Musical inspiration

[Debrody]

Im trying to polish my ears, and could use some advice for this. What im looking for, some great melodies, harmonic solos, unusual accord-lines, basically anything i can build into my playing style.

Im listening to a wide spectrum of music, from Bach, Beethoven and Schubert, through the classic jazz, blues or country, including irish, balkanian and hungarian folk music, to the hard rock and metal, mostly LedZep, Maiden, Armored Saint, late Sabbath, Megadeth, Helloween, Jag Panzer, SOAD. Basically anything what is something unique and worthy in its style.

Any suggestions are appreciated - no trolling please.
Thanks in advance!

[skorpx1]

I found this, but I don't really know if its suited towards any other instrument other than a bass or a guitar.

Worth a shot though.

http://youtu.be/JMSq__vg7Gs

[Copprhed]

How about Liquid Tension Experiment...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edqH0ofRQrM

[Tracerfi]

Wanton song led zeppelin

[jeep00]

Pink Floyd, anything early but Saucerful of Secrets in particular.
Wrapped gifts yesterday to Live at Pompeii.

[Latrobe]

One of my favorite albums to listen to lately is Seventh Wonder's Mercy Falls.
One of my favorite songs from the album - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7BJzB2-XMQ


Also, one of the more unique sounding bands I've heard: Timeless Miracle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WS7ovfZ6CQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vjr9Cy4k74

[ColTomb]

Buckethead 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtij89mNfts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypX1HIlFrjw


Kings X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge6sA_GI15Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qv4p4mLKR4

[Copprhed]

If you like Beethoven, I heartily suggest the 6th Symphony....Resphigi's The pines of Rome and The Fountains of Rome are great, too. Sibelius' 2nd Symphony, the 1812 Overture....Anything by Count Basie, Duke Ellington....Maynrd Furguson. If you wantopera...Madam Butterfly, Die Fledermaus, or Tosca. First and last operas are heavy...Die Fledermaus "The Bat" is lighter and more fun.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Im trying to polish my ears, and could use some advice for this. What im looking for, some great melodies, harmonic solos, unusual accord-lines, basically anything i can build into my playing style.

Im listening to a wide spectrum of music, from Bach, Beethoven and Schubert, through the classic jazz, blues or country, including irish, balkanian and hungarian folk music, to the hard rock and metal, mostly LedZep, Maiden, Armored Saint, late Sabbath, Megadeth, Helloween, Jag Panzer, SOAD. Basically anything what is something unique and worthy in its style.

Any suggestions are appreciated - no trolling please.
Thanks in advance!

Tom Waits, I especially like the early years because it's more melodic. The later years are very much percussion based and rough, mind bending combination of roughness spiced with gems of melodies in between.

[Debrody]

Thanks for the suggestions.

[icepac]

What instrument will be used once inspiration has occurred?

[Motherland]

Saw a picture of you with a violin?
Perhaps not so much interesting from a melodic standpoint, but timbricaly (sp?), nothing sticks out to me when I think of the violin family in modern context than John Cale's viola with the Velvet Underground
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8joF7ezGB0U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffr0opfm6I4
This recordings exemplify why the modern amplified violin/viola is... well, not just a standard viola with a pickup, but man is that chaotic feedbacking that Cale gets (especially in Heroin) anything but one of the most awesome sounds ever recorded

Though I suppose it's pretty likely that you've already heard these