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Stuck in a Rut

Over the past 30 odd years I have been mostly listening to Rock (Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Bowie and all of the other great British and American bands.
I have also been listening to Jazz (Davis, Brubeck, Chet)
and assorted other Jazz artists.
For classical I love Betthovan's 7th and Tchaikovsky final symphony as examples.
But I know that there other great albums not only in the Rock, Jazz and Symphonic categories but in international ones as well. I would appreciate any suggestions not only on Rock, Jazz or Classical but also on any other category which is not lite but great.

Thanks...
henry_10023
easy_e
95 posts
 
I know what you mean! I've got thousands of albums and cd's and I feel like I'm playing the same stuff all the time.

I agree with the earlier response about getting bored with the same old symphonies. For classical, I'd start listening to chamber music. For instance, the string quartets of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven are a great start. Chamber music generally sounds better on a home system than symphonic works anyway. I also listen to baroque a lot (i.e., Bach, Telemann, Handel).

Good luck!
kana813
956 posts
 
I agree with Newbee, if you're into Jazz, I can't understand
how you could be bored with all the great new music being released.
Check out www.jazzwithbobparlocha.com/stuff/cds.html. Bob's
top 25 list is full of killer stuff.

If you like jazz & rock try some on some blues. Blind Pig Records has sale going, but there's lots of other interesing
small labels.
mdomnick
332 posts
 
I grew up on Floyd, Zep, Yes, CSNY...

I know this phrase gets thrown around a lot, but "you won't be disappointed" in David Gray and Jack Johnson.

By the way Ben, I pulled some Nick Drake and really like him. God call.
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sbank
3,378 posts
 
There are tons of great musicians who don't typically get much radio airplay. One great source for me is WXPN a non-profit station in Philadelphia. www.xpn.org is a vast wonderland of bands & albums to check out. Their "XPNessentials" is a great read, for both new stuff & what you already know.
People classify them as "singer-songwriter" whatever that means, but to me it's rock/folk/blues/a bit of jazz; the common thread is real emotion, & not much concern for commercial success. check it out...
Spencer
abex
322 posts
 
I really dig Stan Ridgways solo stuff! Almost anything the guy does has been exceptional. I don't like all of his cuts of his cd's ,but there are always 4-5 songs I like. I have like 9 of his CD's and made a compilation which took up 2 full cd's.

Look up things at this site!
http://www.allmusic.com/
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