Best starting point for some new band
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Topic: Best starting point for some new band
Posted By: NotAProghead
Subject: Best starting point for some new band
Date Posted: September 09 2006 at 20:11
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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. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: September 09 2006 at 20:17
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I usually go with what I think is the best album. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Bern
Date 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. -------------  
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: September 09 2006 at 20:53
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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stonebeard wrote:Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 03:22
| 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". |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 03:34
| 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. |
Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 05:23
| 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... |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 05:28
how can you think of an album as the best if you don't know anything about the band? ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Open-Mind
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 06:31
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An album rated as band's best
------------- "I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll this time, I feel my luck could change.. " |
Posted By: sleeper
Date 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.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: NecroManiac
Date 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..... ------------- 
What's yer faovrite album? =^_^= |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date 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 By: el böthy
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 14:35
Well said ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 13:18
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The one that is rated as the best.
Sometimes the debut
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 16:30
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^ Same here. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 17:00
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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. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date 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 By: Philéas
Date Posted: November 20 2006 at 10:51
| I always try to listen to albums in chronological order. |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: November 20 2006 at 20:47
It works often, but not every time. For example, LZ and PF second albums are far from being my favourites. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |