Help me expand my musical mind

[Lord Henry]

So, I've always been a rock man. From Elvis to the Stones to Oasis and all points close, I've heard it all. There are still the likes of Muse doing interesting things in this area, but I want to cast a wider net.

Now, I'm from the download generation, so here's my idea. All you guys who have one, two, or more feet in styles outside of the rock/puck/metal/blues arena, give me some know how. I want people to step up and give me three tracks that, to them, are a reason to love a genre. Be it Jazz, Country, Swing, Rap, or something I've never heard of, I'm taking all comers.

Whilst this is mostly about me I think a lot of guys could find something good here, so go nuts.

Hit me with it.

Cheers

[Against Will]

Rap:
"9 Milli Bros."- Ghostface (w/ Wu-Tang) off Fishscale LP
"The Next Movement"-The Roots off Things fall Apart LP
"Old School"-CunninLynguists off Southernunderground LP

Country:
Anything by Merle Haggard, "Mama Tried" and "Silver Wings" are my personal choices.


Other:
"Power of Independent Trucking" by big Black off Songs about ****** LP
"Empty Cartridge" by Unsane off Scattered,Smothered & Covered or Lambhouse LPs
"Orinda-Moraga" & "Jesus is a Dying Bedmaker" (1 or 2) by John Fahey off Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death

[Kurtmon]

You have to try some Lyle Lovett

[Whitmore]

rap wise i would suggest immortal technique

[Jezz8me]

swing just listen to robbie williams swing when your winning, great album i love swing it is the most fun music to listen to

[tzadik]

hmm...

concert music:
4:33 by John Cage

experimental:
I Am Sitting In a Room by Alvin Lucier

jazz type stuff:
Dirty Blond by Reid Anderson of The Bad Plus
Gloria's Step by Scott Lafaro of Bill Evans Trio
Two Teachers by John Hollenbeck of Claudia Quintet
Drewslate and also Adowa (for Gra) also by Hollenbeck
and about a zillion others


showtune:
My Mind is Clearer Now - Jesus Christ Super Star - Andrew Loyd Webber
I'll Cover You - Rent - Johnathan Larson
I Don't Remember You - Starting Here, Starting Now

techno?:
Mmm Skyscraper I Love You - Underworld
Don't Give Up - Chicane

Klezmer-ish:
Deja Oi by Yale Strom
Cobain's Bar Mitzvah by Naftule's Dream
Morenica by Sephardic Tinge

just plain cool:
Filmworks XIII - Invitation to a Suicide by John Zorn... but you have to listen to the whole album.

[MakiSupaStar]

Reggae: (I'm going to avoid the obvious Bob Marley songs)
Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
Gregory Isaacs - Cool Down the Pace
Toots And the Maytals - Funky Kingston

Dub Reggae
Dub Syndicate - Can't Take It Easy
Lee Scratch Perry - Super Ape Gorilla Dub

Dancehall Reggae
Capleton - Cannabis
Matisyahu - WP

Bluegrass:
The Dillards - Orange Blossom Express
Earl Schruggs and Lester Flats - Folsom Prison Blues

Funk:
The Meters - Hey Pocky Away
The JB's - Breaking Bread

Punk:
The Damned - Melody Lee
DOA (with Jello Biafra) - Full Metal Jack-Off

Alternative (whatever the hell that means)
Primus - DMV
Oysterhead - The Amy's on Ecstasy

Jam
Phish - You Enjoy Myself
Galactic - Hamps Hump

Afro-Cuban
Fela Kuti (Any song)
West African Hi-Life Band (Any song)

Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
Juan Garcia Esquibel - Zoom Zoom

Jazz
John Scofield - (Anything from "A Go-Go")
Medeski Martin and Wood - Shack Man

Electronica
The Orb - Perpetual Dawn
Material - Hallucination Engine

Alternative
Beck - Deborah
Beastie Boys - Sabotage

I can't think of anymore.

[Jezz8me]

I'll Cover You - Rent - Johnathan Larson

oooooooooooooooooo i love this tune i love rent and i love collins and angel and i love jonothan larson and i just love it all

just to clear things up i also love women(not that there is anything wrong if i didn't)

Alternative
Beck - Deborah
Beastie Boys - Sabotage

may i add arctic monkeys they are the epitome of alternative baselines and they are really fun to play