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  1. JSinNOLA

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    #1 JSinNOLA, Sep 25, 2006
    The purpose of this thread is to name a musical genre and list what albums/songs are required listening to jump into that particular style. Be as general as 'Jazz' or as specific as '1983 Southern Polka' :)

    This way people can know where to start when trying to listen to new types of music!

    I'll start:

    Genre: Cuban Jazz
    Instrument: Trumpet
    Artist: Arturo Sandoval
    Album: Flight to Freedom

    Background: In July 1990 after playing trumpet in his native Cuba for 28 of his 41 years, Arturo Sandoval had the opportunity to defect from Cuba along with his family. A brilliant virtuoso, Sandoval finally was able to play whatever music he wanted without having to satisfy a dictator and his potential was enormous. On his American debut, Sandoval mostly performs boppish jazz with slight touches of rock and spiced with Latin percussion. The trumpeter shows restraint on the ballads (including a tasty "Body and Soul") and displays plenty of fire on the often-funky uptempo romps, not overdoing the effortless high notes. With the assistance of the high-powered tenor of Ed Calle, the versatile guitarist Rene Luis Toledo and a variety of talented sidemen (including guest Chick Corea on three songs), Arturo Sandoval's long overdue debut is well-rounded, exciting and highlighted by a fast rendition of Dizzy Gillespie's "Tanga."

    Sandoval was discovered by Gillespie and was taken under his wing. He is considered one of the best Jazz Trumpet players around.


    Worth a listen!


    Please, jump in and let's get this going. Post as many albums/songs as you wish! Fun thread, huh? :)
     
  2. Webby

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    #2 Webby, Sep 25, 2006
    Hmmmmm
    I was born long after this music was created but I'm trying to learn as much as possible about music from the 60s, 70s, etc.

    Genre: Progressive Rock (mixing jazz and classic with rock)...
    Artists: Electric Light Orchestra, The Moody Blues, Steely Dan
    Albums:
    ELO - Out of the Blue (1977), Discovery (1979)
    Moody Blues - A Question of Balance (1970)
    Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (1972), The Royal Scam (1976)

    Maybe some more experienced folk can improve or correct my suggestions. I only picked those albums because they had the most 5 star songs based on my ratings
     
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    #3 JSinNOLA, Sep 26, 2006
    C'mon fools!
     
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    #4 rollsorferrari?, Sep 26, 2006
    genre: rap
    artists: 2pac, notorious b.i.g., jay-z, dmx
    albums: 2pac: greatest hits, jay-z: volume 2, dmx: and then there was x
    background: this is the music that shaped many teens from the early/mid 90's to today, and the four artists mentione above are usually the four noted as bringing the rap genre to the forefront.
     
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    #5 BT, Sep 27, 2006
    Alt/surfer/ska rock
    Required album: Sublime - 40 oz. to freedom
    description - rock riffs with reggae style beats and some sampling

    A variant of the ska sound with more rythmic melodies and harder hitting guitar riffs, perfect for when you need an energy lift. Some great lyrics too. A favorite among surfers and skateboarders in the late 90's.
    BT
     
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    #6 G-Car-Man, Sep 27, 2006
    If you like progressive rock you NEED all of the 'Yes' Albums from 1970 to 1974 including 'The Yes Album', 'Fragile', 'Close to the Edge', 'Tales from Topographic Oceans' and 'Relayer'. Start slow b/c if you jump right to 'Tales' you'll get scared off (Tales consists of 4 songs which are each about 20 minutes long)...
     
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    #7 BT, Sep 27, 2006
    Genre: Zappa
    Instrument: Xylophone
    Artist: Frank Zappa
    Album: Apostrophe / Overnite sensation

    Background
    Zappa, like Frank Lloyd Wright, was unsuccessful as a student, being kicked out of college for his atypical views of musical composition. By fusing storytelling and symphonic composition highlighted by the often hyperbaric undertones of xylophonic percussion accents, he created a new style of music. He also created a new vocabulary that carried through all the albums he recorded (over 50 albums). Similar to punk in that vocal perfection was less desired than interesting lyrics.
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    #8 Townshend, Sep 27, 2006
    GREAT ALBUM!

    Genre: Psychadelic/Blues Rock
    Artist: The Doors
    Album: The Doors

    Simply put, one of the greatest albums of all time. A band that was popular in the late 60's into the early 70's that still has heavy influences in music today and pop culture today.
     
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    #9 Townshend, Sep 27, 2006
    Also for progressive rock knowing both Rush and more recently Dream Theater are a must.
     
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    #10 enjoythemusic, Sep 27, 2006
    Genre: Jazz
    Artist: Miles Davis
    Album: Kind Of Blue

    Genre: Jazz
    Artist: Brubeck
    Album: Take Five

    very predictable choices, but am amazed how few people have these albums in their collection.
     
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    #11 nleksan, Sep 27, 2006
    Genre: Indie Rock
    Artist: Neutral Milk Hotel
    Album: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
     
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    #12 Webby, Sep 27, 2006
    Yes! Can't believe I forgot Yes
     
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    #13 BT, Sep 28, 2006
    Also, try Tripping Daisy's album I am an Elastic Firecracker. One song got some radio play in the mid 90's, but the whole album is good after you hear it about ten times. It is great after about 50 listens. It is awesome after about 200. I changed it out of my five CD rotation at work after three years. It was the all time office favorite.
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    #14 David_S, Sep 30, 2006
    Genre: Atmospheric doom metal
    Artist: Dissolving of Prodigy
    Album: Lamentations of Innocents

    Here's a brief snip from someones review at the attached link:

    "After a simply stunning classical intro, we are immediately thrown into a pool of misery and sadness. Slow, mournful, with painfully wailing vocals, this album sounds like a constant cry of desperation arising from the depths of a solitary soul, trapped forever in a prison of sorrow and desolation. Never harsh or brutal, the music drags itself forth at an uncomfortably slow tempo, always painful, always depressive, always hopeless. Soft, haunting background choirs, perfect use of flute and violin (the combination of these instruments on the same album almost never fails to send shivers down my spine) and whispers of anguish and uncertainty about one's fate, complete this unusually sombre and dark picture."

    http://www.doom-metal.com/reviews/dop.html
     

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