Music Recommendations

Hmm. I have a feeling I can help Liberated Liberator out here.

King Crimson and Jethro Tull fulfill both the Progressive Rock (but the original definition of the term, not the modern stuff everyone else has been recommending) and the unusual instruments (in both cases, flute) requirements.

If you're feeling a little bit country, Marshall Tucker Band is a Southern Rock outfit that features flute pretty heavily in the songs I've heard, as well.

And if you're in the mood for something darker and harder, and like harpsichord or electric violin (a violin that sounds vaguely like an electric guitar) at all, Emilie Autumn might be something to check out. Just keep in mind that I warned you about how Grimdark she gets sometimes.

Seconding the Jethro Tull rec.

@inane Nah not really my thing. Looking for groups similar to The Prodigy.

since when is the prodigy a hardstyle group

@Enemy Mayan: Thank you. I'll try them out.

Hmm, I suppose I was a bit vague with my original request. Are there any Western bands/composers out there who are similar-sounding to Yuki Kajiura's work? Like these songs.

Who's got some classic rock recommendations?

Turn on a rock station. Too many to list.

Queen Queen Queen.

Also, Rainbow.

Also, David Bowie.

edited 18th Dec '11 9:43:07 AM by Schitzo

Seconding Queen. Also, Boston. And The Eagles. And Journey. And Kansas. And classic Chicago. And Jethro Tull. And Pink Floyd. And Creedence Clearwater Revival. And Crosby Stills Nash And Young for that folk twist.

Guess my favorite genre.

edited 18th Dec '11 2:37:50 PM by Firebert

Seconding all of the above, and also adding Styx and Emerson Lake And Palmer.

ELP is especially good if you like Heavy Mithril, but want it a little softer than the metal sound.

edited 19th Dec '11 12:29:14 PM by EnemyMayan

Thanks guys! So many bands.

Seconding classic Chicago so fucking hard. Their first two albums are two of my favourite albums of all time.

Can someone recommend me something in the "Schwarzer Sarg" style of Yousei Teikoku?

@zam: I can also add Led Zeppelin (duh), early Black Sabbath if you want something harder, and Spooky Tooth (get their album Spooky Too) for some good progressive blues-rock.

~Face Palm~ Thank you drunk, though I can't imagine how I forgot one of my favorite bands in my recs. Obviously seconding those recs.

As I'm sure most people are aware of by this point, I like just about everything when it comes to music. However, I've found that fast, hard, and rough music often serves to fuel ideas and clear my mind when I write or do an assignment.

The best example of a specific song that I love because it does this is "Darkness Surrounding" by Avenged Sevenfold. I love that I can focus on the lyrics or the instrumentals, and that each one is different and complex. (Can't link, sorry...) I like Trivium some, but I would really love some more Metalcore music and bands.

"Classic rock" is a huge umbrella term encompassing a variety of different styles, so it depends on what you're looking for exactly. Do you want...

• ...a souped-up version of '50s rock and roll? All the British Invasion bands, except perhaps for the Beatles, started out this way. Listen to anything the Animals, the Kinks, the Who, the Small Faces or the Rolling Stones made before 1966.
• ...straightforward, gritty rock with a lot of folk, country and blues influences? Anything by Creedence Clearwater Revival (except perhaps Pendulum) will be right up your alley. As will the Rolling Stones albums Beggar's Banquet, Let It Bleed, Exile On Main St. and Sticky Fingers. And Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited. Little Feat is another gem in this category that's often overlooked.
• ...gentle, pleasant, vaguely melancholic tunes? Most of the Beatles' stuff will do, as will the Kinks' The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. Also check out Traffic.
• ...simple, catchy rock? The kind of "classic rock" that's played on classic rock radio stations? Well, try anything by AC/DC before the Highway To Hell album, particularly Powerage. Also, ZZ Top, especially 'Tres Hombres and Degüello. And of course Status Quo (Piledriver and Quo).
• ...heavy blues-rock with a tinge of psychedelica and lots of solos? Go for Jimi Hendrix and Cream, or the lesser-known Blue Cheer.
• ...even heavier stuff? Give the Big Three of hard rock a listen: Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.
• ...haunting, drug-fueled psychedelic rock? The Doors, 'nuff said.
• ...progressive rock that's still more or less accessible? Pink Floyd's masterpieces Meddle, Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here will satisfy your needs, as will Focus.
• ...progressive rock that's NOT accessible by any standard? Emerson, Lake & Palmer wrote the book on that. There's also Gentle Giant if you prefer something more listenable (but still pretty damn complex).
• ...theatrical, hammy, lavishly produced rock? Try Queen or Meat Loaf.

Well, there's probably a lot I forgot, but this should get you started!

Metalcore, eh? Try out Kill The Romance, Saxon, and Sinner.

Saxon isn't metalcore at all! Just good old traditional Heavy Metal.

Eh, I just rec'd it for being similar to Avenged Sevenfold.

It is? Huh. Well, Saxon has been around since 1979 or so, when metalcore wasn't even invented yet... I know they've undergone a big Genre Shift since their first albums, but I always thought it was more towards Power Metal.

Traditional Heavy and Power Metal are fine, too. Just so long as it's hard, but melodic, it's good.

Can anyone recommend me music similar to either (a) Poets Of The Fall, or (b) Blackmore's Night?

edited 19th Jan '12 7:51:17 PM by Noaqiyeum

Can somebody recommend some danceable hip hop songs with clean lyrics? *needs to choreograph a hip hop recital but is having problem finding clean hip hop music*

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