How do you digest an artists discography that is extensive and all, or mostly all, unknown to you? Slowly or quickly? 1 album a day, week, month? Multiple albums a day, week, month?
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 9:28 pm
by Norah
Start with an album and listen for as long as you want. When you're ready to move on, move on.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 9:29 pm
by Jorge
I think we're done here
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 9:34 pm
by surfndestroy
Leatherhead wrote:How do you digest an artists discography that is extensive and all, or mostly all, unknown to you? Slowly or quickly? 1 album a day, week, month? Multiple albums a day, week, month?
For Radiohead and Oasis, I spend at least a month on each release and realted tracks before going onto the next. Starting from the first release.
With Smashing Pumpkins, I've consumed each re-issue as it has been released. Lots of time between releases. Though I am still digesting Adore and MCIS. MCIS is just holy fuck and immense.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 10:09 pm
by Leatherhead
cutuphalfdead wrote:Start with an album and listen for as long as you want. When you're ready to move on, move on.
Chronological or no?
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 10:19 pm
by Norah
Leatherhead wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:Start with an album and listen for as long as you want. When you're ready to move on, move on.
Chronological or no?
Sometimes. Do you want to listen chronologically? Or would you rather start with something in the middle that stands out? There's no wrong answer here.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 10:32 pm
by Kevin Davis
Radiohead, Oasis, and the Smashing Pumpkins don't really have large discographies. Medium-sized.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 10:34 pm
by Strat
I let my heart guide me
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 10:36 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 10:41 pm
by Norah
tragabigzanda wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Leatherhead wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:Start with an album and listen for as long as you want. When you're ready to move on, move on.
Chronological or no?
Sometimes. Do you want to listen chronologically? Or would you rather start with something in the middle that stands out? There's no wrong answer here.
I think that before proper guidance can be offered, we need to know whose discography Leatherhead is checking out. For example, if it were Fugazi, I'd say start somewhere in the middle. If it were Bill Callahan, I'd say start somewhere around 2000. But if it were Sonic Youth, I'd say start at the beginning.
I went with REM chronologically and that worked great.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 10:46 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 10:52 pm
by Leatherhead
There are several bands/artists of which I am only familiar with a couple albums because I don't know where to go next.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 10:53 pm
by Jorge
Give us the list and we will guide you.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 11:03 pm
by bune
Hmm, good question. I just 'found' Public Image Ltd by way of The Clash so I'm going through their respective catalogs. Basically starting at the front and going forward with them since I seem to recall both bands were 'new' to music so it would make more sense to get into them and then listen to them grow.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Thu August 18, 2016 11:59 pm
by swan
Chronological, always. Lots of band's early records can be gotten through quickly, and vice-versa.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Fri August 19, 2016 2:55 am
by Norah
yeah you're probably right
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Fri August 19, 2016 4:02 am
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Fri August 19, 2016 4:23 am
by Birds in Hell
I prefer to jump around haphazardly based on what seems interesting.
Taking a chronological approach feels a little too scholarly.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Fri August 19, 2016 12:01 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Going through Springsteen's discography chronologically was extremely rewarding, but it hasn't worked out as well with other artists.
Re: Discovering a Large Discography
Posted: Fri August 19, 2016 12:51 pm
by dimejinky99
I used to do this sorta intensely. Say Springsteen. I'd get the best biography and then work through the discography as I was going through the book. Can't remember which one but there was a book on him that was really informative about the recording of each album and contributions from the band members.
Then I stopped liking music in any kind of serious way a few years ago and stopped.