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Raistlin1040

2008-01-16, 09:02 PM

Sleet

2008-01-16, 09:04 PM

Based on your current playlist...

Get yourself some Caroline's Spine. I also note an acute Foo Fighters deficiency in your collection.

Talya

2008-01-16, 09:10 PM

While it's somewhat ecclectic, I notice a distinct lack of estrogen among your lead singers.

Falling on your like for metal mixed with ecclectic tastes in general, I'd like to introduce you to Epica.

Metal Head

2008-01-16, 09:11 PM

If you want to expand your tastes in heavy metal then listen to these bands:

Megadeth
Manowar
Iced Earth
Blind Guardian
Avantasia (especially recommended)
Dream Theater
Children of Bodom
Dragonforce
Slayer
Slipknot

Azerian Kelimon

2008-01-16, 09:22 PM

Good ones: Iggy pop, Pink floyd, genesis. also consider getting Joan jett's I love rock 'n roll, poison's unskinny bop, The Ramones blietzkrieg bop and I wanna be sedated...

And of course, GET This Is spinal Tap: The soundtrack. And get the movie, too.

Sewer_Bandito

2008-01-16, 09:30 PM

I notice a distinct lack of ska in this list. I'd strongly recommend (or to anyone, really) The following: Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, Suburban Legends, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Planet Smashers and Catch 22. Out of all of those bands I can guarantee you'll like one of them.

expirement10K14

2008-01-16, 09:36 PM

Seeing as how you have Linkin Park-
Try My Chemical Romance, they are a bit different, but their music is inspired mostly by Linkin Park according to some interviews.

Also Flyleaf is really good, and there seems to be no Poison on your playlist...

Raistlin1040

2008-01-16, 09:39 PM

Thanks for the ideas. I also do own Dragonforce, but i accidentally skipped over it when typing.

Foo Fighter: I don't hate them, but I probably wouldn't shell out 15 dollars for their CD.

Epica: Zune Marketplace doesn't have their music. I'll keep an eye out at the record store.

Blind Guardian: Zune Marketplace doesn't have the Soulforge. I'll keep an eye out.

Got some Megadeth. Got some Pink Floyd. Got This is Spinal Tap. (Love the movie)

Not a fan of Ska. Reel Big Fish is alright, but I don't think I'll get them.

@^ MCR=Awful. I only have 1 Linkin Park song, and I'm not a fan of the emo/alt genre much. Poison isn't my style. Flyleaf, maybe.

I've been thinking about getting Heart. Opinions?

Deepblue706

2008-01-16, 09:55 PM

Needs more Radiohead (http://youtube.com/watch?v=LfBpEm5xheA&feature=related).

Semidi

2008-01-16, 09:56 PM

Because you like Alice in Chains:
Candlebox

Rock (Mixed with prog rock, alt, and glam, because I don't care):
The Cult (Give a listen to the album "Sonic Temple")
David Bowie (Give a listen to the "Ziggy Stardust Album")
The Doors
Jane's Addiction (give a listen to the "Nothing's Shocking", "Ritual de lo Habitual", and the "Self-titled")
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Queen
Rage Against the Machine
The Smiths
Stone Temple Pilots (“Core”)
Velvet Underground
Violent Femmes
King Crimson (“The Court of the Crimson King”)
Morrissey
Styx

More "metal" ("metal head" above me listed some good ones so I'll ignore those for my list) (also, I don't go in for the whole separation of genres too much so I'll have a mix of styles):
Godsmack
Motley Crue
Celtic Frost
Tool
A Perfect Circle
Edit: Oh, and Pantera
Ok, most of those are in a disorganized mess, but the ones above me are based the list you provided. I don’t care if X isn’t metal or Y isn’t rock. Those that I’m going to list below are from left field. You may like them, you might not, but we’re here to broaden horizons, right?

Scissor Sisters, The Cure (Disintegration and Pornography are both gold), Depeche Mode, Joy Division, K.M.F.D.M., Love and Rockets, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.

I could list more, but those are tame comparatively. Some of it is an acquired taste, which means one must convince oneself that it doesn’t suck.

(I would recommend using Last.fm when browsing for music. Just about every semi-popular band has 30 second teaser tracks)

Azerian Kelimon

2008-01-16, 09:59 PM

Good music. I'd get it. Thought of new ones: Wolfmother, steppenwolf, and wolfsbanes, which share the wolf bit, but are pretty different, steppenwolf being a favorite. Another good one is Pantera, and you should get a good version of Peter Gunn.

Raistlin1040

2008-01-16, 10:06 PM

Nine Inch Nails is on my "to-buy" list, so that's covered. David Bowie, absolutly. My mom has a Queen album, I'll look into them. Rage and STP both possible. Hate Velvet Underground.

Drglenn

2008-01-16, 10:17 PM

Rock/Classic Rock:
Aerosmith, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Poison, Skid Row, The Police, Van Halen,

Punk/Pop-Punk:
A, Cobra Starship, Feeder, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Yellowcard

Indie/Alternative:
1997, Arctic Monkeys, Ash, Audioslave, Babyshambles, Bloc Party, Cajun Dance Party, Fall Out Boy, Hard-Fi, Jack Penate, Jet, Kaiser Cheifs, Kings Of Leon, Maximo Park, Milburn, Mumm-Ra, Muse, Snow Patrol, The Exies, The Feeling, The Fratellis, The Killers, The Libertines, The Pigeon Detectives, Queens Of The Stone Age The Strokes, The White Stripes, Wolfmother

Metal/Hard Rock:
Hinder, Linkin Park

Other:
Freezepop

Also get my friend's band's debut album (http://shop.cktech.co.uk/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=10&products_id=30), its only £5 and it is amazing, you can listen to a few of the songs here (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53758926)

ArtifexFelicis

2008-01-16, 10:26 PM

Queen. At the very least for "A Night at the Opera"

Grateful Dead. They're hit or miss. Find a free song and see if you like them.

Phish, or Phish covers. You'll like something from them, and just looking at their covers list is a pretty easy way to find good songs.

The Pixies are pretty good. Excellent lyrics and a spiffy, good ol' musical score with it.

Fatboy Slim, another a bit more hit or miss. Test them out beforehand.

Muse I'm just getting into, and they're pretty good. Though they get a little repetitive, it's a nice touch.

I HIGHLY recommend The Doors for Jim Morison's lyrical brilliance brought to life by three amazing musicians.

I highly support Blue Oyster Cult, good choice.

REM can be amazing as well, but again, a bit more hit or miss.

Modest Mouse too.

Jethro Tull, to round out some more older rock of awesome.

The Monkees, if only for the Lulz.

Raistlin1040

2008-01-16, 10:28 PM

I only have like 2-3 songs left. I think I'm going for the Doors.

Love your avatar by the way. Thanks for all the help everyone.

Azerian Kelimon

2008-01-16, 10:31 PM

Get Light my fire, LA woman, and The End. Probably the best, and there's no contest for the first two.

ArtifexFelicis

2008-01-16, 10:38 PM

When you get the money, try to get their album, from their eponymous first album to The Soft Parade. Listening to them all in a row is one of the best musical experiences you can really hear, full of all the ups and downs, and I personally think tells a better story them most would think.

Break on Through is an amazing single song. My brain is exploding right now. What's the Doors song that's "Riders on the storm" ? I think that's it.

Also, Portal is awesome. Find a place to get Still Alive if you can. Should be easy to find online.

rubakhin

2008-01-16, 11:21 PM

Kino (http://youtube.com/watch?v=hh18AOH6maY)/Кино (http://youtube.com/watch?v=dFUUTE58nDQ), Krematorij (http://youtube.com/watch?v=jTLAv1_ENNw)/Krematoriy (http://youtube.com/watch?v=YjBmwOMRqr4)/Krematory (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oXcfIqfnq2o)/Крематорий (http://youtube.com/watch?v=bRcZLn92VjQ), DDT (http://youtube.com/watch?v=BgUXeToHtlE)/ДДТ (http://youtube.com/watch?v=xXKDrX0jzMo).

Only in Russian, though. If this bothers you, learn Russian. :smallmad: Or look up the translation of lyrics. (http://russmus.net) Or just listen to Korol' i Shut (http://youtube.com/watch?v=zNQ3rndWjjI)/Король и Шут (http://youtube.com/watch?v=kWgSa-9LTzo): the lyrics are stupid but if you don't know Russian they can't bother you. :smallbiggrin:

(In case you are wondering why people are smoking in every one of those videos: The definition of a Russian is a being that goes around on two legs and smokes so much.)

Also, you like Patti Smith and the group Television, right?

Sleet

2008-01-17, 12:00 AM

I'm currently listening to Peter Gabriel ("Digging In The Dirt," specifically) and am once again reminded that he is, in fact, a god.

By the way, ArtifexFeliciis, I like what you have to say and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Modest Mouse too.

Modest Mouse rocks.

Lord of the Helms

2008-01-17, 08:00 AM

Going by what you listen to:

If you're looking for something AC/DC-esque, definitely give Krokus (http://krokusonline.seven49.net/) a try. My initial tohught on first hearing them at a gig was "Dubya Tee Eff, Bon Scott's alive after all? :smalleek: "

I'm not really sure what Black Sabbath you prefer. If you mean Ozzy era, you might want to give Hellfueled a try, a rather Ozzyesque band. If Dio era, well, I don't think I really have to point out that Mr Ronnie James Dio's solo band (http://www.myspace.com/dioofficial) is a must-have, especially his 80s works. I'm trying to think of something to match Martin era, but the closest I can think of is Metal Church's "Hanging in the Balance" album (has an intentionally horrid cover, look past it, the music is wonderful).

For something Deep Purple-y, I would recommend our dear Brits from Demon (http://metal-archives.com/band.php?id=575), a somewhat obscure NWOBHM band. I can particularly recommend Taking the World By Storm and The Unexpected Guest.

Iron Maiden inevitably leads to my signature. Pharaoh for the win squared.

For something influenced by Judas Priest - well, you could listen to any metal band ever :smalltongue: but I'll just throw a bit of Custard (http://www.custard.de/) your way, helluva fun band :smallsmile:

When you're already with Rush, Dream Theater oughta be down your alley. Images and Words is a perfect way to start off. For a really obscure and psychedelic choice, the very first album of Manilla Road (titled "Invasion") always sounded to me like the result of 70s Rush meeting several gigatons of weed.

There, oughta get you started with that :smallsmile:

Obrysii

2008-01-17, 08:44 AM

Another band, if you like good rock ... Nightwish. They're quite good, though they went through a singer change with their newest album.

AslanCross

2008-01-18, 12:00 AM

....
Avantasia (especially recommended)
....

Agreed. Avantasia is what got me into metal in the first place. I also enjoy Dragonforce and Nightwish. I prefer Nightwish's original vocalist, though both of them are pretty good.

DoomsdayBadger

2008-01-18, 12:14 AM

Seeing as you are the beatles fan of the forum I'd have to suggest the Pixies. They were at the head of the grunge influence, Nirvana cited them as their main source of inspiration, and the pixies drew heavily from the beatles.

You could also try the Dead Kennedy's, I've always been a HUGE fan of Biafra's work.

The Aquabats are really good, they gave me a begrudging respect for Ska.

Rise Against is good for new punk, although I find them to be a bit preachy.

Queens of the Stone age are really good, their new album was incredible.

Mastodon's album Blood Mountain is definantly worth a buy, I went to see them live, and being the goober I am I bought a shirt before seeing them. It was the coolest band shirt I've ever seen, a werewolf tending to a pack of wolves with his arms outstretched. So naturally I hoped I would enjoy the band, and sure enough they played one of the best live acts I've ever seen.

Lamb of God is really good if you can get past the vocals, some people are turned off by the "metal scream," but as far as bands go they mesh really well and are extremely talented musicians.

Primus is a cool bamd if you like your music weird. They have Les Claypool on lead bass and produce some of the most original mainstream music I've ever heard.

Perhaps you'd enjoy Nile, an egyptian themed technical death metal band. They have a crazy drummer.

And the final suggestion, the "Dethalbum" by "Dethklok." The music on the CD is fantastic, the majority of the songs are expanded versions of the songs from the TV show. It was a happy surprise for me.

turkishproverb

2008-01-18, 12:23 AM

So, I've exhausted my CD collection. I've bought new ones. I've downloaded off Zune Marketplace. But I admit, despite my eclectic tastes, I'm out of music. So I ask you all to give me some ideas for new music. This is my current playlist. Most of these bands (Exception: The Beatles), I only own 1-2 albums or even only a few songs.

AC/DC
Aerosmith
The Alan Parsons Project
Alice Cooper
Alice in Chains
The Allman Brothers Band
The Beatles
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Bush
Coheed and Cambria
DAUGHTRY
Deep Purple
Derek and the Dominos
Disturbed
Dragonforce
Eric Clapton (Includes Cream)
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Iron Maiden
JerryC
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix Experiance
John Lennon
Judas Priest
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Linkin Park
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Metallica
Motorhead
Muse
Nirvana
Ozzy Osbourne
Pearl Jam
Peter Frampton
Presidents of the United States of America
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ringo Starr
The Rolling Stones
Rush
Santana
Scorpiknox (Local Band. Look them up on Myspace)
Steve Miller Band
Three Days Grace
Van Halen
Velvet Revolver
The Who
Wings
ZZ Top

Protomen :smallcool:

The Protomen (http://www.myspace.com/theprotomen). A very musically and lyrically talented band. They have one CD so far, which is a self-titled rock opera inspired by the Mega Man games. It tells the story of a dystopian world, an Orwellian nightmare ruled by Dr. Wily and his army of ever-watchful robots. Protoman, the first son of Dr. Light, tries and fails to defeat that army. Then, years later, his newly-created brother Mega Man sets out on a quest to save the world and avenge his brother's death.

Now, I know what many of you are probably thinking. "Ew, rock operas." I thought the same thing when I heard about them. I gave them a listen, liked them, then eventually got around to buying their album. This one really works.

It is some seriously amazing stuff. The tracks vary from powerful slow-ish rock, to somber introspective tunes, to fast-paced battle music. The CD even comes with liner notes that (gasp!) actually have stuff besides the lyrics pasted in. Reading them while listening made the experience even more awesome.

Plus, they perform in full costume, with visored helmets, uniforms, and arm cannons.

Four thumbs up from random internet guy.

The Extinguisher

2008-01-18, 12:31 AM

65daysofstatic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WneDU-K3Sww).

Everything (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3rV9iPlx6U) could always use more (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZEcg8NLtM) 65daysofstatic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNy-8jboaKM).

Jack Squat

2008-01-18, 12:33 AM

Def Leppard, Michael Stanley Band, Sammy Hagar, Mr. Big, Gaelic Storm, Seven Nations, Firefall, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, J Geils Band, 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, Everclear, Asia, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Bay City Rollers, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Boston, Cheap Trick, Creed, Damn Yankees, Dropkick Murphys, Eric Johnson, Matchbox Twenty, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, George Thorogood, Golden Earring, The Hollies, Jefferson Starship, and REO Speedwagon to name some.

Oh, also what everyone else is listing, I tried to not repeat, although I just kinda skimmed, so I'm sure I ended up repeating some.

Gaelbert

2008-01-18, 01:10 AM

Styx, Kansas, Damn Yankees, Sting
Any one of these:
ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Air Supply
Alice In Chains
The All American Rejects
As I Lay Dying <---Only on here for adrenaline purposes
Ashley Parker Angel
Asia
Bad English
The Bangles
Bay City Rollers
The Beatles
Billy Joel
Billy Squier
Black 47
Black Sabbath
Blind Guardian
Blink 182
Blondie
Blue Oyster Cult
Cascada
The Charlie Daniels Band
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cindarella
The Clash
Coldplay
Cutting Crew
Damn Yankees
Daniel powter
Dead Or Alive
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Dexy's Midnight Run
Dragonforce
Dropkick Murphys
Electric Light Orchestra
Elvenking <---------Used for adrenaline too, I know, weird.
Eric Clapton
Europe
Extreme
Falconer
Fall Out Boy
Flogging Molly
Foreigner
Fort Minor <-----Adrenaline
The Fray
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Gunther
Hammerfall
Hans Zimmer
Helloween
Immortal Technique
Iron Maiden
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jimi Hendrix
Journey
Judas Priest
Kansas
Kelly Clarkson
Kid Rock
Kiss
Laura Branigan
Led Zeppelin
Lynard Skynard
The Mahones
MC Hammer
Men Without Hats
Metallica
Mr. Big
Motorhead
Muse
My Chemical Romance <-----Only because of the beginning of "Welcome to the Black Parade"
Nick Lachey
Nickelback
Night Ranger
No Doubt
Ozzy Osbourne
Paper Lace
Pink Floyd
Poison
Queen
Rammstein
Relient K
Rihanna
Robert Palmer
The Rolling Stones
The Romantics
Scorpions
Slayer <-----------Adrenaline

I'll post everything after S when I get the chance to type it up.

Vaynor

2008-01-18, 01:25 AM

Sorry can't help ya there. Despite the Beatles not a single of the bands you like are in my library. :smallsigh:

I notice a distinct lack of ska in this list. I'd strongly recommend (or to anyone, really) The following: Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, Suburban Legends, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Planet Smashers and Catch 22. Out of all of those bands I can guarantee you'll like one of them.

This list is lacking Five Iron Frenzy, Buck-O-Nine and The Aquabats.

Narmoth

2008-01-18, 03:35 AM

Some rock bands:
Allman Brothers (Lynyrd Skynyrd are inspired by them, Layla was composed by Clapton and the guitarist of Allman Brothers)
Scorpions (70s version with Uli Jon Roth)
Uriah Heep (a bit like Deep Purple, and was part of the first heavy rock wave)
Thin Lizzy (Iron Maiden were inspired by them)

Prog:
Pendragon (Pink Floyd with guitar more inspired by heavy rock melodies)
Sieges Even (very progressive on some tracks, very melodic on other)
Queensryche (Dream Theatre are inspired by them)

Metal:
Angra
Kamelot
Gamma Ray
Dreamtone

Emrylon

2008-01-18, 07:05 AM

I was going to sggest Thin Lizzy but someone already did.

Deffinatlyget some Muse.

Jack Squat

2008-01-18, 09:23 AM

Raistlin1040

2008-01-18, 11:52 PM

Alright. Updates. I dug through my dad's CDs, and I think I'm set for now (altough I still need NIN and some Bon Jovi.) Also my mom took the Queen CD out of town, so I'll add that Sunday-Monday.

Here's the entire list of recent additions to my music.

ABBA (Now my "guilty pleasure", as I'm the only guy I know who likes them. Luckily, my mom has their greatest hits. 19 songs!)
Cream (I had some Clapton stuff with Cream, but now I have stuff by them from their CDs)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust!)
The Doors
Flyleaf
The Killers
Megadeth
Pink Floyd
Spinal Tap (Darn software! Not having a umlated n!)
Stone Temple Pilots

And I increased my library on these artists.
Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ozzy Osbourne
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Van Halen

Rare Pink Leech

2008-01-19, 09:27 PM

Based on your playlist, we have very similar tastes. As such, I notice a distinct lack of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen in your collection. I suggest you remedy this a.s.a.p.

Since they both have such a lot of material, and Dylan has changed his sound quite a bit over the years, I'd suggest either getting a best of album (Dylan has like 12 of them, with much overlap) or googling what songs are on their best ofs and downloading those.

I cannot stress how much your collection needs those two men on it :smallwink:

Gaelbert

2008-01-19, 10:29 PM

Has someone been distributing my playlist around?

I mean can you even find Dexy's Midnight Runners anymore?

Seriously, great list...although you definetly need to get some Gaelic Storm, and maybe ditch the Bangles (or pick up on Toto Coleo :smalltongue: )

I actually have heard a little of Gaelic Storm, and I wasn't very impressed. Maybe it was just the songs, though.
I love "Be With You" by the Bangles, and "Walk Like an Egyptian" isn't that shabby either.
Never heard of Toto Coleo.
ABBA is a beautiful band.
Pink Floyd is pretty good.
Every single one of the bands you increased your library on is amazing.
And may I suggest "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson?
Sting is pretty good as well.

ArtifexFelicis

2008-01-19, 11:14 PM

I'm going to require to listen to Queen now.

Just hit up youtube for a few examples. I fully believe you'll love them.

For analogy, they are the Beatles that came after them.

Raistlin1040

2008-01-20, 12:21 AM

I know who Queen is, and I've listened to them. I just can't remember which songs are on my mom's CD. I think it's a greatest hits, but I'm not sure.

Jack Squat

2008-01-20, 12:33 AM

I actually have heard a little of Gaelic Storm, and I wasn't very impressed. Maybe it was just the songs, though.
I love "Be With You" by the Bangles, and "Walk Like an Egyptian" isn't that shabby either.
Never heard of Toto Coleo.

Yeah, it may depend. Did you listen off of specific albums, or just random songs?

The Bangles are pretty good, although I don't listen to them too often.

Toto Coleo had such great hits as "I Eat Cannibal" and "Milk from the Coconut." I really don't seriously recommend them unless you really like 80s pop, but if you feel the need to, you can search for their videos online. They're not on Youtube that I know of, but try Google Video, Veoh, and Dailymotion.

And may I suggest "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson?

Desert Rose (http://youtube.com/watch?v=NnzO3OB0A5A) is better...although I actually have yet to find an Eric Johnson song that isn't good.

Shadow of the Sun

2008-01-20, 05:24 AM

Morphine. Best band of the past two decades, freaking amazing. They're really good.

Oeep Snaec

2008-01-20, 03:59 PM

Two words:

FLOGGING MOLLY

Gaelbert

2008-01-21, 12:07 AM

Oeep Snaec

2008-01-21, 08:56 AM

The songs Tell Me Ma, Hills of Connemara, and The Leaving of Liverpool are all great by FM

Smeik

2008-01-21, 05:03 PM

Two words:

FLOGGING MOLLY

Hm. Can't really find any Pogues, Dropkick Murphy's or even Thin Lizzy on Raistlin's list. so either, he looks at those bands, too, or he won't really like Flogging Molly.:smallamused:

As for Progressive Metal, i can just second Dream Theater. Though i would go straight for the "Scenes from a Memory"-Album.

Also, i there's a certain lack of Tool on that list.

for a few suggestions that not everybody knows: Serenity (http://www.serenity-band.com/templates/index.htm), an Austrian Prog Power Band.
And Poets of the Fall (http://www.poetsofthefall.com/), a really great finnish Rock-Band.

Raistlin1040

2008-01-21, 05:18 PM

I have Thin Lizzy. I bought Jailbreak and The Boys are Back in Town off the Marketplace.

ArtifexFelicis

2008-01-21, 05:56 PM

Also more acceptable bands I shall recommend. Simply because I've been listening to them and they are awesome.

The Who - Good, more old school rock that just has an amazing flow to it.

Muse - New Stuff, kinda out there, and I may have mentioned it before.

R.E.M. - Hit or Miss. Generally if you like Modest Mouse I've found that REM will also sit well with you.

Bruce Springsteen - American awesome.

Rolling Stones - Maybe not all of them, but there's probably at least one CD of their's that you would like. they been around forever.

The Ink Spots - Because I'm covering ALL genres that I love. They're an old school black singing group. Awesome, but hard to find.

Led Zepplin - Studio albums only. No offense, but they aren't that good live, but they EARNED their legendary status.

Voltaire - Dark, cynical, gothy, amusing music. With such hits as "Zombie Prostitute" and "Brains!"

Wolf Parade - Yet another oddball, but I happen to love them as well. Another band that is in the same vein as REM and Modest Mouse.

Temple of the Dog - Again, related to Modest Mouse.

Jethro Tull - Yay Flute and amazing music. Aqualung might be my most favorite-est song ever.

Sorry if I repeated any.

Jorkens

2008-01-21, 09:10 PM

Stuff that's already come up that I'd agree with a lot:
Queens of the Stone Age - kind of like classic rock but somehow modern. Check out the first couple of albums or related bands / projects like Kyuss or the Deert Sessions

Velvet Underground - when rock and roll first met Art, absolutely classic stuff. The Velvet Underground and Nico is totally essential imo.

Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde, Freewheeling and Blood on the Tracks are maybe the best to start off with. He is totally fantastic.

Iggy Pop / The Stooges - classic raw rock and roll stuff. I'd recommend starting with Raw Power.

Other than that, if you like the 60's mod / beat stuff and blues rock, you might like to go back to the source and check out some old blues, soul and funk. I'm not the most knowledgeable person on that sort of stuff, but you should be good with Marvin Gaye - What's Going On and general Stax / Motown stuff (compilations are probably as good as artist albums here) for soul, or Robert Johnson, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry for blues / rhythm and blues / rock and roll.

Raistlin1040

2008-01-23, 06:34 PM

I'm suprised no one mentioned U2 actually. I got some o ftheir stuff recently (Last day or so) and I like it a lot.

Gaelbert

2008-01-23, 07:15 PM

U2 is really good. However, I seem to find Vertigo way overrated and even a little bad.

Raistlin1040

2008-01-23, 09:27 PM

It's good, they just have a bunch of better songs. New Year's Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, One, Yahweh, Beautiful Day, just to name a few.

Sleet

2008-01-24, 09:41 AM

I'm suprised no one mentioned U2 actually. I got some o ftheir stuff recently (Last day or so) and I like it a lot.

U2 is taken as a postulate. :smallwink: The Joshua Tree is brilliance the likes of which we see once every 10 years or so - and their other stuff ain't too shabby either.

I'm not a huge fan of their stuff post 1998 or so, but even that is better than 90% of what's produced.

Jack Squat

2008-01-24, 10:36 AM

Queen. Amazing band. Highly recommended.
I listened to a couple of Gaelic Storm's random songs. I think it was probably just the songs that I chose, now that I think about it, though.
Desert Rose was good, but I think I still prefer Cliffs of Dover.

hmm, well then I might have to reccomend a few of my favorites.

Johnny Tarr, Beggarman, Johnny Jump Up, Rocky Road to Dublin, The Storm, Bare in the Basin, Devil Down Below, Scalliwag, Bonny Ship The Diamond.

...ok, I actually think most of Special Reserve, Bring Your Wellies, and Gaelic Storm are really good.

Mephibosheth

2008-01-24, 11:13 AM

If you like Gaelic Storm, I recommend checking out Great Big Sea (http://www.greatbigsea.com), a folk band from Newfoundland. I especially recommend The Hard and the Easy and Rant and Roar as good albums to look into.

Melange_Pie

2008-01-24, 02:23 PM

Try Smashing Pumpkins. Muchly favoured by college students inparticular for some strange reason.
Also, if you like Deep Purple, try Rainbow.
I second the person who said Spinal Tap.

Talya

2008-01-24, 03:52 PM

I've been thinking about getting Heart. Opinions?

It would be unique in your list. Because you seem to have a lack of female singers. Is this something you've noticed before?

JabberwockySupafly

2008-01-24, 04:16 PM

Noone's Mentioned or recommended Clutch yet...

A few videos:

Electric Worry (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6lr2b66Ig)

The Mob Goes Wild (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78PjvfCVTQ)

Burning Beard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s7P6s0YXGk)

They have some seriously must-get albums. The best way to describe Clutch is basically "Hard Blues Rock". The albums I suggest out of their impressive discography are Beale Street & Oblivion, Robot Hive/Exodus, Blast Tyrant, Pure Rock Fury, and my personal favourite (for both song, and album cover!) Elephant Riders. Since you're fan of some great rock bands, check these guys out sometime, they'll surprise you.

Their songs are somewhat akin to Led Zeppelin in terms of style, or at least out the current list of bands you have given us, this is the closest I can think of to Clutch's sound, and their lead singer, Neil Fallon has the most impressive baritone vocals I have heard outside of death-grunt metal bands.

I suggest avoiding their first album, Transnational Speedway League, as they started off closer to hardcore punk/metal with Neil trying to do the whole "metal growl", and wow, let's just say blackboard scratching is a bit more appealing.

EDIT: I forgot to mention a few specific songs.

I'll list a nice heap, so even if you run across one or two, you'll recognise them by chance :D. Songs to check out if you ever get the chance are 10,000 Witnesses, Elephant Riders, Ship of Gold, Dragonfly, Drink to the Dead (personal favourite), The Yeti, American Sleep, Red Horse Rainbows, Mice & Gods, Gravel Road (cover of a song by Mississippi Fred McDowell), The Regulator, (in the wake of) The Swollen Goat (Pirate Rock ftw!), Opossum Minister, Black Umbrella, and The Devil & Me

Or, just check out the vids I posted as well, either way, I hope you enjoy :D

Felizginato12

2008-01-24, 04:35 PM

Radiohead?

Probably not your taste though xD.

If I had to suggest some Radiohead it would be The Bends, OK Computer, In Rainbows, and (depending on how much you can stand IDM) Kid A.

Smashing Pumpkins are great. At least the first three albums are.

Gish, Siamese Dream, and Mellon Collie: And the Infinite Sadness.

Anything beyond that is a bit lackluster.

Ummm.. lets see.

Janes Addiction (if you like RHCP).

All of the early grunge bands are great. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Temple of The Dog, Alice in Chains, Green River, Mudhoney.

The Melvins and Meat Puppets are some good semi punk bands. They are punk but experiment much more then others. Melvins could be considered the fathers of grunge and Meat Puppets lies some where between Psychodelic Country Punk.

Dead Kennedys play some good punk but i'm notreally too big on that whole genre myself. Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols, The Clash... all of the early punk.

The Who is amazing and if you wanna get into them get Live at Leeds first. By far the best live album ever recorded.

QOTSA is an amazing band. Sorta like the Back Sabbath of our generatin. A lot of grinding repetitive riffs that sound great.

REM can be good depending on what ya get. I would suggest Monster since it is a bit more rocking.

Led Zeppelin is a must. Led Zeppelin I-II are the hardest if them all. III is a bit more folky but it has Since I've Been Loving You (best Zeppelin song btw). IV is the cliche' zeppelin album since it has Rock And Roll and Stairway to Heaven. It's still great.

Houses of The Holy is another great one..they experiment a bit more on it but The Song Remains The Same and No Quarter are great.

Physical Graffitti is their best album by far. Get that first.

Presence is decent but not grat and In Through The Outdoor kinda sucks. However Fool in The Rain has an amazing drum shuffle (for those aspiring drummers out there listen to that song).

Zeppelin's live albums suck but they were by no means a bad live band. Watch the Led Zeppelin DVD (actual title) and you will suprised how good they are live.

If your into jazz you can't go wrong with Elvin Jones (best drummer EVAR!!! btw).

Queen is a great band but not for thier albums (with the exception of A Night at The Opera and Sheer Heart Attack). Queen is basically a singles band. Amazing singles but just decent albums.

Ughhh.. lets see..

White Zombie, Primus, Adiosalve, Beck, Derek and The Dominos, Elton John, NIN, Pink Floyd, Rage Against The Machine, Santana, Soundgarden, STP, The Animals, The Doors, The Police, Tool, Van Morrison, Violent Femmes...I could go on...

Just stay away from anything newiah. Greenday, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance...

All a bunch of ****. (pardon my language).

Felizginato12

2008-01-24, 04:43 PM

1.Adioslave
2.Alice In Chains
3.Aha
4.The Beatles
5.The Beach Boys
6.Bob Dylan
7.Marvin Gaye
8.The Rolling Stones
9.The Clash
10.Elvis Presely
11.Miles Davis
12.The Velvet Underground
13.The Jimi Hendrix Experience
14.Rage Against The Machine
15.The Doors
16.Smashing Pumpkins
17.Rancid
18.Operation Ivy
19.Dead Kennedys
20.Tool
21.Nirvana
22.Bruce Springsteen
23.Van Morrison
24.Chuck Berry
25.Stevie Wonder
26.James Brown
27.Soundgarden
28.Muddy Waters
29.Slipknot
30.Marilyn Manson
31.Nine Inch Nails
32.Wolfmother
33.White Stripes
34.Fleetwood Mac
35.U2
36.The Who
37.Led Zeppelin
38.Black Sabbath
39.Pink Floyd
40.David Bowie
41.Ramones
42.The Banshees
43.Iggy Pop
44.Johnny Thunders
45.The Band
46.The Eagles
47.Lynard Skynard
48.Elton John
49.The Sex Pistols
50.Bob Marley
51.Public Enemy
52.The Allman Brothers Band
54.Little Richard
55.Ray Charles
56.Guns N Roses
57.Velvet Revolver
58.Primus
59.Sly And The Family Stone
60.Billy Idol
61.Gary Numan
62.Eurythmics
63.Neil Young
64.AC/DC
65.Odis Redding
66.The Zombies
67.Talking Heads
68.White Zombie
69.Johnny Cash
70.Eric Clapton
71.Buddy Holly
72.Prince
73.Miles Davis
74.Frank Sinatra
75.Pearl Jam
76.Cream
77.John Coaltrane
78.Radiohead
79.Public Image
80.Fats Domino
81.Run DMC
82.Boogie Down Productions
83.Janis Joplin
84.The Stooges
85.Black Flag
86.Blondie
87.Jefferson Airplane
88.Santana
89.The B-52's
90.Beastie Boys
90.Kiss
91.Metallica
92.Megadeath
93.Iron Maiden
94.Linda Rondstad
95.Rod Stewart
96.Aerosmith
97.R.E.M.
98.The New York Dolls
99.Garbage
100.Hole
101.The Smiths
102.Steppenwolf
103.Pixies
104.Queen
105.The Kinks
106.Queens Of The Stone Age
107.The Mothers Of Inovation
108.Grateful Dead
109.Kanye West
110.Tupac
111.Eminem
112.Barry White
113.The Police
114.The Cars
115.Alice Cooper
116.Weezer
117.Beck
118.Janes Addiction
119.Red Hot Chili Peppers
120.No Doubt
121.Tool
122.The Cure
123.Sonic Youth
124.Depeche Mode
125.Meat Loaf
126.Lou Reed
127.The Yardbirds
128.Circle Jerks
129.Hillside Stranglers
130.Buzzcocks
131.Soulfly
132.Ramstein
133.Oasis
134.The Veerve
135.Def Leppard
136.ZZ Top
137.INXS
138.Flock Of Seagulls
139.Van Halen
140.Coldplay
141.Fugees
142.Earth,Wind,Fire
143.Skinny Puppy
144.Madame Blavatskys Overdrive
145.Tribal Machine
146.System Of A Down
147.Buckethead
148.Billy Talent
149.Blind Melon
150.Deftones
151.Foo Fighters
152.Gorillaz
153.Gnarles Barkley
154.Incubus
155.Jerry Cantrell
156.John Legend
157.The Killers
158.Korn
159.The Melvins
160.Men Without Hats
161.Mudvayne
162.Stone Sour
163.Muse
164.Q.Lazzerus
165.Slayer
166.Stone Temple Pilots
167.Green River
168.Mother Love Bone
169.Sublime
170.Third Eye Blind
171.Violent Femmes
172.Wallflowers
173.Zwan
174.Slint
175.Temple Of The Dog
176.Tad
177.Paw
178.L7
179.Malfunskshun
180.Mudhoney
181.Mad Season
182.Screaming Trees
183.Silverchair
184.Bad Brains
185.The Damned
186.DUI
187.Rockets From The Tomb
188.The Descendants
189.The Misfits
190.A For Attack
191.Stars Of Stage And Screen
192.Voltair
193.The Dead Milkmen
194.The Farelys
195.Death In Custody
196.Hillside Stranglers
197.The Subways
198.Frank Zappa
199.Sniper Picnic
200.D12
201.The Cinematics
202.The Meat Puppets
203.Danzig
204.Phish
205.Jerry Cantrell
206.Children Of Bodom
207.Cradle Of Filth
208.Stevie Nicks
209.Anti Flag
210.The Cramps
211.Nancy Sinatra
212.Pat Benetar
213.Bad Religion
214.The Offspring
215.Pennywise
216.Reel Big Fish
217.Dropkick Murphys
218.Flogging Molly
219.Dio
220.10,000 Maniacs
221.Rush
222.Fuel
223.The Cranberries
224.Ozzy Osbourne
225.Kansas
226.Blue Oyster Cult
227.Wings
228.Motley Cure
229.Judas Preist
230.Pantera
231.Tenacious D
232.Love Battery
233.Dusty Springfield
234.Neil Diamond
235.Al Green,
236.Outkast
237.Mos Def
238.The Hives
239.Lifehouse
240.The Specials
241.American Headcharge
242.Ministry
243.Static-X
244.Disturbed
245.Lounge Against The Machine
246.Styxs
247.Deep Purple
248.The Flaming Lips
249.King Crimson
250.The Germs
251.Fued
252.Goldfinger
253.Death By Stereo
254.Motorhead
255.Gwar
256.Turbonegro
257.The Begees
258.The Mars Volta
259.Gentle Giant
260.Electric Light Orchestra
261.The Nice Machine
262.CKY
263.As I Lay Dying
264.Sinai Beach
265.Evergreen Terrace
266.A Perfect Circle
267.Juice Head
268.NOFX
269.Balzak
270.Dishwalla
271.Franz Ferdinand
272.The Alan Parsons Project
273.KMFDM
274.Grimlock
275.Alien Ant Farm
276.Lamb Of God
277.Toad The Wet Sprocket
278.Live
279.Cinema Strange
280.Danger Mouse
281.Fiona Apple
282.Modest Mouse
283.Tom Petty
284.Simon And Garfunkle
285.Mushroomhead
286.Powerman 5000
287.Cake
288.Steppenwolf
289.Booker T.
290.CCR
291.The Who
292.Derek And The Dominos
293.Van Morisson
294.Howling Wolf
295.Aphex Twin
296.Kool And The Gang
297.The Tornadoes
298.Dusty Springfeild
299.Urge Overkill
300.The Statler Brothers
301.Stevie Ray Vaughn
302.Thin lizzy
303.Crosby Stills And Nash
304.The Moody Blues
305.Sonny Sharrock
306.Eric Clapton And The Blues Breakers
307.Tiny Tim

Theres some ****ty bands on there that I realized suck but most are good.

^_^

UncleWolf

2008-01-25, 01:18 PM

Hey, you forgot a few:smallbiggrin:

Judas priest, BB King, and Cab Calloway.

and of course(even though i can't remember who sang it)

99 Red Balloons!!!

Pauwel

2008-01-25, 03:45 PM

I know this has been said many times, but it can't be stressed enough: Queen is awesome and absolutely vital.
So is Pink Floyd.

You have DragonForce on there, so I'd suggest Rhapsody of Fire (they were known as Rhapsody till fairly recently, so most of their albums are released under that name) and Hammerfall.
Apocalyptica is quite interesting; it's a metal band consisting of three cellists and a drummer.

Also: Camel and Jethro Tull for progressive rock. Arcade Fire for alternative.'

In an act of patriotism, I'll also recommend two Danish bands (if you can find them; not sure about the availability of them): Kashmir and Dizzy Mizz Lizzy.

Finally: Tommy Emmanuel (in my opinion the best guitarist in the world) and Mannfred Mann's Earth Band.

Elliot Kane

2008-01-25, 05:38 PM

I'm assuming Hard Rock/Metal is mainly what you are after here, so:

The Scorpions
Twisted Sister
The Vincent Black Shadow
Ash
Billy Idol
Europe
Thunder
Phantom Blue
Vixen
Rammstein
Transvision Vamp
The Sounds
Sonata Arctica

Apologies for any duplicates :)

Raistlin1040

2008-01-25, 07:15 PM

It would be unique in your list. Because you seem to have a lack of female singers. Is this something you've noticed before?

Yeah. Most bands with female singers (at least that I've heard) either aren't my style, or try to overcompensate for not having a rock n' roll voice by screaming their lungs out.

Griemont

2008-01-25, 07:29 PM

Seeing as how you have Linkin Park-
Try My Chemical Romance, they are a bit different, but their music is inspired mostly by Linkin Park according to some interviews.

NO. Just...no. :eek:

This is like saying that Custer's Revenge was inspired mostly by System Shock 2. You definetely need to get your music info from other places, man. :smallwink:

Anyway, I suggest you pick up Linkin Park's newest album, which is a lot like some of the other bands you listed and not much like their previous work. Also, I second whoever said you should listen to Dream Theater; you have similar music tastes to me and Dream Theater is probably my favorite band :smallbiggrin:

LordOfXoriat

2008-01-25, 08:13 PM

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Ted_Stryker

2008-01-25, 09:32 PM

I've been thinking about getting Heart. Opinions?
Crazy On You and Magic Man are pretty good, and Straight On is OK. Barracuda is OK, too, but it's kind of a rip-off of Achilles Last Stand by Zeppelin. I guess it depends on whether you like 3-minute songs or 10-minute songs as to which is better.

I'd pick Sleater-Kinney over Heart in a heartbeat, so to speak, if you are looking hard-rockin' femmes. I don't really have any singles' recommendations, though, as I tend to listen to complete albums of theirs in one sitting. Maybe Buy Her Candy... All Hands On The Bad One and Dig Me Out are really good albums, and One Beat and The Hard Rock are solid as well.

Azerian Kelimon

2008-01-25, 09:46 PM

Amazingly, Genesis' Foxtrot and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway haven't come up. Some might disagree, but the amazing feeling of listening to the whole 'Trot in one sitting (That most Greatest hits albums exclude Time Table is a crime), and the sheer epicness of starting and ending the Lamb With the track of the same name is something few bands can cause.

Also, did someone recommend David Bowie's Ziggy stardust or are we missing it?

The Extinguisher

2008-01-25, 10:03 PM

The still lack of 65dos fills me with saddness.
Why don't people love bands without singers? Why?

Felizginato12

2008-01-26, 09:03 AM

NO. Just...no. :eek:

This is like saying that Custer's Revenge was inspired mostly by System Shock 2. You definetely need to get your music info from other places, man. :smallwink:

Anyway, I suggest you pick up Linkin Park's newest album, which is a lot like some of the other bands you listed and not much like their previous work. Also, I second whoever said you should listen to Dream Theater; you have similar music tastes to me and Dream Theater is probably my favorite band :smallbiggrin:

lolz on My Chem...that band is everything wrong with the music scene...

I wouldn't even suggest Linkin Park anyways (if it is on my list I apologize. It's from my Myspace page and I haven't touched that in months and I have outgrown most of the bad influences since then).

CRAAAAAAAWWWWLLLIIINNNGGG IIIINNNNN MIIIIIIII SKKKIIIIINNNN THEEESSSEEE WOOOUUNNNDDDSSS THEEEYYYY WIIILLLLL NOOOT HEEEALLL!

/wrist.

Yeah Heart isn't really that great. THey have some good rock songs but not a bunch.

And I second (or third) the Bob Dylan recommendation. Can't beat his originality and just the pure catchyness of most of his tunes. Queen Jane Approximately and Subbteranean Homesick Blues are both really great. Theres another i'm missing but I can't remember the name (it is an obscure Dylan song I know that much).

And again I put my vote in for Radiohead. Not the Creep stuff but everything after is amazing.

The Bends kinda sounds like Coldplay (since the album did influence Coldplay's sound) except there is alot of more rocking songs. OK Computer is an amazing album...it sounds like somewhere between classic and futuristic rock. It's hard to explain but it does have some great songs (Airbag, Paranoid Android, Lucky, Exit Music For A Film, No Suprises, Karma Police, Climding Up The Walls, and a few others). Kid A is when they experiement with Jazz,Ambient, and IDM. It is a really interesting album though and much more interesting then straight up IDM (like Aphex Twin or Squarepusher).

Some of the great Kid A songs are Kid A, The National Anthem, Motion Picture Soundtrack, Morning Bell, Idioteque, In Limbo, and some others...

Amnesiac is basically the same album (since all of the tracks were made at the same time) but it has some really great songs as well (and it is more jazz based). Knives Out, Life In A Glasshouse, Amnesiac/Morning Bell, Pyramid Song, You And Who's Army, and I Might Be Wrong are great.

Hail To The Thief is an okay album. There are some good songs but not real great ones.

And In Rainbows is definately worth getting. It has almost no IDM influences and is a sort of mellow album.

Sorry for pushing Radiohead on you. xD

killingtime33

2008-01-26, 10:17 AM

Blood Hound Gang is my personal recommendation
to every one!!!!

Raistlin1040

2008-01-26, 10:20 AM

Felizginato12

2008-01-26, 10:27 AM

To all future recommenders: I. Hate. Bob. Dylan. His voice is awful. When other people cover his stuff (Guns N' Roses, Jimi Hendrix), it's great, but his voice is terrible. He is a much better songwriter than he is a singer.

His voice is perfectly flawed. It's a Kurt Cobain kinda thing.

Jimi's cover of Dylan doesn't even sound like a Dylan song so I don't even know if that counts as a cover. I mean it is a cover but it sounds nothing like the actual song.

But we all can't be MCcartney and Lennons when it comes to perfect harmonized voals.

The Extinguisher

2008-01-26, 12:40 PM

That's the point of a cover. You bring something new to a song.

I would go so far as someone trying to imitate the original song as NOT covering it.

Felizginato12

2008-01-26, 08:03 PM

Yes but most covers are basically a ****ty version of the original. Very few covers sound completely different and even better then the original. For instance The Man Who Sold the World in my opinion was better when done by Nirvana.

The rift seems to have been slowed down and seems like less of a drone. The song also has a sort of mellow feeling to it.

In jimi's case his cover sounds as if he wrote the song which is a rarity umongst cover songs.

Lizardfolk Lich

2008-01-26, 08:42 PM

Nightwish, or (dare I say it?) Weird Al Yankovic. Weird Al can be ok sometimes, depends on the songs...:smallsmile:

Felizginato12

2008-01-26, 11:10 PM

Nightwish, or (dare I say it?) Weird Al Yankovic. Weird Al can be ok sometimes, depends on the songs...:smallsmile:

xD no Nightwish. Weird Al is better. At least he is funny (sometimes).

The Extinguisher

2008-01-27, 07:24 AM

Really, I know a lot of covers that are much better. Maybe you're just not looking hard enough.

"Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm
"Caught a Lite Sneeze" by Evans Blue (and arguably "Possession")
"Umbrella" by illScarlet
"Baby Got Back" by Jonathan Coulton

All better than original, and all bring something great and new to it.

Felizginato12

2008-01-27, 02:44 PM