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FatalFootstepsFatalFootsteps Posts: 46
edited August 2008 in Other Music
Just wondering what is a good starting point for this band?
Any suggestions on some cds?
Thanks
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  • AlBorlandAlBorland Posts: 117
    I think It Still Moves is a great CD to introduce you to the band. Soon you will be celebrating their entire catalog. Oh, and this.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbCkBd-KxBc&feature=related

    Edit: I agree with SVRD, I forgot about Okonokos.
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,543
    I would start with Okonokos- the double live CD. You'll hear a mix of songs (besides the newest cd) and get to understand why they're so great live.
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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,960
    I agree...Okonokos gives you a good idea of what you will hear live (they still play a bunch of those tunes plus the Evil Urges stuff). It Still Moves is my favorite studio album.
  • evenflow524evenflow524 Posts: 128
    I bought Evil Urges on a whim cause it was 10$ at Barnes and Noble. Its pretty cool and def sounds nothing like anything else in music right now.
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Okonokos is where I tell everyone to start. A great selection of songs, which I always seem to think of in trios. Gideon/OBH/I Will Sing You Songs, Lowdown/Way That He Sings/WAWM, Lay Low/Dondante/Run Thru... I need to listen to that again. :p

    But you can't go wrong, as far as studio albums go. At Dawn is my personal favourite, having thrown It Still Moves off the top a few months back.
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  • upina2001upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I would start with Okonokos- the double live CD. You'll hear a mix of songs (besides the newest cd) and get to understand why they're so great live.


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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    i started at Z....i think thats a good place, then move to okonokos....z gets you acquainted with a good number of great songs, and the when you play okonokos you can get through the whole thing eaasier because you know a few of the songs between the 7 minute marathons....


    record 2 side B of the vinyl is the greatest by the way

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  • pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    if you want to start with studio albums, go for It Still Moves, after that everything will fall into place

    or just buy Okonokos, its a live cd, but its a great collection of awesome songs, plus you get to hear the amazing live intensity of mmj
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  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    see em live then buy everything from At Dawn to Evil Urges
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  • SpinMeRoundRollMeOvrSpinMeRoundRollMeOvr Posts: 437
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    see em live then buy everything from At Dawn to Evil Urges


    Ha ha. I agree. But if you can't do it that way, start with Okonokos or Z. After that, It Still Moves and At Dawn. I love both of those albums, but they can be hard for some people to get into immediately.
  • TransplantedNewfTransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    I started with Z and then At Dawn.
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  • Brain Of EBrain Of E Posts: 499
    i agree with starting with okonokos or Z
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Go like this
    Okonosos
    Z
    It Still Moves
    Evil Urges
    At Dawn
    Tennesse Fire

    I like At Dawn more then evil urges but i think going in that order will work best for you.
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  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    I think Z is the most "accessible" record and a good starting point for most
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  • scottbirdscottbird Posts: 132
    Okonokos and the DVD if you can.
  • i like matt.ci like matt.c Posts: 1,122
    I'd go with Okonokos first. Once you listen to that, you'll wanna buy all the albums. MMJ are so awesome.
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