Bands with the strongest discographies

MoonlitSunshine · 05-07-2011, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I like S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and Make Yourself but I feel like after that the quality of their music took a very sharp nosedive.

Yeah.. I know a lot of people feel that way. Personally I really like Morning View and Light Grenades (particularly the second half, there are some ok songs on the first half), and A Crow Left of The Murder has some great songs on it as well... but it's quite obvious I feel this way from my original post :P

Did you ever hear Look Alive (The album, not the song, released in 2005)? Entirely instrumental, quite a good ambience album imo. I know it's not a "good" thing as such, but it's always nice to see a mainstream band who could just repeat the same old stuff and make millions out of it experimenting a little. While it's not massive experimentation, it's enough to make a difference.

**Janszoon** · 05-07-2011, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoonlitSunshine

Yeah.. I know a lot of people feel that way. Personally I really like Morning View and Light Grenades (particularly the second half, there are some ok songs on the first half), and A Crow Left of The Murder has some great songs on it as well... but it's quite obvious I feel this way from my original post :P

Did you ever hear Look Alive (The album, not the song, released in 2005)? Entirely instrumental, quite a good ambience album imo. I know it's not a "good" thing as such, but it's always nice to see a mainstream band who could just repeat the same old stuff and make millions out of it experimenting a little. While it's not massive experimentation, it's enough to make a difference.

No, I'm not familiar with that album. I lost interest after Morning View and A Crow Left of The Murder.

Dayvan Cowboy · 05-07-2011, 11:18 AM

Autechre's discography is freaking amazing. Every album has something new to offer, and they way that they push themselves forward on every album never ceases to impress me. you can't just listen to one Autechre album, each album is completely different.

333 · 05-07-2011, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I like S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and Make Yourself but I feel like after that the quality of their music took a very sharp nosedive.

Me too! What about Fungus Amongus, though? There were some great tracks on there. S.C.I.E.N.C.E and Make Yourself were a couple of my favorites from them though. I lost interest after Morning View. Well, that was the last album I bought from them, anyway. I liked them so much back then because they largely reminded me of FNM. They had their own twist on things, but the more albums that came out, the more things seemed to turn to ****. I, personally, would not consider them a band with a strong discography.

BastardofYoung · 05-07-2011, 04:20 PM

Tom Waits

/thread.

**Janszoon** · 05-07-2011, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

Tom Waits

/thread.

Not a band.

BastardofYoung · 05-07-2011, 04:39 PM

He has a lot of stuff with many musicians. I would consider it a group effort.

Just look at the list of musicians on "Rain Dogs" for example:

Tom Waits – Vocals (1-10, 12-17, 19), Guitar (2, 4, 6, 8-10, 15-17), Farfisa Organ (3, 19), Piano (5, 12), Pump Organ (8), Banjo (13), Harmonium (18)
Michael Blair - Percussion (1-4, 7, 8, 13, 17), Marimba (2, 7, 10, 12), Congas (4), Drums (8, 14, 18), Metal Percussion (12), Bowed Saw (12), Parade Drum (19)
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges - Drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16), Parade Drums (3)
Larry Taylor - Double Bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 8-10, 15), Bass (7, 11, 14, 16)
Marc Ribot - Guitar (1-4, 7, 8), Lead Guitar (10)
Chris Spedding - Guitar (1)
Hollywood Paul Litteral - Trumpet (1, 11, 19)
Tony Garnier - Double Bass (2)
Bobby Previte - Percussion (2), Marimba (2)
William Schimmel - Accordion (3, 9, 10)
Bob Funk - Trombone (3, 5, 10, 11, 19)
Ralph Carney - Baritone Sax (4, 14), Sax (11, 18), Clarinet (12)
Greg Cohen - Double Bass (5, 12, 13)
Keith Richards - Guitar (6, 14, 15), Backing Vocals (15)
Robert Musso - Banjo (7)
Arno Hecht - Tenor Sax (11, 19)
Crispin Cioe - Sax (11, 19)
Robert Quine - Guitar (15, 17)
Ross Levinson - Violins (15)
John Lurie - Alto Sax (16)
G.E. Smith - Guitar (17)
Mickey Curry - Drums (17)
Tony Levin - Bass (17)
Robert Kilgore - Organ (17)

Either way, he plays so many instruments himself, he is like a one man band.

**Janszoon** · 05-07-2011, 04:40 PM

He still isn't a band though.

BastardofYoung · 05-07-2011, 04:44 PM

ok, fine. But I still count him. His discography is stronger than most bands named here.

Title should be edited to bands/artists with the strongest discography.

Tom Waits and Elliott Smith deserve to have a spot in any topic of strong discographies.

BastardofYoung · 05-07-2011, 04:51 PM

but ok, I will play by the rules:

Husker Du
The Replacements
Nirvana
Pixies
Heatmiser (if I can't count Elliott Smith, I will count them)

ok, I am struggling now... going I could count this band... but this one album was pretty shotty.

05-07-2011, 04:20 PM	#85 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Tom Waits /thread. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

05-07-2011, 04:39 PM	#87 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	He has a lot of stuff with many musicians. I would consider it a group effort. Just look at the list of musicians on "Rain Dogs" for example: Tom Waits – Vocals (1-10, 12-17, 19), Guitar (2, 4, 6, 8-10, 15-17), Farfisa Organ (3, 19), Piano (5, 12), Pump Organ (8), Banjo (13), Harmonium (18) Michael Blair - Percussion (1-4, 7, 8, 13, 17), Marimba (2, 7, 10, 12), Congas (4), Drums (8, 14, 18), Metal Percussion (12), Bowed Saw (12), Parade Drum (19) Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges - Drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16), Parade Drums (3) Larry Taylor - Double Bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 8-10, 15), Bass (7, 11, 14, 16) Marc Ribot - Guitar (1-4, 7, 8), Lead Guitar (10) Chris Spedding - Guitar (1) Hollywood Paul Litteral - Trumpet (1, 11, 19) Tony Garnier - Double Bass (2) Bobby Previte - Percussion (2), Marimba (2) William Schimmel - Accordion (3, 9, 10) Bob Funk - Trombone (3, 5, 10, 11, 19) Ralph Carney - Baritone Sax (4, 14), Sax (11, 18), Clarinet (12) Greg Cohen - Double Bass (5, 12, 13) Keith Richards - Guitar (6, 14, 15), Backing Vocals (15) Robert Musso - Banjo (7) Arno Hecht - Tenor Sax (11, 19) Crispin Cioe - Sax (11, 19) Robert Quine - Guitar (15, 17) Ross Levinson - Violins (15) John Lurie - Alto Sax (16) G.E. Smith - Guitar (17) Mickey Curry - Drums (17) Tony Levin - Bass (17) Robert Kilgore - Organ (17) Either way, he plays so many instruments himself, he is like a one man band. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

05-07-2011, 04:40 PM	#88 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	He still isn't a band though. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

05-07-2011, 04:44 PM	#89 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	ok, fine. But I still count him. His discography is stronger than most bands named here. Title should be edited to bands/artists with the strongest discography. Tom Waits and Elliott Smith deserve to have a spot in any topic of strong discographies. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

05-07-2011, 04:51 PM	#90 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	but ok, I will play by the rules: Husker Du The Replacements Nirvana Pixies Heatmiser (if I can't count Elliott Smith, I will count them) ok, I am struggling now... going I could count this band... but this one album was pretty shotty. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

05-07-2011, 11:18 AM	#83 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	Autechre's discography is freaking amazing. Every album has something new to offer, and they way that they push themselves forward on every album never ceases to impress me. you can't just listen to one Autechre album, each album is completely different.