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03-01-2003, 09:26 PM
hobbes

Hello everyone,

I am looking for new influences in music. I would like you to post up to 5 songs that you think are GREAT that maybe not everyone has heard before or have been lost in the past. I have songs on my computer from Frank Sinatra to DMX, Godsmack to Sade so I am open to most types of music except country and Tejano.

I think most music genres are like beautiful women. It doesn't matter where they are from, you can still pick them out. So although genres may be unfamiliar to me, I can still appreciate the beauty in the music.

I have 3 playlists:

general- self explanatory
chillin' -for drinking beer
abs of steel- to motivate me to exercise, to instill me with energy (see chillin' for why I need to exercise)

So post away!

Currently I need more high energy songs (I'm not talking heavy metal, just songs as simple as Jump! by Van Halen that get your head a bobbin' and feet a tappin'.

I will start by giving you my recommendations:

Mack the Knife- Sinatra with Jimmy Buffet- general or abs of steel
Party up- DMX- abs of steel
I aint mad at cha- Tupac- chillin
Mazzy Star- Fade into you- chillin
Last Train to Trancentral- KLF- abs of steel

You do not need to put your songs in a category. I will download recommendations to "the screening room" and transfer them as appropriate.

Please post JUST 5 of your absolute favorites, thanks.

PS: By post, I just mean list, I will search the kazaa-lite data base for the actual songs.
03-01-2003, 09:29 PM
Lamsey

Consequence Free - Great Big Sea

Ultimate feel-good music.

My mum swears by Queen's 'Breakthru' for jogging to. Might work with other kinds of exercise...
03-01-2003, 09:57 PM
hobbes

Great songs, both of them are now in "abs of steel"

I won't respond to all, but this is exactly what I wanted. Never had heard either of these 2 great songs.
03-01-2003, 10:01 PM
Lamsey

:D glad you liked them :D
If you like Great Big Sea's sound, try:

Someday Soon
Feel It Turn
The Chemical Worker's Song
Sea Of No Cares
Clearest Indication

I know that makes 6 GBS songs now but hey...
03-01-2003, 10:46 PM
Skillian

Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross
Morcheeba - Let Me See (or many others, if you like that look for more)
Common - 6th Sense
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dosed
The Jam - That's Entertainment
03-02-2003, 12:04 AM
slick nick

More Machine Than Man - VladVIII
Rob Zombie - Demonoid Phenomenon
Mindless Self Indulgence - Planet of the Apes
Static X - Stem
Roni Size - Who Told You
03-02-2003, 12:44 AM
MagicNakor

Moxy Fruvous - The Drinking Song
Spirit of the West - Home for a Rest (it's too hard to pick a best song... :( so here's one good one)
Barenaked Ladies - Off the Hook (same comment as above ;))
Lorenna McKennit - The Highwayman
Mozart - Requiem (It's over an hour long though. And it's Mozart, so I'm not sure how it'd fit with the rest of your songs. ;))

Edited to add: Oh, hell. Barenaked Ladies - Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel.

I can't limit myself to five. ;)
03-02-2003, 03:43 AM
summerlinda

Type O Negative: World Coming Down
Project Pitchfork: Souls
Apocaliptica: Path vol. 2
Astrosoniq: You Loose
Claw Finger: Two Sides

Djeee, hard to pick 5........ But all verry different and enjoyable!
03-09-2003, 06:38 AM
Aslan

|Artist - Song|

Aphex Twin - Flim

Bjork - Human Behavior

Porno For Pyros - Pets

Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil

James Brown - Hot Pants

James Brown - Super Bad

Gary Numan - M.E.

Gary Numan - Observer

Gary Numan - Listen To The Sirens

Booker T - Green Onions

If you want any more suggestions just ask me. I really know a lot of different types of music.
03-09-2003, 07:56 AM
RPerry

Audiovent - The Energy

Seether - Fine Again

Stained - Mudshovel

Metallica - Fade To Black

Iron Maiden - Blood Brothers
03-09-2003, 12:20 PM
Ron

Film 2 (Film Zwei?) - Grauzone Chill
Is Vic there? - Department S Chill/abs
Free Bird - Lynnyrd Skynnyrd general/abs (long song, but it gets better, if you wait)
Karma Hotel - The Spooks Chill
Putting out the fire with gasoline - David Bowie general

Aaaaahhhh! Some many good songs, so little place.....
03-11-2003, 01:40 PM
ninnin

I want you to want me - Cheap Trick

Brown-eyed girl - Van Morrison

Creepin' up slowly - Taxi Ride

Change the world - Eric Clapton

Closer - Nine Inch Nails

:wub: all these songs!
03-16-2003, 04:06 AM
hobbes

Again, thanks for the posts, but I want more.

Many great songs have been suggested, many twisted ones as well. I have listened to them all.

Perhaps the most interesting has been, "The night I feel asleep at the wheel". Very masterfully done. You sing along with it as though it were an Irish drinking song. A simple,almost comical description of an accident. The refrain contains a high spirited chorus of voices that ends in the word "blood"and suddenly it dawns on you that you are dead and the line "You're the last thing on my mind" has a whole new meaning.

Listening to their greatest hits now.

The best thing though is the variety. Many great songs, many requiring several listens to appreciate.

Hit me!

edit: yes, I got the whole 9:00 version B)
03-16-2003, 04:35 AM
dingoBaby

Here are a few
(song - artist)

Cure for Pain - Morphine
A Small Victory - Faith No More
My Morning Song - the Black Crowes
Happiness - Grant Lee Buffalo
Glory Bound - Martin Sexton

For the record: In my opinion, any song by any of the above mentioned artists would be worth a listen.
03-16-2003, 11:13 AM
MagicNakor

Tonight was the night I fell asleep at the wheel is about nine minutes long. Did you get the full version, or just the first half?

:ninja:
03-17-2003, 04:27 PM
carbert

i guess these are all pretty different to whats already been posted:

Descendents - Hope
Sublime - Hope....same song as above but i love it so much i have to recoomend both. both sound different btw, not exact cover
Ben Folds Five - Jackson Cannery
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
Mad Caddies - Something Wrong At The Playgound
Feeder - High
NOFX - The Decline (truly an epic song)

sorry, got a bit carried away.enjoy :P
03-19-2003, 06:07 AM
Z

eminem lose yourself. (not as overplayed as they say, excellent lyrics)
goldfinger - 99 red balloons (i love this song!)

:P
03-19-2003, 06:28 AM
j2k4

Green Grass and High Tides-Outlaws
Cliffs of Dover-Eric Johnson
When Will I-Monte Montgomery
River of Tears-Eric Clapton
Runnin' Back to Saskatoon-Guess Who
Four Wheel Drive-BTO
Fits You Good-Unplugged-Bryan Adams
Where Are You-Frank Sinatra
Tie Your Mother Down-Queen
It's Late-Queen
Bloody Well Right-Supertramp
When You Were Mine-Mitch Ryder
Nothing is Easy-Jethro Tull
Every Time I Roll The Dice-Delbert McClinton
Ground Hog Day-Double Trouble w/Jonny Lang
Jean Pierre-Miles Davis
Poison Girl-Chris Whitley
Riff-Raff-AC/DC

I could go on but I'm out of breath-
03-19-2003, 01:06 PM
marlowe_is_dead

AFX [everyday]
venetian snares [children's limbo]
donovan [I love my shirt]
leonard cohen [take this longing]
dillinger escape plan [when good dogs do bad things]

five diverse tracks, yet all great :)
03-19-2003, 05:13 PM
TheMan1891

Dave Matthews Band- Crash Into Me

Korn- Need To

Korn- Seed

Dave Matthews Band- Spoon

Korn- Good God

Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Zephyr Song
03-19-2003, 10:55 PM
sojoko

Five songs that are great but have been lost??

Try these for size

Raspberries Overnight Sensation
Wildweeds Someday morning
Nirvana (The original British group!!) Rainbow Chaser
Assassins of Sound Slipping in & out of consciousness
Steve Gibbons Band Simple twist of fate

Could probably come up with loads more but I know that 4 are somewhere around cos I've recently acquired them (the exception is Assassins of Sound - still searching 4 that!!)

Enjoy :D
03-20-2003, 08:44 AM
Z

Pac - Changes - great reproduced song with some kick ass lyrics to boot. actually meaningful.
Pac - Changed Man - good hype beat. alright lyrics.
03-21-2003, 11:00 AM
Afronaut

Quote:

Originally posted by hobbes@1 March 2003 - 22:26
Hello everyone,

I am looking for new influences in music. I would like you to post up to 5 songs that you think are GREAT that maybe not everyone has heard before or have been lost in the past....

Yo dude, here's my latest:

1. SoulSeek
2. SoulSeek
3. SoulSeek
4. SoulSeek
5. SoulSeek

:P

...and now that i got your attention on SS:

Its a program specially tailored for sharing music. Its a MUST for you if you are looking for new or old music. We got FULL albums there, and unsorted singles too, i can spend hours going through all the stuff... definately a goldmine for music lovers!

Mr. FunkyCapricorn has a pinned topic at ->Discussions->Musicworld->Verified Hashes->
-Musicworld Database, Get Your Music Here- ( i still havent figured out how to do links here)

Give it ago please, SoulSeek is the best app. i have installed in several weeks.

-GS-
03-21-2003, 02:01 PM
clocker

Okay, try these...
Danny Gatton - Blues Newburg
Cirque du Soliel - Alegria
da Vinci's Notebook - Title of the Song
David Essex - Rock On
Dread Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
03-21-2003, 02:39 PM
blasta_masta

Flogging Molly - Devil's Dance Floor
Bauchklang - I Want To Break Free
Gentleman - Jah Ina Juh Life
Mad Caddies - Days Away
Grinspoon - Chemical Heart

all really unknown but great!!