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hematite
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response 25 of 166:
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Apr 9 22:07 UTC 1997 |
Riverdance
Lord of the Dance
Les Miserables
Phantom of the Opera
Miss Saigon
Evita
Erasure: Pop! The First 20 Hits
Enya: The Memory of Trees
Jesus Christ Superstar
Drum Corps International 1996 World Champs.
I guess if that would be it, if I could only take 10..
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jiffer
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response 26 of 166:
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Apr 9 23:29 UTC 1997 |
my whole meager collection.
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garima
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response 27 of 166:
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Apr 10 00:35 UTC 1997 |
Les Miserables
Louis Amstrong - greatest hits (wonderful world)
Johnny Mathis - greatest hits
Eurythmics - greatest hits
Wham - make it big (yes! I admit it!)
Sade (Love Deluxe, or Smooth Operator)
etc.
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krj
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response 28 of 166:
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Apr 10 00:49 UTC 1997 |
"Lord of the Dance" already, hematite? It's brand spanking new, isn't
it?
(( Just a reminder to the folks participating in this item from
the Agora conference: we have a recently revitalized music conference,
so come and visit! ))
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hematite
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response 29 of 166:
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Apr 11 00:52 UTC 1997 |
Yup. =) But I got hooked rather quickly, and the stores have the CD..
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lumen
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response 30 of 166:
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Apr 11 05:39 UTC 1997 |
I'd take Enya's _Shepherd Moons_, Depeche Mode's _Catching Up With Depeche
Mode_ and _Violator_, and Jeff Danna's soundtrack to _Kung Fu: The Legend
Continues_.
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tsty
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response 31 of 166:
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Apr 11 06:03 UTC 1997 |
<<ref: lord of the dance ..... stunning!>>
i'm surprised that no one wants to take the win95 cd, nor the mac os 7.5.6
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senna
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response 32 of 166:
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Apr 11 06:09 UTC 1997 |
In a tribute to teen listening habits:
Ten by Pearl Jam
Automatic For the People, R.E.M.
Superunknown, Soundgarden
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
Foo Fighters
Tiny Music..., Stone Temple Pilots
Throwing Copper, Live
Broken, NIN
Odelay, Beck
Monster, R.E.M.
Sixteen Stone, Bush (for my "fun but dumb" content)
Korn
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janc
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response 33 of 166:
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Apr 11 13:06 UTC 1997 |
I don't think I'd take any CD's to a desert island. I think if I were going
to a desert island, I'd prefer to go with the flow and listen to the sounds
of surf and wildlife, not to bottled memories of civilization. However, I
suppose that isn't the point of the question. I do bring small collections
of CD's to me when I fly off to some distant city to attend a conference or
something. There I need some strong and familiar sounds to withdraw into and
rebalance myself with.
My CD's are still packed, so this will be the list that comes to mind, not
as thorough as it should be, and quite possibly misspelled.
Miriam Makeba - Sangoma
and perhaps some Ladysmith Black Mambazo. These are traditional
songs sung in Zulu, which has to be one of the most beautiful languages
to sing in. They are done acapella, just beautiful voices in harmony
and maybe a little percussion.
Michelle Shocked - Arkansas Traveller
One of my all time favorite albums. Michelle teams up with various old
time music greats on modern variations of traditional tunes. A nice
fusion of new and old, witty, perceptive lyrics, and plain good music.
Paul Simon - Graceland
Hardly needs description, being so well known, but it's good music with
intriguing lyrics that always seem to speak to you no matter what is
going on in your life, plus we get some Ladysmith Black Mambazo singing
backup.
Balaneski Quartet - <can't remember title>
This is a string quartet, doing covers of pieces composed for electronic
music (eg, Kraftwerk's "Computer Love"). It's fabulous music to work to.
I've done lots of grading and programming with this music on repeat.
Since it is (mostly) just instrumental, it doesn't distract me the way
voices do, but it is so rich in energy that it feeds my brain.
I'll have to do a more complete list as I unpack my CDs.
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birdlady
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response 34 of 166:
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Apr 11 17:11 UTC 1997 |
<birdy is sneaking in two more cd's>
Riverdance -- Bill Whelan
Birdy's Favorite Peter Gabriel Songs (oops -- that's a tape, not a cd)
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mary
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response 35 of 166:
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Apr 11 17:52 UTC 1997 |
(Riverdance-Lord stuff makes my teeth itch. It's Tesh with tap and
dry ice.)
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anderyn
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response 36 of 166:
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Apr 11 18:19 UTC 1997 |
Riverdance is okay -- I bought the tape, but I don't listen to it
much. It's nice if you want a quick and wall-papery
Celtic background. (Wallpaper Celtic is what I call a
lot of the new bands. I like the older groups much more.)
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krj
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response 37 of 166:
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Apr 11 18:30 UTC 1997 |
(Boy, there's a whole 'nother item, wallpaper Celtic...)
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mcnally
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response 38 of 166:
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Apr 11 19:32 UTC 1997 |
re #33: Not take any CDs to a desert island? But think how useful
those shiny silver discs would be when trying to signal
passing ships and planes!
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senna
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response 39 of 166:
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Apr 12 06:16 UTC 1997 |
My sister looooves riverdance, but she *hates* lord of the dance because she
despises michael flatley. it drives her nuts. It's rather ironic, really,
since flatley co-choreographed riverdance before he was fired.
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bmoran
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response 40 of 166:
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Apr 12 11:05 UTC 1997 |
Hey, for a nice boy from Chicago, he did pretty good!
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rogue
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response 41 of 166:
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Apr 12 16:57 UTC 1997 |
Flatley is quite an arrogant SOB. But you have to respect how well he has
done with Lord of the Dance after leaving Riverdance.
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tsty
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response 42 of 166:
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Apr 13 09:30 UTC 1997 |
i'd llike to see riverdance now that i've seen lord of the dance, either
on tpae or on cd ...(to keept hte item focused) ...
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greeba
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response 43 of 166:
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Apr 13 19:35 UTC 1997 |
Guvegrra PQ's.
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jiffer
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response 44 of 166:
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Apr 14 03:00 UTC 1997 |
i want WESTBOYS! (good celtic band)
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omni
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response 45 of 166:
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Apr 14 04:10 UTC 1997 |
The Chieftains aren't that bad, either.
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jiffer
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response 46 of 166:
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Apr 14 18:10 UTC 1997 |
well, if i wanted to do it really good, i would bring Clannad, Westboys,
Cheiftains, and a few others and then i would have to find a good irish laddie
to bring along too!
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remmers
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response 47 of 166:
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Apr 16 23:54 UTC 1997 |
Hm, I'm not sure that everything I'd want to bring is available
on CD. Some of the oldies might be vinyl-only. Some things that
pop to mind:
o Charles Rosen's recording of JS Bach's "Art of the Fugue"
o Bela Bartok, String Quartets.
o A Bessie Smith album or two
o Some "classical" ragtime, not sure what. Maybe Richard
Zimmerman's recording of Scott Joplin's complete works.
o One or two albums by jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and
jazz violinist Stephane Grapelli.
o A Mozart opera - probably "The Magic Flute".
o Dylan Thomas' and Robert Frost's recordings of their own
poetry (I know, not music, but what the hey, I want it
anyway).
That's enough for now...
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audrey
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response 48 of 166:
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Apr 17 22:16 UTC 1997 |
Music is something I could not get along without. I would bring the
following:
1) An anthology of Disco. (one CD)
2) REM - Out of Time
3) U2 - Joshua Tree
4) INXS - Live Baby Live
5) Any Frank Sinatra CD (preferrably with "Strangers in the Night" on it
6) Selena - Dreaming of you
7) 10,000 Maniacs - In My Tribe
8) Tom Petty - Wildflowers
9) DC Talk - Jesus Freak
10) Snoop Doggy Dog (first album)
That's not even a 1/3 of the ones I'd *need* to have with me.
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senna
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response 49 of 166:
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Apr 18 03:50 UTC 1997 |
You like Jesus Freak, audrey? didn't know you leaned in that direction. Good
album, though.
IMHO, Automatic For the People kicks Out of Time backwards and forwards.
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