A Sampling of My Musical Tastes:
Soul Coughing-My favorite broken-up band. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- The Boatman's Call is maybe the best breakup album ever. Loreena McKennitt -Lush, melodic, celtic influenced. Kinda like Enya, only it doesn't suck. Magnetic Fields-You won't be happy with me, but give me one more chance...you won't be happy anyway. Guster-They may be cute, but they sure can write a good pop song. The Wesley Willis Fiasco-He fills that much needed "obese schizophrenic formerly homeless black guy" void in modern rock radio. Will Oldham/Palace Music-He warbles what he writes. Nick Drake-I'm so sad he went crazy and killed himself. Firewater-Middle Eastern pirate shanty klezmer music. Really. Tom Waits-He stokes the rage and soothes the pain. Cake-There's no band like Cake. Muse-It's kind of like having another Radiohead album. The Star Room Boys-New country that sounds just like the old country. Travis-Also kind of like having another Radiohead album. The Queers -I like two-minute songs. Underworld Mmmm. Good techno. The Sober Plaid.-Innovation and funk. Sam and Bill. Dead and disbanded. Indigo Girls - The soundtrack to much of my life. Tori Amos -I wouldn't have made it through high school without her. Man or Astroman? -First band in space. Barenaked Heaven -All about the Barenaked Ladies. The most fun I've ever had at a live show, even though I hate their newest stuff. Portishead - Moody British trip-hop. Chick singer. I melt. Ben Folds Five -My second favorite broken-up band. Dave Matthews Band Oh well. the first four albums were really good. They Might Be Giants. I didn't fully appreciate their genius until I saw them live. And I got to carry their instruments! The Bloodhound Gang. Life's short and hard, like a bodybuilding elf; so save the planet and kill yourself. Elvis Costello. I recommend "The Juliet Letters". Tool. I can like Elvis Costello AND Tool. Old 97's. They sound sort of like Weezer's Texas stepchild. Peter Gabriel. The guy's certainly got staying power. Although I have to take issue with him for helping launch Paula Cole's career. A3. I'm not sure if it's music or religion, but either way it's pretty original. "Acid Country House Blues", as they call it. Bjork. She's just so damn weird and cute. Nine Inch Nails. Reznor continues to delight and amaze. Paul Simon/Simon and Garfunkel. He's so un-hip, that when you say 'Dylan', he thinks you're talking about Dylan Thomas, whoever he was. The man ain't got no culture. Radiohead.They even won a grammy. Wow.. Southern Culture on the Skids. Who's in charge here?!? Where's my Captain's Wafers? Enigma. Music used universally for two things--sleep and sex. October Project. Now defunct, sadly. Lovely melodies with a healthy helping of art-rock cheese. Dashboard Confessional. So emo it hurts. Johnny Cash. He is the baddest. Man. Alive.
See, I like a lot of music. More than just this. But I'm tired of listing. Go away.