So, since I'm going off to college soon, and I'll need something to do when I'm not studying...I've decided that I want to really explore music. I do like a lot of music, but I haven't listened to enough, I feel, so I want to slowly start now. I've made a list of over 221 artists that I decided I should listen to.
Now, what does that mean? For many, that means I'm going to try to listen to all of their main albums. For some, that won't be possible because of how hard to find some are, while for others, I'll get sick of them/I'll get to their universally panned and criticized albums and stop there, or skip around. But for most, I will try to listen to all of their main albums. No live versions or deluxe editions unless I REALLY like their stuff.
For example, if I was doing Radiohead, I would NOT be going through all of their EPs along with their full albums, it would just be Pablo-Bends-OKC-Kid A, etc.,.. though Radiohead's b-sides do have a part in my list just because of how much I love the band. But for most groups, I will just be going through their main albums. I won't be listening to every single member of the Wu-Tang Clan's solo work either. Some of it will be on a case-by-case basis...
How did I choose my list? Mostly just randomly finding them and saying "You know what I'll just add them to the list". Some I might not get far in, because they were really just one-hit wonders and the rest of the work isn't too great. Some choices will be weird, some will be pretty typical...it's likely that I don't have some important group or artist -- if you guys have suggestions of other stuff to listen to, I'll think about adding it, but if it was some legendary artist its possible that it just didn't really interest me -- if you're a 50's stan you'll probably be shocked at how many people from the 50's I just omit. I might get to people like Chuck Berry later, but I focused more on 60's to now.
When I finish an artist or band I'll make a writeup about what I thought about their work. Some might be long some might be short depending on how interesting it was, we'll just see what happens.
Now, then, here is the preliminary list I've created, alphabetical. I'll get someone to strike-through artists I've deemed finished. I don't know how long this is going to take, but I might as well start!
There are probably a lot of legendary albums that won't pop up in this list either...I'll see that those also get finished, but I'm going to focus on artists first, unless something really grabs my attention.
Now, what does that mean? For many, that means I'm going to try to listen to all of their main albums. For some, that won't be possible because of how hard to find some are, while for others, I'll get sick of them/I'll get to their universally panned and criticized albums and stop there, or skip around. But for most, I will try to listen to all of their main albums. No live versions or deluxe editions unless I REALLY like their stuff.
For example, if I was doing Radiohead, I would NOT be going through all of their EPs along with their full albums, it would just be Pablo-Bends-OKC-Kid A, etc.,.. though Radiohead's b-sides do have a part in my list just because of how much I love the band. But for most groups, I will just be going through their main albums. I won't be listening to every single member of the Wu-Tang Clan's solo work either. Some of it will be on a case-by-case basis...
How did I choose my list? Mostly just randomly finding them and saying "You know what I'll just add them to the list". Some I might not get far in, because they were really just one-hit wonders and the rest of the work isn't too great. Some choices will be weird, some will be pretty typical...it's likely that I don't have some important group or artist -- if you guys have suggestions of other stuff to listen to, I'll think about adding it, but if it was some legendary artist its possible that it just didn't really interest me -- if you're a 50's stan you'll probably be shocked at how many people from the 50's I just omit. I might get to people like Chuck Berry later, but I focused more on 60's to now.
When I finish an artist or band I'll make a writeup about what I thought about their work. Some might be long some might be short depending on how interesting it was, we'll just see what happens.
Now, then, here is the preliminary list I've created, alphabetical. I'll get someone to strike-through artists I've deemed finished. I don't know how long this is going to take, but I might as well start!
50 cent
aaliyah
abba
acdc
ace of base
aerosmith
alan parsons project
alanis morissette
alice coooper, probably live
alice in chains
alicia keys
amy winehouse
arcade fire
arctic monkeys
arethra franklin
avenged sevenfold
bad company
bb king
beach boys
beatles
beck
beyonce
billy joel
billy squier
black keys
black sabbath
blink-182
bloc party
blondie
bloody valentine
blue oyster cult
blur
bob dylan
bob marley
bon iver
boston
britney spears
bruno mars
buffalo springfield
byrds
cake
chicago
christina aguilera
ciara
coldplay
cranberries
cream
dave matthews band
david bowie
death grips
def leppard
depeche mode
destiny's child
diana ross
dio
dire straits
dmx
dolly parton
doors
dr. dre
dream theater
duran duran
eagles
ella fitzgerald
elo
elton john
elvis presley
eminem
eric clapton
extreme
fatboy slim
fergie
fleetwood mac
foo fighters
foreigner
frank sinatra
franz ferdinand
fugees
gloria gaynor
gnarls barkley
go gos
golden earring
gorillaz
green day
guns n roses
hall and oates
heart
iggy pop
incubus
interpol
iron maiden
james blake
james brown
janis joplin
jay-z
jethro tull
jewel
jimi hendrix
jimmy eat world
john coltrane
joni mitchell
justin timberlake
kansas
kanye west
katy perry
kendrick lamar
king crimson
kiss
lady gaga
lauyrn hill
led zeppelin
lovin spoonful
lynyrd skynyrd
madonna
mariah carey
maroon 5
marvin gaye
metallica
michael jackson
missy elliot
moody blues
motorhead
muse
my chemical romance
nancy sinatra
nas
neil young
nelly
nelly furtado
neyo
night ranger
nine inch nails
nirvana
notorious big
nwa
oasis
offspring
ok go
outkast
patti smith
pearl jam
phil collins
pink floyd
pixies
prince
puff daddy
queen
queens of the stone age
radiohead b-sides
rage against the machine
rakim
ray charles
red hot chili peppers
rem
rihanna
roberta flack
rolling stones
ronettes
run dmc
rush
satriani
scandal/patty smyth
semisonic
sex pistols
shakira
simon/garfunkel
smashing pumpkins
smiths
snoop dogg
snow patrol
sonic youth
soundgarden
spoon
springsteen
steppenwolf
stevie ray vaughn
stevie wonder
stone roses
sublime
supertramp
system of a down
system of a down
talking heads
taylor swift
tears for fears
temptations
tesla
the cars
the clash
the cure
the hollies
the jets
the killers
the kinks
the police
the strokes
the verve
the who
third-eye blind
tina turner
tlc
tom petty
toni morrison
tool
traveling wilburys
tribe called quest
tupac
u2
usher
vampire weekend
van halen
van morrison
velvet revolver
velvet underground
white stripes
whitney houston
wu tang members' solo work
wu-tang
wyclef jean
yardbirds
yes
aaliyah
abba
acdc
ace of base
aerosmith
alan parsons project
alanis morissette
alice coooper, probably live
alice in chains
alicia keys
amy winehouse
arcade fire
arctic monkeys
arethra franklin
avenged sevenfold
bad company
bb king
beach boys
beatles
beck
beyonce
billy joel
billy squier
black keys
black sabbath
blink-182
bloc party
blondie
bloody valentine
blue oyster cult
blur
bob dylan
bob marley
bon iver
boston
britney spears
bruno mars
buffalo springfield
byrds
cake
chicago
christina aguilera
ciara
coldplay
cranberries
cream
dave matthews band
david bowie
death grips
def leppard
depeche mode
destiny's child
diana ross
dio
dire straits
dmx
dolly parton
doors
dr. dre
dream theater
duran duran
eagles
ella fitzgerald
elo
elton john
elvis presley
eminem
eric clapton
extreme
fatboy slim
fergie
fleetwood mac
foo fighters
foreigner
frank sinatra
franz ferdinand
fugees
gloria gaynor
gnarls barkley
go gos
golden earring
gorillaz
green day
guns n roses
hall and oates
heart
iggy pop
incubus
interpol
iron maiden
james blake
james brown
janis joplin
jay-z
jethro tull
jewel
jimi hendrix
jimmy eat world
john coltrane
joni mitchell
justin timberlake
kansas
kanye west
katy perry
kendrick lamar
king crimson
kiss
lady gaga
lauyrn hill
led zeppelin
lovin spoonful
lynyrd skynyrd
madonna
mariah carey
maroon 5
marvin gaye
metallica
michael jackson
missy elliot
moody blues
motorhead
muse
my chemical romance
nancy sinatra
nas
neil young
nelly
nelly furtado
neyo
night ranger
nine inch nails
nirvana
notorious big
nwa
oasis
offspring
ok go
outkast
patti smith
pearl jam
phil collins
pink floyd
pixies
prince
puff daddy
queen
queens of the stone age
radiohead b-sides
rage against the machine
rakim
ray charles
red hot chili peppers
rem
rihanna
roberta flack
rolling stones
ronettes
run dmc
rush
satriani
scandal/patty smyth
semisonic
sex pistols
shakira
simon/garfunkel
smashing pumpkins
smiths
snoop dogg
snow patrol
sonic youth
soundgarden
spoon
springsteen
steppenwolf
stevie ray vaughn
stevie wonder
stone roses
sublime
supertramp
system of a down
system of a down
talking heads
taylor swift
tears for fears
temptations
tesla
the cars
the clash
the cure
the hollies
the jets
the killers
the kinks
the police
the strokes
the verve
the who
third-eye blind
tina turner
tlc
tom petty
toni morrison
tool
traveling wilburys
tribe called quest
tupac
u2
usher
vampire weekend
van halen
van morrison
velvet revolver
velvet underground
white stripes
whitney houston
wu tang members' solo work
wu-tang
wyclef jean
yardbirds
yes
There are probably a lot of legendary albums that won't pop up in this list either...I'll see that those also get finished, but I'm going to focus on artists first, unless something really grabs my attention.
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