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Old 05.31.2008, 06:58 AM   #1
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if an alien was beamed down to earth and wanted you to explain to them this thing they call 'rock music', which one album from each of the following genres would you play to them ?

Classic Rock:

Punk:

Alternative/indie:

Noise:

Metal:

New Wave:

Not your favourite album from these genres, but the one you think best defines them.
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Old 05.31.2008, 07:16 AM   #2
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Classic Rock: Led Zep IV
Punk: The Ramones
Alternative/Indie: (cant do this one, too wide a genre, maybe Loveless)
Noise: Metal Machine Music
New Wave: Marquee Moon i guess...
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Old 05.31.2008, 07:17 AM   #3
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Well, in my opinion I havn't (and no one can have on this board) heard enough albums to authoratively claim this, so the best we can do is make an educated guess...

Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin I

Alternative/Indie: Daydream Nation

Noise: Merzbow, 1930

New Wave: Echo & The Bunnymen, Ocean Rain
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Old 05.31.2008, 07:30 AM   #4
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classic rock: led zeppelin i

punk: never mind the bollocks

alternative/indie: daydream nation

noise: 1930

metal: paranoid
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Old 05.31.2008, 07:31 AM   #5
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Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin IV

Punk: The Saints - (I'm) Stranded

Alternative/indie: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

Noise: The Gordons - 1st Album

Metal: Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

New Wave: Maybe Television's Marquee Moon? I don't know if that's really New Wave though.

I agree with This Is Not Here's statement about none of us being able to give the definitive answer, and this thread has reminded me of how little I know about music.
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Old 05.31.2008, 08:04 AM   #6
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classic rock: rolling stones-exile on main st.

punk: well, if its just early punk, and not hardcore, id say the germs-GI, if were including hardcore, itd be black flag's damaged, no question.

alternative: radiohead-ok computer

indie rock: pavement-slanted and enchanted, or husker du-zen arcade

noise: merzbow-merzbox, nurse with wound-homotopy to marie

metal: slayer-reign in blood, sabbath-paranoid (fast/slow)

new wave: devo: Q: Are we Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
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Old 05.31.2008, 08:51 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by GrungeMonkey
Noise: Metal Machine Music

Why didn't I think of that? Bah!
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Old 05.31.2008, 09:25 AM   #8
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Since I strarted it, here's mine:

Punk: Problem in differences between British and American Punk. I'll go for the Atlantic bridge album and say Never Mind the Bollocks

Classic Rock: The Who, Who's Next.

Alternative/indie: REM, Murmur.

Noise: Have no idea about this one.

Metal: Judas Priest, British Steel

New Wave: Talking Heads, Fear of Music
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Old 05.31.2008, 09:48 AM   #9
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post punk: pil-metal box

free jazz: albert ayler-spiritual unity

grindcore: terrorizer-world downfall

noiserock: mount shasta-put the creep on/melt banana-charlie

prog rock: king crimson-red/magma-mekanik destruktiw kommandoh

industrial: throbbing gristle-second annual report

idm: autechre-confield

jazz fusion: mahavishnu orchestra-birds of fire/miles davis-bitches brew

post hardcore: fugazi-repeater/drive like jehu-yank crime

krautorck: faust-IV

60s pop: beach boys-pet sounds

musique concrete: iannis xenakis-persephassa


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Old 05.31.2008, 09:56 AM   #10
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Punk: Black Flag - My War or the Void/Faith Split or Ramones - Rocket to Russia.

Classic Rock: Neil Young - On the Beach (although calling anything neil young does classic rock seems really lame) or Yes - Close to the Edge

Alternative/indie: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless or Nirvana - In Utero

Noise: Emil Beaulieau - Moonlight in Vermont or Hijokaidan - Tapes

Metal: Hellhammer - Apocalyptic Raids or Metalica - Ride the Lightning

New Wave: Devo: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
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Old 05.31.2008, 09:59 AM   #11
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oh and Jazz: John Coltrane - Blue Train

Free Jazz: Sunny Murray - Sonny's Time Now

and noise rock or whatever the fuck that is: Anything the Chuerbs do
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Old 05.31.2008, 10:01 AM   #12
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Old 05.31.2008, 01:33 PM   #13
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Classic Rock: led zeppelin II

Punk: the ramones first album

Alternative/indie: nirvana- nevermind

Noise: any stockhausen release

Metal: black sabbath- paranoid

New Wave: early blondie
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Old 05.31.2008, 02:06 PM   #14
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Classic Rock: velvet underground- wl/wh

Punk: the descendents- milo goes to college

Noise: the gerogerigegege- tokyo anal dynamite
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Old 05.31.2008, 02:24 PM   #15
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Classic Rock: ACDC - Highway to Hell

Punk: Sex pistols - Nevermind the bollocks

Alternative/indie: Nirvana - Nevermind / Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (I had to put this one somewhere)

Noisy : Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

Metal: Metallica - Metallica (black album)

New Wave: The Cure - Pornography
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Old 05.31.2008, 06:01 PM   #16
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Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin II, AC-DC - Let There Be Rock,

Punk: The Stooges s/t or Raw Power, MC5 - Kick Out The Jams, Ramones

Alternative/indie: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, Dinosaur Jr. - YALOM

Noise: Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising, Confusion is Sex,

Metal: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

New Wave: Marquee Moon, but idk. its one of the best records ever but i wouldn't call it new wave... maybe gang of four? devo?


i dont know, im so confused.
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