Looking to expand my music collection?!
Question: I mostly like pop, classic rock, techno/dance, alternative, a bit of classical (though I don't know the names of the more well known ones), R&B, a bit of oldies music and hybrid genres(e.g. Stronger by Kanye West). I don't really like System of a Down, Metallica, Paralyzer.
Some artists I prefer:
Backstreet Boys
Cascada
Hannah Montana
Bon Jovi
Green Day
All American Rejects
Fergie
Rihanna
Maroon 5
Ricky Martin
50 Cent (select songs only)
Billy Talent
My iPod currently only has 293 songs, I hope to reach 400 as I am going on a trip and need lots of music or I'll be bored on the plane.
Mainstream music is preferred, though indie is acceptable too.
Thanks!
Answers: I mostly like pop, classic rock, techno/dance, alternative, a bit of classical (though I don't know the names of the more well known ones), R&B, a bit of oldies music and hybrid genres(e.g. Stronger by Kanye West). I don't really like System of a Down, Metallica, Paralyzer.
Some artists I prefer:
Backstreet Boys
Cascada
Hannah Montana
Bon Jovi
Green Day
All American Rejects
Fergie
Rihanna
Maroon 5
Ricky Martin
50 Cent (select songs only)
Billy Talent
My iPod currently only has 293 songs, I hope to reach 400 as I am going on a trip and need lots of music or I'll be bored on the plane.
Mainstream music is preferred, though indie is acceptable too.
Thanks!
I have a lot of songs on my ipod. i think i have 1300? lets name a few. it ranges from oldies to rap. hope you like em. (:
rihanna - please dont stop the music
daniel bedingfield - if you're not the one
rebelution - safe & sound
bb mak - back here
jackson 5 - abc
jackson 5 - i'll be there
kci & jojo - all my life
blink 182 - all the small things
jojo - baby it's you remix ft. bow wow
destiny's child - soldier
sean paul ft. rihanna - break it off
swing out sister - breakout
stylistics - break up to make up
beach boys - don't worry baby
isley brothers - for the love of you
bow wow & omarion - girlfriend
kanye west - good life
hurricane chris - hand clap
cassidy - my drink n my 2 step
beatles - a hard days night
ashley tisdale - he said she said
NLT - that girl
NLT - she said i said
chamillionaire - hip hop police
chris daughtry - home
keke palmer - how will i know
mario - how do i breathe
edwin mccain - i'll be
spinners - i'll be around
jason mraz - i'm yours
jessica simpson - i belong to me
plain white t's - hey there delilah
pussycat dolls - i don't need a man
selena - dreaming of you
marvin gaye - i heard it through the grapevine
marvin gaye - what's goin on
bone thugs & harmony - i tried
whitney houston - i wanna dance w/ somebody
panic at the disco - i write sins not tragedies
alicia keys - if i aint got you
goo goo dolls - iris
spinners - its a shame
robe base & dj easy rock - it takes two
carrie underwood - before he cheats
mary j. blige - just fine
seal - kiss from a rose
chris brown - kiss kiss
3 doors down - kryptonite
al green - lets stay together
barry southgate - let you know this
common - the light
robin thicke - lost without you
natasha bedingfield & sean kingston - love like this
sara bareilles - love song
janet jackson - feedback
flo rida - low
maroon 5 - sunday mornings
paramore - misery business
all american rejects - move along
lyfe jennings - must be nice
kelly clarkson - never again
jordin sparks - no air ft. chris brown
alicia keys - no one
yellowcard - ocean avenue
journey - open arms
britney spears - piece of me
janel parrish - rainy day
amy winehouse - rehab
prima j - rockstar
timbaland ft. keri hilson & nicole scherzinger - scream
dream - shawty is a 10
maroon 5 - she will be loved
rihanna - shut up & drive
chris brown - so glad
kinfolk kia shine - so krispy
jonas brothers - sos
ben e. king - stand by me
hilary duff - stranger
kanye west - stronger
george nozuka - such a fool
lupe fiasco - superstar
kanye west - flashing lights
jordin sparks - tattoo
earth wind & fire - september
earth wind & fire - let's groove
stacie orrico - there's gotta be more to life
meech - thicka than a snicka
the zombies - time of the season
nelly - wadsyaname
maroon 5 - wake up call
maroon 5 - harder to breathe
my chemical romance - welcome to the black parade
kat deluna - whine up
chris brown - with you
blake lewis - break anotha
my range in music is very wide. i love all types, anyway, hope i helped (:
paramore. im starting to really like them. all there music is good. the cd Riot is awesome.
If you like Green Day, you'd like:
Blink 182
The Clash
If you like Bon Jovi, you might like:
John Mellencamp
Velvet Revolver
Styx
Def Leppard
Bruce Springsteen
Journey
If you like Maroon 5, you might like:
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Incubus
Skillet - Comatose
Skillet - The Last Night
David Jordan - Place in my heart
David Jordan - Sun goes down
Angels and Airwaves - Everythings magic
There ya go, GREAT songs! :)
What I use when I want to expand my music collection, is a website called liveplasma.com. You type in the name of an artist/band, or the name of a movie/director and it shows you related ones in a mind map.
Its very easy to use and often I have found that it often finds one of a similar genre. If after doing that a few times, you find the same artists keep coming up - in which case you can take a listen of them.
The closer they are, the more related they are.
For instance, if you put in Bon Jovi, you can see in the immediate circle, Guns n Roses, Aerosmith, Def Leppard etc.
Then as you go further away, you get Van Halen, Poison etc.
Then if you like a band...you can click on one of those and see what those link to and so forth. Meanwhile in the left hand corner there are the artist's various albums.
Clicking on one of those will take you to an amazon link, which usually has a sound sample of some of the songs of that artist.
You can also search it by country, so you can change it to America, UK, France, Germany and Canada...so depending on where you are searching, may give different results as some bands may not have reached international status.
I hope this helps.
Hm, I can give you some of the poppier indie stuff, since you prefer mainstream.
Stars - "dream pop"
Belaire - synth pop
Tegan & Sara
The Go! Team - general mixmash of poppy energy
Ratatat - catchy guitar instrumental rock, they have really good rap remixes too
Rogue Wave - pop/rock
Feist - heard/like the 1234 ipod commercial?
Tokyo Police Club - post-punky
If I can recommend some "classic" bands/albums, if you give them a listen, you'll probably enjoy them.
The Beatles- "Revolver"
Fleetwood Mac- "Rumours"
Also, check out the bands "Postal Service", "Death Cab For Cutie" and "Franz Ferdinand", I think if you keep your mind open, you'll like them.
This is going to sound more snobbish than I actually intend but I'm not really sure why you address your question to a classical music site. Classic Rock may be classic to those who like it but ... with great respect ... it is not classical music.
I believe that High Art is a fact and not simply a snobbish perception. This applies throughout the arts and not just to music. I don't like Picasso because I don't understand him; I would never be foolish enough to say that Picasso is rubbish.
Being a lot older than you I like the music of the Everly Brothers, Elvis, Roy Orbison, etc, etc but I would never pretend ... not I think would they ... that they represent High Art. They were ... and still are for me ... great entertainment. But is it truly great music? Compared with with the great composers ... I think not.
You say you like a bit of classics. That indicates taste! Listen a bit more. Soon the music will invade your soul and you will remember the names. A new world of musical experience awaits you. Go for it!
Norman