Old Music

It blows my mind that some people don't listen to as much music as I do. Today is a day to listen to some of your band's old music. Usually when I first download a band. I'll listen to their newest album. Usually band's progress from shitty local music to good music. (Granted, there are some exceptions where bands sell out). After I get into the band's newest album, I usually won't listen to their older album. This situation arises a lot where the older album just isn't as good. However, if you listen to a band's better album, you have a better shot of liking the other album. Today, I listened to Somewhere...  by La Dispute and Plunder, Beg and Curse by Colour Revolt. I like the albums Wildlife and The Cradle a lot better. It's good to know every band an album puts out. When you see the band live, the old songs will sound better since the band has progressed. I think Somewhere is really whiny, but it actually has some things that aren't in Wildlife. With one of my favorite bands Brand New, their older music isn't as good but it's classic for me. Anything I listened to before 7th grade is "classic". In a few years though, everything I listen to now will be called "classic". Another example is Our Last Night's first album, The Ghosts Among Us. The vocals are terrible but now that the band is better, the songs are amazing live. I'm glad I know the old songs.
So if you have a band in your library but only have one album, get the other album (if there is one) and check it out. I don't want to condone downloading music but it's a great way to find music. If you use torrent, you can download a whole bands' discography. Just search ____(name of band) discography on google.