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NotAProghead 
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 20:11 |
There are many topics when people want to check some new (for them) band/artist and ask to recommend best albums to start with.
What is, in your opinion, the best starting point for getting into some band's works?
Personally, I prefer live DVDs or at least live CDs. Then, if it impressed me, I check studio works.
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stonebeard
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 20:17 |
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I usually go with what I think is the best album.
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 20:17 |
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My choice has always been :
Any studio album that is supposed to be any good.
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 20:53 |
 stonebeard wrote:
I usually go with what I think is the best album. |
Me too, I want something good to start with so I don't hate the band before I've explored them fully.
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 03:22 |
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I usually start with a studio album that I've heard is good, but a
"best of" compilation can also be a good starting point, if it's really
"the best of" and not "the greatest hits".
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 03:34 |
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As far as I'm concerned, it actually depends... It may be what is widely considered as the band's best album, or a "best of" compilation, or in some instances a live album. Personally, I think a "best of" can give a good overview of a band or artist's output, even though there are cases in which these albums don't really include their best work.
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 05:23 |
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I can say only how it works on me. Mostly I was impressed by compilation (of some sorts); a live album also may be viewed as a kind of compilation. That's was my beginning point of Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator and Peter Hammill investigation (actually, my favourite artists). However, there are other bands/atrists, for whom I began an acquaintance with from entire albums (mostly the (considered) best, but sometimes from the debut ones), and it also worked. So, it really depends...
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 05:28 |
stonebeard wrote:
I usually go with what I think is the best album. |
how can you think of an album as the best if you don't know anything about the band?
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-music is like pornography...
sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more...
-sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue...
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 06:31 |
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An album rated as band's best
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 06:37 |
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Generally I will read the reviews on PA and decide from them which album sounds like the best to get, I dont buy compilation discs anymore as they tend not to include the bands best work and I have only once started with a band from a live album.
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NecroManiac
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 19:40 |
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I usualy go with what's considered the artist/band's best, but that in itself can create problems....
Now, for example, I am afraid to continue with Queensryche for the fear I'll start to dislike them.....
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What's yer faovrite album? =^_^=
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 19:47 |
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I have a weird thing for going for a band's SECOND best album...that way if it's bad, its totally bad, but if its mostly good w/ some bad, then there's reason enough tolike them. Did it with KC's Red and it blew me away!
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Posted: September 12 2006 at 14:35 |
Bern wrote:
My choice has always been :
Any studio album that is supposed to be any good.
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Well said
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Posted: September 13 2006 at 13:18 |
The one that is rated as the best.
Sometimes the debut
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Posted: September 13 2006 at 16:30 |
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^ Same here.
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Posted: September 13 2006 at 17:00 |
Best of compilations give (if the compilation is any good at least) a wide sense of the bands work, but all too often the compilation isn't really good, so you have to be carefull with that.
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Posted: November 20 2006 at 09:37 |
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Going for the SECOND album (chronologically-wise) is a good thing. Check it yourself on your favourite bands if you don't trust me!
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Posted: November 20 2006 at 10:51 |
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I always try to listen to albums in chronological order.
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Posted: November 20 2006 at 20:47 |
clarke2001 wrote:
Going for the SECOND album (chronologically-wise) is a good thing. Check it yourself on your favourite bands if you don't trust me! |
It works often, but not every time. For example, LZ and PF second albums are far from being my favourites.
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