Bands/artists that I would like to get into but don't know where to start

Music-heimer · 09-03-2023, 03:05 AM

(if anyone is a big fan of any of these bands/artists, can you please suggest me a "path" to follow through their discographies?)

Grateful Dead
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Thee Oh Sees
Tom Waits
Butthole Surfers
Dead Can Dance
The Decemberists
Died Pretty
The Divine Comedy
Einstürzende Neubauten
Gentle Giant
Hawkwind
Low
Lush
Marillion
The Mars Volta
Melvins
Midnight Oil
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Inventions
Motorhead
Porcupine Tree
The Residents
Royal Trux
Screaming Trees
Sebadoh
The Shins
Sparks
Spoon
Swans
Throbbing Gristle
Tim Buckley
Unwound
Van Der Graaf Generator
Xiu Xiu

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 09-04-2023, 10:54 PM

For me, the Grateful Dead mostly consists of 2 albums: Workingman's Dead and American Beauty. Both are fantastic albums with a distinct folksy/country sound to them. While I know Deadheads love a lot of their other stuff, IMO those 2 albums are the place to start if you want to get into the Dead.

Years ago back in the age of Grooveshark I listened to the first several Dead albums in chronological order, and the quality between the album that came before Workingman's Dead and WD itself was almost stunning. Just the opening of the first song - Uncle John's Band - was like, wow this is so different! Even though I'd heard the song a zillion times.

Then American Beauty has a lot of gems like this.

Psy-Fi · 09-05-2023, 08:24 AM

If you want to try getting into some live Grateful Dead, I recommend checking out some of their shows from 1971 & 72. That was their peak as a live band as far as I'm concerned.

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Music-heimer Groupie Join Date: Sep 2023 Posts: 2	Bands/artists that I would like to get into but don't know where to start (if anyone is a big fan of any of these bands/artists, can you please suggest me a "path" to follow through their discographies?) Grateful Dead King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Thee Oh Sees Tom Waits Butthole Surfers Dead Can Dance The Decemberists Died Pretty The Divine Comedy Einstürzende Neubauten Gentle Giant Hawkwind Low Lush Marillion The Mars Volta Melvins Midnight Oil Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Inventions Motorhead Porcupine Tree The Residents Royal Trux Screaming Trees Sebadoh The Shins Sparks Spoon Swans Throbbing Gristle Tim Buckley Unwound Van Der Graaf Generator Xiu Xiu Last edited by Music-heimer; 09-03-2023 at 04:34 AM.

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DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,178	For me, the Grateful Dead mostly consists of 2 albums: Workingman's Dead and American Beauty. Both are fantastic albums with a distinct folksy/country sound to them. While I know Deadheads love a lot of their other stuff, IMO those 2 albums are the place to start if you want to get into the Dead. Years ago back in the age of Grooveshark I listened to the first several Dead albums in chronological order, and the quality between the album that came before Workingman's Dead and WD itself was almost stunning. Just the opening of the first song - Uncle John's Band - was like, wow this is so different! Even though I'd heard the song a zillion times. Then American Beauty has a lot of gems like this. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here