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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
^ Well, yours is a strange collection, MicShazam! So many unknowns for me, I can hardly tell which is the artist and which is the album title.
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Dir En Grey is a Japanese metal/rock band that seems to annoy a lot of people. Their music can be sort of weird, but also very beautiful. The vocalist is amazing, but also the very definition of an acquired taste. I actually very much would NOT recommend that you check them out
I think you'd be wasting your time.
Stam1na is finnish thrash/progressive-metal or something. I love their use of melody and harmony.
Arkona is russian folk/pagan/progressive metal.
You probably know
Tori Amos at least somewhat, as she's had some occasional radio play over the past two decades.
Madredeus is Portugese folk music that often comes quite close to the traditional fado style of music.
I don't think my top 5 would consistently contain so many metal bands if I did a new attempt every month.
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
1. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
2. Church of Anthrax by John Cale and Terry Riley
3. From Spain to Spain by Vox
4. Toumastin by Tamikrest
5. Strictly Personal by Captain Beefheart
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Not too familiar with these either. I know Beefheart and Van Morrison somewhat. No idea about the rest. Never even heard Tamikrest mentioned anywhere - and I go through a LOT of music websites!
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
Of course, if I'd done the same exercise in my car instead of my house, I'd have five different albums!
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I'll have to come up with one next time I'm shopping for groceries and see what happens. Right now I'm listening to Judie Tzuke and feel like she ought to have a spot in the top 5. A mere top 5 means excluding so many great things.