Hey, Everyone! Help Me Spend Money!

[Satan's Onion]

...That is to say that I'd like your recommendations.

I got a $50 iTunes gift card for Christmas along with my lovely new purple iPod Nano, and I've decided to use it to branch out into new and interesting bands. I figure your opinions are reasonably trustworthy, so I'm asking you to see if you have any bright ideas. (It'd be helpful if you can provide a Youtube link or something, so I have a feeling for whatever it is you suggest.)

But first, what I hope is an informative selection of the things I already like to listen to:

• I adore the Flaming Lips.
• I also adore Bob Dylan. (That's probably obvious by now.)
• I like the Beatles.
• I like most of the Beatles' solo work, but I like George's the best. (Because he's awesome.)
• I like Pink Floyd.
• I really like the Bonzo Dog Band, which I don't expect anyone here to have heard of, but still.
• I like Electric Light Orchestra. ("Mr. Blue Sky" is guaranteed to make me smile whenever I hear it.)
• I like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. (Inherited a taste for this from my parents.)
• I kind of like Bjork. (I used to like her work a lot more when I was younger, but not so much now. Still, she has a few nifty tracks.)

Some of the things I'm not likely to be too keen on:

• I don't mean to offend anyone, but the merits of metal elude me.
• The same goes for country music. Just wasn't raised with it in the house.

Other than that, go nuts. I eagerly await the four or five replies this is likely to get.

[Fenris]

Well, you said that you liked Olympic Airways when I showed it to you, so I also must reccomend the band "Tokyo Police Club."

Seriously, check 'em out. Good stuff.

If you like them, then I reccomend MGMT and Incubus, and I really dig the band Phoenix.

[Bells]

So this is for song's only? Cause you could get Song Summoner and still have $40 left for songs, seems like a really fun time waster.

Also, Three doors Down, Three Days Grace? Do anything for ya?

Seeing about your taste, you might enjoy Franz Ferdinand and maybe jack Johnson or Gavin DeGraw

[Satan's Onion]

Song Summoner's an app, isn't it? I got an iPod Nano, which doesn't seem to do apps. (Which is something I might add to the original post, actually.) So yeah, this thread is basically all about music and bands.

[Corel]

Originally Posted by Satan's Onion

• I adore the Flaming Lips.
• I also adore Bob Dylan. (That's probably obvious by now.)
• I like the Beatles.
• I like most of the Beatles' solo work, but I like George's the best. (Because he's awesome.)
• I like Pink Floyd.
• I really like the Bonzo Dog Band, which I don't expect anyone here to have heard of, but still.
• I like Electric Light Orchestra. ("Mr. Blue Sky" is guaranteed to make me smile whenever I hear it.)
  
• I like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. (Inherited a taste for this from my parents.)
• I kind of like Bjork. (I used to like her work a lot more when I was younger, but not so much now. Still, she has a few nifty tracks.)

Anyone else have the incredible to urge to dance when they hear "American Girl" start playing?

Simple choices I'd give would be David Bowie and Radiohead, heck even Oasis.

Perhaps some songs from the Kooks?

Edit: Porcupine Tree might be a little bit heavy at time, but some songs like Drown With Me and Blackest Eyes are pretty nifty.

[synkr0nized]

Originally Posted by Bells

Franz Ferdinand

Yes, please.


I am always eager to get people into Joydrop, Splashdown, and Groove Coverage, but it doesn't often work -- and I don't expect that these will fit in with your tastes. But hey, here are some selections, you never know:

Joydrop - "Beautiful" [I originally heard this in an AMV and within a few days had bought their albums]; this is not an official video, so feel free to ignore the visuals
Wow, so they are obscure enough [and not a band anymore] that it's not easy to find more examples online. Rats.

I've never been able to find Splashdown in stores, but a buddy of mine on another community was kind enough to pass along this page that has all of their known recordings. So I guess that's both not a sampling nor will it require the use of any of your money.

Groove Coverage - "God Is a Girl" [also my first exposure to them, via an AMV] -- there are like 10 versions of this song, mostly slight remix/alterations for clubs
Groove Coverage - "Poison"
More techno/trance/pop, so perhaps a terrible choice for you. Sorry?


These three came to mind as bands I rarely hear others talking about, so that's why I picked them. Your mileage may vary. Franz Ferdinand is terrific, though, for sure.

Hmm. The Bjork mention makes me wonder if you'd like Imogen Heap.

Also, randomly, I think everyone should have this song.

[Krylo]

Originally Posted by synkr0nized

Yes, please.
Joydrop - "Beautiful"

I actually really enjoyed this, though I couldn't finish it as with my sound set up bass lines tend to go pretty far through the house unless I turn it down low enough that I can barely hear it--and the hard sections I'm pretty sure would have woken everyone up at this hour.

Awesome song though.

Groove Coverage - "God Is a Girl" [also my first exposure to them, via an AMV] -- there are like 10 versions of this song, mostly slight remix/alterations for clubs

I enjoyed this from a listening perspective, but the repetitiveness of the lyrics bothered me, as was the fact that I couldn't derive much of a meaning from it, even with the video.

Groove Coverage - "Poison"

This one I couldn't judge fairly, however, 'cause I'm an Alice Cooper fan and all I could think was "cooooover". I might have to look up some more of their stuff at some point, though.

They seem like they have a pretty decent sound.

Also, randomly, I think everyone should have this song.

I love this song, but it's my opinion that the video is totally necessary.

[Nique]

Best of any of the following; Boston, Chicago, Asia, or Kansas. Bands named after places are awesome.

[synkr0nized]

Krylo, if you liked "Beautiful", you'll probably like most of their songs. They aren't all the same style, but they're definitely full of good lyrics and stylistic choices in the music like that.

"God is a Girl" is pop, so yeah its lyrics aren't the deepest. But it's fun. It may have helped that the AMV I watched with it was to A Megami-Sama. I know that "Poison" is a cover, but I am a big fan of their arrangement/the sound selection. There's also a guitar-heavy mix.

[Satan's Onion]

I haven't yet checked out the rest of all this stuff, but:

Originally Posted by Krylo

I love this song, but it's my opinion that the video is totally necessary.

THIS VIDEO GOES ON MY IPOD NOW. That is...it's...I dunno, but I think it maybe just edged out Bob Dylan's video for "Must Be Santa" for current favorite video ever.