favorite albums

What are your favorite music albums? The ones that you actually like every song or that you can listen to over and over again and not get sick of.

Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA album. Steve Earle's Copperhead Road.

Steely Dan ~ Aja
Chicago ~ Greatest Hits Volume 1

Hey Poll....I have a Bruce Springsteen story....

Care to share it? ;)

Sure!

It's kind of long and silly....one of those "six degrees of separation" type things....

Anyway, when I was little (about 2, I think) my parents moved from Rhode Island to New Jersey. We lived in Rahway and Woodbridge (kind of central Jersey). As you probably know, Bruce Springsteen is from Asbury Park, NJ. In the summer time there were always concerts at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park. Alot of the popular groups from the 60's would play there. In August 1967 (I was 14), my girlfriend's mother took us to see Herman's Hermits (don't laugh....not only am I old but I loved all those groups...lol).

One day a few years ago, I was watching the Today Show and Matt Lauer was interviewing Bruce Springsteen. They were in Asbury Park and they were taking a tour of the city. They stopped at the Convention Hall (which has long since been remodeled), and Springsteen was talking about all the concerts that he'd gone to there and how he'd been influenced by so many of the artists he'd seen perform. Then he said "In 1967, I saw Herman's Hermits here, and the Who was one of the opening acts." That was the exact same concert I was at! The Who, along with the Blues Magoos (long since forgotten) opened for Herman's Hermits.

After I saw the interview I was so surprised so I did a search on the Who just to make sure I was right, and I was. It was the only concert they did during that time frame at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ.

So....long story short....me and The Boss were at a concert together when we were kids....he's a few years older than me. I might have been standing right next to him. Now that story, and 5 bucks will get me coffee at Starbucks....lol!

Oh, and the Who destroyed all their instruments on stage when they were finished playing. We couldn't believe it. It was the most wild thing we'd ever seen....

When I think about it, it's kind of amazing that Bruce Springsteen was there at that same concert, probably for the same reason I was, and he went on to become even bigger than any of the musicians who we saw perform. I guess some people would argue that he isn't bigger than the Who....I guess it's kind of apples and oranges. I'm a much bigger Springsteen fan....

Awwww cool Trish! Were you dancing very hard at the concert? Maybe you inspired Dancing in the Dark ;)

just one...

To the faithful departed - Cranberries

I listen to weird stuff, so I know everyone's going to go...huh?

Solas: The Hour Before Dawn
Lunasa: Redwood
Liz Carroll: Lost in the Loop
Laurence Nugent: Two for Two

~Crysania

Negativland ~ Escape from Noise
Fishbone ~ Fishbone
Violent Femmes ~ Violent Femmes
Primus ~ Suck on This
The Pretenders ~ Greatest Hits
Temple of the Dog
Thursday ~ Any album
Linkin Park ~ Hybrid Theory (absolute masterpiece)
Led Zeppelin ~ any, but I can't hear Stairway to Heaven EVER again
The Eagles ~ Greatest Hits
Red Hot Chili Peppers ~ any album of the first four albums
Brandenburg Concerto's in D Minor ~ Strings
Dave Matthew's Band ~ Crash
Dismemberment Plan ~ Change
Frank Zappa ~ Apostrophe/Overnight Sensation
Butthole Surfers ~ ANY album
NIN ~ Pretty Hate Machine

There's probably more, but that's my most basic list of ANY TIME, love 'em all.

~phos

Crysania - I have a few compilations that have some Solas and Lunasa songs on them and I really like them! I guess I listen to some weird stuff too. ;)

Just a couple of my favs that I can think of right now, but I'm sure I'll be adding to the list as I think of them:

Delirium - Karma
Lhasa - La Llorona
Most Ottmar Liebert albums

Crysania - I have a few compilations that have some Solas and Lunasa songs on them and I really like them! I guess I listen to some weird stuff too. ;)

Just a couple of my favs that I can think of right now, but I'm sure I'll be adding to the list as I think of them:

Delirium - Karma
Lhasa - La Llorona
Most Ottmar Liebert albums

Glad I'm not the only one! lol I always feel like I listen to really weird stuff because most people don't know who they are. It's always good to know some other people enjoy what I listen to.

Solas has always been my favourite band - their flute player is amazing (and ok - hot too!).

~Crysania

I always feel like I listen to really weird stuff because most people don't know who they are.

I feel like that too cuz most of the people in my life really only listen to classic rock or pop.

I feel like that too cuz most of the people in my life really only listen to classic rock or pop.

Luckily, many of my friends are into the same music I am - it's been how we've met and bonded. My boyfriend owns about as many Irish trad albums as I do...our collection will be amazing when we move in together this summer!

~Crysania

Luckily, many of my friends are into the same music I am - it's been how we've met and bonded. My boyfriend owns about as many Irish trad albums as I do...our collection will be amazing when we move in together this summer!

That's awesome . . . it's so great to have someone who shares your passion! :)

And damn, I wish I had some musical talent. I always think what a waste - I feel such a passion for music, but no talent. :(

That's awesome . . . it's so great to have someone who shares your passion! :)

And damn, I wish I had some musical talent. I always think what a waste - I feel such a passion for music, but no talent. :(

It is absolutely wonderful to have someone who shares that with me - for me it was always a must...I couldn't imagine being with a guy who didn't share my absolute passion for music.

And you never know - you might find you have talent for something in music. You might just not know what it is. When I was a kid I wanted to play flute and when I first tried it turned out I couldn't make sound on it...at all. In fact, I'm still WRETCHED at flute. If I hadn't tried something else, I never would be where I am today!

~Crysania

I can dance - that's about as close as I get so far. But really, I can only "club dance." But that's why I'm starting a dance class Monday - to see if I might have some talent in that area (well, and for fun ;) ). Wish me luck!

damn . . . I think I just hijacked my own thread. :)

I can dance - that's about as close as I get so far. But really, I can only "club dance." But that's why I'm starting a dance class Monday - to see if I might have some talent in that area (well, and for fun ;) ). Wish me luck!

damn . . . I think I just hijacked my own thread. :)

Dance is great fun! I took dance MANY years ago (stopped in high school)...I'd love to start again but I'm SO out of shape. Ugh.

Good luck with the classes! It sounds like a great thing.

And oops...so um...favourite albums people? ;)

~Crysania

Awwww cool Trish! Were you dancing very hard at the concert? Maybe you inspired Dancing in the Dark ;)

Yes, I was.....and Redheaded Woman, too.....
Well, maybe I wasn't the inspiration for it but the song is verrrrry true!!!!http://bestsmileys.com/lol/10.gif

Yes, I was.....and Redheaded Woman, too.....
Well, maybe I wasn't the inspiration for it but the song is verrrrry true!!!!http://bestsmileys.com/lol/10.gif
You lil' vixen ;)

You lil' vixen ;)

LOL!

That part about having "your tires rotated" always cracks me right up!!! LOLOLOL!!!!!! :D :p ;)

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Eagles~ Hell Freezes Over
Bon Jovi~ One Wild Night
(I have a thing for live concerts)
Aerosmith~ Greatest Hits
Barenaked Ladies~Stunt
Bowling for Soup~ A hangover you don't deserve
Ultimate Broadway Vols 1-3

Favorite albums? Wow, that's a hard question. What do I listen to most?

Well, in my humble opinion, the best album ever recorded was Tom Waits - Closing Time


You guys will laugh...but I think my favorite albums is Counting Crows, August and Everything After. I love Counting Crows. I think they kick ass.

Other favorite albums...Pearl Jam - Ten. Totally. Awesome album
Nirvana's Nevermind, of course.
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
You huge Pink Floyd fans may get upset...but I'll take Delicate Sound of Thunder
Primus (good call SD) but give me Pork Soda (yeah, I'm lame I know, I think Bob is the best Primus song ever)
Soundgarden - Superunknown, BadMotorFinger
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mothers Millk, Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Rage Against the Machine - self titled
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Ex Dues Machina
Metallica - Ride the Lightening
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Rancid, Let's Go and ...And Out Come the Wolves
NOFX - Punk in Drublic
The Replacements - Let it Be
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
The Cure - Disintegration
Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
Whiskeytown - Faithless Street
Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl
Violet Femmes - Viva Wisconsin
Sublime - 40 oz to Freedom
Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Tribe Called Quest - People's Instintive Travels and Paths of Rythym
De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead
Wu Tang - 36 Chambers
Dr. Dre - The Chronic (Classic!)
Beastie Boys - Check your Head
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (911 really is a joke, btw)
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
Snoop Dog - Doggy Style
Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Spritualized - Let it Come Down
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music
Wilco - AM and Being There plus the Mermaid Avenue (songs of Woody Guthrie with Billy Bragg is truly excellent)

Hmmm...I'm sure there's some I've missed, but that's enough for now. Just trying to think of what I listen to most.

:eek: SierraNevada. We must be long lost sisters. LOL.

Velvet Underground!?!! Love 'em all. Beatie Boys? Ill Communication is my favorite. :D No Smashin Pumpkins Adore? Adore is awesome.

Some others I love:
My Bloody Valentine
The Cocteau Twins
Cycle Fly

But, yeah... SN. Your list ROCKS. I got thrown out of the Faith No More Angel Dust tour. :eek: DAMN that was awesome. Thrown out for stage diving at the Boathouse in Norfolk. :rolleyes: What a BLAST!
~phos

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAA ROFLMFAO!!! GWAR!!!

I lived in Richmond during the GWAR peak and development. All guys who hung out with my friends and my ex-husband. :eek: :cool: OH DAMN the stories I heard of their shows. They aren't so much "musicians" as they are performance artists. The whole concept of GWAR was to entertain in the most disgusting ways. WHOOOOO HOOOOO hilariousness.
~phos

Gwar might be a prop band, but they do indeed rock.

Your socks they smell, your feet they stink,
You never take a bath.
Your nose it runs, you bust your buns,
You always finish last.
[Chorus:]
Sick! (Sick) Of!
(Of) Youuuuu.
I'm so sick, so sick of you.
Your face is gross, you eat white toast,
You don't know what to do.
It's just your luck, you really suck,
That's all - I'm sick of you

I'm not disagreein' with ya there, Some Dude. I think its GREAT they're on your list. I love it when non-locals know of them and that they have indeed made name and place for themselves. It's like when people tell me they know and love the Alternatives. I just go... dude, I went to ELEMENTARY school with their drummer. :eek:

~phos