[sindohte]

Name the 5 CDs that are your current favorites you are listening to and why.

1. Original Sin soundtrack - because I love jazz and the sensual soundtrack is one major reason I love to watch the movie, besides getting to see Antonio Banderas nekkid Cuz it sure isn't to see scary looking Angelina Holie

2. Michael Buble - I love his versions of Put Your Head on My Shoulder and Kissing a Fool

3. The Best of Nina Simone - her voice is sheer smokey magic. If I had to pick a favorite song from the CD, I would have to say I Love You Porgy because I am a big Gershwin fan and Porgy and Bess is one of my favorite operas. Okay I lied, I Put a Spell on You is another favorite.

4. Hotel California - My dad was a diehard Eagles fan and I grew up listening to this album. Every song on the album was perfection. I could listen to the song Hotel California every day and never grow tired of hearing it.

5. Swordfish soundtrack - a so-so movie that the presence of Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and John Travolta could not save from sucking badly. However the soundtrack totally kicks tail. My favorite track is Paul Oakenfold's mix of the Neptunes song Lap Dance

[Anna]

The soundtrack to 'Immortal Beloved' - I have, unfortunately, not seen the movie (yet!), but I love Beethoven.

KD Lang - can´t name one CD, since I listen to all of her stuff, all the time. Love the voice, love the lyrics. 'Barefoot' is one favorite, 'Busy being blue' is another.

Maria Muldaur - especially her CD 'Louisiana Love Call'. Love her version of 'Cajun Moon'!

Maroon 5 - 'Songs about Jane'. Well, I´m mainly obsessed with 'This Love'...Never knew anything about them before that song, though. Now I´ve put 'This Love' on repeat, which my hubby hates. What can I say -- I get stuck on songs like that sometimes.

White Zombie - 'La Sexorcista Devil Music'. Gotta love them! Sooo cool!

Other than that -- an unholy mixture of Tom Waits, Elvis, Dolly Parton, The Beatles, Bach, The Animals, Bruce Sprinsteen, Louis Armstrong etc.
Lately, I´ve been listening a lot to Guns n´Roses, Skid Row, Motley Crue and so on. All because of a recent discussion about the `80s here on the forum!

The 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' soundtrack is also very, very good! So is the movie!

I know, I know! You said 5 CDs -- I just couldn´t stop myself.

[sindohte]

I haven't seen the movie Immortal Beloved either, but I really should get around to watching it. Beethoven's Eroica and Pastorale Symphonies along with the Emperor Concerto have to be among my favorite works by the great one. The 4th movement of the 9th Symphony is a no-brainer as well. And that is yet another reason why I love Billy Joel's song This Night, because it has the melody from that particular movement. Sheesh, can't you tell that I was a music major?

I will have to dust off my 80s CDs as well and listen to some Def Leppard. They totally rocked

[Anna]

[Hathor]

1. Keane - Hopes And Fears. Has the hypnotic ability to lure anyone who listens to it incapable of falling in lone with another band. AND I'm going to see them live soon. *bounces* They're just... wow.

2. Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling - Because I just fell in love with the episode again. Listening to the songs by themselves does, mostly, work - I actually felt sympathy for Buffy! Egads! I also have to put the fabby MP3 of Anthony Stewart Head singing "Sweet Transvestite" into that CD because, y'know, it's Giles. Singing Sweet Transvestite.

3. Fellowship Of The Ring Soundtrack - To my mind, the best CD of the lot.

4. Muse - Absolution - Muse are a very weird and undoubtedly not to everyone's taste, but give it a few listens and it must be admitted that it's completely different to anything else out there. I can happily sit and listen to the whole album in one sitting, which is rare for me.

5. Gladiator Soundtrack - It's absolutely beautiful and I quite simply love it.

[Thuriniel]

Let's see ...

Coldplay: Unbelievable as it may sound, since they are the softest band in my CD collection, I'm hooked to them. I've been listening to them constantly since one of my friends gave me this CD a few weeks ago.

Red Hot Chili Peppers: The latest collection of their best hits. "By the Way" must be one of my favorite songs of all times. For some reason their songs either make me very happy, or very sad ... or very ... I'll leave it there.

LotR soundtracks: All three of them ... my favorite one is TTT. They're a great source of inspiration ... and as far as I get into classical music.

Aerosmith: "Nine Lives" and "Pump" are probably my two fave CD's. I listen to them on a regular basis.

The Kinks: "Greatest Hits" I love their lyrics ... it's amazing how they can adress serious social issues in a seemingly lighthearted manner.

... and lately I've been listening to Jesus Christ Superstar (loved it since I can remember) ... it's fabulous!

I know I went over the five CD quota, but I listen to too much music to only mention 5 ... poor Metallica, GNR and "Queen of the Damned" Soundtrack didn't even make it to the list !

[Thuriniel]

[artanisoflorien]

Ever since we got XM Satellite radio in our car (an absolutely fantastic thing, if you ask me), my CD listening has been cut way down. The XM offers over 100 channels, but I've got it narrowed down to two decades channels, one that plays all 70s music and one that plays all 80s, and three other ones that entertain me the most: one that plays 80s hairband/metal and offshoot bands from that era (such as Velvet Revolver), one that plays mostly 70s rock, and one that plays current alternative rock. When I do listen to CDs, here are the ones that I pick most often:

1. Evanescence's Fallen. I'm a singer myself, but I will never, ever, be as good as Amy Lee. I want to be her.

2. Nickleback's The Long Road. Chad Kroeger's voice is pure sex set to music.

3. The Punisher Soundtrack. Never saw the movie and have no desire to, but the soundtrack is a great collection of new alternative rock. Plus, Amy Lee and Seether do a duet on it that I love.

4. Disturbed's Believe. I can't explain why exactly. I've always loved really heavy metal and hard rock, and they seem to satisfy that need.

5. Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack. I agree with Hathor, it's my favorite of the three.

[Maram68]

I will not quote my fave 5, because that is humanly not possible. But I can tell you which are at this precise moment in my car CD changer ...

1. Velvet Revolver - Contraband
2. Evanescence - Fallen
3. Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
4. Def Leppard's Greatest Hits
5. Soundtrack of Practical Magic
6. Soundtrack to my fic "Lessons in Love" (Sade, Faith Hill, The Calling, Lenny Kravitz, Sarah McLachlan, Robbie Williams, Dido, Sting, Def Leppard)

There is a constant rotation in my CD Changer ... at work I listen to the radio (a station with oldies and some chosen new songs).



C.

[Aerin]

C.

Right now, I am listening to:

Yellow Card-My brother loved the CD so much, that he sent it to me, I, am not so in love with it, but, it is cool

Pracitcal Magic CD!!! I love that one!

Le Roy Martez-Bell- V cool local guy, think Norah Jones with Strings
Guitar, and cello
Norah Jones-Love her...

De lovely sound track-haven't seen the movie, but, love the music!

[Amlee]

Mine is a wide range.

The Bee Gee's

Toby Keith (Might I add the tv doesn't do him justice. That is one fine hunk of man!)

The Eagles (The best concert I have ever been to)

Aerosmith greatest hits

Frank Sinatra The Capital Years

[Philia]

Songs From A Secret Garden & White Stones by Secret Garden
A Norwegian duo who composes beautiful tunes...I think it can be best described as a movie soundtrack for a movie that was never made. A friend of mine from Norway introduced me to that music and I absolutely adore it! Some pieces actually sound as if they were taken right out of Middle-earth...

Dizzy Up The Girl - by Goo Goo Dolls
What can I say? Adore that band.

The Beautiful Letdown - Switchfoot
Because well... it's great music!

Talon Mix - Smallville OST
It's a great mix of alternative rock and pop ...

Lord of the Rings OSTs
I don't need to explain that one, do I?

Other favourites would include ~Surfacing~(Sarah McLachlan), ~Songs from Dawson's Creek~(DC OST), ~Come Away With Me~ (Norah Jones), ~Deep Blue Soundtrack~, ~Harry Potter & the Prisoner Of Azkaban~,~Moulin Rouge~, ~Once Again With Feeling~ (Buffy Allstars) ... and LOTS more

[queenoftheshire]

Maroon 5- Songs About Jane - I've always loved this band and it's only band that I can actually sing to properly. And I do pretty often. When nobody's looking.

The Smashing Pumpkins- Machina/Machines of God- A big, big, big fan of this band! I enjoy it much more than Zwan (The newer formed band of Billy Corgan that broke up within the course of about a year) and is my music of choice when I'm writing.

AC/DC- Back In Black- Always had a special place in my heart, and it always will!!

The Rasmus- Any and ALL Albums- The Rasmus is a band out of Finland that's pretty current. They've been around for a few years and have at least 5 albums (which I am searching for everywhere seeing as I only have 3) I recently went to a concert of their's (RuisRock) while I was in Finland and was not dissappointed.

Yellowcard- Ocean Avenue My best friend can't live a day without listening to this album, so it grew on me. -snort- I just realized a few weeks ago that they have other albums and formed a few years ago, so I'm off to find those too.

Ok, my others that I have to mention are: Coldplay (Any and all albums as well. ), Tesla (Times Makin' Changes, Into the Now), Foo Fighters (One By One), The Spiderman 2 Soundtrack (Has nearly all my favorite artists on it.), Jimmy Eat World (Bleed American), LOTR OST's (TTT is my favorite for some odd reason.), Troy OST. (I don't intend on seeing this. I got it for Josh Groban! )

[figment]

1. Kings of Convenience - "Riot on an Empty Street"... It sounds so soft and wonderful! And the vocals! My goodness.. it's heavenly.

2. Various Artists - "Irish Pub Songs"... Hehehe! It's charming. Great to sing along to, and definitely good put-ya-in-a-good-mood music

3. Various Artists - "The Celtic Reverie".. It's completely instrumental, and best of all, IT'S GOT HARPS!!

4. John Frusciante - "To Record Only Water for Ten Days".. the man's a genius, plain and simple. His songs all sound so honest and raw, it's incredible. Plus, the way he plays the guitar is really nifty.

5. A Homemade Mix.. it's got everything from '99 Luftballons' to 'The Rose' by Bette Middler, to 'Good Vibrations' by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, and 'The Gambler' by Kenny Rogers. Hooray for ecclecticism!!

*By the way... great thread!

[kayleighTalitha]

Hmmmm, let's see, my favo ones.....

- Moulin Rouge; Do I need to explain that one? The movie was just soo great and the music makes me smile. I'm a musical fanatic. The best one is The Elephant Love medley

- Gregorian Chants; modern music sangin Gregorian, I can advice it to everybody, it just gives me shivers.

- LOTR cd's; hehehe, no need to explain this one

- Evita; another musical CD, why? Because I love musicals, that's about it, lol

- Celtic Myst; I'm addicted to Irish and Celtic music