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lumen
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response 25 of 41:
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Mar 1 09:07 UTC 1997 |
My dear John, I should hope that Depeche Mode will never appeal to everybody.
Much of it is in the musical experience. They are not afraid to express
intense emotion and pain. They have also managed to change their sound
somewhat from album to album. They also have had a few members who were
brilliant masters of synth, namely Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder. (Both
members have left.) Vince left a solid impact on the group during his stay
in their first year, and will likely be remembered as a synth pioneer along
with David Bowie. Martin Gore, the band's composer, is now a well-known name
in the music business-- he was a producer on Garbage's debut album, and was
featured in the _Tower of Song_ tribute to Leonard Cohen. _Music For The
Masses_, DM's 1998 album, was purely his creation and is often listed by fans
as a favorite album. Although many of their fans came after their next
album, _Violator_, in 1990 (DM was sort of a trend at that time), most
appreciate all of their work. Depeche Mode is one of those few bands that
truly has a cult following-- many fans boast collections of their entire
discography, video series, and much of the better-known bootlegs. For me,
they've been playing my song only since 1992 (although I remember loving
"People Are People" in 1984 though it took me a while to make the connection).
But oh how they've sung and played about the issues of my life. Any further
explanation could be incriminating.
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omni
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response 26 of 41:
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Mar 1 14:32 UTC 1997 |
This is going to sound weird, but I am foriegn to most of the music that
is current. So when I watched the Grammys, I went in with the attitude that
most if not all would be crap. Boy was I wrong.
Tracy Chapman's new song, or rather the one that was nominated is really
great. Kinda reminds me of Stevie Ray Vaughan's riffs. I will probably be
buying her album.
I've always liked Eric Clapton, but LeAnn Rimes and "Blue" is my absolute
favorite. She has a voice like an angel. I think she's the reason I'm coming
back to Country...
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jradio
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response 27 of 41:
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Mar 1 20:28 UTC 1997 |
I have really been impressed with the stuff that Celine Dion has been doing
lately. One of our local TV stations did a story on her recently, and I was
really amazed at her vocal ability.
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orinoco
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response 28 of 41:
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Mar 3 23:32 UTC 1997 |
Many of my favorite albums were bought completely on an impulse from the used
rack at Schoolkid's. I discovered such 'who are they?' bands as the Bogmen,
the Roswells, Anna Holmer, Kill Creek, etc that way. Most of the time, I will
not buy when I don't know the music will be good, but occasionally I will find
something I've never heard of that I just *need* to buy for some reason.
Invariably, it ends up being a good choice.
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otaking
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response 29 of 41:
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Mar 5 13:30 UTC 1997 |
I didn't think that I'd like surf music until I bought the Pulp Fiction
soundtrack. I got it more for the movie dialogue at the time, but when
I listened to the surf music tracks, I loved them. SInce then, I've tried
to find good surf music CDs to listen to. The best one I've found recently
is Surfing the Spillway, a compilation of local surf music.
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mcnally
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response 30 of 41:
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Mar 27 09:07 UTC 1997 |
re #29: surf music compilations, allow me to recommend Rhino's
"Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 5: Surf" as a great compilation
of classic surf tunes and the 1994 collection "Beyond the Beach"
for a sampling of cuts from some more current surf acts.
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otaking
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response 31 of 41:
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Mar 27 13:12 UTC 1997 |
Re #30: Thanks! I'll check those out.
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tpryan
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response 32 of 41:
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Mar 29 18:19 UTC 1997 |
I find a number a gems in a various places.
Last summer, found a whole bunch of CD's on impulse. It was
the Henry Ford Community College station selling off their used/
unused CD's & CD singles for a buck each. Came home with 45. recognized
the label that several folk artists record for, so picked up some
I didn't really hear before. Also got a Hawaian slack key guitar
CD I was ready to play full price for. Also found some I didn't
really care for, they got passed onto others.
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mcnally
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response 33 of 41:
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Mar 30 07:04 UTC 1997 |
If that's the "Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters" collection released
by Dancing Cat Records then you got a great deal for a dollar. It's
quite a nice recording -- recommended for anyone seeking a distinctive-
sounding, nice, mellow instrumental guitar record.
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anderyn
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response 34 of 41:
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Apr 1 22:03 UTC 1997 |
Um, well, this isn't something I bought, but I was
amazed in the car on Easter Sunday, since I was listening
to Bruce channel-zap the radio, and I actually made him stop
at the classical station so I could listen to Bach. One of his
Masses (See, I don't even kn ow if he wrote more than one,
htat's how ignorant I am about classical music!) -- I kind of
sat back in my seat and absorbed it. Lovely.
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raven
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response 35 of 41:
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Apr 1 22:09 UTC 1997 |
Probably the B-Minor mass a wonderful piece of music.
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omni
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response 36 of 41:
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Apr 15 06:49 UTC 1997 |
I came across a cool CD a few monthswhile I was at Meijer's last.
This was called "Concerto of the Pines" by Lawrence Nash Groupe. The CD is
mainly a compilation of classical works that when heard back to back sound
like a gentle breeze blowing through a pine forest. Being that these
performances were done by someone I didn't know of, I thought they'd be crap
but surprisingly, they were pretty good.
I wound up buying 2 more in the series, Wildflower Waltz, and Nature's
Serenade, and they are excellent for just relaxing andunwinding.
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sekari
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response 37 of 41:
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Oct 20 06:31 UTC 1998 |
A few months ago I picked up Filigree & Shadow, by This Mortal Coil, becuase
one of the dj's on the radio is constantly talking about them. I had never
heard any of their stuff, but i completely fell in love with it.
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mcnally
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response 38 of 41:
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Oct 20 15:26 UTC 1998 |
"This Mortal Coil" isn't really a static "them", it's the name given
to a project involving various members of bands on the 4AD label.
If you liked "This Mortal Coil" you should consider checking out some
of the bands from that label -- my favorites are Cocteau Twins and
Lush but there're a lot of interesting bands from which to choose.
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sekari
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response 39 of 41:
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Oct 20 16:33 UTC 1998 |
I know, I have most of the albums from many of those bands. I am currently
looking for Hope Blister, the follow up project to TMC.
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orinoco
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response 40 of 41:
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Oct 26 01:26 UTC 1998 |
If nothing else, This Mortal Coil gets points for a great choice of a name.
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cloud
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response 41 of 41:
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Nov 5 05:55 UTC 1998 |
This mortal coil, that mortal coil, those mortal coils, my mor... sorry, I'll
shut up.
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