# Your Hit Parade, or, What Are You Listening To? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 30, 2002, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518 "2002-07-30T12:47:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HalberMensch242](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@HalberMensch242](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HalberMensch242)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/21 "2002-07-31T06:37:43Z")
Mostly…Cursive, Converter, Death in June, Thursday, The Smiths and Assemblage 23… ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/22 "2002-07-31T06:42:53Z")
The Donnas: The Donnas Turn 21 Veruca Salt: Eight Arms To Hold You Liz Phair: Whitechocolatespaceegg Green Day: Nimrod Beck: Odelay Everclear: Sparkle And Fade Fiona Apple: Tidal No Doubt: Tragic Kingdom AC/DC: Back In Black They Might Be Giants: Flood Well, you _did_ say nothing heavy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![longjohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@longjohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longjohn)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/23 "2002-07-31T07:58:35Z")
And, y’know, I used to think i had pretty eclectic music tastes 'till i started hanging round here… I’ve been listening to: Talvin Singh: OK Kruder and Dorfmeister: the K&D Sessions Wes Montgomery: Some collection of the stuff he did for Verve Ash: Free All Angels Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Let’s face it Beach Boys mix CDs On the beach boys thing, it just struck me as I was wailing along with them, how ridiculous is it for 5 nerdy guys doing part harmonies to sing: "My buddies and me are getting real well known Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone " Can you imagine the fear they must have struck into the hearts of the bad guys? “Okay, fellers, we don’t want no trouble, just please don’t bring out that barbershop stuff now.” ---
**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:** [July 31, 2002, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/24 "2002-07-31T09:24:45Z")
Nothing ‘Cool’ on my list, but lots that’s ‘cool’ (or is it the other way around? ;)) Lyle Lovett - Lyle Lovett Rocket From the Tombs - The Day The Earth Met … Alice Cooper - Best of Black Flag - First Four Years Dolly Parton - Halos and Horns Velvet Underground - Loaded sessions Henry Rollins/Black Flag - Get In The Van The Doors - Bright Midnight live in America ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/25 "2002-07-31T09:34:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by interface2x \* > **How would you describe Ladytron? I’ve heard some clips but I can’t decide if I should take the plunge.** Sorry for the late reply – I only just re-checked this thread. I would describe it as retro-synth music, I suppose. Very faithful to early '80s keyboard music, but with a more self-aware theme (the whole image seems to be about recreating a _Clockwork Orange_-style distopia) and a bit more of a funky edge. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/26 "2002-07-31T19:20:26Z")
In no particular order, these are the CDs that I’ve been playing most of the time: [ul] [li]The best that I could do - John Mellencamp[/li][li]Cuttin’ Heads - John Mellencamp[/li][li]The Definitive Monkees - The Monkees (Duh!)[/li][li]Maroon - Barenaked Ladies[/li][li]Now that’s what I call quite good - The Housemartins[/li][li]Blue is the Colour - The Beautiful South[/li][li]Chants Tziganes de Hongrie - Kalyi Jag (A fantastic Romani group)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![thermalribbon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@thermalribbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thermalribbon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/27 "2002-08-01T02:59:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bad Hat \* > \*\*Bunch of stuff by **Interpol** Do you miss joy division but find most of the “post JD crowd” to be too melodramatic and gothy? have i got a band for you…(holy hell this guys are good) > > **Flaming Lips** - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Wayne Coyne is god) > > **Wilco** - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Being There, Mermaid avenues 1 and 2, and Summerteeth (in prepartation for the shows here this weekend) > > **Songs: Ohia** - Axxes and Ace, and a bunch of other random tracks… > > And some **Stevie Wonder** tracks too… > > i love summer \*\* Pretty good taste BadHat! Here’s what has been in my ride (more or less). Lips: Yoshimi Wilco: YHF Dale Watson: Blessed or Damned Springsteen: Nebraska Robbie Robertson: Storyville Ween: Chocolate & Cheese R.E.M.: Reveal Robert Palmer: Sneakin Sally thru the Alley ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/28 "2002-08-01T04:14:58Z")
**Custom** - Beat Me **Sam Roberts** - Brother Down **Richard Ashcroft** - A Song for the Lovers **Goo Goo Dolls** - Here is Gone And I just discovered **Matthew Sweet** [sub][sup]Does this make me an honorary young person?[/sup][/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Pope\_George\_Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Pope\_George\_Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pope_George_Ringo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/29 "2002-08-01T04:48:20Z")
The cds that spun thru my player today: Sun Ra and his Arkestra-Greatest Hits Nusrat Fateh Alleh Khan-Mustt Mustt Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention-We’re Only in it for the Money. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds-Let Love In ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/30 "2002-08-02T02:29:00Z")
At work, A Beautiful Mind Score. Why, because my job has data entry. Every single track is good, I don’t have to skip, and it’s on non-stop cycle. I don’t have to turn it down when a client comes in, they think it is non-offensive Classical Music. ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518/31 "2002-08-02T02:47:35Z")
Lately, I’ve been listening to selections from _Tommy_. Though it’s just marching band show arrangements, not the actual songs. Otherwise, my current playlist is full of David Bowie and The Police with some additional Meatloaf and Eurythmics songs…inspired by some videos I saw on VH1 a few weeks ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hit-parade-or-what-are-you-listening-to/121518.md?page=1)