Say Yeah

GaGaGaGaGa is a glorious record. Spoon always seems to sound fresh and yet could fit in other time periods seamlessly. For my money, they are the purest rock'n'roll band out there. I know this will sound small but I think they utilize one of rock's most important and ignored sounds in a way that rivals The Beatles. Of course, I'm talking about the hand clap. I love a band that uses the hand clap.

Wishlist

I sample music from other peoples blogs. But I don't believe in downloading whole albums. Not anymore anyways. I mean I know what it's like to struggle to make a living. Hell, I'm a teacher and that's the best paying job I've ever had. So here are twenty or so cd's I want to buy, in no particular order:

1. Spoon -- GaGaGaGa
   
2. Feist -- The Reminder
   
3. The Mars Volta -- Amputechture
   
4. Daft Punk -- Musique, Vol. 1: 1993-2005
   
5. Daft Punk -- Daft Club
   
6. Minus the Bear -- Planet of Ice
   
7. The National -- Boxer
   
8. Phoenix -- It's Never Been Like That
   
9. Rufus Wainwright -- Want One
   
10. Rufus Wainwright -- Want Two
    
11. Rufus Wainwright -- Release the Stars
    
12. Moonbabies -- Moonbabies at the Ballroom
    
13. Moonbabies -- The Orange Billboard
    
14. Feist -- Let it Die
    
15. Lucinda Williams -- West
    
16. Snow Patrol -- Eyes Open
    
17. Whiskeytown -- Stranger's Alamanac
    
18. Husker Du -- Zen Arcade How do I not own this!!!
    
19. Tori Amos -- American Doll Posse
    
20. The new Radiohead cd (maybe this year)
    
21. New Cure cd (should have one since they are going on tour but not to New Orleans)
    

There are more. But I have to give thanks for MP3 blogs. Radio doesn't play music that has anything to do with my life. A good number of those artists I had read about in magazines or had friends discuss, but through the mp3 blogs, I could actually listen and discover them.