[Dave C]

Originally Posted by Hirs Ute

Um , it appears that I have to, um, have a hairwash um, wash my headache, no um, I'm pregnant (been hoping to use to use that one for ages), yes that's it I'm pregnant and I've been told I can't fight anyone - sorry

Should have called my bluff. There's no way I'm getting out of bed at dawn for anything

[radioshoes]

Originally Posted by rolly

I'm not sure if I should be called old fogey or what,but most of the new artists of today really doesn't appeal to me.
And I like a lot of different genres.

There are a lot of bands out there,many I have never even heard any of their music.
I pick one as a wildcard now and then,and very seldom find one I like.

Do any of these newer artists sound like or resemble the style of any of these groups?
Rock:
1.Pink Floyd(Wish You Were Here/Animals)
2.The Doors
3.Dire Straits
4.Boston(Boston)
5.Kansas
6.Led Zeppelin
7.Peter Frampton
8.Ted Nugent
9.The Moody Blues
10.ZZ Top
11.CCR
12.Black Sabbath

Country:
Anything sound a likes from the Merle Haggard,George Jones,Marty Robbins,Willie Nelson,Charley Pride,Conway Twitty era?

I have heard of many of the newer artists from the USA,both country and rock,and don't like them much.
It is the artists that maybe have never been released or went mainstream in the US that I am interested in.
I found this artist,Johannes Hopfner,that I like on jamando.com.
Or Solal.This group is good too,but only has 1 album.
Never heard of them before and probally never would have if I didn't just pick a wildcard.

Some really good mellow flattop guitar pickin' would be good too.
Stuff like Mike Oldfield.
Who cares what language the artist speaks as long as they can pick a good tune?

EDIT: What is with the time limit anymore when being logged in?
The short time that I wrote this message to a text document,then paste it in the new thread I'm starting,I had to re-login.
It logs me out too soon unless I keep active with new pages.

I never tire of pointing people in the direction of Dutch band the Nits. They tick several of your boxes and have been churning out remarkably inventive albums for some 25 years now without anyone outside of continental Europe noticing. The only difficulty is knowing where to start, since they're all pretty different from one another (this is a band with a very low boredom threshhold). Plus, as with the Beatles, they cover a lot of musical territory - none of which is easily summed up in a one-word description. But if you don't like the first track you hear, try a few more before you make your mind up. Sparks have a pretty good Best Of called Nest here: Nits, Nest: MP3 Download (Me, I especially like track 12, for obvious reasons)

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Dave C

Pistols or swords at dawn Hirs ??

Bloody hell! Please keep your swords to yourself until I'm in the UK and you've each invited me over for dinner

[rolly]

Thanks to everyone for the tips.
I listened to two tracks of each of the artists mentioned,will have to revisit all except Peter Green and JJ Cale.
Liked both tracks I heard from each of those two.
Looking to download some of them already.

Kasbian likes the bass a lot.
John Martyn sounds somewhat like old time blues.
JJ Cale almost sounds like Eric Clapton.
The Nits I listened to 4 tracks,each sounds like a different artist.
Tough call on that one,I will have to listen to 4 more.

The rest I already know of or already have.

And oh yeah.
I checked the remember me box.I'll see what happens.

Edit:
Nope.I lie.I just noticed I missed one.The Black Keys.
Will check on that next.

ReEdit:
Had a listen to The Black Keys.
Yeah,they are good.Sounds like something right out of Woodstock!
Gonna get me some of this too!

[Kaeli]

Originally Posted by rolly

JJ Cale almost sounds like Eric Clapton.

JJ Cale wrote "After midnight", "Cocaine", "I'll make love to you anytime" which became huge hits after Clapton covered them. They did a CD together called "The Road to Escondido" in 2006.

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Kaeli

JJ Cale wrote "After midnight", "Cocaine", "I'll make love to you anytime" which became huge hits after Clapton covered them. They did a CD together called "The Road to Escondido" in 2006.

After Midnight & Cocaine being (probably obvious) favourites of mine of Eric Clapton. I am very fond of their Road to Escondido album, which was long in the making. I read Eric Clapton's autobiography last year and he goes on and on about JJ Cale. And no, I am not Clapton's #1 fan, lol. I was sort of in a zone for a few weeks last year, particularly after having seen him live.

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by Kaeli

JJ Cale wrote "After midnight", "Cocaine", "I'll make love to you anytime" which became huge hits after Clapton covered them. They did a CD together called "The Road to Escondido" in 2006.

Great album, not to layed back as you would expect with good guitar playing.

[rolly]

Thanks again for mentioning JJ Cale.
This is certainly one artist that I have been looking for,I just didn't know it.

[approaching oblivion]

Originally Posted by rolly

I'm not sure if I should be called old fogey or what,but most of the new artists of today really doesn't appeal to me.
And I like a lot of different genres.

There are a lot of bands out there,many I have never even heard any of their music.
I pick one as a wildcard now and then,and very seldom find one I like.

Do any of these newer artists sound like or resemble the style of any of these groups?
Rock:
1.Pink Floyd(Wish You Were Here/Animals)
2.The Doors
3.Dire Straits
4.Boston(Boston)
5.Kansas
6.Led Zeppelin
7.Peter Frampton
8.Ted Nugent
9.The Moody Blues
10.ZZ Top
11.CCR
12.Black Sabbath

Country:
Anything sound a likes from the Merle Haggard,George Jones,Marty Robbins,Willie Nelson,Charley Pride,Conway Twitty era?

I have heard of many of the newer artists from the USA,both country and rock,and don't like them much.
It is the artists that maybe have never been released or went mainstream in the US that I am interested in.
I found this artist,Johannes Hopfner,that I like on jamando.com.
Or Solal.This group is good too,but only has 1 album.
Never heard of them before and probally never would have if I didn't just pick a wildcard.

Some really good mellow flattop guitar pickin' would be good too.
Stuff like Mike Oldfield.
Who cares what language the artist speaks as long as they can pick a good tune?

EDIT: What is with the time limit anymore when being logged in?
The short time that I wrote this message to a text document,then paste it in the new thread I'm starting,I had to re-login.
It logs me out too soon unless I keep active with new pages.

I can give you a list of some of the bands I like and what their influences are. Some of them might be bands/artists that you might like also:

Sun Kil Moon - Neil Young from the classic period of "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"

Jose Gonzalez - acoustic guitarist who's been compared to Nick Drake.

ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) - The Band, The Grateful Dead, Phish

The Thorns - super group with only 1 album, but if you miss CSN's 3-part harmony, you'll find it here.

The Frames - several tracks on their "The Cost" cd reminded me so much of Cat Stevens that I had to stop what I was doing and make sure.

Duffy - Dusty Springfield/60's Motown.

Drive-by Truckers - Southern rock in the Lynyrd Skynyrd tradition.

Idlewild - their "100 Broken Windows" cd definitely made REM fans.

Iron & Wine - a unique talent, but in the Nick Drake vein

the be good tanyas - Dixie chicks

The Bravery - The Cure

[rolly]

I can give you a list of some of the bands I like and what their influences are

Thanks.
I see at least 5 of them that caught my eye,according to the influences.
I'll get busy checking them out.