Here is what is on my list to look at: The number at front is 1-5 scale of "sounds good to me." The next column part is the artist, and the part in quotes is a song or album why. Of course, I'll only buy 3-4 and they'll fail to have most, but it's an ambitious list.

5 “Empire Records”
3 Acceptance
? Air Tight Experiment "Daze"
4 Asyln "Gotta Get Over You
? Azure Ray
2 Sabrina Barnett
? Beezus “Rebel Girl”
4 James Blunt
2 BOUNCING SOULS – “The good, the bad, the argyle”
5 Bowling for Soup - "Songs from Movies"
? Camera Obscura
5 Kelly Clarkson
3 Coheed and Cambria
3 Nikka Costa
3 Dandy Warhols (the DW come down)
4 Death Cab for Cutie
4 Fefe Dobson “Everything”
5 The Donnas
4 Dropline
5 Eisley
4 Fred Savage Fan Club
5 Garbage
2 Goudie “Drag City”
3 Hives
? Amy Jo Hylkema "Settle"
4 “Summer Holiday & Me” The Jessica Fletchers
3 Rilo Kiley
5 The Killers
5 Lee Press-on and the Nails
4 Len Can’t Stop the Bum Rush
3 Letters to Cleo
4 Lillix
4 The Lucksmiths
5 Sarah Masen
3 Mates of State
4 Minibar “Holiday from Myself”
4 Stacie Orrico “There’s Gotta Be…”
3 Hope Partlow
5 Michael Penn “Walter Reed”
2 Queen Adreena
3 Republica “Ready to Go”
5 Spiderbait “Black Betty”
5 Sting "Mercury Falling"
3 Straylight Express “Existentialism…”
? Maria Taylor “Song Beneath the Song”
5 Tegan and Sarah “Speak Slow”
5 Think of England
? Rosie Thomas
4 Le Tigre "Hot Topic"
5 David Usher
4 Vallejo
5 The Veronicas
? Ana Voog "Beautiful Accident"
4 Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs “Maps"


I don't think I'd like anything else by:

John Legend “Ordinary People”
Razed in Black “Erotica”
Sneaker Pimps “6 Underground”

I don't even recognize most of those! :P

It's great getting new music! Have fun!

The Populars

Dunno the album name - sorry.

I'm with Ess on this one too, I don't know half of these you listed.

I'm not the only one! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

:clapping:

Lol, ive never heard of any of those either.

I know 7 of them :)

Suddenly this thread becomes the "How many can you recognize thread?"

I'm betting on 4:20 Celebrants.

You got me beat Bam, I only know 5

5 for me, too:

Kelly Clarkson

Dandy Warhols

Fefe Dobson

Sting

Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs

I could recognize Stink's stuff, but not the rest. :D

i guess i didnt read it very well. ive heard of

Kelly Clarkson
Garbage
Sting

5 “Empire Records”
5 Kelly Clarkson
3 Coheed and Cambria
3 Dandy Warhols (the DW come down)
4 Death Cab for Cutie
4 Fefe Dobson “Everything”
5 Garbage
3 Hives
5 The Killers
3 Letters to Cleo
3 Republica “Ready to Go”
5 Sting "Mercury Falling"
5 Tegan and Sarah “Speak Slow”
5 David Usher
4 Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs “Maps"

15, I recognize.

Suggestions based on what you wrote? Archive, Head Automatica, The Arcade Fire, Autolux, Death From Above 1979, and Lovage.

hmm...

5 “Empire Records” ( this was the movie one, right?)

5 Kelly Clarkson
5 Garbage
4 Stacie Orrico “There’s Gotta Be…” :thumbsup: (she's cute ^_^)

5 Sting "Mercury Falling"
5 David Usher


6...

Kelly Clarkson
Sting "Mercury Falling"
The Killers
4 Fefe Dobson “Everything”
Bowling for Soup - "Songs from Movies"
Le Tigre "Hot Topic"
And David Usher

5 “Empire Records”
4 James Blunt
5 Bowling for Soup - "Songs from Movies"
5 Kelly Clarkson
3 Coheed and Cambria
3 Nikka Costa
3 Dandy Warhols (the DW come down)
4 Death Cab for Cutie
4 Fefe Dobson “Everything”
5 The Donnas
5 Garbage
3 Hives
3 Rilo Kiley
5 The Killers
3 Letters to Cleo
4 Len Can’t Stop the Bum Rush
4 Lillix
3 Republica “Ready to Go”
5 Sting "Mercury Falling"
5 Tegan and Sarah “Speak Slow”
4 Le Tigre "Hot Topic"
5 David Usher
4 Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs “Maps"
Sneaker Pimps “6 Underground”


24 for me.

I wish I would have heard of "Lee Press-on and the Nails" - that's classy.


BTW - David Usher was one of my first interviews when I was working for Chart. Really nice guy ... down to earth and really pleasant to talk to.

These guys I have some of their music:
4 James Blunt
4 Death Cab for Cutie
5 Garbage
3 Hives
5 Michael Penn “Walter Reed”
5 Sting "Mercury Falling"
4 Le Tigre "Hot Topic"
4 Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs “Maps"

These guys I've heard of:
5 Bowling for Soup - "Songs from Movies"
5 Kelly Clarkson
5 The Killers
4 Lillix

That's 12...

Edit:
Forgot that I downloaded a Lillix track for my 9 year old daughter. So I have heard one of their songs - once. Of the above bands, I think that Garbage is the best band by a mile.

Let's see, I know of:

-Bowling for Soup
I only know one of their songs, "1985"

-Kelly Clarkson
The video for "Since You've Been Gone" is great, especially that look she gives the camera at the end--it's all angry but it looks really hot.

-Dandy Warhols
I don't know anything by them but I've heard the name...

-The Donnas
I know them from radio spots, I recall they talk about their music. I don't remember what the ads were for.

-Garbage
I can't identify anything by them but I'm sure I've heard something...

-The Killers
Sounds vaguely familiar. Don't know why.

-Letters to Cleo
I've heard the name. Can't even identify where.

-Sting
Of course.

-Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs
I think only because of hearing about them here.

So, nine that I've heard of, really only three that I could identify properly.

5 “Empire Records”

4 James Blunt

5 Bowling for Soup - "Songs from Movies"

5 Kelly Clarkson

3 Dandy Warhols (the DW come down)

5 The Donnas

5 Garbage

3 Hives


5 The Killers

4 Lillix

5 Sarah Masen

4 Stacie Orrico “There’s Gotta Be…”


5 Sting "Mercury Falling"

4 Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs “Maps"

thats 14...

So JG, what did you buy?

After thinking about it a bit - of the bands you have listed that I like - I think you might like Spoon. Here's a song to download and see if you agree: "Lines In The Suit" (from Girls Can Tell)



Enjoy...

Predictably, I found 6. I bought the Donnas (they do guest spots on Vh1's 90s too), Letters to Cleo, Garbage (Bleed Like Me, I have the rest), and Len (which is silly). I saw Nikka Costa at full price (no) and Fefe Dobson (but I think I'll be okay with just "Everything").

wasn't she that lady sellling fortunes on TV with tarot cards? pity her company went under (wonder how'd they miss that important fortune)

Close. They both have about the same effect on my ears though.