Name a Genre an give me your top 3 tracks from it

[Mykesbass]

OK, I know that genres are a flawed concept, and that top 3s chop and change, but just for fun, and to possibly broaden my (and hopefully others) musical horizons, give me a Genre you love and 3 tracks that represent it.

Feel free to duplicate other people's suggestions.

[Lozz196]

Oi/Street Punk:

 

The Last Resort - Never Get a Job

Booze & Glory - Only Fools Get Caught

The Old Firm Casuals - Perry Boys

 

[Happy Jack]

ROCKNEY 

 

Gertcha

The Sideboard Song

There Ain't No Pleasin' You

[Mykesbass]

9 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

ROCKNEY 

 

Gertcha

The Sideboard Song

There Ain't No Pleasin' You

Margate

Rabbit

Mustn't Grumble

[KingBollock]

59 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Oi/Street Punk:

 

Booze & Glory - Only Fools Get Caught

 

Loving that track!

[Leonard Smalls]

Harmolodic jazz and its offshoots:

 

Heaviest!

https://jamaaladeentacuma.bandcamp.com/album/dreamscape

 

Still with Jamaaladeen on bass, widdly wobbly and wonktastic!

 

 

James Blood, George Adams, Amin Ali and George Adams - Phalanx

 

[Mykesbass]

1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Harmolodic jazz and its offshoots:

 

Heaviest!

https://jamaaladeentacuma.bandcamp.com/album/dreamscape

 

Still with Jamaaladeen on bass, widdly wobbly and wonktastic!

 

 

James Blood, George Adams, Amin Ali and George Adams - Phalanx

 

Will check these out later. Can always expect something a little Off Piste from you Mr Smalls - thanks.

[Reggaebass]

3 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

There Ain't No Pleasin' You

That’s a great tune, I remember it always being played on the jukebox back in the day 

[chriswareham]

Gothic rock:

The Sisters of Mercy - Temple Of Love

 

Fields of the Nephilim - Moonchild

 

And a less obvious one, Altered States - Drowning Children:

 

[Leonard Smalls]

22 minutes ago, chriswareham said:

Gothic rock

My goth choices would be even older school!

 

 

Deutscher Girls:

Arguably:

 

And as an alternative

 

[Doctor J]

Unnecessarily technical but listenable Metal

 

 

 

 

[Rich]

Neo-prog.

 

Frost* - Black Light Machine

 

 

Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere But Not Here

 

 

IQ - The Narrow Margin

 

 

 

 

 

[BassTractor]

On Cynic's magnificent "Focus" album, to me "Veil of Maya" is still the begin all and end all.
I never get tired of it.

But now for some hardcore:
Easy listening!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Graham]

Mathcore

 

The Dillinger Escape Plan - 43% Burnt

 

 

 

 

Botch - Transitions From Persona To Object

 

 

 

Converge - Concubine

 

 

 

[Mykesbass]

4 hours ago, BassTractor said:

On Cynic's magnificent "Focus" album, to me "Veil of Maya" is still the begin all and end all.
I never get tired of it.

But now for some hardcore:
Easy listening!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just the tiniest bit disappointed that James Last didn't make the cut!

[Mykesbass]

4 hours ago, Rich said:

Neo-prog.

 

Frost* - Black Light Machine

 

 

Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere But Not Here

 

 

IQ - The Narrow Margin

 

 

 

 

 

Must give these a go - hoping someone will do a non Neo Prog suggestion, one Genre I've never really explored and really should (especially as I was once big into Jazz-Rock).

[Mykesbass]

4 hours ago, Doctor J said:

Unnecessarily technical but listenable Metal

 

 

 

 

Is that the official genre name? 😆

[BassTractor]

23 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

Just the tiniest bit disappointed that James Last didn't make the cut!

Twas not a choice against him though; I simply don't know his stuff, and chose Alpert simply because I could remember his name. The other two tracks have followed me my whole life.
Do you happen to know essential James Last tracks for me to visit?

Edited March 2, 2024 by BassTractor

[Doctor J]

2 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

Is that the official genre name? 😆

Otherwise known as pleasing note-core in Belgian underground press circles 😁

[Mykesbass]

3 minutes ago, BassTractor said:

Twas not a choice against him though; I simply don't know his stuff, and chose Alpert simply because I could remember his name. The other twotracks have followed me my whole life.
Do you happen to know essential James Last tracks for me to visit?

Actually that's a bit of a problem as it wasn't so much about individual tracks with Last. His big success was with albums such as Non-Stop Dancing, and a whole James Last 'A Go-Go' series. Happy Heart was the only single of note. 

[BassTractor]

26 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

hoping someone will do a non Neo Prog suggestion, one Genre I've never really explored and really should (especially as I was once big into Jazz-Rock).

You mean a prog suggestion that is non-neo?
In case:

Some demanding Gentle Giant. 
IME this requires close listening, but gets better on each listening.
 

 

 

 

 

A pretty song by the mighty Van der Graaf Generator:
Other songs by them might be less pretty, but they're always expressive.
 

 

 

 

 

A randomly "chosen" song by Magma, live in 1977

This one wasn't written by drummer Christian Vander, the band's main composer, but by bass player Jannick "Janik" Top.
 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2024 by BassTractor

[Frank Blank]

Drum & Bass

 

 

 

...although Red Snapper or more Acid Jazz really but who cares?

Edited March 3, 2024 by Frank Blank

[Fishfacefour]

Jungle

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SamIAm]

Parody

 

Sam x

[Jackroadkill]

Stoner rock:

 

Bringing the "go big or go home" vibes, let's start with Kyuss and the superb Demon Cleaner.

 

 

 

 

From the sublime to the ridiculous (but fun), with Monster Magnet's Space Lord

 

 

 

 

And let's finish with the mighty Clutch, and Electric Worry.