Back around '93 or '94, I picked up a CD called Love Under Will by Tribe After Tribe. The CD is okay, with some good tracks and some not-so-good tracks, but the drumming is outstanding.

I love the drumming on the old Black Sabbath tracks. Also some of the jazz drummers from the 50s like Philly Joe Jones or Jimmy Cobb are excellent.

I'm going to recommend some albums which may or may not be your thing:

Weezer - Weezer (Green Album)
The Who - Who's Next
VNV Nation - Empires

The first two are rock/classic rock. The last one is electronic.

The Who - "Who's Next"

One of the BEST rock albums ever made, in my humble opinion. I would put that right next to Yes - "Fragile" on my top 10.

Agreed, Who's Next is indeed posessed of much awesomeness.

There is one band I have been listening to for a long time, since I was a kid in middle school. I think they are one of the most underrated bands of all time, or at least the most underrated band of this era. They are a punk rock band from Cali called NOFX.

They have funny songs, serious songs, and have displayed lots of talent over the years. They even did a song to the time signature of the wall by pink floyd and it is 18 minutes long called The Decline.

They have been a band for over 20 years and have released countless albums, and there are many bands that have made it into the main stream and have totally emulated them and their sound.

They even have the mexican springsteen, el jefe!

tom... you ever heard any 'Snuff'...?

I have really enjoyed this exchange, although the leaning by many posters toward hard rock / metal has succeeded in making me feel old.:eek::p

In order to control my iTunes habit, I only allow myself one $15 card per month, so I have had to be selective.

Photek-
I couldn't find much DoveShack to listen to, but I'll keep my ears open.
Here are a couple you may enjoy.
For hip-hop: "To All the Lovely Ladies (Radio Mix)" by Goldo from the Go soundtrack.
For hard rock: "Jesus Built My Hotrod (Redline / Whiteline Version)" by Ministry.
Toward the end of the thread, you mention a Hotel Costes album by Stephane Pompunac, do you have any Max Leonidas? I think "Because I Enjoy It" and "Cooling Off" is representative of some of his best work.

Arctic Stones-
I went with "Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Remix)" I like exotic and remixes (and am a huge Massive Attack fan).
How about: "Beloved (Thievery Corporation Remix)" by Anoushka Shankar, also try "Shiraz" by Sharif from the Putamayo collection Sahara Lounge.

J Christopher-
I went with "Time" by Easy Star All-Stars. Reggae and remakes, right on.
Give this a listen: "Time is on My Side" by The Gladiators.
Re: Norah Jones, do you have "Strange Transmissions (Chillout Remix)" by Norah Jones and Peter Malick?
Also, M.C. Hawking...flippin' hilarious. I stooped to buying both "All My Shootings Be Drivebys" and "Entropy."

fat elvis-
If you like the new Beastie Boys instrumental album, do you have the first instrumental one they did in 1992, "The In Sound From Way Out?" With the exception of one track, it's pretty solid.

Anti-
I haven't bought any VNV Nation yet, but intend to find a tune to buy. Thanks for the lead. Search around for a tune you may like called "Voices" by Intermix (iTMS doesn't have it - not even the right group).

Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions.

If you post more, please provide a particular song(s) that you think is representative of an artist's best work (as opposed to an album or artists in general).

Thanks again.

I'll last.fm it.

I'm following this thread as well, because I need new music. My library has been sitting at a low 522 songs (Don't laugh, you guys with 100,000 songs).

ALSO, for some AWESOME rock, check out Dragonforce.

I am a professional musician by trade and I have to say I LOVE this thread, when I'm not at work next I'm looking forward to posting some of my favs in here!

tpt

I’ll check ’em out. Thanks for the tip!

Yeah, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is one of my all-time favourite vocalists.
And his entire album "Mustt Mustt" rocks! (can I use that word? ;))

Just bought the 'Peace Orchestra' by 'Peace Orchestra'... (Kruder & dorfmeister) and its a GREAT album.... everyone should buy it....!

if you get a sec... do a search for 'Meister Petz' off the 'Peace Orchestra' album.... its possibly the best trip hop song ever.... turn the lights off... turn the bass up and it will send shivers down your spine!

I bought a bit of 'Nightmares on Wax' too.... :D

also L.S.F by Mark Ronson.... phew.. what a remix!

Cool. Heard some good stuff from K & D in the past but never got around to buying any.

seriously... 'Meister Petz' ..... its pretty haunting......but buy it... if you dont like it I will send you a bottle of local ale in the post as way of an apology :)

and if you like K&D... buy the K&D Sessions... disk 1 is really good

My friend you and i both know The best manchester music is oasis:D
I have some unreleased warren G tracks and some dove shack ones obtained from Mr G himself...(no idea how i met him and got the songs of him i was too young to remember) I would get Wyclefs album when it comes out, Being a teenager i have to say that you get high school musical haha, but really there are one or 2 good songs there.

If you like R&b id say bobby valentino's album special occassion is really good, Timbaland's album is also pretty good, it even has some rock and elton john on there. My 2 fav songs at the moment are The product g&b and carlos santana- maria maria, and hip-hop police by chamillionare

Oh what speakers do you have, i have well you can see in my signature what i have, so i like base in my songs
Notoriousthugs-notorious big
Timbaland- the way i are
Dead prez - hip hop
And seriously try this eq it will work wonders
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=79905

The Ninja Tunes lable has had a few interesting artists. I have a few of their compilations. I thought Amon Tobin sounded pretty good though I haven't heard an entire album.

Ive seen snuff live they are from the UK and their drummer sings right?

If you like the oldies, check out http://tropicalglen.com. It's got the oldies organized by year (1950-1982), select the year and listen to the top 40 or so from that year. Some direct selections, as well as other options.

Weren't Joy Division from Manchester? And The Smiths? The Stone Roses? ( and many, many more ).

Well what can i say we rock at football and music....

Just some more songs i think you'll like, If you want some r&b (i think i already mentioned that) i dont think there was a better album than Special occasion by Bobby Valentino. and if you want some hip-pop dr dre's next album should come out soon

And can everyone check this guy out he's amazing on the piano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpI6VNvRTII