[chiron]

I think it might be a good idea to have this for the general forum as an easy pointer to the different genres. We could have five each from each of the music sections in the forum, ie
Rock
-Metal
-Punk
-Progressive | Psychedelic
Electronic
Pop
-Alternative
Rap | Hip Hop
Avant-Garde | Experimental
Jazz
World | Folk
Reggae | Dub | Ska, Country
Blues | Funk | R&B

The way I see it maybe one person could suggest one artist/album at a time and for it to get to the list(which I could edit into this post) has to be supported by two more members.

Could this work...?

[panbient]

Originally Posted by chiron

I think it might be a good idea to have this for the general forum as an easy pointer to the different genres. We could have five each from each of the music sections in the forum, ie

The way I see it maybe one person could suggest one artist/album at a time and for it to get to the list(which I could edit into this post) has to be supported by two more members.

Could this work...?

could it work? i don't know but i'll give it a shot if i could only offer one album recommendation per genre.

Rock
jane's addiction - nothing's shocking

-Metal
black sabbath - paranoid

-Punk
dead kennedys - fresh fruit for rotting vegetables

-Progressive | Psychedelic
pink floyd - dark side of the moon

Electronic
aphex twin - i care because you do

Pop
the high llamas - any album

-Alternative
blur - the great escape

Rap | Hip Hop
beastie boys - check your head

Avant-Garde | Experimental
ruins - anything

Jazz
eric dolphy - last date

World | Folk
secret cheifs 3 - book M

Reggae | Dub | Ska, Country
mad professor - no protection

Blues | Funk | R&B
parliament - funkentelechy vs. the placebo syndrome

[chiron]

If you think one is too less, then you could post more...

[Seba]

Here's mine. I chose 5 artists and 5 works for each of the genre forums and sub forums...

AVANT-GARDE | EXPERIMENTAL
-- John Cage - "4'33""
-- Pierre Schaeffer - "L' Oeuvre Musicale"
-- Harry Partch - "Delusion of the Fury"
-- Moondog - "Moondog"
-- Cecil Taylor - "Unit Structures"


ALTERNATIVE:
-- The Velvet Underground - "White Light / White Heat"
-- Joy Division - "Unknown Pleasures"
-- R.E.M. - "Murmur"
-- The Pixies - "Doolittle"
-- Slint - "Spiderland"


BLUES | FUNK | R&B
-- Robert Johnson - "Complete Recordings"
-- James Brown - "50th Anniversary Collection"
-- Ray Charles - "The Genius of Ray Charles"
-- Leadbelly - "King of the 12 String Guitar"
-- Isaac Hayes - "The Isaac Hayes Movement"


CLASSICAL
-- Ludwig Van Beethoven - "The 9 Symphonies"
-- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Piano Concertos"
-- Yohann Sebastian Bach - "Six Choral Preludes"
-- Richard Wagner - "Die Walkure"
-- Bela Bartok - "Piano Concertos 1-3"


COUNTRY
-- Carter Family - "Can The Circle Be Unbroken?"
-- Hank Williams - "40 Greatest Hits"
-- Willie Nelson - "Yesterday's Wine"
-- Johnny Cash - "At Folsom Prison"
-- Lefty Frizzell - "Treasures Untold"


ELECTRONIC:
-- Kraftwerk - "Autobhan"
-- Tangerine Dream - "Phaedra"
-- Autechre - "Tri Repetae"
-- Aphex Twin - "Richard D. James Album"
-- Plug - "Drum N' Bass For Papa"


JAZZ:
-- Louis Armstrong - "Hot Fives And Sevens"
-- Charlie Parker - "Bird At The Roost: The Savoy Years, Vol. 1"
-- Duke Ellington - "Ellington At Newport"
-- Miles Davis - "A Kind of Blue"
-- John Coltrane - "Giant Steps"


METAL:
-- Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"
-- Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin II"
-- Death - "The Sound of Perseverance"
-- Napalm Death - "From Enslavement To Obliteration"
-- Meshuggah - "Nothing"


POP:
-- The Monkees - "The Monkees"
-- The Carpenters - "A Song For You"
-- Michael Jackson - "Thriller"
-- Madonna - "Like A Virgin"
-- Bread - "Bread"


PROGRESSIVE | PSYCHEDELIC:
-- Jimi Hendrix - "Are You Experienced"
-- Pink Floyd - "The Piper At The Gates of Dawn"
-- King Crimson - "In The Court of the Crimson King"
-- Frank Zappa - "We're Only In It For The Money"
-- Jefferson Airplane - "Surrealistic Pillow"


PUNK:
-- Dead Kennedys -"Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables"
-- Crass - "Penis Envy"
-- The Ex - "Tumult"
-- Wire - "Pink Flag"
-- The Fall - "Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall"


RAP | HIP HOP:
-- The Last Poets - "The Last Poets"
-- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - "The Message"
-- Public Enemy - "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back"
-- Eric B. & Rakim - "Paid In Full"
-- Boogie Down Productions - "Criminal Minded"


REGGAE | DUB | SKA
-- Lee "Scratch" Perry - "Super Ape"
-- King Tubby - "Dub From The Roots"
-- Bob Marley - "Catch A Fire"
-- Peter Tosh - "Legalize It"
-- Mad Professor - "The African Connection"


ROCK:
-- The Beatles - "The Beatles (White Album)"
-- Chuck Berry - "Chuck Berry Is On Top"
-- Bob Dylan - "Highway 61 Revisited"
-- The Rolling Stones - "Beggars Banquet"
-- The Who - "Who's Next"


WORLD | FOLK
-- Ravi Shankar - "India's Master Musician"
-- Astor Piazolla - "Tango: Zero Hour"
-- Pierre Akendengue - "Nandipo"
-- Zakir Hussain - "Music Of The Deserts"
-- Planxty - "Cold Blow And The Rainy Night"

[Seba]

Man, if I knew this thread was going to be this dead I wouldn't have bothered coming up with that big-ass list!

[Field Hippy]

Rock
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
Rolling Stones - Stickey Fingers
Santana - Abraxas
Van Halen - Van Halen I
Beatles - White Album

-Metal
Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
Slayer – Reign In Blood
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Possessed - Seven Churches

-Punk
Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols
Ramones - Rocket To Russia
The Clash - London Calling

-Progressive | Psychedelic
Can – Future Days
Moody Blues – Days Of Future Passed
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow

Electronic
Depeche Mode – Violator
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express

Pop
Prince – Purple Rain
Madonna - Like A Virgin

Alternative
R.E.M. – Murmer
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Kaleidoscope

Rap | Hip Hop
Run DMC - King Of Rock
Whodini - Escape

Avant-Garde | Experimental
Captain Beefheart – Trout Mask Replica

Jazz
Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue

World | Folk
Loreena McKennitt - The Mask and Mirror
Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking
Pentangle - Basket Of Light

Reggae | Dub | Ska
Bob Marley – Legend

Country
Willie Nelson – Red Headed Stranger
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison

Blues | Funk | R&B
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign
Parliament - Mothership Connection
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

[chiron]

Originally Posted by Seba

Man, if I knew this thread was going to be this dead I wouldn't have bothered coming up with that big-ass list!

anyway, I'll probably check out some of the non-rock releases you and the others have mentioned since I really need to diversify my tastes

[Music Director]

Originally Posted by Seba

Man, if I knew this thread was going to be this dead I wouldn't have bothered coming up with that big-ass list!

Great lists though. Seems you and Field Hippy are the only ones who seem to have enough knowledge of all the various genres to recommend something for everything. I like all kinds of music and have a little of everything in my collection but feel I'm only competent in the rock/alternative/pop genres to speak with any conviction about anything. I bet most people feel like that too.

Interesting idea, though Chiron.

I bet if Satch would read this thread he'd have some ideas as well.

[Seba]

Originally Posted by Music Director

I bet if Satch would read this thread he'd have some ideas as well.

I'm scared to see Satch's list. Knowing how he responds to suggestion type threads, we'll probably see 10-20 essential albums per genre!

I at least tried to keep it concise.

[Seba]

Originally Posted by Music Director

Seems you and Field Hippy are the only ones who seem to have enough knowledge of all the various genres to recommend something for everything.

Well, I'm hardly an expert. I listen to all genres, but I obviously haven't listened to everything from all genres, so I can only suggest what I like. They may not be the "absolute best choies" for each genre, but they should work well enough as starting points, I'd think...