Music at My Desk

Right now, November 8th, here's a list of the cd's I have at my desk. I didn't realize I had so many at work till I started listing them - I guess I should haul some home, huh?

Where it seemed appropriate, I added a little personal note. Damn, I hate Word - indenting and tabbing drives me nuts. Word Perfect definitely had Word beat in these areas, hands down!

The Killers
Love 'em. I'm interested to see what the next cd will be like, because this first one is so impossibly good.

The Strokes, Is This It
Wow, this album just rocks. Julian has a very sexy new voice, and the songs are very melodic and fast, kind of rock/pop tunes - very cool. I love it.

Pavarotti and Friends, for the Children of Bosnia
The best song here is Bono, the Edge, and Brian Eno doing "One". God, I love that song! This is about the best version of it that they've done. Interesting tidbit here is that Michael Bolton, whom I don't normally like, has a nice operatic voice. Who would have guessed?

World Leader Pretend
A band I found on an Amazon list; they're OK, they may get better. Cool name though - it's got to be from REM.

Guns & Roses, Use Your Illusion II
I LOVE "Estranged" - the best track from this album. Also, Civil War isn't bad. "We got the wall of D.C. to remind us all that you can't trust freedom when it's not in your hands". Powerful stuff.
Rod Stewart, Sing It Again Rod
Some of the Rod-man's best hits. My faves are "Reason to Believe" (I've always liked that song), "Maggie May", and "I'm Losing You" They're all good songs though.

Guns & Roses, Spaghetti Incident
Not as good as "Appetite" or Illusion" but some good songs here.

The Kings of Leon
Two albums - the first and Aha Shake Heartbreak. These guys are young, they're kind of unhip and they are GOOD. I particularly like the first album - it's raw and so full of energy it bites your head off. The second has better production values and is good, but if you like the rawness of the first you'll not like it as well.

Scissor Sisters
These guys are GREAT - I hope they continue putting out music as good as this self-titled album.

Gorillaz, Demon Days
Some of this I like a lot, some I don't. Overall, I do recommend it.

The Caesars, 39 Minutes of Bliss
I bought this on the strength of the iPod commercial featuring "Jerk It out" - still like the song, most of the others are OK, but that was definitely the best song.

Ultimate Trance, 6 cd's
Excellent, excellent dance/house/forget yourself/block out annoying cube neighbors music.

The Frames
I have, like, three of their albums here - the best is the live album. These guys are pretty good.

Social Distortion
Two albums at my desk - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, and Social Distortion. These guys are about the hardest rocking band in the world - love them.

The Dandy Warhols, 13 Tales from Urban Bohemia
Still love it - sort of their break through album, particularly on the strength of "Bohemian Like You" which I LOVE.

The Bravery
These guys are OK, but not riveting.

Guns & Roses, Appetite for Destruction
This is good. "Sweet Child of Mine" , "Paradise City" and several others that were eye-opening when they first broke through. Axl was a sexy, lithe, snake-dancer back then. He's gotten older now like the rest of us. Too bad.

The Start, Shakedown
I like the Start - I don't generally like female singers though this is OK.

The Stone Roses, self-titled album
OMG, these guys were the BEST! I wish they had received more attention in the US so I can talk about them with people - they were HUGE in the UK and this album is still consistently in the top ten of all time when they do UK music lists.

Primal Scream, Screamadelica
Primal Scream is one of my favorites…and this is my favorite Primal Scream album. It's also the most pop-oriented, which may be why I like it best…who knows. Again, always makes the Top 10 of all time lists.

Supergrass, Supergrass
Supergrass is so good…This is the best of them. They have the most fascinating song hooks and melodies, which always attract me.

Poe, Haunted
Aimee turned me on to Poe - there are a few songs of hers I like but for the most part I find her a bit self-involved and a teeny bit angsty.

Bruce Springsteen, Greatest Hits
What can I say? It's Bruuuuce!

Metallica, Garage Inc
"Whiskey In A Jar" is my favorite here, but this is pretty good.

Supergrass, In It For the Money
Another Supergrass, not as good as Supergrass, but pretty good.

The Verve, Urban Hymns
Of course, the big hit here is "Bittersweet Symphony" which is excellent. But it certainly lived up to its name when the Rolling Stones got through with them - bittersweet hit, broke up the band.

Placebo, Placebo
Fast, fast

Pulp, Different Class
Love "I Spy" and "Common People" - these guys were much bigger in the UK then they ever got here.

U2, Best of 1980-1990
Bono and The Edge, that's enough.

Blur, Parklife
Blur's OK - this is probably one of their most accessible albums

Curtis Salgado, Soul Activated
Home town boy does good….Curtis is one of the best blues and soul singers around.

U2, Achtung Baby
Sometimes I like to put this one in.

The Chemical Brothers, Come With Us
When I feel the need for some techno dance music - usually around budget development time.

Joey Ramone, Don't Worry About Me
Joey has written some really good tunes here - I hope he lived long enough to see this come out, I don't remember. I really like most of this.

Train, Drops of Jupiter
Train came on really big over the last 3 years or so - I like them, but they don't have the melody/hooks that I especially like (like the Strokes and Supergrass)

Oasis, What's the Story, Morning Glory?
Another one everybody has - this is still good and has held up over the years.

Richard Ashcroft, Alone with Everybody
Richard post-Verve, most of this is pretty good. I don't know if he can carry a solo career, though.

Poe, Hey Pretty (single)
The best song from the Haunted CD. And this one has Mark doing voice-over - this is the "fast, slow, fast, fast, slow" version that became a pretty big hit.

I'm taking some of these home, and I'll bring new ones in to work. I'll have to see what strikes my interest. Some of these I barely listen to, others I listen to everyday. I tend to buy new ones and listen to those till I'm sick of them, then I put them away for a while.