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    • mclaincauseyM
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      Primus sucks!

      (If you don't know what I'm talking about there and think I'm hating on them, I'm not).

      I'd go Frizzle Fry for my favorite of theirs.

      Think it, be it.

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      • goosehdG
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        You guys are going to hate me, but…

        Primus opened for U2 (ZooTV tour) back in ‘92.  I had never listened to Primus before and only listened to about 5 minutes worth at the concert before I walked out.  Haven’t listened to them since.

        I just didn’t get it, and never bothered to look them up again.

        Am I missing anything?

        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        • Alex_24A
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          @mclaincausey:

          Primus sucks!

          (If you don't know what I'm talking about there and think I'm hating on them, I'm not).

          I'd go Frizzle Fry for my favorite of theirs.

          Primus sucks!

          And, agreed, Frizzle Fry is also one of my favorites [emoji106][emoji119]

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          • Alex_24A
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            @goosehd:

            Am I missing anything?

            Yes, Les Claypool is arguably the greatest bass player ever! If one is  looking for heavy slap bass and hard hitting drums, with a blend of funk and thrash metal, then Primus is the answer.

            To each his own.

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            • Alex_24A
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              Honorable mention:

              Les Claypool - Of Whales and Woe

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              • ChokoC
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                Primus sucks! Love them.

                Top 5 shows!

                Breaking Bad
                Better Call Saul
                That’s 70s show
                F is for Family
                The Midnight Gospel

                Less is more

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                • goosehdG
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                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • mclaincauseyM
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                    There's no law saying you have to like Primus. Les Claypool is weird, writes weird lyrics, has a weird voice, and plays the bass weirdly, applying a modified banjo clawhammer technique to the instrument. I am quite surprised they managed to get the level of popularity they did.

                    Breaking Bad is probably my favorite drama of all time, in any medium, and also my favorite TV show. I might place Mr. Robot up there too.

                    On the sunnier side of the street, Seinfeld is in the list, as is Always Sunny.

                    Think it, be it.

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                    • D
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                      Here we go (in no order)…

                      • Pearl Jam - Ten
                      • Beastie Boys - Licensed to I’ll
                      • Nas - Illmatic
                      • Oasis - What’s the Story…
                      • Radiohead - Ok Computer

                      Ask me tomorrow and it would likely be different!

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                      • chiverusC
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                        This thread is amazing! It has gotten me listening to Animals by Pink Floyd for the first time, which is brilliant.

                        Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
                        Pogues - If I Should Fall Fram Grace With God
                        Springsteen - Born to Run
                        Nick Cave - Boatman’s Call
                        Cure - Disintegration

                        Honourable mentions:

                        Biffy Clyro -Opposites
                        Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
                        Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
                        Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
                        Suede - Suede
                        Metallica - Master of Puppets
                        My Chemical Romance - Black Parade **Don’t judge me  🙂
                        anything by The National

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                        • T4920T
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                          Might be lacking 'classics' but my listening habits have tended to be centred around new releases over last last decade or so…

                          1. Hellfire, black midi - A cohesive concept album about life, sin and hell, and the tightest 40 minutes of experimental rock I've ever heard. In fact it's almost insulting to label it that due to the vast array of genres the band draw from on this record…

                          2. Magdalene, FKA Twigs - The most beautiful record I've ever heard. The production is absolutely insane and I'm still noticing new nuances and flourishes on each listen.

                          3. American Beauty, The Grateful Dead - This one sent me down the never ending rabbit hole of Grateful Dead live sets, but nothing comes close to what this record makes me fell as a standalone experience.

                          4. Blond, Frank Ocean - An absolute odyssey of experimental, psychedelic R&B/Hip Hop. Such a raw and honest insight into the artist's life and mind with truly transcendental production.

                          5. Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Sturgill Simpson - Opening up with my favourite song of all time, Turtles All The Way Down, Sturgill draws influence from Tibetan Buddhism and various psychedelic experiences to make sense of his experiences in life and love. I find such beauty and poignancy in his insights and would recommend this album to everybody I know.

                          “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                          • deancleanD
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                            Ramones - Ramones
                            Archers of Loaf- Vee Vee
                            The Clash - Sandinista
                            Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express
                            Dead Milkmen - Eat Your Paisley!

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                            • steelworkerS
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                              interesting choices @deanclean  . other lists I'll have to look and listen

                              Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                              Well, I have others.

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                              • steelworkerS
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                                Tom Waits Raindogs

                                Alejandro Escovedo 13 Years, Street Songs of Love  yes I think he's that good. Not real happy songs. killer live show the faint of hearing should wear earplugs.

                                Stones Exile

                                Ramones-The Ramones hey Dean, when you're right you're right

                                The Damned Damned Damned Damned. or the black album

                                Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                Well, I have others.

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                                • endoE
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                                  @steelworker:

                                  Tom Waits Raindogs

                                  yes!

                                  si tacuisses

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                                  • pechelmanP
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                                    I can't pick five but many of the ones I'd consider have been mentioned, so here's five more that would be on my list for consideration that I didn't see mentioned at all. Apologies if I missed one already mentioned.

                                    Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
                                    Queen - A Night at the Opera
                                    Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
                                    Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
                                    King Crimson - In the court of the crimson king

                                    Two more
                                    Jethro Tull - Aqualung
                                    The Beatles - Abbey Rd

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                                    • TwistlockT
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                                      My Top 5 albums (many which would have made it have already been mentioned) in no particular order:
                                      Sisters of Mercy- First and last and always
                                      Blood Red Shoes- Box of Secrets
                                      The Goats- Tricks of the Shade
                                      Dinosaur Jr.- Bug
                                      NoMeansNo- Small parts isolated and destroyed

                                      Gesendet von meinem SM-A536B mit Tapatalk

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                                      • deancleanD
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                                        [mention]steelworker [/mention] nice choice on the Ramones. I think I listen to other Ramones albums more these days but that first one just blew me away. I love listening to it on vinyl turning it up loud and hearing those symbols crash.
                                        I hated Sandinista when I first heard it. I love the Clash but that album just did nothing for me. Then listened to it years later and I couldn’t believe how much I loved it. What was my younger self thinking!
                                        I also wanted to put some Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash on the list but I could never narrow down an album from all that material.

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                                        • mclaincauseyM
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                                          @pechelman:

                                          I can't pick five but many of the ones I'd consider have been mentioned, so here's five more that would be on my list for consideration that I didn't see mentioned at all. Apologies if I missed one already mentioned.

                                          Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
                                          Queen - A Night at the Opera
                                          Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
                                          Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
                                          King Crimson - In the court of the crimson king

                                          Two more
                                          Jethro Tull - Aqualung
                                          The Beatles - Abbey Rd

                                          Great list @pechelman

                                          Zappa is absolutely not for everyone but I think Hot Rats has broader appeal than most of his catalog. I caught the bug when I shoplifted “Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life” double cassette when I was a dumb kid. I rediscovered him freshman year in college when I bought “Joe’s Garage” used CDs freshman year. I just couldn’t believe how good the drums sounded and how well they were played. Colaiuta remains my favorite drummer to this day, edging drummers like Tony Williams and Elvin Jones.

                                          When I was an even dumber kid I got deeply into King Crimson. At least I wasn’t dumb about music. “Red” was the album that got me, then “Crimson King,,” then “Discipline.” I also enjoyed their contemporary stuff and got to see them live with the Bruford/Mastelotto battery, which was a dream come true.

                                          Daft Punk is on my bucket list to see live so I was gutted for many reasons when they called it quits.

                                          Think it, be it.

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                                          • pechelmanP
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                                            Thanks @mclaincausey. Clearly you're a man of fine taste 😃

                                            There's so much of Zappa that I love and still some that I have a hard time listening to. But certainly as a composer and on the guitar he was incredible. Joe's is another favorite of mine but also dig his jazzy stuff on waka/jawaka, the classical side on yellow shark, and pretty much everything where he shuts up and plays his guitar including that album. Muffin man, black napkin, watermelon in Easter hay, peaches, gumbo variations, green genes, rdnzl, Montana, etc. His catalog is so impressive and varied.

                                            If there was a good thing about pandemic, it was having a lot of time to explore lots of music I missed when I was younger due to different priorities.

                                            For me, while I can't say those sounds above are my top 5 they are certainly some favorites. Specifically, I like albums that work and evolve from beginning to end of possible tell a longer story. In particular I've always thought the opening track on that black Sabbath album is the best album opening ever which is partly why I picked it over paranoid which has a couple more of my favorite songs.

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