Have you ever been bored enough to go out and buy a tape of some band you've never heard of, thought it was gonna suck, then it turned out to be pretty good? What was it? Mine was a group called "Acid Bath"...now I'm mad cause I cant find anything else they put out <if they did>41 responses total.
yes, i did it recently in the cletic/ world music section. I got a latino cd and a unnamed celtic musicain. Both were surprisingly good!
I did that with the Cheiftains. Never knew who they were, and now I adore them although The Long Black Veil is a bit on the bizarre side. The first one that I bought was The Celtic Harp.
there is this japanease opera i am considering buying..not sure... don't have much expereince with music of the japan isles
I really am not sure how to answer the initial question. If I'm reasonably sure I won't like a recording, I won't get it. I used to say, 15-20 years ago, that I liked all musical genres except opera and country. Now I've become an enthusiastic opera fan, and I'm listening to a good deal of the alt-country stuff.. I bought my first Steeleye Span LP, back in '75, knowing nothing about the band; a cryptic reference in a SF fanzine indicated that the publisher thought they were wonderful, but he didn't offer any reasons why he thought this. This was probably the most influential LP purchase of my life. The first Clannad LP I bought, back in 1978, was also a blind buy; they turned into one of my favorite bands for a few years before they went New Age.
I was very pleasantly surprised by George Michael's "Listen Without Prejudice." A wonderful album. Who'da thunk it.
yeah - thats true ! My first foriegner album can just be described as serendipity ! i actually picked up the album by mistake
I once bought a tape of Vanessa mae .Found it to be great ,too good for an impulse buy. ..
Anybody have any comments on Pat Boone's CD "In A Metal Mood?"
Die Pat Boone!! Die!! He stole so many songs from the original black artists back in the time of the "White" cover and made tons of money off it.. Die Pat Boone Die!!
I do. I think it's kinda cool that he's doing this metal thing, and foo on people who don't get that it's just a joke. Pat Boone did do some great vocals in the 50's like "Love Letters in the Sand" and a few others. Most if not all the covers that he did were terrible, and the people who bought those records, deserve them. His original stuff was pretty good, now that I think about it. Lighten up, pez
i know that this Metal thing is a joke.. but what is it making fun of?
Himself. It's the old "So-bad-it's-good" thing. Kinda like John Hughes movies. ;) I'm sure that he knows he's not the last word in metal, Ok, so roll with it. As long as it doesn't harm anyone, I don't really care.
BTW, wasn't Pat Boone the person who was talking to Earl Butz when Butz made his infamous remark about African-Americans wanting "a tight p***y, loose shoes, and a warm place to s**t?"
PS I checked "Dr. Demento's" playlist for tonight, and he is playing Pat Boone's version of "Enter Sandman" on tonight's show (broadcast on WIQB-FM 102.9).
Where can you do that, bruin? I'd like to know in advance, so I can plan taping.
Re #13: Pat Boone was one of two people in the conversation where Butz told his infamous joke. The other was former Nixon aide John Dean of Watergate fame. It was Dean, not Boone, who blew the whistle. Under pressure as a result, Butz resigned his post as Secretary of Agriculture.
RE #15 The Dr. Demento web site is as follows: http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~jbmorris Good luck folks.
W-ww-wwww-ind up your computers. I have some of those albums that Dr. Demento put out. There are lots of repeats. Anyone know if Demento still comes on in the Atlanta area. I know he used to come WQXI FM, before it changed to Star 94.
check the web site. There is lots of stuff there. LOTS of neat things.
I got a copy of the Chess musical (London cast) when I was in high school. I never heard of it except from the friend who made a copy for me. I loved it and have ever since. I would say that musical greatly influenced me since it was my first real taste of Broadway musicals and anything besides rock/pop in general.
I never thought I'd get into The Cure. My best friend introduced them to me, and I thought lead singer Robert Smith sounded like he was about to throw up. I'm not a lyrics person-- I'm not an aural learner and I have trouble following lyrics sometime-- so their lyrics don't always grab me like they do some people. I think I'm gonna have to read their song lyrics a little more until they sink in. But I will freely admit they have plenty of talent--LOTS of talent-- more than the band I just about worship (Depeche Mode). But then again, lots of DM fans I know like The Cure too-- anyone think there's a connection?
re #21 Yeah it's called Goth or PIB (person in black). PIB about explains it I think. Remember to get fresh air sometimes, and that sunshine makes vitamin D makes for healthy skin, and happy smiles. :-)
Would someone please tell me what is so great about Eepeche Mode?
not sure, but i love the cure... and i have well..... guess i can't say that i get plenty of sun.. cause i'm super pale... but i can say that i don't wear black... hardly ever. oi, i've been conditioned by SEED... silly me (now try to make sense of that ;))
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Re #30: Thanks! I'll check those out.
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.
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.
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.
Probably the B-Minor mass a wonderful piece of music.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
If nothing else, This Mortal Coil gets points for a great choice of a name.
This mortal coil, that mortal coil, those mortal coils, my mor... sorry, I'll shut up.
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