# Critique my taste in music based on 20 CDs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792 "2005-07-09T23:29:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/41 "2005-07-10T16:08:22Z")
The only comment I can think to make is that some of these lists are inspiring me to do a little research. (As in, "If that person likes those bands that I enjoy, and they also like those other bands I’ve barely heard of, maybe I ought to look into those other bands too.) And that I got a chuckle from **cazzle** ’s list, seeing the Disney Family Christmas in such incongruous company. Here’s my 20, chosen completely at random from the non-classical CD’s I own: Madness: The Rise and Fall Five Iron Frenzy: Quantity Is Job 1 Matthew Sweet: Son of Altered Beast The Swirling Eddies: Outdoor Elvis The Darkness: Permission To Land The Choir: Wide-Eyed Wonder Finn Brothers (self-titled) John Lennon: Imagine Adam Again: Ten Songs The Moody Blues: The Present Cheap Trick (self-titled, from 1997) Queen: Sheer Heart Attack The Kinks: Kinks-size Kinkdom Chris Mars: Anonymous Botch Sloan: Smeared Paul McCartney: Tug of War Redd Kross: Phaseshifter Warren Zevon: Mr. Bad Example The Turtles: 20 Greatest Hits The Bangles: All Over the Place ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/42 "2005-07-10T16:53:17Z")
Here’s a random 20: Metallica - Master of Puppets Jerry Cantrell - Degradation Trip Vol. 1 and 2 Fleetwood Mac - The Dance RHCP - Californication Eagles - Hell Freezes Over Audioslave - Audioslave Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged Evanescence - Fallen Bill Hicks - Arizona Bay (ok, so one stand-up CD snuck in) Weird Al - Dare to be Stupid The Beatles - 1 MST3K - Clowns in the Sky Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gold & Platinum Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club Bob Seger - Greatest Hits Alice in Chains - Dirt Pink Floyd - PULSE (not actually mine) Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause Wow, there’s a lot of crap on that list. Of course, some of those discs are leftover from high school. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/43 "2005-07-10T17:52:09Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > It seems hardly anyone’s offering critiques, just putting up their own lists, so I’ll do both. > > Critique: Man, you guys are a bunch of hippies. It’s hard to critique lists when you haven’t heard of 9/10 of the bands listed! 😃 **brianjedi** - I can hang with this list. Some good stuff there, along with the weird. **Thudlow** - As long as you play the last three CDs on your list, we will be fine. Warren Zevon forgives all sins. **Dax** - Nice list of some semi-obscure stuff. If that is randon, I’m sure there are some gems in your collection. **Mr. Blue Sky** - Have you stolen my collection? ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/44 "2005-07-10T18:13:31Z")
> [@Hunter Hawk](#): > > [li]Crooked Fingers - _Red Devil Dawn_[/li] One of my favorite bands and albums. Glad to hear of another fan. Have you caught them live? ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/45 "2005-07-10T18:14:01Z")
**woodstockbirdybird** , you are a poster after my own heart. Of the albums on your list, I own or own other albums by the same artist for more than half of your list. **69 Love Songs** and **Entertainment!** are both in my top 5 albums. What’s a good Go-Betweens album to start with? I love “Going Blind” and “Bachelor Kisses” is pretty good, but I’m afraid I haven’t heard much else by them. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/46 "2005-07-10T18:43:33Z")
There’s a lot of music on these lists that I’m not familiar. I don’t do jazz or industrial or metal. I do like Alison Krause and have recently falled hard for alt-country. I also go for psychedelica and electronica but guess that my tastes tend to be fairly mainstream but a little eclectic. I have a lot of cds so I decided to pick my 20 from among what I’ve purchased lately. Here they are: **Grateful Dead** - The Grateful Dead Movie **James Mcmurtry** - Live in Aught-Three (it’s criminal that this guy isn’t ranked up there with Bob Dylan and other great singer-songwriters) **Leonard Cohen** - Field Commander Cohen, the live 1979 tour **Jann Arden** - Love Is the Only Soldier **Ryan Adams and Cardinals** - Cold Roses **Rolling Stones** - It’s Only Rock n’ Roll **Warren Zevon** - Live at Parker’s **Tom Waits** - Used Songs **Bruce Springsteen** - Devils and Dust **Mary Gauthier** - Mercy Now **West Indian Girl** - West indian Girl **Van Morrison** - Astral Weeks **Whiskeytown** - Faithless Street **Black Tape For a Blue Girl** - Remnants of a Deeper Purity **Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter** - Oh, My GIrl **Kate Campbell** - The Portable Kate Campbell **Rufus Wainwright** - Rufus Wainwright **Hem** - Rabbit Stories **Laura Viers** - Carbon Glacier **Kasey Chambers** - Wayward Angel **Joe Henry** - Tiny Voices (This IMHO is one of the greatest albums of the decade. Imagine a bunch of carnival performers, musicians etc. sitting around after the lights have gone down and the crowd’s gone telling each other stories. It’s a brilliant album and nobody’s ever heard of this guy.) Well there’s my list. Do with it what you will. I’d like to recommend 2 sites for anybody who loves music as much as those who’ve posted seem to do. The first is [allmusic.com](http://allmusic.com). They do tend to like everything a little too much but it’s a great place to find artist’s who are not known by you but are similar to ones that you like. The second is [yourmusic.com](http://yourmusic.com). You can buy new cds for $5.99 with no shipping charge. They are fairly mainstream but sometimes there are unexpected treasures. To those of you that work in used record stores, I shop there too. I’m not trying to turn people against what you do. The chance to listen to a disc before buying is a wonderful service. My cd collection would be much smaller without you. I’ve also had some great conversations about music with people who work there. I don’t know how to code or I would’ve included links. As for the lists I’ve seen posted, I think **silenus’s** list is probably the closest to mine overall but I find them all interesting. **Snowboarder Bo** , I think musically you and I don’t have in common but I’d you a beer just based on what you’ve posted in other threads, especially the one about near-death experiences… Hell, I’ll buy you all beers. ---
**Author:** ![meenie7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@meenie7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meenie7)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/47 "2005-07-10T18:53:56Z")
Chosen at random from the stack of discs on my desk: Underworld – dubnobasswithmyheadman They Might Be Giants – Then: The Earlier Years A Mighty Wind – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists – Wipeout XL (the soundtrack to a car racing video game, I gather…lots of loud, thumping techno) They Might Be Giants – The Spine They Might Be Giants – John Henry Orbital – Middle of Nowhere Les Rythmes Digitales – Darkdancer The Who – Tommy They Might Be Giants – Mink Car The Phantom of The Opera – Original Broadway Cast Recording Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite Radiohead – Kid A Lifestyle – At The Risk of Sounding Pretentious Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral Every Little Thing – Eternity Kraftwerk – The Mix The Sisters of Mercy – Floodland Jonathan Richman – Having a Party with Jonathan Richman Daft Punk – Discovery …ummm, yeah. I really like They Might Be Giants. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/48 "2005-07-10T19:12:22Z")
Quick critique: There are a couple popular artists up there that I like – for instance, Pink Floyd and Echo, but few albums I actually own. And the unpopular bands I’ve never heard (mostly.) But I’d agree that most of these are eclectic in and of themselves, and yet are different from the other lists. My randomized 20: 1- Songs in the Key of Springfield 2- The Best of Fairport Convention 3- Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood 4- Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom 5- Joy Division - Substance 6- Ween - Chocolate and Cheese 7- Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth 8- Pink Floyd - Meddle 9- Odds - Nest 10- Dropkick Murphys - Do or Die 11-Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour 12- Smashing Orange - No Return in the End 13- Archers of Loaf - Vee Vee 14-Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting 15 - Rush - Chronicles 16 - Deathray 17 - Saves the Day - Stay What You Are 18 - Echo and the Bunnymen - What are You Going to Do With Your Life? 19 - Xymox - Subsequent Pleasures 20 - … and You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Source Tags and Codes ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/49 "2005-07-10T19:22:37Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > \*\ ***Snowboarder Bo** , I think musically you and I don’t have in common but I’d you a beer just based on what you’ve posted in other threads, especially the one about near-death experiences… Hell, I’ll buy you all beers. Whiskeytown was a great band; I miss them. Fortunately, David Ryan Adams has maintained the same standards since he began recording solo. Joe Henry has been around for about 20 years now, but I’d have to second your opinion. Tiny Voices is his finest moment (thus far). 😛 Thanks for the beer offer, marque elf! I don’t drink, but I’d be happy to take you up on the offer and watch you drink my beer. What say we meet about, oh… 4:20 or so? I’m sorry I can’t seem to keep up with critiquing… 20 CDs is a lot of samples for each person, and for me this thread is a kudzu… it grows too fast for me to keep up. A lot of what I see is strictly mainstream, and although it’s not necessarily my cup of tea it’s by no means all bad. As always, tho, I would encourage everyone to try shopping at a small, locally owned record store rather than at a place in the mall or a chain shop. The employees at a SLO shop are there because they love music and can often help you find an artist who isn’t billboard (or Billboard) worthy but who is infintely more talented and emotive than the Sheryl Crows or Hootie & the Blowfishes of the world. And if that doesn’t float your boat, there’s plenty of (bad) electronica-rock-jazz-weirdness at my website. I am a shameless self=promoter. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/50 "2005-07-10T19:27:09Z")
Ludovic: I can do without the Elvis Costello, but anyone who owns an Archers Of Loaf album can be forgiven an indiscretion now and then 😛 My god! You actually own a Xymox album? I may have to re-think my forgiveness policy… grumble mumble ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/51 "2005-07-10T19:33:14Z")
meenie7: If I ignore your obsession with TMBG, and don’t look at that Radiohead album, you’ve got a nice collection. Downward Spiral is Trent’s best so far. Orbital is hit or miss for me; they have some really cool tunes but a lot of what I hear is just kinda uninspired dance music. But Underworld! WOOT! dubnobasswithmyheadman is THE best electronica-techno-rave-thump-thump-thump-BOOM album I know. It’s still a pleasure to listen to after all these years. Have you seen their live DVD? It’s freakin ASWOME! Hard to believe that they can do all that live, but there it is. btw, ASWOME was used in a review of one of my songs many years ago. It struck me as a hilarious typo, and I’ve used it ever since. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/52 "2005-07-10T19:53:31Z")
> [@Hunter Hawk](#): > > Oh, and **vl\_mungo** : Would you be willing to tell what store you work at? There’s a chance I’ve bought music from you. Red Cat Records (not the one in Nevada). Also… I think a few of you out there might like [Radio Rumpus Room](http://www.radiorumpusroom.com/). It’s my favourite online radio show. It’s broadcast out of Minneapolis / St. Paul, and plays all sorts of good country, psychedelic, rockabilly and garage rock. Most importantly, they archive their show so you can listen to it any time. The only annoying bit is that one of the DJ’s puts some stupid effect on his/her voice so that he/she sounds like they’ve been huffing helium. Personally, I’m mostly able to ignore it. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/53 "2005-07-10T20:36:15Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Stellastarr\* sounds like The Pixies?!? That’s a new one on me. Their music is a bit milquetoast for my tastes, but My Coco is total earworm material. I still can’t figure out whether I like that song or not. In fairness, I suspect those comments about them sounding like the Pixies are from the fanboys who claim that every indie rock group from the past 20 years has been ripping off the Pixies. In re their music being milquetoast–yeah, nobody’s gonna be claiming that they push the boundaries; but what the hell, there’s always a place for well-done straight indie rock. And they _do_ put on a good live show. **Snowboarder Bo** : Thanks for the pointers to stuff by Laswell. I’ll do some poking around. **PapSett** : Dixie Chicks? Keith Urban? Heh heh heh… > [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](#): > > [Crooked Fingers and Red Devil Dawn are] One of my favorite bands and albums. Glad to hear of another fan. Have you caught them live? Several times–They’re local to me. For example, I was at their last run-through gig a day or two before they went into the studio to record _Dignity & Shame_, and then at their homecoming show when they got back from touring to support the album. I’m frankly not that fond of the album, and I think the rougher presentation when they were still working on the songs actually worked better than what they ended up with. (On another note, I _really_ wish they’d record the song “Red Devil Dawn”–I’ve only heard it live, and it rawks.) (On another another note: JFTR, **Snowboarder Bo** , you do know that Crooked Fingers is the new project from Eric Bachmann, right?) **marque elf** : Ooh, a fan of Jesse Sykes and Laura Veirs! Cool! I don’t know Laura personally, but I run into her every so often, and Jesse is a real sweetie. You might want to check out the Transmissionary Six if you’re not already familiar with them, and you should keep an eye out both for Blackwood Hymnal and for Vivian Linden & the Latecomers (I don’t know if either of them have any official releases out yet). > [@Snowboarder Bo](#): > > Fortunately, David Ryan Adams has maintained the same standards since he began recording solo. Still a fuckin’ diva, though… > [@vl\_mungo](#): > > Red Cat Records (not the one in Nevada). Thanks–I haven’t been there yet, but I’ll have to check it out the next time I’m in Vancouver. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/54 "2005-07-10T21:20:36Z")
\*\*Hunter Hawk \*\* wrote : PapSett: Dixie Chicks? Keith Urban? Heh heh heh… You betchersweetass . I like 'em . So there . I have all 5 of Keith Urban’s CD’s and tickets to see him in concert in Indianapolis Aug. 21 . I told y’all - laugh , laugh all ya want . I know what I like 😉 . Carry on . Anna ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/55 "2005-07-10T21:21:17Z")
**marque elf** , you are first other person I’ve ever encountered who’s even heard of **Black Tape For A Blue Girl** , much less owned any of their CDs. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/56 "2005-07-10T21:29:07Z")
**Hunter Hawk** thanks for the tips. None of those you’ve suggested are familiar to me but I will look for them next time I hit the record store. **vl mungo** The radio rumpus Room sounds interesting. I’ll give it a listen and let you know what I think. When I review the lists I see that nobody has mentioned the Cowboy Junkies, my favorite band. Margo Timmons has the best voice in all of current rock music. If morphine could give voice, it would sound like her; warm, soft, powerful and very addictive. I want to marry her voice and have its children and I’m male. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/57 "2005-07-10T23:18:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > **marque elf** , you are first other person I’ve ever encountered who’s even heard of **Black Tape For A Blue Girl** , much less owned any of their CDs. 😃 I kind of stumbled across them. I was in a used book store that also sells cds. I’d never heard of them and it was from Projekt who also do Love Spirals Downward and I like them. It had a naked woman and a sticker with some interesting quotes so I bought it. I guess I’m easily influenced but a naked woman always gets my attention. I could always take it back if I didn’t like it. I liked it. They’re sometimes terribly pretension but I listen to them when I’m down. It’s like personal mood music for my depression. I’m not a musician but I love music. Since I can’t create my own, I let others do so and then i pick what fits my mood. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/58 "2005-07-11T00:24:40Z")
> [@Lisa-go-Blind](#): > > **woodstockbirdybird** , you are a poster after my own heart. Of the albums on your list, I own or own other albums by the same artist for more than half of your list. **69 Love Songs** and **Entertainment!** are both in my top 5 albums. What’s a good Go-Betweens album to start with? I love “Going Blind” and “Bachelor Kisses” is pretty good, but I’m afraid I haven’t heard much else by them. _Entertainment!_ is in my top 5, too - it’s weird, because even though it seems too abrasive for most people, everyone I play it for loves it, no matter what kind of music they like. For the Go-Betweens, I’d start with _Tallulah_ or _16 Lovers Lane_ - or, if you don’t want to shell out for the recent 2-disc reissues of their back catalogue, the new one, _Oceans Apart_, is good, as is 2000’s _The Friends of Rachel Worth_, which has “Going Blind”. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/59 "2005-07-11T00:35:57Z")
I am simulataneously impressed and intimidated by those of you whose lists are made up almost entirely of artists that I’d never heard of. 😃 Here’s my 20, which I got by shuffling [~240](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=324713) albums in iTunes and clicking “Next” a bunch of times: [ol][li]The Rembrandts - _Untitled_[/li][li]_American Musical Theater I_ (part of a 4-CD set issued by the Smithsonian)[/li][li]Iron Maiden - _Fear of the Dark_[/li][li]Prince - _The Hits_[/li][li]Grant Lee Buffalo - _Copperopolis_[/li][li]_Wicked_ (soundtrack)[/li][li]Glenn Miller - _The Best of Glenn Miller_[/li][li]wish - _fustertated_ (an old friend’s old band)[/li][li]Blood, Sweat & Tears - _Blood, Sweat & Tears_[/li][li]_Classic Jazz Piano (1927-1957)_[/li][li]Alanis Morissette - _Jagged Little Pill_[/li][li]_A Little on the CD Side, Volume 12_ (part of an annual CD series issued by the old _Musician_ magazine)[/li][li]_Light Jazz Christmas_[/li][li]Sting - _Fields of Gold_[/li][li]Yo-Yo Ma - _6 Suites for Unaccompanied Cello_[/li][li]_Rent_ (soundtrack)[/li][li]_The Music of Disney - A Legacy in Song_ (part of a 3-CD set)[/li][li]The Corrs - _Live in Dublin_[/li][li]Iron Maiden - _Brave New World_[/li][li]_Cutting Edge Vol. 2 (Best of Modern Rock)_[/ol][/li]I have a buttload of albums by three particular artists, so whenever something by one of them came up I skipped it, but even still I don’t feel that this list is terribly representative. But I like everything listed – except #18, which was a gift. 🙂 #1 was a freebie, too, from their record label (where I interned for about 2 weeks once upon a time), but I liked it very much when I got it . . . now it’s a little too “pop,” even for me, but I still like it for the nostalgia factor. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792/60 "2005-07-11T00:40:05Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > I kind of stumbled across them. Try a group I stumbled across: [Trespassers William](http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews.php?page=T&a=1&rt=cd&rf=TrespassersWilliam%20DifferentStars%20092804). Turns out I know the lead singer. She works at the local Border’s when not on tour. Good stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-taste-in-music-based-on-20-cds/311792.md?page=2)