tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post3601254200585648277..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Built To Spill: Ultimate Alternative WaversUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-22654284114108403302015-08-27T21:57:12.622+03:002015-08-27T21:57:12.622+03:00@Anonymous: I'd try at least the following for...@Anonymous: I'd try at least the following for alternative 80s 90s alternative guitar rock:<br />Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation<br />Dinosaur Jr - You're living all over me<br />Dream Syndicate - Days of wine and roses<br />Husker Du - Zen Arcade<br />Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (although many prefer slanted and enchanted)<br />Guided by voices - Bee thousand<br />Fugazi - Repeater<br />Slint - Spiderland<br />Yo la tengo - Painful<br />Luna - Lunapark<br /><br /><br />Shoegaze / dream pop-rock:<br />My Bloody Valentine - Loveless<br />Cocteau Twins - Treasure<br />Ride - Nowehere<br />Slowdive - Souvlaki<br />Galaxie 500 - On Fire<br />The Verve - Storm in Heaven<br />Boo Radleys - Giant Steps<br />Catherine Wheel - Chrome<br />Sigur Ros - Aegatis Byrjun<br />Beach House - Teen Dream<br />Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre monde<br /><br />Other Anonymous recommendations are pretty spot ons as well. You'll fidn your way from there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-32647642645359179592015-08-26T22:40:32.134+03:002015-08-26T22:40:32.134+03:00Wow, thanks a lot. <3Wow, thanks a lot. <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-83677352047610031132015-08-26T20:17:55.582+03:002015-08-26T20:17:55.582+03:00I would consider these "hot streaks" of ...I would consider these "hot streaks" of three albums to be good introductions to these bands (my particular favorites are in bold):<br /><br />Built to Spill (doesn't really belong, but you asked) - <i>Perfect from Now On</i>, <b><i>Keep It like a Secret</i></b>, <i>Ancient Melodies of the Future</i><br /><br />Dinosaur Jr. - <i>You're Living All Over Me</i>, <b><i>Bug</i></b>, <i>Green Mind</i><br /><br />The Fall - Too erratic for me to recommend consecutive albums, but <i>Hex Enduction Hour</i>, <b><i>This Nation's Saving Grace</i></b>, and <i>Middle-Class Revolt</i> are my favorites.<br /><br />The Flaming Lips - <i>Hit to Death in the Future Head</i>, <i>Transmissions from the Satellite Heart</i>, <i>Clouds Taste Metallic</i> (but everything from <i>In a Priest-Driven Ambulance</i> on, excluding <i>At War with the Mystics</i>, is fantastic, my favorite being the complete-at-last DVD+CD release of <b><i>The Soft Bulletin</i></b>)<br /><br />The Jesus Lizard - <i>Head</i>, <b><i>Goat</i></b>, <i>Liar</i><br /><br />Melvins - <b><i>Bullhead</i></b>, <i>Lysol</i>, <i>Houdini</i><br /><br />Primus - <i>Sailing the Seas of Cheese</i>, <i>Pork Soda</i>, <i>Tales from the Punchbowl</i> (I can't pick a favorite here, but <i>Sailing the Seas of Cheese</i> is the most popular)<br /><br />Screaming Trees - <i>Uncle Anesthesia</i>, <i>Sweet Oblivion</i>, <b><i>Dust</i></b><br /><br />Sonic Youth - <i>Evol</i>, <i>Sister</i>, <i>Daydream Nation</i> (but <i>Goo</i> and <b><i>Washing Machine</i></b> are essential once you've heard those)<br /><br />Throwing Muses - <i>House Tornado</i>, <i>Hunkpapa</i>, <b><i>The Real Ramona</i></b> (the self-titled comeback from 2003 is also excellent)<br /><br />The Tragically Hip - <i>Road Apples</i>, <i>Fully Completely</i>, <b><i>Day for Night</i></b><br /><br />Yo La Tengo - <b><i>Painful</i></b>, <i>Electr-O-Pura</i>, <i>I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One</i><br /><br />The first two Madder Rose albums<br /><br />The last two Slowdive albums<br /><br />I'm sure that I'm missing some necessary bands (and I'm sure that I've covered at least some ground that you already know), but I had worse ways to spend 10 minutes. You'd do well to check out <a href="http://markprindle.com" rel="nofollow">Mark Prindle's site</a> if you want something substantial (and funny as all hell).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-25340897241333972812015-08-26T12:32:09.166+03:002015-08-26T12:32:09.166+03:00I'm considering getting into late 80's and...I'm considering getting into late 80's and early 90's underground guitar music and shoegaze, because it's a genre that I'm rather unfamiliar with and that I previously dismissed as derivative. So far I acquired (but have not yet listened to) albums of My Bloody Valentine, Jesus & Mary Chain, Boo Radleys, Ride, Chapterhouse, and of course I was already familiar with more well-known bands like R.E.M., Nirvana, The Cure, Alice in Chains, Blur etc.<br /><br />Am I missing any important bands? For instance, I have never heard of either Built To Spill and Dinosaur Jr. And what albums are recommended for first listening? <br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-67051083735454663122015-08-25T13:48:02.418+03:002015-08-25T13:48:02.418+03:00Of course I'm blase and everything, but I don&...Of course I'm blase and everything, but I don't recognize any complexity in Get a Life. Just a straightforward 4/4 rock song with some distorted guitar and overdubs. OK, granted - there are two or three tempo changes, but that's all, but they sound more accidental than purposeful to me.<br />1993 you say? That was the year of Therapy?'s breakthrough.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortsharpshock_E.P.<br /><br />Wipes the floor with these guys.MNbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01427385535099104405noreply@blogger.com