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My playlist is getting a little stale. Any suggestions for good music?

I like Modern Rock, Techno, Alternative, and Orchestral, and any combination of the above (such as the Moody Blues Rock/Ochestral style)

Suggestions much appreciated. Thanks.

I recommend just about anything by Blind Guardian.

The Verve, Coldplay and Embrace are the first more recent combination contemporary/classical combos who spring to mind, but they can be a bit melancholy, where as the Days of Future Past Album is a good mix of scarily cheery and more downcast stuff.

Embrace - the good will out: was always one of my favourites, although I didnt like every track on the albulm.

Orchestral?

I can reccomend things, but then theyre like, 30 minutes long per movement

Rage Against the Machine, baby! There has been and will never be anything like them.

Yanni is simply devine!

Radiohead!

jenat-lai wrote:Orchestral?

I can reccomend things, but then theyre like, 30 minutes long per movement

Go ahead. I think my attention span can handle that.

Brahms symphony 4 is always a nice piece...

Shostakovich is cool too.

I don't often use any mp3's, but have used www.prs.net in the past.

I say go poke around http://www.iuma.com. They have a lot of really good talent in several categories and all the music is released under the Creative Commons, so you can make copies share what you like with others at no cost.
Just remember, if you really like what you find, consider helping out the artists and buy their CD's or go to one of their shows if it's feasible.
Another brownie point is IUMA's association with the Free Music Foundation (think GNU/FSF but for recording artists).
So check 'em out. One warning, though: They don't carry a ton of bandwidth, so downloading and streaming can be a little slow.

Check out Evelyn Glennie's Shadow Behind the Iron Sun. It's probably the best CD I've picked up recently. Check out some Rachmaninov as well. If you want some scary stuff, pick up Inner Mounting Flame by the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Those are a few that randomly come to mind.

Gandalf wrote:I recommend just about anything by Blind Guardian.

I second that recomendation.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

What form of techno?

fgalkin wrote:

Gandalf wrote:I recommend just about anything by Blind Guardian.

I second that recomendation.

Wow, someone else who knows them.

Might I ask of your favorite song?

Gandalf wrote:

fgalkin wrote:

Gandalf wrote:I recommend just about anything by Blind Guardian.

I second that recomendation.

Wow, someone else who knows them.

They're not that obscure....

I like them, too, but can't recall any of their music off the top of my head.

verilon wrote:

Gandalf wrote:

fgalkin wrote: I second that recomendation.

Wow, someone else who knows them.

They're not that obscure....

Maybe they just are in Australia. No-one here has heard of them.

Fuzzy Modem wrote:My playlist is getting a little stale. Any suggestions for good music?

I like Modern Rock, Techno, Alternative, and Orchestral, and any combination of the above (such as the Moody Blues Rock/Ochestral style)

Suggestions much appreciated. Thanks.

From those, excellent bands to look into would be first and foremost Fear Factory, especially Resurrection, then maybe some dimmu borgir and bal sagoth. Get "dance macabre" by cradle of filth too.

You may also like Amici.

Bill Brown - he makes mostly film/game music. He did the soundtrack for Rainbow Six (game) and Any Given Sunday (movie). Plus you can download all his released works from www.billbrownmusic.com

For some quieter instrumental jazz, try Al Di Meola - The Infinite Desire album. Its purely ingenious.

Yoko Kanno: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex soundtrack. On my personal top 10 list.

Jean Michel Jarre: everybody knows his music, not everybody knows that he wrote it (like Oxygene or Equinoxe) Also Vangelis, soundtrack from Blade Runner.

Also try some classics like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Cream, Savoy Brown, Black Sabbath etc.


Gorillaz are nice enuf to listen from time to time, but nothing really great.
For purely movie soundtracks check out Kill Bill vol1, S.W.A.T.

Electronics: "The Chrystal Method" - especially "There is Hope" and "Name of the Game" Kicks ass (the first is almost impossible to find on the net and my CD broke :\ So if anyone could tell me where to get "There is Hope" I'd be damn grateful)

Oh, and try Trevor Rabin. He deals with film music. I didn't hear too much of his works, but the "Last Boost" from Gone in 60 seconds was gr8t.

Crap. Forgot about one song.

Queens of the Stone Age: "Go with the flow". I like it VERY much. Video clip is also very good.

I'll probably remember more bits from here & there once in a while.

I could mention some bands, but I'm not sure how many people deserve to listen to the bands in question...

Fuzzy Modem wrote:My playlist is getting a little stale. Any suggestions for good music?

I like Modern Rock, Techno, Alternative, and Orchestral, and any combination of the above (such as the Moody Blues Rock/Ochestral style)

Suggestions much appreciated. Thanks.

Here's some music that's easy to get into even after only one listening

Techno/Electronica: "Great Wall('03)," "Tranceport('98," and "Swordfish Soundtrack" by Paul Oakenfold('01); "Tranceport Vol. 3 ('00)" by Sandra Collins; "Blue Lines ('91)," and "Mezzanine('98 by Massive Attack; Supreme Beings of Leisure('00) by SBoL, "Big Calm ('98," and "Parts of the Process('03) by Morcheeba; "Reverance('96)" by Faithless; "Rooty('01) and "Remedy('99)" by Basement Jaxx; "Run Lola Run Soundtrack('99)," and "Moon Safari('98" and "Walkie Talkie('04)" by Air.

Modern Rock: "Nerf Herder('96)" and "AMerican Cheese('02)" by Nerf Herder; "Comfort Eagle('01) by Cake, "Elastica('95) and "The Menace('00)" by Elastica; "Transmissions from the Satellite Heart('93)" and "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots('02)" by Flaming Lips and "Stellastarr* ('03) by Stellastarr*.

Alternative Rock: "Internal Wrangler('00)" and "Walking With Thee('02)" by Clinic, "Turn on the Bright Lights('02)" by Interpol, "604('01)" and "Light and Magic('02)" by Ladytron, "Neon Golden('03)" by the Notwist, "Sister('87)" by Sonic Youth, "Up the Bracket('02)" by The Libertines, "Mountains('00)" and "The Golden Dove('02)" by Mary Timony, "You Are Free('03)" by Cat Power, "Slanted and Enchanted('91)" by Pavement and "Killing Joke('03)" by Killing Joke.

Bertie, I am amazed to not see Astral Projection in there.

As well, try DJ Kieko and DJ Tiesto, as well as TaQ.

For some more industrial techno, look along the lined of Funker Vogt and E Nomine.

Gothic type techno can bring you to Wolfsheim and Helium Vola.

Can give you more on the latter two if you want.. just ask and after I've slept I'll get back to you.

verilon wrote:Bertie, I am amazed to not see Astral Projection in there.

Honestly, I had never heard of Astral Projection until you just mentioned them, but looking at their info, I must say they have some excellent reviews.

I'd third fourth and fifth the recommendation for Blind Guardian and add in one for the Trans Siberian Orchestra.