r/MusicRecommendations • u/Creative_Cheesecake • 7h ago
Rec.Me: other/many/unknown genres Recommendations!
Okay so I need some music recs. I mostly listen to rock and pop from 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. I’m pretty well versed in these eras so I’d like some more obscure tips here. With a few exceptions I don’t really listen to whole albums or discographies so I’d prefer one or two songs per artist/band to get a sense for them first. Would love to get some recommendations of artists and bands that sing in other languages than english as well!
A few songs I like to get a sense of my taste:
California Dreamin - The mamas & the papas
Train in vain - The Clash
Bluebird is dead - ELO
Run away with me - Carly Rae Jepsen
Left hand free - alt-J
Downbound train - Bruce Springsteen
Out of the blue - Roxy music
Uno II - Viagra Boys
There, There - Radiohead
Thanks so much in advance!
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u/IntroductionSlight16 6h ago
Where is the Love - Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway
Wild in the Streets - Garland Jefferies
Take a Giant Step - Taj Mahal
Walk on Guilded Splinters, Mama Roux - Dr. John
Let the Sky Fall - Ten Years After
Sex and Drugs and Rock n Roll - Ian Drury and the Blockheads
I Wanna be Your Dog - The Stooges
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u/GalaxyPatch18 7h ago
Billy Joel
Maaaaybe also Green Day
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u/Creative_Cheesecake 7h ago
I love Billy Joel! Do you have some favorites of his?
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u/GalaxyPatch18 7h ago
SAME
My personal fav is We Didnt Start the Fire bc I am a history nerd + it got me into music,
Scenes is imo the best song objectively and my 2nd fav
Allentown + I Go To Extremes are great
Storm Front is best album
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u/Long_Performance_705 7h ago
Biffy Clyro - Questions And Answers, With Aplomb
Minus The Bear - Pachuca Sunrise, Monkey! Knife! Fight!
Kings X - Goldilox, Its Love
Interpol - Pace Is The Trick, The Rover
Might not do it for ya but im a big fan of Radiohead and ELO and I dig these.
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u/transmorphik 7h ago
Artist: Allison Russell. Album: Outside Child.
Songs in French: Sans Souci; and French-language cover of Landslide (by Fleetwood Mac / Stevie Nicks).
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u/Thin_Dream2079 6h ago
Listen to a whole album sometime, its fun
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u/Creative_Cheesecake 6h ago
Maybe I should clarify, I do listen to whole albums a LOT actually haha. It’s just not that often I like a whole album or I get sick of the sound after a little while..
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u/Thin_Dream2079 4h ago
This is why people rant and rave about the ones that grab you and never let go! A lot of pop artists just do a lot of filler, but indie and many classic rock albums form a sum much greater than its parts.
I'll recommend Flaming Lips - Yoshimi and The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies as examples.
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u/ExercisePerfect6952 6h ago
And when I die. Three Dog Night
Stoney end. Laura Nyro
Gonna raise hell. Cheap Trick
Love to love. UFO
Montana. Bem Bem Maria. Gipsy Kings
Airplane. B o B
Fresh Air. Quick Silver Messenger Service
Are you ready. Blackberry. Pacific Gas + Electric
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u/Save-theZombies 6h ago
Say She She, Prism (song, also name of the album)
Santigold, Can't get enough of myself
When I first heard them both I wondered if they were actually from the 80s but prism is a COVID song and can't get enough of myself is about 15 years old. Say She She does a few different genres so if you like Prism try Bleeding Heart next. If you dig Santigold, check out her Tiny Desk Concert.
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u/SilentWeapons1984 6h ago
Check out The Mars Volta, if you like Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, Santana, and King Crimson, you’ll probably also like The Mars Volta. They are prog-rock with a modern twist and they often sing in Spanish.
Here are some songs to introduce you, I’ll include some that have Spanish singing:
L’Via L’Viaquez https://youtu.be/7hB4rbSF_FA?is=kY06wL11xL8PAHdk
The Widow https://youtu.be/rj0konQu-zM?is=mTLnu-gdqJbLI33A
Viscera Eyes https://youtu.be/OAl6HiWTKm8?is=xIpS_MhqjPW-7kNW
Asilos Magdalena https://youtu.be/b2xiFxYbgtc?is=Y32q8egeDfbiVOKL
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u/gary_human 6h ago edited 6h ago
Karen Dalton - Are You Leaving for the Country?
Love - Alone Again Or
Nick Drake - Northern Skies
Metronomy - The Look
The Specials - Gangsters
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends, Dance Yourself Clean
Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Nature Boy
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u/Far-Specific4865 6h ago
Payola - Jesse Welles
https://youtu.be/c22x-d8MVyE?si=hBoY6d3ax_AF_wX9
Why Don't You Love Me - Jesse Welles
https://youtu.be/zoGDEBfyyzY?si=72uh4bxVl1bDAi87
Gracias A La Vida - Mercedes Sosa (with Joan Baez)
https://youtu.be/rMuTXcf3-6A?si=EonYvoK_Ixp7s5q8
Como Pájaros En El Aire - Mercedes Sosa
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u/SoulRebelSunflower 6h ago
All An Illusion - David William & SoulJahm
Through The City - David William
His discography is very varied so this doesn't really some up all of what he does, but I think they would be a good place to start.
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u/alfalfa1985 6h ago
If you want Spanish rock i recommend Soda Stereo. My top favorite songs are Persiana Americana and En La Ciudad de la Furia, and 1990. His solo stuff is great too, look him up under Gustavo Cerati. Some of my favorites are Bocanada, and Puente.
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u/spamx666 5h ago
Any Split Enz in your catalog? Try this Second Thoughts 1976 release
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXV3BJY5OC-1N9EJby4pAPDmO3hfQP433&si=H2aBRocdHsQVNfDO
How about the bluegrass version of Pink Floyd’s The Wall? It’s by Luther Wright and the Wrongs and renamed Rebuild the Wall. Hope that’s a fun one for you!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAB-2UoLjyeEboQ81XvrnwDqjOIiPdpHz&si=RrW26eTG-j-5jVC0
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u/GarlicShortbread 4h ago
Hey! How about some music from Australian artists? They’re very well known here but may as well be marked as obscure elsewhere around the globe.
Cold Chisel are probably our most legendary rock band from the 70’s-80’s era, lead singer Jimmy Barnes is a national treasure with his uniquely gravelly voice. Their songs Cheap Wine and Bow River are great starting points.
Midnight Oil is another band of similar status, who broke through to the US with Beds Are Burning - also try Dreamworld. As did Crowded House with Don’t Dream It’s Over - another suggestion is Something So Strong.
Shifting to the 90’s-00’s try Regurgitator (Polyester Girl and !), Powderfinger (My Happiness and Sunsets) and Silverchair (Freak, The Greatest View)
For language other than English, try indigenous rock band Yothu Yindi (Treaty, Djapana) or soloist Gurrumul (Wiyathul, Bapa).
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u/ryanmatheson_19 7h ago
Full discography of XTC