Arcade Fire
Beck
Blur
Broken Social Scene
Jeff Buckley
Coldplay (moderate doses)
Cure (old stuff)
Curve
Dandy Warhols
Depeche Mode (old stuff)
Doves
Flaming Lips
Gorillaz
Heatmiser
Iron & Wine
Jayhawks (just old stuff)
Lush
Moby
New Order
New Pornographers
Nickel Creek
Okkervil River
Radiohead
REM (old stuff only)
Secret Machines
Elliott Smith
Smiths /Morrisey
Stars
Matthew Sweet
Teenage Fanclub
Viloent Femmes
Wilco
& at least 20 or 30 new bands and bands I forgot
Classics ā the only ones worth mentioning because they donāt get enough airplay are:
First of allā¦to set the āParliamentā thing straightā¦'cause Iām anal like thatā¦
It WAS just āParliamentāā¦that was George Clintonās first funk outfit (him being the forntman).
After Parliament, some lineup changes took place as well as a re-vamp of their sound. This new group played under the name āFunkadelic.ā
Occaisionally, yesā¦people would refer to them as George Clinton AND (insert group name)
Later, however, the group began releasing albums as āParliament/Funkadelicāā¦largely because many people hadnāt made the connection that Funkadelic was, essentially, still Parliament and still played all the Parliament tunes as well.
ā¦Parliament/Funkadelic would later be shortened to āP. Funkā
(ANNNNND BREATHE)
And since I donāt think I could LIST any sort of ranking, and the bands I like/listen to regularly wouldnāt all fit on this page anyway, Iāll just throw a list of some of the artists Iāve been rotating as of late.
Alice In Chains
Louis Armstrong
Pantera
Ted Nugent
Lamb of God
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Dixie Dregs
As I Lay Dying
Dio (thatās right lolā¦for those of you that know who he isā¦I said Dio!)
Killswitch Engage
Elton John (Yeahā¦go aheadā¦laugh)
Beatles (mostly āRevolverā)
Black Label Society
LOTS of Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings
Peter Frampton (Frampton comes alive)
Panic! At the Disco
Ozzy Osbourne
Beatles (Everything in music comes after the Beatles)
Counting Crows
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Glen Phillips
Vertical Horizon
Verve Pipe
Brian Vander Ark (New CD out, very good)
Snow Patrol
Better Than Ezra (Love the first 2 Cdās, everything after Blah.)
Sister Hazel
Pat MacGee Band
Athenaeum(Very pleased to see so many listing them, they were great)
Collapsis (First CD Incredible, broke up after that)
Angie Aparo (Glad to see NLP is familiar, he is amazing)
Bain Mattox (Urge all of you to check this band out)
Ari Hest (If you like acoustic guitar and a amazing voice, this is your guy)
Del Amitri
Hootie and the Blowfish
Michael Tolcher
Iron and Wine (If you love mellow, raw acoustic, I urge you to check them out)
Sufjan Stevens (Amazing!!)
Live (Very under-rated band, hopefully they will get a boost from the Chris D hype)
Death Cab for Cutie
Imogen Heap
Life in General
REM (like the old stuff, but love Out of time and Automatic for the People).
Pearl Jam (First 2 CDās are 2 of the best CDs ever made).
Shawn Mullins
Matt Wertz
Elliot Smith
Nicklecreek (best live musicians ever!!)
Radney Foster
Dixie Chicks
Barenaked Ladies
Guster
Jack Johnson (Like half his songs)
John Mayer
Matt Kearney
The Fray
Lifehouse (Great first CD, not a good live band)
Wideawake (Their coming to Charlotte in June, check them out.)
Coldplay
Getaway Car
Carbon Leaf
Billy Joel
Outfield
Tool
Perfect Circle
The Police (How could I have forgotten them??)
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Pearl Jam (First 2 CDās are 2 of the best CDs ever made)
Nicklecreek (best live musicians ever!!)
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I completely agree on PearlJam, of course after those first 2 cdās they went downhill. I couldnāt decide whether to include them on my classic list
Nickle Creek is great as well (altho Iām not partial to their new CD)ā¦ given you like them live, next time String Cheese Incident makes there way to Asheville or Atlanta you should check them out. Best shows ever.
[QUOTE=Anborn;175061]I completely agree on PearlJam, of course after those first 2 cdās they went downhill. I couldnāt decide whether to include them on my classic list
Nickle Creek is great as well (altho Iām not partial to their new CD)ā¦ given you like them live, next time String Cheese Incident makes there way to Asheville or Atlanta you should check them out. Best shows ever.
Nice list.[/QUOTE]
I actually have seen String Cheese Incident and they are great at what they do. I have a problem with how I am wired however and I canāt really listen to any Jam bands and I canāt listen to most Blues. I think it is something with my DNAā¦
You have got to be young then Jimmy, cause around '94-'96 they were overplayed on radio & MTV. I got absolutely sick of them.
Agreed. Half of Throwing Copper was played out more than I could stomach on the radio here back when it was released in 1994. I saw them out at (formerly) Blockbuster Pavilion and they put on a good show. But I definitely wouldn't consider them to be underrated given how much airplay they got on the radio and MTV. Both ran them into the ground for a few years.
[QUOTE=4AMer;175072]Any recommendations on songs for either of these 2 artists[/QUOTE]
Iron & Wine:
The Trapeze Swinger (one of the very best songs Iāve ever heard from anyone)
Naked as We Came
Sunset Soon Forgotten (basicly the entire Our Endless Numbered Days album)
Woman King (I donāt care for this song, but many fans do)
Iron & Wine is a guy named Sam Beard. Heās basicly a solo artist playing under a full bandās name. He did a collaberation with a band named Calexico last year that isnāt too bad. Calexico is a really mellowed out southwestern pop/rock band - think alt country (Uncle Tupelo, Jayhawks, Son Volt, early Wilco) with a tiny bit of mexican horns & a laid back pace. The best track on that EP is āHistory of Loversā.
If you like Iron & Wine, you may very well like Nick Drake, Lou Barlow, Leonard Cohen & (early) Elliott Smith, although each is a different take on the bare acoustic style.
[QUOTE=NinerAdvocate;175064]You have got to be young then Jimmy, cause around '94-'96 they were overplayed on radio & MTV. I got absolutely sick of them.[/QUOTE]
Iām pretty sure Iām older than youā¦Throwing Copper was WAY over played, but that was because it was so good. It ended up with 5 top 20 songs and 7 singles released off of it. That was one of the rare CDās that every song was good on it.(Counting Crows-August and Everything and BTEās Deluxe are 2 others) Go back and Listen to that CD now and it is amazing how good it was. They got air play on their next CD and then like most of the great bands of their time got dropped from radio play. They have gotten very little exposure since, though they still draw large crowds and put on great shows. Theyāre covers of āWalk the Lineā and āRing of Fireā are 2 of my all time favorite covers.
[QUOTE=jcl49er;175076]Agreed. Half of Throwing Copper was played out more than I could stomach on the radio here back when it was released in 1994. I saw them out at (formerly) Blockbuster Pavilion and they put on a good show. But I definitely wouldnāt consider them to be underrated given how much airplay they got on the radio and MTV. Both ran them into the ground for a few years.[/QUOTE]
Ok, when I say underrated, I mean most college students today donāt really know who they areā¦
I completely agree on PearlJam, of course after those first 2 cd's they went downhill.
I think that depends on how big of a PJ fan you are. For me, I feel their best work came many years after Ten was released. Ten was great because it was groundbreaking and loaded with chart-topping hits. But it was too mainstream for me. Most people that list songs off of it as their favorite PJ songs tend to only be casual fans of the band.
Personally, I enjoy Riot Act and Yield far more than Ten. I prefer PJ after they matured and really started to create music that didnāt fall into the typical āgrungeā genre. Canāt say Iām in love with their new one though but itās growing on me. Itās certainly unique and reveals a lot of their musical influences. I just enjoy them in concert more than anything else though. They are one of the true ātouring bandsā left out there.
[QUOTE=Jimmyhat49er;175079]Ok, when I say underrated, I mean most college students today donāt really know who they areā¦[/QUOTE]
Heh, most of the stuff I listen to, 95% of america has never heard of (thank you evil bastards @ ClearChannel), and it kills me because I know itās so much better than the commercialized shlock.
Jimmy, when Liveās first album came out, actually when their first release, a 4 song EP whose name escapes me, I became a fan and pimped them out to everyone that would listen. Then they broke big and Throwing Copper was played into the ground.
As for how it holds up these days - Ive listened again recently. Itās my opinion that thereās a lot of shlock on their records. They have their moments, but I donāt hear the staying power you mention.
Now if you want a power chord pop/rock band with staying power - Teenage Fanclub. How those guys arenāt a bigger staple in the south is beyond me. They are much more revered up north. I just dusted off their CDs for the first time in a couple of years and Iām still blown away. Same with My Bloody Valentine (Kevin Shields was an absolute visionary), but I donāt expect that particular style to be as well received.
[QUOTE=jcl49er;175081]I think that depends on how big of a PJ fan you are. For me, I feel their best work came many years after Ten was released. Personally, I enjoy Yield far more than Ten. I prefer PJ after they matured and really started to create music that didnāt fall into the typical āgrungeā genre. [/QUOTE]
Iād toss parts of Vitalogy on there too. Thereās a big revitalization movement active for them, but I listened to the new record, and it left me saying āmehā¦ā :mellow:
Any Jerry Jeff Walker fans here? I may be the only one here thatās heard of him, let alone likes himā¦lol. Great āstory tellingā artist but not sure how to categorize his music. Maybe āprogressive countryā but I donāt really consider it country in the sense of what you hear today. I detest country music but I love kicking back with a little JJW on a Friday afternoon after work, with cold beer in hand.
Speaking of music, is anyone watching āThe History of Metalā on VH1? I think itās really good but it helps if you grew up liking that kind of music like I did. Nontheless, if you are a music lover, itās still a very interesting and educational documentary. Iāve learned a lot about bands I felt I already knew very well. And some of the old concert footage is fantastic. They did a really good segment yesterday on Van Halen and how they were the first āmetalā (though I donāt really consider them to be metal) to really appeal to both genders. This really changed the landscape when metal was targeted at only males by bands like Maiden, Judas, AC/DC, Motorhead, etc. They have some good commentators on there as well, though I could do without Dee Snyder being on every single show that has anything to do with heavy metal.
[QUOTE=NinerAdvocate;175082]Heh, most of the stuff I listen to, 95% of america has never heard of (thank you evil bastards @ ClearChannel), and it kills me because I know itās so much better than the commercialized shlock.
Jimmy, when Liveās first album came out, actually when their first release, a 4 song EP whose name escapes me, I became a fan and pimped them out to everyone that would listen. Then they broke big and Throwing Copper was played into the ground.
As for how it holds up these days - Ive listened again recently. Itās my opinion that thereās a lot of shlock on their records. They have their moments, but I donāt hear the staying power you mention.
Now if you want a power chord pop/rock band with staying power - Teenage Fanclub. How those guys arenāt a bigger staple in the south is beyond me. They are much more revered up north. I just dusted off their CDs for the first time in a couple of years and Iām still blown away. Same with My Bloody Valentine (Kevin Shields was an absolute visionary), but I donāt expect that particular style to be as well received.[/QUOTE]
Mental Jewelry is the first Live album you were speaking of and it was very good as well. Iām not saying Live was one of the greatest bands ever and never meant to have this long of a discussion. I just think they are off the radar now, like too many good bands and I am happy to see them get some exposure.
I'd toss parts of Vitalogy on there too. There's a big revitalization movement active for them, but I listened to the new record, and it left me saying "meh..." :mellow:
Yeah, Vitalogy was really good. Iām a big PJ homer though so I also loved No Code, Vs and Binaural. My favorite PJ songs tend to be ones 90% of people arenāt familiar with though, as well as some of their great cover songs. Gotta love Crown of Thorns.
Iām with you on the new album. I think the first few tracks are pretty decent but that album really loses me after that. This may be the first PJ album that didnāt eventually grow on me to the point of loving it.
I think Jimmy mentioned Death Cab for Cutie. I saw them open up for Pearl Jam a few years back up in Asheville and was really impressed. Good stuff.
[QUOTE=jcl49er;175087]Any Jerry Jeff Walker fans here? I may be the only one here thatās heard of him, let alone likes himā¦lol. Great āstory tellingā artist but not sure how to categorize his music. Maybe āprogressive countryā but I donāt really consider it country in the sense of what you hear today. I detest country music but I love kicking back with a little JJW on a Friday afternoon after work, with cold beer in hand. [/QUOTE]
:fan: First heard of him, naturally, because of Mr Bojangles. I might not have found him had it been for David Brombergās version where he recalled midsong playing it with JJW, etc.
I love these threads because I always find something new that I like or rediscover something I had stopped listening for no reason.
[QUOTE=jcl49er;175089]I think Jimmy mentioned Death Cab for Cutie. I saw them open up for Pearl Jam a few years back up in Asheville and was really impressed. Good stuff.[/QUOTE]
First, I agree with you on PJ, but Iām not that big of a fan. I like No Code quite a bit though. I even like (heresy!) āMankindā quite a bit, cause itās a step out of the formula for them.
As for Death Cab - I wanna strangle their producer, whoever it is. Their recorded albums suck the energy right out of their songs in an effort to get them MOR radio play. They actually are quite good.
I also like Imogen Heap, and I have a sneaking suspiscion that Band of Horses and Camera Obscura will put out surprisngly successful/good albums this year.
