Recommend some new music

[Droopy]

I'm going to recommend the new self-titled Avenged Sevenfold CD. They are basically a new metal band with some old school influences. You can hear jazz, orchestral instruments, and a choir on "A Little Piece of Heaven," and a countrified, steel guitar and acoustic guitar are featured on "Dear God." But for the rest of the record it's good, old fashioned, melodic thrash reminiscent of metal pioneers Iron Maiden, Randy Rhoads, and Megadeth.

You might have heard their first single "Almost Easy" off the new record if you listen to a new rock station. If you like that you owe it to yourself to get the album. Better things await.

[Pale Blue Dot]

1. Well, you and I have very different tastes, but here goes:

Landon Pigg - Falling in Love in a Coffee Shop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFNi5TZD-qc

It's a beautiful, simple, unpretentious little song. I love it.

And yes, it is the song used in the diamond commercial. The sad thing is that these days a song like this would never get airplay without being featured in an ad first. :grr:

[Droopy]

2. Very pretty

I know what you mean about the ads. The poor bastards can't even get their mom to listen to their stuff then some guy stumbles across them some how and says, "This would sell a lot of Cadillacs," and whamo! they're stars.

[blockhead]

15. here's another catchy one from the MacBook ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YUxbDEPFiM

[Pale Blue Dot]

16. What's sad is that if there was a radio station that just played music from hip commercials,

I would probably listen to it all the time. :blush:

[intheflow]

29. That was very nice.

Good song, good video. Thanks!

[Forkboy]

3. Here's something a bit different...

Devil Music Ensemble doing music to the movie Nosferatu. I saw them do this for the movie live last summer and it was pretty amazing. I think Maiden would be pleased with the epic sweep, even minus any guitar (DME is just three dudes).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MCyPnzOhcQ

And I have to include one from my favorite band, Nomeansno. Great bass player! Even better knowing he's in his fifties when this was recorded. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUBaSlgtuBM

[Droopy]

4. Awesome!

Both of those bands make a lot of noise for 3 pieces. And that 50 year old dude is bringing a lot of energy. He plays that bass like a six string axe.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. Dengue Fever.

It's like Cambodian pop meets indie rock -- interesting sound.

http://www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic

[Droopy]

6. Interesting indeed

I like "Seeing Hands." I will listen on.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

9. I listened to one of their albums on Rhapsody.com.

"Escape From Dragon House." It's excellent. :thumbsup:

[Droopy]

7. "Sleepwalking" sounds Native American

Very good.

[bif]

8. Apocalyptica

String quartet meets heavy metal. It's pretty different, but in a good way.A couple other of my current favorites are "Do Make Say Think" & "The Acorn". A couple of excellent Canadian groups.

[Mojambo]

10. Fishboy!

http://www.myspace.com/fishboy

http://www.farewellalbatross.com/

"Albatross" was the best album of 2007, IMO.

[Droopy]

11. Punk is alive and kicking

I'm enjoying the tunes they have posted on their myspace page. So much good music out there that most people don't hear because it gets no air time for some reason.

[Droopy]

12. Kick

:dem:

[zabet]

13. Here ya go..

genre change. :D

Darrell Scott



Newest CD: The Invisible Man




"You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su06XlGI-w8

:hi:

[Droopy]

17. Beautiful

Lots of soul in that. That's all I have to say about that. Where did you hear of Darell Scott?

[zabet]

19. The PBS station

in NC has music every
Saturday night. That is
where I first saw him.
Definitely soulful and
truly heartfelt in his
singing.
:hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

14. 16 Horsepower

Country Gothic - I think you'd like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO9My5_H6dg

[Droopy]

18. Fuck

The video locked up on me about 9 seconds in and then youtube locked up on me when I tried again.

[EstimatedProphet]

22. Sorry...

[aquaman]

21. Oh yeah.....

I have been obsessed with 16 HP for years.

[Forkboy]

24. 16 Horsepower is awesome.

Went to play a couple songs from them the other night and ended up playing three entire cds. :)

[bikebloke]

20. The Waifs

A recent discovery from Western Australia. They play folk rock, with sometimes a splash of jazz.

[Redneck Socialist]

23. The Waifs are great

Love their stuff.

[zanne]

25. How about some new "over 40" music?

Does it exist?

[intheflow]

27. I'm over 40 and answered below.

Hope you like my recs! :hi:

[intheflow]

26. A few that are new to me I've been enjoying:

Link Wray (early 60's heavy metal, kind of): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP0aRKnyzpc

Great Big Sea (Canadian rock/Celtic band): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AvkyHCU7XU

Marie Digby (folk, covering Rianna's song "Umbrella") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67-rIC0Mn_s

[theredpen]

28. Go to pandora.com

Pandora uses this "music genome" project to build custom Internet radio stations. You seed it with a song or a group and it takes over from there.

It is a certainty that if you pick a song you really like, that it will introduce you to new (and "new old") artists that you also really like. For example, I picked Gwen Mars, who are somewhat obscure and it found some similar music by Robert Plant. Frankly, I wouldn't have looked to Robert Plant for music that I'd like. It also found a bunch of artists I'd never heard of.

If your looking for new music, I highly recommend spending some time listening to Pandora.

P.S. Chances are, Pandora has music from the groups listed in this thread, so you can check it out.