# need music recommendation **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 1, 2001, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818 "2001-07-01T06:26:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![riserius1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@riserius1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riserius1)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/1 "2001-07-01T06:26:14Z")
I’ve designated one side of a tape I’m making for The Residents Commercial Album–40-one-minute-highly unusual songs. My dilemma is I need something suitable for the other side of the tape. I don’t really like anything else by the Residents, so I’m searching for other suitable music for the flip side. Any suggestions? Chris W ---
**Author:** ![DarkPrince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@DarkPrince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkPrince)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/2 "2001-07-01T07:11:57Z")
What types of music do you like? ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/3 "2001-07-01T07:19:47Z")
Name of the song is _Prettypoo_…if you don’t have Napster I’ll email it to you. ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/4 "2001-07-01T12:08:33Z")
How about something by negativeland? ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/5 "2001-07-01T18:02:50Z")
Aside from **Negativland** , you might want to add some **Neutral Milk Hotel**. Another nice addition would be The **Flying Lizards** first album, which is finally back in print and on CD, though only as an high priced import (if you live in the US). ---
**Author:** ![riserius1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@riserius1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riserius1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/6 "2001-07-02T02:29:54Z")
Just to clarify: I listen to everything! Pop,blues,newwave, punk, country,jazz,classical,etc. I Have over 1500 vinyl lp’s and over 300 cd’s. The only genre I don’t like is opera. As i said before, I like the residents commercial album and I’m looking for music in a similar vein–short,weird and catchy almost in spite of itself. Hope this helps. Chris W. ---
**Author:** ![Fogglethorpe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Fogglethorpe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fogglethorpe)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/7 "2001-07-02T04:17:23Z")
Wow! I have never known anyone besides myself who liked The Residents! Allow me to make a few suggestions: Renaldo and the Loaf sound very similar to The Residents. (I have a theory that maybe they are one and the same) “In the Court of the Crimson King”, the first recording by King Crimson. Virtuosic, disturbing, and beautifully bizarre, it ranks as one of my all time favorite albums. “The Madcap Laughs”, by Syd Barrett. The incoherent ramblings of a once brilliant musician who had an unfortunate drug-induced meltdown. “Music for Airports”, by Brian Eno. I hope these help. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kevin\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevin_H)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/8 "2001-07-02T04:29:42Z")
Check out the String Cheese Incident (jam band type band) ---
**Author:** ![riserius1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@riserius1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riserius1)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/9 "2001-07-03T00:32:06Z")
with the exception of some of zappa’s stuff, I don’t really care for jam bands. I like short, concise, ridiculously catchy stuff. Chris W PS I listened to a couple things by Neutral milk hotel; very interesting! Got anything similar you can suggest? ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/10 "2001-07-03T00:40:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by riserius1 \* > \*\* > > PS I listened to a couple things by Neutral milk hotel; very interesting! Got anything similar you can suggest? \*\* You might want to check out _ **Dusk At Cubist Castle** _ by **The Olivia Tremor Control** or _ **Stars On ESP** _ by **His Name Is Alive**. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/11 "2001-07-03T00:41:05Z")
Some They Might Be Giants might be in order–the _Flood_ album in particular has some very catchy, totally bizarre songs. ---
**Author:** ![bdubs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@bdubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdubs)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/12 "2001-07-03T03:29:15Z")
I have no idea who the Residents are. I’ll be sure to check them out. Maybe you can do me a favour, and listen to my band and tell me what you think. [http://www.peregrine.live.com.au](http://www.peregrine.live.com.au) ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/13 "2001-07-03T04:57:02Z")
A good flip side to the Residents commerical album would be the Urinals - Yeah I know I’m practically their press agent, but most of their songs are like one riff/1 minute long masterpieces. They have a CD on Amphetamine Reptile called **Negative Capability … Check It Out!** Also good for compilation tapes are the several volumes of Las Vegas Grind - hard to describe sixties music, made by non existent bands out to make a buck, and almost always genius. I guess if you can imagine some actual wild rock band that slipped through the cracks and appeared in a scene in an episode of ‘Get Smart’ or ‘Batman’ that needed some teen-appeal - well, you’re kind of on the Las Vegas Grind wavelength. ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/14 "2001-07-03T18:46:07Z")
Q and not U - No kill No beep beep. GREAT ALBUM ON DISCHORD ---
**Author:** ![Fogglethorpe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Fogglethorpe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fogglethorpe)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/15 "2001-07-03T22:18:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Purd Werfect \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by riserius1 \* > > \*\* > > > > PS I listened to a couple things by Neutral milk hotel; very interesting! Got anything similar you can suggest? \*\* > > You might want to check out _ **Dusk At Cubist Castle** _ by **The Olivia Tremor Control** or _ **Stars On ESP** _ by **His Name Is Alive**. \*\* As per your recommendation, I purchased The Olivia Tremor Control, and I love it! Thanks for letting us know about them, Purd. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2001, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-music-recommendation/70818/16 "2001-07-03T22:28:13Z")
“Hello, Dad? I’m in jail.” by **Was Not Was**. I like it, anyway.