benwayshouse
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well, my favorite band ever is almost certainly derphunter, and if you like them, certainly check out older, punk-era music. like, basically,
a lot of other awesome glam rock exists that is pretty great if you like punk. it's got the same mindset but is admittedly more polished and marginally more impressive from a technical standpoint. check these guys out for sure:
he's not particularly glam for the most part, but brian eno was a part of roxy music for a little while. his solo stuff is a whole other animal, and is far and away better than his work in roxy music.
because this is turning into a 70s circle jerk, you must check out bowie's work from the 70s. it doesn't matter what; everything he did, be it his hard rock work, glam, "blue-eyed soul"/funk, or experimental rock, is all worth a listen. his catalogue is very well-rounded. i love it all. your mileage will vary, but you're bound to find SOMETHING you enjoy. also, if you like any bowie from the 70s, check out scary monsters. that album rules. i just love the way it sounds.
also, kraftwerk. early electropop. they're cited as electronic music pioneers; that is only partially true, but they did bring synthesizers into mainstream use, and are worth celebrating. their music holds up remarkably well today, despite the archaic nature of their songs. many people believe that we owe the way pop music sounds today to them entirely. i can't vouch for it. i can only tell you that their stuff rules.
outside of the 70s, the 80s had good stuff, too. i'm not too well versed in synthesizer-based 80s pop; like any trend, too much of it just sounds dated now for me to enjoy it. but the 80s were significant because they helped spawn genres like hardcore, dream pop, and shoegaze. check out this stuff, which can be any of the above:
i'm not terribly well-versed on the 90s in general. alt rock is not totally my thing. meh. but there were great bands in the 90s, and also amazing solo performers, like..
the 2000s, "aughties", what have you, had great stuff, too, although to me it seemed less centered around a theme and more like a melting pot of stuff. that just means the good music is all over the place. among the great bands are..
- ramones
- blondie
- talking heads
- XTC (THIS ONE IS NOT OPTIONAL. YOU HEAR ME?)
- elvis costello
- the clash
- joy division
- the birthday party
- the bad seeds
- can
- NEU!
- the b-52's
- patti smith
- television (THIS ONE ISN'T OPTIONAL EITHER.)
- patti smith (not optional if you love television.)
- richard hell and the voidoids
- devo
- teenage jesus and the jerks
- DNA
- mars
- james chance
- iggy pop's solo work
- squeeze
- the pop group
- suicide
- echo & the bunnymen
- the fall
a lot of other awesome glam rock exists that is pretty great if you like punk. it's got the same mindset but is admittedly more polished and marginally more impressive from a technical standpoint. check these guys out for sure:
- t. rex
- roxy music
- new york dolls
- the stooges? (not really glam, but they get lopped in with them. they still rule, so give them a chance!)
he's not particularly glam for the most part, but brian eno was a part of roxy music for a little while. his solo stuff is a whole other animal, and is far and away better than his work in roxy music.
because this is turning into a 70s circle jerk, you must check out bowie's work from the 70s. it doesn't matter what; everything he did, be it his hard rock work, glam, "blue-eyed soul"/funk, or experimental rock, is all worth a listen. his catalogue is very well-rounded. i love it all. your mileage will vary, but you're bound to find SOMETHING you enjoy. also, if you like any bowie from the 70s, check out scary monsters. that album rules. i just love the way it sounds.
also, kraftwerk. early electropop. they're cited as electronic music pioneers; that is only partially true, but they did bring synthesizers into mainstream use, and are worth celebrating. their music holds up remarkably well today, despite the archaic nature of their songs. many people believe that we owe the way pop music sounds today to them entirely. i can't vouch for it. i can only tell you that their stuff rules.
outside of the 70s, the 80s had good stuff, too. i'm not too well versed in synthesizer-based 80s pop; like any trend, too much of it just sounds dated now for me to enjoy it. but the 80s were significant because they helped spawn genres like hardcore, dream pop, and shoegaze. check out this stuff, which can be any of the above:
- minutemen
- black flag
- minor threat
- husker du
- pixies
- galaxie 500 (my personal favorite)
- cocteau twins (they share the favorite status with galaxie 500)
- sonic youth
- dinosaur jr.
- my bloody valentine
- spacemen 3
- the smiths
- kate bush (she rules.)
- new order
- tears for fears
- orchestral manoeuvres in the dark (OMD)
- R.E.M.
- talk talk
- boredoms (so amazing. but not for the faint of heart.)
- prince
i'm not terribly well-versed on the 90s in general. alt rock is not totally my thing. meh. but there were great bands in the 90s, and also amazing solo performers, like..
- pavement
- stereolab
- slowdive
- beck
- bjork
- cat power
- primal scream
- spiritualized (ex-spacemen 3)
- weezer (only until pinkerton, though.)
- sigur ros
- lush
- neutral milk hotel
- liz phair
- early boris
- aphex twin
- daft punk
the 2000s, "aughties", what have you, had great stuff, too, although to me it seemed less centered around a theme and more like a melting pot of stuff. that just means the good music is all over the place. among the great bands are..
- animal collective
- annie
- ariel pink's haunted graffiti
- asobi seksu
- atlas sound (solo deerhunter. bradford cox is amazing. total visionary.)
- the avalanches (recommended if you love daft punk)
- beach house (UGH THEY RULE SO MUCH)
- black dice (incredible, simply. noise-heavy ambient music, sort of... but it's all great. very sensory music.)
- broken social scene
- crystal castles
- cut copy
- death from above 1979
- DEERHUNTER (of course. i love them so much... you don't understand.)
- fennesz
- the field
- gorillaz
- grizzly bear
- jay-z (well, he started in the 90s..)
- justice
- the knife
- kylie minogue (she started ages ago, but her more recent music seems much cooler by comparison.)
- liars (arguably one of the best bands of the 2000s in my mind. i have to be in a certain mood to listen, but they're just great.)
- lotus plaza
- m83 (very melodramatic music. recommended if you love synthesizer-laden 80s pop - this guy drools over that stuff.)
- mew
- MGMT
- no age
- of montreal
- the pains of being pure at heart
- panda bear
- phoenix
- robyn
- serena-maneesh
- soren well
- the xx
- the white stripes
- yeah yeah yeahs
- lightning bolt
- oh, and HEALTH
