December 27, 200916 yr Anything other than dance, rap and hip-hop basically! I already have listened to loads of music but I have a confession....I have NEVER listened to a Radiohead album! I've heard a load of their songs and I do like them but I have never properly listened to one of their albums! I will definetely listen to them sometime in the new year! And you recommend music you like! How much hip-hop have you actuall listened to? I think this is a great rsolution, Simon, but excluding certain genres of music kind of defeats the purpose of opening yourself up to new musc. Maybe you just haven't heard any good hip-hop, rap or dance, but I assure you, it's out there. :) I think it's got to be all or nothing... in 365 days surely you can make room for a couple of albums in genres that you may not be a fan of? :thinking:
December 28, 200916 yr distraction- steven mark i remember that artist! he actually sent me a free cd in the mail because he asked if anyone wanted to get it. i'll have to give it a spin again
December 28, 200916 yr The Spring Standards - No One Will Know Thom Yorke - The Eraser That's a pretty awesome New Years resolution. :D
December 28, 200916 yr Also the Once Soundtrack Yep! I was just going to say that he should see the movie!
December 28, 200916 yr oh yeah! what an amazing movie! I really gotta see it again... it's been such a long time! I can't wait to see them live :D
December 28, 200916 yr oh yeah! what an amazing movie! I really gotta see it again... it's been such a long time! I can't wait to see them live :D I'm getting it from my bestfriend tomorrow :D!! I love it, it's such a great movie! You're so lucky!!
December 28, 200916 yr In an attempt to dig up some obscure-but-not-completely-unheard-of stuff, you may or may not have heard these. If you haven't, add 'em to your list. Bell X1 - Blue Lights on the Runway Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back Headlights - Some Racing, Some Stopping Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us The Reindeer Section - Son of Evil Reindeer Stars - Set Yourself on Fire White Rabbits - It's Frightening As for committing to your resolution...good freaking luck. :cool:
December 28, 200916 yr :worried: that's 365 albums, yo... MIND BLOWN KID, RIGHT HERE! Hmmm...................................................................................................................... Bon Iver - Blood Bank and For Emma, Forever Ago Kings of Leon - Because of the Times Swimming With Dolphins - Ambient Blue - EP John Mayer - Continuum OH! OH! OH! Once Vampire Weekend's Contra comes out, you should listen to that too! Erm... i dunno... :anxious:
December 28, 200916 yr there are times when i listen to 2- 3 new albums every day today: brian eno- before and after science the xx- xx
December 28, 200916 yr Author Thanks for all these! There are a fair few there that I haven't listened to but have been meaning to so it will kind of give me the boost I need to get some listening doing! :D I am open to any genres, it was stupid to say that I wasn't! :P And for the people saying I have no life, well, think about it- albums are around an hour long, I go on for the computer for about that, a lot of the time longer, every day so I can just listen to a new album while I'm on it! It's not too hard! :P
December 29, 200916 yr I haven't looked at the other replied, but I composed a little list. But. I don't know, I don't trust my taste in music and maybe a lot of these are outside your comfort zone or whatever. :( The ones with stars I highly recommend, though. Advances - Kinch Okay, so if you go to their site (http://www.kinchband.com/) you'll find out that they offer a lot of their music for free and I've seen them live a couple times and they're super nice. So I might be a little biased just because I like the whole concept of this band, but they are a fun Pop/Rock kinda band to listen to. Anything Else But The Truth - The Honorary Title The Big Machine - Emilie Simon Bitches Brew - Miles Davis* Just because this is one of my favorite albums in the entire history of music and even though I know people who know of Miles Davis, I don't think I know anyone who listens to him... let alone jazz as a whole. And I'm a bit of a music nerd sometimes and the whole idea of originating the concept of bringing the electric sounds of rock into Jazz is super exciting for me. Blackgrass - Jackdaw Jackdaw - Jackdaw This is more along the lines if you like Celtic rock. (Think along the lines of Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphey's) Bone Island - The Working Title* Bring Me The Workhorse - My Brightest Diamond Drunk Like Bible Times - Dear and the Headlights* Small Steps Heavy Hooves - Dear and the Headlights* Okay, again. I might be biased here because I'm a HUGE fan of this band and have been for years. I'm so proud of these guys and I love their music like woah. And I recommend these guys to everyone and a lot of people ended up really liking their music, but I don't know... Embryonic - The Flaming Lips Just because I heard that some people haven't listened to this album yet and I like so I think it's worth a listen. G. Love and Special Sauce - G. Love And Special Sauce* Guero - Beck* Modern Guilt - Beck Odelay - Beck* Horses - Patti Smith* Made Of Bricks - Kate Nash The Mulberry Street EP - Cold War Kids* Ode To Sunshine - Delta Spirit* Panic Prevention - Jamie T* Who Killed Amanda Palmer - Amanda Palmer This one is an iffy. I've come across a lot of people who like it and a lot of people who don't. So I think it's a hit or miss kind of thing. But Ben Folds produced this album after he had sent her a fan letter, praising her music. So that's kind cool. Oh! Also. If you look her up on Youtube, she made a music video for every song on the album and it kind of turns into a little movie of sorts. Yael Naim - Yael Naim*
December 29, 200916 yr Somebody else listens to Little Joy?! :cheesy: I love Little Joy!! On another note.... Noah and the Whale: First Days of Spring The Maccabees: Colour It In Discovery: LP The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike The Last Shadow Puppets: Age of the Understatement Anything by The Clash Friendly Fires: Friendly Fires Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend You've probably heard some of these before but there's no harm in listing them :)
December 29, 200916 yr great friggin thread simon!!! cant wait till i have the time to read what everyone suggest, happy new year!
December 29, 200916 yr Little Joy - Little Joy Somebody else listens to Little Joy?! :cheesy: I love Little Joy!! I fourth this motion and demand you listen to Little Joy, though I recommend it for a Spring/Summer day, it was pretty much all I listened to last summer on repeat. Damien Rice: O 9 LOVE Damien Rice, though if you're going to pick one i'd say go with O. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times John Mayer - Continuum I prefer Youth and Young Manhood, but definitely listen to a pre-Only By the Night album. Also, if you think you don't like John Mayer and won't listen to Continuum then put the John Mayer Trio on your list instead, its much more guitar centered and less of what is expected by the everyday Mayer hater. Also: Fleet Foxes is a must if you haven't already listened to them. If you like southern rock go old school with some Allman Brothers Band, either try a Greatest Hits or go for Eat A Peach. White Stripes-Icky Thump The Cinematic Orchestra-Ma Fleur Imogen Heap-Speak for Yourself Maroon 5-Songs About Jane Ra Ra Riot-The Rhumb Line The Raconteurs-Broken Boy Soldiers
December 29, 200916 yr Also check out All Things Must Pass-George Harrison, Untitled/Led Zeppelin IV-Led Zeppelin, The Doors- The Doors
December 29, 200916 yr I haven't looked at the other replied, but I composed a little list. But. I don't know, I don't trust my taste in music and maybe a lot of these are outside your comfort zone or whatever. :( The ones with stars I highly recommend, though. Don't ever say you don't trust your taste in music! If you don't, who will? :P I think music is such a personal thing, you should never doubt your opinions. I listen to so much pop that would probably make most people around here vomit, but I'm not going to apologise for the fact that I listen to that kind of music as well as bands like Coldplay. And it's great that you recommended some jazz! Jazz is like art for me - I don't know anything, I just know what I like :P but if Simon's going to broaden his musical knowledge, jazz is a must! You gave a really great list of options (Start with the Beck albums, Simon :smug:)
December 29, 200916 yr Don't ever say you don't trust your taste in music! If you don't, who will? :P I think music is such a personal thing, you should never doubt your opinions. I listen to so much pop that would probably make most people around here vomit, but I'm not going to apologise for the fact that I listen to that kind of music as well as bands like Coldplay. And it's great that you recommended some jazz! Jazz is like art for me - I don't know anything, I just know what I like :P but if Simon's going to broaden his musical knowledge, jazz is a must! You gave a really great list of options (Start with the Beck albums, Simon :smug:) Okay, I have a HORRIBLE habit of apologizing for myself all the time. And it's killing myself right now not that just start of with an "I'm sorry" for apologizing over my taste in music. But yeah... I think it's because music is such a person thing that I usually just put my taste down before anyone else can (which I guess is silly because I have plenty of people come to me for music recommendations just because I have such a broad taste). But, yeah! jazz! My father used to work at a jazz station for the radio and would play jazz all the time when I was little. I'll admit, I drifted more towards the classical and big band, but I grew up appreciating jazz. When I hated rock music as a whole and went through my "rap music' faze, I still love jazz. And it's such beautiful music that I'm disappointed not everyone listens to it and some people even cringe at the thought of listening to it. I'd also suggest starting with the Beck albums. I think I overestimate how talented Beck is, but I don't care. Because I think I'm always going to think that Beck is a musical genius no matter what. ahaha.
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