Now, more than likely, a lot of the responses on here I will already have, but I know there are dozens of gems out there, that I simply don't know about, forgot about, etc.

It can be any kind of music at all. I have a large quanitity of "tokens" I need to spend by the end of the month, or else they will expire. So, hit me.

For instance, after seeing @ypehmish Halloween 2013 thread, it reminded me to check if I had Aja. I did have it, but a really crappy, low quality version. So I replaced it with a 24/96kb FLAC.

DISCLAIMER: Don't post any Country, because it's not music to me.

Remain in light

I should of mentioned Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead don't bother. I've had everything Floyd since about high school, so about a decade now.

I got a bunch of Deltron/Del the Funky Homosapien but I'll check and see if I got that one.

Thanks thus far!

@Chilly said:

DISCLAIMER: Don't post any Country, because it's not music to me.

Thank Gawd...I'm not alone....

I will list some groups/bands i have enjoyed over the years, but i'm not good at albums....without looking at them

The Who
Yes
David Bowie
The Doors
Talking Heads
Cream
Deep Purple
Tom Petty
Pink Floyd
10000 Maniacs
Allman Brothers
Jerry Garcia Band
Grateful Dead
REM
Santana
Weezer
Queen
ELO
Steely Dan
Sublime
Buffalo Springfield
CSN
CSN & Y
Neil Young
Quiet Riot
Aerosmith
Van Halen
The Cars

No piticular order...just bands off the top of my head

simon and garfunkel's greatest hits
type-o negative Dead Again

Thanks a lot guys!!

@Joonze Absolutely not alone man, I think a fair amount of music fans feel the same about that "genre".

I was definitely looking for more specifics, but that list is a great start and I appreciate you putting it together. Many on there I have, or don't have but should, or have but only select albums.

Definitely got some good stuff to start with, thanks guys and gals!! Keep em comin!

hahaha too many FL tokens. I went from like 60 to 10 in 2 weeks. They hooked us up so much.

Get as much Bill Evans as you can.

Every Boards of Canada album

Bibio (vignetting the compost)

Essential music this is.

cold roses

@me_no_are_no_nice_guy said:

@geogaddi said:

hahaha too many FL tokens. I went from like 60 to 10 in 2 weeks. They hooked us up so much. Get as much Bill Evans as you can. Every Boards of Canada album Bibio (vignetting the compost) Essential music this is.

Boards of Canada have never made an essential album. This is terrible advice. And Bill Evans is great, but there is so many better jazz recomendations you could make. And I feel like you recomended Bibio just to get something off beat in there. Again, nothing to see here.

Like it or not, Music Has the Right to Children was hugely influential. I'd call it an essential album just based on that.

To actually answer the OPs question, how about ATLiens and/or Aquemini by Outkast? I haven't seen any hip hop in these suggestions yet.

And if you are missing any part of Zeppelin's discography, get on that too.

@geogaddi said:

dude how about you f*** off? i never said bill evans was the best jazz musician. i had FL tokens too, and i spent them on a bunch of bill evans records. boards of canada and bibio are both amazing, and they have a similar sound. don't act like you know anything about me. i don't say anything when you guys recommend your classic rock records that i got bored with when i was 15.

I'm happy for you, but this thread isn't about albums for YOU to hear. They are for the OP. So the classic rock reccomendations aren't bad at all. Your reccomendations are shit and you know it.

the slip- does
the barr brothers - the barr brothers
colin stetson - new history of warfare volume 1 & 2
The holy modal rounders - indian war whoop
drop the needle illy b eats volume 1
joey arkenstat - bane
the temptations - psychedelic soul
iggy pop - avenue b
negativeland - dispepsi, helter stupid, & escape from noise

Insturmental rock:

Don Caballero: American Don
Hella: Hold Your Horse Is

Modern day rock:

Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues
Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca
Animal Collective: Merriwhether Post Pavilion
Buke and Gase: Riposte
Tame Impala: Innerspeaker/Lonerism
Grizzly Bear: Veckatimist/Shields
St. Vincent: Strange Mercy

Electronic:

Boards of Canada: Music has the Right to Children
Wagon Christ: Sorry I Make you Lush
Teebs: Ardour

Jazz:

Medeski Martin and Wood: Friday Afternoon in the Universe
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Inner Mounting Flame

Classic Rock:

Pretty sure everyone's got you covered on this. There is a ton of live Hendrix out there, so get on that. Also, any live Zeppelin that you may not have. Oh, and Live at Leeds by The Who-deluxe edition featuring Tommy in its entirety.

@Bikepgh said:

The holy modal rounders - indian war whoop

that album is so sick man!

Easy peasy. This album changed my life, no exaggeration.



In case you can't see the picture, it's Endtroducing.

Kidz bop 23.

@Jerrytheband said:

Neutral Milk Hotel- In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

There we go. A GREAT rec.

@Dino_Spumoni

Zappa For The Win!

@the_Crested_Hogchoker said:

I feel like I always recommend these on here, but they've done me well: Van Morrison- Astral Weeks George Harrison- All Things Must Pass Arcade Fire- Funeral

There you go, I filtered out the ones you don't NEED op.

They're albums that I thought the OP would like based on the fact that they are albums that I like.

You have nothing to do with this.

Let's just agree that Aeroplane over the Sea is a good rec now we're all happy hooray shit.

Now let's shut up and let the users of Phish.net post what recs they think OP will like.

@the_Crested_Hogchoker said:

Department of Eagles- In Ear Park

How could I forget this gem!

@me_no_are_no_nice_guy said:

@geogaddi said:

They're albums that I thought the OP would like based on the fact that they are albums that I like. You have nothing to do with this. Let's just agree that Aeroplane over the Sea is a good rec now we're all happy hooray shit. Now let's shut up and let the users of Phish.net post what recs they think OP will like.

I'm not stopping anyone from posting anything. Just feel like the OP needs me to filter out the crap. That is how I will help him instead of posting my own recs.

You could post your favorite old country. Show OP what he's missing?

@BernardShakey said:

@me_no_are_no_nice_guy said:

@geogaddi said:

They're albums that I thought the OP would like based on the fact that they are albums that I like. You have nothing to do with this. Let's just agree that Aeroplane over the Sea is a good rec now we're all happy hooray shit. Now let's shut up and let the users of Phish.net post what recs they think OP will like.

I'm not stopping anyone from posting anything. Just feel like the OP needs me to filter out the crap. That is how I will help him instead of posting my own recs.

You could post your favorite old country. Show OP what he's missing?

I was thinking about doing that. Here are a few:

Johnny Cash - Live At Folsom Prison
The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Webb Pierce - Wonderin Boy
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western

Also any greatest hits stuff from Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Jimmie Rodgers, Buck Owens, Chet Atkins or Roger Miller.

Junior Brown is a good country guitarist. Jerry Jeff Walker has some really great songs (not redneck mothers, though! Hate that song).

Miles: Bitches Brew and Sketches of Spain.

Beethoven's 3rd symphony.

Damien Marley and Nas- distant relatives