Martian

I'm going to be going to the record store in the next couple days to pick up a few new albums and while my usual strategy of wandering around and just grabbing whatever looks okay works, I was looking for a more focused approach this time. So here's the deal :

Anyone interested recommend an album. It needs to be not too obscure because my indie dealer closed up shop recently and I've yet to find another one I like. At the same time, the more mainstream it is the greater the chances I already have it.

Any genre is acceptable, as I'll listen to nearly anything. Favourite genres tend to be blues, ska, punk and rock, while least favourite are country or bluegrass, although I won't exclude anything.

Is it creative? Is it good? I'm not interested in cookie cutter stuff like New Found Glory or Slipknot. No offense to anyone who likes these bands, but I prefer music with a distinct sound over anything else. Good mainstream examples would be Barenaked Ladies, The Tragically Hip or Cake; all three of these bands have experienced mainstream success, all three of them are from different genres and all three of them have a prominent place on my playlist.

While I'm not opposed to box sets or double albums and indeed own quite a few, I prefer regular single disc albums as they tend to be cheaper, which means I can buy more music. A box set would just about exhaust my spending money, whereas I could pick up three or four albums for the same price of different artists.

So, that all said, go to it! I want to hear what TFP likes and see if I can find something new in the process.

__________________
I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame