rico Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 All right so I'm making this CD for my twentysomething nephew--sort of a musical tour through the ages, with songs from the 60's through today (and hey I just thought of the title--Rico Rockin' Thru The Ages!--yeah I am one wild and crazy hipster uncle, no? , and oh by the way as soon as it's finished it will be available as a Songfacts premium-- hey it costs money to keep this site going!--along with my other collections--my way cool R&B CD, Play That Funky Music, Rico! as well as my holiday compilation, The 12 Days of Rico, featuring Wayne Newton's classic version of Lennon's Happy Xmas .) Okay, here's where you come in, kids, (no Daniel, don't try to sneak out of the room or no hockey for you this week : Now I can easily handle the 60's and of course the 70's (though I am torn between Seasons In The Sun and Alone Again Naturally--oh, I know, why not include them both!), the 80's are manageable (hope he really likes U2), and I can fake my way through the 90's (thank God for Weezer!), but I must admit I am a little like a lost puppy (aw! ) when it comes to today (oh don't snicker you young hooligans, you'll get there someday! : So, anyway, I am asking you hip, young things out there (and no Amy I'm not talking about you, and besides I'm still smarting from your last recommendation of Eminem's version of The Wheels On The Bus--"The wheels on the bus go round and round, and crush my mother to death, yeah, I wish" :beady:) to please give me some suggestions for good contemporary rock and roll so I can fool my nephew into thinking my musical knowledge didn't basically run dry in, like, 1985 (well, OK, 1983!) (But oh that can backfire--like when I mentioned I really like Modest Mouse, he said, yeah they're great, oh but how about the new one by Trashmouth, or whoever, and I just have to kind of nod and smile.) And for your assistance, you just might get a copy of the CD in your Xmas stockings! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jayson_ Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Audioslave and Velvet Revolver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielj Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 OK, well the best song around right now, as in 2004, is Mr. Brightside-The Killers Some other great songs from the new Millenium are Show Me How To Live-Audioslave Melt Into The Walls-Pilate Clocks-Coldplay Weapon-Matthew Good (only the best) Alone In The Universe-David Usher Get Your Hands Off Of My Woman-The Darkness Echo-Incubus Just The Way I'm Feeling-Feeder Ocean Spray-The MAnic Street Preachers Okay that is baqsically some of the best stuff from the New Millenium. If you havent covered the grunge era, here are some of the best songs (mainly 1990-1995) I am most definetly NOT a grunge pro, so everyone correct me here. Pennyroyal Tea-Nirvana Black Hole Sun-Soundgarden Something In The Way-Nirvana Jeremy-Pearl Jam Then some other great aongs from the early 90's Learning To Fly-Tom Petty Civil War-Guns n' Roses Under The Bridge-Red Ht Chili Peppers Give It Away-Red Hot Chili Peppers Enter Sandman-Metallica Thunderstruck-AC/DC From Here To Eternity-Iron Maiden I dont know much 80's so ill leave that to the others. I hope I helped out Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Good lists guys! I can't really think of anything other than the Killers, The Strokes, White Stripes or the Hives, Audioslave, Foo Fighters, maybe the Distillers. The F-Ups are pretty cool too, as are snow patrol, Muse, Travis, Coldplay and Keane. Then there's Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters and Kings of Leon. Depends on what sort of music you're looking for specifically from the 00's Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 White Stripes, The Hives, Coldplay, The Libertines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris32269 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Maybe... throw some TOOL in there for 2001? from the Lateralus Album... The Grudge Lateralus Schism Ticks & Leeches those are some of the good ones.. Other suggestions: Audioslave - Bring 'Em Back Alive Audioslave - Like a Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 As far as anything after the year 2000, I can only add two: "All My Life" - Foo Fighters "Where Are We Runnin'" - Lenny Kravitz I love both these songs. They rock hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Oh yeah, and the Offspring have some pretty cool tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I would say, the following songs: White Stripes: (these songs, off the CD "Elephant" have a classic blues rock feel to them) 1. Black Math 2. Ball And Biscuit Audioslave: 1. Show Me How To Live 2. Free 3. Cochise The Darkness: 1. I Believe In A Thing Called Love 2. Get Your Hands Off Of My Woman 3. Black Shuck (even though the riff is a direct ripoff of AC/DC's "dirty deeds done dirt cheep") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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