Verve Pipe - Colorful
(Mar 25, 2009 - 13:16) | I loved this band in highschool, or rather that one song, "Freshmen." After he went solo, he played a show in Grand Rapids, MI (his hometown, I believe). I felt kind of bad for him, because I think most of the crowd was there just to hear that song. We all sang along. This is a little more polished (read: over-produced) than other offerings. 6
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Alanis Morissette - Baba
(Feb 27, 2009 - 09:53) | crazy wrote: awful, maybe if I could understand her,
I don't think that would help. They don't make a whole lot of sense to me. At some point they seem ironic, but then at odds with the chorus. I've heard much better from her...especially her newer album.
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Bruce Lash - Lithium
(Feb 13, 2009 - 09:23) | Ndugu wrote:Bruce told us about this song for Songfacts. He was looking for songs that were hard or angry or alienated so he could make them soothing. Kind of the opposite of what Vanilla Fudge would do. Check it out: Lithium
I understand what the guy is trying to do, but...
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Great Big Sea - When I'm Up
(Feb 10, 2009 - 07:44) | mongoose01ca wrote: I really dig these guys. Surprising breadth in their catalogue - everything from pure traditional tunes to heavily-electrified anthems. If you can't find a GBS song you really like, you just haven't looked hard enough.
(I'm most partial to Donkey Riding, btw - easily one of their best)
I have a friend who is absolutely obsessed with these guys. This track is not winning me over. But I would give them another try.
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Bear McCreary - Battlestar Galactica
(Feb 03, 2009 - 14:24) | endoboy wrote:This just reminds me that the second half of season 4 still isn't here! Oh, the agony of waiting is driving me frakking crazy. 
It's here now! It's funny that I'm hearing this, because I just got into it and have been negotiating with my husband over our Netflix queue. 
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Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
(Jan 20, 2009 - 07:08) | debbieringo wrote: Pull up the video of the Young At Heart chorus doing this tune on YouTube, it's great!
I know! It's AWESOME!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v8_BnZSBQo
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Burlap to Cashmere - Anybody Out There?
(Jan 05, 2009 - 12:55) | Are you kidding?? What a blast from the past! I never thought I'd hear this here. I saw Stephen "Some really greek name" doing a solo show. It seriously sounded like 2 or 3 guitars going at once. Amazing...
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Pink - Sober
(Nov 21, 2008 - 09:20) | This woman continues to surprise me. I really thought that she would die out after her bright moment in the late 90s... I love it when artists evolve into something better.
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Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams
(Nov 20, 2008 - 08:38) | To me, this track moves them somewhat beyond just the club scene. Very danceable, but with more meat behind the lyrics.
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Fairport Convention - Matty Groves
(Nov 20, 2008 - 08:22) | wow...morbid much? 
However, very catchy tune. And if I knew how to Irish Step dance, I would do so...yes...in my office. No...I'm not doing it now.
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David Bowie - Golden Years
(Nov 18, 2008 - 06:25) | The Young at Heart Chorus did this piece. (click here). An abbreviated music video is in the documentary on this group of singing seniors. Their version is awesome.
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Snow Patrol - The Lightning Strike
(Nov 14, 2008 - 13:17) | planet_lizard wrote: Oh no.... I'd just decided that Snow Patrol were insipid, M.O.T.R. and not worth listening to any more and suddenly the tracks I'm hearing off this album are making me wonder if I need to undergo a very unmanly change of mind...
How very manly of you!
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Ray Lamontagne - Crazy
(Nov 13, 2008 - 09:34) | wrangler wrote:another cover of this - terrific 
I think Bill has found an obsession. However, this one more listenable than others.
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The Pretenders - Almost Perfect
(Nov 13, 2008 - 05:58) | greg6494 wrote: Oh Pretenders, Wherefore Art Thou?
I know! I was shocked when I saw that this "artsy" song was from that band. It's kind of neat, but annoying at the same time. Maybe it's the dissonant chords.
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Annie Lennox - Into The West
(Nov 13, 2008 - 05:44) | A millions times better than that Emiliana Torrini song on the "Two Towers" soundtrack. I sat through the credits for this one. Several times.
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Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
(Nov 12, 2008 - 12:11) | Wow! I haven't heard this song in a long time. Makes me get up and dance though! 
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Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
(Nov 10, 2008 - 09:26) | That's the way I want to go, doing something I very much love. I just watched the documentary "Young at Heart" about the chorus of senior seniors who sing versions of contemporary rock, punk, and pop songs. Two members pass away during the making of the film and the preparation for a new season of shows. Miriam's story reminds me of that.
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Grateful Dead - Ripple (live)
(Nov 07, 2008 - 11:01) | karljonasson wrote:
Well, now that just brightened my day! I had a boyfriend who really tried to get to like their music. He even encouraged me to put a Dead sticker on my car so if it broke down, some kind Deadhead would pull over and help me out. All I could stand was some of the record they did after getting a few lessons from Crosby, Stills, and Nash. I couldn't even tell you what it is...
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Pink Floyd - Fat Old Sun
(Nov 06, 2008 - 12:36) | I clicked in here to see what kind of crap was playing. I am aghast that it is Pink Floyd.
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Coldplay - Spies
(Nov 06, 2008 - 12:10) | hippiechick wrote:Tana, hope your shoulder is feeling better! 
Isn't it her husband's shoulder? Either way, hope it's healed up good and proper by now.
Yes, I really like this album. Warm fuzzies.
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Frida Snell - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
(Nov 06, 2008 - 11:25) | dgavenda wrote:
LOL!!
This is quite terrible.....atrocious......
It's a 2 b/c I happen to like the Pumpkins. Otherwise, a 1 would still be too high.
Same here. One up because it's a good song. She gets a -5.
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Gary Jules - Mad World
(Nov 06, 2008 - 07:26) | jpfueler wrote:
no mater how overplayed, a song's quality doesn't change. Twas a 9 (approching 10ness) twill remain a 9 (and getting closer to 10)
To do otherwise is akin to degrading Michaelangelo's David because you've looked at it too often.
Here! Here! We're rating the artist, not the programmer.
I woke up with this song in my head.
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U2 - Beautiful Day
(Nov 03, 2008 - 06:33) | Perfect song for an unseasonably warm day in "da nort," Monday notwithstanding.
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Fred Schneider - Monster
(Oct 31, 2008 - 13:05) | dmax wrote: Only tolerable because of the video in my head that went with this.
And here's the real video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpgWw1g-PD0
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U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
(Oct 31, 2008 - 11:53) | Somehow, I just feel like playing this for Halloween is wrong... Now all I can think of is zombies...
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Rocky Horror Picture Show - Time Warp
(Oct 31, 2008 - 09:36) | ACK! I was on the phone!
I so want to go to a showing this year, but it's a real pain to get down to Freakfest, which is a huge deal, nationally, actually, in Madison, WI, on State St. The theater where it is shown is in the midst of the revelry and you can't throw things. No fun.
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Joan Armatrading - Baby Blue Eyes
(Oct 28, 2008 - 07:30) | The more I hear this song, the less I like it. The mandolin is "eh" (it's just played fast) and the harmonica ok. She has a nice enough voice; I wouldn't mind hearing something else from her.
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Barenaked Ladies - Everything Had Changed
(Oct 27, 2008 - 05:35) | Droidac wrote:
I'm really not interested in continuing this dialogue. I stand by my original statements, and I'll sum it up for you with, "they suck".
Then rate this song a 1 and move on.
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The Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me
(Oct 24, 2008 - 07:27) | I LOVE Bill's sense of humor:
Randy Newman - Political Science
The Gap Band - You Dropped a Bomb on Me
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
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Rob Costlow - Woods of Chaos
(Oct 24, 2008 - 05:55) | mano wrote: Thought this was da kine (George Winston) doing a Doors songs.
You know, I had a similar feeling. I was like, "Who is covering a rock song and who did the original?" So I tuned in to this forum. And guess what? Apparently this IS the original. I give props to a talented player, but this song is not doing it for me.
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Phil Keaggy - County Down
(Oct 23, 2008 - 14:16) | Tagish_girl wrote: Lovin' it. Go Phil, you nine-fingered phenom!
He's missing a finger?? That bumped this up another notch...
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Lucinda Williams - Can't Let Go
(Oct 23, 2008 - 13:37) | There was a great interview with her in the latest Rolling Stone. This tune is catchy, and toe-tapping inducing.
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Iron & Wine - Lovesong of the Buzzard
(Oct 23, 2008 - 12:08) | luca77 wrote: Worst gig of the year for me so far was I&W at Golden Plains Festival. Bloody awful, muddy performance resulting in a bloody awful, muddy sound (ok, the sound there is always a bit muddy but this was terrible). Too many muso's on stage and not enough talent between them. He doesn't need all that baggage, his music is better when kept simple. If I never hear a pedal steel guitar again it will be too soon.
That's really too bad. I saw him a couple of years ago at Lollapalooza, and I mean, it was pretty much just him. Unfortunately, he fell prey to some of the same sound problems. I would love to see him in a more intimate setting.
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Talking Heads - Take Me To The River
(Oct 23, 2008 - 10:05) | For the longest time, I didn't know this was the Talking Heads. It just makes it all the more wonderful. I love the funk! 
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World Party - Is It Like Today?
(Oct 22, 2008 - 06:31) | This is one of those songs that I first heard a cover of (Eliza) and the original is just not doing it for me. Bummer...
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Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
(Oct 22, 2008 - 05:45) | This band's songs usually are rather delicate anyway (sans the co-operation with Calexico; that album rocked), but this one is especially so. Makes me happy and dreamy... 
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Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over
(Oct 17, 2008 - 05:56) | robco1 wrote:
And this is why I don't believe in trashing songs: these things can have powerful meanings, and it is incredibly disrespectful to those who find meaning in them. Especially a song about grief.
Thank you for saying that. I get really sick of people being so very harsh about songs. You don't like it, fine. You can say that without being hateful. Unless the song is hateful in its purpose and meaning. Then it's ok.
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B-52's - Private Idaho
(Oct 16, 2008 - 06:36) | gekkosan wrote:*sigh* I SO very much wish I'd liked these folks when I had the chance to see them... 
They just put out a new record this past year. I'm guessing they'll tour to support it...
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Edwin Starr - War
(Oct 15, 2008 - 14:11) | My favorite protest song! I wish more like this was being written.
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Ray LaMontagne - Trouble
(Oct 06, 2008 - 14:05) | I always look when I hear him to see who it is, then a moment later, forget. But now the memories have accumulated and I just might have to become his fan on Facebook.
This song just makes me happy. 
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Over the Rhine - Jesus In New Orleans
(Oct 02, 2008 - 06:57) | Funny. I got an update about these guys on Facebook this morning. And this was the song that popped into my head. I am in love with her voice...
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Coldplay - Strawberry Swing
(Oct 01, 2008 - 10:01) | planet_lizard wrote: Starting, just starting to experiment - come on boys, be brave... you won't be great until you try being a bit different.
I was just going to say that this sounded different for them. Maybe a few lessons with Nickel Creek later...
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Patty Griffin - Tony
(Oct 01, 2008 - 09:31) | I. LOVE. THIS. SONG.
Patty is amazing; this is the song that hooked me.
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Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - If You Want Me
(Sep 24, 2008 - 12:41) | PeaceInIraq wrote:Hi Mad City. Miss that town. Love this song.
Hello!  You won't miss it when we're under 100+ inches of snow again, but yeah, Madison is pretty rockin'.
Still love this song...
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Super Furry Animals - Shoot Doris Day
(Sep 23, 2008 - 12:49) | They Might Be Giants "Cowtown"
Dana Lyons "Cows with Guns"
Super Furry Animals "Shoot Doris Day"
Bill, you are deliciously tweaked.
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Zero 7 - In the Waiting Line
(Sep 18, 2008 - 14:38) | This song is forever connected to the movie "Garden State" for me. That's a good thing. I love the vibe
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Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - If You Want Me
(Sep 17, 2008 - 09:42) | azdcryan wrote: Once - one of the best unrequited love stories ever caught on film...raw and brilliant musical talents...well "acted"...tremendous start to finish.
If by unrequited, you mean Glen's character's girlfriend left him, then yeah. If you meant Marketa's character didn't love him, then no. I think she wanted to be friends from the beginning.
This movie made me cry over the fact that I haven't been writing music and wishing that I could find my musical soulmate. I love all these songs.
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Kronos Quartet - Lux Aeterna
(Sep 09, 2008 - 14:18) | All of a sudden, I'm watching our protaganist running across rooftops pursued by a helicopter with machine gun fire. And somewhere, there's a girl...
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Dengue Fever - Seeing Hands
(Sep 09, 2008 - 06:56) | Bill runs this station because he loves music of all kinds. Fortunately, there are people who enjoy eclecticism, and I admire that, regardless of whether or not I enjoy the song. Which, in this case, I do. This is not a democracy and this is not Clear Channel; Bill can play whatever he likes. So shut up and enjoy. Or change the station. Whatever. We won't miss you.
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Frida Snell - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
(Sep 04, 2008 - 07:33) | anchoresse wrote: i actually recently saw a band perform that consists of two girls with harps playing all metallica covers. the name of the band was...wait for it...Harptallica...
What is UP with the Metallica centered classical instrumental bands? I think we need a U2 string quartet or..um..harp duo?
btw, this cover sucks.
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Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise
(Sep 03, 2008 - 09:33) | Here's a question: who did Weird Al parody, Stevie or Coolio? And if it was Coolio, why was he so pissed off? He certainly was not the originator!
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The La's - There She Goes
(Aug 28, 2008 - 14:41) | I was completely pissed off when Sixpence None the Richer recorded this song, slapped it on to the end of their album and re-released it within months and then passed it off as the first (or second) single of the album. This version is MUCH better! Does it really make sense when a (straight) chick sings it?
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Manu Chao - Me Gustas Tu
(Aug 26, 2008 - 09:45) | I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you I like you
OK WE GET IT!!!! 
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The The - I Saw The Light
(Aug 19, 2008 - 09:56) | Sweet cover! I usually like updated covers of these types of songs—spirituals, hymns, whatever. Good stuff!
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Emmylou Harris - One Big Love (remix)
(Aug 18, 2008 - 11:58) | aaoaoo wrote: Love you, Emmylou, but this one belongs to Patty.
Second that... or thirteenth that...which might be closer. I do like Emmylou's voice, but Patty Griffin has my heart.
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The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
(Aug 08, 2008 - 12:29) | This song is a fine comment on Madison, WI as well, where people like to pretend they're liberal and openminded before they react outrageously to any hint of certain religious leanings or opinions of any kind, really. Dandy Warhols are coming here soon. I might have to look into that.
This song was played a lot on a Nashville station when I was there a few years ago. It brings those memories back. It's just fun!
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Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
(Aug 05, 2008 - 12:16) | jhorton wrote:
Record producer guy: Ok guys, we have, like ten minutes to fill on the new album, any ideas?
Singer guy: I have about twelve syllables that I am like, totally in love with, I could just sing them over and over for ten minutes.
Bass player guy: I have this little bass line that is exactly twelve beats long. I can easily play it for 10 minutes.
Singer guy: Excellent, let's wrap this thing up so I can go home and bang my super hot actress wife, Gwyneth.
Bass player guy: Er, dude, that's not your wife, that's the Coldplay guy.
Singer guy: Are you sure?
Bass player guy: Yep.
Singer guy: I am always getting us confused.
Bass Player: Everyone does.
Singer guy: Do you think I could fool Gwyneth?
Bass player guy: Prolly not. Maybe if you sing to her in the dark.
Singer guy: Somebody get my agent on the phone.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
P.S. This song is overplayed...overplayed...overplayed...overplayed...and did I mention overplayed? I'm resigned to the fact that Bill is in love with this song. Or maybe he just leaves the studio whenever it's on and doesn't realize that most people are sick of it already...
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Rick James - Super Freak
(Jul 30, 2008 - 13:26) | For a moment, I thought Bill was on crack. But it would have made me laugh heartily to hear MC Hammer on this station. 
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Alanis Morissette - Moratorium
(Jul 22, 2008 - 09:11) | Maybe it's my faulty English (I speak French) or the biased and unfounded belief that short statements on RP say it all...
Umm...your English is excellent. I would say your exposition on Alanis was more intelligent than some of the posts here by English-speaking posters.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
(Jul 10, 2008 - 14:48) | I love CCR. And I love this song. It's one of my favorite protest songs. I know artists are writing songs in protest of Bush and the war but I haven't heard anything this good.
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R.E.M. - One
(Jul 03, 2008 - 09:29) | This is kind of fun. I like that they've made it their own. Michael Stipe is obviously not Bono.
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Azam Ali - Endless Reverie
(Jul 02, 2008 - 09:16) | Danimal174 wrote:
I could see that...the voice reminds me more of Loreena McKennitt, though, than Enya.
I was going to say that!
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Patsy Cline - Crazy
(Jul 01, 2008 - 10:32) | I often amused by Bill's little sets. Following up Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" with old school Patsy Cline? Awesome. 
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Alanis Morissette - Citizen Of The Planet
(Jun 27, 2008 - 10:28) | I think what really kills it is the production. It's so perfectly polished that each part loses it character. It ends up goulash. I also think she's borrowed a little too much from her time in India. Works for Loreena McKennitt, not for her.
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Alanis Morissette - Torch
(Jun 20, 2008 - 11:47) | I realize that it's unfair to expect an artist to stay angry or sad, but the music is SO MUCH BETTER when they stick to what they know:) I prefer this to "Thank You."
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Gary Jules - Mad World
(Jun 19, 2008 - 10:57) | This song just gets to me, like in a good way, sorta. Ok, it strikes a deep chord, maybe that's a better way to put it?  I also really like the music video for this. Even though I saw "Donnie Darko," I don't really relate this song to it. I love it as a standalone.
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Minnie Driver - How To Be Good
(Jun 16, 2008 - 08:46) | DrCyKosis wrote: In the tradition of Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, Kevin Bacon, David Hasselhoff, River Phoenix, Bill Shatner...my advice is stick with acting.
Didn't she initially set out to be a singer and kind of fell into acting? She's got a beautiful voice, but I must say, she looks kind of anorexic in the picture below...
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!
(Jun 06, 2008 - 07:58) | I watched "Brazil" for the first time the other night, and I was like, "Hey! It's Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds!" And my husband, who does not listen to this wonderful station, said, "Who?"
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K.D. Lang - Hallelujah
(May 30, 2008 - 13:51) | This song does make me want to cry each time I hear it, it's that beautiful. But I am forever in love with Jeff Buckley's version. Melodrama? The song is frickin' MELANCHOLY! It deserves some feeling by the artist.
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Joan Armatrading - Baby Blue Eyes
(May 30, 2008 - 13:24) | lawman wrote: That mandolin is so exciting! So invigorating! Nice touch, Joan!
I disagree. I have heard more interesting mandolin playing. This song annoys me because the mandolin is so insistent and fast while the melody is slow and rather boring.
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Propellerheads - History Repeating (w/ Shirley Bassey)
(May 30, 2008 - 08:25) | I don't know what the draw is, but I love this song. It's not like the melody is anything interesting. But I do love her vocals paired with the catchy beat. And yes, it does kind of sound like a Bond song...
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Richie Havens - Freedom
(Apr 09, 2008 - 14:10) | I recently saw the movie and was rather awed by the whole spectacle. Yes, I'm way too young to have been, as were my parents, but I still kinda get the groove, secondhand as it is. I liked that they showed people who were way into the scene but not on drugs. It's the power of music, that's the drug. I've felt like that at all the festivals I've been to.
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Apocalyptica - Farewell
(Apr 02, 2008 - 09:52) | These guys are awesome. I wish I could go to a concert. They have several good live videos on YouTube. They have brought strings up to the 20th century and beyond; that's about 2 or 3 centuries from when most string music that is still performed was written. Not that that is a bad thing, but...well, it's just COOL!
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Dengue Fever - Seeing Hands
(Mar 26, 2008 - 07:07) | This song, as with many, but especially this one, brings me great amusement in reading the forum. I feel like I can't hate this out of hand, because it really is a very different kind of music. They even use different scales in that part of the world, which means they have notes Americans are not used to, used in an order we are not accustomed to. However, there is a definite American influence in the song structure. I think I could eventually learn to really like or really hate this song.
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Paris Combo - Señor
(Jan 17, 2008 - 14:07) | I heard this, of all places, at Borders. I am almost never impressed by what they have playing. I bought the album for my uncle and listened to it at Christmas. So fun! I need to get some for myself 
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Van Morrison - And It Stoned Me
(Jan 16, 2008 - 12:34) | huh... It sounds a lot like a song from "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"...
http://www.josephthemusical.com/ Click on "Any Dream Will Do"... so similar!
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James Horner - Sing, Sing, Sing
(Jan 16, 2008 - 07:36) | I LOVE this song! It makes me want to get up and dance, if only I knew swing... Oh well, I'll let the banana do it for me. 
"Swing Kids" is also one of my favorite films. I very much like Christian Bale and Robert Sean Leonard. In this case, the classic music was the only thing that made sense, as the movie was set in Nazi Germany.
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Alanis Morissette - Baba
(Jan 14, 2008 - 08:34) | songbirdfemme wrote: my humps is NOT Alannis Morrisette, its Fergie... SHAME ON YOU for reminding us of that songs existance.
I thought it was the Black-Eyed Peas...
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Santana - Put Your Lights On (feat Everlast)
(Jan 11, 2008 - 11:24) | EssexTex wrote: Does he pre-record his riffs/solos and keep them in box ready for another generic song?!
Seriously! I think Santana is overrated. It's a nice enough sentiment, but the song is tepid at best, not even enough to "fizzle."
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Over the Rhine - B.P.D.
(Jan 10, 2008 - 08:39) | hahaha...I checked in to comment how much I love this song and noticed that I did the same thing a couple of months ago. Oh well, I STILL love it! It's one of my favorites, because I sure have been there.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
(Jan 10, 2008 - 08:37) | philbertr wrote:
I have a son who has been to Iraq and Afghanistan in combat roles--he has a Purple Heart and Bronze Star to show for it--and he will most likely be going back within four to six months. I am extremely proud of him and of everyone in our armed forces. They are brave, honorable and good people. All of that only increases my outrage over the lunacy of our leaders who can be so deadly stupid with impunity, and without having a clue what they are doing.
Thank you for sharing that. It's great to get a well-rounded view from someone with a loved one in the military. We have to remember that it's not those in the armed forces that we are protesting but the stupidity and callousness of our leaders.
I love this song.
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Frida Snell - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
(Jan 03, 2008 - 14:39) | Whereas Billy Corgan sounded like he might kill someone, Frida sounds like she might light a few candles, spread rose petals and elegantly slit her wrists in a bathtub.
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Beethoven - Symphony No.5 - Allegro Con Brio
(Dec 06, 2007 - 08:54) | I've often wondered, "Why this piece of classical music, when nothing else in the genre gets play here?" I have nothing against it. In fact, I quite enjoy it. Just curious...
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Turin Brakes - Dark On Fire
(Nov 28, 2007 - 09:10) | Verpeiler wrote:
Starsailor-ish?
That's who I thought it was at first.
Can we have less Turin Brakes, please, Bill? He's on heavy rotation.
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Turin Brakes - For The Fire
(Nov 27, 2007 - 10:04) | I know it's too late for me NOT to have this damn song going 'round and 'round in my head... I wasn't fast enough hitting the mute button 
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Over the Rhine - B.P.D.
(Nov 08, 2007 - 13:41) | I'm excited that they are coming to Madison, WI on Nov. 27th. Whoo hoo! I've seen them several times and they are AWESOME each time:) My fiance and I have chosen one of their songs as the one we will dance to at our reception. Maybe we can get them to play it for us...
I've also heard Linford mention that about this song, about how they try to fix people and it doesn't always work. I love this song.
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John Butler Trio - Funky Tonight
(May 23, 2007 - 13:11) | Holy crap! That song just about made me fly out of my chair!  I had to work really hard to stay seated. People would have stared. I've been hearing these guys quite a bit recently. I NEED their CD!
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Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
(Feb 26, 2007 - 08:55) | I, for one, like him. He's easy on the ears and nice to have going on in the background. He's certainly not a groundbreaker, but a nice addition to my collection. I just picked up the soundtrack to Curious George, which is Jack Johnson plus a few other artists like G. Love and Matt Costa featured on a couple of songs.
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James Horner - Sing, Sing, Sing
(Feb 20, 2007 - 14:34) | This movie is AWESOME! And this song always makes me want to get up and do the jitterbug, but I think my co-workers would question my sanity..even more than they already do
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Niyaz - Nahan (The Hidden)
(Feb 20, 2007 - 14:02) | If you're so concerned about the lyrics, get a dictionary and translate it yourself. Jihad, by the way, in its purest form means a struggle within oneself, which is its main usage in the Koran. Besides, I remember a certain country artist who sang about putting a boot up someone's ass "the American way." Don't be so hypocritical!
Anyway, I love LOVE her vocals and the different types of scales that are used by other cultures. The flavor of RP never disappoints in its variety. Go Bill!
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Minnie Driver - Wire
(Feb 20, 2007 - 06:42) | I like it! I should put it on my list...my very LONG list of CDs I want.
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Beach Boys - In My Room
(Feb 08, 2007 - 12:23) | This is why I love RP! I'm always surprised at the rich and varied content. Thanks, Bill! 
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Depeche Mode - It's No Good
(Feb 07, 2007 - 13:24) | The other day, a co-worker in his mid-twenties (about my age), asked me who was playing in the overhead. He looked at the display and said, "Dipetchy Mode?"  I almost laughed in his face (ok, I did a little) and said, "How old are you??" oy... I admit I was unaware of the 80s, but I know who the band is!!
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Fleming & John - Delusions of Grandeur
(Jan 24, 2007 - 08:21) | I can't believe that I walk away for a minute and skip one of my favorite bands! Fleming WAS vocally trained, opera actually. She attended Belmont University, a renowned school of music in downtown Nashville, and received an award from there in 2000. Her husband John usually plays all of the instruments on their albums, at least this one. They are excellent in concert! They are great friends with Ben Folds and co-wrote a song called "Ugly Girl," which I found when doing karaoke of all things. When I first heard them, my co-worker had loaned me the CD and I was listening at work. I had to stop what I was doing and just listen. I was so blown away!
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Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
(Jan 24, 2007 - 06:48) | raven121x wrote: I can't rate this b/c there is no number that matches "disturbing".
I hear that! Sufjan is in his own category.
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Grateful Dead - Ripple (live)
(Jan 18, 2007 - 12:48) | This song is SO similar to that song in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat... Did Andrew Lloyd Weber rip it off?
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
(Jan 15, 2007 - 13:03) | The more I hear the Peppers, the more I think they're overrated. Anthony has a very limited vocal range, so their melodies are pretty ho hum. They're evolution as a band is probably the most interesting thing about them.
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XTC - Dear God
(Jan 15, 2007 - 11:46) | hmm...it's interesting that he doesn't believe in God, but is railing quite loudly against Him.
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Madeleine Peyroux - I'm All Right
(Dec 18, 2006 - 14:42) | I can't believe she's white! Well, it's happened before. Anyway, her CD was flying off the shelves at the bookstore where I work. I've liked everything I've heard so far.
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Beck - Nausea
(Dec 12, 2006 - 06:56) | Beck is usually on my peripheral as far as music goes. This is rather typical of him, the eccentricity of it anyway. But he did this on SNL a couple of weeks ago. The other members of the band sat at a table fully set with dishes and a fake turkey. They banged on everything. It was percussion heaven! Not to mention the puppets with matching outfits...
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Minnie Driver - Wire
(Nov 17, 2006 - 09:14) | intherough wrote: Some info from minniedriver.com:
Minnie began singing in London's jazz clubs as a teenager, eventually joining a band that landed a deal with Island Records. She was in the midst of negotiating a solo deal with EMI when the hit film Circle of Friends came along and changed her life. But she always longed to return to music, and with the release of Everything I've Got in My Pocket, Driver has made the album she's been dreaming of making since her teenage years. Backed by a group that includes members of the Wallflowers and Pete Yorn's band, the album deftly blends Driver's sultry, bittersweet vocals with sparse, atmospheric pop and a hint of contemporary folk. With ten original songs and an unforgettable cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart," Driver's debut marks the arrival of an accomplished singer-songwriter.
Thanks for the info! It's nice to know that she's not just another actor trying to get into music. I like this too!
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Over the Rhine - Jesus In New Orleans
(Nov 17, 2006 - 07:16) | sigh...I love OTR. Not only are they amazing musicians, but they are awesome people. This song makes me happy because it's gritty and it flips the paradigm of the way most people look at Jesus, yet is consistent with the what He taught.
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Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass - Nature Boy
(Nov 14, 2006 - 14:33) | algrif wrote: Facts from Wikipedia:-
Ahbez composed the song about friend and fellow freegan hippie Robert Gypsy Boots Bootzin, which told a fantasy of a "strange enchanted boy" "who wandered very far" only to learn that "the greatest gift" "was just to love and be loved in return." The song's melody is based on a Yiddish tune, Schweig Mein Hertz (Be Still My Heart).
"Nature Boy" was a primary theme of the film score for the 1948 film The Boy with Green Hair. The original version of the song was used for the film.
It was also the introductory song for the film Moulin Rouge!.
19 listed versions
Nat King Cole took the song to Nº1 on Billboard.
Awesome! Thanks for the info!
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Calexico - Roka
(Aug 15, 2006 - 10:12) | I saw them there too! Wow! What a great show! I hadn't really heard them except for that album they did with Iron & Wine. It was quite a treat:)
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Over the Rhine - Show Me
(Aug 15, 2006 - 10:08) | OTR always makes me smile. Got to see them again in early July at Lifest in Oshkosh, WI. It was a really scaled back set with just a drummer. I think it was the same guy on this album, Ohio.
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Elvis Costello - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
(Jun 20, 2006 - 14:51) | Johnny_Wave wrote:
100% agreed. In the same category: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Neil Young. There are any number of people who might have far superior voices, but could any of them ever create a song that really resonates with an audience? Doubtful.......
I just watched "De-Lovely" last night and Elvis Costello sang one of Cole Porter's songs, who did not have a great voice either, but was a definitive songwriter. It was really good movie, btw. Just a tidbit for your collection 
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Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
(Jun 20, 2006 - 14:46) | burnthebridge wrote:
Blood On The Tracks has to be up there.
In my humble research, I compared several lists of top rock albums and Blood on the Tracks did indeed come out on top followed closely by Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61 Revisited. But it's all subjective, isn't it?
I used to be very opposed to Bob Dylan. He annoyed me. Over the years, I've softened and then I listened to the audio recording of his biography, "Chronicles, Vol. 1" and I might actually like him. He was violently against being called the voice of his generation, btw. He was a very interesting guy (or is).
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The Lash - The Lucky One
(Jun 20, 2006 - 14:25) | 
This song always puts my head to bobbing. Nice accordion emoticon! Love it:)
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Calexico - Roka
(Jun 19, 2006 - 13:06) | What? There's a bird and it also looks like a flower.
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Patty Griffin - Tony
(Jun 08, 2006 - 10:07) | rgj13 wrote:
There's something about setting these lyrics (unsettling as they are for some posters here) to such a straight-ahead rhythm and such completely potent pop hooks that I find remarkably subversive. I've never heard another song do all that at once, and so effectively.
This song never ceases to make me stop and just listen. It makes me want to cry or scream in anger at the cruelty of people toward each other. Tony could be any of the dozens of teens that commit suicide each year.
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XTC - Dear God
(May 26, 2006 - 14:11) | I totally get annoyed over grammatical errors in songs, especially if it doesn't change the rhythm to say it in a correct way.
Btw, just because we don't alway live up to what we believe doesn't mean it's not true. Does the failure of democracy in so many countries mean that it's a bad idea? Personally, if this world is it, count me out!
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Béla Fleck - Moonlight Sonata
(Jan 04, 2006 - 11:18) | I am highly amused by this. Go Bela! I knew a guy who played classical pieces on his accordian. He was very good, but I think I prefer this.
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Ben Folds Five - Brick
(Jan 03, 2006 - 13:09) | This song never ceases to move me. Usually makes me rather pensive.
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Manu Chao - Me Gustas Tu
(Nov 18, 2005 - 09:58) | I hate this song, even if it IS in two languages. Waaay too repetitive. Besides, I would be insulted to be put in the same category as walking and Corona beer. Not exactly flattering.
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Wailing Souls - Live On
(Nov 18, 2005 - 08:42) | "Rasta people must live on."
Yeah, we wouldn't want to put an end to the drug culture, now would be?
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Los Straitjackets - Sing, Sing, Sing
(Nov 18, 2005 - 07:49) | MojoJojo wrote:This is the kind of stuff that keeps me coming back all the time to RP! Such a great variety.
Great rendition of this tune! 
ABSOLUTELY! I love swing! whee!
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Fleming & John - Delusions of Grandeur
(Nov 16, 2005 - 07:44) | thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou Bill for playing Fleming & John! They are AWESOME! I saw them a couple years ago, so they're still around, as far as I know. Sometimes, I sing karaoke and some outfits have Ugly Girl. It's always fun:) Anyway, these two are innovative.
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Meat Puppets - Sam
(Nov 16, 2005 - 06:31) | MM_Prague wrote:Sing THAT ten times with crackers in your mouth...! 
no doubt! impressive! They must be taking lessons from the Barenaked Ladies:)
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Pink Floyd - Echoes (remix)
(Nov 15, 2005 - 11:37) | what wonderful talent you have, Bill! yay! I've never heard a band the like of PF who made the lyrics and singing part the garnish of the piece. It's always just the right touch but not usually the main dish.
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Over The Rhine - Born
(Nov 14, 2005 - 13:18) | I'm sad that they used so many effects on her Karin's wonderful voice.
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Madness - One Step Beyond
(Nov 14, 2005 - 13:06) | they could get rid of that "One step beyond!" crap and have a perfectly good song. I don't need to be reminded of the title every 10 seconds.
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Remy Zero - Hermes Bird
(Nov 14, 2005 - 10:50) | jah_blessed wrote: Yeah, the singer is indeed Bono's little brother.
well, no wonder! he sounds almost exactly like him!
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Emiliana Torrini - Easy
(Nov 14, 2005 - 08:01) | I have a hard time forgiving her of that rotten song on "Two Towers" soundtrack.
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Peter Case - Wake Up Call
(Nov 14, 2005 - 07:35) | I like that line: "Encyclopedias of alibis." I don't know, it just hit me. It's cool:)
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Rolling Stones - Rough Justice
(Nov 14, 2005 - 06:18) | Okaaay...enough of this song. I think the Rolling Stones have a MUCH larger catalog than just this song.
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Moby - First Cool Hive
(Nov 10, 2005 - 06:24) | This is nice but how the hell does he come up with titles for his songs? What IS "First Cool Hive" anyway?
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T Bone Burnett - Humans From Earth
(Nov 10, 2005 - 06:11) | He was great in that Cuba Gooding, Jr. movie as a convicted felon. He was supposed to be kind of scary. Did a good job:)
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The Violet Burning - Arabic Tremolo Radio
(Nov 09, 2005 - 08:45) | Awesome! OTR and then TVB! Bill, you rock! These guys are really neat people too, hard to put in a box and they like it that way. Play some Waterdeep and you will have my love forever (not that you don't already have it).
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Over the Rhine - I Radio Heaven
(Nov 09, 2005 - 08:42) | gjward wrote: It's great to hear Over the Rhine on RP! I didn't think they were very well know outside of the Cincinnati area.
i think you would be really surprised. I know for sure that they quite often play in Chicago and every year at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. I was clued into them by several friends from all over the country on another band's forum. These guys are awesome, singers, writers, people.
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Nikkfurie - The a la Menthe
(Nov 08, 2005 - 13:50) | Is it possible for someone's fingers to move THAT fast? Not one of my favorite songs, but an interesting setting for an accordion.
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David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
(Nov 07, 2005 - 11:39) | UltraNurd wrote: I am somewhat ashamed to admit that I didn't know the Nirvana version (which I heard first) was a Bowie cover.
Me neither. But the only thing I can say about this version is that you can actually understand the words.
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Sufjan Stevens - Jacksonville
(Nov 04, 2005 - 06:38) | I think Sufjan really likes U.S. geography. I saw him in Grand Rapids, MI just after "Greetings from Michigan" came out. That was actually the first time he'd been in Michigan. I wonder if he's actually been to Jacksonville...
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Coldplay - Til Kingdom Come
(Nov 02, 2005 - 06:19) | Why don't I own this album? Oh yeah, no money. Anyway, this is really different from anything else I've heard. Almost ordinary in its folk-rock-iness. This doesn't touch me like his other stuff.
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Sister Double Happiness - Wheels A' Spinning
(Nov 01, 2005 - 14:02) | Maybe this is mean, but a person with a lisp probably should not name give their band a name with 4 S's. That has no bearing on the quality of the band and this song. I like it:)
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Beck - Lost Cause
(Nov 01, 2005 - 13:18) | This is great! It proves that Beck is really versatile, that not only can he do "weird" stuff, but he can do something more traditional and do it really well.
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Cake - Mahna Mahna
(Nov 01, 2005 - 09:36) |  I didn't know Cake did this! They never cease to amuse me! Hurray for the Muppets!
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Magic Slim & James Cotton - When the Levee Breaks
(Nov 01, 2005 - 07:53) | This one's dedicated to Massachusetts. And why not? I don't think it's inappopriate, just as I didn't think showing movies with the Twin Towers in the New York skyline was inappropriate.
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Huffamoose - Like A Weed
(Oct 28, 2005 - 12:55) | Too bad they're dead. this is great! I do like the juxtaposition of the beat and the vocalizations. "Huffamoose" is also an amusing name for a band. 
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Elbow - My Very Best
(Oct 28, 2005 - 12:39) | The song isn't bad, but ELBOW?? When I get a rock band, I think I'll call it ANKLE or FOREARM.
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Tricky - Excess
(Oct 28, 2005 - 11:42) | dumb 
If you didn't believe in half these things, you'd be stuck in an asylum. "uhh...tall building don't exist!"
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Over the Rhine - Spark
(Oct 28, 2005 - 07:01) | This band always makes me so happy. I've seen them a few times and will never see them enough. Their music seems to fit my every mood and speak to me wherever I am.
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Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone
(Oct 27, 2005 - 07:59) | Now how many rock bands can get away with a xylaphone/vibraphone solo? I like it! even though, I sometimes wonder how they've stayed around so long, since the guy can't really sing all that well.
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Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
(Oct 27, 2005 - 07:07) | makhand wrote:
you may be correct. I'm referencing the psalmist of the old testament who was knows as 'the man after God's heart' ('pleased the Lord', see lyrics below), who was also well known as a musician (he wrote the psalms), was king, and saw a woman bathing from the top of the roof, liked her, and got her for himself, because he was king and could do that. and then it gets ugly, because this was a much loved, good, righteous king, but he gets her pregnant, ends up having to 'eliminate' her husband, etc. Anyway, it seems to me that the song was talking about him because of all of these clues.... but then it seems to confuse the story with a different story -- that of samson. Both involved powerful men, women that enticed them, and ended up getting them in a lot of trouble. I think both biblical stories seem to play into the theme of the song. Its really pretty intresting. Just the mix up kinda bugs me.
I really like what you have to say about this. I think that Cohen was mixing the stories, but I think it's the themes that are important. At any rate, this song makes me mental...in a good way:)
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Pink Floyd - Fat Old Sun
(Oct 26, 2005 - 12:18) | Pink Floyd always makes me so happy... Although this is quite different than "Dark Side of the Moon."
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Verve Pipe - Colorful
(Oct 18, 2005 - 14:25) | cbonai wrote: These guys still around anymore? Forgot how much I liked them.
Brian released a solo album last year, I think, or maybe the year before. I saw him at a street festival in his hometown of Grand Rapids, MI. He did a bunch of Verve Pipe stuff with a guest band. It was so cool to hear the whole crowd sing "Freshman" with him YEARS after it was a hit. He's really great solo, too.
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46bliss - In A Long Time
(Oct 12, 2005 - 07:45) | physicsgenius wrote: Good for about 30 seconds, which leaves the other 10 minutes of this song to get sick of it.
 for sure. I did hear a bit of Annie Lennox in it too, but then she just kept singing the same thing...
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Thea Gilmore - Ever Fallen In Love
(Oct 12, 2005 - 07:15) | I have a problem with artists releasing a cover for their first or second single. It usually pigeon-holes them. Let's hope it doesn't happen to her. She does have a beautiful voice, and I'm not usually a big fan of women vocalists.
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Steve Earle - Jerusalem
(Oct 11, 2005 - 08:07) | You know, I never gave this song a good listen until today. Usually, Steve Earle's voice grates on me just like Dylan's. But I do think this song is very good.
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Starsailor - Some Of Us
(Jan 03, 2005 - 08:06) | I can't believe how many people hate this song! I actually really like it. I guess I just like a wide variety of stuff...
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Stevie Wonder - I Wish
(Dec 30, 2004 - 10:43) | i feel like Will Smith ripped off this song a bit in his "Wild, Wild West." hmm...
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Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over
(Dec 29, 2004 - 11:55) | MaxEmerika wrote: Jeff Buckly is the son of Tim Buckley, one of whose albums was Starsailor, which is also the name of the band that was played a couple songs back. Coincidence? I don't think so.
That is so cool! Thanks for the observation. I don't think it's a coincidence either. Bill has an interesting sense of humor in his programming.
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Starsailor - Tie Up My Hands
(Dec 29, 2004 - 11:45) | I actually really like this guy's voice. Maybe it's the same reason that I really like Jeff Buckley's voice, the same timbre or something. I alway perk up when I hear one of their songs and then realize it's Starsailor.
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Urban Species - Blanket (featuring Imogen Heap)
(Dec 28, 2004 - 11:13) | You know, I rather like this. This kind of rapping does not bother me in the least. It's when they start screaming about "bitches" and "hos" and "bling" *shudder* that I run.
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William Shatner - Common People
(Dec 16, 2004 - 13:14) | Man, I haven't heard this song in awhile. I think I'm getting nostalgic and I didn't even like it the first million times I heard it! Maybe the old adage, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" is true... 
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John Hiatt - Cry Love (live)
(Dec 16, 2004 - 11:46) | Pyro wrote: Neither Hiatt nor Dylan can sing, but they can sure craft a clever tune or two.
I totally agree. However, I find myself liking them more and more as I am repeatedly sujected to them on this station. It's sorta like brainwashing.... 
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Leo Kottke - Jack Gets Up
(Dec 16, 2004 - 08:27) | I like this song because i literally drag myself out of bed each morning.  ha! And with declaration that he has a Prairie Home Companion sense of humor, I will take the first chance I get to see him!
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Kristin Hersh - Gazebo Tree
(Dec 16, 2004 - 07:30) | I like it too, although the melody is a little bit linear, threatening to get a bit boring. But overall, nice:)
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AfroCelts - Seed
(Dec 15, 2004 - 13:27) | I've really liked every song I've heard of theirs played on RP. This one is great! Thanks, Bill!
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Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise
(Dec 15, 2004 - 06:34) | leathepea wrote:
I thought it was too funny to hear how Coolio was SO upset over Weird Al's version. And just think, it wasn't even Coolio's song.
No doubt! ha! I wish this WERE Weird Al's version. I could use a good laugh...
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Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
(Dec 15, 2004 - 05:36) | This song makes me absolutely mental! I mean that in a good way, like stop whatever I'm doing and actively revel in it. I LOVE this version and also the Rufus version. It gets my very first 10:)
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Kristin Hoffmann - Mary
(Dec 14, 2004 - 12:37) | I think this is a really cool sounding song, but I agree with the "mary is not a savior" sentiment.
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John Prine - Fish and Whistle
(Dec 14, 2004 - 11:41) | I totally thought this was a Bob Dylan song in which Bob actually sang well. This is so much fun! yay!
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Patchouli - The Woods
(Dec 13, 2004 - 08:55) | I'm not very impressed with her voice. It sounds very unsupported...I love untrained voices as much as the next person, but some people just can't carry it off. And yeah, too repetitious.
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Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama Out
(Dec 13, 2004 - 07:30) | In the 60s, I think they referred to each other as "daddy" or "mama." I've heard "daddy" used a lot, so mama makes sense.
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Keren Ann - Sailor & Widow
(Dec 10, 2004 - 08:15) | I think she could give the Barenaked Ladies a run for their money in a contest to see who can sing the fastest. I rather like this though.
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Beat Farmers - California Kid
(Dec 10, 2004 - 06:42) | billery wrote: So sad some of your chamomile-tea drinking fuckers don't get the humor. Just go back to crocheting your macrame jockstraps and don't mind this track, mmmm-kay???!??!?!???
Hey Hey! we don't need to get all insulting about it! Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I should know, I'm opinionated myself.
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Bananafishbones - Easy Day
(Dec 03, 2004 - 11:06) | This is what I like about RP. I'm just cruising along through my afternoon and bam! something incredibly weird hits my ears. Sometimes i mute it, sometimes I gape in dismay, sometimes I feel guilty for liking it. I think I'm rather dismayed by this one.
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The Lash - The Lucky One
(Dec 02, 2004 - 06:00) | oh yeah! I LIKE it!! I love music with a Celtic feel, like modernizing it in a way. fun fun! 
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Carla Sciaky - The Spool
(Dec 01, 2004 - 13:46) | I wasn't going to start a thread with a negative comment but I can't help myself. :puke:
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Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold
(Dec 01, 2004 - 10:59) | I don't know...I'm getting kind of tired of female vocalists covering songs originally done by male vocalists and much better. I can't deny that she has a beautiful voice. And maybe I'm just jaded now...
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Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater
(Nov 29, 2004 - 11:17) | meh...this song does nothing for me, though I think that I've liked other things by them. YEah, that keyboard definitely gets old.
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Moodswings - Spiritual High (part III)
(Nov 29, 2004 - 08:53) | I really like this actually. It seems to set off the speech well. Of course, this speech just hits home everytime. As far as speechmaking these days, there is a definite lack of passion. The Civil Rights leaders were fighting for FREEDOM! Today, it's just who can be the most PC. bleah.
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Marc Cohn - True Companion
(Nov 29, 2004 - 06:24) | Hey, once in awhile it's fun to listen to a little "schmaltz." It's a nice song, nothing fancy, but nice.
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Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
(Nov 22, 2004 - 11:38) | Norah Jones doesn't sing so much as she caresses the melodies. She always makes me think of cozying up by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa in a big sweater and a lap blanket, while it is snowing. I do like this even though "they" have done their best to commercially exploit her. Just because she was recognized by the Grammys doesn't mean she is talent-less.
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Spiritualized - Lay It Down Slow
(Nov 22, 2004 - 11:01) | That was peaceful. The guitars were perfectly "grindy." It was at a very deliberate pace, which has a calming effect.
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U2 - A Man And A Woman
(Nov 22, 2004 - 10:29) | I would have to say that this does nada for me as well. Vertigo is crappy compared to other stuff I've heard. I'm not a hardcore U2 fan, but songs like "Elevation" are hard to top. That was the one that really got my attention. I just thought all my friends were freaks for liking them so much.
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Tricky - Evolution Revolution Love
(Nov 18, 2004 - 12:11) | I'm usually against lots and lots of vocal effects. yeah, I'm against this song. The nicest thing I can say is it IS a change of pace.
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Ben Christophers - Hooded Kiss
(Nov 18, 2004 - 11:40) | This song always catches my ear when I hear it. I'm not sure what exactly I think about it, but it is different. And i too appreciate the posted lyrics.
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Pink Floyd - Time
(Nov 18, 2004 - 10:49) | I love this album and I love Pink Floyd. I get excited everytime they're played.
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Béla Fleck - Big Country
(Nov 18, 2004 - 08:12) | I had the opportunity about 4 year back to see DMB with Bela Fleck. That was a treat. And then Emmylou Harris came out and sang a duet later on. Living in Nashville had its advantages to be sure:)
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Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
(Nov 18, 2004 - 06:24) | "Revivalists" is a good term for these guys. That's what the whole swing fad was about anyway. I like it!
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10,000 Maniacs - Noah's Dove
(Nov 18, 2004 - 06:11) | I really like this! Hmm...and I have Noah's dove tattooed on the my back, complete with olive branch and the word "rest" underneath it. Now my tattoo has a song! haha!
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Severed Heads - Triangle Tangle Tango
(Nov 17, 2004 - 05:12) | hmm...maybe I'm just biased against that New Wave crap, although I do like some of it, so maybe not. I didn't enjoy that. Of course, I was living under a rock in the 80s.
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Sheila Chandra - Ever So Lonely / Ocean
(Nov 15, 2004 - 08:36) | Can't deal with a cappella stuff like this for too long. I feel like I should be lighting incense or smoking weed, neither of which I actually do.
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Patty Griffin - Tony
(Nov 12, 2004 - 09:03) | This song make me MENTAL! in a really good way, that is. Absolutely wonderful on many, many levels!  
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System of a Down - Aerials
(Nov 12, 2004 - 08:47) | I'm really surprised to hear this song on RP, but I really like the CD "Toxicity." These guys are very unique in their melodic hardrock, the melodies being influenced by their Middle Eastern heritage. I like it!
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Eels - All In A Day's Work
(Nov 12, 2004 - 08:07) | That's funny, at first I thought it was White Stripes. It's not winning me over so far, any more than a White Stripes song would.
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Waifs - Flesh and Blood
(Nov 12, 2004 - 05:38) | nice...so few female vocalists that i like. It's good to find another one:-)
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Nirvana - Polly
(Nov 12, 2004 - 05:34) | Why does such melancholy music make me so happy? Ah the ironies of life :-k
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Sufjan Stevens - For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
(Nov 09, 2004 - 06:58) | Holy cow! I can't believe you're playing Sufjan!!! That's awesome! He's played at the college I used to attend a few times. He played last year, opening for Over the Rhine. It was definitely the wrong crowd for his soft exploratory music. The ideas in his songs take awhile to develop. People were laughing in the wrong places... It was terrible. But I really like him. The funny thing was that he was promoting his album "Michigan," while OTR was promoting their newest album, "Ohio." hehe... :D Btw, Sufjan has no real ties to MI. He's from NY. ha!
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Elena Skye - Like A Prayer
(Nov 05, 2004 - 06:18) | ahhhh!! not that I'm a Madonna fan, but this is just wrong. Why must people make a not so great song even worse?
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James McMurtry - Choctaw Bingo
(Nov 05, 2004 - 06:04) | The lyrics are fun and it's a rockin' little tune, but the melody is so linear that the whole song loses its luster in a very short time.
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Josh Joplin Group - Siddharthas of Suburbia
(Nov 03, 2004 - 12:31) | Josh Joplin Group was played several years ago on the progressive rock station in Nashville. I got the CD and like it. Sometimes, his songs sound too much the same and his melodies are a little linear but overall it was good. I particularly liked "Camera One."
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Faultline - The Colossal Gray Sunshine (w/ Flaming Lips)
(Nov 03, 2004 - 05:29) | I like it. Then again, for some reason, I'm getting into the happier sounding vocals (even though this song is actually quite sad), like the Polyphonic Spree, which, btw, I have NOT heard as yet on this station. C'mon Bill!
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Chemical Brothers - The Golden Path (w/ Flaming Lips)
(Nov 01, 2004 - 13:19) | I have to immediately mute this song. Maybe it would be ok if it lasted say, 3 min. Then his cracked vocals might actually be construed as cool and the synth wouldn't make me want to smash my head against my desk.
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Solomon Burke - None Of Us Are Free
(Nov 01, 2004 - 12:40) | I don't think anyone is convinced he IS free by the end of this song...it's almost like Chinese water torture after awhile. I mean, I liked it in the beginning...
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My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday
(Nov 01, 2004 - 11:33) | I was wondering why this song reminded me of some 70s band and then I read a review which compared it to Neil Young. I don't know if I'd go so far as to compare the lead guitarist to Lyndsey Buckingham, but I do like what I've heard of this band.
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Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells - Part 1
(Oct 29, 2004 - 12:25) | Holy crap! I listened for awhile, went on my break, came back and refreshed the page, puzzled as to why it still said Tubular Bells... PART ONE no less!
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Martyn Bennett - Move
(Oct 29, 2004 - 07:16) | PLEASE don't play this anymore, please please please.........
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John Hiatt - Crossing Muddy Waters
(Oct 29, 2004 - 06:53) | well, what do you know, another song of Hiatt's that I actually like! interesting... But I don't think I'll become a convert.
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David Gray - Sail Away
(Oct 29, 2004 - 06:42) | "White Ladder" is a good album. It makes me feel mellow and happy. This is a nice song too...
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Patty Griffin - Little God
(Oct 28, 2004 - 05:27) | This song is incredible. However, I am still in love with "Tony" and will be forever. I love her acoustic guitar stuff.
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George Winston - Spanish Caravan
(Oct 27, 2004 - 11:27) | I'm very much enjoying this instrumental interlude. It's a nice change of pace. I grew up listening to Winston.
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William Shatner - Common People
(Oct 27, 2004 - 10:53) | I don't know how to feel about this song. Part of me wants to like it. The other part of me hates that part of me. There's something wrong about this type of song. Then again, there's something completely original about it. I'm conflicted!
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Emiliana Torrini - Easy
(Oct 27, 2004 - 05:36) | oh! so this is the girl that sang that HORRID song on LOTR. yuck! It sounded like she was dying. But this song is fairly good. but...not too often is right.
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Patty Griffin - Love Throw A Line
(Oct 26, 2004 - 13:08) | I love Patty Griffin and I want to continue loving her. But I've heard her twice a day every work day for the last month. Please don't overplay her!
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Travis - Re-Offender
(Oct 26, 2004 - 12:35) | I have never been overly impressed by Travis, but everytime this song comes on, I'm like, "Who IS this?!" I really like it. Thanks for playing it!
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Johnny Cash - Hurt
(Oct 26, 2004 - 08:21) | I'd like this song a whole lot more if Johnny Cash weren't singing it. Saying that might just get me stoned, but well, he's not my favorite.
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Sophie Zelmani - Once
(Oct 26, 2004 - 08:17) | I wanna know who the dude is! I do like it. Very soothing. I could snooze...no, i couldn't. I'm at work. grr...
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Over The Rhine - The World Can Wait
(Oct 26, 2004 - 07:48) | I absolutely ADORE this band and love, love LOVE this song. OTR plays quite often in my area (like once a year for the past 10 years). Last time, they did an amazingly sizzling version of this song. I want to be Karen when I grow up.
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Back To Base - Nu Suede Shoes (with Benjamin Zephaniah)
(Oct 26, 2004 - 05:35) | Glad I'm not alone. bleah! I turned it off too, as I'm stuck at this computer and can't go do something else for 6 min. And I think horrendously slaughtering the English language is supposed to culturally set apart a people. Of course, maybe the British were pissed at us for doing the same thing when Webster took out all the "u's" in words like "colour" and "flavour" and rearranged the "r's" and "e's" in "theatre" and "fibre."
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Flunk - Blue Monday
(Oct 25, 2004 - 07:19) | Hey! This is my first post:) Anyways, Orgy made this popular back when I was in college (the first time). I don't think I've ever heard the New Order version, wasn't much into music in the 80s. I don't mind this female cover, but I totally agree on the Nirvana covers. ack!
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hahaha.... I wish I could dance at work! 