Ten Albums I Should know for a Two month trip

What about Metal...is Metallica the heaviest you can listen to? honestly i love metal, and i could give lots of suggestions on it. 

For non-growly metal, I recommend Therion's most recent (from 2007 I think) studio album - Gothic Kabbalah.  It remains my favourite of the last decade - it's diverse, rich and theatrical (it has been called a rock opera, and I don't necessarily disagree, though the songs stand on their own outside the context of the rest of the album so it likely wouldn't fit the classical definition of an opera), with four versatile singers (2m/2f), and IMO is simply unequaled in songwriting/composition, arrangement, and performance.

richard thompson - action packed: the best of the capitol years

(for the neil and bob fan in you, this is the british guy who nearly keeps up with them in terms of songwriting)

marillion - misplaced childhood

(for the porcupine tree fan in you, take it back a decade or so for an influencial sound...)

I'd check out Riverside and Lunatic Soul if you like Porcupine Tree. Great stuff.

I have two recommendations:

Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid

Oceansize - Effloresce

Both are growers, but if I was going on a long trip and could only take a few albums, my iPod would definitely have these two albums.

Greetings and salutations itay.

A few that I like and my tastes are very similar to yours.

JJ Cale & Eric Clapton ~ Road to Escondido

JJ Cale ~ To Tulsa and Back

Both albums are just chock full of tasty guitar oriented singer songwriter stuff. It's rock, it's country, it's blues, it's...Well I dont know exactly what it is, I just know I dig the hell out of it.

Joe Bonamassa ~ Live from Nowhere in Particular

I love this record and just about anything Joe does.

Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams ~ Flapjacks From the Sky

from their bio:

Formed in Sleepy Hollow, New York in the late 90's, Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams is one of the best known and loved bands in their home state, singled out as Hudson Valley Magazine's "Band of the Year" for the past 3 years. On stage they create an enchanting atmosphere, using traditional folk instruments, tasty electric guitar and the distinctive singing and songwriting of Joziah Longo. Citing influences as diverse as Hank Williams, Dylan, Bowie, Incredible String Band and early Pink Floyd, Longo describes the band's music as "punk-classical-hillbilly-Floyd", a mental rollercoaster of whimsical, thought-provoking songs. The Circus' live shows are where the real magic comes down, earning them critical acclaim as well as a fiercly loyal following. Their last studio release, "Flapjacks From The Sky" has been hailed as a masterpiece by many and continues to make a buzz internationally as a great americana work of art. Their newest cd, "The Great Unravel" was released in August, 2008

You can listen to Within temptation, or lacuna coil...they are metal...without growls on it. 

Candlemass - Nightfall

You need to try something new.  Let's see:

Time Out, Dave Brubeck.  Jazz, with huge crossover appeal.  Someone will probably show up to disagree, but I don't know anyone who doesn't love this album.

Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.  If you want dark and brooding, this is it.  I've seen a lot of metal fans enjoy it.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco.  Experimentation like Pink Floyd, melodies like the Beatles, and roots in country/folk, like Neil Young and Dylan.  This is another one pretty much everyone loves.

Savane, Ali Farka Toure.  A fusion of delta blues and traditional Malinese music.  Familiar and exotic at the same time.  Not terribly well-known, but everyone who knows Toure seems to love him.

In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson.  A classic and a great companion to Pink Floyd and the Beatles.

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Originally Posted by itay 

Godspped You Black Emperor

 

So post-rock. I have the most fond memories of my travels when accompanied by instrumental music. It just sends you off.

Do Make Say Think (hello again) did that for me. You could check The Other Truths, their latest. Sometimes ''epic'' sometimes ''introspective'' guitarwork and not shy of horns. Even the occasional voices. Take it with you and hope it does you right.

Enjoy the trip man!

Nightwish...some of their old stuff is something that i always take with me on my iPod everytime i travel. 

A little while ago I realized that one record I don't leave town without is…

Latin Playboys - Latin Playboys

There's something about the dreamscape production mixed with heavy blues and subtle Latino music that really clicks for me. Oddly enough, I rarely play it at home.