Question for Music Lovers or anyone else

[datahawk]

If you and I were to go to a (insert music store of choice) together, what is one CD that you would just insist I get?

Doesn't matter the genre, the only things I don't care for are gangsta rap and thrash metal. Otherwise alls fair.

No this is not a meme, it's an honest question. I have found in the last couple weeks that I do not have enough music, especially new music. I've been listening to the same stuff (tho I love it, everything does get old after awhile) and would like some new stuff. There are tons of CD's I've wanted for ages, I think it's time to start spending time on half.com or something.

Comments

[amberinside.livejournal.com]

I like Keane, The Killers, and the Postal Service.

[stormdog.livejournal.com]

How 'bout K.D. Lang's Hymn's of the 49th Paralell? I've been in love with that album ever since I bought for wooisme back in Micigan and I still love listening to it.

[neowolf2.livejournal.com]

Feren and Poe turned me on to Juno Reactor a few years ago. 'Bible of Dreams' is very good.

[infintysquared.livejournal.com]

I would suggest finding a music store where a salesperson doesn't blink when you ask for music in the genre, "Something that hurts my brain."

Then start placing random words together, and see what the clerk suggests.

"Angry German Men singing Sinatra" netted me Einstürzende Neubauten's Strategies Against Architecture, which does include a German industrial band doing a Nancy Sinatra cover, "Sand." Very nice.

"A black man singing a white man's songs" earned me The Persuasions' Frankly A Capella, in which a doo-wop group sings Frank Zappa. Including two pieces which were originally instrumental.

[tehrasha.livejournal.com]

I Monster -- Neveroddoreven

Amon Tobin -- Supermodified

and while at home, just tune in to www.lt3m.com [shameless plug] :)

[wiktowasichu.livejournal.com]

Tom Waits, Ghost of the Robot (James Marsters band.), and Fiona Apple.

[siriuswolfstar.livejournal.com]

Hmm...music for Data?

Albums:

Semisonic - Feeling Strangely Fine

Matthew Sweet in general.

And, one of my all time favorite bands, Gomez.

[aeto.livejournal.com]

Does it count if you can't find the CD in most music stores? If so, my vote would be for anything by Heather Alexander (http://www.heatherlands.com/index.php?section=1). I'm particularly a fan of Enchantment, Life's Flame, and Midsummer.

[linnaeus.livejournal.com]

Kirsty MacColl, Tropical Brainstorm

[duncandahusky.livejournal.com]

Playing to your tastes, I'd recommend Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, if you don't already have any of their stuff. Also, Kila is really interesting - I'm just starting to tap into their stuff. In a folk-pop vein, Canada's Sarah Harmer has a truly lovely voice (I love the song "Escarpment Blues" off her most recent album) - I need to grab her albums.

Also, check out Pandora - you put in a band you like, and it recommends other bands that have a similar sound.

[cyohtee.livejournal.com]

Hmm...

Michelle Branch

Evanessence

Bare Naked Ladies

Blackmoore's Night

Black 47

Poe

Godhead

Moxy FruvousWi

Within Temptation

Just to name a few... :)

[moryssa.livejournal.com]

I am so obsessed with Shawn Mullins right now, so that's the one I'd suggest.

Otherwise: Mat Kearney, Florez, Sister Hazel, and Train are the ones that are rotating through my CD player.

Besides the ones that you already own a copy of. ;)

I bought a 60 gig external hard drive last weekend, and have already filled about 10 gigs with nothing but music. And that's only the music that I already had mp3'd for one reason or another or that I've gotten from other people in mp3 format. I haven't even STARTED mp3'ing my CD collection yet.