Reader Participation Music Meme

[urbpan]

1. Name a genre, subgenre, kind, or style of music, and I'll tell you my five favorite artists or albums in that category.

Then, you recommend another one to me!

(I'm bored of the songs on my iPod and I want some well-directed suggestions.) Thanks in advance! And pass this meme on, that's what it's for, plus you might get some good suggestions for yourself. It would also work for movies, books, almost anything, I guess.

Example: You comment with "classic rock." I reply "The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, David Bowie, Queen." You reply to me "Hey, you should get the Las Vegas Circus Soundtrack that's all new mixes of Beatles songs!" (I already have it, but this is just an example._

Comments

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I'm flattered that you think I would know anything about this genre. Perhaps you could recommend something for beginners?

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

Pre-1994 Grunge

Nice.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

1. Nirvana Nevermind
2. Nirvana In Utero
3. Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream
4. Nirvana Bleach
5. The Fluid Purplemetalflakemusic

I was never a fan of the Pearl Jam/Mother Love Bone/Green River/Temple of the Dog/Alice in Chains type of stuff.

I consider Soundgarden to be a metal band, frequently misclassified as grunge. (and I'm a fan of theirs)

[ankhanu.livejournal.com]

Could anything post 1994 even classify as grunge?? ;)

[ndozo.livejournal.com]

Bouncy and/or funky songs from any era that make you feel happy and make you feel like you want to dance.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I had to think a lot about this one because I LOVE THE FUNK. I'm sure I'm going to forget lots.

Best ever:
1. Sly and the Family Stone
2. Parliament/Funkadelic/anything involving George Clinton and Bootsy Collins.
3. Stevie Wonder
4. Cameo
5. James Brown

Contemporary Favorites:
1. The Beastie Boys
2. Fatboy Slim
3. The Propellerheads
4. Outkast
5. Ludacris

[antarcticlust.livejournal.com]

80's pop!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

1. Men Without Hats
2. Psychedelic Furs
3. Duran Duran (Rio)
4. Prince
5. Culture Club

[candent.livejournal.com]

Classical (and if you need me to be more specific- the Baroque period).

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I didn't need you to be more specific! The only baroque I know is JS Bach. Broadening that a little (to include things I've heard of):

1. Fur Elise
2. Moonlight Sonata
3. Rites of Spring
4. The Four Seasons
5. Other stuff I might have heard on the Cosmos Soundtrack.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_cassette_tape/]

punk rock.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

1. Suicidal Tendencies
2. Dead Kennedys
3. X-ray Spex
4. The Ramones
5. The Stooges

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

METAAAAAL!

HAIL SATAN

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

1. Metallica
2. Kiss
3. AC/DC
4. Soundgarden
5. Guns n Roses

See also: My 10 favorite metal bands quiz.

[bitter-moss.livejournal.com]

Alternative rock

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

1. Nirvana
2. Psychedelic Furs
3. They Might be Giants
4. Liz Phair
5. The Pixies

[brush-rat.livejournal.com]

Country. I double dog dare you.

I'll take it

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

1. Johnny Cash
2. Willie Nelson
3. Patsy Cline
4. Dolly Parton
5. Flatt and Scruggs.

[smallerdemon.livejournal.com]

Electroclash!

Bluegrass covers of other genres!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

You sank my battleship. Go ahead and recommend away!

[naturtraene.livejournal.com]

Progressive Rock

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

oo, that's a tough one. I've agreed not to ridicule my wife's voluminous Yes album collection, and I flee from the house if I see her break out the King Crimson. If your definition is broad and generous, I have several Queen albums, a couple Jethro Tull albums, and I used to have 90120 (the only Yes album my wife doesn't like) on cassette tape.

Once I was listening to the Beastie Boys' instrumental music, and a coworker derided it as "Prog Rock Bullshit."

Is there any progressive rock done by 4 piece bands doing 3 minute songs?

Alternately, there are some heavy rock bands in Boston that have done some long form intricate music that I like: Juneau, for example.

I guess you need to recommend prog rock for the non-fan, or the prog rock album you'd recommend as a first listen.

[ndozo.livejournal.com]

Best use of icons ever!

[ankhanu.livejournal.com]

Straight up rock!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

1. The Kinks
2. Heart (Dreamboat Annie)
3. Van Halen (1984 or earlier)
4. Replacements
5. Pixies

Your choice

[aemiis-zoo.livejournal.com]

Psychodelic rock, or Southern rock

let's try psychedelic

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

1. The Beatles
2. Donovan
3. Monster Magnet
4. Spirit
5. Spacemen 3

[ndozo.livejournal.com]

Check out Solomon Burke, the old r and b guy, singing "Does my ring burn your finger." Also The Bottle Rockets-try The Brooklyn Side cd, Steve Earle--try Copperhead Road.

[bunrab.livejournal.com]

Big symphony orchestra Romantic "classical"

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Eek! I know nothing. Recommend away!

[bunrab.livejournal.com]

Check into The Gourds.

[bunrab.livejournal.com]

Whoops, that was supposed to be a reply to the Bluegrass comment. The Gourds do Bluegrass covers of other songs!