looking for songs/bands

[Solace]

I am tired of love songs and all that annoying stuff. As a poet, when I read a poem about a break up or being in love, the poet says oh my goodness can no one find something more original to write about?

So it's the same thing with songs. I'd like to see some songs about other things. Songs that are more than the usual subjects. Songs that muse about our nature as humans. Songs that comment on life, songs that sing about the past or the future, songs that use metaphors, or songs about struggles. I don't know just things other than the usual.

Anyone got any suggestions?

I don't peticularly like country or rap, or music from the 70s-90s. But i'm open to trying most anything.

 

[Lonesome Crow]

Joe Satriani_ I belive
Staing_ it's been a while
Entwine_ Time to let go
OK GO_ Get over it
The Cars_Living in stereo
PapaRoach_ Never Enough
Incubus_ Sick Sad Little World
The Beatles_Let it Be
Rush_ Vital Signs
Triumphs_Fight the good Fight
Ra_ Do you call Name ?
Three Days Grace_ Riot
Kid Rock_ Only God Knows Why
Three Doors Down_Kryptonite
LinkinPark_One step closer
Rolling Stones_Mother's little Helpers
Fleetwood Mac_ Landslide
Iron and Wine_ Naked as we Come


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[SophiaGrace]

The Riddle - Five For Fighting
Vida La Vida -Coldplay
You Found Me- The Fray
Disturbia- Rhianna
Spiderweb- Kate Melua
No Day But Today- Rent
On The Rise- Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog
Lean On me ( forget who wrote this)
You Got a Friend - Carole King
Drive- Incubus
Yesterdays- Switchfoot
Shadow Proves the Sunshine- Switchfoot
The Middle-Jimmy Eats World
Hand in my pocket- Alanis Morisette
Defying Gravity- Idina Menzel
We are One In the Spirit
Stop and Stare- One Republic
Powder- Yellowcard
We Shall Overcome- Pete Seeger
Graduation- Vitamin C
No Day But Today- Rent
Take Me or Leave Me- Rent
Look Down- Les Miserables
Rehab- Rhianna

 

[Minus]

Lean On me ( forget who wrote this)

Bill Withers

 

[Jeremi]

Try "The Human Equation", by Ayreon. It's a 2 disc album with a story about a man fighting with his emotions and memories trying to get out of a coma. The singers play different roles, some are the emotions, some are his loved ones. It's quite different. One of my favorite albums

If you want more unusual stuff you could try some of his other albums. "01011001" or "Into the Electric Castle". They also follow stories, but they're a lot more science-fiction like. Still awesome music though

 

[Unacceptance]

How can you claim to be a poet and then say you dislike rap?

 

[Spare]

Anything by Queensryche, but most especially their album "Promised Land". It's my favorite album of all time of any genre.

Here's a link to the title song from that album:

 

[Solace]

thanks for all this guys. I like a lot of these songs. Viva la vida, yesterdays, you found me, riot, a lot from rent. let it be. A lot of these.

And una, Just because rap isn't my culture or preference and I don't relate to much of the songs, doesn't mean I don't appreciate some of it.

 

[darkwall]

OK, I'm going to give you some brilliant lyricists.

Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel (90s folk-punk)
Tom Waits (whom you probably already love)*
Will Oldham (90s folk)
PJ Harvey (90s alternative)
Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields (90s rock)
Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses (80s alternative)
Grant Mclennan of the Go-Betweens (80s indie)
Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth (80s alternative)*
Bill Callahan aka Smog (00s lo-fi rock)
David Berman of The Silver Jews (00s alternative)*

* = also poet

Finally here are two great artists from rap and country who might change your opinion:

Gram Parsons
Company Flow