# My thoughts on albums everybody has already heard.(recommendations accepted)

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**Created:** [August 26, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217 "2013-08-26T17:18:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
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I’m going to chime in, given the tastes mentioned in the OP, and also suggest a Pixies and Sonic Youth record. The ones mentioned are indeed the most acclaimed ones: _Doolittle_ and _Daydream Nation_. But I came to the Pixies and Sonic Youth from a little different direction, with similar tastes to yours in the early mid-90s: I liked most Seattle bands, wasn’t big on U2, loved Guns N Roses. I’m going to suggest trying _Trompe Le Monde_ by the Pixies and _Dirty_ by Sonic Youth. For me, those were a little easier to get my ears around before delving into the more classic albums of their catalog. That said, I probably would’ve done okay if _Doolittle_ was my Pixies introduction, but I think _Daydream Nation_ would’ve been a little too different for me to appreciate. _Dirty_ has all the hallmarks of Sonic Youth, but with a more pop-oriented songwriting approach, for lack of better description.

One caveat is that these are not the “definitive” albums of the respective bands, and probably doesn’t fit the criteria of “albums that everyone has heard.” They are, however, bands that any music aficionado would have heard of, so worth exploring just for the band.

A couple more of my suggestions of “important bands” but not necessarily “stuff everyone has heard” would be **XTC** and **Big Star**. For XTC, I would recommend _English Settlement_, and for **Big Star** , well, just get the _#1 Record_/_Radio City_ albums, which are often sold together.

I was going to mention Smashing Pumpkins as well, but I see that’s covered. There’s not a bad song on _Siamese Dream_, IMHO.

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**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217/202 "2013-09-14T22:28:56Z")

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> [@scabpicker](#):
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> I’m listening to them now. They still bring goosebumps 25 years later. Yep, ministry qualifies as classic rock, now. :eek:

They’ve actually done two albums of mostly classic rock covers (_Cover Up_ (2008) and _Undercover_ (2010)). And [Change of Luck](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTXrGQdnNs) from the new album goes very classic rock around the 5 minute mark.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217/203 "2013-09-15T02:05:16Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> I’m going to chime in, given the tastes mentioned in the OP, and also suggest a Pixies and Sonic Youth record. The ones mentioned are indeed the most acclaimed ones: _Doolittle_ and _Daydream Nation_. But I came to the Pixies and Sonic Youth from a little different direction, with similar tastes to yours in the early mid-90s: I liked most Seattle bands, wasn’t big on U2, loved Guns N Roses. I’m going to suggest trying _Trompe Le Monde_ by the Pixies and _Dirty_ by Sonic Youth. For me, those were a little easier to get my ears around before delving into the more classic albums of their catalog. That said, I probably would’ve done okay if _Doolittle_ was my Pixies introduction, but I think _Daydream Nation_ would’ve been a little too different for me to appreciate. _Dirty_ has all the hallmarks of Sonic Youth, but with a more pop-oriented songwriting approach, for lack of better description.
> 
> One caveat is that these are not the “definitive” albums of the respective bands, and probably doesn’t fit the criteria of “albums that everyone has heard.” They are, however, bands that any music aficionado would have heard of, so worth exploring just for the band.
> 
> A couple more of my suggestions of “important bands” but not necessarily “stuff everyone has heard” would be **XTC** and **Big Star**. For XTC, I would recommend _English Settlement_, and for **Big Star** , well, just get the _#1 Record_/_Radio City_ albums, which are often sold together.
> 
> I was going to mention Smashing Pumpkins as well, but I see that’s covered. There’s not a bad song on _Siamese Dream_, IMHO.

I don’t disagree with any of your post but I prefer _Doolittle_ and _Goo_ when it comes to The Pixies and Sonic Youth. 🙂  
_Skylarking_ is also a great XTC album. It’s probably best known because of the song “Dear God” but the whole thing is really good. XTC’s “alter ego”, Dukes of Stratosphear, is also good.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217/204 "2013-09-15T02:29:25Z")

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Mahaloth - Given that you seem to like G&R, early 90s grunge, some Metallica and Jet but not The Clash or Talking heads, I think classic rock, metal and industrial might be more your speed and punk, modern rock and non garage indie rock isn’t.

Some bands I’d recommend for you:  
Led Zeppelin  
Rush  
Van Halen (Lee Roth era)  
Motley Crue  
Ministry  
Ramstein  
Prodigy  
Rage Against the Machine  
The Black Keys  
The Strokes  
Kings of Leon

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217/205 "2013-09-15T02:55:20Z")

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> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#):
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> I don’t disagree with any of your post but I prefer _Doolittle_ and _Goo_ when it comes to The Pixies and Sonic Youth. 🙂

Well, I think _Doolittle_ is the best Pixies album, myself. _Trompe Le Monde_ doesn’t get a lot of love, but I think it works as a reasonable introduction for somebody coming from a more the radio rock end of things.

And I love _Goo_. Love it. My suggestion of _Dirty_ is more a cautious approach–it’s got cleaner production and the songwriting is a bit poppier. It’s the gentlest introduction to Sonic Youth, I think.

> [@](#):
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> _Skylarking_ is also a great XTC album. It’s probably best known because of the song “Dear God” but the whole thing is really good. XTC’s “alter ego”, Dukes of Stratosphear, is also good.

Yeah, this one was a hard one for me. I originally wanted to suggest _Drums and Wires_. _Skylarking_ is probably their best overall. But “Senses Working Overtime” is one of my favorite pop songs, period, so _English Settlement_ won out, although as an album, I think the other two are better choices. With XTC especially, it’s like trying to pick your favorite child. Hell, I’d say just go for _Fossil Fuel:The XTC Singles_ for a great overview of the band.

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Well, I think _Doolittle_ is the best Pixies album, myself. _Trompe Le Monde_ doesn’t get a lot of love, but I think it works as a reasonable introduction for somebody coming from a more the radio rock end of things.
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> And I love _Goo_. Love it. My suggestion of _Dirty_ is more a cautious approach–it’s got cleaner production and the songwriting is a bit poppier. It’s the gentlest introduction to Sonic Youth, I think.

_Trompe Le Monde_ is ok, but I think _Doolittle_ is pretty user friendly and just a better work. If you only listed to one Pixies album it should be _Doolittle_. (but _Surfer Rosa_ is clearly their best album ;):p. ) There is also little chance Maha will like it if he goes there first.) I agree that Dirty is the way to go if you want to get into Sonic Youth, but for the purposes of this thread I think it has to be _Daydream Nation_. It’s their iconic album which is what the OP wants. It’s not a good first album to listen to though and has turned a lot of people off to Sonic Youth, so…I dunno.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217/207 "2013-09-15T12:31:08Z")

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Again, the updates will tend to come on weekends, but I am listening and re-listening to things during the work week.

\*\*Update

Eagles - Greatest hits 1971-75\*\*

The only greatest hits album I have selected so far. I picked it because it is one of the top selling albums of all time, just like Rumors from Fleetwood Mac.

Anyway, I only knew one thing about the Eagles:

Hotel California.

🙂

I knew that song because when I lived in China(10 years ago), it was everywhere. I assume that it had not been a big song in the 70’s/80’s due to suppression, but it was a huge thing when I lived there 2003-2005. I heard it in the taxis, in the stores, and it played at nearly every drinking location we went to.

I assumed it was on this album, but I see it came out after it.

OK, the review and a side observation.

It is, indeed, a good album, though as a greatest hits album, it is kind of a cheat. I don’t see what makes it such a high-selling album, as it does not make me want to run and check out their individual albums all that much.

I found that for the first 6 songs or so, I was very impressed, but I began to grow weary of, what I’m calling, the “light guitar soft rock” sound they keep repeating. While I enjoyed the heck out of Take it Easy, Already Gone, and Lyin Eyes, I found that by the time I was listening to Take it to the Limit, it was getting to…bleh.

Anyway, I do see why people like the Eagles, especially in the 70’s. The production values of the songs are great and I like the overall sound of the band. However, I think the Eagles are way less rocky than I pictured and ended up sounding too much like cheesey soft-rock.

This review sounds more negative than I mean it to. I like the album and will keep most of the tracks on the Ipod for awhile.

Side note: I’ve seen the Seinfeld episode where Elaine’s boyfriend zones out when he hears Desperado. I had no idea that was the Eagles. Additionally, when she tries to make “Witchy Woman” their song, I had no idea that was Eagles as well. I assumed she found a silly song from someone else to make their song. This album made me understand the episode more. Did they license the actual recordings for that episode, or were those imitation/cover versions in the episode?

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> [@NAF1138](#):
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> _Trompe Le Monde_ is ok, but I think _Doolittle_ is pretty user friendly and just a better work.

You’re probably right, but I’m just trying to retrace my steps and see what worked for me. I got into the Pixies via “Alec Eiffel” and _Trompe Le Monde_. I think _Trompe Le Monde_ gets overlooked in the catalog and, coming from a point where I loved Nirvana and Pearl Jam, it just seems closer in feel to what was going on at that time. _Doolittle_ has better songs, overall.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217/209 "2013-09-15T17:19:48Z")

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Do I think our OP/Listener **Mahaloth** should listen to the Pixies and Sonic Youth? Absolutely. Will he like them, based on what I’ve seen of his preferences? No. He’ll like the Pixies more than SY, and of SY, might prefer their more commercial stuff, like Rather Ripped. Totally IMHO, but that’s my read.

**Mahaloth** it will be interesting if you get to these. And some **Ministry**! - at least Just One Fix and Thieves 😉

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> [@WordMan](#):
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> Do I think our OP/Listener **Mahaloth** should listen to the Pixies and Sonic Youth? Absolutely. Will he like them, based on what I’ve seen of his preferences? No. He’ll like the Pixies more than SY, and of SY, might prefer their more commercial stuff, like Rather Ripped. Totally IMHO, but that’s my read.
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> **Mahaloth** it will be interesting if you get to these. And some **Ministry**! - at least Just One Fix and Thieves 😉

I think you are probably right, but if he likes the Seattle Sound at all he should give its forerunners a shot and The Replacements and Husker Du have already been recommended.

**Dinosaur Jr.** (the album you want is _You’re Living All Over Me_) and \*\*Mission of Burma \*\*(you want to listen to _Vs._) are probably good choices in that vein.

He might not like em, but he should know em. I also stand by my earlier recommendations of Black Sabbath, Ozzie, Led Zeplin, Motorhead, Iggy Pop (both with and without the Stooges) Alice Cooper, and the MC5. He might actually like those more.

Ministry is a good choice Word Man.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217/211 "2013-09-15T20:23:05Z")

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Here is where I’m at so far, folks. I’ve listened to:

Metallica - Ride the Lightning  
U2 - Joshua Tree  
The Clash - London Calling  
Jet - Get Born  
Prince - Purple Rain  
Talking Heads - Remain in Light  
Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction  
Queen - Night at the Opera  
Queen - A Kind of Magic  
NIN - Hesitation Marks  
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors  
The Eagles - Greatest hits 71-75  
My likes of the above are: Ride the Lightning, Get Born, Appetite for Destruction, Kind of Magic, Hesitation Marks.

My “OK” albums are: Joshua Tree(though I love tracks 1-3), Rumors, and the Eagles one.

My dislikes are, so far: London Calling and Remain in Light, both of which I have re-listened and give negative reviews.

Next up is, I think, Siamese Dream(though I am somewhat familiar with Smashing Pumpkins).

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Oh jeez, **Cherub Rock** for the win; lord what a great song. So - why the heck is it called that anyway? I’ve never parsed the lyrics - or rather, did once but they didn’t jump out to me…

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> And I love _Goo_. Love it. My suggestion of _Dirty_ is more a cautious approach–it’s got cleaner production and the songwriting is a bit poppier. It’s the gentlest introduction to Sonic Youth, I think.

According to iTunes, Sonic Youth is my most owned, most listened-to band…and for the record, Dirty is my favorite album of theirs. All that said, I think you might not clearly remember how difficult that album can be. Songs like “swimsuit issue” and "Nic Fit"are probably not in the OP’s wheelhouse…at a minimum, you might warn the OP not to listen to any song with Kim Gordon on vocals. 😉

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> [@WordMan](#):
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> Oh jeez, **Cherub Rock** for the win; lord what a great song. So - why the heck is it called that anyway? I’ve never parsed the lyrics - or rather, did once but they didn’t jump out to me…

The song is supposed to be about his relationship to the indie rock community and music industry. It appears to me to be a general kind of “be true to yourself” warning against the pressures to conform, that sort of angsty thing. As for why it’s called “Cherub Rock,” I’m sure you can probably find an evocative symbolic connection between the name and the lyrical/emotional content of the song, but with Smashing Pumpkins song titles, I don’t really try too hard to find anything but the vaguest connection. (I mean, “Rhinoceros,” “Mayonaise [sic],” “Jellybelly,” etc.)

However, I only just found out that Cherub Rock was supposedly influenced by a Cheap Trick song, according to Billy Corgan. And it’s [this song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LVluoJz0ck), “Oo la la la.” That certainly is the chorus. And the opening riff of “Cherub Rock” sounds a lot like [Neu!'s “Hallogallo”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAXYMOgHQI4), although I don’t know if Corgan every mentioned it being an influence or not.

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> And I love _Goo_. Love it. My suggestion of _Dirty_ is more a cautious approach–it’s got cleaner production and the songwriting is a bit poppier. It’s the gentlest introduction to Sonic Youth, I think.

Not to beat this to death, though I do think they are an essential piece of genre to explore for anyone understanding the 90s alternative scene breakout. _Goo_ has been my long-term desert island disc and my favorite from them as a complete album (major label sellout controversy be damned), as a whole album piece it just flows perfectly. _Dirty_ has equally great single pieces within (_Purr_ is the lead track on my “Music to Trash Hotel Rooms To” playlist), but there’s a bunch of throwaway filler and less accessible tracks that are more for dedicated fans rather than new listeners.

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Actually, relistening to _Goo_ and _Dirty_, I guess they’re about equal in terms of production and poppiness. _Dirty_ was my way in to Sonic Youth…I don’t find anything on that album particularly inaccessible and, once again, coming from a 90s grunge listening background, it was easy for me to get into. _Goo_ may have worked just as well, though.

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**Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-albums-everybody-has-already-heard-recommendations-accepted/667217/217 "2013-09-18T00:16:10Z")

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\*\*Update

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream  
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Little bit of a cheat here. Because [I caught on to 89x](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89X)(which reaches here in Michigan), I was aware of Smashing Pumpkins and some of the songs of this album, but had not heard the whole thing.

It’s a great album and, as I expected, I should have checked it out back when I was in high school.

I actually listened to Smashing Pumpkins new album and wasn’t impressed, but this one is a classic. Cherub Rock, Disarm, Mayonaisse are all great tracks and it will find a way into my regular rotation.

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> [@NAF1138](#):
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> If you only listed to one Pixies album it should be _Doolittle_. (but _Surfer Rosa_ is clearly their best album ;):p. )

Another gold star for you ;).

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> \*\*Update
> 
> Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream  
> \*\*  
> Little bit of a cheat here. Because [I caught on to 89x](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89X)(which reaches here in Michigan), I was aware of Smashing Pumpkins and some of the songs of this album, but had not heard the whole thing.
> 
> It’s a great album and, as I expected, I should have checked it out back when I was in high school.
> 
> I actually listened to Smashing Pumpkins new album and wasn’t impressed, but this one is a classic. Cherub Rock, Disarm, Mayonaisse are all great tracks and it will find a way into my regular rotation.

_Gish_, the album that preceded _Siamese Dream_ is also excellent. You should really add it to your list.

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> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#):
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> _Gish_, the album that preceded _Siamese Dream_ is also excellent. You should really add it to your list.

Seconded. I was disappointed by _Siamese Dream_ in comparison go _Gish_.

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