The Explain Why You Like This Album ('cause i don't understand) Thread

[mynameandlastname]

We could sit here and go through about the 20-30 metal genres and I`m certain the majority without any doubt has discernible lyrics, when I say discernible I`m talking the majority of their material is receptive to the ear and doesn`t involve growls, snarls, screams and shrieking to the excess of the example I gave on a previous thread here.

[skh23_16]

Well I don't know then, I didn't make it up. :

[Amber is bored]

Bleach or Nevermind?


And Nevermind for me has, 'Led Zeppelin 4 Syndrome' in that since every song has been so overplayed my whole life, it's shelf line is gone early, and theres no reason for me to listen to it unless it's a song not on the radio (Territorial Pissings).

That said, I still love In Utero and Unplugged, even though they've gotten their fair share of overplay, they haven't worn down as quick as Nevermind for me.

I really like Nirvana, not just for their music, but because Cobain so openly and passionately plugging his favorite banRAB in interviews has introduced me to:
The Pixies
The Stooges
The Shaggs
Killing Joke
The Vaselines
The Meat Puppets
Flipper
The Breeders

...and a bunch more. Might be the best band to get into to introduce yourself to the underground.

[Bill E Bee]

Boring.

[Hannah F]

It's the album art. Who doesn't love plant cells?

[lalala123]

Agreed, Johnny Marr is an excellent guitarist. I'm not a massive Smiths fan by any means but I do really love his style of playing.

[bbyckz.]

I agree with Satchmo, mostly.

[viper1651]

There are certain circumstances where having an artists Greatest Hits album is the best way to go, but it usually doesn't serve as a good introduction to their music.

Artists who are very singles oriented, who tend to put out albums with a handful of good songs surrounded by filler definitely merit a greatest hits album. There are actually some great banRAB who I prefer to have the greatest hits of. I love Steely Dan, but aside from maybe Aja, I'm not going to sit and listen to any of their albums start to finish. I'd rather just happen to have a playlist of the songs I love. A Decade of Steely Dan pretty much fits that bill.

There's also a lot of music released pre-1960's that was never released in full-length LP format, so singles compilations is almost critical If you want to amass a good amount of an artist's material. A lot of Jazz, blues, and first wave ska is like that.

[hit me with a crowbar]

I never got the big deal over Slint.

[sgbf]

I forgot about Opeth and Judas Priest, I also like both of them.