I got an mp3 player, songs?

[Slingblade61]

I picked up a little mp3 player today and I want to put some interesting stuff on it besides the usual zeppelin/floyd yada,yada,yada.....

I don't generally do country music but I did put on 2 songs by Buddy Jewell, "one in a row" and "help pour out the rain" ....great songs!

What do you fellers suggest?

 

[The master]

LL cool J
Usher
Paul Oakenfold
50 cent
Snopp Dogg
Andrew Gold

 

[spankdoggie]

Live like you were dying--- country


Down with the sickness- totally pumps you up when you work out with heavy weight... too sick for me. Downloaded it off of itunes, the clean version, then still had to delete the last 1:05 minutes of it.... I am moving on from that song.

 

[spankdoggie]

But I digress.

Creed you bastard. Creed.

 

[Silver]

I have a feeling the people that have posted so far, as well as myself, have greatly different musical tastes than you do, so a lot of us may not be much help.

 

[Slingblade61]

I have a feeling the people that have posted so far, as well as myself, have greatly different musical tastes than you do, so a lot of us may not be much help.

Well this non answer is certainly no help.

The differing tatses is obvious, it goes without saying. I am, however, a blank slate. I never figured I'd like any country music until just a few weeks ago.

I might even like some of the crap you listen to...hehehe.

 

[Silver]

No, you're right, the non-answer was of no help.

Well, here a few of my current favourites:

acoustic:
Damien Rice - Delicate, The Blower's Daughter (from Closer), The Professor and La Fille Danse

Ray Lamontagne - almost anything from Trouble

Joseph Arthur - you may recognize Honey and the Moon, but A Smile that Explodes is even better

Dashboard Confessional (although their best work is on their most recent album: A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar which is much less acoustic) - BEST song is Hands Down (it's one of my favs) and other great songs are As Lovers Go (also on Shrek 2) and Carve Your Heart Out Yourself (not as depressing as it sounds) but the most touching work is Screaming Infidelities and This Bitter Pill is kinda good for a laugh because it's SO emotional

I've also been listening to a lot of Cafe Del Mar chillout kinda stuff lately, but I just recently threw my old Offspring collection into the car stereo...man those dudes can rock it out.

Those are just a few ideas...I have more...I have over 21,000 mp3s... I can probably give you some sort of idea as to what to search out

 

[longiron]

I listen to just about everything from blues to hardcore.
Cant go wrong with Stevi Ray, Buddy Guy, or Muddy Waters.
Wife has me listening to this Rob Thomas guy.
And if you cant get pumped to Slayer, Hatebreed, Lamb of God you aint alive.

 

[Bravo]

I have 68 mb of music...over 16,000 songs. Virtually every meaningful album of the 60's and 70's. A good bit of traditional jazz and blues...This is on a USB drive on my desk.

I ran ethernet cable to my bedroom and den and used those Hauppuage media manager "decoder" widgets to connect to my stereo systems there.

I can display each song and album title and play any of it from there. All the CD's are in a closet. I don't handle them anymore.

 

[goatster]

sorry sling dont know much about country.im mostly an 80`s rock and up guy.i listen to everything from april wine to slipknot.i have a collection of about 800 cds that range from glam rock,christian rock,southern rock,hard rock and hevey metal.if your lookin for somethin like that then i could give you a few suggestions.but otherwise i wont be much help.

 

[Bama Duffer]

I can't believe I'm going to do this, but a friend has been trying to convince me that I should listen to James McMurtry. (McMurtry's actually not bad, but I'd never tell my friend that. Drives him crazy to think I disagree.) Sounds like you're looking for something esoteric, and I think he qualifies.

 

[Quentin]

Some excellent 70's...
Bread
America
Jim Croce
10cc
Firefox

Blowfly

~QQ

 

[DaveE]

I don't listen to much of the newer stuff. I would but the DJs on that station drive me crazy.

My favorite rock oldie is Mississippi Queen by Mountain.

Jim Croce has lots of good stuff and if you're trying to like country a good compromise is Jimmie Buffet. Also country but good is Robert Earl Kean - The road goes on forever and the party never ends.

Of the newer but not new, I like Edwin McCain and some of the Wall Flowers stuff, particularly We can be heros.

 

[goatster]

ozzy did a cover of mississippi queen that is pretty good.

 

[IrishGolfer]

Sling

I don't profess to be a country junkie, but this lot should give you an insight into the peripheries of that country thang:

Dwight Yoakam - "It don't hurt when I fall down from that bar stool"
Cowboy Junkies
Lambchop

and of course the untouchable Gram Parsons. Grevious Angel LP is sublime. "$1,000 Dollar Wedding" is just about the saddest song I have ever heard. Great when you are feeling melancholic and have a bottle of whiskey to hand.