Friday, November 16, 2007
ENTERTAINMENT: A Music Survey My Much Younger Brother Sent Me
1. What was the first album that you ever owned?
I think it was the Jackson 5's Greatest Hits.
2. What song or album represents Junior High for you?
Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent
3. What song or album represents High School for you?
Outlandos d'Amour - The Police
4. What song or album represents College for you?
Violent Femmes debut album
5. What's your favorite album of the last year?
2005?
Oh yeah, like I, a 44 year old, know what albums came out this year.
6. What's probably your favorite album of all time?
Probably Violent Femmes' debut album.
7. What was your favorite soundtrack?
Probably The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,
8. Who's your favorite Jazz composer?
jazz?
9. Who's your favorite Classical composer?
Phillip Glass i guess
10. What was the first concert you saw?
Kiss with John Cougar opening to promote his debut album
11. What was the most recent concert you saw?
About a year ago, I finally saw The Violent Femmes live - Yay!!!!
12. What are your top three greatest concert experiences?
1. Seeing The Violent Femmes last year - just cus I waited over 20 years to see them :) - plus they were still really good!
2. Glastonbury Festival in England in 1985, possibly 1984 - with The Pogues, Billie Bragg and lots of great bands
3. Lollapalooza in 1995? - with The Ramones, Rancid and Cornershop. Plus Soundgarden and Metallica ended the show so I could leave early without missing much. :)
13. What are your top three favorite Beatles albums?
Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper and um, i dont know, Rubber Soul
14. What are your top three favorite Beatles songs?
It's All Too Much is #1 for sure. And off the top of my head, I guess Helter Skelter and the Abbey Road medley.
15. John, Paul, George, or Ringo?
John is the most interesting, but I'm probably more like Paul.
16. What's your favorite John Lennon composition?
Whatever Gets You Through the Night
17. What's your favorite Paul McCartney composition?
Junior's Farm
18. What's your favorite George Harrison composition?
Here Comes the Sun
19. Who's the greatest musical artist/band of the 50's?
Chuck Berry I guess
20. Who's the greatest musical artist/band of the 60's?
Beatles I suppose
21. Who's the greatest musical artist/band of the 70's?
The Sex Pistols
22. Who's the greatest musical artist/band of the 80's?
Violent Femmes
23. Who's the greatest musical artist/band of the 90's?
Presidents of the United States of America
24. Who's the greatest musical artist/band of the new millenium?
Flogging Molly - the best new band to come out in 20 years!
25. What's currently spinning on your cd player or turntable?
don't own a cd player
26. Rock 'n Roll or Pop?
rock n rooooooooooooooooooll!!!!!!!!!!!!!
27. Heavy Metal or Hair Metal?
heavy metal
28. Madonna or Cyndi Lauper?
Madonna
29. Kenny Loggins or Huey Lewis?
Huey Lewis if I have to choose
30. Blur or Oasis?
Why don't you just kill me now? But I guess I'll have to go with Blur, cus almost anything is better than Oasis!!
31. Britney Spears or Christina Aguilara?
Christina is definitely hotter!
32. The Clash or the Sex Pistols?
The Pistols
33. Led Zeppelin or the Doors?
Doors
34. The Dark Side of the Moon or Freak Out!
Dark Side
35. Tommy or Sign 'o' the Times?
Tommy - the Who rule!
36. Blonde on Blonde or Astral Weeks?
Who or who?!
37. Sgt. Pepper or Pet Sounds?
Sgt. Pepper
38. What band really needs to reunite?
uh.....The Pogues maybe
39. What band needs to call it quits?
Stones
40. What's your favorite album to listen to when you're getting ready to go out?
Have to admit, I mostly listen to shuffle on my 30 gig mp3 player.
41. What's your favorite album to listen to when you just want to chill out and be alone?
My Floyd and Floyd cover playlist
42. Favorite Saturday night party album?
All my music put on shuffle on the computer.
43. Favorite Sunday morning album?
see #42
44. Favortie road trip album?
see #40
45. C'mon, admit it.....Who is your all-time, favorite guilty pleasure musical artist?
Neil Diamond
46. At this point in time, what musical artist is your absolute favorite?
Violent Femmes - but I love Flogging Molly!
Labels: alternative music, ENTERTAINMENT, music, my much younger brother, PERSONALITY
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