Albums that are influential/innovative/good

Josh93248 · 06-09-2016, 06:36 AM

Hi everyone.

I'm looking to increase my knowledge of music, especially of the past decade, I want to get a sense of the rise and fall of artists and genres and what music has been doing whilst I've only payed attention to those few things in those even fewer niches I really like.

To that end I'd like to hear what albums you consider to be influential (so I can learn what has created most recent trends) innovative (to learn where new ideas have come from and what is being done on the cutting edge) and last but not least GOOD! (basically so it's listenable)

I know endless debates about what is good or innovative etc can be had, hell, you can even argue what those very words mean! But regardless, please list any and all albums that you think qualify as good examples of the traits I mention. If you can think of albums that are quite arguably all 3, so much the better.

Finally as I mentioned above the focus is on recent music BUT I will not say no to a good suggestion that's older, especially if you make a convincing case as to why it's worth listening to.

Thanks guys!

grindy · 06-09-2016, 06:46 AM

Next up: "Music containing sounds"

Josh93248 · 06-09-2016, 06:50 AM

Is this forum nothing but an echo chamber for snarky jerks who should do something better with their time? I intentionally did not specify genres because I wanted to let people approach the question however they wanted.

Zhanteimi · 06-09-2016, 06:51 AM

Your question is huge. Why not start with websites like pitchfork or albumoftheyear or bandcamp or disconaivete or prettymuchamazing or soundcloud? See what's popular; see what's critically regarded.

DeadChannel · 06-09-2016, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Josh93248

Is this forum nothing but an echo chamber for snarky jerks who should do something better with their time?

Yep.

OccultHawk · 06-09-2016, 08:56 AM

Leonin was the first composer (or at least the first we can identify by name) to make use of polyphony. Not only did it change the landscape of Western music forever it's also heartbreakingly beautiful

https://youtu.be/MHODtTiE2SA

This does predate the "last decade"

Sorry

YorkeDaddy · 06-09-2016, 09:25 AM

It's amazing that some of the worst ****posters here are ****ing mods

OccultHawk · 06-09-2016, 09:39 AM

Here's one that's recent. Who can say if it's going to be influential or if it's pioneering but I certainly think the quality of her music is impressive

Lucy Claire

You can check her stuff out on Spotify and Bandcamp

**Frownland** · 06-09-2016, 09:47 AM

90s music circa 1967.

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

It's amazing that some of the worst ****posters here are ****ing mods

The cream rises to the top, my boy.

OccultHawk · 06-09-2016, 10:00 AM

I definitely think Can is much more timeless than Silver Apples. Silver Apples is great but it obviously falls in that psychedelic 60's sound. Can on the other hand, really does seem to me like it could be 96 2006 or 2016.

06-09-2016, 06:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Josh93248 Groupie Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 10	Albums that are influential/innovative/good Hi everyone. I'm looking to increase my knowledge of music, especially of the past decade, I want to get a sense of the rise and fall of artists and genres and what music has been doing whilst I've only payed attention to those few things in those even fewer niches I really like. To that end I'd like to hear what albums you consider to be influential (so I can learn what has created most recent trends) innovative (to learn where new ideas have come from and what is being done on the cutting edge) and last but not least GOOD! (basically so it's listenable) I know endless debates about what is good or innovative etc can be had, hell, you can even argue what those very words mean! But regardless, please list any and all albums that you think qualify as good examples of the traits I mention. If you can think of albums that are quite arguably all 3, so much the better. Finally as I mentioned above the focus is on recent music BUT I will not say no to a good suggestion that's older, especially if you make a convincing case as to why it's worth listening to. Thanks guys!

06-09-2016, 06:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Next up: "Music containing sounds" __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

06-09-2016, 06:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	Your question is huge. Why not start with websites like pitchfork or albumoftheyear or bandcamp or disconaivete or prettymuchamazing or soundcloud? See what's popular; see what's critically regarded. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

06-09-2016, 06:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Josh93248 Groupie Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 10	Is this forum nothing but an echo chamber for snarky jerks who should do something better with their time? I intentionally did not specify genres because I wanted to let people approach the question however they wanted.

06-09-2016, 08:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Leonin was the first composer (or at least the first we can identify by name) to make use of polyphony. Not only did it change the landscape of Western music forever it's also heartbreakingly beautiful https://youtu.be/MHODtTiE2SA This does predate the "last decade" Sorry

06-09-2016, 09:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Here's one that's recent. Who can say if it's going to be influential or if it's pioneering but I certainly think the quality of her music is impressive Lucy Claire You can check her stuff out on Spotify and Bandcamp

06-09-2016, 10:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I definitely think Can is much more timeless than Silver Apples. Silver Apples is great but it obviously falls in that psychedelic 60's sound. Can on the other hand, really does seem to me like it could be 96 2006 or 2016.