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Re: Need music suggestions!

manurock — Fri, 24 May 2019 17:22:04 GMT

Author: manurock

Posted: 05/24/2019 21:22

Hi! As you are searching for similar bands to Deep Purple or the Doors I would reccomend you listen to "Sacrifice" by Black widow. The album itself was reccommended to me at this site and sounds great, and the song Sacrifice has a guitar + organ solo you should love.

Re: Need music suggestions!

MojoRisin69 — Fri, 24 May 2019 12:49:04 GMT

Author: MojoRisin69

Posted: 05/24/2019 16:49

sethmadsen wrote:

MojoRisin69 wrote:

Instead of making an new topic I ask my next question here.

I have come a long way since the start of this topic with searching for new music, but I was wondering if there are any more bands that made songs like Light my Fire or Riders on the Storm, songs of 4-8 minutes long with an awesome drum/guitar solo in the middle if you know what I mean 😎

Thanks!

I'd love to see a chart from you if you have made a journey and know what you dig. Otherwise when I suggest checking out this album I won't know if you know it/like it, etc.

Yeah, good idea, I will create my first chart very soon. I really like Procol Harum and the Steve Miller Band, but I never heard of iron Butterfly.

Re: Need music suggestions!

Jameth — Wed, 22 May 2019 23:43:31 GMT

Author: Jameth

Posted: 05/23/2019 03:43

Someone mentioned Cream, but probably undersold them. Cream were by far the closest anyone ever got to the Jimi Hendrix Experience. I’m sure most would even agree that Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker were a better rhythm section than Redding and Mitchell. Clapton wasn’t on the same plane as Hendrix, but it’s still Clapton. Pull up their greatest hits and hit play, I don’t think you’d be disappointed.

If you’re not afraid of horns, the first two albums by Chicago are fantastic. I haven’t listened to III yet (for some reason), but there is some excellent material on their later albums, though they’re spotty. Chicago was (very roughly) what you would get if Hendrix joined the Beatles after they all spent a year listening to jazz. Terry Kath is top 10 material on guitar.

If you’re a big fan of The Beach Boys, you might want to try out some other surf rock groups like Dick Dale and His Del-Tones, The Astronauts, The Ventures, or some garage rock bands like The Sonics, The Monks, or The Young Rascals.

Happy hunting!

Re: Need music suggestions!

travelful — Wed, 22 May 2019 15:03:15 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 05/22/2019 19:03

Skinny wrote:

Listen to UGK.

Re: Need music suggestions!

Skinny — Wed, 22 May 2019 14:48:16 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 05/22/2019 18:48

Listen to UGK.

Re: Need music suggestions!

RoundTheBend — Wed, 22 May 2019 14:26:32 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 05/22/2019 18:26

MojoRisin69 wrote:

I'd love to see a chart from you if you have made a journey and know what you dig. Otherwise when I suggest checking out this album I won't know if you know it/like it, etc.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

Sailor by Steve Miller Band

A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum

Re: Need music suggestions!

MojoRisin69 — Wed, 22 May 2019 13:19:50 GMT

Author: MojoRisin69

Posted: 05/22/2019 17:19

Instead of making an new topic I ask my next question here.

I have come a long way since the start of this topic with searching for new music, but I was wondering if there are any more bands that made songs like Light my Fire or Riders on the Storm, songs of 4-8 minutes long with an awesome drum/guitar solo in the middle if you know what I mean 😎

Thanks!

Re: Need music suggestions!

RoundTheBend — Fri, 3 Aug 2018 21:14:57 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 08/04/2018 01:14

MojoRisin69 wrote:

sethmadsen wrote:

This may sound oversimplified, but honestly - just listen to more music. The more music you listen to, especially outside of your norm, the more you will start to appreciate other artists.

It sounds like you already have a method you've developed - see if you like a song or two, then maybe try out the best of, then maybe an album.

Sample maybe the top 100 artists of this site or any site really. Try things from different decades/genres. Note what you like and don't like, and viola, there's your taste growing.

Sometimes artists grow on you - sometimes you listen to it, and you are not in the emotional/mental state at that time to appreciate what the artist is conveying.

Anyway - you already have a good start - the key is not to give up/get overwhelmed.

You're right with "just listen to more music", for the last 2 years I was stuck with the music I listened most to. I had many of these conversations with people "You don't know that song?".

"Sample maybe the top 100 artists of this site or any site really." I'm doing that now for the last few weeks, using the Rollingstone lists on their website, going pretty good so far, I have heard some new songs I like and discovered whole new bands with the music I like.

Wishing you all the best on your journey!

If you are a total nerd like me, you can export CSV files from this site, and format it in a way to keep track of what you like and don't. I listen to an album, rate each song on this site, then average out the score for each album and add it to my spreadsheet I exported.

Re: Need music suggestions!

MojoRisin69 — Fri, 3 Aug 2018 14:54:00 GMT

Author: MojoRisin69

Posted: 08/03/2018 18:54

sethmadsen wrote:

Re: Need music suggestions!

kickerofelves — Fri, 3 Aug 2018 11:46:22 GMT

Author: kickerofelves

Posted: 08/03/2018 15:46

If you want something in the vain of The Beatles or The Beach Boys I would say try Jellyfish.

If you're looking for more like Hendrix or Creedence I would recommend Free.

These albums are worth a look:

Bellybutton by Jellyfish

Fire And Water by Free

Re: Need music suggestions!

RoundTheBend — Thu, 2 Aug 2018 23:45:13 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 08/03/2018 03:45

I remember liner notes!

Re: Need music suggestions!

rkm — Thu, 2 Aug 2018 04:21:56 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 08/02/2018 08:21

When I was younger, I used to pore over liner notes, and if I particularly liked an album I might seek out other albums the musicians/producers/engineers had been involved with.

The digital revolution has been the death of liner notes. I still use Allmusic.com for the same reason, although it’s not as explicit. They also have an interesting overview page for each artist, which includes lists of other artists they’re similar to, artists who have influenced them, and artists who have followed them.

This is kind of a rabbit hole approach, and I like that. Other people here seem to be more methodical, making a point of listening to the top ten from each year, or working their way through the overall chart.

Mostly, I agree with Seth, just listen to a lot of stuff.

Re: Need music suggestions!

RoundTheBend — Thu, 2 Aug 2018 00:21:42 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 08/02/2018 04:21

This may sound oversimplified, but honestly - just listen to more music. The more music you listen to, especially outside of your norm, the more you will start to appreciate other artists.

It sounds like you already have a method you've developed - see if you like a song or two, then maybe try out the best of, then maybe an album.

Sample maybe the top 100 artists of this site or any site really. Try things from different decades/genres. Note what you like and don't like, and viola, there's your taste growing.

Sometimes artists grow on you - sometimes you listen to it, and you are not in the emotional/mental state at that time to appreciate what the artist is conveying.

If you are a songs person - here's a sample of a song from a bunch of 2017 albums:
https://open.spotify.com/user/122614575...J99qfsma8A

Here are the top 200 or so songs on BEA (made this like a year or two ago, so likely has subtle changes to it):
https://open.spotify.com/user/122614575...zbFjNBJ7Cg

Top artists of BEA:
https://www.besteveralbums.com/bandstats.php

Anyway - you already have a good start - the key is not to give up/get overwhelmed.

Re: Need music suggestions!

SquishypuffDave — Wed, 1 Aug 2018 12:55:12 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 08/01/2018 16:55

Stuff with a slightly darker mood re: The Doors and Johnny Cash.

16 Horsepower
The Handsome Family
Six Organs Of Admittance
Timber Timbre

Stuff with a sunnier vibe re: The Beach Boys and The Beatles.

Field Music
Caravan

Also you can't go wrong with Nick Drake.

Re: Need music suggestions!

MojoRisin69 — Wed, 1 Aug 2018 08:14:39 GMT

Author: MojoRisin69

Posted: 08/01/2018 12:14

Wow, I didn't expected this many replies! Ok, I can't reply to every single post so I will summarize it.

Based on some replies, obviously I have to listen to Led Zeppelin. Crazy enough I haven't really listened to them like those other bands I mentioned but I'm sure I have heard a few songs of them in the past. I will begin with some of their biggest hits and after that listen to some full albums.

Ofcourse I have heard several songs of Queen but I think they are not my kind of taste. It's fun to hear sometimes songs like "We Will Rock" or "We are the Champions", but those are definitely not songs I will listen when I'm in the train to school for example. I don't know if Queen has also other songs, more rock like the Doors, please let me know and I will try those aswell.

"If you want to stretch your wings some and get more recent, maybe try the White Stripes or the Black Keys?" For now, I rather discover music from the 60s and 70s.

Black Sabbath, yes! The first song I heard of them was "War Pigs". Just recently I heard Paranoid, the song, not the album, amazing aswell. I definitely gotta listen to to the whole album and maybe more.

Damn Stover75, what a list. I don't know where to start listening, haha. I know some songs of "The Who" and the "Steve Miller Band". Last summer I heard for the first time the song "Living in the USA", holy shit I was hooked! I hope they got more songs like that.

Ok next, David Bowie. DONT JUDGE ME, haha, but the reason I really never gave him a chance is because that guy looked so weird all the time. I mean, that make up he had, crazy hair, clothes etc. I understand that was his style, and I'f im correct in the 1980s it was mainstream to do things like that, but I don't like it at all. (overall, I'm not a 80s fan). But I will give his music a chance if someone can give me advise to what songs I should listen to, based on my lists.

And thanks to everyone else, I have noted the albums/songs/artists.

I don't know if someone know the band "Faces" with Rod Stewart. My dad advised my to listen to them, and surprisingly, I really like'd them. Pure rock, not to heavy, a real "garage band" if I can call them like that.

To end I can give a lists with some of my favorite songs to really make clear to what music I listen to now thesedays.

The Doors
L.A. Woman (my favorite song), Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly, Been Down So Long, Break on Through (first 1960s rock song I heard as a kid...I was hooked after that!), Light my Fire, The End, Soul Kitchen, Roadhouse Blues, Peace Frog, Land Ho!.

The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song), A Day in the Life, Baby, You're a Rich Man, Come Together, Oh! Darling, I Want You (She's So Heavy) (my favorite Beatles song, that last part is so damn good), The End, Let it Be, I've Got a Feeling, One After 909, Get Back, Don't Let me Down, The Long and Winding Road.

The Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be Nice, Let's Go Away for Awhile, Sloop John B, Pet Sounds (song), Good Vibrations, and some other rock'n roll songs from their early albums.

Jimi Hendrix
Foxy Lady, Are You Experienced?, Purple Haze, Voodoo Chile, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child.

Ok that's enough lol. (This is a just summary of one of my favorite songs from those artists, It doesn't mean I haven't heard their other songs).

Thank you!

Re: Need music suggestions!

indieshins — Wed, 1 Aug 2018 05:05:54 GMT

Author: indieshins

Posted: 08/01/2018 09:05

Based on The Beatles and Beach Boys, maybe Elvis Costello?

Re: Need music suggestions!

PurpleHazel — Wed, 1 Aug 2018 04:42:12 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 08/01/2018 08:42

MojoRisin69 wrote:

The Doors
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
Jimi Hendrix
Santana

Led Zeppelin - obviously, if somehow you haven't heard them already
The Who
Truth - The Jeff Beck Group (based on Hendrix & Santana)
Cream - based on Hendrix & Santana
Jethro Tull
Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders of Mars - David Bowie (based on the Doors)
Electric Warrior, Slider - T-Rex (based on the Beatles & the Doors)
Layla - Derek & the Dominos (Hendrix & Santana)
Queen
Cheap Thrills - Big Brother & the Holding Company
After Bathing at Baxter's, Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane
Maggot Brain - Funkadelic (based on Hendrix)

Re: Need music suggestions!

CharlieBarley — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:01:20 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 08/01/2018 01:01

How could I forget Led Zep and Black Sabbath and David Bowie?

Other guys remembered.

I agree that Black Sabbath's first 5/6 albums and all of Led Zeppelin's albums are worth checking out, particularly the first 6.

Bowie has an incredible catalogue. My favourite albums of his are

Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Diamond Dogs
Low
Aladdin Sane
Man Who sold The World
Station To Station
Scary Monsters

And his last 2 albums

The Next Day
Blackstar

You might like Genesis too. Personally I don't like early Genesis but I am in the minority on this site cos they are very popular here. Peter Gabriel's solo work I like.

I don't know as much about music past 2000 but others on here do. White Stripes are cool. And Arctic Monkeys.

Re: Need music suggestions!

CharlieBarley — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:50:02 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 08/01/2018 00:50

It seems you like psychedelic rock so I would suggest these albums:

Love - Forever Changes
Other Love Albums
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
After Bathing At Baxters
Anything by The Byrds (Mr Tambourine Man is a good start)
The Who - Sell Out
Tommy
Live At Leeds (The Who had a few psychedelic songs like Magic bus and I Can See For Miles but not really any psychedelic albums but they are worth checking out)
The Who - Who's Next/Quadrophenia
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Workingman's Dead
Aoxomoxoa
Europe '72 (A live album)
Early Steve Miller Band (but all their albums are great)
13th Floor Elevators - Psychedelic Sounds Of..
Traffic albums
Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking/Liege & Lief
Jethro Tull - Aqualung & Thick As A Brick (more prog rock albums but touched with psychedelia)
Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed (try other albums)
Fleetwood Mac - early stuff (but try Fleetwood Mac(1975), Rumours, Tusk and Tango In The Night too)

Also there is funk music inspired by psychedelia like Parliament and Funkadelic. Maggot Brain is excellent.
Also check out Sly & The Family Stone, Earth, Wind & Fire, early Kool & The Gang and Curtis Mayfield. Pure class all of them.

Do you like Stevie Wonder? His 70s albums are excellent, esp Innervisions and the double album Songs In The Key Of Life. And Talking Book.

The 70's also had Progressive Rock and Krautrock.
Jethro Tull, Yes, Van der Graaf Generator and the excellent King Crimson. Two good albums by them are In The Court Of The Crimson King and Red.

For Krautrock there is Can, Neu and the experimental Amon Duul ll. Their album Phallus Dei is good.
Can's Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi are great.

Then there is punk music. 70s punk. You like Ramones and they are the Godfathers of punk.
So start with The Stooges and Iggy Pop. And the debut by MC5 - Kick Out The Jams.
Stooges good albums are The Stooges (1969), Raw Power and Fun House.
Then you go British and check out Never Mind The Bollocks by The Sex Pistols along with The Clash by The Clash. Buzzcocks' Going Steady. Damned Damned Damned by The Damned. And Siouxsie and The Banshees first few albums. Also Sham 69, UK Subs and Stiff Little Fingers.

Reggae was big in the 70s too. Check out Bob Marley, Toots & The Maytals and Jimmy Cliff to start with.

Then you got post punk. Start with The Cure (early stuff. Pornography is good. That's a good album), Joy Division, Public Image Ltd (Metal Box). Early U2 if you like them. And Bauhaus are terrific. Best to start with a singles collection 1979-83 is great.

Then there's the 80s and Hip-Hop. Run DMC, Public Enemy, Eric B and Rakim and early Beastie Boys are all good stuff. NWA came later and are well worth checking out. As are Wu-Tang Clan. Enter The Wu-Tang rules.

And Grunge in the 90s. Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains.

That might be enough to go with. I hope at least a few of these whet your appetite, if you don't know their music. Let me know how you get on man.

Re: Need music suggestions!

carpents — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:42:41 GMT

Author: carpents

Posted: 08/01/2018 00:42

If you want to stretch your wings some and get more recent, maybe try the White Stripes or the Black Keys?

I would say Elephant or Icky Thump from the White Stripes or Brothers from the Black Keys.

If you're really stuck on the old stuff, Black Sabbath started off with like 4 or 5 incredible albums. Either The Man Who Sold the World or Ziggy Stardust from David Bowie are essentials too. Electric Warrior by T Rex is a classic. And of course Led Zeppelin, the first two are great.