Recommend me some bands? [Archive] - Giant in the Playground Forums

Tragic_Comedian

2008-07-26, 05:31 PM

So lately, I've been trying to listen to a broader variety of stuff than I normally do. I thought I'd come here to see if any of my fellow playgrounders had any recommendations. I'll listen to almost anything except rap and pop. So, ok. Any questions, just ask.

EDIT: Thought it might be helpful if I listed some bands and singers I liked. Here they are, in no particular order: The Dubliners, Flogging Molly, Voltaire, the Pogues, 3 Inches of Blood, Cab Calloway, etc.

feghoot

2008-07-27, 12:23 AM

So are you saying you want band that are nothing like the ones you listed, or are sort of like them?

Anyway, heres some bands from a wide variety of genres...

Duke Ellington (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GohBkHaHap8)
Daft punk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8K90hX4PrE)
Zao (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjcTMtiHZio)
Led zeppelin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9i2fqxSjTI)
cake (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKax7euEM5Q)
I'll let you know if I think of any more.

Jorkens

2008-07-27, 08:30 AM

I'll listen to almost anything except rap and pop.
Just to be cussed, I'm going to suggest a load of hip hop acts that you might like even if you don't like the stuff you hear on the radio. If you listen to this lot with an open mind and still don't like them then you can probably safely say you don't like hip hop...

Jurassic 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgYAgB0lDug)
DJ Format
MF Doom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQakz9-kvfI) (he's collaborated with Adult Swim, what's not to like?)
De La Soul
A Tribe Called Quest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRrM6tfOHds)
The Roots (the best live band in hip hop (tm))
Massive Attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIKnLwra6rk) / Tricky (the early stuff in particular)
Wu Tang Clan (just don't take the kung-fu gangsta lyrics too seriously)
Roots Manuva

Oh and DJ Shadow, although a lot of his stuff has basically passed beyond hip hop into a thing all of its own.

(Now with some videos. Warning: may contain bad language and 80s urban fashions)

RTGoodman

2008-07-27, 02:27 PM

For Irish music (like the Dubliners) I really like the Wolfe Tones and Athenrye (though they've both broken up by now, I think, and it's expensive to buy their CDs if you're in the US), and a lot of people I know love the Chieftains, though I haven't really listened to them that much. If you like Flogging Molly, you might also like the Dropkick Murphys, who do a lot of punk/rock renditions of old Irish tunes ("Fields of Athenry," "Finnegan's Wake," "The Wild Rover," etc.).

For other music, I'll just list some bands I've been listening to recently.

-Eisbrecher (German "industrial" group, I guess - I'm not up on genre names)
-Brobdingnagian Bards (folk)
-Mötley Crüe (metal)
-Scorpion (rock/metal/whatever - I particularly like their newest album)
-Tone Loc (old-school hip-hop, but definitely not "rap")
-Falco ('80s German new wave-type music)
-Paul Simon (might be considered "pop" but he's a classic)

And that's all I can think of for now. You can find most of those on YouTube, probably.

Jack Squat

2008-07-27, 05:25 PM

I'm just going to repaste my post from here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81957). Let me know if some of the links don't work and I'll try and remedy that

Needfire: Main Site (http://needfire.com)
When I get there (http://youtube.com/watch?v=A83Cq_FY4pI)
Young, Free, and Celtic/Some song I don't know the name of (http://youtube.com/watch?v=gc2q460zT_c&feature=related)
Alma the Younger (played by someone else) (http://youtube.com/watch?v=k_YuKr6iAq8)
Jig for Alma (http://youtube.com/watch?v=QWFhutGaUow)

Myspace Site ( http://www.myspace.com/needfiremusic)

Seven Nations: Main Site (http://sevennations.com)
Last Call (http://youtube.com/watch?v=AUeSKH1oRak&feature=related) (Bad quality)
This Season (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ofNTeY9XSpY&feature=related)
Up To Me (http://youtube.com/watch?v=UpiYSHRPudc)
Under the Milky Way (http://youtube.com/watch?v=AEXcn3iWUzA&feature=related) (bad quality)

Myspace Site ( http://www.myspace.com/sevennations)

Gaelic Storm: Main Site (http://gaelicstorm.com)
The One (http://youtube.com/watch?v=TuRjO8WbgT8) (Crappy fan vid)
Johnny Tarr (http://youtube.com/watch?v=UxJ0ctpZhaI) (with different openings)
I Miss My Home (http://youtube.com/watch?v=TER8qINS0x4)
Born to be a Bachelor (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7_FGt8KKHWA&feature=related)

Myspace Site ( http://www.myspace.com/gaelicstorm)

Arlion

2008-07-27, 05:25 PM

Sumo=mixes reege and rock and roll (awasome)

patricio rey y sus redonditos de ricota

metallica

pink floyd

la renga

cacho castaña=tango

zeratul

2008-07-27, 05:26 PM

Well given the awesome bands you've already listened to I'd recommend Korpiklaani, Eluveitie, the Cruxshadows, and the Decemberists

Foeofthelance

2008-07-27, 08:27 PM

^ out of all of those the only one I don't listen to is the Decembrists. My girlfriend likes them, but for some reason...eh.

From my own eclectic collections:

Ensiferum
Folk Earth
Within Temptation
Evergrey*
Tristania
Therion
Edenbridge
Demons and Wizards
E Nomine*
Visions of Atlantis
Lacuna Coil
The Underneath**

*These two tend to draw really heavily on the Bible/Christianity. Not necessarily a bad thing, just figured a heads up was appropriate. I also make no claims for random language shifts. Not everything I listen to is in English...

** Japanese Metal/Rap group. Listen at your own peril. :)

Iku Rex

2008-07-27, 08:30 PM

2 album suggestions. YouTube fanvids as samples

Ghost Opera by Kamelot (power metal).

Soiltaire + Rule the World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B40WoKaEu-Y)

Ghost Opera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLjeEMfKmmE)

Strain by Flesh Field (industrial)

Voice of Dissent (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oUtUVDdtSjk)

Raistlin1040

2008-07-27, 08:55 PM

The Beatles
David Bowie
Guns N' Roses
The Rolling Stones
Aerosmith
KISS
The Ramones
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Motley Crue
Nirvana
U2
The Who
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Alice Cooper
Blue Oyster Cult
Oasis
Three Days Grace
Velvet Revolver
Blind Guardian
Disturbed
Rush
Muse
Boston
The Cult

MisterSaturnine

2008-07-28, 12:59 AM

I also recommend the Decemberists, am too big of a fan to not mention Damien Rice (whether or not he fits your tastes), Modest Mouse, Tom Waits (who I want to be when I get older), and I'm also a big fan of Bright Eyes. Oh, and Leonard Cohen is very important, especially lyrically.

Chavik

2008-07-28, 01:03 AM

Matt Mays and El Torpedo

Wintersleep

In-flight Safety

Joel Plaskett and the Joel Plaskett Emergency Band

Exit 8 (may have trouble finding this one)

Stan Rogers

Tragic_Comedian

2008-07-28, 09:08 AM

The results: I really liked Duke Ellington, Daft Punk, and Zao. Everybody likes Led Zeppelin. I didn't listen to any of the stuff Jorkens suggested (I'll get around to it eventually, I promise). I really liked the Wolfe Tones and Gaelic Storm. Brobdingnagian Bards are probably my new favorite band next to the Dubliners. Everybody likes Motley Crue, and Raistlin, all of those go without saying (except U2; Bono annoys me). I haven't listened to any of the others, but stay tuned folks.

Raistlin1040

2008-07-28, 11:31 AM

Alright then, round 2.

Dokken
The Doors
Dio
Deep Purple
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cream
Coldplay
The Clash
Candlebox
Bon Jovi
Black Sabbath
Billy Idol
Audioslave
Atreyu
The Animals
Alice in Chains
AC/DC
ZZ Top
Yes
Wolfmother
Wings
Van Halen
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Thin Lizzy
System of a Down
Styx
Stray Cats
The Stone Roses
Steve Miller Band
Spinal Tap
Scorpions
Santana
The Raveonettes
R.E.M
Queens of the Stone Age
Queen
The Police
Pharaoh
Peter Frampton
Pearl Jam
Ozzy Ozbourne
Mott the Hoople
Motorhead
Megadeth
Less than Jake
King Crimson
Judas Priest
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Buckley
Incubus
Heart
Foreigner
Eric Clapton

Jorkens

2008-07-28, 11:39 AM

Tom Waits
Tom Waits is brilliant. Probably the best places to start (his back catalogue is huge and rather varied) are Rain Dogs, Swordfishtrombones, Big Time, or Closing Time.

Re folk - Planxty and the Boys of the Lough are great for trad Irish stuff, and The Sweeneys Men are good too - sort of like the Dubliners, they were a bit cheesy in their selection of tunes (Black Velvet Band, Macalpine's Fusiliers type stuff) but I guess they were doing them before they turned into cliches, so fair play. They also incorporated everyone who was anyone in Irish trad at one time or another.

My absolute favorite Irish folk record is 1975: the First Album by the Bothy Band. They've got a really nice approach, bringing out the energy and earthiness of the traditional tunes, with just the right balance of traditionalist restraint and modern exhuberance.

Most of these bands aren't around anymore (I think they were mostly the ones that spearheaded the Irish folk revival in the sixties and seventies) but their stuff should be possible to get hold of.

Spiers and Boden (and their 'folk big band', Bellowhead) are worth checking out for english material - which seems to get a bit overlooked in the states - they do a good assortment of shanties and morris influenced stuff. They manage to bring a lot of fresh energy to the music while keeping the traditional rhythms and instrumentation, which is great. And Martin Carthy is the godfather of course.

For folk rock I'd suggest checking Fairport Convention's album Liege and Lief. It's sort of like Led Zep or Hendrix would sound but with folk instead of the blues. Skip the tune set in the middle, though. Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick's solo careers had their moments, too...

Sorry, that turned into a bit of a free association session...

ps will try to edit some good links into my first post...

Tragic_Comedian

2008-07-28, 11:42 AM

Raistlin1040

2008-07-28, 12:02 PM

Thank ya kindly.

Linkavitch

2008-07-28, 01:12 PM

RTGoodman

2008-07-28, 01:25 PM

[Big list of Bands, number 2]

Some great bands there. I mean, I spent most of the Spring semester listening to stuff CCR, The Animals, Hendrix, Sabbath, and similar bands for my "Music of the Vietnam" senior seminar term paper. In fact, I've still got the YouTube playlist (http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=AD1527EC467F1AE2) from when I had to give my presentation on it (since there was no way I was gonna try to find all the songs and burn them onto a CD).

SuperMuldoon

2008-07-28, 01:28 PM

Municipal Waste.

go!

DraPrime

2008-07-28, 01:28 PM

Here you go:

Guns n Roses
Black Sabbath
Jimmi Hendrix
Uriah Heep
Kiss
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Motorhead
Gamma Ray
Helloween
Blind Guardian
AC/DC
Led Zepplin
Deep Purple
Pink Floyd
Megadeth
Anthrax
Dream Theater
Iced Earth
Rolling Stones
Judas Priest
Queen
Eric Clapton
Velvet Revolver
Van Halen
Bruce Dickinson (during his solo career)
Yngwe Malmsteen
Avantasia
Demons and Wizards
Alice Cooper
Alice in Chains
Slayer (if you like your heavy metal violent and disgusting :smallyuk:)

Sneak

2008-07-28, 01:31 PM

Some bands that I personally enjoy. May not be to your taste. Not in any particular order.

Oh No! Oh My!
The Mountain Goats
Vampire Weekend
Rogue Wave
Pink Floyd
The Ramones
Arcade Fire
Grateful Dead
Beck
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Cobra Starship
The Who
Bob Marley
Sufjan Stevens
Bob Dylan
Queens of the Stone Age
The Wombats
Santana
John Frusciante
Iron & Wine
Flight of the Conchords
Arctic Monkeys
Art Brut
Audioslave
Ozzy Osbourne
Guster
The Beatles
Bloc Party
Capitol Steps
The Clash
Counting Crows
Cream
Death Cab for Cutie
We Are Scientists
The Decemberists
The Flaming Lips
Franz Ferdinand
The Fratellis
KISS
Green Day (older especially, new stuff not as good)
Page France
The Hold Steady
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Killers
The Kooks
The New Pornographers
OK Go
Pavement
REM
Radiohead
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reel Big Fish
The Rolling Stones
The Shins
Spoon
The Strokes
Talking Heads
Tenacious D
U2
Weezer
The White Stripes
State Radio
Lazlo Bane
Sublime
Gorillaz
Modest Mouse
The Kaiser Chiefs
Demetri Martin

Jack Squat

2008-07-28, 01:34 PM

Sneak, Demetri Martin's not a band. Still a great listen though.

Sneak

2008-07-28, 01:37 PM

No...but he has songs. Kind of. He has a guitar, anyway. :P

The Extinguisher

2008-07-28, 01:47 PM

Lets see here:

Do Make Say Think (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6XIKCmZw44)
Fly Pan AM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_9m_BynJO4)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV83U4CDAx4)
Klever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDF4MFg-ldQ)
Mogwai (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tuGrEynG68)
Silence Kit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl49Wh1msbw)
65daysofstatic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJOy4tTFMnk)
Sigur Rós (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doc1eqstMQQ)
Youthmovies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fca-XzzxpAY)
My Rockets Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAEeEPRg9hE)
Everything is Made in China (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpzDB0WBlE8)
Circle Takes the Square (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmkHtTWcCPM)
The Grammar Club
where are you liam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YypD4rDVcg)
Murder City Sparrows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhW7Ncz57v4)

Enjoy

Moff Chumley

2008-07-28, 05:58 PM

I don't listen to mainstream rock, Mostly Christian /alternative, but there are some Christian bands out there that are completely as hardcore as mainstream. RED, Pillar, Skillet, Disciple, Demon Hunter, and Anberlin are a few good ones. Look 'em up on Youtube.

Don't do it! It's a trap! RED is EEEEEBIL! (As are the rest of them, but mostly RED. Everyone can have their opinions except for nu-metal fans. :smalltongue:)

Most of my favorites have already been listed, so...

Alright then, round 2.

Dokken
The Doors
Dio
Deep Purple Yea! Early 70s British Hard Rock ftw
Creedence Clearwater Revival Susie Q is great, and they jam like hell.
Cream Overated, imho.
Coldplay Clocks is breathtaking.
The Clash London Calling=punk music at it's finest.
Candlebox
Bon Jovi
Black Sabbath Hell friggin yes.
Billy Idol
Audioslave
Atreyu Ughh...
The Animals
Alice in Chains
AC/DC Yeah!
ZZ Top Yeah!
Yes One of the best bands on earth. If you don't have Fragile, Close to The Edge, and Tales from Topographical Oceans, get them nao.
Wolfmother
Wings
Van Halen
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Thin Lizzy
System of a Down Heck yes. They rock!
Styx Gotta love 'em.
Stray Cats
The Stone Roses
Steve Miller Band
Spinal Tap For teh lulz
Scorpions
Santana Everyone has at least one song involving Santana, by law.
The Raveonettes
R.E.M
Queens of the Stone Age
Queen Freddie Mercury is one of the best singers of all time.
The Police Classic...
Pharaoh
Peter Frampton Better with Humble Pie, imo.
Pearl Jam Gotta love it...
Ozzy Ozbourne Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy!
Mott the Hoople
Motorhead Double you tee eff? :smallannoyed:
Megadeth
Less than Jake
King Crimson Best band of all time. Buy now, or suffer. :smallsmile:
Judas Priest
Jimi Hendrix Best guitarist ev4r. No questions asked.
Jeff Buckley
Incubus
Heart
Foreigner
Eric Clapton Overrated.

Jack Squat

2008-07-28, 06:09 PM

Sneak

2008-07-28, 06:16 PM

Well, "overrated" isn't really a meaningful term. All it means is "many people love it, but I don't think it deserves all the praise it gets." Which is a completely subjective matter in most cases. Personally, I'm not a huge Queen fan—I find them to be "overrated." I really like Cream, though, and Clapton as well.

Perhaps a band's influence on music or society can be overrated, but saying that a completely subjective aesthetic quality like a band's music is overrated just doesn't mean anything other than "I don't like it and other people do."

Mr. Mud

2008-07-28, 10:31 PM

Well, if you wanna blow out your speakers from a death metal overdose, I suggest:

Decapitated
Amon Arath (forgive my spelling)
Dethklok
Ghoul
Suffication
& and I also highly suggest Metallica, even though they are a little bit lighter than the bands above. (also, they did a killer version of "Whiskey in the Jar" originally done by The Dubliners...)

On a completely random note I also recommend (not metal):

Sublime
Third Eye Blind
Nirvana, and basically any grunge including Pearl Jam and Alice and Chains.

Hope I helped a small, small bit atleast :smallbiggrin:

The Extinguisher

2008-07-29, 02:40 AM

If I may add Pilot Speed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUj9EUopQ2o) to my list, I think we would all be a little better off for it.

Wraithy

2008-07-29, 05:02 AM

Has anyone recommended Rammstein (http://youtube.com/watch?v=4w9EksAo5hY)yet?

Jinura

2008-07-29, 05:44 AM

Queen, they've tried almost every genre out there to some level. Also Freddie is the Queen of Rock and Roll :smallbiggrin:

Beatles, they're the most populary band ever... Not mine but still awesome

Elvis Presley, He is the King

David Bowie, Glam rock at it's best

dzbap326

2008-08-01, 03:24 PM

Colbie Caillat, Mikal Blue and The Kooks

follmanj

2008-08-01, 03:48 PM

Jo De La Rosa, www.myspace.com/jodelarosa

Moff Chumley

2008-08-01, 08:22 PM

If I may ask, how do you find Clapton overrated? Cream I can understand, as I can't really say they had an exceptional song besides White Room.

Also, I can't say I've ever really been all too impressed by King Crimson or Yes.

I just find his guitar playing to be pretty predictable. Also, if you aren't liking Yes/King Crimson, you just haven't listened to them enough. It's a very acquired taste.

Raistlin1040

2008-08-01, 11:48 PM

Moff, that's hardly fair. You can't rebuff someone saying they don't like your favorite bands by saying "Oh, you just haven't heard enough. EVERYBODY should love them, if you don't, it's just because you haven't taken the time to listen."

As for Eric Clapton being predictable, some people (Myself included) find shredders like Malmsteen (For example) to be predictable. That doesn't change the fact that the guy's got serious chops. Same goes for Clapton.

Moff Chumley

2008-08-02, 11:28 AM

Moff, that's hardly fair. You can't rebuff someone saying they don't like your favorite bands by saying "Oh, you just haven't heard enough. EVERYBODY should love them, if you don't, it's just because you haven't taken the time to listen."

I think you're misinterpreting my position. For a lot of people, Progressive Rock is an acquired taste. When I first heard King Crimson, I didn't really care for them, but after giving them some more time to sink in, I found the appeal. I'm not saying that "you'll love them if you listen to them enough", I'm just saying you won't know until you try.

Foeofthelance

2008-08-02, 12:59 PM

I've been listening to Ayreon lately; great story/metal albums.

Jack Squat

2008-08-02, 11:41 PM

Of course Clapton is fairly predictible...he's very rooted in blues. Doesn't mean he's not a great guitarist.

Also, I do like progressive rock (ELO, Michael Oldfield, and Triumvirat are the three big ones coming to my mind right now) I've just never really cared for King Crimson and Yes.

SuperciliousCad

2008-08-03, 02:59 AM

Just popping in to echo Decemberists, Tom Waits, and Jonathan Coulton. Others, probably already mentioned (there were a lot of suggestions to dig through already):

Ben Folds
The Gorillaz
Wu-Tang Clan
Beirut
Dresden Dolls
Sondheim
Great Big Sea

follmanj

2008-08-04, 03:32 PM

Damage, www.myspace.com/damage

Decoy Lockbox

2008-08-08, 05:11 PM

Something tells me that the OP is not going to have enough time to buy/download and actually listen to all of this stuff :smallbiggrin:

As for my recomendation, here are the bands I've been listening to a lot recently:

Diamond Head (oldschool metal from late 70s/early 80s)
Sodom (German thrash metal)
Kreator (more German thrash metal)
Destruction (I really like German thrash)
Coroner (Swiss thrash metal; very technical)
Fields of the Nephilim (gothic rock)
Bad Brains (oldschool hardcore punk)
Slayer (satanic/gore thrash from US)
Deep Purple (70s hard rock / proto metal)
Witch (great stoner rock/metal from USA)
Municipal Waste (very energetic modern thrash from USA)

If you are up for some wierd jazzy metal give Atheist a try, especially their 2nd album "Unquestionable Presence".