# Post your recently bought favorite recording here **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 9, 2000, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720 "2000-08-09T17:22:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/1 "2000-08-09T17:22:03Z")
This is not a “favorite of all time” thread. I’ve been buying a lot of CDs lately (well since I actually have a job) and often I get a CD that I listen to, and instantly fall in love with, and just need to tell someone, but there’s no one around to tell, and besides, most of the people I know hate my music anyway. So feel free to talk about it here. We are here to listen. Anyway about my current pix: 1 & 2 John Coltrane’s _Impressions_ and _Ole_ - I’ve been more of a fusion guy for awhile. And while I listen to a lot of other stuff as well (anything from classical to Indian to techno/trance to bluegrass etc.) I’ve only started listening to more traditional jazz less than 2 years ago. As I study theory more and more I really have been able to appreciate jazz in ways I was never able to previously. Anyway, I can’t seem to stop listening to these 2 albums. 1. Bela Fleck’s latest - Just got it this past weekend. As far as I’m concerned Bela can do no wrong. 2. Pat Metheny Group, I think the name of the CD is _American Garage_ but I’m not sure. - anyway, huge Pat Metheny fan, it’s no surprise that I love this one that I also picked up last week. 3. Steve Reich _The Four Sections_ Whoa!! what an intense piece. style-minimal classical. Bought it about 3 weeks ago and have to fight myself from putting it on too much so as not to kill it. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/2 "2000-08-09T18:02:36Z")
_AC/DC Live_ _Great Gonzos! The Best of Ted Nugent_ Classics. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/3 "2000-08-09T18:12:15Z")
Sons of the Desert, _Change_ – my favorite oughta-be-mainstream country act nobody’s ever heard of Jack Ingram, _Hey You_ – my favorite y’alternative act nobody’s ever heard of 3 Doors Down, _The Better Life_ – never heard Kryptonite on the radio because I don’t listen to pop/rock/alternative stations, but my sister is friends of a friend of the band and saw them perform at the bar she works at and said they were good. She was right. ---
**Author:** ![Scribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Scribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribe)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/4 "2000-08-09T18:24:25Z")
I’ve recenly bought Wanda Jackson’s Vintage Collection…a compilation of her 50s and early 60s stuff. I know it’s good, because I transferred it to cassette really fast (my most convenient audio outlet). (Jackson was a 50s singer who frequently sang rock and rockabilly…) ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/5 "2000-08-09T18:27:37Z")
Steely Dan - 2 against nature doesn’t reach the heights of Aja or Royal Scam but I’ve only listened to it twice and the Dans stuff tends to grow on you. Hush - Texas, Scottish band US name good CD though. Supernatural - Santana not really sat down and taken it in yet but it seems like his best offering for some time. Rhythm and Stealth - Left Field it took long enough to follow up Leftism and it is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/6 "2000-08-09T18:49:40Z")
**Moe** , your tastes do seem pretty diverse. Of course, Steve Reich and anybody is pretty diverse. My recent favs are probably Me First and the Gimme Gimmes _Are a Drag_ (I figured I’d beat you to it, SR), _No Borders Here_ by Jane Siberry and _Audio_ by Blue Man Group. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/7 "2000-08-09T19:10:38Z")
I _just_ bought (but have not have had time to play) the musical score to “The Hollow Man”, by film composer Jerry Goldsmith. I also listen to “The Mummy” (by Goldsmith - great score!) and “Our Native Land” (classical piece by Finnish Composer Jean Sibelius.) I also frequently listen to the rare score “Under Fire”, composed by Goldsmith, guitar soloist Pat Metheny. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/8 "2000-08-09T19:11:00Z")
I bought two re-releases lately - Lou Reed’s “Growing Up in Public” and Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense.” They’re playing in an endless loop on the tape deck of the truck. ---
**Author:** ![Baglady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Baglady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baglady)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/9 "2000-08-09T20:02:33Z")
You said a RECENT purchase, not an all-time thing, right? the singer has a gawdawful screechy voice, but the songs are very catchy. ---
**Author:** ![Mamapotomus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mamapotomus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mamapotomus)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/10 "2000-08-09T20:10:43Z")
Cowboy Mouth- Easy. This is their new one & it’s awesome! Crash Test Dummies- God Shuffled His Feet They Might Be Giants- Flood ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/11 "2000-08-09T21:57:27Z")
Two biggies: Not so recent, but probably a couple of months ago, was the amazing Transcendental Blues by Steve Earle. For the first two weeks I had it, nothing else even went near my CD player, and it’s inspired me to dig out his other post-prison records too. Black Flag - First Four Years. I’ve been after this for a while, and only found a copy about three weeks ago. The first Black Flag single (ie the first 4 songs on this) is close to the greatest punk rock record ever. The rest of the disc doesn’t live up to that, but those four songs are what makes collecting music worthwhile. It’s nice to know I’ve got something in common with Henry Rollins (both blown away by the early Black Flag). HenrySpencer. ---
**Author:** ![sliv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@sliv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sliv)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/12 "2000-08-09T22:03:57Z")
XTC - Wasp Star. I like this so much I’m considering giving copies away to random strangers. It’s that good. Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs. A fascinating experiment that really works. Some great songs covering all sorts of unexpected genres. All within the last two months, mehtinks. Haven’t bought anything noteworthy more recently. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalMuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@DigitalMuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalMuse)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/13 "2000-08-10T01:01:21Z")
Papa Roach-Infest A Perfect Circle- Mer De Nom Both wonderful wonderful albums!! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/14 "2000-08-10T01:05:36Z")
The last CD I bought was Beatles Anthology 3. I frickin’ love it. I’m always fascinated hearing bands do alternate versions of their own songs, as well as early versions and out takes. The CD really display’s the Beatles genius. I especially dig the “Rocky Raccoon” track (“Sminking?”) and the spontaneous “Los Paronoias” song. I’m thinking of having it welded into my player. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/15 "2000-08-10T01:08:57Z")
The last album I bought that really amazed me was **Yes** ’ _The Ladder_. Great stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Catfood\_Purrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Catfood\_Purrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catfood_Purrito)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/16 "2000-08-10T02:52:49Z")
Most 3 most recent acquisitions: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Are a Drag Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Have a Ball The Best of the Grateful Dead I, too, have discovered Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and I can’t bring myself to listen to anything else right now…plus, I’ve got several friends hooked. 🙂 And the Grateful Dead are pretty damn good, too. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/17 "2000-08-10T05:10:24Z")
Well… I just bought the euro version of TURBONEGRO’s “Apocalypse Dudes.” Dunno if it counts, as I bought the US release when it came out two years ago, but I just HAD to get my paws on that gatefold, 180-gram vinyl, Symbionese Liberation Army logo-sporting masterpeice of ripped, stripped, and well-equipped homosexual berserker rock and roll. Good head, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@Justin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/18 "2000-08-10T14:21:26Z")
Slayer “Reign in Blood” I love the older heavy metal…Slayer is a classic. Pantera “Reinventing the Steel” A good Album, but its sounds a little different than their others. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/19 "2000-08-10T14:26:50Z")
Musicals Vol.1 from Japan. Features three songs in Japanese from CHESS. I couldn’t believe that is what is was, and made them play it in the store. Two people came up and asked what is was cause it is good. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720/20 "2000-08-10T14:30:28Z")
Rush–Different Stages Cheap Trick–Box set Cheap trick/In color/Heaven Tonight The Reverend Horton Heat–Spend a night in the box. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-recently-bought-favorite-recording-here/28720.md?page=2)