Like firstly, I'll link the spotify playlist which has most of what I listen to, its uhhh about 6.5k songs long as of 13.09.2024
I mostly listen to: 70s, 80s, 90s rap, DnB, And then all of the random stuff with a good beat
I do NOT like pop 90s onwards, 50s - 80s pop was so fire
Like theres the obvious Jacksons especially janet, then any rock really so like rolling stones and such etc
I dont need to really list those because everyone knows them I think
But lets start with the stuff I listen to the most
Absolute most in my life is Aesop Rock, rapper '99-present, his old stuff has great everything and his new stuff is odd, garbology is rubbish
Ариэль the russian Rock band from the 70s is sick, i guess its prog rock but its just special in sound
Chris Squire, member of yes that did his own thing once and by god is fish out of water good
Alan Parsons Project and just Alan Parsons, good god is it special and the best albums out there
Todd Rundgren, More prog rock it just hits hard constantly, tied for best albums ngl
The Pharcyde, 90s rap group, Do NOT listen to Humboldt its so bad but the rest of their albums are crazy, probably up there for my favourite
Marcel Gidote's Holy Crab, Czech Acid Rock oh my god is it good, please go play felvidek, pavol is life.
The Total Science albums from the 90s which were collections of DnB of the time is so good would def recc
Steely Dan deserves a mention, Aja and Can't buy a thrill are just 2 whole experiences in a great way, get an ice cream
Chris Christodoulou is probably my favourite game OST composer, oh my god deadbolt is probably the best music when it comes to games
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown is a crazy good album, again 70s weird stuff but it's just perfect.. fire is kind of overrated tho
Hideki Naganuma is also up there, his stuff's great but Aint Nothin Like a Funky Beat is kind of just annoying these days
Machine Girl is fun, not exactly my favourite stuff ever
Megadeth has a place in my heart, one of the best concerts just ever. Also it goes so well with vermintide you gotta understand
Tribe Called Quest is a classic, you probably know it but great rap group. it's just the group project that went perfect over and over
Скрабин is a great tekno or new wave depending on what year you listen to band from Ukraine
mason lindroth and chuck salamone, former did osts for both games both worked on hylics 2, so good
Jamiroquai for jammin, good god the bassline is so good like consistently
Primus / Les Claypool because oh yeah I guess, the bass also really stuck out the whole time ive known them
Christoph De Babalon because some days you just gotta be evil
Bill Withers is kinda the goat of acoustic Guitar, something I've always loved since I was little
Santana's old albums are way better than their new ones, oh my god the self titled and abraxia are just so good
Mariya Takeuchi is one of the absolute best artists when it comes to 80s in japan, expressions doesnt just describe it
Miki Matsuraba is also one of the best and most well known, theres mayonaka no door which was edited over that dr pepper commercial
Kaoru Akimoto made even more of my favourite songs like dress down, etc
MASAYOSHI TAKANAKA (because he likes to spell in full caps) is super awesome, alone got me through some stuff im not going to lie
The first edition is a great old rock band, the lead singer is like super famous and stuff idk but theyve got a good list
De La Soul is one of the first rappers who really got me to listen to a rap album as an album (after aes ofc) but DAMN is it good
Raito, who did the music for UN-IB and Melty Blood is also goated when it comes to OSTs
Rick Wakeman is another member off of yes, his tales of king arthur album is a great concept
Ice Cube is the sound of my bulwark era, something id kill to relive but something id kill to erase from history
Cypress Hill is just, either chill or fighting game music. 'tis good.
Toronto the House music guy if anyone could tell me who he actually like is? thatd be awesome, electric toothbrush is crazy good
Klaus Veen did a lot of the Lethal League Soundtrack, it's pretty damn good.
Kylie Monogue like has an alcohol free wine brand and some pretty good albums, would reccomend both
Cypis is some weird rap from poland, its not that weird but it is interesting to me
AZALI is pretty cool, its all game concept esque music, still fire
Black sabbath is more metal I love, especially ozzy osbourne's part
Ozzy Osbourne on his own is just as good, like consistently
Tik, Ukranian guy oh my god his accordion is so peak like oh my lord
I HATE RADIOHEAD WITH A PASSION IT HAS RUINED MY WHOLE LIFE
Smash mouth has always been fire, especially fush yu mang
War is an awesome band to just chill to, I could drive to it is all I'm gonna say
Pink Floyd is pink floyd, alan parsons and eric woolfson on design and oh my god did it work
Rick James is FUNKY, and I LIKE THAT
Breakwater is also FUNKY oh yeah man
Bel biv devoe is more crazy good rap, poison is an album of all time
Yes itself is definitely up there like my god is there a LOT of good stuff from them
king crimson of course, life's good
soul II soul, the best thing to come from coventry, like definitively
M-beat run da deya less go dis
I'm a pretty big fan of motorhead, would def reccomend, almost made me go deaf once tho
with aesop rock you got rob sonic who's pretty good, then also:
HAIL MARY MALLON, HMM, H, M, M. probably some of the abs best rap out there to say the least
Snoop doggie dog is always good, his original albums were amazing
Street Fighter 2,3 have amazing OSTs but like seriously just ignore the new ones they SUCK bad.
Jimmy Hendrix is an ultimate classic, cant go without
Prince is much the same, god his guitar just gets me every time
Junko Yagami, How did I not talk about her dude oh my god its probably just the best Jpop of all time by a long shot