I don't have nearly enough happy/hopeful music in my collection. Would someone recommend me something in any genre (besides power or progressive metal)? I normally listen to post/prog rock and singer/songwriter with random bits of other stuff.

[url]http://www.last.fm/user/pizzatini/[/url] for more accuarate interests.

Or any general things that I should listen to, but don't.
Thank you :)

[QUOTE=bucket]I don't have nearly enough happy/hopeful music in my collection. Would someone recommend me something in any genre (besides power or progressive metal)? I normally listen to post/prog rock and singer/songwriter with random bits of other stuff.

[url]http://www.last.fm/user/pizzatini/[/url] for more accuarate interests.

Or any general things that I should listen to, but don't.
Thank you :)[/QUOTE]

Happy-ish post rock: We Followed Tigers, I'll edit in a link to my thread on them in a sec.

[URL="http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=459563&highlight=tigers"]http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=459563&highlight=tigers[/URL]
There ya go.

Could somebody recommend me a Mike Oldfield album. I need a place to start. Thanks.

Start at the start; [i]Tubular Bells[/i].

What Boris album is the best?

[QUOTE=3rdplanet]I've currently been digging Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Kayo Dot, Gong and in a similar vein, though off at a bit of a tangent, Screaming Headless Torsos. Does anyone have some more recommendations for cool Avant Garde groups?[/QUOTE]

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Arcturus. And Solefald.

I named some bands for that at first, but then realised it was you with a different avatar, and my mind went blank.

[QUOTE=Coma Divine]What Boris album is the best?[/QUOTE]

Depends what you're looking for. They change about quite a bit. [i]Akuma No Uta[/i] is an EP which has bits and pieces from most of their major styles, which is nice.

[QUOTE=G_Mac07]Could somebody recommend me a Mike Oldfield album. I need a place to start. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Greg, my boy, let's start with what you like.

I know you're not a stranger to electronica, so let's go for his newest album: [I]Light + Shade[/I], which is a very fine album.

For rock: [I]Tubular Bells[/I] or [I]Five Miles Out[/I]. For folk: [I]Ommadawn[/I] or [I]Hergest Ridge[/I]. For a rock/electronica blend: most of his other albums will suffice, but I recommend [I]Tubular Bells III[/I].

Well, I took Barkeep's recommendation last night and I dug it, so I'll pursue with what you've mentioned when I get the chance. Thanks. :)

You should have just emailed me. I'm hurt, really I am.

I was wondering when you would find his post :p

[QUOTE=IAmTheBlackWizard]Arcturus. And Solefald.[/QUOTE]

And Fantomas, Lux Occulta (check out their album the Mother and the Enemy), Peccatum and Age of Silence.

Yeah, Lux Occulta make great avant garde.

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]I was wondering when you would find his post :p[/QUOTE]

Heh, so was I. :p

Hey, I don't know why you guys think I'm a fanboy. It's not like I've listened to a 25 minute song by him 28 times...

[QUOTE]Hey, I don't know why you guys think I'm a fanboy. It's not like I've listened to a 25 minute song by him 28 times...[/QUOTE]
Sure you haven't.

>_>

<_<

dose anyone here but me LOVE skinny puppy? and im a total metalhead but i love them i recomend RABIES!!!!

Read the first post ffs.

Sorry

[QUOTE=j05h_ab3l5_pp1_h8_m3]dose anyone here but me LOVE skinny puppy? and im a total metalhead but i love them i recomend RABIES!!!![/QUOTE]
Skinny Puppy are great... check out "The Process" its their best album (imo)

[QUOTE=repcak]Skinny Puppy are great... check out "The Process" its their best album (imo)[/QUOTE]
i hav The Greater wrong of the right and Rabies its pretty bad *** but im going to try to check out The process! thanks :thumb:

can some one say tome which is the best album of Eric Clapton?

im looking for some lesser known bands with good musicianship, and singers with a deepish voice, nothing too heavy im thinking power groove type stuff

[QUOTE=munkee666]im looking for some lesser known bands with good musicianship, and singers with a deepish voice, nothing too heavy im thinking power groove type stuff[/QUOTE]
try Sabathon
Exellent powermetal with pretty deep vocals (for pm :p)

[QUOTE=munkee666]im looking for some lesser known bands with good musicianship, and singers with a deepish voice, nothing too heavy im thinking power groove type stuff[/QUOTE]

Grand Magus, maybe. Their stuff is pretty groovy, I think...

Power groove...How about Brainstorm, Morgana Lefay, Scariot or even Symphony X?

[QUOTE=munkee666]im looking for some lesser known bands with good musicianship, and singers with a deepish voice, nothing too heavy im thinking power groove type stuff[/QUOTE]
nevermore

I've started to get into Nevermore and Arch Enemy, what is the first album I should get from each band?

[QUOTE=IAmTheBlackWizard]Arcturus. And Solefald.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Iron Bars]And Fantomas, Lux Occulta (check out their album the Mother and the Enemy), Peccatum and Age of Silence.[/QUOTE]

I'm looking into these; except Arcturus, who I'm not a fan of.

[QUOTE=run don't walk]I've started to get into Nevermore and Arch Enemy, what is the first album I should get from each band?[/QUOTE]

For Arch enemy i would go with wages of sin. BUt the only nevermore album i own is the godless endeavor.:)

[QUOTE=ValeOfShadows]For Arch enemy i would go with wages of sin. BUt the only nevermore album i own is the godless endeavor.:)[/QUOTE]
Thanks.

[QUOTE=Lemuria]can some one say tome which is the best album of Eric Clapton?[/QUOTE]

Clapton's best solo album is Slowhand. But his work with Cream and other sideprojects in the late sixties and early seventies completely owns any of his solo work. Try a few of these:

Cream- Wheels of Fire (or any other Cream album)
John Mayall- Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
Derek and the Dominoes- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Blind Faith- Blind Faith

Also there are a ton of live Cream/Clapton official live recordings and bootlegs out there and Cream is known as perhaps the greatest live band ever, so be sure to check out some live stuff.

Bands I Like- Dream Theater, Chevelle, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, etc...

can anyone give me some bands that fall in the lines of these bands? i'm in need of some new music.

[QUOTE=shawj25]Bands I Like- Dream Theater, Chevelle, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, etc...

can anyone give me some bands that fall in the lines of these bands? i'm in need of some new music.[/QUOTE]
Similar to Dream Theater:
Andromeda
Pain Of Salvation
Symphony X
Rush

Chevelle:
Crossfade
A Perfect Circle
Tool
Deftones
30 Seconds To Mars

I don't like/listen the other 2 bands so I can't answer you those.

what devil driver album should i get in two weeks?

[QUOTE=HAIL TRUE METAL]what devil driver album should i get in two weeks?[/QUOTE]

I reccomend their self titled one

I'm looking for the catchiest songs you guys know. Any style (except rap and Britney Spears pop). Preferably older material (Pre 90s), but still post the best 90 and 00 songs you know if you find them really catchy. Its getting harder to get into new bands at this point so I need some help finding them.

[QUOTE=run don't walk]I've started to get into Nevermore and Arch Enemy, what is the first album I should get from each band?[/QUOTE]

Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World

Arch Enemy - Stigmata

Dude above - I find songs from Lacuna Coil's Karmacode to be unbelievably catchy...but that came out a few weeks ago. :p

Some Maiden songs I find can get stuck in my head for days at a time. Try The Trooper, Hallowed Be Thy Name, or Aces High for memorable, catchy riffs.

[QUOTE=Hard_Rocker_Revived]I'm looking for the catchiest songs you guys know. Any style (except rap and Britney Spears pop). Preferably older material (Pre 90s), but still post the best 90 and 00 songs you know if you find them really catchy. Its getting harder to get into new bands at this point so I need some help finding them.[/QUOTE]

There is a gap in my music listening era... I know 70s, then 90s and 00s... so... some relatively newer songs... I don't know about catchy but you should look into Thrice (not so much their newest album but some of their stuff has some pretty catchy songs)

Uh... trying to think of bands that you may not know (since I have no idea what you have or haven't heard...) get back to me on that.