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[tangent] Audioslave is a wonderful combo band - the great singer from Soundgarden + the great band from Rage Against the Machine = 1 really great band [/tangent]
The Braveheart Soundtrack and Last of the Mohicans Soundtrack are wonderful and can go on repeat for hours with me.
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I like the Braveheart Sdtrk, too. I've been wanting The Godfather Sdtrk. I hope I'll get it soon. Posts: 4174 | Registered: Sep 2003
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I study to the LOtR soundtrack a lot. My writing gets really intense during the orc-fighting scenes.
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Hehe! The thing I don't like about Gladiator is the volume. It goes anywhere from being barely audible to being really loud. But that does add to making it more intense.
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Hi, people. I would like to add my two cents to the subject.
I think my best non-skipping album is "The Mask and the Mirror", from Loreena Mckennitt, a Canadian singer. She plays the harp, and has a voice like an angel. Her music has strong celtic influences, but it ranges from pure medieval to middle-eastern and oriental. Sometimes she uses eletrical guitars and other modern resources. Her other albuns are also amazing. If you like "The Mask and the Mirror", Try the newest one, "Book of Secrets", or the earlier ones "The Visit", "Parallel Dreams" and "Elemental". It is not waitroom easy-listening music (like Enya). I find it much, much more powerful.
Without her music I would never concentrate myself enough to finish my Literature PHD.
Here is the lyrics of (imho) the best music of "The Mask and the Mirror". Enjoy and let me know if you liked it:
THE BONNY SWANS (7:18) Music by Loreena McKennitt. Words traditional, arranged and adapted by Loreena McKennitt
A farmer there lived in the north country a hey ho bonny o And he had daughters one, two, three The swans swim so bonny o These daughters they walked by the river's brim a hey ho bonny o The eldest pushed the youngest in The swans swim so bonny o
Oh sister, oh sister, pray lend me your hand with a hey ho a bonny o And I will give you house and land the swans swim so bonny o I'll give you neither hand nor glove with a hey ho a bonny o Unless you give me your own true love the swans swim so bonny o
Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam with a hey ho and a bonny o Until she came to a miller's dam the swans swim so bonny o
The miller's daughter, dressed in red with a hey ho and a bonny o She went for some water to make some bread the swans swim so bonny o
Oh father, oh daddy, here swims a swan with a hey ho and a bonny o It's very like a gentle woman the swans swim so bonny o They placed her on the bank to dry with a hey ho and a bonny o There came a harper passing by the swans swim so bonny o
He made harp pins of her fingers fair with a hey ho and a bonny o He made harp strings of her golden hair the swans swim so bonny o He made a harp of her breast bone with a hey ho and a bonny o And straight it began to play alone the swans swim so bonny o
He brought it to her father's hall with a hey ho and a bonny o And there was the court, assembled all the swans swim so bonny o He laid the harp upon a stone with a hey ho and a bonny o And straight it began to play lone the swans swim so bonny o
And there does sit my father the King with a hey ho and a bonny o And yonder sits my mother the Queen the swans swim so bonny o And there does sit my brother Hugh with a hey ho and a bonny o And by him William, sweet and true the swans swim so bonny o And there does sit my false sister, Anne with a hey ho and a bonny o Who drowned me for the sake of a man the swans swim so bonny o
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Just so you know, you might want to delete some of those lyrics. I don't know what the copy right is on that, but if it is copyrighted OSC and company could be sued for violation.
If this isn't under copyright, I'm sorry. If it is, don't sweat it, this has happened before, but getting rid of all but a few sections would probably be good...
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OK, sorry to bring it up. Just wasn't sure what "arranged and adapted" counted for. Didn't mean to jump all over you about it, just a little worried.
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No problem, Hobbes. I understand your concern. Loreena writes the lyrics for most of her songs, although she likes to use traditional ones (one or two per album). I choose a traditional one, just to be on the safer side.
Anyway, if anyone is curious about her, her work or other lyrics, just go to www.quinlanroad.com.
Well...time to go back to "The Land of Mordor, where shadows lie" (That would be Copacabana, where I live, hehehe) Posts: 1785 | Registered: Oct 2003
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Another good, no-skip album: Rain Dogs by Tom Waits. It takes some getting used to, but it has this incredibly rich sound, perfect accompaniment for Waits's—pardon the cliche—gravelly voice. This is my favourite album of his; it's the first one where he really started doing something fresh and new. Sadly I lack the musical vocabulary to describe the album further. It's a bit jazzy, but also a bit. . . not.
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ah, my best friend and i listened to Alice by tom waits in the dark while driving up highway 5 back to norcal. it was wonderful!
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Both Terria and Ocean Machine: Biomech by Devin Townsend (the second was originally by the "band" Ocean Machine, but is now referred to as above with the artist being Devin Townsend) are fantastic albums to listen to from start to finish.
I have had a heck of a time describing the sound of these two albums. While Physicist is much more straight forward speed/thrash sort of sound (with an incredibly effective infusion of "pop" sensibility-yeah, sounds weird but it works amazingly well) these two are not like that at all. While there are some faster songs, and some heavy songs, the overall sound is very "atmospheric" (that is the only word I have come up with). I call it ambient metal. There are slower songs, songs with slower parts, some very catchy tunes, but still some extremely tight musicianship and some long, meandering songs. Very interesting stuff. I would recommend Biomech first. A really breathtaking and captivating album. (I sort of think of it as some of the feel of Pink Floyd, but with a lot more kick).
Oh, and funny also. "Earth Day" has some great lyrics (Eat Your Beets (Recycle, recycle) Don't Eat Your Beets (recycle, recycle)).
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My recommendations (although everyone may have thought of them all ready) are:
Rumors Fleetwood Mac Who's Next The Who Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd
And, from someone else who remembers Dan Fogelberg (although may not remember how to spell it):
Year of the Cat and Time Passages Al Stewart
Al's music is lite rock like Dan's, but with Peter White's classical guitar and Al's lyrics, which are some of the most intellictual lyrics of modern music (IMO).
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I love Year of the Cat. I just got it about 6 months ago, but it's one of my favorites. I haven't been able to find any other Al Stewart around though.
When listing the album's assets, you forgot to mention that it was produced by Alan Parsons.
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Hey! Another O.A.R. fan! I mentioned Any Time Now on the last page, but I wasn't thrilled with their new album, aside from "Revisited".
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