Update: Personal Musical Expansion

[Eliot Johnson]

My rock experience thus far has been...

Radiohead - Mix
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
Radiohead - The Bends
Radiohead - OK Computer
Radiohead - Kid A
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Jimi Hendrix - Experience Hendrix
The Close - It's a Secret to Everybody
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Led Zeppelin (SP?) - IV

I have to say that I've liked the vast majority of it a whole lot.

One of the things that's really different is that the vocals are much more, how can I say this, "one with the music" than with rap. The best example of this would be My Bloody Valentine. I can barely understand the vocals, but it just sounds good as hell in the way that they blend with the music.

That may be part of why I absolutely adore Radiohead. They have a really unique sound, and I like that they're generally relatively mellow. But most importantly, the Thom Yorke's lyrics/vocals are pretty significant to their music. Not that the lyrics aren't important to the others...it's just, i dunno, the lyrics seem at least as important to Radiohead as the music. I'd imagine they spent a very large amount of time putting their ablums together. Listening to their music is a pretty incredible experience.

In the classic rock, I'm digging Jimi Hendrix even though I don't generally feel upbeat stuff too much. Dude is just too talented. Pink Floyd is great too. If i could use one word to describe them, it'd be "smooth." I'm definitely buying more pink floyd albums. the song "us and them" is just off the rip (first person to say "off the rip" when describing a classic rock album?)

The Close is little indy group that is like, in my mind, a less-talented and less-original Pink Floyd. They're still good to listen to, though. The Led Zep CD was really hit-or-miss with me...I really like the hits, but I'm not feeling the "misses" much at all. "Stairway to Heaven" is like the greatest song ever not by Playa Fly or Radiohead, though.

So, I'm very open to where I should go from here. Things in the vein of Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and MBV (in that order) would be best, I'd think, but if you have suggestions that align with the other stuff, I'll gladly hear them.

[zombie]

Huh, I've never heard of someone getting into My Bloody Valentine so early in their exploration of rock. You could try the other shoegaze bands then, like Slowdive and Ride. Maybe the Jesus & Mary Chain.

Or some newer bands, like M83 and the Raveonettes, they kind of have that shoegaze sound.

[Alex]

Radiohead.
Try some Manic Street Preachers, a bit poppier, but similarity is there.\
Then try...Modest Mouse , track soff the album The Moon and Antartica, and also, Built To Spill....any song by them works, but Ancient Melodies of the Future is really good.
Basicly what im doing here is recomending bands and albums i like since Radiohead is my favorite band and you like them so much.
What else...
You could always go for The Cure and The Smiths, often mellow, which you seem to like, but The Cure in particularly have some great lyrics, and quite a few good lyrics.
OH! Alice in Chains, the only real good thing to come out of "Grunge" in my mind, get the unplugged album.
And then try some Elliot Smith, the albums Either/or and Figure 8 (that one being my favorite)

[Pepsigirl]

Then try...Modest Mouse , track soff the album The Moon and Antartica

If it's ok with Buried, since I posted some Modest Mouse MP3s over on X-Cres a couple days ago (using YouSendIt, so the files will expire, and I'd feel better if they didn't really go to waste), and they're still up, here's "3rd Planet" and "Tiny Cities Made of Ashes" off of Moon And Antarctica, just for Tek (and anyone else who wants).

Tiny Cities (http://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0YX1NH3Z6Y58S38K036GUO316S)
3rd Planet (http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3DZUTKV11PXTF1QP29J7KOB720)

[Core]

As far as Pink Floyd goes, I think you've heard their best album with Dark Side of the Moon, but I would recommend, without reservation, Animals and Meddle to anyone who loves DSotM.

Also, if you've never checked out anything by Nick Drake, you might give him a spin. He's more folk rock, but he's got a great ear for melodic lyricism--very smooth stuff. His disc Bryter Layter is a great place to start.

[Alex]

Also, if you've never checked out anything by Nick Drake, you might give him a spin. He's more folk rock, but he's got a great ear for melodic lyricism--very smooth stuff. His disc Bryter Layter is a great place to start.
Elliot Smith was the modern nick drake!

[Core]

Elliot Smith was the modern nick drake!

now I'm gonna have to check him out.

[Alex]

now I'm gonna have to check him out.
Hurry up, because he's dead.
...
Oh, i guess you don't have to hurry.

[Spike-X]

I'm digging Jimi Hendrix...

Three words - Band Of Gypsys (Jimi's band after the Experience fell apart).

[Ilash]

Well, if you like the "smoothness" of Dark Side, your next album should definitely be Wish You Were Here.

[Patient Boy]

Try some Manic Street Preachers, a bit poppier, but similarity is there.\


Didn't you use to hate the Manics?

[Deathstroke]

Of all the rock goodness out there, and he's hooked on Radiohead?

:(

[Alex]

Didn't you use to hate the Manics?
Muse...the only thing i recall saying about them was that i thought Lifeblood was really good, and i recall being surprised.
...OH!
I remeber now, i said they tried too hard to be important.

[Alex]

Of all the rock goodness out there, and he's hooked on Radiohead?

:(
Yeah, thats right, eat it bitch!
Go listen to some Scorpians, because my side won this one!
HA!

[Deathstroke]

Yeah, thats right, eat it bitch!
Go listen to some Scorpians, because my side won this one!
HA!

Maybe so, but at least I know that it's spelled SCORPIONS.....

[Deathstroke]

And 2 minutes after posting my reply to Alex, The Scorpions "Rock You Like A Hurricane" came on the radio....

[Adam Crocker]

And 2 minutes after posting my reply to Alex, The Scorpions "Rock You Like A Hurricane" came on the radio....

HA!


The best example of this would be My Bloody Valentine. I can barely understand the vocals, but it just sounds good as hell in the way that they blend with the music.

Which is probably why they were mixed that way in the CD. Kevin Shields wanted them to just blend into the bloody Fortress of Sound he was constructing. You may also want to check out it's predecessor Isn't Anything which I have not heard yet, but supposedly it's almost as good as Loveless and lays the groundwork for many of the sonic innovations on it. Can't vouch for most of their work before that though since they had a few EPs in that direction but largely started out as another jangle-pop band in Britain's alternative rock scene until their frontman left and Kevin Shields took over.

As for following them up, I'd second Ride, especially their first two albums Nowhere and Going Blank Again which are both fantastic albums and some of the best of the shoegaze movement...well outside of MBV of course. I haven't heard slow dive and I can't reccommend much shoegaze outside of Ride or MBV.

I'd second the Jesus and Mary Chain who are a noise pop band that preceded MBV and were a major influence on them. However, because the band shifted around their style a fair bit you're best to start with their Pyscho Candy album which is generally considered to be their best. It's minimalist pop blown up washes of feedback, both of it which gives it a very ethereal quality.

Outside of that you could get into other noise-rock/noise-pop bands depending on what you are after. There is Yo La Tengo, a New York-based noise pop band who write very good indie-pop though they have a more conventional sound and songwriting than MBV. (Though I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One is a great album.) Then there are fellow brits Spacemen-3 (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781FDE4CAF7620EFBD1276E89056D93BF160 C9A53700797DFD827F6BAC1147F455FB8CCAFDF96AB57FB0FD 2EA45F43DAC0EE52F6DE632D4CF0&sql=11:wifixqr5ld0e), who were a big inspiration on MBV mastermind Kevin Shields, have a harderedged, rockier sound that takes more cues from 60s acid rock though it follows the same minimalist aesthetic.

And then of course there's the Rolling Stones of noise-driven indie guitar rock: Sonic Youth. They've gone through a few stylistic shifts themselves, starting with the cacophous, industrial noise of their early 80s albums. Their late 80s album -- EVOL, Sister, and Daydream Nation -- was where they struck a balance between free form noise and something resembling melody and song structure. They are also considered to be their best work and for what it's worth I think that Daydream Nation is one of the greatest guitar albums ever made.

Other than that the only other things I can think of it are the more abrasive forms of noise rock out there or the root of all these bands, the great American underground band The Velvet Underground (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781FDE4CAF7620EFBD1276E89056D93BF160 C9A53700797DFD827F6BAC1147F455FB8CCAFDF96AB57FB0FD 2EA45F43DAC0EC54F6DD672D4CF0&sql=11:ridxlfge5cqt). I'm of the opinion that if you care about rock'n'roll, in addition to Chuck Berry, you must listen to the Velvet Underground's work at least once. And if you care about noise rock in any form, you must certainly hear their first two albums -- the friggin' masterpiece that is The Velvet Underground & Nico, and its more heavily feedback ridden follow-up, White Light/White Heat. You especially need to hear "Heroin." The first time I heard that song I was floored that anyone could create a piece of music so beautiful and so emotionally devastating.

That and Lou Reed is among the greatest songwriters of all time.

[Adam Crocker]

And as for Hendrix, my best bet is to start snapping up his three studio albums (listed in chronological order) Are You Experienced?, Axis: Bold As Love, and Electric Ladyland. They're all great...nah essential albums, especially Axis which I think is the most cohesive and strongest of the three. Then again I'm a complete sucker for several of the songs on the album, especially the title track.

As for Zeppelin...well I liked VI as a whole, so I'm not sure what I'd reccommend to you at this point. Though if you like the blusier, harder rocking numbers I'd get Led Zepplin II which is a set of reworked blues and rock standards (drenched in Page's loud, hormone-driven fretwork). It's certainly one of the best pure rock albums I've heard, but man some those number just sound like sex.

Guh, and I just remembered...in regards to 80s noise rock, particularly shoegaze, you might want to check out Galaxie 500. Like Yo La Tengo, less pyschedelic and alien than MBV, but damn fine songwriters (though more ethereal than Yo La Tengo). A lot of their stuff actually preceded shoegaze so they're kind of in the same boat as the Jesus and Mary Chain.

[cactusmaac]

Check out the Flaming Lips, the Mars Volta and the Secret Machines.

[MicBK]

once again, i'll suggest TV on the Radio. No, they're not my favorite band or anything, I just think they're a great bridge band for bridging rap fans to rock music, because they blend so much soul in their music. i'd also have to agree with most of the bands mentioned. also, for another newer band, The Notwist is a suggestion. Beta Band, Tortoise, maybe Brokeback or Postal Service. i'm jut trying to think of bridge bands really. Tortoise was a major bridge band for me, as i grew up on strictly hip hop.

[Alex]

And 2 minutes after posting my reply to Alex, The Scorpions "Rock You Like A Hurricane" came on the radio....
My powers are vast DS.

[Alex]

Check out the Flaming Lips
IF you do this, listen to Soft Bulletin.

[Shellhead]

Jaded older Pink FLoyd fans may direct you to Animals next, but I really believe that Wish You Were Here is more accessible and just better sounding. And if you want to hear a reggae version of Dark Side of the Moon, check out the Easy Star All-Stars full-length album cover, The Dub Side of the Moon. I really enjoyed their cover of Time.

Since you enjoy Radiohead and Pink Floyd, it's possible that you might like The Alan Parsons Project. I highly recommend Tales of Mystery & Imagination, which is an entire album of songs based on short stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe. The idea sounds weird, but the music is great.

You may also want to look into 80's/90's band Depeche Mode. They are heavy into synthesizers, but have a sound that is comparable to Radiohead and Pink Floyd. The easiest starting point would be their biggest success, Violator.

For a more modern ('98 to present) smooth sound, try master mixers Kruder & Dorfmeister, especially the amazing double CD set, The K&D Sessions. They combine keyboard mastery, some drums & bass, jazz, soulful vocals, samples and wonderful mixing into incredible music.

Since you liked Hendrix, you may want to look into Living Colour. They were excellent musicians with strong, meaningful lyrics and a hard rock sound. Their first album Vivid had a guest shot from Public Enemy, but was mostly a very solid, high quality hard rock experience. The second album, Time's Up was experimental and all over the musical map, but very interesting.

[Adam Crocker]

I'll second Cactusmaac on the Flaming Lips, the Mars Volta, and the Secret Machines as modern bands you might like if you like Pink Floyd (Especially the Secret Machines). Though a word of warning, the Mars Volta are weirder, more out there, and more hard driving than Floyd. Their first record Deloused At the Comatorium often sounds like a series of extended jams with songs seguing into each other while the music itself is pretty sonically dense, with bizarre keyboard effects threatening sensory overload.

[zombie]

I'll second Cactusmaac on the Flaming Lips, the Mars Volta, and the Secret Machines as modern bands you might like if you like Pink Floyd (Especially the Secret Machines). Though a word of warning, the Mars Volta are weirder, more out there, and more hard driving than Floyd. Their first record Deloused At the Comatorium often sounds like a series of extended jams with songs seguing into each other while the music itself is pretty sonically dense, with bizarre keyboard effects threatening sensory overload.

And don't even try to figure out what he's singing about. Too much contemplation of Mars Volta lyrics has been known to lead to bleeding of the brain.

[cactusmaac]

IF you do this, listen to Soft Bulletin.

Everyone praises that to the heavens but I thought Yoshima Battles the Giant Robots was a lot better.

[Alex]

I'll second Cactusmaac on the Flaming Lips, the Mars Volta, and the Secret Machines as modern bands you might like if you like Pink Floyd (Especially the Secret Machines). Though a word of warning, the Mars Volta are weirder, more out there, and more hard driving than Floyd. Their first record Deloused At the Comatorium often sounds like a series of extended jams with songs seguing into each other while the music itself is pretty sonically dense, with bizarre keyboard effects threatening sensory overload.
If he ends up being like me, he will hate Mars Volta

[Alex]

Everyone praises that to the heavens but I thought Yoshima Battles the Giant Robots was a lot better.
Pink Robots dude...pink robots.
And that album had some good songs, but some huge stinkers, so i put soft bulletin above it.

[Adam Crocker]

If he ends up being like me, he will hate Mars Volta

No one can be like you Alex, because you're special.

[Alex]

No one can be like you Alex, because you're special.
Tek listened to like two rap artists, and his first exposue to other music was radiohead, who he loves.
Tell me he ain't special.

[Ilash]

Hey, I also am not mad about a large portion of Zep IV but I do recommend, in this order: Zep 1 for hard hitting no nonsense but amazingly performed, immaculately produced blues rock that's actually diverse enough to keep you from getting bored, Zep III is Zep at their most lightweight but most likable - it's really cool to have a bunch of unpretentious, fun and rather humble numbers lik e Bon Yer Stomp, Tangerine and That's the Way from a bunch of pretentious, overly-serious buggers like Led Zeppelin and yeah Zep II is kind of like Zep 1 but with muddier production, one or two awful songs (MOBY DICK!) and generally a bit too much heaviness for anyone who's not a serious metal head (but those high points are amazing - and there a quite a number of them. Just stop after track seven and you have a really good album).

So between Zep and Hendrix, you've gotten into some of the better very guitar-driven rock but I really think you should maybe give the Rolling Stones a try. Pick up Sticky Fingers, Let it Bleed or even the Forty Licks compilation, for a nice taste of one of rock and roll's true greats. Besides, if you like them, teh doors open for many other bands.

Maybe you would also like some seventies Who because they have the hard rocking vibe of Hendrix and Zep mixed with the artiness and full production of Pink Floyd.

I'm also kind of surprised that no one has mentioned U2, who do bear a slight resemblance to Radiohead (I think that they were an influence on their Bends era stuff). Mind you, U2 annoy me to no end so I wouldn't personally recommend them but still...

And if you like Bends-era Radiohead, Coldplay might not be such a bad idea. They're pretty much a band that play nothing but stuff similar to the ballads off the Bends. Good thing or not, that's for you to decide but there are probably worse choices.

Oh yeah and let me third (fourth? fifth?) the Soft Bulletin by the Flaming Lips. You should like it, if you like Radiohead. I'm not so sure about the uneven and overly sound-FXed Yoshimi though.

[Adam Crocker]

...and yeah Zep II is kind of like Zep 1 but with muddier production, one or two awful songs (MOBY DICK!) and generally a bit too much heaviness for anyone who's not a serious metal head...

Well, on the other hand I'm not a serious metal head, but I do enjoy heavy, blues-based guitar rock from the late 60s and the early 70s like early Jeff Beck Group, Blue Cheer, and peak-era Hawkwind. (Okay not so bluesy, though that's where many of the band members started out. In fact it's more rocky, sludgy, spacey, and punky.) So make of that what you will Tek.

[Ilash]

Well, on the other hand I'm not a serious metal head, but I do enjoy heavy, blues-based guitar rock from the late 60s and the early 70s like early Jeff Beck Group, Blue Cheer, and peak-era Hawkwind. (Okay not so bluesy, though that's where many of the band members started out. In fact it's more rocky, sludgy, spacey, and punky.) So make of that what you will Tek.

Ah, yeah, I knew that you liked it so I knew I was kind of shooting myself in the foot. Still, you do seem to have quite a high tolerance for noisy rock and make no mistake, I like me some heaviness myself (though definitely within limits), I just do think it's worth mentioning that Zep II is probably the most relentless onslought of heaviness that Zep has released. Well, from what I've heard anyway.

[Adam Crocker]

Ah, yeah, I knew that you liked it so I knew I was kind of shooting myself in the foot. Still, you do seem to have quite a high tolerance for noisy rock and make no mistake, I like me some heaviness myself (though definitely within limits), I just do think it's worth mentioning that Zep II is probably the most relentless onslought of heaviness that Zep has released. Well, from what I've heard anyway.

It probably is.

Though from my perspective Zeppelin's "relentless onslaught of heaviness" is "moderately heavy oversexed blues rock." (Now that I think about it, I don't know if they are all that much heavier than the Who.) Now if I wanted heavy I'd put on some Melvins, Green River, Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Hawkind, Monster Magnet, or Kyuss. :evilsmile

[Ilash]

It probably is.

Though from my perspective Zeppelin's "relentless onslaught of heaviness" is "moderately heavy oversexed blues rock." (Now that I think about it, I don't know if they are all that much heavier than the Who.) Now if I wanted heavy I'd put on some Melvins, Green River, Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Hawkind, Monster Magnet, or Kyuss. :evilsmile

No, they certainly weren't heavier than live Who (definitely more than studio Who though) but the Who did temper this with a bit more diversity than what you find on Zep II. Actually, it's kind of odd that I'm going on about the relentless heaviness of Zep II even though it does have quiter moments with Thank You and parts of What Is And Should Never Be. I guess it really does have to do with two things a) the murky production somehow emphasizes the heaviness and b) these two songs are right at the beginning so by the time you get to the middle of Bring It On Home, you would have forgotten about them.

[CitizenKing]

I'm goina back Secret Machines, Mars Volta, TV On The Radio, and Flaming Lips. Also all the bands Adam spouted off. If you end up liking Mars Vota you should try the old band, At The Drive-In. BTW Crocker most those crazy sounds are made by Omar's guitar. And zombie think Deloused is messed up and hard to understand, try Frances.

If ya wanna get into more funk kinda stuff you can't go wrong listenin to Punchy and trying out Funkadelic-Parliament, Sly And The Family Stone, James Brown, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. I'll add in Red Hot Chilli Peppers early stuff for good funky stuff too. Sicne you dig Hendrix I think you might like Frank Zappa's stuff. There's a good begininng greatest hits album called Strictly Commercial out for him.

And even though some might shoot this down I think you migth like Incubus. I'll also go with saying Beck. he covers all kinds of genres with his stuff and he has a new album coming out soon too.

If you dig the straight guitar punk rock stuff you should try all the classics but for somehting new you should try out New Jersey's Bouncing Souls. they have a good up beat party feel to all their songs. Other good guitar rock party stuff try Fu Manchu.

[Adam Crocker]

BTW Crocker most those crazy sounds are made by Omar's guitar.

Omar is my new guitar hero.

If ya wanna get into more funk kinda stuff you can't go wrong listenin to Punchy and trying out Funkadelic-Parliament, Sly And The Family Stone, James Brown, and Earth, Wind, and Fire.

ESPECIALLY James Brown and Parliament/Funkadelic. Parliament/Funkadelic was the greatest funk band(s) of all time and Funkadelic's Maggot Brain is a spectacular pyschedelic funk album whose title track is a guitar work out that rivals Hendrix for sheer emotional expressiveness. As the story goes P-Funk mastermind George Clinton told guitarist Eddie Hazel to "play like your momma just died" and oh did he ever.

And for great grooves and dancing music, check out James Brown's In the Jungle Groove, which has supposedly been heavily sampled by hip-hop artists. Oh hell, JB is the most sampled artist in hip-hop, and with good reason, he gave us the funk!

Sicne you dig Hendrix I think you might like Frank Zappa's stuff. There's a good begininng greatest hits album called Strictly Commercial out for him.

Not so sure about that. Not that I don't think Zappa is wonderful and a great musician (and a fantastic guitarist), but he's never struck me as soundng very much like Hendrix at all.

If you dig the straight guitar punk rock stuff you should try all the classics...

But does he know what he classics are? :confused:

[Deathstroke]

My powers are vast DS.

Yeah uh huh whatever.

[meethraa]

I would say that Bends era Radiohead fans could very well like Belle & Sebastian, but on the other hand it might veer too much to the pop sensibilities that puts off some people. Still, wouldn't hurt to DL a couple of songs and check it out.

Pavement seems like an obvious choice too. Terror Twilight may not be their biggest critical success, but it's the closest thing to a Radiohead album by a band that doesn't really sound like Radiohead.

And speaking of blending vocals with music, you can't go wrong with Simon & Garfulfel* and Lou Reed.



*Again, with a "fear of pop" warning.

[howyadoin]

Simon & GarfulfelPsst. It's "Garfunkel".

[meethraa]

Psst. It's "Garfunkel".
Yeah, that was a typo.

[howyadoin]

Yeah, that was a typo.Typing with your gloves on, again?

[CitizenKing]

[QUOTE=DJ Ghetto Fabulous Adam Flex]Omar is my new guitar hero.QUOTE]

Didn't I show you his insane pedal board?

I figured he woulda listened to you telling the classics of punk to try out. And I thought he might get into Frank Zappa anyways, not that Zappa's that much like Jimi.

[Adam Crocker]

Didn't I show you his insane pedal board?

You did, though a large pedal board does not for wonky guitar hijinks make. Joey Burns has a large variety of pedals, but often uses them to create weird bops and bops you hear in the Calexico tracks, but his guitar work is more grounded.

I figured he woulda listened to you telling the classics of punk to try out.

*Sigh* Do you realize how long THIS essay is going to be?

[CitizenKing]

You did, though a large pedal board does not for wonky guitar hijinks make. Joey Burns has a large variety of pedals, but often uses them to create weird bops and bops you hear in the Calexico tracks, but his guitar work is more grounded.



*Sigh* Do you realize how long THIS essay is going to be?


Very true bout Burns. But yeah Omar is making alot of those crazy sounds himself on the guitar. Even without his effects he's a skilled guitarist.

Might as well start a new thread for that essay there Crocker.

[Eliot Johnson]

First of all, mucho thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Even if I haven't yet acquired any CDs from your suggestions, I definitely will give 'em a shot at some point.

Okay, with Amazon gift certificates firmly in hand, I made the following order...

Nowhere - Ride
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Meddle - Pink Floyd
Amnesiac - Radiohead
Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix
Moon And Antartica - Modest Mouse
Disintegration - The Cure (Damon Hurd wrote a comic about 'em. They've gotta be good.)

My friend is also burning a copy of a cd by a group called The Shins.

Regarding Radiohead, seeing all the references to "Bends-Era," I must say that "Bends-Era" is not my favorite. I mean, it's definitely very good, but I'm more a fan of the newer albums.

[meethraa]

Typing with your gloves on, again?

Yes.

http://www.smithtaekwondo.com/boxing%20gloves.jpg

[Alex]

Disintegration - The Cure (Damon Hurd wrote a comic about 'em. They've gotta be good.)

My friend is also burning a copy of a cd by a group called The Shins.

Regarding Radiohead, seeing all the references to "Bends-Era," I must say that "Bends-Era" is not my favorite. I mean, it's definitely very good, but I'm more a fan of the newer albums.
You'll probably liek amenisiac, has some good tracks on it, Life in a Glass House is incredibly...different for them.
And disintegration is a WONDERFUL album.

[Core]

Okay, with Amazon gift certificates firmly in hand, I made the following order...

Nowhere - Ride
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Meddle - Pink Floyd
Amnesiac - Radiohead
Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix
Moon And Antartica - Modest Mouse
Disintegration - The Cure (Damon Hurd wrote a comic about 'em. They've gotta be good.)


With crystal ball firmly in hand, I predict much listening pleasure in your future, especially via the Pink Floyd and Hendrix!