Whose records would you buy without listening first

[JMX]

I'm sitting here @ 1 AM with no small quantitity of alcohol in my system and this question struck me: Whose records do you buy blindly without listening because you know every album will sweep you off your feet?

My answer to that is: Everything that Devin Townsend will ever record.

What's yours?

[Oysterman]

Well. I guess more than half of my records have been bought without any listening first. Since I don't have broadband and no record store close to me carries any titles I'm intrested in, and I don't have any friends (in the vicinity at least) with the same taste in music, mail-order without prior audition is pretty much my only choice.

[Wrong Robot]

I went out and bought a couple hip hop albums a couple weeks ago without having heard them first, I had heard previous albums from the same artists, so I figured they'd be good to, and they were, very.

Also if the price is right, like a couple bucks for an EP or something, I usually pick it up, if I've heard the name of the group before at least.

[Mark Latimour]

I buy a lot of my albums without listening to them first, either if they are from a band I trust (eg Opeth, Dream Theater, Dave Matthews Band) or because of their reviews on All Music Guide, metaljudgement.com etc.

Often times I will buy albums from bands I have never heard before to see what they are like - sometimes they are winners that you might not have otherwise heard.

I beleive I have also bought a couple of CDs because I thought the cover looked cool (Delierium's Karma was one like that) and have then gone on to like the band. Whimsical....not me

[bplayerofdoom]

I'm a poor colledge student, so noone.

[Against Will]

Joe Strummer

Mike Park

King Django

Vic Ruggerio and Dave Hillyard

There are a few others, but those five are the only ones that I intrinsically know are quality. I read All Music for reviews, but, in this case, that's cheating.

[Papersen]

Rush, Dream Theater and Michael Manring.

RHCP could be in the list but after buying "By the Way" they´re not there anymore.

[Smokey]

I did it with "The Thirteenth Step" by APC. I had never even heard any of their songs, but I just knew it'd be good, and I was not dissapointed.

[lbanks]

Parliament/G. Clinton/Bootsy/Funkadelic...

[luisnovelo]

If Fiona Apple put out a new record, I'd go get it right now without listening first..

[Matt Till]

Primus, Opeth, Monster Magnet, Mr. Bungle, I'm sure there are more.

Opeth I had never heard before in my entire life, I just heard rave reviews about them and bought Blackwater Park.

Primus, well they are Primus.

Monster Magnet I've just decided that they are one of the greatest bands ever. Everytime I listen to the one album I own by them, Dopes to Infinity, it amazes me that an album can be that good.

Mr Bungle has disbanded, but if they put out a new album, I'd buy it. Every album they've put out has been different than the others. But still good, and still Mr. Bungle.

[Justin V]

Ben Folds, Matthew Good (Band or solo), Opeth, Rush, Thursday and Thrice come to mind most immediately.

And Our Lady Peace would be on there if it weren't for "Gravity". Now I need to hear at least two songs off anything they release....though I'd probably buy it eventually anyway.

[Tyler Hole]

AC/DC, Primus, Dream Theater, RATM, Audioslave

[baba]

Dave Holland

[Ralphdaddy]

RHCP, Rolling Stones, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Primus, I'd say Sublime if they were still around, but I just don't think the Long Beach Dub Allstars are as good as Sublime was with Brad Nowell in front. Rage Against The Machine, Oysterhead if they ever do another one, Lost Prophets, Maroon 5, Finger Eleven, Hendrix ... that's about it for now

[brianrost]

Dave Holland (another vote)
Richard Thompson
Charlie Haden
Lucinda Williams
Gillian Welch
Cassandra Wilson
Steve Swallow
Carla Bley

Sorry, no rock guys...been burned too many times over the years. Well, maybe King Crimson.

[Woodchuck]

Incognito
Omar
Frank McCombs

[Ryan Berry]

Originally posted by luisnovelo
If Fiona Apple put out a new record, I'd go get it right now without listening first..

Ditto.

[Asaf]

any 24-7 spyz album (yeah they are back togather).

[superbassman2000]

anything RATM or audioslave.
i agree with papersen, i would have rhcp, but i really don't like their new cds.
but thats about it.
i liked linkin park until they put out that dumb remix cd. oh...burn. i probably won't get meteora either
Charlie