Artist Recommendation
Artist Recommendation
Basically this can be a place to recommend specific artists.
Post, the artist/ group, maybe a small bio or bit of info about them (summary of their style of music), and a couple of recommended songs of theirs.
I'll start:
The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady is an American indie rock band (or more accuraterly, bar rock) from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2004. The band consists of Craig Finn (vocals, guitar), Tad Kubler (lead guitar), Galen Polivka (bass), Bobby Drake (drums), and Steve Selvidge (guitar). Noted for their "lyrically dense storytelling," and classic rock influences, the band's narrative-based songs frequently address themes, such as, drug addiction, religion and redemption, and often take place within the city of Minneapolis.
They also used to have a keyboardist called Franz Nicolay who's now gone on to have a solo career.
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Post, the artist/ group, maybe a small bio or bit of info about them (summary of their style of music), and a couple of recommended songs of theirs.
I'll start:
The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady is an American indie rock band (or more accuraterly, bar rock) from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2004. The band consists of Craig Finn (vocals, guitar), Tad Kubler (lead guitar), Galen Polivka (bass), Bobby Drake (drums), and Steve Selvidge (guitar). Noted for their "lyrically dense storytelling," and classic rock influences, the band's narrative-based songs frequently address themes, such as, drug addiction, religion and redemption, and often take place within the city of Minneapolis.
They also used to have a keyboardist called Franz Nicolay who's now gone on to have a solo career.
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Dungen
A swedish psych-indie rock band, though primarily one guy called Gustav Ejstes who plays almost all instruments in the studio recordings. After a couple of mediocre outputs early on, they've put out 4 great albums in a row starting with 2004's 'Ta Det Lugnt'. My favourite albums are the one that got me into them, 'Ta Det Lugnt', and '4' because their styles are polar opposite to eachother; the former being lively and rocky while the latter is far more laid back and relaxed; but both albums are psychedelic/drug influenced as hell. Ta Det Lugnt is mushrooms to 4's weed.
Some of the less psychedelic and thus more accessible tracks on Ta Det Lugnt:
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And some tracks from 4:
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Edit- All videos blocked from being embedded. Well done WMG
Click to view them on youtube I suppose
A swedish psych-indie rock band, though primarily one guy called Gustav Ejstes who plays almost all instruments in the studio recordings. After a couple of mediocre outputs early on, they've put out 4 great albums in a row starting with 2004's 'Ta Det Lugnt'. My favourite albums are the one that got me into them, 'Ta Det Lugnt', and '4' because their styles are polar opposite to eachother; the former being lively and rocky while the latter is far more laid back and relaxed; but both albums are psychedelic/drug influenced as hell. Ta Det Lugnt is mushrooms to 4's weed.
Some of the less psychedelic and thus more accessible tracks on Ta Det Lugnt:
[youtube]PEnUPKOejgg[/youtube]
[youtube]IgIdJrMoFCE[/youtube]
And some tracks from 4:
[youtube]jWYWr-V_Lyo[/youtube]
[youtube]LyzPwe9ydB0[/youtube]
Edit- All videos blocked from being embedded. Well done WMG
Click to view them on youtube I suppose
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Whenever i try to watch any of those videos on youtube it signs me out (even if i search for them) so i can't even favourite them! I enjoyed Panda and Fredag especially though. Dungen seem like a great band!
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Anything by Lenny Kravitz. Most under valued artist of the past 20 years.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz#Awards" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Henry Hoover wrote:Anything by Lenny Kravitz. Most under valued artist of the past 20 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Krav ... phy#Albums" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;MTV Video Music Awards
1993 – Best Male Video ("Are You Gonna Go My Way?")
Brit Awards
1994 – International male
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards
1998 – Most Fashionable Artist, Male Award
Grammy Awards
1993 – Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance ("Are You Gonna Go My Way" – Nominee only.)
1995 – Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Rock and Roll Is Dead" – Nominee only.)
1999 – Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Fly Away")
2000 – Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("American Woman")
2001 – Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Again")
2002 – Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Dig In")
2003 – Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("If I Could Fall In Love" – Nominee only.)
Radio Music Awards
2001 – Artist of the Year/Pop Alternative Radio
My VH1 Awards
2001 – Favorite Male Artist
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2001 – Favorite Male Artist – Rock
American Music Awards
2002 – Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
Microsoft Windows Media Innovation Awards
2002 – Microsoft Windows Media Innovation Award[28]
2009 – Nominated – Screen Actors' Guild Award for Best Ensemble Cast (Precious)
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2011 – Officer
All of Kravitz's albums have received certifications of gold or higher in the U.S., three of which have been declared multi-platinum.
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skalpel wrote:
I meant over here to be honest! You never hear anything about him anymore. He should be selling out Stadiums his back catalogue and live performances are that good.
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Ah gotcha. Still, I've always figured he was pretty popular in the UK too; he's had 3 Gold albums and 2 Platinum albums in the UK too which means he surely there are far more under valued artists out there.Henry Hoover wrote:skalpel wrote:
I meant over here to be honest! You never hear anything about him anymore. He should be selling out Stadiums his back catalogue and live performances are that good.
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He was up until about 1997, when his music got very bluesy and wasn't mainstream perhaps. Thats when Darlek music took over that inhabits todays youth Its a shame, because since then his band has matured into something really wonderful.skalpel wrote: Ah gotcha. Still, I've always figured he was pretty popular in the UK too; he's had 3 Gold albums and 2 Platinum albums in the UK too which means he surely there are far more under valued artists out there.
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Natty
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Judging from others' recommendations, he may not be everyone's cup of tea but I quite like him and he isn't particularly well known.
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Judging from others' recommendations, he may not be everyone's cup of tea but I quite like him and he isn't particularly well known.
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A November Night In Rotterdam wrote:Natty
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Judging from others' recommendations, he may not be everyone's cup of tea but I quite like him and he isn't particularly well known.
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I saw him when he came over to Jersey for Grassroots a few years ago. He was brilliant!
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Good to hear! I've never seen him live but I've got his album and I love it.You'veBeenTiote'd wrote:A November Night In Rotterdam wrote:Natty
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Judging from others' recommendations, he may not be everyone's cup of tea but I quite like him and he isn't particularly well known.
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I saw him when he came over to Jersey for Grassroots a few years ago. He was brilliant!
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José González
Wikipedia: Here
Probably not to everyone's taste, but I enjoy what he's released to date. The album that stood out to me was Veneer, which I don't hate a single song on.
A couple of songs:
My favoruite
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One you've possibly heard on TV, albeit a cover
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Wikipedia: Here
Probably not to everyone's taste, but I enjoy what he's released to date. The album that stood out to me was Veneer, which I don't hate a single song on.
A couple of songs:
My favoruite
[youtube]E6MSkG5txAA[/youtube]
One you've possibly heard on TV, albeit a cover
[youtube]oKo8Czj112I[/youtube]
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Motion tourist
Originally Posted by Somebodys pinched my sombrero......
Later in the interview, Santon confirmed that, indeed, he has never seen a mackem in Milan
nufc4life wrote:
They do have there own BRAND as I put it ha ah ha , let's put it this way I didn't lick her gash just emptied my sack and made my excuses ha ha
Later in the interview, Santon confirmed that, indeed, he has never seen a mackem in Milan
nufc4life wrote:
They do have there own BRAND as I put it ha ah ha , let's put it this way I didn't lick her gash just emptied my sack and made my excuses ha ha
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I prefer the original Heartbeats song.
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I like this for some reason.
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I like this for some reason.