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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: True Death of Life on August 30, 2010, 08:00:20 PM
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Lately I've been checking out tons of bands, and many of my camp friends introduced me to some. I've bought a song here and there, mainly because I'm unsure of what to add to my music collection.
Here's a list of some of the bands I either want to get more of or just don't know where to start:
Ektomorf
Morbid Angel
Born of Osiris
The White Stripes
Radiohead
Beck
Armored Saint
Motley Crue
Skid Row
Metal Church
The Misfits
Black Flag
The Clash
Pain of Salvation
Cannibal Corpse
The Offspring
Alice Cooper
Rage Against the Machine
Bad Religion
Porcupine Tree
Rancid
Judas Priest
Nirvana
NEW ADDITON: Iron Maiden
NEW ADDITION: Meshuggah
Please don't use this to critique my music tastes...I respect yours. :)
Sorry there are so many! Thanks in advance to all who help me out. :heart
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Rancid - ...And Out Come The Wolves
Great record, and one of the few punk bands I listen to.
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Ok...I could talk to you, but I don't wanna.
Alice Cooper-Welcome to My Nightmare
Rage Against the Machine-Rage Against The Machine
Motley Crue-Dr. Feelgood
Morbid Angel-Covenant
Nirvana-Nevermind
Judas Priest-British Steel
That's all I have to say.
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Porcupine Tree go with In Absentia or Deadwing
Judas Priest: go with Screaming For Vengance
Radiohead: go with OK Computer
The Offspring: go with Smash
Rage Against the Machine: go with S/T
Nirvana: don't listen to anything by them.
The rest I'm not too familiar with.
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As a huge Morbid Angel fan, I recommend you get either Blessed are the Sick, Covenant or Domination first. Those are easily their best.
The best them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp1TmPo35yM
Nirvana: don't listen to anything by them.
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Of what I know:
Radiohead - OK Computer and Kid A
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane and The Perfect Element
The Offspring - Americana and Ixnay on the Hombre
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia and Lightbulb Sun
Nirvana - Nevermind
Also check out:
Rise Against - The Sufferer & the Witness
Thrice - The Artist In The Ambulance / Vheissu
dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
Astronautalis - Pomegranate
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Ok...I could talk to you, but I don't wanna.
Alice Cooper-Welcome to My Nightmare
Rage Against the Machine-Rage Against The Machine
Motley Crue-Dr. Feelgood
Morbid Angel-Covenant
Nirvana-Nevermind
Judas Priest-British Steel
That's all I have to say.
I don't want to corner you, but because I know you personally I'm just gonna say this so no one else does it :P.
See, you don't really listen to Priest, Nirvana, or Rage...
Sorry Cole. Your recommendations were taken into account, but I'd really like recommendations from people who know the bands really well. :heart
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Thrice - The Artist In The Ambulance / Vheissu
Beggars is Thrice's best album...
Rise Against - The Sufferer & the Witness
dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
I second these, though.
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Ouch.
You missed Morbid Angel
And I do listen to Rage, and I was just given the recommendations that I knew people would give. :P
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The best them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp1TmPo35yM
Own--and love-- this song :D
That and "God of Emptiness"...but that's it. :(
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The best them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp1TmPo35yM
Own--and love-- this song :D
That and "God of Emptiness"...but that's it. :(
Put this in your ears - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvfoePd5mnk
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Ouch.
You missed Morbid Angel
And I do listen to Rage, and I was just given the recommendations that I knew people would give. :P
Sorry mang. You know what I mean though, right?
As an apology, I'll listen to Addicted as well as Ziltoid tonight, k? :biggrin:
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If it takes me pretending like you offended me to get you listen to Ziltoid...
WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU SAY SUCH MEAN THINGS!?!?!??! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT HURTS!?!?!?!? YOU BITCH!!!!!! *goes and cuts self*
Now, that should be worth Nebraska as well. :P
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*goes and cuts self*
Dude, not cool.
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Fuckin' emos.
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How do they work?
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Ok...I could talk to you, but I don't wanna.
Alice Cooper-Welcome to My Nightmare
Rage Against the Machine-Rage Against The Machine
Motley Crue-Dr. Feelgood
Morbid Angel-Covenant
Nirvana-Nevermind
Judas Priest-British Steel
That's all I have to say.
I don't want to corner you, but because I know you personally I'm just gonna say this so no one else does it :P.
See, you don't really listen to Priest, Nirvana, or Rage...
Sorry Cole. Your recommendations were taken into account, but I'd really like recommendations from people who know the bands really well. :heart
That explains his recommendation of British Steel.
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:lol
*goes and cuts self*
Dude, not cool.
I dunno if lat was joking, but I agree.
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Sorry. :\
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The Misfits - Walk Among Us and Earth AD. Jerry Only-led Misfits is ok, but the true Misfits included Glenn Danzig, and his presence makes a sizable difference.
Cannibal Corpse - Just avoid the first 4 albums altogether. Chris Barnes is decent in Six Feet Under, but in CC he's just....meh. Check out any album with George Corpsegrinder as vocalist. He's a much better vocalist all-around, and the albums with him are much more sonically impressive. The two most recent albums, Kill and Evisceration Plague are excellent and I'd definitely recommend them to a new listener.
Rage Against the Machine - Battle of Los Angelas. Amazing album, accessible but at the same time it's the band at the top of their game. Give it a listen and enjoy.
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Cannibal Corpse - Just avoid the first 4 albums altogether. Chris Barnes is decent in Six Feet Under, but in CC he's just....meh. Check out any album with George Corpsegrinder as vocalist. He's a much better vocalist all-around, and the albums with him are much more sonically impressive. The two most recent albums, Kill and Evisceration Plague are excellent and I'd definitely recommend them to a new listener.
Um...Chris Barnes is one of the reasons to listen to CC. Tomb of the Mutilated and Butchered at Birth are classic death metal albums.
:lol
*goes and cuts self*
Dude, not cool.
I dunno if lat was joking, but I agree.
I wasn't joking. It was a low blow.
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The White Stripes - White Blood Cells or Elephant, they're both really good
Beck - Odelay
Rage Against the Machine - their selftitled or Battle for LA
Nirvana - if you're a very beginner, I'd actually suggest their best of with the black cover
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Cannibal Corpse - Just avoid the first 4 albums altogether. Chris Barnes is decent in Six Feet Under, but in CC he's just....meh. Check out any album with George Corpsegrinder as vocalist. He's a much better vocalist all-around, and the albums with him are much more sonically impressive. The two most recent albums, Kill and Evisceration Plague are excellent and I'd definitely recommend them to a new listener.
Um...Chris Barnes is one of the reasons to listen to CC. Tomb of the Mutilated and Butchered at Birth are classic death metal albums.
Gross. Those albums are just excessively dull. The Bleeding is decent, but the first three are some of the most uninspired, boring, and mind-numbingly repetitive albums I've ever head, from any genre.
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Um...Chris Barnes is one of the reasons to listen to CC. Tomb of the Mutilated and Butchered at Birth are classic death metal albums.
Apparently Tomb of the Mutilated is incredible...the pottery counselor at camp and the internet both say so.
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Radiohead - OK Computer
Metal Church - Metal Church
Porcupine Tree - Some people here recommend In Absentia first. I started off with Deadwing and it worked, though.
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Dredg - Catch Without Arms
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Cannibal Corpse - Just avoid the first 4 albums altogether. Chris Barnes is decent in Six Feet Under, but in CC he's just....meh. Check out any album with George Corpsegrinder as vocalist. He's a much better vocalist all-around, and the albums with him are much more sonically impressive. The two most recent albums, Kill and Evisceration Plague are excellent and I'd definitely recommend them to a new listener.
Um...Chris Barnes is one of the reasons to listen to CC. Tomb of the Mutilated and Butchered at Birth are classic death metal albums.
Gross. Those albums are just excessively dull. The Bleeding is decent, but the first three are some of the most uninspired, boring, and mind-numbingly repetitive albums I've ever head, from any genre.
You know what...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVGcS5YWg_M
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The best them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp1TmPo35yM
Own--and love-- this song :D
That and "God of Emptiness"...but that's it. :(
Put this in your ears - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvfoePd5mnk
That was wicked...slow and BRUTAL. :tup
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The best them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp1TmPo35yM
Own--and love-- this song :D
That and "God of Emptiness"...but that's it. :(
Put this in your ears - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvfoePd5mnk
That was wicked...slow and BRUTAL. :tup
Which is my favourite aspect of Morbid Angel. Their slow tempo songs > their fast as fuck songs
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Cannibal Corpse - Just avoid the first 4 albums altogether. Chris Barnes is decent in Six Feet Under, but in CC he's just....meh. Check out any album with George Corpsegrinder as vocalist. He's a much better vocalist all-around, and the albums with him are much more sonically impressive. The two most recent albums, Kill and Evisceration Plague are excellent and I'd definitely recommend them to a new listener.
Um...Chris Barnes is one of the reasons to listen to CC. Tomb of the Mutilated and Butchered at Birth are classic death metal albums.
Gross. Those albums are just excessively dull. The Bleeding is decent, but the first three are some of the most uninspired, boring, and mind-numbingly repetitive albums I've ever head, from any genre.
You know what...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVGcS5YWg_M
Oh, look. It's the better vocalist making a song from a shit album actually sound good. :neverusethis:
Or, wait. Was that song from a Corpsegrinder album? I could have sworn that was a song from Butchered or Tomb...
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Cannibal Corpse - Just avoid the first 4 albums altogether. Chris Barnes is decent in Six Feet Under, but in CC he's just....meh. Check out any album with George Corpsegrinder as vocalist. He's a much better vocalist all-around, and the albums with him are much more sonically impressive. The two most recent albums, Kill and Evisceration Plague are excellent and I'd definitely recommend them to a new listener.
Um...Chris Barnes is one of the reasons to listen to CC. Tomb of the Mutilated and Butchered at Birth are classic death metal albums.
Gross. Those albums are just excessively dull. The Bleeding is decent, but the first three are some of the most uninspired, boring, and mind-numbingly repetitive albums I've ever head, from any genre.
You know what...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVGcS5YWg_M
Oh, look. It's the better vocalist making a song from a shit album actually sound good. :neverusethis:
:neverusethis:
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Yeah, that song was on Gallery of Suicide. I feel silly now.
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Cannibal Corpse - Just avoid the first 4 albums altogether. Chris Barnes is decent in Six Feet Under, but in CC he's just....meh. Check out any album with George Corpsegrinder as vocalist. He's a much better vocalist all-around, and the albums with him are much more sonically impressive. The two most recent albums, Kill and Evisceration Plague are excellent and I'd definitely recommend them to a new listener.
Um...Chris Barnes is one of the reasons to listen to CC. Tomb of the Mutilated and Butchered at Birth are classic death metal albums.
Gross. Those albums are just excessively dull. The Bleeding is decent, but the first three are some of the most uninspired, boring, and mind-numbingly repetitive albums I've ever head, from any genre.
You know what...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVGcS5YWg_M
:lol
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The Offspring - Ixnay on the Hombre, Americana, Conspiracy of One
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Ziltoid is the only answer.
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Morbid Angel: Altars of Madness
Motley Crue: Just get the Red, White, and Crue album. The first disc is literally all you need.
Pain of Salvation: Remedy Lane
Cannibal Corpse: Anything except Vile and Gallery of Suicide
The Offspring: Everything.
Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies, Welcome to My Nightmare
Rage Against the Machine: S/T
Porcupine Tree: Deadwing, In Absentia
Rancid: ...And Out Come the Wolves
Judas Priest: Stained Class, Screaming For Vengeance
Do it all, and then marry me.
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Ziltoid is the only answer.
Oh geez.
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(Sorry for posting twice:)
Just finished listening to ...And Out Come the Wolves by Rancid. It was wicked...I'm adding it to the list of albums I'm going to buy. Thanks ZBomber!
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my camp friends
lol
Anyway, for best albums to start with, I would definitely go with (as good and generally accessible representations of each band):
Radiohead - OK Computer
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
The Offspring - Ixnay on the Hombre
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Bad Religion - Stranger Than Fiction
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Nirvana - Nevermind
Those are all bands for which I have every album, and for some it's not even my favourite album by that band but the one I think is best for a new listener.
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Radiohead - Kid A / OK Computer
Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun
I'd say.
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Judas Priest - British Steel / Painkiller / Screaming For Vengeance
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(Sorry for posting twice:)
Just finished listening to ...And Out Come the Wolves by Rancid. It was wicked...I'm adding it to the list of albums I'm going to buy. Thanks ZBomber!
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Im going to say get all of the Crue and Skid Row and start from the beginning.
Pain of Salvation I strongly suggest you avoid.....listening to it is...a lesson in confusion, anger, disgust and annoyance. You recognize some obvious talent...but will fail to understand or hear music that makes you want to listen to it ever again.
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For The Clash get London Calling and their Self Titled. Followed by Combat Rock and Sandinista!
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Pain of Salvation I strongly suggest you avoid.....listening to it is...a lesson in confusion, anger, disgust and annoyance. You recognize some obvious talent...but will fail to understand or hear music that makes you want to listen to it ever again.
(https://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2ktipMAB91qazwjqo1_500.jpg)
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and TDOL...despite the obvious humor of the above jab....you'll find many many posters here who share my opinion. Most of them are in some kind of a P.O.S closet...acting the dutiful part of fanboy while failing to comprehend how this music could ever have gotten so much hype as it has.
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Personally i've given PoS many tries, but at best they're just mediocre. In my eyes ofc.
But i'd say that its a good thing that some people can appreciate it, someone clearly has to. :biggrin:
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Yep, it all boils down to opinions. You two find them mediocre, I find them more talented, emotional, diverse, experimental and entertaining than three of the most talked about bands here - Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, and Opeth - combined.
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Remedy Lane is a pretty good album. I don't listen to it all the time, but there's some good prog metal on there, along with some mediocre prog metal. I can understand why people love them as much as they do.
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Remedy Lane is a pretty good album. I don't listen to it all the time, but there's some good prog metal on there, along with some mediocre prog metal. I can understand why people love them as much as they do.
Yes. This is exactly how I feel, I just don't quite 'get' them like others do clearly.
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Yep, it all boils down to opinions. You two find them mediocre, I find them more talented, emotional, diverse, experimental and entertaining than three of the most talked about bands here - Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, and Opeth - combined.
:o Whoa, I'd better get crackin'.
EDIT: New band added to the list...canNOT believe I forgot.
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Iron Maiden - EVERYTHING EXCEPT VIRTUAL XI
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Iron Maiden - EVERYTHING EXCEPT VIRTUAL XI AND NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING
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Iron Maiden - EVERYTHING EXCEPT VIRTUAL XI AND NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING
Hm you're right. Although it's still far better than Virtual XI
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Iron Maiden - EVERYTHING EXCEPT VIRTUAL XI
But Como Estais Amigos!
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Iron Maiden - EVERYTHING EXCEPT VIRTUAL XI
But Como Estais Amigos!
And lets not forget Lightning Strikes Twice.
Maybe lightning STRIKES TWICE
Maybe lightning STRIKES TWICE
Maybe lightning STRIKES TWICE
Maybe lightning STRIKES TWICE
Maybe lightning STRIKES TWICE
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:lol
Thanks guys!
If I may ask, is there a particular album I should start with?
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Piece of Mind and Powerslave, anyone who suggests Number Of The Beast is bad and they should feel bad (still a pretty good album though).
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Piece of Mind should be first.
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Piece of Mind should be first.
Definitely.
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Yep.
Then Powerslave
Then Somewhere in Time :metal
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Number of the Beast, seriously. If Hallowed Be Thy Name doesn't turn you into a self-molesting Maiden freak, nothing will.
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You have four for Piece of Mind and one for Number of the Beast.
Make the right choice.
Or we'll find you.
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:|
And UMH, I already know that song inside and out. (Btw, have you heard Machine Head's cover?)
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Sounds like you dig the punk, check out Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come for some awesome hardcore/experimental punk.
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Motley Crue
Pain of Salvation
The Offspring
Rage Against the Machine
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
I'll list the ones I got into each band with:
Shout At The Devil
Road Salt One
Smash
Evil Empire
British Steel
The Number Of The Beast
:tup
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Motley Crue
Pain of Salvation
The Offspring
Rage Against the Machine
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
I'll list the ones I got into each band with:
British Steel
The Number Of The Beast
:tup
El Barto complainted about British Steel and many people-cept UMH-say not to start with the Number of the Beast.
Whattodo whattodo?
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Thrice - The Artist In The Ambulance / Vheissu
Beggars is Thrice's best album...
I HIGHLY disagree. I can understand where you're coming from, but I will take The Artist in the Ambulance or Vheissu over Beggars any day. They are extremely different albums, but I can't get into Beggars nearly as much.
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Sounds like you dig the punk, check out Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come for some awesome hardcore/experimental punk.
Seconded. Excellent album
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Motley Crue
Pain of Salvation
The Offspring
Rage Against the Machine
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
I'll list the ones I got into each band with:
British Steel
The Number Of The Beast
:tup
El Barto complainted about British Steel and many people-cept UMH-say not to start with the Number of the Beast.
Whattodo whattodo?
Start with Powerslave. It's where I started.
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Motley Crue
Pain of Salvation
The Offspring
Rage Against the Machine
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
I'll list the ones I got into each band with:
British Steel
The Number Of The Beast
:tup
El Barto complainted about British Steel and many people-cept UMH-say not to start with the Number of the Beast.
Whattodo whattodo?
Start with Powerslave. It's where I started.
Another great choice. Definitely one of those two. You're probably familiar with at least three or four songs of TNOTB already, so that's the place I see people usually start.
And with Judas Priest, Screaming For Vengeance is another good starting point.
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I second Powerslave for Maiden. Great album!
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we could go round in circles about maiden all day..because I can't believe she won't start with Seventh Son....which is, of course, where she should start.
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we could go round in circles about maiden all day..because I can't believe she won't start with Seventh Son....which is, of course, where she should start.
That is also an excellent starting place. I'd say those two are probably the best introductions to classic Maiden.
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She should start with Iron Maiden and go chronologically from there.
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GAH.
Well, at least I know what Maiden albums NOT to listen to...:P I'll figure my starting point out. (Technically I've already started...just not by album.)
To anyone who recommended Radiohead's OK Computer--it was EXCELLENT. Somewhat Pink Floyd-ish, chill and different. Thank you so much!
Deadwing is up next. :)
Thanks to everyone who has posted here so far-- you have no idea how grateful I am. :heart
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DEADWING :metal :metal :metal
OOH OOH is Thrice on your list?
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DEADWING :metal :metal :metal
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DEADWING :metal :metal :metal
OOH OOH is Thrice on your list?
It could be. :neverusethis:
Nah, just kidding. I know Arcaeus recommended some on the 1st page.
EDIT: Okay, so I just finished listening to Deadwing (the song)...in all honesty, that was one of the most incredible things I've ever heard. Wow.
One song in and I'm already crazy about PT.
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She should start with Iron Maiden and go chronologically from there.
Or this, yes.
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I just finished listening to Deadwing...that was one of the most incredible albums I have ever heard. (Check out pages 13, 14 and 15 of the chat thread to see my reaction :p). I'm actually at a loss for words it was so incredible.
I'll give a full review once I stop being so mind-blown by it's awesomeness.
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Wait until you check out the other PT albums. Deadwing is probably my favorite but they are all epic in their own way.
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They'll all be just as epically bad??!?!?!?! Wow. Cool.
Ok, that was the last one. I promise. :P
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They'll all be just as epically bad??!?!?!?! Wow. Cool.
Ok, that was the last one. I promise. :P
WHY MUST YOU HATE PT
Go listen to The Sky Moves Sideways.
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TDoL, with Porcupine Tree, listen to In Absentia next, and then Lightbulb Sun. And as stated in the chat thread, don't wear pants while you listen to them, for obvious reasons.
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TDoL, with Porcupine Tree, listen to In Absentia next, and then Lightbulb Sun. And as stated in the chat thread, don't wear pants while you listen to them, for obvious reasons.
Is that ever wise advice if you know numbers IRL?
NINJA EDIT - But I agree, In Absentia next, then Lightbulb Sun.
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TDoL, with Porcupine Tree, listen to In Absentia next, and then Lightbulb Sun. And as stated in the chat thread, don't wear pants while you listen to them, for obvious reasons.
Is that ever wise advice if you know numbers IRL?
:rollin
Hey, but if I'm listening to PT, he won't dare come near.
EDIT: New band added to the list!
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For Meshuugah, I'd recommend Catch Thirtythree.
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Easily Chaosphere.
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Uh, ObZen is definitely the best place to start with Meshuggah. I'm not saying it's their best, but I would definitely recommend giving that one a listen first.