Where should I start with these bands?

F5

So I'm looking to broaden my musical horizon a bit but I need help knowing where to start with a few bands and artists. Some help would be awesome. The list starts as follows:

The Strokes
Radiohead
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
The Who
Bruce Springsteen
Ben Harper
The Ramones
Social Distrotion
REM
Wilco

We'll start with that...

Inhiding230

In Rainbows - for Radiohead is a good start and then maybe the older stuff like The Bends, Pablo Honey, and OK Computer. I am not a huge fan but I do like their music and they are amazing live.

Ben Harper is a tough one. I don't really like any of his studio stuff, but he is an amazing live performer..... I guess my favorite CD would be Both Sides of the Gun. His newer stuff (Lifeline) is a little more mellow.

Child Of The 90s

The question of where to start is a tough one, and I would really struggle to answer this question for some of these bands, but I have a couple of suggestions...


Neil Young - I started with Freedom, but I really think that Live Rust would be a great way to get into his music.

Bob Dylan - Wow...where to start?... There are a lot of people who would say Blonde on Blonde, but I'm not sure. He's written so much and shaped the music landscape so much that it's hard to start with just one album. Maybe a greatest hits CD?

The Who - I started with Tommy, but I know people who would fight tooth and nail for Quadrophenia

Bruce Springsteen - Maybe the River... again, lots of great ones though

Ben Harper - Welcome to the Cruel World

The Ramones
Social Distrotion - I think a new one (Sex, Love and Rock and Roll) would be good to start with.

REM - Automatic for the People...without a doubt the best place to start (although, it will be hard for anything else to live up to it's greatness!)


Again, it's all subjective, but there's my 2 cents anyway.

Enjoy

mrwalkerb

The Strokes-either of the first two records are solid, the third one is really good but different for the strokes

Neil Young-depends what you want, I like anything from 70-75 really Zuma and tonight's the night are fantastic

Bruce Springsteen-born to run is the single greatest rock and roll record in history.Darkness is pretty good too

Social Distrotion-I'd say the last 2 or the self titled, prison bound is weak though,

REM-again depends on if you want 80s college rock REM or 90s "alt rock" REM, long story short just ask sadprofessor

Cosmo

The Strokes - 'This Is It'
Radiohead - 'The Bends'
Neil Young - 'Rust Never Sleeps' or 'Harvest'
Bob Dylan - 'Blonde On Blonde'
The Who - 'Who's Next' and 'Quadrophenia'
Bruce Springsteen - 'Born To Run'
Ben Harper - 'Burn To Shine'
The Ramones - 'The Ramones'
Social Distrotion - 'Social Distortion'
REM - ?
Wilco - ?

Red Lukin

The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Neil Young - Ragged Glory
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
The Who - Quadrophenia
Ben Harper - Fight for your Mind
REM - Accelerate

Just some suggestions - can't say they are the best, but you can't go wrong with any of these albums.

For Neil I'd say buy all his cd's and for Dylan also get The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited, and Blonde on Blonde.

Strangest Tribe

Cosmo wrote:

The Strokes - 'This Is It'
Radiohead - 'The Bends'
Neil Young - 'Rust Never Sleeps' or 'Harvest'
Bob Dylan - 'Blonde On Blonde'
The Who - 'Who's Next' and 'Quadrophenia'
Bruce Springsteen - 'Born To Run'
Ben Harper - 'Burn To Shine'
The Ramones - 'The Ramones'
Social Distrotion - 'Social Distortion'
REM - ?
Wilco - ?

This is your winner here, go with these

and as for
REM-Document
Wilco-Being There

seanw1010

mitchmoore2 wrote:

So I'm looking to broaden my musical horizon a bit but I need help knowing where to start with a few bands and artists. Some help would be awesome. The list starts as follows:

The Strokes
Radiohead
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
The Who
Bruce Springsteen
Ben Harper
The Ramones
Social Distrotion
REM
Wilco

We'll start with that...

neil young-harvest
bob dylan-blonde on blonde
the who-quadrophenia
bruce springsteen-the wild, the innocent, and the e street shuffle

dont listen to any of the other bands listed

JSP552003

The Strokes - Is This It
Radiohead - The Bends
Neil Young - After the Goldrush
The Who - Who's Next
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
REM - Automatic for the People

ediger

definitely give White Light, White Heat, White Trash by Social D a listen

Anon

mitchmoore2 wrote:

So I'm looking to broaden my musical horizon a bit but I need help knowing where to start with a few bands and artists. Some help would be awesome. The list starts as follows:

The Strokes
Radiohead
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
The Who
Bruce Springsteen
Ben Harper
The Ramones
Social Distrotion
REM
Wilco

We'll start with that...

Radiohead - The Bends, OK Computer
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, After the Goldrush, Tonight's the Night
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde, Bringing it All Back home
The Who - Who's Next, Quadrophenia
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town
R.E.M. - Life's Rich Pageant, Automatic For the People

South of Seattle

The Strokes - Is This it?
Radiohead - OK Computer
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 revisited
The Who - Who's Next
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind
The Ramones - Loud, Fast, Ramones
Social Distrotion - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
REM - Murmur
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

reeferchief

ediger wrote:

definitely give White Light, White Heat, White Trash by Social D a listen

Seconded, Through These Eyes is my favourite Social D song, this album is awesome.

Neil Young - Decade is a good starter for 10.
Radiohead - The Bends
Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World
The Ramones - a best of compilation

The rest of the bands I dont listen to, so I aint gonna go there.

bigeye21

The Strokes - Room on Fire -- Some perfectly crafted pop songs here...

Neil Young - Live Rust -- Nice live mix of Neil plugged and unplugged.

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks -- Dylan at his best.

The Who - Live at Leeds -- Audio proof that indeed The Who were maybe the best live rock band of the late 60s/early 70s.

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run -- A masterpiece.

The Ramones - Mania -- Awesome compilation!

REM - New Adventures in Hi-Fi -- Overlooked and under-appreciated. Energized and live-feeling as the majority of the album was recorded during soundcheck on the Monster Tour.

The Vacant

Neil: Decade, Rust Never Sleeps, Ragged Glory, Weld (Live Rust has some rough edits. Cutting Cortez!? Come on now.)

Dylan: Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde On Blonde, Blood On The Tracks, Love & Theft

The Who: Who's Next

Social Distortion: s/t, Live At The Roxy

soclose

Wilco:

If you're open to live albums, you need to get Kicking Television: Live in Chicago.

Otherwise, the studio albums are all fantastic and each one sounds completely different from the next. Feel free to choose at random.

jervin007

soclose wrote:

Wilco:

If you're open to live albums, you need to get Kicking Television: Live in Chicago.

Otherwise, the studio albums are all fantastic and each one sounds completely different from the next. Feel free to choose at random.

Agree 100% about Kicking Television, one of the best live albums in my collection.

I am partial to starting with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot because it is such a masterpiece, but all studio albums are fantastic!

petrocs

mitchmoore2 wrote:

So I'm looking to broaden my musical horizon a bit but I need help knowing where to start with a few bands and artists. Some help would be awesome. The list starts as follows:

The Strokes
Radiohead
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
The Who
Bruce Springsteen
Ben Harper
The Ramones
Social Distrotion
REM
Wilco

We'll start with that...

This would be my order:

Social D
Ramones
Strokes
Neil
Bob Dylan
Bruce
Ben Harper
The Who
REM
Radiohead
Wilco

Yellow Ledbelly

My only solid advice is that you ignore the Strokes altogether

F5

Hey thanks for all the advice so far! Much appreciated!

intodeep

Radiohead- Get the Bends. then go in order after that and come back and pick up pablo honey in the end.

Neil Young- Live Rust. Then you can dive into all the other great stuff

Bob Dylan- Freewheelin bob dylan was a great starting point for me


Bruce Springsteen- Nebraska & Born to Run get em both

Wilco-Tough one Maybe Kicking Television their live album. I love Yankee hotel Foxtrot but when i first heard it i did not like it then i listened to it again and again and then it clicked and i loved it.

the above 5 bands are very very good

drew0

Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run is the greatest rock alum, save maybe for Sgt. Pepper's. You won't regret it. At all. Also, download Dancing In The Dark, No Surrender, Darkness On The Edge of Town, Atlantic City, & Lonesome Day. I LOVE Bruce.

Radiohead - the Bends then Ok Computer. If you like that, Kid A. I do like Bodysnatchers, though, and the rest of In Rainbows...

Neil Young - Everybody Knows... & Live Rust. Shows you at his peek and his great songs. Also get the songs Old Man, Heart of Gold, Like A Hurricane, Cortez the Killer, Fuckin' Up...

Its Evolution Baby

If you are really trying to get into Radiohead you should start with OK computer. It's not that I don't like the Bends because I friggin love that album, it's just that nothing in there catalog has sounded like that album since then.

If you listen to the Bends it will not help you get into newer Radiohead imo.

Trailer

South of Seattle wrote:

The Strokes - Is This it?
Radiohead - OK Computer
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 revisited
The Who - Who's Next
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind
The Ramones - Loud, Fast, Ramones
Social Distrotion - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
REM - Murmur
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

pretty close to what I would say.. I would only change a few things
and I've never listened to Social Distortion, so I'm gonna have to take your word on it.

The Strokes - Is This It?
Radiohead - OK Computer
Neil Young - Harvest
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
The Who - Who's Next
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind
The Ramones - Loud, Fast, Ramones
Social Distortion - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
REM - Out of Time
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

ediger

reeferchief wrote:

Seconded, Through These Eyes is my favourite Social D song, this album is awesome.

Neil Young - Decade is a good starter for 10.
Radiohead - The Bends
Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World
The Ramones - a best of compilation

The rest of the bands I dont listen to, so I aint gonna go there.

Through These Eyes is what made me choose that album. As well as the Dear Lover followed by Don't Drag Me Down. Great opening to a CD.



Those are great choices you made for the others.

Get_Right

mitchmoore2 wrote:

So I'm looking to broaden my musical horizon a bit but I need help knowing where to start with a few bands and artists. Some help would be awesome. The list starts as follows:

The Strokes
Radiohead
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
The Who
Bruce Springsteen
Ben Harper
The Ramones
Social Distrotion
REM
Wilco

We'll start with that...

The Strokes-the last record, I forget the name
Radiohead-in rainbows, ok computer
Neil Young-harvest or live rust or live at massey hall
Bob Dylan-best of Vol I & II
The Who-who's next
Bruce Springsteen-born to run or the river-and the hammersmith odeon show from 75 is outrageously good
Ben Harper-cant help ya
The Ramones-ditto
Social Distrotion-ditto
REM-reckoning is my favorite, but try epononmyous (sp??)
Wilco-yankee hotel foxtrot or sky blue sky

Get_Right

soclose wrote:

Wilco:

If you're open to live albums, you need to get Kicking Television: Live in Chicago.

Otherwise, the studio albums are all fantastic and each one sounds completely different from the next. Feel free to choose at random.

I would also suggest downloading the Wilco show from Tanglewood on 8/12/08
its available on etree-and fantastic!

PissBottleMan

Start with Pablo Honey...then you can hear how much growth between that and The Bends. It's truly amazing.

It's like going from "Love Me Do" to "Sgt. Pepper's"

PBM

cantoms

For Neil Young, I'll second the suggestion of Harvest Moon - that's where I started. Another Neil album that I absolutely love but that is hated by almost everyone is Sleeps With Angels. Finally, you can't go wrong with a Neil Young live album - I haven't heard Live Rust, so I'd suggest going with Weld.

soclose

Get_Right wrote:

I would also suggest downloading the Wilco show from Tanglewood on 8/12/08
its available on etree-and fantastic!

I haven't heard this particular show, but you make a good point there. There is TONS of live Wilco out there to be downloaded at no cost.

Here's another great place to start:

http://www.owlandbear.com/wilco-archive/

I would recommend a show from '97 to anyone interested in becoming acquainted with the first couple albums. They played some very entertaining concerts that year.

dunkman

mitchmoore2 wrote:

So I'm looking to broaden my musical horizon a bit but I need help knowing where to start with a few bands and artists. Some help would be awesome. The list starts as follows:

The Strokes
Radiohead
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
The Who
Bruce Springsteen
Ben Harper
The Ramones
Social Distrotion
REM
Wilco

We'll start with that...

dont


buy the last Raconteurs album.

you'll thanks me for it