In search of good music

[Redmen62]

As 2005 begins I realize that most of my favorite music is starting to approach 10 years old (All my my most-played songs/albums seem to be from 1995). Give me the very best music that I have never heard before to revitalize my sagging opinion of popular music. It can be brand new or classic stuff, but it should be something I likely haven't heard before.

As a background, I am 23 and I checked "Hard Rock" on my Columbia House music club card. My favorite music is made by:

Live
Jeff Buckley
Stone Temple Pilots
Dave Matthews
Metallica
Tool
Bruce Springsteen
David Gray
Counting Crows
Billy Joel

(Optional Canadian content, for whom it may concern)

The Tea Party
Our Lady Peace
I Mother Earth
Bruce Cockburn
The Tragically Hip

So that's what I know- I've listened to a lot of music, but It seems it's hard to find good new stuff these days. What's the very best of what I'm missing?

[eric5148]

Opeth

[InchoateHand]

Indochine
later Supernovice
new Southern Culture on the Skids

Try any of the above--they are all reasonably random, and good. The Indochine is in French, but if you get over that, it is rocking.

[Redmen62]

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Opeth

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I've seen this one before in a thread- Good enough for me, the download begins...

[Redmen62]

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Opeth

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We're off to a good start... First track to arrive was "Windowpane". If this is indicative, we have a band I can definitely listen to at length. My proggy side is impressed.

[eric5148]

Damn, which album is that from? I have 5 of theirs, but not the one with that song. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[AEKDBet]

the killers - hot fuss
franz ferdinand (self titled)
arcade fire

[daveymck]

If you like old type thrashy Metallica go for
Dark Tranquility
Inflames
Soilwork
Sentenced

And the new Kreator Album is absolutley fantastic old School Thrash.

If you like Opeth also try Katatonia, Moonspell, Anaethema (new stuff is quite proggy), The Gathering,

If can listen to a mix of Opera/classical and metal that is quite proggy go for After Forever and Epica.

You may well like Savatage and also try Paradise Lost.

Also for your less heavier side try BRIAN McFADDEN he used to be in a crappy Boy band in the UK but has just brought out an album that I am finding quite good.

[Redmen62]

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the killers - hot fuss


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I'm willing to give these guys a try. I hated the first single but really like Mr Brightside.

[LethalRose]

I like all of these, good rock songs. This is a small sample of what i like.

John Lennon - Imagine
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Eagles - Hotel California
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Doors - Light My Fire
Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Beatles - A Day In The Life
Derek And The Dominoes - Layla
Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

oh and i forgot

Aerosmith - Dream on

awesome song, always pumps me up when running, its like eye of the tiger but 10x better

if you want new stuff the best way is to find a few local radio stations and find their website, they'll list their playlists there. www.atozlyrics.com and http://lyrics.astraweb.com/ are good for lyrics