How do I find music that I would like?

Question

I know people who have gigabytes of music. Im thinking they must not be very picky, they just download whatever. I want to increase my own very limited music collection, how do I start building a music collection that large?

I dont like really old artists. like the beatles or something. only 1990-now

I like reggaeton, rap, r/b

Answer 1

OK

so... pretty much. I am a bit like u. I LOVE NEW music. but what i do, is i go to these sites.

http://www.artistdirect.com/
http://music.aol.com/

i also just browse around on myspace music on like the index thing and look at bands who i think might interest me.

Those sites are really good and i recomend that you browse around them. there are so many different styles of music including the ones that you outlined and are updated quite regularly. They will make you look like you have the step up on everyone else as you find the songs like "Sexy Back" or "London Brige" and "Give It Up To Me" or "Show Me The Money" three or four months before everyone else does.

The sites will probably let you figure out what styles you like best and therefore you can select those certain categories...

I hope this helps.

Hopefully you might be able to answer my question(s) in the future. :)

Answer 2

Start w/ these:

"Kashmir", "Stairway to Heaven-" Led Zeppelin
Any Beatles
'Maybelline'- Chuck Berry
'Keep a-Knockin', 'Tutti Frutti'- Little Richard
"Good Lovin Gone Bad", "Feel Like Making Love"- Bad Company
'Go Your Own Way', 'Rhiannon', 'Gold Dust Woman'- Fleetwood Mac
"We Are the Champions", "Now I'm Here"- Queen
"Nights in White Satin", Story in Your Eyes"- Moody Blues
"Burn", "Smoke on the Water" (live)- Deep Purple
"Baba O'Riley", "Pinball Wizard", "Squeeze Box", "Naked Eye"- The Who
'Carry on Wayward Son', 'Dust in the wind"- Kansas
'Logical Song', 'Breakfast in America'- Supertramp
'Solid Rock', "Expresso Love'- Dire Straits
'Oh!'- Sleater Kinney
'Black Magic Woman'- Santana
'Peace Train', 'Morning Has Broken'- Cat Stevens
'Come Sail Away'- Styx
'The Boys Are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak'- Thin Lizzy
'Limelight', "The Spirit of Radio', 'New World Man'- Rush
'I've Seen All Good People'- Yes
'Magic Man', 'Crazy on You', 'Barracuda'- Heart
'All Along the Watchtower', "Purple Haze', "Manic Depression"- Jimi Hendrix
'School's Out'- Alice Cooper
'More Than a Feeling', 'Don't Look Back', 'Foreplay/Long Time Gone'- Boston
'Karn Evil 9'- ELP
'Highway to Hell', 'Shook Me All Night Long', 'It's a Long Way to the Top'- AC/DC
'Gimme Shelter', 'Miss You", "Rocks Off'- Rolling Stones
'Little Guitars', 'Unchained'- Van Halen
'Get It On (Bang a gong)'- T-Rex
'Deceptacon'- Le Tigre
'Too Kool to Kalypso', 'Away From Home', 'Don't Care'- Klark Kent
'Blue Morning, Blue Day', 'Cold As Ice'- Foreigner
'Stay With Me', 'Maggie May'- Rod Stewart
'American Girl', 'Breakdown'- Tom Petty
'Queen *****', 'Hang on to Yourself', 'Star'- David Bowie
'Positively 4th Street'- Bob Dylan
'Just What I Needed'- The Cars
'Do Ya', 'Mr. Blue Sky'- ELO
'Pulling Mussels from a Shell', 'Another Nail in My Heart'- Squeeze
'Wish You Were Here', 'Brain Damage/Eclipse'- Pink Floyd
'Draw the Line', 'Back in the Saddle', 'Dream On'- Aerosmith
'Alright Now'- Free
'Surrender', 'I Want You to Want Me (live)- Cheap Trick
'Living in the Past', 'Aqualung'- Jethro Tull
'Reelin In the Years'- Steely Dan
'Hotel California', - The Eagles
;Ace of Spades'- Motorhead
'Layla', 'Mainline Florida', - Eric Clapton
'Carry On', "Wooden Ships'- CSN&Y
'Old Man', 'Heart of Gold'- Neil Young
"King of Pain', 'Roxanne'- The Police

Answer 3

hahaha.....typical Fonzie style....classic tunes, great selection

I typically raid my friends' collections, borrowing CDs, asking for recommendations. I also use iTunes & AOL music since they recommend similar artists. My collection.......all 900 cds or so has taken years to accumulate........its all about being open and experimental.......that's how I amassed my library

Answer 4

last.fm

type in your favorite bands and it will list ones kinda like them and say how much like them the other bands are...i love it