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What GREAT MUSIC do I need to hear? Looking 20th and 21st century.
Please comment with YOUR THOUGHTS. One artist and one song from each decade. Would help if you mention the genre as well.
If you only love ONE decade of music, that's OKAY! Just answer that!
Here goes:
1) 1910s
2) 1920s
3) 1930s
4) 1940s
5) 1950s
6) 1960s
7) 1970s
8) 1980s
9) 1990s
10) 2000s
11) 2010s
12) 2020s
Copy and paste in your own bulletin if you want to play too.
Hoping for different genres as well. ESPECIALLY ones I may not normally lksten to!
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Jude
omg okay this really hurt to narrow down to just one(ish) track per decade
1910s - We're Goin' Around by scott joplin, from his opera Treemonisha! had to pick a joplin piece, but most of his popular work like his ragtimes were written pre-1910s, so they dont count :P
1920s - Makin' Whoopee by eddie cantor - it just entered the public domain this year!
(i know u said one per, but Prove It On Me Blues by ma rainey i just Have to put here too, i love that one)
1930s - (Hep Hep) the Jumpin' Jive by cab calloway <3 i love calloway so much (i would also put forth st james infirmary as an alt choice B])
1940s - Jingle Jangle Jingle by kay kyser, which ill admit i first heard playing fallout but i think its so charming!
1950s - Shout pts 1 & 2 by the isley brothers, which is just infectious in its energy (i also HAVE to suggest I Put a Spell On You by screamin' jay hawkins because its just so perfectly sinister <3)
1960s - I'm a Man by the chicago transit authority - this is getting so hard to narrow down bc i listen to much music from the 50s onwards, but i must resist! this track is just legendaryyyyy rock
1970s - Got To Be Real by cheryl lynn, which is maybe the best disco track of all time??? a lot of my favourite albums/artists are from the 70s, so its hard to narrow down just one song i like from them, whereas this track is truely a standout work
1980s - Bizarre Love Triangle by new order! the amount of music i was faced for the 80s is about double what i had for the 70s, so i was nearly tearing my hair out lolol but this alt-synth track was the winner
1990s - Goodbye Horses by q lazzarus, an alternative hit which was my top song of last year lol! its so gorgeous
2000s - This Modern Love by bloc party - infinitely dancable and nostalgic alternative track, makes me a little emotional ngl
2010s - Immaterial by SOPHIE - maybe the best dance track of the decade??? her production was always immaculate
2020s - Good Luck, Babe! by chappell roan, which is also a really new track that im just obsessed with right now, her voice is incredible and its really fun string-backed pop
alternate choices (because i cant leave well enough alone lol)
80s - no sign of yesterday by men at work
00s - together for one last dance by junior senior
too much music in the world!
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One of the few to kick it back to 1910s!
I'll have to listen to your most recent four the older stuff on your list are already old favorites
But Treemonisa??? I am proud of your knowledge of Joplin! And your first recommend for Calloway is Jumpin' Jive? It's such a great tune!
You mention that 50s onward is hard to narrow down and I agree! But it's like there's this hard line between pre and post rock eras that there is SO much great music that is now mostly forgotten! Although I never took to video games, I am SO HAPPY that games like Fallout have dug up some great old music. Keep diving into the 30s and 40s beyond Fallout (as it seems you already do!) There's just so much music in the world that it's heartbreaking to think I'll only get a chance to hear such a small portion of it.
I'll check back in on those newer recommendations after work. Thank you!
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tigertorment
5) 1950s shboom by the chords
6) 1960s i can’t get no satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
7) 1970s i will survive by gloria gaynor
8) 1980s when doves cry by prince
9) 1990s this is how we do it by montell jordan
10) 2000s lady marmalade by christina aguliera lil kim mya and p!nk
11) 2010s this is america by childish gambino
12) 2020s not like us by kendrick lamar
The more recent two I was unfamiliar with.
"This is America" DAMN what a powerful song and video!
Thank you!
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yw!! and yeah this is america is a rlly powerful song
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Artie
1950s. Day By Day - The Four Freshmen (vocal jazz, quartet)
1960s. Sandy - Ronny & The Daytonas (surf) / There Is Nothing More To Say - The Millennium (sunshine pop, baroque pop)
1970s. The Night Was So Young - The Beach Boys (synthpop) Love You is one of my favourite albums, but it feels oddly embarrassing to recommend a song of it.
1980s. Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield (pop) три коло́дца - Yalla (Uzbek folk rock-ish)
2010s. humain à l'eau - Stromae (electropop)
I'm sure you've already listened to most of these, but I found this a really fun prompt and really wanted to fill it in :D
You know why I love this blog post of mine?
Because folks like you can post songs that I DON'T know! Even when I'm familiar with the artists!
I think only the Rick Springfield song was one where I went "Oh, yeah, I know this tune already". And that surprised me about the Beach Boys tune I could place
I dig hearing stuff like Yalla for the first time! And as for Stromae? Electronic is pretty outside of my usual tastes, but this tune was a vibe!
Thank you!
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Haha, no problem! I'm glad you enjoyed it because I tried my very best :D
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StrawberryShortcake2010
1950s for tom Lehrer
Oh cool!
Listening now
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masek
1960s - Switched-On Bach (1968) by Wendy Carlos (unfortunately the album is hard to find online 'cos Wendy doesn't put anything on streaming and always copyright strikes YouTube uploads of her material)
1970s - Hardcore Vol. 1 & 2 (recorded 1974-77) by DEVO (yes, the Whip It guys, their early stuff is very proto-punk but with synths thrown in, very cool)
1980s - Total Devo (1988) again, by DEVO
those are pretty much the only decades of music I listen to lol
Sorry luv, I know those well already
Have a friend big into DEVO, and of course Wendy Carlos is a bit of a hero of mine. (lol, so is Bach)
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adam
this has made me realize how little i know about music lol
1950s - who do you love? / bo diddley
1960s - strychnine / the sonics, 96 tears / ? and the mysterians, season of the witch / donovan, subterranean homesick blues / bob dylan
1970s - riders on the storm / the doors, war pigs / black sabbath, friction / television, fear is a man's best friend / john cale, you're gonna make me lonesome when you go / bob dylan
1980s - salad days / minor threat, suggestion / fugazi, confessions / violent femmes
1990s - merchandise / fugazi, pepper / butthole surfers, saints / the breeders
2000s - losing my edge / lcd soundsystem
How??? In all I know about the zeitgeist of the 60s, HOW did I miss out on The Sonics! And such a huge part of the development of punk! Thank you!
Hadn't heard of LCD Soundsytem, so THANK YOU!
The rest I know but haven't even THOUGHT about Fugazi in Years!
Let me know if you want recommends on 20s, 30s, 40s.
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For the 60s punk los saicos is also very amazing
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On it! Thanks!
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Renn
1920- Daddy Won't You Please Come Home - Annette Hanshaw
1930- Puttin' On the Ritz - Fred Astaire (the 80s version by Taco is a great one as well)
1940- Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters (this one gets stuck in my head a lot)
1950- Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry (classic rock)
1960 - California Dreamin' - The Mamas and The Papas (you probably know this one but it's my favorite 60s song by far)
1970 - Cars - Gary Numan (new wave)
1980 - Edge of A Broken Heart - Vixen (80s female rock band I learned about a few years ago and loved instantly)
1990 - Smile - Vitamin C (dance hall pop)
2000 - All My Best Friends Are Metalheads - Less Than Jake
(Ska punk)
2010 - Square Hammer - Ghost (alt rock)
I have a billion more for the 80s, 90s and 2000s but I picked ones I've been listening to a lot lately. Hopefully you liked some of these!
I'm up to date on all through the 1980s, and KUDOS for knowing Annette Hanshaw! I know her music, but probably couldn't have pulled her name out of memory banks at will!
The rest I'll be delving into a bit and thank you very much!
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Oh, I recall that Vit C tune!
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Yeah I got into a 1920s music kick recently and just really loved her voice. That's the one I liked most but I still have some songs of hers to listen to. And yeah that Vitamin C one was lost in my memory until I heard it again in 2020. I was so happy I found it again!
by Renn; ; Report
If you're on a 1920s kick, you may find some gems on this album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAypnz1EsqL87R5BfOMaGp2BNdQ65AdDY
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
Thanks! I saved it so I'll listen to it when I can leave YT open. I appreciate it. I always love finding new music. I may have to do this little music challenge thing too
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Let me know when you do, I'll leave some recs if you want!
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Will do! I would appreciate that yeah.
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Kalissa Quinn
I like many 2000s artists and songs. At that time my favourite was DJ Alligator (aka DJ Alligator project). I still like him and his old songs. Also Jennifer Lopez 2000s songs. And many many more….
I'll have to check out DJ Alligator. I already know Jennifer Lopez, of course.
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
JLo is amazing. DJ Alligator is techno music, so maybe you won’t like it, but that was my kind of music at that time))
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Techno is not my 'go-to', but the point is for me to hear music I DON'T know as much about or normally listen to
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
In that case I’m interested in your opinion about Alligator
by Kalissa Quinn; ; Report
I've just listened to his songs "The Whistle Song" and "Stomp!"
Admittedly, I am ay a loss to give any sort of intelligent comment on techno, as it is fairly remote from my usual tastes. As I gather, it is sincerely the beat that drives everything and mostly for purpose of dancing!
In this way, techno reminds me of the trance like nature of a decent drum circle, and it's more the experience itself that is key. Tribal, participatory, and experiential.
For me personally, I liked that he was sampling some well-known old 'whistle' tunes in both tracks, and in Stomp! particularly, his use of the "River Kwai" theme. More than sampling the whistling tune, he dropped the beat a bit to give the sing a bit more shifting dynamics.
But as I say, I am a poor commentator! What are YOUR thoughts on DJ Alligator and his work?
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
Wow! You should be a music commentator
👍🏻 great comment!
Well, I was a fan of his music, my favourite songs were “Bounce 2 this”, “Davaj, davaj”, “lollipop” and “calling out your name” (chill song). I liked the simplicity of words and music tempo. At that time I loved to dance and I was often visited clubs, so this was the right music for me
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Lol, I actually have a degree in music education that I'm not currently using for any good purpose
different experience 
I was somewhere between a dirty hippy and a lil metalhead
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
You really should be a music commentator👍🏻 When I read your comment I was just like “wow, that’s a great music review”
by Kalissa Quinn; ; Report
That is so very kind of you to say, thank you! If you're inclined, I have several blog posts about the development of Rock and Roll ... *IF* you're interested, I invite you enjoy them. This is the first of them, then about a half a dozen blog posts follow.
, but I'm just mad about tracking down origins of things.
https://blog.spacehey.com/entry?id=735954
It's not everyone's interest, this ancient history stuff, though
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Thanks) I will definitely read them;)
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Veronika_Vampire
gonna list my fav songs from each decade here since I'm not really sure what kind of music you're into
2000s Pussy All Night by Mindless Self Indulgence.
2010s any song by Cults, especially Always Forever.
2020s Take me home by Pink Pantheress.
Point is for it to be music I'm not yet into
I'll check there out come the morning. Thank you!
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☆SAMI☆
1970s: Brand New Cadillac - The Clash
1980s: Every song by the Smiths
1990s: Grace - Jeff Buckley OR Dan Abnormal - Blur
2000s: 19-2000 - Gorillaz
2020s: Hello Black Dog - Matt Maltese
It's actually quite hard to only choose one song
Ⓐsher (fw)
1970s - ballroom blitz- sweet
1980s - blue Monday- new order
1990s - losing my religion- REM
2000s - can't stop- red hot chili peppers
2010s - real men - mitski
2020s - portrait of a blank state- Lovejoy
The last two I need to go listen to!
Thank you!
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Oh, nice tracks!
Reading up on Mitski, she's a real one. Hope she keeps making music but stops touring. Seems like fame has hit her hard.
Listening to Lovejoy now. Both of these are a bit outside of what I usually listen to, but some good music! Lovejoy has a real groove on this track.
Thanks again!
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Omg if you read up on what Francis forever by Mitski is about omg
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Yak
1970s - Don't fear the reaper by the Blue Oyster Cult,
1980s - Дальше действовать будем мы by Kino,
1990s - Srce sam dao by Divlje u srcu,
2000s - N/A (got no specific ideas)
2010s - Voyager by Perturbator
2020s - N/A (i just don't like anything)
As another note, this is just a chunk as it says one song. My taste in music is a lot more diverse.
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I'm just coming off of the last recommendations, give me a few and I'll be SURE to listen to this list today.
THANK YOU!
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
And HURRAY for diverse tastes in music! I like to think mine range wide too, and that's why I have this blog post - to help me fill in gaps!
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
Well that's nice to know!
A lot of the music I listen to is post punk, primarily more modern stuff such as Molchat Doma (if that can be considered post punk?), however I've started listening to electronic too, such as music made by Perturbator.
by Yak; ; Report
I tend to listen to older stuff (no, older than that lol)
So updating what I know of punk helps, and I've only scratched the surface for electronic.
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I wasn't really here nor there on Kino - but his voice is dark and broody in a cool way
The Croation tune is cool and has an 80s pop-metal vibe. I happened to find it with English lyrics, so I think there's a historical/patriotic context here that make me want to dig deeper into the band, the sing, and the times.
I couldn't find "Voyager" is the song titled "Venger"? I listened to that, and it was a better groove as the song went along that I thought it was going to be
Thank you so much for sharing these songs with me!
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Nah it's titled Voyager, here's the link;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHAgXJhG4-o
Also my bad that's not Perturbator. But Petrurbator makes some good shit.
The 90s one is a patriotic song about the Yugoslav wars, specifically the Croatian Homeland war. However it's not the "We will kick your ass" type, it's the "My country will survive, and it'll prosper".
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homotoast
1930s: the ink spots - i dont want to set the world on fire (or really any of their songs)
1940s: billie holiday - crazy he calls me
1950s: the diamonds - little darlin (i love the video for it)
1960s: dickey lee - laurie (strange things happen)
1970s: the beach boys - wouldnt it be nice (technically made in the 60s but they made songs in the 70s too)
1980s: oingo boingo - no one lives forever
1990s: american football - stay home
2000s: senses fail - cant be saved
2010s: metric - raw sugar
2020s: the scary jokes - friends with you
senses fail is punk rock, metric is... idk, its metric, and the scary jokes is idk either, american football is midwest emo
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I'm good with the list up to the 80s-90s. LOVE LOVE LOVE Billie Holiday! And used to sing Ink Spots with my MIL
I'll be checking out the newer stuff soon
Thank you!
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Illford
90s - Reactor Grits - Marble, 24 Hour Experience - Together, Fugees - The Score, SEGA - Sonic R OST, Capcom - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike OST, Aphex Twin - Ageispolis, Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me, Sasha - The Xpander EP,
2000s - Raw Man - Number Sven (Le Knight Club Remix), Slum Village - Fall In Love, Burial - Untrue, Burial - Burial, Plastician - Beg To Differ, Joker & Ginz - Purple City/The Re-Up, Youngstar - True VIP, Youngstar - Pulse X, anything produced by Timbaland, anything from Three 6 Mafia
2010s - Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body (Tchami Tribute), Sammy Virij - Find My Way Home, Sir Hiss - Rolling, Rygby - Consignment, Tim Hecker - Virgins, anything from Deon Custom, Sam Gellaitry - Escapism I & II, JPEGMAFIA - Veteran, Gundam - Intimate/Too Late, Hush - Ruimtevaart, JoeB - Push, JoeB - Chainshot, Rustie - Glass Swords, Plata - Kru
2020s - Joy Overmono - Blind Date, Kwengface - Freedom, death's dynamic shroud - Faith in Persona, Palaye Royale - The Bastards, VIP SKylark - As Above So Below, Disciple - Afterlife Vol. 2
I have tried to put mostly ones that i think are interesting or not well known, some of them are definitley well known to some extent
A lot of these are european electronic with a focus on the UK, becuase I'm British, afew rap albums/songs and some random electronic ones that i thought were neat (interestings takes on geres or just good work)
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apologies for any spelling mistakes as well haha
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Thank you! Will take me time to catch up on this list, but this is mostly stuff I hadn't heard
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Weirdtoshi
ill try to give you my best recommendations hehe
1950s: Los Tres Ases- Las estrellas del fonografo RCA Victor (boleros genre)
1960s: The Doors-The Doors (Psychedelic rock)
man i can't name only 1 album for the 70s
1970s: Andy gibb- Shadow Dancing (Disco) Seru Giran-La Grasa de las Capitales (Progressive rock) Kingo Hamada-Mugshot(Rock, Funk, Pop, Soul)
1980s: Tears For Fears-Songs from the big chair(new wave)
Charly Garcia-Clics Modernos(new wave, pop) Tatsuro Yamashita(Funk, City Pop)
1990s: Los Prisioneros-Corazones(pop, dance), Jamiroquai-Travelling without moving(Funk)
2000s: Teleradio Donoso-Bailar y llorar (indie pop) Fother Muckers-El paisaje salvaje (indie rock)
well from the 2010s and 2020s i don't have so many recommendations but i hope you enjoy this music
PD: man i beg you to listen the first song from la grasa de las capitales it will blow your mind
The English language stuff I know, the rest? I am SO ON IT!
Thank you so much!
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Okay, Las Grasa rocks! Sick percussion laying down a solid groove, and the keys! Was hoping David Lebón was gonna give us a sick solo!
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Fother Muchers! That's a good blended sound! Heavy at times, soulful at times. So cool!
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
I'm glad you liked seru giran! They were very important for the evolution of rock in Latin America.
and Fother Muckers were part of a great indie music movement in Chile in the 2000s. Then they evolved into another band called Ases Falsos...they rock too! I recommend you listen to the album called Juventud Americana
but take your time to listen to my recommendations
For now I'm glad you liked some of them
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I'm going to have to be in the right head for Los Tres Ases - I LOVE LOVE LOVE old music, but I don't savvy the lingo, so I'll have to find the right sound
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
charly garcia on TOP!!!! but i was reading your replies and, between all the good bands from Chile you decided to recommend Ases Falsos? If we talk about quality and influence they are just very famous in the indie scene but I would say they are a little bit overrated :/
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Okay, Pia. Who should I check out instead?
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
Well, that depends on the type of music you like tbh
Los Tres have this amazing mix between jazz-rock-chilean folklore
Victor Jara is one of the greatest and influenced many artists from Chile, he made chilean folklore and was a part of the movement of "New Chilean Song" relatde to leftist movements, sadly he got tortured and killed in 1973, when the dictatorship started, his songs were related to the proletarian movement. (If you like Victor Jara you will def love Violeta Parra, Margot Loyola, Illapu, Inti-Illimani, Quilapayun, Los Jaivas)
If you like something more alternative and shoegaze, you have Lucybell and Saiko, both very important bands that represent how music was going to a more experimental side after the dictatorship
The most famous band from Chile is Los Prisioneros, they had a punk sound during the 80s but their latest albums were more like synthpop (and a rap song lol)
About the indie scene, you can listen to Pedropiedra, Diego Lorenzini, Alex Anwandter, Natalia Montenegro
There are many other but Ases Falsos is not something I would recommend to someone who want to get to know more music, without mentioning that Cristobal Briceño (the vocalist) is an ephebophile
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hehe yeah charly garcia is really on top
and answering your reply well i don't listen so much chilean music from the 2000s and 2010s and juventud americana is a recent discovering that i really like
I don't know much indie music but if you have any recommendations, I'll listen to them ;)
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its okay, I replied with some other artists in another comment, after all, recommending chilean music to the world is always valid !!
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It's not Chilean music especially that I'm looking for, but since I've never really listened to it, I'm thrilled to explore!
Also, less about what I like, and more about what I have yet to hear :)
My list is growing, so I am WELL PLEASED!
Also, I'm pleased that the two of you are trading notes as well, and I do hope anyone else that stops by this humble lil blog will read the comments and find some sounds for themselves!
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Denodude19
if you're looking for experimental there's this
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPjyNpPpyEt1XgNHieFI48ihvmQl5K8V2
it's called mother earth's plantasia. it's music made for plants
Oh wow, I remember this! I didn't own this album, but I remember it!
Up my ally, actually, when I'm in a reading or meditating frame of mind.
As it turns out, JUST NOW I've been enjoying a quite sunday reading on my porch in the gorgeous weather and listening to a similar vibe from Kitaro (and old rediscovered favorite of mine)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnhYAEAblBs
The coolest bit? This electronic new-agey vibe is not my usual jam, but for some reason, I dig on it!
Thank you so much for this!
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Sportsball Supreme Overlord Byron
Sorry, i’d only really be able to help you from the 50s onward.
That's okay! Gimmie what you got!
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1950s: "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets.
1960s: "All Along the Watchtower" Jimi Hendrix (ya know, I should make this a playlist.)
1970s: "TNT" AC/DC
1980s: "The Final Countdown" Europe
1990s: "Semi-Charmed Life" Third Eye Blind
2000s: "Numb" Linkin Park
2010s: "American Slang" Gaslight Anthem
2020s: "Praise the Void" Demon Hunter
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Those last two. I got to give them a listen! Thank you!
Btw, no disrepsect to Europe, but give a listen to "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness. Retro 80s metal band. You'll love it! And especially the video!
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Straight up, those last two (the gaslight anthem and demon hunter)
Thank you!
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Cranks, i believe in a thing called love is a huge theowback for me, lol. But it’s a 2000s song.
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Yes, but done retro 80s metal! Lol, was such a throwback for me when it came out!
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Hahaha
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4iamaraindog2
1960’s: The Beach Boys (classic rock, surf rock)
1970’s: Tom Waits (singer-songwriter, blues)
1980’s: Talking Heads (new wave, alternative)
1990’s: Lush (shoegaze, dream pop, indie)
2000’s: Fiona Apple (singer-songwriter, alternative)
2010’s: Kurt Vile (lo-fi, indie, singer-songwriter)
I know most of those very well!
But I'll be checking out Lush and Kurt Vile! Thank you!
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
Yeah, I remember Lush. Murky pop sound of the early nineties.
Kurt Vile has a nice easy groove!
Thanks again!
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manofSteele
I'll try to give as much variation as I can, but as you'll see I have a strong bias towards alternative rock. I have to start in the '60s since I don't really listen to stuff older than that.
1960s
The Doors- Twentieth Century Fox (Classic Rock)
Normally this type of rock music isn't really my style due to the dated sound, but the doors do it so well, probably because of the organ and Jim Morrison's incredible voice. This is one of my favorites on the album.
1970s
Black Sabbath-War Pigs/Luke's Wall (Heavy Metal)
8 minutes of heavy metal perfection. Sabbath's anti-war anthem managed to master metal music right out of the gates. I have no other words than "listen to it".
1980s
Bauhaus- God In An Alcove (Goth/ Death-Rock)
This is a deep cut from their first album, In The Flat Field. I love that entire album, but this song in particular sticks out to me. The vocal delivery and dark themes both cement it as an underrated goth classic.
1990s
Nine Inch Nails- Reptile (Industrial)
This song is seven minutes long, but feels more like four. It has just the right amounts of industrial, hard rock, and horror. While best heard in the context of the album, the general meaning can still be gleamed from a single listen.
2000s
Cancer- My Chemical Romance (Alt-Rock)
I'm shocked as to how this was not a single. One of the sadder songs on The Black Parade, which really says something. Truly a beautiful, heart-wrenching ballad.
2010s
Pool House- The Backseat Lovers (Indie Rock)
If you haven't felt like singer Joshua Harmon at least once in your life, you're lying to yourself. This song about loneliness and pining helped me through hard times, and I'm sure that in a few decades The Backseat Lovers will be remembered fondly as one of the greatest indie rock bands of all time.
2020s
Pass the Nirvana- Pierce The Veil (Emo)
After a seven-year hiatus, Pierce the Veil decide to experiment by mixing emo-rock with the grunge sound that dominated the 90s. What resulted was a masterpiece, not only providing an anthem for the bruised youth of today, but also giving them motivation to continue.
Thank you! I'm pretty familiar with most of it, but I'll be refreshing myself on a couple of these later today.
Thank you so much for helping me!
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
Had a bit more time this morning than I thought.
Bit of a post-punk sound to my ears.
Popped on Bauhaus. I know them a bit, but couldn't quite place the song. Yeah, wow it was a trip down memory lane! Been too long since I've listened to Bauhaus!
Then it was Pierce the Veil. Pretty cool
Thank you again!
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
Oops! Nearly missed Pool House! Great tune, lot of soul in his voice
Btw, so happy tou took the time to write just a bit WHY you like these tunes as well!
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
Oh, and about Black Sabbath. This is just one of those anathematic songs as relevant today as the moment it was recorded.
Try this ... Put on the album. And think of it as an unintentional rock opera. It wasn't intended that way, but think of the 'feel' of the tracks as they play as telling a story even if every lyric doesn't fit.
1. "War Pigs" - a soldier's mind breaking from the direct experience of warfare in Vietnam
2. "Paranoid" - His cries for help as he's taken off the line and still in the midst of a psychotic break
3. "Planet Caravan" - now heavily drugged, and being in a military hospital for gods know how long, he's being flown home
4. "Iron Man" - He comes home and experiences apathy or wholescale rejection where he thought to be welcomed home like a hero for his service. (this was one of the most messed up things that actually happened to servicemen returning from Vietnam)
5. "Electric Funeral" - He experiences persistent flashbacks of the destruction, fueling his fears of impending nuclear war, societal breakdown, etc.
6. "Hand of Doom" - He turns to heroine, as he has no real meaningful treatment options (this is also quite literal from what Black Sabbath were seeing amongst wounded US soldiers passing through England ultimately headed home)
7. "Rat Salad" instrumental
8. "Fairies Wear Boots" He continues to suffer the combined effects of drugs and severe pstd.
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
Glad you liked these! When I have some free time I'll have to listen to Paranoid again, I can never hear it the same way! Thank you!
by manofSteele; ; Report
binky
1950s - shake, rattle, & roll - bill haley & his comets (blues/rock n roll)
1960s - mountain greenery - jackie & roy
1970s - legacy - synergy (electronic)
1980s - when the lights go out - naked eyes (new wave)
1990s - sins of the flesh - sister machine guns (industrial metal)
2000s - broken swords - bathory (heavy metal)
2010s - cross of lorraine - christ vs. warhol (goth)
2020s - broken fingers - vision video (goth)
Thank you! On it!
Side note: I love Haley's "Shake Rattle and Roll", but highly recommend Big Joe Turner's original :)
Dang, I haven't listened to Bathory since the 80s, time to catch up!
Thank you so much!
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
thanks, i'll be sure to check it out!
bathory is fantastic! i'd recommend the album blood on ice, seriously one of my favorite albums ever
by binky; ; Report
Mountain Greenery - what a fun obscure track!
Synergy - I needed this. Been struggling just a bit on people's recommendations on modern synth genres. This might be the link I needed from late 60s Moog and todays synthwave type stuff. Much obliged!
When the Lights Go Out - Oh, wow. I remember this song! Back in the 80s this stuff really wasn't my jam. While I still struggle to appreciate it, I'm a lot more open to it in my old age. Thank you!
sins of the flesh - synth stuff in general was never really my thing, but I dig this one so much more! Not my go to, but industrial is a jam, and I've been sleeping on it! Great tune!
Broken Swords - it may be updated, but wow this takes me back to my youth :D
cross of lorraine - oh, now this is cool. I'll becoming back to them, I think
broken fingers - ooo, fairly new (duh), I'll have to delve a bit more, but the sound very much reminds me of the goth stuff from the 80s.
Thank you so very much! Doubly, I am impressed that at 15 you pulled out gems as far back as the 50s of DIFFERENT genres! So pleased to hear some sounds unknown to me!
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
i'm glad you enjoyed most of them!! my music taste has 0 consistency lol
to be honest i really didn't like electronic music before i heard synergy, modern stuff just doesn't sound as colorful. but synergy? that is my JAM
highly underrated band
by binky; ; Report
Speaking as someone in her fifties, you keep reaching out for more genres! More music! More sounds you might not have heard!
There're hundreds of years of written music, and about 130 years of recorded music. All over the world in styles we've never dreamed of. My heart ACHES that even if I listen to something different EACH TIME for the rest of my life, I won't even get to hear 1% of it.
There's no 'bad' music, really. Just music you like more and music you like less,but ALL of it is deeply valuable!
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it's truly so sad that there's so much music out there that we'll never get to listen to. i'm always looking for new stuff so i can enjoy as much of it as i can! maybe you could give me some recs? :]
by binky; ; Report
Would love to. I'm more of a 'roots' person, rather than an electronic person. I'm usually chasing down origins of things. Since you left the early decades blank, what a song for each? Or maybe something else? Where do your ears want to go? More 'intellectual' or more 'emotional'?
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
early decades sounds good, also anything from the 80s! other than that, i haven't much of a preference. whatever you want to give me :]
by binky; ; Report
Okay! 1910s are a bit rough, but 20s, 30s, 40s are good to go!
If I give a link for something you already know, let me know and I'll find another.
1916 - Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag -ragtime
This is not an audio recording. No audio recordings exist of Joplin, but this is a piano roll he physically created in 1916
https://youtu.be/SGk7_Z9dfyw
1927 - Blind Willie Johnson - Dark was the night, Cold was the ground - blues/gospel
In the 1970s, NASA sent this song out on a space probe along with some of the world's greatest music. For this song, they hoped that if aliens ever do encounter it, it might help them understand the human emotion of 'loneliness'
https://youtu.be/V8AuYmID4wc
1937 - Benny Goodman (Gene Krupa on drums) - Sing Sing Sing - swing
Those drums, man! This song has been studied by every drummer sing, FAR into the rock and roll era in hopes that they may learn to play as well
https://youtu.be/FS0JOTmiieo
Two for the 1940s. During the war, and after the war. Big changes.
1942 - Elton Britt - There's a star spangled banner waving somewhere - Hillbilly ('country' was called 'Hillbilly' in those days, didn't change to 'country' until a few years later)
WWII song about a crippled man desperate to join so he can serve his country. Both dark and patriotic. There's a million WWII songs, but I figure you've already heard songs like 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
https://youtu.be/JwPRR2A3DN8
1948 - Wynonie Harris - There's Good Rocking Tonight - Rock and Roll
Among the first rock and roll songs recorded. It existed for years earlier, but really wasn't starting to be recorded until the late 40s. The lyrics are a LITANY of characters from earlier songs that kind of detail the formation of rock and roll.
https://youtu.be/SllhnR7D8LA
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
thank you so much, these are all so good!! i really love late 40s-50s rock and roll, it's so charming. i also miss the common use of brass instruments
by binky; ; Report
I had don't a multipart blog on the development of rock and roll, if you liked that song, check out parts 3, 4, and 5. Even if you don't care to read the overly long blog post, there's a play list at the bottom of each. Each playlist is about a dozen songs
by Cranky Old Witch; ; Report
ooh thanks, i'll be sure to check them out!!
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