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Upbeat music suggestions?

I am need of a good music infusion. Most of music is mainstream and, quite frankly, I'm in need of something new.

Typically I like upbeat "catchy" stuff. I listen to Rock (U2, VH etc), Blues (SRV, Cray, Beniot etc), Alternative/Techno (Depeche, Cranberries, Lush), Jazz (Miles etc), Pop, R+B and even Folk (Natalie Merchant, Joan Osborne etc).

I need some good suggestions for a breath of fresh air so that I may enjoy my music (and system) more often. I need it to be fairly upbeat though as I typically dislike downtrodden and melancholy types of music.

Guide me wise ones!

joew
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phasecorrect
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Look no further than "big beat" electronic....such as

Chemical Brothers: Dig your own Hole
The Crystal Method: Vegas
Propellarheads
Fatboy Slim: you've come a long ways, baby....

all essential, upbeat, funky workouts...great stuff...
bundee1
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I just bought the APHEX TWIN selected ambient works '85-'92. Very upbeat almost pretty electronic music you can dance to.
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jdlepera
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The Raveonettes-Whip it on.Their Debut EP 8-Killer upbeat Tracks.On E-Bay for 5 0r 6 Bucks.Very cool Hot New Band!They Whip it on! Ease away from Mainstream and take a deep breath,A whole lot of good stuff out there thats a little deeper and a Whole lot better.Electronic Music has the most interesting music going on in the Rock world IMHO.Flaming Lips,Radiohead,Air,Peace Orchestra.Mercury Rev-Deserter's Song Rocks[Good old Fashioned Killer Guitar on song The Funny Bird]Stunning!Listen to some of these on Amazon.com.Listen to a good College station for new stuff...JD
bundee1
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Oops almost forgot The Flaming Lips "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots". A kind of futuristic humans versus robots concept album. Great sonics, quirky lyrics. Made me feel like a kid again.
crazy4blues
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Oingo Boingo: Dead Man's Party.
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