So a little good since last blog. Life is steadily improving :p
Still some suck-ish bits, but I can live with it. Who cares about that though? On to the point! Wait…what was the point? Oh yeah! Music! The point to this blog is me asking you guys for some cool tunes. Not to listen to mind you, but to play. I'm looking for some new material to play on guitar. Now, why don't I just do this myself? Two reasons.1.) My musical palette is less than fantastic. I need a little outside aid to help me out.2.) The songs I DO think would be good always seem to escape me whenever I look up tabs. Basically, my mind becomes a blank sheet of paper.Now this is where you come in. I'm not picky. It can be just about any genre (although rock and any form thereof is my preferred genre :p ). All I'm looking for is something that will be fun, awesome, or any a combination of the two. The last thing I learned/am learning is Hysteria by Muse. To be frank, the guitar in it is kinda on the boring side, so instead I learned the bass bit on guitar XDAnother cool thing about the bass in the song is, not only is it epic, but it's played through nearly ALL of the freakin' song. Once you get the hang of it, you can just about play the whole thing. Anyway, I'm going off on a tangent.In review, here's the tl;dr version.tl;dr:1. Thumbs up for improvements.2. Feed me some moosic.3. I mean good music to play on guitar.4. My musical palette leaves a lot to be desired.5. Hysteria? Epic.Shot down 7244 n00bs at time of blog.
The music you should play is equivalent to the music you should listen to. So:
Animal CollectiveRadioheadSigur RosYesCaribouBoards of CanadaDan DeaconShugo TokumaruAesop RockA Silver Mount ZionBlack DiceClap Your Hands Say YeahBattlesThe Beastie BoysTV on the RadioRJD2PortisheadThe Flaming LipsFleet FoxesMy Bloody ValentineGang Gang DanceNeutral Milk HotelPink FloydHigh PlacesRatatatMenomenaGrizzly BearThe Helio SequenceRuby SunsREMWeenM83Jeff BuckleyBuilt to SpillClinicBrian WilsonBeckEl GuinchoElbowGrouperFrank ZappaChemical BrothersBeatlesBjork^Current favoritesMy Bloody Valentine
Animal CollectiveRadioheadThe Beastie BoysPortisheadPink FloydFrank ZappaBjorkI don't feel like making my own list (and kind of don't have to since i share Poly's tastes), so those are his suggestions that i second.Actually i dislike Sigur Ros, if you want real post-rock go for early ones like Bark Psychosis, Talk Talk, or Slint.I think I'll just copy/paste my facebook music.
Adicts Adverts Alice Cooper Automatics Bob Dylan Buzzcocks CRASS David Bowie Dead Can Dance Dead kennedys Eddie and the Hot Rods Elvis Costello Eurythmics Generation X George Harrison Guns on the Roof Jimi Hendrix Joe Strummer Jonathan Coulton John Lennon Johnny Cash Joy Division Morcheeba New Order Paul McCartney Penetration Queen Rammstein Sex Pistols Sham 69 Sid Vicious Siouxsie and the Banshees Skye Styx The Beatles The Clash The Cure The Exploited The Kinks The Ramones The Toy Dolls The Vibrators The Who VNV Nation X-Ray Spex<3 MusicAgainst All Authority
Anti-FlagBad ReligionBauhausThe ClashCrassDead KennedysThe DescendantsGreen Day (shut up) <- AI was gud, Dookie better, their new album's about 70% crap.having actually listened to the full leak, I'd say 60% is actually purdy gud. The MisfitsNOFXThe Offspring<- their new stuff's shitPennywise <- need more diversityThe RamonesRancidSex PistolsSocial DistortionSwear By ThisThe Who^I need moar tooUh, okay, here goes. In no particular order:
The Smashing PumpkinsArctic MonkeysThe ParlotonesModest MouseStone Temple PilotsMetallicaMuse (but you already have that)Matchbox 20Pink FloydYesJethro TullRadioheadSnow PatrolR.E.M.The OffspringRise AgainstDeath Cab For CutieJack JohsonDavid Gray (that's piano, so nevermind)Dream TheaterBucketheadThe BeatlesThe KillersTalking HeadsLed ZeppelinDeep PurpleBlack SabbathNine Inch NailsOasisQueensrÿcheStarsThe Postal Service (that's electronic, so nevermind… they do have an acoustic song though, I think)The Bloodhound GangTenacious DRed Hot Chili PeppersThe White StripesCreedence Clearwater RevivalJoy DivisionColdplayCounting CrowsDire StraitsDon McleanDave Matthews Band…These guys outdid me. And I have no idea who 90% of them are. Here's a quick list. Most of the items were brought back to me from the previous lists.
MetallicaRise AgainstCrush40Nine Inch NailsGoldfinger (only know one song from them but it was good)REMI'm too tired to think of any more. Crush40 isn't an American band, to my knowledge, but if it is, they don't really play much.I don't memorize songs or band names, just listen to what comes on and comment if it sounds good, and change the station if it sounds bad.Buckethead. Seriously, anything Buckethead. I started playing his music and my musical and technical skill improved dramatically.
If you want some music that's impossible to play on guitar, try some Protest the Hero. But only if you're prepared for hours of crying.
Flaker mentioned most of my favorite bands except for Tool and Coheed & Cambria. I strongly recommend RHCPs, but not so much NIN. They're not really guitar-driven.Crass, Anaal Nathrakh, The Berzerker, Origin, Behemoth.
All I can suggest at this point is Les Savy Fav for angularity/punkiness, Modest Mouse for indie rock, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor for post-rock.
Also Pavement. I don't think I saw Pavement yet. And on that note Guided by Voices.Oh and Wire.