Music Suggestions - Help A Guy Out!

[PerfectH]

Ok so my Zune library is looking pretty sad. I like music a lot but I'm having a hard time finding tunes these days that I can really listen to over and over. I have less than 300 songs on my Zune at the moment, and to some of my friends that's blasphemy.

So, what I would like to know is what do you all listen to or recommend for me to listen to? I normally like to find music on my own, but my idea's have come to a screeching halt.

What I like:
Classic Rock
90's Rock
Techno
Trance
Dance
Video Game
Pop (little)
Alternative (not the new stuff)

What I DON'T like:
Country
Rap
Hip-Hop
"Emo-Screamo"
Anything you might hear on the Disney Channel

Thanks in advance!

[bknab]

If you don't know about it already Pandora is pretty cool, I really like it for finding new music.

As for newer rock, Chevelle is one band I never get sick of. I also really like Audioslave.

Classic Rock I don't even know where to start. I'll just list stuff I like off the top of my head, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Yardbirds, Rush, The Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Eric Clapton.... I could go on and on and on.

I do like trance, but that can be hit and miss for me, I usually try to stick with compilations, especially the sort that are continuous.

As for Dance, check out the Ministry of Sound, they have awesome dance comps.

Wish I could come up with some more right now but I gotta get going. Good luck with your music search.

[MidgetMage55]

Not that its much of a suggestion in terms of quantity. You should check out oysterhead if you havent. They only have one CD but that was intentional. It features Trey Anastasio from Phish, Les Claypool from Primus and (interestingly enough) Stewart Copeland from The Police. Its pretty interesting mix. You can hear the influences from all 3 in the music. Cd is called The Grand Pecking Order.

Also for the gamer (music) fan there is The Black Mages. They are the band of Nobuo Uematsu who is widely known for his work in the Final Fantasy series of games as the primary composer. They basically do most of the music he composed for the various FF titles as well as some other stuff hes worked on. Pretty Epic stuff.

Figured id try aiming a little off the beaten path with suggestions. Ill post more as they come to me. Hope they helped a little =)

[OttoDeFe]

Try a listen to Lal Meri, Niyaz (Indo-Persian Electronica sort o' thing), Alien Chatter (more Jazz like) and perhaps Carmen Rizzo.

Not for everyone, I know, but still nice. Also heard a good dance band from Portugal called Buraka Som Sistema on The World on the way home if you like Kuduro.

[Farm Fresh]

If you like video game music and techno, I can give you a combo that'll blow your mind, especially if you played/liked the Doom games. The Dark Side of Phobos. Some great stuff. Check it out. Might be your cup of tea.

[Seerah]

I have widely varying music tastes, and have a little of everything in my collection. Here are some you might be familiar with, or not. You might like, or not...

Check out Globus, specifically Preliator. If you want to listen to the whole song set to FF cinematics, see here.

Can never go wrong with a little Nine Inch Nails...

If you wish to try a little minimalism, try Philip Glass. Koyaanisqatsi is a classic.

This blog is all about music suggestions: http://www.digitalcitrus.com/ I have found some good stuff there. Sigur Rós is mentioned on there, too, which is a great band from Iceland.

Check out Badly Drawn Boy.

Justin Avery (we always said he'd be famous in high school)


Other stuff in my collection that may not fall into your "don't like" list or that you may not have heard before...
Beck
Billy Joel
Bjork
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Cesaria Evora
David Bowie
The Gladiator Soundtrack ("The Battle" is exceptionally cool)
Louis Armstrong ("We Have All the Time in the World" or - especially this - "What A Wonderful World")
Monty Python
Moody Blues
Moxy Fruvous
"This is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Radiohead
Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack
Rusted Root
Talking Heads
The Crystal Method
plus random classic rock, jazz, world music, etc, etc.