Best First Time Listen Albums

Connair · 10-18-2010, 08:28 PM

Sunny Day Real Estate-Diary

I had listened to a little bit of Sunny Day but picked up a used copy. Lets just say i don't know why it was a used copy.

duga · 10-18-2010, 08:30 PM

Damn, I forgot about this thread. Nice. Glad to see it bumped.

captaincaptain · 10-18-2010, 08:31 PM

I know it's already been said, but definitely "Daydream Nation".

Paedantic Basterd · 10-18-2010, 08:34 PM

I have experienced varying states of "blown away" during first listens, but these are probably the best of those.

Neon Bible and.

~~Dirty~~ · 10-18-2010, 11:33 PM

Illmatic by Nas was the only album that ever really blew me away. At the time I'd never even listened to rap aside from current radio and popular stuff that I didn't like. First time I heard Illmatic it just opened my eyes to a whole other style of rap I'd never heard before.

Stone Birds · 10-19-2010, 06:41 AM

i love all the songs but lime tree took some getting used to

downwardspiral · 10-19-2010, 08:24 AM

Silversun Pickups - Carnavas.

His voice was just so.. potent. I genuinely thought the singer was a woman at first, I went in listening without knowing a single thing about the band, and there are so, so many catchy hooks in each of the tracks. Absolutely marvellous, instantly fell in love with this band after this fifty minute-ish album.

Others:

Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Isbells - Isbells
Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
The Thermals - Fuckin' A
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Best Coast - Crazy For You
Sparklehorse - It's A Wonderful Life
Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild
The Cure - Disintegration
Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell

Bulldog · 10-19-2010, 09:28 AM

^ Both of these get right into your head from the word go and pretty much never leave. Not in the nasty tapeworm kinda way though

clutnuckle · 10-19-2010, 11:20 AM

Faust IV hit me like a ton of bricks the first time I heard it. "Krautrock" was immovable.

~~James~~ · 10-19-2010, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clutnuckle

Faust IV hit me like a ton of bricks the first time I heard it. "Krautrock" was immovable.

Same, that's why it's my favourite album of all time. It stopped me in my tracks.

10-18-2010, 08:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
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10-19-2010, 08:24 AM	#27 (permalink)
downwardspiral Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 734	Silversun Pickups - Carnavas. His voice was just so.. potent. I genuinely thought the singer was a woman at first, I went in listening without knowing a single thing about the band, and there are so, so many catchy hooks in each of the tracks. Absolutely marvellous, instantly fell in love with this band after this fifty minute-ish album. Others: Elliott Smith - Either/Or Isbells - Isbells Dinosaur Jr. - Farm The Thermals - Fuckin' A Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine Best Coast - Crazy For You Sparklehorse - It's A Wonderful Life Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild The Cure - Disintegration Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell __________________

10-18-2010, 08:28 PM	#21 (permalink)
Connair Music Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 159	Sunny Day Real Estate-Diary I had listened to a little bit of Sunny Day but picked up a used copy. Lets just say i don't know why it was a used copy.

10-18-2010, 08:34 PM	#24 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I have experienced varying states of "blown away" during first listens, but these are probably the best of those. Neon Bible and.

10-18-2010, 11:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
~~Dirty~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Posts: 981	Illmatic by Nas was the only album that ever really blew me away. At the time I'd never even listened to rap aside from current radio and popular stuff that I didn't like. First time I heard Illmatic it just opened my eyes to a whole other style of rap I'd never heard before.

10-19-2010, 09:28 AM	#28 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	^ Both of these get right into your head from the word go and pretty much never leave. Not in the nasty tapeworm kinda way though

10-19-2010, 11:20 AM	#29 (permalink)
clutnuckle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: -_-_-_-_~__~-~_-`_`-~_-`-~-~ Posts: 1,276	Faust IV hit me like a ton of bricks the first time I heard it. "Krautrock" was immovable.