# Essential Music **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 26, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830 "2001-01-26T05:57:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2001, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/41 "2001-01-31T20:26:02Z")
Christ I’m surrounded by Classic Rock weenies… 1. Cowboy Mouth: Are You With Me? 2. Emmet Swimming: Arlington To Boston 3. Joan Jett: Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth 4. Chuck Berry: The Great Twenty-Eight 5. Jill Sobule: Jill Sobule 6. Mary Prankster: Roulette Girl 7. Woody Guthrie: Dust Bowl Ballads 8. Judas Priest: Screaming For Vengeance 9. Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Let’s Face It. 10. Rush: Roll the Bones Hey, what can I say? I’m an adult. On the subject of Dave Mathews. Boy, it’s nice to see someone who just seems to enjoy recording. Give that boy 20 minutes and he’ll have a new release out. Kinda refreshing in this day and age ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2001, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/42 "2001-01-31T21:45:19Z")
Here are some of my essentials that I always recommend to others… check them out at least, you may not like all but you probably will like some. Guns N’ Roses - Appetite for Destruction, Use Your Illusion Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St. Black Crowes - Southern Harmony and Musical Companion and Amorica Ben Harper - Burn to Shine, Fight for your Mind The Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass Bob Marley - Uprising The Doors - Morrison Hotel Jimi Hendrix - All Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies, Dirt Derek and the Dominoes - Layla, Live at the Fillmore Carole King - Tapestry The Who - Who’s Next and several blues compilations probably… thats all for now, ---
**Author:** ![Quark\_W.Griswold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Quark\_W.Griswold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quark_W.Griswold)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/43 "2001-02-01T05:30:58Z")
But I do believe this is DMB’s first **studio album** in like 4 years or so. I think in the meantime they have been putting out various live offerings, but > [@](#): > > Give that boy 20 minutes and he’ll have a new release out seems a little silly to me. ---
**Author:** ![super\_head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@super\_head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/super_head)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/44 "2001-02-01T06:08:01Z")
…in my CD player right now… Monte Montgomery - two commercial releases “1st and Repair” and “Mirror” - best described as crossing Stevie Ray, Lindsey Buckingham, and the songwriting/singing of James Taylor all into one on a hopped up acoustic guitar with a great rhythm section backing him up. I have bootlegs of live shows if you’re interested. 🙂 Others in the machine… Freddy Jones Band (power pop/rock with some nice guitar work) Whale (hard to describe - but I like it) All (a compilation of old power pop punk tunes off of Napster) Medeski, Martin, & Wood (experimental jazz) More to come as I think of them. ---
**Author:** ![Pismonque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/46a35a/32.png) [@Pismonque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pismonque)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/45 "2001-02-01T06:25:47Z")
Try any CD by **The Gourds**. A lot of people know them by their cover of _Gin & Juice_ that’s been all over Napster, but there’s a lot more to them than that! Lots of talent, lots of range, eclectic mix of styles and _very_ interesting and engaging lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@Bad\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_Hat)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/46 "2001-02-01T07:02:47Z")
oh sheesh… where to even begin… ok stuff that I don’t remember seeing on the list already: Nick Drake- Start with best of… (then make up your mind on what to get from there) Jeff Buckley- Grace Bob Marley- Exodus The Jam- Beat Surrender Stevie Wonder- Songs in the key of Life Miles and Coltrane- Kind of Blue Wu Tang Clan- 36 Chambers: Enter the Wu The Roots- Things Fall Apart James Brown- best of… Joy Division- Closer Cocteau Twins- Pink Opaque Mos Def- Black on Both Sides Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Billy Bragg- Peel Sessions Minor Threat Fugazi- 13 Songs Birthday Party - best of… Pixies- Doolittle Gang of Four- Entertainment wow… this is fun… I’ll think of more later. CJ ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/47 "2001-02-01T17:42:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dichotomous \* > \*\*But I do believe this is DMB’s first **studio album** in like 4 years or so. I think in the meantime they have been putting out various live offerings, but > > > [@](#): > > > > Give that boy 20 minutes and he’ll have a new release out > > seems a little silly to me. > \*\* And who says live stuff doesn’t count. The boy just lives to play. 1993 - Remember Two Things 1994 - Under The Table And Dreaming 1995 - Crash 1997 - Live At Red Rocks 1998 - Before These Crowded Streets 1999 - Live At Luther College 1999 - Listener Supported 2001 - Everyday So that’s 8 releases in 8 years. No one does that anymore! ---
**Author:** ![McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/48 "2001-02-01T21:01:54Z")
1. Automatic for the People - REM 2. Out of Time - REM 3. Revolver - The Beatles 4. New Adventures in Hi Fi - REM 5. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan 6. The Bends - Radiohead 7. The Queen is Dead - The Smiths 8. Revolver - The Beatles 9. Forever Changes - Love 10. Graceland - Paul Simon 11. The Marshal Mathers LP - Eminem 12. Bridge over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel 13. Moon Safari - Air 14. Blue Lines - Massive Attack 15. Nevermind - Nirvana 16. Ten - Pearl Jam 17. In Utero - Nirvana 18. August and Everything After - Counting Crows 19. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys 20. What’s Going On? - Marvin Gaye Those records, IMO really form the backbone of a good record collection. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/49 "2001-02-01T21:08:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bad Hat \* > > Fugazi- 13 Songs Well, one of my publishable claims to fame is that I, jarbabyj, made goulash for Fugazi in 1990. ::bowing:: jarbaby ---
**Author:** ![Necronom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/54ee81/32.png) [@Necronom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necronom)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/50 "2001-02-01T21:46:29Z")
Hey all, I’m new to posting here, but thought I’d put my favorite CD’s into the mix… REM - Green Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes Sinead O’Connor - The Lion and the Cobra The Cure - Standing On the Beach, The Singles The Smiths - Best I and Best II The Clash - The Story of the Clash, vol 1 The Ramones - Ramones Mania The Pogues - Essential They Might Be Giants - Flood New Order - Substance Front 242 - Headhunter Maxi Single (but not the 2000 remake!) There are a lot of single songs that are great, but for that it’s best to use Napster, like was stated earlier… For instance: Jim Carrol Band - People Who Died, King Missile - Sensitive Artist…the list could go on and on… (Can you tell I was a punk kid in the 80’s?) ---
**Author:** ![bigbadmofo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@bigbadmofo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigbadmofo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2001, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/51 "2001-02-02T02:52:42Z")
must have: the cure - disitigration and everything necronom listed ---
**Author:** ![bigbadmofo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@bigbadmofo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigbadmofo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2001, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/52 "2001-02-02T02:56:37Z")
i spelled it wrong it is disintEgration rob would be pissed ---
**Author:** ![Quark\_W.Griswold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Quark\_W.Griswold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quark_W.Griswold)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/53 "2001-02-02T05:59:22Z")
When I read your first post, I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you were being facetious, and ranking on my boy Dave, so I attempted to come back in defense of DMB. After reading your latest post, I went back and re-read the first one, and realized I had taken it out of context. > [@](#): > > And who says live stuff doesn’t count. The boy just lives to play The live stuff definitely counts. (I guess the crack about Classic Rock Weenines distracted me.) ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2001, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/54 "2001-02-02T14:13:54Z")
My essential picks are as follows; Though I love all these bands I selected the ESENTIAL albums. 1. Jets to Brazil - Orange Ryhming Dictionary 2. Luna - LunaPark, Bewitched, Penthouse 3. Pixies - Surfer Rosa 4. Pavement - Slanted and enchanted 5. Fugazi - Repeater 6. Circle Jerks - Group sex 7. Dag Nasty - Wig out at denko’s/can I say 8. ANYTHING MINUTEMEN ---
**Author:** ![Necronom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/54ee81/32.png) [@Necronom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necronom)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830/55 "2001-02-02T19:29:27Z")
I can’t believe I forgot to list these, too: Janes Addiction - Nothings Shocking REM - Life’s Rich Pageant [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-music/51830.md?page=2)