What are some essential tunes for ipod?

CCR, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Starship, Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult, really anything rock from the 60s-70s, especially swamp rock. Pop and rock from the 50s-60s. Anything Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart. You need to get some soul from some ladies. Dusty Springfield, Aretha, you should grab some Eva Cassidy grab some jazz. Billie Holiday, ella Fitzgerald. Just. I have too much music.

Explore new music, broaden those musical horizons, kiddo.

Guggenheim Grotto, both albums
Lilly Allen
David Byrne and Talking Heads – entire collection
Shout Out Louds (good pop)

I haven’t discussed my fixation/obsession with Guggenheim Grotto on Fluther, have I?

David Bowie!

Fuckballs! How did I miss Bowie? and Queen!
I’m wearing my concert shirt from Bowie’s Reality tour right now. What the hell is my malfunction.

I firmly believe that all ipods need at least one or 2 good jam bands. Mine would not be complete with O.A.R and Dave Matthews.

Besides Bowie, i would say:
The Who
The Beatles
The Clash
Radiohead
Vampire Weekend
Elliot Smith
Arcade Fire
Audioslave
Rage Against The Machine (not heavy metal in my book)
Arctic Monkeys
Bloc Party
Cake
Interpol
Old 97’s
Wilco
The White Stripes
TV on the Radio
Talking Heads
Spoon
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Modest Mouse

And about anything they^ said.

You just got yourself added to a Fluther dverhey.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sufjan Stevens, Ratatat, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Atmosphere, Beck, DMB, John Butler Trio, Tegan & Sara, The Rogue Wave, Jurassic 5, TV on the Radio, Dawn Landes, Cat Power, Andrew Bird, Ani DiFranco, Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, Spoon, Wilco, The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Vampire Weekend, Radiohead, Bassnectar, Bright Eyes, Coldplay, Devendra Banhart, Gorillaz, The Killers, The Weepies, MGMT, Rilo Kiley, RJD2, Thievery Corporation, Sublime…......

thnx for the overwhelming response! i will look into them. But particularly, r there n e good modern songs u wud recommend?

What do you mean by modern? Like 2000 on, or like 2008 modern?

about 2006 modern

Or excessive use of synthesizer modern?

Check out Ratatat. They’re not that well-known, but aweeeesome.

and @dverhey : you got added to my fluther, too!

ya, probably a higher use of synthesizer. But i am still interested the lyrics, tune, and meaning of the song. For example, the Fray is one of my favs

Alright then:

Time To Pretend- MGMT
Missed The Boat- Modest Mouse
Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine- The Killers

to name a few.

And anything by Keane of their Perfect Symmetry album. No guitarist there.

Many right from my iPod artists list:

Alan Parsons Project, Allman Brothers, America, Beach Boys, Beatles, Bee Gees, Billy Joel, Blood Sweat & Tears, Boz Scaggs, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Chicago, The Commodores, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills & Nash, Dire Straits, Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Earth Wind & Fire, Electric Light Orchestra, The Fixx, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine, Gordon Lightfoot, The Hollies, J. Geils Band, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Jefferson Starship, Jethro Tull, John Mellencamp, John Denver, Journey, Kansas, Little River Band, Loverboy, Missing Persons, Mister Mister, The Outfield, Paul McCartney & Wings, Pink Floyd, The Police, The Pretenders, The Rascals, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, Santana, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly & the Family Stone, Steely Dan, Steve Miller Band, Stevie Wonder, Styx, Tears for Fears, Three Dog Night, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Toto, U2, Wang Chung, Warren Zevon, The Who, Yes.

Sorry I got carried away. Music is a big part of my life.

Elvis Costello. Anything from his first five albums, My Aim Is True, This Year’s Model, Armed Forces, Get Happy!! or Trust is bound to be one of the best songs you’ll have on it. I am absolutely not kidding.

Alright, I looked through my iTunes.

Try These:
Girl- Beck
Spiraling- Keane
Flame- Bell X1
Helicopter- Bloc Party
Hem Of Your Garment- Cake
Let’s Go- The Cars
Tell Me In The Morning- Cold War Kids
Strange Overtones- David Byrne and Brian Eno
Turn It On- Franz Ferdinand
Middle Of Nowhere- Hot Hot Heat
Obstacle 2— Interpol
Processed Beats- Kasabian
All These Things That I’ve Done- The Killers
Kids- MGMT
Time Is Running Out- Muse
Off The Record- My Morning Jacket
Id Engager- of Montreal
Shock The Monkey- Peter Gabriel
Karma Police- Radiohead
Don’t Make Me A Target- Spoon
Burning Down The House- Talking Heads
In A Cave- Tokyo Police Club
Dancing Choose- TV on the Radio
Wake Up- The Walkmen
Teddy Picker- Arctic Monkeys
Rebellion (Lies)- Arcade Fire
Won’t Get Fooled Again- The Who
Hell is Chrome- Wilco

If you can digest all of that…

Guggenheim Grotto They’re playing South by Southwest this week, and will be on World Cafe in the next few weeks as well. I get to see them for a second time in a month on the 24th in a really small, personal venue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9U2N4i20Rs

And Cake!!!

…what if you prefer heavy metal on your iPod ? well ok, i also listen to trevor pinnock, kow otani etc.

I second Ratatat and I would also throw in Blockhead. Both are incredible.

@aviona your list got you added to my fluther!

Cake is amazing. I love their b-side album.

Oh, I like Ratatat! Great pick.

Missed the Boat is my personal theme song these days…I love the Walter Robot video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTzM2aHEC7k

MGMT, Owl City, The Postal Service, The Black Keys, Death Cab for Cutie, Beulah, Ghostland Observatory, Klaxons. All of these are good “modern” acts I have been listening to.

Okay, no one seems to have mentioned the Grateful Dead!

They didn’t have that many #1 hits but someone said at some point they were “America’s last great traveling circus”. For about 30 years straight, with a slight breather in 1974, they toured the U.S. and occasionaly Europe. They even played in front of the Great Pyramid in Egypt. Aside from that their music was unique, jammy and really never quite the same more than once. Plus, if you have a small ipod, one of their songs could probably fill up the whole thing, I kid, I kid. An acquired taste for sure, but their my #1 favorite. Oh and make sure it’s live. They really were a “live” band. If you do go studio go for American Beauty and/or Workingman’s Dead.

The Tings Tings – Great Dj

I can’t live without these bands on my iPod:
Tool, Perfect Circle, NIN, Gorillaz, QOTSA, Presidents of the United States of America, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, Steely Dan, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, NERD, Wolfmother, No Doubt, Metallica, Grateful Dead, Cake (Prolonging the Magic), Silverchair (Frogstomp), and anything from the wonderful composer Nobuo Uematsu.
Nickelback can go to hell

Alesana, System of a Down, and Psychostick. Even if you dun like metal. Trust me on this one.