Looking for music recommendations

[Martinus]

Incidentally, going through my favourite music recently, I think I found the common denominator (btw, it's not "bad music" ).

I think pretty much each of my favourite songs and musicians is "baroque". I like sound that is opulent, fabulous, symphonic, glamourous, flourishing and extravagant. Piano, xylophone, strings, wind instruments, falsettos, choruses, crazy costumes - that kind of thing. I guess if I lived in the 18th century, I would love the Italian opera.

If I were to reduce all this into a single song, I guess it would be the "Bohemian Rhapsody".

[Sheilbh]

I actually love Baroque Baroque music.  I just bought some of Vivaldi's sacred music

[Liep]

I'm going to suggest something Danish. She could fit in with the other you mentioned, and apparently she's huge in Germany atm. Aura Dione.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mTl3I-IQrU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HMP5u--xqQ

[Martinus]

Oh, I told you guys that you should not assume that I know something when it is not on the list. Even if pretty much everyone knows who the artist is, I may have heard of him, but never experienced much of his work, etc.

For example, you should have recommended: David Bowie.  

[The Brain]

FFS Mart.

[Syt]

Oh, I told you guys that you should not assume that I know something when it is not on the list. Even if pretty much everyone knows who the artist is, I may have heard of him, but never experienced much of his work, etc.

For example, you should have recommended: David Bowie.  

Was the Velvet Goldmine movie not enough of a hint?

[Martinus]

Oh, I told you guys that you should not assume that I know something when it is not on the list. Even if pretty much everyone knows who the artist is, I may have heard of him, but never experienced much of his work, etc.

For example, you should have recommended: David Bowie.  

Was the Velvet Goldmine movie not enough of a hint?

It doesn't have a single song by him - he disowned the film, since it is essentially a fantasy/slash fiction piece about him fucking a Jager/Cobain hybrid.

[Martinus]

Oh I just realised I listed David Bowie in the OP. My bad. 

I guess I heard some of his songs, but never got into them.

Btw, would you say that Elton John would be good, too?

[Syt]

It doesn't have a single song by him - he disowned the film, since it is essentially a fantasy/slash fiction piece about him fucking a Jager/Cobain Iggy Pop hybrid.

Fixed.

[Monoriu]

Voices - Yoko Kanno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwsGpxdo8-8

[Ed Anger]

Btw, would you say that Elton John would be good, too?

70's Elton, yes. Old Queen Elton of the 90's and beyond? bleh.

[Monoriu]

Away in a manger.  This is the best version I've found.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOJb6uOF05Q

[Scipio]

Bob Dylan's Christmas album.  Holy shit.  What a revelation.  Even better than Neil Diamond's double-live Christmas album.

[Monoriu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz44Mm-LL_A

You probably have never seen the anime, but even so, this tune will make anyone depressed. 

[AnchorClanker]

Try Love and Rockets in your mellower moments.