Ok, I'm going to shift gears a bit and ask some music-related questions:
What are some great albums? Not cds/records with good songs but actual albums. For example, I would submit the entire early Elton John catalogue (take your pick) with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road being the best of best.
Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf
Additionally, some later Beatles albums (Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper)
I think that with few exceptions (The Mars Volta's Francis the Mute, Jay-Z's Black Album) the album is more or less dead in music today. This really bothers me, as an album is artistically more conducive to relaying an artist's message than is a single song or series of disconnected songs.
What new music has everyone been listening to? I'm interested in finding some new music.
For new bands, I highly reccomend The Mars Volta, although I've lent my album to several people and they did not like it. Very psychidelic and musically proficient and scary at some points.
Northern State is a rap group composed of three NY girls that sound like the Beastie Girls.
Spirit is a cool 70s rock band with a little psychidelic feel.
Frank Zappa is either hit or miss. Literally, either it is awesome or makes no damn sense. Hot Rats is good as is most of Joe's Garage (I-III).
Those are my (partial) lists/suggestions. Please feel free to contribute your own.
