Music Recommendations Thread [Archive]

SwiftSloth

08-19-2005, 06:01 AM

Try these, according to mood, or listen to them all to find some top bands that you might (or might) know of in the following style. Feel free to post your own, although you certainly dont need to use the elaborate system. Pretty much saying: If you like (this) try (song), by (band name). I was just bored and looking to kill time. So I chose some of my top bands. Mostly lesser known, to gain some exposure but some by some bands you may have heard of, but never tried. The funny part? Everything I post I own. I buy all C.D.'s on my computer, and indeed do not upload to those who do not contribute. Good bands deserve to have their creations appreciated. I do just that. So I hope you get some good songs/bands out of this list. If one of my band scares you dont be afraid to try another, my tastes are pretty varied, but if you enjoy the genre I assure you, youll most likely enjoy the band.

Enough ranting: More music

The Format:

Band:Style
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(mood)Song
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Band B

Everyone follow? Alright then, Lets do this:

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Cursive:Art/Punk
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(Mellow Rock)The Recluse.
(Rock)Some Red Handed Slight Of Hand.
(Rock)Art Is Hard.

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Hopesfall:Space/Scream Rock
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(Kicks your ass)Waitress
(Kicks your ass)The Bending

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Every Time I Die:Thrash Rock
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(Kicks your ass) Ebolarama
(Kicks your ass) Jimmy Tangos Method
(Kicks your ass) The Logic Of Crocodiles

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Soulive:Jazz
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(Chill)Solid
(Chill)NeNe
(Chill)Alkime
(Chill)Tuesday Night's Squad

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The Dillinger Escape Plan:Hardcore
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(Ass Kicking)Sugar Coated Sour
(Instrumental Ass Kicking) Calculating Infinity

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Opeth:Gentle Rock/Hardcore Metal
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(Relaxing/Soothing)Windowpane
(Relaxing/Soothing)Death Whispered A Lullaby
(Soothing)Hope Leaves
|On a side note, I highly recomend Opeth's 'Damnation' For nightime driving or traveling|
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A Perfect Circle:Chill Rock
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(Relaxing/Chill)Gravity
(Relaxing/Rock)Blue
(Relaxing)A Stranger
(Rock)Passive

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Vaux:Punk/Rock
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(Rock)Fame
(Rock)Do it for Sixty

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Thursday:Punk/Emo/Rock
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(Rock)Between Rupture and Rapture
(Ass Kicking Rock) I Am The Killer
(Rock) Division Street
(Rock) War All The Time
(Ass Kicking Rock)For The Workforce Drowning
(Ass Kicking Rock)Jetblack New Year

And thats all I got for the moment. Ill post more later perhaps.

Corpsecorps

08-20-2005, 03:21 AM

Although having recently been trashing rap in the "Rap is so yesterday" thread, i am conscious of the fact i haven't heard all that much (i don't seek it out; duh).

The typical response by fans to trashing rap as i did, is to claim only a certain part of the genre is that way, and it is a poor characterization.

Thus, my request: Given that i have an absolute bottom of the barrel view of the genre as hoodlums + vulgarity + slang + noise pollution, can someone knowledgeable provide me with some examples of rap that do not fit [/url][url="http://www.discussanything.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1067971&postcount=46"]my definition? (http://www.discussanything.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1067971&postcount=46)

I will then seek them out, give'em a listen, and adjust my views accordingly. :nice:

kellet

08-20-2005, 03:30 AM

Although having recently been trashing rap in the "Rap is so yesterday" thread, i am conscious of the fact i haven't heard all that much (i don't seek it out; duh).

The typical response by fans to trashing rap as i did, is to claim only a certain part of the genre is that way, and it is a poor characterization.

Thus, my request: Given that i have an absolute bottom of the barrel view of the genre as hoodlums + vulgarity + slang + noise pollution, can someone knowledgeable provide me with some examples of rap that do not fit my definition (http://www.discussanything.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1068153&postcount=49)?

I will then seek them out, give'em a listen, and adjust my views accordingly. :nice:

I'm really not sure if this counts exactly of rap but it is of a hip-hop-ish genre, and as close to rap as I'll ever get. You might check out the Gorillaz, they are pretty clever and from what I've heard, not vulgar.

SwiftSloth

08-20-2005, 04:09 AM

Rap is an offshoot of Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop has tons of good material. Rap is kinda a juvenile, simplified version of it. It also tends to be filled with vile messages.

But I really am not sure that this discussion belongs in this thread... :hmm:

kellet

08-20-2005, 04:24 AM

Some of my all time favorite albums:

My Bloody Valentine "Loveless"
Brain Eno "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy"
Sisters of Mercy "Floodland"
Radiohead "Kid A" and "Amnesiac" (any Radiohead really)
Enya "Shepherd Moons"
Frank Black "Teenager of the Year"
Frank Black & the Catholics "Dog in the Sand"

Ras Bizarre High

08-20-2005, 05:27 AM

Corpsecorps

08-20-2005, 07:51 AM

Thanks all, for suggestions.

Please continue. I want to give this a fair shot.

(People talk about hip-hop as if it's the mellowed version of rap, so i assumed it came about subsequently)

Ras Bizarre High

08-20-2005, 12:16 PM

No, hip-hop came first technically, at least as a strictly music thing....although the term "rap" has been around longer, since street-hustling has been around, it usually referred to any fast-talking sort of street performance/con and not necessarily to rhyming over beats. Rhyming to beats was called MC'ing and comes from old DJ's who would spin and "rap" at house/block parties in Jamaica and the Bronx from the 70's.

As far as more recommendations, it depends on how mellow you want it. I like the Pharcyde because even though they're not gangster, they're not corny either. They're funny and they still curse, they just don't talk about guns or how bad they are.

If you like that Pharcyde album, check out Hieroglyphics, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Dilated Peoples, Swollen Members or the Alkaholiks.

If you want some REAL mellow, flowery hip-hop (hippie-hop) then you might wanna check out De La Soul or Black-Eyed Peas, or Tribe Called Quest. That stuff is a little too soft for me, although De La Soul "Stakes is High" is one of my favorite albums.

lilnymph

08-20-2005, 01:45 PM

I am liking this thread, I need to expand my music collection, so a thread with suggestions is always very welcome :)

hugs

lilnymph

Pappy&Me

08-20-2005, 08:40 PM

Pappy&Me

08-20-2005, 08:57 PM

I was just listening to some very old country music , something i rarely do, since I'm more partial t R&B , some classics and classic rock .

Anyway, I had heard this song many times in past ,but never realized then how much more it would make sense in the future .

If anyone can look it up and paste it's lyrics here you can see what I mean .

Young people need hope and romance filled songs to listen to . Real romance ,not this humping, cussing artificial stuff the hollyhoods and music producers push.

Lots of beautiful love songs and ispirational music to balance out some of the gloom . I listen to gloom music too but try and keep a balance .

Ras Bizarre High

08-20-2005, 10:01 PM

Ras Bizarre High

08-20-2005, 11:36 PM

If anyone's into dub, one of my favorite genres, here's a pretty tight little click, a Native American dub outfit:

The Fire This Time (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000J74V/qid=1124595214/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/103-0150415-3947811?v=glance&s=music)

SwiftSloth

08-21-2005, 12:51 AM

Who here likes acoustic folk rock? Elliott Smith would be a good choice to listen to. Sadly he killed himself, but he had a good bit of music out before.

Try--

Miss Misery
No Name #3
Between The Bars

That should give you a good feel as to what he's like.

bopst

08-21-2005, 11:12 AM

The Slit: CUT (http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,164433,00.html)

crucial post punk/dub reggae produced by Dennis Bowell (LKJ, etc.). Essential listening....

Nina Simone (http://www.boscarol.com/nina/)

The high Priestess of Soul and my single favorite artist of all time. "Mississippi God Damn", "Feelin' Good", "Pusherman", "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter", "Sinnerman", "Ain't No Use"....Amazing....

RPG (http://www.rpgva.com)

If you like The Ramones, Motorhead, AC/DC and The Stooges, you'll love RPG.

Pappy&Me

08-21-2005, 12:26 PM

Hey Pappy, if you like classic country, which I do as well, you might like this sort of stuff too:

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys (Amazon link) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000BWVEC/ref=ord_cart_shr/103-0150415-3947811?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance)

Not sure if i can play music online . I have keyboard and phne box only . No computer, no mouse .

What is name of some of the songs ? I like some composers ,like Johann Strauss ,Blue Danube Waltz ,Tales of the Vienna Woods is beautiful . But mostly i like classic with lyrics, Billy Holliday, Bing Crosby,Doris Day . They sang love songs and positive songs about life mostly . Blues singers , ' Duane Alman , BB King, Clapton, Lena Horn, Rivers . Rock favorites too many to mention but Moody Blues , Janis Joplin , Santana , Journy , Clapton , Skynard . Hubby plays rythem guitar and little lead chords and he has Skynard on accoustics .

One of my all time fav is , 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' .

Country classics....Hank , Merle Haggard, Charie Pride , Tennesee Earnie Ford, Tex Ritter , Gene Autry

Pappy&Me

08-21-2005, 12:36 PM

Pappy&Me

08-21-2005, 12:46 PM

Newer songs grandkids listen to I like...krptonite , Smoothe, Don't Speak [ no Doubt ] ", Waterfalls ?"

TheNatural

08-22-2005, 09:19 AM

For the dub fans out there, I just copped this killer cd by Crazy Caribs called Dancehall Dub.

also, whoever posted about The Slit -- they are AWESOME.

bopst

08-22-2005, 11:06 AM

Lee Hazlewood (http://www.leehazlewood.net/)

An American pop/country/rock icon. worked with Nancy Sinatra though his solo work is what you should seek out...

Toots & The Maytals (http://www.tootsandthemaytals.net/toots/)

Ignore the new duets album, The Maytals work of the late 60's/early 70's gives the Wailers a run for their money as the most important group to ever have come out of Jamaica. "Funky Kingston" is a masterpiece...

Peaches (http://www.peachesrocks.com/)

Raw, nasty and sweaty. Just like God intended....

Manu

08-23-2005, 01:39 AM

A cursive fan? I've never met someone else into them, when did you see them/get into them?

My current fav is Mars Volta (sorry for breaking format)

SwiftSloth

08-23-2005, 05:58 AM

A cursive fan? I've never met someone else into them, when did you see them/get into them?

Yea, for some reason fans are few and far between... They have a good base, its just very spread out it seems.

A friend recomended them... I put them off for a while then gave them some listening time. Not a big fan of the real early stuff, they advanced greatly in Domestica, and then again into The Ugly Organ. The Ugly Organ is one of my favorite albums. Its sound is original/artistic but still rock, a rarity in the emo/punk/rock scene today.

My current fav is Mars Volta (sorry for breaking format)

Mars Volta is an awesome band. Although I must admit, I enjoy De Loused far more then Frances The Mute. Frances is still a good album though.

bopst

08-23-2005, 10:19 AM

LCD Soundsystem (http://www.lcdsoundsystem.com/intro.php)

Pumping, keyboard driven dance music from NY. Fun without being stupid....

Shuggie Otis (http://www.luakabop.com/shuggie_otis/)

Criminally unknown 70's funk/soul innovator. Apparently, the Stones wanted Shuggie to play with them before they settled on Ron Wood....

Dale Watson (http://www.dalewatson.com/)

Dale Watson is keepin' good ol' American Country music alive and well. The Honky Tonk-thankfully-ain't dead yet....

Von Apfelstrudel

08-23-2005, 10:43 AM

My current fav is Mars Volta (sorry for breaking format)

\o/
Like SwiftSloth, I aslo enjoy deloused more, but I've only recently gotten Frances, and simply might not have gotten the mood yet ...

bopst

08-23-2005, 10:55 AM

Jackie Mittoo (http://www.jahsonic.com/JackieMittoo.html)

Legendary keyboardist for Studio One.

SecretSamadhi

08-23-2005, 10:56 AM

I have to say Coldplay's new one - X&Y , its completely rocking and soothing my world since I bought it Saturday. :nice:
Its the first album I have of theirs, I think I may go buy more!!

bopst

08-23-2005, 11:01 AM

Charles Mingus (http://www.mingusmingusmingus.com/flash.htm)

Great American Bassist who played with Duke, Monk, Parker as well as his own essential solo work. "Ah Um" is genius....

igofast

08-23-2005, 01:38 PM

Toots & The Maytals (http://www.tootsandthemaytals.net/toots/)

"Funky Kingston" is a masterpiece...
Correct! I can't get enough of that song.

A little known band that I think deserves much more recognition is Bedouin Soundclash (http://www.bedouinsoundclash.com/). (click name for their website)
Great accoustic-y oldschool ska/reggae/dub. Check 'em out. All 3 mp3's on their site are great.

TheNatural

08-23-2005, 03:39 PM

Wow, I never thought I would see Shuggie Otis, LCD Soundsystem, and Jackie Mittoo? This thread is awesome. Recently, I read an interview of Shuggie Otis (done by Mos Def) and the rumor about him playing in the Rolling Stones is true. He was asked. Anyway, such a talent.

Along the reggae tip, please check out Niney the Observer and Scientist. Honestly, anything they've touched is amazing....

Ras Bizarre High

08-23-2005, 07:43 PM

To tie all the dub and mars Volta referrals together, the cats from mars Volta/ATTD had a dub outfit together before they formed mars volta called Defacto....pretty good modern dub/synth/old-school gothish sort of stuff. hard to find, but I think you can download it.

Oh and I definitely second the Mingus recommendation. get The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, his best album by far IMO (although all his stuff is good)

bopst

08-24-2005, 11:39 AM

Oh yeah, Niney (http://www.ireggae.com/niney.htm) rules it. "Blood & Fire" is one of my all time favorites....

Here's one of my favorite new compilations :Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown (http://www.reggae-reviews.com/donletts.html)

Antony & The Johnsons (http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/)

Sings like Nina Simone, Jimmy Scott and Nick Drake all rolled into one. Amazing. "My Lady's Story" off, "I Am A Bird" is one of the most disarmingly beautiful songs I have ever heard...

Void (http://www.dischord.com/bands/void.shtml)

One of my favorite, if not my single favorite, band from the Dischord roster in the early 80's. Either they were great or awful. No inbetween. "My Rules" still finds its way onto the record player on a weekly basis...

U-Roy (http://u-roy.20m.com/)

The mighty, mighty U-Roy. Immensely influential (rap, hip hop, dancehall), U-Roy's records still sound fresh and timeless. "This Station, rocks the nation....WITH VERSION......

TheNatural

08-24-2005, 04:53 PM

I didnt know that about Mars Volta -- was that Omar Rodriguez (I think that's his name) in Defacto?

nice tie in by the way

also, have you guys heard stuff off that Blood & Fire label? A lot of good stuff, including U-Roy, Niney, Mittoo, all the cats we're talking about....Even Junior Byles and Dennis Brown songs.

bopst

08-25-2005, 10:11 AM

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (http://www.strummersite.com/)

Former Clash singer's last band rivals anything he did with that seminal group. "Global A Go-Go" is a must have for anybody who loves the Clash, Jimmy Cliff, King Sunny Ade, Link Wray & The Joe Cuba Sextette.

Ken Nordine (http://www.wordjazz.com/)

The term, "Word Jazz" was created for this unique artist. Funny, distrubing and perplexing at the same time...

Perrey & Kingsley (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000EC3/103-1598177-7625464?v=glance)

Moog Syntheizer innovators from the 1960's.

igofast

08-25-2005, 12:25 PM

bopst

08-25-2005, 05:36 PM

Both are worth a solid listen. The new 101ers (http://www.astralwerks.com/101ers/default.html) (Strummer's first band) is pretty smokin' too..

Link Wray (http://www.rockabillyhall.com/LinkWray.html)

Lengendary rockabilly guitarist. "Rumble" (an instrumental) was banned when it first came out because it was thought that playing it was cause the youth to riot...

Thelonious Monk (http://www.monkzone.com/)

Jazz master of the piano. Unique, one of a kind style as a musician and song writer. The movie, "Straight No Chaser" is well worth your time....

VCR (http://www.scaredofvcr.com)

Minor Threat meets Kraftwerk. Amazing live....

bopst

09-11-2005, 10:49 AM

Louis Jordan (http://www.zoo.co.uk/~primer/pdjordan.html)

Known in his day as the king of the jukebox, Louis Jordan rocks with the best of 'em with a sly wit and knack for a hook that has endeared him to millions...

The Congos (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000005L86/102-9917937-3544967?v=glance)

Produced by the immortal Lee "Scratch" Perry, "The Heart of the Congos" is one of best records to come out of Jamaica in the 1970's. "Fisherman" is an instant classic...

Yma Sumac (http://www.spaceagepop.com/sumac.htm)

The five-octave queen of exotica. Hauntingly beautiful....

Motorhead (http://www.imotorhead.com/)

Kings of pure, sweaty, no frills rock & roll, Motorhead are the zen masters of the idiom. "Stay Clean" is a song to live by...

Rah Bras (http://www.lovitt.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=42)

Absurdist dada pop masters from good ol' Richmond, Virginia. Fun without being stupid and a must see live....

Rayney

09-17-2005, 11:54 AM

Powderfinger.

MyScarfSaysAuthority

10-02-2005, 09:31 PM

Yea, for some reason fans are few and far between... They have a good base, its just very spread out it seems.

A friend recomended them... I put them off for a while then gave them some listening time. Not a big fan of the real early stuff, they advanced greatly in Domestica, and then again into The Ugly Organ. The Ugly Organ is one of my favorite albums. Its sound is original/artistic but still rock, a rarity in the emo/punk/rock scene today.

if you're looking for fans... :hmm:
www.myspace.com
www.buddypic.com
www.facebook.com
www.makeoutclub.com
www.friendster.com

and it shouldn't be difficult from there :rolleyes:
opaijeripawjrpawr, but how can anyone say that the ugly organ is better than...any of their material?
I got sick of them over 2 years ago...but...gah!
best = such blinding stars for starving eyes
the raw emotion in songs like "the dirt of the vineyard" or "after the movies"...

as for um..."suggestions"

teenage jesus and the jerks: no wave
(noisy) the closet
(noisy) orphans

defiance, ohio: folk punk
(lonesome) lullabies
(..good?) I don't want solidarity if it means holding hands with you
(..good?) sometimes motion

...and yeah, enough for now

JoeyNormal

10-03-2005, 07:11 AM

This looks more like amagedden than music titles . you need to mellow on some of this violent doomdays music . And yall call me paranoid and prophet of doom ! :eek7:

Sure, you want positive, happy music?

I recommend these albums:
100 Demons - s/t
A18 - Dear Furious
Brick vs Face - Local Hardcore
Evil Priest - Hardcore Gods
Kill Me Quickly - The Misininformation Plague
One Must Fall - For Such A Time As This
Promise of Bloodshed - Hatred Inherit
Ulcerate - The Coming of Genocide
Forced to Submit - Endless Hatred
Terror - One With the Underdogs
Converge - Jane Doe
Grimlock - Crusher
Hatebreed - The Rise of Brutality
Jesus Wept - Sick City
Nailbomb - Point Blank
No Innocent Victim - Flesh and Blood
One King Down - Bloodlust Revenge [and/or God Loves, Man Kills]
Point of Recognition - Day of Defeat
Ramallah - Kill a Celebrity
Turmoil - The Process Of...
Blood For Blood - Revenge on Society
Brother's Keeper - Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Death Threat - Now Here Fast
Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition
Embrace Today - Soldiers
Integrity - To Die For
Merauder - Master Killer
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Sick of it All - Blood, Sweat and No Tears
xMaroonx - Endorsed By Hate
Earth Crisis - Gommarrah's Season Ends
Shere Khan - Get ****ed
Cro-Mags - Age of Quarrel
Donnybrook - There's No Love Here
Cheech - Keep Your Pimp Hand Strong
Guns Up - All This Is
Hoods - Pray For Death
Righteous Jams - Rage of Discipline
Ringworm - The Promise
Seventh Star - Dead End
The Red Chord - Fused Together in Revolving Doors
The Suicide File - Some Mistakes You Never Stop Paying For
The Warriors - War is Hell
Until the End - Blood in the Ink
Warzone - Lower East Side
When Tigers Fight - s/t
xDisciplex AD - Heaven and Hell

You'll love'em!

igofast

10-03-2005, 01:47 PM

Sure, you want positive, happy music?
:p ...

JoeyNormal

10-07-2005, 01:50 AM

What? It's true! Paapy would love them all!

Tralala

05-22-2008, 10:17 PM

This is the kind of thread I always end up discovering new music from.... it's the best thing about the "long tail" and music.... before u had to read in a magazine or hunt around in a record store to find something cool -- which made the choices always subject to the "gatekeeping" of editors and music store buyers and etc... -- which would lead inevitably to mediocrity and the prevalence of "poser music" -- i.e. stuff that you want to like because you think it's cool, not because you really like it. Music journalism especially creates high-profiles for really lame stuff, because journalists are always looking behind their backs, trying to profile something that they think in 2 years people will think they were cool for liking "way back when".... I GREATLY prefer the democratic nature of threads like these, where people simply list their tastes and you can just look something up on itunes or youtube and check it out for yourself....

These days I'm really into techno and techno/rock and stuff like that -- try searching for these songs:

Thomas Falke "Revolution On The Dance Floor"
Groove Cutter "My Shooter"
Control One "Just A Little Bit"
Ian Carey "Redlight"
Kevin Weg "Dead Radio"

I don't usually go for techno but these are sort of like a wierd crossover between rock and techno/trance.

Here are also some downloads with some other cool stuff too -- http://www.electricfilebox.com/tracks