I just got an iPod, please recommend some music!

[cheezus]

I managed to find a real good deal on ebay (20gig 2nd gen for <$100 shipped) so I made the plunge.

Wow. iPod kicks ass. Apple quality.

Anyway, I've loaded up my entire music colleciton, and I've still got 15gigs to fill. What do you guys like? I'm open to anything except country, and would really like to find some good indie stuff that can be had free or cheap.

Thanks!

[Melodybe]

American Idiot by Green Day is a nice theme song for the minute

Fortunate Son by Creedence Clear Water and Masters of War by Dylan are also great themes

Any Bob Marley is worth you time, also Johnny Cash is great for feeling like someone with some brains is on your side.

[cheezus]

6. thanks for the suggestions

I actually collected a bunch of different versions of Fortunate son a while ago, but I should get some more CCR.

Never managed to get into Marley, even when in a marley state of mind.
Johnny Cash - I'll give him a try.

[bif]

1. Death Cab For Cutie

"Transatlanticism" Good album. "Vesapertine" by Bjork. The Thrills. Jonatha Brooke. Are you using anything like Limewire?

[elf]

2. Cat Stevens or Yusuf Islam

:hi:

[cheezus]

8. if being hated by america is my criteria

does that mean I also have to listen to linda rhonstadt?

[bif]

14. Emmylou Harris' latest is good

And I'm with you on the hating country music. Actually the Dixiie Chicks aren't bad. They're more folky and country as far as I'm concerned.

[LoZoccolo]

3. FREE protest music!

http://www.protest-records.com

[Chovexani]

4. How about instrumental stuff?

I'm really digging a group I found out about recently called Twelve Girls Band. They're a group of Chinese girls who pay traditional instruments, and their style is fairly eclectic--they have stuff that ranges from Celtic/New Agey to rock to jazz and everything inbetween. I've been talking them up to pretty much everyone lately. :)

[cheezus]

11. know of a URL where I can hear some samples?

they're not on iTunes. Sounds intresting, I'd like to give them a listen

[Chovexani]

17. Try CD Universe

Here's a CD Universe link to their Eastern Energy CD, it has samples of all the tracks (I only got them working in Real Media though):

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6760359/a/Eastern+Energy.htm

[LoZoccolo]

5. Also, some free indie.

http://www.epitonic.com

[LoZoccolo]

7. Also, some country you /might/ like.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/jemersonmosleymusic.htm

[Village Idiot]

9. ANY CD by Dave Matthews

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

13. puke puke puke puke puke puke puke puke puke puke puke puke puke

:puke:

[Chovexani]

18. My sentiments exactly

:P

[name not needed]

28. Oh shit!

:D

[LoZoccolo]

10. Also, a bunch of self-pub.

http://www.soundclick.com
http://www.mp3.com.au

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. The Jones Orchestra

10 ft Ganja Plant
John Brown's Body
Illogic
Jazz Mandolin Project
DJ Cheb i Sabbah
Aesop Rock
Cannibal Ox
Dave Douglas
John Coltrane
Sun Ra
Anthony Braxton
Caetano Veloso
Manu Chao
Can
Gong
King Crimson
Bjork
RJD2
The Congos
Djavan
Thelonius Monk
Charlie Parker
The Grateful Dead
Tom Waits
Stevie Wonder

[bif]

21. Nice list Chav!

We have much in common musically.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

25. been noticing that

:thumbsup:

[bif]

15. Also Pink Martini

Is incredible. Hard to describe. but everytime I play it for someone, they want a copy of it. Also, Yo La Tengo and the Gotan Project. are great.

[emulatorloo]

16. SR-71 - Tommorrow; The Thrills - So Much For The City

are two CDs I listened to on my iPod today w good results. . .

[bif]

19. And M83 and Air are good.

[emulatorloo]

26. thnx will check it out -- just got new Thrills today and VERY HAPPY

Have not heard M83, gonna go find right now.

loved Air's Moon Safari and Virgin Suicides so I will need to get up to date w them too. . . . .

[cheezus]

20. self kick cuz of all the avatar silliness

:kick:

[Drifter]

22. Hello Frank Zappa

Cheers
Drifter

[Rambis]

23. Wild Women for Peace?

Does anybody have a copy of that? I think it was 1986 if I remember right. I lost my tape a long time ago.

[St. Jarvitude]

24. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

If I could be stuck with one album (and a solar-powered playing device) on a desert island I would choose Yoshimi.

Someone else suggested 'American Idiot' by Green Day... I understand this is a solid album as well if you're not into prog rock :)

[ReaderSushi]

27. mmmm

Try the following bands Garbage, Olive, and Esthero.