The Amazing-to-Zadzooks! Music W/O hosted by JAGUARDOG Jun 10 '05 (Updated Jun 15 '05)    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Popular Products in Books Mildred D. Taylor - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: A Literature Unit From $8 Olivier Dunrea - Ollie From $7 The Bottom Line Telynor's twisted take on modern music. After having an awful lot of fun with Romasuave's A-to-Z Movie write off, I knew that I had to have a crack at Jaguardog's own take at favorite music. I've noticed that over the years that I've gotten fussier about my musical tastes, and who I will listen to. Some songs and artists I really liked twenty years ago make me wince in pain these days, and wonder what was I thinking? But a few have survived the fray, and have become rather battered keepers in my ever growing collection of music. Those who read carefully may notice that there isn't any Classical music recordings listed here, as I intend to do a separate list some day. For more details along with a list of participants, go to Jaguardog's introduction here. So without further ado, here's my list: A A3 and Woke Up this Morning. Fiona Apple's Smooth like Honey and Shadowboxer. B Angelo Badalamenti and his soundtrack to Twin Peaks. I only heard about Chris Botti last year. This is smooth, cool, and seductive jazz certain to get you into the mood. Give his cuts of A Thousand Kisses Deep and Drive Time a listen. David Bowie's Let's Dance and China Girl. C I came late, or rather, rediscovered, the music of Leonard Cohen. I've really gotten to like Suzanne; A Thousand Kisses Deep; Alexandra Leaving; Dance Me To the End of Love and for a revolutionary kick, First We Take Manhattan. D Milonga Triste by Hugo Diaz I've been listening to Rob Dougan a lot lately. I don't know why, but Furious Angels and Left for Dead really get me revved up. Bob Dylan's Gotta Serve Somebody E Enigma has been taking Euro-pop into new areas. The Gate and The Gravity of Love work for me. The Eurythmics of course, with Sweet Dreams are Made of This and Here Comes the Rain Again. F Ah, how could I possibly forget Frankie Goes to Hollywood. This outrageous band had a great sound, interesting mixes and great videos. Welcome to the Pleasuredome. G Peter Gabriel, of course. Big Time, Sledgehammer, Growin' Up; The Barry Williams Show; Red Rain and more than I can possibly list. Two of the rarer bits are his cover of Cohen's Suzanne, The Book of Love and all of his cd Passion. Carlos Gardel and Mi Buenos Aires Querido. Benny Goodman and Sing, Sing, Sing. GoTan Project and Santa Maria. H Don Henley and Sunset Grill. I Chris Isaak and Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing J Tom Jones and You Can Take Your Hat Off. K Donya by The Klezmatics. Gladys Knight and GoldenEye. Whew. Diana Krall is another artist that can make seduction happen. The Look of Love is my favorite. The Klezmer Conservatory Band -- anything, simply anything. L Patti LaBelle -- If You Asked Me To. Led Zepplin and Kashmir. Annie Lennox may not have the pop moves of younger divas, but she is pure class, not to mention heartbreak. All three of her solo works are worth the money at any price. Money Can't Buy It; Stay By Me; Pavement Cracks; Erased simply rock and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate enabled me to survive my divorce. M How could I not list at least one song by Madonna? Human Nature and Frozen are probably my two favorites. N Perennially nominated, always overlooked Randy Newman with a sardonic, blistering look at modern life. Burn On and Political Science are my two favorites, not to mention his modern take on the opera Faust. O I've really gotten into the work of Patrick O'Hearn. Ambient, so-called New Age music with Fangs on. Coba, Sacred Heart; Northwest Passage; So Flows the Current among an awful lot of other music. P Astor Piazolla and Libertango. Pink Floyd with The Dogs of War, Money, and Shine on You Crazy Diamond. The Police got it right with Roxanne; Don't Stand So Close to Me; Synchronicity. They ended far too soon, but the solo stuff is pretty good too. Q Another band that ended too soon was Queen. Bohemian Rhapsody and Radio Ga-Ga marked an entire generation. R The best guitarist that you've never heard of is probably Chris Rea. Very popular in Europe, almost no one in the US has heard of this blues guitarist. Too bad -- you're missing a good thing. My favorite tracks include The Road to Hell, parts 1 & 2; And You My Love; Red Shoes; Johnny Needs a Fast Car. Vroom! S Most of you already know about my obsession with Sting. Ones that I really like are Valparaiso; The Book of My Life; the version of Murder by Numbers he did with Frank Zappa; Perfect Love...Gone Wrong; La Belle Dame Sans Merci; Would I Cry For You? and When We Dance. T Talking Heads and Burning Down the House. U There's always U2 and If God Will Send His Angels. V Quite possibly the best film score for science fiction is Vangelis and the work he did for BladeRunner. W Stevie Wonder and Superstition. Stevie Ray Vaughn's cover of this one is pretty good too. X I can't think of anyone with an 'X' so this will languish sad and alone. Y I've got the same problem with Y. Z Who else but Frank Zappa could possibly fit here? This musician helped to bring down the Iron Curtain, taught guitar students, and had probably the tightest band in the business. My favorites include The Deathless Horsie; Montana; St. Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast; Black Napkins; nearly all of Joe's Garage, Parts One, Two, Three; The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression, and a lot of other stuff.

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