Hey Folks

The best album for any beginner would be OK Computer, with In Rainbows being a close second. My personal favorite is Amnesiac but it's probably their most inaccessible. Listen to OK Computer or In Rainbows first and expand from there.

Well, I got OK Computer, and I must say its pretty depressing, but in a good way. I'm gonna start looking into their other releases as well. 

Thanks alot Micky, so far I hear some pretty interesting stuff. Gonna listen a bit more in the morning. 

I'm not sure if I'm hearing the radio person right or not, but it sounds like the stuff I liked the most was by Premiata Forneria Marconi, but I'm having trouble finding any of their CDs available via any form of digital distribution and none of my local record places had any of the stuff on the top 20 list in stock. Any recommendations as to how I could get it locally, or am I just going to have to resign myself to waiting for shipping?

Oh, I've really been enjoying Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven. Anyone got any similar bands that I might enjoy?

EDIT: Oh, Evans, I bought H to the He Who Am the Only One by Van Der Graaf Generator and I'm having a blast listening to it. Very different kind of music, just enough upbeat tempo stuff to keep me happy and just enough crazy sounds to flip on my brain. Thanks for the recommendation. 


Edited by Wowbagger - February 15 2008 at 02:42

Wowbagger wrote: I'm not sure if I'm hearing the radio person right or not, but it sounds like the stuff I liked the most was by Premiata Forneria Marconi, but I'm having trouble finding any of their CDs available via any form of digital distribution and none of my local record places had any of the stuff on the top 20 list in stock. Any recommendations as to how I could get it locally, or am I just going to have to resign myself to waiting for shipping? Oh, I've really been enjoying Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven. Anyone got any similar bands that I might enjoy? EDIT: Oh, Evans, I bought H to the He Who Am the Only One by Van Der Graaf Generator and I'm having a blast listening to it. Very different kind of music, just enough upbeat tempo stuff to keep me happy and just enough crazy sounds to flip on my brain. Thanks for the recommendation.

H to He is the one "classic" VDGG album i haven't heard, but i imagine a cross between Pawn Hearts and "the least we can do..". Great band, you won't be disappointed by the rest of their albums either, but Pawn Hearts is a bit more avant-garde and strange than the other ones.

Skinny Fists ia masterpiece, there are tons of good post-rock bands, depending on what specifically you liked about the album. My latest discovery is Bark Psychosis, but they're much earlier post-rock, not so much bombastic, more thoughtful and slow, with vocals.

"A silver mt. zion" has the dark mood of Godspeed, but overall, i think Godspeed is pretty much the best band out there. Be sure to not miss their debut either, "F#A#oo"

Wowbagger wrote: @Micky Redding California, USA. About two and a half hours south of the Oregon border.  Oh, Evans, I'm gonna try and pick up F#A#oo. I really liked the structure and the classical routes of Skinny Fists.

beautiful area.. I grew up in Oregon.  Your best bet are the online prog dealers.. however if you find a good mom and pop place.. they can and will special order stuff for you.  Got many albums that way from a place where I used to live. Not any more expensive.. just not as convenient as online dealers.