I need some new music!

[Guest]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBdMBk5Xh5w Ane Brun - Treehouse song. I just love her voice. Goes to the same category with Norah Jones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNPN5Tgkmd8 Into hip-hop? Not my usual cup of tea, but I kind of like Looptroop - Fort Europa. Yeah, and of course [spoiler:z5emmcvn]Hurricane George[/spoiler:z5emmcvn], but this is a bit offensive in the US. Or at least it used to be..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmrNsBawd-c Ani Difranco is quite new acquaintance for me, but especially the song Red Letter Year sounds good. Norah Jones again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS3QOtbW4m0 Gill Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, although this is more a poem than a song I guess. I like the newer version better, but it is not available in Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbVl6nCmQ9o Labi Siffre - I Got the. Innovative song, anyone notice the later, quite popular use of parts of this song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCHXHVEFwIc Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride Something older, cool band, and the book, Steppenwolf, was worth the read.

These are few that I have listened lately.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ZtT4Th9Ys By the by, you mentioned Coldplay, I think it is kind of like Sigur Rós, but more pop. Song is called Viorar Vel Til Loftarasa, and I prefer to not know precisely what they are singing, so I do not like the subtitles on this video, but there was no version without them anymore.

[buttercupbaby]

Get some old Prince.   Its not hip hop, but its damn good.

[Twiddler]

You mentioned Coldplay, so I think I am required to suggest the band Elbow to you.  I don't listen to Coldplay but I LOVE Elbow and a lot of people compare them to Coldplay.  Seriously, once you get past the fact that their name is Elbow, its some pretty awesome stuff.

[curiosityandthecat]

You mentioned Coldplay, so I think I am required to suggest the band Elbow to you.  I don't listen to Coldplay but I LOVE Elbow and a lot of people compare them to Coldplay.  Seriously, once you get past the fact that their name is Elbow, its some pretty awesome stuff.

Have to agree on this point. They're pretty damn good.

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[nikkmichalski]

You may not be into this, but Pink Floyd are great prog-rock, John Lennon, and Bad Religion are great "atheist punk". BR are very intelligent and have a big vocabulary.

[-43-]

You seem into soft music, get some Nirvana and ease into grunge/metal, you'll be glad you did. If not, Soul Coughing, Black Lab and The Famous can be pretty good.

[NaturaLCalamity]

Man, that Elbow band is amazing. Their shit rocks. I've been listening to Nirvana and Pink Floyd for a while but not lately. I'm tired or radio music so I think I'm just gonna go Bestbuy or something tomorrow to pick up some CD's. My girlfriend won't let me borrow her Jason Mraz CD so I think I'm gonna pick up a copy. I'm also gonna try to download some more Elbow songs. Thanks to all the replies, but I know you can do better!

[AlP]

Thanks to all the replies, but I know you can do better!

Here's an experiment. You said you listen to hip-hop. I wonder if you like drum & bass?

[ACSlater]

Guano Apes -- You Can't Stop Me

Reason # 31 of Why I like HAF, someone reminds me of a band I should not have forgotten.

Thanks PipeBox.

And in response to the post, I have to say that I've gone to the past to fill musical voids. Aerosmith, the Who, ZZ top, Billy Joel, and Bob Marley are just a small part of the mosaic.

Also, there's Depeche Mode (who's concert in Dallas I unfortunately missed   , Our Lady Peace, Garbage, Finger Eleven (i remember them when they only got airplay on Much Music)

And for the not as mainstream, Herbert- Leave Me Now
Oh, and I forgot to mention Helmet or even The Melvins.

Having musical overload...must resist freak-out...ah, what the heck  

[i_am_i]

Um...ever tried jazz?

[Steve Reason]

Well, I doubt that much of my rock type music would be anything new to you, but I recently wrote a post on my blog about some of the ambient, chill out variety of music that I listen to. I'm pretty much of that will be new to you. It's 3 or 4 posts down from the top. http://rumtickle.blogspot.com/ Ask me any questions you might have.

[nikkmichalski]

Got it! I found these two very cool bands. They belong to a genre actually called Chill Out. One is called Air: a French band (songs in English) influenced by Pink Floyd. 2 (my favorite) Lemon Jelly. The name pretty much guarantees them to be a good band, but they do have very good music, relaxing.

[Thom Phelps]

Hmm. I still listen to MJ, and love him too. His music is timeless. I already have The Shins album. Dashboard Confessional has great music, but they're boring me.

Most of the suggestions are rock music, or classical. No one here listens to hip-hop? I'm expecting a few Run DMC fans!

I'm digging White Rabbits right now. Check out "Percussion Gun" by them. Really grew on me. I've been told their first album is better than the new one.

Good hip-hop:  "You" by Atmosphere and "Low" by Flo Rida. I can listen to those over and over. They're not Run DMC, but toe-tapping, poppin' at my desk, none-the-less.

[curiosityandthecat]

Got it! I found these two very cool bands. They belong to a genre actually called Chill Out. One is called Air: a French band (songs in English) influenced by Pink Floyd. 2 (my favorite) Lemon Jelly. The name pretty much guarantees them to be a good band, but they do have very good music, relaxing.

Both very good bands. Might also want to check out Zero 7, as they're sort of the English response to Air. I'm actually listening to them right now. Lemon Jelly also did some very good radio sets (for the Breezeblock, I think). Same with the Avalanches, an Australian band that uses nothing but samples. Amazing stuff.

[karadan]

OK, you might not like this but at least it is a totally different type of music to the likes of Keane, coldplay, etc.. You never know, it may expand your musical horizons to something you never thought possible!

Elite Force
Plump DJ's
Krafty Kuts
Meat Katie
Rowland the Bastard
Hybrid
Soul of Man
DJ Icey
Evil Nine
Ali B

So, that list represents anything from breakbeat to really dirty hard house and anything in between. It's the kind of stuff i'm listening to right now, along with a bunch of US metal and rock and some classical music (my tastes change all the time).