I notice most people recomending modern stuff, so I'll go ahead and recomend some older stuff. Considering you like Jefferson Airplane and Led Zeppelin, you'd probably like Jimi Hendrix. He combines the psychedelia of Jefferson Airplane with the hard rock of Led Zeppelin.
I'd go with Axis: Bold as Love is you're more into the psychedelic music and Are You Experienced or Electric Ladyland if you're more into the hard rock music.
But all three are amazing in my book.

oh and if you've yet to discover Radiohead properly....whoa baby, wish I could do that again!

start with The Bends and Creep the song, then go OK Computer, then In Rainbows, then Kid A, then as you please with the rest. Pablo Honey (their first) and King Of Limbs (most recent) are the weak spots, otherwise they're close to flawless!

Here's some suggestions based on your music tastes-

Is This It- The Strokes
London Calling- The Clash
White Blood Cells- The White Stripes
Elephant- The White Stripes
Summerteeth- Wilco
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot- Wilco
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not- Arctic Monkeys
Parklife- Blur
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?- Oasis
Definitely Maybe- Oasis
Marquee Moon- Television

These songs are awesome

More suggestions.

Portishead - Dummy, Third
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced, Electric Ladyland (My #1 and #3 albums)

Based on Massive Attack, go with Tricky - Maxinquaye and Portishead - Dummy.

Since you like Machine Head, you need to listen to Deep Purple in Rock, which is just as strong, as well as all of Black Sabbath's earlier albums (start with Paranoid and Master of Reality).

And based on Patti Smith, try out some PJ Harvey, specifically To Bring You My Love.

Bienvenue au club des music freaks !!As an oldies fan (everything before 1975)and according to your picks this is what I can recommend you

- every other Led Zep album until Physical Graffiti included
- Black Sabbath : the first 3 (1970-71)
- KIng Crimson : In The Court Of The Crimson King
- AC/DC : Highway To Hell and Back In Black

in the "big dumb rnr" section you can also try these contemmporary bands
- White Stripes
- Queens of The Stone Age
- Them Crooked Vultures
- The Black Keys

In connection with Jefferson Airplane, try
- Big Brother and The Holding Company : Cheap Thrills

I'll take the cheesy synthesizer angle and run with it.

I'm a big fan of synths, and here are some of my favorite albums with synths in heavy supply:

Prince - 1999
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Eurythmics - Touch
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
Depeche Mode - Violator
Tubeway Army - Replicas
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
Kraftwerk - Computer World
The Human League - Dare!
Yaz - Upstairs at Eric's
Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement
OMD - Architecture & Morality
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

And for some chick pop with synths:

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
Madonna - Madonna
Kylie Minogue - Fever
Annie - Anniemal
Dannii Minogue - Neon Nights
Kim Wilde - Select
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual

There's a ton more where that came from!

Too many recommendations Thanks again. For now, I'm taking my time discovering the top 10...



Nevermind - Nirvana - 1991 (AM #3)

I already knew this one almost by heart. I listened to it non stop 10 years ago. Well, it still haven't lost any of its power. What strikes me is how deeply personal it is. When I'm in the right mood, it almost feels like I can see Cobain's bare soul, something I've never experienced with any other album. Still, it is not flawless, and is probably slightly overrated at #3.

Highlights: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Lithium, Polly, Come As You Are



The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico - 1967 (AM #4)

I still don't know what too think about that one. It was a fascinating listen, that's for sure, but I don't know if I enjoyed it because of its intrinsic qualities, or because it is so incredibly different from anything I've heard so far. Probably a bit of both. I guess that it will take a while to fully digest it.

Highlights: Venus in Furs, Sunday Morning, Heroin



The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - 1967 (AM#5)

Much better! In fact, I think that this record has everything that Revolver lacks. When you compare them song by song, the two records are about equal, but because of the added craziness and sense of humour, Sgt. Pepper is simply more enjoyable from start to finish.

Highlights: A Day in the Life, Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, With a Little Help from My Friends, Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Keep going. I'm enjoying reading your first impressions of all these esteemed albums.

I'll keep on posting then. Time to bash some classics



Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - 1971 (AM #6)

So, it looks like the first album of the list that I truly dislike is ranked sixth. Oh well. What we have here is a singer with an incredible voice, singing in an emotional way some political lyrics that could have be written by a kindergarten child. That sounds rather stupid to me, and ruins any artistic value the record could have. The lyrics oscillate between childishly naive to completely retarded (3 of the songs are instant skip for me). On the other side, the singles are extremely strong, and a few isolated naive songs fit really well in the middle of my darker playlist. But having a full album filled with that kind of songs is simply too much for me.




Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde - 1966 (AM #7)

I think that something is wrong with his voice. The strange way he sings doesn't help either. It sounds emotionless to me, and the fact that he never properly end his lines irritates me. Now, I have nothing against obscure lyrics, but I need some other way to get into the song, to understand what it is about. Since I can't connect with his voice at all, I simply can't understand this record. This is too bad, because the music here is obviously very strong. I haven't given up yet, and I'll listen to it from time to time, to see if I manage to get used to his singing.



Next week looks much more promising to me on paper!

I am very interested in checking out Them Crooked Vultures. Grohl is pretty amazing. I would appreciate it if those of you who are familiar with TCV would provide your recommendations.

on Marvin Gaye's lyrics : I don't find them childish or naive. YOu've got to be aware of the context, both general (the 70's, Vietnam, dreams that hadn't yet be destroyed by the nihilistic punk era), and his personal history at that moment. Marvin was down. He had lost very dear friends, he was a drug addict, he was desperate.
This record was an attempt to shake away his depression. It's a religious and mystic album, it's idealistic, yes, but darkness would have killed him for good. But each his own. he just expresses his indignation at the world going wrong, at war, loss of friends, ecology, and expresses his hopes. It is a call for reconciliation,political, personal and religious. BUt you know how the story ended...
This contrast between this man who was lost in life and his overidealistic lyrics makes all the beauty of this record. It's a bowl of fresh air I guess. Changes from the ambient nihilistm.