music

two new cds: the soundtrack to nick & norah’s infinite playlist and 19 by adele. both albums are really good, though since i just got them i’m still listening and absorbing.

i saw the movie on saturday and really liked it. and i liked the soundtrack. it was another one of those movies where i immediately left the theater and headed to the music store. the movie itself also featured all the wine, by the national, another great band. i was disapointed to see the song absent from the soundtrack, but i guess it’s not a big deal, since i have the song already.

kat dennings is a hottie and i like michael cera, though i admit to questioning his acting ability since he seems to play the same character in every movie he’s been in (i guess the same might be said for her, as well). regardless, i like the character and he is well suited for this movie.

awwww….

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i was recently berated for liking jack johnson.

my friend, who is as close to a music expert as just about anyone i know, is a self-admited despiser of his music, arguing that is music appeals to the lowest common denominator, that it is written for ‘eight and 12 year olds.’

to be fair, i’ve always considered myself a bit of a music snob, occasionally making fun of friends for some of their musical predilections. i’ve even been harassed about my own tastes, but more often than not but people who i felt didn’t have a musical taste as refined as my own (i even sound like a snob!). despite all this, i was a bit taken a back when i was (severely?) judged on my affinity yle-parent:””; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Sectfor jack’s music. my feelings were scratched 🙂 a bit.

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in an effort to free up some space on my computer and curb a rash of heckling at my expense, i’ve removed over 350MB of music, including (i don’t remember where some of this came from):

aaliyah
black eyed peas
brandy
chingy
chumbawamba
coolio
dakota moon
dido
dirty vegas
distrubed
dmx
fastball
gerry rafferty
hoobastank
jay-z
joss stone
kid rock
limp bizkit
ludacris
marcy playground
marilyn manson
monica
muse
outkast
petey pablo
poe
puddle of mudd
seven mary three
switchfoot
tom waits
wyclef jean

and to replace some of that rubbish? i’ve purchased at the behest of a friend oh, inverted world and pinkerton. hurray for new music!

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while stuffing envelopes tonight countless conversations flew back and forth between those of us committed enough (or who have no lives) to stuff envelopes for a massive party mailer, i had a conversation with one of the guys about music. it was brief and i don’t recall how it came up.

he made reference to pink floyd as a jam band (with a negative tone). ‘i don’t like jam bands,’ he said. pink floyd isn’t a jam band. at least, i’ve never thought it to be one. pink floyd is a classic rock band, the original alternative band. it’s not a jam band.

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