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Help me discover some new music...

Hi, Gang,

My rig is finally at a level that I don't feel a great need to invest in new gear. Rather, I'm looking for new music to discover. I feel like I'm listening to a lot of the "same old stuff."

I listen to mostly rock and pop, with a little orchestral/soundtrack music thrown in and a bit of jazz, too.

Here's what I know and love:

Steely Dan (including Becker and Fagen solo efforts)
Sade
James Taylor
Beatles
Dire Straits
Bonnie Raitt
Eagles
Paul Simon
Some classical Chesky LP's
Joe Jackson
Ingrid Michaelson
Chicago
Basia
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Earth Wind and Fire
Supertramp
Queen

,,, and a lot of other things I'm not thinking of right now.

Anybody want to be my "Pandora" and suggest things I should check out? Great music is primary, but great sonics also appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
rebbi

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rebbi OP
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Thanks, Elizabeth, I'll check that out!
rebbi OP
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Y'all are awesome. Wow, thanks!
rebbi OP
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Gumbydammit,
Great moniker, and thanks for the suggestions!
rebbi OP
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What a wonderful thread this has turned into! You guys are great. So many good ideas here, thank you.

Chayro, thanks for the small-scale classical suggestion. The long/ponderous thing with big, symphonic works is an issue for me, so going more toward chamber music makes some sense.

Again, I'm grateful to everybody for mentioning all kinds of stuff I've never heard of, and for the suggestions of streaming services and web sites to spice up the search. Thanks for your interest, time and passion for music!

Two factors, I guess, pushed me over the edge in wanting to explore new music.

1) I'm now happy enough with my rig to not feel the constant need to tweak, so I've actually been exploring my music collection more completely again.
2) I have long adored Steely Dan and Donald Fagen, but I found his most recent album to be a disappointment, and it got me thinking: "My musical tastes are still too much stuck in high school (and yikes, I'll be 55 in a few weeks!)... time to shake things up!" :-)
rebbi OP
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Duanegoosen:
I forgot to mention Zappa. I have a few of his LP's -- Sheikh Yerbouti and Apostrophe come to mind -- but my collection's not very deep. I sometimes have trouble getting past the 8th grade potty humor on those lp's, but the musicianship and creativity are undeniably brilliant.
rebbi OP
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Toddnkaya,
I don't use either of those services but I just downloaded and installed Spotify on my MacBook Pro, so I'll check it out. Thanks for the reminder.
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