Music Recommendations Thread - a chance for all to participate

[mvd]

Here's how it works. Post a list of artists you like in response to this OP, and then hopefully someone will give recommendations based on that list. Because of DU's loose thread style, there's not going to be a set system - it's just a general sharing of music interest and an informal tone. Try to respond to the last list you see, though this isn't a hard rule.

I'm making my list in the OP, so if you want to recommend any artists to me, just post them in the same post as your own list.

I love a wide range of music. Examples:

I enjoy some big band music, including Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby (especially his Christmas songs,) and Bobby Darin

I'm a huge classic rock fan, including The Beatles, Elvis, The Beach Boys, Simon And Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, CCR, The Who, The Kinks, James Taylor, Dusty Springfield, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Lesley Gore, Shangri-Las, Petula Clark, The Rolling Stones, Ronnie & The Ronettes, Peter, Paul & Mary, The Byrds, etc.

I love Motown & Soul, including The Supremes, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Dusty Springfield, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, Sam Cooke, etc.

I'm a pop fan and enjoy Abba, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Kelly Clarkson, Michelle Branch, The Corrs, Pink, Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Hey Monday, Barenaked Ladies, Vanessa Carlton, The Veronicas, The Dollyrots, Avril Lavigne, Kate Voegele, Kay Hanley, Tinted Windows, Lisa Loeb, Leslie Mills, Chris Isaak, Girls Aloud, B-52s, etc. There's a new artist named Matisse that I really like; her single is called "Better Than Her."

Enjoy rock music such as U2, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, The Cars, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, The Bangles, Blondie, The Go-Gos, Pearl Jam, Hole, Veruca Salt, Garbage, Stone Temple Pilots, Jimmy Eat World, Damone, Sinead O'Connor, Cheap Trick, Green Day, Big Star, Sheryl Crow, The Hold Steady, The Gaslight Anthem, The White Stripes, Joan Jett, Alanis Morissette, etc.

I'm also a big fan of singer songwriter/indie such as A Fine Frenzy, The Pierces, Sarah McLachlan, The New Pornographers, Josh Ritter, James McMurtry, David Gray, Cindy Alexander, Anna Nalick, Aimee Mann, Hana Pestle, Brandi Carlile, The Indigo Girls, She & Him, Priscilla Ahn, Rilo Kiley, Butch Walker, Eisley, Eliza Gilkyson, Karmina, Camera Obscura, Tori Amos, Liz Phair, The Weepies, Bonnie McKee, Keren Deberg, Jo Davidson, Abra Moore, Fountains Of Wayne, Stacie Rose, The Like, The Shins, Nina Gordon, The Format, Loreena McKennitt, Enya, The Decemberists, Regina Spektor, etc.

I like some country such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Sugarland, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Patty Loveless, etc. Good county is rootsy, but reminds me of folk music, and has a good grasp of human emotions.

And alt-country such as Neko Case, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Kim Richey, Wilco, Kasey Chambers, etc..

I like some modern R&B such as Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Toni Braxton, Anthony Hamilton, Sade, Corrine Bailey Rae, some Usher, etc.

Love classical, too: I know the main composers such as Beetoven, Mozart, Wagner, and Bach.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. As to indie singer-songwriters...

....have you tried Regina Spektor? Somewhat reminiscent of Tori Amos with a Russian accent.

As to your list, in the rock catagory I'll second: U2, REM, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Garbage. And most of the other names you mentioned I enjoy as well.

[mvd]

2. Oops - forgot her! Major omission - oh well, can't remember everyone

Thanks - will edit her in. :hi:

[mvd]

6. I expanded my modern R&B section a little

That should do it as again, I'm not striving to make an all-inclusive list.

[mvd]

4. I'll recommend one to you

The Court Yard Hounds - includes two of the Dixie Chicks. More rock than usual from them. This album should be awesome!

http://www.courtyardhounds.com/us/home

[NightWatcher]

3. Dude, there's this band out of Canada, named Rush and thy have an excellent bassist

aw come on, I had ta

[taterguy]

5. Eugene Chadbourne, Chuck Berry, Gram Parsons, dB's, Silos, Rolling Stones, X, Replacements,

Have at it folks

[mvd]

7. BTW, I added the Byrds

There's so much on Gram Parsons that here are similar artists on the Allmusic Guide:

* Gene Clark
* The Band
* Jim Ford
* The Long Ryders
* Crosby, Stills & Nash
* Michael Nesmith
* Jackson Browne
* Blue Rodeo
* Jesse Winchester
* American Flyer
* Scarlet Oaks
* New Riders of the Purple Sage
* Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band
* Maria McKee
* Eagles
* Pure Prairie League
* Emmylou Harris
* Desert Rose Band
* Doug Sahm
* Clarence White
* The Jayhawks

[taterguy]

11. Thanks for reminding me about the Long Ryders

The only song of theirs I know is Looking For Lewis & Clark but boy does it kick ass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0saf-DKQoM8

[Mopar151]

28. Gunslinger Man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d58mn7ZTZvg

[Mopar151]

29. Amazing songs X

X Too real for a Brittany world, I guess

Burning House of Love (album version)
The Have Nots
Call of the Wreckin' Ball

[guitar man]

40. Gram Parsons

+1000

:yourock:

[rcrush]

8. In no particular order or arrangement

The Gathering, The Doors, Within Temptation, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Iron Maiden, Enya, Jefferson Airplane and anything by Grace Slick, Tenacious D, Kamelot, King Diamond, Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen, Johnny Cash, Lacuna Coil, Massive Attack, God Is An Astronaut, Portishead, Barenaked Ladies, Richard Cheese, System of a Down, Alanis Morissette, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristoferson, Merle Haggard, Snoop Dogg, Biggie, Tupac, Beastie Boys, Eminem, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Chuck D, KRS 1, Mos Def, Immortal Technique, Professor Griff, the Flobots, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, The Foo Fighters...

[mvd]

9. Joan Jett of course if you like Grace Slick

Joan and Alanis could have been included on my list.

If you like Massive Attack, try Gorillaz, though they are more for you than for me. :hi:

[rcrush]

14. Oh yeah!

Some more female metal artists I like

Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation), Ji-ln Cho (Krypteria), Lita Ford, Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering), Floor Jansen (After Forever), Liv Kristine (Theatre of Tragedy and Leaves Eyes), Christina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil), Amy Lee (Evanescence), Lacey Mosley (Flyleaf), Simone Simmons (Epica), Tarja Turunen (Nightwish), and I'm still trying to remember some more...

[CrownPrinceBandar]

10. I don't know how heavy you like it..............

but I can't stop listening to Them Crooked Vultures right now. They are a "supergroup" featuring Joshua Homme of Queens of the Stone Age on guitar, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana on drums, and John Paul Jones the bassist/keyboardist of Led Zeppelin. I think they're pretty friggin' awesome.

Here's a vid of my favorite song of theirs(if you do the YouTube that is): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2XH5KrrPw8

[mvd]

12. Thanks; checking it out - sounds good

:hi:

I have to go now but will be back later - posters can recommend to each other while I'm gone.

[Common Sense Party]

54. Very nice. I'd never heard of them...I like it.

Can't go wrong with John Paul Jones.

[mcctatas]

13. my musical tastes are all over the place

my newest favorite is Ida Maria (this is a great tune featuring Iggy Pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiQBaHIlQio

for country tunes I kind of like Miranda Lambert, especially 'Only Prettier' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJcJzTu0tIc

Motorhead is always a favorite of mine : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onE7dQKdrso

and then I like old school stuff like The Cramps, The Meat Puppets, Husker Du, The Clash. I also love The Clash, Dropkick Murphy's, Van Morrison, The Chieftains, I could go on, but that is a representative sample :P

[mvd]

20. If you like Dropkick Murphys, try..

Rancid and Flogging Molly. :hi:

[mcctatas]

21. love Flogging Molly too,,,

The Killigans are also pretty good :toast:

[SoxFan]

37. The Levellers

They hit well before the current crop of Celtic rock bands like DKMs and Flogging Molly, but their fusion of English folk and alt rock is awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqE3SqSpT50

[SteppingRazor]

33. I'm currently listening to the Murphys' new live album that comes out on March 16.

Highly recommended! The "Shipping Up to Boston" closer includes a guest appearance by the Bosstones, and several songs, including the hilarious sing-along "Kiss Me, I'm Shitfaced" have three bagpipers backing up the band's usual player.

[mvd]

34. Hi, SteppingRazor

Do you think this is an album I should consider, too?

[SteppingRazor]

36. If you're into the Murphs, you'll dig it. It's worth noting that...

the album contains none of the same songs as the band's previous live album, Live on St. Patrick's Day From Boston, MA, s it's a good buy even for serious fans who already have the previous album. And if you're into Celtic rock but aren't familiar with the Murphs, it's a great primer because it features tunes from all of their albums.

[MrCoffee]

15. Alt-Country...check out Chuck Prophet

and a band called Lucero

[mitchum]

17. He played on one of the greatest records ever...

Green On Red's "Gas Food Lodging"

[rcrush]

16. I also like that cover of Running Up That Hill by Placebo.

[necso]

18. I'll concentrate on the "there's not going to be a set system".

Some recent listening (newer stuff to me; more than a more-"hit"; also not in the list (or so "find" said) when I started to reply):
The Pigeon Detectives,
Suburban Legends,
Nouvelle Vague.

[DFW]

19. Leo Kottke (good luck with a "category" for him)

I once heard him described as being the top performer of "pop virtuoso."

Political musical satire:
Tom Lehrer
The Freedom Toast
Roy Zimmerman

[guitar man]

45. I love Leo

He's a heart stopping guitar player.

You might like this bit of Jerry Reed, a bit different from Leo but it's butt kickin :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGiW-y-Vhs

[DFW]

47. Fiery!

I always love Leo's stuff because it's always so melodious. The first time I heard the armadillo album, I
was like someone who had a cloud lifted from his eyes.

I went out and got myself a 12 string (a used 1965 Guild 212XL that I still have), and in 1977, when I finally
was making some decent money, went out to Escondido and sought out Božo Podunavac, who was making Kottke's guitars
in those days. Božo and I are still friends, and he has now made around ten different guitars for me through the years.

I can do quite a bit of Leo's stuff, but nowhere near all of it. The master remains the master.

[Beausoleil]

22. I see a lot of my favorites already posted

but here are a few (singer-songwriter, alt-country genres):

Buddy and Julie Miller (separately and together)
The Wailin' Jennies
Pieta Brown
Mindy Smith
Patty Griffin
Hayles Carll
Slaid Cleaves
Dave Alvin
John Doe
John Prine
Todd Snider
Jay Farrar/Son Volt
Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles
Mary Gauthier
Ryan Adams
Dave Rawlings
Gillian Welch

I could go on...

[mvd]

23. Yeah, I think you could look at my list and others..

for suggestions, but maybe try Dawn Landes - kind of fits the alt-country/folk style

[Beausoleil]

25. Thanks, I'll check out her music

Another, who I'm listening to right now is Tift Merritt.

[Broken_Hero]

24. hmm,

currently I'm still digging on some bands that I've been enthralled with for a few years.

The last band I got into big time was Opeth, and I'm still digging on them a lot, but here is my list.

Opeth

Five Finger Death Punch(any metal suggestion that is similar in tone/style as these guys would be appreciated)

Demon Hunter(piano version of Carry Me Down is awesome), I still am loving the hell out of this band.

Ill Nino

Life of Agony-I hope they go on tour through the midwest sometime soon.

Senses Fail-I've been hooked on Can't be Saved, and Priest and the Matador for months. I first heard this group via Guitar Hero III, and I took a chance and they grabbed me.

Johnny Cash-I've been on 6month kick of his music.

This is about all I've been listening too lately, with a few exceptions of Napoleon Dynamite Soundtrack. My tastes very, I'm predominately a heavy metal/soft rock guy, anything from Slayer, to Chicago.

[Name removed]

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[mvd]

31. Hi, petersond

Before I get off, I have a recommendation if you like soft rock: try Broken Bells. I'm checking them out now.

[Broken_Hero]

32. Not too bad, by mistake I came across these guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzEDHReG22A&feature=related

Howling Bells, its not bad.

[mvd]

35. Thanks - good recommendation

:hi:

[darkstar3]

65. Huge metal fan here,

though I usually go for the more melodic type. My favorite Five Finger Death Punch song right now is "Hard to See," which I think you'll agree is a little different from a lot of their other stuff. I have the same problem with Diecast. They toured with Sevendust a while back and I thought they'd be a great band to get into, but so far I find I only really like two of their songs, "Hourglass" and "What's left to say?".

Anyway, if you find that particular metal style enjoyable, you should definitely check out Engel, not to mention the rest of my list below. A few artists you might be interested in that didn't make my list down there, based on FFDP, are still Engel, Diecast, Wicked Wisdom, and Nonpoint.

[MadHound]

26. Some things that I'm listening to recentyly

Sonos, an a cappella group that is really cool. They do a cover of the old Jackson 5 song "I Want You Back", not in the original pop, happy style, but more like a stalker would interpret the song. They also have some other cool, upbeat stuff.

Somi, World Jazz singer/songwriter, new album If the Rain Comes First. Beautiful voice, tight, tight rhythm section, delightful stuff

Oldie but goodie, Brian Eno, David Byrne, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Really cool stuff, I especially like the exorcism set to music.

Country, BR5-49, fun country group, and if you want to get really bent a bit, Cowboy Troy, the originator of Hick Hop. You want strange, twisted country, get Dixie Hayseed's Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC.

Classical music, you really need to get I Solonisti's album Orient Express. It was put out in 1989, but it contains a wonderful version of George Enescu's Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1. It makes you understand why the violin was considered by some to be the devil's instrument, just lovely stuff.

Poppy stuff, the Ditty Bops, beautiful harmonies, lovely lyrics, intelligent pop.

That's just the start of a long list, but I need to get to bed. Enjoy.

[Mopar151]

30. The Beat Farmers

one of the best live bands ever. Country Dick Montana died on stage (cancer). I played the "Loud n' Plowed" live CD at work once, and one guy got scared!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kP8fKfTfcI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3K111IJwyg (catch dave's comment at the end!)

[SoxFan]

38. Well, for starters...

U2
REM
The Alarm
Big Country
The Cure
The Connells
Scruffy The Cat
Drivin' 'n' Cryin'
English Beat
Steve Earle
Guadalcanal Diary
Lone Justice
Midnight Oil
Joy Division
New Order
Bad Lieutenant
Interpol
Bloc Party
Kasabian
The Bravery
The Everyday Visuals
Sugar
The Doors
Long Ryders
Del Fuegos
Jason & the Scorchers
Translator
The Three O'Clock
The Waterboys
The Pogues
Dropkick Murphys
The Lyres
The Neighborhoods
The Animals
The Kinks
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Husker Du
The Clash
Stiff Little Fingers
Green Day
Red Rockers
Cowboy Mouth
Sinead O'Connor
Tommy Makem
Stone Roses
Sam Cooke
Dwight Yoakam
Steve Earle
Mary Chapin Carpenter
BR-549
Tommy Keene
Sidewinders/Sand Rubies
Concrete Blonde
Steve Wynne
Dream Syndicate
Silly Wizard
X
The Beatles
Echo & the Bunnymen
Bob Dylan
The Byrds
O-Positive
The Ocean Blue
Shane MacGowan & the Popes

[mvd]

41. Big Mary Chapin Carpenter fan here, too

New album out this spring. Have you tried Dar Williams?

[Common Sense Party]

53. I like a lot of your list. Del Fuegos, Husker Du, Dream Syndicate,

The Alarm, The Connells...

I miss the 80s.

[guitar man]

39. ok

In no particular order

The Beatles
The Band
Allman Bros
Black Crowes
Little Feat
Govt Mule
The Meters
Tab Benoit
Asleep At The Wheel
Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Early Hall and Oates
Willie Nelson
Tommy Bolin
Humble Pie

To name a few....:hi:

[Tikki]

42. The Gun Club...an amazing band...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWWh8sdhuYI
"My Dreams"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGv4-KpOS-M
"Ghost On The Highway"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcJzJX5pB9o
"Jack On Fire"



Tikki

[redqueen]

43. I like:

Radiohead/Thom Yorke
Elbow
The Beta Band
Muse
Port O'Brien
Beirut
PJ Harvey
Mogwai
Oingo Boingo
Patti Smith
Tool
Queens of the Stone Age


I also like a whole hell of a lot of other stuff. Way too much to mention. Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Beatles, The Animals, The Temptations, The Clash, The Ramones, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. As far as country I like Randy Travis, George Strait, Dwight Yoakam, etc. I also like traditional Irish music like Sharon Shannon and Canadian folk music like La Bottine Souriante.

[mvd]

44. Hi, redqueen

You might like Marissa Nadler; been wanting to hear more from her myself.

[velvet]

46. a few from me

The Waybacks, USA, play newgrass with a whole lot of other influences. They got some damn clever lyrics. Here's the live concert recording that turned me on to them: http://www.archive.org/details/waybacks2007-04-03.xcp0706.sbd.flac16

Hot Club of Cowtown, USA, who I discovered last year at the International Folk Festival in Canberra. They play wild western swing, the type that would make the dead get up and dance. Here's a concert recording: http://www.archive.org/details/HCOC2009-09-29

David Francey, Scottish-Canadian singer-songwriter, who I also heard for the first time at that festival. Simple, direct, delivered with crystalline clarity.
"The Waking Hour": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_UQT7dE5B8

The Dirty Three, a violin/drums/guitar trio from Melbourne. Totally mesmerising live. Hard to categorise, their music has been variously described as "long soundscapes and epic explosions of noise","soft and beautiful building to ferocious crescendos of ragged power" and "rolling waves of urgency and regret".
"Sue's Last Ride": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lxTSG0gLr0
"The Restless Waves": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6byhkpCFvfs

Paul Kelly, also from Melbourne and Australia's best beloved singer-songwriter.
"Careless" (with his son Dan Kelly on guitar) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02XQ_T
"Dumb Things": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RonQBp
"Song From the Sixteenth Floor": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd1Ie370rHk

The Be Good Tanyas from Canada, exquisitely melancholy alt-country.
"Human Thing": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd1Ie370rHk

[Forkboy]

48. The only recommendations based on my music are to seek help.

:)

:hi:

[mvd]

49. Hi, Forkboy

Don't feel bad about your taste. :hi:

[Forkboy]

50. I don't.

:D

Honestly, it's just really asking a lot for people to approach most of what I dig on just one listen. I could list a million bands/artists that I'm into but it's usually so outside the norm that anyone not already invested in the particular genre won't really be hearing what I'm hearing. I don't even like a lot of what I like based on first listens. I loved black metal for over a decade and Deathspell Omega was still so outside that niche that it took me years to really start appreciating them a lot like I do now. To anyone not into BM to start with I can only imagine what a band like that sounds like. It has to be almost pure noise. And I think most of what I like, black metal or not, must be like that. I've noticed that even the mellower stuff I listen to is odd (White Rainbow for instance...trance music for those meditating on cough syrup lol). Even my concept of mellow is warped! It's like being a raging Lefty...I'm so far from the Center I can't even recognize it anymore. ;)

I'm open to recommendations from others though, especially ones based on The Sun City Girls, Nomeansno, Melvins or the aforementioned Deathspell Omega. Good fucking luck! :evilgrin:

[mvd]

51. I wouldn't be the right person for that..

but you never know - maybe someone has the same interests and can help.

Good to be talking music again with you. :hi:

[Mopar151]

58. Steve Marriot sings your song, my man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZMmV6xXYFw :fistbump:

[Common Sense Party]

52. Some of my faves: early R.E.M. and U2, Jayhawks, Connells, Cheap Trick

Johnny Cash, Beatles, The Call, Soda Stereo, also (guilty pleasures) cheesy 80's metal like Judas Priest, Scorpions, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, etc.

[taterguy]

55. For early REM see Let's Active / dB's

Two bands that were a big influence on them.

[Common Sense Party]

56. I love the dB's. I've heard some Let's Active but I definitely need to

hear some more.

[SoxFan]

57. O Positive, Winter Hours

Two northeast bands that sounded like they were from Athens or Chapel Hill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M81S1qW4YUI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVI-oqrRJJY

[mvd]

60. Patti Smith was also an influence on R.E.M.

Maybe try her, too.

Molly Jenson is yet another for those who like singer/songwriters. There's a LOT out there if you look.

[mcctatas]

59. Oooh, I thought of a few more

Clutch (the fact that the lead singer is fecking HOT is just an added bonus)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6lr2b66Ig&feature=PlayList&p=FFD6C47CD3D554ED&index=15

Hillstomp (I mean how can you not love a band where the drum kit is comprised of buckets?)

[Tikki]

61. I like this song....kinda found it in a weird way...

Someone on DU Lounge was looking for a song with some lyrics that are in this song....Once I heard it I knew it wasn't the song they were looking for...but, after hearing this number..
I Like It!! You never know, huh!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJdK3grm5w
"Trouble"...Never Shout Never

Tikki

[kwassa]

62. African soukous and zouk from the French Antilles. And various Latin styles.

[buzzard]

63. Never watched AI before but you have a gem here this is an original. What do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eICsQLPgI2k

[darkstar3]

64. Here's a few I've had stuck in my head lately, in no particular order...

John Hiatt, Sevendust, Engel, Evans Blue, Chevelle, Sevendust, Atreyu, 10 Years, Breaking Benjamin, NIN, Alice in Chains, A Perfect Circle, TOOL, Collective Soul, Celldweller (if you're into industrial, check these guys out), Disturbed, Filter, Lacuna Coil, Lost Prophets, Modern Day Zero, Paramore (dammit), Pearl Jam, Pop Evil (grunge done right 10 years too late), Smashing Pumpkins, The Urge (Saint Louis!!), and I gotta throw Weird Al Yankovic in there just because I enjoy a good laugh.

[JawJaw]

66. Check This Chap Out..

"Son of Dave"

Awesome delta blues beatbox sampling one-man-band-in-a-zoot-suit craziness!



Hellhound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BeTZihJTus

Aint going to Nike Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncv-unlrlRQ&NR=1&feature=fvwp



Saw this guy being interviewed on the France24 news channel the other day (of all places!) and was blown away. His new album (produced by Steve Albini) is due out later this month.