what music are you listening to today?

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Pink Floyd.

A Vivaldi opera, "Bajazet" or something like that.

         The Clash.

There may be hope for you yet.

         Autumn Stone album by Small Faces.

Elvis Costello

Photos of Ghosts album by Premiata Forneria Marconi.

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Today?  Today only? Oh no. No ... mm mmmmm -- no. you see, Gentle
Reader, this is a good question to ask of me, your accomodatingly
friendly user/pal, 'azremars'.  

I seize upon the behemoth Richard Wagner along the redoubt of mornings.
During afternoons I exercise my powers of audtition with, expose my mind
and emotions to the textual poetry (all poets wish to be composers, ask
one!) within a Michael Tippett opera. The evenings? -- yes, mmmmMM, you
would ask about that about ... the dark oddly fey evenings ... mmmm...
WELL THEN! -- HEAR the answer!! Alban Berg! ALban Berg! Alban Berg!!!
"Wozzeck" -- "Lulu" -- all of it! ALL--all--all.. .. .. .. Oh! alllll...

If you wish to vote on *The Opera* issue; and you have that much nerve,
plz see my poll at http://www.gobi-igloo.com/candelabra_barricade/  
--if you would, kindly, /*gnarly*->/ "I'm too shrrrr".  

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Anime-related music.

al green

 (Hi Wallace, I started up an opera item...   will get in there with a 
  little Rossini review as soon as I have a chance.)

rolling stones.

The debut show of "Global Gathering," the successor to "Celtic Connections,"
on BBC Radio Scotland

emmylou harris

An old favorite Battlefield Band album from the early 1980s.

the beatles

anti-yank songs

the *new*   90.9 FM  !!!!   classy days; jazzy nights!  and it's staffed
by a buncha my friends from the way-old days of detroit radio!!

Black Crowes, Zeppelin, THrice, Smashing Pumpkins and RHCPs... \m/

I've been listening to lots of classical music on CBC radio, since I've
been driving the car with the better radio reception this week.   Notable
on the drive home:  a piano and violin setting of William Bolcom's
"Graceful Ghost" rag, by violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Jonathan 
Feldman.

That is a beautiful rag. Nothing is what you expect, not the next note,
not the beat.  It's all just a little "off" and perfect at the same time.

Spi & La Guadriole; I can't recall the name of the CD but it's the
only one they have released.  Some aging French punk rockers turn 
to hurdy-gurdy-based French folk music.  Rather fun.

OK, hereŐs the deal. Every time I log into this item lately, my answer is 
the same: Betty Blowtorch. This fairly obscure all-female punk/metal band 
is the subject of the documentary "Betty Blowtorch and Her Amazing 
Real-Life Adventures." From the LA area, Hollywood couldnŐt have written a 
better story, including the tragic ending that came during filming. This 
movie has won a number of indy awards, and was recently named by one mag 
as best documentary of the year. 

I realize BB is probably too hardcore for the delicate sensibilities of 
your average grexer, but for anyone who wants to know what rock and roll 
is all about, this movie has it all: rising from the ashes of another 
band, the business side, the recording side, the touring side, the sex, 
the drugs, and the back-stabbing side. Throw in a horrific personal 
backstory and this is a movie where art pales in comparison to life. I 
will recommend anyone who thinks they want to be a serious rock and roller 
see this movie first. Unlike most movies, you really will laugh and cry.

As an aside, the song Love/Hate has to be one of the most perfect songs 
about broken marriage ever written (the video is damn good, too). This is 
basic rock (essentially, IggyŐs "The Passenger" chords played twice as 
fast) at its finest. A song that starts "This songŐs a little love song 
and I gotta tell you, I havenŐt had the best luck with men in life. My car 
broke down, my husbandŐs smoking crack and I donŐt know where he is." 
sounds like the intro to a country song, but this ROCKS. The chorus ends 
with "I love you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate love." What else is there 
to say?

Oh yeah: GET THIS DVD NOW! (but donŐt blame me if you find yourself 
playing Love/Hate over and over and over and over . . . )

 Turned the music on when I got home from work and put the MP3
 player on album shuffle and it cued up "The Rise and Fall of
 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars", which seems to fit
 my mood tonight pretty well.

 My biggest regret is now that I've got people living downstairs
 I have to ignore the advisory on the album jacket (which advises
 that this album is "to be played as loud as possible.")

Well, if you've got people downstairs then the possibilities of high volume
just dropped. So take comfort in the fact that you are STILL playing it "as
loud as possible!"

The Smiths of course. Quite possibly the only band you'll ever need. Check
out this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM7jp0KiPg8

Peter Gabriel, King Crimson 

A live Peatbog Faeries concert, via BBC Radio Scotland.
Too bad they're unlikely to ever tour the USA.

I'm listening to LED ZEPPELIN!

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