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what is the best tortoise track/album to play for a neophyte?

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Guest IRARI

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i'm trying to convince a friend to go to atlanta tortoise with me feb. 14 and i'm not sure what to play

i've played standards for him once but he didn't really comment; something less electronic maybe

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Candiru Grand Master

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I just recently got into Tortoise and I fucking love them. First albums I heard were TNT and Beacons of Ancestorship. I love basically all their stuff, but TNT seems to be an endlessly rewarding masterpiece that will lift you up on a bad day.

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Guest IRARI

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if the first track on standards doesn't work then fuck him

 

see the first 2 minutes of seneca is basically noise so i can understand if he didn't have a lot of patience with it, it gets moisturisingly good though

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Yeah, TNT is my favorite- play them Jetty from that album maybe? Damn, I really need to listen to that again, it's been a while...

 

yeah jetty is pretty much the queen's paps, i love that whole era of post-rock when they were all doing a take on drillnbass

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tnt would have to be their best work imo. i remember hearing it in a record store and being totally mesmerised by the first track. i had to buy it, fuck!

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TNT.

It makes me so happy to see so many of you on the same page.

Fantastic album from beginning to end.

I first got into them 11 or 12 years ago when that album was new. I got it knowing absolutely zero about who Tortoise was or what kind of music they played. I actually bought it solely based on the album cover.

One of the most rewarding record purchases of my life.Also makes me proud to be from Chicago!

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self titled one is my favourite, then tnt, then it's all around you - the opening track on it's all around you is the best example I can think of something to play to someone to express what tortoise is all about (imo)

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i played him a dual-drumming jam i found on youtube but he says he doesn't wanna go :wtf:

:facepalm:

 

hey if you don't like the fact that tortoise has two drummers don't take it out on me sweet cheeks

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i played him a dual-drumming jam i found on youtube but he says he doesn't wanna go :wtf:

:facepalm:

 

hey if you don't like the fact that tortoise has two drummers don't take it out on me sweet cheeks

hey honey buns.

it's not my fault you posted a thread asking us for advice only to go rogue. you went rogue.

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i played him a dual-drumming jam i found on youtube but he says he doesn't wanna go :wtf:

:facepalm:

 

hey if you don't like the fact that tortoise has two drummers don't take it out on me sweet cheeks

hey honey buns.

it's not my fault you posted a thread asking us for advice only to go rogue. you went rogue.

 

 

Dual drummers is one of the things I like most about Tortoise live. Well played IRARI, too bad your friend is a cunt

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