5 Favorites : Music Edition
More sharing today. I don’t know that it’ll give you any insights into my soul, but I’m doing it anyway.
I thought today would be a good day to share 5 of my favorite artists and/or bands. I love music of all kinds — I dislike most rap and jazz, but other than that my CD and iTunes collections have always been sort of a free-for-all. There are certain artists, though, that I’ll stop everything to listen to; certain favorite musicians that show up on my XM radio’s TuneSelect list, and that give me a little thrill. Here, in no particular order, are 5 of those:
- Dave Matthews Band: All-time favorite. I share a love of Dave with my brother, and we’ve spent many a summer night listening to DMB under the stars at the local outdoor concert venue — some of the best memories of my life have been set to DMB. I haven’t seen them in concert for about 4 years, but this year, I AM GOING NO MATTER WHAT. Tickets go on sale this Saturday.
- Harry Connick, Jr.: I’ve been in love with Harry since I was a teenager. My grandmother saw him on Leno or something about 17 years ago, and thought he sounded just like Sinatra. I was going through my big band phase at the time, and he fit right in. It helps that he’s smokin’ hot… and incredibly talented. Two of my very best college friends also loved Harry, and we bonded over our sadness at his marriage. Ah, those were the days.
- Dixie Chicks: It took me a long time to come ’round to the Chicks. I love listening to them when I travel — I travel alone most of the time, 12 hour drives to Georgia, and their music is so easy to sing along with and harmonize to (I prefer to sing harmony whenever possible). I think Fly was my favorite album, though Home would be a close, close second.
- Jars of Clay: I think I first heard Jars of Clay when I was about 14. My brother and I went with our friend from across the street to a Michael W. Smith concert, and they were the opening act. They played “Love Song for a Savior”, and it just embodied everything I was feeling. To this day I cannot hear that song without getting completely choked up and verklempt, despite the fact that I no longer attend church or attempt to be spiritual in any way. Just makes me think it’s still there, deep down, even if I try to keep it from the surface.
- Mindy Smith: I found Mindy via XM, and I love her. Like the Dixie Chicks, she sings songs that are easy for me to harmonize with, so I listen to her a lot when I travel. I don’t listen to a lot of country music, but bluegrass and country-alt are making their way into my playlist more and more often.
In the meantime
I am having such trouble with the post I was going to put up today — I can’t get the formatting to work properly, and it’s so late that I can’t troubleshoot. AGH! Instead, here are the last 5 albums I purchased on iTunes, in no particular order:
- Eveningland, by hem. This was an iTunes suggestion based on something else I looked at, and I’m really enjoying it.
- 9, by Damien Rice. I’ve been wanting this album forever, and just hadn’t bought it until recently.
- Noel, by Josh Groban. This man is so talented, and this is one of my new favorite holiday albums. Ave Maria never sounded so good.
- My Holiday, by Mindy Smith. I think I first heard Mindy on WTTS 92.3 a couple of years ago, and I love her voice. She’s my go to girl when I’m travelling down south to visit family — I love to sing along in the car, and her melodies are easy to remember.
- The Reminder, by Feist. I’ve relied on XM Radio to introduce me to new artists for the last couple of years, and haven’t been disappointed in Leslie Feist at all. I think the first track I heard was Mushaboom, and while that wasn’t a favorite I would have a hard time finding one on this album that I don’t like.
Hopefully I can figure out what’s going on with the other post before tomorrow… I went shopping today, and what’s more fun than a fashion show with terrible lighting, shoddy camera work, and slouchy models?
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