i got way too many faves, but I can list the songs I find utterly reprehensible and beyond crappy:
1. should i stay or should i go (yes please for the love of god gtf out of here once and for all)
2. i kissed a girl and i liked it (unless it's sung by a gay dude - walk towards the light my friend!)
3. cocaine (BORING!!!!! heard it enough for a 1000 torturous lifetimes already)
4. all rap songs
5. all country tunes except living in fast forward and strawberry wine (don't ask)
6. what a wonderful world (like nails on a chalk board)
7. there she is, miss america
8. opening song for conan obrien - in fact, i even hate conan obrien with a passion - he's not funny, he's a dave knock-off - and dave is an incredible dink now - which makes conan a cheap knock off of a dink
9. the newsbusted tune (this is not a mosh pit)
10. i got u babe, i got u babe, i got u babe, i got uuuuuuuu...
It would be way too hard for me to form a top ten out of all the songs I know. However here are some secular songs that immediately come to mind, organized by genre:
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for the medal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
and I still hate it and feel like I left too much out. Some of my favorite Bands are not even mentioned and it's all still kind of random but I tried not to mention any band more than once.
and I have the Stones in the 70's I didn't want to repeat repeat. But see since I'm breaking out by year people can add stuff more easily - like you did.
No particular order again
Birth School Work Death - The Godfathers
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Hard to Handle - Black Crows
Let Love Rule - Lenny Kravitz
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
Bringing on the Heart Break - Def Leppard
Bullet the Blue Sky - U2
Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies
Pictures of Matchstick Men - Camper Van Beethoven
Love Shack - B52's
Message of Love. I heard a new song by them today and realized that leaving them off the 80's was a huge omission.
Message of Love, Brass in Pocket, 2000 miles, Bad Boys Get Spanked, Middle of the Road, Back in the Chain Gang, I Go to Sleep, Stop Your Sobbing, Thin Line between love and hate. Too many to mention. Pretenders and Chrissie Hynde were the best unique thing to come out of the 80's.
I hope this new album can hold a candle to the 80's stuff.
My top political song pick for a certain Republican primary candidate to actually pay to license (but they didn't) was the Stealers Wheel early '70s classic, "Stuck In The Middle With You." Given all the clowns & jokers around at the time, my reasons should be obvious.
JMR
The tax & spend drugwar looks racist in the real world.
sarc -- my former creative partner (ad agency) is a drummer. His best musical buddy, was the drummer on that toon, and in Stealers Wheel! Rod Haroom. (not sure on the spelling) They used to follow Ginger Baker around trying to figure out his "rudiments."
Gerry Rafferty is a complete... well won't say it here! But it involves mind altering substances.
This one is the most volatile because you have know way of knowing if they will have staying power.
Spread Your love Like a Fever/Berlin - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Flake - Jack Johnson
I am Trying to Break Your Heart - Wilco
Doesn't Remind Me - Audioslave
I Got Mine - Black Keys
Essense - Lucinda Williams
Front Porch Lounger - G. Love
Wake Up - Arcade Fire
Touch Feel Lose - Ryan Adams
You Don't Know What Love is - White Stripes
links but it was hard enough making the lists. I love How You Remind Me by Nickleback and if you like that I bet you would like "Doesn't Remind Me" by Audioslave (who are no longer together). It's opposite, but very good.
Oh man, I love Flake. I need to add some Ryan Adams, but I wouldn't know where to start; probably Come Pick Me Up or Sweet Carolina. That line at the end "I miss Kentucky and I miss my family/Oh the sweetest winds blow across the South" gives me goosebumps every time. I could use some Wilco too, especially their Mermaid Avenue collaboration w/ Billy Bragg.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
So good. Did you watch the video I linked of him playing on Letterman? Dave, for some reason, just keeps mispronouncing everything about the song and album, which is very funny, but Ryan's performance is just sublime.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
they are personal friends and he has him on all the time. I have a bunch of them saved on a Youtube list. Ryan Adams is awesome live. He outdoes his studio performances when he's live in the same way Wilco does.
Here's my youtube list that has about 16 of his performances (I can't get enough of him live). The list was originally all Letterman performances but then I kept adding to it.
If you haven't heard Essence you must listen - it's one of the sexist songs.
How great that you like Wilco and Ryan Adams too - I love that southern alternative rock. I'm like a groupie for Wilco I've seen them so many times. If you haven't seen them live you have to some time. They are so creative and their studio albums make them seem like they are much more mellow than they are.
Now besides Lucinda - I haven't heard of any of yours so you have to clue me in a little about what type of music they are so I know if I want to try some of it.
Dee, I love Lucinda. For our first anniversary yesterday, my wife surprised me with tickets to see her next month. I can't wait.
Gillian Welch is the modern Emmylou Harris, in my mind. I prefer the studio version, but this still gives a good idea of her beautiful voice.
Here is a very funny music video for my second favorite Jenny Lewis song.
Patty Griffin is a sort of country/gospel singer, and her singing is just achingly beautiful. I can't find anything good on youtube, but let me recommend that you risk the 99 cents on iTunes to get either "Moses" or "Time will do the talking".
I forgot to put up Cat Power and Old Crow Medicine Show, but they are also big favorites of mine. As you can see, I too am hugely into alt country and early country/Americana.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
I love Cat Power and originally had her on my list but figured no one would have heard of her. Did you see the film "My Blueberry Nights"? She makes a cameo in it and they use a couple of her songs. Norah Jones plays the lead. It got panned by the critics. I liked it though - it's very different and not for everyone but you like different stuff so you might enjoy it also.
I'm surprised you like the Alt Country and folk kind of stuff being an Eastern boy. Lucinda is great in Concert. Her voice is so emotive and she can really rock on songs like "Real Live Bleeding Fingers"
Haven't seen the movie, but it sounds like it's worth checking out. I have all of Cat Power's CDs I think, they're so great.
I think you'd definitely like Patty Griffin. She's got kind of a Christian folk/gospel thing going. Beautiful stuff.
Yeah, Lucinda can just nail so many different kinds of songs. The first time I heard "Fruits of my Labor" (which was the first time I heard Lucinda at all) I must have hit the repeat button 9 or 10 times in a row.
I'll always be a New Englander at heart, but the kind of music I like most makes me want to move to Kentucky or Tennessee.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
I've seen her 3 times live. I agree with Dee that "Essence" is one sexy damn song! But I also love "St. Charles" and so many more.
If you like non-Nashville country, try these for gooder n hell music:
Dale Watson, Hank III, Eleven Hundred Springs, Gary P. Nunn, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver, Robert Earl Keen. I know most of these are Texas music but hell, it's the best anyway!
I was wondering if true country fans normally also liked alt. Country.
I'm not into the more regular country except when I'm in TX. I love to go to bars where people do the two step and I love the small dive places with little honky tonk bands and I even saw a Clint Black stadium concert in the Astrodome and enjoyed it.
Regular country just isn't the type of thing I listen to by myself at home or in the car.
Texas honky tonk is the real thing. I would rather eat glass than listen to that Nashville crap. Took my special lady to see Dale Watson at the local honky tonk last Friday. Like I said earlier, it's gooder n hell music and once you get hooked it opens up a whole new world.
I saw you like Ryan Adams. Before Whiskeytown was big and he was out of Raleigh, he used to wait for Caitlyn Cary to get off of work where she waitressed at The Humble Pie. While he waited, he would write lyrics on napkins because he didn't have any money for notebooks. My friend loves that place and got to know Ryan and actually bought him a big sketch book to write his lyrics on. Never realized he'd get so big. I love Whiskeytown to this day.
that's what I don't like. Although as I said, I still enjoyed the Clint Black Concert live.
I saw an interview with Ryan once where he seemed very offended by being referred to as alt. Country. The interviewer asked him how he'd describe his music and he said just good old rock n roll. I thought that was strange because he obviously has a southern country twang to his music.
How cool that your friend bought him a tablet.
I never really thought about it before you just described the other stuff as Pop-Country, but I don't really like other pop music so it makes sense. It's not the style of music so much as the creativity in the lyrics and sound that draw me in.
I have "Bloodied but Unbowed: Bloodshot Records' Life in the Trenches" from Netflix right now (but haven't watched it yet) . I got it specifically because Ryan Adams is in it. I haven't heard of the rest of the artists but am hoping to discover new ones to love.
I love Robert Earl Keen, although he occasionally dips a bit too much into the pop-country scene for my taste. Doesn't get much better than 'Feelin' Good Again' or 'Corpus Christi Bay' or just about anything off of No Kinda Dancer, though.
Jeff, do you like Old Crow Medicine Show at all? They're from Nashville, but they just blow that scene out of the water...
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
but not as much as the others. I saw her the year that came out and it always helps to see the live show. I love "Come On" and "Wrap My head Around That" and "Learning how to Live" makes me cry every time. It has the same effect as "Wish You Were Here" from Pink Floyd. Even though the songs are about romantic loss, they make me think of family members I've lost.
Her mom had died just before she recorded those songs and I think that Learning how to live is really about her even though it seems like it's about a man.
I loved Badmotorfinger and Superunknown but absolutely hated Down on the Upside.
Chris Cornell is indeed a good vocalist. Not the best. Underrated to be sure, but not the best.
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for the medal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
A man-crush? Time for me to play "Careless Whisper" by Wham!
Don't get me wrong; I don't think Cornell gets nearly enough credit. But for my money, Geoff Tate, Russell Allen and James LaBrie are way, way better.
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for thevmedal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
"Odds" being 2001-2010. Warning: my tastes are quite unconventional and nowhere near what some would call the mainstream.
1) Nightwish, "Bless The Child"
2) Meshuggah, "Shed"
3) Dream Theater, "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" I-VII
4) Symphony X, "The Odyssey"
5) Epica, "The Obsessive Devotion"
6) Within Temptation, "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
7) Lacuna Coil, "Swamped"
8) Meshuggah, "Electric Red"
9) Within Temptation, "The Cross"
10) Rush, "One Little Victory"
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for the medal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
Its impossible to choose when it comes to music, there is so much. Speaking of Midnight Oil, do you think their lead singer and Axel Rose learned their moves from Davie Jones? ffw 50 seconds lol :-)
I think gingerman is gingerman...his own troll...he has been here a long time.
He isn't fates in my opinion.
Just another troll...doing his thing..he gets let out every now and then, it will be worse before the election, much worse.
I think it's sort of amusing nobody noticed before when he was critiquing me against some other posters here who all ganged up with him, didn't seem to think he was a troll back then, let alone fates.
...all trolls aren't somebody else from the past..he just keeps himself in storage...needs air every once in awhile.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~Rush Limbaugh
2. Hip To Be Square - a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But
they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity,
and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the
band itself.
Leonard Cohen is one of my all time faves. His lyrics are so beautiful that you feel part of the song. If anyone wants any recommendations for trying him out...let me know.
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for the medal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
A lot of people don't like the 1970s. I love the 70s. After all, a very important thing happened to me back in that decade.
Being born.
1) Led Zeppelin, "Kashmir"
2) Yes, "Close to the Edge"
3) Pink Floyd, "Dogs"
4) Rush, "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres"
5) Pink Floyd, "Welcome to the Machine"
6) Led Zeppelin, "In The Evening"
7) Led Zeppelin, "In The Light"
8) Deep Purple, "Highway Star"
9) Yes, "Parallels"
10) Kansas, "Dust In The Wind"
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing gt thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for themedal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
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What are your Top 10 Songs
August 13, 2008 - 14:32 ET by balboaWhat are your Top 10 Songs of All Time?
Here's a quick top ten, and
August 13, 2008 - 14:57 ET by balboaHere's a quick top ten, and remember these are MY top 10 favorite songs, not what I think are the top ten greatest songs of all-time:
1. Tempted, Squeeze
2. Caroline, No, Beach Boys
3. Alive, Pearl Jam
4. Little Wing, by anyone
5. Hook, Blues Traveler
6. Jane Says, Jane's Addiction
7. You Can't Always Get What You Want, Rolling Stones
8. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
9. In Bloom, Nirvana
10. Don't You Forget About Me, Simple Minds
bal
August 13, 2008 - 17:09 ET by MrShyNot a bad list :) I'll make mine.... or I'll try (cuz it's really hard to do this sort of thing :p)
Btw, not sure if you checked it out, but I re-uploaded my latest video (from a show I did) with the audio louder:
Mr. Shy Unplugged - "Super Star"
Leave a comment there!
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For REAL Change
Without much thought...
August 13, 2008 - 14:48 ET by Karma...Amazing Grace would certainly be on my list.
i got way too many faves,
August 19, 2008 - 14:51 ET by TruthMongeri got way too many faves, but I can list the songs I find utterly reprehensible and beyond crappy:
1. should i stay or should i go (yes please for the love of god gtf out of here once and for all)
2. i kissed a girl and i liked it (unless it's sung by a gay dude - walk towards the light my friend!)
3. cocaine (BORING!!!!! heard it enough for a 1000 torturous lifetimes already)
4. all rap songs
5. all country tunes except living in fast forward and strawberry wine (don't ask)
6. what a wonderful world (like nails on a chalk board)
7. there she is, miss america
8. opening song for conan obrien - in fact, i even hate conan obrien with a passion - he's not funny, he's a dave knock-off - and dave is an incredible dink now - which makes conan a cheap knock off of a dink
9. the newsbusted tune (this is not a mosh pit)
10. i got u babe, i got u babe, i got u babe, i got uuuuuuuu...
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
my favorite songs
August 13, 2008 - 15:27 ET by candanceIt would be way too hard for me to form a top ten out of all the songs I know. However here are some secular songs that immediately come to mind, organized by genre:
Pop
Rock
Alternative
Country
Dance
Hard Rock
Most of the time (now) I listen to Christian stuff not found on YouTube. But I do like some secular stuff.
Free's top ten songs
August 13, 2008 - 23:19 ET by Free StinkerFree's top ten songs: (in alphabetical order)
I never thought about
August 19, 2008 - 13:41 ET by balboaI never thought about extending it past popular music. If I did, I'd definitely include Rhapsody in Blue, as well as
Blue Train, John Coltrane
Linus & Lucy, Vince Guaraldi
Hey, Girl, Louis Prima
Just You, Just Me, Thelonious Monk
Me and My Shadow, Frank and Sammy
Bal
August 19, 2008 - 21:53 ET by Free StinkerI never thought about extending it past popular music.
I'm thinking outside the box! ;-)
"They're both doofuses!" --Mark Levin (speaking of Obama and McCain)
Free Stinker, I applaud you.
August 19, 2008 - 21:59 ET by balboaFree Stinker, I applaud you. :)
Top ten songs?
August 13, 2008 - 23:24 ET by jefflebowskiTop ten songs and not one honky-tonk Texas country song? What's wrong with y'all?
Jeff Lebowski
www.angrywhitedude.c...
Top 10 (for now)
August 17, 2008 - 08:51 ET by UnsaneRock/metal:
1) "Pull Me Under", Dream Theater
2) "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres", Rush
3) "The Mirror", Dream Theater
4) "The Mission", Queensryche
5) "Terminal Frost", Pink Floyd
6) "Kashmir", Led Zeppelin
7) "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", Metallica
8) "Kill Again", Slayer
9) "Concatenation", Meshuggah
10) "Three Minute Warning", Liquid Tension Experiment
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for the medal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
This was impossible so I did top ten songs by Decade
August 19, 2008 - 13:34 ET by Dee Bunkand I still hate it and feel like I left too much out. Some of my favorite Bands are not even mentioned and it's all still kind of random but I tried not to mention any band more than once.
First The 60's (no particular order)
I Am the Walrus - Beatles
Bad Moon Rising - CCR
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Wild Things - Troggs
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Animals
You Really Got Me - Kinks
My Generation - The Who
Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin
Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix
Up on Cripple Creek - The Band
Dee, you left out These
August 19, 2008 - 13:40 ET by bassndudeDee, you left out These Eyes and Paint it Black and other top hits of the 60's. How could you???? *tears streaming*
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Cause Bass it's impossible
August 19, 2008 - 13:47 ET by Dee Bunkand I have the Stones in the 70's I didn't want to repeat repeat. But see since I'm breaking out by year people can add stuff more easily - like you did.
The 70's
August 19, 2008 - 13:45 ET by Dee BunkThe 70's and the 90's were the hardest to narrow down because those are my favorite years for music but heres a feeble attempt at it
The 70's (In no particular order)
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Can You Hear Me Knocking- Rolling Stones
LaGrange-ZZ Top
Misty Mountain Hop- Led Zeppelin
Sweet Emotion -Aerosmith
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Bloody Well Right - Supertramp
Don't Ask Me no Questions - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Waiting for the End of the World - Elvis Costello
Fat Man in the Bathtub - Little Feat
Feats Don't Fail Me Now ..
August 19, 2008 - 13:55 ET by Jack BauerFeats Don't Fail Me Now .. gosh, haven't thought of the great Little Feat for a while!
Yay Jack - hardly anyone I know likes them
August 19, 2008 - 14:01 ET by Dee Bunkmost don't know of them. They were a great band
Damn you Bal... an
August 19, 2008 - 13:49 ET by Jack BauerDamn you Bal... an inpossible task.
Just some songs that touched me at some point in this thing we call time..
SEE EMILY PLAY - Pink Floyd
PENNY LANE - The Beatles
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - Hendrix
RIDERS ON THE STORM - The Doors
GOOD VIBRATIONS - Beach Boys
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN - Santana
PAINT IT BLACK - Rolling Stones
WHITE ROOM - Cream
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND - Bob Dylan
MENDICINO - Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Great List Jack
August 19, 2008 - 14:11 ET by Dee BunkIt is impossible. I was going to put All Along the Watchtower on my 60's but wasn't sure when he recorded it or when he died so I picked another one.
I don't remember See Emily Play and am a Pink Floyd fan so I'll have to go listen to it.
The other one I've never heard of is Medicino - I'll have to try and listen to it also.
See Emily is either their
August 19, 2008 - 14:20 ET by Jack BauerSee Emily is either their first or second single. Co-Written by the mad Syd Barrett.
Sounds as fresh today (to me) as the day they recorded it!
Think Watchtower was 67.
The 80's
August 19, 2008 - 13:52 ET by Dee BunkNo particular order again
Birth School Work Death - The Godfathers
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Hard to Handle - Black Crows
Let Love Rule - Lenny Kravitz
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
Bringing on the Heart Break - Def Leppard
Bullet the Blue Sky - U2
Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies
Pictures of Matchstick Men - Camper Van Beethoven
Love Shack - B52's
Lenny Kravitz is good in ANY decade
August 19, 2008 - 14:01 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasLenny Kravitz is good in ANY decade...heh heh. You Shook Me by AC/DC is definitely there. I'd say "Born in the USA" might warrant a listing.
The answer to terrorism IS war. Next Please!
GAT - I know a lot of people love Springsteen
August 19, 2008 - 14:14 ET by Dee Bunkbut I never got into him. AC/DC is also good for any decade.
Must add The Pretenders
August 21, 2008 - 10:23 ET by Dee BunkMessage of Love. I heard a new song by them today and realized that leaving them off the 80's was a huge omission.
Message of Love, Brass in Pocket, 2000 miles, Bad Boys Get Spanked, Middle of the Road, Back in the Chain Gang, I Go to Sleep, Stop Your Sobbing, Thin Line between love and hate. Too many to mention. Pretenders and Chrissie Hynde were the best unique thing to come out of the 80's.
I hope this new album can hold a candle to the 80's stuff.
The 90's
August 19, 2008 - 14:19 ET by Dee BunkNo order
Give it Away - RHCP
The Old Apartment - Bare Naked Ladies
Loser or Beercan - Beck
Lightening Crashes - Live
What It's Like -Everlast
Broken Hearted Savior - Big Head Todd and the Mosters
Glory and Consequence - Ben Harper
Creep - Radiohead
La Dolly Vita - Smashing Pumpkins
What I Got - Sublime
I'm not sure I can narrow it to just 10, but
August 19, 2008 - 14:06 ET by sarcasmoMy top political song pick for a certain Republican primary candidate to actually pay to license (but they didn't) was the Stealers Wheel early '70s classic, "Stuck In The Middle With You." Given all the clowns & jokers around at the time, my reasons should be obvious.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
sarc -- my former creative
August 19, 2008 - 14:16 ET by Jack Bauersarc -- my former creative partner (ad agency) is a drummer. His best musical buddy, was the drummer on that toon, and in Stealers Wheel! Rod Haroom. (not sure on the spelling) They used to follow Ginger Baker around trying to figure out his "rudiments."
Gerry Rafferty is a complete... well won't say it here! But it involves mind altering substances.
Fascinating
August 19, 2008 - 15:48 ET by sarcasmoThat song is repeatedly referenced in various fora, to the point that it now even has its own evil Wikipage.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
The 00's
August 19, 2008 - 14:07 ET by Dee BunkThis one is the most volatile because you have know way of knowing if they will have staying power.
Spread Your love Like a Fever/Berlin - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Flake - Jack Johnson
I am Trying to Break Your Heart - Wilco
Doesn't Remind Me - Audioslave
I Got Mine - Black Keys
Essense - Lucinda Williams
Front Porch Lounger - G. Love
Wake Up - Arcade Fire
Touch Feel Lose - Ryan Adams
You Don't Know What Love is - White Stripes
wow dee
August 19, 2008 - 14:26 ET by candanceI haven't heard of a single one of those.
Here's my list from this decade in no particular order:
How You Remind Me - Nickelback
Because of You - Kelly Clarkson
What Was I Thinking - Deirks Bentley
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Unwritten - Natasha Beddingfield
White Flag - Dido
Tonight and the Rest of My Life - Nina Gordon
Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani
Black Horse and a Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
Honorable Mentions to Train for Calling All Angels and Matchbox 20 for How Far We've Come.
Candance - I should have done some Youtube
August 19, 2008 - 14:33 ET by Dee Bunklinks but it was hard enough making the lists. I love How You Remind Me by Nickleback and if you like that I bet you would like "Doesn't Remind Me" by Audioslave (who are no longer together). It's opposite, but very good.
Oh man, I love Flake. I
August 19, 2008 - 14:30 ET by JasonCOh man, I love Flake. I need to add some Ryan Adams, but I wouldn't know where to start; probably Come Pick Me Up or Sweet Carolina. That line at the end "I miss Kentucky and I miss my family/Oh the sweetest winds blow across the South" gives me goosebumps every time. I could use some Wilco too, especially their Mermaid Avenue collaboration w/ Billy Bragg.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
This is so difficult. No
August 19, 2008 - 14:27 ET by JasonCThis is so difficult. No particular order, every favorite genre represented at least once:
Mama Wolf - Devendra Banhart
Blue Turns to Grey - Stones
Lay Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor - Traditional (but my preferred version is by The Powder Kegs)
Gymnopedies - Erik Satie
Dopeman - N.W.A.
Fruits of my Labor/Right in Time - Lucinda Williams
The Charging Sky - Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
Promising Light - Iron and Wine
Una Furtiva Lagrima - Enrico Caruso (Pavarotti nails it too, though)
Caleb Meyer - Gillian Welch
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Honorable Mention (several
August 19, 2008 - 14:37 ET by JasonCHonorable Mention (several inspired by Dee's post-2000 list):
Flake - Jack Johnson
Gone - Jack Johnson
Oh My Sweet Carolina - Ryan Adams
Bob Dylan's entire catalog, up to and including Blood on the Tracks
To Live is to Fly - Townes Van Zandt
Come Pick Me Up - Ryan Adams
La Cienga Just Smiled - Ryan Adams
Afraid Not Scared - Ryan Adams
Where is my Love? - Lucinda Williams
Drinking at the Dam - Smog
Everything on Patty Griffin's Living with Ghosts album
Damn you, Bal, now I'm just gonna be messing around on iTunes all afternoon and not get any work done. Damn yoooouuuu!
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
JC, it's a great topic.
August 19, 2008 - 15:18 ET by balboaJC, it's a great topic. Hard to resist. :-)
Come Pick Me Up... Elizabethtown soundtrack. Great music.
So good. Did you watch the
August 19, 2008 - 15:22 ET by JasonCSo good. Did you watch the video I linked of him playing on Letterman? Dave, for some reason, just keeps mispronouncing everything about the song and album, which is very funny, but Ryan's performance is just sublime.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Jason - Letterman Loves Ryan Adams
August 19, 2008 - 15:47 ET by Dee Bunkthey are personal friends and he has him on all the time. I have a bunch of them saved on a Youtube list. Ryan Adams is awesome live. He outdoes his studio performances when he's live in the same way Wilco does.
Here's my youtube list that has about 16 of his performances (I can't get enough of him live). The list was originally all Letterman performances but then I kept adding to it.
Ryan on Letterman
The one thing I would add
August 19, 2008 - 16:01 ET by balboaThe one thing I would add to my list that I didn't originally have is practically anything from Ben Folds. That's another great live performer.
Alright Jason! Lucinda!
August 19, 2008 - 14:43 ET by Dee BunkIf you haven't heard Essence you must listen - it's one of the sexist songs.
How great that you like Wilco and Ryan Adams too - I love that southern alternative rock. I'm like a groupie for Wilco I've seen them so many times. If you haven't seen them live you have to some time. They are so creative and their studio albums make them seem like they are much more mellow than they are.
Now besides Lucinda - I haven't heard of any of yours so you have to clue me in a little about what type of music they are so I know if I want to try some of it.
Dee, I love Lucinda. For
August 19, 2008 - 15:03 ET by JasonCDee, I love Lucinda. For our first anniversary yesterday, my wife surprised me with tickets to see her next month. I can't wait.
Gillian Welch is the modern Emmylou Harris, in my mind. I prefer the studio version, but this still gives a good idea of her beautiful voice.
Here is a very funny music video for my second favorite Jenny Lewis song.
Patty Griffin is a sort of country/gospel singer, and her singing is just achingly beautiful. I can't find anything good on youtube, but let me recommend that you risk the 99 cents on iTunes to get either "Moses" or "Time will do the talking".
I forgot to put up Cat Power and Old Crow Medicine Show, but they are also big favorites of mine. As you can see, I too am hugely into alt country and early country/Americana.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Happy anniversary Jason
August 19, 2008 - 15:18 ET by Dee BunkI didn't realize your marriage was that new.
I love Cat Power and originally had her on my list but figured no one would have heard of her. Did you see the film "My Blueberry Nights"? She makes a cameo in it and they use a couple of her songs. Norah Jones plays the lead. It got panned by the critics. I liked it though - it's very different and not for everyone but you like different stuff so you might enjoy it also.
I'm surprised you like the Alt Country and folk kind of stuff being an Eastern boy. Lucinda is great in Concert. Her voice is so emotive and she can really rock on songs like "Real Live Bleeding Fingers"
Thanks, Dee. Haven't seen
August 19, 2008 - 15:29 ET by JasonCThanks, Dee.
Haven't seen the movie, but it sounds like it's worth checking out. I have all of Cat Power's CDs I think, they're so great.
I think you'd definitely like Patty Griffin. She's got kind of a Christian folk/gospel thing going. Beautiful stuff.
Yeah, Lucinda can just nail so many different kinds of songs. The first time I heard "Fruits of my Labor" (which was the first time I heard Lucinda at all) I must have hit the repeat button 9 or 10 times in a row.
I'll always be a New Englander at heart, but the kind of music I like most makes me want to move to Kentucky or Tennessee.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
I love me some Lucinda Williams
August 19, 2008 - 23:34 ET by jefflebowskiI've seen her 3 times live. I agree with Dee that "Essence" is one sexy damn song! But I also love "St. Charles" and so many more.
If you like non-Nashville country, try these for gooder n hell music:
Dale Watson, Hank III, Eleven Hundred Springs, Gary P. Nunn, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver, Robert Earl Keen. I know most of these are Texas music but hell, it's the best anyway!
Jeff Lebowski
www.angrywhitedude.c...
Yay - another Lucinda fan!
August 19, 2008 - 23:55 ET by Dee BunkI was wondering if true country fans normally also liked alt. Country.
I'm not into the more regular country except when I'm in TX. I love to go to bars where people do the two step and I love the small dive places with little honky tonk bands and I even saw a Clint Black stadium concert in the Astrodome and enjoyed it.
Regular country just isn't the type of thing I listen to by myself at home or in the car.
Dee, Nashville pop-country stinks!
August 20, 2008 - 00:06 ET by jefflebowskiTexas honky tonk is the real thing. I would rather eat glass than listen to that Nashville crap. Took my special lady to see Dale Watson at the local honky tonk last Friday. Like I said earlier, it's gooder n hell music and once you get hooked it opens up a whole new world.
I saw you like Ryan Adams. Before Whiskeytown was big and he was out of Raleigh, he used to wait for Caitlyn Cary to get off of work where she waitressed at The Humble Pie. While he waited, he would write lyrics on napkins because he didn't have any money for notebooks. My friend loves that place and got to know Ryan and actually bought him a big sketch book to write his lyrics on. Never realized he'd get so big. I love Whiskeytown to this day.
Jeff Lebowski
www.angrywhitedude.c...
Jeff - Pop Country is a good discription
August 20, 2008 - 07:31 ET by Dee Bunkthat's what I don't like. Although as I said, I still enjoyed the Clint Black Concert live.
I saw an interview with Ryan once where he seemed very offended by being referred to as alt. Country. The interviewer asked him how he'd describe his music and he said just good old rock n roll. I thought that was strange because he obviously has a southern country twang to his music.
How cool that your friend bought him a tablet.
I never really thought about it before you just described the other stuff as Pop-Country, but I don't really like other pop music so it makes sense. It's not the style of music so much as the creativity in the lyrics and sound that draw me in.
I have "Bloodied but Unbowed: Bloodshot Records' Life in the Trenches" from Netflix right now (but haven't watched it yet) . I got it specifically because Ryan Adams is in it. I haven't heard of the rest of the artists but am hoping to discover new ones to love.
I love Robert Earl Keen,
August 20, 2008 - 08:57 ET by JasonCI love Robert Earl Keen, although he occasionally dips a bit too much into the pop-country scene for my taste. Doesn't get much better than 'Feelin' Good Again' or 'Corpus Christi Bay' or just about anything off of No Kinda Dancer, though.
Jeff, do you like Old Crow Medicine Show at all? They're from Nashville, but they just blow that scene out of the water...
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
What album is Essence
August 19, 2008 - 15:13 ET by JasonCWhat album is Essence on?
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Jason - the album is called Essence also
August 19, 2008 - 15:19 ET by Dee BunkYou must get it before you go. It's one of her best IMO. I love them all though so it's hard to actually say that. It's really good though
Jason - here's a youtube
August 19, 2008 - 15:34 ET by Dee Bunkperformance of the song Essence
Wow, that is
August 19, 2008 - 15:42 ET by JasonCWow, that is good.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Off to the iTunes
August 19, 2008 - 15:39 ET by JasonCOff to the iTunes store!
It's a tough call for me too. Did you like West? It took a few listens for me - I didn't care for it at first - but now I like it a lot.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Yeah - I liked West
August 19, 2008 - 16:01 ET by Dee Bunkbut not as much as the others. I saw her the year that came out and it always helps to see the live show. I love "Come On" and "Wrap My head Around That" and "Learning how to Live" makes me cry every time. It has the same effect as "Wish You Were Here" from Pink Floyd. Even though the songs are about romantic loss, they make me think of family members I've lost.
Her mom had died just before she recorded those songs and I think that Learning how to live is really about her even though it seems like it's about a man.
My top 10 Fell on black
August 19, 2008 - 15:58 ET by SemperrightMy top 10
Fell on black days - Soundgarden
All the young dudes - Mott the Hoople
Thunderkiss 65 - White Zombie
Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
Tuesdays gone - Lynard Skynard
Everything - Michael Buble'
Sunshower - Chris Cornell
Can't get next to you - Temptations
Jailhouse Rock - The King
Old Black Betty - Ram Jam
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference.
The MARINES don't have that problem."
President Ronald Reagan - 1985
I think Soundgarden and
August 19, 2008 - 16:14 ET by balboaI think Soundgarden and Chris Cornell are so underrated. "Seasons" from the Singles soundtrack. "Spoonman."
I agree balboa and so is Audioslave
August 19, 2008 - 16:16 ET by Dee BunkI haven't listened to any of his new solo stuff but I'm sure it's probably good too.
Chris Cornell is the best
August 19, 2008 - 16:20 ET by SemperrightHe's the Michael Phelps of singing- no comparison
Spend a night on youtube listening to Chris Cornell-Soundgarden- Audioslave. It's a night well spent.
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference.
The MARINES don't have that problem."
President Ronald Reagan - 1985
Soundgarden
August 19, 2008 - 16:27 ET by UnsaneI loved Badmotorfinger and Superunknown but absolutely hated Down on the Upside.
Chris Cornell is indeed a good vocalist. Not the best. Underrated to be sure, but not the best.
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for the medal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
The Best-Unsane-The
August 19, 2008 - 16:35 ET by SemperrightThe Best-Unsane-The Best
There is a reason they call him, "The Voice"
Whoa I think a got a little man crush thing gonig on.
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference.
The MARINES don't have that problem."
President Ronald Reagan - 1985
I agree with you both Semp and Unsane
August 19, 2008 - 18:38 ET by Dee Bunkhis voice is one of the best ever.
Male vocalists
August 20, 2008 - 10:23 ET by UnsaneA man-crush? Time for me to play "Careless Whisper" by Wham!
Don't get me wrong; I don't think Cornell gets nearly enough credit. But for my money, Geoff Tate, Russell Allen and James LaBrie are way, way better.
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for thevmedal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
Top Ten of the Odds
August 19, 2008 - 16:04 ET by Unsane"Odds" being 2001-2010. Warning: my tastes are quite unconventional and nowhere near what some would call the mainstream.
1) Nightwish, "Bless The Child"
2) Meshuggah, "Shed"
3) Dream Theater, "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" I-VII
4) Symphony X, "The Odyssey"
5) Epica, "The Obsessive Devotion"
6) Within Temptation, "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
7) Lacuna Coil, "Swamped"
8) Meshuggah, "Electric Red"
9) Within Temptation, "The Cross"
10) Rush, "One Little Victory"
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for the medal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
Great post Bal
August 19, 2008 - 16:36 ET by shawn228My top ten in no particular order
Video killed the Radio Star TheBuggles
All I wannaa do is make love to you Heart
Hell Bells AC-DC
Beds are burning Midnight oil
If it Makes you happy Sheryl Crow
Against all Odds Phil Collins
Looks that kill Motley Crue
Love Bites Def Lepeard
Because of you Kelly Clarkson
Momma Mia ABBA
Shawn - I almost put Beds are Burning
August 19, 2008 - 18:36 ET by Dee Bunkthat's a great song. These lists are so hard because it's impossible to include everything.
I love "Against All Odds" the song and the movie. It's a little cheesy (the movie) but it's still one of my favs from the 80's
Hi Dee
August 19, 2008 - 19:01 ET by shawn228Its impossible to choose when it comes to music, there is so much. Speaking of Midnight Oil, do you think their lead singer and Axel Rose learned their moves from Davie Jones? ffw 50 seconds lol :-)
Real life video games are cool
Shawn am I dreaming or did
August 19, 2008 - 19:12 ET by TheGingermanShawn am I dreaming or did your list actually have ABBA and Kelly Clarkson?
Oh boy.
Lol
August 19, 2008 - 19:20 ET by shawn228I also like Sex and the City and like the occasional chick flick, I'm outa the closet now :-)
Real life video games are cool
Shawn's coming out party
August 19, 2008 - 19:25 ET by Cool ArrowWhy didn't you just list Liza Minelli in your top 10?
I ♣ my seal
Don't know much about Liza Minelli Cool
August 19, 2008 - 19:40 ET by shawn228I prefer her mom
You don't know Liza?
August 19, 2008 - 19:43 ET by Cool ArrowT hen you're just Faux Gay.
I ♣ my seal
I've been reading your
August 19, 2008 - 21:17 ET by TheGingermanI've been reading your posts for an entire year and I had no idea you were IN.
"I've been reading your
August 19, 2008 - 23:03 ET by shawn228"I've been reading your posts for an entire year and I had no idea you were IN."
I love making fun of liberals as much as republicans, its just not as fun if 90 percent of people agree with you all the time :-)
btw,
you remind of someone, you wouldn't happen to have a thing against fa......ummm big boned people do you?
Real life video games are cool
rofpmsl Shawn
August 19, 2008 - 23:18 ET by candanceI don't think ginger is leon. Apparently free identified him on another thread.
I think gingerman is
August 19, 2008 - 23:30 ET by bigtimerI think gingerman is gingerman...his own troll...he has been here a long time.
He isn't fates in my opinion.
Just another troll...doing his thing..he gets let out every now and then, it will be worse before the election, much worse.
I think it's sort of amusing nobody noticed before when he was critiquing me against some other posters here who all ganged up with him, didn't seem to think he was a troll back then, let alone fates.
...all trolls aren't somebody else from the past..he just keeps himself in storage...needs air every once in awhile.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
What makes you think no one
August 19, 2008 - 23:36 ET by Free StinkerWhat makes you think no one noticed?
"They're both doofuses!" --Mark Levin (speaking of Obama and McCain)
She's Naive like me and shocked when people are so petty
August 21, 2008 - 10:36 ET by Dee Bunkas to gang up with trolls to fight petty personal vendettas because they are sore about losing a prior argument.
Shawn
August 21, 2008 - 10:31 ET by Dee BunkSays the man who calls himself Ginger. He sounds pretty "Out" to me. Too funny.
It does sound like something Leon would say - who knows.
That is funny Shawn
August 19, 2008 - 19:15 ET by Dee BunkDavie the trend setter.
Shawn, you have some diverse
August 19, 2008 - 19:21 ET by balboaShawn, you have some diverse tastes. Kelly Clarkson to Motley Crue? Wow.
Hells Bells, all I think of is Trevor Hoffman.
Kelly Clarkson
August 19, 2008 - 19:31 ET by Cool ArrowCheck out her rendition of "Up To The Mountain" with Jeff Beck.
I ♣ my seal
Kelly Clarkson has a great
August 19, 2008 - 21:13 ET by balboaKelly Clarkson has a great voice, no doubt. I'll listen to her, especially now that she's doing more of what she wants to do.
Bal - great post. Sorry
August 19, 2008 - 21:16 ET by TheGingermanBal - great post. Sorry for mocking Kelly Clarkson. She's definitely rocking. Plenty of mature men love songs about ditching boyfriends.
1. Caleb Meyer 2. Hip To
August 19, 2008 - 19:11 ET by TheGingerman1. Caleb Meyer
2. Hip To Be Square - a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But
they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity,
and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the
band itself.
No Leonard Cohen fans on NB?
August 19, 2008 - 23:37 ET by jefflebowskiLeonard Cohen is one of my all time faves. His lyrics are so beautiful that you feel part of the song. If anyone wants any recommendations for trying him out...let me know.
Jeff Lebowski
www.angrywhitedude.c...
American Psycho
August 20, 2008 - 10:10 ET by UnsaneSo you are an American Psycho???
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing get thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for the medal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!
Unsane's top 10 1971-1980
August 20, 2008 - 10:18 ET by UnsaneA lot of people don't like the 1970s. I love the 70s. After all, a very important thing happened to me back in that decade.
Being born.
1) Led Zeppelin, "Kashmir"
2) Yes, "Close to the Edge"
3) Pink Floyd, "Dogs"
4) Rush, "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres"
5) Pink Floyd, "Welcome to the Machine"
6) Led Zeppelin, "In The Evening"
7) Led Zeppelin, "In The Light"
8) Deep Purple, "Highway Star"
9) Yes, "Parallels"
10) Kansas, "Dust In The Wind"
The Olympics are now under way in Beijing. May the people of Beijing gt thoroughly sick of hearing The Star Spangled Banner. May the Beijing Olympic Committee run out of U.S. flags for themedal ceremonies! USA! USA!! USA!!!