i-tunes

[lane]

do any of you like to download music on i-tunes?

i love to make my own cd's at 99 cents a song.

i like to choose different genres each and every time.

here is my most recent:

1. smoke gets in your eyes ..........the platters
2. only you ..........the platters
3. the great pretender................the platters
4. just my imagination...........temptations
5. my girl...........temptations
6. i can't help myself...........four tops
7. working my way back to you........spinners
8. cupid ...............spinners
9. ain't no woman like the one i got...........four tops
10.ain't too proud to beg............temptations
11. i can see clearly now...........jimmy cliff
12. being with you............smokey robinson
13. dock of the bay.......otis redding

working my way back to you babe is my favorite from this list.
tell me what you think!

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

Originally Posted by lane

do any of you like to download music on i-tunes?

i love to make my own cd's at 99 cents a song.

i like to choose different genres each and every time.

here is my most recent:

1. smoke gets in your eyes ..........the platters
2. only you ..........the platters
3. the great pretender................the platters
4. just my imagination...........temptations
5. my girl...........temptations
6. i can't help myself...........four tops
7. working my way back to you........spinners
8. cupid ...............spinners
9. ain't no woman like the one i got...........four tops
10.ain't too proud to beg............temptations
11. i can see clearly now...........jimmy cliff
12. being with you............smokey robinson
13. dock of the bay.......otis redding

working my way back to you babe is my favorite from this list.
[View Full Quote]tell me what you think!

$12.87 well spent.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Originally Posted by lane

do any of you like to download music on i-tunes?

i love to make my own cd's at 99 cents a song.

i like to choose different genres each and every time.

here is my most recent:

1. smoke gets in your eyes ..........the platters
2. only you ..........the platters
3. the great pretender................the platters
4. just my imagination...........temptations
5. my girl...........temptations
6. i can't help myself...........four tops
7. working my way back to you........spinners
8. cupid ...............spinners
9. ain't no woman like the one i got...........four tops
10.ain't too proud to beg............temptations
11. i can see clearly now...........jimmy cliff
12. being with you............smokey robinson
13. dock of the bay.......otis redding

working my way back to you babe is my favorite from this list.
[View Full Quote]tell me what you think!

Great list and if I can suggest some more songs to you that fit that general genre.

Twilight Time - The Platters

I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding

I Can't Get Next To You - The Temptations

Get Ready - Rare Earth with Smokey Robinson (The Temptations also did this but I like the Rare Earth version as it has a tad more oomph to it)

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group

Mother in Law - Ernie K-Doe

Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong

Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas

And finally...pretty much anything done by Marvin Gaye.

[lane]

Originally Posted by BrAinPaiNt

Great list and if I can suggest some more songs to you that fit that general genre.

Twilight Time - The Platters

I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding

I Can't Get Next To You - The Temptations

Get Ready - Rare Earth with Smokey Robinson (The Temptations also did this but I like the Rare Earth version as it has a tad more oomph to it)

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group

Mother in Law - Ernie K-Doe

Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong

Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas

And finally...pretty much anything done by Marvin Gaye.

thanks for the heads up paint...

[the kid 05]

never heard of any of them

[tocdi3131]

anyone here use limewire?

[AbeBeta]

Originally Posted by tocdi3131

anyone here use limewire?

soulseek.

but if you download stuff -- make sure you support bands when the come to town -- go to their shows, buy the cds directly from them, etc.

[jem88]

Originally Posted by abersonc

soulseek.

but if you download stuff -- make sure you support bands when the come to town -- go to their shows, buy the cds directly from them, etc.

That's how I look at it. I won't deny that I've downloaded many songs over the last two years (ever since I got a good enough computer to do it.) But through doing that, I've been able to discover great bands like Spoon, who I saw last year, and a lot of international artists (Gilberto Gil, Geoffrey Oryema among others) whose music I never would've been exposed to had I not had the possibility to download it.

I still prefer having the album as I feel it provides the complete picture which the artist is trying to paint. However, I resolutely refuse to pay iTunes money for music. If I'm going to spend, I'll get the CD.

[AbeBeta]

Originally Posted by jem88

That's how I look at it. I won't deny that I've downloaded many songs over the last two years (ever since I got a good enough computer to do it.) But through doing that, I've been able to discover great bands like Spoon, who I saw last year, and a lot of international artists (Gilberto Gil, Geoffrey Oryema among others) whose music I never would've been exposed to had I not had the possibility to download it.

I still prefer having the album as I feel it provides the complete picture which the artist is trying to paint. However, I resolutely refuse to pay iTunes money for music. If I'm going to spend, I'll get the CD.

It is a great way to check stuff out -- that's exactly how I got into Spoon and Gil as well!

[jem88]

One of my Brazilian students gave me a Gilberto Gil album. It's called Refazendo and I highly recommend it. As for Spoon, they're a great live band and pretty solid in the studio as well. They have a bit of an Elvis Costello sound, which is certainly a good thing.

[AbeBeta]

Originally Posted by jem88

One of my Brazilian students gave me a Gilberto Gil album. It's called Refazendo and I highly recommend it. As for Spoon, they're a great live band and pretty solid in the studio as well. They have a bit of an Elvis Costello sound, which is certainly a good thing.

If you like Gil you should check out the early stuff he did with Caetano Veloso -- the two self-titled Caetano releases are great. Also, Os Mutantes has a great collection called "Everything is possible" -- all very much in the same vein (actually Gil contributes to all the above work).

[jem88]

Originally Posted by abersonc

If you like Gil you should check out the early stuff he did with Caetano Veloso -- the two self-titled Caetano releases are great. Also, Os Mutantes has a great collection called "Everything is possible" -- all very much in the same vein (actually Gil contributes to all the above work).

I'll definately have to check that out. Another good Brazilian musician is Geraldo Azevedo, a guitar player from the north-east (Recife I believe.) I'm not a big fan of Latin American music (I suffer greatly when staying in Venezuela with my wife's family,) but I really dig a lot of MPB and even the limited amount of Bossa Nova that I've heard.

[jem88]

In keeping with the spirit of the thread, I thought I'd post the songlist of a recent mix I made for my friend. The theme of the mix is alphabetical:

AC/DC- Back in Black
Boards of Canada- In a Beautiful Place Out In The Country
The Clash- White Man in Hammersmith Palais
Nick Drake- One of These Things First
Brian Eno- Burning Airlines Give You So Much More
Marianne Faithfull- Sister Morphine
Gilberto Gil- Tenho Sede (live)
George Harrison- Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
Iron Maiden- Can I Play With Madness?
Elton John- Philadelphia Freedom
King Crimson- Elephant Talk
Led Zeppelin- Four Sticks
Joni Mitchell- A Case of You
Nine Inch Nails- Something I Can Never Have
Outkast- Ms. Jackson
Pink Floyd- The Gnome
Queensryche- Silent Lucidity
Rolling Stones- Let It Loose
The Smiths- There is a Light That Never Goes Out
Tindersticks- City Sickness
U2- Shadows and Tall Trees
Vangelis- Five Circles
Tom Waits- Old '55
X- Nausea
Yo La Tengo- Tears Are In Your Eyes
Frank Zappa- Zoot Allures


Plus some extras to fill up the disc:

Beach Boys- In My Room
Bjork- Hyper-Ballad
Broken Social Scene- Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl
David Bowie- Always Crashing In The Same Car
Black Sabbath- Supernaut
Blur- Badhead
Brad- Those Three Words

[AbeBeta]

Damn Jem -- didn't think anyone else dug Tindersticks

[jem88]

Originally Posted by abersonc

Damn Jem -- didn't think anyone else dug Tindersticks

Love the Tindersticks! Just got into them about a year ago. Excellent stuff. I've also gotten into Scott Walker recently (who I imagine has had an influence on the Tindersticks.)