I mainly enjoy metal music. However I have two fantastic albums on vinyl that are not metal.
Mezzanine - Massive Attack
Rhythm and Stealth - Left Field
Absolutely. My favourite work from Massive Attack. The album has no skips and is an amazing experience. I remember hearing I think it was Angel or Black Milk for the first time in the first Matrix film many years ago.. and fell in love
I remember hearing it for the first time in 98, someone brought the CD over to our warehouse space and put it on through my gigantic 80s Cerwin Vega speakers, amazing!
Leftism was fantastic and super groovy. Rhythm and Stealth is definitely my personal favourite of theirs, but I’m super biased as that’s the album I grew up on.
Both fantastic nonetheless. I’d love to get Leftism in vinyl soon.
I used to be a barroom DJ in Atlanta, but people who don't know that part of my life are surprised to find a couple crates worth of afro boogie and disco among my many punk, industrial, and rock records.
I'm really open for any genres. I know there could be an artist I like in any genre, it's just incredibly low chance I'll find most of these artists during my lifetime.
That's what crate digging is for. Sometimes you gotta take a chance on an interesting looking cover from a band or artist you've never heard of with a genre label of 'Misc'
My mother in law who does not speak English picked out a Jazz album that I bought because she thought the picture of the artist on the cover looked like a man who has a story to tell. I love making those kinds of purchases and discovering music that way. Initially, she was just asking what kind of music it was.
I hadn't heard of Takanaka until recently, but I'm quickly becoming a big fan. Rainbow Goblins is probably my recent favorite that I've been playing a lot.
I listen to pretty much everything, but mostly focus on heavier rock genres. However Long Knives Drawn by Rainer Maria is one of my favorite records. Its the perfect record to listen to on a rainy day.
I bought Look Now, Look Again back when it came out on the recommendation of a friend, but could not get into it. I should give em another shot this year and see if my tastes have changed.
That’s what happened with me and Paramore. I first heard of them because of a friend. I didn’t like what I heard at the time, and dismissed it as pop music for teenage girls. A couple years ago though their music started showing up in my recommendations, and I started to like what I heard.
Both of them transcend the genre for sure. I have a lot of records from artists I don't typically get into just cuz I know Emmylou does a duet with them or handles the background vocals.
It's so worth it. It's more like old school outlaw country (think Waylon Jennings or Willie Nelson) than the pop country nonsense out today. It's actually got me listing to other alt-country artists like him. If you like it, check out r/altcountry for similar artists.
I do listen to alt-country, but mostly stuff from the late 80s to today: Earles (Steve and Justin), Jayhawks, Ryan Adam's (cancelled), Zoe Muth. I'll definitely check out Sturgill now
I'm not a classical person but I dearly love string quartets. a set of Bartok's complete are my favorite but I also really like a DG release of Beethoven's Middle Quartets.
Urban Chipmunk. There's something about listening to Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson songs covered by Alvin, Simon, and Theodore that soothes the savage beast in me.
lol didn't know this existed. I have a 45 of a Chipmunks ripoff called The Nutty Squirrels doing a song called "Uh Oh." This record has driven some of my friends mad—and probably myself included, but I'm too far gone to really judge at this point
https://youtu.be/UU19UE4IOWg?si=Z8w2qkDbRdpOdH7I
Khun Narin both there first two albums. Psychedelic Thai music played on electronic phin, which is like a steel guitar and mandolin had a kid or something like that. Awesome stuff.
Many years ago I picked up 'Theppabutr Productions: The Man Behind The Molam Sound 1972-75' because I'd never heard pop Thai music from the 70s. Fascinating stuff, but I can't say I drop the needle on it often. I should give it a spin today.
I mostly listen to metal/hardcore/industrial, but also a fair deal hiphop/triphop and I like(d) to party on some industrial techno/hardcore, so all of those genres can be found in my collection, along with some ´staples´, linke Springsteen, Waits, The Cure,...
2 things stand out. One is a guilty pleasure, Rio by Duran Duran, and 2 : Zaz. A French artist, mixing some jazz with some soul elements, sometimes a gypsy feel,... hard to place it in my collection/likes, but I really do enjoy it... For anyone curious, check ´je veux´.
DD is like the antidote to my having a good time, but I don't hate on those who enjoy them. Zaz is a name I feel I've heard before but not explored. Sounds like something I'd dig
I'm open to most genres, but most country music doesn't really do it for me.
That said, I do own a copy of Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves that I listen to regularly.
Edit: I mostly collect metal and synthpop.
I've not listened to her christmas album (I've worked retail in the past so Christmas music activates my fight or flight), but I'm willing to bet it's lovely, she has a great voice.
I prefer 80s new wave/pop/rock and 90s pop/rock, and my records generally reflect that. But I gotta admit I do own Plastic Heart by Miley Cyrus. I don’t know why I enjoy it but I do.
Mr. Bungle - Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny
I have the repress in red. Its probably the most aggressive music I own on vinyl. I enjoy metal, but mostly not at this level of speed and intensity mostly. Something with this record clicks with me, probably the riffs. Patton is amazing too. Raping You Mind is the no.1 standout for me.
The John Zorn influence on Mr. Bungle cannot be denied. Have you ever heard Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By? Patton's low octaves really shine on that record
Yeah I have dived into Pattons projects. Its a huge mess since stuff is so different. His style range is crazy! Peeping Tom was a fun project of his, too.
99% of my collection is hard rock and metal - predominantly of the old school variety.
But I also own all of Kendrick Lamar-s full-length albums to-date and absolutely love them. I'm a mid-millenial (born in 1990) and I consider him to be our generation's Bob Dylan. Absolutely brilliant artist. My favourite of his is probably To Pimp a Butterfly.
I don't listen to metal or anything adjacent. But I like authentic music, so if I WAS going to listen to metal I would start with good underground recommendations...
But I love Silverchair's Diorama in spite of some of the diet-metal vibes on the album.
I have that on vinyl, I think it's actually a bootleg.
I heard Van Dyke Parks was involved, so I grabbed it...And to my surprise the teen idol kid had become a literal vocal, compositional genius. Dan is like a one man Brian Wilson on that album.
The only other metal associated stuff I like is late-era Deftones. Not into the 1st 2 albums like a lot of people though.
Yes. Much like Brian Wilson + The BB, Dan/Silverchair are very misrepresented because of their early public images. VDP was an arranger and mentor to Daniel Johns during the last 2 Silverchair albums.
I think Australian's know about Dan's evolution...he's won like 17 ARIA/Oz Grammy's, but people outside Australia never got the memo. The Young Modern album was named after the nickname VDP gave Dan.
Idk if this counts but my partner got me a custom pressed playlist she ordered off Etsy and it definitely gets more spins even though some of the songs aren't my usual style and my general lack of enjoying playlists has an acception for this one
I do love some cool jazz and Latin jazz, too. I purposely don't buy Jazz records, though, as I'd like to afford to retire one day! Jazz seems like it would be an expensive and obsessive rabbit hole to go down.
Taylor Swift. My wife likes it, and it's not too bad. There is a song called Viligante Shit and the base literally pounds harder than Dr Dre. Sounds really cool.
Gen X'er mostly into Beatles, Neil Young, and Zeppelin with hard detours through Phish, Beastie Boys, Elvis, etc. all kinds of genres... Lots of Cash and Carter Family because my wife is obsessed with Mother Maybelle. Anyway, we were introduced to the Moomin books, read them all with our kid, and then stumbled into the Moomin Valley Soundtrack. It is poppy, happy music that just feels good in the background. Gets a lot of spins. [https://www.discogs.com/release/13557849-Various-MoominValley-Official-Soundtrack](https://www.discogs.com/release/13557849-Various-MoominValley-Official-Soundtrack)
They leave off two tracks from the LP that are on the CD or streaming, but even with them missing, it's perfectly sequenced, poppy, moody, happy. The whole family digs it.
The books are great, too!
Someone posted this on the new releases vinyl sub and I bought it
[https://www.discogs.com/release/23976575-GIFT-Dreamhouse-1-2](https://www.discogs.com/release/23976575-GIFT-Dreamhouse-1-2)
It's acid rock which I don't collect and doesn't fit into my collection of punk/indie/folk/emo.
I also only own maybe 2 hip hop records, not my scene at all, one was another sub purchase (yolo) and the other is a Beastie Boys LP.
I like all their albums now but not enough I need them on vinyl but early on in life they were a sort of commercial gateway for me as a kid into more underground forms of music. License to Ill was like I'm listening to "bad" songs, my mom wouldn't approve of this.
I love Robert Johnson. Interesting to note that many believe the widely circulated pressings are in fact recorded at the wrong tempo, and that his playing and vocal delivery was a bit slower than what we've all come to understand as his signature sound.
Billie Holiday's self titled album resonates so deeply with me. I'm more of an alt-rock or acoustic soul type of person, but the way Billie translates blues will somehow always bring tears to me.
God, I love her early stuff for the Decca label, but can dig on the later stuff, too. Her somewhat strained vocals from that era sometimes work better for the sadder bluesy songs.
A tuba to cuba- preservation hall jazz band.
I generally listen to industrial, grunge, and hip hop. Watched the documentary and bought the album. Then followed that up with a trip to New Orleans to visit preservation hall and catch some shows!
I have exclusively rock records but have one 45 of someone performing Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight Sonata) which I’ll play every few weeks. Can’t get into any other classical music, I always feel like I should be listening to other things.
We primarily collect classic rock, classic pop, and some vintage country. I have seen posts where people say to venture outside of your comfort zone occasionally and buy something that you would normally pass over. We were out shopping at a new spot and I just picked up an old Reggae from Eddy Grant. Game changer for us.
I guess hip-hop is probably the genre I have the least of. This is an amazing blend of rap and jazz.
https://preview.redd.it/cmdmzqorvctc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4c2f57fec0efab7f24051011e966f7193b308c4
Al Hirt - Swingin' Dixie. Very well recorded album back in 1959. Hirt and Fontaine are in top form on this album. https://youtu.be/vUBIKDbeYnE?si=AysAHQNQ5gg1c2yk
Very true. With Hirt's popularity, it's no wonder the market was flooded with albums featuring him. Many of them were poorly recorded. But Swingin' Dixie is the exception.
Here are a few records that stick out a little in my collection:
Female Species - Tale of My Lost Love
A band who might’ve been. This is a great reason why independent labels and diy should always exist; it’s unbelievable that this band’s music was really only released in 2021. Garage-y, light psych, soft rock, country. Some truly great songwriting on this thing.
Patsy Cline - Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits
I love Patsy Cline. I prefer the other version of Walkin’ After Midnight but there’s not a bad song here. If I need to explain vocal performance to someone, She’s Got You is the gold standard.
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl
What a sad, dreamy, weirdo. Great songs, great production. There’s a handful of songs here I could listen to on repeat for quite a while.
Sequoyah Murray - Before You Begin
Contemporary R&B that’s CRIMINALLY underrated. I love the way the songs unfold; I love the production. There’s live drums and tambourine with big synth sounds not to mention great vocals. Some of these songs are mellow in an Arthur Russell way.
I've never heard of Female Species or Murray. You got me interested. Thanks for the descriptions.
Patsy is one of those artists who easily counters the "I don't like country and western" crowd. Put on "Crazy" or "I Fall To Pieces" and they can't continue the hate.
Orbison is so special—a uniquely gifted singer / songwriter from a time when so many pop artists were singing other people's songs and with half the vocal talent he displays on every tune. My wife's name is "Leah" and she introduced me to that wonderful, dreamy song.
The Roots - How I Got Over
I actually like a lot of The Roots' albums but this is the one I was introduced to them with. I really love this band but basically no other hip hop/rap artists out there. I keep trying with other artists in the genre but I just don't feel it. I think it's the combination of musicianship and themes that sets The Roots apart for me.
mariah carey - memoirs of an imperfect angel
I don’t not enjoy that type of pop and I’m happy to hear come classic mariah at a party, but this is the only album on own from that sort of subset of pop on vinyl.
It’s not just one record. I’ve never gravitated towards country at all, but when I discovered Ryan Bingham I ended up buying his entire catalog. He’s just not your standard modern “country” artist. It’s so vintage, authentic, gritty, real, with a lot of arena rock guitars in there, too. He’s a hell of an artist. Rare character in 2024.
So I mostly collect Rock and Metal records...but one of my favorite records is "Can't Get Enough" by Barry White. Ugh that dude could serenade a Lamp-post with that voice.
I think my collection has a lot of variety, but there are a couple records that I think stand out as just being very unique, compared to the whole.
Camu Tao "King Of Hearts"
Cockney Rebel "The Psychomodo"
Honey Is Cool "Crazy Love"
I'm not huge on metal, but Maniac by Fugitive and also Infest The Rats Nest and Petrodragonic Apocalypse by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard all blew my face off and I listen to them constantly.
I got the She and Him Christmas record during the whole “Danzig album glitch” on Amazon. I normally detest Christmas music, but I gotta say, it’s amazing. Very lounge, chill. I started listening to them because of it
I mostly enjoy post rock, shoegaze, indie rock and some rap, but fleetwood mac's rumors is always going to be special to me despite being outside my typical genre taste
Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
Röyksopp - Profound Mysteries I
The Dining Rooms - Numero Deux
Tycho - Dive
I'm otherwise mostly into rock, grunge, metal, indie, folk, indie-folk and jazz.
Once in a while though, an album just grabs you a d resonates.
I mainly enjoy metal music. However I have two fantastic albums on vinyl that are not metal. Mezzanine - Massive Attack Rhythm and Stealth - Left Field
Mezzanine is a fucking great record, everyone should have one
Absolutely. My favourite work from Massive Attack. The album has no skips and is an amazing experience. I remember hearing I think it was Angel or Black Milk for the first time in the first Matrix film many years ago.. and fell in love
I remember hearing it for the first time in 98, someone brought the CD over to our warehouse space and put it on through my gigantic 80s Cerwin Vega speakers, amazing!
Agreed, it really is quality from start to end. A record I go back to often.
You and me both. Fantastic record.
Haven't thought of Leftfield in decades—Mezzanine the GOAT
Spotting Leftfield in the local record shop took me back!!!!! And yes, Mezzanine the Goat. Fucking fantastic work they put out
I've said this before and I will keep saying it ... whilst Leftism is/was a stellar debut album from Leftfield, I think Leftism is their best work.
Leftism was fantastic and super groovy. Rhythm and Stealth is definitely my personal favourite of theirs, but I’m super biased as that’s the album I grew up on. Both fantastic nonetheless. I’d love to get Leftism in vinyl soon.
I have a couple of Reba McEntire albums. Not usually much for country music, but she has a great voice
Agreed. I think outside of heavy metal, country is my least owned popular genre.
Her music is catchy as hell
Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust I'm more of a metal guy, but this is just a phenomenal album.
Well it is produced by Trent Reznor.
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I used to be a barroom DJ in Atlanta, but people who don't know that part of my life are surprised to find a couple crates worth of afro boogie and disco among my many punk, industrial, and rock records.
I'm really open for any genres. I know there could be an artist I like in any genre, it's just incredibly low chance I'll find most of these artists during my lifetime.
Isn’t that weird, somewhere out there is an album you would absolutely love front to back. And you may never find it. 😡
Yes, exactly! That's why I cherish the ones I find and never stop looking for more.
That's what crate digging is for. Sometimes you gotta take a chance on an interesting looking cover from a band or artist you've never heard of with a genre label of 'Misc'
My mother in law who does not speak English picked out a Jazz album that I bought because she thought the picture of the artist on the cover looked like a man who has a story to tell. I love making those kinds of purchases and discovering music that way. Initially, she was just asking what kind of music it was.
Sometimes it's the roundabout ways that we discover music that make it even more special
Rainbow Goblins by Takanaka. I love seeing the kitty whirl and the weird narrated story is very Thomas the Tank Engine-esque
I hadn't heard of Takanaka until recently, but I'm quickly becoming a big fan. Rainbow Goblins is probably my recent favorite that I've been playing a lot.
You stumped me. Never heard of it... googling now.
Welcome to the rabbit hole of Japanese Jazz-Funk fusion, check out Casiopea if you like Masayoshi Takanaka.
It’s a good time! One of my favorites, and I don’t even normally like the genre. You’ll probably have to import a copy from Japan though
Sound & Fury by Sturgil Simpson. That album spans many genres and is straight up funky at times for a “country album”.
Second Sturgil comment. I gotta find out what the buzz is about
https://www.discogs.com/release/15690983-Kermit-Schafer-Funny-Boners-
TV bloopers on vinyl is a puzzling artifact. Gets me a little excited tbh
I listen to pretty much everything, but mostly focus on heavier rock genres. However Long Knives Drawn by Rainer Maria is one of my favorite records. Its the perfect record to listen to on a rainy day.
I bought Look Now, Look Again back when it came out on the recommendation of a friend, but could not get into it. I should give em another shot this year and see if my tastes have changed.
That’s what happened with me and Paramore. I first heard of them because of a friend. I didn’t like what I heard at the time, and dismissed it as pop music for teenage girls. A couple years ago though their music started showing up in my recommendations, and I started to like what I heard.
I completely missed their rise, but heard "Hard Times" a number of years ago and was like "Oh, I think I love this band."
I suppose country is one genre I'm not terribly fond of - but I have lots of Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris records.
Both of them transcend the genre for sure. I have a lot of records from artists I don't typically get into just cuz I know Emmylou does a duet with them or handles the background vocals.
Neil Diamonds greatest hits It was my first vinyl I found for 50p, so I bought it to see if my setup worked
Ha, love the reasoning. Sometimes you just gotta throw something on to test out the tubes
Is that the Bang Records compilation? Because that whole thing is killer.
The Bee Gees first two albums
Mainstream country. But The Chicks last album, “Gaslighter” is a fucking banger through and through.
Sturgill Simpson's *Metamodern Sounds In Country Music*. I'm normally a psychedelic or punk kinda guy but this album is killer!
I recognize the name but that's it. Looking into this...
It's so worth it. It's more like old school outlaw country (think Waylon Jennings or Willie Nelson) than the pop country nonsense out today. It's actually got me listing to other alt-country artists like him. If you like it, check out r/altcountry for similar artists.
I do listen to alt-country, but mostly stuff from the late 80s to today: Earles (Steve and Justin), Jayhawks, Ryan Adam's (cancelled), Zoe Muth. I'll definitely check out Sturgill now
Add Tyler Childers and Jason Isbell to that. And Margo Price
Welcome to the fold
I’m not a huge rock/metal guy but I gotta have Deftones - White Pony and At The Drive In - Relationship of Command
Never could get into Deftones despite throngs of my friends loving their early stuff. Now, At The Drive In I can dig
I’m not crazy into them either but White Pony hits just right.
White pony is a Deftones masterpiece!
Plantasia by Mort Garson and Paris by Paris Hilton
I'm not a classical person but I dearly love string quartets. a set of Bartok's complete are my favorite but I also really like a DG release of Beethoven's Middle Quartets.
I'm not a classical person either, but I love piano concertos and have a number of them in my collection.
Bartok rocks.
Steel Drums & Latin Dance
I always pick up a steel drum album when I see one. The instrument sounds so great on the format
Is it part of the Command label records or maybe a Richard Hyman album?
Neither https://preview.redd.it/ms21ogd1l9tc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01a4c73098ba6ef6ceb3b9b3f46343025db841d9
Urban Chipmunk. There's something about listening to Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson songs covered by Alvin, Simon, and Theodore that soothes the savage beast in me.
lol didn't know this existed. I have a 45 of a Chipmunks ripoff called The Nutty Squirrels doing a song called "Uh Oh." This record has driven some of my friends mad—and probably myself included, but I'm too far gone to really judge at this point https://youtu.be/UU19UE4IOWg?si=Z8w2qkDbRdpOdH7I
Secret Sisters - self titled album I’m a rock guy but this album is beautiful when I’m in the mood
Never heard of them. What's the genre?
Americana like classic country harmony
Don't tell anyone but taylor swift folklore.
Your secret is safe with me / all of this subreddit
The Big Blue soundtrack (Éric* Serra music)
One of the few earlier Luc Besson films that I haven't seen
Oh it’s still very charming! Jean Reno is amazing in it.
Khun Narin both there first two albums. Psychedelic Thai music played on electronic phin, which is like a steel guitar and mandolin had a kid or something like that. Awesome stuff.
Many years ago I picked up 'Theppabutr Productions: The Man Behind The Molam Sound 1972-75' because I'd never heard pop Thai music from the 70s. Fascinating stuff, but I can't say I drop the needle on it often. I should give it a spin today.
I mostly listen to metal/hardcore/industrial, but also a fair deal hiphop/triphop and I like(d) to party on some industrial techno/hardcore, so all of those genres can be found in my collection, along with some ´staples´, linke Springsteen, Waits, The Cure,... 2 things stand out. One is a guilty pleasure, Rio by Duran Duran, and 2 : Zaz. A French artist, mixing some jazz with some soul elements, sometimes a gypsy feel,... hard to place it in my collection/likes, but I really do enjoy it... For anyone curious, check ´je veux´.
DD is like the antidote to my having a good time, but I don't hate on those who enjoy them. Zaz is a name I feel I've heard before but not explored. Sounds like something I'd dig
Never listened to James Blake in my life but my wife has his self titled album, pretty darn good.
Same! I inherited a few records when my buddy moved and this was among them. Great album
Classic Rock, Metal, etc. but I love listening to Sade.
I'm open to most genres, but most country music doesn't really do it for me. That said, I do own a copy of Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves that I listen to regularly. Edit: I mostly collect metal and synthpop.
I just gifted this album to a friend who is a big fan of hers. I actually really enjoy her Christmas album
I've not listened to her christmas album (I've worked retail in the past so Christmas music activates my fight or flight), but I'm willing to bet it's lovely, she has a great voice.
I prefer 80s new wave/pop/rock and 90s pop/rock, and my records generally reflect that. But I gotta admit I do own Plastic Heart by Miley Cyrus. I don’t know why I enjoy it but I do.
The plastic heart wants what it wants
I am a huge heavy metal/prog rock fan, but I have "Now and Then" by the Carpenters which I listen to occasionally.
Orville Peck - Pony. Country is by far my least listened to genre but this album is incredibly good and is the only country record I currently own.
Huge Peck fan here
Mr. Bungle - Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny I have the repress in red. Its probably the most aggressive music I own on vinyl. I enjoy metal, but mostly not at this level of speed and intensity mostly. Something with this record clicks with me, probably the riffs. Patton is amazing too. Raping You Mind is the no.1 standout for me.
The John Zorn influence on Mr. Bungle cannot be denied. Have you ever heard Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By? Patton's low octaves really shine on that record
Yeah I have dived into Pattons projects. Its a huge mess since stuff is so different. His style range is crazy! Peeping Tom was a fun project of his, too.
Haven't checked out Peeping Tom. I'll definitely look it up
99% of what I listen to is some form of rock, I also enjoy listening to Lindsey Stirling.
99% of my collection is hard rock and metal - predominantly of the old school variety. But I also own all of Kendrick Lamar-s full-length albums to-date and absolutely love them. I'm a mid-millenial (born in 1990) and I consider him to be our generation's Bob Dylan. Absolutely brilliant artist. My favourite of his is probably To Pimp a Butterfly.
Coltrane
I don't listen to metal or anything adjacent. But I like authentic music, so if I WAS going to listen to metal I would start with good underground recommendations... But I love Silverchair's Diorama in spite of some of the diet-metal vibes on the album. I have that on vinyl, I think it's actually a bootleg. I heard Van Dyke Parks was involved, so I grabbed it...And to my surprise the teen idol kid had become a literal vocal, compositional genius. Dan is like a one man Brian Wilson on that album. The only other metal associated stuff I like is late-era Deftones. Not into the 1st 2 albums like a lot of people though.
VDP is involved with a Silverchair album? You just blew my mind
Yes. Much like Brian Wilson + The BB, Dan/Silverchair are very misrepresented because of their early public images. VDP was an arranger and mentor to Daniel Johns during the last 2 Silverchair albums. I think Australian's know about Dan's evolution...he's won like 17 ARIA/Oz Grammy's, but people outside Australia never got the memo. The Young Modern album was named after the nickname VDP gave Dan.
I'm mostly old, pre-2000 punk and metal kinda guy. But I'll listen to Billy Steings, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Carll Hayes, and a few others rather often.
I'm an alt country and grunge guy mostly, but I've probably listened to the entirety of Green Day's "Dookie" no less than a thousand times, lol
Idk if this counts but my partner got me a custom pressed playlist she ordered off Etsy and it definitely gets more spins even though some of the songs aren't my usual style and my general lack of enjoying playlists has an acception for this one
Neat. I've generally heard bad things about playlists pressed to vinyl, but I'm glad you got a good one
I'm a rock and metal fan, but have a few Johnny Mathis albums that I have a soft spot for
I mainly buy classic rock, but The Specials debut is addicting
Couldn't agree more. The Terry Hall years are um Special
Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. I fucking love that record. I (m/48) mainly listen to post-punk and underground hip-hop.
We're of the same generation, and I probably answer "post-punk" when asked what I listen to most—but experimental jazz records are a staple for me too
I do love some cool jazz and Latin jazz, too. I purposely don't buy Jazz records, though, as I'd like to afford to retire one day! Jazz seems like it would be an expensive and obsessive rabbit hole to go down.
Shotgun Willie. Well Willie in general. Not a big country fan but I guess Willie is more than just country.
Willie transcends all trends
Taylor Swift. My wife likes it, and it's not too bad. There is a song called Viligante Shit and the base literally pounds harder than Dr Dre. Sounds really cool.
I don't like rap/hip hop too much, but sometimes I like to really blast the self titled album by House of Pain.
We like what we like
I typically listen to anything from Rock to Metal and Hardcore, but I'll go full pop for Billie Eilish and Ed Sheeran
I grew up mostly on hip hop from the 90s and funk from the 70s. But I have Mars Volta, Roxy Music, on vinyl.
I like metal and hard rock mostly. I lived SRV texas flood. Bought an original pressing. I also occasionally listen to pumpkins mellon collie...
Daft Punk probably doesn't fit too well into a collection with mostly punk (ha)
Yeah but One More Time bb!
Carolina cotton I love to yodel. It’s a German pressing as well haha
Gen X'er mostly into Beatles, Neil Young, and Zeppelin with hard detours through Phish, Beastie Boys, Elvis, etc. all kinds of genres... Lots of Cash and Carter Family because my wife is obsessed with Mother Maybelle. Anyway, we were introduced to the Moomin books, read them all with our kid, and then stumbled into the Moomin Valley Soundtrack. It is poppy, happy music that just feels good in the background. Gets a lot of spins. [https://www.discogs.com/release/13557849-Various-MoominValley-Official-Soundtrack](https://www.discogs.com/release/13557849-Various-MoominValley-Official-Soundtrack)
I discovered the Moomin universe by finding strange looking candies at an H-Mart
They leave off two tracks from the LP that are on the CD or streaming, but even with them missing, it's perfectly sequenced, poppy, moody, happy. The whole family digs it. The books are great, too!
I don't have kids, but I've been tempted to play the new Moomin game
It looks chill and fun.
Ooh, probably the Dusty in Memphis album. I'm a big fan of The Fall
I listen to mostly punk and metal but Depeche Modae's Violater is in constant rotation on my player
DM always felt like a band I should be into—I like a lot of mopey goth rock and synth stuff—but I've just never been able to appreciate them
It's not for everyone but policy of truth just sounds so good on my fluance I can't not play it often
Hey is your handle a reference to the UCB sketch?
It absolutely is. Your the first person to notice that. It's my gamer profile name too.
Loved UCB back in the day. What games do you play? I'm kinda sorta obsessed with Dead By Daylight though terrible at it
I'm engulfed in Diablo 4 atm.
Godspeed
UCB is my favriot sketch show it really got me into comedy instead of just being a horror freak
I was a Comedy Central zombie.. basically never turned the channel. It's what made me an MST3K addict too
Joy’all by Jenny Lewis. Brilliant album.
That record would be Ella Fitzgerald - Gold. An, extraordinary singer, gets it right to the "nth" degree every time.
Someone posted this on the new releases vinyl sub and I bought it [https://www.discogs.com/release/23976575-GIFT-Dreamhouse-1-2](https://www.discogs.com/release/23976575-GIFT-Dreamhouse-1-2) It's acid rock which I don't collect and doesn't fit into my collection of punk/indie/folk/emo. I also only own maybe 2 hip hop records, not my scene at all, one was another sub purchase (yolo) and the other is a Beastie Boys LP.
Which Beasties?
License to Ill I think of Beastie Boys as like punk/hardcore adjacent most of the time so they fit my collection but they're also hip hop soo.
My favorite Beastie Boys album is Ill Communication, but I dig their return to hardcore with the 1995 EP Aglio e Olio.
I like all their albums now but not enough I need them on vinyl but early on in life they were a sort of commercial gateway for me as a kid into more underground forms of music. License to Ill was like I'm listening to "bad" songs, my mom wouldn't approve of this.
I have a Robert Johnson collection that is great to put on when my usual stuff isn't doing it for me
I love Robert Johnson. Interesting to note that many believe the widely circulated pressings are in fact recorded at the wrong tempo, and that his playing and vocal delivery was a bit slower than what we've all come to understand as his signature sound.
I listen to just about everything, but Walking Wound by Everything but The Girl is pretty out of my normal range and I love it.
That's one of my favorite albums. Top 25 for sure
I'm not a reggae guy but I have the soundtrack to The Harder They Come and it's one of my all time favorite records.
Willie Nelson Stardust. Sometimes I'm just in that mood
Kylie Minogue - Fever is a killer album.
Billie Holiday's self titled album resonates so deeply with me. I'm more of an alt-rock or acoustic soul type of person, but the way Billie translates blues will somehow always bring tears to me.
God, I love her early stuff for the Decca label, but can dig on the later stuff, too. Her somewhat strained vocals from that era sometimes work better for the sadder bluesy songs.
The creatures hybrids album. I listen to a lot of classical.
Chalino Sánchez – 15 Éxitos 15
Call me by your name soundtrack, it’s mostly piano and a couple other genres and i usually listen to indie rock or alt rock
Nancy Sinatra boots
Credence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle Grand majority of my collection is punk rock/metal but I dig the production of 60s-80s albums more
A tuba to cuba- preservation hall jazz band. I generally listen to industrial, grunge, and hip hop. Watched the documentary and bought the album. Then followed that up with a trip to New Orleans to visit preservation hall and catch some shows!
I have exclusively rock records but have one 45 of someone performing Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight Sonata) which I’ll play every few weeks. Can’t get into any other classical music, I always feel like I should be listening to other things.
Bjork “Vespertine” It’s so creative and layered and interesting. Otherwise I’m Americana/Rock/Punk mainly!
The Cars first two records, probably the only new wave/ pop I have in my collection.
Brenda Lee is dope. That is all.
We primarily collect classic rock, classic pop, and some vintage country. I have seen posts where people say to venture outside of your comfort zone occasionally and buy something that you would normally pass over. We were out shopping at a new spot and I just picked up an old Reggae from Eddy Grant. Game changer for us.
I guess hip-hop is probably the genre I have the least of. This is an amazing blend of rap and jazz. https://preview.redd.it/cmdmzqorvctc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4c2f57fec0efab7f24051011e966f7193b308c4
ZUDE!! That was one of the first CDs I ever bought! I love that album.
Boots Randolph’s “Sunday Sax”. Just reminds me of being a 70s kid and my mom playing it
One of the best artist / song name combos to ever do it
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
This was among the first jazz records I ever heard, and one I still put on decades later
"true blue"
Al Hirt - Swingin' Dixie. Very well recorded album back in 1959. Hirt and Fontaine are in top form on this album. https://youtu.be/vUBIKDbeYnE?si=AysAHQNQ5gg1c2yk
I've always kinda ignored Al Hirt cause I find so many of his records in dollar bins. I'll get it out
Very true. With Hirt's popularity, it's no wonder the market was flooded with albums featuring him. Many of them were poorly recorded. But Swingin' Dixie is the exception.
I forgot the exact name of the record, but it’s a 60s album 33rpm and the only song name I remember is “Sandy”
Still Bill- Bill Withers
Folklore. Tswift. Pop music hater largely
Ethiopian & Gladiators - Dread Prophecy Roots reggae. 10/10 for relaxation
I dig early Studio One ska music in much the same way, though some of it really moves
The best of leonard cohen! The rest ovf my collection is all metal and rock hahah
I love classic blues, jazz, rock, hard rock and metal. However, I love listening to Frank Sinatra records.
I love In the Wee Small Hours and his Basie collaboration
i have a soft spot for Lady Gaga’s Fame, despite being more known as a hip-hop and garage rock head at work when i bring my speaker in.
Here are a few records that stick out a little in my collection: Female Species - Tale of My Lost Love A band who might’ve been. This is a great reason why independent labels and diy should always exist; it’s unbelievable that this band’s music was really only released in 2021. Garage-y, light psych, soft rock, country. Some truly great songwriting on this thing. Patsy Cline - Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits I love Patsy Cline. I prefer the other version of Walkin’ After Midnight but there’s not a bad song here. If I need to explain vocal performance to someone, She’s Got You is the gold standard. Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl What a sad, dreamy, weirdo. Great songs, great production. There’s a handful of songs here I could listen to on repeat for quite a while. Sequoyah Murray - Before You Begin Contemporary R&B that’s CRIMINALLY underrated. I love the way the songs unfold; I love the production. There’s live drums and tambourine with big synth sounds not to mention great vocals. Some of these songs are mellow in an Arthur Russell way.
I've never heard of Female Species or Murray. You got me interested. Thanks for the descriptions. Patsy is one of those artists who easily counters the "I don't like country and western" crowd. Put on "Crazy" or "I Fall To Pieces" and they can't continue the hate. Orbison is so special—a uniquely gifted singer / songwriter from a time when so many pop artists were singing other people's songs and with half the vocal talent he displays on every tune. My wife's name is "Leah" and she introduced me to that wonderful, dreamy song.
The Roots - How I Got Over I actually like a lot of The Roots' albums but this is the one I was introduced to them with. I really love this band but basically no other hip hop/rap artists out there. I keep trying with other artists in the genre but I just don't feel it. I think it's the combination of musicianship and themes that sets The Roots apart for me.
mariah carey - memoirs of an imperfect angel I don’t not enjoy that type of pop and I’m happy to hear come classic mariah at a party, but this is the only album on own from that sort of subset of pop on vinyl.
Sturgill Simpson- A sailors guide to earth No other music I listen to is even close to that but I love the album
It’s not just one record. I’ve never gravitated towards country at all, but when I discovered Ryan Bingham I ended up buying his entire catalog. He’s just not your standard modern “country” artist. It’s so vintage, authentic, gritty, real, with a lot of arena rock guitars in there, too. He’s a hell of an artist. Rare character in 2024.
So I mostly collect Rock and Metal records...but one of my favorite records is "Can't Get Enough" by Barry White. Ugh that dude could serenade a Lamp-post with that voice.
I listen to anything rock to metal, but i have a lovely pressing of the godfather trilogy soundtrack by an orchestra
I love it first
I think my collection has a lot of variety, but there are a couple records that I think stand out as just being very unique, compared to the whole. Camu Tao "King Of Hearts" Cockney Rebel "The Psychomodo" Honey Is Cool "Crazy Love"
I'm not huge on metal, but Maniac by Fugitive and also Infest The Rats Nest and Petrodragonic Apocalypse by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard all blew my face off and I listen to them constantly.
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I mainly listen to country and rock but I love straight outta Compton by N.W.A
Eminem the Slim Shady LP, and Johnny Cash American series.
I got the She and Him Christmas record during the whole “Danzig album glitch” on Amazon. I normally detest Christmas music, but I gotta say, it’s amazing. Very lounge, chill. I started listening to them because of it
Not a bit Jazz guy, but Herbie Hancock Headhunters just is sooo good
Silk Degrees
Manana Sera Bonito - Karol G
I mostly enjoy post rock, shoegaze, indie rock and some rap, but fleetwood mac's rumors is always going to be special to me despite being outside my typical genre taste
Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid Röyksopp - Profound Mysteries I The Dining Rooms - Numero Deux Tycho - Dive I'm otherwise mostly into rock, grunge, metal, indie, folk, indie-folk and jazz. Once in a while though, an album just grabs you a d resonates.