Continued Musical Education

[Ouch!]

During the last week of school, my friend went around asking people what music he should get. I figured it was a pretty good idea. So, instead of turning to all my friends for what music I should listen to (I already did), I've come to all of you here at EoFF for suggestions.

Name some bands (or albums if you want to get specific). I'm open to anything excluding the following: country and metal of any sort. From what I've noticed around The Lounge, the latter will upset some people. Oh well. So yeah, throw some names at me.

Edit: I figured a list of some of what I already have and enjoy might also be helpful.
Alex Lloyd
Audioslave
Augie March
The Clash
Coldplay
Counting Crows
Daft Punk
David Bowie
David Byrne
The Decemberists
Dire Straights
The Doors
The Eagles
Elvis Costello
Eric Clapton
Frank Sinatra
Jack Johnson
Jeff Buckley
Jimmy Buffett
Keb' Mo'
The Killers
Led Zeppelin
Modest Mouse
Muse
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Van Dyk
Pink Floyd
The Postal Service
Powderfinger
Queen
R.E.M.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reel Big Fish
Santana
The Shins
Smashing Pumpkins
Spin Doctors
Streetlight Manifesto
Suzanne Vega
Talking Heads
Tom Petty
The Wallflowers
The Who
Wilco
ZZ Top