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Bassist159:
Disentegration, hands down, is the best album choice for getting into the Cure. While the singles collections help, I really think the Cure is something you kind of have to just get into. Can't really ease in via a best-of.
For Joy Division? A lot of people think Closer, and while I'll agree that the mood of Closer is a bit more consistant between songs, I personally feel starting with Unknown Pleasures actually works a helluva lot better for an introduction to Joy Division. The songs tend to stand a lot better on their own, in my honest opinion. Then again, I'm also of the opinion that the real crime when it comes to Joy Division is that An Ideal for Living was never released on CD, so I might be a bit biased.
TynansAnger:
Actually, I'd say the most accessible and arguably the best Joy Division album is Substance, a collection of Joy Division singles not on their main albums released in 1988. The album sees them develop from a rather standard punk band before beginning to experiment with synthesizers and unusual rhythyms and melodies. It also contains their best song and one of the best songs of all time, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Also included are the contents of their best single, "Dead Souls" and "Atmosphere" It doesn't have the same unity as their studio, but it contains the songs where the band peaked.
For Sonic Youth I'd start with their three essential albums: EVOL, Sister, and Daydream Nation. Of those three, Daydream Nation is their most accessible and best, but I'd start with Sister, as it probably combines their earlier style and their later more clearly than any of their other albums.
Inlander:
Re: Tom Waits - why on earth has nobody mentioned Swordfishtrombones yet?
Kai:
Because Rain Dogs is better.
Although do get Swordfishtrombones.
The Eyeball Kid:
--- Quote from: Kai ---If you're talking about Tom Wait's experimental work, get Rain Dogs. For the lounge music era, Alice or Closing Time are both very good.
--- End quote ---
For an album that has examples of both, plus his big 'hit' (Downtown Train) and a song so beautiful it might make you cry ('Time'), get Rain Dogs
Or just get them all
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