New Music

at 01/13/10 11:31AM
I need some new music to listen to.

Here are the top played bands in my iTunes right now:
-Linkin Park
-Boston
-Five for Fighting
-Visqueen
-Dave Matthews Band
-3 doors down
-Foo Fighters greatest hits
-Fountains of Wayne
-Ben Harper & the Blind Boys of Alabama

Using the list above as a guide to my fairly varied tastes...can you provide me with a few recommendations?
  • frogkisser
    I don't know if these really use your list as a guide, but here are a few of my recommendations...
    Norah Jones -- The Fall
    Electric Light Orchestra -- Out of the Blue, Discovery, New World Record
    Anberlin -- Never Take Friendship Personal, they have a couple more albums after that one, too
    Guster -- Ganging Up On the Sun
    Ben Folds -- Songs for Silverman
    Vince Guaraldi/Vince Guaraldi Trio -- some lovely jazz music by the man who composed and played for Peanuts
    by frogkisser at 01/13/10 11:49AM
  • bumpsetspike
    You can't go wrong with ELO.
    by bumpsetspike at 01/13/10 12:13PM
  • frogkisser
    I'm really disappointed no one else has posted any recommendations yet; I'm in need of music, too...:(
    by frogkisser at 01/17/10 5:54PM
  • ceoltoir
    I don't know what to recommend. I've been into music from other countries lately, particularly Africa and Latin America. I listened to some from Haiti the other day but didn't really like it.

    Two of my favorite artists for the gym are Will Smith and Shakira, but I can't sincerely recommend them. I imagine if you're fluent enough in Spanish to understand Shakira, that would be bad.
    by ceoltoir at 01/18/10 10:13AM
  • ceoltoir
    I've never been fluent enough in Spanish to be able to follow song lyrics very well. I always thought that was probably fortunate in the case of Shakira. 'Cos her music is great on the treadmill.
    by ceoltoir at 01/19/10 11:16AM
  • herb_lady43
    I just heard of Nigel Kennedy for the first time today. After listening to several pieces by him (one was a "Nigel Kennedy with the Who"), I came across this one Nigel Kennedywhich is so beautifully played it took my breath away. Then of course, cause I can get really caught up in other links, I found this one: Danny Boy
    I think these are WAY out of what you usually listen to. Time to get out of your comfort zone.
    by herb_lady43 at 01/20/10 12:29AM