Music

This page has bothered me pretty much since I created it.  Why?  1). because I’ve been really shitty about updating it and 2). because I have such a huge fondness for music that I have felt like I can’t really get down here all the important artists and albums and songs that I love.  Nevertheless I am reluctant to get rid of the page all together because I like music all too much.  I’ve tried to compile a list (in alphabetic order) of probably my favorite artists though there is a very distinct possibility that this is an incomplete list at best.  I’ll also include a list of what I see as being some of the best albums ever.  Still I’ll probably never be altogether satisfied with this page but I intend to just deal with it.

The Artists: There are so many . . .

AC/DC; Alice Cooper; Allman Brothers; Andrew Bird; Arcade Fire; Arlo Guthrie; The B-52’s; Bad Company; The Band; Barenaked Ladies; The Beatles; Beck; Billy Idol; Billy Joel; Bjork; The Bloodhound Gang; Bob Dylan; Bob Marley; Bonnie “Prince” Billy; Brett Dennen; The Brian Jonestown Massacre; Bruce Hornsby; Bruce Springsteen; Built to Spill; Cake; The Cars; Chad Vangaalen; Chuck Berry; Citizen Cope; The Clash; Coldplay; Creedance Clearwater Rival; Crosby, Stills, and Nash; The Cure; The Dandy Warhols; David Bowie; Death Cab for Cutie; Devo; Dire Straits; Dispatch; The Doobie Brothers; The Doors; The Eagles; Elliott Smith; Elton John, Elvis Costello; Elvis Presley; Emerson, Lake, and Palmer; Eric Clapton; Faith No More; The Flaming Lips; Fleetwood Mac; Foreigner; Frank Zappa; Garbage; George Therogood & The Destroyers; George Winston; Gogol Bordello; Gorillaz; Grace Potter & The Nocturnals; The Grateful Dead; Guns N’ Roses; Guster; Henry Threadgill; Iggy Pop & The Stooges; Incubus; Jack Johnson; Jackson Brown; Janis Joplin; Jethro Tull; Jimi Hendrix; Joe Cocker; John Lee Hooker; John Mellencamp; Johnny Cash; Joni Mitchell; King Crimson; The Kinks; Led Zeppelin; Leo Kottke; Les Claypool; Lyle Lovett; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Mahavishnu Orchestra; Mark Knopfler; Matt Costa; Meat Loaf; Michael Franti & Spearhead; Michael Jackson; Miles Davis; Modest Mouse; The Mothers of Invention; Mozart; Mr. Bungle; Murder by Death; Neil Young; Neutral Milk Hotel; Nick Drake; Nirvana; No Doubt; The Offspring; Outkast; Pat Methany; Paul Simon; Peter Gabriel; Phil Collins; Phish; Pink Floyd; The Pixies; The Police; Presidents of the United States of America; Primus; Queen; R.E.M.; Radiohead; The Ramones; Ray Charles; The Red Hot Chili Peppers; Robert Johnson; The Rolling Stones; Roxy Music; Rush; Rusted Root; Santana; The Shins; Simon & Garfunkel; The Smashing Pumpkins; Sonny Sharrock; Steely Dan; The Steve Miller Band; Stevie Wonder; Supertramp; Talking Heads; Television; Tom Petty; Tracy Chapman; Traffic; U2; Van Morrison; The Velvet Underground; Warren Zevon; Ween; Weezer; The White Stripes; The Who; Woodie Guthrie; Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Yes; The Zombies; ZZ Top

Some Favorite Albums: Also a lot . . . (not in alphabetic order)

·        Aja: Steely Dan

·        Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd

·        Animals: Pink Floyd

·        Tommy: The Who

·        Aqualung: Jethro Tull

·        Abby Road: The Beatles

·        The White Album: The Beatles

·        Revolver: The Beatles

·        Q; Are We Not Men? A; We are Devo!: Devo

·        The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: David Bowie

·        Automatic for the People: R.E.M.

·        California: Mr. Bungle

·        Pictures at an Exhibition: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

·        Everybody Knows this is Nowhere: Neil Young & Crazy Horse

·        The Final Cut: Pink Floyd

·        London Calling: The Clash

·        Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Elton John

·        Graceland: Paul Simon

·        Harvest: Neil Young

·        My Aim is True: Elvis Costello

·        Kind of Blue: Miles Davis

·        Bitches Brew: Miles Davis

·        Heavy Weather: Weather Report

·        Elegant Gypsy: Al DiMeola

·        The Last Waltz: The Band

·        Led Zeppelin I: Led Zeppelin

·        Led Zeppelin IV (Zosa): Led Zeppelin

·        House of the Holy: Led Zeppelin

·        Physical Graffiti: Led Zeppelin

·        Weezer (Blue): Weezer

·        Marquee Moon: Television

·        Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: The Smashing Pumpkins

·        The Moon and Antarctica: Modest Mouse

·        More Beautiful Than Death: Either/Orchestra

·        OK Computer: Radiohead

·        Piano Man: Billy Joel

·        Wish You Were Here: Pink Floyd

·        Stop Making Sense: Talking Heads

·        Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia: The Dandy Warhols

·        Time Out: Dave Brubeck Quartet

·        Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them: Murder By Death

·        The Wind: Warren Zevon

·        Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: The Flaming Lips

·        Up: Peter Gabriel

·        Elliott Smith: Elliott Smith

·        By The Way: Red Hot Chili Peppers

·        Weasels Ripped My Flesh: The Mothers of Invention

·        Pink Moon: Nick Drake

·        Nevermind: Nirvana

·        Abraxis: Santana

·        A Night at the Opera: Queen

·        Excitable Boy: Warren Zevon

·        Ordinary Day: Pat Methany Group