Now Listening To (The Resurrection), Musical Musings Options

[haute ecole rider]

Out of 1600 songs on my iPod (not a large collection, but damn I don't have the time to listen to all of it anyway!)

Annie Lennox, Bare: The Hurting Time
I've loved Annie Lennox ever since Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics came out. She remains my favorite female singer evah.

Prince, 1999: DMSR
I was introduced to Prince while in high school. He was unlike anything I had ever listened to before. Loved his funky style and his dirty lyrics. Little Red Corvette and Free are my favs, but DMSR is fun to listen to.

John Williams, Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Medallion
Bought the album strictly for the opening march - gets my adrenaline going every time.

Tina Turner, Private Dancer: I Can't Stand the Rain
Love the Committments version (the first version I heard), but Tina rocks this song right out into orbit. Tina is another female vocalist I could listen to all day.

Nat King Cole, the Christmas Song: Silent Night
I'm not big on commercial Christmas, but I love ol' Nat. And his voice on this is awesome.

Marvin Gaye, Pride and Joy
This was on an album of "easy listening" from an Eddie Bauer store. One of the few genuine Motown songs on my iPod. And I love Motown!

Frank Sinatra, A Swingin' Affair!: At Long Last Love
Not an Ol' Blue Eyes fan myself. I got this and a buncha other Frankie songs, as well as some Dean Martin, for my mom's 75th birthday surprise party last September. They were her favs, and still are. She also loves Ramsey Lewis, and he's more my taste. Interesting tidbit: Ramsey Lewis was six months behind Mom at her high school.

Annie Lennox, The Annie Lennox Platinum Collection: Walking on Broken Glass
One of my favorites of Annie's solo work. I have oh, five or six versions of it, but my favorite remains the original version on Diva. My overall favorite song of hers (as a solo) is Little Bird, both the Diva version and the a cappella version (her voice on that just shines).

The Committments: Hard to Handle
An Irish version of Motown sound. Saw the movie, loved the soundtrack.

Men at Work: Overkill
Something I listened to a lot in college - I had just the one album of theirs, and this was one of my favorite cuts from it.

[treydog]

The Saturday Random 10 (because I had a migraine Friday, and music was the last thing on my mind):

Saved by Zero- The Fixx
Some people think this one is depressing, even suicidal. I see it as more optimistic- zero is not the end- but the center. Think of a Cartesian coordinate system. When you reach zero, you are weightless- everything has fallen away and you can start over.

Hooch- Everything
Not exactly my style, but not bad- a summer song.

A Sight for Sore Eyes- Tom Waits
The anthem of a fellow arriving at a (sub) blue-collar bar and reminiscing about the old days. Delivered with that wonderful whiskey baritone- "Well, half-drunk all the time, and all drunk the rest."

Wang Dang Doodle- Howlin' Wolf
The late, great Chester Burkett issuing an invitation to a party for all the denizens of the nieighborhood (Automatic Slim, Fast-Talking Fanny, Butcher-Knife Totin' Annie, etc.) The "upbeat" side of blues music- a classic.

She Sang Hymns Out of Tune- The Dillards
Better known (to some of us, at least) as the Darlin Family from The Andy Griffith Show. Originally by Harry Nilsson. Wonderful harmonies and a melancholy feeling. One lyric always stands out to me in reference to TES:

"She lived in a sorceror's room; she pounded the table and brandished a broom.
She turned 10,000 when she touched the moon."

Candy- Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson
Yes, that Iggy Pop and the B-52s Kate Pierson. When she sings, "I've had a hole in my heart for so long," it goes right through me.

Hallelujah- Sonny Boy Mick
To someone from the South, the Biblical references are of a certain intellectual interest. The Leonard Cohen and John Cale versions are also worth a listen. May be getting a bit over-exposed in movies of late.

Copperhead Road- Steve Earle
A song of Appalachia that certainly resonates deeply with someone who has spent all 50+ years of his life here. The bitter truth of certain lines is etched deeply into our consciousness- "Volunteered for the Army on my birthday- They draft the white trash first 'round here anyway." On top of that, it has instrumentals that hearken back to the Scotch-Irish influences that are also at the root of illegal whiskey making in these hills and hollows.

Hoochie Coochie Man- The Allman Brothers
Southern rock at its finest, as one of the best bands of that period (or any other) pays homage to bluesman Willie Dixon- and to Muddy Waters, who first performed the song.

Rock and Roll- Led Zeppelin
What is there to say? This one speaks for itself.

[treydog]

It has been a hard couple of weeks, so the Random 10 has been delayed until now. Still random, though.

Lodi- Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Fogerty brothers' talents are on display here- a classic song of life on the road for a musician trying to make a living and trying to make the audience care....

Built for Comfort- Howlin' Wolf
Who says the blues are always depressing?

"Some folks, bulilt like this; Some folks, built like that. But the way I'm built, don't you call me fat.
I'm built for comfort baby, I ain't built for speed."

I Ain't Ever Satisfied- Steve Earle
Another road song. For some reason, I have a weakness for those...

Too Much Monkey Business- Chuck Berry
Another excellent 3 minute side, displaying his lyrical density set to a catchy tune.

Step Right Up- Tom Waits
An amalgam of late-night TV infomercial, carny barker, used car salesman, and street scammer patter. You really have to listen to it (or look up the lyrics)- e.g.- "...change your life, change into a nine-year-old Hindu boy and get rid of your wife..."

Cobrastyle- Teddybears featuring Mad Cobra
If someone had asked me whether I liked this type of music, I would have said no. But then I heard this track on the pilot episode of Chuck and I was hooked by it. No, I can't understand the rap- and I don't really mind...

We are the Lonely- John Prine
A wry, witty take on trying to meet someone special (and you can read "special" multiple ways).

I am a Man of Constant Sorrow- The Soggy Bottom Boys
From Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Seeing the movie helps, but it is not necessary to enjoy the song. A nice bit of bluegrass revival- although it never has gone away- not around here, anyway.

Boogie Chillun- John Lee Hooker
One of his signature songs- an example of the style he called "boogie." Features one of my all time favorite lines from a song- "...let that boy boogie woogie. It's in him, and it's GOT to come out."

The Body of an American- The Pogues
Music for my Irish soul. The "wake song" from the brilliant series The Wire.

This post has been edited by treydog: Apr 5 2010, 07:24 PM

[SubRosa]

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These)
I have been a fan of Marilyn Manson since the first time I heard Beautiful People. He has a real knack for doing remakes of songs and making them sound extraordinarily creepy. This is an excellent example. Down in the Park is my other favorite remake of his.


Damn Yankees - High Enough
These guys were great for the two albums they did. Ted Nugent's only #1 song. To think Tommy Shaw went back to Styx after this. Sheesh, brilliant career move there bud.


Ozzy Osbourne - Changes (live)
I have always liked this song of loss and loneliness. No surprise, as it was out around the time I accepted the fact that the only woman I have ever really loved did not love me.


Alice In Chains - A Little Bitter
Layne Staley's voice is the sweet call of heroin. I thought that the first time I heard him. Actual heroin addicts say the same thing. Just hearing him makes them need a fix. No surprise he killed himself with it.


Live - Forever
This was from their fifth album, which was in many ways experimental, taking them into a newer, more modern sound (for the time). I loved it. The Twin Towers went down a week after they released it, and I think most people just forgot about it.


John Mellencamp - Check It Out
Probably my all time favorite Mellencamp song as well. This song sums up the empty mundanity of everyday life.


Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll
Like the dog said, this one speaks for itself.


Ayumi Hamasaki - Hanabi
I have been hooked on Ayu for years now, ever since I heard Evolution. This is one of my favorite songs of hers. I am a sucker for all of her ballads. You do now need to know the words, her voice is so emotive that it tells you all you need to know.


Tenmon - Voices of a Distant Star, Preview 2
This short anime always makes me cry my eyes out. Amazing that one guy did the entire thing on his laptop. Except for the final voice acting and the music, done by Tenmon. I love this soundtrack, which is heavy on quiet piano pieces.


Sammy Hagar - Heavy Metal
When I was young this song was practically an anthem. I love Sammy! When I was growing up he was singing songs about coming of age. Now that I am getting older, he is singing songs about nostalgia.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Apr 5 2010, 09:05 PM

[Dantrag]

Here's my Friday Shuffle -

Eyehategod - 'Peace Thru War (Thru Peace and War)'

If you like hardcore punk and sludge metal this would be a combination of the two. The chaos of hardcore with the feedback and doomy riffs of sludge. I love it, but I see how others might not.

Carcass - 'Exhume to Consume'

Back before Carcass found their melodic side. Straight up goregrind. Blast beats, chugga chugga guitars. It's nothing so special anymore, but it was revolutionary at the time. I actually saw these guys live for a short-term reunion. It was awesome.

Iron Maiden - 'Be Quick or Be Dead'

Off of the Fear of the Dark album. It's Iron Maiden, therefore great. Enough said. Their guitar melodies always inspire me, and Bruce is always singing his lungs out.

Pink Floyd - 'Empty Spaces'

From The Wall. Cool little intro synth thingy for the most part before some vocals show up. Not so cool by itself, but I am on shuffle and can't really hear the next song that it goes into.

The Band - 'It Makes No Difference'

Despite all the metal, I like my folk rock, and the Band does it best. The way all the singers combine and harmonize always gets me.

Buckethead - 'Slunk Parade AKA Freaks in the Back'

Typical quirky Buckethead. Weird sounding guitar that sometimes sounds like something totally different. He likes to ride the line between music and noise, to good results. This one probably leans more towards the noise end, though.

Deep Purple - 'Strange Kind of Woman'

Deep Purple. Get it? Got it? Good.

Soilent Green - '12oz Prophet'

Soilent Green is pretty extreme heavy metal, and while good, their songs usually have no traditional structure. You hear a part, it comes and goes never to be heard again. No choruses, no verses, just a bunch of different parts put together. It's cool, but I don't ever get their songs stuck in my head either. Probably because when it's over I don't remember a single part.

Gov't Mule - 'Effigy'

Started by Warren Haynes and Allen Woody of The Allman Brothers, this band never ceases to amaze me, even though I only got into them recently. This particular song, though, is a CCR cover.

Blue Oyster Cult - 'Godzilla'

One of my favorite old school hard rock bands, and this song is a classic. If you haven't heard it, lift up that rock you've been under and get into some bluesy old heavy metal.

[mALX]

Stuck in Lodi Again!

[treydog]

The Random 10 for a Random Day (because I don't seem to manage it on Fridays):

Only the Lonely- Roy Orbison

From A Black and White Evening, featuring Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Jeff Lynne, and more. I highly recommend watching the PBS special (available on Netflix).

Where Were You Last Night- The Traveling Wilburys

Showcasing Boo Wilbury (aka Bob Dylan). From the second (and less successful) Volume 3 album. Still worth a listen.

Wrong Side of the Road- Tom Waits

Another one of his that you really need to listen to (and read the lyrics from). A brief example:

"Take the buttons from a yellow jacket
The feather from a buzzard
And the blood from a bounty hunter's cold, black heart
Catch the tears of a widow
In a thimble made of glass"

All delivered with his trademark growl.

Surrender- Cheap Trick

I still do not pretend to understand everything about this song, but it rocks- so....

New Blue Moon- Traveling Wilburys

Sometimes, my "randomizer" does not really seem to get the concept of "shuffle." I think this one is mostly Clayton and Spike Wilbury (aka Jeff Lynne and George Harrison).

Ripple- Jimmie Dale Gilmore

This one goes out to Black Hand. It may not be your style of music, but I think it captures a lot of what you are feeling.

"Reach out your hand
If your cup be empty.
If your cup is full,
May it be again."

Mistaken for Strangers- The National

Another one that I discovered by watching TV . Some good strings and perscussion here, plus the overall gloomy feel of pretending to be someone you aren't. And doing it so successfully that you are "Mistaken for strangers by your own friends."

Midnight Rider- The Allman Brothers

Yep.

Road to Nowhere- Talking Heads

Interestingly enough, I actually picked this track up after watching a documentary on the Young@Heart Chorus. Do some looking around on Youtube for them- you'll be glad you did.

Style- U.R. Penetrators

This one just- moves. Not a lot of complicated lyrical stuff going on, but it doesn't need any.

[mALX]

Led Zeppelin - Thank You

[Intestinal Chaos]

Man Man all the way, man.

I've been on a neo-vaudevillian, cabaret, gypsy sort of kick lately. Put All the Apparatus, World/Inferno Friendship Society and Dresden Dolls on the list too. It's very refreshing, I love the freak energy.

[milanius]

cavalera conspiracy

fits my mood and life outlook right now

[mALX]

GNR
Metallica

[Zalphon]

I will admit it, I'm a Blue October addict.

[ureniashtram]

Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar, Reflecting God and Angel With The Scabbed Wings.

Just freaktastic.

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[bbqplatypus]

The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. If you've never listened to this album before, fix that. That is all.

This post has been edited by bbqplatypus: Sep 29 2010, 09:51 AM

[Tellie]

Currently listening to Dimmu Borgir's newest album: ABRAHADABRA which was released just earlier this day as a matter of fact.

And by Azura this record is good, even someone who generally don't like Black Metal (a few of my friends) can't deny the underlying musical talent and artistry that has been put into the album, I'd definately recommend it to anyone who like metal

[bbqplatypus]

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis. Yeah, it's way too long, and the "plot" makes no sense, but it's got some nice songs on it. Y'know, like "The Carpet Crawlers." I like "The Carpet Crawlers."

4 stars out of 5, sez I, in case anybody was asking.

[mALX]

Metallica - The Unforgiven II, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, Turn The Page

[Tellie]

Yngwie Malmsteen - Red Devil, Rising Force and Dream On.
Stryper - To Hell With The Devil, All For One, Soldiers Under Command

[Kiln]

Tune Up, Raver's Fantasy

If you like techno give this one a try. Give it a few seconds I promise it picks up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8kLkMgdzy0

[bingobatrix]

Bach's complete surviving oeuvre. My friend says it's as long as an entire Star Trek series. It's definitely going to take a while. There are 200+ cantatas. That sounds like a lot.