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I need a song for a film. The characters are in maximum security prison. Some are nice guys, some are just psycho. They're all in there because of violence while they were in prison.

It's got to have fairly long stretches with no words (just music or beat or something) so we can use it under dialogue. It's gotta be serious, and it's gotta be gritty. I'm thinking something actually about prison or getting busted or something. Something about how much it sucks to be prison. Not "boo yah, bein' a gangsta rules", but more "damn, i miss my kids and my girl" sorta stuff. Gettin' it?

Bluesy, soulful is good. Cheery bad.

Thanks much.

uh..

boot camp klik-"and so"

pharoahe monch-"hell"

couple that come off the top of my head

Devildriver
 

i am looking for similar bands to devildriver.

opinions and recommendations please.
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Post-rock that isn't boring.

Explosions In The Sky is pretty dynamic and isn't boring whatsoever. Godspeed is pretty good as with Mogwai, 65daysofstatic, Stereolab and others. But their music isn't nearly as brilliant as Explosions.

I'm really getting into rap and hip-hop as of late, but most of my stuff is pretty standard (Kanye, Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Immortal Technique, Wu-Tang, etc). Recommendations that are none too obscure that I can't find online or too strange to listen to would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

I just made a compilation of The Roots in Jackhammer and I's thread. You should check that out, also..Atmosphere. AND you really neeeed GZA's Liquid Swords album if you haven't heard it. Amazing.

Any bands like Menomena or broken social scene...with post rock and indie rock kinda mixed?

how are we supposed to know what you find boring?

judging from the music you listen to now, i can't think of anything i could suggest you wouldn't find boring

therefore my advice is to just look up bands & request specific albums/bands based on what you think you may like

Well, I downloaded some Explosions In The Sky. I liked it a lot, particularly the second track. I think I'll do some blogsearches for more post-rock.

Check out 65daysofstatic. They're hard to get bored with.

Thanks! I'll check them out.

Two top Irish instrumental post-rock outfits: The Redneck Manifesto and God is an Astronaut. Neither boring

If you like novelty rock somewhat, Ween does a lot of diverse and silly stuff. Mollusk or Pure Guava are their best albums. Mollusk has a lot more polish but some people think that Pure Guava is their more pure and funnier stuff.

A soft rock/alternative band with a good voice.

^I like The Wallflowers, personally.

Thanks. I am thinking of buying 'Bringing Down The Horse'. That would be their best album, no? Some of the previews remind me of 'All Things Must Pass'.

New Music
 

Hey, I admittedly got thsi idea from another thread.

However I'm in need of some new music and I was hoping you guys could pick out some bands for me.

I am ver open minded when it comes to music, but to give you guys a boost in the right direction I'll give you a list of bands I like !!!

REM
Rusted Roots
Foo Fighters
Iron Maidon
The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
The Durrutti Column
Bob Marley
Bedouin Soundclash
The Sex Pistols
The Clash
Sham 69

Your assistance please....

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Bringing Down The Horse is their most popular. I'm not sure if it is that I've heard it to many times or what, but I think Rebel, Sweetheart is, while having less commercial value, a superior album. But I would say both are great.

I bought Breach, but I was disappointed by it. Most of the songs are very similar, and there wasn't much rock about it, other than "Some Flowers Bloom Dead", "Letters From The Wasteland", and a couple more songs.

I rank the albums like this:

1. Rebel, Sweetheart (2005)
2. Bringing Down The Horse (1996)
3. Red Letter Days (2002)
4. Breach (2000)
5. S/T (1992)

Couldn't have said it better myself.

hart214: Looks like you enjoy a fair amount of alternative rock. REM and Sonic Youth may have started it, but bands like Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, and The Jesus And Mary Chain are renowned for their post-punk influences. And if you enjoy The Beatles, you should check out The Kinks. None of these should be difficult to find.

Hey, sorry about posting this in general music, didn't see this thread.....

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VNV Nation
Artificial Soldier.
Wumpscut.
Nitzer Ebb (recent releases)
Cubanate

They are all good EBM bands.

REM-Pavement
Rusted Roots-Not heard of the name
Foo Fighters-Feeder
Iron Maiden-Judas Priest
The Beatles-Barclay James Harvest
Jimi Hendrix-Blue Cheer/Cream/Jeff Beck
The Durutti Column- (I am beaten. I have heard the name but not the band)
Bob Marley-Burning Spear
Bedouin Soundclash-Seeed
Sex Pistols-The Damned
The Clash-The Ruts
Sham 69-999

I'll pick that up.

If you like The Durutti Column you should check out these;- Section 25, Cocteau Twins, Cabaret Voltaire and the more obviously well known Joy Division.

Rusted Root is a band from my hometown (and one of the few I can say that about without cringing, considering we're also responsible for Anti-Flag and Wiz Khalifa). They're largely a jam band, performing a lot of bluegrass rock compilations and they have an excellent drummer. They never really attained a huge calling, but they have a dedicated fanbase. You should check out When I Woke if you actually want to listen to them. Might be a song or two you recognize (though I can't pretend they've ever been popular across the pond).

If you like Rusted Root, hart214, you should also check out The Foggy Mountain Boys.

Where can I find music like Minutes to Midnight?
 

Hey guys, new here. :wave: Registered to pick all your brains and see if you can suggest some bands / albums / songs that exhibit a similar sound to LP's Minutes to Midnight album. Didn't like it at first, as is common, then started loving it and now I don't know where to find more. Help!

Dunno man I really don't like Linkin Park, I don't think I have heard any of their "Minutes to Midnight" album. Out of all NU metal all I can say that I dig are SOAD, but I am sure you have heard them so I won't recommend them to ya. All I can say is to check out maybe:

1) HELMET - "Meantime"
2) FAITH NO MORE - "Angle Dust"
3) FEAR FACTORY - "Soul of a New Machine"
4) FUDGE TUNNEL - "Hate Songs in E Minor"

thats about as close as I can go without recommending you some utter crap.

Right, i want to go on a boxset shop soonish. I'd like some reccomendations for good boxsets for..

Reggae
Dub (I'll probably go Trojan for those 2, specific ones for these would be great though)
Motown
And maybe anything else anyone could reccomend!

If it's Motown you want and providing they still do it...go for the Motown Story.
Apart from the standard classics, there's artist commentary in-between tracks.

I'm been lastfming Kurdish and Iranian classical and folk music recently. Any suggestions (artists/cds/boxsets/dvds etc) to start me on the right track?

@Luke

Amazon.com: The Motown Story, Vol. 1: The Sixties: Various Artists: Music

There it is on CD ^

You could splash out on the original 1970 vinyl boxset, but you won't find a better Motown collection than this...it's all you need.

Nice tracklisting! Found it for a tenner on Ebay, i'm sorted, cheers!

Can You reccomend some bands to me?
Bands that I like alot:

Rammstein
KMFDM
Guns n Roses
Grateful Dead
Rage against the machine
Led Zeppelin

Other likes (not love but like )

Aerosmith
Styx
Jimi Hendrix
Blink 182


I know its kind of a wide variety of music, but can you tell me some bands that are kind of in the middle or just ones that sound like certain bands i've noticed.

The Black Keys
Jeff Beck
System of a Down

Hi guys,
can you recommend me good singers/guitarists that sound like John Mayer or Jason Mraz?
Looking for laid back, easy strumming types, with a touch of jazz here and there.

Or maybe something like Johnathan Rice or Tyler Hilton.
Thanks in advance!

Get Bryter Layter by Nick Drake and if you like Johnathan Rice check out some Bright Eyes. You'd probably like Elliott Smith too.

New Music
 

Hey everyone. I'm into

Kid Koala
Ween
Tom Waits
Dave Brubeck
Captain Beefheart (not trout mask replica)
The Eagles
Labi Siffre
Leo Kottke
Wes Montgomery
The White Stripes

If anyone has any suggestions for something that I might like, or a band that's similar to any of these I would appreciate it.

Thanks

My god that is fairly eclectic!

Frank Zappa (Captain Beefheart)
The Stooges (The White Stripes)
Fela Kuti (Labi Siffre)
The Eagles (Bruce Springsteen/ Neil Young)

Minutes to Midnight was a complete change of direction for them. I dont even think it qualifies as nu-metal anymore. You should take a listen to songs like "Little Things Give you Away" or "Leave Out All The Rest". SOAD is a completely different type of music.

Sway dasafo- "products" or "on my own"