Jumping onto an already full bandwagon! (Music Recommendations, please!)

[JabberwockySupafly]

So, yeah. The title says it all pretty much, but allow me to prattle on. I have a fair few dollars floating around on iTunes for some reason or another, and have decided I would like to actually spend this money on music, seeing as I really don't need any apps that make bodily function noises all that badly.

So this is where we come to the crux, the nub, the point of the issue: I have absolutely no bloody idea what albums to buy. Now, I am looking for stuff that either

A) I will appreciate because it fits in with what I currently listen to. I will add a list of music I currently own/listen to on a regular basis (including spoken word and comedy albums)

or

B) would be something I've never heard of but would pleasantly surprise me.


Now, to help with keeping this post from being obscenely long, I will spoilerfy my current collection. I will simply list artists, because listing albums would take a ridiculous amount of time.



Aesop Rock
AFI
Alice in Chains
Allen Ginsberg
Arch Enemy
Arkona
As I Lay Dying
At The Gates
Atmosphere
Ayreon

Baroness
Bathory
Beastie Boys
Beatles
Beck
Behemoth
Between The Buried & Me
Bill Hicks
Blind Guardian
Blue Oyster Cult
Blues Traveler
Busdriver

Cage
Carcass
The Cars
Celtic Frost
Cthonic
The Clash
Clutch
Counting Crows
the Cure
the Crown
Cryptopsy

Daft Punk
Danny Elfman
Darkthrone
David Bowie
Dethklok
Dio
Dissection
Dream Theater
Dropkick Murphys

Eels
El-P
Emperor
Enslaved
Entombed
Epica
Eyedea & Abilities

Faith No More
Felt
Filter
Fiona Apple
Flogging Molly
Foo Fighters

Garbage
George Carlin
Gnarls Barkley
God Forbid
Gorillaz
Gravity Kills

Haiku D'Etat
Hangar 18
Head Control System
How To Destroy Angels

I
Iced Earth
Illogic
Immortal
In This Moment
Incubus
Iron Maiden
Isengard

Jason Mraz
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Eat World

Karnivool
Kasabian
Katatonia
Kosheen

Lacuna Coil
Led Zeppelin
Less Than Jake

Mastadon
MC Frontalot
Melechesh
Mercyful Fate
Metallica
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Misfits
Monty Python
Mr.Bungle
Mudvayne
Muse

Napalm Death
Nightwish
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
NOFX

Pearl Jam
Peeping Tom
A Perfect Circle
Powerglove
The Presets
Primus

Queen

R.E.M.
Rage Against the Machine
Reel Big Fish
Rogue Traders
Run DMC

Satyricon
Simon & Garfunkel
Smashing Pumpkins
Soundgarden
Static-X
Sublime
Symphony X

Talking Heads
They Might Be Giants
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tomahawks
Tool
The Travelling Wilburys

The Union Underground

Vader
Violent Femmes
Vulgargrad

The Weathermen
Weird Al Yankovic

Yasunori Mitsuda


Zyklon

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So, as you can see, I have a varied taste in music, which brings me to my current dilemma... I have no clue what I should grab. If anyone wants to know which particular albums I have from which particular artist, simply ask. I don't own everything by all of them... yet. Cheers in advance to anyone brave enough to give me some ideas.

[Serpentine]

Some of my favourites, some safer bets than others:

Cake
Flaming Lips
Franz Ferdinand
MGMT
Empire of the Sun
M.I.A.
Architecture in Helsinki
AC/DC
Led Zeppelin
The Dandy Warhols
The Dresden Dolls
Flobots
Gerling
Gorillaz
Kaiser Chiefs
Machine Gun ******** edit: Huh, that's bleeped, huh? Fancy term for mouth-related happyfuntimeactivity, anyway.
Modest Mouse
Scissor Sisters
The Cat Empire

That'll do.

[Kaelaroth]

I'd recommend trying out some Hole, some Amanda Palmer, Paul Simon, Neutral Milk Hotel, Paramore, and The Donnas. They have some similarities with some you've mentioned, and're all good in my opinion.

[Dispozition]

I'll second Cake, Cat Empire, Flobots, and Gorillaz.

Will add...
Collapse Under the Empire, Presidents of the United States of America (that's to you as well Serp, a lot like Cake.), Radiohead (Kid A or OK Computer are the two best), Placebo (Meds first, anything else later)...I can't think of much else that isn't too obscure to not be on itunes or that you won't like.

Also, if you don't have Crack the Skye by Mastodon, get that.

[Serpentine]

I know PotUSoA :smalltongue: Though it appears I only have 5 of their songs (two of two of the)...

[JabberwockySupafly]

Ta for the recco's so far, folks. Just realised for some reason I neglected to name Led Zeppelin and the Gorillaz in my list. I'm going to blame it on the scotch. I'll edit my post to include them. I completely forgot about Cake. I used to love those guys back in the days of Fashion Nugget. I may have to scoop that one up.

[Dispozition]

I know PotUSoA :smalltongue: Though it appears I only have 5 of their songs (two of two of the)...

:O

Get the self titled right now! And then Love Everybody. But the self titled is their best.


I completely forgot about Cake. I used to love those guys back in the days of Fashion Nugget. I may have to scoop that one up.

Get Comfort Eagle is you can, their best album in my opinion.


...Goddamn, I need to come into these threads less often, I end up wanting to listen to all these bands that I haven't listened to in a while and there are so many and oh god the hours in the day are not enough what do I do I'm going to go crazy fsgadhgjRWET D

[JabberwockySupafly]

I just realised I actually have the self-titled from the Pressies. I should really dig that album out and give it another listen, been yonks.

[Moonshadow]

The Hush Sound, or their offshoot, Gold Motel. They need moar love ;-;

[Serpentine]

:O

Get the self titled right now! And then Love Everybody. But the self titled is their best.Yes'm. Maybe.

Get Comfort Eagle is you can, their best album in my opinion.I think Fashion Nugget is mine. The newest one took a while to grow on me, but it's getting there.

[Dispozition]

I think Fashion Nugget is mine. The newest one took a while to grow on me, but it's getting there.

New one? :O
TO THE INTERWEBS!

Or are you talking about B-sides?

Also, some more recommendations:
Richard D. James (most well known as Aphex Twin)
Clark
Andrew W.K.

[Sneak]

Based on your current library:

Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Art Brut
The Avalanches
Cake
The Chemical Brothers
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Cream
The Dandy Warhols
Danger Mouse
The Decemberists
Deerhoof
Deltron 3030
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Dr. Octagon
Elvis Costello
The Flaming Lips
Franz Ferdinand
The Fratellis
Frightened Rabbit
Gogol Bordello
Golden Shoulders
The Hold Steady
Hot Hot Heat
Immortal Technique
Jedi Mind Tricks
John Vanderslice
Kaiser Chiefs
The Kooks
LCD Soundsystem
Marcy Playground
Modest Mouse
The Mountain Goats
My Morning Jacket
The National
Neutral Milk Hotel
The New Pornographers
OK Go
Os Mutantes
Oxford Collapse
P.O.S.
Pavement
The Raconteurs
Radiohead
The Ramones
The Sea And Cake
Silver Jews
The Smiths
Smog
Spoon
Team Teamwork
Television
The Thermals
A Tribe Called Quest
TV On The Radio
Ugly Casanova
The Velvet Underground
Yo La Tengo

[Serpentine]

New one? :O
TO THE INTERWEBS!

Or are you talking about B-sides?Oh, sorry, not that new (six years ago, now, in fact o.O Wow, been a while). Just Pressure Chief.
Hey, I still don't have their first album...

[Lolzords]

Mt Eden Dubstep released his album on the internet for free, if you're into dubstep, of course. Many find it an aquired taste. :smalltongue:

[Exeson]

Chronic Future.

That is all. :smallsmile:

[Dr. Bath]

Sneak pinched most of the ones I was going to suggest, but I've still got a few tricks up my sleeves!

Dirty Three
The Phantom Band
Four Tet
DJ Shadow
Pheonix
and maaaybe Wilco. But probably not.

[thompur]

I would add-
*Billy Joel
*Beach Boys
*Klaatu
*Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
*Jimmi Hendrix
*The Monkees(seriously!)
*The Eagles
*Eric Clapton(in all incarnations)

[Eloi]

I recommend these groups with albums in parenthesis
*ELO (Out of the Blue)
*Kansas(Point of Know Return)

...

I know you probably won't listen to either of those, or know who they are, but I recommend them nonetheless.

[Astrella]

A bit along the lines of Epica and Nightwish: Within Temptation.

Another good group is Blackmore's Night, which play Renaissance-inspired folk-rock.

[JabberwockySupafly]

I recommend these groups with albums in parenthesis
*ELO (Out of the Blue)
*Kansas(Point of Know Return)

...

I know you probably won't listen to either of those, or know who they are, but I recommend them nonetheless.

I know who both are quite well and have listened to both on a fair few occasions. Going over my list and those others have recommended made me realise I don't think half of my collection has been put on my computer, which is where I pulled my list from. Time to go hunting through cupboards and closets for my missing CDs. Still, keep 'em coming, folks. A few bands have piqued my interest so far, but I still have some fake interwebs money to spend.

[fetfet]

Serpentine's first reccomendation was also one of the first I was gonna make: CAKE. Listen. Absorb. Achieve Ultimate Power.

Anyways, from your list of lists, I've got some other reccomendations, in no particular order.

Pelican
The Hush Sound
Future of the Left
Adele
Deathmole
Blitzen Trapper
Peter, Bjorn and John
Phoenix
Pomplamoose
Razorlight
Royksopp
White Denim
Vetiver

So hopefully you like those.

[Ashery]

Let's see...

Nick Drake - Pink Moon: Nothing to add here, the album will speak for itself.

Fink - Sort of Revolution: One of the best albums from last year, although it took a while for it to grow on me. Like the Nick Drake album it's fairly mellow/laid back. Nothing is Ever Finished ('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PysNZjtHFzU')

Broken Bells - s/t: An excellent collaboration between the front man of The Shins and Danger Mouse. Vaporize ('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tstDvkpDlw')

Quantic and his Combo Barbaro - Tradition in Transition: The token recommendation that's outside of your initial list. Not even going to attempt to list all the influences. Linda Morena (Live) ('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMytywLTS_4) There's a 30sec introduction that's not part of the song linked (Although it is part of the opening track of the album).

[Cyrano]

Sneak's got himself a solid list of indie stuff so I won't touch on that.

But I would highly
highly
highly suggest Porcupine Tree. They've got something like 20 years on 'em, and their later albums are more metal (but still not all that metal) than their earlier ones, but all are progressive and all are at least pretty good and occasionally reaching up to exceptional.

[thompur]

I forgot one of the greatest of all time-
*Credence Clearwater Revival!