[revolink24]

Hip hop?
 
I don't like it generally. But I can respect this.
 

 

[Ynoskire]

I just started liking Hip hop like half a year ago. The only thing that I really can't stand though is 80's hiphop

. Well the album that brought me into hiphop is Madvillainy by Madvillain, short tracks, lots of variety.

 

[revolink24]

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What a sad, sad person 

 

[Surreal.]

SptsNaz covered a few of the classics but I'll give it a go as well.
 
A little bit of everything to get your feet wet.
 
Maybe some of these? Some of my favorites:
 
Common - I Used To Love H.E.R.
 

 
Roots - Silent Treatment
 

 
Lauryn Hill - Everything is Everything
 

 
Jay-Z - Dead Presidents II
 

 
Big Pun - Capital Punishment
 

 
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick
 

 
 
I want to keep going but don't want to overwhelm.
From here you can dive into countless other classics stemming from these songs.

 

[desktophifi]

If you want something between rock and electronic music, check this:
 

 

[bob111]

ahh one of the drum loops that inspired 20 years of music, ive never got around to listening to the full song actually, im goona get around to that
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Try James Brown & The JB's "Funky Drummer". I suggest this track for it borders on the grey line between Funk and Jazz and after a good listen or a few listens you will know what you like about it. It is about nine minutes long in duration and can be found on the "In The Jungle Groove" (compilation) album. 
 
There is a a build up in this track which becomes noticeable if you listen carefully. For me personally this is James Brown & The JB's best track ever, especially the end of it. 

 

[leeperry]

 

ahh one of the drum loops that inspired 20 years of music, ive never got around to listening to the full song actually, im goona get around to that

 
99% of the DNB tunes are based on the Amen Break: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=vid%3A1&q=dnb+amen+break
 
It was first used to get that DNB sound, and now it often shows up in breaks as an homage.
 
There's also the "tighten up" break from JB: http://www.google.com/search?uhl=en&q=james+brown+tighten+up&tbs=vid:1
 
I've got some blues songs from the early 60's that have a discrete drums track that sounds exactly like DNB...just a very fast funky beat.

 

[MaZa]

Heavy metal. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
 

 
 
 
Thrash Metal. Metallica - Leper Messiah
 

 
 
Goth/Doom Metal. Type O Negative - Haunted
 

 
 
Black Metal. Satyricon - Mother North
 

 
 
 
Not expecting to convert anyone really, (atleast not with the last one.

) but here are some of my favs from different extremes of this ridiculously diverse genre. Classic, energic and angry, slow and gloomy and finally melodic but cold and hateful. Take them for what you will.
 
 
*edit* Crap, forgot my favourite of all.
 
Ambient black metal (or whatever you want to call it, deppressive, shoegazing, atmospheric...)
 

 

[Cianyx]

I believe Bestial Warlust and Sarcofago encapsulates the spirit of metal quite well
 

 

 
If you are a false, don't entry

 

[Arguggi]

I guess this Rock/Alternative Metal:
 
Shinedown - Devour
 

 

[zmd]

 
Explosions In the Sky - First Breath After Coma
 

 
God is an Astronaut - Suicide by Star
 
 
This would be.. post rock, I guess. I'm still new to it all, only have a bunch of bands I listen to. Powerful stuff, anyway.
 
And this is Isis - Holy Tears - post-metal apparently.
 

 
These make me leave the planet..

 

[Hadoe]

I don't think they're really genre defining but they definitely have their own sound, The Silversun Pickups (Yeah they have good songs that aren't titled "lazy eye"). I would definitely get their first album (Carnavas) and then go backwards to their first EP (Pikul), their newest album wasn't very good at all

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Well Thought Out Twinkles
Kissing Families

 

[kaimon96]

Bit of Trip-Hop:
 
Mechanical Me - Beachyhead

 

[spacemanspliff]

Medeski, Martin and Wood. Three amazing, super FUNKY dudes. Want to get into jazz but want it to feel a bit like a Beastie Boys instrumental on steroids? That is about right. Mind blowing on Stax.
 
http://youtu.be/OuCXJlfeq7I

 

[ninoni]

great thread