Rockin' the A Phis
 

So sisters, what's in heavy rotation in your CD player/iPod/mp3 playlist?

I'm in search of some new music. A friend recommended Christopher O'Riley, a classical pianist who just released an album of Radiohead songs arranged for classical piano. Yeah I know - weird, eh? But if you're a Radiohead fan, it actually works. You can listen to samples at his website True Love Waits.

What are you listening to?

Love Radiohead but right now I am totally into Audioslave.Chris Cornell rocks.

I just bought the Kelly Clarkson CD. Yes, I watched the first American Idol religiously. I highly recommend it. Otherwise I usually listen to CD's that I make on my computer from playlists...lots of different types of music.

josh grobin, celine, faith hill.

Pat Green

I have a lot of mixed CD's but the one CD that is with me everywhere I go is Fleetwood Mac Rumours.

LD

I LOVE Faith Hill.......She is my fav.....

Norah Jones is great!!! I got her CD when few ppl knew about her, but it is one of the greatest CD's I have. Also, DMB is pretty good (I love all of their stuff). Coldplay is TOP on my list!!! both of the CD's they have out are great!!!

Can't live without Tom Petty

Have to have CD's
 

Sir Paul (still hot at 61), the Beatles, Journey and Vivaldi's Four Seasons...

Who's he/she?

And Maharet, I used to be a HUGE Sir Paul fan, but something about his new wife bugs me.. maybe it's the fact that he doesn't have a prenup and I know she's going to take him and his family to the cleaners someday.

(I wasn't young enough to hate Linda -- I actually liked her -- so I think of Heather as my generation's Linda ;) )

Sir Paul
 

I don't think so...With a baby on the way (she didn't think she could get preggers...) I think this is truly a blessing all the way around. Did you know Linda and Paul NEVER spent a night away from eachother (except the Japan thing...) during their entire marriage?

I went to his concert here in Porltand and he looked sooooo good - Heather was there in the front row and she smiled when Paul did his tributes to Linda (very touching...as were his tributes to John and George) He got choked up too when he sang Heather's song.

He can still rock with the best of them...Have you heard his CD Back in the US? OUTSTANDING! Seeing him in concert next to getting married and initiation and a few other classroom teacher moments, was one of the major, magical occasions in my life. Can't explain why...just was.

Re: Sir Paul and Other Music
 

Yep, I knew that about Paul and Linda, and I actually cried when she died. But Heather... I dunno. Something squicks me anytime a man marries someone who is the same age as one of his kids.

I didn't see him in concert this go-around because I knew she would be in the audience, and I didn't want to hear any sappy tributes to her. I know I'm being uncharitable, but maybe it's because I secretly think he should have married ME instead! :D The last time I saw him was in the early 90s. I had lousy seats, but the concert was still great.

In other music: Currently listening to Kenna - a guy who was born in Ethiopia but raised in the US. His style can best be described as Howard Jones meets ambient. It's very cool.

Also listening to: Prefuse 73, a hip-hop artist from Atlanta. Not hip-hop in the traditional sense, it has more of a trancey slant to it, but it's good.

From www.patgreen.com:

PAT GREEN ... has sold over two-hundred thousand independently-released records. He is a legitimate star in Texas, who sells out every venue in his home state, even the cavernous Billy Bob's in Ft. Worth. And he's done it all on his own. It's a rare accomplishment in the music business. One that made the powers-that-be from New York to Nashville stand up and take notice.

I listen to everything, but what I listen to most is:

Shakira, Cory Morrow, and country television and radio -- all day, every day. :D

Ah, thanks for that. I like traditional 'roots' country music; most of this new country stuff doesn't move me (Faith Hill? Shanu-uh Twain? Chickens, go back and listen to some Patsy Cline or Loretta Lynn and THEN we'll talk!) I think that's why I love the Dixie Chicks so much - you can feel the "country" in their music, and it's not just about twangy guitars and a pedal steel.

Pat Green and the like are definitely more traditional that Nashville country (the country you are referring to). Pat and his friends do have a slight rock sound, but ya don't really hear only that. If you have Kazaa or something similar, you should download some Pat Green, Cory Morrow, or Roger Creager. I love their stuff! Roger Creager is from my hometown too (Corpus Christi, TX)! :D

Hollywood country is more like it.. Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline were considered Nashville country back in the day, but now they're classified as "Americana" artists. Sacrilege! Thank goodness for KPIG radio online - otherwise I'd never get to hear this kind of stuff. Thanks for the tip about the other artists!

If you want some country with a twist, try to find something by Robert Randolph and the Family Band. They're the backing band for the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and this guy.. I swear, he's the Jimi Hendrix of the pedal steel! They take tradiational gospel/blues/country and make it into something that you've never heard before. You can see video clips at Austin City Limits: http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/artists/program430.html
or you can view them at the Robert Randolph website: http://www.robertrandolph.net/look/index.html

Thanks for the info. :) Lovin it.

KPIG?????:D

That reminds me of when I used to live in the heart of Kansas! I bet KPIG reads the hog and corn futures after the Chicago Mercanitle closes too!

Paul Harvey anyone??? GooooOOD DAY!


But seriously, I have to admit that I'm waiting for Macy Gray's CD to come out next month. She's just so kick-y and the single that got radio play out here about two months ago just sounds like a lot of fun.

Has anyone here listened to the Matrix reloaded soundtrack, it's GREAT!!!! It gets you really pumped up to do pretty much EVERYTHING!