My music renaissance
 

My music renaissance


So, lately I've been thinking. Its been a long time since I've really got back into my music. Its been about two years since I stopped hosting my own radio show, and taken on a more behind the scenes roll at the station.

I've focused on educating myself more, amateur sport (ice hockey if you were wondering) and furthering my work career. So music has understandably taken a bit of a back seat. I still get to gigs, (not as much). But what’s been really getting to me is the lack of time I’m actually sitting back on a Sunday and playing album after album. It seems the only time I’m really getting into what I own is when I’m at the gym or on the bikes. So I’ve decided to go back through my collection, and fill in some holes with some depth, by purchasing a bit more to further my education. I’ve chosen a few (about 20-25) albums that I’ve purchased of the past 4 years that I think will get me back where I want to be.

That being said, I feel as if I haven’t backdated or appreciated the older music which was before my time, So that’s where you guys come in. I want to know what albums I should add to this list, what albums you think are a must for me to get into. But let me start.
PS I’ll try give you guys a bit of a background on my musical education to help you form your oppinions.( ALSO, If you haven’t heard of some of these bands, I would sincerely suggest giving them a spin! I didn’t choose them lightly)

Korn – self Titled.
This Is where my appreciation for music began, I was probably about 8-9 when my neighbour introduced me to this absolutely brutal album, which really taught me that there was a world outside the Sunday edition of Video Hits.

Led Zepplin –ST

Led Zepplin – House of the Holy

Rhythm and Blues is fairly new to me, I just started hitting up the old mans’ music collection and currently am wrapped with what I’ve found.

Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magic
The Wombats - A Guide To love, Loss and Loyalty
For those who don’t know, the wombats are a modern day British pop group who personally for me are the benchmark of any self respecting pop rock band, With 80’s and indy influence, its just a well put together album, which you just don’t get in pop….ever.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Here
I don’t really know how to describe these guys, but If you want some stark contrast to ANYTHING, hit.it.up.

Nirvana – Nevermind.
Self explanatory…

Gypsy and the Cat – Gilgamesh
Australian electronic, Got a lot of feel.
Rage against the machine – self titled
Hilltop Hoods – The calling

Hilltop Hoods- The Hard Road Restrun

Hilltop Hoods – State Of The Art

Australian Hip-Hop, ain’t what you’re thinking, for someone who despised over produced Hip-Hop, “R&B” especially when I found these guys, its not what you’re thinking I credit these guys for getting me out of that teenage metal-or-nothing funk.
COG – Sharing space
(Australian Prog Metal)
Bon Iver – For emma, forever ago.
Chill.

Radio Head – Best of.

Metalica – Master of Puppets

Van Halen – Best of
Ragin’ instrumentals? Yuhuh.
Boy and Bear – Moonfire.

As you can see it’s a real eclectic mix. Please help me extend it!

Okaaaaayyyy.... most of that stuff is outside what I listen to personally, but you can be sure there are people here who will give you a very solid grounding in those bands.

For myself, I look at Led Zep and think, why no Deep Purple? No Sabbath? No Hendrix? There may be reasons, but surely if you enjoy the down-and-dirty rock and roll of Zep mixed with the odd progressive element, you would gravitate naturally towards the others in the Big Four of Classic Rock, as it were?

For Purple I'd suggest In Rock, Machine Head and maybe Live in Japan, if you decide to get into Black Sabbath I'd try the debut s/t as well as Paranoid and Volume 4 plus Master of Reality, throw in Heaven and Hell too for a different perspective on the band. Hendrix? Well, just about any album but I find the collection Cornerstones is good to start off with. Then if you end up liking Deep Purple you might move on to "spinoff" bands like Whitesnake and Rainbow and perhaps Dio, though this does verge more away from the Classic Rock and towards the Heavy Metal side of things. Speaking of metal, if you decide to try that out (after perhaps listening to Sabbath, and I see you have a Metallica album on your list so guess youre no stranger to that) I'd suggest Iron Maiden as your first port of call.

Beyond that, it really depends. There are some great progressive rock acts (Yes, Camel, Genesis, Rush, ELP etc) you could try out, though whether you'd want to move in that direction or not I don't know.

But hey, it's a start. If you want to know any more about any of the above bands, or bands like them, or those genres, let me know.

Oh, and check out the "education" threads here and the "recommendation" ones too, could be a big help in making your decision.

Best of luck.
TH

So basically you're looking for good albums that are older than Led Zeppelin? How about giving these a try then, all from the 50s and early 60s:


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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers—A Night In Tunisia
A terrific album by one of the most influential hard bop groups. It's also a great starting point if you're a rock fan trying to get into jazz since the album—especially the title track—rocks really fucking hard for jazz.


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Stuff Smith—Cat on a Hot Fiddle
Sounds like Louis Armstrong playing bebop with a fiddle. Definitely a unique sound and lots of variation from track to track.


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Harry Belfonte—Calypso
Despite the title, this is mostly a collection of mento songs. Fun, upbeat stuff that is hands down one of the best albums of the 50s.


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Glenn Gould—The Bodberg Variations
Some of the best classical piano playing you'll probably ever hear.


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Lennie Tristano—Intuition
Beautiful bebop with a certain classical influence.

Thanks, thats exactly what i'm looking for... The reason I've got the zep is because I'm persuing a little more on the "big four". Will do, thanks for the tip.

You're very welcome. :) If you need further direction, or examples, just shout! Glad to be of service.

And I guess I'm just chopped liver over here. :laughing:

Look more like Cookie Monster going to court, to me :rofl:

Are you referring to a specific Australian Hip Hop artist, or the genre in general? I may be misreading that part?

I think the reason LZ is still talked about so much is that they were so effing good and so diverse. I grew up listening to them in the 70's and I still listen to them all the time. You should branch out and listen to LZ 3, 4 and Physical Graffiti also. They were so much more than a metal band and that is why they have withstood the test of time.

It's great that you're listening to older music also. When I worked as a radio DJ, that's when I discovered a lot of really old music like Duke Ellington and Django Reinhardt and old folk and blues stuff (a lot of which threads directly back to Zepplin). I still cherish all of it.

Rules for a lifetime of listening: Keep an open mind, don't worry too much about genres and most important, keep listening. After awhile, you will hone your instincts to the point where the music you like will find you. Things will leap off the proverbial shelf and into your hand. It might sound crazy but it's true.

so your trying to get BACK INTO MUSIQ ???? ok try dis its da good stuff


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