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For frail_as_smoke, suggestions for new music to try out, much of which is off the beaten path. These are in no particular order.
Classic Rock/Hard Rock
Mountain: Climbing!
Jimi Hendrix: First Rays of the New Rising Sun
Jeff Beck: Truth
Blind Faith: [self-titled]
Tommy Bolin: Teaser
The Cult: Pure Cult, The Singles 1984-1995
Traffic: Heaven Is in Your Mind (Mr. Fantasy)
The Bob Seger System: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
Faces: Good Boys When They're Asleep
The Drive-By Truckers -- Southern Rock Opera
Alternative Rock
John Frusciante: To Record Only Water for Ten Days
Killing Joke: Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!
The Dandy Warhols: Come Down
Mansun: Attack of the Grey Lantern
Suede: [self-titled]
Blur: Parklife
The Big F: Is
Indie Rock
Frank Black: [self-titled]
The Breeders: Title TK
Burning Brides: Leave No Ashes
The Like: Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?
MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Source Codes and Tags
Cat Power: Moon Pix
Catherine Wheel: Chrome
Metal
VAST: Visual Audio Sensory Theater
Probot: [self-titled]
Judas Priest: Sad Wings of Destiny
Type O Negative: Bloody Kisses
Shotgun Messiah: Violent New Breed
Sevendust: [self-titled]
Sebastian Bach: Angel Down
Nikki Sixx: The Heroin Diaries
The Tea Party: Transmission
Mindless Self Indulgence: You'll Rebel to Anything
God Lives Underwater: Life in the So-Called Space Age
Pain of Salvation: Remedy Lane
Stoner Rock
Fu Manchu: King of the Road
Kyuss: Blues for the Red Sun
ASG: Win Us Over
Dozer: Through the Eyes of Heathens
Greenleaf: Agents of Ahriman
Los Natas: Ciudad de Brahman
New Keepers of the Water Towers: The Chronicles
Solarized: Neanderthal Speedway
The Sword: Gods of the Earth
Wolfmother: [self-titled]
Psychedelia:
Hawkwind: Space Ritual [live]
The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Take It from the Man
13th Floor Elevators: Psychedelic Sounds
The Warlocks: The Phoenix Album
Spirit: Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
Wellwater Conspiracy: The Scroll and Its Combinations
Vanilla Fudge: [self-titled]
The Flaming Lips: Hit to Death in the Future Head
Alexander "Skip" Spence: Oar
Spacemen 3: Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs to
Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Soundtrack of Our Lives -- Behind the Music
Techno/House
DJ Rap: Learning Curve
Felix da Housecat: Kittenz and Thee Glitz
Peaches: The Teaches of Peaches
Juno Reactor: Shango
CJ Bolland: Eletronic Highway
Praga Khan: Pragamatic
Astral Projection: Another World
Rap/DJ/Funk
Handsome Boy Modeling School: So, How's Your Girl?
Funkadelic: Maggot Brain
Deltron 3030: [self-titled]
Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars
Kid Koala: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Genius/GZA: Liquid Swords
And if you dare...
Can: Tago Mago
Amon Düül II: Phallus Dei
Red Sparowes: At the Soundless Dawn
Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Quarkspace: Drop
Godspeed You! Black Emperor -- Lift Your Skinny Fists
Monster Magnet: Tab...25
I missed some genres like punk, reggae and country, but I started getting carpal tunnel from all the typing. :)
The vast majority of these are on Last.fm with full albums and full tracks if you want to sample them. And if you really want something in MP3 form just let me know as I have all these in my collection and can easily upload them to the web.
Classic Rock/Hard Rock
Mountain: Climbing!
Jimi Hendrix: First Rays of the New Rising Sun
Jeff Beck: Truth
Blind Faith: [self-titled]
Tommy Bolin: Teaser
The Cult: Pure Cult, The Singles 1984-1995
Traffic: Heaven Is in Your Mind (Mr. Fantasy)
The Bob Seger System: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
Faces: Good Boys When They're Asleep
The Drive-By Truckers -- Southern Rock Opera
Alternative Rock
John Frusciante: To Record Only Water for Ten Days
Killing Joke: Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!
The Dandy Warhols: Come Down
Mansun: Attack of the Grey Lantern
Suede: [self-titled]
Blur: Parklife
The Big F: Is
Indie Rock
Frank Black: [self-titled]
The Breeders: Title TK
Burning Brides: Leave No Ashes
The Like: Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?
MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Source Codes and Tags
Cat Power: Moon Pix
Catherine Wheel: Chrome
Metal
VAST: Visual Audio Sensory Theater
Probot: [self-titled]
Judas Priest: Sad Wings of Destiny
Type O Negative: Bloody Kisses
Shotgun Messiah: Violent New Breed
Sevendust: [self-titled]
Sebastian Bach: Angel Down
Nikki Sixx: The Heroin Diaries
The Tea Party: Transmission
Mindless Self Indulgence: You'll Rebel to Anything
God Lives Underwater: Life in the So-Called Space Age
Pain of Salvation: Remedy Lane
Stoner Rock
Fu Manchu: King of the Road
Kyuss: Blues for the Red Sun
ASG: Win Us Over
Dozer: Through the Eyes of Heathens
Greenleaf: Agents of Ahriman
Los Natas: Ciudad de Brahman
New Keepers of the Water Towers: The Chronicles
Solarized: Neanderthal Speedway
The Sword: Gods of the Earth
Wolfmother: [self-titled]
Psychedelia:
Hawkwind: Space Ritual [live]
The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Take It from the Man
13th Floor Elevators: Psychedelic Sounds
The Warlocks: The Phoenix Album
Spirit: Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
Wellwater Conspiracy: The Scroll and Its Combinations
Vanilla Fudge: [self-titled]
The Flaming Lips: Hit to Death in the Future Head
Alexander "Skip" Spence: Oar
Spacemen 3: Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs to
Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Soundtrack of Our Lives -- Behind the Music
Techno/House
DJ Rap: Learning Curve
Felix da Housecat: Kittenz and Thee Glitz
Peaches: The Teaches of Peaches
Juno Reactor: Shango
CJ Bolland: Eletronic Highway
Praga Khan: Pragamatic
Astral Projection: Another World
Rap/DJ/Funk
Handsome Boy Modeling School: So, How's Your Girl?
Funkadelic: Maggot Brain
Deltron 3030: [self-titled]
Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars
Kid Koala: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Genius/GZA: Liquid Swords
And if you dare...
Can: Tago Mago
Amon Düül II: Phallus Dei
Red Sparowes: At the Soundless Dawn
Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Quarkspace: Drop
Godspeed You! Black Emperor -- Lift Your Skinny Fists
Monster Magnet: Tab...25
I missed some genres like punk, reggae and country, but I started getting carpal tunnel from all the typing. :)
The vast majority of these are on Last.fm with full albums and full tracks if you want to sample them. And if you really want something in MP3 form just let me know as I have all these in my collection and can easily upload them to the web.