What music have you listened to lately?

[mvd]

I'm still watching American Idol, so I heard those performances. I think America did a good job with who they sent home tonight. Thought Didi was worse than Michelle, but they both weren't very good. So far, the only guy who impresses me is Casey James. Michael is decent, and Aaron Kelly improved. I think the judges WAY overrate Alex Lambert and Andrew Garcia. Don't even think those two have a good tone to their voices. And I think Vote For The Worst must be keeping Tim Urban around. The girls are better IMO, but had their share of bad moments, too. Thought Crystal and Lilly were wonderful. Paige, Lacey, and Katelyn were good (Katelyn just slowed down The Scientist too much - but I like her voice.) Katie and Siobhan were ok. Haeley, Didi, and Michelle were pretty bad IMO.

I'm not a fan of Danny Gokey - and thought the song he performed was generic country.

Here are some recommended albums I have heard lately:

Butch Walker - I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart
Corrine Bailey Rae - The Sea
Hana Pestle - This Way
Lesley Gore - 20th Century Masters

[Amerigo Vespucci]

1. Mix CD I've had in the car for the last two weeks...

From Mark Isham's "Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project"

1. In A Silent Way - Milestones 8:26
2. Right Off (Theme from Jack Johnson) 5:08
3. All Blues 6:35
4. It's About That Time 7:47
5. Spanish Key 15:25
6. Great Expectations 5:47

From "Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974" by Miles Davis and Bill Laswell:

7. In A Silent Way/Shhh/Peaceful/It's About That Time 15:20
8. He Loved Him Madly 13:38

:toast:

[AsahinaKimi]

2. OMG...I have just opened the world of VISUEL KEI ~

Moi Dix Mois
Girugämesh
Mucc
L'Arc-En-Ciel
Gackt
Nightmare
Versailles
Antic Cafe
Abingdon Boys School
L.M.C
Janne de arc
Phatasmagoria
Screw
Malice Mizer
Toon factory
zoro
uverworld
the kiddie
Alice Nine
The GazettE
X Japan
Hyde
Dir En Grey
Bergerac
Hyde
Novelis
SilverAsh
SuG
Unsraw
Auncia
chatmonchy

[femmocrat]

3. Idol was the only "music" I listened to today.

I thought it would be Didi, too. I missed Crystal's performance last night, but it looks like she is the front-runner among the women.
I like Lilly too. I was kind of bummed seeing three black and the one Asian performers being eliminated at once. Wonder who is voting!

Among the men, Lee is my favorite. I liked Danny Gokey when he was a contestant, but didn't care for the song he performed tonight. I don't remember him as a "country" singer---???

[mvd]

4. I don't think there's any racism; just turned out that way

Though it does seem like the Asian contestants are eliminated early every year. Michael Park wasn't too bad the first week. Lee reminds me too much of a Daughtry type, personally - and I don't like Hinder, the group that did what he sung. But what's neat about AI is that we all have our favorites.

My favorite women:

Crystal
Lilly
Katelyn
Lacey

Favorite men:

Casey
Michael
Aaron
Todrick

[GoneOffShore]

5. Three John Prine albums

The first one - John Prine
John Prine - The Missing Years
And his latest - Fair and Square

And Dusty in Memphis plus Sonny Rollins - Way Out West.

And I've got JIm Hall Concierto on order and the Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig.

[Mojambo]

6. In the last 7 days

Another Sunny Day
Beach House
Hello Seahorse!
Happy Birthday
The Crabs
Allen Clapp
Delour
Sourpatch
She & Him
Wild Carnation

[mvd]

7. Really anxious for that new She & Him CD

Comes out March 23.

[Mojambo]

9. Same here.

Gorgeous stuff.

[ornotna]

8. Porcupine Tree

Coma Divine (Special Edition)


Very nice.

[Aristus]

10. I'm listening to a CD of symphonies by Mozart.

The twist is, they are symphonies by Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father. I knew he was a respected violinist and music teacher. But I didn't know he was an accomplished composer, too. He wrote nearly 500 pieces of his own. When I found that out, I quickly purchased a CD of his compositions.

They're pretty good. You can tell where ole Wolfgang got his chops...

[mitchum]

11. Black To Comm "Alphabet 1968"

[bif]

12. Check out my latest music blog post

http://marksmusicmemo.blogspot.com/

Guggenheim Grotto--I think you'll like these guys. Plus I've been listening to Melody Gardot (check out her bio on allmusic.com--it's pretty incredible), and Ulrich Schnauss, Lemon Jelly and Beach House and Doveman. Lots of other new discoveries as well.

[mvd]

14. Thanks, bif

It's been a while since a music recommendations thread, so I might create one. :hi:

[bif]

17. Either that or let's trade names via PM

[mvd]

20. I'll send some through PM today

:hi:

[Broken_Hero]

13. Hmm,

predominately

Five Finger Death Punch

Demon Hunter

Leonard Cohen

Napoleon Dynamite Soundtrack

Senses Fail

[blue_onyx]

15. There's not much new music I like lately

There will be a lot of new CDs I want later in the year(Britney, Avril, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna).

American Idol is pretty bad this year. I agree about Andrew Garcia...I'm not a fan. Andrew actually reminds me of Danny Gokey (who I strongly dislike). I like Casey James too but he picked a bad song this week. That song is so over done on the show and is usually sung by contestants who aren't strong performers because it's a "safe" song. Casey is better than that song. Tim Urban is getting by because he's cute and has a nice smile. Alex is one of the stronger male singers but he's still uncomfortable on stage (it makes it uncomfortable to watch).

The girls are better but it is still not a strong season. Katie bugs me for some reason. Haeley was bad. I remember her from the auditions and I wouldn't have even sent her to Hollywood. I really don't like Lilly. She's the most overrated singer but is different which the judges love. Lacey's voice kind of bugs me and she needs to learn to work the stage better. Didi is boring and won't last much longer. I thought Michelle was a good singer but I didn't like the Creed song.

I predicted the guys correctly this week. I thought Didi and Lacey would be the girls going home.

Katelyn is my prediction for the winner. She's a good singer, is likable, and looks the part of a popstar. I think either Siobhan or Crystal will join Katelyn in the finals.

[mvd]

19. Well, we disagree some and agree some

Not unusual for Idol. I thought Lilly was as good as Crystal. As for winner, I wouldn't rule out Katie. She seems the type that would resonate with the audience. She's not bad, but so far hasn't really stood out to me. I do think Casey's song choice wasn't as good, but I can see him has an old-time rocker. Lots of talent there with Casey IMO.

[Captain Hilts]

16. Donovan's Greatest Hits. Listening right now. nt

[fizzgig]

18. i've had the new dinosaur jr cd on heavy rotation for a couple of weeks now

they never hit my radar when i was younger, but my husband loves them and introduced me to them and i dig it :)

[Tyrone Slothrop]

21. I've been enjoying...

-- The new one from Surfer Blood (actually, it's their debut, so I guess "the new one" is kind of redundant...)

-- Charlotte Gainsbourg "IRM"

-- the new Flaming Lips, "Embryonic"

All pretty solid albums, IMHO.

[mvd]

22. Do you think I might like the Surfer Blood?

It sounds like an interesting power pop style.

[redqueen]

23. Still listening to Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

I do love my ruts.

There has been some Beta Band and British Sea Power mixed in here and there. But mostly Elbow.

[applegrove]

24. Susan Boyle, Hall & Oates, Donna Summers......yup my taste in music sucks.