What is the last Cd you purchased? (music thread)

[aquaman]

Me, self titled Traffic cd, as well as the new Love and Rockets Greatest hits cd. Actually, I have bought too many cds over the last week but these are the ones I bought today.

[Blue_State_Elitist]

1. hmmm

Oasis "Masterplan" Fucking Brilliant

[Spirochete]

2. Been several years

since I bought a CD. I think the last one I did buy was a 4-disk Jimmy Buffet box set.

[NightTrain]

3. O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?

The soundtrack CD.

[aquaman]

5. Great cd

I have it too.

[Richardo]

73. I like to play "Po Lazarus" when I work Mrs. Richardo's honey-do list...

:D

(She finds it more annoying than funny, BTW.)

[Iris]

4. the newest Counting Crows

birthday present for my husband.

Love the version of Big Yellow Taxi - it always seems to go back to Joni Mitchell for me???

[jenk]

6. In Utero........10 years ago

.

[aquaman]

7. Damn, you have to be kidding.

Ten Years? In Utero is a great cd though.

[short bus president]

8. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with too many bluegrass luminaries to list.

definite :thumbsup:

[Iris]

11. oh, that's an awesome album!

[short bus president]

24. oh yeah - there's some magic in those tracks.

I love the way they pieced it together, with the dialogue between songs kept in for flavor - it's almost like a little bit of music history. Definitely a winner.

See if anyone says THAT about Brittney in 30 years!

[cherryperry]

9. I realize this is sorta 'out there', but when

I found out a friend had never heard "7 o'clock News", I bought him the Simon & Garfunkel CD with that one on it!

B-) :thumbsup: :kick:

[DS1]

10. Kid A - Radiohead

Regretted the purchase, they could have done much better.

(Never bought a CD again without hearing beyond the "hit single")

[last_texas_dem]

74. Did the same thing..

I did the same thing buying "OK Computer". I know most critics, lots of fans, and no doubt plenty of DUers consider that one to be one of the greatest albums of all time, but it just never grew on me. Probably the only time I ever bought an album based on critical reviews, which is something I will never do again. I should know that someone with my musical tastes will seldom see eye-to-eye with music critics.

I may be standing alone in saying this, but Pablo Honey is the best Radiohead album ever, IMHO. :-)

[Rocinante]

12. Just to replace a worn out LP

Genesis- A Trick Of The Tail

[Darth_Ole]

16. Everything Waits to be Noticed

by Art Garfunkel, Maia Sharp, and Buddy Mondlock.

Wonderful album. Art's latest.

[liberalmuse]

13. I don't buy too many cd's, either

Most recently? Radiohead's-'Hail to the Thief' and Blur's-'Think Tank'. I plan to buy the new Dandy Warhol's in a week.

[aquaman]

18. I wish I could say the same

I buy at least 10 cds a week lately and no I'm not rich, far from it. My cd habit is why I had water with salt in it for dinner

[Elad]

14. Evolver - 311

Oh yeah baby.

[SyracuseDemocrat]

15. The Beatles - 1

It's so kickass.

[stevebreeze]

17. as an old folkie myself...I just got together in concert by Pete Seger

and Arlo Guthrie. I don't have "Will the Circle be Unbroken" but I was in Bean Bloosom last month to see the Dirt Band for a 30th anaversery of the album. What a great show!!!!
:kick:

[cherryperry]

22. Oh, I just adore folk music!

Guess who I saw in person July 27th, 6th row back, right-center ... BOB DYLAN - just wonderful; did a lot of his old folk songs (as well as the newer stuff) - heaven, I tell you, heaven!

[TheZoo]

19. George Harrison's "Braindead"

Great CD - it's been in my CD player since I bought it.

And the radio is playing Traffic's "Can't Find My Way Home" - what a great f-ing tune!

[aquaman]

20. I have recently gotten into George Harrison

But don't have that cd, I will check it out.

[Iverson]

47. Brainwashed, maybe?

unless that was an editorial comment ...

[alfredo]

21. Self titled "Charlie Hunter."

the man can play guitar.

[oustemnow]

23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Year of the Rabbit

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a sort of new wave/garage hybrid from New York with a snarly/sexy PJ Harvey-type singer.

Year of the Rabbit is the new project from Ken Andrews of Failure, one of the most criminally neglected bands of the mid-late 90s.

[aquaman]

25. Do you like the yeah yeah yeahs

I read a review of that cd recently. Is it good?

[oustemnow]

27. yeah yeah yeah I do

It's not incredible or anything, but they have a unique sound and a certain something beyond that. I wouldn't recommend it without knowing your taste, as they're definitely not for everybody. Check out an MP3 or use the listening station at the record store before plunking down yr. ducats. (Damn, CDs are expensive; luckily I picked both of the above-mentioned titles up used.)

[Ramsey]

26. Evanescence Fallen

Fabulous album. I highly recommend it to thosee who still like to rock.

[Momof1]

28. Johnny Cash -- American IV: The Man Comes Around

What this legend did with "Hurt" is amazing. And the title track kicks ass too.

[aquaman]

31. I have that too.

I LOVE Johnny Cash.

[CanuckAmok]

45. Me too, and the new "Killing Joke" at the same time.

Both brilliant.

[aquaman]

29. Update........

I just purchased a few more cds online. I ordered all of the "gits" cds(classified as punk), as well as "satie pianoworks" by riri shimada. If you like mellow piano music and haven't listed to Satie, please do yourself a favor and check it out. Not for those who are depressed.

[Mr. McD]

30. Vivaldi's Bassoon Concertos Volumes 1 and 2

I just got then today. Very nice.

[aquaman]

32. I got some Vivaldi this week too

"late Vivaldi concertos" by Andrea Marcon. Great cd.

[Skip Intro]

33. Love and Rockets

Hmmmm... should I even say this...

A long while back, a friend and I had the opportunity to "X-periment" with a certain "love/euphoria" causing ticket, and I listened to L%R for the first time - awesome music, and I still like it even being long without the cognitive enhancement.

It was the cd with "No Big Deal" and "Me and the Motorcycle" and "I'm Alive" (man, that I'm Alive song at that time, wow).

I'm Alive

This drug makes me crazy
Makes me see you more clearly.
Oh, baby, now I can see you.
Wish I could stop,
Switch off the clock,
Make it all happen for you.

I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive
I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive

OOOOH
OOOOH

Don't know what colour your eyes are, baby
But your hair is long and brown
Your legs are strong, and you're so, so long
And you don't come from this town

My head is full of magic, baby
And I can share this with you
The feel I'm on top again, baby
That's got everything to do with you

I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive
I'm alive
Oh Oh, so alive



And "Bound for Hell"

Well, faith flies off the mountain everyday
No parachute, and no prayers to say
Yes, my faith flies off a mountain everyday
And there's no parachute, no goddamn prayers to say
Fly the little monkey up a telegraph pole
Sending out a signal to somebody, somebody
Somebody, please somebody

I want to hear a song that makes me believe in something
I want to hear a song that makes me believe something
I want to hear a song that makes me believe
There's something to believe in
I want to hear a song that makes me believe

*sigh*

so memorable...

[aquaman]

35. I have loved Love and rockets since I was 15

I'm 31 now, they are not for everybody, but I dig them.

[aquaman]

36. Whats up nu_duer

I got your PM, will get back with you, probably not tonight as I have had several beers and am totally lazy. Lazy, thats a Love and Rockets tune I believe.

[Ramsey]

50. Saw them play in Philly last tour

While I prefer both Bauhaus and Peter Murphy solo stuff to Love & Rockets, they do have a great sound!

[sham]

34. bought two this week...

saw Turin Brakes open for David Gray in Austin and bought their latest. really like it. also bought the solo album by an Austinite named Johnny Goudie. (used to be in a band called Goudie.) he's got a killer voice.

[Kenneth ken]

37. "Jeff"

the new Jeff Beck - Friday.

[greyl]

38. The Seduction of Claude Debussy - Art of Noise

Great stuff.

"This stands as a fitting tribute to one of the leading classical composers of the 20th century, Claude Debussy. The Art Of Noise astound with a rich array of sounds, colours and speech suitable for widescreen. There is a huge variety of musical styles here, held together often by short snatches of reflection on the French composer's life. The overall impression is a picture as blue as the cover.

The whole work is loosely based on a sarabande from Debussy's piano suite "Pour Le Piano," a versatile theme that works remarkably well when set to a flitting drum-and-bass beat, or as breakdown material. There are clips of Debussy's songs, orchestral music and instrumental pieces ("Syrinx" among them), all woven into the texture. Moods range from the serenely chilled-out opening to the more aggressive punchiness of the rap-based "Metaphor On The Floor." An extraordinary piece of music, then, and one which both demands and rewards repeated listening. In its own form of impressionism, it will uplift and inspire even the most doubtful cynic."
http://www.audio-music.info/index.html?/a/CD-1211.htm

[Howardx]

39. funkadelic

one nation under a groove

[laconicsax]

40. If I remember correctly, which I may or may not

The last CD I bought was:

Lorin Maazel
Vienna Philharmonic
Dvorak Symphonies 8 and 9

It's a good recording. VPO has some sloppy and out of tune playing on it, but overall, I like it. The next CD I buy will be the Maazel/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra box set of Strauss Tone Poems.

[angee_is_mad]

41. 2 many

Well, the most recent cds were floetry and coldplay.

[OldEuropean]

42. Arcana - Inner Pale Sun

bought it Jan 03, since then not even one good CD released that was worth buying. Front 242 - Pulse was a great disappointment, after I listened to the MP3s I decided not to buy the CD. :-(

Desperately waiting for the new VNV Nation (Secondskin is great!) and hopefully Diary Of Dreams has a new album out soon too.

[Habibi]

43. I study ME dance

so all my latest purchases are Arabic-pop flavored. "Arabesque" is the most recent. Even if you're not a belly-dancer, it's fun stuff to groove to.

[last_texas_dem]

44. Dave Pirner- Faces and Names

Solo album by the lead singer of Soul Asylum; band I've been on a kick for for quite a while now. Very enjoyable album, but substantially different from the band's work. Bought it at the same time as I bought my pseudo-love Michelle Branch's "Hotel Paper". :-)

Those are the last albums I bought; last I was given was the Rhino Records' 7-CD Eighties Box-Set which is a total blast to listen to. Very diverse, very good combination of songs.

[Iverson]

46. just given Wonderwall Music by George Harrison

... but that last one actually purchased was a selection of Orlando Gibbons fantasias.

[TheBigGuy]

48. Poi Dog Pondering, In Seed Coms Fruit..

....pretty much still exploring the musical they did in Natural Thing and Soul Sonic Orchestra.

[curse10]

49. Metallica-- St. Anger

I dig it.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

51. Ryan Adams- Gold and Michelle Branch- Hotel Paper

I'm way too eclectic in my musical tastes. I also bought James Taylor's Greatest Hits, October Road sometime close to those ones.

[last_texas_dem]

78. Michelle :-)

<>

:loveya: "Hotel Paper" is a really nice album. "'Til I Get Over You" still gets to me every time I hear it!

[cosmicdot]

52. junior senior: d-d-don't stop the beat

it's been a loooooong time since buying a CD, too

http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/junior_senior/

http://www.juniorsenior.com/news.php

feel free to comment on junior senior
here
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=78342&mesg_id=78342

[jpak]

53. The Kills and !!!

n/t

[theemu]

55. Good choices

I'm not that big of a Kills fan, but I respect them, and I like 'Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard'

[LWolf]

54. Greendale

Neil Young

[leftist_rebel1569]

56. Audioslave's self-titled CD

[CBHagman]

57. "Flood" by They Might Be Giants

I recently saw the documentary "Gigantic," which featured, among many TMBG songs, the works on "Flood." I already had it on tape (Yeah, I'm behind the times) but wanted to have the CD for my collection. Check out "Your Racist Friend," fellow DUers.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

58. "Everything Must Go"

by Steely Dan.
One of the most underrated bands.

[chaska]

59. My last cd was Laura Love "Welcome to Pagan Place".

There's a really great song on there for DUers called "I want you gone" (check out her website for a sample). It's about Bush, natch. Laura Love is the singer/bassist/activist (w/ band) from Seattle. If you get a chance to see her, you definitely don't want to miss it. She puts on the best live show you can imagine. She's so damn funny. I can't begin to describe her style, other than to say that it's highly original and very eclectic. If you like Ani you'll probably like Laura too.

[Scottie72]

60. Dave Gahan's "Paper Monsters"

I really enjoyed this album. It is Mr. Gahan's freshman solo effort. I was pleasently surprised with it.

I am hoping that once Dave Gahan's solo tour is over that Depeche Mode will get back together and record another album.


Check it out for yourselfs.. The entire album is there, plus plenty of video clips.. including the full videos for the two singles: "Dirty Sticky Floors" and "I Need You"

[tarkus]

61. One of the live Peter Gabriel "Official Bootleg" things from the Up tour

[DisgustedTX]

62. Chris Robinson - New Earth Mud

:)

[kid shelleen]

63. Peter Murphy 'Cascade'

Luv it!

[PittPoliSci]

64. IN FLAMES - Reroute To Remain.

as well as FEAR FACTORY - Hatefiles.

[Insider]

65. Masters At Work

Masters At Work presents West End Records: the 25th Anniversary Edition Mastermix

and also...

DJ POPE as b-sOuL presents The Family, "My Way" the album

house/dance/club phase, big time.

[arwalden]

66. Carole King -- Tapestry

-- Allen

[bbernardini]

67. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia and Stars Die

My new favorite band...

[northernsoul]

68. Supergrass - Life on Other Planets

I'm really surprised Supergrass has lasted as long as this. I remember buying 'I Should Coco' back '96 and thinking that this would probably end up being their only album.

[ACK]

69. Ramonesmania and Faster and Louder Hardcore Punk Vol. 1

*

[bif]

70. Pat Metheny's latest

"One Quiet Night." Bril. Solo baritone guitar. Folky, rambling acoustic stuff.

[dawg]

71. Hail to the Thief!

It's pretty good, too. I don't have Kid-A or Amnesiac, but I understand its much more accessable than those.

[MissMillie]

72. For myself?

Aimee Mann - Lost in Space (it came out last August--goes to show you how much music I purchase)

For my kid: Coldplay -- A Rush of Blood to the Head

[playahata1]

75. Sweet Honey in The Rock's latest:

"The Women Gather." Their 30th Anniversary CD.

www.sweethoney.com

[bikebloke]

76. Nina Hagen

A double CD of both her first two albums with Spliff. I was looking through my box of cassette tapes, deciding to give her a listen after all these years, and she still sounded good. So hunted the CD's down.

[Redbear]

77. One Beat - Sleater-Kinney

Before that it was

Coldplay and the White Stripes

[Braden]

79. hail to the thief

by radiohead.

last broadcast
by Doves

[geniph]

80. Allman Brothers, Hittin' the Note

Great CD! Thanks to XM radio for introducing me to it - it's not getting much airplay on terrestrial radio.

[mvd]

81. My last ones

Bleu - Redhead
Plumb - Beautiful Lumps Of Coal
Gavin DeGraw - Chariot

Enjoyed all three a lot.

Others a little before:

Michelle Branch - Hotel Paper
New Pornographers - Electric Version
Guster - Keep It Together
Liz Phair - self-titled
Carly Simon - Best Of
Ultimate Disco
Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires
Brooks And Dunn - Red Dirt Road

All great except for the disco CD and the Liz Phair. The disco CD has many high points, but is spotty. And Liz's is unique enough because she combines the sheen with her own quirkiness, and it's fun, but it's not genius like Exile In Guyville is. Or even as good as whitechocolatespaceegg. Also, I enjoy Avril's CD more. But there are gems: "Red Light Fever," "It's Sweet," "Rock Me," and "Little Digger."

I'm sure I'll be buying a lot more this year. But, I've ruled out the new Pat Benatar. Never was a fan, but that one sounds pretty bad. Also, I enjoy pop, but Nikki Cleary's CD doesn't appeal to me. She's quite a bit younger than Michelle and Avril, so it's not surprising that Nikki's doesn't appeal. She has potential, though.

[ButterflyBlood]

82. no clear answer actually

the last CD I got was the In Place of Words demo yesterday, which is my friend's band (who played their last show yesterday as well) and since it's just a CD-R and I got it for free it doesn't really count (go look them up at www.mp3.com/inplaceofwords though, it's got 3 out of 5 songs on it)

after that Wednesday at the Mannequin/Circle Takes the Square show I got the Transistor Transistor/Mannequin split 7" (yep, a record. vinyl. they still make these) and the Spirit Lies Broken (a local band that also played the show) demo CD-R for $3.

So the last "real" CD I got was Still Life's "From Angry Heads With Skyward Eyes"

[BarbaRosa]

83. Dixie Chicks

Home.

I'm not a country fan, and don't buy very many CD's, but just felt like doing my part. BTW it's a pretty good CD.

[last_texas_dem]

84. I think that one's their best

Though it's weirdly the only one of theirs (at least of their current lineup) that I don't own, I've heard it numerous times because several of my family members do. I think they should stick with the more traditional, almost bluegrass direction they're taking with some of the songs- though I love their older stuff, too.

It's good to see the Dixie Chicks are poised to be the best-selling country concert act of the year despite the FReepers' best attempts to silence them. Those women are awesome...