Thanks Sven

Thank you to Sven for starting the Album thing! I had asked him about bands and what not, and now he has started a blog discussion about what your favorite albums are. See his post here. To see Sven's excellent music preferences, go here. Sadly, it's hard for me to choose favorites, so I'll just have to do a bunch of bands/albums: Flaming Lips: you will need a pair of roller skates, a beautiful summer day and a lunch date with a friend. 'Yoshimi' songs were perfect! I never thought that I could love a purely instrumental song so much before in my life. Outside of 'Green Onions.' Shrek Soundtrack: This album introduced me to the wonderful art of Rufus Wainwright. His 'Aleujah' will make you cry with a torrent of emotion that cannot be stopped. The rest of the songs are good to bounce around too. Tori Amos "Little Earthquakes" - Listen during the Winter. Wear a warm sweater and curl up in front of a fire with a warm cup of coco or tea. Have family photo albums nearby. Possibly a diary. It reminds me of the first year I moved down to Arkansas and I felt very much alone and was really missing my friends. Norah Jones "Come Away With Me" - Best when listened to under the stars, or lying on your bed with the lights off. Might require headphones. This is definitely the music I listen to when I need to do some heavy soul reflecting. Buffy "Once More With Feeling" episode soundtrack - If you love the show, then you will love to sing about it. The best part of all is the inside of the cover where Joss Whedon wrote a quick summary about why he wanted to do a musical. Here is the last little paragraph: "That's about it. I wrote musical. This is the soundtrack. Very occasionally, if you really pay attention, life doesn't suck." Matrix Soundtracks - put them on an MP3 player. Have earpiece headphones on while wearing a leather trench coat. Play while on a train/bus/public setting. Just stand there. And smile. System of a Down: Very good bouncing songs. Very good stormingmandranting songs too. Songs that make no sense or are a tribute to other things are also wonderful, just like their tribute to Legend of Zelda song 'Link'. "Link! He come to town! Come to save the princess Zelda!" Purple Rain: it's Prince. And...it's Prince. Best listened to w/ 80's style headphones, dancnig around in your room with the door closed. Hedwig and the Angry Inch Soundtrack: Although I was never a music major, I love to think of this album as a tribute to rock music. If you appreciate music and lyrics then you need this album. 'Weird' Al Yankovich's POODLE HAT: A Complicated Song...Ebay...Angry White Boy Polka...Couch Potato...Hardware Store...Wanna B Ur Lover...and the ultimate Ode to a Superhero. If it had 'The Saga Begins' and 'Yoda' then it would be perfect. He is not afraid to have fun and that is what is so great. I highly recommend singing to this album while driving in your car in heavy city traffic, it will definitely help you move things along. Pirates of Penzance - Movie Soundtrack: A parody movie. Pirates acting goofy. Fabulous tongue twisters and an array of vocals heights ('O Wandering One'). The best way to 'listen' to this movie is sitting on the floor in front of the tv while watching this movie on VHS (hard to find) and singing/screeching along with it. *Please make sure any PoP non-likers are out of the house. Moulin Rouge - You want a variety of songs, then here you have it. The best way to listen to this is by wearing a red dress in the park and have the music cranked up on a boom box next to you. Must enact w/ a trusted friend. *Will need more for 'Spectacular Spectacular.' Rocky Horror Picture Show - It is impossible to drive while listening to this album w/ out getting into a car wreck. So please, pull over and sing obnoxiously loud on the side of the road. If someone comes over to assist you, then simply throw toast at them and yell 'Boring!!!'