I wasn't always old, you know ...
It may come as a shock to some but I wasn't always a grandmother. Once upon a time, many years ago, I was a teenager and, like teenagers everywhere, I wanted to have fun.
I thought I would treat you to a peek at my kind of music.
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Pink Floyd
I was a teenager in the sixties and seventies, nuff said LOL
I saw them play once, at the students union at Edinburgh University, can't remember if it was '69 or '70, those were good times. The acoustics weren't exactly the greatest but as I was sitting on the edge of the rather low stage with my back inches from a gigantic speaker, I wasn't caring about the acoustics, I was truly feeling the music.
Funny thing, the one in the band I always thought was geekiest then is now hot, he wears the years well, as they say.
No band on the planet is better than Pink Floyd and I don't believe there ever will be a better sound.
Wish I could have been at the gig they got together for in London but even on TV it was magic.
I have 7 albums
Snow Patrol
One album and I was hooked.
Loved their first appearance at T in the Park, looked like they thought they would be playing to 3 drunks and the blades of grass because there were some big names appearing on other stages at the same time. The tent was packed out and the band looked somewhat overwhelmed. Another magic performance captured by the TV cameras.
I have 3 albums.
Loved their first appearance at T in the Park, looked like they thought they would be playing to 3 drunks and the blades of grass because there were some big names appearing on other stages at the same time. The tent was packed out and the band looked somewhat overwhelmed. Another magic performance captured by the TV cameras.
I have 3 albums.
Bob Marley
Need I justify this at all? An absolute classic. I confidently predict that his music will live on for centuries.
I have 4 albums.
I have 4 albums.
Elbow
Wonder if that surprised anyone? I heard one track of their music on MTV - yes kids, old people watch it as well - and I bought the album immediately.
Again, it's the sound which attracted me, very distinctive style which I enjoy greatly. I didn't even need to hear the whole track before going online to order.
I have 2 albums.
Again, it's the sound which attracted me, very distinctive style which I enjoy greatly. I didn't even need to hear the whole track before going online to order.
I have 2 albums.
The Doves
You might be getting a bit of a picture here. I can listen to these albums at any time of day or night and I'm really not sure which is my favourite.
I have 4 albums.
I have 4 albums.
Faithless
Yup, Faithless, one of my favourite bands. There is the odd track I skip through but not many, however, I do have 8 Faithless albums
Rammstein
Teeheehee ... bet you didn't expect that one. They are just the best at what they do. Their stage shows are phenomenal, I would love to go to one but content myself with the DVDs.
I have 3 Rammstein albums.
I have 3 Rammstein albums.
Sting
When I'm in the mood for him, which isn't always. Not really for a sunny afternoon, for example. But when I am in the mood, nothing else will do.
I have 4 albums.
I have 4 albums.
Moby
Another mood thing really, it depends what I'm doing.
I have 4 albums which just about covers any mode I want to be in.
I have 4 albums which just about covers any mode I want to be in.
Scissor Sisters
So much energy and so much fun. I watched their set at T in the Park a couple of years ago when it was shown on TV, they are fabulous and I do like their rendition of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb.
I only have 2 Scissor Sisters albums ;-(
I only have 2 Scissor Sisters albums ;-(
Of course, that's not all ...
Other bands / musicians etc I enjoy, well, my shelves are arranged alphabetically, so Black Sabbath butts up against Baroque music, Eminem snuggles up to the Eurythmics and Caravan is followed by Chemical Brothers. It's an extensive list, Sade and Santana, Frank Zappa and the Zutons, Van Morrison and Wishbone Ash and that isn't the half of it.
Of course, the orchestral music of classical composers such as Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky are on another shelf together. I don't often listen to those but again, when the mood takes me, Vivaldi rules.
Of course, the orchestral music of classical composers such as Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky are on another shelf together. I don't often listen to those but again, when the mood takes me, Vivaldi rules.
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A younger me
Hope you leave me a note ...
I would love to hear what you like about my music and whether there were any surprises.
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- awelldressedbullet awelldressedbullet Jan 17, 2009 @ 4:33 pm
- LOL at your intro, I loved it, and so agree, I may be older, ummm over 50 ok LOL, but my taste for music remains young, loved your lens and music too. One of my closest friends says that I like headachy music LOL - Kathy
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- Eclectic_Muse Eclectic_Muse Sep 20, 2008 @ 9:48 am
- Awesome music! Fantastic lens! I just had to roll this to my Led Zeppelin lens. Thanks!
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- a_willow a_willow Sep 11, 2008 @ 4:36 pm
- Hmmm... I see here some more that I can add to my favorite! :)
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- ArtByLinda ArtByLinda Sep 10, 2008 @ 11:50 am
- Great lens, I really love the color in your comments, both literally otherwise! :-)
Linda
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- RichLeigh RichLeigh Sep 8, 2008 @ 1:01 pm
- Some very interesting choices there! One Snow Patrol album and I too was hooked. I bought 'Final Straw' when it first came out and off the strength of that also bought the first two albums; I have to say that I've been very impressed with all four albums thus far! (can't wait for album number five to emerge next month!) In terms of surprises in your list; I guess Rammstein was a bit of a surprise... but at the same time not really; Rammstein is a very good band. I guess my main surprise was actually that you found music on MTV... that channel never seems to play music anymore! Doesn't quite live up to its name really, MTV2 is always good for music videos though! An interesting video showcase anyway and I like the way that you've broken it up with text explaining your choices; a very nice touch. :)
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- a_willow a_willow Sep 8, 2008 @ 6:13 am
- Well I'm not grandma but love many of these performers and songs also! :)
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