Imagine you could educate a brand new fan...

[Sheena]

Ta da!  Here I am.  So educate me. 

As an absolute newbie, what must I absolutely listen to first?

What do I need to know about?

TIA 


(ETA The back catalogue is overwhelming; so I've started at opposite ends: oldest and newest...)

[Shush]

If it was me, I start latest , BWAB, then go backward in chronological order back to Vengeance. Band has gone through changes over the decades, but it is still a current band. They are writing and releasing new material on a regular basis, so to get a feel of what will be next, listen to their latest material.

Plus, you liked the gig, at gigs they mainly play latest material with a few acknowledgements to their past. But, as I have said here before, NMA are not a tribute band to themselves relying on past glories. The most important album is always the latest one.

[Amandistan]

High was my first and i thought it was a great album to start with.
Then I would say Eight, Carnival.
I would start with the newer stiff. The older stuff is great too.

[Sheena]

Great suggestions for new stuff, I am loving BWAB Although the old stuff does resonate with me , as I grew up in West Yorkshire under Thatcher and saw what was happening (albeit through a child's eyes - and perhaps thats why I wasn't aware of NMA at the time)

[Pol]

I don't think your gonna get anyone to probably agree Sheena
Me personally I would start at vengeance and work my chronologically form there, that's the way there intended to be listened to, don't forget to take in the various live albums, lost songs and b sides and abandoned tracks along the way and Justin's solo album is also a must

[jc]

I would start by looking at your holiday planner and getting used to the holy trinity of gig, hotel, and travel :-)

Hope to see you at a gig soon.

Cheers

jc

[claireinblack]

Well said Jack

Have you booked time off for the Christmas gigs yet Sheena?

 

[Anna Woman von NRW]

Hi Sheena,

Pol hit the nail on the head: no-one ever agrees on these sorts of questions. I'd go with Today Is A Good Day but only because it is my personal fave. There's quite a bit of back catalogue as you say so maybe one of the big live album cd's: the 30th anniversary gigs have got something from every album up to then I think.  Whichever you go your ears are in for a treat.

You should add to JC's list: curry ! Oh and a good pair of boots 

[Sheena]

Well said Jack

Have you booked time off for the Christmas gigs yet Sheena?

 

Nottingham is top of my list of things To Do.  Can't wait.  [large, over-excited puppy emoticon]

[szmurf]

Me personally I would start at vengeance and work my chronologically form there, that's the way there intended to be listened to

Well - I have to say that I doubt chronological order is the way they're "intended" to be listened to.  If you want to hear how a band evolves, then yeah.  If you're looking for an album that will grab you by throat and demand your attention, that's not necessarily the same (although Vengeance does that).  I think most people seem to suggest the first album they started with, which is to really say you can't go wrong with which ever album you grab next.  So, I'll suggest the first album I listened to and got hooked on: Ghost of Cain.

[Master Ray]

The 30th anniversary compilation is 2 CD's of 'the hits', great album tracks and some rareties...

[Sheena]

I don't think your gonna get anyone to probably agree Sheena

I expect you're right Pol.  Perhaps a better question might have been what are your favourites and why?

ETA:  nope, that's an awful question too.  As you were.

[Shush]

Well said Jack

Have you booked time off for the Christmas gigs yet Sheena?

 

Nottingham is top of my list of things To Do.  Can't wait.  [large, over-excited puppy emoticon]

Some of us meet up before the gig Sheena if you can make it. Arrangements will be made nearer the time 

[Sheena]

Some of us meet up before the gig Sheena if you can make it. Arrangements will be made nearer the time 

Brilliant, I love a refreshing beverage.  I'll bring me boots.

[Master Ray]

Sheena, I know that Christmas is a long way away, but you might want to look into it.  last year sold out and hotels aren't getting any cheaper, especially with it being a Saturday two weeks before Xmas.  A lot of NMA fans use the Premier Inn in Goldsmith Street, just around the corner from NRC but it's already over £90 per room...

Yes, the pre-gig meets are always fun but if a certain fine gentleman by the name of Lawrence does his usual aftershow after the gig... bloody priceless.

I know, it's a lot to take in!