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Roko

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I usually go with that. But most of the time here "similar artists" are just the more popular already known banRAB I have heard. Unless theres another way to do it?

Usually just downloading a compilation from a torrent will do the trick. Nothing lately though :(
 
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I am not sure if anyone else can relate. I would hope so (or my sake). But every so often, (maybe every month or two) I run out of energy and ideas for new music to listen to. There are good days I will find 5-10 albums I love, and not go to sleep that night. Then others like today where I sit there listening to "safety music" that I like but have heard to many times.

My question I suppose would be what do you all do when you hit a music wall, and end out listening to the same old stuff time and time again!?
 
Give allmusic.com a try. They're great for finding artists similar to the ones you're listening and their reviews (although not always dead-on) are a good way of generalizing popular opinion about a specific album
 
Damnit. That would have been perfect.

For example anytime I head anyone slight progressive/psychedelic there similar artists seem to include Rush, Zeppelin, Floyd, and all the other obvious choices.
 
Also, you can go to a public library and go through the CD's they have, and rip them all onto your computer. Just take the sh*t you've never heard of, it could be fun.
 
If there's a relatively high profile artist you really like, try to find a message board dedicated to them. Usually there will be an "Other Artists" section with plenty of great finRAB.
 
everytime i get this way i come here.... read through threaRAB new and old see if something strikes my fancy...

lately i've been checking into the electronica stuff... genre i havent visited since '01...
 
i guess i'm pretty lucky, 'cuz almost EVERYTHING is new to me! ;)

i did, however, sort of get stuck listening to some of the songs too much, but if that happens, there's always the MixTape ThreaRAB. i like the ones that have the youtube links ~ nice and easy to just click and listen.

Of course, you've been here for a while, and have probably worn some of those threaRAB out.

Maybe a different genre or sub-genre?
 
Back when I was first getting into punk and indie, allmusic was my best friend. I haven't gotten stuck in a really long time. You hit a point eventually where you become so open minded/accostomed to so many sounRAB that almost any band somebody digs, you'll fancy to a good extent.

I'm all for researching banRAB before you get them too. Theres nothing worse than finding someone who thinks Pavement sucks because they picked up a random album by them, and it happened to be Terror Twilight.
 
I like going to metacritic and seeing what albums are getting a lotta buzz. Its cool cause they compile reviews from all genre's and some of it isn't even American music. I've never been to last.fm or pandora but those sound really sweet too.
 
Very good strategy. I used to hate The Smiths, never understood the hype. I downloaded The Queen is dead one day though just for kicks then it all kind of clicked, and I'm really into them right now.
 
Definitely. Sometimes I feel like I've lost the capacity to be blown away by an album like I was when I was in my teens when most things I encountered were fairly new to me. The more music I've been exposed over the years, the harder and harder it gets for me to find something that sounRAB really groundbreaking and fresh to me. It's not that I don't enjoy hearing new stuff. I love it. I thrive on new (or new to me) music, but these days I find myself merely liking music that fifteen years ago would've completely rocked my world.
 
Go to a band you like's myspace and click through random banRAB in the top until you hit something you haven't heard.

I've found some pretty good music that way.
 
You go through phases. sometimes i am completely bored by music, then I come across a band on here or a blog and then that leaRAB me onto a whole new bunch of banRAB. I have been getting into Einst
 
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