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semperfionaSo I posted yesterday that I got an iPod for my brifday...recommend me
some music! Songs, artists, albums, whatever.
I grew up surrounded by classical music and hymns, and still have a
fondness for both. We--I say we. It was my dad and my grandfather--also
had a fair number of recordings of folk music from around the world:
Andean flute music, Russian balalaika orchestras, bagpipe marching
bands--and from our own history: Civil War- and Wild West-era popular
songs. I'm nostalgic for some of those things which I haven't heard
since I stopped having regular access to a cassette player--and since
some of my cassettes died the final death (and so I know you,
Opener...)--thus, the need to rip my cassettes. However, I digress.
I went through a big-hair-heavy-metal phase in the late 80's (didn't we
all) and have to confess to still occasionally enjoying a bit of
headbanging. Mostly these days at home I listen to country because it's
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lavendargrrl and ohari, and I
enjoy it too. Big fan of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson (and the rest of the
Highwaymen). I like most of the "alternative rock" that came out of the
90's. My CD collection is heavy on U2 and REM--and Billy Joel. I'm fond
of 80's music as well. I dig Voltaire--and so does Rosa. She loves the
"Die die die die die die die song" as she calls it--but neither of my
partners do so it's a private pleasure for us. I love Cole Porter, swing
and big band. I mourned when Red 104.1 disappeared from the radio.
Nowadays when it comes to radio I generally listen to The Arch ("80's,
90's and whatever we want") or NPR.
I think, as a more general description, I prefer music which (if it has
words) I can understand the words of and sing along to. I don't mind not
being able to comprehend the words; music in a foreign language is fine
with me. But I don't like not being able to pick them out from the
music. Whether it's the tempo or the backbeat, I have real trouble
hearing the lyrics to most rap and dance music. Don't like it when I
*can* comprehend the lyrics and they're misogynistic or racist, either.
Given all that...I'm willing to try anything if it's recommended by a
friend.
some music! Songs, artists, albums, whatever.
I grew up surrounded by classical music and hymns, and still have a
fondness for both. We--I say we. It was my dad and my grandfather--also
had a fair number of recordings of folk music from around the world:
Andean flute music, Russian balalaika orchestras, bagpipe marching
bands--and from our own history: Civil War- and Wild West-era popular
songs. I'm nostalgic for some of those things which I haven't heard
since I stopped having regular access to a cassette player--and since
some of my cassettes died the final death (and so I know you,
Opener...)--thus, the need to rip my cassettes. However, I digress.
I went through a big-hair-heavy-metal phase in the late 80's (didn't we
all) and have to confess to still occasionally enjoying a bit of
headbanging. Mostly these days at home I listen to country because it's
a favorite of both
lavendargrrl and ohari, and Ienjoy it too. Big fan of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson (and the rest of the
Highwaymen). I like most of the "alternative rock" that came out of the
90's. My CD collection is heavy on U2 and REM--and Billy Joel. I'm fond
of 80's music as well. I dig Voltaire--and so does Rosa. She loves the
"Die die die die die die die song" as she calls it--but neither of my
partners do so it's a private pleasure for us. I love Cole Porter, swing
and big band. I mourned when Red 104.1 disappeared from the radio.
Nowadays when it comes to radio I generally listen to The Arch ("80's,
90's and whatever we want") or NPR.
I think, as a more general description, I prefer music which (if it has
words) I can understand the words of and sing along to. I don't mind not
being able to comprehend the words; music in a foreign language is fine
with me. But I don't like not being able to pick them out from the
music. Whether it's the tempo or the backbeat, I have real trouble
hearing the lyrics to most rap and dance music. Don't like it when I
*can* comprehend the lyrics and they're misogynistic or racist, either.
Given all that...I'm willing to try anything if it's recommended by a
friend.
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Date: 2006-04-14 04:41 pm (UTC)all)
Nope. The 80s for me was college radio. Billy Bragg, Dead Milkman, The Beat Farmers, Marrillion, The Drongos, Suzanne Vega, Violent Femmes, Bruce Cockburn, Dead Kennedys, Talking Heads, Malcolm McClaren.
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Date: 2006-04-14 06:47 pm (UTC)(Suzanne Vega, Violent Femmes, Bruce Cockburn, Talking Heads)
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Date: 2006-04-14 08:58 pm (UTC)Gogol Bordello
Morphine
Nogu Svelo
Tom Waits
Garbage
Paul Anka (his latest swing album of covers)
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Date: 2006-04-14 10:29 pm (UTC)^-^
(Dead Milkman, Suzanne Vega, Violent Femmes, Dead Kennedys, Talking Heads)
Why, just yesterday I was singing DM's Beach Party Vietnam...
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Date: 2006-04-14 11:02 pm (UTC)Also, if you liked all that 90s stuff, try listening to REAL emo like Bright Eyes and the Get Up Kids. Also, Elliot Smith. He is a genius.
You MIGHT like Taking Back Sunday or Fall Out Boy but you might not like their voices. Also, angsty. But it just came on and I love it so I'm mentioning it. Hell, try Thrice. 'The Artist and the Ambulance' and 'Vheissu' are the best records I own. Completely.
Love you!
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Date: 2006-04-15 12:20 am (UTC)Marillion has been compared to Yes, Rush, U2, and RadioHead. They remain on the charts in the UK. I pre-purchased their last 2 albums before they were recorded. So, I still like them.
The Dead Milkman and the Dead Kennedys were fairly popular punks, but I've never found a reason to actually buy any of their stuff.
The Beat Farmers and The Drongos are too obscure, don't bother looking for them. Malcolm McClaren had a pretty cool sorta rap version of Madame Butterfly that I liked, and I should track it down sometime.
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Date: 2006-04-15 12:21 am (UTC)