Whole discography listen-throughs...
Jul 7, 2020 4:22:00 GMT -5
Post by Digol on Jul 7, 2020 4:22:00 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for all types of music, and over the last few months I've been doing 'whole discography listen-throughs' of various artists - where I listen to all the albums in chronological order on after another.
I find it's a really interesting way to absorb music, seeing how an artist evolves over time, and reading about what happened to the band/in their life at the same time. Gives you a real appreciation for the progression, and often, how long it takes for even the very best artists to find their groove and their sound.
Recent ones include...
Dream Theatre - often silly and over the top, but those lads can really play. Scenes From A Memory remains their stand out in my opinion.
Black Sabbath - First record is still my favourite, but Sabbath is Sabbath
Genesis - Still reckon the heights of the latter Gabriel era is the best, and Steve Hackett never gets the props he deserves as a guitarist.
Tom Waits - Front to back, that guy is a genius, it's all great, but for early Jazz stuff Nighthawks at the Diner is a classic, and Rain Dogs/Franks Wild Years/Bone Machine is a spectacular run of records.
Godspeed You Black Emperor - These barely count as I've probably heard all of these records tens of times already, but they're still fucking ace, hope we get a new one soon.
There's more, but currently I'm doing Bowie, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa - where I listen to one of each of them in turn, they all started about 1969, so it's a really interesting to hear the different directions they all took. Really interesting how it took Bowie a couple of records to get going, the first two aren't bad - but it goes to show how much the current music industry where your first record pretty much has to be a hit is no doubt crushing great talent.
After this batch I've got King Crimson and REM on my list of to-dos, as well as Bob Dylan (which is going to take forever).
Anyone else like doing this? Or maybe it's how you always listen to music? Any recommendations of artists where the whole discography is an interesting journey? Even though this is in the non-metal section of the forum, I've done this for a good few heavier metal bands as well (Xasthur for example is a wild ride).
I find it's a really interesting way to absorb music, seeing how an artist evolves over time, and reading about what happened to the band/in their life at the same time. Gives you a real appreciation for the progression, and often, how long it takes for even the very best artists to find their groove and their sound.
Recent ones include...
Dream Theatre - often silly and over the top, but those lads can really play. Scenes From A Memory remains their stand out in my opinion.
Black Sabbath - First record is still my favourite, but Sabbath is Sabbath
Genesis - Still reckon the heights of the latter Gabriel era is the best, and Steve Hackett never gets the props he deserves as a guitarist.
Tom Waits - Front to back, that guy is a genius, it's all great, but for early Jazz stuff Nighthawks at the Diner is a classic, and Rain Dogs/Franks Wild Years/Bone Machine is a spectacular run of records.
Godspeed You Black Emperor - These barely count as I've probably heard all of these records tens of times already, but they're still fucking ace, hope we get a new one soon.
There's more, but currently I'm doing Bowie, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa - where I listen to one of each of them in turn, they all started about 1969, so it's a really interesting to hear the different directions they all took. Really interesting how it took Bowie a couple of records to get going, the first two aren't bad - but it goes to show how much the current music industry where your first record pretty much has to be a hit is no doubt crushing great talent.
After this batch I've got King Crimson and REM on my list of to-dos, as well as Bob Dylan (which is going to take forever).
Anyone else like doing this? Or maybe it's how you always listen to music? Any recommendations of artists where the whole discography is an interesting journey? Even though this is in the non-metal section of the forum, I've done this for a good few heavier metal bands as well (Xasthur for example is a wild ride).