The New Kid needs to hear some New Music

[Sylvie]

Techno=Darude

Yessir. Also go for KernKrafts Zombie Nation.

[The New Kid]

Since you like ATDI, The Mars Volta should appeal to you. They were founded by the former ATDI singer and guitarist.

Yep, got Deloused and Frances. Both own.

[Shine On...]

Since you like ATDI, The Mars Volta should appeal to you. They were founded by the former ATDI singer and guitarist.

Yep, got Deloused and Frances. Both own.

Meh. Frances was kinda lame in my opinion, almost like they got too cocky and decided to try something totally crazy thinking, "we rock!"

[The New Kid]

Since you like ATDI, The Mars Volta should appeal to you. They were founded by the former ATDI singer and guitarist.

Yep, got Deloused and Frances. Both own.

Meh. Frances was kinda lame in my opinion, almost like they got too cocky and decided to try something totally crazy thinking, "we rock!"

I liked the sheer overindulgence of it. I don't have any kind of objection to pretentiousness in an artist's work, so long as it sounds/looks good. I particularly liked how "Cassandra Gemini" was over half an hour long. Good stuff.

[GooeyToast]

As did I, Frances stands as my favorite of their albums. It's definetly the most varied (and challenging), and a lot of the concepts and musical elements it introduced I have yet to hear from other bands.

Cygnus and Cassandra are easily two of my favorite songs by them.

[Nino Brown]

If you want to listen to some good hip hop check out Atmosphere.

[Medi]

M83 is one of my favorites. Here's their band page on myspace so you can get a little taste:

http://www.myspace.com/m83

Slight Night Shiver is a must.

[Lindy]

If you want to listen to some good hip hop check out Atmosphere.

This man speaks the truth.

Needs more Illogic though.

[Yamaneko]

For some of the earliest Fusion listen to The Mahavishnu Orchestra. They will blow your mind. In particular, "The Inner Mounting Flame" and "Birds of Fire". My favorite Fusion album, though, is Bill Bruford's, "One of a Kind". A masterpiece in my opinion.

[escobert]

No, He needs to listen to Nas and AZ. Easily the best living East Coast rappers. AZ is so incredibly underrated and to my dismay released a press statment saying his upcommign album may be his last!The man is a lyrical genious but can't sell for <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">. I have no idea why. he is raved about all over the rap indusrty but has barley pushed 1million copies in 12 years.
albums to check out
Nas: Illmatic, It Was Written, I Am..., Stillmatic, The Lost Tapes.
The others, Nastradomus, Gods Son, and Streets Diciple are all good albums but the others are his best.
AZ: Doe or Die, 9 lives, AWOL
Nature: For All Seasons
Nature is awssome, and this CD proves it.

Also The Firm album wich is Foxy Brown (best female MC imo) Nas, AZ, Nature. produced by Dr. Dre and the Trackmasters.

[Vincent, Thunder God]

Since you like ATDI, The Mars Volta should appeal to you. They were founded by the former ATDI singer and guitarist.

Yep, got Deloused and Frances. Both own.

Meh. Frances was kinda lame in my opinion, almost like they got too cocky and decided to try something totally crazy thinking, "we rock!"

I liked the sheer overindulgence of it. I don't have any kind of objection to pretentiousness in an artist's work, so long as it sounds/looks good. I particularly liked how "Cassandra Gemini" was over half an hour long. Good stuff.

If you like long, long songs like me with pretentious but enjoyable composition, you might like the following albums:

- Emerson Lake and Palmer- Tarkus (the title track is a monster)
- King Crimson - Lizard (once again, an exteneded title track)
- Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (an awesome giant neo-classical suite)
- Pink Floyd - Meddle (beautiful extended rock ballad)
- Pink Floyd - Wish you Were Here (about 25-30 minutes of excellent, steadily building rock broken into two parts).
- Rush - 2112 (it features a heavy rock suite)

These extra ones are even more challenging...

- Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich (jazz fusion monster)
- Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka (the album starts off with endless, crazy free jazz)
- Frank Zappa - Studio Tan (a neo-classical/jazz outing with a highly lyrical storyline)
- Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty plays Frank Zappa (features a rare extended set of more lovable orchestral noodling that also features different versions of classic Zappa tunes)

[charliepanayi]

Furthermore if you like pretentiousness, check out Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and their albums which mainly consist of 15-25 minute long pieces (usually divided into sections), and it's often beautiful stuff. The albums are:

F#A#(Infinity Symbol - which I can't type on here XD)
Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada (a two song EP, which is 30 mins or so long)
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (their best in my opinion - if you do give them a try, try this one first)
Yanqui UXO

[Alex151]

I'd say for Hip-hop download Talib Kweli and Blackstar (which is Kweli and Mos Def)

Download Talib Kweli - Get By

that's my favorite song.

[Shine On...]

- Emerson Lake and Palmer- Tarkus (the title track is a monster)
- King Crimson - Lizard (once again, an exteneded title track)
- Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (an awesome giant neo-classical suite)
- Pink Floyd - Meddle (beautiful extended rock ballad)
- Pink Floyd - Wish you Were Here (about 25-30 minutes of excellent, steadily building rock broken into two parts).
- Rush - 2112 (it features a heavy rock suite)

These extra ones are even more challenging...

- Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich (jazz fusion monster)
- Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka (the album starts off with endless, crazy free jazz)
- Frank Zappa - Studio Tan (a neo-classical/jazz outing with a highly lyrical storyline)
- Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty plays Frank Zappa (features a rare extended set of more lovable orchestral noodling that also features different versions of classic Zappa tunes)

Yeah Floyd rules, but I'm sure he has heard them before, and your right about the Zappa, he was one of musics most underappreciated geniuses. (Is that even a word? )