Recommend me some music...

RE*AC*TOR

Ok here's the dealy - looking for some new / different music to get my teeth into. So if I describe my taste then someone might be able to suggest something.
Fav Artist: Neil Young - album on the beach. I like most of his contempories too like Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, but to lesser extents. Albums at one point or another I have loved: - Bring It On - Gomez, Dance The Devil - The Frames, Relationship of Command - At The Drive In, OK COmputer - Radiohead, Grace - Jeff Buckley, A Mighty Wind - Soundtrack, Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan - Royal Albert Hall 1966, Queens of The Stone Age - Rated R, (most Neil Young albums would fit into this category).
I HATE manufactured pop crap, disco (all disco), I have no current desire to listen to rap. I like music that's different - eg the Bees had a really cool abum a few years ago.

I don't like Elvis.

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by RE*AC*TOR

I don't like Elvis.

That's a petty.

Aaaaanyway.... I'd suggest you listen to some Prince, his new album is superb. Get some funk into ye.

RE*AC*TOR

Prince? :eek:

I don't know how you decided on Prince - a bit of a jump I would say.

Doctor J

James - Millionaires
Dodgy - Free Peace Sweet
The Who - Who's Next?
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Led Zeppelin - III
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Weather Report - Live And Unreleased

RE*AC*TOR

Actuall have Who's Next and Master of Puppets - both excellent. Not wild on James or Dodgy (britpop kind of missed me). Haven't been able to get into Led Zeppelin - but will give Frank Zappa and Weather Report a twirl.

Doctor J

Don't underestimate the Dodgy and James albums, both are truly excellent and largely underappreciated due to the unfortunate (and unfounded) linking of both bands with the britpop thing. Britpop they ain't, they're just great music.

RE*AC*TOR

Well, IMHO they epitomise that bland drums and guitar scene that was all the rage for about 2.5 years. Personally that's probably why I don't like them - there's just nothing to their music.
On a side note - curently listening to Weather Report (not the live and unreleased, but their first album) courtesy of allofmp3.com. First impression :- its jazz! I like jazz, but in small doses. (also gave james - millionaires a little run through - not my bag of spanners).

tony 2 tone

Try some Afghan Wigs, Robin Trower, The Who, I like Young too and they are whats playing in my place now.

Doctor J

Bland drums? Have you listened to Dodgy at all or are you just generalising because they're English and released albums during the 90's? Matt Priest is anything but bland, he's an excellent drummer and really shines on that album, some very inventive drumming altogether. Millionaires is a different thing altogether, it's an album which grows. I hated it the first time I heard it but gave it a couple more listens and to me it's one of the greatest albums I've ever heard. Just get over your dislike of Blur and Oasis because neither of these bands had anything to do with it.

blobert

Based on your liking of Neil Young I'd say you'd also like Gillian Welsh. All of her albums are great, her most recent one is probably the easiest to get into. But my favourite would be 1996's Revival.

Also be sure to have a listen to a band called Hem and their album Rabbit Songs. It's probably my favourite album of the last few years, I just love it.

You can listen to clips from it here, but I'm sure you'll like it: http://www.rabbitsongs.com/

Happy Listening

RE*AC*TOR

Originally posted by Doctor J
Bland drums?.... Just get over your dislike of Blur and Oasis because neither of these bands had anything to do with it.

Sorry - didn't mean bland drums, I meant the music in general is bland, and its drums and guitar music - the same music that a thousand other bands play. I probably should have written "bland, drums and guitar scene" its an important comma I suppose. I actually like Blur (to a certain extent) (a small extent).

zAbbo

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Leonard Cohen - Best of
Rolling Stones - 40 licks

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by RE*AC*TOR
Prince? :eek:

I don't know how you decided on Prince - a bit of a jump I would say.

Well.....

looking for some new / different music

That was what made me say Prince. But not to worry... .you just stick to your genre of music, and keep those blinkers on - must not listen to anything else other than rock.

Doctor J

The reason I chose those two albums is because they're not bland, nor typical of the music released around them at the time, especially the James album which isn't very guitar based at all. Ah well, your loss.

RE*AC*TOR

Originally posted by bazH
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Leonard Cohen - Best of
Rolling Stones - 40 licks

Actually have all of these - All superb. Although having said that, while pet sounds is a super album, I can't understand why so many people think it the greatest album of all time. I have a friend who's a complete Leonard Cohen nut. He's even bought some of his novels and books of poetry.

RE*AC*TOR

Originally posted by Doctor J
The reason I chose those two albums is because they're not bland, nor typical of the music released around them at the time, especially the James album which isn't very guitar based at all. Ah well, your loss.

I'll give dodgy another whirl but really don't think James is my cup of tea.

Originally posted by Dr Loon
keep those blinkers on - must not listen to anything else other than rock.

hey, that's harsh. Although probably a little true - point taken.

Originally posted by blobert
...I'd say you'd also like Gillian Welsh.

Yes!!! Listening to Soul Journey - super sound. Reminds me of a country-rock Aimee Mann.

Speaking of female artists - I didn't mention any in my initial post - so here goes :- Joni Mitchell, Gema Hayes.

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by RE*AC*TOR

hey, that's harsh. Although probably a little true - point taken.

Indeed. I was the same myself for a long time, and only recently "discovered" Prince myself. I've decided to listen to anything and everything people recommend. If I don't like it I just forget about it.

BaZmO*

There's a guy that I work with and he'd be into most of the music that you listed, and recently I gave him a copy of the late great Mic Christopher's album Skylarkin and he was well impressed. Definitely worth checking out.

B.

RE*AC*TOR

Thanks Bazmo - actually love that album - its such a loss, can't get over it. Also like Josh, Damien, David and to a slightly lesser extent Mundy.


To Dr Loon:- listened to first 7 songs of Musicology. :dunno: meh. I could take it or leave it if you know what I mean.

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by RE*AC*TOR

To Dr Loon:- listened to first 7 songs of Musicology. :dunno: meh. I could take it or leave it if you know what I mean.

If you ain't into the funk you ain't into the funk. Prince might be a bit of an acquired taste. Still, never say never.

razorfeather

Jefferson Airplane
John Frusciante ... solo stuff (absolutely brilliant imo)

also check out a band called Q and not U , they're pretty original and good

RE*AC*TOR

Jeffersson Airplane are definetly interesting. I bought After Bathing at Baxters years ago - couldn't make head nor tails of it. Kind of odd how they evolved into Jefferson Starship and then Starship - WTF! Nothings gonna stop us now! Mannequin!


Doctor J - currently 7 songs through Dodgy. Its alright - remiinds me of the Seahorses, who are atrociously shallow and by-the-numbers.

parasite

...

my morning jacket - the tennessee fire, etc..
emmylou harris
skip spence - oar
yo la tengo
beta band 3 e.p.'s
spiritualized
hank williams
flying burrito brothers
byrds
bonnie 'prince' billy and all his incarnations
grandaddy
wilco

...

Marq

looking at the stuff you listen to at the moment I think you'd really like "forever changes" by Love.

RE*AC*TOR

Originally posted by Marq
looking at the stuff you listen to at the moment I think you'd really like "forever changes" by Love.

wow - truly excellent - after i heard the first song i thought it was going to be the best album ever. Very good though.

Marq

glad you like it

Executive Steve

goldie - timeless. :thumbsup:

wiped

David Ktt ... or did you already say you listen to him ? .....

Also check out Firebird , Rush and The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

Jetpilot

go to www.musicplasma.com and type in a band you like, and it should come up with bands you might also like, worked a treat for me!

joePC

Thin Lizzy

The best Band ever, you want be disapointed.

Thanks JoePC

DerekD Goldfish

if you like qotsa check out kyuss their previous incarnation whith a lineup that chaned so much it made qotsa look stable.
If you like singer songwriters check out Bright Eyes whose most recent album is Lifted.
Or Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes frontman) rockier side with the Desaparecidos their album read music speak spanish is damn good.
Billy Bragg is another songwriter you might like.
For something louder try iggy and the stooges espessaly raw power damn good early punk/garage rock.
Try some of My Bloody Valintine only released 2 albums "isnt anything" and "loveless" damn good.
Television very good punk era band but more arty than most punk "marquee moon" is a masterpeice.
Whipping Boy may favourite band their aubum "hearworm" is well worth checking out.
Gang of Four great post punk band that heavely influenced a lot of modern bands Entertainment! would be a good place to start.
You should like some of these as you obiously have good taste in music as "on the beach is one of my favourite albums of all time and a number of other artist you mentioned would be up there to.

sikes

wilco - yankee hotel foxtrot (have a new ablum out monday i think)

ryan adams - heartbreaker

josh ritter - hello starling

ben harper

Basq

Try listening to:

The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow (new album - released back in March)

The Shins - Oh Inverted World (their first and in my opinion, the better of the two - try listening to songs like 'New Slang' and 'Caring Is Creepy'

RE*AC*TOR

thanks to everyone who's recommended something - i'll try to listen to as much as I can and i'll post some verdicts.

Imposter

I'll second that David Kitt suggestion and add Turin Brakes into the mix as well. I prefer 'the optimist' to 'the ether song' if you're looking at one album to listen to.

Mighty_Mouse

I'm a huge Neil Young fan and also like:

-Tom Waits - Small Change/Closing Time
- Pearl Jam - No Code (Neil Young on backing for some of it)
- Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On
-The Velvet Underground
- Stevie Wonder
-Planxty
- Steve Earle -Jerusalem
- Beck - odelay
- The Pogues - If I should fall from Grace
- Badly Drawn Boy - Have you fed the fish?
- Van Morrison- Astral Weeks



Van Morrison/Tom Waits/Steve Earle - you will like me thinks

Civilian_Target

May I recommend to you:

The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium
Therapy? - Troublegum/So Much for the 10 year plan
Johnny Cash - American Recordings/American III
Audioslave - Audioslave
System of a Down - Toxicity
Black Sabbath - Paranoid/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Mercurt Rev - All is Dream
Jimi Hendrix - Experience Hendrix ('tis a best of)
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Anything from www.fisto.co.uk

Also, if you're willing to out on a limb a bit and try some really new genres, can I suggest
The Distillers - Sing Sing Death House
Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammible Material / No Sleep 'till Belfast
Rage Against The Machine - Renegades
Atari Teenage Riot - Redefine the Enemy
Matt McGranaghan - Flames Before the Fire
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
John Coltrane - Blues Train

Miguel_Sanchez

Smog: Knock Knock
Sigur Ros: First album (can't remember the name properly - it's in Icelandic)
Godspeed You Black Emperor: Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennae to Heaven.

Marq

Originally posted by Jeff_Lebowski
Smog: Knock Knock
Sigur Ros: First album (can't remember the name properly - it's in Icelandic)
Godspeed You Black Emperor: Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennae to Heaven.

Yes, yes, YES!

turnback

get Cotton Mather's "Kontiki" album
once you get over the beatlesy sound it's great

turnback

and all that Tom Waits stuff. He's a genius

DerekD Goldfish

Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammible Material / No Sleep 'till Belfast

SLF are or at least were a great band inflamable material is one of my favoutite albums of all time but in my opinion no sleep till belfast is a dredful album.

ogy

Can we not just have a sticky where people can say "I am damn cool cos i listen to Crazy Alfred and his Masquerading and Musically Diverse Penguins of Doom (but they went to shite after stodgy jo the bassist left!)" and get it all out of our systems:)

Only Human

You might like Muse. theyre a great band. and i know you dont like disco but Michael Jackson. he has so much talent and his songs are genious. hes got songs in every genre. you seem to be into the more rock and indie genres so i would recomend Give into me, by MJ with Slash on the guitar. In fact the whole dangerous album. In my opinion hes the best Artist there ever was!

Superman

well,

check out marcus miller, real talented guitarist, most songs just real easy instrumental, nice to sit back to.

Imposter

Originally posted by Superman
well,

check out marcus miller, real talented guitarist, most songs just real easy instrumental, nice to sit back to.

What album would you recommend?
I'll be seeing him next month here.

Superman

well I have m2 (pronounced M squared) and I think its bangin, my brother has some more albums I think.

The jock

Jeff buckley
blind melon
ben harper
primus
sublime
switchfoot
alice in chains

Only Human

Placebo - Nancy boy ( i dont generally like rock/meatal, or what ever genre this song falls under but this is a great song)

razorfeather

i'll just recommend random and good music (imo)

badly drawn boy - the hour of the bewilderbeast
powderfinger (quite good...pleasing)
a perfect circle - mers de noms (album)
tool - lateralus (album) (****IN BRILLIANT)
the presidents of the united states of america
the jimmy cake (instrumental greatness)
THE PIXIES!!! (mmmmmmmmmmm)
tracy chapman (...assez bien )
the warlords of pez
the doors (if u dont have all their stuff already of course)

Civilian_Target

Originally posted by DerekD Goldfish
SLF are or at least were a great band inflamable material is one of my favoutite albums of all time but in my opinion no sleep till belfast is a dredful album.

Inflammible Material is a classic, obviously.

No Sleep 'til Belfast isn't great I'll admit, but its about as good as live Punk albums get, it sounds nice and raw, and it's a good set. And it's worth having just for the title track itself, the best Beastie Boys cover I've ever heard.

"**** the car into the Lagan"