November 2007 - What are you listening to?

mmm..
I well here is my list:
1. Travis - My Eyes
2. Mika - Relax, take it easy
3. Silversun pickups - Three seed
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Berlin
5. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Weight of the world
6. Oasis - Lord don't slow me down
7. Linkin park - Leave out all the rest
8. Travis - re-offender
9. Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes
10. Ian Brown - Fear

..and the list goes on.. how about you, Julia?

Flyleaf

Hmm, let's see. Today the ol' mp3 player is featuring…

Metallica – Master of Puppets
Morris Day – It's about Time
The Very Best of Prince
Ultimate RUN DMC
Sonic Youth – Goo
The Beastie Boys – License to Ill
The Jackson Five Anthology

… in other words, nothing from 2007. I'm sure I'll add more though.

I'll throw my eclectic music tastes into the ring - listing mostly albums - not ordered as I can't really prioritize them, but I'll list a song or 2 I really like in there.

* Urinetown - The Musical (Don't Be The Bunny)
* Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta! (American Wedding)
* Electric Six - Fire (Gay Bar)
* David Gray - Flesh (The Light)
* Dogs Die in Hot Cars - Please Describe Yourself (Godhopping)
* The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls (Girl Anachronism)
* Eels - Souljacker (Bus Stop Boxer)
* Kimya Dawson - Remember That I Love You (My Rollercoaster)
* Mason Jennings - Bone Clouds (Be Here Now)
* Ok Go - Oh No (Here It Goes Again)
* Rufus Wainwright - Poses (Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk)

And a ton more, it depends on my mood - but thats whats played in the past few hours for me - well, stuff that's played that I care to acknowledge listening to (I won't mention any of the Richard Cheese I've heard today hehe)

Rima, BRMC! And more Oasis, you're a big Oasis fan if I remember correctly. Your profile doesn't lie, does it, your faves are listed there. Aside from the albums above, I can't share much more, but I will get that mix breakdown list.

Details, Ashley, details. Which album? Which songs? Which reasons do you listen?

No. Sleep. Til Brooklyn! Ponce you're after my headphones this month, with the Beasties and Prince both. Add away, mister.

Oh yeah..my profile doesn't lie..
I am a huge Oasis fan..

My headphones are busted, so I've been listening to the Current all day. Although, Fountains of Wayne "92 Subaru" has been the earworm when walking around.

And yes, the new Dan Wilson is darned good!

New Songs for the Bus on November 5th. I'm hoping to score a Doobie Brothers CD from the library so I can listen to 92 Subaru and China Grove back to back.

*Frick waves to Ponce*

Heya! Shouldn't you have the Spjork™ anthology "Brown the Meat" on your MP3?

Your "in the last few hours" list is longer than my in-the-last-few-weeks list, Jeremy.

Sweet suggestion, Susan, but I'm still coming down (or crawling out of) whatever cold/flu I've been battling. Sneaking down to any pub is limited by my lung capacity and temperature! For those of you who didn't catch Susan's articles about Lucky Dube, check out Lucky Dube murdered and Lucky Dube, a review. The review is esp. good writin', and I need to comment there.

"My headphones are busted, so I've been listening to the Current all day." - Frick Wha? Like, it is on but you can't hear it? Nice. ;-) In all seriousness I'm looking forward to the next installment of Songs for the Bus.

LOVE Bettye LaVette. Great old-school R&B sound.

from a far away part of the musical compass, as usual

Matt & Shannon Heaton , A Fine Winter's Night
Carrie Newcomer, Betty's Diner
Cathie Ryan, The Music of What Happens
Claire Lynch, Crowd Favorites
Eric Merrill, Western Star
Alasadair Fraser & Natalie Hass, In the Moment
Cathie Ryan, The Farthest Wave
The Greencards, Viridian
Tim O'Brien, Fiddler's Green

Not too far, though, Kerry. Yum to those fiddlers, esp. Tim O'Brien and Natalie Hass and Alasadair Fraser.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (currently a thank-you gift for contributing to mpr, incidently)

Ingrid Michaelson (you know the if you're chilly, here take my sweater song from the jcpenney commercial?) which led me to

Thea Ennen (another folksinger)

Lang Lang (pianist): Dragon Songs

Minnie Driver

I love these threads where you can learn about artists you might otherwise miss.

Latest songs I've heard on Pandora.com:

'Fires At Midnight'--Blackmore's Night--gotta check them out. The interesting thing is this is Deep Purple's Richie Blackmore! Renaissance music. very nice.

'Stiff Kittens'--Blaqk Audio---side project of AFI's Davey Havok & Jade Puget.

'My Defender'--Mesh---This guy has an interesting voice and style of singing

'Benzin'--Rammstein (you knew I was going to mention them!) About the world's dependency on gasoline (benzin

'Some Walls'--Peter Paul & Mary--this song made me cry a little.

The only artist you mentioned that I recognize is Linda Rondstadt! She is great, I love her music. I will have to look into some of these others. Thank you.

I need a change of pace...I'll check these out for sure!

Susan, that's Alasdair and Natalie's (and I really do know how to spell her name, it's Haas) latest recording, just out. Hanneke Cassel, also a really fine fiddle player (I think Julia's been learning about her work I since mentioned her last month) plays keyboards on several cuts, nice stuff. She also plays -- excellent and very moving fiddle this time -- on the title cut of Cathie Ryan's The Farthest Wave, also on my list up there. Nice fiddling from John McCusker and guitar from John Doyle on Ryan's disc as well.

I've obviously been listening to too much talk radio. You guys lost me right after Linda Ronstadt. ..................

This Will Destroy You - S/T debut disc expected to drop early in 2008. Some progression from their debut EP in 2005. Need to give it more time, but I already can claim to like this record. The 11minute 5th track I believe is the one that got me curious about them when I caught them live w/ Kaddisfly back in July.

Coheed and Cambria - NWFT..not in the same league as their last record, and the praise it's received among some has me scratching my head. But

The Appleseed Cast Saw them live..loved some of it; the new stuff included.
Battles upcoming show has motivated me to try and get more into them.
Ours, The Dear Hunter, Circa Survive - the 1st 2 I am big fans of..I may checkout CS and try once more. But these 3 bands playing live is a big reason why I'll be listening to them this month.
Men, Women And Children & Under the Influence of Giants - MWC are playing here soon and I saw UtIoG's music on the cbs sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" last week. I do like about 4 cuts on this one a lot. The rest is kinda filler or just ok, but nothing amazing.

Avenged Sevenfold ..their new album I have yet to hear, but I am checking out WAKING THE FALLEN..the previous disc to their last CITY OF EVIL. I really dig a lot of WTF. They do have some good chops on that disc and the vocals started to come out more.

Menomena show coming up soon with Illinois. "Friend And Foe" has grown a bit on me.

Do Make Say Think Concert got me into them. They are better live from my impressions. Helps I am a new Broken Social Scene fan.


A whole boatload of Al Di Meola last week..his new record is gonna smoke I have a feeling. Acoustic, Italian, Spanish builds into shredding. Al in 2008 FTW!
Minus the Bear - PLANET OF ICE..finally they stepped up to a level I can dig them. This album has 4 or 5 songs that are possibly better than anything else they ever did. The concert last week inspired me.

Nomia local act I am supportive of. One of the best Post-Rock bands in town.
Empires played a show with Nomia and I really dug them. Post-Metal of a sort. I think once I get more into bands like Pelican and Isis my interest will be even higher in them.

The new progressive Tech/Death Metal exploration:

Nile I'm really digging
The Faceless maybe even moreso
Behemoth..with the oncoming show this Tuesday, I'm trying to crash-course with them.
Gojira same thing as Behemoth..similar style of intense brutality.
Between the Buried And Me - still addictied to them. More of their backcatalog now tho. ALASKA I really like a lot.
Emperor..the jury is still out until I hear more and better quality recordings.
Textures found a used copy of their newest disc at The Fetus.
Giant liked them opening for BTBAM
The End would have liked them opening for BTBAM, still dig their album even tho their guitar played left.

Thurisaz not as brutal or even technical as I realized, but the melodies still work well. Too bad they played in Chicago last April when I wouldn't have cared or knew them. Also a reunited Atheist as well was there..o the regrets
In Vain still digging their 2007 disc "The Latter Rain." a lot. Needs a bit more time, but these guys truly made a statement with it. The only thing ya gotta wonder is why so little knowledge or distribution of it.

The Darkest Hour - not sure if I will dig this band ultimately.

Part 2 (sorry for length)

Revisiting:
Devin Townsend Band - OCEAN MACHINE and TERRIA.."Earth Day" may be one of the 10 best progressive Metal songs ever.
Evergrey - "In Search of Truth" something inspired me to listen to this the other day. "Mark of the Triangle" is still a classic and this album I don't feel still has a bad song on it..

Mastodon..at The Fetus I found a used copy of BLOOD MOUNTAIN. With my recent revelation with Metal, I may discover more to like with this band.

Orphaned Land listening to 2004's MABOOL for the 1st time in a long time. The vocals don't bother me at all anymore. Cannot wait to hear the Steven Wilson-produced follow-up sometime early next year likely.

Opeth - THE ROUNDHOUSE TAPES..need to hear a better recording, but this one probably has caught me along with others offguard.

Serj Tankian/SOAD played his new stuff along with some SOAD material a few weeks back. I think I enjoy System more than his new one..more cohesive I suppose. But his record should be on my list by the end of the year.

Protest the Hero need to give these guys another shot.

Lately I've been listening to Rise Against's "The Sufferer and the Witness".

Now that Christmas is coming up I'll be getting that music out. I love Mariah Carey's, Christina Aguilera's, Josh Groban's, 98 Degrees', and TransSiberian Orchestra's Christmas albums.

Tonight I'm listening to opera- Mozart's Magic Flute. It's absolutely uplifting and great!
My taste really varies. I listen to a lot of jazz, classical, rock and anything that sounds like the mood I'm in at the time.

I did see TransSiberian Orchestra at Hershey. They were awesome!!!!

Frick's "Songs for The Bus™" – Week of November 5, 2007

May be the most eclectic yet. Or not.. You decide

Beirut – That Sunday Smile
The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
October Project – Bury My Lovely
Jim Noir – My Patch
Steve Miller Band – Swingtown
Daniel Lanois – Brother L.A.
Spin Doctors – Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
Delays – Nearer Than Heaven
The Pipettes – Pull Shapes
Michael Frenti & Spearhead – Yell Fire!
Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock
B-52's – Planet Claire
The Mountain Goats – This Year
Arctic Monkeys – Balaclava
Ursula 1000 – Electrik Boogie
The Who – The Kids Are Alright
Southern Culture on the Skids – Wolverton Mountain
Psychedelic Furs – Heartbreak Beat
The Dandy Warhols – Horse Pills
The Partridge Family – I Can Feel Your Heartbeat
Zibra Zibra – Arcade Catastrophe (Kid Z Remix)
Green Day – She's A Rebel
The Ohio Players – Fire
Romeo Void – A Girl In Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
REO Speedwagon – Time For Me To Fly
David Bowie – Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
The Alarmists – We're Taking Them On
Crossing Guards – Pretty Little Problem
Don Gibson – Oh, Lonesome Me
XTC – Pink Thing
The Happy Organ – Dave "Baby" Cortez
The Browns – Three Bells

I have been on a Patty Griffin kick - her latest, Horses Run Through is fantastic!

adding to the list
When At Last, guitar album from Russ Barenberg
more fiddles: The lady and the pants by Ari amd Mia Freidman
Letter Home, from Athena Tergis
back to the singers: The Space Between, Karen Mal
WellSpring, from Caroline Herring
Daybereak/fainne an lae, from Muireann nic Amhlaoibh

*catching up*

Right on, Erin S.

Seems like every time Kerry types, I end up with my headphones on for an hour, at a minimum. Dang, but you're good with music.

Diana I love that you threaded the artists together, highlighting how Ingrid Michaelson led you to Thea Ennen. Now I have to listen to both...

had a lot of Dethklok and Battles on today. That Dethklok show tonight was totally different than any concert I've ever been to. Mike Keneally is my Hero of the Day.

WS R., glad you to see you here again. You really dig Pandora? How do you feel about last.fm?

Let us know who you're digging, Tina Coruth! Same goes for you, Susan * :-)

That's the whole point, Garden Witch, or maybe I'm putting that wrong. I love to find out what other people are listening to and why, it completely broadens the listening range.

Hi Julia
I've been on last.fm a few times, but I still prefer Pandora. last.fm seems to be the myspace of internet radio! ;-) The scrobbling thing makes me nervous...

Decapitated (RIP to their drummer who died last week)
In Flames
Men, Women and Children
Incubus

Frick's Songs for The Bus™ - Week of November 12, 2007

A few holdovers from last week, but lots of new stuff, with a heavier emphasis on "Da Funk" and dance music, a few with Eastern flavah...

Ozomatli – Believe
Ursula 1000 – Kaboom
Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music
The Pipettes – We Are The Pipettes
Cake – Never There
Arctic Monkeys – Teddypicker
The Selector – Too Much Pressure
Michael Frenti and Spearhead – Yell Fire
The Hidden Cameras – She's Gone
Masters of Reality – Jody Sings
Ursula 1000 – Electrik Boogie
Men Without Hats – Moonbeam
Southern Culture On The Skids – Wolverton Mountain
The Dandy Warhols – Horse Pills
XTC – All Of A Sudden (It's Too Late)
War – Low Rider
Ursula 1000 – Mirkin the Mystic
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Monkey To Man
Arab Groove – Funky Guru
Kaiser Chiefs – Saturday Night
Green Day – She's A Rebel
The Replacements – Unsatisfied
The Ohio Players – Fire
The Magnetic Fields – If There's Such A Thing As Love
Barry Thomas Goldberg – Madrid
Sarah Vaughan – Fever (Adam Freeland remix)
Queen – She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)
Balkan Beat Box - $20 For Boban
David Bowie – Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Patricia – Perez Prado & His Orchestra
The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
Janet Jackson/Sly and The Family Stone – Thank You Nation 1812
Thievery Corporation – Looking East

"The scrobbling thing makes me nervous..." - WS R Yeah, that's understandable. Sometimes I wonder if my multiple plays of one song looks... sort of obsessive.

soundscapemn for a moment I thought you were running some sort of musical haiku.

Ah, you always surprise me. It is always sweet to see The Pretenders on a list... and yo yo yo on the Franti, Frick. Out of music association I'll have to play "Light up ya lighter"

A day lot but not a dollar short, almost got waylaid by The Cold™ that's been going around. Somehow managed to side-step it (fingers crossed)

So, without further Ado, Frick's Songs for the Bus™ - Week of November 19th –

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Queen – Brighton Rock
Fitzgerald – How Far North
Eels – Novacaine For the Soul
Franz Ferdinand – Do You Want To
Dan Wilson – Free Life
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Kiss Them For Me
Amy Rigby – Time For Me To Come Down
Badfinger – Baby Blue
Ursula 1000 - Got Cha
They Might Be Giants – Man, It's So Loud In Here
Donnie Iris – Ah, Leah
Ursula 1000 – Elektrik Boogie
Willard Grand Conspiracy – Flying Low
The Who – Join Together
Squeeze – Slap and Tickle
Lily Allen – Friday Night
Rob Zombie – I'm Your Boogie Man
Louis XIV – Illegal Tender
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Say You Will
U2 – In God's Country
Fountains of Wayne – Revolving Dora
Ozomatli – Saturday Night
King Crimson – Elephant Talk
The Pipettes – Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me
Adam & The Ants – Antmusic
The Stranglers – Skin Deep
Gnaowe – Orchestra Baobab
REM – I Believe
Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
Haircut 100 – Love Plus One
ELO – Rock and Roll Is King
Santo and Johnny – Sleepwalk

For the last week of November: Frick's Songs for the Bus ™


Kaiser Chiefs – Everyday I Love You Less and Less
Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
The Shins – Australia
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Breathless
Modest Mouse – Dashboard
Rockfour – Goes Around
Arctic Monkeys – Teddypicker
The View – Wasted Little DJ's
Elvis Presley – A Little Less Conversation (remix)
Eels – I Like Birds
Elastica - Connection
Bonzo Dog Band – Humanoid Boogie
Bon Savants – Post Rock Defends The Nation
Rachel Stevens – Some Girls
Suzanne Vega – Frank & Ava
Oingo Boingo – You Really Got Me
Bettye LaVette – The Last Time
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Spanish Flea
Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right
Loretta Lynn – Little Red Shoes
Mark Lindsay – Arizona
ELO – Hold On Tight
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Jack Johnson – Three Is A Magic Number
Joe Strummer – Redemption Song
Tiniwaren – Cler Achel
Musical Youth – Pass the Dutchie
Camper Van Beethoven – Take The Skinheads Bowling
Joseph Arthur and the Lonely Astronauts – I Will Carry You
Live – Selling the Drama
Thompson Twins – In The Name of Love
Acid Mother's Temple and the Melting Pariso UFO – Crystal Rainbow Pyramid

Hey Frick and friends, I didn't mean to knee-glect this discussion. Kicked off a new one.

I liked reading this thread so I will Keep it going. I Listened to

Radiohead OK Computer
The Specials- The Specials
Widespread Panic- Space Wrangler/ and Light Fuse Get away
The Cure Staring at the Sea
New Order- Best of/ and Waiting for the Sirens Call
Joy Division- Closer
Robyn Hitchcock- Greatest Hits
Peter Murphy
The Clash The singles
Bob Dylan Live 1966
The Suburbs - Credit in Heaven.
I lent some CD s to a friend and got into a nostalgia kick of some old favorites. Jimi Hendricks is on the Current now covering Bob Dylan. How does it feel? To be on your own. A complete unknown. A good friday, and not a bad week.

I might veer the topic slightly to movies. I just got netflix. Its great. I rented 24 hour party people(2002), a biopic a little like spinal tap, about Factory Records. The first half is about Joy Division, and New Order mostly with real footage of Sex Pistols, Souxie and the Banshees, and The Buzcocks, from the early Punk days of the 70's. A pretty good movie if you are interested in any music from Manchester.
I want to rent Control, a newer Movie about Joy Division, and Ian Curtis. It is not yet available on net flix. It got very good reviews, and awards in the UK, 2007 I think.
I rented Walk the Line, and A Neil Gaiman movie, Stardust with Robert Deniro, and Michelle Pfeiffer. I have read all his books, and he now lives in or near St Louis Park. Very creative individual. I have a Dead show, Widespread Panic, New Order Biopic, A Clash movie, Repo Man(a great Punk Soundtrack), Once, and The Cure in my Q. mostly familiar territory. I should try to get into the music of this decade. The SXSW Broadcast was great.

Anything really as long as its not artificial like house, rave and such...

Janna,
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