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Guys,
All I've done the past two years is almost exclusively listen to the hip. So much so that I am nearly getting tired of the band. I think I need to take a break. Need some new tunes. Any one have any suggestions? New bands? CDs?
Mick
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Might I recommend A Perfect Circle's Thirteenth Step.....album of the year in my opinion. No one can touch Maynard James Keenan (again- IMO)
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travis..the invisible band...
dandy warhols...13 tales...
those 2 immediately pop into my head...or if you so desire..
Red White & Crue..motley's greatest hits!!
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I hear you, I cannot listen to IBE any longer. Re-visited Henhouse lately out of respect and really enjoyed it. Boots of the mid 90's have really been awesome gathering up.
I would recommend-
Cross Canadian Ragweed...sounds a lot like older hip..a little bit country a little bit rock and roll. (not actually can-eh-dian...from texas)
Drive by Truckers is on my list to get more of as well.
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I've could never listen to any one band exclusivly for any length of time. I don't understand it. I mean, the Hip are probably my favourite band at any given time but to listen to them ALL of the time?? No way. There's so much great stuff out there, why limit yourself to one band?
Anyway, some of the stuff I've been listening to lately is:
The Shins
Old 97's
Drive-By Truckers
Gomez
Cake
Modest Mouse
and on and on....
Of course the classic stuff like Zeppelin, Neil Young, Hendrix, Who, Beatles, Velvet Underground, Bowie and more are always in the rotation.
If you're at a computer a lot I can't recommend enough checking out Radio Paradise. They've turned me on to a ton of great music.
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Thanks for the ideas guys. That radio paradise is pretty sweet!!
Per the Alex Lifeson episode of the TPB's, I was thinking about picking up some Rush. Anyone have a favorite / must have Rush album?
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If you don't own 2112 by Rush, you must try it out.
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Drive By Truckers
North Mississippi Allstars
Ron Sexsmith
Black Crowes
Trews
Big Sugar.
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Headstones
Hugh Dillion Redemption Choir
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I figure this might happen to me one day... but I hope not.
But if you must broaden your horizons, the CBC Radio 3 site has new and generally good bands up on a weekly basis. That's how I stay current without having to suffer through radio.
Although, there is one band that's in the corpo-sphere but does remind me of 1988 era Hip, in spirit and style: "The Trews." They're a-ok.
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I take some flak for always saying this but Ill say it anyway: THORNLEY!!
So you've been listening to the hip for 2 years and your tired of them, tsk tsk. :o
Ive been listening to the Hip virtually non-stop for 13 years and Im not even close to tired of them, but sometimes I do take a bit of a "hipbreak" as I like to call it, Ill get all jazzed up about a band for no reason and listen to them until I OD on it, then I go back to my mainstay Hip. I find it hard to go a day without 2 things one is the Hip and the other is Peanut Butter!
I also recommend:
Ron Sexsmith as was stated earlier, but hey he's just that good
Matthew Good-Solo or band (both great)
or do what I do, I just dip into my collection and pull things out at random
I own close to 500 CD's so I have lots to pick from :wink:
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An iPod is the ideal solution to what ails you. I've got all 8,000 of my songs rated on a five star system. When I'm in a Hip mood (which is roughly 75% of the time), I put on my Hip playlist which is the 50 Hip songs that I've listened to least recently. Then if I need a Hip break, I put on the "4 and 5 Star" playlist which is 500 songs I've rated 4 and 5 which have been played least recently. It is soooooo damn easy to switch back and forth, which I tend to do a couple of times a day.
