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Post by qnx100 on Oct 19, 2006 12:19:06 GMT -5
Madonna, Eminem, Jewel, Our Lady Peace ;D
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Post by jt40 on Oct 19, 2006 14:11:25 GMT -5
Jewel, Maroon 5 Jann, Sarah and Madonna ;D
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Post by MIKEB on Oct 20, 2006 0:19:45 GMT -5
Time for the Top 50!!! W00H00!!! Three greatest hits collections are back-to-back-to-back in here... I didn't do it on purpose. And there's also another artist compilation that is even back-to-back(x4) with those. 50Tori Amos Scarlet's Walk (2002) This album was actually the first Tori CD I bought. I was somewhat familiar with her music before but not enough to actually admit to being a fan. If I had, I'm sure a Tori fan would have slapped me and told me to go get me some strange little earthquakes under the pink. I loved to listen to this album on a crisp autumn day or during one of the first snowfalls of the year. It was very peaceful and really brought my mood way up. The songs aren't overwelming in any sense and Tori's skills shine throughout the entire record. My only qualm with the whole thing is that the endings of each song all sounded the same. I'm not sure if that was on purpose of if that's just Tori's way. favourite tracks Taxi Ride, Wednesday, Amber Waves, Carbon, Strange, A Sorta Fairytale 49Sarah McLachlan Surfacing (1997) Sarah's most successful album. It sold millions, won her Grammys and Junos, and collectively contains some of her best singles. 'Building A Mystery' is an awesome song. I didn't realize it completely at the time but I think it's incredible. I think 'Adia' could be one of my favourites from her, as well. The album is more upbeat than 'Fumbling' or 'Afterglow' and contains a wider variety of sounds and music. Definately check out the Grammy-winning instrumental 'Last Dance'. And the enhanced portion is great! For some reason I always loved the extra stuff on this CD more than any other. favourite tracks Building A Mystery, Adia, Full Of Grace, Last Dance 48Imogen Heap Speak For Yourself (2005) I discovered Imogen Heap just a short time after I discovered Frou Frou. She's half of the duo and provides the vocals for it as well. As a solo artist, her work is interesting, to say the least. Sometimes I listen to some of the sounds in awe at how someone can come up with something like that. 'Headlock' is a great example. That's a song recorded with no instruments at all, just six layers of vocal tracks and a vocoder. The result is amazing. If you go on YouTube, you'll find a lot of her music put to animé-styled videos and it really works. Her songs have that futuristic sound but they don't sound lame. She has a way with producing music and coming out with new sounds and ideas for her songs. favourite tracks Hide and Seek, The Walk, Goodnight and Go, Loose Ends 47Sarah Harmer All Of Our Names (2004) Sarah Harmer followed up her 2000 release 'You Were Here' with another album of similar styled work. The mostly down-tempoed songs that make up 'All Of Our Names' sometimes have a much more acoustic feel to them in how they were written but they sound like they went through more work from when they were recorded to when the CD was completed. The second half of the album contains tracks that I never could get in to but for the majority of the CD, I do really like the songs. My favourite from the album right now is probably the post-war song 'Bullets In Dandelion Holes'. She brings things back up on the mid-tempo 'Almost' and 'New Enemy' while the re-recorded and slightly rewritten 'Silver Road' is comparible to the original that appeared on the Men With Brooms Soundtrack. favourite tracks Bullets In Dandelion Holes, Almost, Greeting Card Isle, Took It All 46Alanis Morissette MTV Unplugged (1999) Alanis did an MTV Unplugged episode in 1999 and the result was a CD that came out at the end of the year. I bought it New Years Eve 1999. I never knew what to think of the tracklisting because it was just an unplugged set. It contained most of the songs she was known for at the time, leaned more toward the hits of Jagged Little Pill and the album tracks of Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie. What I did like however, were the new songs. I liked the acoustic version of 'These Are The Thoughts' more than the studio recording of it that appears as a b-side on the 'Joining You' single. Her cover of the Police's 'King Of Pain' is incredible. I wouldn't disagree with anyone who said it was better than the original (or vise versa). I thought the acoustic versions of most of the other songs were alright but nothing special, except she really changed it up on 'I Was Hoping', which I did like. favourite tracks Princes Familiar, No Pressure Over Cappiccino, King Of Pain, These Are The Thoughts 45Moist Machine Punch Through (2001) After becoming a fan of David's 'Morning Orbit' CD, I saw that Moist had a newly released Best Of CD and I did like a lot of their early stuff so I picked it up. Not being familiar with more than half of the CD gave me a chance to hear "new" songs from them. I was definately a fan of the compilation afterwards. David's voice sounds much more raw and he pushes himself to go beyond the typical rock singer. In 'Ressurection' and 'Push', for example, you can really pick up on the energy he gives in his performance. I would say the entire disc is worthwhile and surely contains their best stuff plus the remixed versions, but not owning any of the albums I guess I wouldn't really know. favourite tracks Breathe, Underground, Silver, Comes and Goes 44Heart These Dreams - Heart's Greatest Hits (1998) Another greatest hits album that I absolutely loved. I realized at around 1998 or so that I liked a lot of Heart's songs that I would occasionally hear so it was only common sense that I get this CD. 'Alone' and 'These Dreams' were two songs I loved. And to my delight when 'Stranded' came on, I remembered the song vaguely but didn't know it was Heart and when it was, "Wow! I love this song!" This CD is full of true classics like 'Baracuda', 'Crazy On You', 'What About Love', 'Dreamboat Annie'. I would say this is a must in your CD collection from the band deemed the female Led Zepplin. favourite tracks Stranded, Alone, These Dreams, Will You Be There (In The Morning), What About Love, Crazy On You 43Roxette Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus! (1996) Uh huh, it's another one. The second highest Greatest Hits album. Roxette's songs were some of the first songs I loved as a child so I had to have this CD. Their work was pop music at its prime. With songs like 'Joyride', 'The Look' and 'Dangerous'. The only downside was that the version I got came out before their amazing song 'Wish I Could Fly' was released, and I think they've had enough hits since the release of this CD in 1995 to put out another one. I think if you like a couple of their early 90s songs enough, you really should get this CD. Show your love for pop music and get some of the real stuff. favourite tracks Joyride, Fading Like A Flower, Sleeping In My Car, You Don't Understand Me 42Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love (1997) I'm not a huge fan of Celine Dion today. Actually, I think her music has gone vastly downhill since the 90s when most of the songs she did were all not bad. She's gotten too big for her own good and none of her original writers want to write for her anymore due to the demands her people puts on the songs she sings, from what I've heard. Needless to see, she did have good music, such as the stuff on 'Let's Talk About Love'. I'm not talking about the dreaded Titanic song, even though that was good for a very short while. But other tracks such as 'The Reason', 'Let's Talk About Love' and 'Us'. Celine does have a good voice and when good songs come along, she can sing them like no other. favourite tracks Us, The Reason, Let's Talk About Love, Love Is On The Way 41Alanis Morissette Under Rug Swept (2002) Alanis' third studio release. I really liked the album at first but after a short while I grew off of it. It was around this time when it seemed that Alanis was either running out of good ideas or just trying to see what she could come up with in order to test her fans. Granted, this CD does contain some of her best work, like in 'Utopia', but her run-on lengthy lines seemed to get the better of her and some tracks seemed alittle off. I did, however, really like the piano-ballad 'That Particular Time'. It was different for Alanis at the time and she did a great job with it. Either way, I do like to go back on this album once in a while. It's not as experimental sounding as the last one but it did the job it was meant to do. favourite tracks Surrendering, Utopia, You Owe Me Nothing In Return, That Particular Time
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Post by jt40 on Oct 20, 2006 5:48:23 GMT -5
OMG EXCELLENT CHOICES YAY ROXETTE AND CELINE TOO.
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Post by MIKEB on Oct 20, 2006 10:54:57 GMT -5
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I Got Soul.
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All this work keeping people from having sex. Now I know how the catholic church feels. ZING!
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Post by I Got Soul. on Oct 20, 2006 12:26:05 GMT -5
Imogen Heap! "Hide and Seek" is one of the most mesmerizing songs I've ever head.
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Post by MIKEB on Oct 20, 2006 13:38:50 GMT -5
It is amazing!
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Post by Courage on Oct 20, 2006 13:44:53 GMT -5
OMG EXCELLENT CHOICES YAY ROXETTE AND CELINE TOO. *quotes Jess calling Tommy Lee an excellent choice*
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Post by jt40 on Oct 20, 2006 15:20:01 GMT -5
What the... I could swear I was quoting Heart.
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Post by qnx100 on Oct 20, 2006 21:24:17 GMT -5
Roxette and Celine Dion ;D
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Post by Courage on Oct 23, 2006 23:38:05 GMT -5
Anyway... CELINE!!! Hope there's more to come! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2006 0:05:33 GMT -5
Tori Amos!! Excellent! Even if it's her only album that didn't make my own top 100 albums list
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Post by MIKEB on Oct 24, 2006 0:36:26 GMT -5
40Jewel Pieces Of You (1997) I sometimes wonder what would happen if Jewel's career was moved up about 10 years and if she would have the same success starting now that she did 10 years ago. This album is extremely acoustic sounding and in fact a lot of it was recorded in an actual coffeehouse setting complete with the applause of what sounds like twenty people. Her voice sounds sweet in a lot of the songs and the music is quite raw, often times with just her and her guitar. I really like the version of 'Foolish Games' that's on here. It's a shame the Batman+Robin version removed half of the second verse. One thing about this album though is that I must have listened to it a hundred times since I was late getting it in 1997 but there are a few tracks that I was never able to get in to. 'Painters', for one. I couldn't hum a line if my life depended on it. A few others I was never fond of. But at the same time, there are a few gems on here too. 'Near You Always' and 'Little Sister' and how could you forget the innocent and pure 'I'm Sensitive'. favourite tracks Foolish Games, Near You Always, Who Will Save Your Soul, Adrien 39Madonna Music (2000) I'd probably be stoned to death if I announced out loud that 'Music' was better than 'Ray Of Light'. I know the general consensus doesn't agree with that but I did like it better. I'm thinking it's because I listened to 'Music' much more than 'ROL', maybe because I bought it as a new release. Madonna took her experimental sound she had worked with before and pushed it into more of a heavier dance mix as appeared on tracks like 'Runaway Lover' and 'Music'. Not quite anything new or unheard of but just typical dance with interesting lyrics and phrases. "I like to singy singy singy, like a bird on a wingy wingy wingy." She does lighten it up a bit on the more acoustic sounding 'Don't Tell Me', which still has a good beat and the last track 'Gone', which feels like a 'Music' version of 'The Power Of Goodbye'. I just always felt that this album was more consistant in the sounds than 'ROL'. favourite tracks Runaway Lover, Music, Gone, Impressive Instant 38Jason Mraz Mr. A-Z (2005) Jason Mraz released his CD in August of 2005 as a dualdisc with some DVD features. Nothing really amazing on there but it was still neat. I just liked the regular album though. More great music. I wasn't fond of the first single 'Wordplay' as much as I was with the rest of the album, especially 'Did You Get My Message'. That song is genius! It's incredibly catchy, light and fluffy, has an amazing piano hook and with Rachel Yamagata on it, they both did the whole answer/question dealie-thing that Nelly and Timbaland do on 'Promiscuous'. Jason also adds some extra style to the album with 'Geek In The Pink' while he puts some feeling into the project on the opening track 'Life Is Wonderful' and check out his opera skills in 'Mr. Curiosity'. The album definately impressed me! favourite tracks Did You Get My Message, Mr. Curiosity, Plane, Geek In The Pink 37Sarah McLachlan Mirrorball (2000) Sarah seems to like to release a couple side projects to follow every album she does, usually somehow derived from the album itself. 'Afterglow' got 'Afterglow Live' and 'Bloom', 'Fumbling Toward Ecstacy' got 'The Freedom Sessions' and 'B-Sides, Rarities, and Other Stuff', while 'Surfacing' got 'Remixed' and 'Mirrorball'. 'Mirrorball' is a 14-live-track recording of a concert on her tour for 'Surfacing' she released in 1999 and contains a lot of her well-known stuff. Six of the songs come from 'Surfacing', six come from 'Fumbling', one from 'Solace' and then there's 'I Will Remember You', which was on her 'B-Sides' CD. I can't complain about the track listing because it is good and some of the songs, mainly 'I Will Remember You' and 'Angel', she almost has to put on there because those are her biggest hits despite me not liking them. I think she could have included a song or two from 'Solace' but otherwise it's fine. The songs do sound top notch, quite often better than the album versions, such as with 'Ice Cream' and 'Fumbling Towards Ecstacy'. All in all, it's good to have the live experience on occasion. favourite tracks Fumbling Toward Ecstacy, Building A Mystery, Adia, Possession 36Melanie Doane Adam's Rib (1998) I met Melanie Doane a couple times since this album came out. She was actually the first singer I ever met and got an autograph from and I remember being really nervous and thinking back now, I should be embarrassed for myself but she was very friendly and signed a postcard for me... I didn't have her CD at the time. This album is actually pretty good. She takes a few concepts and puts them into interesting metaphors or plays around with various ideas, like in the songs 'Adam's Rib' and 'Goliath'. I've come to appreciate later the song 'Sweet Sorrow', as well. I always liked her light-pop songs with the violin thrown in there, probably as a replacement for the guitar since so many songs in this genre uses a guitar for the instrumental hook and break between verse/chorus. Melanie's win of the Best New Solo Artist at the Junos was a deserved one. favourite tracks How You Cried, Adam's Rib, Waiting For The Tide, Sweet Sorrow 35Sondre Lerche Two Way Monologue (2004) Once again, it's Sondre Lerche, back for more with his second album. Again, his interesting sound and mixture of odd lyrics and strange sounding musical arrangements appear on this CD. The first two songs with vocals on here (since the first track is just a 1:37 instrumental) are killer. "Meet me halfway by the bedrock on the tower." How does one make a song with that as the chorus? The song 'Wetground' is as interesting to listen to as 'Headlock' on Imogen's CD (back at #48) because it's a song he did 100% himself with all the vocals and instruments and has a sound almost all his own. A personal favourite of mine on here is 'Stupid Memory'. I like the slight twang present with the slide guitar and the light drum beat. Sondre is an artist to watch for to see what interesting lyrics and compositions he can come up with. favourite tracks Stupid Memory, Two Way Monologue, On The Tower, Track You Down 34Paula Cole This Fire (1998) I'm not sure what it is about this album from Paula Cole that makes it so great. I don't think there's anything really different or special that makes it stand out from anything else, it's just a good CD. Aside from the two huge hits she had from it, there are also some other great tracks on here that I always really loved like 'Feelin' Love', 'Mississippi' and the third often-forgotten single 'Me', which is an awesome almost-southern-style pop song. I think what makes this CD special for me is that I listened to it so often that I learned to love the songs and Paula has a surprisingly strong voice with a good range that she doesn't show off too often but definately check out the extended remix of 'I Believe In Love', which is on her 'Amen' album, to hear for yourself. favourite tracks Me, Feelin' Love, Throwing Stones, Road To Dead 33Anna Nalick Wreck Of The Day (2005) Anna Nalick is a pop singer, with song structures similar to Avril Lavigne and the voice of Damhnait Doyle. She has a higher maturity level than, say, Lindsay Lohan or Hilary Duff type songs, but her lyrics still present a youthful feeling to them, as I pick up in songs like 'In My Head' and 'Paper Bag', whereas 'Breathe' is an instantly catchy but somewhat depressing song that apparantly is about abortion. If so, then we can agree that Anna isn't just another run-of-the-mill Michelle/Vanessa/Avril. Her entire CD is filled with great pop tunes however but I don't think we should lump her into a category just yet. favourite tracks Paper Bag, Citadel, In My Head, Satellite 32Real McCoy Another Night (1995) Classic! 6th CD I got? Something like that. This was my absolute favourite CD for over a year. I actually listened to it a few months back and the songs are still great. Dance pop at its best right here, during the peak of the euro-dance-pop invasion of the mid-90s. I remember being obsessed with the album, especially 'Another Night' and 'Come And Get Your Love' while 'Run Away' I loved for a while, then got over and now I love it again. 'I Want You' was another great song. I dunno, this was just a good CD and without being anymore redundant, if you like 90s music, you must have liked a song of theirs. favourite tracks Another Night, Run Away, Come And Get Your Love, I Want You 31Green Day American Idiot (2005) Honestly, I was never a big fan of Green Day. I didn't care for their antics or much of their songs aside from a few 3 or 4. But then I read so much about this album that I had to pick it up. I don't know much about their stuff aside from a few of their hits but they've definately shown a mature side that I've never seen before with this album. Lots of tongue-in-cheek references to some of societies problems today including the blatantly obvious war and Bush along with America's problem with homosexuality. I remember someone saying that I wouldn't like this CD because it was too "hard rock" for me, being the big light-music fan that I am but I listened to it and it's not hard rock at all. It's amazing. I really love 'Jesus Of Suburbia' and the video that goes with it is visual-audio genius. I'm waiting to see if they actually are going to do some sort of storyline or movie or whatever it's supposed to be based on the album. I'd definately go see that. favourite tracks Jesus Of Suburbia, Give Me Novacaine, Homecoming, Are We The Waiting
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Post by MIKEB on Oct 24, 2006 0:37:39 GMT -5
oops at the enlarged heart grenade....!
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Post by qnx100 on Oct 24, 2006 20:43:28 GMT -5
Jewel, Madonna, Real McCoy, Green Day ;D
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