# What's on your iPod? (and what should be on mine?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375 "2006-05-26T21:46:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/1 "2006-05-26T21:46:10Z")
On mine: collection best described as “eclectic” (see below). So help me pick some new music - kinda at random. I promise I’ll acquire at least a couple of songs/albums the Dopers recommend! Odd / silly / funny stuff (if I can get it on iTunes) will please me best, apparently 🙂 My current library includes an odd variety of stuff - albums by/containing/featuring: Bruce Springsteen Red Hot Chili Peppers The Who Heart Dan Fogelberg Mike Cross (NC-based country/folk/bluegrass mix) Da Vinci’s Notebook Couple of local a cappella groups Alan Parsons Project The Beatles Canadian Brass David Byrne Fleetwood Mac A Mighty Wind (movie soundtrack) The Guess Who Harry Belafonte Fred Penner (Children’s music) Carole King / Really Rosie Hootie and the Blowfish Scott Joplin The Magic Numbers Man of La Mancha Pete Townshend Peter Gabriel Peter Schickele / PDQ Bach Bachbusters Snow Patrol Godspell They Might Be Giants Trans-Siberian Orchestra U2 The Verve Weird Al Yankovic A Toolbox Christmas / Toolbox Classics (Toccata in G Minor on a circular saw, anyone?) Chumbawumba ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/2 "2006-05-26T22:07:58Z")
My current library includes an odd variety of stuff - albums by/containing/featuring: ABBA Allan Sherman The Andrews Sisters Aretha Franklin The Beatles The Bee Gees (pre-Disco stuff) The Berlin Symphony Orchestra Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Bill Cosby Billy Joel Bing Crosby Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio Bobby McFerrin The Brian Setzer Orchestra C.W. McCall The Carpenters The Charlie Daniels Band Chicago Children Sing for Children (Christmas music) Creedence Clearwater Revisited Cyndi Lauper Dave Brubek Disney (Christmas music) The Doobie Brothers Eurythmics Eva Cassidy Frank Sinatra & Cyndi Lauper Frosty the Snowman (soundtrack from the TV special) The Glenn Miller Orchestra Grateful Dead Harry Belafonte Harry Connick, Jr. Hayseed Dixie Heart Henry Mancini The Holly Singers The International Childrens’ Choir (Christmas music) The Irish Rovers Jewel Jim Freeman John Denver & The Muppets John Fogerty Jonnny Horton Jon Bon Jovi Kevin Johnson Kim Pensyl Korn Legendary Shack Shakers Lifetime Classics (Christmas music) Mannheim Steamroller Mary Hopkin Maura Sullivan Meat Loaf Mike McClellan Mitch Miller & His Orchestra The Moody Blues New Kids on the Block The Oak Ridge Boys Oscar Peterson Pink Floyd The Platinum Strings Orchestra (Christmas music) Porky Pig (or someone who sounds like him) Rihanna Robert Downey, Jr. Rosemary Clooney The Royal Guardmen Santa Claus is Coming to Town (soundtrack from the TV special) Spike Jones They Might Be Giants Tracy Chapman Trans-Siberian Orchestra U2 Young Fresh Fellows ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/3 "2006-05-26T22:10:52Z")
Hmmm…seems my “All” list doesn’t list all of 'em. I know I have a bunch more. ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/4 "2006-05-26T22:11:27Z")
Odd/Silly/Funny: I can only think of Dan Bern. He sounds like Dylan & Springsteen, even makes fun of himself for obviously ripping them off. “Tiger Woods” is good (you have to make it to the end though) and “Marilyn” cracks me up. I’m a bit new to his catalogue but he’s definately odd, funny, and silly, as requested. Tenacious D is more well-known, a bit on the vulgar side, but hilarious as well. Other than that, it seems like you have rather eclectic tastes but wouldn’t enjoy, say, a Cannibal Corpse or Captain & Tennille. I’ll go with what I’ve been listening to lately, with a song worth checking out afterwards…if you enjoy it, maybe you can go for the album… -The Band (Night they drove old dixie down)—I’m sure it’s not news to you, but goddamn do I enjoy these guys. This song always gets me too. -Cloud Cult (The Man WHo Jumped Out the Window)—I saw these guys last week & this song is still in my head. Slow, epic, heartfelt—a great CD too. -Ryan Adams (anything off Heartbreaker…actually, the whole CD)—amazing folky/country guy—if you like Bruce Springsteen, I figured this was worth a try. Not incredibly similar, but incredible. -Talking Heads: You’ve got David Byrne on there, so why not? -Bowie: Young Americans…because it should be on everyone’s iPod. I feel very strongly about this. That’s good for now. Oh, and I’m on there. But that seemed shameless. Wait! I just said it. I AM shameless. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/5 "2006-05-26T22:17:10Z")
Oh, I also missed the iTunes requirements. :smack: Some of my Christmas music isn’t on iTunes. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/6 "2006-05-26T22:23:56Z")
i just have been an ipod owner for a couple of days, so i have just started adding. lydia pense and cold blood mavis staples bonnie raitt the commitments soon to be added: the stax records boxed set volume 1: the singles 1959 to 1968 jimi hendrix’s blues clapton’s blues ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/7 "2006-05-27T07:28:24Z")
My collection can also best be described as eclectic. I like everything that I have on my ipod and do listen to all of it, but some things I will more readily recommend than others. My first two recommendations are compilation albums that many of the stranger names in this list come from: \*\* De Dakar a Cuba: on Danse La Rumba\*\*. Fantastic Cuban music that came out of Africa. One of the best albums I have purchased all year. The other recommendation would be: **As Good as It Gets: the Best of Country Blues**. You get great old school blues artists like Son House and Mississippi John Hurt, and the recordings sound great. No question, pick up both of these collections. Below is my iPod artist list in alphabetical order. Recommendations are in **bold**. Like I said I like everything, these are the ones I think that people other than me will like. I am also not going to recommend Super main stream stuff (Stevie wonder, The Beatles) unless it is an artist I hold very close to my heart (Ray Charles) Rockish stuff will have a \* next to it Hip Hop (instrumental and rap) will have a # Jazz will have a + (I am only going to categorize the recommended artists) Blues and World Beat are for the most part covered in the above recommendations. Electric blues (muddy waters etc) will fall under rock. Unfair I know, but I am trying to keep things simple. If it is just in bold with no symbol, it means I wasn’t sure how to classify it. I might occasionally recommend a specific album or song in parenthesis next to the artist. The 5 Royales With Charlie Little Jazz Ferguson & His Orchestra **A.C. Newman** \* Aesop Rock Africando Albert King Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kha The Allman Brothers Band The Animals Antonio Carlos Jobim April Stevens **The Arcade Fire** \* Art Brut Art Tatum \*\*Avenue Q Soundtrack \*\* _The Band \*\*\* Barbeque Bob **The Beach Boys** (Pet Sounds) The Beatles Beck & The Flaming Lips Live The Bees **Belle & Sebastian** _ Bembeya Jazz National \*_Bessie Smith \*\*\* The Beta Band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bill Broonzy Big Joe Williams Billy Bragg Billy May Björk The Black Crowes **The Black Heart Procession** _ (2 … the name of the album) Blackalicious **Blackstar** # Blind Blake Blind Boy Fuller Blind Gary Davis Blind Lemon Jefferson Blind Willie McTell \*_Blur \*\*\* Bo Diddley Bob Dylan Bobby Darin Boogie Down Productions The Breeders Brian Wilson **Bright Eyes** _ Broken Social Scene Brownie McGhee Bruce Springsteen Buddy Guy \*\*Buena Vista Social Club \*\* **Built To Spill** \* (Keep it like A Secret) Cannibal Ox Cannon’s Jug Stompers \*_Cannonball Adderley Quintet + Caribou **Charles Mingus** + **Charley Parker** + Clap Your Hands Say Yeah The Clash **common** # Company Flow Copper Box Cream Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Curley Hamner Cut Chemist and Numark Da Franco Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks Danger Doom **The Dave Brubeck Quartet** + David Bowie De La Soul Dead Kennedys Dean Elliot & His Big Band Dean Martin **The Decemberists** Deltron 3030 Desaparecidos Dinah Washington Dixieland Jug Blowers Dizzy Gillespie DJ QBert **DJ Shadow** # ( **Entroducing** , even if you think you don’t like hip hop) DJ Spooky Django Reinhardt The Dominoes The Doors Dr. Octagon El-P **Elliott Smith** **Elvis Costello** _ Enon Eric B & Rakim Eric Clapton Faith No More Fantastic Plastic Machine The Fiery Furnaces **The Flaming Lips** \* (The Soft Bulliten) Flogging Molly Frank Zappa Fugazi Furry Lewis The Futureheads Gang Of Four Godspeed You! Black Emperor \*\*Gogol Bordello \*\* (Gypsy Punk rock nothing but fun, get any of their stuff) Grandaddy Grateful Dead GZA The Halo Benders Hawksley Workman Howard Roberts Howlin’ Wolf Hüsker Dü Iggy Pop & the Stooges Jack Constanzo **Jackie-O Motherfucker** James Brown Jane’s Addiction Jay Z ft Dangermouse The Grey Album Jedi Mind Tricks The Jesse Powell Orchestra With Fluffy Hunter Jim Jackson Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery Joe Walsh The John Buzon Trio **John Coltrane** + John Mayall Joni Mitchell Josh Joshua Bell Joy Division Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends Julie London Jurassic 5 Kanye West Karate Keletigui **Kid Koala** # (Some of My Best Friends Are Dj’s) King Kurtis \*\*King Missile \*\* (especially the track "Jesus Was Way Cool) The Kinks KRS-One Kruder & Dorfmeister Laba Sosseh Larry Williams Leadbelly Leroy Carr Leroy Holmes Les Bantous De La Capitale Les Baxter Little Brother Montgomery Lonnie Johnson Louis Armstrong Louis Prima Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra With Myra Johnson Ma Rainey Madness Madvillain Martin Denny **Max Roach** + Medeski, Martin And Wood Memphis Jug Band Memphis Minnie MF Doom Miles Davis Minor Threat The Minutemen Mission of Burma Mississippi John Hurt \*_Modest Mouse \*\* \* (The Moon And Antartica) Moose Jackson With Tiny Bradshaw’s Orchestra Morrissey Black Star Mr. Bungle Muddy Waters My Bloody Valentine My Morning Jacket Neil Young **Neko Case** _ Nell Hannon & Yann Tierson Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra \*\*Neutral Milk Hotel \*\* \* **The New Pornographers** \* \*\*Nick Cave \*\* \* (Get the Best of Collection or Live Seeds) Nine Inch Nails Oingo Boingo The One AM Radio Operation Ivy Orchestre Baobab Otis Redding Outkast Paris Combo Paul Kelly Peanut Butter Wolf Philip Glass **Pinback \*\*\* Pink Anderson / Simmie Dooley Pink Floyd Pixies \* PJ Harvey Plaid Plas Johnson The Pogues \* (Celtic rock, get \*\* Rum, Sodemy, and the Lash** cannot recommend more highly) **Portishead** The Postal Service PRIMUS QBert quasimoto Queens Of The Stone Age Quix_O_Tic R.E.M. **Radiohead** \* Rage Against The Machine Ray Anthony **Ray Charles** Red Hot Chili Peppers **The Replacements** \*(Let it Be) \*\*Rjd2 \*\* # (Dead Ringer) _Robert Johnson \*\* \* (The Complete Recordings) Rochereau The Rolling Stones Roosevelt Sykes The Roots Roy Brown & His Mighty-Mighty Men Roy Orbison The Royals Section-S Sex Pistols, The Shel Silverstein **The Shins** \* Sigur Rós Simon & Garfunkel Skip James Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon Slim Harpo Slint Sly & The Family Stone The Smiths Social Distortion Son House Sonic Youth Soundgarden The Specials Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto Star Band De Dakar Steve Miller Band Stevie Wonder The Strokes Sufjan Stevens Sugarcubes The Sundays Super Furry Animals The Swallows T-Bone Walker Talib Kweli Talking Heads Tampa Red Texas Alexander Todd Rhodes & Orchestra With Connie Allen & The Band Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers **Tom Waits** Tommy Johnson Tommy McClennan The Toppers With Orchestra Tortoise Treepeople Van Morrison **The Velvet Underground** Viktor Vaughn **Violent Femmes** _ The Walkmen Warren Zevon Was (was not) Ween Weezer Wes Montgomery The White Stripes The Who **Wilco** \* ( **Yankee Hotel Foxtrot** , or **Kicking Television** ) Wolf Parade Wu-Tang Clan Wynonie Harris X Yesterday’s New Quintet Yma Sumac Zero 7 The Zombies I know this was a long list and that I recommended 50 things to listen to. But I PROMISE you will like something in those recommendations, if not most of them. Try the Jazz and Hip Hop, especially Dave Brubeck and DJ Shadow. Wilco and The Pogues are both great bands also. Gogol Bordello is strange and interesting in a totally fun way. Pinback and Blackheart Procession are local(ish) bands that are huge in SoCal, but almost unknown elsewhere. All those folks should be on iTunes. Feel free to email me if you have questions. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/8 "2006-05-27T12:01:25Z")
Check out “Sneaky Snake” by Tom T. Hall. Really cute, kids love it. I remember it quite fondly from my youth. ahhhh…youth…wasted on the young, totally! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/9 "2006-05-27T18:17:10Z")
Some artists I recently downloaded from iTunes: Pinkies Les Girls Shaggy & Rayvon Shaggy & Olivia Shaggy & Natasha Watkins Monifah Kelly Rowland Ruff Endz & Memphis Bleek Cheekies Sparkle Black Eyed Peas Houston Destiny’s Child Craig David \*NSYNC Tito Puente Jr. Chanté Moore Donell Jones Jordan Knight ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/10 "2006-05-27T18:24:35Z")
Now that it’s working again, you can check out [my profile at Last.fm](http://www.last.fm/user/Skywatcher68/charts/&charttype=overall&subtype=artist). Slipknot, ICP, Eminem, and most of Korn belong to a girl who likes to use my computer to check her email. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-ipod-and-what-should-be-on-mine/358375/11 "2006-05-27T22:42:40Z")
If you like **Snow Patrol** , you’d probably like **Athlete**. Great band from the UK. I’d also recommend some **Butterfly Boucher** , old **Liz Phair** , **Fiona Apple,** and maybe some \*\*Dan Band \*\* for fun. Oh, and get some **Wilco** , **Old 97s** , and \*\*Rhett Miller’s \*\* solo work