Song Recommendations

[mir]

okay, I just got a new iPod and am discovering the frightening wonder of having so many songs i can't fill them all up with all of my two cases full of CDs. :p so, could anybody who wants to earn my undying admiration and gratitude :D , please recommend me some good songs or CDs? thank you all so much!!

-MiR :wave:

[Riesa]

congrats on your recent acquisition, mir. What kind of music do you like? Or are you open to experimentation?

[mir]

mostly rock - but i love experimenting! so pretty much anything is good. except rap and hard rock. :p

[Mark F.]

Tom Waits is the single most important living musician.

[Pensive]

Try out Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Eagles, Linkin Park, Eminem, Avril Lavigne, Anastacia, Michelle Branch and Frank Sinatra (As Time Goes By is the best song of Sinatra.)

[kilted exile]

Deep Purple
Del Amitri
Dire Straits
Nick Cave
The Beautiful South (early stuff - "I think the answer's yes" & "I've come for my award")
The Trews
Stereophonics
Bruce Cockburn

[Mark F.]

Deep Purple
Nick Cave
Would have to agree with you there.

[Riesa]

Tom Waits is the single most important living musician.


and I'll have to agree with you there.

[Idril]

The Shins
Beta Band, a little different but once you get used to their unique sound, you'll see just how brilliant they are.
Garbage
Veruca Salt
Queens of the Stone Age

And for those times when you're in a mellow mood:
Iron and Wine
Cowboy Junkies

[OZEED]

can I suggest a bit of house music.Try a bit of Cafe Del Mar - lounge session.
when you feeling in a trendy mood.
you can also try mainstream DJ's like, Armin Van Buuren, tiesto, faithless, if you are in the mood to SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!

[pingu]

Download Aqua's I'm a Barbie Girl song. You won't regret it. Get the Killers (Hot fuss album) White Stripes (Elephant album) Broken Social Scene (more low key but so aweasome), Liz Phair's first album? The Smiths? Yeah Yeah Yeahs? but i personally like electronica, indie and house so if you want to sample some more popular songs are Satisfaction (eww Wendy's commercial, forgot DJ name..something like Benny Benassi?), Rilo Kiley or Miss Kittin's Frank Sinatra.

[OZEED]

Download Aqua's I'm a Barbie Girl song. You won't regret it. Get the Killers (Hot fuss album) White Stripes (Elephant album) Broken Social Scene (more low key but so aweasome), Liz Phair's first album? The Smiths? Yeah Yeah Yeahs? but i personally like electronica, indie and house so if you want to sample some more popular songs are Satisfaction (eww Wendy's commercial, forgot DJ name..something like Benny Benassi?), Rilo Kiley or Miss Kittin's Frank Sinatra.

Benny Benassi, Highly recommendable.
and how could I forget U2.

[ktd222]

Do you like Kenny G?:D

[RobinHood3000]

A little Poison, a little ZZ Top...

[mir]

wow - thanks so much, eveybody!! now i'm going to have too MANY songs to fit on my iPod! :D



you can also try mainstream DJ's like, Armin Van Buuren, tiesto, faithless, if you are in the mood to SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!

oh yeah, i'm trying these. :banana:

[subterranean]

Tom Waits is the single most important living musician.

Indeed. Without the word "single", of course.

The Jam
The Smiths
The Clash
and of course, the great The Who.

Not rock, I know. However, they are good .

[cuppajoe_9]

White Blood Cells is a far better White Stripes album than Elephant, in my humble opinion.

Some of the better albums of the past decade or so:

The Soft Bullitin - The Flaming Lips
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Odelay - Beck
Talking Honkey Blues - Buck 65 (I know you don't like rap, but I will make you like rap)
Vespertine - Björk
Rejoicing in the Hands - Devendra Banhart
The Private Press - DJ Shadow
Alien Lanes - Guided By Voices
Mezzanine - Massive Attack
Funeral - The Arcade Fire
Apologies to the Queen Mary - Wolf Parade
Moon and Antarctica - Modest Mouse
Pinback - Pinback
OK Computer - Radiohead
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco

[subterranean]

Some of the better albums of the past decade or so:

OK Computer - Radiohead



It is widely considered Radiohead's best work, and has also been praised for summing up its era, often cited in lists as a landmark record of the 1990s.

And I completely on Wiki's side :nod:!

[Basil]

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
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[cuppajoe_9]

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Should I be proud or ashamed of the fact that I do not know who that is?

[Laindessiel]

mostly rock - but i love experimenting! so pretty much anything is good. except rap and hard rock. :p

Yep, rap and super hard rock spells "eeeew". Try Dishwalla (the vocalist's voice is melodiously melancholic. All their songs work out for me.), Lifehouse (songs at night when you go to sleep and feeling a bit cheesy. "You and Me" is one of the best.), Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Michael Buble, and The Fray. There. I gave you all of my music preferences.:brow:

[Virgil]

Should I be proud or ashamed of the fact that I do not know who that is?

I think it's Paris Hilton, but I'm not sure myself. If it is, I would be proud, Joe, if I were you that you didn't know her. :lol:

[thevintagepiper]

I'd recommend trying out indie rock or alternative music. That's my favorite and it's fun to experiment with. Eisley is an AMAZING band if you like relaxing, beautiful, eerie voices and melodic nonsense.
A good song is Boten Anna by Basshunter. It's Swedish techno and it rocks!! It's a hilarious song with a good beat and melody. I can sing the whole thing in Swedish :P
Landon Pigg, a rather new artist, is very good. His best song is definitely "Sailed On."

I hope that helps!

[Idril]

Should I be proud or ashamed of the fact that I do not know who that is?


I think it's Paris Hilton, but I'm not sure myself. If it is, I would be proud, Joe, if I were you that you didn't know her. :lol:

It is Paris Hilton and you should be very proud you don't know who she is but slightly embarrassed that she shares your taste in music. ;)

[mir]

hee hee . . . i just got to completely diss her in the story i'm writing for NaNoWriMo. :D i love writer's liscense . . . :lol: :lol:

and everyone, thanks again. these songs are GREAT - i've already checked a lot of them out and think i've found several new favorite artists!

[cuppajoe_9]

It is Paris Hilton and you should be very proud you don't know who she is but slightly embarrassed that she shares your taste in music. ;)

I don't know about that. She presumeably thinks her music is alright and I think it blows. Anybody who is not completely deaf can enjoy Neutral Milk Hotel.

[ShoutGrace]

This is the song I prefer over the rest of the Smiths sublime output:


Shyness is nice, and shyness can stop you,
From doing all the things in life you'd like to.

Coyness is nice, and coyness can stop you,
From saying all the things in life you'd like to.

So if there's something you'd like to try,
If there's something you'd like to try,
Ask me I won't say no how could I?

Spending warm summer days, indoors,
Writing frightening words, to a buck toothed girl in Luxembourg.

Ask me Ask me Ask me, because,
If it's not love, then it's the bond,
the bond, the bond, the bond,
the bond, the bond, the bond that will bring us together.

Nature is a language, can't you read?

Nature is a language, can't you read?

So Ask me Ask me Ask me, Ask me Ask me Ask me,
Because,
If it's not love, then it's the bond,
then it's the bond that will bring us together.

And see if you can find this one, I can't (if you do, be so kind as to email it to me :D):


I'm an overflowing goblet
Place me against your lips before I overflow
Let the drinker take his pleasure before he starts to stagger

If you wish, drink in secret
But drink of love only after meeting me
This love is a drug; this beauty is a drug
This intoxicating goblet, they call it a drug
Think each thing through, before you set it down
Just drink a little bit before you put it down
Mix in the blooming spring of my youth
Mix in the stars of my beauty
Muss up my hair, smear the kohl on my eyes
Make this maddened girl insane
and intoxicate me before you get hold of yourself

I'm an overflowing goblet
Place me against your lips before I overflow
Let the drinker take his pleasure before he starts to stagger

[tucsongirl]

Should I be proud or ashamed of the fact that I do not know who that is?

Be proud. Oh so proud!!!!!!!! She is noone.

[toni]

Britrock never disappoints. :lol: You should try Coldplay,:thumbs_up (for poetic lyrics and great piano from Chris Martin) and Keane (actually thay sound alike):thumbs_up Franz Ferdinand, U2!!:lol: :lol:

[Laindessiel]

Gosh, this is so not Paris Hilton's domain! You can leave her there with the murderous paparazzis, but don't let her get here! :flare: :flare: :flare:


Originally Posted by OZEED
you can also try mainstream DJ's like, Armin Van Buuren, tiesto, faithless, if you are in the mood to SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!

Get Tiesto. He's the bomb! He can get me up from my dreaming state and start acting like the people in a mental ward drunk with Vodka.

[subterranean]

This is the song I prefer over the rest of the Smiths sublime output:
Ask
......


I don't know you listen to The Smiths.

[ShoutGrace]

Maybe I'm keeping things secret from you so I have new stuffs to talk about later. ;)

[subterranean]

But I don't like surprises.

[higley]

Weird Science- Oingo Boingo
Mama's Room or In the Clouds- Under the Influence of Giants
Fix- Tagine
Stretched Over- The Myriad
Attagirl- Bettie Serveert
Ain't that a Kick in the Head- or anything else by Dean Martin <3
Welcome to Buckeye City- DJ Scratch & Sniff (whut.)

Excellence abound!

[EAP]

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Sin - Nine Inch Nails
I Sit on Acid - Lords of Acid
Born Slippy - Underworld
Molly Malone - Anonymous
Singing in the Rain - Arthur Freed
High Hopes - Pink Floyd

[cuppajoe_9]

Britrock never disappoints. :lol: You should try Coldplay,:thumbs_up (for poetic lyrics and great piano from Chris Martin) and Keane (actually thay sound alike):thumbs_up Franz Ferdinand, U2!!:lol: :lol:

U2 are Irish, and therefore probably very averse to be classified as britrock.


Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Surely you mean Halleluja - Jeff Buckley?

[Mark F.]

Leonard Cohen is much better, his albums "Songs of Leonard Cohen" and "Songs Of Love And Hate" are masterpieces. As far as Irish music goes, forget about horrible U2 and listen to The Pogues.

[papayahed]

I'm whoafully behind on new music but some of my standars are:

Early Red Hot Chili Peppers
The White Stripes (I'm say De Stijl is way better then the 2 previously mentioned)
They Might be Giants
Queens of the Stone Age
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult

[underground]

Should I be proud or ashamed of the fact that I do not know who that is?

be ashamed. even i know who that is, thanks to a certain video that was very popular on the internet once upon a time.

y'all should listen to anything by simple plan and avril lavigne. they rawk. :thumbs_up

lately i've been really enjoying leo kottke's stuff.

[subterranean]

Britrock never disappoints. :lol: You should try Coldplay,:thumbs_up (for poetic lyrics and great piano from Chris Martin) and Keane (actually thay sound alike):thumbs_up Franz Ferdinand, U2!!:lol: :lol:

Coldplay is boring, I'm sorry to say :).

[cuppajoe_9]

Leonard Cohen is much better, his albums "Songs of Leonard Cohen" and "Songs Of Love And Hate" are masterpieces.

On the whole, I think Leonard Cohen is better, but Buckley has the better version of Halleluja.

As far as Irish music goes, forget about horrible U2 and listen to The Pogues.

Most definitely agreed. I think Red Roses For Me is their best, but nobody agrees with me. The Stiff Little Fingers are another good Irish band.

[cuppajoe_9]

y'all should listen to anything by simple plan and avril lavigne. they rawk. :thumbs_up

Be ashamed yourself.

[Idril]

You should get Dry The Rain by the Beta Band. It's one of the best constructed songs I've ever heard, it starts out really simple and plain and bit by bit, instruments are added, a bass line that was in the background gets brought to the front, an acoustic guitar part becomes electrified... and by the end of the song, it has a completely different sound and feel. I love the Beta Band, I think for some they are an aquired taste but there really is no one quite like them...actually, thanks to cuppajoe ;), there is one band that reminds me of them now, Neutral Milk Hotel (which for some reason, I keep referring to Neutral Milk Honey :rolleyes: ), not necessarily in their sound but in their tendancy to experiment and create incredibly unique songs.

[Pensive]

Surely you mean Halleluja - Jeff Buckley?

I think EAP means Rufus Wainwright's Helleluja. (?)

If he means the Rufus Wainwright's Hellelujah, then I will second him here. It is a really nice song. :)

[Mark F.]

Most definitely agreed. I think Red Roses For Me is their best, but nobody agrees with me. The Stiff Little Fingers are another good Irish band.

Not sure. I have the first three, of which I slightly prefer "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash" but they're all brilliant and it's a tough choice. I also have their last album with MacGowan, "Hell's Ditch" which I like a lot as well, even though it's more like pop music than anything else they've done.

[cuppajoe_9]

If he means the Rufus Wainwright's Hellelujah, then I will second him here. It is a really nice song. :)

They are all the same song, written by Leonard Cohen, but I think that Buckley's version is superior, as he is a far better singer than Leonard Cohen.


Not sure. I have the first three, of which I slightly prefer "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash" but they're all brilliant and it's a tough choice. I also have their last album with MacGowan, "Hell's Ditch" which I like a lot as well, even though it's more like pop music than anything else they've done.

I never did like the later stuff very much. "Hell's Ditch" itself is a good song, but "London Girl" and the like are dreadfull. Rum, Sodomy and the Lash is brilliant, though.

[Guzmán]

King Crimson's "Starless" is probably my favorite song of all time. Actually anything by KC is excellent imo but some of it is a bit hard to get into unless you are in the mood for some experimentation. If you like Beatles-influenced popish music you should also try Adrian Belew's (KC's latest singer) "The accoustic Adrian Belew part 2" which is way more accessible while still showing some awesome musicianship.
Another great 70's band to check out is Jethro Tull, a mix of English folk influences with rock and some jazz, their most popular albums are "Songs from the wood" and "Aqualung".

Now if you're in the mood for sume really tough experimentation I recommend:
Cecil Taylor (a living genious in my opinion)
John Zorn
Sam Rivers
David Torn

[Stanislaw]

okay, I just got a new iPod and am discovering the frightening wonder of having so many songs i can't fill them all up with all of my two cases full of CDs. :p so, could anybody who wants to earn my undying admiration and gratitude :D , please recommend me some good songs or CDs? thank you all so much!!

-MiR :wave:

Hellbilly Deluxe, Educated Horses, by Rob Zombie
Rosenrot, Reise Reise, by Rammstein
Furious Angels, by Rob Dougan

and if you want christmas music...I would suggest the Transiberian Orchestra...most of the Christmas stuf is good.