i did a search for this and nothing jumped out and screamed "hey i've been done before", so here we go...

on a couple other message boards i've seen this idea take off and yield fantastic results. essentially, i want to do a "rough guide to..." session, where you can strut your stuff about the music you know most intimately. the basic idea is to create a "rough guide" to a certain band, genre (can be an insanely specific genre, too, like glasgow synth-driven gay country if you want), year, place, WHATEVER. the rough guide is a tracklist that sums up whatever topic you've chosen, all fitting neatly onto an 80-minute disc (can be less, but no more). traditionally these go from 12-20 tracks but can be more or less depending on style and whatnot. it's supposed to be representative of your topic, giving someone ignorant to the style/whatever a "rough guide" of how to further pursue. this can really get going if people contribute enough, and can be really great if you take the time to actually track down some of this stuff.

some ideas to get you going:
-the rough guide to britpop (hey, include blur, suede, sfa, etc...i know there's a lot of you britpoppers out there)
-the rough guide to elephant six
-the rough guide to post-whitehouse noise
-the rough guide to corny solo projects recorded by Miles Davis 70s-era session musicians (corea, dejohnette, the list goes on)

be creative with it and it can be good good fun.

i guess i'll start off with one. i proudly choose a band from my past.

The Rough Guide to NOFX: the eternal skatepunks
1. Life O'Riley
2. The Moron Brothers
3. Beer Bong
4. Soul Doubt
5. Bob
6. Stickin In My Eye
7. Please Play This Song on the Radio
8. Linoleum
9. The Cause
10. The Brews
11. Philthy Phil Philanthropist
12. Whatever Didi Wants
13. August 8th
14. Kids of the K-Hole
15. Murder the Government
16. 180 Degress
17. All Outta Angst
18. Quart in Session
19. Take Two Placeboes and Call Me Lame
20. Franco Un-American
21. Olive Me
22. Kill All the White Man

I doubt anyone would care about this one in particular, but it essentially captures their progression and range of humor and attempted sincerity at times.

alright, hopefully this hasnt been done before. look forward to seeing some good rough guides

I'll give Britpop a go...

1. Suede - Animal Nitrate
2. Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums
3. Oasis - Live Forever
4. Lush - Ladykillers
5. Super Furry Animals - Something 4 the Weekend
6. Blur - Country House
7. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
8. Supergrass - Alright
9. The Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo!
10. Oasis - Wonderwall
11. Sleeper - Inbetweener
12. Pulp - Common People
13. Ash - Girl From Mars
14. Cornershop - Brimful of Asha
15. Elastica - Connection
16. Blur - Girls and Boys
17. Suede - The Drowners
18. The Las - There She Goes
19. Pulp - Disco 2000
20. Stone Roses - Love Spreads
21. James - Laid
22. Blur - To the End
23. The Stones Roses - I am The Resurrection

I put it into an order than seems to fit decently well in my head. All the songs are really great, try to find any you haven't heard if you can. It's a little Blur/Oasis/Pulp/Stones Roses heavy, but that's how it should be.

"Shrink Wrapped: The Rough Guide to Masturbation"

1. "Mystery Dance" -- Elvis Costello
2. "Longview" -- Green Day
3. "Tonight I Fancy Myself" -- The Beautiful South
4. "I Touch Myself" -- Divinyls
5. "Orgasm Addict" -- Buzzcocks
6. "She Bop" -- Cyndi Lauper
7. "Dancing with Myself" -- Billy Idol
8. "Kleenex" -- Generation X
9. "Turning Japanese" -- The Vapors
10. "Praying Hands" -- Devo
11. "Pink Thing" -- XTC
12. "Icicle" -- Tori Amos
13. "My Ding-a-Ling" -- Chuck Berry
14. "Pictures of Lily" -- The Who
15. "Darling Nikki" -- Prince
16. "Spank Through" -- Nirvana
17. "Blister in the Sun" -- The Violent Femmes


They could release a version for men that is 3 minutes long and a version for women that is 60 minutes long.

lol, that's a great one

The Rough Guide to the Prog-Rock Elders, Rush:

01: Tom Sawyer
02: The Spirit of Radio
03: The Pass
04: The Big Money
05: Subdivisions
06: Mystic Rhythms
07: 2112 (the entire 20 minute track)
08: Train to Bangkok
09: Red Barchetta
10: YYZ
11: Show Me, Don't Tell Me
12: Presto
13: Limelight
14: Something for Nothing
15: Freewill (Live)

The Rough Guide To Brevity As The Soul Of Wit (nothing over 2 minutes 30s)

1. "Fell In Love With A Girl" - White Stripes
2. "Fortunate Son" - CCR
3. "Crosstown Traffic" - Jimi Hendrix Experience
4. "Song #2" - Blur
5. "Hard Day's Night" - Beatles
6. "Help" - Beatles
7. "American Ruse" - MC5
8. "New Amsterdam" - Elvis Costello
9. "Effervescing Elephant" - Syd Barrett
10. "You Really Got Me" - The Kinks
11. "Valleri" - The Monkees
12. "There She Goes" - The Las (I lied. This clocks in at 2.34 but it stays )

Try Whistling This - The Rough Guide To The Music of Neil Finn

01. I Got You - Split Enz (True Colors, 1980)
02. Take A Walk - Split Enz (Time & Tide, 1982)
03. Message To My Girl Split Enz (Conflicting Emotions, 1983)
04. Word Where You Live - Crowded House (S/T, 1986)
05. Now Where Getting Somewhere - Crowded House (S/T, 1986)
06. I Feel Possessed - Crowded House (Temple Of Low Men, 1988)
07. When You Come - Crowded House (Temple Of Low Men, 1988)
08. Fall At Your Feet - Crowded House (Woodface, 1991)
09. Four Seasons In One Day - Crowded House (Woodface, 1991)
10. Nails In Your Feet - Crowded House (Together Alone, 1993)
11. Distant Sun - Crowded House (Together Alone, 1993)
12. Only Talking Sense - The Finn Brothers (Finn, 1995)
13. Try Whistling This - Neil Finn (Try Whistling This, 1998)
14. She Will Have Her Way - Neil Finn (Try Whistling This, 1998)
15. Human Kindness - Neil Finn (One All, 2001)
16. Into The Sunset - Neil Finn (One All, 2001)
17. Nothing Wrong With You - The Finn Brothers (Everyone Is Here, 2004)
18. Part Of Me, Part Of You - The Finn Brothers (Everyone Is Here, 2004)
19. Gentle Hum - The Finn Brothers (Everyone Is Here - 2004)

Generally Electric: A Rough Guide to Shihad.

1) Screwtop.
2) Stations.
3) You Again.
4) The Call.
5) Deb's Night Out.
6) Home Again (Live).
7) La La Land.
8) A Day Away.
9) My Mind's Sedate.
10) Wait And See.
11) Just Like Everybody Else.
12) The Metal Song.
13) Brightest Star (Live).
14) Bullitproof (Live).
15) All The Young Fascists.
16) Alive.

It was very hard culling it down to that number. If I were doing this my way, I'd do a 2-CD thing that included more stuff from The General Electric and Love Is The New Hate. Also, I've only got one song from the Pacifier album, and it's in a live version - this is because I don't like the Pacifier songs. Kthxbai.

The Rough Guide to Electric Blues:

1. "Right Place, Wrong Time" - Otis Rush
2. "The Thrill is Gone" - B.B. King
3. "The Getaway" - Fenton Robinson
4. "Wang Dang Doodle" - Howlin' Wolf
5. "Personal Manager" - Albert King
6. "Twistin' the Strings" - Ike Turner
7. "Sen-Say-Shun" - Freddie King
8. "I Need You So Bad" - Magic Sam
9. "Claim Jumpers" - Johnny Copeland
10. "Voodoo Child" - Jimi Hendrix Experience
11. "Porch Light" - Robert Cray
12. "Travellin' Man" - Melvin Taylor
13. "Dust My Blues" - Elmore James
14. "Hey Hey Baby" - T-Bone Walker
15. "The Things I Used To Do" - Guitar Slim
16. "Twinky" - Pee Wee Crayton
17. "Beaumont Blues" - Phillip Walker
18. "Help Me" - Johnny Winter
19. "Temperature is Rising" - Otis Spann with Fleetwood Mac
20. "Saga of the Blue Beaver" - Mike Bloomfield

No muddy waters?

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Originally posted by b0arder753:
No muddy waters?

Muddy's an obvious omission and certainly should be there. Off the top of my head I couldn't think of an electric track of his. I prefer his acoustic outings such as Folk Singer.

OOPs...moving along...unless you add some electric!!

That's funny, I could've sworn there was a post from b0arder753 here.

Forgot about "Got My Mojo Workin'". And don't worry about coming in with recommendations of your own. I assume the guides are collaborative

You mean something like this:
b0arder753
Know-It-All
Posted 17 January 2007 08:02 PM Hide Post
No muddy waters?

I'm no good when I'm put on the spot.
Location: St. Pete, Fl
Sideshow Bob
Jedi
Posted 17 January 2007 08:11 PM Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by b0arder753:
No muddy waters?


Muddy's an obvious omission and certainly should be there. Off the top of my head I couldn't think of an electric track of his. I prefer his acoustic outings such as Folk Singer.

Is the omission there still?

There was definitely another post there. I take my medication conscientiously

Yeah, I posted something about "Got My Mojo Workin'" but decided that I didn't wanna step on anybody's toes.... haha

Rough Guide to Timeless "Post-Grunge" Albums:



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The Rough Guide to Songs About Cars

"Maybellene" - Chuck Berry
"Little Duece Coupe" - The Beach Boys
"Highway Star" - Deep Purple
"Autobahn" - Kraftwerk
"Drive" - REM
"Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman
"Mustang Sally" - The Rascals
"Little Red Corvette" - Prince
"Mr Limousine Driver" - Grand Funk Railroad
"Lowrider" - War
"Mercury Blues" - David Lindley
"From A Buick 6" - Bob Dylan
"Drive My Car" - The Beatles
"Roadrunner" - The Modern Lovers
"Hang On St. Christopher" - Tom Waits
"Dali's Car" - Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
"Back of a Car" - Big Star
"Born To Run" - Bruce Springsteen
"Route 66" - The Rolling Stones
"Car Song" - Elastica
"Driving In My Car" - Madness

Rough Guide to Indie Music that Your Parents Will Probably Like if You Can Talk Them Into Listening

1. The Crane Wife- The Decemberists
2. Chutes Too Narrow- The Shins
3. Plans- Death Cab for Cutie
4. Neon Bible- The Arcade Fire
5. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- NMH
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot- Wilco
7. Come on Feel the Illinoise- Sufjan Stevens
8. Twin Cinema- The New Pornographers
9. Z- My Morning Jacket
10. Armchair Apocrypha- Andrew Bird

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5. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- NMH
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot- Wilco

ken, I pretty much agree with your list except for these two records. They just seem a little too out there for casual listeners to me. Neutral Milk Hotel in particular would probably scare most people away by the second song.