What was the last full CD you listened to?

[mvd]

Rascal Flatts - Me & My Gang (on full album listening party) : I'm open to new country, but this CD is just so boring and safe. I never cared for them. C-

[RubyDuby in GA]

1. Plans by Death Cab for Cutie

It's a good album. I give it a :thumbsup:

[Ophelia Rising]

131. Excellent choice!

I am going to see them in Minneapolis on 4/20....it should be good times! I have never seen them live before, so I'm stoked!

[Richardo]

2. 'Mass Romantic' by The New Pornographers

:thumbsup:

[mvd]

6. I still have to get that one

I have all the NP CDs BUT that one.

[Richardo]

9. It's great (of course).

I think I like 'Electric Version' best.

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. I prefer MR.

[mvd]

15. I like Electric Version and Twin Cinema about the same

I'll give the edge to Twin Cinema because it's new.

I love Electric Version's hooks, and Twin Cinema brilliantly expands their style while keeping the basic sound.

[GOPisEvil]

95. Thanks for posting Neko (and those other guys).

Mass Romantic is one fucking great cd. :thumbsup:

If you ever get the chance to see them live, I highly recommend it.

[Richardo]

138. I'll go see them - weren't they at SXSW this year?

Pretty hard ticket I would imagine....

[Radio_Guy]

3. Kate Higgins

Great singer.

http://www.katehiggins.com/katehiggins.html

[ghostsofgiants]

4. The answer changes almost hourly, but...

The Mars Volta's "Frances The Mute"

[DS1]

12. Bullcrap

Those are mp3s :P

[ghostsofgiants]

19. Do I have to steal my roommate's digital camera...

And post a picture of me holding the cd? Because I will, dammit.

[DS1]

25. Okay, do it

:D

[ghostsofgiants]

31. I couldn't find the camera, so I had to improvise with my scanner.

[DS1]

39. correction

primate1 < DS1

[ghostsofgiants]

42. That's not what the torn notebook paper says.

Who the fuck are you to argue with torn notebook paper?

[DS1]

43. torn == wrong

or

torn != correct

take your pic :D

[ghostsofgiants]

44. DS1 == full o' shit.

Or

DS1 != devoid of shit

Learn how to spell pick. :P

[DS1]

45. It was a pun

Dearest Simpleton :P

[ghostsofgiants]

46. Pssshhh, puns are the humour of the peasants.

[DS1]

49. Yeah, not those fancy CD buying types

[ghostsofgiants]

50. Precisely.

Glad we're finally on the same page.

[DS1]

51. Yeah

Go back to FR, rich boy :grr:

[ghostsofgiants]

52. Speaking of which, see my new belt buckle?

Next generation bling, motherfucker.

[DS1]

62. That's exactly what I'm going to have mine say

Once I sell off enough pints of blood to pay for it :D

[Initech]

5. David Gilmour's new disc On An Island

It is quite awesome!

Right now I'm listening to the new Flaming Lips album "At War With The Mystics".

[mvd]

13. IMO..

that new Flaming Lips CD loses steam after the first three songs. The "Yeah Yeah Yeah" song is so goofy in an amusing way that I love it, though. :hi:

[Initech]

54. I really like the new Flaimng Lips disc

I think it's a lot better than Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots but then again that's the extent of my knowledge of this band.

[mvd]

65. At War With The Mystics is the first Flaming Lips album..

I've heard all the way through. From what I heard, Yoshimi might be my fave of theirs. But I really do have to explore the band more to know.

I give AWWTM a B-. I did buy "Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" on iTunes. :hi:

[Initech]

77. I picked up both At War With The Mystics and The Soft Bulletin today.

Both are awesome albums, I need to get more of the Lips' stuff.

[mvd]

80. Guess I'm just not a fan so far

But glad you're enjoying!

[Tyrone Slothrop]

83. The Soft Bulletin is their crowning acheivement, IMHO

I can't imagine they'll ever be able to top that one. One of my all-time faves -- and not just by the FLips.

[meegbear]

7. Alice Cooper Flush The Fashion

[LaurenG]

8. Metallica - S & M with the San Francisco Symphony

It's in my car ready to go again on the drive home.

[lovelaureng]

168. Nice choice, my love. n/t

[WilliamPitt]

10. Miles Davis 'Kind of Blue'

[WritingIsMyReligion]

60. An A+++++++++ album, of course, for Mr. PItt...

:D ;)

[klook]

141. The new version with the alternate "Flamenco Sketches"?

That always blows my mind, after so many years of listening to the original Columbia recording, to hear the other version of that tune! This album is part of my DNA, so hearing "Flamenco Sketches" (which was really just a framework for improvisation anyway, apparently with no written head) played with a different "melody" scrambles my synapses. But delightfully so.

[WilliamPitt]

154. Indeed

It is amazing stuff.

[anarch]

11. Ravi Shankar,

Sound of the Sitar

[CarpeDiebold]

16. !!! a fellow ravi shankar fan!? awesome!

his playing is just orgasmic, for lack of a better word. hey, have you checked out anoushka's music at all?

last full cd: nitin sawhney, Prophecy (AMAZING if you like indian/west fusion music)

[anarch]

20. I was lucky enough to see him play once

with Anoushka. The best musical performance I have ever heard, bar none. I've never really checked out any of Anoushka's records, though...I'll have to do so!

[AllegroRondo]

17. Leonard Bernstein's "Mass"

[dolo amber]

18. Whatever Bassholes CD is in my laptop

I'm far too lazy to go find the case.

[Magrittes Pipe]

21. It is called "Bassholes."

And I'm very impressed that you listened to the whole thing! :*

[dolo amber]

22. It turned itself on and I couldn't be bothered turning it off

:D

[Magrittes Pipe]

26. The Who cover is boss, no?

[catmandu57]

23. Pink Floyd

Animals

[Ohio Joe]

137. I just listened to that this morning

I find it a very relevant album today.

[Broken_Hero]

24. River Runs Red...

by Life of Agony....

[PittPoliSci]

201. great CD!

probably my favorite by those guys! :hi:

[progmom]

27. Cassandra Wilson - Thunderbird

It's excellent. Produced by T-Bone Burnett, of O Brother fame.

[Richardo]

33. Ooooo new Cassandra (new to me anyway)

I got "Traveling Miles" based entirely on a review I read in the paper (I had never heard of her back then) and was of course blown away...

:hi:

[progmom]

63. it's new

out today. :)

i HIGHLY recommend it!!

[bbernardini]

28. Negativland - It's All In Your Head FM nt

[Tyrone Slothrop]

29. Band of Horses -- Everything All the Time

Debut from a new band that my friend recommended to me.

It was good; good enough that I listened to the entire album straight through the first time. (Which is becoming something of a rarity for me lately.)

[Metta]

30. Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.

Boulez and the NY Phils. One of the ten versions I own and have been listening to recently. :thumbsup: :donut: :)

[klook]

142. Which is/are your favorite(s) of your 10 versions?

I love "Concerto for Orchestra" also, ever since hearing the Chicago Symphony recording (Fritz Reiner conducting) in my high school years. What a brilliant piece of music! Some people consider Bartok cold or too dissonant (generally the same people who think early 20th century music by Stravinsky is too far out), but for me his music is rich, beautiful, and deeply emotional.

[Metta]

157. Here's my thoughts.

Hi Klook. I presume you're also a jazz fan, having the same handle as Kenny Clarke, the drummer from Pittsburgh, who changed how drummers use the high hat cymbal. I love jazz. ... and folk music, blues, folk and world music. Be that as it may, here's what I think about the CfO.

I just bought Edward Van Beinum's 1948 performance with the Concertgebow Orch. backed with their Rites of Spring directly from Dutton for $7.99 delivered. Excellent performances and excellent transfers. They give the pieces their proper weight and rhythm emphasizing both the dramatic and the dance elements. The Bartok is alternately rousing and tender with the dances well played though not quite as weighty and furious as Reiner's. If I remember correctly, Penguin gives this version a rosette. An exceptional value.

The Reiner/ Chicago Symph. on RCA has more modern sound and the weightiest, and is the last movement, the most furious of any which serves the dramatic aspects of the piece quite well. I haven't heard the SACD of this though I did read that its more open even on redbook players. I believe that might be so from the three or four RCA SACD's I have.

The Bernstein on Sony owes a lot to Reiner. It's more tempered though not lacking in any aspect. Excellent throughout. He brings out the dance aspects perhaps best of the conductors I'm reviewing.

The Leinsdorf/ Boston Symph. an RCA HDCD, out of print, is, for me, the best balanced. Equally balletic as Bernstein's, slightly less weighed and furious than Reiner's though by no means lacking in perspective. Paired with an excellent version of Kodaly's Peacock variations.

The Solti/ London Symph. from 1965 on Decca is another great performance, also in wonderful sound, 96kHz/24 bits. Available from www.berkshirerecordoutlet.com for $3.99.

Also available from them for $5.99, the great Fisher/Budapest version which includes Three Village Scenes and Kossuth, the only disc not to pair the CfO with Hungarian Dances besides Leinsdorf. It's Grammaphone mag's favorite and a fine one it is, too.

Another favorite is Skrowacsewski with the Minnesota SO. Berkshire Outlet has them doing Bartok's complete orchestral music in a three disc set on Vox for $5.99. Excellent all around. Speaking of Skrowacsewski and the MSO, if you ever see their Daphnis and Chloe plus Mother Goose, produced by Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz, snatch it up. Musice, performance, sound, engineering all wonderful.

The Boulez on Sony has consistently earned praise from the critics over the years, and is now available on an SACD. In between Bernstein and Reiner more or less. Includes the Miraculous Mandarin.

So, for less than the price of a pizza with everything, you can have an instant Concerto for Orchestra collection and many happy hours of listening pleasure.

Of recommended ones I haven't heard, the Fricsay on DG Originals in good mono is one I'd pick up based on my liking of other of his works. Another is the Ancerl on Supraphon provided you get the somewhat shrill original, not the remaster. The Dorati on Mercury Living Presence is another favorite.

[klook]

159. You nailed it!

Thanks, Metta, for the in-depth report on these recordings! I will look for these performances and am eager to hear them.

You are correct, I am a jazz fan. See my post on Basie and Zoot elsewhere in this thread.

My handle is indeed a reference to the great drummer Kenny "Klook(-a-mop)" Clarke. I didn't realize he was from Pittsburgh! Same as the wonderful Art Blakey. Pittsburgh must be a pretty rhythmic town.

Looking forward to more of your writings. :hi:

[Metta]

165. Yeah, Zoot and Basie.

I love Basie's early work with Lester Young and Herschel Evans though there are big band sides I like, too. I'm a big Zoot fan, myself. I especially like his work with pianist Jimmy Rowles on OJC. A special favorite of mine is his side with Jutta Hipp under her name though I don't find it to be all five stars. In the same vein, there's a *wonderful* Phil Woods session from this same period called Pot Pie, also on OJC, with the equally wonderful and much under rated trumpeter, Jon Eardley. And, of course, all the wonderful Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan with and without each other. Without hesitation, check out the dvd Last of the Blue Devils which is late footage of Basie, Jay McShann and Big Joe Turner sitting around their Kansas City union hall, reminiscing, drinking, telling lies and swapping tunes. Get spots with Charles McPherson and the Basie big band.

As far as Pittsburgh goes, it's been a good scene for a really long time. Not only Blakey and Klook, Billy Eckstine, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Strayhorne, Tommy and Stanley Turrentine, Ray Brown, Lena Horne, George Benson and some folks you may not have heard of like drummers Roger Humphries and Joe Haris who played with Horace Silver and Bird. Johnny Coles comes from just down the road, too. Bassist Dwayne Dolphin and guitarist Jimmy Ponder live here. Dave Budway recently left for New York and has been making a name for himself playing piano. These days, there isn't as large a scene since some clubs have closed.

[Metta]

174. Two I missed.

For Concerto for Orch., Janos Ferencsik conducting the Hungarian State Orchestra on Hungaroton from 1981. Includes the Cantata Profana. Reported to have the most Hungarian flavor. Also of interest is the earliest recording, by the man who commissioned the work, Serge Koussevitzky with the Boston SO. A live recording from December, 1944. On Naxos Historical, unavailable in the US. I'm currently looking for these versions.

:hi: :donut:

[redqueen]

32. Radiohead - Amnesiac n/t

[sundog]

35. hey!

:hi:

:hug:

[redqueen]

36. Hey!

:D

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[sundog]

48. i was just wondering where the hell you were

the psychic vibes were sent a few days ago, so i guess you just got them :D

[redqueen]

55. hehe... guess I'm a li'l slow on the uptake.

:P

[ThomCat]

34. A Trance compilation.

Coldplay's latest. (I forget the name)
and the new Barbra Streisand/Barry Gibbs CD, Guilty Pleasures.

[MrSlayer]

37. Slayer - Reign In Blood.

I've listened to it in it's entirety at least once a day since it came out in 1986.

[av8rdave]

38. My Morning Jacket...... Z n/t

[Ophelia Rising]

130. I freakin' ADORE My Morning Jacket!

I love "Z", but am partial right now to "it still moves". I have some of their live shows and B sides I've been listening to as well....I can't get enough of them.

[av8rdave]

181. I prefer Z, but I'm pretty fond of IT Still Moves as well.

MMJ is a more recent discovery for me - a friend turned me on to them last year.

[Ophelia Rising]

188. I recently discovered them as well

and was totally blown away. They are touring with Pear Jam on the first leg of their tour, so I am hoping to check them in Chicago in May. I can't wait to see them live!

[BigMcLargehuge]

40. Fish - Field of Crows

[XNASA]

41. "No Answer" - The 1st ELO album.

Probably the least well known of all the ELO records.

[Hissyspit]

109. Although, of course, "No Answer" is not the title in the UK and

was never intended to be the title. It was supposed to just be an eponymous album. Apparently someone at the U.S. office of Jet/United Artist Records asked long-distance what the album title was and got no answer, so wrote that in the title column. That's what I've always heard anyway.

I just collected the complete The Move on CD, and have several of the ELO albums, intending to buy them all eventually.

[fleabert]

47. White Stripes- Get thee behind me

i think that's the name of the cd.

it fucking rocks! :headbang:

[Initech]

56. You mean Get Behind Me Satan?

Good fucking disc, I agree!

[fleabert]

68. yes! I adore it.

I love the little ghost song. I sing at the top of my lungs in the car. badly. with the windows rolled up. :rofl:

snip>

Little ghost, little ghost
One I'm scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?
I'm the only one that sees you,
And I can't do much to please you
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above

The first moment that I met her
I did not expect a specter
When I shook her hand I really shook a glove
She looked into me so sweetly
And we left the room discreetly
No one else could know the secret of our love

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/whitestripes/littleghost.html

[Initech]

79. I was having a hard time deciding what my favorite White Stripes album is

I'm leaning between De Stijl and Elephant back and forth, but Get Behind Me Satan is equally as good. Hard decision.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

87. That first song "Blue Orchid"

rocks harder than anything Led Zeppelin ever recorded.

I always listen to that song first when I'm working out.

[Initech]

107. "Seven Nation Army" = best White Stripes song

[ghostsofgiants]

110. No, I believe that honour goes to "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"

Also one of the bitchinest music videos ever.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

135. I'd probably go with "The Big Three Killed My Baby"

Or "Astro" or "One More Cup of Coffee" or...

Well, let's face it. I think their entire first album is pretty magnificent.

[Ava]

53. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better

awesome band, awesome cd!

http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/

[Ophelia Rising]

132. I'll have to check that out

I am going to be seeing Franz Ferdinand on 4/20 in Minneapolis. I am actually going to see Death Cab for Cutie, so seeing F.F. is like a bonus for me.

[Dan-W]

57. Audience - The House On The Hill

[last_texas_dem]

196. That's a cool album

I'm kind of surprised to see someone mention it. I picked it up out of curiosity at a flea market a while back and, after listening to it, I was surprised I'd never heard of the band or the album before. Good stuff.

[terrya]

58. "Illinoise" - Sufjan Stevens

I love this CD.

[war on errorism]

59. ween - white pepper

[Tyrone Slothrop]

86. That's a great album

And I'm not just saying that cause I'm from Illinois!

I was lucky enough to catch him in concert this fall. A sublime show.

His other albums are really good too. I think I might even actually prefer "Seven Swans" over "Illinoise" -- it's less orchestral, more of just Sufjan and his banjo, but the songs are spectacular.

[mvd]

89. One of my favs of 2005

I can't imagine him doing one I like more.. the orchestration really adds a new dimension. Though I expect I'd love all his stuff.

[klook]

144. I downloaded this after hearing "The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts"

on the radio. I couldn't believe how well crafted this song was--interesting melody and structure, great arrangement (including horns!), good performances--so I had to hear more. The rest of the CD is really creative and enjoyable also. Sufjan has got it goin' on.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

61. Steely Dan--"Aja"

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Pithlet]

69. That is my favorite Steely Dan album.

Good choice :thumbsup:

I don't remember the last full CD I listened to. I've been downloading a lot of singles for the iPod, lately.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

98. I LOVE the 'Dan.

But Aja will always kick especial ass. :D

:hi:

[mvd]

153. Hi, Pithlet

I'm the opposite - I usually listen to one or two full albums a day at least. I'm a huge CD buyer, too. Here are some CDs that are on my wish list:

Saving for my birthday -

Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
Pearl Jam - self-titled
Pink - I'm Not Dead
Jewel - Goodbye Alice In Wonderland

Also getting these new and upcoming ones (list not limited to these) -

Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way
The Wreckers - Stand Still, Look Pretty
Magneta Lane - Dancing With Daggars
Fefe Dobson - Sunday Love
Sonya Kitchell - Words Came Back To Me (already ordered)
Katherine Schell - Emptier Streets (ordered, but on backorder right now)
Rhett Miller - The Believer
The Cottars - Forerunner
Goo Goo Dolls - Let Love In
Arab Strap - Last Romance
Josh Ritter - Animal Years
Margot & Nuclear So & So's - Dust Of Retreat
Jo Davidson - Simply Said Sessions
Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering
Lucy Walsh - Modern Lover
Plumb - Chaotic Resolve
Hank Williams III - Straight to Hell
Duncan Sheik - White Limosine
Amy Millan - Honey From the Tombs (not out until August in the U.S.)

And I have some older ones to get: NP's Mass Romantic, Idlewild's Remote Part, more Billie Holiday, more Sufjan Stevens..

[Metta]

64. Simon Shaheen - Turath.

Great traditional middle eastern stuff. Ottoman Empire stuff. Oud with ney, kanun and tar. (Middle eastern lute, zither, wooden flute and hand drum.) Yum.

[LynneSin]

66. Allman Brothers Gold

I just bought it so obviously I'm gonna listen to the damn thing!

[klook]

176. What's on there?

I heard "Jessica" (with that great Chuck Leavell piano solo) at lunch today, and on the way home my iPod chose "Hot'Lanta" from "Live at Fillmore East." Wow, that's still some absolutely great music. What a band!

[ZombieNixon]

67. I Am Ghost - We Are Always Searching

Whiny goth music that isn't whiny or goth. :D I give it an A.

[bigwillq]

70. Madonna

Confessions on A Dance Floor

[FarLeftRage]

71. "Rough Mix"

- Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane...

[swag]

113. That's a fun record,

and it was unavailable for too long.

Love "Misunderstood" and "My Baby Gives it Away," among others.

[FarLeftRage]

140. I finally got the cd yesterday from amazon

after the local music store couldn't get me a copy.

Well worth the wait.

[Beaverhausen]

72. Kate Bush - Aerial

Mommy

Daddy

The day is full of birds

Sounds like they're saying words.

[Missy Vixen]

73. kd lang "Hymns of the 49th Parallel"

She's amazing. "Helpless" and "Hallelujah" are worth the price of the CD.

Julie

[StellaBlue]

125. Love her.

Gotta buy some more of her albums. I only have 'Drag', which is fabulous.

[Nikia]

74. Crash Test Dummies-God Shuffled His Feet

My husband found it again a couple months ago along with a few other older cds. Last week going to and from a meeting I listened to it and found that I actually liked it. I've wanted to listen to it more in the car, but my husband is already tired of it.

[mvd]

90. That one is unique

Quite quirky, but enjoyable listening IMO. I'm finding many choices here that I also love - White Stripes, New Pornographers, Madonna, Franz Ferdinand's latest, Sufjan Stevens, My Morning Jacket, etc.

[Alleycat]

75. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Blood Sugar Sex Magik

[CaliforniaPeggy]

76. Just finished listening to

a CD of music by the Russian composer Borodin.....

I bought it for the track "In the Steppes of Central Asia." The rest of the CD is also lovely, if you like classical music!

Polovtsian Dances, and the Suite from Prince Igor are also here.....

Wonderful stuff!

[Carla in Ca]

78. Stars by Simply Red

n/t

[mtnester]

81. Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense" live

better than it ever was...NOT the newer version with that crap mixed in to Psycho Killer.

[elehhhhna]

82. Shut Up & Die Like An Aviator -- Steve Earle

[Sisaruus]

84. The Changer and the Changed - Cris Williamson

[Zookeeper]

184. Wow, what a flashback!

I bought the LP in the late '70's. However, I've never been a folkie, so I quickly abandoned the "Women's Music" of the time. (I still have Meg Christianson's LP, "I know you know" in my dusty LP collection.)

On edit: Welcome to DU! :hi:

[kclown]

85. Feist "Let It Die"

[NMDemDist2]

88. Rockapella Live

http://www.rockapella.com/

[Dangerously Amused]

101. Yay! Another Rockapella fan!

:hi:

[NMDemDist2]

119. I miss Barry Carl so I'm an "old" Rockapella fan I guess n/t

[Dangerously Amused]

120. Well,

...better new Rockapella than no Rockapella...


:)

[NMDemDist2]

121. yup! and if you like that stuff check out "The Bobs" too

http://www.bobs.com/

this one is my fave

http://www.bobs.com/coaster.html

[Dangerously Amused]

139. Thanks for the links!

The Bobs are also very cool. They remind me of FRED.


Do you sing? Barbershop?

[NMDemDist2]

162. I used to sing, now I just warble and they don't let ladies in BS quartets

do they :shrug:


:evilgrin: I choose my "generic, non gender specific" DU nick well huh?

[Dangerously Amused]

163. Sorry,

I used the word "barbershop" kind of generically, meant to be inclusive of Sweet Adelines as well. I wasn't presuming anything as to your gender ...and I didn't look it up, either (obviously)... but yeah, your nickname is pretty gender neutral. Good job! :7

[hholli11]

179. They sang for MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

I know one of the members' sister. While they were in town to perform, they came by our work, surrounded me, and sang for me while they waited for her. woo-hoo!!!!

[Briarius]

91. Bullet in a Bible-Green Day

Live recording of the American Idiot tour in England. Great album!

[DawgHouse]

92. I think I probably listen to this once a day!

[whatsername]

192. Me too

I'm always just amazed that more people don't love this! How can you not?

[Left Is Write]

93. REM "Murmur"

Except it wasn't on CD, it was on cassette.

[khashka]

94. The Dreaming - KaTe Bush

This afternoon. It is still as radical and inventive and unique as when it was first released. And deeply personal.

Khash.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

96. Patti Smith - "Horses" (Live, 2005)

[Dinger]

97. Van Cliburn, Beethoven Piano Concerto # 4 and 5

Beautiful, just beautiful.

[bertha katzenengel]

99. Testament of Freedom/Frostiana, composer Randall Thompson

I only listen to the first half for formality's sake. "Frostiana" rocks my world. Seven Frost poems arranged for chorus and orchestra by one of the country's finest choral composers.... sublime.

[Ariana Celeste]

100. Primus- Sailing the Seas of Cheese

I love it!

[PittPoliSci]

202. one of my personal favorites!

:hi:

[Dangerously Amused]

102. James Taylor.

[beyurslf]

103. RENT full soundtrack to the musical. not the movie

[MiniMandaRuth]

104. Don't laugh....

'Music from the American Civil War'

It was a loaner. Very good. Filled with old marches and stuff.

[Saboburns]

105. The Band-The last Waltz

It was actually a DVD.

I watched it.

Damn that was some lineup and the movie was shot in 76 and looks so fuggin good.

Get it!

[swag]

117. Saw the movie with my brother when it came out

at the grand old Wilma Theater in Missoula, MT.

The live stuff was great, but what really hit me were the soundstage vignettes, like the Staple Singers doing "The Weight" with Scorcese's revolving cameras.

And Levon Helm's endearing reticence: "I didn't think you were supposed to talk about the women."

[nickgutierrez]

106. George Hrab - "Vitriol"

Good stuff. Geo hits on some great topics - psychics, people that talk to the dead, those overreliant on blind faith - and still has time to parody Billy Joel, do a song that tries to sound like the Foo Fighters, talk about his love for nuns, and throw in a couple of fun instrumentals. B+

[Hissyspit]

108. Springsteen Live Hammersmith Odeon '75

that just came out - 2 CD set.

[swag]

111. Madvillian - "Madvillainy"

[sweetheart]

112. megadeth - countdown to destruction

:-)

[tjdee]

114. The second CD of the Bee Gees Greatest Hits. Heck yeah.

And it was AWESOME.

[deadparrot]

115. The "Wicked" soundtrack. nt

[derby378]

116. Ed Rush and Optical: THE CREEPS

Good solid drum-and-bass from the UK.

They actually played in Dallas a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't go; we had family illnesses and a dying parakeet to deal with.

[fortyfeetunder]

118. Chicago XXX

On a whim I decided to spring for it, brand new release. It's OK for die hard Chicago fans!

[kid a]

122. Radiohead - The Bends, during long walk

[LynzM]

123. Atwater&Donnelly - Labor and Love

Local-ish folk group :)

[StellaBlue]

124. "Hot Fuss" - the Killers

F*cking excellent.



Think:
New Order
Joy Division
Depeche Mode
Blur
The Pixies
Duran Duran

Only released in 2004.

In my opinion, the best track is "Somebody Told Me". Addictive

[politicat]

126. Firefly soundtrack

Edmonson does wonderful work.

Not a big CD listener anymore.

[FuzzySlippers]

127. Albinoni Adagios.

[otohara]

128. Time Loves A Hero

Little Feat, earlier today

[NaturalHigh]

129. Shooting Rubber Bands at the Stars...

Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians.

Wow, I'm old.

[donheld]

133. One of my all-time favorites

[6000eliot]

134. War Babies by Hall & Oates

I just got it on import.

[BuddhaGirl]

136. "Further in Time" by Afro Celt Sound System

it's a wonderful CD!!!!!!!!!

[klook]

178. I need to check that out

I have a couple of the ACSS's CDs but not this one. I love their music. I first heard them on one of Charlie Gillett's "World 200_" compilations and have been hooked ever since.

[northzax]

143. Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins

Rabbit Fur Coat.

[NewWaveChick1981]

145. Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees

I've got all their albums on CD, but I was driving yesterday and wanted the "best of" CD in my player. Great stuff!

[klook]

146. "Basie & Zoot" by Count Basie and Zoot Sims

Zoot Sims was (is still, I guess) Bill Clinton's favorite saxophonist. This 1975 small-group recording with Basie on piano and organ, Louie Bellson on drums, and John Heard on bass is a pure delight. Zoot burns white-hot with his unique sound (founded on Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins), and Basie is perfect as always, playing way much more piano than you typically hear from him. Wow!

This is the only time I've heard Sims and Basie together, and boy is it a treat! Several of the tunes are hard-swinging toe-tappers, and for that kind of music this is a dream band. And "I Surrender, Dear," with Basie on organ, is sweet, sentimental, and masterfully performed.

If you've only heard Basie's minimal piano playing with his big band (possibly the all-time swingingest group), you'll be surprised to hear his considerable chops on this recording. Still, though he strides like James P. and swings in the mode of his mentor, Fats Waller, there's a kind of restraint in Basie's playing. Even when he's dazzling you with ideas and his sparkling sense of musical humor, Basie never overplays or shows off.

This is quickly becoming one of my desert island discs.

[Ron Mexico]

147. Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime II (the sequel). Released YESTERDAY.

I was there when my local Borders opened. I've listened to it five or six times now.

[Initech]

149. Hell yes!

I listened to both Operation:Mindcrime and Operation:Mindcrime II back to back yesterday - it's awesome!

[Ron Mexico]

151. You know both albums will be played back to back

on their tour? Also, did you catch who Mr. X is? You should have recognized that voice...

[Initech]

156. I've seen them play Operation:Mindcrime once before...

It was on the last tour. It kicked ass, and I cant wait for this tour - it should also kick ass!

Unfortunately they're not playing LA until October.

[Ron Mexico]

158. At least they're coming to your place.

DC isn't on the tour at all, so I've got to go up to fucking New York to see them. :mad:

[lovelaureng]

169. Is it as good as the first one?

Midcrime was one of my favorites.

[Ron Mexico]

187. No, but what could be? It's still a hell of an album that

grows on me more and more with each listen. If you like the first one anywhere close to as much as I do, buy the second one. I don't have a lot of spare cash to go buy CDs with, but I don't regret buying this at all.

[Maestro]

198. Dorks over at Amazon are slamming the album

but really like you say, it can and never will live up to the original. I am just glad to see Queensryche doing something. It did get some good reviews over at iTunes.

[Bullwinkle925]

148. I'm gonna get nailed for this one....

but I must admit to just having finished listening to the new
(shudder) Barry Manilow CD...

"The Greatest Songs of the Fifties"...


ok - shoot me now

[Dukkha]

150. Sigur Ros - Von

their debut one

[noonwitch]

152. The soundtrack to "The Gospel"

I've been listening to it a lot in my car. It's very uplifting.

[mvd]

155. Today's CD was..

Herman's Hermits Retrospective. They must be one of the most underrated groups ever.

[GalleryGod]

160. Listen...People

They never came through Philly in the Glory Concert Years....:shrug:
Don Battle Promotions at the old Phila. Convention Center:
Beatles
Stones
Dave Clark 5
Moody Blues
Beach Boys

And so it went month after month after month..

Top Seat ? $5.00 !

[mvd]

161. "Listen People" is a great song

So is "I'm Into Something Good." You have to search on iTunes for the legitmate collection. There are a few albums that don't feature the original singer.

[Zookeeper]

185. Yeah, they were fun and they didn't pretend to be...

profound. Whenever I hear one of their songs, I think, "Oh yeah, they were actually pretty good."

[ScreamingMeemie]

164. Johnny Cash "Legend" Disc 1

:hi:

[EllieGreen]

166. Tori Amos "The Beekeeper" n/t

[lovelaureng]

167. System Of A Down - Hypnotize n/t

[Guava Jelly]

170. does all 5 cake Cd's count?

on my Ipod?? all 62+ songs practically every song recorded to cd by cake.
what can i say i am crazy.
also both system of a down cd's mezmerize and hypnotize as well as american idiot

[tibbir]

171. John Coltrane.

Can't remember the name of the CD (and am too lazy to get up and go into the LR to look but it's wonderful).

[Guy Fawkes]

172. Comfort Eagle by Cake

Before that was: Flowtation Device by Abdominal and DJ Fase

[Initech]

173. Some *full* CDs I've listened to today:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

4 - White Stripes - "White Blood Cells"

6 - Isis - "Oceanic Remixes / Reinterperatations" <-- currently playing

[YouthInAsia]

175. Nas "Illmatic"

listened it on the weay to Valley Forge Park this afternooon

[elshiva]

177. Sun Records' Greatest Hits Vol 1

Greatness.

[hholli11]

180. The Musical 'Ragtime'. nt

[kwassa]

182. Mozart Requiem

[Zookeeper]

183. "The Soviettes LP"

by the Soviettes, a great Mpls./St. Paul punk band.

[Hardrada]

186. Old World Christmas: Pomerium CD

16th Century music.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

189. Ween - Quebec

going to see them this weekend.

bow before ween bitches.

[izzybeans]

190. Of Montreal-The Sunlandic Twins

[norml]

191. Television's Greatest Hits: Volume II

Early Morning Cartoons

Mid-Morning Sit-Coms

Afternoon Adventure

Prime Time Drama

[Lilsarah]

193. Big tall wish

Leverage
www.bigtallwish.com

[Beelzebud]

194. A Perfect Circle - eMotive

[last_texas_dem]

195. The first disc of the "Nuggets" box set

It's still my favorite of all the CD's in the collection, though the third one had passed it up for a while.

[mvd]

197. Ok, I'll post one more - today's CD

Last one was Sonya Kitchell - Words Came Back To Me. She has a very mature voice for her age that sounds like a mixture of Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, and Natalie Merchant. She has an exquisite folk-jazz style that even allows for some good pop hooks! I highly recommend this CD.

[mvd]

200. Here are some others from recently, plus ratings

Toby Keith - White Trash With Money **1/2 /B- (I was intrigued by Lari White producing - and she helps make this CD sound better than his other recent CDs, but there's a bit TOO much in the way of strings.)

Shooter Jennings - Electric Rodeo *1/2/C- (instead of carrying on Waylon's legacy, he just sounds like a Big And Rich copy with worse lyrics)

The Vines - Vision Valley **/C (they play to the garage sound on this CD with lackluster results)

Placebo - Meds */D (one of the worst I've heard this year so far; they were better when they experimented - now they are just bad hard rock)

Blue October - Foiled ***1/2/A- (sometimes reminiscent of R.E.M., they also add some freshness to the modern rock genre)

The Sounds - Dying To Say This To You ***1/2/A (fun Blondie/Ace Of Base combo, with Cranberries-esque vocals & lyrics)

Morissey - Ringleader Of The Tormentors **/C+ (music sounds dated, giving his sometimes good lyrics less punch)

[malmapus]

199. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Been on whole Pumpkins thing lately heh.

[PittPoliSci]

203. "Vheissu" by Thrice

something about it, I can only listen to it all, I can't just pick certain songs.

[tavalon]

204. Gypsy Enchantress

I had her cassette tape many years ago and found that she had finally made a CD. I didn't remember it being so New Age, it more seemed kick ass Wiccan. Ah, how the memory fades with age.

[pinniped]

205. The Flying Dutchman

.

[mduffy31]

206. Dave Matthews Band

Studio: Stand up Live: The COMPLETE Weekend on the Rocks, yes kids 8 CD's, that is how much of a loser I am.

[SeattleGirl]

207. I'm currently listening to "Anything Goes" featuring Patti LuPone

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[peacefreak]

208. Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

by Neko Case. Took a chance & bought it yesterday. What a voice! Where have I been? Which one do I buy next?

[cleofus1]

209. cat steven's

tea for the tillerman and catch bull at four

i just love his song

rubylove

[Starbucks Anarchist]

210. Miles Davis - "Kind of Blue."