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Originally posted by: ch33zw1z
311
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You can get some free shows archive.org. Totally legit. See my sig.

I have one show at work that is decent quality. Forget the date though.

311 - Music
Their best album by far. Simply awesome
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Happy Rhodes - Many Worlds Are Born Tonight
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Indeed. I also enjoy Rhodesongs and Warpaint. Happy is hard to describe...part folk, part rock, part techno. Stupendous singer and musician, and very interesting lyrics, though I don't share her world view. Check out www.auntiesocial.com.

Genesis is my favorite band and Nursery Cryme is my favorite album. A magical toy which suddenly transforms a boy into a man, a pair of widows who only have each other and their faith, evil plants taking over the world, reliance on superstition over reason, insanity and suicide, dancing children, and the Greek myth of Hermaphroditus- you'll find all this and more in Nursery Cryme. Astonishing, even after all these years.

If you value meaning and artistic integrity over a groovy dance beat, check out Amused To Death by Roger Waters (formerly of Pink Floyd). Waters looks modern society straight in the eye and tells it what he thinks of it. Jeff Beck provides the haunting guitar work that Waters had been missing since he left Pink Floyd.

Vaguely similar is Tyger by Tangerine Dream. It combines poetry by William Blake with engaging electronic music. Lyrics are a major departure for Tangerine Dream, and their hardcore fans were not impressed, but I think they were a welcome addition.
 
Originally posted by: clamum
Punk/rock:
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Less Than Jake
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Been listening a lot lately. They have a really cool, ska-ey, upbeat sound that makes me feel good. :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
Originally posted by: Snagle
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I recently introduced to Explosions in the Sky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrMfIqWnYSo
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If you like Explosions, check out Mogwai, Eluvium, and Maserati.
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Tristeza, The Mercury Program, The Cancer Conspiracy, Tortoise, Six Parts Seven, Mogwai, and The Album Leaf

as well.

haha this guy has way too much to listen to now.
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Speaking of The Album Leaf, how did I forget to mention Sigur Ros ?! Gotta love that Icelandic production 😀
 
Some of my every-day favorites...

Jazz:

Chet Baker
Billie Holiday
Bill Evans
John Coltrane
Enrico Rava
Michel Petrucciani
Keith Jarrett
Pat Metheny
Brad Mehldau
Miles Davis
Art Pepper
Cannonball Adderley
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Art Blakey
Ben Webster
Charles Mingus
Charlie Parker
Enrico Pierannunzi
Clifford Brown
Dexter Gordon
Dizzie Gillespie
Sonny Rollins
Ella Fitzgerald
Joe Pass
Wes Montgomery
Harry "Sweets" Edison
Pat Metheny
Waine Shorter

Non-Jazz:

Tom Waits
Caetano Veloso
Edith Piaf
Richard Galliano
Michel Portal
Astor Piazzolla
Osvaldo Pugliese
Leo Ferre
Chico Buarque
Fabrizio de Andre
Neil Young
Leonard Cohen
John Zorn
Vinicio Capossela
 
Originally posted by: CKent
Originally posted by: clamum
Punk/rock:
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Less Than Jake
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Been listening a lot lately. They have a really cool, ska-ey, upbeat sound that makes me feel good. :thumbsup:
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Yeah punk/ska is usually like that.. it's fun to listen to. I admit that I haven't listened to all of Less Than Jake's albums but Hello Rockview is my fav so far.

If you like them, check out Mad Caddies as well.

EDIT: And Mustard Plug too. :thumbsup:
 
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
LCD Soundsystem- Sound Of Silver
Lucky Soul- The Great Unwanted
Sunset Rubdown- Shut up I am Dreaming
The Acorn- Tin Fist EP
Voxtrot- Voxtrot LP (Due May 25th)
Guillemots- Through the Windowpane
Peter Bjorn And John- Writer's Block
Matt Pond PA- Any of their albums.

I'd say Arcade Fire, CYHSY, The Shins, Modest Mouse or the Arctic Monkeys but their latest release are nothing expectacular IMHO.
 
I came in here to pimp Opeth but I see that's already been done. 😀 Seriously, check out the Damnation album and if you like it, pick up Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries. Some of the best music I have ever heard.

If you like jazz, check out Cinematic Orchestra The "Every Day" and "Motion" albums are both excellent. They also have a new album coming this summer but I don't think it's quite as good as their earlier stuff.

If you like techno/electronica, check out Hybrid, they mix a lot of classical elements into their music and it sounds awesome. Check out the "Wide Angle", "Morning Sci-Fi", and "I Choose Noise" albums, and if you like those, head over to Hybridized.org for tons of excellent mixes.

Dave

[edit] 2000 posts, w00t!
 
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