I need ~50 albums to listen to

[#FF0000]

So make some suggestions. Personal favorites or whatever you think I'll like. I just need 50 by the end of the month and don't even know where to begin

[Ostrinski]

Recent, general, classics, or what? Any specifics?

[NewLeft]

iZbRS0gZUjM

tell us what you like boy

[the last donut of the night]

i'm not sure what you like so i'll post a lot of different stuff. these are my personal favorites.

neutral milk hotel -- in the airplane over the sea (indie rock)

nas -- illmatic and hip hop is dead (hip hop)

spiritualized -- ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space (experimental, etheral rock)

cursed -- III (grindcore/hardcore)

arcade fire -- neon bible (indie rock)

madvillain -- madvillainy (experimental, underground hip hop)

against me! -- the reinvention of axl rose (folk punk)

la dispute -- wildlife (post-hardcore)

pianos become the teeth -- old pride (post-hardcore)

os mutantes -- os mutantes (psychodelic, brazilian rock)

the roots -- illadelph halflife (underground hip hop)

kendrick lamar -- section.80 and good kid m.a.a.d city (hip hop)

kanye west -- my beautiful dark twisted fantasy (hip hop)

mf doom -- mm...food (experimental hip hop)

tim maia -- imunização racional (funk)

radiohead -- in rainbows and kid a (indie rock/experimental)

ulver -- shadows of the sun (experimental)

j dilla - donuts (hip hop instrumentals)

john coltrane -- acknowledgement (jazz)

madlib -- shades of blue (jazz hip hop, instrumental hip hop)

mastodon -- crack the skye (prog metal)

lee scratch perry -- the return of the super ape (dub)

boards of canada -- music has the right to children (experimental electronic)

godspeed you! black emperor -- lift your skinny fists like antennae to heaven (post-rock)

modest mouse -- this is a long drive for someone with nothing to think about (indie, post-punk rock)

at the drive-in -- this station is non-operational (post-hardcore)

this is mainly the stuff i listen to, and as you can see, hip hop predominates, but i've thrown in some other great stuff. hope it serves you. enjoy, there's some great tunes in there

btw why do you need 50 albums

[Futility Personified]

The Clash - London Calling (punk/rock/all sorts)
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Knife Man (folk punk)
Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding A Mosaic (reggae fusion)
Bomb The Music Industry - Get Warmer (ska flavoured indie punk? i don't know, listen to it)
Dreadzone - Sound (sort of dub influenced dance music)
Imperial Leisure - The Art of Saying Nothing (ska)
The Levellers - Levelling The Land (folk)
Scientist - Scientist Meets The Space Invaders (dub)
Dirty Revolution - Before The Fire (skapunk)
Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves (hardcore punk)
Great Cynics - Don't Need Much (indie)
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleroes - Streetcore (kinda folk/reggae influenced rock, eclectic but brilliant album)
Mouthwash - True Stories (ska)
The Skints - Live, Breathe, Build, Believe (reggae)
Any album by The Smiths (or by The Clash for that matter, but knowing the latter better that's prolly the best to start with)
Suicide Bid - The Rot Stops Here (dub punk)
Inner Terrestrials - X (folk/dub/punk)
Sublime - 40 oz. To Freedom (Ska/punk, all sorts good album)

Hope some of that is to your taste :)

[Il Medico]

Well, since you didn't really specify, I'm just gonna assume you like the same music I do.

Beautiful Sleepyhead and the Laughing Yaks- Emily Wells (hip-hop/classical fusion)

The Symphonies: Dreams Memories and Parties- Emily Wells
(hip-hop/classical fusion)

The Coral- The Coral (neo-psychedelia)

Escapades- Hungry Kids of Hungary (indie pop)

Castaways and Cutouts- The Decemberist (indie folk)

Her Majesty the Decemberist- The Decemberist (indie folk)

Crane Wife- The Decemberist (indie folk)

Pickin' Up the Pieces- Fitz and the Tantrums (neo-soul)

Funeral- Arcade Fire (indie rock)

The Suburbs- Arcade Fire (indie rock)

Fuck *****es. Get Euros.- Super Mash Bros. (mash-up/hip-hop)

Sun Giant- Fleet Foxes (indie folk)

Helplessness Blues- Fleet Foxes (indie folk)

The Gay Parade- of Montreal (indie pop)

Hissing Fauna are You the Destroyer?- of Montreal (indie pop-rock)

Contra- Vampire Weekend (indie pop)

Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend (indie pop)

The Concretes- The Concretes (indie pop)

Places Like This- Architecture in Helsinki (indie pop)

Moment Bends- Architecture in Helsinki (indie pop)

Good News for People Who Love Bad News- Modest Mouse (indie rock)

Rabbit Fur Coat- Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins (indie rock/folk)

Permafrost- Laurena Segura (alternative/indie)

Manners- Passion Pit (indie electro-pop)

Grand- Matt & Kim (indie pop)

In An Aeroplane Over the Sea- Neutral Milk Hotel (indie rock)

Yoshimi Battles Pink Robots- The Flamming Lips (indie rock)

Since I Left You- The Avalanches (electronic)

The Clash- The Clash (punk)

London Calling- The Clash (punk)

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables- The Dead Kennedys (hardcore punk)

Another Music in a Different Kitchen- The Buzzcocks (punk)

Love Bites- The Buzzcocks (punk)

The Undertones- The Undertones (punk)

...Is Back!- Cobra (Japanese Oi!)

Ramones- Ramones (punk)

Rocket to Russia- Ramones (punk)

Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols- The Sex Pistols (punk)

13 Songs- Fugazi (post-hardcore)

Let Go- Knock Out (ska-punk)

Summer Hits No. 1- The Queers (pop punk)

Beat Off- The Queers (pop punk)

Death Rides a Dead Cow- The Milkmen (punk)

Shock Troops- Cock Sparrer (Oi!)

Nouvelle Vague- Nouvelle Vague (bossa nova)

Bande A Part- Nouvelle Vague (bossa nova)

The Listening- Lights (synthpop/electric)

The Lady Killer- Cee Lo Green (R&B)

The Musical Stylings of...- Blair Crimmins and the Hookers (Ragtime/Dixieland/Hot Jazz)

Coming Up- Suede (britpop)

Dog Man Star- Suede (britpop)

Parklife- Blur (britpop)

Modern Life is Rubbish- Blur (britpop)

Definitely Maybe- Oasis (britpop)

[What's the Story] Morning Glory- Oasis (britpop)

Different Class- Pulp (britpop)

Smiths- The Smiths (alt rock)

Louder Than Bombs- The Smiths (alt rock)

The Singles- Soft Cell (synthpop)

Best of Blondie- Blondie (new wave)

Best of the Specials- The Specials (2tone)

Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars- David Bowie (glam rock)

Low- David Bowie (art rock)

Man Who Sold the World- David Bowie (rock)

Hunky Dory- David Bowie (art rock)

Aladdin Sane- David Bowie (glam rock)

All Over the World: The Best of ELO- Electric Lights Orchestra (rock)

Breakfast in America- Super Tramp (rock)

Pet Sounds- The Beach Boys (baroque pop/ surf rock)

Rubber Soul- The Beatles (folk rock)

Goodbye Baby- The Animals (blues rock)

That'll be the Day- Buddy Holly & the Crickets (rock and roll)

In the Wee Small Hours- Frank Sinatra (vocal)

Come Fly with Me- Frank Sinatra (vocal)

Dino: The Essential Dean Martin- Dean Martin (vocal)

Permission to Land- The Darkness (glam rock)

Plastic Beach- Gorillaz (hip-hop)

With His Hot and Blue Guitar- Johnny Cash (country)

Ella Sings Gershwin- Ella Fitzgerlad (swing)

Best of Edith Piaf Vol. 1 & 2- Edith Piaf (cabaret)

Runaround Sue- Dion (Doo Wop)

Ta-Dah!- Scissor Sisters (indie pop)

Super Taranta- Gogol Bordello (gypsy punk)

Franz Ferdinand- Franz Ferdinand (indie rock)

Warm Heart of Africa- The Very Best (Eletronic/Malawian)


There, that should do it.

[#FF0000]

neato thanks for the suggestions so far. lots of things i already listen to (that's alright) and lots of things i haven't heard before.

But yeah I"m seriously looking for anything. Old, new, whatever. If you want to see what I listen before suggesting, just pm me and I'll link you to my last.fm

but when in doubt just suggest the most "out-there" shit possible that you love and that you feel is on the periphery of everyone else's attention u no?

[#FF0000]

btw why do you need 50 albums

it is a secret shhhhh

[Il Medico]

Mate, I know you didn't specifically say you wanted obscure bands for this list, but if you do from some reason, differently check out Blair Crimmins and the Hookers and Laurena Segura from the above list, plus The Social (who are a post-punk revival band Bilan turned me on to a few years back). All of them are real small time but also pretty good.

/hipster moment

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Born to Run The River, Nebraska. (Heartland Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Soul, Blues & Rhythm)
Frank Turner - England, Keep My Bones; Love, Ire & Song. (Folk Rock/Punk Rock)
Buddy Holly/Chirping Crickets - Top Hits (very early Rock 'n' Roll)
The Replacements - Tim (alt. Rock)
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (Punk/Heartland Rock)
The Velvet Underground & Nico (self-titled album; this is pretty much genesis for hipster indie rock, and it's good).

[ed miliband]

white label classics - ruff sqwad -- just been released, but it's a selection of instrumental grime tunes made by a bunch of kids (like, 13 - 14 year olds) in the early 00s. you might not believe me when i say some of them are genuinely beautiful, but check this out...

xCFaycvFD6Y

seriously one of my most favourite pieces of music ever; a pure slice of melancholia.

the transfiguration of blind joe death - john fahey -- you need to hear everything fahey released, but this is the best introduction. you might not think you can do much with a steel string guitar, but boy - fahey makes it sing. plus he was playing around with the blues tradition in a really interesting way, taking influence from modern classical composition, indian classical music, musique concrete, etc.

ReW9uUYm-DA

calling out of context - arthur russell -- classically trained cellist who worked at various points with phillip glass, allen ginsberg and ravi shankar and then went on to create some of the strangest disco music ever. i once heard this described as 'dance music for people who like sad songs' and that makes sense. some of the lyrics are so painfully beautiful in their observations of love an' all that, but the songs are so upbeat you can't help but move your feet.

kDX0I_14OY0

consignment: favor for a favor - boldy james -- it's hard to describe hip hop now without using a whole load of boring adjectives that make it sound shit. this is kinda like lil b when he's serious, sorta slightly wonky hip hop, 'cept he mostly raps about dealing coke. anyway, it's good, pretty long and he gave it away for free. not gonna complain.

3iB4sTZhkq0

roxy music - roxy music -- brian eno making weird sounds, bryan ferry crooning like a nuts cabaret singer, skronking saxes and proto-punk guitars. i'm making it sound pretty messy but this is just an amazing, clever pop album. and i was sceptical to begin with.

m-zSnO7sbXg

c'est chic - chic / we are family - sister sledge / diana - diana ross -- i'm including all of these together because for me they're all basically nile rodger's albums. you'll either know these albums and love 'em, or know of them an wonder why i'm recommending them ("disco? pah!"). but seriously, nile rodger's guitar playing is just sublime - he does so much, so well, while seemingly doing so little. if that makes no sense it will when you listen to the albums. including some lesser known tunes in the links...


2I_HdvgsWhM

O6ZNcIJmn5I

UsoRL5X0l8E


give me your love - sisters love -- ray charles former backing singers, inc. merry clayton who did the wailing on the back 'gimme shelter' formed a band, released a string of singles and then disappeared. this comp puts them all together, and they're amazing... (the record in this video - 'the mowest story' is also incredible, check it out)

NKHXbwhkJVk

[Sasha]

Some dutch sugestions:

Punk;
The ex; disturbing domestic peace
De kift; yverzucht
Rondo's; black & white statement

Hip-hop:
Osdorpposse; brilliant, hard en geslepen
Opgezwolle; vloeistof
Pete philly & perquisite; mystery repeats
Jeugd van tegenwoordig

Metal/rock:
Peterpanspeedrock
Kong - what it seems is what you get

Ska:
Mr review: one way ticket to skaville

rock n roll;
hi dramatic: thrift
Classical;
Simeon ten holt; canto ostinato

Electronic:
Noisia: split the atom
aux raus

Other;
Spinvis

[Sasha]

Non dutch tips;
Monofocus (french)
Jackdawn with crowbar
Fiftyfootcombo - ghent bxl
44 leningrad
aggrolites - self titled
t hof van commerce - rocky 7 (no i cant understand them either, its some crazy flemmish dialect)
einsturzende neubauten - half mensch

[Pirate Utopian]

Lil B - Tears 4 God

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Muse - Origin of Symmetry
The Vaccines - What did you expect from the Vaccines?
TV On the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
Weezer - Blue Album/Weezer
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
The Black Keys - Brothers

[Manic Impressive]

Cat (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgkHd6eBfoE) Empire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr45FKJOhEs) - Two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJU79dmVgZY) Shoes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-VOB8ajbzY)

[Thirsty Crow]

but when in doubt just suggest the most "out-there" shit possible that you love and that you feel is on the periphery of everyone else's attention u no?
Unexpect. You can either go with Fables of the Sleepless Empire or its predecessor In a Flesh Aquarium. Some real crazy shit right here (if you have a taste for metal; I'll just assume you do and proceed with other stuff from this genre).

Also try:

Cynic - Focus
Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg
Spawn of Possession - Incurso (not really "out there" for my standards; but dizzying death metal nontheless)

Maybe I'll add something later.

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

The Vaccines - What did you expect from the Vaccines?



Really???

Good shout on Muse, though. Love them :D

[Ele'ill]

Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Windy and Carl - Dedications To Flea

[the last donut of the night]

brazilian shit:

planet hemp -- os cães ladram mas a caravana não para and usuário

[A Revolutionary Tool]

System of a Down-Toxicity
The Coup-Kill my Landlord
Rage Against the Machine-Rage Against the Machine
Radiohead-Pablo Honey
Radiohead- Ok Computer
Dead Kennedys-Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Sunrise Above-Global Warning
The Nightwatchman-Worldwide Rebel Songs
Dr. Dre-The Chronic
Eminem-Eminem Show

[PC LOAD LETTER]

The Clash - London Calling (punk/rock/all sorts)
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Knife Man (folk punk)
Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding A Mosaic (reggae fusion)
Bomb The Music Industry - Get Warmer (ska flavoured indie punk? i don't know, listen to it)
Dreadzone - Sound (sort of dub influenced dance music)
Imperial Leisure - The Art of Saying Nothing (ska)
The Levellers - Levelling The Land (folk)
Scientist - Scientist Meets The Space Invaders (dub)
Dirty Revolution - Before The Fire (skapunk)
Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves (hardcore punk)
Great Cynics - Don't Need Much (indie)
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleroes - Streetcore (kinda folk/reggae influenced rock, eclectic but brilliant album)
Mouthwash - True Stories (ska)
The Skints - Live, Breathe, Build, Believe (reggae)
Any album by The Smiths (or by The Clash for that matter, but knowing the latter better that's prolly the best to start with)
Suicide Bid - The Rot Stops Here (dub punk)
Inner Terrestrials - X (folk/dub/punk)
Sublime - 40 oz. To Freedom (Ska/punk, all sorts good album)

Hope some of that is to your taste :)
The guy behind Bomb The Music Industry used to be in a ska-punk band called Arrogant Sons of *****es (http://youtu.be/Pg5YkqKGBJE). They're good. If you like them check out Big D and the Kids Table (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4856mV7uSUE), too, they're okay. And you can't mention ska without Streetlight Manifesto's Everything Goes Numb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNq_SpKih2I) which is like ska sent down by the unholy ska gods and satan himself and the future ghost of ozzy osbourne for us mere mortals to try to comprehend but we can't so we just listen to it and shed tears of joy at its absolute perfection.

I'll throw in
Defeater - Travels (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y27to2GrZS0)
One Eyed God Prophecy - self-titled (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEdhjrMK-EA)
Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdpIvA2Ox8w)
Múm - Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is OK (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMM-vMAeDpM)
The Flaming Tsunamis - Focus the Fury (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMM-vMAeDpM)
Fugazi - Repeater (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFlUFwbWXEs)
Wolves in the Throne Room - Diadem of 12 Stars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni08ILDUHVU) (these folks are amazing, seriously)
Ludicra - Fex Urbis Lex Orbis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSRWtFuRVUs)
Choking Victim - Squatta's Paradise EP (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-n8NYhadvw)
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8IzlbDTgNM)
Anti-Heroes - That's Right (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AclrdIPkCgY)
Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains - Love Songs for the Apocalypse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqexThzOOC0)
Orchid - Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edpot4xOqsI)
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-cD4oLk_D0)

[Rusty Shackleford]

So theres some compilations/greatests and some band repeats. I left out some of the regular shit i post but yeah. not 50 albums. but some i would super highly recommend.


The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
The Black Angels - Passover
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-la-la Band - Horses in the Sky
Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook
The Monks - Black Monk Time
Dope Body - Nupping
Dan Auerbach - keep it hid
Om - Pilgrimage
Sleep - Jerusalem
Sleep- Sleeps Holy Mountain
Neutral Milk Hotel - Airplane Over the Sea
The Builders and the Butchers - The Builders and the Butchers
Calexico - Feast of Wire
Calexico - Spoke
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
Earth - Hex; or Printing in the Infernal Method
Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood
Fela Kuti - The Best of the Black President
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinnny Fists Like Antennas
Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks (Underdog World Strike)
Led Zeppelin - III
The Doors - The Doors (Or Strange Days or both!)
Civil Civic - Rules
The Pogues - The Very Best of
Murder by Death - In Bocca Al Luppo
Murder by Death - Red Tooth & Claw

Seriously though, the Monks. I was blown away when i first hear them.

-5iI0__9S1c

Dope Body has its moments of just flooring you. Absolute discord at times, moments of heavy, moments of punk, mostly moments of awesome weirdness.

LRi4zmoxumE

And though this is not from the album i recommended, Civil Civic is a nice electronic band. I dont know how to classify it. But, i love it.
n59HVHVllF4

[skitty]

The Balfa Brothers-Play Traditional Cajun Music Vol 1+2
Roscoe Holcomb-The High Lonesome Sound
Ten Years After-Live at the Fillmore East
Humble Pie-Rockin' the Fillmore
Spirit-Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus
Weather Report-Mysterious Traveller
Derek and the Dominos-Layla
Hot Tuna-Burgers
Tinariwen-The Radio Tisdas Sessions
Crosby Stills Nash and Young-Deja Vu
Traffic-Welcom to the Canteen
Grateful Dead-To Terrapin Hartford '77
Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers
Bill Evans-Complete Village Vanguard Recordings 1961
Anna Calvi-Anna Calvi
King Crimson-In the Court of the Crimson King
Edgar Winter's White Trash-Roadwork
Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen-Live From Deep in the Heart of Texas
Little Feat-Waiting for Columbus
Allman Brothers Band-At Fillmore East
Lucinda Williams-Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Billy Holiday-Lady in Autumn
Chick Corea-Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Hendrix-Electric Ladyland
Deep Purple-Made in Japan
Yes-Close to the Edge
Calexico-Garden Ruin
Sigur Ross-Takk
Violent Fems-Add It up
John Prine-Live
Strawbs-Hero and Heroine
Lou Reed-Rock n Roll Animal
The Who-Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
Jethro Tull-Thick As a Brick
Santana-III

[skitty]

Try Purgatory Hill. Saw them at a cigar box guitar festival.

[#FF0000]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Thankfully I've gotten exactly what I expected from this thread -- lots i already heard, lots i knew of but haven't heard, and lots i never knew of.

So yeah thanks!

[Rusty Shackleford]

So now the question is this. What 50 albums did you go with? Mostly your own picks? Recommendations from here?

[Lev Bronsteinovich]

Dub Housing --Pere Ubu

Forever Changes -- Love

Red -- King Crimson

Howlin' Wind -- Graham Parker and the Rumor

Come Fly With Me -- Frank Sinatra

Freak Out -- Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention

Sound Affects -- The Jam

Stands for Decibels -- The Dbs

Drums Along The Hudson -- The Bongos

Poetic Injustice -- Rude Haiku

Mavericks -- Holsapple/Stamey

Safe As Milk -- Captain Beefheart

Exposure -- Robert Fripp

The Blasters -- The Blasters

Richard and Linda Thompson -- Shoot Out The Lights

Live From the Hungry i -- The Kingston Trio

Any Album -- Buffalo Springfield

Something Else -- The Kinks

Let It Be -- The Replacements

The Velvet Underground -- The Velvet Underground

New York -- Lou Reed

Close to the Edge -- Yes

Argy Bargy -- Squeeze

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music -- Ray Charles

The Who Sell Out -- The Who

Moby Grape -- Moby Grape

Abraxas -- Santana

Live Dead -- Grateful Dead

What We Did on our Holiday -- Fairport Convention

Labour of Lust -- Nick Lowe

To name but a few