come here for music recommendations.

[CommonCriminal]

Starting point for the Animals.

[DrewLee865]

Hip-hop. I'm finally taking the plunge, and I definitely want to do it right. Must-have albums, classic albums, the best of the best, please. Thanks in advance, and........GO!!!

Geto Boys and 2pac are my favorite Hip-Hop groups. Listen to Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped and 2Pac's All Eyez on Me.

[Alright_Computer]

Hip-hop. I'm finally taking the plunge, and I definitely want to do it right. Must-have albums, classic albums, the best of the best, please. Thanks in advance, and........GO!!!

You should check these out as far as essential goes:

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique & Check Your Head
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
De La Soul - Three Feet High and Rising
Nas - Illmatic
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back & Fear of a Black Planet
Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
Run DMC - Raising Hell
EPMD - Strictly Business
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader & Paid in Full
OutKast - Stankonia & The Love Below
Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - The Message
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
KRS One - Return of the Boom Bap
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother
Gang Starr - Daily Operation

That should be a good starting point...

Starting point for the Animals.

My favorite is Every One of Us.

[overdriveguitarman]

What bands do I need to check out?

I want to find new bands, and I want to know what I'm missing out on. Old or Modern.

A band that is not in Rock Band would be great, as I know most of those already! (unless of course, the songs in the game don't show what the band has to offer (ex. Dinosaur Jr.)

[CommonCriminal]

What bands do I need to check out?

I want to find new bands, and I want to know what I'm missing out on. Old or Modern.

A band that is not in Rock Band would be great, as I know most of those already! (unless of course, the songs in the game don't show what the band has to offer (ex. Dinosaur Jr.)

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[neckermanncj]

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[Alright_Computer]

You should check these out as far as essential goes:

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique & Check Your Head
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
De La Soul - Three Feet High and Rising
Nas - Illmatic
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back & Fear of a Black Planet
Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
Run DMC - Raising Hell
EPMD - Strictly Business
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader & Paid in Full
OutKast - Stankonia & The Love Below
Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - The Message
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
KRS One - Return of the Boom Bap
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother
Gang Starr - Daily Operation

That should be a good starting point...

I just realized thanks to another thread on this forum that I forgot an album and I have no idea how I did, since it's a great album...

The Roots - Phrenology

[Runesmith]

I am looking for recommendations for Blind Guardian and Iced Earth.

[Cubecubed]

Yo La Tengo? where to start with them?

[Alright_Computer]

Yo La Tengo? where to start with them?

That's a tough one. Their new album Popular Songs is really awesome and would be a great introduction to the band, so I say that one. You should look into their albums I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One, May I Sing With Me, and I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass eventually also.