Recommend a song...
 

Now I'm sure that every one of us goes out and purchases or otherwise obtains their music legally so here's my idea.

Reccomend a song from your collection that isn't necessicarily well known or hasn't yet been overexposed or killed by commercial radio... you get the idea. (No top 40 stuff, we can hear that crap by turning on the radio.) and a brief description of the song and/or why you like it.
And then we go out and *cough* legally *cough* obtain said song.
Simple enough? Good.

The Idea here is to get us all exposed to other artists and their songs that we otherwise might never have heard of. (Or uncommon B-sides of more popular artists, for that matter)
Feel free to post away your own recommendations. This is not intended to turn into "What's the wierdest, most 'out there' song you've got" thread. Just post what you like, that you think others may not be familar with.
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So to get this thing rolling here's the first recommendation:

"Your Call is Very Important To Us... Please Hold" by Sparks off the album "Lil Beethoven" -
An interesting concept, sort of symphonic, hypnotic, trance-ish, pulls you in with the first listen.

Here's a song I really like
So Solid Crew - Broken Silence
stlye - r&b

Blue Man Group, album "The Complex". Very rhythmic, but with guest vocalists on about half the tracks to keep it from sounding too much the same.

This might be a bit obscure (but, that is the point I guess) because even here in Europe they only have cult followers:

Sigur Ros , the Album Ágeatis byrjun.

Nice for in the bedroom!

i agree with beatbox, everyone should check out sigur ros. by the way beatbox, they are pretty big in north america, just touring on a few dates with bjork and being in the soundtrack to vanilla sky. Great music.

heres four:

modest mouse: dark center of the universe
perfect disguise
neutral milk hotel: two headed boy
oh comely

goto www.daretosing.com and download the boxer by noonan!


its damn good

My favorite cut on Bob Seger's "Live Bullet" is "Bo Diddley"

I don't believe a band has ever sounded better live than in that song. Find it if you can.

Willy Porter: Angry Words

Pat McCurdy: anything you can find but "God" is his best

Donnie Iris - "Ah! Leah!"

Really good classic rock deep cut.

Trouble every day - Frank Zappa

He War - Cat Power

Shudder to Think - Hit Liquor
Tripping Daisy - Trip Along
Opeth - Bleak

Good suggestions so far everyone.

Da Vinci's Notebook - "Title Of The Song"

On the surface it sounds like any other typical boy band ballad, but pay attention to the words, and it becomes a complete mockery of said stereotypes.

DJ Tiesto - Traffic

I recommend Dream Theater - A Change Seasons.
Absolutely awesome, lasts over 20 minutes, more musical extravaganza than you can shake a stick at.

John Petrucci = god on a guitar.

Dream Theater - The Glass Prison is also great, if you don't have the patience to listen for 20 minutes straight ;)

reel big fish - beer

good ska punk song that heas an uppy tune, but if you listen to the words, there is a lot of heart ache in it

All I need, by Air. Very mellow track perfect for late nights / early mornings.

No need to *cough* buy *cough* the album, just *cough* buy *cough* this track.

New World Order by Megadeth. It's a great song, and one of my favorites.

next pick by me.......

Laid by James.....


good one

queens of the stone age - you think i aint worth a dollar but I feel like a million bucks

black sabbath - national acrobat

"July, July" by the Decemberists...

Almost anything by James is great, but Laid is probably the best one to reccomend.

Tough to narrow it down to just one song, but "Starfish" by Sister Hazel is simply one of my favorite songs.

bes - spectrata and sky (momento)

I recommend to all of you who like good rock to check out the Tragically Hip.

For something mellow, check out The Tragically Hip - Grace, Too

For something a little more rockin, check out The Tragically Hip - Poets

Nobody has a sound like they do, and the singer, Gord Downie, is makes some of the best lyrics I've ever heard.

I guess you could their music is more "mature", which is true, but as long as you like good music, you should enjoy them.

Cannibal Ox - Raspberry Fields or RJD2 - Ghostwriter

bad company - more fire

Good choice. That song rocks. :thumbsup:

You Angel You - Bob Dylan

Exellent lyrics and music. It's just an all around great song to listen to.

John Walker's Blues by Steve Earle

Whenever someone plays this song, an ultrapatriot has a stroke.

Anything from 2 Skinnee J's [May they RIP!]

Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew

BT - Ima

Talk Talk - I Believe In You

The Slackers - Wasted Days

please everyone check out this band. they played a show last night here in phoenix and it was the best show i have been to of any genre (been to over 100 the past 4 years). its good ska music, but is hugely influenced by reggae and rocksteady. they've been around 12 years and are out of new york. the talent they have is just astounding. excellent music to drive to, relax to, anything to.

If you can find it:

John Mayer - Tori

I love that song, zenmaster


Finger Eleven - One Thing

Or

Headstones - Blond and Blue

That song is actually called Victoria, which might make finding it easier. It's a great song

Masturbating The War God- Nile

good stuff, but they stole a riff from Kashmir

For those that think this is Bad Company the rock group..It is not.

One of my fav DJ's though.

Almost every album i own is underground..But I will name a few tracks.

100 Bars - Canibus
The Wolf - Jedi Mind Tricks
Fallen Angel - Jedi Mind Tricks
What's Golden - Jurassic 5
Spartibus - Canibus
HipHop - Dead Prez
Terminal 2 - Ram Trilogy
SpaceHopper - Bad Company (DJ)
Son Of Nitrous - Bad Company (DJ)
Colonies - Bad Company (DJ)
The Lizard - J Majik
Eye For a Eye - Mobb Deep
Something Out There - Ray Kieth

That's enough

"The Drinking Song" by Moxy Früvous

About a friend who dies from alcohol poisioning.
Melancholy undertones mixed with longful reminiscing.

A good, standing and swaying, and singing along with your drunk buddies at closing time song