# Music tastes – turn me on to something new **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858 "2006-08-31T00:42:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/1 "2006-08-31T00:42:12Z")
What I’m really looking for is workout music. My general tastes are fairly well defined, I’m die hard rock fan, and have the Lez Zeppelin T-shirt to prove it. But my workout music is a special subclass… I ain’t going to sweat my ass off to Kashmir or Sympathy for the Devil. Here’s the game: Take a look at one of my workout playlists, analyze the style of music, and point me toward something else that you think fits in, but I might not have heard before. Jet – Cold Hard Bitch, Are You Gonna Be My Girl, others Buck Cherry – Crazy Bitch, Lit Up, others The Strokes – Juicebox, Heart in a Cage The Vines – Ride, Get Free Wolfmother – Woman The Hives – Hate To Say I Told You So Velvet Revolver – Slither, Dirty Little Thing, others Seether – Remedy Pearl Jam – World Wide Suicide Oh, one more rule… I’m only looking for newer music. Assume I know that if I like Velvet Revolver, I know about STP, etc. Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Victorian\_Squid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5a626/32.png) [@Victorian\_Squid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victorian_Squid)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/2 "2006-08-31T01:59:24Z")
Hmm, I can’t say I’ma fan of anybody on your list, but I get the idea. They broke up years ago, but hardly anybody knows about them. I would suggest [Mclusky](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLusky). Especially the songs _To Hell With Good Intentions_, _Without MSG I Am Nothing_, and _Lightsaber Cocksucking Blues_. LCD Soundsystem is more dance-rock, but they’ve got some pretty stomping stuff, too. You generally can’t go wrong with Sleater-Kinney. Get their last album, The Woods, if you’re into more of a 70’s vibe. [Oneida](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneida_%28band%29) combine some crazy krautrock stuff with insanely intense riffing. See them live if you ever get the chance. Their drummer is unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/3 "2006-08-31T02:12:34Z")
Spoon. [www.spoontheband.com](http://www.spoontheband.com) Muse. www.muse.mu ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/4 "2006-08-31T02:27:32Z")
Try **We Are Scientsist** - punchy rock, very danceable, much like Jet in their ability to get you to move, although not really in sound - maybe sample “Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt” or “It’s a Hit” I see you you’re not adverse to Australian rock bands - give **Faker** a go - “Hurricane”, “The Familiar”, “Enough”, “Bodies” and “Quarter To Three” would all be good. A few others that spring to mind: **Yeah Yeah Yeahs** - Honeybear, Phenomena **Razorlight** - To the Sea **The Go! Team** - Junior Kickstart ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/5 "2006-08-31T03:53:41Z")
I think you might enjoy Clutch’s latest output. Try any of _Pure Rock Fury_, _Blast Tyrant_ and _Robot Hive/Exodus_. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/6 "2006-08-31T04:40:49Z")
Try a little **Veruca Salt** (90s chick rock) - “Volcano Girls” and “Seether” were their big hits. **Fountains of Wayne** have some slightly-less-aggressive rock – it crosses over to pop in lots of places – but you might like “Red Dragon Tattoo,” or “Maureen”, and you’re probably sick to death of “Stacy’s Mom.” They’ve got another ten or twenty songs you might love and another thirty or forty that you won’t. **Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer** are also poppy but great - my favorite track of theirs is “Moment”. Here’s another vote for **Spoon** as well, who totally stole John Bonham’s drum riff in their song “Back to the Life”. **Beck** ’s “E-Pro” from his latest album is awfully aggressive, too, but may be too slow for this mix. Oh, and for your cooldown song, you have got to take a listen to **The Greenskeepers** singing “Lotion”. It steals its chorus from Silence of the Lambs, and it makes “Possum Kingdom” sound like a campfire song. p.s. Are you _trying_ to make a stripper-music playlist? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/7 "2006-08-31T06:51:13Z")
Judging by the bands you listed, I’d strongly recommend Dirty Pretty Things’ debut album, _Waterloo to Anywhere_. It just came out and it’s great. I find that Franz Ferdinand’s _You Could Have It So Much Better_ makes a great workout soundtrack. Also, Gavin Rossdale’s new band Institute released their debut _Distort Yourself_ last year but no one seems to know about it. Definitely worth a listen. Does the fact that I’m a Gavin Rossdale groupie invalidate everything I have to say about music? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/8 "2006-08-31T07:06:04Z")
Hm, how about 30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill AFI - Miss Murder Lostprophets - Rooftops ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/9 "2006-08-31T07:06:50Z")
Thirding **Spoon**. Great, great band. Also, try **Jon Spencer Blues Explosion** , **Hot Hot Heat** , **Audioslave** and **The White Stripes**. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/10 "2006-08-31T07:40:54Z")
Hmm… This may be a little less polished rock than the bands you listed, but [Art Brut](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5423262) would have the requisite energy for workout music. You might also enjoy **Franz Ferdinand** , **The Libertines** , **The Futureheads**. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/11 "2006-08-31T08:15:02Z")
> [@Waverly](#): > > I’m die hard rock fan, and have the Lez Zeppelin T-shirt to prove it. I thought this was a typo and was just about to make some crack along the lines of ‘haha! you mean the all-girl tribute band, right’. But I looked it up and… errr… that’s what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/12 "2006-08-31T10:45:28Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I thought this was a typo and was just about to make some crack along the lines of ‘haha! you mean the all-girl tribute band, right’. But I looked it up and… errr… that’s what it is. Yup, that isn’t a typo. Thanks to everyone for the recommendations so far. It will take me a little while to find some clips or whatnot to listen to. I’ll report back as soon as I do. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/13 "2006-08-31T15:43:54Z")
KidneyThieves have a few tracks that would be good, especially “S + M (A Love Song)”. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/14 "2006-08-31T21:46:10Z")
> [@Victorian Squid](#): > > Hmm, I can’t say I’ma fan of anybody on your list, but I get the idea. > > They broke up years ago, but hardly anybody knows about them. I would suggest [Mclusky](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLusky). Especially the songs _To Hell With Good Intentions_, _Without MSG I Am Nothing_, and _Lightsaber Cocksucking Blues_ So I’m not the only one tickled by the line “you’re the only one with no trousers on?” 😃 If the OP likes the Vines and the Strokes I think “I Wanna Tear You Apart” by [She Wants Revenge](http://www.myspace.com/shewantsrevenge) might be a good song. Seether? Sodium’s “Anyway” and Mercury’s “Automatic Savior.” I can’t put a finger on why, but Jet might be a good match to Damien Rice’s “Woman Like a Man” (download this one [here](http://no-words.com/2006/07/damien-rice-woman-like-man.html)), and The Pink Spiders’ “Little Razorblade” too. The Hives? “In The Backseat” by The Vacancy (download it [here](http://www.purevolume.com/thevacancy).) ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/15 "2006-09-01T00:13:58Z")
**Juliette and the Licks** might be something you’d like to check out. It’s got the vibe you’re looking for. It’s Juliette Lewis’ (Natural Born Killers) band. The band rocks, and Juliette’s pretty good… really not as bad as you’d expect. They have a new album coming out, but I really dig her songs “Comin’ Around” and “Shelter Your Needs” (Her Scientology bent comes out a little in the lyrics to this rocker.) off of the E.P. _…Like a Bolt of Lightning_. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/16 "2006-09-01T00:34:00Z")
[Juliette and The Licks](http://julietteandthelicks.com/) [The Lick’s Myspace page](http://www.myspace.com/julietteandthelicks) ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/17 "2006-09-01T01:05:41Z")
Awesome! I’m a diehard rock fan too (though maybe a bit softer than you), and I’m always looking for more stuff outside the mainstream, but I never know where to go. I’ve got some poppy dance music in there, which may or may not be your thing. Here’s my workout playlist (minus some of the cheesy 80’s pop that I have a soft spot for, minus some of the the old stuff, and minus the stuff you’ve already got)…it’s not all rock, so you might not want to download everything there or anything, but you might see some stuff there that you know and want to include. Andrew WK - Party Hard Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) Beck - Mixed Bizness Brandtson - Earthquakes & Sharks Bravery - An Honest Mistake Crush - Jellyhead The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You The Dandy Warhols - We Used to Be Friends The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love Dramarama - Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You) Foo Fighters - Everlong Garbage - Lick the Pavement Green Day - various, if you’re at all interested in Green Day Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Bad Reputation The Killers - Mr. Brightside The Killers - Somebody Told Me New Order - True Faith NIN - The Perfect Drug NIN - Head Like a Hole Orgy - Blue Monday Placebo - Every You Every Me Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls Radiohead - Idioteque Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated Rolling Stones - Let’s Spend the Night Together Rush - The Spirit of Radio Rush - New World Man Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama ---
**Author:** ![Victorian\_Squid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5a626/32.png) [@Victorian\_Squid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victorian_Squid)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/18 "2006-09-01T01:26:21Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > So I’m not the only one tickled by the line “you’re the only one with no trousers on?” 😃 _My love is bigger than your love We take more drugs than a touring funk band Sing it_ ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/19 "2006-09-01T01:43:04Z")
OK, I’ve done some searching and some downloading. _Legal_ downloading. As far as you know. Nah, seriously, legal downloading. Spoon – Good stuff! I’m actually surprised I’ve missed it, but if nothing else, this find makes the thread worthwhile. Audioslave, The White Stripes, Beck, and Razorlight were good suggestions, so good in fact, I’m already listening to them. I just didn’t have them on the playlist I included. I’m still trying to decide if I like We Are Scientists. Maybe. I’ve got to listen to more. Clutch – Man, what a near miss. I was liking it a lot before I came to the sad realization that the lead singers voice was bugging me. From then on I was too distracted. Veruca Salt –Yep, I know them. I have both those tunes somewhere. They kind of remind me of Republica. They didn’t rate my workout playlist, but I like(d) them. I guess they are gone? Lost Prophets – Like it. Bought The New Transmission for starters. Damien Rice – I’ll circle back and check it out again when I’m looking for slower stuff. I liked it. Pink Spiders – More like The Stokes than Jet, aren’t they? But yes I liked them. I remember hearing Little Razorblade before. The Vacancy – Another near miss, another lead singer I don’t like singing over music I do. I actually managed to find something from every suggestion, and even many of those I didn’t mention were quite good, they just didn’t fit what I’m looking for right at the moment. Thanks to everyone who has responded so far. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858/20 "2006-09-01T01:46:57Z")
Glad you like Spoon. I am totally in love with that band. To me, every song is just phenominal. Good live, too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-tastes-turn-me-on-to-something-new/370858.md?page=2)