Comments on: Developing Musical Taste

By: jeremylukehill

jeremylukehill — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:32:02 +0000

Eric,

Thanks for that. I will see what I can do when I get a few dollars to spend.

By: Eric Neaves

Eric Neaves — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:41:59 +0000

-Michael Schade – Of Ladies and Love
-Ben Heppner – Ideale
-Ben Heppner – Dedication
-Pavarotti’s Greatest Hits (Seems lame and cheesy, I know…but it’s AMAZING!)
-Ben Folds Five – Their first album, self titled
-Once as I remember – Early Music Christmas Collection, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
-Big Sugar – Hit and Run
-Verdi’s Rigoletto (The recording by Milnes, Pavarotti & Sutherland in 1971
-Anything by Oscar Peterson
-Anything by Jacques Loussier
-A recording of Beethoven’s piano sonatas. I recommend “Appassionata” and “Pathetique”, and No. 30 (Op. 109 in E Major) as my three favourites.
-Bach – Pierre Cochereau aux Grandes Orgues de Notre-Dame de Paris
-Ray Charles – The Definitive
-Sloan – Never Hear the End of It
-Vladimir Ashkenazy – Rachmaninov 24 Preludes for Piano
-Something by Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli (a jazz violinist, and a classical violinist that square off…amazing!)
-Maria João Pires – Le Voyage Magnifique (Schubert Piano Preludes)

There it is…some of them are better than others (ex: Big Sugar…not amazing musicians…but good listening!)

Cheers!
E

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By: jeremylukehill

jeremylukehill — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:42:57 +0000

Here are the albums that people have sent me so far.

Andy:
All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone – Explosions in The Sky
Friday Night Lights Soundtrack – Explosions In The Sky
Gone: A Collection of EP’s – Mono
One More Step And You Die – Mono
Under The Pipal Tree – Mono
Australasia – Pelican
Enter – Russian Circles
Mr. Beast – Mogwai
Happy Songs For Happy People – Mogwai

Vish:
In a Silent Way – Miles Davis
Bitches Brew – Miles Davis
TNT – Tortoise
A Love Supreme – John Coltrane
Yanqui U.X.O. – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Live at the Newport Jazz Festival – Thelonious Monk
- Burn Rome in a Dream
The Dreamers – John Zorn
No Contest – Feuermusik
Goodbye, Lucille – Feuermusik

Don:
Manchild – Herbie Hancock
- King Crimson
- Robert Fripp