Musical Meme Time.... Cause I Gotta
Okay, since Steph "tagged" me, I suppose I have to go on yet another musical rant.
Number of records/tapes/CDs I own:
More than my living space conveniently allows. I recently added even more vinyll to the collection after going to a second hand bookstore and buying a pile from their 3/$1.00 bargain bin. Some that I ransacked were quite classic (Marvin Gaye, early Santana, Mellancamp), but others were not so much (Perry Cuomo, Partridge Family Christmas). The beauty of the not so much crowd is that it is funny to play at parties and such. Pride of my collection right now is an instructional "Twist" record from the 50's with some GREAT pictures on the cover of a Kasey Casem look-alike detailing how to vary up that mashed potato.
First record/tape/CD I bought:
I didn't actually buy a whole lot of music until I was a freshman in highschool really. First album I listened to though was probably "Foreigner - 4" on 8-track. That's right.... 8 track, and I used to skate around in my basement while listening to it. I was a "Jukebox Hero", how 80's is that?
Last record/tape/CD I bought:
"Let it Die" by Leslie Feist. Leslie Feist has one of the most gorgeous voices I have heard. This album is so beautiful and calming. Coincidentally, I see a restraining order from Ms. Feist in my near future.
Last record/tape/CD I listened to:
"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah", their self titled album. So far one of my favorite albums of the year.
Recordings or songs that mean a lot to me (and/or changed my life):
"Autumn Sweater" - Yo La Tengo: I love everything about Yo La Tengo. This song for me has the perfect amount of reverb, a mastery of fuzz, and throaty whispered lyrics.
"Kind of Blue" - Miles Davis: The whole entire album is just an opus of jazz excellence for me.
"Shine On Sweet Jesus" - The Flaming Lips: A jubilant yet spiritual song from a band known for mic'ing a motorcycle onstage and setting things on fire.
"Something I Learned Today" - Husker Du: This song kicks off one of the greatest punk albums of all time.
"Close to Me" - The Cure: It brings out the pasty skinned bliss in me.
"Sweet Adeline" - Elliot Smith: There is so much sadness in his work.
"The Needle and the Damage Done" - Neil Young: Neil Young is one reason I have decided to postpone my plan to pave Canada into the future parking lot of America.
"Sweet Home Chicago" - Robert Johnson: This brought about a deep love of the blues for me, whether the rumors that he sold his soul to the devil are true or not.
"Man Who Sold The World" - David Bowie: playing two notes off a single scale with a little distortion/overdrive.... who would have thought that would lead to one of the coolest intro's ever.
If I had to choose a soundtrack of my life, what 5-10 songs would be on it?:
"In My Garage" - Weezer: Everything in this song could have been written about me in high school. Now I'm a geek that just gets out more.
"Queen Bitch" - David Bowie: If you've seen "The Life Aquatic", you might understand why I might want this one in here
"The Safety Dance" - Men with Hats: Perfect for that montage scene of me fixing up my car or something
"Do You Realize" - Flaming Lips: One of the great Flaming Lips songs dealing with mortality.
"Summer Babe" - Pavement: It's almost a Beach Boy'sy song if you can get past the distortion and off-tune singing
"Debaser" - The Pixies: A song I can shout along to in my car.
"Venus" - AIR: I love me some french electronic loveliness.
"Feel The Pain" - Dinosaur Jr.: I don't really like DJr that much, but this song speaks to me.
"How to Disappear Completely" - Radiohead: As if I was going to let Thom and Co. get by without a nod.
"Learning to Fly" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Once again, a nod to one of my childhood faves.
"Cold Beverages" - G. Love and Special Sauce: My official getting Krunk song.
"Broken Household Appliance National Forest"- Grandaddy: Good stuff from the Sophtware Slump
I suppose the way these things work is I'm supposed to tag people now. So Teresa, MPH, Pops: you guys are officially it. Rejcoice as that means you don't have to think hard for your next post.
Number of records/tapes/CDs I own:
More than my living space conveniently allows. I recently added even more vinyll to the collection after going to a second hand bookstore and buying a pile from their 3/$1.00 bargain bin. Some that I ransacked were quite classic (Marvin Gaye, early Santana, Mellancamp), but others were not so much (Perry Cuomo, Partridge Family Christmas). The beauty of the not so much crowd is that it is funny to play at parties and such. Pride of my collection right now is an instructional "Twist" record from the 50's with some GREAT pictures on the cover of a Kasey Casem look-alike detailing how to vary up that mashed potato.
First record/tape/CD I bought:
I didn't actually buy a whole lot of music until I was a freshman in highschool really. First album I listened to though was probably "Foreigner - 4" on 8-track. That's right.... 8 track, and I used to skate around in my basement while listening to it. I was a "Jukebox Hero", how 80's is that?
Last record/tape/CD I bought:
"Let it Die" by Leslie Feist. Leslie Feist has one of the most gorgeous voices I have heard. This album is so beautiful and calming. Coincidentally, I see a restraining order from Ms. Feist in my near future.
Last record/tape/CD I listened to:
"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah", their self titled album. So far one of my favorite albums of the year.
Recordings or songs that mean a lot to me (and/or changed my life):
"Autumn Sweater" - Yo La Tengo: I love everything about Yo La Tengo. This song for me has the perfect amount of reverb, a mastery of fuzz, and throaty whispered lyrics.
"Kind of Blue" - Miles Davis: The whole entire album is just an opus of jazz excellence for me.
"Shine On Sweet Jesus" - The Flaming Lips: A jubilant yet spiritual song from a band known for mic'ing a motorcycle onstage and setting things on fire.
"Something I Learned Today" - Husker Du: This song kicks off one of the greatest punk albums of all time.
"Close to Me" - The Cure: It brings out the pasty skinned bliss in me.
"Sweet Adeline" - Elliot Smith: There is so much sadness in his work.
"The Needle and the Damage Done" - Neil Young: Neil Young is one reason I have decided to postpone my plan to pave Canada into the future parking lot of America.
"Sweet Home Chicago" - Robert Johnson: This brought about a deep love of the blues for me, whether the rumors that he sold his soul to the devil are true or not.
"Man Who Sold The World" - David Bowie: playing two notes off a single scale with a little distortion/overdrive.... who would have thought that would lead to one of the coolest intro's ever.
If I had to choose a soundtrack of my life, what 5-10 songs would be on it?:
"In My Garage" - Weezer: Everything in this song could have been written about me in high school. Now I'm a geek that just gets out more.
"Queen Bitch" - David Bowie: If you've seen "The Life Aquatic", you might understand why I might want this one in here
"The Safety Dance" - Men with Hats: Perfect for that montage scene of me fixing up my car or something
"Do You Realize" - Flaming Lips: One of the great Flaming Lips songs dealing with mortality.
"Summer Babe" - Pavement: It's almost a Beach Boy'sy song if you can get past the distortion and off-tune singing
"Debaser" - The Pixies: A song I can shout along to in my car.
"Venus" - AIR: I love me some french electronic loveliness.
"Feel The Pain" - Dinosaur Jr.: I don't really like DJr that much, but this song speaks to me.
"How to Disappear Completely" - Radiohead: As if I was going to let Thom and Co. get by without a nod.
"Learning to Fly" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Once again, a nod to one of my childhood faves.
"Cold Beverages" - G. Love and Special Sauce: My official getting Krunk song.
"Broken Household Appliance National Forest"- Grandaddy: Good stuff from the Sophtware Slump
I suppose the way these things work is I'm supposed to tag people now. So Teresa, MPH, Pops: you guys are officially it. Rejcoice as that means you don't have to think hard for your next post.
posted by Brent at 11:44 AM
8 Comments:
sadjfhkjasdhfjkashdfklh CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH.
You get brownie points for that one and actually buying (good) music.
Also, you would think there would be more 80s music in your life soundtrack if that's your decade of choice to sing from (when you're drunk).
Holy crap, I'm it. Can I just choose "Debaser" again? That song is following me around. Perhaps it's because I am un chien andalusia.
Neil Young is my Rock God. I even love his nasty teeth.
"Close to Me" is a good Cure song, but the best EVER is "Push." And when my hubby calls my cell phone, it plays "Let's Go to Bed." Private joke, obviously (though not so private now).
At least it made you put a damn post. Excellent choices, one and all, Mr. Jukebox Hero.
Happy that I was NOT tagged...thank you!
You had me at "Safety Dance"...a true classic!
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okay, what the hell is that? Did you get just SPAMMED on your blog?
I've seen other comment areas get spammed too--the fuckers! Is nothing sacred? Can't you delete that, Brent, or are you saving it for posterity?
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