Hey Keith,
Yeh, the Beck is a good disc. However, I think probably my favorite
rececnt album and perhaps one of the best recordings of the past 15 years is
Rufus Wainwright's "Poses". The guy's a great musician and an incredidible
songwriter. I strongly recomend a listen, but with one cautionary note for
some people. He's openly gay and his songs of love are very often clearly
from that perspective. As long as that doesn't bother you, and it doesn't
me(although I've gotten strange looks from friends as they've heard me
singing his songs to myself), it's a great cd that just grows better with
each listening. There are 2 versions available. The 2nd issue has his
cover of John Lennon's "Across the Universe" (originally issued on the "I Am
Sam" soundtrack) added as a bonus track toward the end of the cd.
On a more eclectic note I've recently discovered a singer from Algeria
named Cheb Khaled. He's been around awhile but it's really different stuff.
It's loosely refered to as "Rai" music. It is not well looked upon by the
current fundamentalist goverment in Algeria and most Rai musicians have been
living in exhile in Paris, the U.S., and other parts for the past 5 or so
years. If you've seen the movie "The Fifth Element" they use one of his
songs during the cab chase scene down through the city. It is not, however,
on the Fifth Element soundtrack.
I've been thinking about checking out the Goldfrapp anyway and your
recomondation has just pushed me over the edge. I'll check it out.
Thanks,
John
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>From: "Keith Shockley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [im] What are you listening to?
>Date: Wed, Nov 13, 2002, 6:45 AM
>
> Thanks Erik for reminding me that there still is an Innocence Mission miling
> list. It sure has been a slow month...so let's get a thread going. I would
> be interested to know what IM fans have been listening to
> lately, new or old. Lately I've been listening to:
> Beck - Sea Change (This is not only my favorite Beck release but right now
> my favorite cd of 2002)
> Peter Gabriel - UP (Gabriel finally returns to the studio and this cd was
> worth the wait)
> David Bowie - Heathen (Bowie's best work since Scary Monsters)
> Jefferson Airplane - Long John Silver (I'd forgotten how much I liked this
> album....and these are the best
> vocals Grace slick has ever done)
> David Gray - White Ladder (He already has a new cd out but I have just now
> discovered this one)
> Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator) (I've been listening to this disc
> nonstop for the last year. She has a
> new DVD out of videos and live performances. If
> you're interested, contact me for details)
> Air - The Virgin Suicides OST (I love the film and the soundtrack by the
> French electronic band Air is
> great)
> Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain (I can't recommend this beautiful, haunting record
> enough)
>
> Hope to hear from you,
> Keith
>
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