Looking for something new

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Call it midlife crisis, a change of tastes or maybe 30 years of the same songs is long enough. I'm looking for a change. Listening to one of the local Classic Rock stations, I noticed that the songs I've always loved just weren't doing it for me anymore. Looking through my guitar music books, I noticed that most of the songs are over 20 years old. I then turned to my CDs and MP3s. While the average was a lot newer, the latest release was Evanesence: Anywhere but Home. I've always been into an eclectic range of music. I've bought Willie Nelson, Molly Hatchet, Ozzy and Beethoven CDs or Albums at the same time. I can talk about Gaelic Storm and Van Halen in the same conversation and Bob James sits between Iron Maiden and Eric Johnson on my shelf. The thing is, it's been a long time since I've really kept up with anything new. So I figured I'd put the question to you... What bands/albums/songs would you recommend I check out? What bands did you see in concert that amazed you? What CDs or Downloads have blown you away? Help me rekindle my lifelong love for music!