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Originally Posted by duga
Obviously, I don't know what you've listened to, so here are a few pretty accessible albums that are classics in my book. I tried to provide a nice variety.
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Slowdive - Souvlaki
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Dio - Holy Diver
Dr. Dre - The Chronic 2001
Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy if you want to push yourself Darklands if you want to stay accessible
Television - Marquee Moon
and someone mentioned the Low End Theory from A Tribe Called Quest…I completely agree. That album has helped so many people enjoy rap, including myself. Maybe you will want to ignore The Chronic 2001 for now...but seriously...listen to the Low End Theory.
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Thanks Duga. As I think I mentioned I'm not looking to stray far, if at all, from my usual genres. This isn't a genre-busting or crossing exercise. What I'm looking to do is listen to albums which are considered classics and that I should really have heard.
So in your list, I've bolded the ones I already know and have heard (as a dedicated headbanger in my youth I should bloody hope so too!), italicised the ones I may try and underlined the ones I have no intention of going near. I don't want this list to get out of control, so I'm trying to confine it to albums that mean something to me but that I've never listened to. Rap and hiphop I have no interest at all in, zero, sorry. Not gonna happen.
Thanks for the interest and the list: I'll add any I decide in the next draft.