Music, what to listen to outside of theatre.

[The Wardrobe]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 4:38am

So i'm a music fanatic and i love the Culture Club, along with Metallica, Clay Aiken, Hank Williams, and Nat King Cole. So what does everyone else like? I'm in a bit of a music slump and need new music.

~ Wardrobe

[tmm_fan]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 4:58am

My Chemical Romance ... their latest album is incredible; amazing melodies and awesome lyrics.

New Found Glory is great; saw them in concert with Fall Out Boy, the Early November (two more favorites) and Permanent Me, and they are incredible. Puts on one of the best shows ever, too :)

I recently saw Panic! at the Disco with Cobra Starsip and Jacks Mannequin ... highly reccomend those three! Jacks lead singer is the guy from Something Corporate, another excellent band. In fact, I'm seeing Jacks Mannequin in concert Feb 3rd and Cobra Starship on the 25th ... can't wait!

Oh, and you "need" to hear Silversun Pickups; they're amazing. So is Bloc Party (kinda fuses reggae; hip-hop; pop; emo ... very awesome group) and the Killers.

All of these are indie artists; proof that independent stuff as a whole is way better than mainstream labels, who often stifle/limit the artists anyway.

Also a huge fan of Michael Jackson; any of his stuff is incredible. And Ozzy Osbourne; same with him. His cover of the Beatles "In My Life" is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever.

Updated On: 1/7/07 at 04:58 AM

[Pinguin]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 5:44am

Andrew Bird, Rilo Kiley, Eleni Mandell, The Dresden Dolls, Sondre Lerche, The Long Winters...those are the main people I'm listening to nowadays.

[The Wardrobe]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 5:53am

wow so tmm_fan, i am like madly in love with Panic! at the disco, and Micheal Jackson and Ozzy are fantasitic! So are My Chemical Romance and i don't like Newfound Gory but all the others are worth a shot. and go Pinguin for suggesting names i've never even heard of, what type of music are they?

Does anyone here even like Boy George (besides me of course)?

[actor]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 7:10am

The Fray

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 9:02am

Sorry, tmm, there is nothing "indie" about The Killers.

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 11:33am

or New Found Glory

[Chevstriss]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 11:33am

Todd Rundgren

[lovelyspotlight]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 11:37am

Ah. I didn't see this before I posted about the Format...

Anyway, I like The Killers, The Format, Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, Black-Eyed Peas, Jet, The Fray, The Decemberists...

That's not all-inclusive.

[TheHumanTorch]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 11:46am

oooh I second Todd Rundgren... plus Ben Folds, Coldplay, ELP, Fiona Apple, Guster, John Mayer, The Shins, Snow Patrol, Sufjan Stevens, The Who, Tenacious D... the list goes on hahaha

[Marlene]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 11:50am

Plain White T's, The Used, Evanescense, Lenny Kravitz, The Academy Is, The Rinse, The Rocket Summer, Four Trips Ahead, Matchbox Twenty, Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, The Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys. I<3 the 90s.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 11:54am

Here is a list of my current favorite cds:

1) Beatles --"Love"
2) Oasis--"What's the Story (Morning Glory)?"
3) Oasis--"Don't Believe the Truth"
4) Marc Broussard--"Carencro"
5) The Black Crowes--"Greatest Hits"
6) My Chemical Romance--"The Black Parade"
7) Jet--"Shine On"
Etta James--"Definitive Collection"
9) Chuck Berry--"Definitive Collection"
10) Arctic Moneys--"Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
11) Cream--"The Very Best of Cream"
12) "Motown #1's"
13) Ben Folds Five--"The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner"
14) Christina Aguilera--"Back to Basics"

and so on . . .

[HeidiPuck]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 11:55am

The Frames, My Morning Jacket, Mogwai, Cerveris, Jethro Tull, Mingus.

I'll second The Shins

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 11:57am

you should peruse the "whats on your ipod" thread.
its very interesting in its randomness (or the patterns you find in the randomness)

[tmm_fan]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 12:22pm

My bad; sorry

oOo ... there is this band that I saw at Ozzfest ... Dragonforce ... you "must" hear them! And Area 54; here is their MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/area54

Extremely similar to Black Sabbath; the lead singer even sounds liked Ozzy!

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 12:29pm

Panic! At the Disco and Evanescence.

[lovelyspotlight]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 12:33pm

Oh yes, The Shins. How did I forget about The Shins?

AND COLDPLAY!

Holy cow, what was I on when I made my previous list?
Although I did say it wasn't all-inclusive.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 6:00pm

I love the music No Doubt made before they were famous. A lot of it was so campy and fun!

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 6:30pm

You mean there's music outside of Broadway? Not for me! I think since September I've only listenned to cast recordings. Musical theater, for me, seems to be the only type of music that has amazing vocals, lyrics, and music. Yes, there are duds like TWS, but for the most part, I'm satisfied. I can't say the same about Paris Hilton's CD...

[glimpseofstocking]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:15pm

You mean there's music outside of Broadway?
I was just about to reply to this thread with that, tagiunagi.

Outside of cast recordings I listen to mostly 30's-60's music, as well as some modern rock. My favorites being:
Judy Garland (Her Carnegie Hall album is constantly in my CD player)
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
Sarah Vaughn
Billie Holliday
Snow Patrol
The Dresden Dolls
Psapp
Laura Veirs
Smashing Pumpkins
Oasis
Janis Joplin
The Andrews Sisters
The Kinks
Cher
Styx
Ella Fitzgerald

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:32pm

When I'm outside the theater I listen to anything I want. When I'm inside the theater I take off my earphones and concentrate on the performance I'm seeing.

[tmm_fan]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:35pm

Judy Garland is a goddess ... my infatuation with her goes beyond live. I'm a hopeless romantic, and when she sings a ballad, her eyes make you melt. Nobody has eyes like hers. Breathtaking...

I have recently become a huge fan of the Mommas & the Papas; amazing harmonies. And Barry Manilow! He is the only mainstream artist I know whose songs all souund like showtunes. Well, most of them.

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:52pm

I don't get New Found Glory. They are 30 year olds angsting about how society doesn't get them. I think they're a little too old for that. And on top of that, the lead singer has the most grating vocals I've ever heard. If you can even call them vocals.

[Perfectly Marvelous]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 10:39pm

"Andrew Bird, Rilo Kiley, Eleni Mandell, The Dresden Dolls, Sondre Lerche, The Long Winters...those are the main people I'm listening to nowadays."


You just made me so happy!

I love Andrew Bird's style. I have his Thrills and Oh! The Granduer albums. I need to get more of his stuff.


I love The Dresden Dolls, Wilco, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Doors, The Glen Miller Orchestra and The Move.


But here's the whole list, also copied from Facebook:
The Beatles, Wilco, Motion City Soundtrack, classical, The Dresden Dolls, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Fiona Apple, 80's music, Regina Spektor, Andrew Bird, The Killers, Oingo Boingo, Ben Folds Five, The Magic Numbers, The White Stripes, Jethro Tull, Old 97's, Danny Elfman, Blink 182, Stray Cats, Buddy Holly, Weezer, Queen, Death Cab For Cutie, Bonzo Dog Band, The Move, Cab Calloway, Glen Miller Orchestra, rockabilly/swing/big band, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Electric Light Orcestra, Gentle Giant, No Doubt

Updated On: 1/8/07 at 10:39 PM

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 10:43pm

The Shins, Death Cab For Cutie, and Colplay. It's pretty much all I listen to outside of showtunes.