May was a whirlwind of work, visitors, and family...I don't even remember turning on the radio except to listen at work. The Memorial weekend, a few drives, and having the speakers ringing while doing some work around the house changed all that. I've been listening:
Bury the Hatchet The Cranberries
A bit more accessible than No Need to Argue but less welded to memories than Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? I actually enjoy this album, and I can't put my finger on exactly why. It rotates into play about once a year.
The Best of the Doors The Doors
Hello. I love your music. And I especially love to listen to your music in summer. Really. Depending on who you talk to they're either totally overrated or utterly underrated. If you can, set your feelings about Jim aside and just listen to the music. They're really tight.
A mess of R.E.M.
Oh, you pick the album. They're coming in concert, and even though we're not going I've arranged a little run for myself. While on the bus I set the mp3 player to the artist section and just let it shuffle up the years. Don't we have a "favorite R.E.M." discussion around here somewhere? Kick it off (pg please) and I'll feature it.
So. What are you listening to? Include a link or two and I'll try a listen.
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Old 97's - Blame it on Gravity
Old Crow Medicine Show - O.C.M.S.
My band is learning a few of their songs to do. His latest "Heartbreakers" CD ain't too bad either if you like Tom Petty ;-)
I mostly never (is that possible?) listen to music while I work, it messes with my thoughts. But when I'm driving, I've been rocking out to Rammstein, a hard, hard rocking German band that no one in my family likes but my 15 year old and me. I bought the CD over in Frankfurt with the advice of my friend's teenaged children.
Did I already post somewhere on Gather about Michael Doucet's latest album? If you go to the link I just provided, you can read my review of it. ;-)
Capercaillie Roses & Tears [scots]
Matin Hayes & Dennis Cahill Welcome Here Again [irish fiddle]
Roznowski, White, Grimm, Detor & Newcomer Wilderness Plots [americana]
Carrie Newcomer Betty's Diner [folk singer/songwriter]
Carrie Newconer The Geography of Light [folk singer/songwrtier]
Mary Ann Kennedy & Na Seoid self titled [scots gaelic]
Mary Black 25 Years 25 Songs [irish contemporary singer]
Cathie Ryan The Farthest Wave [irish american singer songwriter]
Crooked Still Still Crooked [bluegrass]
Updated List on rateyourmusic.com
9/10
Ours - Mercy...Dancing for the death of an imaginary enemy
8.5/10
King's X - XV
8/10
Demians - BUILDING AN EMPIRE
Sculptured - EMBODIMENT
Arsis - WE ARE THE NIGHTMARE
7.5/10
Protest the Hero - FORTRESS
The Gutter Twins - SATURNALIA
7/10
Opeth - WATERSHED
Darla Farmer - REWIRING THE ELECTRIC FOREST
Hills Like White Elephants - HIMALAYA
Apes and Androids - BLOOD MOON
Gloria Morti - ERYX
Black Mountain - IN THE FUTURE
Cloud Cult - FEEL GOOD GHOSTS
Damiera - QUIET MOUTH, LOUD HANDS
Klimt 1918 - JUST IN CASE WE NEVER MEET AGAIN (SOUNDTRACK FOR THE CASSETTE GENERATION)
6.5/10
The Mars Volta - THE BEDLAM IN GOLIATH
Foals - ANTIDOTES
Panic at the Disco - PRETTY. ODD.
Agalloch - THE WHITE
Russian Circles - STATION
Genghis Tron - BOARD UP THE HOUSE
Ebu Gogo - WORLDS
Textures - SILHOUETTES
The Jealous Girlfriends - THE JEALOUS GIRLFRIENDS (re-release)
dEUS - VANTAGE POINT
6/10
The Big Sleep - SLEEP FOREVER
The Helio Sequence - KEEP YOUR EYES AHEAD
!Forward, Russia - LIFE PROCESSES
BIG BLUE BALL FEATURING PETER GABRIEL
Porcupine Tree - WE LOST THE SKYLINE
Muse - HAARP
5.5/10
Blowing Trees - BLOWING TREES
Youthmovies - GOOD NATURE
Monolith Deathcult - TRIUMVIRATE
5/10
Colin Meloy - COLIN SINGS LIVE
In Ruin - A GHOST TO BE FORGOTTEN
This Will Detroy You - THIS WILL DESTROY YOU
Mt.Helium - FACES
Fleet Foxes - SUN GIANT (EP)
The Sword - GODS OF THE EARTH
Brain Drill - APOCALYPTIC FEASTING
4.5/10
Grand Archives - THE GRAND ARCHIVES
Kayo Dot - BLUE LAMENCY DOWNWARD
Murder By Death - RED OF TOOTH AND CLAW
.5/10 - 4/10
Elbow - THE SELDOM SEEN KID
Island - ORAKEL
White Hinderland - PHYLACTERY FACTORY
Klimt - KLIMT
Idiot Pilot - WOLVES
Tiles - FLY PAPER
RPWL - THE RPWL EXPERIENCE
Unrated
Eluveitie - SLANIA
Ihsahn - ang L
Hate - MORPHOSIS
Meshuggah - obZen
Zero Hour - DARK DECEIVER
Vampire Weekend - VAMPIRE WEEKEND
The National Bank - COME ON OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE
Pat Metheny - DAY TRIP
Annuals/Sunfold - WET ZOO (EP)
Hate Eternal - FURY AND FLAMES
The Dresden Dolls - NO, VIRGINIA
Secret Chiefs 3 - XAPHAN: BOOK OF ANGELS VOLUME 9