CD Recommendations?

I need some new music, badly...it's been way too long since I bought a CD. Does anyone have any recommendations for someone who likes mainly alternative rock, and classic rock (but not heavy metal or rap)?

I've already decided I'm at least going to buy Coldplay's "Parachutes" and "A Rush of Blood to the Head".

Why thank you Sweet-P! I appreciate the suggestions. Man, it would really be good if I could listen to music before I buy it still....but I can't since I was made to purge all my music from this computer. Launch.com is great though for listening to stuff and seeing vids...perhaps I'll try to get a sneak peek on these bands there. I've heard of Travis but never heard their music, though I'm pretty sure I'd like them because they were compared in a review to other bands I like...Coldplay being one of them. I really like Coldplay's style ...it's brooding, yet the lyrics are usually uplifting, in a way.

I'm wondering also, if anyone can tell me if the Strokes' new album is any good. I don't even have the first one yet, and I'm debating whether to buy that one or the new one.

Right on Sweet-P, I appreciate all the tips! Now, the Verve I think I've heard before. That's the band that's always getting mixed up with The Verve Pipe, right? Speaking of the Verve Pipe....I've still only heard that *one* tune about "we were only freshmen"...it's a good one, and funny enough I do believe I was a "freshman" when that song came out! 😛 I agree about the Strokes, I think that's how I'm gonna do it...buy the one I know I like numerous singles off of, and then decide on the second.

LOL, "Wayne's World"...it's quite alright; it's been so many years since I've seen that move/sketch I have no idea how you're being like that, lol, but It's all good, no worries!! 😛

*movie, not move

Phoenix here's some good music recommendations LOL, www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/000302.html and www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/000590.html Enjoy! LOL

Sweet P: you take care as well, and I also love Bittersweet Symphony. TTUL! 🙂

Romeclone.....ROFLMFAO!!

I have no comment on any of those gems. However, my cat, Zoey, has a few things to say.

"Devastatin' Dave is Dumb, Dorky and Disgusting". mew...wretch

"I actually kind of like the cheezy 50s top 12 hits cover. At least they look happy."

"Tino is probably really...teeny". mewhahaha

"At first glance, I thought 'Orleans' was 'The Village People', without the clothes. On second glance, I still think this".

"Who the hell is Millie Jackson? Whoever she is, she needs to close her mouth...".

"Rats have taken up residence in the beehive of Mrs. McKeithen."

"I do not understand why a bunch of old gray men wearing coke-bottle glasses and matching, albeit ill-fitting suits are asking anyone to let them touch a man. And frankly, I don't want to know."

"Julie is upset that it's her sixteenth birthday because creepy mountain man sitting at the table with her caressing her hand has evil plans in store for her. Someone call the authorities. Poor Julie."

"Joyce, Joyce Joyce. You should at least consider that complete head transplant. It can't make things any worse dear."

"Green Acres sure has gotten weird. Oh well, I'm an aethiest so they can take their "country church" and shove it up the ass of....of....Orleans."

"Man-o-Porn. I like it."

"Look at Ron Johnson. Now wake up. There's nothing to say here, except...'who the hell is Ron Johnson?'"

"I have a rabid phobia of moustaches like Jim Posts. Except that his kind of looks like a rat. So I think I'll eat his face off. By the way, Jim: the look on your face suggests utter loathing of your existence on the planet, so get therapy".

"There's that Millie Jackson again. You know...she should really try some bran muffins. And not ever do an album cover like that again."

"Poor Freddie. And...I'd jump off the empire state building before buying your album. Of course, it would probably make me want to do that anyway..."

"No comment on the Braillettes, lest I go to hell".

"The playmates need to practice safer sex. Just pants alone won't prevent the spread of disease."

"Millie, you dirty whore, go to charm school".

"Roger appears to be multi-faceted. So we should buy his album."

"No comment whatsoever on Jeff, lest I go to hell for that, too".

"Ed McMahon. Good God."

"Now that's one hot reverend. Shake yo'ass, show me whatcha workin' with Father. Okay...'father' totally ruined it for me..."

"That David Ingles. Goin' around paralyzin' Satan. Chuckle. What a silly."

"Tiny Tim!! It's Tiny Tim! blech..k.pttt...hairball. But look, Tiny Tim, how exciting."

🙂

LOL Phoenix. That was great commentary from your Leo friend.

😛 My leo friend thanks you with a mew. 😛

So, for Christmas I got the Sarah Mac/Coldplay (A Rush of Blood to The Head) CDs...and I couldn't possibly love them any more than I do. I love nearly every song on the Coldplay cd. Especially "In My Place", "The Scientist", "Clocks", "Green Eyes", and "God Put a Smile On Your Face".

This reminds me of a little something I've been wondering for years now about the Coldplay song, "Yellow". First of all, it's a kickass love song, and I believe it will stand the test of time to become a classic -- but here's my question, there is this part that goes something like, "your skin, oh yeah your skin unfolds, turning into something beautiful", however, I have read a different version of this part on lyrics sites, which read: "your skin, oh yes you're skin and bones, turn in to something beautiful". I swear, it sounds much more like my version, to me. lol. Does anyone know which is right?

And while I'm on the subject of Coldplay, everyone should listen to "Trouble" from the Parachutes album if you can. It's this haunting, melancholy-ish love song (at least I *think* it's a love song), it's very good. I must post lyrics now. 😛

Trouble

Oh no, I see,
A spider web is tangled up with me,
And I lost my head,
The thought of all the stupid things I said,
Oh no what's this?
A spider web, and I'm caught in the middle,
So I turned to run,
The thought of all the stupid things I've done,

I never meant to cause you trouble,
And I never meant to do you wrong,
And I, well if I ever caused you trouble,
Oh no, I never meant to do you harm.

Oh no I see,
A spider web and it's me in the middle,
So I twist and turn,
Here I am in my little bubble,

Singing, I never meant to cause you trouble,
I never meant to do you wrong,
And I, well if I ever caused you trouble,
Oh no, I never meant to do you harm.

They spun a web for me,
They spun a web for me,
They spun a web for me.

I must share the goodness of Coldplay with everyone. 🙂

In My Place

In my place, in my place,
Were lines that I couldn't change,
I was lost, oh yeah.

I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.

And yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?

I was scared, I was scared,
Tired and under prepared,
But I wait for it.

And if you go, if you go,
Leave me down here on my own,
Then I'll wait for you, yeah.

Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Oh for it

Sing it please, please, please,
Come back and sing to me,
To me, me.

Come on and sing it out, now, now.
Come on and sing it out
To me, me
Come back and sing.

In my place, in my place,
Were lines that I couldn't change,
I was lost, oh yeah.
Oh yeah.

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

Where do we go, nobody knows
I've got to say I'm on my way down
God give me style and give me grace
God put a smile upon my face

Where do we go to draw the line
I've got to say I wasted all your time
Oh honey honey
Where do I go to fall from grace
God put a smile upon your face yeah

And ah, when you work it out I'm worse than you
Yeah, when you work it out I wanted to
And ah, when you work out where to draw the line
Your guess is as good as mine

Where do we go, nobody knows
Don't ever say you're on your way down when
God gave you style and gave you grace,
And put a smile upon your face oh yeah

And ah, when you work it out I'm worse than you
Yeah, when you work it out I want it to
And ah, when you work out where to draw the line
Your guess is as good as mine.

It's as good as mine, It's as good as mine
It's as good as mine

As good as mine, as good as mine,
As good as mine, as good as mine

Where do we go, nobody knows
Don't ever say you're on your way down when
God gave you style and gave you grace
And put a smile upon your face

The Scientist

Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are

I had to find you
Tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart

Tell me your secrets
And nurse me your questions
Oh let's go back to the start

Running in circles
Coming up tails
Heads on a silence apart

Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh take me back to the start

I was just guessing
At numbers and figures
Pulling your puzzles apart

Questions of science
Science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart

Tell me you love me
Come back and haunt me
Oh and I rush to the start

Running in circles
Chasing our tails
Coming back as we are

Nobody said it was easy
Oh it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard

I'm going back to the start

Clocks

The lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead singing

Come out of things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head and a
Trouble that cant be named
A tiger's waiting to be tamed singing

You are
You are

Confusion never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna come back and take you home
I could not stop that you now know singing

Come out upon my seas,
Cursed missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease, singing

You are, you are, you are
You are, you are, you are

And nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
And nothing else compares

You are
You are

Home, home where I wanted to go
Home, home where I wanted to go
Home, home where I wanted to go
Home, home where I wanted to go

Green Eyes

Honey you are a rock
Upon which I stand
And I come here to talk
I hope you understand

The green eyes
Yeah the spotlight
Shines upon you

And how could
Anybody
Deny you

I came here with a load
And it feels so much lighter
Now I met you

Honey you should know
That I could never go on
Without you

Green eyes

Honey you are the sea
Upon which I float
And I came here to talk
I think you should know

That green eyes
You're the one that I wanted to find
And anyone who tried to deny you,
Must be out of their mind

Because I came here with a load
And it feels so much lighter since I met you

And honey you should know,
That I could never go on
Without you

Green eyes, green eyes, ohohoh...

Honey you are a rock
Upon which I stand.

You know what, I actually love every song on the whole damn album. The only one I'm not to crazy about is the first one, "Politik", I think it's called. It's the melody that I'm not that fond of. Anyway, everyone buy the cd. lol.

radiohead ...ok computer, kid A, amnesiac
jeff buckley....grace

I want to recomend Foo Fighters, one by one. . . It's such a great album!

I dont know man ...i might be oldtimer but i love Porcupine Tree...check that out you wont regret.
Its something between PinkFloyd/Alan parson/Camel/and Delirium..Fascinating group (played since 1992)

Porcupine Tree - will make a mental note to check that out, I've never heard of it. And I like so-called "old-school" music.

I'd love to have a Foo Fighters album. It's really weird because I've always liked them, but never managed to pick up any of their cds. They're really talented, though. Flamingo, I love Radiohead and just bought "The Bends" album. I still don't have any of the others yet though. I think "High and Dry" is my favorite track.

You mentioned Jeff Buckley, who I'd never heard of until a couple weeks ago when a friend of mine was visiting and he was telling me that I'd really like this Jeff Buckley guy, and he had me listen to a cd of his, but I'm not sure it was "Grace", but whatever it was, it was really good.

http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/db/searchrev.php?artistID=907&showReview=true

check this one

My favorites have been the classic rock from the 70s and some eightys, but, ... . I got a Evanesence CD the other day. There is a girl with black hair and weird eyes on the front, anyway, I can not believe how much I like their music, especially the first 3 songs !!! Anyone else like them ? Heard of them ??

right!!.....porcupine tree for the normal hours..lol
Then the rest is "Klaus Schulze".....

I dont belive the god anyway....but that dude is great..!!

"Evanescence"...yeah the are damn cool....!!
I know those since 2002 with the album called "Origin" then came up fallen (the one you've got) then "my Immortall" and "bring me to life" and some singles and extra bonus cd's.. I never liked "Ghotic rock", but they gave me second thought.
Recommneded 200% ....🙂