Karaoke moment and top tens
Scott and I had a little moment during karaoke last weekend. The scene: A big group singing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." The others were riffing on "they just wanna . . . they just wanna-uh-uh" and one line on the monitor read "(ha ha)." Scott and I chimed in on that hiccuppy "ha" that Cyndi Lauper does, perfectly in sync with each other. Not many people could do that.We decided that musical confluence like that deserves the sharing of top ten lists. Top ten albums ever, and top ten recent finds. Thought I'd share them here, too. These are in no order. And I'm leaving out the obvious ones (Coltrane, Beatles--Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, etc.):
Top ten(ish) ever:
- Quiet is the New Loud - Kings of Convenience
- Grace - Jeff Buckley
- Power in Numbers - Jurassic Five
- Hang on, Little Tomato - Pink Martini
- Castaways and Cutouts - The Decemberists
- Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five
- Wind from the South - Claudia Acuña
- Dulcinea - Toad the Wet Sprocket
- XTC - Wasp Star
- Latenight Betty - Pepe and the Bottle Blondes
- Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
- Rent - Original Cast Recording
- Poses - Rufus Wainwright
Top ten I discovered in the last five years:
- The Ditty Bops - The Ditty Bops
- Built on Squares - The Starlight Mints
- Careless Love -Madeleine Peyroux
- French Café - Putumayo (collection)
- A Friday Night in San Francisco - Al di Meola, Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin (thanks, Jeff!)
- Get Away from Me - Nellie McKay
- Chutes Too Narrow - The Shins
- Gilmore Girls (soundtrack)
- Garden State (soundtrack)
- Puzzle - Tahiti 80
Since limiting this to twenty is painful, I'll refer the avid listener to the artists on my last four compilation albums.
What are your favorite albums?
Comments
I'm first surprised to find Coltrane on the 'obvious' list. I only listen to three of his songs (A love supreme), I should expand to more.
Then, I've never heard of most of these. Buckley I listened to once but didn't like much. Anyways, I'm interested to hear these sometime :)
-Kevin Watt (of Kevin & Tara)
Wilco - YHF
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People
Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard/Waltz for Debby
Mark Kozelek - What’s Next to the Moon
Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
The Postal Service - Give Up
Bill Frisell - Nashville
Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
Radiohead - OK Computer
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Ask me again in 10 minutes, there'll be 10 different albums.
Long story (well, not that long) as to how I ended up here - but am also a PhD student named Moira. And Jeff Buckley's Grace would be in my Top 20 albums as well (as would Ben Folds Five). There's others in there I really like too.
I can't think of a Top Twenty at the moment, but Bjork's debut album, Silverchair's Diorama, Missy Higgins' The Sound of White would all probably be in there (off the top of my head!)
all time
duke ellington - far east suite
genesis - selling england by the pound
genesis - foxtrot
air - moon safari
pink floyd - the final cut
frank zappa - the grand wazoo
rolando alphonso - something special
avalanches - ever since i left you
freak power - drive through booty
the daktaris sould explosion (compilation)
last 10 years
rubin steiner - wunderbar drei
amon tobin - supermodified
citizen cope - the clarence greenwood recordings
zero 7 - simple things
lemon jelly - .ky
stereo mc's - deep down & dirty
manu chao - radio bemba sound system
supreme beings of leisure - divine operating system
kid loco - prelude to a grand love story
1. Jeff Buckley - Grace
2. Radiohead - Ok Computer
3. Keith Jarrett - The Kolhn Concert
4. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
5. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
6. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
7. Red House Painters - Red House Painters I (a.k.a Rollercoaster)
8. Air - Moon Safari
9. Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
10. Art of Fighting - Wires
Very nice page, btw, I also like your compilation cds.