What have you been listening to lately?

[mvd]

Only my 10,000 Maniacs compilation called Campfire Songs today. Also yesterday, I heard the excellent new Mindy Smith CD.

I've also heard more on the internet:

Courtney Love - America's Sweetheart (from the AOL/Netscape listening party - the first half is good to very good, but some of the second half is bland. So far as a big fan, I'd have to give it a B. Still worth buying, especially for fans like me.)

samples from:

Melissa Etheridge - Lucky (sounded awful - what has happened to her? A D from what I heard.)

Norah Jones - Feels Like Home (sounds a little overly subtle this time - but has definite highlights. A B from what I heard.)

[LastKnight]

1. Tool. RATM. Hendrix.

nothing new to see here. move along...

-LK

[VelmaD]

16. Always Tool

with a little NIN and Rammstein thrown in lately.

[GOPisEvil]

2. Centro-Matic "Love You Just The Same"

:thumbsup: A great band, and a great cd!

[FrankBooth]

3. The Shins "Chutes Too Narrow"

and Low Flying Owls.

[mvd]

10. Chutes Too Narrow is great

:thumbsup:

[bif]

4. The Coral, The Thrills, Julee Cruise, Snow Patrol, The Dining Rooms, Tosca

And a bunch of jazz.

[Loonman]

5. Cure B-Sides set

Mostly.


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001906O0/qid=1076534587/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-8629344-9903059?v=glance&s=music

6. King Crimson, Brahms 1st Symphony, Miles Davis

Crimson - Power to Believe

[mvd]

22. I'm kind of interested in King Crimson

How's Power To Believe?

23. I'm biased

It's up to the usual high standards of King Crimson.

Some of it is beautifully melodic, some of it out metals metal bands.
There's also quite a few passages where... how to describe this?.... where Fripp & Belew intertwine their playing like this, imagine a 16 note riff. Fripp plays 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16; Belew plays 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15 ....Except not exactly that since Fripp plays 8 notes in 4/4 time and Belew actually only plays 7 in 7/8 time. (I read a transcription of this on a website)& for up until the end the two guitars alternate, but then on the last note they hit on the same beat--- and then repeat again 16 more notes. Very technical but also beautiful.

stuff like that and some of the lyrics are quite humorous.

[quispquake]

7. Fursaxa

She just released a new LP (yes...LP!!!) on Time-Lag called "Madrigals in Duo" that is absolutely stunning. On another label, Eclipse records, they just reissued her first CDR called "Mandrake"

Rather obscure, but really really good...for fans of folky-psychedelic-trance!!!
pp23

[bif]

8. Is Mindy Smith great or what?

I just bought her debut cd over the weekend. Did you hear her interviewed by Bob Edwards?

[mvd]

9. No - what did she say?

Her CD is an early contender for my Best of 2004 list.

[bif]

11. Check out the interview.

I only caught the last part of it.

http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1623076

[mvd]

19. I heard it

I'm glad she's not a religious fanatic. In fact, her faith is a lot like mine.

[Endangered Specie]

12. Music, people

[jimbo fett]

13. Pet Shop Boys' "Disco"

Found it in a used CD store. Boy, it brings back memories...

[Lizz612]

14. The Clash and The Sex Pistols

London Calling and Never Mind the Bollocks here's the Sex Pistols. Just got the Pistols the other day, finally. Yay!

[Kazak]

15. Margerine Eclipse

-and-

Kerrier District

:D

[waylon]

17. Need I Say More?

[BigMcLargehuge]

18. G-Love and Special Sauce

and The Best of Godzilla 1954-1975

[TrogL]

20. My boss arguing with the network administrators

(grammar)

[bobthedrummer]

21. The sound of hearts breaking.

eom

[XNASA]

24. Today I listened to Bjork "Vespertine" on my walk to work.

At home, I've been watching/listening to "The Kids Are Alright" reissue. It's fantastic. Last night, I viewed the John Entwhistle isolated camera and bass track to "Won't Get Fooled Again". Unbelievable. What a great bass player. It was really cool to just be able to watch and listen to the Ox iso'd in all of his 1978 glory.

Fun stuff.

[Red_Storm]

25. Mostly..........

Speakerboxx/The Love Below - Outkast

Alegria - Wayne Shorter

I Can't Stop - AL Green

Out Of Season - Beth Gibbons

[Beer Snob-50]

26. Pearl Jam

A buddy just sent over his entire collection for me to burn onto some CD's. Awesome stuff (although my wife is going crazy with it right now!!)

[Love Bug]

27. Soundtrack for "The Return of the King"

Makes me cry.... :-(