Epic Quest. (alternative, hip-hop, instrumental, pop, punk)

jhouck12 · 11-14-2008, 03:28 PM

I just upgraded computers from a really really bad ibook that was about to die, to a desktop PC. I want to fill it with music, but my knowledge of music is not that big. I am interested in a lot of different types of music, but my favorites are Reggae, ska, alternative, rap, underground hip hop and that's pretty much it. I do enjoi instrumental music too. Does anyone have any suggestions on Bands or specific albums I should get? Thanks

jhouck12 · 11-14-2008, 05:41 PM

I just realized that this is completely useless without any reference to artists i enjoi. Here are some artists

Rap:
Murs
Atmosphere-mostly slug
Sage Francis
Tupac
Blue Scholars
Blackalicious
if someone is from the Portland OR area, Genius Pro
The Roots
Immortal Technique

Reggae:
Bob Marley
Stephen Marley
Collie Buddz
Matisyahu

Ska is a really weird genre for me. My friend plays ska all the time is in car, and I enjoy listening to it. I think I will just stick with reggae and rap for now.

Fruitonica · 11-14-2008, 08:08 PM

Well, a list of my favourite hip hop albums would be:

Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madlib - Shades of Blue
MF Doom - Operation Doomsday
Anti Pop Consortium - Arrhthmia
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Dangermouse - The Grey Album

Can't go wrong with any of them. Sorry, but I can't really recomend any reggae.

mr. goth glam · 11-14-2008, 11:14 PM

You might like Mos Def, to name one off the top of my head.

That Ghostface Killah album is excellent as well.

jackhammer · 11-15-2008, 06:02 AM

Reggae:

10ft Ganja Plant
Burning Spear
Dubmatix
The Abyssinians
Jacob Miller & Inner Circle
Peter Tosh
Black Uhuru
Seeed
Dillinger
Katchafire
Misty In Roots
Natiruts
Steel Pulse
Toots & The Maytals

Hip Hop/rap I like:

Dalek
Public Enemy
A Tribe Called Quest
The Roots
Surreal & The Sound Providers
Strange Fruit Project
Roots Manuva
Aesop Rock
Sage Francis
Blackstar
Busdriver
Mos Def
Jedi Mind Tricks

If you want to get into Ska try these:

Specials
The Toasters
The Aggrolites
Hepcat
The Japonicas

Bulldog · 11-15-2008, 08:50 AM

A lot of good names have been shouted for already, so I can only make a few more recommendations myself;

Reggae
Third World - 96 Degrees In the Shade
Aswad - Aswad
Alpha Blondy - [any best of comp you can find]
U-Roy - Dread In a Babylon

Ska
The Redskins - Neither Washington Nor Moscow [well, it's more classic ska-punk than anything, I don't really have that many 'pure' ska albums though]
Madness - Absolutely

And I could write what I know about hip-hop on the back of a stamp (well, I could probably fold it in half first) so can't really drop any names there

jhouck12 · 11-15-2008, 03:13 PM

Thanks for the posts guys.

Sorry for a double post, but does anyone have a link where I can get Genius Pro? I have been having so much trouble finding any
-thanks

wow, now i'm triple posting. so sorry.
can you recommend specific albums, it'd be really nice for downloading. Thanks again

jackhammer · 11-15-2008, 03:28 PM

What artists in particular? the Rap, Reggae or ska?

jhouck12 · 11-15-2008, 06:00 PM

Public Enemy
A Tribe Called Quest
Mos Def
busdriver
Jedi Mind Tricks
and the reggae
I dunno. the ones that you would highly recommend.

jackhammer · 11-15-2008, 06:44 PM

Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation Of Millions
A Tribe Called Quest-Low End Theory
Mos Def- A New Danger
busdriver-roadkillovercoat
Jedi Mind Tricks-Violent By Design
and the reggae

Burning Spear-Marcus Garvey
Steel Pulse-Handsworth Revolution
Peter Tosh-Equal Rights
Seeed- Duppy Conquerors

11-14-2008, 03:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
jhouck12 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	Epic Quest. I just upgraded computers from a really really bad ibook that was about to die, to a desktop PC. I want to fill it with music, but my knowledge of music is not that big. I am interested in a lot of different types of music, but my favorites are Reggae, ska, alternative, rap, underground hip hop and that's pretty much it. I do enjoi instrumental music too. Does anyone have any suggestions on Bands or specific albums I should get? Thanks

11-14-2008, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
mr. goth glam Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Waverly, VA. Posts: 406	You might like Mos Def, to name one off the top of my head. That Ghostface Killah album is excellent as well. __________________

11-15-2008, 06:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Reggae: 10ft Ganja Plant Burning Spear Dubmatix The Abyssinians Jacob Miller & Inner Circle Peter Tosh Black Uhuru Seeed Dillinger Katchafire Misty In Roots Natiruts Steel Pulse Toots & The Maytals Hip Hop/rap I like: Dalek Public Enemy A Tribe Called Quest The Roots Surreal & The Sound Providers Strange Fruit Project Roots Manuva Aesop Rock Sage Francis Blackstar Busdriver Mos Def Jedi Mind Tricks If you want to get into Ska try these: Specials The Toasters The Aggrolites Hepcat The Japonicas __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-15-2008, 08:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	A lot of good names have been shouted for already, so I can only make a few more recommendations myself; Reggae Third World - 96 Degrees In the Shade Aswad - Aswad Alpha Blondy - [any best of comp you can find] U-Roy - Dread In a Babylon Ska The Redskins - Neither Washington Nor Moscow [well, it's more classic ska-punk than anything, I don't really have that many 'pure' ska albums though] Madness - Absolutely And I could write what I know about hip-hop on the back of a stamp (well, I could probably fold it in half first) so can't really drop any names there Last edited by Bulldog; 11-15-2008 at 08:56 AM.

11-15-2008, 03:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	What artists in particular? the Rap, Reggae or ska? __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-14-2008, 05:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
jhouck12 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	I just realized that this is completely useless without any reference to artists i enjoi. Here are some artists Rap: Murs Atmosphere-mostly slug Sage Francis Tupac Blue Scholars Blackalicious if someone is from the Portland OR area, Genius Pro The Roots Immortal Technique Reggae: Bob Marley Stephen Marley Collie Buddz Matisyahu Ska is a really weird genre for me. My friend plays ska all the time is in car, and I enjoy listening to it. I think I will just stick with reggae and rap for now.

11-14-2008, 08:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	Well, a list of my favourite hip hop albums would be: Madvillain - Madvillainy Madlib - Shades of Blue MF Doom - Operation Doomsday Anti Pop Consortium - Arrhthmia Ghostface Killah - Fishscale Dangermouse - The Grey Album Can't go wrong with any of them. Sorry, but I can't really recomend any reggae.

11-15-2008, 03:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
jhouck12 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	Thanks for the posts guys. Sorry for a double post, but does anyone have a link where I can get Genius Pro? I have been having so much trouble finding any -thanks wow, now i'm triple posting. so sorry. can you recommend specific albums, it'd be really nice for downloading. Thanks again

11-15-2008, 06:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
jhouck12 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	Public Enemy A Tribe Called Quest Mos Def busdriver Jedi Mind Tricks and the reggae I dunno. the ones that you would highly recommend.

11-15-2008, 06:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation Of Millions A Tribe Called Quest-Low End Theory Mos Def- A New Danger busdriver-roadkillovercoat Jedi Mind Tricks-Violent By Design and the reggae Burning Spear-Marcus Garvey Steel Pulse-Handsworth Revolution Peter Tosh-Equal Rights Seeed- Duppy Conquerors __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”