I'm 16 and I don't like the music these days so tell me some artist I should get to know and why.

What type of music do you like?

I know I like jazz but I don't really know where to look like. The only thing I know is Miles Davis and Billy Holiday.
I just found out I like Jimi Hendrix...
And I loooove soul. Neo-soul or old soul but still it's hard to know where to start looking.
And I love funk, Chic, Sly and the family Stone.
But hey, I'm 16 I can still discover new genres...
Oh yeah I also like that poppy-rock music like Zita Swoon and Ozark Henry but I doubt if you know that. They're from Belguim. Now that I mention it I laso love Zap Mama also from Belguim.

OK, I can help you with the funk. Of course, you already know about Prince (and his associates) because you are here. You should check these artists out:

Rick James
The Barkays
Cameo
Roger & Zapp
Lakeside
Brick
The Brothers Johnson
The Isley Brothers
Midnight Star
Ebonee Webb
Parliament/Funkadelic
The Dazz Band
The Gap Band
One Way
The Commodores
Con-Funk-Shun
Graham Central Station
Average White Band
Instant Funk
Skyy
Junior
O'Bryan

That's just a few to get you started.

Eline said:

If you like funk, start with a group like Parliament. If you like female funk artists, go with Betty Davis (the former wife of Miles Davis).

Since you mentioned Chic, you should really check out the albums C'est Chic (1978) and Risqué (1979). Both of which are great. Their compilation The Best of Chic, Vols. 1 & 2 are nice starters as well.

An artist you need to know about is Stevie Wonder. Very prolific artist. Great albums. Check out the albums Innervisions, Songs In The Key of Life, Talking Book and Hotter Than July. But there's so many great albums of his to start with.

If you like soul, then you check out a woman named Meshell Ndegeocello. I recommend listening to her first album "Plantation Lullabies" (1993). Lots of great grooves on that album.

These are just some in a sea of many.

Thank you.

I'll be sweet for a couple of weeks witht the tips you 2 gave me.

I love the fact that you have eclectic musical taste. My friends here have made some great recommendations. Here are a few:


Talking Book, Stevie Wonder


Anthology (greatest hits), Sly and the Family Stone

A Decade of Steely Dan, Steely Dan

Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2, Thelonious Monk (a great intro to be-bop jazz)

Horace Silver Trio, Horace Silver

Inspiration Information, Shuggie Otis

Comfort Woman, Me'Shell Ndegeocello
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stevie wonder-Music of my mind
any of the Rotary connections albums
War-deliver the world or the world is a ghetto
Marvin Gaye-what's going on
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May I suggest...

Rick James
Betty Davis
Van Hunt