I asked ChatGPT for music recommendations and here's the results
First, I headed to ChatGPT to pipe in my top 5 artists (as noted by Spotify). These may not really be my top 5, but I obviously listen to them a lot :).
Me: Spotify lists my top 5 most listened to artists as Greta Van Fleet, Mott The Hoople, Television, Steely Dan, and The Kinks. can you recommend 10 more artists you think I'll like?
ChatGPT: Based on your taste, you might enjoy Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eagles, Jethro Tull, The Doors, and Deep Purple. Give them a listen and see if they resonate with your musical preferences!
Me: Can you recommend some lessor known artists you think I'll enjoy?
ChatGPT: Certainly! Explore the source of The Black Angels, Rival Sons, Ty Segall, Temples, The Sheepdogs, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Khruangbin, Parquet Courts, Dr. Dog, and Allah-Las. These lesser-known gems might align well with your musical taste.
I've actually never heard or listened to any of these artists! Next, I listened to each artist's most popular songs. Here's my take:
The Black Angels: Listened to Young Men Dead and Black Grease. Both are really good songs. Definitely right up my alley. Added to my playlist.
Rival Sons: Listened to Do Your Worst and Open My Eyes. Really liking this artist and added to my playlist.
Ty Segall: Listened to My Lady's On Fire and My Room. On the fence, there's something here that I like. Continued to listen through to Every 1's a Winner, Feel, Girlfriend, Void, Eggman, and Tall Man Skinny Lady. I think Void and Eggman sealed the deal for me. This is definitely an artist I'll listen to. Really enjoyed some of the interesting, and unexpected, things that happened musically in these songs.
Temples: Listened to Shelter Song and Paraphaernalia. Not feeling it here.
The Sheepdogs: Listened to Feeling Good and I Don't Know - EP Version. On the fence, but it's not bad. Continued to listen to Please Don't Lead Me On and Nobody. Added to the playlist at this point. This artist has a Lynyrd Skynyrd vibe that I like.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Listened to Gila Monster. Really enjoyed the musical composition, but the voices just aren't for me. I've never been a fan of this voice style and then the chanting of "Gila Gila" really isn't my thing. I decided to listen to more anyway and was suprised to hear vastly different styles with Work This Time, Sense, Slow Jam 1, and Theia. Still not going on my playlist, but some interesting tunes from this artist.
Khruangbin: Listened to Texas Sun, People Everywhere (Still Alive), Mariella, White Gloves, and B-Side. Love the mix of RnB and funk. Some really good grooves happening here. B-Side had me moving in my seat and this artist will definitely be on the playlist.
Parquet Courts: Listened to Tenderness, skipped Total Football due to the explicit tag and my preferences around that, and then continued listening to Outside, and Careers in Combat. I am a fan of this genre of music, but I am very particular in what I like and what I don't. I love The Dead Milkmen, Ramones, Television, and Dead Kennedys. This artist isn't giving me the feels.
Dr. Dog: Listened to Where'd All the Time Go, Nellie, Heart it Races - Cover Version, and The Breeze. During the first song, I knew this artist was going on the playlist. Got to Nellie and there was absolutely no doubt. Love the voices, the simple melodies, and the entire vibe.
Allah-Las: Listened to Houston, Caramaran, and Raspberry Jam. Really like the organ in this and it takes me back to The Doors, Steppenwolf, and The Animals. Both Houston and Raspberry Jam were instrumentals, and I wanted to hear more vocals, so I listened to Dust as well. This is some good music and is going on the playlist.
Overall, ChatGPT did a great job of recommending music that is now on my playlist. I'm desperately waiting for the day that I can have a conversation with my personal assistant, have it queue up music for me automatically, and then I give it feedback on what I heard. My personal assistant would then continue to shape my playlist based on my feedback. I know this day is coming soon, but it can't get here fast enough for me.
As a bonus, after I conducted this experiment Spotify immediately jumped into another artist I never heard of -- Drug Cabin. The first song played was Steely Dad and this is just a fantastic song.
What a great idea. In looking at my year in music I realize that while I’m listening to new music I tend to Overplay the same albums all year long.
As for Parquet Courts, I think they are a bit of an acquired taste. They were very fun in concert. If you haven’t given up on them completely I think their best album is the one from 2013 - Light Up Gold.
Try the Omnium Gatherum album by King Gizzard if you ever want to give them another spin, I find that album to be much more palatable for people new to Gizz. They have like 30 (or something absurd like that) albums of various genres that are meant to be experimental. So you listened to vastly different spectrums, Omnium Gatherum is way more rock and indie sounding than Gila Monster.
I'd like to throw in Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava here too. One of my faves from King Gizz and shows off their 'retro jam-band' side pretty well.
Yes good pick. I'm in your Mind Fuzz is also one of my faves. All so good.
It's interesting I've never really thought of Dr. Dog, Ty Segall, and the gang as lesser known classic rock artists. But since you're stoked on them and that's solidly in my music taste I have some more suggestions.
More info on the GPT suggestions
First, for Ty, I want to second @Astrosud's suggestion of Melted. It was the first album I really got into and is just the core of his sound. I actually love Freedom's Goblin too, but I can see why you might find it to be a snooze. Twins is a lot like Melted, as is Manipulator. Big shout out to his early collaborations like Reverse Shark Attack. If you like heavier rock Ty is also in a band called Fuzz. I love it.
I'd put Temples in more of the psychedelic camp, like Tame Impala, than the more classic rock-eqsue bands. I like this genre too so I can see why they would suggest it. If you want to give it a second go I'd suggest Thundercat.
New Suggestions
Context: I listened to the suggestions you got pretty heavily from 2015-2019 so these are mostly other suggestions from that era. There are probably some awesome things happening in the genre but I'm not actively seeking out new artists too much these days.
Bass Drum of Death
I had heard a few of the bands you mentioned called "shit gaze" as a grimier, lo-fi version of shoe gaze. Black metal or thrash rock are others. I think Bass Drum of Death carries those titles the furthest. Really dirty, fun music.
Wavves
Wavves have some pretty angsty energy to them but it can be pretty great. I was in love with King of the Beach when it came out in 2010 and I still think it's a solid album (minus the balloon song). Their collaboration with Cloud Nothings (another band to check out) was great as well.
The Growlers
They were up and coming around when Allah-las were. Very similar vibe and fan base.
The Black Lips
Similar to the growlers with a little more of a grimy/gruff sound. Very fun.
White Fang, Frowning Clouds, Vanillaroma, Drunk Mums, and The Grogans fall into the category and are worth checking out.
I'm glad you posted this - there were some here I forgot and had to add one to my personal list. If you're looking for Ty Segall, definitely check out melted It was, mine as well as many others opinions, his best album. Great live show.