What music would you recommend for me?

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    ken brydson wrote: »
    FestYboy wrote: »
    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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    Pink Floyd [the Barber] or Pink Paul [Klipsch]? ;)

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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    Nobody has mentioned Frank Zappa yet.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    Melody Gardot

    Norah Jones

    Terry Evans

    Ry Cooder

    Too Many Zooz

    Stevie Ray Vaughn

    Porcupine Tree

    Nine Inch Nails

    Ani Di Franco

    Patty Larkin

    Fiona Apple

    Supertramp

    Halsey

    Lorde

    Imagine Dragons

    The Doors

    Vanessa Rodriguez

    Rodrigo y Gabriella

    Los Lobos

    Bebel Gilberto

    Sergio Mendez

    Alanis Morissette

    Al Di Meola

    Jazz at the Pawnshop

    Alice in Chains

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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    chumlie wrote: »
    Nobody has mentioned Frank Zappa yet.

    Frank can be a bit much right off the bat, for some, he's an aquired taste, for others, unpalatable. Personally, I'm a big fan, but I'm also a musician, so I believe that helps in appreciating what he's doing, musically. He also has a warped sense of humor ;)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    chumlie wrote: »
    Nobody has mentioned Frank Zappa yet.

    Funny you should mention FZ :)
    I don't remember why any more, but when my son was a young teen, I gave him a copy of a Zappa "greatest hits" (so to speak) album called Strictly Commercial.

    And he was never the same ;)
    He became a huge Zappa fan.

    So... yeah... maybe Zappa. Either the aforementioned Strictly Commercial or Apostrophe(') both of which are very "accessible" and minimally scatalogical. :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    PS Two things about Frank Zappa that everybody should know (if any of you didn't already):

    1) http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/frank-zappas-connections-to-prague
    https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/how-a-revolutionary-czech-rock-band-inspired-vaclav-havel-105139/



    2) https://consequenceofsound.net/2012/08/rock-history-101-frank-zappa-vs-the-pmrc/
    https://urbigenous.net/library/zappa.html

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,556
    Frank was the man!!!
    R.I.P.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    George Grand would be proud to see Micah pick up the FZ torch, methinks :)

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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    Thanks for the recommendations!
    My father has several Frank Zappa records, and although I can tell he is very talented, he just doesn’t move me.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2I6-iunbYA
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    chumlie wrote: »
    The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2I6-iunbYA

    Interesting choice (and I mean that in a good way) :)

    I've been dancin' up to the brink of recommending, e.g., Traffic... but they're a little... esoteric sometimes. :p
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    that said, howzabout Stevie Winwood solo & acoustic, tryin' to find his way home? :)

    https://youtu.be/eoSn2Y-b6wI

    or...

    https://youtu.be/t8878chOvfI

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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    If your a fan of blues guitar. Rory Gallagher.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeyrBmhDrQo
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    Micah,
    PM me your address and I'll send you a couple of mix cd's of some music I enjoy.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Alan Parsons Project are among my faves. Very talented group, with well mastered recordings. IIRC, the I Robot album was on the list of recommended albums from Polk when the SDA technology first emerged from their lineup.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    verb wrote: »
    Alan Parsons Project are among my faves. Very talented group, with well mastered recordings. IIRC, the I Robot album was on the list of recommended albums from Polk when the SDA technology first emerged from their lineup.

    ... and, for the OP's benefit, Alan Parsons engineered Dark Side of the Moon.
    Coincidence? I think not. :)

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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    Thanks!
    Doc, I listened to The Who this morning, and I was impressed! I’ll be buying that vinyl. Thanks!
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  • pongshi
    pongshi Posts: 376
    edited July 2018
    Wow, that's like asking what kind of food do you think I would like. Due to the digital age, you have an unlimited opportunity to find music that you like. A music streaming service will often give recommendations for artists that you might like after you have listened to other artists. My son has turned me on to a lot of cool Indy music through online streaming apps. If you are one of those sonically addicted folks as many here are, you will find your musical taste expand and change over the years. I have no suggestions, just enjoy the buffet. Good luck on your journey :)
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,271
    mlistens03, maybe someone has already suggested this, but you should go to this thread:

    http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/16043/what-are-you-listening-to#latest

    The members here have very good and diverse taste in music. Find an album you haven't heard of from that thread and then search for it on YouTube and give it a listen. That way you aren't spending money on albums you've never heard and may not like. Back in the day when I first started buying CDs, I remember going and buying albums and frequently being disappointed because many only had one good song on the whole CD. You guys have it lucky nowadays. You can stream an entire album for free before buying it. Plus, you'll get to see some good photography/composition skills in some of the photos in the thread I mentioned.
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    pongshi wrote: »
    Wow, that's like asking what kind of food do you think I would like. Due to the digital age, you have an unlimited opportunity to find music that you like. A music streaming service will often give recommendations for artists that you might like after you have listened to other artists. My son has turned me on to a lot of cool Indy music through online streaming apps. If you are one of those sonically addicted folks as many here are, you will find your musical taste expand and change over the years. I have no suggestions, just enjoy the buffet. Good luck on your journey :)

    I’ve tried to use iTunes for that, but since our whole family uses the same account, I mostly get recommendations for electronic music, the rap that I used to listen to, and occasionally the styles of music I enjoy now.
    I do get what you are saying though.
    Hermitism wrote: »
    mlistens03, maybe someone has already suggested this, but you should go to this thread:

    http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/16043/what-are-you-listening-to#latest

    The members here have very good and diverse taste in music. Find an album you haven't heard of from that thread and then search for it on YouTube and give it a listen. That way you aren't spending money on albums you've never heard and may not like. Back in the day when I first started buying CDs, I remember going and buying albums and frequently being disappointed because many only had one good song on the whole CD. You guys have it lucky nowadays. You can stream an entire album for free before buying it. Plus, you'll get to see some good photography/composition skills in some of the photos in the thread I mentioned.

    I have yet to check out that thread, mostly because I’ve been really busy for the past few days, I’ll check it out when I haven more time later.
    Thanks!
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    From the brief list of music you seem to like, I would suggest 60’s and 70’s R&B.

    James Brown

    Spinners

    O’Jays

    You may also want to try Amazon. You can sample songs, and they recommend other artists also
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,208
    The Black Keys
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Wait, your parents were okay with rap (calling women female dogs and garden utensils, drugs,etc.) but they're against Cannibal Corpse (mostly grotesque violence)?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    edited July 2018
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Wait, your parents were okay with rap (calling women female dogs and garden utensils, drugs,etc.) but they're against Cannibal Corpse (mostly grotesque violence)?

    Well, rap as in Christian rap, like Lecrae, KB, Andy Mineo, etc. My parents and I are not ok with most other rap, but there are a few Christian artists who I like to listen to. They are, however, a little more like hip hop than traditional rap.
    Edit: I LIKED to listen to. I don’t enjoy that style of music as much as I did two years ago.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_4_11?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=the+eagles+vinyl&sprefix=The+Eagles+,aps,186&crid=2WZMQ5D5FL0O6
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    The Bag raiders

    Eric Bibb

    Faith no more - specifically the album Angel Dust

    LCD Soundsystem

    Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    cfrizz wrote: »
    https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_4_11?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=the+eagles+vinyl&sprefix=The+Eagles+,aps,186&crid=2WZMQ5D5FL0O6

    My father has a few of their records, and I very much enjoy them. Thanks for the recommendation!
    joecoulson wrote: »
    The Bag raiders

    Eric Bibb

    Faith no more - specifically the album Angel Dust

    LCD Soundsystem

    Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

    Thanks for the suggestions!
    I haven’t had time to do anything but brief listening throughout the week, but I have some time tonight, tomorrow, and over the weekend, and I’ll be checking out your suggestions! Thanks again!
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2018
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Anything by Cannibal Corpse.

    Never heard of them until your post, so I ordered some CDs. For whatever reason, I have started liking metal in my old age. However, this guy sings like he has a mouthful of dead flesh. Mumble man. LOL

    On the metal theme, I downloaded this today, and love it.

    VENUES - Aspire

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