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Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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I've recently been given a new toy for a birthday. I'm enjoying it as it will play music I know from years ago on instruction. However, I can remember when growing up my parents would not have been interested in what I listened to as they already knew enough from their generation to keep them happy. Alas I stopped buying music or even listening to new stuff probably 30 years ago. A bit like my parents really. So I'm asking for suggestions as to what to try that I may have missed out on. I like all sorts of music (I think), though some of the terminology may have escaped me in terms of categories.


So would you kindly suggest one song/piece I should try? I'll let you know what I think (assuming I can access it). Can't be too obscure.

Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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Listened to that and it sounded 30+ years old. Had to Google the band and song. Not sure if it's Black Sabbath it reminds me of. Taste in music is subjective so will listen to it again. Initial impressions were the vocalist can't sing. But thanks for the suggestion.


Any more?

Jeremy

Jeremy

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Not sure how you could have got through the last few decades without hearing "Losing My Religion", but yeah... great song, great band, if you like that then they have a large body of work to explore.


If you like that, then maybe...


Teenage Fanclub - Mellow Doubt

Sugar - Changes

The Get Up Kids - Stay Gone

red devil

red devil

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Jeremy Wrote:

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> If you like that, then maybe...

>

> Teenage Fanclub - Mellow Doubt

> Sugar - Changes

> The Get Up Kids - Stay Gone


J, have you heard of The Long Ryders, gigged with REM, part of the Paisley Undergound scene in the early 80's. Also Green on Red and The Rain Parade, who were quite trippy. This article lists some more... https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/02/popandrock

Jeremy

Jeremy

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red devil Wrote:

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> J, have you heard of The Long Ryders, gigged with

> REM, part of the Paisley Undergound scene in the

> early 80's. Also Green on Red and The Rain Parade,

> who were quite trippy. This article lists some

> more...

> https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/02/popandrock


Yes I have heard of the Long Ryders, but not familiar with their music. Could you recommend a good album (or song) as a starting point?


I like The Replacements a lot (also mentioned in that article), but I discovered them via my interest in Bob Mould and Husker Du rather than via REM...

maxxi

maxxi

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Bearing in mind REM was new to you I'd lucky dip a track or two from:


The Holy Bible - Manic Street Preachers

Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur

Blue Lines - Massive Attack

Good Stuff - B52s

Straight Outta Compton - NWA


and even a bit of Nirvana and Primal Scream if you really have to.

red devil

red devil

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Jeremy Wrote:

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> Yes I have heard of the Long Ryders, but not

> familiar with their music. Could you recommend a

> good album (or song) as a starting point?



State of The Union, this is the opening track...


 

malumbu

malumbu

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I'm thinking of 30 years ago.


The tail end of cowpunk and the like - The Pogues and The Men They couldn't Hang


The move of electro indie into mainstream - Depeche Mode


Early days of grunge


Indie Guitar Bands - Dinosaur Junior


Jesus and Mary Chain and other stuff on Creation Records - long list at the back https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_Records


But sometimes I find it difficult to try to listen to bands that many others rave about such as Sonic Youth or the Pixies - you had to be there at the time.

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malumbu Wrote:

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> I'm thinking of 30 years ago.

>

> The tail end of cowpunk and the like - The Pogues

> and The Men They couldn't Hang

>

> The move of electro indie into mainstream -

> Depeche Mode

>

> Early days of grunge

>

> Indie Guitar Bands - Dinosaur Junior

>

> Jesus and Mary Chain and other stuff on Creation

> Records - long list at the back

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_Records

>

> But sometimes I find it difficult to try to listen

> to bands that many others rave about such as Sonic

> Youth or the Pixies - you had to be there at the

> time.


Such a tedious interview with Alan McGee from Creation on Gary Crowley's BBC London show.

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