Music I Listen To

Amorphis (Tuonela) – This is the Finnish metal band’s finest album.  It all flows seamlessy from the first song to the last, and is an amazing conceptual album.  Tuonela is, if I remember rightly, a Finnish underworld.  Plus it has the band’s best vocalist, who has since moved on to other projects.

Basil Poledouris (Conan the Barbarian) – This is the soundtrack to the infamous Arnold movie.  Majestic brass orchestrations,  very Wagner-esque.  I love it. 

Coldplay (Viva La Vida) – Great album.  It’s a slow-grow, takes some listening to get used to, but once it gets its hooks in ya, it’s great.   I listen to it all the time.

David Gray (Greatest Hits) – Great compilation from one of our best songwriters.  Amazing tunes, wonderfully produced.  The two new songs, “You’re the World To Me” and “Destroyer” are great, and a new version of “Babylon” is done nicely as well.

Eddie Vedder (Into the Wild) – My two favorite songs on this album, “Hard Sun” and “Society,” are the two that he didn’t write.  Go figure.  But the whole album has a very unique tone to it.  Definitely worth listening to.

The Everybodyfields (Nothing is Okay) – Amazing album.  I love these folks.

Pearl Jam (Avocado Self-Title) – Their newest work is their best since “Yield.”  I love this album. 

Radiohead (Kid A) – My favorite Radiohead album, and their best work to date.