in the hole that could always be used to convince the non-believer -- a live performance by Ween -- is no longer to be had. You'd never know what Ween really sounds like unless you watched them play for a couple hours. Sadly, it's looking like the same can be said of Sonic Youth. You would totally understand Sonic Youth if you saw them play. I'm another dude who digs both bands, but I was not fully sold on either until I saw their shows.
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Aug 4, 2012 21:35:32 GMT -8
Animal Collective
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Aug 4, 2012 21:36:41 GMT -8
And Ween
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Aug 4, 2012 21:39:33 GMT -8
Incoming ban from HG
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Post by StormyPinkness on Aug 4, 2012 22:00:11 GMT -8
Shax it isn't too late to save your life. My life would be bereft without those bands.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Aug 4, 2012 22:00:17 GMT -8
I could never make it through an entire Smiths album. Dude is whiny as fuck.
I am the absolute worst judge of popular opinion. People tell me things are popular and I'm like "wut?", and then I pull out some record that is seminal in my life and everybody's all like "wut?"
For fun I googled "top 100 bands". The following is a selection of bands from several resulting lists. I have heard 1 album or less of material from:
Alice In Chains The Allman Brothers The Band The Bee Gees Black Sabbath Bon Jovi Boston James Brown Judas Priest Coldplay Deep Purple The Eagles Earth, Wind & Fire Fleetwood Mac Foreigner Genesis Grateful Dead (I know) Iron Maiden Jefferson Airplane Jethro Tull Journey Orbital Parliament Funkadelic The Police Elvis Presley Prince R.E.M. Rush Slayer Sly and the Family Stone Soundgarden Steely Dan Stone Temple Pilots U2 Yes Van Halen Stevie Wonder Frank Zappa ZZ Top
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Post by Geoff on Aug 4, 2012 22:34:58 GMT -8
Whaaat? I thought you would be a huge Zappa guy. Get on that shit bro.
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Post by Pea on Aug 4, 2012 22:40:28 GMT -8
Burrito come see Orbital with me in Seattle next month!!!
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Post by Horned Gramma on Aug 4, 2012 22:45:05 GMT -8
R.E.M.? Burrito!!
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Post by wonk on Aug 4, 2012 23:34:05 GMT -8
I could never make it through an entire Smiths album. Dude is whiny as fuck. I am the absolute worst judge of popular opinion. People tell me things are popular and I'm like "wut?", and then I pull out some record that is seminal in my life and everybody's all like "wut?" For fun I googled "top 100 bands". The following is a selection of bands from several resulting lists. I have heard 1 album or less of material from: Alice In Chains The Allman Brothers The Band The Bee Gees Black Sabbath Bon Jovi Boston James Brown Judas Priest Coldplay Deep Purple The Eagles Earth, Wind & Fire Fleetwood Mac Foreigner Genesis Grateful Dead (I know) Iron Maiden Jefferson Airplane Jethro Tull Journey Orbital Parliament Funkadelic The Police Elvis Presley Prince R.E.M. Rush Slayer Sly and the Family Stone Soundgarden Steely Dan Stone Temple Pilots U2 Yes Van Halen Stevie Wonder Frank Zappa ZZ Top Unless you are a prostitute, "seminal" does not mean "popular."
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Post by Horned Gramma on Aug 4, 2012 23:42:12 GMT -8
It took four pages, but we got there.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Aug 5, 2012 0:06:49 GMT -8
Bon Jovi totally changed the game from what my mom tells me.
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Post by Cysquatch on Aug 5, 2012 7:34:40 GMT -8
A Phish fan who hasn't listened to the Dead is doing it wrong.
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Post by emptyfox on Aug 5, 2012 9:25:31 GMT -8
As well as some of the most powerful, moving, and bone-chilling music on earth. Such as this (watch from 11 minutes onward. FUCKING DO IT): So if I really didn't care about the first video, but thought this was cool, what Sigur Ros album should I be listening to?
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Post by Pea on Aug 5, 2012 10:14:05 GMT -8
It's really hard to say, because that song in particular is actually on their most minimal album in their discography. There really aren't any others on that one that match it's intensity. I'd say either Ágætis Byrjun or Takk are the best starting albums for them.
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Post by wonk on Aug 5, 2012 13:31:06 GMT -8
Unfortunately for Ween, the standard ace in the hole that could always be used to convince the non-believer -- a live performance by Ween -- is no longer to be had. You'd never know what Ween really sounds like unless you watched them play for a couple hours. Sadly, it's looking like the same can be said of Sonic Youth. You would totally understand Sonic Youth if you saw them play. Then I understand Sonic Youth to be boring.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Aug 5, 2012 16:32:51 GMT -8
A Phish fan who hasn't listened to the Dead is doing it wrong. I know, I know. I only have From the Mars Hotel, and I only bought that one because Animal Collective sampled it. They're at the top of my list of bands to get into along with the Residents, but I've just been so deep in the classics and some quality 2012 releases lately. It will happen very soon.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Aug 5, 2012 16:42:42 GMT -8
It's really hard to say, because that song in particular is actually on their most minimal album in their discography. There really aren't any others on that one that match it's intensity. I'd say either Ágætis Byrjun or Takk are the best starting albums for them. I would recommend Takk... in this situation. It's their most electric/least acoustic album, and probably their most consistantly upbeat as well. Sounds like what fox is looking for.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Aug 5, 2012 16:44:42 GMT -8
Sadly, it's looking like the same can be said of Sonic Youth. You would totally understand Sonic Youth if you saw them play. Then I understand Sonic Youth to be boring. That shit cray.
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