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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Ruzbeh on March 22, 2007, 09:01:25 PM

Title: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Ruzbeh on March 22, 2007, 09:01:25 PM: Soooo. I listen to a lot of music. But some people have like 50,000+ songs. The fuck. I only have 400+. I like them all though.

So where do I discover new music? I have no fucking clue where to start. Pretty much all of my music is from famous stuff. It's just very varied.

I like all kinds of music, but I'm very picky at the same time.
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2007, 09:02:16 PM: start in my blues thread!
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2007, 09:08:53 PM: torrent, muddy waters essential collection, howlin' wolf's essential collection and BB kings live at the regal. If you don't like any of that move on.
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 22, 2007, 09:11:07 PM: Don't blindly download. Search their stuff on YouTube first, and see what you like. Then download
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2007, 09:12:12 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on March 22, 2007, 09:11:07 PM
Don't blindly download. Search their stuff on YouTube first, and see what you like. Then download

good idea.

just view the videos I made in that thread Ruz.
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Flannel Boy on March 22, 2007, 09:13:46 PM: the Beatles

Rilo Kiley

Rolling Stones

Lennon's solo work

Dylan

Beach Boys

Cream

Pink Floyd

Buddy Holly

the Kinks
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Stocky on March 22, 2007, 09:14:49 PM: Death From Above 1979
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: demi on March 22, 2007, 09:16:16 PM: Go to sites like myspace or purevolume

Just go to google and type "purevolume band name" or "myspace band name"

More than likely they will have a page with a couple songs to listen to.
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Himu on March 22, 2007, 09:17:10 PM: hi, I would like to expand my music tastes but will only listen to rock lol
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: demi on March 22, 2007, 09:20:28 PM: Quote from: Himuro on March 22, 2007, 09:17:10 PM
hi, I would like to expand my music tastes but will only listen to rock lol

http://myspace.com/1969theband
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 22, 2007, 09:22:05 PM: http://pandora.com/
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Beezy on March 22, 2007, 09:28:47 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYQSN1vSZr4

I win.
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: BlueTsunami on March 22, 2007, 09:59:15 PM: You can also sample CDs off of Amazon and see if its worth it. Thats pretty much a prerequisite for me before I touch a whole CD.
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 22, 2007, 10:01:54 PM: Quote from: BlueTsunami on March 22, 2007, 09:59:15 PM
You can also sample CDs off of Amazon and see if its worth it. Thats pretty much a prerequisite for me before I touch a whole CD.

Doing this with iTunes is much better imo
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2007, 10:16:38 PM: Quote from: Beezy on March 22, 2007, 09:28:47 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYQSN1vSZr4

I win.

:lol J-Reggi?
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Beezy on March 22, 2007, 10:17:32 PM: Quote from: Father_Mike on March 22, 2007, 10:16:38 PM
Quote from: Beezy on March 22, 2007, 09:28:47 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYQSN1vSZr4

I win.

:lol J-Reggi?

With an appearance by PD himself! :lol
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 22, 2007, 10:19:17 PM: Quote from: Beezy on March 22, 2007, 10:17:32 PM
Quote from: Father_Mike on March 22, 2007, 10:16:38 PM
Quote from: Beezy on March 22, 2007, 09:28:47 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYQSN1vSZr4

I win.

:lol J-Reggi?

With an appearance by PD himself! :lol
:lol
PD wishes he had a costume as frilly!
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 22, 2007, 10:21:15 PM: Quote from: Ruzbeh on March 22, 2007, 10:12:24 PM
I just realized my Michael Jackson collection is totally incomplete.

He has so many good songs.

These are what I have:

Bad
Beat it
Billy Jean
Earth Song
Thriller
Smooth Criminal

Download...

Remember the Time
Rock With You
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
You Rock my World
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Beezy on March 22, 2007, 10:23:40 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on March 22, 2007, 10:21:15 PM
Download...

Remember the Time
Rock With You
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
You Rock my World

You got to feel that beat! :elephant
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Ichirou on March 22, 2007, 10:45:57 PM: Tell us what bands you like and we'll recommend stuff to you, which you can then preview on YouTube before d/l'ing.
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: CoolGuyChris on March 22, 2007, 10:48:04 PM: Quote from: Ruzbeh on March 22, 2007, 09:01:25 PM

So where do I discover new music? I have no fucking clue where to start. Pretty much all of my music is from famous stuff. It's just very varied.

I like all kinds of music, but I'm very picky at the same time.

get sirius radio and play it all day, theres no commercials and a ton of different channels
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Himu on March 23, 2007, 12:11:14 AM: Quote from: demi on March 22, 2007, 09:20:28 PM
Quote from: Himuro on March 22, 2007, 09:17:10 PM
hi, I would like to expand my music tastes but will only listen to rock lol

http://myspace.com/1969theband

I'm talking about the people who always say they're music lovers but only seem to like one particular genre.
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: xnikki118x on March 23, 2007, 02:14:34 AM: I used to take good cds I had and read the liner notes. A lot of times, bands will thank other bands they like/have toured with/etc. That's where I found a lot of my favorite bands, from the liner notes of other bands. :D
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Stocky on March 23, 2007, 02:15:27 AM: Quote from: Himuro on March 23, 2007, 12:11:14 AM
Quote from: demi on March 22, 2007, 09:20:28 PM
Quote from: Himuro on March 22, 2007, 09:17:10 PM
hi, I would like to expand my music tastes but will only listen to rock lol

http://myspace.com/1969theband

I'm talking about the people who always say they're music lovers but only seem to like one particular genre.

Do you like country music?
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: brob on May 02, 2010, 07:56:38 AM: Quote from: Father_Mike on March 22, 2007, 09:02:16 PM
start in my blues thread!
Can we have a link for this shiznit? I mostly deal in the SRV, but I'd love some expansion. :3

edit: found it, over half the links are dead. :'(
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2010, 10:42:34 AM: Why do you care about ratings so much
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: BlueTsunami on May 02, 2010, 12:30:47 PM: Jazz is great (though "Jazz" is a very broad term). The Jazz I like (Soul, Cool, Smooth, Nu etc) is very much a slow burn and requires you to meet it at some middle ground where you sit back and let it take you over.

Also about expanding your taste, definitely listen to some Internet Radio (Shoutcast is what I use). Let it play in the background as you do whatever on the computer and when something piques your interest, look it up. That artist may lead to some nuanced genre or similar artists, so on and so forth.

This is the station I've been listening to like 90% of the time I'm on my PC

http://mountainchill.com/index.php
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: demi on May 02, 2010, 12:34:07 PM: HE PLAYS GUITAR!? WHAT A PRO
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Eric P on May 02, 2010, 01:31:15 PM: Quote from: BlueTsunami on May 02, 2010, 12:30:47 PM
Jazz is great (though "Jazz" is a very broad term). The Jazz I like (Soul, Cool, Smooth, Nu etc) is very much a slow burn and requires you to meet it at some middle ground where you sit back and let it take you over.

hard bop and free jazz for lyfe

music that actively hates you :rock
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: OptimoPeach on May 02, 2010, 01:49:33 PM: Quote from: demi on May 02, 2010, 12:34:07 PM
HE PLAYS GUITAR!? WHAT A PRO
Well music therapy is gaining some ground in the treatment of autism
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Robo on May 02, 2010, 02:17:47 PM: (http://i39.tinypic.com/x2uzdd.png)

:pimp
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: demi on May 02, 2010, 02:39:09 PM: Quote from: Ruzbeh on May 02, 2010, 02:36:56 PM
Quote from: OptimoPeach on May 02, 2010, 01:49:33 PM
Well music therapy is gaining some ground in the treatment of autism

And I heard painful physical abuse is excellent in the treatment of OptimoPeach. :lenowned

Does that include stuffing foreign objects in your butt?
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2010, 03:23:29 PM: Animal Collective :piss2
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: TakingBackSunday on May 02, 2010, 05:00:29 PM: they're soooooo 2009
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Third on May 03, 2010, 10:25:13 AM: My music collection is very small. Maybe because I don't like rock and rap.
The only rock act I like is Linkin Park. And the only rap act I like is Linkin Park also. :smug
My collection consists mosly out of electro(pop) and rnb. I'm a huge Daft Punk, Robyn, Justice and MIA fan. La Roux' album is also amazing.
You can also hear Lady Gaga or Christina Aguilera blasting off my speakers. 8)
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 03, 2010, 11:01:50 AM: You get a pass since you're hot, and so is your sister :-*
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: tiesto on May 03, 2010, 07:00:41 PM: Quote from: Third on May 03, 2010, 10:25:13 AM
My music collection is very small. Maybe because I don't like rock and rap.
The only rock act I like is Linkin Park. And the only rap act I like is Linkin Park also. :smug
My collection consists mosly out of electro(pop) and rnb. I'm a huge Daft Punk, Robyn, Justice and MIA fan. La Roux' album is also amazing.
You can also hear Lady Gaga or Christina Aguilera blasting off my speakers. 8)

Some recommendations for you based on your tastes:

Aeroplane, Lifelike, Alan Braxe, Cut Copy, Holy Ghost!, Lindstrom, Prins Thomas, Cicada, Kaskade, Tensnake
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: naff on May 04, 2010, 01:18:19 AM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2010, 03:23:29 PM
Animal Collective :piss2
:piss
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e86/PhoenixDark1/amandadiva-damedash-currensy-jay-1.jpg):piss2
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Robo on May 04, 2010, 01:22:04 AM: I concur. :punch
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: Third on May 04, 2010, 03:41:51 PM: PD is such a charmer. :-*
Thanks for the recommendations, tiesto. I really need to expand my music collection. :rock
Title: Re: How do I expand my music?
Post by: chronovore on May 04, 2010, 08:50:26 PM: If you're in North America, or maybe only the USA itself, you should try Pandora.com, one of the coolest sites to come out of "web 2.0" a couple years ago. Unlike Last.fm, they aren't run by a label and so don't have a label's agenda at their core.

Plugging in a couple artists or songs, and then making a few thumbs-up or thumbs-down recommendations based on their choices, you'll soon be hearing music you've never heard of before, and wondering why. There are links to purchase on Amazon and iTunes.

I've not been able to log in there since the various labels made Pandora shut off access to foreign-to-America IP addresses in 2007, but I've just been able to log in and am finally able to access my old favorites! Woot! Still no music access though. It's hard to believe the labels can be so utterly stupid and shortsighted as to go out of their way to block an agency which helps people find their music, and provide an easy and legal means of purchase. Just mind blowing.