A long response, as promised... (from your favourite Hutton)
anonymous
May 29 2006, 22:23:41 UTC
A New Found Glory - From the Screen to Your Stereo (2000) When I used to work at that summer camp in Maine, we listened to this album all the time. It was great to see a bunch of twelve-year-olds from New York dancing around and singing along to it. Kids are great at an impressionable age.
Adam Sandler - They're All Gonna Laugh at You (1993) I hate people who hate Adam Sandler. I just don’t get what isn’t funny about him. People say that I only think he is funny because I am Jewish; I think they are anti-Semitic.
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) A Canadian highlight, often shown off over here in England to my friends, just to prove how awesome Canadia is.
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (1986) Good call. One of the boys in my program’s initials are MCA, so I call him that, and he calls me Ad-Rock. I feel so cool.
Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003) Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996) Too bad that this always makes me think of the tortuous late nights editing Incite. Otherwise, big-time thumbs up. I like “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” more, of the two.
Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen (1997) Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs (2001) Ben Folds - Ben Folds Live (2002) “Rockin’ the Suburbs” wins hands down. The others are good, but not as good.
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People (2002) I was with you when I got this CD.
Feist - Let It Die (2004) My grandma listens to Feist! She is so cool-my grandma, that is, although Feist is also cool. Good pick.
Green Day - Dookie (1994) Ah, to be thirteen again. I remember rocking out to this at that age. Perhaps that is the only good thing there was about being thirteen. The music from our pre-teen and teen years is way better than what kids today have. I will be eternally grateful that my first CD was Nirvana and not Britney Spears.
Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving (1996) If Green Day was all about being thirteen, then this CD was all about being fifteen.
Moxy Fruvous - Bargainville (1994) I know every word to this one. When I went on an Outward Bound winter camping trip, I was the youngest by about 15 years, and the only music we all knew (we being me, some middle aged bankers, a new Canadian immigrant, and a guy in the army) was Moxy. What a good week in the snow we had, bundled up to our noses and belting out King of Spain.
Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) See above comment about Green Day.
Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) Eeew! Reminds me of making out with my grade nine boyfriend. Gross!
The Postal Service - Give Up (2003) A favourite favourite of one of my friends in England. We listen to it all the time.
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) Radiohead - OK Computer (1997) Radiohead - Kid A (2000) ”OK Computer,” hands down! No contest, no contest.
Sigur Rós - Takk... (2005) See above comment about The Postal Service
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) See above comment about Green Day, but modify it to be about grade nine instead of grade seven. Same sentiment applies. Not at all the same sentiment as applies to Oasis.
The Weakerthans - Left and Leaving (2000) The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site (2003) Listening to “Reconstruction Site” as I write this, although I happen to like “Left and Leaving” way more. When I drove to Nova Scotia after grad with Peter, it was all we listened to. What a good (but totally random!) road trip.
Phew. That was tough. There were many more that I also liked, but I tried to stick to the ones that I had some sort of personal association for or reason for claiming it as a favourite. I think that I like music most because of what I associate it with; if I listen to a good album at a good time, it sticks.
On my current list of often-played is: Broken Social Scene, Death Cab, Feist, Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins, Jill Barber, Kyle Andrews, Les Trois Accords, The Lovely Feathers, Metric, Nellie McKay, Postal Service, Sarah Harmer, Stars, Weakerthans, and of course... Atom and his Package.
(Thank goodness for iTunes; it made making that list easy for me. Shudder. I can’t believe I just thanked a computer program.)
When I used to work at that summer camp in Maine, we listened to this album all the time. It was great to see a bunch of twelve-year-olds from New York dancing around and singing along to it. Kids are great at an impressionable age.
Adam Sandler - They're All Gonna Laugh at You (1993)
I hate people who hate Adam Sandler. I just don’t get what isn’t funny about him. People say that I only think he is funny because I am Jewish; I think they are anti-Semitic.
Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
A Canadian highlight, often shown off over here in England to my friends, just to prove how awesome Canadia is.
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (1986)
Good call. One of the boys in my program’s initials are MCA, so I call him that, and he calls me Ad-Rock. I feel so cool.
Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Too bad that this always makes me think of the tortuous late nights editing Incite. Otherwise, big-time thumbs up. I like “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” more, of the two.
Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen (1997)
Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs (2001)
Ben Folds - Ben Folds Live (2002)
“Rockin’ the Suburbs” wins hands down. The others are good, but not as good.
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People (2002)
I was with you when I got this CD.
Feist - Let It Die (2004)
My grandma listens to Feist! She is so cool-my grandma, that is, although Feist is also cool. Good pick.
Green Day - Dookie (1994)
Ah, to be thirteen again. I remember rocking out to this at that age. Perhaps that is the only good thing there was about being thirteen. The music from our pre-teen and teen years is way better than what kids today have. I will be eternally grateful that my first CD was Nirvana and not Britney Spears.
Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving (1996)
If Green Day was all about being thirteen, then this CD was all about being fifteen.
Moxy Fruvous - Bargainville (1994)
I know every word to this one. When I went on an Outward Bound winter camping trip, I was the youngest by about 15 years, and the only music we all knew (we being me, some middle aged bankers, a new Canadian immigrant, and a guy in the army) was Moxy. What a good week in the snow we had, bundled up to our noses and belting out King of Spain.
Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
See above comment about Green Day.
Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
Eeew! Reminds me of making out with my grade nine boyfriend. Gross!
The Postal Service - Give Up (2003)
A favourite favourite of one of my friends in England. We listen to it all the time.
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
”OK Computer,” hands down! No contest, no contest.
Sigur Rós - Takk... (2005)
See above comment about The Postal Service
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)
See above comment about Green Day, but modify it to be about grade nine instead of grade seven. Same sentiment applies. Not at all the same sentiment as applies to Oasis.
The Weakerthans - Left and Leaving (2000)
The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site (2003)
Listening to “Reconstruction Site” as I write this, although I happen to like “Left and Leaving” way more. When I drove to Nova Scotia after grad with Peter, it was all we listened to. What a good (but totally random!) road trip.
Phew. That was tough. There were many more that I also liked, but I tried to stick to the ones that I had some sort of personal association for or reason for claiming it as a favourite. I think that I like music most because of what I associate it with; if I listen to a good album at a good time, it sticks.
On my current list of often-played is:
Broken Social Scene, Death Cab, Feist, Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins, Jill Barber, Kyle Andrews, Les Trois Accords, The Lovely Feathers, Metric, Nellie McKay, Postal Service, Sarah Harmer, Stars, Weakerthans, and of course... Atom and his Package.
(Thank goodness for iTunes; it made making that list easy for me. Shudder. I can’t believe I just thanked a computer program.)
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