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quietannJust ordered some CDs. (Yes I know that's old-fashioned, but whatever.)
Lest anyone wonder, my tastes in music -- at least what I picked up in my 20s and 30s -- were strongly influenced by my brother, who lived in Seattle on and off throughout the 1990s, and to some small degree was part of the grunge "scene" while he was figuring out what to do with his life.
- Dixie Chicks, "Taking the Long Way" Have not listened to it yet except for the samples on amazon.com, which sounded fine, and certainly less annoyingly precious than most of the female vocalists out there. Plus a couple of anti-Shrub songs got my attention.
- Pearl Jam, "Pearl Jam" These guys got a little too much attention during the 1990s IMHO. However, they were in the movie Singles right before they got famous, as one of the lead character's band mates, and I fell for Eddie Vedder's eyes. "World Wide Suicide" got my attention -- another protest song, ya know. It's been played to death on the radio, but I still appreciate the riff lifted from Offspring's "Keep Em Separated" ... Apparently there is another song with a rather blatantly lifted riff. I'll look forward to it.
- Alice in Chains, "Nothing Safe: The Best of the Box" A best hits compilation, entirely appropriate because I have mostly listened to them on the radio and am not that much of a fan ... Plus it's weird to order CDs for a band that hasn't really existed for a while, since the lead singer ODd in 2002 and was pretty non-functional for years before that. They also appeared in Singles, in a brief but overpowering concert scene. (ditto Soundgarden, another favorite of mine)
- Tool, "Lateralus" Given #2 and #3 this should be no surprise, but believe it or not, I am not that familiar with Tool. I just picked the CD that seemed to get the best comments on the web. Am listening to it now, and it's deep. This is probably music that needs a few times through to really be appreciated. I'll probably get more of their stuff. ETA: Now listening to "Triad." Want a REAL sound system for this....like something that'll scare the neighbors.
Lest anyone wonder, my tastes in music -- at least what I picked up in my 20s and 30s -- were strongly influenced by my brother, who lived in Seattle on and off throughout the 1990s, and to some small degree was part of the grunge "scene" while he was figuring out what to do with his life.
