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Okkervil River basically only plays Lost Coastlines from The Stand-Ins.
Maybe my opinion is colored by the fact that I saw them twice soon after its release (Coachella 2009, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009), so they were playing a lot more material from it and Stage Names.
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - We the Common Valerie June - Pushin' Against A Stone
Bands that Noone can Agree On
The Flaming Lips - Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi are both strong contenders and probably both worth listening to
Damon Albarn - His new solo album, Everyday Robots, isn't out yet, so people are just listing Blur albums
Ice Cube - Listen to Straight Outta Compton, then go to either The Predator or AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted.
Cage the Elephant - S/T has a slight edge over Melophobia
Andrew Bird - The Mysterious production of Eggs and Break it Yourself are still all tied up!
Dr. Dog - Everyone still has their own favorite boring Dr. Dog album. Slight edge to Easy Beat and Fate, the only albums with multiple votes
Little Dragon - Early love for Ritual Union, recent push for Machine Dreams
Washed Out - Paracosm, Within and Without, and Life of Leisure are all getting love
Lucero - Single votes for 3 different albums. A strong case made for That Much Further West on page 5
Ty Segall - Melted and Slaughterhouse appear to both be worthy, Twins has fallen behind
Okkervil River The Stage Names and Black Sheep Boy are the main contenders. Check out page 5 for some good Okkervil River discussion
King Khan & The Shrines - The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines has a slight edge over Idle No More
Close to enough votes for a "Consensus"
Kaskade Bobby Womack Slightly Stoopid Die Antwoord Polica Dakhabrakha Seun Kuti Cherub Cass McCombs Lake Street Dive
Lonely bands that haven't been brought up yet
A Tribe Called Red Greensky Bluegrass The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar, with special guests Billy Martin, Marc Ribot, DJ Logic and Shazad Ismaily
Slightly Less Lonely Bands with only one vote
Amos Lee - Amos Lee Yonder Mountain String Band - Elevation The Glitch Mob - Drink the Sea Seasick Steve - Dog House Music Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve Blackberry Smoke - Little Piece of Dixie Jonathan Wilson - Fanfare The Black Lillies - Whiskey Angel Caveman - CoCo Beware Big Sam's Funky Nation - King of the Party Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose
Post by Derp McGirt on Mar 2, 2014 13:20:46 GMT -5
For the sake of argument: Leviathan by Mastodon is tied for my favorite album of theirs, but I do not think it is the most apt for a starter album for two reasons: IMHO It is not as accessible (especially to people not terribly comfortable with metal) AND it does not very successfully bridge the divide between their earlier drum driven sludge(y) metal and their current brand of progressive/experimental metal. I believe that Blood Mountain strikes a balance in their collection and is an excellent starter for that reason.
The Flaming Lips - Soft Bulletin (and then watch the documentary by the same name on YouTube) Little Dragon - Ritual Union Washed Out - Paracosm Lucero - That Much Further West
Post by celestiaequestria on Mar 7, 2014 9:41:31 GMT -5
Grouplove - Spreading Rumors.
Excellent album, weird detuned pipes and synth drums give it a polished studio sound that only underlines the eclectic nature of their music. Their live show at 'Roo this year will be excellent.
Everyone that chose ArchAndroid over Electric Lady is wrong.
I think Archandroid is a lot more adventurous/ambitious/different and is a great debut full length. I like them both but the only argument I can see for EL is that her Roo setlist will more than likely be dominated by it.
Post by fake neil young on Mar 8, 2014 14:25:06 GMT -5
I really disagree with Vampire Weekend's debut as a starter album. I just know too many people that really disliked that album, got into one or two songs on Contra, and then fell in love with the band with Modern Vampires. That doesn't mean VW or Contra are bad albums, but they are a little divisive. Give someone Modern Vampires and there's a much greater chance they'll love Vampire Weekend; give them the debut album and they might just get turned off by it.
MV is adventurous, but it's still very pop/rock. Closest thing it sounds to is baroque, mid-career Beatles... and everybody loves the friggin Beatles. The first album sounds like barebones 2000s indie rock, and the band's personality is much more central to it. But not everyone immediately likes that personality.
Everyone that chose ArchAndroid over Electric Lady is wrong.
I think Archandroid is a lot more adventurous/ambitious/different and is a great debut full length. I like them both but the only argument I can see for EL is that her Roo setlist will more than likely be dominated by it.
I just think EL is a much better album. Tightrope is probably her best song but all of EL is good.
I think Archandroid is a lot more adventurous/ambitious/different and is a great debut full length. I like them both but the only argument I can see for EL is that her Roo setlist will more than likely be dominated by it.
I just think EL is a much better album. Tightrope is probably her best song but all of EL is good.
Fair enough. I'm probably biased anyways since I've been listened to Arch much more.
Post by reverendjoseph on Mar 15, 2014 12:39:30 GMT -5
Jack White- Blunderbuss (this is where the bulk of his set will probably come from, anyways, it's a damn good album) Lionel Richie- Lionel Richie Vampire Weekend- Modern Vampires of the City Flaming Lips- Soft Bulletin Damon Albarn- Everyday Robots (April release): Gorillaz- Plastic Beach, Blur-13, The Good the Bad and the Queen-Self-titled Kanye West- Late Registration Avett Brothers- The Carpenter Phosphorescent- Muchacho Andrew Bird- Swimming Hour Elton John- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Bobby Womack- The Bravest Man on Earth Cage the Elephant- Self-Titled Janelle Monae- Electric Lady
Fuck it, I'm just gonna list the rest of the vote totals and be done with it
The Flaming Lips - Soft Bulletin (6), Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (4), Embryonic (1), Clouds Taste Metallic (1), The Terror (1), Transmissions from the Satellite Heart (2)
The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart (2), Let's Be Still (1)
Tedeschi Trucks Band - Tedeschi Trucks Band Live (1), Relevator (1)
Umphrey's McGee - Hall of Fame 2011 (1), Hall of Fame 2012 (1), Mantis (1)
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (4), Terrorist Threats (1), Death Certificate (2), The Predator (3), Straight Outta Compton (4)
Slightly Stoopid - Chronchitus (2)
Amos Lee - Amos Lee (1)
Cage The Elephant - Cage the Elephant (6), Melophobia (4)
Die Antwoord - $O$ (2)
Andrew Bird & the Hands of Glory - The Mysterious Production of Eggs (3), Break it Yourself (3), Hands of Glory (1), Noble Beast (1), Swimming Hour (1)
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg (2), Shangri La (1)
Dr. Dog - Easy Beat (2), We All Belong (1), Be The Void (1), Fate (2), B-Room (1)
Yonder Mountain String Band - Elevation (1)
John Butler Trio - Three (1), April Uprising (2)
Little Dragon - Ritual Union (3), Machine Dreams (3)
City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love (2), The Hurry and the Harm (1)
The Glitch Mob - Drink the Sea (1)
Washed Out - Paracosm (4), Within and Without (2), Life of Leisure (3)
Seasick Steve - Dog House Music (1)
Lucero - That Much Further West (2), 1372 Overton Park (1), Rebels, Rouges & Sworn Brothers (1)
Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve (1)
Poliça - Shulamith (2), Give You The Ghost (4)
DakhaBrakha - Light (2)
Seun Kuti - From Africa With Fury: Rise (2)
Blackberry Smoke - Little Piece of Dixie (1)
Hannibal Buress - My Name is Hannibal (1), Animal Furnace (1)
The Bouncing Souls - Hopeless Romantic (1), Maniacal Laughter (1)
Ty Segall - Melted (4), Slaughterhouse (4), Twins (2)
Sarah Jarosz - Follow Me Down (1), Song Up In Her Head (1)
Okkervil River - The Stage Names (3), Black Sheep Boy (2), The Stand Ins (1)
White Denim - D (2), Corsicana Lemonade (1)
Jonathan Wilson - Fanfare (1)
Typhoon - A New Kind of House (1), White Lighter (1)
King Khan & The Shrines - Idle No More (2), The Supreme Genius of King Khan... (3)
Cherub - MoM & DaD (2)
The Black Lillies - Whiskey Angel (1)
Caveman - CoCo Beware (1)
Big Sam's Funky Nation - King of the Party (1)
Cass McCombs - Wit's End (2)
J. Roddy Walston & The Business - J. Roddy Walston & The Business (2), Essential Tremors (1)
Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose (1)
Lake Street Dive - Bad Self Portraits (2)
The Preatures - Is This How You Feel? (1)
Lonely bands that haven't been brought up yet
A Tribe Called Red Greensky Bluegrass The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar, with special guests Billy Martin, Marc Ribot, DJ Logic and Shazad Ismaily
At this point I think the thread contains most of the information anyone would need to start their research, so I'm not really going to update it much anymore.
