Yes, I did post this in the mix forum, and got 3 good responses, however Finch Platte suggested I mosey over her to post it, and see if I could get more input. For the previous thread, go here: http://www.obner.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3965

For background info:

Okay, so I'm always making mix cd's for friends and relatives, but very rarely make one for my husband. The reason being-- he's not really into a lot of the music I like, so it's hard for me to find things he *does* like. If I gave y'all a list of the bands I know for a fact he likes, could you suggest some newer/recent bands I can check out? Any input would be helpful!

Ministry (Thieves/Mind is a Terrible... era)
Godflesh
Pink Floyd
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
most hardcore/punk (older Fugazi, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, DK's, Nausea, old Misfits, older Bad Religion, etc... seems to prefer the older SoCal punk to English punk)
A Perfect Circle
Tool
System of a Down
Concrete Blonde
Peter Murphy/Bauhaus
Delta blues (Son House, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters-- doesn't like any of the newer stuff)
Mozart
Mento (got the Mento Madness cd for Christmas and loved it)
Bob Marley

I did find one band he really liked recently... Death from Above 1979. The man is difficult to buy for sometimes. I usually have to know in advance of something he's really been seeking, however, I'd like to turn him on to some new stuff.

Help me! Please!

edit: based on some of the prior responses, here's the deal:
QOTSA - he likes him, but he'd rather listen to Fu Manchu if he's going to listen to stoner rock
Love and Rockets - he likes them, and we've got several albums
Cap'n Deez-- I think I remember him telling me one time that he *didn't* like DRI, but it's been awhile.

oops, one more to add to the "he likes" list: David Bowie... preferably older stuff, but he will listen to the newer stuff.

dnorwood, i'm gonna put together a mix for you and yousendit.

also, your hubby has some fine taste [especially the fu manchu bit;)].

Chrome
McLusky
early Helmet
early Therapy
Skinny Puppy
Front 242
Front Line Assembly

A quick search of AMG and I think he may like these and people here can tell me if I'm off.......


Husker Du
Minutemen
Gang of Four
Black Flag
The Fall
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Mars Volta
Deftones
Jim Carroll Band
Thin Lizzy (for the Zepplin/classic rock)
Helmet
Faith No More

If he likes Bowie, he should check out Bobby Conn and The Glass Gypsies.

The Marley fan in him would probably appreciate Peter Tosh.

If he likes Mozart, you can ease him into Beethoven, then work chronologically up to, say Shostakovitch. Or you can just give him Shostakovitch Sym #5, Finale, which is a pretty awesome piece.

Depending on what Bowie he likes, he may also dig some T. Rex (early 70s Bowie) and Brian Eno (late 70s Bowie) pop stuff.

He might like Dungen since he likes Hendrix. And most people seem to like Dungen anyway.

I agree with Derris's Minutemen and Gang of Four suggestions. Maybe not the Fall, though. I like them , but they can be an acquired taste. You might be able to get away with something off of their mid-80s, more pop albums.

He might like Isis on the Tool, sorta modern metal tip. If they seem kinda boring to him, maybe try Mastodon.

the first half of splates' list

Opeth - "Harvest"
Taproot - "Smile", "Like"
Minutemen - "History Lesson No. 2"
Ben Harper - "Touch From Your Lust"
Avro Part - "Fratres" (for piano and violin)
Juno - "All Your Friends Are Comedians"

Thanks everybody for the suggestions... believe it or not, he preferred the Replacements over Husker Du... never got into them for whatever reason.

I'll look and see if I can find the others you are suggesting... this helps immensely!

Here are a few that he may like:

The Futureheads
At the Drive In
Fear Factory
PigFace -- Practically Ministry anyway. same era. as Mind/Rape
Download -- side project of cEVIN kEY of Skinny Puppy
Katatonia -- Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Oceansize -- Effloresce. He would love this...Trust me.....

These are GREAT... I've been sampling a few, and here's what I know he will like:

Oceansize
Porcupine Tree
Lightning Bolt
Dag Nasty (who knows... he may have some of this that I wasn't aware of since there seems to be a Dischord connection)

I'm still searching/listening to everyone's suggestions.

fyi:
Yes, he likes Pigface, and had one of their albums at some point (was also into RevCo during the early 90s)
Fear Factory-- no, not his style
The Futureheads-- everytime I play this, he seriously asks me if this some Adam and the Ants redux, i.e. he doesn't like it
Gang of Four -- I never forced this upon him... I don't know though. I like it!
Definitely already a Helmet and Black Flag fan

He's got the strangest tastes sometimes... and I thought I was picky!

ditto on mclusky
also
refused - the shape of punk to come

Error Burn In Hell

It's Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion, Greg Pucicato from Dillinger Escape Plan and some dudes that used to work with Trent Reznor. You can check out some songs here but I don't know if they're downloadable but I'm sure you can find them on slsk.

For Delta Blues I always recommend Tommy McLennan

If he likes early period Pink Flloyd I'd suggest Tomorrow

For a Bob Marley alternative I'd give you Sylford Walker

Try out some Dukes of the Stratosphere AKA XTC for psychedelica
try some Masters of Reality for that semi-classic rock vibe
attempt some Nebula/Kyuss for that burnt-out stoner Fuzz

and cant really help ya on the new Metal - most of it bores me.

Buy him the latest Helmet album, its good. Even the cat digs it.

Maybe Home Grown for the punk fan.

hey DALEN!

The hubby really loved the Anathema song you sent me a while back... any more stuff you can share with me?

Also, everyone thanks for your input... I think I've gotten him interested in:
Porcupine Tree
Refused
Juno <-- on first listen, he said these guys reminded him of Samiam

Things he wasn't so into:
Mars Volta <-- these guys strike me as an "acquired taste"
Opeth

on a side note, *I* liked Oceansize, so thanks to whoever suggested them!

check the DC++

I have some Anathema...

would love to, but dc++ seems to be down now... are you on soulseek?

Not on Soulseek... Ack...

How do you do that You Send It thing?

Just make a folder with whatever, stuff it and upload?

i'm on a pc so I don't have the Mac stuffit application. It would need to be a zip file. thanks.

just zip up all of the files and then upload it...zipping it up prevents you from having to upload 10 or 15 files with 10 or 15 e-mails sent out

I zipped it and its 102mgs... thats still huge.

I have a FTP site at work, I'll see if i can get it up there Dana.

It's their last album "2004's Natural Disaster" and 7-8 other songs.

I'll have more info tomorrow morning when i get to work.