5 CDs to Summarize Your Musical Taste

[Canuck21]

I found this topic at another forum and thought it was a great idea so I'm copying it here and am reposting my reply.

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[Ken Cheng]

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[xJadedx]

This is a bit hard, but I suppose I could try:
Dir en grey - Uroboros
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Faith No More - King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime
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Queen - A Kind of Magic
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Radiohead - The Bends
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
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[remember_Cedric]

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This is distinctively Pink Floyd! If I'm not wrong, this is the album for 'Other Side of the Moon' - a song of my taste.

[Ken Cheng]

This is distinctively Pink Floyd! If I'm not wrong, this is the album for 'Other Side of the Moon' - a song of my taste.

The album is called THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. The Floyd never recorded an actual song by that title, however.

Tracks include:

1. "Speak To Me/Breathe"
2. "On The Run"
3. "Time"
4. "The Great Gig In The Sky"
5. "Money"
6. "Us And Them"
7. "Any Colour You Like"
8. "Brain Damage"
9. "Eclipse"

"Money" was released as a single.

[remember_Cedric]

The album is called THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. The Floyd never recorded an actual song by that title, however.

Tracks include:

1. "Speak To Me/Breathe"
2. "On The Run"
3. "Time"
4. "The Great Gig In The Sky"
5. "Money"
6. "Us And Them"
7. "Any Colour You Like"
8. "Brain Damage"
9. "Eclipse"

"Money" was released as a single.

O_O I remember downloading a song with that title (yeah, Dark Side of The Moon ). That was when I was first introduced to Pink Floyd by a friend, and this was what I heard.

[Ken Cheng]

O_O I remember downloading a song with that title (yeah, Dark Side of The Moon ). That was when I was first introduced to Pink Floyd by a friend, and this was what I heard.

It's a series of excerpts of each song on the album, but none of them is complete.

[remember_Cedric]

It's a series of excerpts of each song on the album, but none of them is complete.

The half-done idea of Pink Floyd is not bad at all! This version is shorter, I remember my downloaded piece was at 8+ mins "song".

[Ken Cheng]

The half-done idea of Pink Floyd is not bad at all! This version is shorter, I remember my downloaded piece was at 8+ mins "song".

For Pink Floyd, perhaps more so than any other rock band, it's important to listen to the entirety of their work. They're considered the epitome of album rock bands; they very rarely released singles (usually only because their record company forced them to).

[Extremer88]

Interesting topic. In fact, I have a rough idea of what Ken's taste of music are due to the other thread "What Song Are You Listening Now?".

Oh and Jaded likes Radiohead. Not bad.

[xJadedx]

To be honest, I think everyone and their grandmother likes Radiohead. That said, it doesn't make their music any less great.

It's pretty hard for me to "summarize" my music taste in 5 albums, since my actual taste in music goes far beyond that. But I suppose if I'm only allowed to listen to five albums for the rest of my life or something, that'd be my current list, though it's ever changing. Even now, I have the urge to replace RHCP with Tool.

[Canuck21]

To be honest, I think everyone and their grandmother likes Radiohead. That said, it doesn't make their music any less great.

I don't think Radiohead's music is that accessible. My mother won't like it let alone my grandmother. Even me I have a hard time listening to their more experimental songs.

[KeongJai]

Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
Beyond - Deliberate [猶豫] (1991)
Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
Sammi Cheng - Can't Let Go [放不低] (1996)
Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)

There's more than this but when limited to 5 I'd choose these.
I'd put Flight of the Conchords up here, but I think I like the series more than the albums/concerts.

[Ken Cheng]

I don't think Radiohead's music is that accessible. My mother won't like it let alone my grandmother. Even me I have a hard time listening to their more experimental songs.

"High and Dry" is the only pop-friendly Radiohead record I can think of.

[Canuck21]

"High and Dry" is the only pop-friendly Radiohead record I can think of.

Their first album "Pablo Honey" is quite accessible and "The Bends" and "OK Computer" have their fair share of melodic songs if you're into alternative music but they lost me starting with "Kid A".

[KeongJai]

woops posted this in the wrong thread.

The thing with Radiohead is they were the emos of GenX.
Except they weren't weird as the GenY emos.

Every now and then people get sad so they can relate to their songs. You can't relate to the emos of today because they are just freaky. And probably don't have as much musical talent.

[Extremer88]

"Creep" is probably Radiohead's best. One of my favourites as well.

[Bangs]

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Revelation

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Survivor GH
add "Ever Since the World Began" to my favs haha

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Cross Road

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Repeat Offender

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Hold Your Fire

[KeongJai]

"Creep" is probably Radiohead's best. One of my favourites as well.

It's everyone's favourite except for the band themselves. It's their Iron Lung

[Canuck21]

It's everyone's favourite except for the band themselves. It's their Iron Lung

I beg to differ. "Creep" used to be my favourite Radiohead song but I now prefer their more original sounding songs that are not too experimental.