[Malakei]

I love almost everything so im just gonna throw out names i know have produced awesome music of the top:

Pearl Jam
Led Zeppelin
Eagles
Beatles
Black Sabbath
Metallica
Patricia Barber
Dire Straights
Richard Wagner
Mozart
Bach
Beethoven
Brahms
Chopin
Vivaldi
Tchaikovsky [some]
Orff
Lynyrd Skynard
Jimi Hendrix
Lenny Kravitz
I mother earth
Green Day
AC/DC
Van Halen
BonJovi
Pink Floyd
Beatles
Stones [some]
The who
Steppenwolf
Grateful dead
The doors
Cream/Eric Clapton
Def leppard
Aerosmith
Santana
ZZ Top
Genesis [some]
Journey
Jethro Tull
Queen
Styx
Inxs
Deep Purple
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jeff Healey
Stevie Wonder
Chuck Berry
Kiss
Rush
Sevendust
Nirvana
Wolfmother
GnR

There are TONS MORE, but thats all i thought of as ive been looking for rock recently as you can probably tell. Lots of good clasical, jazz, metal and lots more out there.
Art pepper
Ray Brown Trio
Norah Jones
Sultans pf Swing

ok thats it for now lol

 

[poiuy]

Jazz / Funk / Fusion / Acid;

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Donald Byrd - Blackbyrd, Places and Spaces
Grover Washington Jr. - Mister Magic, Feels So Good
Herbie Hancock - HeadHunters
MMW (Medeski, Martin and Wood) - Last Chance to Dance Perhaps (a compilation album but a good place to start)
Bela Fleck and The Flecktones - Greatest Hits of the 20th Century (another compilation / starting point)
Pat Metheny Group - The Way Up


Rock / Pop

I second the Astral Weeks, Grace, OK computer, The bends, Brothers In Arms, The Beatles, PinkFloyd, Sigur Ros, albums mentioned.
Paul Simon - Graceland
Silverchair - Frogstomp
Weezer - The blue album
Pearl Jam - Ten
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Guns N Roses - Use your illusions, Lies, Welcome to the Jungle
Metallica - And Justice for all..., The black album
John Mayer Trio - Try!
Damien Rice - O, 9
Dave Matthews Band - Crash, Before these Crowded streets, Under the table and dreaming, Live at Luther College (acoustic bliss)

Hip Hop

Aesop Rock - Labour Days, Appleseed
People Under the Stairs - O.S.T., The Next Step, ... Or stay tuned

Classical

A good starting point would be;
"The most relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever!" 2 disks, good recordings.

Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos - particularly 2 and 3

Bach's Goldberg Variations - Glenn Gould

If you want to try some Jazzed up Classical check out Jacques Loussier playing bach, satie, etc.

I could go on and I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones but I think you have enough to get you started.
If I repeated anyone elses recommendations it's cause the album deserves it!

Enjoy!

 

[Know Talent]

Start with either Dire Straits Live at the BBC or Burning Water: Live n' Lit....two of the most dynamic, involving, grooving, moving recordings I own.

Both are RARE small club live recordings that sound great on cheap gear...and only improve as the quality of your rig increases.

Close your eyes and you'll think you're there...
Please tip the wait staff

 

[milkweg]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coltrane /img/forum/go_quote.gif I find this to be a pretty helpful list: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...s_of_all_time/

That list places Green Day - Dookie above Lou Reed - Transformer. What a joke.

 

[Altoids]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orcin /img/forum/go_quote.gif The OP says that he "recently discovered" Dark Side Of The Moon, so I don't think it is obvious that he already knows The Beatles and Dylan. I am sure this reflects badly on me, but I just realized that I have never heard ANY of the selections on your entire list. Is this list from some alternate universe that I am not allowed to visit? If not, I guess I clearly need to expand my horizons!

Blasphemy. That list was from no universe other than the universal universe of awesome. You've got some record stores to visit, mister.

 

[Know Talent]

Parallel Realities Live - Jack Dejohnette, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny and Dave Holland.

Double Disk.. excellent recording quality...good tunes

 

[john_deere_boy]

ALISON KRAUSS - LIVE
Awsome recording and while I am not a fan of Blugrass at all, I really enjoy listening to this album.

 

[uraflit]

thanks for the many suggestions (and special thanks to those who separated them into genres!)

i guess i have to listen to ALL of them =]

Update on my listening: dire straits, red hot chili peppers, miles davis, and some random other single songs... i've been missing out on some very interesting music indeed!

 

[Bootleg]

The Bad Plus - Prog

Check out the track: Thriftstore Jewelry

 

[omegaman]

Quadrophenia - The Who

Who's Next - The Who

Tommy - The Who

Live At Leeds - The Who

The Four must have Who Album's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Moocher]

How 'bout some blues?

Luther Allison: Live in Chicago
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells: Alone and Acoustic
Walter Trout: Full Circle
Keb Mo: Keb Mo
Chris Thomas King: Legend of Tommy Johnson
Johnny Winter: Let Me In
Joe Bonamassa: Blues Deluxe

Mooch

 

[Quixizous]

Gotta put in a vote for my '07 favorite, Arcade Fire's Neon Bible.

The Beatles's catalogue is a must. Collect them all.

As for "The Greatest X of All Time" lists in music mags, they have a tendency to rank more recent works/artists more highly partly because they're fresher in memory. Even so, they're a good place to start.

 

[bowraboy]

Special AKA - In the Studio

Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Out of Season

 

[uraflit]

i just listened to jack johnson's brushfire fairy tales and in between dreams while i drove back to davis... very awesome! are there any female versions of jack johnson!?

also picked up pink floyd's animals, and also some porcupine tree. also took arcade fire's neon bible too. time for more listening!

it would help me a bunch that if you suggest more than 10 artist(s), that you highlight maybe 2-3 so i can have a "priority" list going on =D

thanks again! i'm sure this is helping a lot of other people discover new music just as i am!

 

[tru blu]

Obviously, so many more…

Sly and the Family Stone - Greatest Hits
The Beatles - Rubber Soul or Revolver
Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street or Some Girls
Nirvana - Nevermind
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Buena Vista Social Club
Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits
Beck - Odelay or Mellow Gold
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
The Clash - London Calling
The Wailers - Burnin'
Bob Marley - Legend
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Billie Holiday - The Ultimate Collection
Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend, 1951-1964
Prince - Sign Of The Times
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol 1.
Moby - Play
James Brown - Sex Machine
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
The Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
The Replacements - Let It Be
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
New Order - Substance
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key Of Life or Innervisions or Talking Book
Al Green - Greatest Hits
Blondie - Parallel Lines
The Pixies - Bossanova
Michael Jackson - Thriller or Off The Wall
Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now
Neil Young - Tonight's the Night or Rust Never Sleeps
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights
Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder or …And His Mother Called Him Bill
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Fela Kuti - The Best Best of…
The Go-Betweens - Oceans Apart
Paul Simon - Graceland
Nick Lowe - Labour Of Lust
Talking Heads - Remain In Light or Little Creatures
Hector Lavoe - La Voz
Ruben Bladés - Buscando America
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Arto Lindsay - Mundo Civilizado
Tricky - Maxinquaye
Elmore James - Shake Your Moneymaker: The Best of the Fire Sessions
Tom Waits - Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark
Randy Newman - Sail Away
The Velvet Underground - VU