Musical Recomendation Helpline

[Aggie]

Q, my two favorites are The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and Earthling.

GET THE WHOLE ZIGGY ALBUM!

[Sibling Qwertyuiopasd]

Yeah, I'm thinking so far I'll have to get Ziggy Stardust (album), and a greatest hits CD. and any other particularly good albums reccomended here.

~Qwerty

[beagle]

Station to Station and Low for me.  The Singles Collection is a good greatest hits one. Overlaps with Station to Station quite a bit.

Edit:

Looks like The Singles Collection might be hard to get in the U.S.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Yesterday I was watching the Colbert Report and they had this Swedish band called Movits, supposedly a mix between hip-hop and jazz, although I frankly think the association is a bit loose. Very rhythmic with some folk flavor in, check it out:
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http://www.myspace.com/movits

[Sibling Qwertyuiopasd]

MOVITS! is my new favorite band. It's in a strange foreign langauge, it's hip hop that isn't about sex/drugs/violence/crime, and does have legitimate musical value, and saxophone.

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[Aggie]

*OOH*

Just heard that Easy-Star All Stars released a new album (reggae/dub cover) - this time they're taking on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (previously did Dark Side of the Moon and OK Computer).

Can't wait to get my hands on it - oddly, the library has it on order but my local indie record shop doesn't (yet). I will buy this when they do.

[Aggie]

EDIT:  Got my hands on it, it's fantastic!  (indie shop had it in-store, just not online).

[Bluenose]

Recently acquired Between Last Night And Us by the Audreys.  Love it!

They are allegedly an "Australian blues roots" band, whatever that means.  I would say that they are possibly a bit modern Aussie country a bit rock and roll and a whole lot of whatever it is they do.  They use a quite eclectic choice of arrangements and instruments.  They are also apparently known for their "slow" covers in their live performances, one is included on this CD which I particularly like - the old INXS song Don't Change - it's great.

[DaveL]

YArrrr...

I'm exploring early 1970's rock, particularly blues/rock. It's really amazing to listen to those bands and what they produced.

I never listened to the Allman Brothers or Wishbone Ash. They were before my time, so if you get the chance have a listen to "Live at Fillmore East (Allman Bros)" and "Argus (Wishbone Ash)" do yourself a favour.

Amazing guitar work, without the heavy metal. Duane Allman has been consistently voted at the next best guitarist next to Jimi Hendrix and now I know why.


Must not "air guitar" in public...must not "air guitar" in public...

[Aggie]

Need some recommendations for "instrumental" music, although instruments not actually required.  I'm looking specifically for something on the mellow-but-interesting side; the best descriptor that I can come up with on the spot is "music that could be suitable for meditation but doesn't sound like meditation music". I'd like a bit more of a beat or rhythm than full-on ambient music, very little understandable vocals (with more permitted if it's not english, and non-verbal vocalizations fine).

Preferred genres would be electronic (of the more organic-sounding varieties; not too many machine-sounds and bleeps) or world music; I'm quite open to classical music as well but have no idea where to start there. 

As a reference, somewhere between Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports and Bassnectar's Mesmerizing the Ultra would be what I have in mind (less ambient than the former and less hip-hop oriented than the latter; Disc 2 of Mesmerizing is actually pretty dang close), but I'm open-minded enough for something above, below or beside instead of between.

[Darlica]

I think I know what you are looking for but, I don't know any music like that to recommend.

How about In the Nursery in the meantime? I especially like the Hindle Wakes double album.
Not exactly what you where requestioning but I use it for "lighter" meditation.

[Sibling DavidH]

I'm quite open to classical music as well but have no idea where to start there. 

'Fraid I've no idea about anything else.  How would you get on with Vivaldi's Four Seasons?  Trite, but might fit your bill.  Or try JS Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier.

[Swatopluk]

And there are electronically enhanced versions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rond%C3%B2_Veneziano

[Sibling DavidH]

And there are electronically enhanced versions

I was keeping quiet about those.