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| Where To Next?
In the wake of some Sam Adams-drenched, fireworky festivities that somehow vaguely relate to America, I face a series of serious choices. Basically, I ask you guys to let me know where I should go from each of these albums (and novel), in terms of each artist's back catalog. Cool beans? Cool beans. | | 1 |  | Outkast
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
My inclination: Stankonia.
My hesitation: People seem to almost unanimously say Stankonia is Outkast's best album. The reason I don't know about going right to that one, then, is basically being scared that afterward everything else they've done will be viewed as a disappointment in comparison. | | 2 |  | Stars of the Lid
The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
My inclination: And Their Refinement of the Decline.
My hesitation: Eh, not a lot. I heard they really hit their stride with the most recent stuff, in terms of both power and accessibility. To be fair, I'm not really a huge fan of ambient/drone; I like it in small doses, but it's definitely not my top genre. Even so, I'm interested in knowing which of their early records are worth a listen to a casual fan. | | 3 |  | Phoenix
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
My inclination: It's Never Been Like That.
My hesitation: Not knowing what to expect, more or less. | | 4 |  | Primordial
To The Nameless Dead
My inclination: The Gathering Wilderness.
My hesitation: The only reason I'm inclining that way is because I like the name. Which might not be the best of reasons to buy an album. | | 5 | | Cormac McCarthy
Blood Meridian
My inclination: Either Child of God or The Border Trilogy.
My hesitation: Not really a hesitation. Just trying to find out which one of these more people would recommend. I hear Child of God is incredibly harrowing and dark (which I'm a fan of), but The Border Trilogy is a lot more expansive and epic in scope. Blood Meridian, for its part, had both of these elements pretty well entwined. | |
thecheatisnotdead
07.05.10 | Exact cover art for 5. | Counterfeit
07.05.10 | For 1 get ATLiens. No question. | Satellite
07.05.10 | 1) Stankonia AND ATLiens
3) It's Never Been Like That (not as good as Wolfgang, but still pretty ace) | igloodude
07.05.10 | 1.) I say that you should go with Aquemini, though I love pretty much everything that the dudes from OutKast have put out.
5.) Blood Meridian is my favorite book ever. If you haven't read McCarthy's The Road, I would suggest you try that. | thecheatisnotdead
07.05.10 | Yup. That's actually the first one I read by him. Really great stuff.
And yeah, Outkast does seem to have a reputation for being great with almost spooky consistency. Kinda like Pixar. |
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