[QuikSand]

In this thread, we make an argument that for a given musical artist/band, a newcomer could basically be okay just getting familiar with one specific album, and past that only one collection - a greatest hits compilation, a live record, something of that sort.

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So... if you love an artist so much that you believe everyone should celebrate their entire catalog, then that's not a fit here.

For all our various one-hit wonders out there, recently dusted off by Breeze, who have no legitimate catalog... well not a fit either. (Or, make the case that we all really really need to listen to Scoundrel Days, go for it)

Incidentally, if the artist doesn't (yet) have any sort of officially compiled "greatest hits" album or the equivalent, feel free to theorize what would be on it if you were making it today, and make the case that it's still a fit.

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So... gimme two hours (or so) of music, and your assurance that from this I'll get everything essential about the artist. The more consequential/productive the artist, and the more difficult they are to fit into this two-part box, the more style points you'll receive.