Just now as I was on the computer with the TV on in the background, I heard a guy singing and thought "Man, Sting has a new song and boy does it suck!". I look up and see it's a commercial for the album by Robert Downey Jr. Makes Ashlee Simpson seem like Maria Callas!

[ November 27, 2004, 11:47 AM: Message edited by: George_vikingfan ]

This week I bought "Love, Angel, Music, Baby" -- the solo debut from No Doubt's Gwen Stefani. It's not bad, although it closes with a duet with Outkast's Andre 3000 which features perhaps the dumbest lyric I've ever heard. The song is called "Long Way To Go" and is about racism, particularly the lack of acceptance of interracial couples. The chours includes this dubious rhyme: "It's beyond Martin Luther/upgrade computer." Upgrade computer???

Wow deep! Makes you think, huh?

Picked up OAR's 34th & 8th. Fun new song, Wonderful Day, along with many of my favorites.

With all the buzz on U2's new album, I went to the store and discovered an old one. Zooropa is pretty incredible. It's arty yet accessible, and it's held up well in the 10 years since it was made.

Got the new Rufus Wainwright and the new U2 - both excellent. I hit the Virgin Megastore down at Disney and they had tons of harder-to-find-ish CDs, I stocked up, got (in addition to those two)...

Supergrass, I Should Coco
Mercury Rev, All is Dream
Mission of Burma, Vs. & Signals, Calls and Marches
My Bloody Valentine - Glider EP
The Futureheads
Dogs Die in Hot Cars - Describe Yourself

(The last two not so hard to find really, but still...)

All very swanky...

I bought Tony Moran's Tour de Beat's CD.

If you want something to work out to, get this! I really enjoy it and you feel like you are in the middle of a dance floor dancing shirtless w/ all of your friends.

#1 cd in my player is Gwen Stefani's new one. Love it...well, love most of it.

tony Moran's mix is good especially because you get the fab remix of "Easy As Life" by Deborah Cox. One of my favorite songs of the year. Plus you get Kristine W. The drawback is, the compilation didn't include his remix of "The Promise" which is superb.

The other dance compilation cd that's great is the "Dance Mix NYC Vol 6 mixed by Lil C". Very good for the gym.

This is my current Top 10 songs:

1. What You Waiting For – Gwen Stefani
2. My Street - Kurt Nilsen
3. Holy Water / Rollin' - Big & Rich
4. The Wonder Of It All – Kristine W
5. I Believe In You – Kylie
6. You Won’t Forget About Me – Danii Minogue vs. Flower Power
7. I Surrender (Shanghai Surprise Mix) - Nikki French
8. Over and Over - Nelly feat. Tim McGraw
9. Suds In The Bucket – Sara Evans
10. Welcome To My Truth - Anastacia

For some reason I'm digging the new Gwen Stefani. I've never been a fan of No Doubt (ska ain't a friend of mine), but her solo album has an 80's club vibe to it which I've been grooving to.

OMG, thank you! I thought I was the only one who appreciated Zooropa. Many others praise Achtung Baby, which I like, but not as much as the album that gave us "Numb" (which was made into one of the hottest videos ever).

C'mon, Johnny Cash makes an appearance! Perhaps my affection stems from my belief that the CD cover is a magic eye composition; I've stared into it more than I should.

Top 3 U2:

The Joshua Tree
Zooropa
October

imho

This is not a perfect analogy, but...I could see Zooropa being an album like the Stones' "Their Satanic Majesties Request" that people sort of don't get at first but that ages very well. I heart TSMR.

My Zooropa story is this: It was released in May of 1993, and I was in Alaska spending the summer with my brother up there. He took me to the mall the morning Zropa came out and I was the first one in the store, and the first one to buy anything that day. I'm convinced I was the first person in Alaska to buy Zooropa.

I got the Nirvana boxed set "With the Lights Out". The best way to describe it is as a fascinating mismash. It's not great music, but it is ultimately interesting.

As for the new U2, after a few listens, I'm not loving it. It's not terrible by any means, but it is a letdown after "All That You Can't Leave Behind". U2's best, IMO, as follows:

1. The Joshua Tree
2. Achtung Baby
3. All That You Can't Leave Behind
4. The Unforgettable Fire

I agree. The new cd is not on my constant rotation as I had expected. A few of the songs are definite standouts (particularly \"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own\"), but as a whole, it's definitely not how USA Today described it. IMHO, the top three would be 1. Achtung Baby, 2. All That You Can't Leave Behind, 3. The Joshua Tree...but that's just me.

Ah, yes, the video where The Edge got a facial massage from a pair of feet. eek! YUCK! Sorry but IMHO, Zooropa was a failed U2 experiment.

[ December 02, 2004, 07:00 AM: Message edited by: bobby78751 ]

I bought the Fantasia album 'cause I was a comlete Idol fanatic last season and always said fantasia should quit the show and put out her own album. Well, it's out. It's very predictable, appealling to teenage girls who want to hear songs about young, unknowing love, etc. The unfortunate mix of male rappers with her soulful voice is the biggest disappointment on the album. And it's very derivative of Destiny's Child, Beyonce, etc. I'm giving it another listen this morning.

The verdict is still out on the new U2.

Love the new Elvis Costello.

And love the soundtrack to In the Mood for Love.

bought all my cds throught Outsports link to Amazon.

and hey Feverdog, you're adorable in your Phillies shirt.

[ December 02, 2004, 07:09 AM: Message edited by: shore ]

Based on this thread I think I'll hold off on the new U2... anyway that I-Tunes commercial sort of drives me crazy.

Currently in CD player in car:

1) Rufus Wainwright - Want Two (Not nearly as good as Want One but has listenable moments).
2) Scissor Sisters - God is this a good CD. By the way, they're not English as someone said above but from NYC. Best CD that won't be popular because it doesn't match current idiotic US radio formats.
3) Ben Folds - Compilation of his three short internet releases this year. Is there a better songwriter out there?
4) Fantasia - Guilty pleasure. Closet American Idol fan, loved every minute of her, like the CD okay so far.
5) Brian Wilson - Smile. Finally released after all these years. Loving the reconnection to Heroes and Villains.
6) Missing Persons - Best of. The best techno-pop band of the 80s bar none.

The common thread? No idea. Just like it all!

Bill K.

Since a few have mentioned Idols, y'all know that I'm an idol fanatic. So, Fantasia's album is my list of cd's to buy. Passing on Dian's and George's cd. I may buy Clay's Xmas cd. I probably won't buy Kelly's cd. My favorite idol is still Norwegian Idol Kurt Nilsen (the guy that sounds like Bono). I'm also diggin' Josh Gracin's new single, "Nothin' To Lose" The remixed version of Tamyra's "Raindrops Will Fall" is currently climbing the Billboard Dance music charts.

ESPN funny you should mention Missing Persons. I brought in my MP cd to work because one of my co-workers was making a 80's playlist for his IPOD and needed some Missing Persons! My favorite curretn 80's cd is Dead or Alive's "Evolution" cd. All the hits and great pictures of Pete Burns.

OK 'nuff of my ramblings.

BTW, anyone listening to Xmas music? I'm kind of interested in Vanessa's new Christmas cd.

There's something about the "Numb" video that's so compelling. Maybe it's the way the camera just sits there with Edge, or when the shot is empty save a wisp of smoke, or the bellydancer, or when Bono whispers in Edge's ear. I don't know why, but it's hot. My all-time favorite video. And I love the song too.

I had the video single on VHS, and there was a remix of the song set to images of (if I'm remembering right) the UK steel industry. The way it was edited was hypnotic. Hmm, I wonder if it's available on DVD? Must check eBay.

I'm working in a record store so I hear pieces of a lot of current music. Some I like: the Gwen Stefani, the Zutons, Hope of the States, excerpts from the new Nirvana box, those lesbian twins Tegan & Sara, Queen Latifah's vocal CD, acoustic versions of Seal hits, and one track from the latest Mos Def that I can't get enough of - a really steamy, bluesy track called "Blue Black Jack."

On the other hand, the new R.Kelly is boring and endless, sounding like one song stretched over an hour. One spin of Hilary Duff was enough to make me hate her music. I never want to hear Bowling for Soup again. And I don't get the appeal of Joss Stone.

And I like Ray Charles, but having to hear the Ray soundtrack every day is getting annoying.

I haven't yet heard the Jessica Simpson holiday release, but her dedication to her grandmother on the back of it is really sweet. We've got a stack of about thirty in-store Xmas CDs to choose from, so I'll probably be hearing a little bit of everything this month.

I was a freshman in college, and I would play the CD on my Walkman between classes. (That, and the Springsteen releases Human Touch and Lucky Town.) Couldn't get enough of it. My mom, who doesn't like anything post-Motown, even kinda liked it, especially the track with Johnny Cash. I even studied the cover of the CD, convinced it was a Magic Eye design.

I believe one pair of feet in the Numb video belongs to Naomi Campbell, she was dating one of the U2 guys @ the time.

Charlie Brown Christmas is my holiday staple. I have an Ultra-Lounge Christmas CD that's awesome but I can't find it.

I would listen to it though. If you go to their website you can listen to the whole CD. I heart it.

That one's the first to go into the CD player in the Bucky household (followed by Linda Ronstadt's terrific one from a few years back).

This year I'm buying Chris Issac's new Xmas cd -- I LOVE Chris Issac (and not just his music -- his show, and not QAF, was the only reason to subscribe to Showtime) I sometime imagine we've knocked off that Danish chick in the Wicked Game video and it's just him and me on the beach ... anyway back to reality -- for us Stevie Nicks fans (I know you're out there), she sings with Isaacs on "Santa Claus in Coming to Town"

[ December 02, 2004, 12:24 PM: Message edited by: DCBucky ]

Even though I have only met you a couple of times, William, I kind of knew that fact about you wink !

This is very random and unrelated, but isn't the cat in the "Get Fuzzy" comic strip named Bucky? Anyone? I've grown to love that strip...

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[ December 02, 2004, 03:43 PM: Message edited by: TopicPolice ]

Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque. Still better than Nevermind!

I am currently listening to Seal Best 1991-2004. There is not one song on the hits cd or the acoustic cd that I do not like!

I know that this thread has tons of posts, but if it wasn't for all of us sharing our tastes, I wouldn't have bought The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots about 6 months ago. It is like a 2002 version of Styx Kilroy Was Here with brilliant melodies. So, keep up the great suggestions, guys.

The New Destiny's Child. I'm feeling it. It has a couple of slow songs on there that are pretty good such as "T-Shirt", which is a very sexy song.

I recently bought Chris Isaac's new Christmas CD and have enjoyed listening to it. It has a light-hearted country bent, with a few good originals (Christmas Without You). A few of my Christmas favorites (titles escape me) are Judy Collins, the Phil Spector groups CD, Johnny Mathis' first X Mas album, Manhattan Transfer, Dan Fogelberg, Mel Torme and Etta James, which I didn't like when I first heard it- it's very jazzy- her vocals could have been better on a few songs, but the music is good. Has anyone bought the Bare Naked Christmas CD? I don't know their stuff, but what little I've heard has made me smile- not sure I'd like it enough to buy it.