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CDs? Hmm…. sitting next to the computer right now are:
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Nick Lowe: “Basher: The Best Of Nick Lowe”
The Stranglers: “Men In Black”
Chicago: “Chicago V” (their best album, IMHO)There’s also an enormous collection of MP3 on my computer, all set to random play… for an idea of how odd the assortment is, here are the last 20 songs that came up:
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Santana: “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba”
Loudon Waiwright III: “The Good Ship Venus”
Cachao: “Otan Efo”
Michael Andrews: “Mad World”
Johnny ‘Big Moose’ Walker: “Cry, Cry Darling”
Garbage: ‘Special”
Jonatha Brooke: “Eye In The Sky”
The Tornados: “Telstar”
The Jam: “It’s Too Bad”
Frank Zappa: “Rat Tomago”
Argent: “Liar”
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose: “Too Late To Turn Back Now”
Olabelle: “Soul Of A Man”
Barry White: “Never, Never Gonna Give You Up”
Blood Sweat & Tears: “Ride Captain Ride”
The Tee Set: “A Sunny Day In Greece”
The O’Jays: “Ship Ahoy”
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra: “King Porter Stomp”
Dr. Hook: “Roland The Roadie and Gertrud The Groupie”
Nickelback: “Rockstar”Every day at work is a musical adventure!!!
– Rich
Loudon Wainwright III,Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, The O’Jays-names I haven’t heard in a while. I’ll have to become reacquainted with these old musical friends. Thanks for spurring my memory,Rich.
Jackie
Jackie wrote:Loudon Wainwright III,Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, The O’Jays-names I haven’t heard in a while. I’ll have to become reacquainted with these old musical friends. Thanks for spurring my memory,Rich.Jackie, you really should check out what Loudon Wainwright III has been up to recently. He’s definitely come a long way from Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road. He may be the best of a very good lot of folks plying the acoustic singer-songwriter trade.
The Good Ship Venus tune is from a 2006 CD called Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys. A number of people had a shot at some of the nearly 50 traditional (and rather bawdy) tunes on the 2-CD set. Lots of good fun, as long as you’re not either very prim and proper or near little kids who might ask questions.
I found that while trying to get my head inthe right place for the Blackbeard Festival that is going to be in Hampton in a few weeks. A few years ago, I learned form one of the late night balladeers at that festival that there were far more verses to Barnacle Bill The Sailor than I had every imagined possible. Aaarrrrrrrgh! Gotta let your inner pirate out!
– Rich
People have written down some wonderful artists. Thanks to some of the previous posters who listed Talking Heads, Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., & Pearl Jam. I love those groups and you have reminded to listen to their music. My CD player doesn’t get much use, as I have come to depend on my iPod. This is what I have been listening to the past couple months:
Betty Carter: ‘Betty Carter’s Finest Hour’
Bill Evans Trio: ‘Explorations’, ‘How My Heart Sings’, ‘Moonbeams’, ‘The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961’, & ‘The Last Waltz’.
British Sea Power: ‘The Decline of British Sea Power, ‘Open Season’, ‘Do You Like Rock Music?’
Bruce Hornsby & Band: 10/26/92 Hilton Head (SC), 04/12/96 San Francisco (CA),
06/05/96 Williamsport (PA), 08/15/96 Hampton Beach (NH),
08/22/06 Charlottesville (VA), & Harbor Lights
08/20/93 World Café Radio (Philadelphia) &
06/21/95 Jazz Café Radio (London)
Coldplay: ‘Violet Hill’ (their newest song)
The Cure: ‘Wish’
Flight of the Conchords: ‘Flight of the Conchords’
The Great Jazz Trio: ‘At the Village Vanguard, vol. 2’
Gustav Mahler: ‘Symphony No. 5’
Jeff Buckley: ‘Live at the Sin-é’ [2 CD Reissue]
John Mayer: ‘Continuum’
Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon: ‘Sixty Six Steps’
Miles Davis: ’Miles Ahead’
The Other Ones: 06/30/98 Uniondale (NY), 07/01/98 Mansfield (MA), 07/13/98 Clarkston (MI),
07/24-25/98 Mountain View (CA), 09/04/00 Clarkston (MI),
09/21/00 Greensboro (NC), 08/29/00 Englewood (CO)
Paul Oakenfold: ‘Resident: Two Years of Oakenfold at Cream’
Playboy: ‘Playboy Jazz after Dark’
Razorlight: ‘Razorlight’
Red House Painters: ‘Old Ramon’
Robert Plant/Alison Krauss: ‘Raising Sand’
Sister Hazel: ‘Sister Hazel’ & ‘. . .Somewhere More Familiar’
Sun Kil Moon: ‘April’
Trey Anastasio: ‘Bar 17’
Whitest Kids U Know: ‘Whitest Kids U Know’Well, that’s what I have been listening to lately. Thankgoodness for my iPod.
-Nicos
nicos1331 wrote:People have written down some wonderful artists. Thanks to some of the previous posters who listed Talking Heads, Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., & Pearl Jam. I love those groups and you have reminded to listen to their music.I lo0ve this bunch! Y’all have turned me on to all sorts of stuff that I might not have considered. Likewise, I hope I’ve been able to share with you all some of the strange stuff I listen to. In the interst of messing with y’all’s heads again, here’s the last 25 cuts I heard on the old “randomize” playlist:
Lonnie Brooks Blues Band: Two-Headed Man
Cyndi Lauper: Working Class Hero (live)
Patty Griffin: Love Throws A Line
The Brighter Side Of Darkness: Love Jones
Graham Central Station: Release Yourself
Larry Williams (as Otis Day and The Knights): Shama-Lama Ding-Dong
Ultravox: We Came To Dance
The Chi-Lites: (For God’s Sake) Give More Power To The People
Camel: Watching The Bobbins
Van Halen: Runnin’ With The Devil
Mindy Smith: Come To Jesus
John Valby: Fifty Ways To F*** Your Lover
Keiko Matsui: Forever, Forever (live)
Wanda Jackson: Let’s Have A Party
Eva Trout: Dead Stars On 45
Dar Williams: Comfortably Numb
The Bloodhound Gang: A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When The Stripper Is Crying
Marlena Shaw: California Soul
Jimmy Castor: King Kong
Steeleye Span: Cam Ye O’er Frae France (live)
Maynard Ferguson: Conquistador
The Four Tops: Walk Away Renee
The Clash: Jimmy Jazz
Great Big Sea: John Barbour
Yes: And You And IFeel free to check any of these artists/songs out. A good time is guuaranteed.
– Rich
“… and if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes, I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon” – R. Waters
That is a very unique “randomize” playlist. It seems just as strange, obscure, and ‘out there’ as everyone elses. So kudos to you!
-Nicos
Someone mentioned Yes. I’ve been rediscovering a lot of the Yes catalog again lately. So many of their albums have made their way into my players including “The Yes Album” “Drama” and “90125.” I happen to like Yes from all their various eras and lineups. Many of their CDs (albums) have been remasterd and sound better than ever.
Also in my home CD player now is:
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Kenny Burrell At The Five Spot Cafe”
Mozart Violin Concierto #2 and #4
Rush “Snakes & Arrows”Several months ago I ran across Marc Cohn on XM Cafe. It was interesting to me that over several months a song would come and I would go have to see, “who is that”? There was a common demoniatior…..It was Marc Cohn. Interesting enough, after several months, I finally went to Amazon to order one of his CDs. When I ordered his “Very Best”, I couldn’t help but check out “what other artist are others ordering that bought this”. There was Bruce in the #2 slot!
Has anyone else heard of this guy? Do you like him? Am I “off my rocker”? Like daverich he plays piano and guitar. No two hand independence, but still very good!
Very nice! Check it out! I think you will like him!
Let me know what you think!
David Day
Lake Lanier, GAQuote:It was Marc CohnHis self-titled album had considerable radio play circa ’92. I saw him listed on a concert bill last year (I think) opening for Suzanne Vega. Seems like he has some stylistic similarities to Bruce. I’m not that familiar with his lesser known stuff that didn’t get play.
I haven’t heard a lot of Marc Coh’s music,but what I’ve heard,I’ve liked. When his latest album was released,several negative reviews were written by music “experts”-I didn’t agree with them.
“Listening To Levon” and “Living Out The String” are two memorable new songs of Mr. Cohn’s I’ve had the pleasure of hearing.
My favorite lines from his hit “Walking In Memphis”:
Now Muriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see her
And they asked me if I would —
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
And she said —
“Tell me are you a Christian child?”
And I said “Ma’am I am tonight”Jackie
treah wrote:My favorite lines from his hit “Walking In Memphis”:
Now Muriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see her
And they asked me if I would —
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
And she said —
“Tell me are you a Christian child?”
And I said “Ma’am I am tonight”I understand he won a Grammy for that song and like Bruce, “Best New Artist of the Year” for whatever year that was.
Sorta like Bruce and The Way it Is.“Burning in the Daze” is great, but check out “The Very Best of Marc Cohn”! My favorites are Turn On Your Radio, The Rainy Season, Paper Walls, Olana, but check out Lost You In The Canyon!
It has sorta of a Pink Floyd type of intro. (Rich would love that! )Check it out! There are some similarities between Bruce and Marc!
Marc loves to do ballads if you like that about Bruce! Let me know what you think! Am I “off my rocker”? 😆 I think you will like it!
David Day
Lake Lanier, GAMy favorite song of his is “Silver Thunderbird” from his first album. It’s a very touching little paean to his dad’s favorite car. Great hook for the refrain:
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[list:73720]Don’t gimme no Buick
Son, you must take my word
If there’s a God in heaven,
He’s got a Silver Thunderbird,
You can keep your Eldorados,
and the foreign car’s absurd.
Me I wanna go down
in a Silver Thunderbird[/list:u:73720]
– Rich
Thanks to my wife remembering my birthday, I added a couple of new CDs to the rotation. If you haven’t heard the new Coldplay CD, Viva La Vida, yet… do. I love Coldplay’s sound anyhow, but the added touch of Brian Eno doing his thing as producer makes it all the better. The other newbie in the rotation is James Taylor’s Covers CD. I’m really digging his versions of “Summertime Blues” and Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away”, but I think the gem on this one is his rendition of “Wichita Lineman“. That song is perfect for his voice.
Rich
Quote:If you haven’t heard the new Coldplay CD, Viva La Vida, yet… do.I’ve been curious about their latest. Parachutes is a great album. I also quite like Rush Of Blood To The Head. I’m not as impressed with X and Y overall. Some stuff on there I like, other songs not as much.
Oh yeah,I forgot about “Silver Thunderbird”! It contains my favorite example of Marc Cohn’s piano skills.
I heard a radio show a couple of days ago where James Taylor sang “Wichita Lineman.” When he sang: And I need you more than want you/And I want you for all time.-it really emphasized the complex nature of the relationship in the song.
This new release is definitely going on my wish list.
Jackie
well lets see here, i have been playn’ the heck ou tof Guns N’ Roses new one (” Chinese Democracy”) and i have revisited Geoff Tate’s solo disk. i have waaaaaaaay random taste-lol
Don’t have a CD player.
In (on) the iPod:Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Jim Campilongo
Jonny Lang
Keb Mo
Chris Cornell
Coldplay
Herbie Hancock featuring John MayerRe: Other music
Rochelle wrote:I just purchased the Pretty in Pink cd actually I had it in record form in 1986-I know it sounds corny but there are a lot of great musicians on that cd- The Psychedelic Furs, OMD, Echo and the Bunnyman and Suzanne Vega with Joe Jackson-OH the Eighties!! RochelleThat movie had a great soundtrack to it! In an era where movie soundtrack albums were chock full of hits, that one was one of the fullest with great songs. I think that’s when I first got turned on to Orchestral Maneuvres in the Dark.
– Rich
Very nice! 
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