Three CDs to represent your favorite genre

[Jim Nazium]

Here's the deal: you meet someone who has never heard your favorite style of music, and doesn't know anything about it. You can give them three, and only three, CDs to represent the style. Which ones do you choose, and why?

(oh, please name the style too ... I might not recognize the artists' names)

 

[Muddslide]

Oh man...I can't even name three favorite genres. Or even a dozen. I just like what I consider "good music." I have a ridiculously huge music collection, with material going all the way back to 1880 and stuff that was released this year. I have things from every corner of the globe. I am as liable to slap on some Hawaiian music from the 1920s as I am to listen to some Hank Williams, Sr. or gypsy jazz or rockabilly or garage rock or Motorhead or ambient or plain noise music to punk and new wave stuff from around the world...all kinds of folk music from different cultures, doo-wop, reggae and dub...the only stuff I don't care musch for is opera, gangster rap and modern Nashville "country" stuff. Even then i occasionally hear something that I dig.

 

[N.F.A.]

Looking forward to this one... No contribution from me right now though...

 

[cableguy]

Led Zep-I
ACDC-Powerage
Tesla-Edison's Medicene
I could go on & on though. This genre (to me) is my favorite. Rock with a bluesey edge. Mix of heavy, soft, electric & accoustic. But I listen to so much more.

 

[calebbarton]

my cds are short but I love em.

Gifts from Enola - Self titled, the one with Lionized

Glassjaw - our color green

Oceansize - Effloresce

 

[zachoff]

Sorta second wave college/indie rock...
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
The Jesus Lizard - Liar
Pixies - Surfer Rosa

Or for grunge...
Nirvana - Nevermind
Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff
Melvins - Bullhead

 

[MisterV619]

Slave - Stone Jam Amazon.com: Stone Jam (Reis): Slave: Music
Rick James - Street Songs Amazon.com: Street Songs: Rick James: Music
Cameo - Alligator Woman Amazon.com: Alligator Woman: Cameo: Music

 

[N.F.A.]

Okay, a bit more obscure genre. Those old enough to remember will smile though.
NDW (Neue Deutsche Well) Think post punk New Wave, usually in German. It was a great time to be German.
Monarchie und Alltag - Fehlfarben ( One of my fave albums by anyone.)
Nina Hagen Band 1st album - Like NH or not, she has serious vocal chops.
Ideal (ist album) - Another great album.

 

[TC2112]

Revolver - The Beatles
A Night at the Opera - Queen
Spilt Milk - Jellyfish

 

[zachoff]

Punk rock...
Black Flag - Everything Went Black
Misfits - Walk Among Us
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

 

[stratovani]

Classic Rock

1. Abbey Road - The Beatles
2. Layla - Derek and The Dominos
3. Who's Next - The Who


Honorable mention:

1. Cream - Wheels Of Fire
2. Led Zeppelin IV
3. Hemispheres - Rush

 

[theobass416]

Prog:

Yes-Fragile
King Crimson-Red
Rush-Exit Stage Left

Honorable Mention:

Spock's Beard-V
Moody Blues-Lovely to See You

 

[pedroims]

I dont have a favorite genre, I listen everything from punk to opera. However, I would recommend.

a) Killers - Iron Maiden
b) Song in the key of Life - Stevie Wonder ( Although there are great ''hits'' compilation)
c) Kind of Blue - Miles Davids

 

[mynameisjack2]

Lava Land - Piglet
For Long Tomorrow - Toe
Wrestling Moves - Native

Math Rock with different approaches to it.

 

[Stumbo]

Horn rock bands:
CTA - Chicago
Dance to the Music - Sly and the Family Stone
Tower of Power - Tower of Power

 

[JetBlackJazz]

odd bunch of cds.....
Rust in Peace...Polaris (deth)
Holy Mountain (sleep)
Texas Flood (SRV)

 

[Muddslide]

Sorta second wave college/indie rock...
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
The Jesus Lizard - Liar
Pixies - Surfer Rosa

Or for grunge...
Nirvana - Nevermind
Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff
Melvins - Bullhead

Man, I love this list. ALL of these are great albums that meant a lot to me.

(Except I prefer Jesus Lizard's Goat album to Liar.)

 

[Muddslide]

Punk rock...
Black Flag - Everything Went Black
Misfits - Walk Among Us
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Man, your musical tastes definitely resonate with mine. How old are you if I could ask?

 

[DeltaPhoenix]

*** is a CD!

 

[DubSound]

Groundation-Hebron Gate
Bob Marley and the Wailers-Exodus
SOJA-Born in Babylon

If you havent guessed, Reggae