yer music

“Heavy Metal, especially Metallica and Megadeath. Like Ozzie and Black Sabboth. Gotta love the classics. Recently I've started listening to R&B and cranking up the bass. If the walls aint shakin', it aint my room.”

“Al the earlier talk about bluegrass, and noone knows who Bill Monroe and Del McCroury is.....Geeezzzzz!”

“I own approximately 7,000 33rpm albums, yes that vinyl folks! It started out when I had a small "rock shop" record store. I started trading more albums then I was selling new ones. I then started picking them up at yard sales and like any good addiction my activities increased to the level of obsessive and compulsive. next thing I knew I was going into NYC and buying a hundred at a time at this really cool salvation army store on the west side. Now I just spend time occasionally picking up albums that I need to complete group collections. I had to build a special wall cabinet to hold all them things. It's real cool when someone is over talking about a old song I usually have it........oh yeah I have a player too, nothing like the pure sound of analog recording.......yeah I know a little crackle but thats ok. I have cd's for the ones that I wont play.”

“I usually make my own music up while on the trail. The internal struggle that is backpacking is my inspiration. I like the sounds that come natural are the only sounds I really enjoy.

Check out this exert from my last treks program. I know its not the same as actual being there & witnessing the serenity of sound I have to offer but it is the best I can do, I only perform life, no recordings are permitted when I do my art. I hate how commercial the recording industry is & I personally feel my work is too good for those record executives to leach off of anyway.

Orbits Midnight Stomach Sonata
Like those gassy sounds my stomach makes while digesting food. The occasional belch & its sweet perfume accompanied with aromatic tunes from the rump trumpet. A symphony of delicate bodily sounds warm up the hearts, tents & sleeping bags around my camp.

Orbits Cardiovascular Orchestral Song (Tunnel Vision)
When going up for that formidable accent, the pounding rhythm of my heart throbbing though my head, my lungs gaping for the thin air with each trembling step. I chant ?I think I can, I think I can?. It is one inspiring peace if I must say so my self.

Cartilage Concerto
Going down hill I listen to the unsettling sounds of my cartilage crackling and popping as my joints degenerate under burden of my big ass & that of my Pac. A rather crude peace, some could say painful but a work of art none the less.”

“Budder I don't know of Del Mcoury much. 'cept to have heard his name invoked. Bill Monroe, though I seen on film and heard the recorded music (never saw him play before he ided.... or since, for that matter). Wouldn't it have been something to hear him play with Flatt and Scruggs... talk about legends who changed the kind of music people play.”

“R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders - the "keep on truckin'" guy.

I saw Muddy Waters once opening for Eric Clapton. It was actually Muddy's wedding night! He was awesome!”

“Takin' a trip back in time tonight...goin' to see Ted Nugent, Deep Purple and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Gonna see Skynyrd's innards!”

“SKYNYRD!!!!

FREEEEEEEEE BIIIIIIIIRD!!!!!”

“Alternative, Funk, Blues, Old Metal - alittle of everything.

Lately: Staind , Tool , Kittie, Perfect Circle, Alice in Chains, STP, Metallica, Korn.”

“I started watching TV again, whoops!”

“Whips and Chains?
Who's a Tool?”

“If you're refering to MTV Tarpy - don't watch it - my daughter does for the Brittney-Backstreet BullSh*t. They don't play the music I like.

Tool - Perfect Circle - Great Musicians - Don't knock it until you listen to it.”

“Ok, I'll listen, then knock the sh!t out of it.”

“Jeez, I never would have listened to my dad's music and I still think Frank Sinatra sucks. As I tell my students, 'Listen to your own music; take your own drugs for Chrissakes.'

James Taylor and the Eagles for me.”

“My 15 year old son digs the sh!t out of MY music!!!

Jethro Tull
Jimi Hendrix
Cream
etcetera, etcetera.....

He's playin' my old vinyl and buying more of same from used record stores.”

“I listened to my dad's music. Hank Sr, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash, Harry Belafonte, etc. I formed my own tastes, but I appreciate variety now.”

“I believe it was Duke Ellington who said, "If it sounds good, it is good!"

Hank Williams was the Chuck Berry of country music......or was it, Chuck Berry is the Hank Williams of Rock 'n Roll?

This could be one of those conundrums!”

“Bluegrass-
Tony Rice
Norman Blake
Doc Watson
Vassar Clemons
Tut Taylor
John Hartford
David Grisman
...

Jazz-
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonius Monk
Buddy Rich
John Coletrane
Oscar Peterson
Miles Davis
Stan Getz
Art Blakey
Joe Pass
Stephane Grappelli
Pat Metheny
Grover Washington Jr.
...”

“When in doubt, I can always go to the classics: Beatles, of course; the Who, Led Zep, early Bowie, Pink Floyd (recently picked up Atom Heart Mother on CD), Humble Pie, Little Feat when L.G. was alive, Joan Jett.

Along the way since, I can always put on Jane's Addiction (Nothing's Shocking may be on my all-time Top 10 list) and early Smashing Pumpkins (Gish is still great).

Have enjoyed most of the Black Crowes, especially the Live w/Jimmy Page double CD, but the new LIONS album has left me cold. At their best, the Crowes are what I like in a straight forward rock n roll band (reference back to Humble Pie's Rockin' the Fillmore and Smokin' and Free, the predecessor of Bad Company and a much more interesting blues-based rock band of the late 60s and early 70s than just All Right Now, though that is a classic, too.)

Enjoying some of the acid jazz/techno ambient stuff the last couple years, such as Fila Brazilla, Funky Porcini, the Orb, Orbital, Sandoz, Tipsy. I think I'd like to infiltrate a real rave sometime. And the crossbred between techno and rock, such as Radiohead.

Some of the modern Scandinavian neo folk is outstanding, such as Garmarna, Hedningarna, and the incredible harmonies of Varttina. And there is wonderful Arabic and Indian music available now. Radio Tarifa is a Spanish/Moroccan blend band worth listening to.

Cuban jazz; West African juju music, such as King Sunny Ade.

Man, the list goes on because I like to range far and wide and listen to new stuff as it comes along, such as Shannon Curfman's Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions, a great debut in the blues/rock category. No genre restrictions, though opera remains the hardest to really get into.”

“Led Zep., Beatles, Moby, chanting (nuns, monks, etc.) Deep Forest, classical for babies, Old Country (Hank Williams Sr., Patsy Cline), Alanis Morissete, The Cars, Pearl Jam, Bob Marley . . . . I like alot of different stuff.”

“Refreshing a discussion of music that includes the word "album". My kids get a kick out of me calling something an album.

Much good music has been discussed, but I do have to add a name.
Clapton!
Must be included in any serious musical discussion.”

“Pekka, I know one song by Garmarna--it's Vengeance, on the Nordic Roots compilation--and it's awesome! Should I check out the rest of their stuff? I like a lot of the Varttina I've heard--they were sort of popular in the Bay Area back in the late '80s, in the wake of those Bulgarian women--but I don't have any albums.

Radio Tarifa sounds like it's worth checking out. If you haven't heard Ahlam or Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects, you should--they're from Marrakech, and combine trad Moroccan, funk, house, psychedelic, and what have you. Lots of fun and totally fascinating--Revolt Against Reason by Ahlam is a good place to start.

You probably already know Ali Farka Toure, the Malian blues guitarist--again, if not, it sounds like he'd be right up your alley.

I got my son listening to my more offbeat and interesting music when he was too young to know how weird it was. When he was 2 or 3 he was fascinated with Egypt, so I played a compilation of Egyptian pop for him; 10 years later he still loves a lot of North African music. I got him hooked on Ennio Morricone by telling him it was 'cowboy music'. ;-) More recently he's become a big fan of Portishead, Pere Ubu, Stan Ridgway, Link Wray, and the Latin Playboys.”

“how the heck did I miss this thread before...

Dylan, Dead, Phish, Miles, CSN and sometimes Y (just saw Crosby last night), Neil Young solo stuff, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco, Whiskytown (great new album), Ryan (no not Bryan) Adams, Marley, Fiona Apple, Beatles, God Street Wine, Jimi, Santana (early stuff), Tom Waits, Stones, the Boss, REM, Radiohead, Moby, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Charlie Parker, Haynes Boys, Allman Brothers, Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls, Toshi Reagan, Sheryl Crow, Jeff Buckley, Edie Brickell, George and the Freeks (ok, my old college band--get it, bongofreek)...”

“tehipite, long time man! So glad to hear from you. I had noted your March post and saw a lot of connections. Yeah, check out Garmarna -- the Nordic Roots sampler tipped me to them, too; that cut's fantastic. I got the Vittrad album at our local public radio station's annual CD sale, along with a bunch of other Nordic albums that sampler clued me into; none have been disappointing. For rather haunting and trippy Nordic music, check out albums by Wimme, a Sami (Lapp) joik singer. He works with contemporary electronic sidemen -- sounds like Native American meets Tibetan throat singing meets Pink Floyd. That's what happens when the sun goes away for months upon months, LOL.

In the Middle Eastern arena, check out Camel Road by Sharkiat. The Radio Tarifa albums I have are Rumba Argelina and Temporal. Just think what Spain would have been like if the Moors had not been driven out.”

“tehipite, a follow up on the Nordic music: One of the Hedningarna singers, Sanna Kurki-Suonio (now that's a good Finn name!), has put out at least one solo album and it is outstanding -- Musta. Your post got me looking in the CD rack and I just put it on; what a voice and very exotic music, including great percussion.

Hedningarna itself reminds me of a blend of Varttina's incredible vocal harmonies and the neo-traditional string bands from Sweden. They have a recent album called Karelian Visa, drawing on music of the Karelia region the Russians stole from the Finns.

When my daughter and ex went to Finland five or six years ago, they attended the biggest music festival, where my daughter got to meet Varttina when they headlined. She has a picture of herself with one of the singers -- a very, very pretty blonde. But then so's my daughter, LOL. What voices in these Nordic groups.”

“Used to be:
Skid Row (Dave Sabo)
Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
Iron Maiden (Adrien Smith )
RATT (Warren DeMartini)
Rough Cutt (Amir Derahk)
RacerX and Mr.Big (Paul Gilbert)
Warrant (Joey Allen)
RUSH (Alex Lifeson)
Warlock (Niko Arvanitis)
Early Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
Dokken (George Lynch)
Dio (Vivian Campbell)
and many, many others.

Lost interest. Not sure why. Now it's all about:

Yanni



Uh, just joshin ya. It's usually,

Third Day
Guardian
Deliverance
Sixpence
Out of the Grey
KingsX
Switchfoot
Between Thieves
Sonicflood
Tragedy Ann
and many, many others.”

“Never heard of that stuff.....are you just making up "clever" names?

Can't you guys alphabetize those lists?”

“it sounds like christian rock, to me!”

“Last night just kept getting better and better.

First, my buddy, who works at a music store and has connections with radio personalities, got us FREE pavilion tickets.

Second, while walking to the gate, a dude gve us free VIP tickets and wristbands. Our seats were in the box section directly in front and 1 section back from the stage. We also got to drink and eat in the backstage area (outside).

Then, I see a dude that I haven't seen in a looooong time. Turns out he is a salesman for Coors now, and got us free beers. FREE BEERS!!!

Got hammered, especially 'cause I didn't have any dinner. Went to Country Kitchen and had a big breakfast after the show, and didn't make it home till ~1am. Woke up feeling slightly under the weather...but it was worth it!”

“Christian Rock???
Eeeeeewwwwwwww!!!

That be a contradiction in terms.
It makes a Pagan Rocker like me just shudder!
Nnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooo!!!”

“tekapo - you don't find many Kings X fans!
Hubby has been following thm for years, Just took our 12 year old to see a show in the city .

Tom - New stuff is new - dosen't mean its bad”

“m&m-
Just tryin' to get myself good and goddamned~@%^>

If it rocks........it rocks”

“Sinatra was a great singer!”

“Huh?”

“Adrien Smith??? What about Dave Murray...and Steve Harris (I know, I know, he plays bass). That Janic Jerrs guy has GOT to go!

You know who you are!”

“Really, there were some good guitarists out there to pay attention to. Have you ever seen /heard George Lynch's solo run of "In my dreams?"

Also, Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche) is one of the better guitarists who can reach deep inside and put that through his instrument. Clapton is like that. With a lot of others it's just technique. Remember Yngwie Malmsteen and all those arpeggios? It seems Steve Vai had sort of a constructed passion in his playing too.

m&m, some of KingX's better material is from their title CD. Ty has quite a following too.

Dave Murray was pretty much a rythym kind of guy, or was it the other way around with Adrien? "Run to the Hills" was their signature song. It brought them to the U.S.”

“Saw Black Sabbath tonight (Ozz Fest)...got whiplash to prove it.

And it was worth every broken nerve in my neck.”

“Who I Am

I am perfect nothing,
imperfect somethings.
I am extroverted.
A little crazy but less than perverted.
I can look in the mirror.
What was cloudy is now much clearer.
I can see my own beauty,
this passionate blood runs through me.

I am over the top and intense.
I am funny around my friends.
I am introspective.
I speak the truth I stay in perspective.
I'm a vivid dreamer.
I'm not dirty but I could be cleaner.
I swim in freedom.
I feel auras I just can't see them.
I creat with my own hands
I have faith in my own plans
I can face who I am
I make a better man

I eat too much when I am hurting.
Don't mind my job I just working.
I can bubble in romance,
but I can't juggle or dance.
I am always honest, genuine,
and firm in a promise.
I can open my mind without drugs,
but I'm not as strong as I wish I was.

I am who I am

I can look in the mirror.
What was cloudy is now clearer.
I can see my own beauty.
This passionate blood flows through me.

Auryn ”

“ass kickin' rock and roll:

allman bros band: in memory of elizabeth reed
fleetwood mac (with peter green): oh well
jeff beck: beck's bolero
neil young: powderfinger
dan hicks and his hot licks: i scare myself
the byrds: eight miles high
tom petty and the heartbreakers: swingin'
rem: losing my religion
elo: fire on high
van morrison: wild night
boz scaggs and duane allman: loan me a dime
los lobos: kiko and the lavender moon

more cool stuff:
leon russell: back to the island
john prine: standing by peaceful waters (live version)
steve earle: guitar town
ronnie montrose: town without pity
night crawlers: little black egg
fiona apple: across the universe
sheryl crow: everyday is a winding road
sinead o'connor: nothing compares to you
pogues: love you till the end
ekoostik hookah: ecstasy (feeling good)
jerry garcia band: cigarettes and coffee
r.l. burnside: it's bad you know
eric johnson: cliffs of dover
pat metheny group: last train home
b.b. king and tracy chapman: the thrill is gone
harry nillson: jump into the fire
james brown: i feel good
webb wilder: loud music
van morrison: too long in exile”

“"eric johnson: cliffs of dover"

He's awsome! I saw him with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani on the first G3 tour. He played Red House by Hendrix, and just as well I might add.”

“have you ever heard walter trout play red house?”

“Abba
Abba Gold Greatest Hits

Abdul,Paula
Forever Your Girl

Air Supply
Greatest Hits

Bach,J.S.
Masters Of Classical Music

Bizarre Inc
Energique

Cher
Believe

Darnall,John
Winterlude -- Instrumentals For A Contemplative Christmas

Duran Duran
Decade

Easton,Sheena
The Best of Sheena Easton

Gibson,Debbie
Electric Youth

Grant,Amy
Heart In Motion

Greenpeace
Rainbow Warriors

Hanson
Mmm Bop

Houston,Whitney
The Greatest Hits

Joel,Billy
Greatest Hits Volume I
Greatest Hits Volume II
Greatest Hits Volume III

Kenny G
Forever In Love

Lauper,Cyndi
She's So Unusual

Manilow,Barry
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits Volume II

Michael,George
Faith

Milli Vanilli
Girl You Know It's True

Nelson
After The Rain

Pet Shop Boys
Discography -- The Complete Singles Collection

Richie,Lionel
Back To Front

Rogers,Kenny
Greatest Hits

RuPaul
Supermodel

Salt 'N Pepa
Hot, Cool & Vicious

Spice Girls
2 Become 1

Technotronic
Pump Up The Jam

Toto
Past To Present 1977-1990

80's Dance Party, Volume One

D2: The Mighty Ducks -- Songs From The Motion Picture

Song Without Words -- A Windham Hill Collection

The Bodyguard -- Original Soundtrack Album

Virgin Voices (A Tribute To Madonna, Volume One)

Wilson Phillips
Shadows And Light

Yanni
Dare To Dream”

“rupaul??”

“Depends on my mood

Tom Petty
John Cougar
Sammy Hagar (before Van Halen)
Blue Oyster Cult
AC/DC
Pink Floyd
Moody Blues

Thor, Rock Warrior
System Of A Down

Madonna

Shania Twain
Garth Brooks

Vivaldi
Bach
Tchaikovsky”

“How can you mention blue grass and not say "Mike Cross"..yeah, he is folksy blue grass, but Awesome, none the less!!

Perfect Stranger, Creed, The Well Hungarians, Martina McBride, love that country music.

Tex”

“Man!! How could I have left out Pat Green and Corey Morrow..sheesh, I've lost it!!!”

“Was getting psyched to go to Pitt,PA tonight to see Leftover Salmon, only to just find out the whole East Coast Tour was cancelled because the banjo player (Mark Vann) was recently diagnosed with skin cancer (melanoma). What a bummer, not for me...for him. Those doods are awesome musicians (polyethnic cajun slamgrass) and a treat to see live.

If anyone ever gets a chance to see them...do it! You'll dig 'em...trust me on this one!”

“This one's just for mel:

Skating down in Shinjuku
When I smelled love in the air
Rolling by the pagoda
The fragrance floats from somewhere

Will my Suki find me in time
Or will her sushi spawn
The odor drives me out of my mind
The scent goes straight to my prawn

Su-su-sushi
Mushi-mushi
Cherry blossom and rice
Su-su-sushi she?s so nice

Recklessly I order away
This one thinks it?s still swimmin?
Tail and fin she dives right in
Who could ever want more

Su-su-sushi don?t you cry
Take you to the sushi bar and buy you some
Fillet and claw
Clam and tuna
Gonna eat it raw
She?s my my abaluna

Suck a tentacle dip it in sauce
Hot green root it sure is boss
My only vice is to slice it nice
And wrap it in rice
Oh, what a device

Su-su-sushi (sushi girl)
Mushi-mushi (sushi girl)
Cherry blossom (sushi girl) and rice
Su-su-sushi got that right tonight”