[Courtney]

Any good stuff I should download? I'm bored with what I have now. I like pretty much anything except EmoFuckwits, ScreamoBullshit and CountryCrap. My favorite bands/singers are The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Strokes, Incubus and Regina Spektor.

[Jack Quinn]

one of the Canukleheads on the other boards got me listening to The Tea Party, some good stuff. Heaven's Coming Down is my favorite song so far. They have a slight Doors vibe

[Courtney]

Thanks Moose. They're pretty good. It's weird that they sound like that and the lead singer looks and sounds like Jim Morrison (kinda).

More suggestions welcome!

[Deleted]

Your tastes seem to be very in line with mine. I was born and bred on classic rock.

I may be stretching this here, but the Strokes comment led me to believe you also either love or hate the White Stripes. If you lean more towards the liking of them, do yourself a favor and check out The Raconteurs.

Also along the Strokes vein, the Arctic Monkeys album is a must. Beginning to end it's very, very good.

And in a near-complete gear shift but sticking with the Brit motif: Muse. Lots and LOTS of Muse. I cannot iterate this enough. Especially if you like some of The Doors not-as-mainstream stuff.

[williamssl]

I'm seizing on the fact that you might like the Meat Puppets here to make some recs that you may or may not be aware of. I know you're a fan of the Nirvana version of "lake of fire" but not sure if that extends to the Meat Puppets or not....or if Nirvana brilliantly covering 3 of the Pups songs opened you up to the broader Meat Puppets catalogue.

In any event, if you do like the Meat Puppets, some offshoots/solo projects that were more "indy" and that you may not have been aware of:

Eyes Adrift. This is Curt Kirkwood (Puppets), Bud Gaugh (Sublime), and Krist Novoselic (you know who he is). One time collaboration that mostly featured Curt on vocals, but on 2 songs Krist did them. Curt did most of the writing, so it has a very Meat Puppets feel to it.

Volcano. Another one-time project featuring Curt and Bud collaborating again. I don't know if it is in print anymore or if you can download/purchase songs. I got mine when it came out a few years ago direct from Long Beach Records. In any event, similar to Eyes Adrift in that most of the writing is Curt, so most of the sound is Puppets. I could burn/email stuff to you if interested.

Curt Kirkwood - Snow. His solo album from a year or so ago. In all honestly I expected more from this and either my expectations were too high or it didn't deliver. But I have shared it w/ friends who weren't aware of it and were jonesing for a Meat Puppets fix and it seemed to work very well for them. Much folkier, and probably my least favorite (but still very good) of the three I mention here.

Now if you haven't given the Meat Puppets a listen, they've got quite a catalogue to pull from. I guess I would steer you to a few in particular.

Up on the Sun. Probably their best, and features the title track, my all time Puppets favorite song.

Huevos.

No Joke. Their last studio CD with the original lineup (Curt reformed the band under the meat puppets name later and released one studio and one live CD, both of which are good.). Good mix of alternative/rock (Scum) with folkier stuff (Vampires) and truely melodic (Predator).


And if you knew all this already...Nevermind!

[The Canadian Content]

Anytime anyone asks for a recommendation, I point them towards Stellastarr*. Note that the asterisk does not represent a footnote of any kind. It's just part of the name.

The debut, self-titled album reminded me of the Breakfast Club when I first heard it. There are no references to the movie, but the album could be the soundtrack. "Jenny" is a particularly awesome song. The second album is called "Harmonies for the Haunted". Also really good.

There are three tracks available for listening on their site.

[salmonjunkie]

I'm gonna name some albums. Some of them are up your alley, some of them aren't. Some are new, some are old. Some you know, some you don't. I won't even guarantee you'lll like all these, and maybe some of them you've already heard.

Death From Above 1979 - You Are Woman, I Am Machine
Giant Drag - Hearts And Unicorns
Mastadon - Blood Mountain
Metric - Live It Out
The Knife - Silent Shout
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
R.L. Burnside - Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
The Music (self-titled)
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
Queens of the Stone Age - R / Song For The Deaf
Alice In Chains - Dirt / Jar of Flies
Soundgarden - Superunknown / Badmotorfinger
Temple Of The Dog (self-titled)
Rocket From The Crypt - Circa: Now!
The Pixies - Doolittle
The Cult - Electric / Sonic Temple

Have a blast.

[williamssl]

salmonjunkie said:

Temple Of The Dog (self-titled)
Rocket From The Crypt - Circa: Now!

Secondedededed on both.

"Ditch Digger" alone on Circa:Now! is worth it.

[Courtney]

gatorbait said:

I may be stretching this here, but the Strokes comment led me to believe you also either love or hate the White Stripes. If you lean more towards the liking of them, do yourself a favor and check out The Raconteurs.

And in a near-complete gear shift but sticking with the Brit motif: Muse. Lots and LOTS of Muse.

Thanks Gator, Tex, Sal and Psycho.

I love the White Stripes and the Raconteurs. Those are opening-day must-buys for me. I also like Muse. I really haven't listened to the Meat Puppets that much, but I'll definitely look into them.

[williamssl]

The Puppets doing their version of Lake of Fire (live):



Eyes Adrift's Alaska:



Music Video for Meat Puppets' "Scum":




Rocket From The Crypt's Ditch Digger:



WOW!!!! Pearl Jam Covering Mother Love Bone's Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns. awesome!!!!~~!@@~!~@!~!11!!

[Krydor]

Vanessa Mae?

Yes, I am a dork

[Andy]

Lamb Of fucking God

Not for the feint of heart
myspace.com/lambofgod

[Deleted]

Court, do you like Fiona Apple? If so, I've got the perfect new av for you.

[Courtney]

Yes!

[Deleted]

OK, good. Go check the av, thread!

You seem to have a taste for classic rock, too. I will suggest Pink Floyd's mostly unheralded last album "The Division Bell" if you haven't already given it a listen. Definitely more on the mellow side with some very nice gems, too.

[Jack Quinn]

It's not new, but since I have been listening to a lot of them lately, I recommend Southern Culture on the Skids to everyone. Lots of fun

[The Canadian Content]

williamssl said:

WOW!!!! Pearl Jam Covering Mother Love Bone's Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns. awesome!!!!~~!@@~!~@!~!11!!

I can't believe it took me this long to get to this link. Great song, great cover. An exalt to you, sir.

[Ryan Who Loves Punk]

I'm just gonna recommend Deep Purple here if you haven't tried them yet. I'm always in the mood to listen to them.

Also, maybe the Stooges?

[Courtney]

therealryan said:

I'm just gonna recommend Deep Purple here if you haven't tried them yet. I'm always in the mood to listen to them.

Also, maybe the Stooges?

Give me some credit sir.

[salmonjunkie]

The Stooges are playing in LA in April! WOOOHOOO! Gotta go gotta go gotta go!

BTW, here's a recommendation. If you like The Arcade Fire, you might like The Silversun Pickups. Not saying the sound the same, but you just might like them. Good local band from here in LA.

[jdrew1208]

A few quick musical hits here from a new guy.

Take it or leave it...........


The Toadies - Hell Below Stars Above is a one of the most underrated albums ever. (Seriously. Heel, HB/SA, Pressed Against The Sky, Little Sin, Plane Crash, Jigsaw Girl, Doll Skin, and my personal fave....Sweetness)
The Supersuckers (where I got my name from....that band is so fucking awesome.....)
The Burden Brothers - (Seen them more than anbody else combined. So fucking solid The Buried In Your Black Heart album was gold. Mercy was even more golden. Seriously, thats some sweet shit.)
The Pixies.
Flogging Molly.
CKY (Camp Kill Yourself) (older stuff was greatness)
The Reverend Horton Heat.
The Sahara Hotnights. All chicks, But all Awesome.
Muse, the Sex Pistols, Thin Lizzy, Tsunami Bomb, Johhny Cash, Kaiser Chiefs, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Also, look up Within Temptation, HIM (Yup), and the White Stripes