Music you would like to turn someone on to.


I will have to ad a few that I think some people might enjoy.
1) Elf. From my home town and not too hard to find. Features Roni Dio
2) Good Rats
3) Flaming lips.
These are rock/pop material.
Certainly worth a try.
Anyone else offer some unique bands?
scottht
Bands you would have to search for:

Freak Kitchen: INCREDIBLE band from Sweden. Start with the album MOVE, then move on to any of the other 5 or so. There is a new one to be released in October, I think.

Artrosis: Rock/metal from Poland with haunting female vocals. Check out 'In the flowers' shade' for songs in English. Most of the rest are in Polish.

Passenger: Helmet meets Depeche Mode (wish I could remember who said that first), from Sweden. Very good metal with a taste of electronica.

In Flames: Side project of Passenger frontman, much harder.

Superfix: Awesome but now defunct, from L.A. via Sweden

Thyrane: Great metal band from Finland

Holly McNarland: Very talented female vocalist from Canada, check out the song 'Do you get high?'. It has nothing to do with what you might think.

Waiting for you at your local record store:

Him: heartagram.com, lovemetal, from UK, many to choose from

Lacuna Coil: where Evanescence learned alot of their tricks, from Italy. 'Comalies' is easiest to find.

The Cruxshadows: Similar to Sisters of Mercy, but never tell them I said that. From Florida. Many to choose from but my favorite is 'Telemetry of a fallen angel'.

Nightwish: Metal band from Finland with a classically trained female opera singer in the lead. Many discs out...all good.

OK, I'm a freak...I know. Hope someone gets some fun out of that.
The Asylum Street Spankers. Easily the best band any of you have never heard of, try www.asylumstreetspankers.com. No affiliation, just a big fan.
A few of my lesser known favorites:

Universe Zero
James Chance (and the Contortionists)
Michael Hurley
Fracois Hardy
Serge Gainsbourg (at least not well known in the states)
Paris Combo
Apples in Stereo
Glenn Branca
Os Mutantes
Motor Totemist Guild
Half Japanese
Roky Erickson (solo post 13th floor)
Panther Burns
Amps for Christ (don't let the name fool you- very unusual)
Kahimi Kari
Cornelius

Mostly eclectic pop/ experimental
Creeper Lagoon
The Mustard Seeds
Burning Water
Allan Holdsworth
The Thorns
Dredg
Karizma
Jing Chi
Sloan
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Dave Douglas