Posted on 01/07/2014 7:02:12 AM PST by Notary Sojac
This thread had its genesis in this one -
Millenial's Music Taste (vanity). Whats wrong with your generation?
- where a few of us made the case for really good music being made in the 21st century by artists who aren't retreads from the boomer era or earlier. It's a mission of mine to try to get my fellow boomers to break that fixation with the "oldies station" and listen to some new stuff.
I plan to make the case for a few artists here, and hope that more Freepers will chime in.
Please do so!! Give us a little info about the contemporary artists you like, with an album or track recommendation.
My tastes run to bluegrass, blues, swing, and what's now called "Americana", but any genre is welcome here. Except techno. Post any dance/techno recommends and you'll earn the Sojac raspberry!
To kick off:
Eleni Mandell is, like many of my favorite artists, not easily slotted into a genre. She has done country, pop, straight ahead rock, and classic '40s style lounge singing. But in every style her hooks are memorable and her lyrics witty.
Recommended album to start with: Miracle of Five, tracks "Moonglow, Lamp Low" and "Somebody Else".
Chatham County Line is a bluegrass outfit out of North Carolina. Straight up, tight bluegrass harmonies with a minimum of twang.
Recommended album to start with: Speed of the Whippoorwill, title track and "Coming Home".
Dave Alvin was, with his brother Phil, a founding member of The Blasters, the greatest roots rock group you've never heard of. Although his career with that group goes back to the eighties, most of his good solo material is post-2000. Dave perfectly rides the boundary between garage rock and country, a real sweet spot for me.
Recommended album to start with: Blackjack David, tracks "Abilene" and "New Highway".
Ping as requested last week.....
Bill Nelson. A prolific and accomplished artist who has mastered many styles.
You can hear samples of his music at http://www.billnelson.com/html/salon/index.php
“Break Out Of The Classic Rock Rut!!”
Sorry, won’t ever happen.
Bruno Mars.
What you call a “Rut” is actually a “Groove”.
“What Contemporary Music Do You Recommend??”
Can “none” be accepted as an answer?
Only if you are willing to accept my sympathy, FRiend.
If you’re interested in modern Christian rock, I recommend the following:
Fireflight (Powerful female vocalist)
Flyleaf (Another power female vocalist)
Skillet (Messages of hope)
Switchfoot (Powerful lyricist and lead)
Thousand Foot Krutch (Good band to mosh to)
These bands are on constant rotation in my playlists along with more secular rock/metal bands.
If you’re interested in modern Christian rock, I recommend the following:
Fireflight (Powerful female vocalist)
Flyleaf (Another power female vocalist)
Skillet (Messages of hope)
Switchfoot (Powerful lyricist and lead)
Thousand Foot Krutch (Good band to mosh to)
These bands are on constant rotation in my playlists along with more secular rock/metal bands.
I’ve heard almost nothing by Bruno. Have to admit that hearing that he will be doing the Super Bowl halftime prejudiced me against him. Will give him a listen and try to get over that.
The media/ Democrat voter anthem
On the first page of our story
The future seemed so bright
Then this thing turned out so evil
don’t know why I’m still surprised
Even angels have their wicked schemes
And you take that to new extremes
But you’ll always be my hero
Even though you’ve lost your mind
[Chorus]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that’s all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that’s all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
Ohhh, I love the way you lie
I have nothing against Christian rock as long as the lyrics aren’t overly saccharine. With that in mind who would you recommend??
Thanks for the other suggestions.
Amen!
Well, there’s Zamfir (Master of the pan flute), and Slim Whitman - look for the work he did with Nina Hagen....
What, no Third Day?
By the way this is one of the most popular youtube vids of 2012. You'll see why when you watch the vid.
Check out their many popular youtube vids of their own stuff. You'll find them to the right of this vid.
Very good singers AND they can play their instruments well!
Bruno Mars is pop, but he has a beautiful voice. He also happens to have one of those smiles that lights up a room, and maybe a football field.
Here’s another pop artist who deserves a deeper look into her music: while everyone else tries to figure out which famous boyfriend she is writing about, listen to how she writes. Taylor swift deserves fans older than 14 because she is an A+ songwriter. Her voice is ok and her delivery and performances are good, but her musical style and ability to write songs that are catchy but With depth and originality to them is what impresses me.
Two bands immediately come to mind, Hank West and the Smoking Hots and Town Mountain.
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