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Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi were the albums I started with but Monster Movie is a good place to start too. Future Days is great as well.

Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi, and Soon Over Babaluma are the best Can albums, but don't limit yourself to those. After '77 or so the returns diminish precipitiously. 

The new YOB album Clearing the Path to Ascend is up for preorder at Relapse.
 
 
Gold (100)
http://www.relapse.com/clearing-the-path-to-ascend-lp-gold.html
 
 
Grey (300)
http://www.relapse.com/clearing-the-path-to-ascend-lp-grey.html
 
 
Black 180 gram (500)
http://www.relapse.com/clearing-the-path-to-ascend-lp-black-180.html
 
 
Black
http://www.relapse.com/clearing-the-path-to-ascend-lp-black.html

I just built some speaker stands recently, and I'm pretty happy with how they turned out!

Some records come with fantastic printed inner sleeves.  After washing the record, I usually just re-sleeve it in a MoFi inner sleeve and put the printed inner sleeves back in the album jacket.  If the album comes with a nice poly-lined inner sleeve, I re-use that.  Once the record is washed and sleeved, I keep the record outside, behind the album jacket and the whole sandwich goes into the 5mil outer jacket.
 
Sometimes, I really really want to protect the album jacket.  So I sleeve the album jacket sideways (i.e. slot opening to the right after sleeving), then the inner sleeve and record placed behind it (outside the sleeved jacket) and the whole shebang in the 5mil outer sleeve vertically (outer sleeve opening at the top).
 
This way, I never get album jacket wear and tear.  Everything is perfectly protected and it is easy to get to the record. Hope all this didn't confuse you!

See, I'm not going to be worried about the dude's emotional well being anytime soon. You know why? He actually wins in the end. Dude is in a successful band in spite of his shortcomings. Wouldn't we all love to be successful at things we're not good at? 
 
 
74R, is so on-point. The drumming on Sin After Sin is fan-fucking-tastic.

See, the only thing you need to know about Pelican is that their drummer sucks. That's basically what they're known for at this point. I'm not a good drummer by any stretch of the imagination but fucking hell is that guy a pile of shit.

Pelican's drummer makes Lars Ulrich sound technical and creative.

I kinda figured your excessive rantings towards the guy were fueled by jealousy.
 
 
 
 
I suppose I don't even have to go any further with this post then, because I disagree here. If Pelican's drummer is a 'poor musician,' I'd say they benefit because of it. I don't know if I would like Pelican if they had, say, Dave Turncrantz (Russian Circles) behind the kit. He's an incredible drummer, but I just like how Pelican's drummer sounds with the music.
 
For similar reasons, I also enjoy the incredibly mechanical and inhuman programmed drumming on Godflesh and early Jesu. That deep pocket groove that you find in Melvins is perfect for them, and it is great for most other bands as well. So I will say Pelican's drummer (I should just look up his name, but I'm being lazy) is lucky, because I don't think there are many other bands he would sound good in. But I don't think you need to be technically proficient to be a good musician, and I think despite his shortcomings, Pelican's drummer is still a good musician simply because [to my ears] his drumming fits the music. 

C'mon, man. Disliking an artist doesn't mean you need to degrade them. I'm sure you probably don't even care about me being annoyed by your comment, but it's sort of a pet-peeve of mine to see/hear people calling musicians (or any artists for that matter) a 'pile of shit' because of their technical skill. If it's not your cup of tea, stop drinking it. 
 
Pelican could have easily went in and 'cleaned up' all the drumming after recording like nearly every other band does, but they didn't. Instead, it's raw, stiff, and sloppy. And I love it all the more because of that as I think it fits the music, especially their earlier, more sludgy and heavy stuff. No doubt you disagree with me, and that's perfectly fine--music is a very personal experience. But let's just leave it at that and forgo the insults. 

C'mon, man. Disliking an artist doesn't mean you need to degrade them. I'm sure you probably don't even care about me being annoyed by your comment, but it's sort of a pet-peeve of mine to see/hear people calling musicians (or any artists for that matter) a 'pile of shit' because of their technical skill. If it's not your cup of tea, stop drinking it. 
 
Pelican could have easily went in and 'cleaned up' all the drumming after recording like nearly every other band does, but they didn't. Instead, it's raw, stiff, and sloppy. And I love it all the more because of that as I think it fits the music, especially their earlier, more sludgy and heavy stuff. No doubt you disagree with me, and that's perfectly fine--music is a very personal experience. But let's just leave it at that and forgo the insults. 

C'mon, man. Disliking an artist doesn't mean you need to degrade them. I'm sure you probably don't even care about me being annoyed by your comment, but it's sort of a pet-peeve of mine to see/hear people calling musicians (or any artists for that matter) a 'pile of shit' because of their technical skill. If it's not your cup of tea, stop drinking it. 
 
Pelican could have easily went in and 'cleaned up' all the drumming after recording like nearly every other band does, but they didn't. Instead, it's raw, stiff, and sloppy. And I love it all the more because of that as I think it fits the music, especially their earlier, more sludgy and heavy stuff. No doubt you disagree with me, and that's perfectly fine--music is a very personal experience. But let's just leave it at that and forgo the insults. 

I don't recall any things that would be spoiled. I watched S1-3, then read all the books though. Season 1 is pretty much Book 1. Season 2 is pretty much Book 2. Season 3 is the first half of Book 3. Season 4 covers the rest of Book 3, but also gets into some storylines from 4 & 5. Books 4 & 5 run parallel with different characters featured, so it's possible to actually read them together if you want. There's an ebook out there with them edited together.

I feel like this should get the infomercial treatment: Start with a black and white clip of some guy clumsily turning knobs and the tangling cables on a larger amplifier, then cut to full HD as the same guy coolly adjusts the volume on a Sprout amplifier while smiling awkwardly and nodding in approval. 
 
Not trying to say anything bad about the amplifier, just their advertising tactic. 

I like where this is going.I would also include a woman playing something on her phone, and when it starts, the volume is way too loud! She struggles to find a way to turn it down and just can't figure it out! So, she just pulls the power cord in frustration.
And, to add insult to injury, the man fumbling with the cables? He also hurts his back standing up straight after spending "hours" bent over trying to plug in the large bundles of cables in his hands.

Make sure to include shots of him and his family crowded around his cell phone plugged into it.

I feel like this should get the infomercial treatment: Start with a black and white clip of some guy clumsily turning knobs and the tangling cables on a larger amplifier, then cut to full HD as the same guy coolly adjusts the volume on a Sprout amplifier while smiling awkwardly and nodding in approval. 
 
Not trying to say anything bad about the amplifier, just their advertising tactic. 

How to buy toys for your cat:
1) Buy toys for yourself
2) Give cat the packaging/trash
 
I tell my parents not to buy any cat stuff for me, but they've gotten a bed, mice toys, and a scratching post. My cat doesn't touch any of them. She's sleeping in her cardboard box right now; her favorite toys are hair ties and shoelaces (I've tied a hair tie to a shoelace for an epic cat toy). 

Totally agree on Deafheaven.
 
And I probably just have to give these guys more of a chance, but i like the instrumentals way more than the vocals of Between the Buried and Me.

How to buy toys for your cat:
1) Buy toys for yourself
2) Give cat the packaging/trash
 
I tell my parents not to buy any cat stuff for me, but they've gotten a bed, mice toys, and a scratching post. My cat doesn't touch any of them. She's sleeping in her cardboard box right now; her favorite toys are hair ties and shoelaces (I've tied a hair tie to a shoelace for an epic cat toy). 

Got mine today, set up was a breeze and I am so damn happy with it.