Which artists' music do you buy without audition

Sorry about that incomplete prior post.

The band is: Poi Dog Pondering

Their music is: Turned-on, tripped-out, world soul music. A collage of sound played on more instruments than you can shake a stick at.

Turned-on, tripped-out, world soul music. A collage of sound played on more instruments than you can shake a stick at.

1.Sopor Aeternus (nearly always limited editions ie 3000 copies only.
2.Coco-Rosie
3.Fields of the nephilim
4.Bela Fleck
5.Death In June
6.Boyd Rice/NON
7.Evgeny Kissin
8.Michael Nyman
9.Eminem
10.Placebo
11.Pete Doherty
12.Johnny Forskin & the peelbacks
13.Radiohead
14.The Fighting Cocks.

Radiohead, Massive Attack, Janes Addiction.

I'm with Jb8312. I audition them in the car *after* I get 'em. ;)

Keith Jarrett...both trio and solo.

Radiohead
XTC
Patrick O'Hearn
U2
Peter Gabriel

Paul Westerberg

Roseanne Cash
Mary Black
Steely Dan/Donald Fagen
Michael Franks
Eric Clapton
Don Henley
John Hiatt
Mark Knopfler
Peter Gabriel
Ryan Adams
Bob Dylan

Richard Thompson

Mostly everything, I buy based on suggestions, reviews and (belive it or not) the Amazon reccomendations. I have found so much good music that way. But with that said, I buy Ani Difranco just becaue it is Ani...I used to be the same way with the Dead Can Dance.

Once in while while surfing Amazon, I might listen to something that has caught my attention but I have not, otherwise, be aware of.

Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Bill Nelson.

U2, Coldplay, Alison Krauss, Nickelback, and anything composed by Dvorak

Among current artists... Radiohead, The Bad Plus, Madeleine Peyroux, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, Arvo Part, anything played by Peter Wispelwey, and anything played or written by Edgar Meyer. Among non-current artists, am finding I do this with lots of older jazz, Glenn Gould, anything composed by Reger, Chopin, Liszt.

Interesting idea for a thread!

One more Steely Dan vote.

I was wondering if the message in "Everything Must Go" was that it was the end. But with the tour over the summer I suppose not.

I saw them once in 1974 when it was all good. Seen them 3 times since and the sound system has been unbelievably bad. Didn;t go this year as I didn;t want to be dissappointed again.

there are a number of classical artists and jazz artists that i like. pianists such as glenn gould, martha argerich, ivo pogorelich, conductors such as ernest ansermet, mravinsky and a bunch of harpsichordists, such as pierre hantai, christopher rousset, trevor pinnock et al., would not have to be screened before buying a recording.

recordings from artists such as wes montgomery, art tatum, barney kessell, oscar peterson et al. would not have to be screened for content. if i had a question about the sound quality of a label i was unfamiliar with, i would want to assess the sound.

Hello Martykl, thanks for the suggestions.

Do you own the two solo E records ("A Man called E" and "Broken Toy Shop")? I believe that they are among the most perfectly realized pop albums I own. I also thought "Blinking Lights" was-by a very long measure- the best pop/rock release I heard last year

I do not own the two E records you mention but will start looking for them today.

I've been searching various Euro web sites for the LP version of "Blinking lights," but have had no luck so far. I purchased all the Eels works on LP but the first few titles are getting difficult to find. I have not seen any sell at Ebay for less than $100.00 once shipping is added. All offered seem to be in Japan.

Bander, who originated this thread mentioned Emmylou Harris. I love her too but was particularly obsessed with locating "Wrecking Ball" on LP. Daniel Lanois was her partner on this album and I am a huge fan of his. The copy I finally found was in the hands of the president of the Emmylou Harris fan club. That signed copy set me back $225.00 but well worth it.

I'm a bit reckless when it comes to software, I'm slow to swap hardware :^).

Bill Frisell, James McMurtry, Aimee Mann, anything by the Finn brothers & Cassandra Wilson.

"Air" The French Band,"Anglagard","Peace Orchestra","Camel","Pink Floyd",and"Nektar".
Anyone have "AIR"at the Hollywood Bowl with Strings?

Steely Dan.

Goldfrapp,Bjork,Radiohead,white stripes,The raconteurs,autechre,aphextwin,Bill frisell, patricia barber,futuresoundoflondon,plaid,orbittal,catpower,toriamos,pjharvey,katebush,strokes,kingsofleon,tosca,kruderanddorfmeister and i am sure i am forgetting one. Others I read reviews, read between lines, audition, then may be buy.

Albert,

Do you own the two solo E records ("A Man called E" and "Broken Toy Shop")? I believe that they are among the most perfectly realized pop albums I own. I also thought "Blinking Lights" was-by a very long measure- the best pop/rock release I heard last year.

For the record, other "auto-buys" (pop/rock division):

Don Dixon/Marti Jones
Todd Rundgren
Paul Westerberg
Marshall Crenshaw
Kid Creole
Los Lobos
and, actually, a bunch of others now that I think of it.

Pat Metheny

Sam Phillips
Tom Waits
Low
Sonic Youth
Sufjan Stevens

if it looks cool, i buy it

TONY JOE WHITE
GILLIAN WELCH
JOHN HAMMOND
CHRIS SPEDDING
PATRICIA BARBER
ARNO
BUDDY GUY
EDDIE MARTIN

Cantus Cölln
The Clerks' Group
The Huelgas Ensemble

The other classical guys are pretty numerous but
Benjamin Britten (performing)
James Ehnes
Andrew Manze
Sviatoslav Richter

Nikhil Banerjee
anyone playing the rudra vina

Gianmaria Testa
Jennifer Warnes
and I'll second Mary Chapin Carpenter

Peter Gabriel
Jascha Heifetz
Vladimir Horowitz
Andrés Segovia

Cowboy Junkies
Curtis Stigers
Tom Waits

Dave's True Story
Connie Evingson
Jacqui Naylor
James Taylor
Janis Ian
Jennifer Warnes
Keith Jarrett
Mark Knopfler
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Stacey Kent

The Eels
Goldfrapp
Bjork
Radiohead

Steely Dan, Mark Knopfler, Eric Johnson for starters.

Keb' Mo'
Jack Johnson

Tom Waits
Patty Griffin
Gillian Welch

Marco

The new Steely Dan and Donald Fagin Releases

Aimee Mann.