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Where to start?
tricia kidd:
i'd skip The Jesus Lizard entirely and go straight to the Rapeman album (i think it is still in the mediafire thread).
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: Inlander on 01 Mar 2010, 05:38 ---Beyond all that, you'll find that jazz is a pretty incestuous genre, so I'd recommend finding a musician you like (Davis, as we've seen, is an excellent example), reading about them and finding out who they worked with, and seeing where that leads you. It's how I got into jazz years ago when I really didn't know what I was talking about.
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This. John Coltrane was in Davis' band for some time and he went on to have a successful career of his own, making wonderful albums. The obvious one is A Love Supreme but I'm fond of Blue Train. (Although I always thought it should be called Blue 'Trane.)
StaedlerMars:
Guys, where do I start with Why?
I need to know them (him?) pretty well by two weeks time.
michaelicious:
Are you going to see them live? If that is the case and you want to be familiar with the songs they will most likely play you should grab Eskimo Snow (the latest), Alopecia (my favourite), and Elephant Eyelash (the album where Why? became a band and integrated more non-hip-hop elements). If you find you like those and seeing them live has converted you into a big fan, go back and visit the earlier albums where it was just Yoni.
If you want to dig a littler deeper, you could grab the Hymie's Basement album which is a collaboration between Yoni and Fog. You might also like the band Hood, who are awesome in their own right but also relevant to this post because collaborated with Why? (and Doseone) on their 2001 album Cold House.
I feel like I should elaborate about Eskimo Snow. Even though that is the album most of the live material will come from, I probably wouldn't start with that album. It is a bit of a headscratcher for anyone who has read anything about Why? because it is pretty much not a hip hop album at all. Maybe in spirit, if you will allow me to say such a silly thing. I would get Alopecia and Elephant Eyelash which are closer to what most people think of when they think Why?. Let those two really sink in and then move on to Eskimo Snow which is a surprising and rewarding album.
The most important piece of advice I can give you is pay attention to the lyrics. Yoni Wolf is a truly brilliant lyricist. I think every single Why? song has at least a few gems in it. Some of them, like "Good Friday", are basically 100% gems. Listening to the albums on headphones is probably a good idea. There is a lot going on in these songs and I am a pretty big fan of paying attention to the small details.
StaedlerMars:
The reason I need to know about them is because the station's head of music has signed me up with an interview for Yoni on the 18th and I have absolutely no idea what to ask him, nor do I know them at all except in a 'oh yeah, I've heard of these guys' kind of way.
I've so far listened to Elephant Eyelash and enjoy it. Eskimo Snow is catching my interest a lot more though, so I'll give that a couple more spins.
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