DeusEx
Headphoneus Supremus
Are there any very good recommendation software/websites out there? For example, I listen to a specific pop rock singer, and it's great, but once you've listened to tracks more than a 2 or 3 dozen times, it tends to get a bit over the edge. Are there any exceptional software/websites out there that will actually give good recommendations for very similar sounding artists? This is mostly for my pop/rock collection, since I'm very familiar with what I want in my classical/instrumental/soundtrack music, I've listened to classical music for over a decade, and it's quite easy to find what film/game soundtracks are good, since there are only a few soundtrack composers (i.e. John Williams, Hans Zimmer).
For pop, I usually listen to more of a pop rock style, upbeat, individual vocals, like Avril Lavigne, Natasha Bedingfeld, Hilary Duff (okay, she sounds surprisingly decent), as well as more lightly synthesized pop like Ashley Tisdale, as well as some Eurodance like Cascada and Lucky Twice. Also, I listen to good-sized amount of Korean and Japanese pop, (KPop/JPop), such as Younha, Chae Yeon, Kara, and Nami Tamaki. Again, there's a mix of pop rock and light electronic. I also recently happened to listen to some indie pop music (female vocals/guitar)...Priscilla Ahn is amazing. But that's a very narrow genre for me, only when I'm stressed out, and want something calming...
For rock, I usually stick with alternative/light punk rock, nothing heavy/hardcore/metal. Examples are Blink-182, The Offspring, All-American Rejects, and Boys like Girls. Also, Ellegarden, and The Hiatus, both J-Rockbands (although lead singer sings in perfect english).
P.S. I don't use iTunes for music (only for iPhone updates), Foobar2000 here.
Basically, I haven't really gone through my music collection until now (new audio setup, speakers, dap, headphones, IEMs all purchased this year...spent almost two grand). And even though I have a 50GB music collection, 99% of it is either classical, soundtrack, or trailer music, and I've found that I really want to listen to more vocals/popular music with my SE530s...have a last.fm account but never really used it..
For pop, I usually listen to more of a pop rock style, upbeat, individual vocals, like Avril Lavigne, Natasha Bedingfeld, Hilary Duff (okay, she sounds surprisingly decent), as well as more lightly synthesized pop like Ashley Tisdale, as well as some Eurodance like Cascada and Lucky Twice. Also, I listen to good-sized amount of Korean and Japanese pop, (KPop/JPop), such as Younha, Chae Yeon, Kara, and Nami Tamaki. Again, there's a mix of pop rock and light electronic. I also recently happened to listen to some indie pop music (female vocals/guitar)...Priscilla Ahn is amazing. But that's a very narrow genre for me, only when I'm stressed out, and want something calming...
For rock, I usually stick with alternative/light punk rock, nothing heavy/hardcore/metal. Examples are Blink-182, The Offspring, All-American Rejects, and Boys like Girls. Also, Ellegarden, and The Hiatus, both J-Rockbands (although lead singer sings in perfect english).
P.S. I don't use iTunes for music (only for iPhone updates), Foobar2000 here.
Basically, I haven't really gone through my music collection until now (new audio setup, speakers, dap, headphones, IEMs all purchased this year...spent almost two grand). And even though I have a 50GB music collection, 99% of it is either classical, soundtrack, or trailer music, and I've found that I really want to listen to more vocals/popular music with my SE530s...have a last.fm account but never really used it..