For the past couple of years, or in other words, ever since I've gotten into music, I've mostly been a hiphop/rap guy. I never really touched much onto other genres, but I'm hoping to expand the range of music I listen to. I know there is a recommendation thread, but that's just waaaaay too much music for me to comprehend all at once (41 pages). I'm just wondering if you all can do me a favor and just recommend a couple of your favorite songs to me. Anything other than hiphop/rap will be fine (no R&B either) Btw, I only want songs, not artists or albums. I don't have a huge IPod so I can't fill it up with too much music. Thanks
Who are some of your favorite hio-hop artists, that could help a bit in picking whats best for you? Blink-182 - Feeling This Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive anything on Bruce Springsteen's greatest hits (Born to Run, Born In The U.S.A., Glory Days) Coldplay - Clocks Coldplay - Speed Od Sound Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door Guns N' Roses - Paradise City John Mayer - Waiting On The World To Change John Mayer - Gravity Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin - Kashmir New Found Glory - All Downhill From Here Pink Floyd - Money Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2 and 3 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Raidohead - Weird Fishes / Arpeggi Steve Miller Band - Swingtown Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secrets The All-American Rejects - Move Along The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxey Lady The Killers - Mr. Brightside Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue Yellowcard - Lights and Sounds Yellowcard - Light Up The Sky 3 Doors Down - Here Without You 3 Doors Down - When I'm Gone 3 Doors Down - Krypyonite Matchbox20 - Breakfast at Tiffanys Maroon 5 - This Love Nirvana - Smells Like Teens Spirit Whitesnake - Here I Go Again On My Own Taking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSure The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
Thanks for all the songs ZAE! Anyways, I listen to all kinds of hiphop, so I really don't know how you guys could narrow it down. Recently I've been listening to a lot of Cormega, Jin, The Roots, Wu-Tang-Clan (GZA and Raekwon are my favorites). Not sure how much that helps. lol.
Thanks for the recommendation Jigga. Not sure if I'll get the album, but I'll make sure to check them out. Btw, I'm not into the whole hardcore screamer music either. That stuff gets on my nerves...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 2 2008, 12:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Thanks for all the songs ZAE! Anyways, I listen to all kinds of hiphop, so I really don't know how you guys could narrow it down. Recently I've been listening to a lot of Cormega, Jin, The Roots, Wu-Tang-Clan (GZA and Raekwon are my favorites). Not sure how much that helps. lol.</div> Add some Joe Budden (Mood Muzik 2 and 3) and you'll be straight.
I got Mood Muzik 2, but I haven't listened to it in a while. Great mixtape. I don't have Mood Muzik 3 though, never got in the mood to download it for whatever reason. I'm still waiting for him to drop his album
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 2 2008, 12:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I got Mood Muzik 2, but I haven't listened to it in a while. Great mixtape. I don't have Mood Muzik 3 though, never got in the mood to download it for whatever reason. I'm still waiting for him to drop his album</div> He released MM3 on Amalgam Digital (its available in Best Buy etc.) and he's releasing "Padded Room" in May or June on Amalgam Digital too. After that hes signing to a major. Anyway back to rock...
I'm a old school rock kind of guy. The Police, U2, Billy Joel, The Stones, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, and of course Bruce Springsteen. I highly suggest you check out all of the above. My favorite is Bruce. His music means a lot to me and a lot of other people not only from Jersey but from all over the world because he's able to take things that happen in ordinary life and put them into song. Plus, him and the E Street Band are probably the best live peformers out there now even now (Sorry Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Lil' Wayne, Jay-Z et. al). Songs I would recommend from him to start: Rosalita (Come out tonight) E Street Shuffle New York City Serenade The entire Born to Run album (seriously, it's worth it) Badlands The River Hungry Heart Born in the U.S.A. Dancing in the Dark Glory Days Tunnel of Love Brilliant Disguise Streets of Philadelphia The Rising Radio Nowhere Livin' in the Future Long Walk Home
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Apr 1 2008, 11:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm a old school rock kind of guy. The Police, U2, Billy Joel, The Stones, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, and of course Bruce Springsteen. I highly suggest you check out all of the above. My favorite is Bruce. His music means a lot to me and a lot of other people not only from Jersey but from all over the world because he's able to take things that happen in ordinary life and put them into song. Plus, him and the E Street Band are probably the best live peformers out there now even now (Sorry Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Lil' Wayne, Jay-Z et. al). If I had to start with one Bruce album, I'd obviously start with Born to Run. There are eight tracks and all of them are incredible. It's probably my favorite album. I highly recommend listening to every track one after another. Born in the U.S.A. is also incredible. Tunnel of Love, The Wild The Innocent and E Street Shuffle, and The River are all underrated albums. They're all great, but I'd suggest Born to Run is probably his greatest work. His new album Magic is also great. I highly suggest getting into him.</div> Thanks for the recommendations Real, but is it possible for you to narrow it down to a couple of songs? Like your top 10 favorite, or maybe even top 20. I would love to get all his albums, but I don't have enough space on my IPod to fit everything in.
I'm not sure how much you like classic rock, but here's some off the top of my head: The Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Purple Haze," "Hey Joe," "Stone Free," "Red House," "Foxey Lady," "Little Wing," "If 6 Was 9," "Bold as Love," "All Along the Watchtower," "Voodoo Child" Band of Gypsys: "Machine Gun" Led Zeppelin: "Dazed and Confused," "Communication Breakdown," "Whole Lotta Love," "The Lemon Song," "Immigrant Song," "Stairway to Heaven," "When the Levee Breaks," "No Quarter," "The Ocean," "Kashmir," "Achilles Last Stand" Black Sabbath: "Black Sabbath," "The Wizard," "N.I.B.," "War Pigs," "Paranoid," "Iron Man," "Electric Funeral," "Sweet Leaf," "Children of the Grave," "Snowblind," "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" Cream: "I'm so Glad," "Strange Brew," "Sunshine of Your Love," "World of Pain," "Tales of Brave Ulysses," "White Room," "Born Under a Bad Sign"
Brand New - Your Favorite Weapon (album from that album: Jude Law and a Semester Abroad (haven't found a person yet who doesn't like it); Secondary; Logan to Government Center; Failure By Design Not sure if you'd like Cartel...but for them The Ransom; Honestly; If I Fail Anything Sublime. My favorites: Santeria; What I Got; I've Seen Better Days; Wrong Way (I may post some ZAE's already put up) Boston - More Than a Feeling Hall and Oates- Rich Girl Kingsmen - Louie Louie Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl Thin Lizzie - Boys Are Back in Town Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down to Georgia Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up Jojo - Leave (Get Out) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody And I know you're not asking for hip hop, but I highly recommend Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens (album)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 2 2008, 12:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Apr 1 2008, 11:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm a old school rock kind of guy. The Police, U2, Billy Joel, The Stones, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, and of course Bruce Springsteen. I highly suggest you check out all of the above. My favorite is Bruce. His music means a lot to me and a lot of other people not only from Jersey but from all over the world because he's able to take things that happen in ordinary life and put them into song. Plus, him and the E Street Band are probably the best live peformers out there now even now (Sorry Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Lil' Wayne, Jay-Z et. al). If I had to start with one Bruce album, I'd obviously start with Born to Run. There are eight tracks and all of them are incredible. It's probably my favorite album. I highly recommend listening to every track one after another. Born in the U.S.A. is also incredible. Tunnel of Love, The Wild The Innocent and E Street Shuffle, and The River are all underrated albums. They're all great, but I'd suggest Born to Run is probably his greatest work. His new album Magic is also great. I highly suggest getting into him.</div> Thanks for the recommendations Real, but is it possible for you to narrow it down to a couple of songs? Like your top 10 favorite, or maybe even top 20. I would love to get all his albums, but I don't have enough space on my IPod to fit everything in. </div> Yeah, I was actually thick-headed and forgot you wanted songs. So I went ahead and listed songs to start with. Add Atlantic City to that list as well. If you can't fit the entire Born to Run album (only 8 songs), Thunder Road, Born to Run, and Jungleland are probably top 3, but again, I highly recommend listening to the entire thing beginning to end. It's worth it.
Just a couple of nice songs off the top of my head: 1. Jesus Christ Pose. 2. Pearl Jam- "Black" (unplugged version) - Slightly more mainstream, but old school and deep.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (THE DADDY @ Apr 2 2008, 01:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Jin? The Chinese dude? wtf?</div> haha I saw that. I was like "uhhhhhh" But I concurr on Brand New, although I only have their first album (well the first hit anyway; a couple years back). Any Hall & Oates would be solid. "P-p-p-priiiivate eys, they're waaaatching youuu."
Jin's actually pretty good. Listen to "I Quit." Straight fire Anyways, thanks for the recommendations guys. I really appreciate it. I'll try to get a good look at all the songs you guys posted. Thanks!
