song recommendations wanted (got gift cards for MP3 player)

[Chris_]

Okay, Ghost Hunters episode "Irish Ruins" is now on the Zune.  The picture quality is stunning.   

Now I can download some MUSIC! 

[RobJohnson]

you gotta get some boy george

    I don't think so.

 

[Lord Undies]

Patsy Cline "Greatest Hits"
Nancy Wilson "Anthology"
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Greatest Hits"
Beatles "Revolver" or "Rubber Soul" and "Abbey Road"
Jefferson Airplane "Surrealistic Pillow"
The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds"
Janis Joplin "Pearl"
Carole King "Tapestry"
Cass Elliot "Cass Elliot" (RCA-1972)
Rolling Stones "Exile On Main Street"
The Doors "Strange Days"
Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"
Original soundtrack "Star Wars"

That'll get you from the midish-1960's - 1978.

[RobJohnson]

I wish someone would of told me it was not Friday before I started making margaritas

ACC...you need Jimmy Buffet...

[Red October]

  Shame on me for forgetting Janis Joplin and the Doors! 

But there's also the Zombies (She's Not There, Time of the Season) and Tommy James and the Shondells (Crimson & Clover, Crystal Blue Persuasion) and Creedence Clearwater Revival (millions of hit singles to choose from) you'll need to complete the 60's. 

[Chris_]

I wish someone would of told me it was not Friday before I started making margaritas

ACC...you need Jimmy Buffet...

I have bought several Jimmy Buffett cds...but my mom has them right now (loaned them to her for a road trip to Mississippi )   I left some blank discs at home, so I'll ask her to make copies for me. 

Good thing the RIAA lost that case where they tried to stop people from ripping cds.  Most of the music on my Zune right now has been ripped from cds. 

[Duke Nukum]

I can't get that song, Voodoo Child by the Rogue Traders out of my head since I posted it in the Doctor Who thread.

And of course you can't go wrong with Beethoven's Ninth

And Casta Diva by Filippa Giordano is really good:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1heO5DaqZw[/youtube]

And Cusco has some good albums.  The first song on Apuramac II, Montezuma, is probably my favorite but I like other albums one the whole better.

And, um, You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra but the movie version not the over produced version I think is available on one of her albums.

And the Aria projects by Paul Schwartz are really good.   Ombra Mai Fu from Aria 3 is probably my favorite.

And the Opera Band, Whisper of Angels is really good and Song to the Moon and they also have a version of Band of Brothers that is really good.

And Mozart, the overture to The Marriage of Figaro, which I think opens the 1980's movie Trading Places and is the musical key in Willy Wonka, and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and the 40th symphony.

[Duke Nukum]

Shame on me for forgetting Janis Joplin and the Doors! 

But there's also the Zombies (She's Not There, Time of the Season) and Tommy James and the Shondells (Crimson & Clover, Crystal Blue Persuasion) and Creedence Clearwater Revival (millions of hit singles to choose from) you'll need to complete the 60's. 

This reminds me that Acid Eaters by the Ramones is an excellent collection of cover songs.

[Atomic Lib Smasher]

ACC, ya might be into some of the stuff that I'm into (well, nothing like Suffocation and Behemoth, but lighter). Have ya tried, oh, Killswitch Engage, Bullets For My Valentine, Staind, Lacuna Coil, or Theory of A Deadman. That's if ya wanna lean towards the more harder rock though.

[Chris_]

ACC, ya might be into some of the stuff that I'm into (well, nothing like Suffocation and Behemoth, but lighter). Have ya tried, oh, Killswitch Engage, Bullets For My Valentine, Staind, Lacuna Coil, or Theory of A Deadman. That's if ya wanna lean towards the more harder rock though.

I've only heard of two of those groups (Lacuna Coil and Staind) and definitely like them.    I'll take a look at the others on YouTube (if available), when I get a chance tomorrow.

[Atomic Lib Smasher]

ACC, ya might be into some of the stuff that I'm into (well, nothing like Suffocation and Behemoth, but lighter). Have ya tried, oh, Killswitch Engage, Bullets For My Valentine, Staind, Lacuna Coil, or Theory of A Deadman. That's if ya wanna lean towards the more harder rock though.

I've only heard of two of those groups (Lacuna Coil and Staind) and definitely like them.    I'll take a look at the others on YouTube (if available), when I get a chance tomorrow.

Cool. Lemme know what ya think.

[RobJohnson]

Neil Diamond
Forever in Blue Jeans

[Lord Undies]

[youtube=425,350]lTpFUT-lxls[/youtube]

Watch this video through at least the first chorus....tell me who or what that is dancing.  The dancing continues through every chorus.  He gave me the willies. 

[Chris_]

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds -- there is a great review of it here: http://www.dprp.net/proghistory/index.php?i=1978_01 -- go down about 1/2 on the page
Mecano'- Mecano and Aidalai
Yes - Yessongs
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
Grand Funk - Survivor and E Pluribus Funk

[RobJohnson]

Don't forget to download that new Snoop Dogg country song.

I know Chris really likes it. He is the one that told me about it. 

[Chris_]

I'm drinking a Bud Light Lime right now. You're welcome to have one.  :cheersmate:

As far as tunage goes, I mostly listen to a Christian station...Casting Crowns, David Crowder Band...that sort of thing.

Is the beer good? I had the Miller w/lime....it was yummy...

"Yummy"? "Yummy"???  Yummy????

Men describe beer as hearty, full-bodied, hits the spot, good for what ails ya, awesome, solid, quenching, or even the ever--useful "good."

Men do NOT describe ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY BEER as "yummy."

[thundley4]

Well, I got a pair of Zune gift cards totalling $50 (can purchase up to 50 songs) for my birthday.

I'm trying to break out of my country/southern rock shell, so any suggestions would be great.   


PS, it will probably be awhile before I can download any songs.  I'm downloading an episode of Ghost Hunters  right now (mostly as an experiment to test the 80 GB Zune's video capability), and it's taking FOREVER (mostly has to do with the apartment's shitty internet connection)!     I need a beer... anyone got any? 

You can do what I do.  Check out the groups and singers on MySpace.  You can listen to 3-4 songs of most groups.  Almost every popular group has a page on there, and some put up thier songs from their current CDs.  There is also a way of downloading most songs that the artist has listed.(Free, I might add)  I listen mainly to country music, but have gotten tired of the same old crap played on the radio. So I started downloading unknow artists songs from myspace.

[Chris_]

Well, I got a pair of Zune gift cards totalling $50 (can purchase up to 50 songs) for my birthday.

I'm trying to break out of my country/southern rock shell, so any suggestions would be great.   


PS, it will probably be awhile before I can download any songs.  I'm downloading an episode of Ghost Hunters  right now (mostly as an experiment to test the 80 GB Zune's video capability), and it's taking FOREVER (mostly has to do with the apartment's shitty internet connection)!     I need a beer... anyone got any? 

You can do what I do.  Check out the groups and singers on MySpace.  You can listen to 3-4 songs of most groups.  Almost every popular group has a page on there, and some put up thier songs from their current CDs.  There is also a way of downloading most songs that the artist has listed.(Free, I might add)  I listen mainly to country music, but have gotten tired of the same old crap played on the radio. So I started downloading unknow artists songs from myspace.

I'd love to be able to do that, but:

I have yet to figure out how to take songs from internet sources other than the Zune MarketPlace and put them on my Zune mp3 player.      

Someone here gave me a link to be able to do that, but I lost it when Firefox started having issues and I had to clear everything out. 

[Chris_]

Don't forget to download that new Snoop Dogg country song.

I know Chris really likes it. He is the one that told me about it. 

  

[Chris_]

 

[Chris_]

Hey, take it to the fight club... then again, I might have to do it, after he suggested I download Boy George.   

[Thor]

You need some "X" (a California punk rock group), some Chicago, especially, "Questions 67 & 68". Yes would be a good addition, as well as Rick Wakeman's albums (post Yes). Let's not forget some Disco from the mid 70s!!! BTW, did I tell you that I have 90 GB of music on my hard drive??

[Chris_]

okay, I've downloaded several songs so far... should I post them, or shall I wait until my silly Zune points have been exhausted? (I've got about 3300 left)?

 

[Miss Mia]

okay, I've downloaded several songs so far... should I post them, or shall I wait until my silly Zune points have been exhausted? (I've got about 3300 left)?

 

Don't wait, go ahead and start telling us what you downloaded. 

[Chris_]

Okay, here we go with the first 10 songs:

SOme songs were of my own choice, btw... but I did keep suggestions in mind of course:

1.) 3 Doors Down "It's Not My Time"
2.) Led Zeppelin "Houses of The Holy"
3.) Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven"
4.) Allison Krauss and Union Station "Restless"
5.) Allison Krauss and Union Station "Goodbye is All We Have"
6.) Dope "You Spin Me Round"  (will download "Die M'F'er Die" in the next batch of songs, as soon as I preview it first. LOL )
7.) Godsmack "I Stand Alone" (downloaded this and the following two after getting pestered by a friend   )
8). Godsmack "VooDoo"
9.)  Godsmack "Awake"
10.) Weezer "Buddy Holly" (again, pestered into downloading it by a friend )

Next batch is coming up, as soon as I peruse this thread again for more ideas...it can be difficult, because many of the suggested bands are not available on the Zune Marketplace.