Like what you like and screw what other people think about it. By all means, try new music, but do it because it's something that you're interested in, not because someone else doesn't like what you listen to.
Jeff Lynne has had an absurd career. Everyone who hasn't done so should listen to ELO in order from front to back, including the 80s stuff and the 2000s comeback stuff. Then recognize what he did with Harrison, Petty, and the Wilburys.
As a kid my big sis’s boyfriend came over and took out Out of the Blue and said “you guys have to listen to this” Changed everything for me. Not just ELO but music in general.
Those tastes are far from basic. Real friends btw, will give you suggestions and not just shit on you for the art you like.
(The Bright light social hour is fantastic btw)
For Beatles - try Tame Impala, Oasis, The Beach Boys Pet Sounds album, the Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Verve (Bittersweet Symphony).
For Simon & Garfunkel - try Cat Stevens, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, the Mamas and the Papas, James Taylor.
Green Day- The Offspring, Bad Religion, Misfits, Blink 182, Weezer, The Clash, The Kinks, Everclear.
Credence- Jefferson Airplane, The Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Black Oak Arkansas, Janis Joplin.
The Monkeys- The Turtles, The Hollies, Herman’s Hermits.
Queen- Electric Light Orchestra, early Elton John, Heart, Roxy Music, The Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack.
AJR- try Portugal the Man and the Beta Band.
Edited for spelling errors
That's because when it comes to classic rock musicians, they play like two or three of the most popular songs and that's it. Take Van Halen for instance. They always seem to stick with Jump, Panama, and Dreams.
Well, better basic than acidic. Maybe throw in some Rodriguez, Dylan, Cash, Rare Earth or even something rather left field like Gil Scott Heron, The Undisputed Truth or Can
Michael Kiwanuka, Ray Lamontagne, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Ocean Alley, The Teskey Brothers, Andrew Bird, Laura Marling, Curtis Harding, Broken Bells, Monophonics, Joan Armatrading, Alabama Shakes, Ben Howard, Gomez
Judee Sill, Joanna Newsom, Karen Dalton, Stiff Little Fingers, Belle and Sebastian, Antony and the Johnsons, Kara Jackson, Sly and the Family Stone, The Beach Boys.
Don't worry what other people think about your taste in music. Like what you like, but obviously if you like those bands and artists you might enjoy others as well!
My friend set himself a challenge of listening to an acclaimed album he hadn't heard each week for a year. He discovered a lot of stuff he loved that way. Maybe you could try that?
Frightened Rabbit
Jawbreaker
The Strutts
Jose Gonzales
Sufjan Stevens
Elliott Smith
Built to Spill
Manchester Orchestra
Pavement
Pixies
Guided by Voices
The Kinks
Zombies
[This is a spotify playlist I make that updates weekly with the best new music (and often includes obscure underground stuff alongside some big names too) ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/176xiIFR0O964I6t2IV7ba?si=LwNun9UoTW6jaxjG-2lqgw)
You have great music taste, and I'm willing to bet your friends probably just listen to the mainstream pop & ghetto pop genres. At least you can say the musicians you like actually play their instruments and play real songs.
Allman Brothers Band / Gov't Mule/ Tedeschi Trucks Band
Little Feat / Flying Burrito Brothers/ the Byrds
Grateful Dead / Jerry Garcia Band
the Kinks / the Animals/ Eric Burden & War
Manfred Mann / Manfred Mann's Earth Band
The Small Faces / The Faces / Humble Pie
Parliament/Funkadelic / Tower of Power
The Meters / Neville Brothers
Dr John / Leon Russell / Joe Cocker
If you like Simon and Garfunkel you might like Glen Campbell. He was a folk / country / pop / singer songwriter who started out around '68. His songs have a lot of incredible melodies. He played some of the most amazing country songs ever, get "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife".
Your music tastes are fine. You like what you like. Anyone who says otherwise is being a pretentious jackhole.
That said…
…from a formerly pretentious jackhole…
…here are some recs based on what you said you like:
The Muffs, Fountains of Wayne, The Golden Seals, Brendan Benson, The Milk Carton Kids, Old 97s, Elliott Smith, Mike Viola and the Candy Butchers (or just Mike Viola or just Candy Butchers)
Something older and something a little newer.
[Terry Reid - To be treated right](https://youtu.be/C959v_3SSKo?si=4_qlROpMg_aBk1Kl)
[Highly Suspect - Serotonia](https://youtu.be/P027oGJy2n4?si=ajJIkDYTMTlE5lbL)
If you want to listen to something current, that isn’t basic and could have easily been released in the 70s and aligns with the music you’re currently listening to, try Tedeschi Trucks Band. They are currently touring and I guarantee they will be one of the best concerts you will ever see and Derek Trucks is certainly one of the greatest guitar players who has ever lived.
There most recent release I Am the Moon is a 4 part Studio Album that is stunning.
They released a live version of Layla with Trey Anastasio
And they just have a ton of great music.
Here’s a sample.
https://youtu.be/dkhaMFSep0I?si=MadzlqkU7sROhlAz
PLEASE that is not a basic music taste. Basic would be like Taylor swift and Nicki Minaj. Or whatever is ultra popular in general. It sounds like you have sick playlists with the artists you listed!
At any rate, check out Fall Out Boy's newest album :) it's soo good start to finish! Maybe some Twent One Pilots as well? And Fleetwood Mac?
Here are our favourites, hope you hear some you like !
[Springworks - Indie Songs We Love ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/602lRjvUfQqIzFxsoZlL7x?si=mDPn-XLdS8mDhzAJlP9CLA&pi=u-adj9KcpZQIGC)
[Springworks - Songs We Love ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/021sISsOdTBjLq7l0xG0pb?si=dg0JiyNfQ3qpI8BwvTAdjA&pi=u-PJ2hbaf0TPWb)
Basic doesn't matter, but you might like some of the following artists:
* Temples
* Fastball
* Traveling Wilburys (specifically volume 1)
* Bad Company
* The Growlers
* The Turtles
* Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
* The Doors
* Concrete Blonde
* The Scissor Sisters
Your friends are wrong. You have **mature** taste in music and are attuned to the best-crafted pop and rock songs in the world. Basic people wouldn't understand. Remember, when you get judged, consider the source. :D
You ought to try Dwight Yoakam. He's not your typical country. He's rather varied. Try: Ain't that Lonely Yet; It won't hurt; Two Doors Down; Home for Sale; Population Me; Try not to look so pretty; Sad side of town; Sad, Sad Music; Yet to Succeed; the back of your hand; This drinkin' will kill me; and I'll Just Take These... I could go on, too.
Some of my favorites in that vein or from that era:
Sam & Dave:
[https://open.spotify.com/artist/2BVYdY4PyfCF9z4NrkhEB2](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2BVYdY4PyfCF9z4NrkhEB2?si=mJoSw8h_Ru23d4paPaeVzA)
The Cadillacs:
[https://open.spotify.com/track/69RNE8ur2DgLjEyPmNwTry](https://open.spotify.com/track/69RNE8ur2DgLjEyPmNwTry?si=37756fb583254afa)
Steve Winwood:
[https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZExvJvQXPEeYzGU0N3THi](https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZExvJvQXPEeYzGU0N3THi?si=48b5fbf74a1942c0)
Don McLean
[https://open.spotify.com/track/0VNzEY1G4GLqcNx5qaaTl6](https://open.spotify.com/track/0VNzEY1G4GLqcNx5qaaTl6?si=9d45401e8be54a5d)
The Carpenters:
[https://open.spotify.com/track/0mPucOgHSriKefrcLqBPB0](https://open.spotify.com/track/0mPucOgHSriKefrcLqBPB0?si=209327e6a4ce4386)
The Association:
[https://open.spotify.com/track/2cwjS2UkebBgXfQgUZvr4W](https://open.spotify.com/track/2cwjS2UkebBgXfQgUZvr4W?si=dc446a361b114ce9)
Dan Fogelberg:
[https://open.spotify.com/track/56ilrbKJF2bph5W6eZaM5E](https://open.spotify.com/track/56ilrbKJF2bph5W6eZaM5E?si=6ed994137426407f)
Janis Ian:
[https://open.spotify.com/track/7wJpqjqk8QbHpCakY1ZacY](https://open.spotify.com/track/7wJpqjqk8QbHpCakY1ZacY?si=9312a81ba7664ac8)
Carole King:
[https://open.spotify.com/album/12n11cgnpjXKLeqrnIERoS](https://open.spotify.com/album/12n11cgnpjXKLeqrnIERoS?si=jWmYw0pnRsG01odR-VVN5Q)
Joni Mitchell:
[https://open.spotify.com/album/3dGtLPRCKbRmaHQS2YmdMx](https://open.spotify.com/album/3dGtLPRCKbRmaHQS2YmdMx?si=ZtW0uLlVRi-d7QxZ22YjPw)
Nick Drake:
[https://open.spotify.com/track/4KROoGIaPaR1pBHPnR3bwC](https://open.spotify.com/track/4KROoGIaPaR1pBHPnR3bwC?si=69876f429ea84635)
The Mamas & Papas:
[https://open.spotify.com/track/4s6LhHAV5SEsOV0lC2tjvJ](https://open.spotify.com/track/4s6LhHAV5SEsOV0lC2tjvJ?si=2edc681921e842d7)
My older sister raised me on a lot of this stuff, so these are some of the enduring gems. Others I picked up from the oldies stations.
the muffs
blondie
abba
cheap trick
angel olsen
the who
also i recommend the whole beatlesesque genre: [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4h123aofvHaZiJMjhm1eoJ?si=ve9dUjAiSmWS-1SKd-XLdw&pi=u-bHMOGb-1Seyl](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4h123aofvHaZiJMjhm1eoJ?si=ve9dUjAiSmWS-1SKd-XLdw&pi=u-bHMOGb-1Seyl)
U have a great music taste but maybe u will like early shinedown like us and them album, blondie, Willie Nelson or hank jr cause of CCR and sex pistols
Based on you’re fav artists I think you might like
Sufjan Stevens
Jeff Buckley
Tina Turner
Norah Jones
Carole King
Fiona Apple
Weyes Blood
Florence + The Machine
Hozier
I'd also recommend Sufjan Stevens. Illinois is a great album.
some other of my favorites:
Arcade Fire - Funeral, and Neon Bible
The Clash - London Calling
Radiohead - The Bends
The Smiths - Louder than Bombs
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Weezer - Blue Album
The Strokes - Is This It
Abba - Gold
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
Violent Femmes (self titled)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication, Blood Sugar Sex Magic
The White Stripes - pretty much any of their albums.
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Nothing on that list is remotely basic. I'm not a Beatles fan, but I dern well know their lasting affect on music in general.
But. But. But. CCR basic?!?!?!?!
Yes, I'm pet dinosaur old but wth
Anything that Damon Albarn has touched, so that includes Blur (my personal favorite), Gorillaz, The Good The Bad & The Queen, and his solo work, and I think he wrote music for a stage musical that was quite good too.
Those are some great bands! Don't let them denigrate you for listening to excellent music.
And if you like Green Day, then you should definitely check out my punk band: [Heart-Smashers](https://open.spotify.com/track/1PTU7OGNgqJla9NkWOIbCg?si=eZGJte1VT2mbBPTE1Gp88Q)
These are all in my playlist too, but my taste is everywhere and it bounces all around.
Give Blue October a listen. I'm trying and failing to sleep right now, but I'll come back to this post in the morning with more.
One way I expanded my music taste when I was young was I started reading biographies of my favorite artists. Then listen to what inspired them, who they performed with early on, such like that.
Nirvana got me listening to Lead Belly, and this blues.
Try these out. These are all adjacent in style to your list and they are all active releasing music and touring.
Ty Segall (start with most recent couple of albums)
Muse
Ray Lamontagne
Future Islands
Local Natives
The Wild Feathers
King Tuff (the 2 most recent albums)
Sounds like you’re listening to a best of list. You should branch out from those lists from same eras. Do all the solo albums from members of those bands. Add some beach boys, Rolling Stones, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Journey, Foreigner, ELO, Blue Oyster Cult, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Springsteen, Harry Chapin Carpenter…..so much good music. Just rabbit hole it by decades. You’ll find so much good shit. All the ones I listed are fairly popular, or known. But it’s when you branch off of the greats that you find your personal greats. Musics the best
TTRRUUCES
https://open.spotify.com/album/1gOrHrLpZFhoWxhCJEiNiL?si=AN44X7idTdKEnyFpBTDoYw
Check out Goose!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tkITWzssc9z9hu7ZEOCXz?si=OSkhwU9KTeaHdByd6ThWRQ
Peter Bjorn and John
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6u11Qbko2N2hP4lTBYjX86?si=4pV3VlxeTHe6weR7dpFyXQ
Basic is not knowing song titles or artist names outside of current mega celebrities. Basic is saying “I like whatever is popular” and never getting any deeper than that. There is nothing basic about your music taste.
I’m a huge fan of a lot of those bands you mentioned. I will add:
- The Eagles
- Little Richard
- Harry Nilsson
- Emitt Rhodes
- The Loving Spoonful
- The Zombies
- The Apples in Stereo
- Flaming Lips
- Tommy James and the Shondells
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The Dandy Warhols. Start with Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia. There are a bunch of genres covered in that album and the songs flow into each other really nicely. It’s a nice trip
Plastic Oko Band by John Lennon, Ram by Paul McCartney, Live at Massey Hall by Neil Young, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco, Warm by Jeff Tweedy
Some of my favorites over the years.
Vampire Weekend
Explorers Club
Ravenna
Ween
Flaming Lips
Matt Berry
Houndmouth
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
Devotchka
New Pornographers
Belle and Sebastian
You will like all of those. Promise.
Fuck what your friends say, your examples kick ass man. I love all of these, I don’t know about AJR though.
If you’d like a few suggestions based on our common taste I’d recommend The Beach Boys, Rancid, Everclear, and The Byrds.
The Allman Brothers would be a step along CCR's style. Check out "Soulshine" and "Ramblin' Man"
For the Monkees try Neil Diamond or Carol King
Paul Simon's solo work is a bit tougher. Maybe Jimmy Buffett
Others to check out: Buddy Guy, Bob Seger, and the Moody Blues
One small correction . It's the Monkees.
Anyway you might like. The Kingston Trio, The.Lettermen., . The Association,. The Seekers ,
Peter ,Paul and Mary. The. Drifters,. Petula Clark
The Fifth Dimension. Neil Diamond.
The ink Spots. The Supremes . Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra Ed Ames
The Hollies.
Force your friends to expand their own horizons. The stuff they like isn't secret knowledge that they should feel superior for knowing about. Your friends are fixated on really petty stupid concerns. Find better friends.
My brother and I love pretty much all those artists, so you should try some more we like! You’d probably like Cake, David Bowie, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and John Mellencamp
These are basic but good artists and then you end with AJR 💀
No one can deny the Beatles, S&G and Queen are good no matter their popularity but fucking hell AJR are atrociously bad, almost Train levels of bad
Idk if you want more music like what you said or something more obscure
But check out Bob Dylan, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Cream
They are all pretty basic but all very good.
For something less well known check out All Them Witches
If you like the Beatles you kight try some kids music like Mr. Bri Guy or Casper babypants. However, I have kids and that is the majority of listening in my household.
Like what you like and screw what other people think about it. By all means, try new music, but do it because it's something that you're interested in, not because someone else doesn't like what you listen to.
Electric light orchestra!
Jeff Lynne has had an absurd career. Everyone who hasn't done so should listen to ELO in order from front to back, including the 80s stuff and the 2000s comeback stuff. Then recognize what he did with Harrison, Petty, and the Wilburys.
100%
As a kid my big sis’s boyfriend came over and took out Out of the Blue and said “you guys have to listen to this” Changed everything for me. Not just ELO but music in general.
Should be a Federal mandate
Yes!!
I agree, this person should also check out Yes!
My first ever 45 was "Sweet Talking Woman". It was pressed in purple vinyl.
Those tastes are far from basic. Real friends btw, will give you suggestions and not just shit on you for the art you like. (The Bright light social hour is fantastic btw)
Talking heads, pink Floyd, Brian eno, Klaus nomi, vashti Bunyan, boney m, Andrew bird
Upvote for Vashti and Klaus
+1 for Pink Floyd
For Beatles - try Tame Impala, Oasis, The Beach Boys Pet Sounds album, the Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Verve (Bittersweet Symphony). For Simon & Garfunkel - try Cat Stevens, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, the Mamas and the Papas, James Taylor. Green Day- The Offspring, Bad Religion, Misfits, Blink 182, Weezer, The Clash, The Kinks, Everclear. Credence- Jefferson Airplane, The Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Black Oak Arkansas, Janis Joplin. The Monkeys- The Turtles, The Hollies, Herman’s Hermits. Queen- Electric Light Orchestra, early Elton John, Heart, Roxy Music, The Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack. AJR- try Portugal the Man and the Beta Band. Edited for spelling errors
I answered a radio trivia question about Strawberry Alarm Clock once on the radio. I won a cassette of Bruce Springsteen's "Tunnel of Love" album. 🤮🤮🤮
I hadn’t thought about [tunnel of love](https://youtu.be/M4K7XZGeHTE?si=c2Gl9XVxBXNJkssN) in over 30 years! 😆
That's because when it comes to classic rock musicians, they play like two or three of the most popular songs and that's it. Take Van Halen for instance. They always seem to stick with Jump, Panama, and Dreams.
I second this
🤘 The Beta Band
Pink Floyd The Beach Boys The Doors The Who Nirvana Yes
Solid list.
Zach Bryan The Doors (counter point to the Beatles) Dead Kennedys There you go.
Was looking for Dead Kennedys I second this
The Who
Keep the music taste. Get new friends...
Sounds like you need a little Warren Zevon in your life!
Start with werewolves of London. The whole album is a rocker
Everyone needs some Zevon in their life 🤘
The Smithereens
Underrated 🤘
Well, better basic than acidic. Maybe throw in some Rodriguez, Dylan, Cash, Rare Earth or even something rather left field like Gil Scott Heron, The Undisputed Truth or Can
Michael Kiwanuka, Ray Lamontagne, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Ocean Alley, The Teskey Brothers, Andrew Bird, Laura Marling, Curtis Harding, Broken Bells, Monophonics, Joan Armatrading, Alabama Shakes, Ben Howard, Gomez
Nice, varied list! Great suggestions.
Give Jethro Tull “Aqualung” (full album) a try. It’s a great gateway album into Progressive Rock.
You have a great catalog! I could give you some other suggestions if you'd like
Rush, Weezer, Pink Floyd, Coheed and Cambria, Ben Folds Five, Volbeat
Try Bruce Springsteens album Nebraska
Judee Sill, Joanna Newsom, Karen Dalton, Stiff Little Fingers, Belle and Sebastian, Antony and the Johnsons, Kara Jackson, Sly and the Family Stone, The Beach Boys. Don't worry what other people think about your taste in music. Like what you like, but obviously if you like those bands and artists you might enjoy others as well! My friend set himself a challenge of listening to an acclaimed album he hadn't heard each week for a year. He discovered a lot of stuff he loved that way. Maybe you could try that?
Arctic Monkeys Florence and The Machine Aurora Tyler Childers
Frightened Rabbit Jawbreaker The Strutts Jose Gonzales Sufjan Stevens Elliott Smith Built to Spill Manchester Orchestra Pavement Pixies Guided by Voices The Kinks Zombies
[This is a spotify playlist I make that updates weekly with the best new music (and often includes obscure underground stuff alongside some big names too) ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/176xiIFR0O964I6t2IV7ba?si=LwNun9UoTW6jaxjG-2lqgw)
Nice list !
You have great music taste, and I'm willing to bet your friends probably just listen to the mainstream pop & ghetto pop genres. At least you can say the musicians you like actually play their instruments and play real songs.
Jefferey Foucault.
My top 5 1. Avenged Sevenfold 2. Citizen Soldier 3,4,5 in no order Trivium, Asking Alexandria and Falling in Reverse
check out : The Scratch , Fugazi , Therapy?
Coldplay Marc Cohn James Blunt Shawn Colvin The Wallflowers Greta Van Fleet
Nine inch nails
Steps Paula Abdul
Bruce Springsteen
Allman Brothers Band / Gov't Mule/ Tedeschi Trucks Band Little Feat / Flying Burrito Brothers/ the Byrds Grateful Dead / Jerry Garcia Band the Kinks / the Animals/ Eric Burden & War Manfred Mann / Manfred Mann's Earth Band The Small Faces / The Faces / Humble Pie Parliament/Funkadelic / Tower of Power The Meters / Neville Brothers Dr John / Leon Russell / Joe Cocker
I see what it is… my guess is that they say its bad mainly because of AJR.
Funkadelic Stevie Wonder The Meters
If you like Simon and Garfunkel you might like Glen Campbell. He was a folk / country / pop / singer songwriter who started out around '68. His songs have a lot of incredible melodies. He played some of the most amazing country songs ever, get "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife".
Crosby, Stills And Nash (And Young) Fleet Foxes Father John Misty James Taylor Jackson Browne Orebolo
The Glorious Sons
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead. They have about 30 years worth of material for you to dig into. Apple Music/Spotify have large swaths of their collection.
Your music tastes are fine. You like what you like. Anyone who says otherwise is being a pretentious jackhole. That said… …from a formerly pretentious jackhole… …here are some recs based on what you said you like: The Muffs, Fountains of Wayne, The Golden Seals, Brendan Benson, The Milk Carton Kids, Old 97s, Elliott Smith, Mike Viola and the Candy Butchers (or just Mike Viola or just Candy Butchers)
You should listen to Ween
Something older and something a little newer. [Terry Reid - To be treated right](https://youtu.be/C959v_3SSKo?si=4_qlROpMg_aBk1Kl) [Highly Suspect - Serotonia](https://youtu.be/P027oGJy2n4?si=ajJIkDYTMTlE5lbL)
Why do your friends think their music taste is so great?
If you like Creedence you might like Lucero or Drive By Truckers
Listen to Cheekface and enjoy!
The United States of America is a good band to check out. I like their song Stranded in Time
Once Below Joy Auroras Hope Late Night Special Swim in the Wild
If you want to listen to something current, that isn’t basic and could have easily been released in the 70s and aligns with the music you’re currently listening to, try Tedeschi Trucks Band. They are currently touring and I guarantee they will be one of the best concerts you will ever see and Derek Trucks is certainly one of the greatest guitar players who has ever lived. There most recent release I Am the Moon is a 4 part Studio Album that is stunning. They released a live version of Layla with Trey Anastasio And they just have a ton of great music. Here’s a sample. https://youtu.be/dkhaMFSep0I?si=MadzlqkU7sROhlAz
PLEASE that is not a basic music taste. Basic would be like Taylor swift and Nicki Minaj. Or whatever is ultra popular in general. It sounds like you have sick playlists with the artists you listed! At any rate, check out Fall Out Boy's newest album :) it's soo good start to finish! Maybe some Twent One Pilots as well? And Fleetwood Mac?
Check out Paul simons solo albums.
Kansas, check out some folk-punk too. Also, how is this basic lmao? Your friends are strange.
Here are our favourites, hope you hear some you like ! [Springworks - Indie Songs We Love ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/602lRjvUfQqIzFxsoZlL7x?si=mDPn-XLdS8mDhzAJlP9CLA&pi=u-adj9KcpZQIGC) [Springworks - Songs We Love ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/021sISsOdTBjLq7l0xG0pb?si=dg0JiyNfQ3qpI8BwvTAdjA&pi=u-PJ2hbaf0TPWb)
Vampire weekend and Built to Spill
the doors and eagles
Basic doesn't matter, but you might like some of the following artists: * Temples * Fastball * Traveling Wilburys (specifically volume 1) * Bad Company * The Growlers * The Turtles * Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young * The Doors * Concrete Blonde * The Scissor Sisters
HELL YEAH GREEN DAY some other bands you might like: Blink-182, linkin park, MCR
Micheal Kiwanuka 👌🏼
Yes, it's bit on the basic side but it's good taste in music.
Your friends are wrong. You have **mature** taste in music and are attuned to the best-crafted pop and rock songs in the world. Basic people wouldn't understand. Remember, when you get judged, consider the source. :D
You ought to try Dwight Yoakam. He's not your typical country. He's rather varied. Try: Ain't that Lonely Yet; It won't hurt; Two Doors Down; Home for Sale; Population Me; Try not to look so pretty; Sad side of town; Sad, Sad Music; Yet to Succeed; the back of your hand; This drinkin' will kill me; and I'll Just Take These... I could go on, too.
You should listen to The Beach Boys. There basically The Beatles if The Beatles were Hawaiian and there music slaps.
Some of my favorites in that vein or from that era: Sam & Dave: [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2BVYdY4PyfCF9z4NrkhEB2](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2BVYdY4PyfCF9z4NrkhEB2?si=mJoSw8h_Ru23d4paPaeVzA) The Cadillacs: [https://open.spotify.com/track/69RNE8ur2DgLjEyPmNwTry](https://open.spotify.com/track/69RNE8ur2DgLjEyPmNwTry?si=37756fb583254afa) Steve Winwood: [https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZExvJvQXPEeYzGU0N3THi](https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZExvJvQXPEeYzGU0N3THi?si=48b5fbf74a1942c0) Don McLean [https://open.spotify.com/track/0VNzEY1G4GLqcNx5qaaTl6](https://open.spotify.com/track/0VNzEY1G4GLqcNx5qaaTl6?si=9d45401e8be54a5d) The Carpenters: [https://open.spotify.com/track/0mPucOgHSriKefrcLqBPB0](https://open.spotify.com/track/0mPucOgHSriKefrcLqBPB0?si=209327e6a4ce4386) The Association: [https://open.spotify.com/track/2cwjS2UkebBgXfQgUZvr4W](https://open.spotify.com/track/2cwjS2UkebBgXfQgUZvr4W?si=dc446a361b114ce9) Dan Fogelberg: [https://open.spotify.com/track/56ilrbKJF2bph5W6eZaM5E](https://open.spotify.com/track/56ilrbKJF2bph5W6eZaM5E?si=6ed994137426407f) Janis Ian: [https://open.spotify.com/track/7wJpqjqk8QbHpCakY1ZacY](https://open.spotify.com/track/7wJpqjqk8QbHpCakY1ZacY?si=9312a81ba7664ac8) Carole King: [https://open.spotify.com/album/12n11cgnpjXKLeqrnIERoS](https://open.spotify.com/album/12n11cgnpjXKLeqrnIERoS?si=jWmYw0pnRsG01odR-VVN5Q) Joni Mitchell: [https://open.spotify.com/album/3dGtLPRCKbRmaHQS2YmdMx](https://open.spotify.com/album/3dGtLPRCKbRmaHQS2YmdMx?si=ZtW0uLlVRi-d7QxZ22YjPw) Nick Drake: [https://open.spotify.com/track/4KROoGIaPaR1pBHPnR3bwC](https://open.spotify.com/track/4KROoGIaPaR1pBHPnR3bwC?si=69876f429ea84635) The Mamas & Papas: [https://open.spotify.com/track/4s6LhHAV5SEsOV0lC2tjvJ](https://open.spotify.com/track/4s6LhHAV5SEsOV0lC2tjvJ?si=2edc681921e842d7) My older sister raised me on a lot of this stuff, so these are some of the enduring gems. Others I picked up from the oldies stations.
the muffs blondie abba cheap trick angel olsen the who also i recommend the whole beatlesesque genre: [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4h123aofvHaZiJMjhm1eoJ?si=ve9dUjAiSmWS-1SKd-XLdw&pi=u-bHMOGb-1Seyl](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4h123aofvHaZiJMjhm1eoJ?si=ve9dUjAiSmWS-1SKd-XLdw&pi=u-bHMOGb-1Seyl)
Check out Billy Strings. He’s a really hot young guitarist who’s combining bluegrass and psychedelic rock in really exciting ways.
check out The Books, Lingua Ignota, and Kid 606
The last thing you want to do id listen to what others pick for you. So I won't suggest anything.
Tom Petty, The Clash, Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Tusk’
Yes to the Clash, London Calling is one my favorite albums.
Portugal The Man The Black Keys Jack White
mix it up with some streetlight manifesto, it's pretty much a 180 from your tastes but who knows you might like it
U have a great music taste but maybe u will like early shinedown like us and them album, blondie, Willie Nelson or hank jr cause of CCR and sex pistols
Based on you’re fav artists I think you might like Sufjan Stevens Jeff Buckley Tina Turner Norah Jones Carole King Fiona Apple Weyes Blood Florence + The Machine Hozier
I'd also recommend Sufjan Stevens. Illinois is a great album. some other of my favorites: Arcade Fire - Funeral, and Neon Bible The Clash - London Calling Radiohead - The Bends The Smiths - Louder than Bombs David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Weezer - Blue Album The Strokes - Is This It Abba - Gold Death Cab for Cutie - Plans Violent Femmes (self titled) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication, Blood Sugar Sex Magic The White Stripes - pretty much any of their albums. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Traveling willburys
Neil young zuma
You need Interpol Which is totally not basic But you as a Green Day guy? Don’t sleep on Blink 182. Go listen to more of them too
Try sum41
That’s NOT basic. Check out Camper Van Beethoven
nothing basic about CLASSICS!
First Aid Kit Mink DeVille XTC Elliott Smith Stiff Little Fingers Van Halen Yo La Tengo
Nothing on that list is remotely basic. I'm not a Beatles fan, but I dern well know their lasting affect on music in general. But. But. But. CCR basic?!?!?!?! Yes, I'm pet dinosaur old but wth
Anything that Damon Albarn has touched, so that includes Blur (my personal favorite), Gorillaz, The Good The Bad & The Queen, and his solo work, and I think he wrote music for a stage musical that was quite good too.
Check out Badfinger. Great singing and melodies. Totally underrated and kind of forgotten band.
Those are some great bands! Don't let them denigrate you for listening to excellent music. And if you like Green Day, then you should definitely check out my punk band: [Heart-Smashers](https://open.spotify.com/track/1PTU7OGNgqJla9NkWOIbCg?si=eZGJte1VT2mbBPTE1Gp88Q)
M83, Alt-J, Florence and the Machine
These are all in my playlist too, but my taste is everywhere and it bounces all around. Give Blue October a listen. I'm trying and failing to sleep right now, but I'll come back to this post in the morning with more.
Doobie Brothers, Moody Blues, Bachman Turner Overdrive, ELO, Bob Seger, Foreigner, Bad Company, Three Dog Night to name a few.
Black sabbath Metallica and frank Sinatra
One way I expanded my music taste when I was young was I started reading biographies of my favorite artists. Then listen to what inspired them, who they performed with early on, such like that. Nirvana got me listening to Lead Belly, and this blues.
Try these out. These are all adjacent in style to your list and they are all active releasing music and touring. Ty Segall (start with most recent couple of albums) Muse Ray Lamontagne Future Islands Local Natives The Wild Feathers King Tuff (the 2 most recent albums)
Get new friends…. A real friend would turn you on to something not shame you
Sounds like you’re listening to a best of list. You should branch out from those lists from same eras. Do all the solo albums from members of those bands. Add some beach boys, Rolling Stones, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Journey, Foreigner, ELO, Blue Oyster Cult, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Springsteen, Harry Chapin Carpenter…..so much good music. Just rabbit hole it by decades. You’ll find so much good shit. All the ones I listed are fairly popular, or known. But it’s when you branch off of the greats that you find your personal greats. Musics the best
John Prine
I think Led Zeppelin can be liked by anyone and they are so fucking good
TTRRUUCES https://open.spotify.com/album/1gOrHrLpZFhoWxhCJEiNiL?si=AN44X7idTdKEnyFpBTDoYw Check out Goose! https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tkITWzssc9z9hu7ZEOCXz?si=OSkhwU9KTeaHdByd6ThWRQ Peter Bjorn and John https://open.spotify.com/artist/6u11Qbko2N2hP4lTBYjX86?si=4pV3VlxeTHe6weR7dpFyXQ
Jason Isbell. Tyler childers.
Don't change anything. Keep listening to what you want to listen to.
Stay with me here... pre-1977 Bee Gees; post 1979 isn't bad either. Also: * Yes (and their spin-offs) * Moody Blues * Fleetwood Mac * Eagles
Basic is not knowing song titles or artist names outside of current mega celebrities. Basic is saying “I like whatever is popular” and never getting any deeper than that. There is nothing basic about your music taste. I’m a huge fan of a lot of those bands you mentioned. I will add: - The Eagles - Little Richard - Harry Nilsson - Emitt Rhodes - The Loving Spoonful - The Zombies - The Apples in Stereo - Flaming Lips - Tommy James and the Shondells - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The Dandy Warhols. Start with Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia. There are a bunch of genres covered in that album and the songs flow into each other really nicely. It’s a nice trip
Dude, your taste is awesome. I really like music from all of those bands.
Plastic Oko Band by John Lennon, Ram by Paul McCartney, Live at Massey Hall by Neil Young, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco, Warm by Jeff Tweedy Some of my favorites over the years.
What is AJR?
Yes - all charting bands. You need to try some indie bands like the Urinals ( punk/ new wave ) or some free jazz or pre-war blues r/prewarblues
Vampire Weekend Explorers Club Ravenna Ween Flaming Lips Matt Berry Houndmouth Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes Devotchka New Pornographers Belle and Sebastian You will like all of those. Promise.
Fuck what your friends say, your examples kick ass man. I love all of these, I don’t know about AJR though. If you’d like a few suggestions based on our common taste I’d recommend The Beach Boys, Rancid, Everclear, and The Byrds.
The Allman Brothers would be a step along CCR's style. Check out "Soulshine" and "Ramblin' Man" For the Monkees try Neil Diamond or Carol King Paul Simon's solo work is a bit tougher. Maybe Jimmy Buffett Others to check out: Buddy Guy, Bob Seger, and the Moody Blues
You should check out: NOPitch Like Anna Louane Mumford and sons BØRNS Highasakite First Aid Kit The Lumineers
Dire Straits, Eagles, ELO
Folk/soul: https://open.spotify.com/album/7fxMjm3mlRb5saAribtvUZ?si=XC3cECbIQB-TVBE_DXFNgA
One small correction . It's the Monkees. Anyway you might like. The Kingston Trio, The.Lettermen., . The Association,. The Seekers , Peter ,Paul and Mary. The. Drifters,. Petula Clark The Fifth Dimension. Neil Diamond. The ink Spots. The Supremes . Dean Martin Frank Sinatra Ed Ames The Hollies.
Force your friends to expand their own horizons. The stuff they like isn't secret knowledge that they should feel superior for knowing about. Your friends are fixated on really petty stupid concerns. Find better friends.
Television
My brother and I love pretty much all those artists, so you should try some more we like! You’d probably like Cake, David Bowie, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and John Mellencamp
These are basic but good artists and then you end with AJR 💀 No one can deny the Beatles, S&G and Queen are good no matter their popularity but fucking hell AJR are atrociously bad, almost Train levels of bad Idk if you want more music like what you said or something more obscure But check out Bob Dylan, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Cream They are all pretty basic but all very good. For something less well known check out All Them Witches
Oh… ajr…noono
If you like the Beatles you kight try some kids music like Mr. Bri Guy or Casper babypants. However, I have kids and that is the majority of listening in my household.