Getting over Music Snobbery
So I've been thinking about doing some compilations for my nephew and niece sometime. I always think about all the songs in the past that I liked, but I've found my tastes have changed greatly over the years.
Where in the past I was strictly inside the Tool, Faith No More, Metallica, Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, etc, etc, etc world... well lets just say my current trends have gone much more folksy... I've been a huge fan of Elliott Smith for around the last 6 or so years.
And that's just one guy out of the list.
But to go back and make a list of my favorite bands... hell, I can barely remember them.
And my favorite bands from the past change greatly over time...
Luckily I spent my entire fortune collecting tonnes of cds, so stuff like Stiltskin, Cordrazine, Joseph Arthur, whoever.. I already have... so no needing to look for anything too obscure I hope. If you can call someone like that obscure.
So basically it comes down to remembering what is out there.
Well I just noticed that Wikipedia actually lists bands by year.
So I'll probably have to go looking through them. Not that I actually think that any wikipedia article could be remotely accurate or complete - so if someone can look into updating all those, please go for it.
And if anyone has any good suggestions for music to collect - holler.
I've just gotten Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 and that has some very catchy tunes that I haven't ever heard - one that I'm finding catchy is Possum Kingdom by The Toadies.
I guess that's kind of a good thing for a game where you repeatedly hear the same tunes over and over.
Anyway, so that's kind of the thinking behind this - the fact there are great tunes, even from the 90s that I just passed over in my din of heavy metal, sitting in my room listening to the Gunners and Nirvana.
Anyone know of any other sites, lists, or places to troll for terrific music?
Comments
tristan on on 4.13.2007 at 12:00 AM
Yeah, try http://www.last.fm/user/noroseability/. That page has the best music, but after that page you could go to the main page, and make use of their mad search and comparisons and stuff. It's the most accurate I've seen so far in predicting what CDs I don't have ripped to my computer...)
on on 4.13.2007 at 12:00 AM
Uh, I would have thought that site would show what music you like T?
I was after GOOD music :P
(checking it now)
H on on 4.14.2007 at 12:00 AM
Ah, you don't know t's mission in life is to convert everyone to his taste of music one song at a time. Whatever you do, if you invite him over for tea lock up your pc. He'll rearrange your music on you.
on on 4.14.2007 at 12:00 AM
Dude, I followed his last.fm through to yours...
In your top 20 are: Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers, Herman's Hermits, the Bee Gees, Buddy Holly, Elton John, Il Divo, Robbie Williams... and most seriously of all - Foster and Allen.
In your recently listened list there was S Club 7.
I think he's doing you a favour :)
H on on 4.14.2007 at 12:00 AM
Got to remember though that I have kids. Plus I'm a child of parents of the sixties. That's got to have some influence.
Anyway, I generally like songs, couldn't care less who sings them.
on on 4.14.2007 at 12:00 AM
Our folks aren't that far apart in ages then dude, but my folks lent more towards being Beatle maniacs, and that damn Tijuana Brass guy.
And I know you got kids, but I hope they're not big Foster and Allen fans!
I always wondered who bought those albums.
But yeah after just glancing at Tristan's list for the week and finding Britney Spears rates 7th...
Y'all are nuts.
H on on 4.14.2007 at 12:00 AM
Yeah I like Beatles too. Foster and Allen is in there for my traditional Irish music. Wild Rover would be one of my all time favourites. Couldn't care less who sang it. It's the Celtic blood. Plus my little girl is showing signs of actually having some co-ordination and seems to be a natural at Irish Dancing. That stuff will help her.
Do you know you're 'Remember Me' switch is not remembering me. I know cookies are turned on.
on on 4.15.2007 at 12:00 AM
hmm it doesnt remember you on mabs either I take it?
I would've thought it was a cookie thing - it remembers me fine :(
Irish.... try Finnegans Wake, or Whiskey in the Jar, that's irish innit?
H on on 4.15.2007 at 12:00 AM
No mabs remembers me. Hey get this. It finally remembered me.
on on 4.15.2007 at 12:00 AM
Weirdness, its the exact same site and software...
H on on 4.15.2007 at 12:00 AM
Maybe it's because my cache gets cleared daily???? Not sure. t's site remembers me. I bet you he wishes it didn't.
on on 4.15.2007 at 12:00 AM
heh. I think he sees you often enough he can't get away from you anyway.
Mabs is pretty much the same with me - silly guy offered me a place here and now he can't get rid of me, and I get to bug him all day at work too.
H on on 4.16.2007 at 12:00 AM
Yeah. Work, church, Youth Group. Think he does see enough of me. Then again, I've had a week off.
on on 4.16.2007 at 12:00 AM
y'know, you mean the Presbyterian Youth group right?
One of you has mentioned something like that in the past and I wondered if I ever met any of you guys there... but I only went a dozen times or something way back when 12 or so years ago.
H on on 4.16.2007 at 12:00 AM
Doubt it. t wouldn't have been old enough and I wasn't there.
on on 4.16.2007 at 12:00 AM
lol! I didnt even think about how young T is, you're probably right.
H on on 4.16.2007 at 12:00 AM
Yeah he's such a bub. lol.