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My brother dips a toe back into rock music

He gave up rock in the early '70's and eventually became an opera fanatic. About a month ago (now age 58)he asked me -out of the blue (pun intended) - about Joni Mitchell and Buffalo Springfield. Yesterday he asked an interesting question:

Recommend 5 albums by people he hasn't heard of.

Bearing in mind that

A)Anyone who isn't either a household name from the sixties or famous at the Michael Jackson/Madonna level qualifies as "not heard of"

B)The Joni/Buffalo Springield starting point and "art song" inclination likely to appeal to an opera guy

and

C)The desire to sprinkle a little bit of the rock reductionist esthetic

Who would you point him to?

I gave him 4 on the spot, but I'll share those later if the interest in this thread warrants.

Marty
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rar1
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Your brother is just a few years older than I am and we have followed a similar path leading to opera (Mozart & Verdi). Here are some he may enjoy:

1. The Thorns - First Album (2003) - reminiscent of CSN&Y
2. Peter Wolf "Sleepless" (2002) (J. Geils lead singer)
3. Traveling Wilburys - "Vol.1" (1988) - just in case he missed this one ... George Harrison, Bob Dylan, & Tom Petty
4. Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter - "Oh My Girl" - (2004)
5. Alejandro Escovedo - "Real Animal" (2007)

Honorable Mention ...

6. The Shins - "Chutes" (2003) - reminiscent of the Zombies "Time of Season" phase.

Regards,

Rich
timrhu
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1. Radiohead - "The Bends"
2. Sufjan Stevens - "Come On Feel The Illinoise"
3. Arcade Fire - "Funeral"
4. Jane Siberry - "When I Was A Boy"
5. Regina Specktor "Begin To Hope"
6. Rosanne Cash - "Interiors"

That should keep him busy. I enjoy these threads as I always find something new along with the originator.
fmpnd
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GREAT post,

I EMPHATICALLY suggest the following three artists for new music:

1. Chris Jones "Roadhouses and Automobiles" (FABULOUS and fits the bill for what your brother is looking for)

2. Alexi Murdoch "Time Without Consequence"

3. Judith Owen "Lost & Found"

Then, I cannot help myself, from the old school side I am a HUGE Tower of Power fan but it IS old school funk/jazz/horn band music and may not appeal to your brother - but it has INCREDIBLY well written, tight horn playing and a fantastic rythym section!!!

If decides to audition Tower of Power's stuff, he could start with "Back To Oakland" (circa 1973) and even their newer offering "Oakland Zone" (2004)
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gawdbless
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Radiohead and rock music do not go in the same sentence!
spiro
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Okay, he may have heard of some of these; but going on...
Moody Blues, He probably needs Peter Gabriel and Tull, Steely Dan.
Dont forget Dave Matthews, Midnight Oil, (Blue Sky Mining) R.E.M.
Epodimous and Out of Time. Wouldn't he want Kate Bush, Dreaming,
Hounds of love, or that Whole Story? He's got to get some Police, and
Dire Straits D.S. and the Brothers discs; (?), U2, Achtung Baby, Pearl Jam
"X", STP Plush, Fleetwood Mac
Self Titled and rumours and that concert rather recently; Try cowboy Junkies, Trinity Sessions (how can ya pick just 5?). Jack Johnson,
Satrianni Surfing with the Aliens; Al DiMeola Elegant gypsy, Yes Fragile,
Most of Staind's work, Sarah McLaughlin's Stumbling, Neil Young's Decade, and believe it or not Michael hedges *Taproot, and Michael Oldfield's Greatest.
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