What music would you recommend for me?
mlistens03
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So I thought I was perfectly happy with the music I have now. Pretty much just a lot of classic rock and roll. Led Zeppelin, Beatles, CCR, etc.
This morning I was in the car with my father, who played Pink Floyd “Dark Side Of The Moon”. I knew who Pink Floyd was, that he was talented, etc. but I’d never actually sat down and listened to him.
Needless to say, I’m gonna try and find Dark Side Of The Moon on vinyl. But my question is, what other bands would you recommend to me? I’m not sick of my music yet, but I know that days coming. And if you guys have any suggestions, that would be awesome.
Thanks!
Micah
This morning I was in the car with my father, who played Pink Floyd “Dark Side Of The Moon”. I knew who Pink Floyd was, that he was talented, etc. but I’d never actually sat down and listened to him.
Needless to say, I’m gonna try and find Dark Side Of The Moon on vinyl. But my question is, what other bands would you recommend to me? I’m not sick of my music yet, but I know that days coming. And if you guys have any suggestions, that would be awesome.
Thanks!
Micah
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Just to clarify, Pink Floyd is a group and not an individual. Roger Waters and David Gilmore are the 2 more prominent members, each aslo have solo works out there that you should listen to.
As for music that I'd recommend: start with the roots of what you know now. Jazz, blues, and early Motown. I'd start with Billie Holiday and Muddy Waters. And the Temptations have a broad spectrum of style available for the Motown sector.
If you want to stay within the rock genre, that's a rabbit hole unto itself. -
If you don't have a copy of Who's Next, you probably should.
It doesn't even have any bad words in the lyrics, although the cover's a bit subversive.
It's been overplayed to death thanks (initially) to Album Oriented Rock (AOR) radio -- but I still think it is the best rock album ever.
You might want to try some Little Feat, too. Waiting for Columbus, their live album, is superb.
Aww, heck -- as long as I am at it, you should try some Richard Thompson.
Here listen to this:
https://youtu.be/j0kJdrfzjAg
One of the finest rock/folk guitarists ever - and he's still barely known by the rock music masses.
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oh, oh, oh.
Crack the Sky's eponymous debut album.
The best rock album by a band you've never heard of.
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Oh, don't skip over Wish You Were Here if you want to taste Pink Floyd.
Dark Side of the Moon is OK and sounds good, but so, so overplayed.
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And here I thought, Crack The Sky, was my secret. Should have known Hardy was a fan.
x3 on Who's Next, a brilliant album.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact. -
Crack the Sky is no secret to anyone who was of a certain age in the Baltimore area ca. mid-1970s.
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Anything by Cannibal Corpse.
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Oh, sorry , I need to stop... but one other thought for now.
Black Crowes' Shake Your Money Maker is just tonnes of stupid, loud fun.
... plus it's got She Talks to Angels [EDIT: not "Angles"!] which is almost the antithesis of the rest of the album.
Great stuff.
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As an aside: Pink Floyd wasn't a he, although they were, famously, named after two old blues musicians.
If you really want to see where the whole Pink Floyd thing began, sample a taste or two of Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Gingerly.
https://youtu.be/FPMXt9Me_Fo
An early PF single, a little less bizarre... but still bizarre enough.
https://youtu.be/PFEU_BQL6dc
Note that I have, so far, stopped short of recommending the Grateful Dead.
Ya gotta crawl before you walk.
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Crack the Sky is marvelous, says the guy transplanted to Baltimore.
Micah, Doc Hardy has given some good advise. As has Festy.
I'd venture to say that the jazz rabbit hole is just as formidable & deep.
If you don't own Miles Davis "Kind of Blue", you need to.
Getz/Gilberto.
The Jazz Messengers. (Art Blakey was the guru for so many influential & interesting artists)
Pay attention to early/mid career Duke Ellington stuff to.
It goes on, and on, and on........ -
I've still got my training wheels on, jazz-wise.
Most of the stuff I listen to now is probably called "Americana", even though a fair amount of it's not American at all.
e.g., Cowboy Junkies
here, killing two stones with one bird: the Junkies covering the Dead
https://youtu.be/irtESWUE_EY
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Anything by Cannibal Corpse.
100% being serious here, I opened this thread to say this. What a coincidence, it kind of freaked me out.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
Tommy.... 'Nuf said.
Ok, maybe Quadrophenia too. -
I believe you're significantly younger than most of us here.
Do you enjoy any of the same music your friends like?
Your dad playing Pink Floyd's DSOTM, that's a good start. If he has Floyd he probably has The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix etc., you mentioned already having some of these, they are only a few of the top rock groups of their era, the late 60's -70's, but there are hundreds of others, in the rock genre alone. Other genre's to explore are metal, jazz, blues, country, classical... and then sub-genre's of each.
It takes years of listening to know what music you really prefer. For me, over the years, I have widened my appreciation immensely to almost ever genre, but still have my preferences.
Couple of ideas; try Pandora, Spotify, or even You Tube to select some of the music recommended by others already. Also, you can go back through the "What Are You Listening To" thread to see what some of us routinely enjoy.
You can also go way back in this forum to some of these threads, very good recommendations in many of these:
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/comment/63343#Comment_63343
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/7273/rock-and-roll-reminiscing-aaaa
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/7439/rock-and-roll-reminiscing-bbbb
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/7618/rock-and-roll-reminiscing-cccc
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/7758/rock-and-roll-reminiscing-dddd
and so on thru Z. These posts began in 2003. Thanks to Tour2ma for starting them!
Hope this helps some. Post edited by aprazer402 on -
mhardy6647 wrote: »oh, oh, oh.
Crack the Sky's eponymous debut album.
The best rock album by a band you've never heard of.
Who's never heard of them? Well, 40 years ago I'd never heard of them... -
It's because you rock, Josh. -
Here's just a very few...............
Beatles Revolver,Rubber Soul
Bob Dylan Hwy 61 Revisited
Rolling Stones Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers
Hendrix Electric Ladyland
Fleetwood Mac Rumours
The Who Who's Next
Eagles The Long Run
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
Elton John Tumbleweed Connection
Santana Abraxas
If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money. -
Did someone say Crack the Skye?
afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
Okay, I'm done with work now. I'll stay away from recommending anything too heavy.
1) Tool - If you only check out a single band from this list, make it this one.
2) A Perfect Circle
3) Clutch
4) Corrosion of Conformity
5) Faith no More
6) Fu Manchu
7) Gojira
8) Joe Bonamassa
9) Johnny Cash
10) Kyuss
11) Queens of the Stoneage
12) Rush
13) Talking Headsafterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
Feisty, yes I realize Pink Floyd is a band. I almost always call every band “he” and usually I don’t catch myself.
mhardy6647 wrote: »If you don't have a copy of Who's Next, you probably should.
It doesn't even have any bad words in the lyrics, although the cover's a bit subversive.
It's been overplayed to death thanks (initially) to Album Oriented Rock (AOR) radio -- but I still think it is the best rock album ever.
You might want to try some Little Feat, too. Waiting for Columbus, their live album, is superb.
Aww, heck -- as long as I am at it, you should try some Richard Thompson.
Here listen to this:https://youtu.be/j0kJdrfzjAg
One of the finest rock/folk guitarists ever - and he's still barely known by the rock music masses.mhardy6647 wrote: »oh, oh, oh.
Crack the Sky's eponymous debut album.
The best rock album by a band you've never heard of.mhardy6647 wrote: »Oh, don't skip over Wish You Were Here if you want to taste Pink Floyd.
Dark Side of the Moon is OK and sounds good, but so, so overplayed.mhardy6647 wrote: »Oh, sorry , I need to stop... but one other thought for now.
Black Crowes' Shake Your Money Maker is just tonnes of stupid, loud fun.
... plus it's got She Talks to Angels [EDIT: not "Angles"!] which is almost the antithesis of the rest of the album.
Great stuff.
Bunch of awesome recommendations here Doc, thanks! I will certainly check them all out.Anything by Cannibal Corpse.
I’m not sure my parents would let me listen to a band called Cannibal Corpse, I’ll have to see what they say about that. But still, thanks for the suggestion!Crack the Sky is marvelous, says the guy transplanted to Baltimore.
Micah, Doc Hardy has given some good advise. As has Festy.
I'd venture to say that the jazz rabbit hole is just as formidable & deep.
If you don't own Miles Davis "Kind of Blue", you need to.
Getz/Gilberto.
The Jazz Messengers. (Art Blakey was the guru for so many influential & interesting artists)
Pay attention to early/mid career Duke Ellington stuff to.
It goes on, and on, and on........
I do own Kind Of Blue, and I very much enjoy it. My dad has fallen straight to the bottom of that rabbit hole. He bought his turntable just before I came to this forum and he already has at least 300+ records.
I will look into jazz in the future, but at this point I wanna try and stick to what I know I like best.aprazer402 wrote: »I believe you're significantly younger than most of us here.
This is true, I am 15 years old.
Do you enjoy any of the same music your friends like?
no, they all like hip hop and rap, which is easily my least favorite style of music.
Your dad playing Pink Floyd's DSOTM, that's a good start. If he has Floyd he probably has The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix etc., you mentioned already having some of these, they are only a few of the top rock groups of their era, the late 60's -70's, but there are hundreds of others, in the rock genre alone. Other genre's to explore are metal, jazz, blues, country, classical... and then sub-genre's of each.
Unfortunately my dad doesn’t actually have DSOTM, he played it on iTunes in the car. He actually has about 3 rock and roll records (2 Beatles, and Hotel California) and the rest is jazz.
It takes years of listening to know what music you really prefer. For me, over the years, I have widened my appreciation immensely to almost ever genre, but still have my preferences.
So far I have found that I enjoy country, jazz, rock, and the calmest songs of metal. (metal is not my forte.) That’s not to say that I don’t appreciate other styles of music, or that I don’t like listening to it, but that if I’m in my room, and I’m not playing music for anyone else, it’s almost definitely gonna be one of these.
Couple of ideas; try Pandora, Spotify, or even You Tube to select some of the music recommended by others already. Also, you can go back through the "What Are You Listening To" thread to see what some of us routinely enjoy.
We already have iTunes, and I will be using it to try what was recommended before I go out and buy all of these records.
You can also go way back in this forum to some of these threads, very good recommendations in many of these:
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/comment/63343#Comment_63343
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/7273/rock-and-roll-reminiscing-aaaa
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/7439/rock-and-roll-reminiscing-bbbb
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/7618/rock-and-roll-reminiscing-cccc
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/7758/rock-and-roll-reminiscing-dddd
and so on thru Z. These posts began in 2003. Thanks to Tour2ma for starting them!
Hope this helps some.Here's just a very few...............
Beatles Revolver,Rubber Soul
Bob Dylan Hwy 61 Revisited
Rolling Stones Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers
Hendrix Electric Ladyland
Fleetwood Mac Rumours
The Who Who's Next
Eagles The Long Run
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
Elton John Tumbleweed Connection
Santana Abraxas
Already own Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Abraxas, and I will certainly check out the others!Okay, I'm done with work now. I'll stay away from recommending anything too heavy.
1) Tool - If you only check out a single band from this list, make it this one.
2) A Perfect Circle
3) Clutch
4) Corrosion of Conformity
5) Faith no More
6) Fu Manchu
7) Gojira
8) Joe Bonamassa
9) Johnny Cash
10) Kyuss
11) Queens of the Stoneage
12) Rush
13) Talking Heads
Thanks for these suggestions! I will check them out.
Thanks guys, I will certainly be listening to a LOT of music this week. I will put your suggestions to good use.
Micah -
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^^^ Yes, he might, indeed.
Then again, it might be safer to taste test the Moody Blues (or Bluedy Moos, as I sometimes call them) with this 2-LP "best of" set (which I quite like). For better or worse, I tend to suffer an eventual onset of ennui listening to whole Moody Blues albums; I am more of a greatest hits kinda guy when it comes to them.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »^^^ Yes, he might, indeed.
Then again, it might be safer to taste test the Moody Blues (or Bluedy Moos, as I sometimes call them) with this 2-LP "best of" set (which I quite like). For better or worse, I tend to suffer an eventual onset of ennui listening to whole Moody Blues albums; I am more of a greatest hits kinda guy when it comes to them.
This being said, we do have all of their classic albums, and some of their later ones as well Go figure.
Mrs. H is a pretty big fan of them.
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Did anybody suggest Bruce Stringbean yet?
He might be worthy of consideration.
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Oh, oh, ooh!
Couple/three other albums that, were I in the OP's shoes, I'd want to have a copy of...
all borrowed images -- I shoulda just taken photos of my own copies
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The Johnny Cash American recordings produced by Rick Ruben are stellar.If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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from that brief, early period when Steely Dan was actually a rock band (and a pretty darned good one, too). -
Just to clarify, Pink Floyd is a group and not an individual. Roger Waters and David Gilmore are the 2 more prominent members, each aslo have solo works out there that you should listen to.
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Boy needs a haircut.The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact. -
mhardy6647 wrote: »Oh, oh, ooh!
Couple/three other albums that, were I in the OP's shoes, I'd want to have a copy of...
all borrowed images -- I shoulda just taken photos of my own copies
Agreed!!
