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Just wanted to say I love Rich Mullins' A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band now. Well, at least the songs I like to listen to. The album is broken up into two concepts, the liturgy (self-explanatory) and the legacy (his more "secular" songs). I definitely enjoy the Liturgy part a lot better. 1-7 are good and I like 12 now.
Not that anyone cared but you know.
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« Reply #81 on: December 09, 2003, 09:21:05 PM » |
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Just wanted to say I love Rich Mullins' A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band now. Well, at least the songs I like to listen to. The album is broken up into two concepts, the liturgy (self-explanatory) and the legacy (his more "secular" songs). I definitely enjoy the Liturgy part a lot better. 1-7 are good and I like 12 now.
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« Reply #82 on: December 16, 2003, 11:31:39 AM » |
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Due to my finding rediculously low prices on them, I have ordered:
R.E.M., New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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Total cost with shipping: $8
If you haven't done so, give used CDs a try. You might just save alot of money.
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« Reply #83 on: December 16, 2003, 11:35:29 AM » |
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Due to my finding rediculously low prices on them, I have ordered:
R.E.M., New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Eric Clapton, Unplugged
Total cost with shipping: $8
If you haven't done so, give used CDs a try. You might just save alot of money. Wow... that's an EXCELLENT deal, Dv. I enjoy both of those albums; in fact, New Adventures is a Top 15 (or so) favorite of mine. Let me know how you like it. |
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« Reply #84 on: December 16, 2003, 03:30:10 PM » |
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Okay. Listen up. As soon as you read this post, go out and get this album (I mean maybe other albums of his, but I can only speak for this one).... All right, ready?
Stevie Wonder.
Music of my Mind.
Yeah, you know the blind guy. The guy (who've I've read) was voted "the vocalist most likely to make you smile against your will." Yeah, him.
So, yesterday, I wasted a lot of time reading a bunch of reviews at this site, and they were raving about Stevie Wonder. And I thought, why hadn't I heard of him before? Two great of albums of his that they said were must haves were Music of my Mind and Innervisions. So, today, while out running other errands, I stopped at record and tape traders and told myself I would only buy a used CD. Well, after browsing for a few minutes, I remembered that I had wanted a taste of Stevie Wonder. I hopped on over to his section in the R&B section, and saw Music of my Mind, used for 7.99. Boy was it worth it. Stevie Wonder is truly wonderful.
"Love Having You Around," "I Love Every Little Thing About You," and "Keep on Running" are great groovy and funky (yes, I said funky), danceable tunes. Track 5, "Happier Than the Sun", is a beautiful song, I liken it to the Beatle's "Dear Prudence," "Because," and "Here Comes the Sun" in terms of beauty. "Girl Blue" is also poignant.
The man plays virtually every instrument on this album, except the trombone on "Having You Around" and a guitar solo on "Superwoman". He wrote or cowrote every song. His melodies are great. I love his melodies. He has a great voice. The lyrics, though not "deep" (whatever that means) contain some wonderful imagery for a man who's blind!
This will definitely make it to my top albums list. Ah, I love Stevie.
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« Reply #85 on: December 16, 2003, 05:20:52 PM » |
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Track 5, "Happier Than the Sun", is a beautiful song, I liken it to the Beatle's "Dear Prudence," "Because," and "Here Comes the Sun" in terms of beauty. That's funny; I've never been a big fan of those first two songs, but "Here Comes the Sun" is my absolute favorite track from the Fab Four. So it's a toss-up as to whether or not I'll like this one, I guess. Today I went to the good ol' used book/CD store and bought a few CDs to give as gifts, but I also found a couple of good deals for myself: Joe Henry's Scar for 5 bucks and PJ Harvey's Is This Desire for 10. Both seem excellent so far, though I've only gone halfway through each one. (Check me out, bloop- I finally heard me some PJ!) |
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« Reply #86 on: December 16, 2003, 08:10:35 PM » |
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I've alway thought they were all gorgeous songs, but art is subjective, I s'pose. Don't throw out the entire album based on one song.
I also bought (don't crucify me!) Micheal Jackson's Number Ones CD. Why, you ask? Because I've never really given the guy a chance, and some of his stuff isn't half bad. Yeah, it's pop, but he's got a nice voice, and some of it's catchy. Welp, we'll see if I what happens. I'm on track one as we speak...
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« Reply #87 on: December 16, 2003, 10:25:25 PM » |
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The MJ CD just got kicked out of my CD player (which is a big deal, because my player holds about 300 CDs, so, things usually stay in there).
A few enjoyable songs. Don't waste your money.
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« Reply #88 on: December 16, 2003, 11:25:10 PM » |
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I just got Jay-Z-Black Album. ALso, I purchased the Urban Sophisticates CD, I should get it by Friday.
Umm...let's see...oh, for Christmas, I'll be getting (don't ask how I know this =D ) Dakona-Perfect Change, Switchfoot-Learning to Breathe, and New Way to Be Human, Flynn-Burnt Out, and Brainwash Projects-THe Rise and fall of Brainwash Projects. And possibly more... 8-)
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« Reply #89 on: December 17, 2003, 12:06:04 AM » |
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Flynn-Burnt Out, and Brainwash Projects-THe Rise and fall of Brainwash Projects. VERY nice. You're catching up at a staggering pace. *sheds tear* As far as new buys/acquisitions, I've only gotten a couple of long-titled albums: Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social ClubFountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate ManagersBritish Sea Power - The Decline of British Sea PowerHarry Connick, Jr. - When My Heart Finds ChristmasPlus like 10 more that I'm too lazy to list. (Yes, bloop - I need you to sensitize me a bit to the BSP album. It feels like a grower to me.) Peace out, Andree |
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« Reply #90 on: December 17, 2003, 05:05:21 PM » |
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wow...two parenthetical references addressed to me.
Since I just moved and I'm still pretty busy, I haven't had the time to buy music (also, I don't get paid until Friday). I want to listen to Jay-Z's "last album" (although I say if you believe that Carter is retiring, well, you know what they say about that bridge).
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« Reply #91 on: December 18, 2003, 10:41:06 PM » |
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VERY nice. You're catching up at a staggering pace. *sheds tear*
Haha... Yeah, it's been a great year for me, as far as how my tatse in music has grown. I still remember when I first joined cmcentral.com, and I thought KJ52 was the best rapper in christian music. *Shudders* |
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« Reply #92 on: December 20, 2003, 03:18:01 PM » |
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I picked up a trio of new albums today, all of them for good thriftstore prices:
Emmylou Harris- Red Dirt Girl
The Minus Five- Down With Wilco
And the soundtrack from Vanilla Sky
Emmylou's album may have to grow on me. At this point, it seems overlong and a little uninteresting compared to the masterful Wrecking Ball. Chalk it up to the fact that Malcom Burn produced this one instead of Daniel Lanois. But it's still got some powerful songs and soulful vocals.
The Minus Five consist of members of Wilco and REM, so of course they excel instrumentally. It's much more poppy than Wilco's last album-- very much Beatles-inspired. The lyrics are not quite as enigmatic as those on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but they're still riddlesome and a bit surreal.
And the Vanilla Sky disc has some great performances from REM, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley, and a bunch of other talented pholks. Too bad we've heard many of them before ("Everything in its Right Place," "Sweetness Follows," etc.). Still, a good collection. It's worth buying just for REM's "All the Right Friends."
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« Reply #93 on: December 20, 2003, 10:43:26 PM » |
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I bought Songs 2 by Rich Mullins, a "best-of" album for my Mom for Christmas. (Does that count?) Quite a few good songs on here, not that I've heard 'em all. Step By Step, Where You Are, I Will Sing, I SEe You, Here in America, Ready for the Storm and Peace are all fine songs (wait, those are the only songs I've heard on this disc...oh well). Where You Are, Here in America and Ready for the Storm are my personal favorites. However, I think I like the selection on Songs 1 a bit better.
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« Reply #94 on: December 21, 2003, 05:23:06 PM » |
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In a shocking move, Dv purchases a rap-rock CD! :zoinks:
Yes, its true that I have ordered Earthsuit's Kaleidescope Superior album. I wanted to give the genre one good try, and I have heard good things about this album. If it's good, I will launch it upon Rokran and Harenil! Bwahahaha!
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« Reply #95 on: December 21, 2003, 11:45:02 PM » |
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Well in a stunning revelation of my own, I bought an album by the reigning kings of Canadian post-rock (an expansive genre, I know): Godspeed You Black Emperor! The album is called "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!" These guys seem to get excited about their music, as you can tell by the fact that they append everything they do with a "!" I've only gotten through disc 1 so far, and I can say that it's stunningly rendered post-rock that doesn't sound too much like Slint. Which is always, you know, a good thing.
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« Reply #96 on: December 21, 2003, 11:45:42 PM » |
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By the way, "stunning" is my new word.
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« Reply #97 on: December 22, 2003, 12:29:56 PM » |
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I'm listening to rufus wainwrights new cd......definitely not worth the hype. I Can see why paste magazine maybe would give ohio 5 stars but this would barely reach 2 stars in my book not the 5 they gave it
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« Reply #99 on: December 25, 2003, 01:01:23 AM » |
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Btw, I was wondering if this thread should be made a sticky, since it's used fairly often. (Plus, I could have bragging rights to starting a thread that got made into a sticky!! =D ) Good idea. I've made it a sticky, as you can see, so unless Josh has a big problem with it, your mission has been accomplished! And yes, it will be perfectly on topic if you put gifts in here too. |
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« Reply #100 on: December 25, 2003, 03:17:02 PM » |
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I received eleven CDs for presents this year:
Joe Henry- Tiny Voices
Herbie Hancock- Gershwin's World
Joseph Arthur- Come to Where I'm From
Sam Phillips- Cruel Inventions
David Bowie- Hours
Elvis Costello- North
Emmylou Harris- Stumble Into Grace
Peter Gabriel- Melt (aka Peter Gabriel 3)
Johnny Cash- The Man Comes Around
Don Peris- Ten Silver Slide Trombones
The Innocence Mission- Christ is My Hope
Also, I finally got the new U2 Slane Castle DVD. Woo hoo!
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« Reply #101 on: December 25, 2003, 08:16:57 PM » |
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I got the following four CD's as gifts today:
Plumb - Beautiful Lumps of Coal
P.O.D. - Payable on Death
Dave Matthews - Some Devil
John Mayer - Heavier Things
All things I liked enough to own, though not enough to run out and buy as soon as I heard them, so I figured, why not put it on my Christmas list and let someone else bargain hunt, eh?
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« Reply #102 on: December 27, 2003, 11:53:38 PM » |
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I got all the CD's I mentioned I would get for Christmas earlier in this thread...but, I also got 4th Avenue Jones-Hiprocksoul, and it's very nice.
You can now tally one point for me, which makes the score:
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« Reply #103 on: December 29, 2003, 08:31:26 AM » |
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I still remember when I first joined cmcentral.com, and I thought KJ52 was the best rapper in christian music.
ha! you thought KJ was a rapper... peace... love... bdg... |
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« Reply #104 on: December 29, 2003, 11:39:16 PM » |
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Using one of my Christmas gift certificates, I bought Johnny Cash's American IV: The Man Comes Around, much to the shock of my family. I tried to explain that it wasn't really country music, but I'm not sure if they got it.  Anyways, I've wanted to get get a Johnny Cash CD since I heard "Hurt" and "The Wanderer," and I'm really glad I did so far. |
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« Reply #105 on: December 29, 2003, 11:43:57 PM » |
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love that johnny cash cd. it's top notch.
the only cd i got for christmas was the cold mountain soundtrack, which is excellent (as one would expect, being produced by t-bone burnett). i highly recommend it, especially for fans of americana/folk/bluegrass/traditional music and/or jack white and allison krauss.
it even includes two songs featuring shape-note singing, which i find amazing.
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« Reply #106 on: December 29, 2003, 11:58:01 PM » |
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« Reply #107 on: December 30, 2003, 12:34:09 AM » |
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« Reply #108 on: December 30, 2003, 02:16:28 AM » |
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interesting. I'll have to check out that soundtrack sometime.
I have a copy of The Sacred Harp. many of the tunes have that modal sound, but regular songs can be written in shaped notes. most Mennonite hymnals use shaped notes since the more conservative Mennonites traditionally sing a cappella. shaped notes make it much easier to read music and learn new tunes, with a shape each for do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti. I actually prefer the shaped-note hymnals for singing, since I like to sing the different parts.
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I got a gift certificate to chapters for christmas. I bought the "elbow" cd. Amaaaazing band.. Like an industrial coldplay. I think I like them even more.
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« Reply #110 on: December 30, 2003, 12:08:09 PM » |
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.... sorrryy!!.. man, this has got to stop.. I forgot to sign in... again.
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« Reply #111 on: December 31, 2003, 12:59:39 AM » |
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Thanks for the link, Dv. That's was a fascinating read. I really want to hear some shape-note singing now. I'm all into harmonizing and acappella and the like. Blame it on my traditional, conservative upbringing, which I happen to hold dear despite my now unorthodox ways. Peace out, Andree |
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« Reply #112 on: December 31, 2003, 12:54:17 PM » |
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Thanks for the link, Dv. That's was a fascinating read.
I really want to hear some shape-note singing now. I'm all into harmonizing and acappella and the like. Blame it on my traditional, conservative upbringing, which I happen to hold dear despite my now unorthodox ways.
Peace out,
Andree you can hear bits of the shape singing featured in 'cold mountain' here: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id...93&type=productlisten to either of the ones by the sacred harp singers - "i'm going home" or "idumea." both of them feature the parts of the songs where they actually sing the names of the notes. if you go to barnesandnoble.com and search for the soundtrack, you can hear portions of the songs where they sing the lyrics. pretty dang cool. |
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« Reply #113 on: December 31, 2003, 03:14:27 PM » |
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Everything but the last CD I got for Christmas. I bought the last one on Monday.
Catch a Fire- Bob Marley and the Wailers
Pop- U2
Films for Radio- Over the Rhine
Good Dog Bad Dog- Over the Rhine
Amnesiac- Radiohead
MTV Unplugged- Lauryn Hill
Natural Wonder (Live)- Stevie Wonder
Brother's Keeper- Rich Mullins
I haven't listened to all of them all the way through--most I have. Catch a Fire is nice; I don't understand why ppl think Pop is so weird, it did not sound that weird to me (Wake Up Dead Man is a great song); I love Films for Radio (The Body is a Stairway of Skin is nice little sexy tune); but I find Good Dog Bad Dog a little hard to get into; and Amnesiac's cool, good ol' Radiohead; I haven't gotten through th next two, so we'll see; and Brother's Keeper is nice, but The World as Best as I Can Remember It Vol. 1 remains my favorite Rich Mullins album (and one of my favorite albums of all time).
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« Reply #114 on: January 02, 2004, 09:00:40 AM » |
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I just bought the Special Edition of Jar's "Who We Are Instead", and I'm liking it so far. On the other hand, it has a few extrememly low points on the album where they become utterly repetive (but in a boring sort of way).
But I want Sputnik, I tell you. Apart from the Macs (are they retards?)
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« Reply #115 on: January 05, 2004, 02:46:26 PM » |
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Picked up Stevie Wonder's Innervisions today. Good stuff. Really good stuff.
bloop: Hey, if I figure out (and feel like doin' the stuff) the Pub hook up and all, maybe I'll put up a song from this album. (I say this only because I know you've got the vinyl version of this and so you can't put up anything.)
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I've recently added to my collection...
eastmountainsouth by eastmountainsouth
Bringing Down the Horse by the Wallflowers (for a mere 49 cents)
Parachutes by Coldplay
Stop All the World Now by Howie Day
I enjoy all of them so far but I'm really loving eastmountainsouth. Very ethereal and calming.
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I enjoy all of them so far but I'm really loving eastmountainsouth. Very ethereal and calming. Hey! That's a great CD. Too bad it's flown so under the radar. It's truly a soothing, peaceful folk/pop album. May I ask... how did you heard of it? |
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I'm not even sure how I found them. I think I heard a sample of one of their songs online and just fell in love with it. Then I found their CD used for a great price and picked it up. More feelings of love followed.
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