Make an "Introduction to..." CD of your favourite band

Eels:

1. Novocaine for the Soul

2. My Beloved Monster

3. 3 Speed

4. Last Stop: This Town

5. I Like Birds

6. I'm Going to Stop Pretending that I Didn't Break Your Heart

7. Unhinged

8. Old Shit/New Shit

9. Things the Grandchildren Should Know

10. Baby Loves Me

edited 5th May '12 12:12:36 PM by BrainSewage

Beastie Boys (which is now unfortunately a bit timely )

1. Cookie Puss (from Cookie Puss EP)

2. Paul Revere (from Licensed to Ill)

3. Shadrach (from Paul's Boutique)

4. Gratitude (from Check Your Head)

5. Sure Shot (from Ill Communication)

6. Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim remix) (from "Body Movin'" single)

7. Three MC's and One DJ (from Hello Nasty)

8. Triple Trouble (from To the Five Boroughs)

9. The Rat Cage (from The Mix Up)

10. Lee Majors Come Again (from Hot Sauce Committee Part Two)

edited 5th May '12 9:50:01 PM by DocStrange

Faust

1. Why Don't You Eat Carrots? 2. Jai Mai Aux Dents 3. Jennifer 4. Flashback Caruso 5. No Harm 6. The Sad Skinhead 7. Meadow Meal 8. It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl 9. Krautrock 10. It's A Bit Of A Pain

How about Regina Spektor, since she's got a new album coming out at the end of May.

Of course, the problem with an "Introduction to" for Regina Spektor is that it gives listeners no idea if they'll like most of her music. More than most artists, Spektor plays around with styles and genres. The only thing that remains consistent is her piano.

So, keeping in mind the impossibility of actually representing Regina Spektor's style, here's 10 songs I really like by her. I'm not going to worry too much about making sure all her albums are represented.

10. Pavlov's Daughter - Starts off with a very old blues feel, as she scats over a very simple drum beat. Then she starts playing her piano, with a rock swagger to he playing and her vocals.

9. Eet - A well-crafted, melancholic pop song.

8. Time Is All Around - A very pretty song with a bittersweet feel to it.

7. Poor Little Rich Boy - Her piano and what sounds like a guy knocking a stick of wood on a counter or something. But it's really effective.

6. Samson - Based on the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah, but a variation on it, with the pair genuinely in love, and Delilah cut his hair at his request, so he wasn't able to knock down the pillars, causing them to be forgotten by history. It's a really sweet, pretty song.

5. On the Radio - Kind of a fun tune. It also references November Rain twice. Even aside from that, though, it's a really good song.

4. Hotel Song - Her vocals are really nice here. Very pleasant.

3. Back of A Truck - This one has a classic blues feel to it. It's just her on her piano, coming up with weird, sometimes barely sensical lyrics, and her voice grows and drops exactly when it needs to.

2. Better - A well-crafted pop song. Great energy, nice lyrics, and just a really, really good song.

1. Fidelity - A perfectly-crafted pop song. It's a great song about falling in love, how it's terrifying and wonderful.

I actually really, really like Regina Spektor.

Same here. I don't like all her songs, but that's natural, considering how she tries to make each one different. But she's got a whole lot of songs that I absolutely love. Cutting it down to 10 was actually really tough, because I had to leave off some great tracks. Looking forward to her new album.

BigBang

1. VIP
2. Gara Gara Go!!
3. Lollipop ft. 2NE1
4. Lollipop Part 2
5. Number 1
6. How Gee
7. Beautiful Hangover
8. Tell Me Goodbye
9. Fantastic Baby
10. Bad Boy

edited 23rd May '12 7:21:22 AM by tehjinx

James

Damn, this was hard. Deliberately restricted myself to one per album and nothing off any of the Best Ofs and compilations (because a hell of a lot of people bought their first Best Of, and everybody and their dog knows Sit Down and Laid by now). This meant skipping some phenomenally well-known tracks, and some that some people think are vital to understanding the band (yes, I mean Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)).

So...

• 1) Why So Close (from Stutter, 1986)
• 2) Riders (from Strip-Mine, 1988)
• 3) Crescendo (from the first release of Gold Mother in 1990; replaced with Sit Down on the 1991 release, but added as a bonus track to a rerelease in 2001)
• 4) Live A Love Of Life (from Seven, 1992)
• 5) P.S. (from Laid, 1993)
• 6) Pressure's On (from Wah Wah, 1994)
• 7) Play Dead (from Whiplash, 1997 - how this hasn't appeared on a Best Of yet is utterly baffling)
• 8) Shooting My Mouth Off (from Millionaires, 1999)
• 9) Gaudi (from Pleased To Meet You, 2001)
• 10) Of Monsters And Heroes And Men (from Hey Ma, 2008)

I think.

edited 2nd Jun '12 6:17:08 PM by Kinitawowi

I don't think I have a singular favorite band, but to make it easy I'll pick Alabama:

1. Jukebox in My Mind
2. The Cheap Seats
3. My Home's in Alabama
4. Dixieland Delight
5. Roll On (18 Wheeler)
6. Love in the First Degree
7. She and I
8. Give Me One More Shot
9. Angels Among Us
10. Sad Lookin' Moon

Well, I tried...

So here ya go. Two random collections of songs. Also, no links due to laziness.

The Hold Steady

1. "Stuck Between Station" | Boys and Girls in America
2. "The Swish" | Almost Killed Me
3. "Your Little Hoodrat Friend" | Separation Sunday
4. "Stay Positive" | Stay Positive
5. "Sequestered in Memphis" | Stay Positive
6. "You Can Make Him Like You" | Boys and Girls in America
7. "Stevie Nix" | Separation Sunday
8. "Barely Breathing" | Heaven is Whenever
9. "Both Crosses" | Stay Positive
10. "How a Resurrection Really Feels" | Separation Sunday

Modest Mouse

1. "3rd Planet" | The Moon & Antarctica
2. "Night on the Sun" | Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
3. "Broke" | Building Nothing Out of Something
4. "Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'" | Building Nothing Out of Something
5. "Gravity Rides Everything" | The Moon & Antarctica
6. "Custom Concern" | This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
7. "Dramamine" | This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
8. "Heart Cooks Brain" | The Lonesome Crowded West
9. "Trailer Trash" | The Lonesome Crowded West
10. "Edit the Sad Parts" | Interstate 8

edited 7th Jun '12 4:53:16 PM by Chrisham2

Suppose I'll try one for Rise Against

1. Intro/Chamber the Cartridge | The Sufferer & the Witness
2. Dancing For Rain | Siren Song of the Counter Culture
3. A Gentlemen's Coup | Endgame
4. Whereabouts Unknown | Appeal to Reason
5. Ballad of Hollis Brown (Bob Dylan Cover) | Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International
6. But Tonight We Dance | This is Noise EP
7. Roadside | The Sufferer & The Witness
8. Help is on the Way | Endgame
9. Blood Red, White, and Blue | Revolutions Per Minute
10. Give It All | Siren Song of the Counter Culture

edited 15th Jun '12 3:49:06 PM by SubductionZone

Thread Necromancy, GO!

Let's do a few for the founding fathers of metal - the leaders of the NWOBHM.

Judas Priest

1. Victim Of Changes | Sad Wings Of Destiny, 1976
2. The Ripper | Sad Wings Of Destiny, 1976
3. Sinner | Sin After Sin, 1977
4. Dissident Agressor | Sin After Sin, 1977
5. Hell Bent For Leather | Killing Machine, 1978
6. Breaking The Law | British Steel, 1980
7. Screaming For Vengeance | Screaming For Vengeance, 1982
8. You've Got Another Thing Coming | Screaming For Vengeance, 1982
9. The Sentinel | Defenders Of The Faith, 1984
10. Painkiller | Painkiller, 1990

Iron Maiden

1. Running Free | Iron Maiden, 1980
2. Iron Maiden | Iron Maiden, 1980
3. Murders In The Rue Morgue | Killers, 1981
4. The Prisoner | The Number Of The Beast, 1982
5. The Number Of The Beast | The Number Of The Beast, 1982
6. Run To The Hills | The Number Of The Beast, 1982
7. Hallowed Be Thy Name | The Number Of The Beast, 1982
8. Flight Of Icarus | Piece Of Mind, 1983
9. Die With Your Boots On | Piece Of Mind, 1983
10. The Trooper | Piece Of Mind, 1983

Motörhead

1. Motörhead | Motörhead, 1977
2. Overkill | Overkill, 1979
3. Metropolis | Overkill, 1979
4. Limb From Limb | Overkill, 1979
5. Dead Men Tell No Tales | Bomber, 1979
6. Stone Dead Forever | Bomber, 1979
7. Bomber | Bomber, 1979
8. Ace Of Spades | Ace Of Spades, 1980
9. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch | Ace Of Spades, 1980
10. Iron Fist | Iron Fist, 1982

Saxon

1. Backs To The Wall | Saxon, 1979
2. Motorcycle Man | Wheels Of Steel, 1980
3. Stand Up And Be Counted | Wheels Of Steel, 1980
4. 747 (Strangers In The Night) | Wheels Of Steel, 1980
5. Wheels Of Steel | Wheels Of Steel, 1980
6. Heavy Metal Thunder | Strong Arm Of The Law, 1980
7. Strong Arm Of The Law | Strong Arm Of The Law, 1980
8. Dallas 1 P.M. | Strong Arm Of The Law, 1980
9. Princess Of The Night | Denim And Leather, 1981
10. Denim And Leather | Denim And Leather, 1981

And, since Priest is the Alpha and the Omega of metal, I feel I've got to start and end with them. So here are my "B picks" for them: the ones I'd give to my hypothetical friend if they said they like the first 10 and want to try some more.

Judas Priest, B picks

1. Tyrant | Sad Wings Of Destiny, 1976
2. Genocide | Sad Wings Of Destiny, 1976
3. Stained Class | Stained Class, 1978
4. Grinder | British Steel, 1980
5. Desert Plains | Point Of Entry, 1981
6. The Hellion / Electric Eye | Screaming For Vengeance, 1982
7. Turbo Lover | Turbo, 1986
8. Ram It Down | Ram It Down, 1988
9. Blood Red Skies | Ram It Down, 1988
10. Battle Hymn / One Shot At Glory | Painkiller, 1990

edited 24th Jul '13 6:36:33 PM by MidnightRambler

'Loudness

• 1. Crazy Doctor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPnlDvJiW50
• 2. Crazy Nights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b4w08xusl8
• 3. Sexy Woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbJqzsWxAFU
• 4. Ares lament https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kERdrxc7Xlc
• 5. Shadows Of War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxAaeYg26TM
• 6. Black Widow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ1iEtwFnVg
• 7. Master Of The Highway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Z8d1nWpTk
• 8. Bloody Doom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqijYimPH8
• 9. The King Of Pain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALOlrsZfJgE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8xI8F1uvpA

edited 25th Jul '13 8:54:35 PM by SmytheOrdo

Impossible to choose one favourite band, so I just took three that I personally feel are in need of more love.

Ima Robot:

1. "Song #1" | Ima Robot
2. "Dangerous Life" | Monument to the Masses
3. "A is for Action" | Ima Robot
4. "Dynomite" | Ima Robot
5. "Creeps Me Out" | Monument to the Masses
6. "Dirty Life" | Ima Robot
7. "Stick It to the Man" | Monument to the Masses
8. "Let's Talk Turkey" | Ima Robot
9. "Paint the Town Red" | Search and Destroy (EP)
10. "Cool Cool Universe" | Monument to the Masses

Actually, this one was so tiresome that I'll post the other two later.

edited 9th Aug '13 12:50:20 PM by Xeroop

Interesting! I think I'll try my hand at Queen (I hope I don't screw up formatting this):

Queen: Heaven For Everyone (An Introduction To Queen's Varied Side)

1. Doing Alright
2. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
3. '39
4. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
5. Sheer Heart Attack
6. Mustapha
7. Dragon Attack
8. Life Is Real
9. Party (Khashoggi's Ship)
10. Bijou

The March Of The Black Queen (An Introduction To Queen's Progressive Side)

1. Liar
2. My Fairy King
3. The March Of The Black Queen
4. In The Lap Of The Gods
5. The Prophet's Song
6. It's Late
7. Princes Of The Universe
8. Innuendo

You may wonder why I left out some of their more famous songs, and that's because they have dozens of compilations they're on already! These are both introductions to the sides of Queen that the general public probably doesn't know much about, if that makes sense.

EDIT: Apparently I did screw up the formatting because I was oblivious as to what it filled in for me and what I had to add in manually. My bad!

edited 9th Aug '13 3:06:39 PM by LightPhaser

Angra:

1. "Spread Your Fire" | The Temple of Shadows
2. "Heroes of Sand" | Rebirth
3. "Winds of Destination" | The Temple of Shadows
4. "Awake From Darkness" | Aqua
5. "Ego Painted Grey" | Aurora Consurgens
6. "Fireworks" | Fireworks
7. "The Shadow Hunter" | The Temple of Shadows
8. "Bleeding Heart" | Hunters & Prey (EP)
9. "Acid Rain" | Rebirth
10. "Passing By" | Aurora Consurgens

The Alan Parsons Project:

1. "Sirius/Eye in the Sky" (Eye in the Sky): their most famous song/pair of two songs, and also a great introduction to their style.
2. "I Robot" (I Robot): One of APP's best instrumentals, and an example of their more progressive earlier work.
3. "Games People Play" (The Turn of a Friendly Card): another extremely popular song. Also has a rocking guitar solo.
4. "Prime Time" (Ammonia Avenue): Just an all around good song.
5. "Can't Take it With You" (Pyramid): Somewhat atypical of APP's style, but still great.
6. "(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether" (Tales of Mystery and Imagination): One of APP's signature sophisticated funk songs, and a rare example (similar to Can't Take it With You above) of a really great APP guitar riff.
7. "Don't Answer Me" (Ammonia Avenue): A very popular song, with a very nice 60's pop vibe to it.
8. "Old and Wise" (Eye in the Sky): A signature APP ballad, incredibly emotional even with its minimal lyrics.
9. "La Sagrada Familia" (Gaudi): While it begins its album, this song seems like a great place to end. It comes off their last album, and is undoubtedly the best song on that album (and indeed, the best song since Ammonia Avenue.)

edited 6th Sep '13 10:41:30 PM by megaBLOB

King Crimson

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man

2. Lizard

3. Red

4. Starless

5. Epitaph

6. Larks' Tongues in Aspic Pt. 1

7. The Great Deceiver

8. Thrak

9. Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With

10. In the Court of the Crimson King

Manilla Road

1. Veils of Negative Existence

2. Dreams of Eschaton

3. Return of the Old Ones

4. Mystification

5. The Deluge

5. Megalodon

6. Spiral Castle

7. Mark of the Beast

8. Riddle of Steel

9. Return of the Serpent King

10. Brethren of the Hammer

edited 17th Aug '13 9:26:15 AM by wabbawabbajack

Crowded House.

I think I'll just put some of my personal favourites here, since I think that will leave a more diverse selection of songs.

1. : Private Universe (Together Alone)
2. : Chocolate Cake (Woodface)
3. : Sister Madly (Temple Of Low Men)
4. : Not The Girl You Think You Are (Recurring Dream)
5. : I Am In Love (Afterglow)
6. : Silent House (Time On Earth)
7. : Catherine Wheels (Together Alone)
8. : Italian Plastic (Woodface)
9. : Mean to Me (Crowded House)
10. : Saturday Sun (Intriguer)

edited 19th Aug '13 12:11:18 AM by JimothyQ

Eisbrecher:

This is Deutsch | Sünde

Abgrund | Die Hölle muß warten

Miststück | Die Hölle muß warten

Dein Weg | Eiszeit

Exzeß Expreß | Die Hölle muß warten

Herz steht still | Eisbrecher

Heilig | Sünde

Kein Mitleid | Antikörper

Leider | Antikörper

Verrückt | Die Hölle muß warten

Megaherz:

5. März | Herzwerk II

Abendstern | Götterdämmerung

Das Licht am Ende der Welt | Götterdämmerung

Die Gedanken sind frei | Wer bist du?

Es Brennt | Herzwerk II

Glas und Tränen | Herzwerk II

Jagdzeit | Götterdämmerung

Keine Zeit | Götterdämmerung

Kopf oder Zahl | Gödderdämmerung

Tanzen Gehen | Wer bist du?

Rammstein:

Asche zu Asche | Herzeleid

Benzin | Rosenrot

Bückstabü | Liebe ist für alle da

Du hast | Sehnsucht

Du riechst su gut | Herzeleid

Feuer Frei | Mutter

Ich tu dir Weh | Liebe ist für alle da

Ich will | Mutter

Links 2-3-4 | Mutter

Sonne | Mutter

Slipknot:

Before I Forget | Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

Duality | Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses

Everything Ends | Iowa

People = Shit | Iowa

Psychosocial | All Hope is Gone

(sic) | Slipknot

Snuff | All Hope is Gone

Spit it Out | Slipknot

Surfacing | Slipknot

Wait and Bleed | Slipknot

edited 21st Sep '13 6:53:27 PM by Majormarks

Round Two for me because I'm bored.

The Ramones:

1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
3. I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement
4. We're a Happy Family
5. I Wanna Be Sedated
6. Rock 'n Roll High School
7. I Don't Wanna Grow Up (It's a Tom Waits cover, but they made it theirs. Who better to sing it?)
8. She Talks to Rainbows (Two from Adios Amigos? I must be outta my skull-bone.)
9. Pet Sematery
10. Pinhead

edited 31st Oct '13 6:32:05 PM by BrainSewage

Manic Street Preachers:

1. "Stay Beautiful" | Generation Terrorists, 1992
2. "Judge Yr'self" | Non-album track, 1994
3. "Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart" | The Holy Bible, 1994
4. "Die in the Summertime" | The Holy Bible, 1994
5. "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" | This is My Truth Tell Me Yours, 1998
6. "1985" | Lifeblood, 2004
7. "Your Love Alone is Not Enough" | Send Away the Tigers, 2007
8. "Imperial Bodybags" | Send Away the Tigers, 2007
9. "Journal For Plague Lovers" | Journal For Plague Lovers, 2009
10. "Show Me the Wonder" | Rewind the Film, 2013

Distracting myself from Na No Wri Mo. Zomby.

1. Ascension | With Love

2. Float | Where Were U in 92?

3. Natalia's Song | Dedication

4. Tears in the Rain | Where Were U in 92?

5. Isis | With Love

6. U Are My Fantasy (Street Fighter II Theme Remix) | Where Were U in 92?

7. Firefly Finale | One Foot Ahead of the Other

8. Haunted | Dedication

9. Glass Ocean | With Love

10. With Love | With Love

edited 2nd Nov '13 9:45:47 AM by dreamedkestrel

Johann Sebastian Bach (Religious Works)

1. "Christ lag in Todesbanden" from Christ lag in Todesbanden
2. "Gottes Zeit ist die Allerbeste Zeit" from Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
3. "Es ist der alte Bund" from Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
4. "Ich furchte nicht/Ich furchte zwar" from Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen
5. "Komm, mein Jesu, und erquicke" from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
6. "Sei nun wieder zufrieden" from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
7. Ach Gott und Herr
8. O Jesu, wie ist dein Gestalt

edited 5th Nov '13 10:45:02 PM by wwtoonlinkfan

Dead Can Dance :

1. In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated / Garden of the Arcane Delights
2. The Writing on my Father's Hand / The Serpent's Egg
3. Tell Me about the Forest (You Once Called Home) / Into the Labyrinth
4. Ascension / Spleen and Ideal
5. In the Wake of Adversity / Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
6. The Promised Womb / Aion
7. Song of the Dispossessed / Spiritchaser
8. Towards the Within / Into the Labyrinth
9. Ocean / Dead Can Dance
10. Persephone (The Gathering of Flowers) / Within the Realm of a Dying Sun

Ten tracks only is fucking hard. And yes, I know, there are a lot missing here. No How Fortunate the Man with None, no Cantara (even if in all honesty the list could've easily contained Within the Realm of a Dying Sun in its entirety), no Indoctrination (A Design for Living), no Host of Seraphim, no Ulysses, no Mr Lovegrove, no... You get the idea.

I concentrated on making a varied playlist instead of only sticking to my favorites, and alternate between instrumental/Brendan/Lisa tracks. And I'm not even too sure about the track order.

Yeah it's my favorite band, can you tell ? ^^