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10-01-2011, 01:18
(This post was last modified: 10-01-2011, 01:23 by AlexLewis.)
I wanted to join a music discussion website to see other peoples opinion on music aswell as give my own. I'm only 16 so i don't have a great knowledge for some older classic rock but i like to listen to my dads records like neil young, bob dylan, eric clapton, he is also a huge mike oldfield fan as well as other prog rock bands which has rubbed off on to me. But i mainly like rock from the 60s and 70s like hendrix, led zepplin, the who, t-rex, rolling stones.
As i say i'm only 16 and was hoping you guys could recommend some good artists i won't have heard of or albums that aren't quite as well known from the artists i already mentioned.
I really like folk music as well and listen to a lot of new music that is what i consider to be slightly original
Thanks Alex
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Welcome to the site Alex - your father has impeccable taste in music!
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welcome to MD alex
Jerome is quite correct sir, your father has taste....and obviously you do as well, and any Neil Young fan is more than welcome here!!!
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Welcome to MD
Your Dad has good musical taste!
Nice to be able to go back to trust and friendship!!!!!!!!!
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It appears the Neil Young fans are taking over here! Maybe you should try listening to bands like Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains & Soundgarden if you havent already? Neil was a big influence on the grunge movement and even recorded an album with PJ in the mid 90s called 'Mirrorball' which is excellent.
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Hello Alex, & welcome to MD.
Keep an eye out for what members are listening to. There's a thread in each of the genre boards, and they're a great place to discover new music.
Hope you enjoy the site.
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Thanks I am a big fan of pearl jam and grunge music and I'll check out Alice in Chains & Soundgarden
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Hi Alex, I'm new too.
Sounds like you have a bunch of great influences already. I love a lot of the artists you named. I've been listening to a lot of Crosby, Stills and Nash lately. If you're looking for "newer" folk kind of stuff, you could try:
- the band
Guster. They are an acoustic band out of New England, USA.
www.guster.com/
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Leslie Feist - a canadian singer-songwriter. You might know her song 1-2-3-4 from the iPod commercial a couple of years ago.
www.listentofeist.com
- A completely different take on folk: the band
rubyrough. The girl is a folk singer-songwriter and the guy is a sound designer. The folk songwriting style is still there and her vocals are pretty earthy, but the electronic stuff the guy does takes it to a different place.
www.rubyrough.com
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Welcome to our home Alex and sch guy/gal.
A lot of good music posted here.
Hope you enjoy.
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Another two 'newer' folk bands to check out are Bon Iver & Fleet Foxes, if you aren't aware of them already.
