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help with music?

Hello,

I'm excited by new electonincs (thank you Roger), but music isn't really about equipment.
I'd love to expand my music collection. I feel confident in my music selections for classical, vocalists and country/bluegrass. Unfortunately I don't appreciate hip-hop
I'd love to get some ideas for jazz and rock.
In jazz I like Brubeck and Miles Davis but have been lost by some of the more complex forms of jazz.
My rock is almost all old collections (like Led Z. #1 and Aqualung). A helpful granchild brought over some heavy metal but I couldn't appreciate it. Another one brought over "Dark Side of the Moon" and I loved it.
So with that in mind, could anyone tell me what I might buy in the rock/jazz music? The wonderful new stereo equipment begs me for some new music.

Thanks
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sfar
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Second the recommendation of Pandora, particularly with its $36 a year premium subscription.

Also check out Spotify. It's invitation-only at the moment but you can usually find a way to get an invitation. It delivers almost anything you could want to hear on demand. The classical selection isn't comprehensive but it's a great way to expand your horizons.
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smortega
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Fleet Foxes. Both of their albums are available on vinyl. Great, timeless music that is well recorded.
wolf_garcia
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All Steely Dan is amazing...vinyl and otherwise including the solo stuff from Becker and Fagan. I recommend John Scofield, especially the stuff with Medeski et al, for kick butt jazz (Metheny usually uses a too "apologetic" tone for my tastes), and Little Feat for sophisticated boogie...Feat is what the English guys (like Page, Stones,etc.) were nuts about in the 70's.
singleendedsingle
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You can also check the different threads here at the music forum, the guys always listen to good stuff.
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4hannons
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If you loved PF, then you'll probably love Porcupine Tree; especially Deadwing and In Absentia.

For rock, try any of the following bands:

Alter Bridge, Black Keys, Big Sugar, Darker My Love, Foo Fighters, Paul Gilbert, The Greenhornes, Jonny Lang, John Mayer (live), The Raconteurs, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Slash, The Steepwater Band, Stereophonics, Underwhelmed, The Verve Pipe, The White Stripes, Wolf People, Young The Giant.

Admittedly some of the above are considered more 'blues' than 'rock' and most of them are not exactly mainstream musical selections. Nevertheless, I hope you find something to like from this list.

Do yourself a favor and also listen to Broken Bells and Deerhunter. Not rock, but both very good alternative bands.
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