Any of you have suggestions for me? I am not sure what genre this would be considered, or quite how to look for more. Some French jazz or blues of the 40s and 50s I suppose, not sure about the time period there. Louis Armstrong stuff like "St James Infirmary" and Cab Calloways "Minnie the Moocher". That kind of smoke filled room stuff. Ack! Am I managing to put my feelings into words here?
Speaking of music.........
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serendipity
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Have you tried looking this up on Amazon? If they have this, they also usually indicate what other customers also purchased. Maybe you can find the genre that way.
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beksbks
Thank you Serendipity! I have been trying to do that, but ummmm I end up spending quite a bit....................
So, how about this. I am sick of current mainstream music. All genres. I mean I listen to it, but I just don't think we are in a good place musically right now. Anyone have any suggestions for good music? Any era, any genre?
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liquidsky
Try some down tempo/trip hop/chillout
Portishead, Cafe Del Mar compilations, Buddha Bar compilations, or one of my favs: Hed Kandi - Served Chilled
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DanTheMan
I just don't think we are in a good place musically right now.
IMO 2005 was a pretty good year - Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket, and Modest Mouse released some great music.
I have recently fallen in love with Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. It's been out a little while now, since 2003, but I've only recently discovered them, and I regret not having gotten into them sooner.
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beksbks
Modest Mouse and Wilco=yay!!! Portishead=+yay!! (I love that chicks voice) The others I will have to explore. Thanks guys.
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chrissy
:I have recently fallen in love with Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot... I've only recently discovered them, and I regret not having gotten into them sooner.:
...thats cool, you jumped on board just in time for their live in chicago double disc set: Kicking Television.
hi beksbks,
if you like female with acoustic guitar in hand, here are two albums currently in heavy rotation for me right now:
-Jenny Lewis (of the band Rilo Kiley) and the Watson Twins, and the album "Rabbit Fur Coat"
-Cat Power, "The Greatest" (she croons with that sort of amazing voice you would definitely hear in a smoke filled room)
and if you are in the mood for dudes with guitars try,
-Ray Lamontagne, "Trouble" (before heading off to his job in a shoe factory, this guy woke up one morning to the radio playing Stephen Stills' "Tree Top Flyer" and knew he could never return to his old job again)
-Mark Kozelek (of the band Sun Kil Moon) "Tiny Cities," which is an entire album of modest mouse covers in the smoothest sexiest voice ever. ;) or try, "Ghosts of the Great Highway."