Upbeat music suggestions?


I am need of a good music infusion. Most of music is mainstream and, quite frankly, I'm in need of something new.

Typically I like upbeat "catchy" stuff. I listen to Rock (U2, VH etc), Blues (SRV, Cray, Beniot etc), Alternative/Techno (Depeche, Cranberries, Lush), Jazz (Miles etc), Pop, R+B and even Folk (Natalie Merchant, Joan Osborne etc).

I need some good suggestions for a breath of fresh air so that I may enjoy my music (and system) more often. I need it to be fairly upbeat though as I typically dislike downtrodden and melancholy types of music.

Guide me wise ones!

joew
I'm cutting and pasting this to a Word Doc so I can print this and go down to the store and see what I can see! Thanks alot and keep the good ideas flowing.

It's gonna be a good weekend.

If you care to take a percussion trip try a Brent Lewis disc. "Jungle Moon" would be a good one to start with.
BT - Movement in Still Life
Jane Monheit - In the Sun
Shootyz Groove - Hi Definition
P.M. Dawn - Jesus Wept
Planet X - Moonbabies
Remy Shand - The Way I Feel
Robert Fripp - Pie Jesu
J.S. Bach - Six Brandenburg Concertos
Ska. For a more modern sound try 3rd wave stuff like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake, Catch 22, Reel Big Fish, or Five Iron Frenzy.