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Your favourite recordings of the past months
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Burke said on March 5, 2003 21:18:
This has been discussed before, I am sure. Still, I think it’s interesting to see what other people listen to (and if only to get some new and nice inspiration)
So, what are your current favourite recordings?
powerpoplarry said on March 6, 2003 10:00:
ALBUMS or singles??
For me, I focus on albums, and my fave recent recordings are:
The All American Rejects– s/t
The Coral– s/t
Kelly Osbourne– “Shut Up” (yes seriously)
American Hi-Fi– “The Art Of Losing”
Kenna– “New Sacred Cow”
Richard X Heyman– “Rightovers”
Galleon– s/t (KILLER 80s-flavored French duo!!)
Models– “The Album” (fun girlgroup based out of France, consisting of actual supermodels, who met at their model agency!! Half the album is covers, and the other half is like a killer Kylie album with more of an edge!! Their cover of AC/DC’s “Highway To Hell” has to be heard to be believed!!)
Jennie Lofgren– “Meant To Be” (KILLER Swedish singer/songwriter/keyboardist!! She sings + writes songs in English, and she sounds like a hybrid of Dido and Madonna, with a hint of Tori!!)
Stellar*– “Magic Line” (AMAZING New Zealand band, like a more powerpop Garbage, maybe with a hint of Cardigans in em)
Drive-By Truckers– ’Decoration Day” (not out till May, but it’s another helping of their raucous country/hard rock hybrid, somewhere between Lynyrd Skynyrd and AC/DC)
John Eddie– s/t (AMAZING reinvention of this Jersey guy who came out in the mid-80s with “Jungle Boy”. Now, he’s like a Ryan Adams/Marshall Crenshaw/Springsteen hybrid!! Not out till May, this is one of the finest albums of 2003!!)
Th_Th said on March 6, 2003 10:45:
David West feat. Sara : Anything you want me to be. (Sara’s amazing voice!!)
Shakira : Eyes like yours. (Unique and different)
Shania Twain : What a way to wanna be. (Such cool tune!)
Justin Timberlake : Like I love you. (Great lyrics!!)
Avril Lavigne : I am with you (nice and cool)
Mouline Rouge Soundtrack : Your Song. (Coolest version of this song, ever!!)
carbon_boy said on March 6, 2003 11:04:
Roxette - Opportunity Nox
Coldplay - The Scientist
Foo Fighters - All my life
Zwan - Honestly
Puddle of mud - She fuckin hates me
The Trucks - It’s just porn mom
Kelly Osbourne - Shut Up
Dave Matthews Band - The space between
And a german band I discovered a while back: The Donots - Today/Room with a view/Whatever happened to the 80’s/Superhero
coyboyusa said on March 6, 2003 13:48:
queens of the stone age: noone knows
christina agullera: beautiful
norah jones: come away with me
melissa etheridge: the weakness in me
roxette: breathe
there hasn’t been that much good music the past 2 years
oh wait
tori amos: some sort of fairytale
as horrible as her album has charted the single has been in vh1’s top 10 video for over 6 months
ABFFP said on March 6, 2003 18:23:
Here I go with my current tunes:
Allanah Miles - Love is (pretty old but these vivid guitars in the beginning!)
Noir Desir - Le vent nous portera (don’t know but it has that something)
Enya - China roses
Leonard Cohen - Alexandra leaving (great tune but lyrics sadden me)
Eskobar - Sun in my eyes
and ...ONox:) (just to speed up the tempo of the whole list;)
Burke said on March 6, 2003 20:46:
Interesting stuff. Thanks for yours answers. :-)
So, here comes my list:
Lamb, What Sound
Erlend Oye, Unrest
Kaito, Special Life
David Bowie, Low
Massive Attack, Blue Lines (sooo great :-))
Console, Reset the preset
Actually, most of these LPs aren’t that new at all. Anyway, these are the recordings I have been listening to most often in past months.
wendy said on March 6, 2003 21:28:
Coldplay - In my place
Roxette - A thing about you
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
Kelly Rowland - Stole
Mary J Blige - No more drama,and her new one FT. i dunno who Come closer
Mariah Carey - Through the rain
Pink - Just like a pill Family portrait
...........
And a lot more,i just can’t remember
ally77 said on March 6, 2003 21:42:
PINK - JUST LIKE A PILL
ROXETTE - A THING ABOUT YOU
ROXETTE - OPPORTUNITY NOX
KENT - 747
TATU - ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID
coyboyusa said on March 8, 2003 13:40:
clokcs is good but not the studio version and I like trouble alot by them but they are overrated..the lead singer is cute tho
Stormkeeper said on March 9, 2003 20:41:
powerpoplarry how do you know Jennie Lofgren?
If you´re into her you´ll like Lisa Miskovsky as well. She´s from Sweden too and talented.
My fave is “Quietly”.
Mfan28179-Jason said on March 10, 2003 04:27:
Hmmm...random stuff. I get these obsessions every now and then. In the past few months...
The regular:
*Roxette - Opportunity Nox, Breathe, A Thing About You, ’The Ballad Hits’ and ’The Pop Hits’
*Eurythmics - ’Peacetour,’ The Miracle Of Love, Here Comes The Rain Again, Why, I Saved The World Today, When Tomorrow Comes, and so on.
Latest obsessions:
*Billy Idol - ’Greatest Hits’...picked this up for $9.99 a few months back and found myself loving almost every song. Remastered sound sounds so good! Favorites: Dancing With Myself, Mony Mony, Rebel Yell.
*t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said, Not Gonna Get Us, Malchik Gay, Show Me Love
*Justin Timberlake - ’Like I Love You’ extended club mixes. Got the import single about a week ago and was inspired to make my own longer extended version.
*P!nk - Still love the singles from the album, namely ’Just Like A Pill’ from which I made an extended remix.
*Craig David - Spanish
*The Cure - Lovesong (Remix), Friday I’m In Love
*’Smallville’ Soundtrack (The Talon Mix): Remy Zero - Save Me, Sixpence None The Richer - Don’t Dream It’s Over, Five For Fighting - Superman (It’s Not Easy)
*TLC - Damaged, Hands Up
*Melissa Etheridge - I Want To Be In Love, Heal Me, ’Live...And Alone’ DVD...The Weakness In Me, Chrome-Plated Heart.
*Madonna - The Power Of Good-Bye, You’ll See (Extended Version by me), Music (Extended Version by me), Don’t Tell Me (Extended Version by me), among other ones.
*Heart - ’Greatest Hits 1985 - 1995’...namely Alone, Black On Black II
That’s enough...
powerpoplarry said on March 10, 2003 09:35:
Mfan, you like Heart’s REMAKE of Dalbello’s “Black On Black”?? Yes it IS a cover song, originally by Lisa Dalbello, from 1986, on the “9 1/2 Weeks” soundtrack, and Lisa’s KILLER 1987 album “She”. As much as I love Heart, I find their 70s stuff the best, 90s second, and 80s last. It’s all good though, but Lisa Dalbello is one of my favourite artists, but she’s only released 6 albums since her debut album in 1977!! She’s like the 70s-80s Alanis Morissette.
Stormkeeper, I discovered Jennie Lofgren by accident. I have a friend who works at Sony Music in NYC, in the International department, and I both raid her promo drawer, as well as people leave CDs they don’t want against a wall for the taking, and most are imports. I acquired Jennie’s “Meant To Be” CD that way, and she blew me away!! She deserves US exposure, as she is both stunningly beautiful and talented!! Is she single?? Popular?? Successful?? Does she play live often??
Lisa Miskovsky, huh?? What’s the website??
Stormkeeper said on March 10, 2003 18:39:
Larry:
Unfortunately Jennie is not popular outside Sweden. I don´t know if she´s single :D
Official Lisa Miskovsky Site
Listen to QUIETLY, watch DRIVING ONE OF YOUR CARS video... I know you like beautiful chicks so check out pics... :D
she likes snowboarding!
best wishes
Santi said on March 10, 2003 20:48:
Wasn’t Jennie Lövgren Anders Herrlin girlfriend? Yeah-yeah, Roxette’s ex-bassist girlfriend.
Santi said on March 10, 2003 20:59:
By the way, “Driving one of your cars” is one of the best songs I’ve listened in long time :D It was a big hit in Sweden when I was living in Stockholm back in 2001. National hits were this and Titiyo’s “Come along” (I’m sick and tired of that song :S)... well, and Roxette’s “Centre of the heart” :P
Anyway, you’re really gonna like Lisa, Larry :D
powerpoplarry said on March 11, 2003 07:29:
Hey, thanxx for the Lisa link, she’s pretty cool!! Her music is really good too, good rocking, electronic-tinged powerpop, the midpoint between Roxette and the Cardigans. And lookswise, she’s easy on the eyes, yes. :-) Actually, some pics she looks gorgeous, others she’s like a more feminine Avril Lavigne!! Not that that’s bad, but she’s sorta tomboyish, but she can look awesome!!
Sooo, you’re saying that Jennie WAS dating Anders or is still dating Anders?? If at all possible, I’d love the word to get to Jennie that she has an admirer in America, musically as well as physically, I think Jennie is a rated 10 in looks, a total knockout!! I would date her in a heartbeat!! Um, I know Jennie is not known outside Sweden, that’s why I said my discovering her here in New York was purely accidental, not meant to happen, as no import stores even stock her album either. Sooo, if I do what Daniel Cushman did with Roxette to Jennie Lofgren, this could be fate, eh?? A cycle happening all over again!! I REALLY think her music is amazing and she is TOO good to remain untouched in the US!! I want some power over her fate in America, as I have her CD, know what I mean??
Um, I sorta like that Titiyo song, “Come Along”, although it flopped here in America. Lava/Atlantic did a crappy job promoting her album, so it didn’t deserve to die like that. Um, maybe you didn’t know, but Titiyo (half-sister of Neneh Cherry), her album was written by a teaming of members of the Cardigans and Kent!!
Santi said on March 11, 2003 11:25:
No, I didn’t know that. I don’t like Cardigans anyway, though Kent are among my favourite. I did know she had some collaboration work with Kent’s, and she even sings in one song of their last album “Vapen Och Ammunition” that among other things, has served to Kent for being recognised by critics and public as the best Swedish Rock Band EVER (it seems so at least... they sell as fast as Bruce Springsteen).
The song is a ballad called “Duett” (Duet :D). Anyway, the song says much more than the title :p
“Jag fick ett brev, ett riktig brev med frimärken”
I also received a letter TODAYYYYY :D Thanks Wen!! :p
Stormkeeper said on March 11, 2003 15:42:
I like COME ALONG (video too!) but second single 1989 was much weaker :(
They played Come Along to death on the radio in 2001, still do.She deserves more success over-seas.
carrlin said on April 20, 2003 12:41:
hello powerpoplarry !!!
I also love Jennie Lofgren so much!!It would be nice if we could exchange opinions about her music.Can you write me your private e-mail address???
I’m the BIG ANDERS HERRLIN fan...that’s the way I found her out!
Jud (moderator) said on April 20, 2003 13:36:
Anything by Melissa Etheridge www.melissaetheridge.com
Anything by Eskobar www.eskobar.nu
Anything by Eva Dahlgren www.dahlgren-attling.net
Anything by Buddaboys www.buddaboys.com / www.dahlgren-attling.net
hotblooder said on April 22, 2003 02:13:
Half-life - Duncan Sheik
A Thing About You - Roxette
Clock - ColdPlay
Here comes again - Mel c
Beautiful - Christina Aquilera
Opportunity Nox - Roxette
Here I Am - Bryan Adams
On A High - Duncan Sheik
harriej said on April 22, 2003 19:20:
Roxette - All new stuff and also some older songs.
Guano apes
Tatu
Italo Dance Classics
ATC
In Full color
Pink
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Stormkeeper said on April 22, 2003 19:30:
harriej what´s your fave Italo stuff? Are you familiar with Den Harrow /and Lion P. “Happy Children”? fantastic
Burke said on April 22, 2003 21:13:
currently:
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
(a record that is *so* typical of the early 80s and the whole New Wave movement)
powerpoplarry said on April 26, 2003 07:32:
My latest discovery: Swediish band The Caesars!!! A compilation of tracks from their 3 Swedish albums, called “39 Minutes Of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World)”, was released here by Astralwerks/Virgin, and I am very impressed!! Very fun stuff, with some blissful spacey tracks as well. My first impression was they’re like a Swedish Supergrass who are influenced by 60s garage punk like Question Mark and The Mysterians, with their heavy use of organ. Their tune “Jerk It Out” is an instant mix CD addition to make for people!!
Twilight-Ghost said on April 26, 2003 14:03:
t.A.T.u – I like the whole album
Evanescence – ’Bring me to Life’ & ’My Immortal’
Delta Goodrem – ’Born to Try’ & ’Lost Without You’
Bree Sharp – ’David Ducohvny’
StupidGirl said on April 27, 2003 21:07:
Echoboy - Giraffe
White Stripes - Elephant
Ladytron - Light & Magic
The Faint - Danse Macabre, Blank-Wave Arcade
New Order - Retro
Joy Division - Heart and Soul
Interpol - Turn on the bright lights
ARE Weapons - s/t
Doves - The Last Broadcast
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Junior Senior - D-d-don’t don’t stop the beat
... and MANY more
Burke said on April 27, 2003 21:39:
Whites Stripes Elephant is a quite good, indeed. ;-) :D (and so is Ladytron...)
Burke said on June 20, 2003 22:16:
I just have to recommend this recording:
me and cassity - hope, with a pain chaser.
Such a phantastic album. :-) :-)
antz said on June 30, 2003 10:50:
A couple of New Zealand artists:
Bic Runga -she says her biggest influences was Neil Young (same as Per)
Pacifier -NZ’s best rock band, recently did a tour of states, one fo there songs is on the clolsing credits on the movie Swimfan (the best part of the movie).
Also check out their site http://www.pacihad.tk/ they recently recorded a track called ’The Weight of the World’, the tempo and melody of the song is simialr to Roxettes, what do you guys think?
Jackie_Radiorox said on June 30, 2003 16:43:
Whole Evanesence Album
Whole Meteora Linkin Park Album
Zeromancer’s - Send Me An Angel, Dr. Online, Clone Your Lover
Apoptygam Berserk’s cover of Manson’s Coma White
Suicide Commando - Hellraiser
StillFar said on June 30, 2003 17:59:
Annie Lennox - Bare (didn’t really have to search for another album since I got it...a masterpiece)
powerpoplarry said on July 1, 2003 07:59:
Of the stuff I have either heard or bought, brand new or older but just heard about it + acquired:
MICHELLE BRANCH– “Hotel Paper”
THE DANDY WARHOLS– “Welcome To The Monkey House”
THE THRILLS– “Hotel Cafe” (I think that’s what their album is called)
JUNIOR SENIOR– “Move Your Feet”
ELECTRIC SIX– “Fire”
BLEU– “Redhead”
PUFFY AMIYUMI– “Nice” + “The Hit Parade” (covers album from 2002)
TIK N TAK/TIKTAK– “Frendit/Friends” + “Jotain Muuta ...ja jotain uutta!!”
LAMBRETTA– “Breakfast” (their 1st album from 1999)
HEART– “Alive In Seattle”
SOUNDTRACK– “A Mighty Wind”
STEREO 360– self-released CD
DRIFTER– self-released CD
THE EVERYOTHERS– “Can’t Get Around It” EP
antz said on July 1, 2003 22:39:
@Larry -I just bought the Dandy Warhols its a great album. One thing is bugging me though, his voice reminds me of another singer, but I cant think of who. Do you have any clues?
rox-kuryliw said on July 1, 2003 22:43:
One heart - celine dion . so uplifting and different to hear. puts a smile on my face.
Burke said on August 30, 2003 19:15:
Two more records that I want to recommend:
Client - this one is fantastic!! Please do give it a try. For everyone who likes the sound of the early eighties its a must. But it’s even better - because it sounds so fresh. Nice pop! :-)))
British Sea Power - Decline Of British Sea Power
has some similarities to The Police - maybe that’s why I like it so much :-)
Go out, listen to it, enjoy it, buy it! ;-)
StupidGirl said on August 30, 2003 23:13:
Client aren’t that extraordinnary. i had to review their single a couple of month ago (gave them 6 out of 10). I mean they’re not bad. but come on, ladytron, adult. and many others made the same music but better and that at least two or three years before client.
Burke said on August 31, 2003 07:08:
But they are nice to look at. :P I would have given them 8 out of 10. :D It’s very much 80s, but I can’t help it, I like it. :-)
Oh, have I already mentioned that ’Me And Cassity - Hope, With A Pain Chaser’ is an excellent recording, too?
animalkingdom said on August 31, 2003 08:43:
WELL, here are my favourites of the past DAYS...There’s only a couple songs from a few months’ time that don’t make me yawn ;)
Anyway, right now my own chart top would look something like this:
1- BLACK EYED PEAS - Where Is the Love?
2- BLU CANTRELL - Breathe
3- JONNA TERVOMAA - Rakkauden Haudalla (it’s Finnish though)
Alfonsette said on September 3, 2003 19:54:
Roxette - Opportunity nox
Sarah Brightman - Harem
Madonna - American life
Evanescence - Bring me to life
Burke said on September 13, 2003 19:56:
I didn’t really freak out when it was published - but now I sort of start to like it:
Massive Attack - 100th Window
StupidGirl said on September 13, 2003 20:02:
I think the new Zoot Woman album is going to be great. I know it’s already out and I listened to it in some record shops. but I didn’t want to buy it yet because I might get from the record company, for free ;)
Burke said on September 16, 2003 05:50:
I absolutely agree, the new Zoot Woman-LP is quite fabulous. :D :-)
Vixzter said on September 16, 2003 05:54:
The Darkness - Permission To Land (The entire album)
Dido - White Flag (good, but an awful lot like her old stuff)
Burke said on October 10, 2003 23:08:
I’ve bought Stings new LP - and I have to say I quite like it.
snobbtjej said on March 5, 2003 21:56:
Christina Aguilera - dirrty
50 cent - in da club
Dj Alligator - fly high
R.Kelly - gotham city
Kent - 747 / kevlarsjäl
Big Brovaz - Nu flow
t.a.t.u - 30 minutes
kate ryan - désenchantée
Vanessa Paradis - Joe le taxi
Rojksopp - so easy
NG3 - tell me
Alexia - oh la la la
NYCC - fight for your right to party!
Phras - electric avenue
Gigi d’Agostino - l’amour toujours
Craig David - what’s your flava?
Gyllene Tider - när vi två blir en
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