Can someone recommend some good music?

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Here are the bands/singers I listen too. I was wondering if anyone could recommend good music to me (based on those below)?
My tastes are fairly varied (heavy to pop (but only good pop) lol - I also enjoy some good jazz/swing (not the angsty modern crap).
If there are samples of their music (on myspace or something), that would be awesome! Thanks!


P.O.D
Skillet
Thousand Foot Krutch
Evanescence
Lacuna Coil
Flyleaf
Collide
Requiem Laus
Nightwish
Led Zeppelin
Living Sacrifice
Gretchen
Everyday Dying
DC Talk
Toby Mac
John Reuben
Ethereal
The Divide
Seraphs Coal
Frugals
Thinktank
Lessie Does
Rookie
Green Day
Killing Heidi
Nelly Furtado
Newsboys
Hoi Polloi
Jars of Clay
Jeremy Camp
Rebecca St. James
Delta Goodrem
Christian City Youth
Kitchie Nadal
Kiran Zamman
Masha

[shade of dae]

Within Temptation
http://www.purevolume.com/withintemptation

Audio Adrenaline
http://www.purevolume.com/audioadrenaline

Impelliterri
http://www.myspace.com/impelliterrirocks

Emery
http://www.purevolume.com/emery

MAE
http://www.purevolume.com/MAE

Anberlin
http://www.purevolume.com/anberlin

Plumb
http://www.purevolume.com/plumb

Underoath
http://www.purevolume.com/underoath

I can't think of anything else, but that should get you off to a good start.

(i'm pretty sure purevolume is legal and all, but if it isn't I sincerly apologize.)

[Yeshua-Knight]

i also recommend guardian, red, disciple, pillar, F.O.G., need to breath, sanctus real, day of fire, seventh day slumber, delirious, kevin max

most of these should be either on purevolume or myspace

i see that you like led zepplin, F.O.G. is very good in the vein of classic rock, but they are a contemporary band

i didn't know hoi polloi was still around, my gosh, i remember seeing them one time when they opened for dc talk, man that takes me back...

hope this helps

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

I don't think Hoi Polloi are still around, but I enjoy them (they were the first cd I got back in the day - early 90s).

Thanks for the help guys!

[everdred12a]

I would suggest checking out Ken Andrews' new album, 'Secrets of the Lost Satellite'. You can hear demos of his stuff on iTunes if you have it, but his myspace recently got updated with entries from some remix contest he hosted, so the only actual album song you can hear is 'Secret Things.' But his album is relatively clean, and it's good sort of pop-ish rock. Definitely worth checking out, but you MAY have to order it online.

Also, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead is pretty good. Their new album is pretty clean, although their older stuff isn't as clean. You can listen to some of their songs here:
http://www.myspace.com/trailofdead
They play sort of, experimental rock. It's really good stuff, and you can get really caught up in listening to it.

[Yeshua-Knight]

if i recall correctly, i believe hoi polloi did some work with a singer named steve taylor, he actually helped write the lyrics to a lot of newsboys songs as well as guardian songs, you may want to check him out as well, mithrandir can tell you more about him than i can

[Kuro-Mizu]

I second needtobreathe and red! they are both awesome.

I also add family force five! they are sooo awesome!

[Hitokiri]

I will add myspace links later.

Stream of Passion
Justified ( I have no links but they resemble POD. They are a older christian band)
Eisley
Mute Math
Red Jump Suit Apparatus
TV on the Radio
As I Lay Dying
Killswitch Engage
Becoming the Archetype
Tristania (a little bit more metal then Nightwish tho)
Peccatum
Eluveitie

I highly suggest listening to Eisley, Stream of Passion, Tristania, Eluveitie, and TV on the Radio.

[Azier the Swordsman]

Thursday

Listen to 'Running From the Rain' and 'Counting 5-4-3-2-1' in particular.

[bigsleepj]

Johnny Cash.

I really like Johnny Cash. Don't say "But I don't like country music." I don't like country music either. Cash transcends country music.

[GhostontheNet]

You like Collide too now eh? I knew I would get somebody as a fan in that very old Evanescence thread. After a long hard listen to Origin and the original two EPs I've concluded Evanescence almost seemlessly fused together Metal, Gothic Rock, Industrial, and Jazz music, which, if forced into a classification on the whole, it would be Gothic Metal. From the time of the album Fallen on, however, such elements are generally pushed back to intros and exits for a more pure Metal sound. Since Gothic and Industrial music of one kind or another is my specialty, judging by your tastes I would recommend:

Simple Shelter: http://www.myspace.com/simpleshelter (Christian)
Bella Morte: http://www.myspace.com/bellamorte
Lacrimosa: http://www.myspace.com/lacrimosaofficial
Leper: http://www.myspace.com/leperdied (Christian)
The Awakening: http://www.myspace.com/theawakeningband (Christian)
Visionaire: http://www.myspace.com/visionairemusic (Christian)
Ikarian: http://www.myspace.com/ikarianband (New Project by Visionaire)

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Wow, thanks everyone!
Good to see you Ghost. Yeah, you recommended Collide quite awhile back. They're awesome! I'll check out the others.

[Mithrandir]

if i recall correctly, i believe hoi polloi did some work with a singer named steve taylor

Steve Taylor also heavily influenced the Newsboys, too. I've listened to basically everything he's ever released in the US, and here's how I'd boil it down:

The man is a lyrical geniuos, as well as a very talented musician.

Despite headlining his bands, it's not a one-man show - so there's pleanty of fullness to the sound. I think he originally toured as "Steve Taylor and Some Band."

Steve Taylor loves to challange mainstream "we always have" theology, with a flair for the dramatic, if somewhat cynical at times.

Anyway, he's one of my favorite artists, so I would recommend him.

Oh, and for the record: I own a dozen or so albumbs by artists off your list.

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Okay, I've listened to samples of all but Yeshua's suggestions so far.
I'm already familiar with Underoath, Emery, Plumb, Anberlin and Audio Adrenaline.

Some of the suggested bands I really disliked (no offense to the fans, just not my taste, I guess)

I loved:
Within Temptation
Tristania
Eisley
Betta Morte
MAE
Mute Math
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
TV on the Radio
Eluveitie
Family Force 5

[Tommy]

Steve Taylor also heavily influenced the Newsboys, too. I've listened to basically everything he's ever released in the US, and here's how I'd boil it down:

The man is a lyrical geniuos, as well as a very talented musician.

Despite headlining his bands, it's not a one-man show - so there's pleanty of fullness to the sound. I think he originally toured as "Steve Taylor and Some Band."

Steve Taylor loves to challange mainstream "we always have" theology, with a flair for the dramatic, if somewhat cynical at times.

Anyway, he's one of my favorite artists, so I would recommend him.

Oh, and for the record: I own a dozen or so albumbs by artists off your list.

And that whole post, I thought you were talking about Aerosmith's frontman (whom I've met on numerous occasions).

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Oh mate, I love Eisley! I only bought the cd (Room Noises) on Friday and I've listened to the cd 14 times now! (I've never done that before, not even with P.O.D, Jars of Clay or Evanescence etc.)
Waiting impatiently for 'Combinations.'

[That Dude]

Have you checked out Beanbag? They were an interesting band from your neck of the woods.

Any some of my suggestions would be...

All Left Out (Kiwi punk)
Three Cord Wonder (more punkish Audio Adrenaline sound)
Grammatrain
Waking Ashland
Jonezetta
Future Of Forestry
Slow Coming Day
Number One Gun
Joy Electric
Further Seems Forever
Last Tuesday
BraveSaintSaturn
Remedy Drive.

Though I know this is an older thread I hope that this helps a little.

[Radical Dreamer]

Oh mate, I love Eisley! I only bought the cd (Room Noises) on Friday and I've listened to the cd 14 times now! (I've never done that before, not even with P.O.D, Jars of Clay or Evanescence etc.)
Waiting impatiently for 'Combinations.'

Eisley's one of my favorites, too; definitely keep a look out for Combinations, because I've done the same thing with that CD as you did with Room Noises. XD It's very good. XD

Also, I'm going to suggest Five Iron Frenzy. I don't have any links to their music at hand, but I guess you can PM me if you'd like to sample a song or three, just to see what their music is like. They are a ska band, but I started listening to them thinking that I didn't like ska very much, and they're now one of my favorite bands. XD I'd highly suggest them, though.

[That Dude]

I definitely second Five Iron Frenzy. They are an amazing band, the songs range from absurd and silly to touching and profound.

You might also like Falling Up and A Dream Too Late.

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Thanks for the recommendations everyone!
Yes, Five Iron Frenzy is pretty good and I'm going to get Eisley's 'Combinations' tomorrow. I've heard it all on myspace though. Very good but I prefer their first complete cd.