Uber-list
While taking a break from the dissertation biz. I filled out the music magazine Inane’s music quiz. It’s kind of a big survey, and is being handed out to a lot of people, so I’ll be curious to see what happens when they compile the results.
No big surprises, I guess… but here goes.
1. What’s the oldest album you own? (not classical)
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (1959).
2. What’s the newest album you own?
The Gutter Twins, Saturnalia (2008).
3. What’s your favorite album and why?
The Catherine Wheel, Adam and Eve (1997). This was already my favorite band back in 1997, and then they put out this album: more radio friendly than their previous ones, yet more ambitious as well (Pink Floyd and Talk Talk are the main influences, so there’s some drama here). There are just some really great, sweeping, emotional songs of love and despair on this album. It never grows old.
4. What’s your least favorite album you own and why?
The Marvelous 3, ReadySexGo (2000). I bought this for $1 from the bargain bin because I thought I’d heard the band’s name before. Turns out I hadn’t. And it’s really, really awful. Superficial frat-rock. Sweet lord. Hoo haw. It sucks. Based on the cover art, I should’ve guessed.
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