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help with music?

Hello,

I'm excited by new electonincs (thank you Roger), but music isn't really about equipment.
I'd love to expand my music collection. I feel confident in my music selections for classical, vocalists and country/bluegrass. Unfortunately I don't appreciate hip-hop
I'd love to get some ideas for jazz and rock.
In jazz I like Brubeck and Miles Davis but have been lost by some of the more complex forms of jazz.
My rock is almost all old collections (like Led Z. #1 and Aqualung). A helpful granchild brought over some heavy metal but I couldn't appreciate it. Another one brought over "Dark Side of the Moon" and I loved it.
So with that in mind, could anyone tell me what I might buy in the rock/jazz music? The wonderful new stereo equipment begs me for some new music.

Thanks
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mapman
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The best way these days to get exposure to new music you might like is via web music applications like Pandora that will play music similar to that you provide as a seed.

Or just find a few good internet radio stations for the genere of interest. Radio Paradise is a fantastic station for those that want to branch out from the classic rock favorites.
inna
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Youtube is great to discover new music.
Just a few names and titles to check out:
John Coltrane - many albums.
John McLaughlin Trio - Que Alegria
Paco de Lucia - Siroco
Al di Meola - Cielo e Terra
John McLaughlin/Paco de Lucia/Al di Meola - Friday Night in San-Francisco
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Jonas Hellborg/Glen Velez - Ars Moriende
Elend - The Umbersun (neo-classical, very dark)
mickeyf
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Talk Talk, The Colour of Spring on vinyl. It will test your dynamics.....and a truly great lp.
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sebrof
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Pandora and Youtube are great suggestions.
With Pandora you input an artist and it plays 1 song from that artist, and then branches out with similar artists to the original, then similar to the 2nd group, then similar to the third group, etc. (not quite that linear but that's the idea). You can also like or not like and it will react to that.

iTunes is also pretty good. It's free from Apple. Plug in an artist and listen to samples, and it will give a "what others have bought who have bought this artist" to give you other ideas. Of course you can buy music.
buconero117
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Katie Melua, will set you on a path to more like her, including Nora Jones. Katie's two DVD's are a great way to see and hear her. They are a great value.
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