Phil Keaggy - Complete Jammed! Album.
Phil Vassar - “Just Another Day in Paradise” and “That’s When I Love You” from his self-titled album.
Phil Wickman - Entire self-titled album. Christian soft rock worship.
Philmont - “I Can’t Stand to Fall” Oh Snap EP. Imagine if Fall Out Boy became Christian, that’s what Philmont sounds like.
Philmore - “Our Finest Hour“ from Take Time To Listen - Volume 5.
Phish - Entire albums: Billy Breathes, Farmhouse, and Undermind.
The Pieces and the Fat - “Dreams Forgotten” and “Psalm 63” from their demo album. I actually roomed with the bassist, Peter Deustermann, my first year of college out here (my junior year overall).
Pierre Bensusan - Complete Intuite album. Instrumental guitar music. Bensusan is amazing.
Pigeon John - “Identity Crisis” from Mix This: Extreme Music.
Pillar - Entire albums: Broken Down: The EP, Fireproof, and Where Do We Go From Here. Christian metal/industrial rock.
Pinhead Circus - “Six Down” from Real Tracks.
Pink - “Funhouse”, “Please Don’t Leave Me”, “So What” and “Sober” from Funhouse, “Who Knew”, “U and Ur Hand”, and “Stupid Girls” from I’m Not Dead, and “Just Like a Pill”, “Don’t Let Me Get Me”, and “Get This Party Started” from M!ssundaztood.
Pink Floyd - Complete albums: The Dark Side of the Mood, Meddle, Obscured by Clouds, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The Wall, and Ummagumma. Roger Waters is a genius.
Pivitplex - Entire albums: The King In a Rookery, The This is Then EP, Porchlight, and Under Museum Quality Glass. Also have “Hope Killed the Shadows (The Dead Whisper On)” released only online and on iTunes. Pivitplex has humble beginnings in Billings, Montana when they were under the name Porchlight, although they now lay claim to Nashville, TN as their origin. Scott Brownson, the front man, is good friends with my oldest brother-in-law.
The Pixies - “Where Is My Mind?” from Surfer Rosa. I used to have an entire Pixies album, but I can’t find it anywhere. This lone song does not fulfill my appetite for more Pixies.
Plácido Domingo - Complete Greatest Love Songs and Pasión Española albums. Didn’t know I liked Classical music, did you? Who would have known that Plácido is part of my musical collection? Good background music for a dinner party with elder relatives.
Plain White T’s - Entire Big Bad World and Every Second Counts albums. Best known for “Hey There Delilah” and “1, 2, 3, 4”.
Plankeye - Plankeye appears on 4 separate compilations “Goodbye” from Cheapskates: Softer Side, “All the King's Horses” from Never Say Dinosaur, “Sterling” from Propska One, and “Struck By the Chord” from Tooth & Nail Rock Sampler Volume 1.
Player - “Baby Come Back” from 70's Pop Number 1's. Recently featured in TV ads.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
“P” Part 3 of 4
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
“P” Part 2 of 4
Peggy Lee with Jack Marshall's Music - “Feaver” from Sentimental Favorites.
The Pep Squad - “Jamie’s Kisses” from Tooth & Nail Rock Sampler Volume 1.
Persephone's Bees - “We’ve Just Begun” from REIGoPlaylist.com. Female punk group.
Pete Orta - “Use Me” from Mix This: Extreme Music.
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Complete The Main Ingredient album. Low-key rap. Not in-you-face rap, which is what I would call the majority of rap out there today.
Pete Stewart - Entire self-titled album. He is the lead singer and guitarist of Grammatrain (who recently reunited), was the lead singer for The Accident Experiment, and is the former guitarist of Tait.
Pete Townsend - “Let Me Love Open the Door” from Empty Glass.
Peter Frampton - “Show Me the Way” and “Baby, I Love Your Way” from Frampton Comes Alive! He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd, among others.
Peter Gabriel - “In Your Eyes” from his So album.
Peter Schilling - “Major Tom (Coming Home)” from Error In the System. a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes (aliens, astronauts, nuclear holocausts, etc.). His 1983 album, Error in the System, generated his only international hit single, "Major Tom (Coming Home)", a retelling of David Bowie's classic 1969 song "Space Oddity".
Peter, Paul, & Mary - “Right Field” from Around the Campfire.
Petey Pablo - “Raise Up” from Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry and “Freek-a-Leek” from Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry.
Petra - Entire albums: Back to the Street, Beyond Belief, Captured in Time & Space, Double Take, No Doubt, Not of This World, Petra Praise, Vol. 2: We Need Jesus, Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out, Petraphonics, This Means War, Unseen Power, and Wake-Up Call.
PFR - Complete albums: Disappear, Goldie’s Last Day, Great Lengths, The Late Great PFR, and Them.
Phil Collins - “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” from Against All Odds, “I Wish It Would Rain Down” and “Another Day in Paradise” from . . . But Seriously, “Dance Into the Light” from the album of the same name, “In the Air Tonight” from Face Value, “You Can’t Hurry Love” from Hello, I Must Be Going!, “True Colors” from Hits, “Take Me Home” from No Jacket Required, and “Two Worlds” from Tarzan [Original Soundtrack].
Phil Joel - Former bassist of the Newsboys. I have his entire Deliberate Kids and Watching Over You albums. The former is a kids worship album.
Monday, September 28, 2009
New additions
Cobra Starship - "Good Girls Gone Bad" from Hot Mess.
Jay-Z - "Brooklyn Go Hard" from the Notorious soundtrack.
Story of the Year - "Anthem of Our Dying Day" from Page Avenue.
Mat Kearney - Entire City of Black & White album.
Building 429 - Entire self-titled album.
Michael Franti & Spearhead - "Say Hey (I Love You)" from All Rebel Rockers.
Justin Bieber - "One Time" from My World.
The Rolling Stones - "Sympathy For the Devil" from Beggars Banquet.
“P” Part 1 of 4
P. Diddy - “Diddy” from The Saga Continues . . . and “I Need a Girl” from We Invented the Remix Vol. 1.
P.O.D. - “Whatever It Takes” from Any Given Sunday [Soundtrack], “School of Hard Knocks” from Little Nicky [Soundtrack]. Complete albums: The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, Live, Satellite, Testify, and When Angels and Serpents Dance.
Pacifica - “Me Caí” from Asunción. Starbucks freebie. I love Latin music, so I kept this one.
Paige - “Power In Your Head” from Mix This: Extreme Music.
Pain - “Full Speed Ahead” from the album that bears the same name and “Suckerpunch” from Wonderful Beef.
Paolo Nutini - “Last Request” and “New Shoes” from These Streets.
Papa Roach - “Last Resort” from Infest.
Papa San - “Step Pon Di Enemy” from New Music 03. Hip-hop dance.
Paperboy - “Diddy” from The Nine Yards. Not to be confused with the artist Diddy/P. Diddy.
Paramore - “Misery Business” and “That’s What You Get” from Riot! I love Paramore! Modern hard anthem rock.
Pat Benatar - “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” from Crimes of Passion and “We Belong” from Tropico.
Pat Green - “Carry On” from Three Days. This song has gotten me through so many hard times.
Patrick Watson - “Big Bird In a Small Cage” from Wooden Arms.
Pattie LaBelle - “New Attitude” from Beverly Hills Cop [Soundtrack].
Paul Colman Trio - “Solution” from New Music 03.
Paul McCartney - Entire albums: Back In The U.S. Live 2002, Chaos and Creation In the Backyard, Driving Rain, Flaming Pie, McCartney, and Memory Almost Full.
Paul McCartney & Wings - Complete Band On the Run album.
Paul Oakenfold - Entire Bunkka album.
Paul Simon - Complete Graceland album and “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” from his self-titled album.
Paula Abdul - Entire albums: Greatest Hits: Straight Up! and Shut Up and Dance: Dance Mixes.
Paula Cole - Complete This Fire album.
Paula DeAnda - “Easy” from her self-titled album. This song is catchy and a great dance track.
Pavement - Complete albums: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Slanted & Enchanted, and Wowee Zowee. Pavement was an American indie rock band in the 1990s from Stockton, California. They were one of the more popular and influential lo-fi rock bands of the 1990s.
Pax217 - Entire Engage album and “AM” from Set Apart and “Gratitude” from Take Time To Listen - Volume 5. Think of Pax217 like a Christian All-American Rejects.
Pearl Jam - “World Wide Suicide” from their self-titled album, “Jeremy” from Ten, and “Better Man” from Vitalogy.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
“O” Part 1 of 1
O-Town - “All or Nothing” and “Liquid Dreams” from their self-titled album.
O.A.R. - Entire albums: All Sides, Live From Madison Square Garden, and Stories of a Stranger. “Anyway” from Any Time Now, “Old Man Time”, “Whose Chariot” and “Dareh Meyod” from In Between Now and Then, 6 tracks from Risen, 4 from Souls Aflame, and the majority of songs from The Wanderer. Top 20.
The O.C. Supertones - “Adonai” from Adventures of the O.C. Supertones and the following full albums: Chase the Sun, Hi-Fi Revival, Loud and Clear, and The Supertones Strike Back.
Oasis - Familiar to Millions and (What's The Story) Morning Glory? albums.
Obie Trice - “Got Some Teeth” from Cheers.
The Office - Theme Song. My 2nd favorite TV of all time. My first is The Simpsons.
The Offspring - Complete albums: Americana, Conspiracy of One, Ignition, Ixnay on the Hombre, self-titled, Smash, and Splinter. I also have “Kristy, Are You Doing OK? from Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.
Ohio Players - “Love Rollercoaster”, “Fire”, and “Stop Lying to Yourself” from Love Rollercoaster Anthology.
Ohmega Watts - “Can You Hear It?” from REIGoPlaylist.com.
OK Go - “Here It Goes Again” from their album Oh No. This was the song that created a nation-wide phenomenon with their music video. The guys are on treadmills doing acrobatics and such. Everything is so well-rehearsed and in sync.
Ol' Dirty Bastard - “Got Your Money” from Nigga Please, and “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” from Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version.
OMC - “How Bizzare” from the album of the same name.
OneRepublic - Entire Dreaming Out Loud album. Hailing from Colorado Springs, CO.
One eskimO - “Kandi” from All Balloons. This is a Starbucks free music video.
Oowee - “Why Cry?” from his self-titled album.
OPM - “Heaven Is a Halfpipe” off of the album Menace to Sobriety. Apparently OPM is a fan of skate boarding.
Orchestra Baobab - “Pape Ndiaye” from Made in Dakar. A Starbucks freebie.
Orgy - “Blue Monday” from Candyass.
Our Lady Peace - “Superman’s Dead” from Feel the Power and “Somewhere Out There” from Gravity.
Out of the Grey - “Waiting” from Mix This: Extreme Music.
The Outhere Brothers - “Boom, Boom, Boom” from 1 Polish, 2 Biscuits & A Fish Sandwich.
Outkast - “Rosa Parks” from Aquemini, “ATLiens” from the album of the same name, “The Whole World” from Big Boi and Dre Present...Outkast, “Morris Brown” from Idlewild. This song was featured on the movie Drumline. “So Fresh, So Clean”, “Ms. Jackson” and “B.O.B.“ from Stankonia. Also have the complete The Love Below (companion album to Speakerboxxx [see Big Boi]).
Owl City - Entire Maybe I’m Dreaming album and “Fireflies” from Ocean Eyes. Similar sound to Dashboard Confessional.
Ozzy Osbourne - “Crazy Train” from Blizzard of Oz and the entire No More Tears album.
Friday, September 25, 2009
“N” Part 2 of 2
The New Radicals - Complete Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. This album is awesome. Not a bad song on this album. Very similar sound to Lucky Boys Confusion.
Newsboys - Complete albums: Adoration: The Worship Album, Entertaining Angels, Go [Limited Edition], Going Public, The Greatest Hits, In the Hands of God, Love Liberty Disco, Shine...The Hits, Step up to the Microphone, Take Me to Your Leader, and Thrive. Top 20. Seen them twice in concert.
Nichole Nordeman - Entire Brave album and “Tremble“ from the Set Apart compilation. Christian pop.
Nickel Creek - “Here to There” from the album of the same name, complete albums: self-titled and This Side. Favorite song: “The Fox” from their self-titled album. Bluegrass and folk music.
Nickelback - Complete albums: All the Right Reasons, Curb, Dark Horse, Hesher, Long Road, Silver Side Up, and The State. Chad Kroeger is an amazing song writer and vocalist.
Nicki French - “Total Eclipse of the Heart” from Secrets. A cover of Bonnie Tyler’s ‘80s hit.
Nicole C. Mullen - “Witness” from Mix This: Extreme Music and “On My Knees” from her self-titled album.
Nina Gordon - “2003” from RPM American Eagle Outfitters Going Fast is Alive.
Nirvana - “In Bloom” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from Nevermind. I feel sorry for the kid whose picture is on the front of this album. There was a news story a while ago about what it’s like now that he is older. I don’t remember what he said.
No Doubt - Entire The Singles 1992-2003 and Tragic Kingdom albums. I also have their performance with Sting from Super Bowl XXXVVI Halftime show.
No Mercy - Where Do You Go single. Contains the radio edit and 4 additional mixes of the song.
Noah and the Whale - “Shape of My Heart” from Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down. A Starbucks Freebie.
Noise Therapy - “Get Up” from Tension.
Nora Jones - Entire albums: Come Away with Me, Feels Like Home, and Not Too Late. Also have “Something is Calling You” from First Sessions.
Norway - “So You Say” from Cheapskates: Softer Side. A cheesy dance track.
Notorious B.I.G. - “Hypnotize” and “More Money, More Problems” from Life After Death and “Big Poppa” from Ready to Die.
Nu Shooz - “I Can’t Wait” from Poolside.
nWo - “Don't Turn Your Back on the Wolfpack". The intro for the Wolfpack and Kevin Nash. If this is incorrect, please let me know as I don’t watch wrestling unless it is real.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
“N” Part 1 of 2
N’Sync - “Girlfriend” from Celebrity. Features Nelly.
N.E.R.D. - “Rock Star” from ESPN Presents Stadium Anthems: Music For The Fans.
N.O.R.E. - “Oye Mi Canto” from N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe.
Nakatomi - “Children of the Night” from the album bearing the same name. Rave/Trance/Dance.
Nameless - Complete The Other Side of Forever. I heard this at a chapel service at the private Christian school that I used to work at. I emailed one of the worship leaders about it and it turned out that he actually wrote the song that he was performing. Nate Rees is the lead singer/songwriter for Nameless and Rees currently leads worship at a church in the Denver metro area. In case you are wondering, the song I initially inquired about is called “Uncontrollably”. It is awesome and Rees’ vocals are on the level of Jeremy Camp, Matthew West, and David Crowder.
Nappy Roots - “Awnaw” from Watermelon, Chicken, & Gritz.
Nas - “If I Ruled the World” from Feel the Power sampler, “I Can” from God’s Son, and “Hate Me Now” from I Am . . .
Natalie - “Goin’ Crazy” from her self-titled album. Pop.
Natalie Imbruglia - Complete Left of the Middle album. Best known for her song “Torn” which is featured on this album.
Natasha Bedingfield - “Love Like This” from Pocketful of Sunshine and “Wild Horses”, “These Words”, and “Unwritten” from her Unwritten album. Sister to Daniel Bedingfield, both are equally great, but I would venture to say that Natasha has become better-known than her brother.
The National - Entire albums: Alligator, Boxer, Cherry Tree, self-titled, and Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers. Country infused rock.
Naughty by Nature - “O.P.P.” from their self-titled album and “Hip Hop Hooray” from 19 Naughty III.
Nazareth - “Love Hurts” from Power Ballads Gold.
NCIS - Theme song from the TV show.
Ne-Yo - “So Sick” from In My Own Words and “Closer” and “Miss Independent” from Year of the Gentleman.
Nellie McKay - “Sari”, “Change the World”, “Inner Peace”, and “Work Song” from her Get Away From Me. I saw this album and decided to check it out. Boy, was I in for a surprise. She raps! Not like those hip-hop girl groups, no, like Eminem rap. And she’s not afraid to tell it like it is. The rest of the stuff on the album is not as fun to listen to; covers of old songs, slow ballads, etc. I found these 4 songs worthy of iPod placement.
Nelly - 5 tracks from Country Grammar, “Errtime” from The Longest Yard soundtrack, 5 tracks from Nellyville, “Over and Over”, “My Place”, and “N Dey Say” from Suit, and the entire Sweat album.
Nelly Furtado - “Try” and “Powerless (Say What You Want)” from Folklore, “Turn Off the Lights” from Whoa! Nelly, and the entire Loose album.
Nena - “99 Red Balloons” from 99 Luftballons.
New Found Glory - “Tangled Up” from Not Without a Fight album.
New Kids on the Block - “Summertime” from The Block. I wish I had the equipment to turn cassette tapes into CD’s or mp3s. I used to have a few NKOTB tapes, I think they’re still at my parent’s house. Their supposed ‘comeback’ didn’t take off like I thought it would.
New Order - “60 Miles an Hour” from American Eagle’s Get Together sampler.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Recently Added
The Afters - I Wish We All Could Win and Never Going Back to OK albums.
Charlie Hall - Flying Into Daybreak album.
Dave Matthews Band - Live at Mile High Music Festival album.
David Crowder Band - The Lime CD and Sunsets & Sushi albums.
Fall Out Boys - “Calm Before the Storm“ from Take This To Your Grave.
Band of Horses - “The Funeral" from Everything All the Time.
Atmosphere - “Don’t Forget” from Sad Clown Bad Summer 9.
Laurent Korcia - "Cinema Paradiso" from Cinema album.
Miike Snow - "Silvia" from his self-titled album.
Colbie Calliat - "Falling For You" from her new Breakthrough album.
Jay-Z - "Empire State of Mind" from his recently released The Blueprint³.
Fabolous - "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" from Loso's Way.
Boys Like Girls - "Love Drunk" from the album of the same name.
Drake - "Forever (ft.Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)" from the Forever soundtrack.
Desperation Band - "Promises" from Who You Are.
Better Days Ahead - "Maybe You" from their B.D.A. album.
Ali Dee & the Deekompressors - "Go Speed Racer Go" from the Speed Racer soundtrack. This is the track that you hear at the end of the movie during the credits.
Hawk Nelson - Entire Letters To the President album.
Bob Dylan - "All Along the Watchtower" from the John Wesley Harding album and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" from the album of the same name.
DecembeRadio - "Drifter" from their self-titled album.
Monday, September 21, 2009
“M” Part 4 of 4
Miley Cyrus - DON’T MAKE FUN OF ME!!! “7 Things” from Breakout, “Hoedown Throwdown” from Hannah Montana The Movie [Soundtrack], and “Party In the USA” from The Time of Our Lives.
Milli Vanilli - “Blame It On the Rain” and “Girl, You Know It’s True” from the album that bears the name of the second song listed here.
Milton - Sound clips from Office Space.
Mims - “This Is Why I’m Hot” from Music Is My Savior.
Miss Angie - “Hands” from Propska One.
Miss Angie - Complete albums: The Cookbook and Under Construction. “Get Ur Freak On” and “One Minute Man” from Miss E… So Addictive and “Shake Your Pom Pom” from Step Up 2: The Streets [Soundtrack].
Monday Night Football - Theme song. This song is actually misplaced. The name of the song is “Heavy Action” and is written by Johnny Pearson.
Moby - Complete albums: Hotel, Last Night, Play, Play [Ltd. Bonus CD], Songs 1993-1998, and 18.
Model Engine - “Hang You Upside Down” from Take Time To Listen - Volume 5.
Modest Mouse - Entire Building Nothing Out Of Something and Good News For People Who Love Bad News albums. “Float On” is my favorite MM song.
Monday Morning - “Dear You” from New Music 03.
Modern English - “I Melt With You” from After the Snow.
The Monkees - “Theme from The Monkees” from self-titled and “I’m a Believer” from More of The Monkees.
Montell Jordan - “This Is How We Do It” from the album of the same name.
Morella's Forest - “Tangerine Drops” from Tooth & Nail Rock Sampler Volume 1. Post-shoegazer girlie pop.
The Morrison Brothers - Self-titled album. Contains songs “Puberty”, “Walter”, “Colorado”, “Day from Hell”, “Mean Old Huck Finn (Becky Thatcher)”, “Colorado (alternative version)”, and “Welcome to Dumpsville”. Ben Haley from Meese and Mike Terpstra. Both went to school with my wife and I. They still perform when Haley is not busy with Meese.
Morton Stevens - “Hawaii Five-O” from the TV show of the same name.
Motley Crue - “Kickstart My Heart” from Dr. Feelgood and “Girls, Girls, Girls” from the album of the same name.
Mr. Hudson & the Library - “Supernova” from Straight No Chaser.
Mr. Mister - “Kyrie” from Welcome to the Real World.
Mudvayne - “Dig” from L.D. 50.
Mukala - “Skip to the End” and “Stranger Than Fiction” from Fiction and “Soap” from Propska One.
Muppets - I love the Muppets and always will. “Fraggle Rock Theme”, “Poopoo Sha Wa Wa” from Muppet Babies, most songs from The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More! album, “I Don't Want to Live On the Moon” from The People In Your Neighborhood, and “Cookie” from Sesame Street. This is Cookie Monster’s parody of Limp Bizkit’s “Nookie”.
Murphy Lee - “Wat Da Hook Gon Be” and “Shake Your Tailfeather” from Murphy’s Law.
Murray Head - “One Night in Bangkok” from their Chess album. The intro is only 1 min. 47 seconds long!
Muse - “Feeling Good” from American Eagle’s Get Together sampler. This song is awesome.
MVP - “Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1, 2)” from MVP (Most Valueable Player). A mixed race Backstreet/N’Sync sound.
MxPx - “Do Your Feet Hurt” from Propska One. They also appear on an Petra tribute album entitled Never Say Dinosaur. I will talk more about this when I talk about compilations.
My Chemical Romance - Complete The Black Parade album. “Welcome to the Black Parade” and “Teenagers” are my two favorite.
My Morning Jacket - “I’m Amazed” from Evil Urges.
My Sick Friends - “Where You Were” from Real Tracks.
Mya & Blackstreet - “Take Me There” from The Rugrats Movie [Soundtrack].
Mystikal - “Neck Uv Da Woods”, “Shake Ya’ Ass”, and “Danger (Been So Long) from Let’s Get Ready and “Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against The Wall)” from Tarantula.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
“M” Part 3 of 4
Melanie - “Where the Columbines Grow” from Melanie's Melodies of the Rockies. The only reason I have this track is because it is one of Colorado’s state songs and I taught Colorado History at the 4th grade level the past three years. Its opera-sounding, horrible, but, nice to have to demonstrate out state song to kids.
Melissa Etheridge - Complete Yes I Am album. Possibly her greatest album ever. I may attend a free show of her’s here in a few weeks in town for a festival.
Melody Gardot - “Who Will Comfort Me” from My One and Only Thrill. A Starbucks freebie. Has a jazzy feel to it.
Men at Work - “Down Under” from Business as Usual. “He just smiled and gave me a bite of his vegemite sandwich?” Vegemite is a savory yeast extract that is eaten as a spread, yuck, no thanks! Also have “Who Can It Be Now” from Now That's What I Call The 80s.
Men Without Hats - “Safety Dance” from '80s Dance Gold.
MercyMe - Complete albums: All That Is Within Me, Almost There, Traces of Rain Volume II, Undone, and 10. Best known for their original song “I Can Only Imagine”. It has been covered by many bands, but MercyMe wrote and performed the song first.
Meredith Brooks - “Bitch” and “Down By the River” from Blurring the Edges.
Metallica - Complete albums: ...And Justice for All, Garage, Inc., Load, Master of Puppets, self-titled, Reload, Ride the Lightening, S&M, and St. Anger.
Method Man - “How High” from Blackout!
Metro Station - “Shake It” from their self-titled album. This song was very popular last summer (2008).
MG! The Visionary - “Ruckus Bringa [Rough Mix]” from Cheapskates: Softer Side. Christian rap, not hip-hop, rap.
Michael Bolton - Entire albums: All That Matters, Time, Love, & Tenderness, and Timeless (The Classics) Vol. 2. Please don’t make fun of me. Bolton is one of my mom’s favorites, so I grew up listening to him. Not too bad, although he is, at times, a hopeless romantic. Some of his songs loose touch with what is reality.
Michael Damon - “Saved By the Bell” theme song. One of the best TV shows when I was growing up. When my brother and I watched TV back then, it was either Saved By the Bell or ESPN Sports Center.
Michael Jackson - “Man In the Mirror”, “The Way You Make Me Feel”, and “Smooth Criminal” from Bad, “Black or White” from Dangerous, “You Are Not Alone” from HIStory: Past, Present, Future, “You Rock My World” from Invincible!, and “Thriller”, “Billie Jean”, and “Beat It” from Thriller. RIP MJ.
Michael Peterson - “Drink, Swear, Steal, & Lie” from his self-titled album. A spin on a quote from which goes like this: “Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.” This version is from the movie Hitch, but this song came out before the movie did. I’m not sure who said the original quote.
Michael Sembello - “Maniac” from the Flashdance soundtrack.
Michael W. Smith - Entire albums: Acoustic Set: A Live Recording, The Big Picture, Change Your World, The First Decade: 1983-1993, Freedom, Go West Young Man, Healing Rain, I’ll Lead You Home, I 2 Eye, Live the Life, Michael W. Smith Project, A New Hallelujah, The Second Decade: 1993-2003, Stand, This is Your Time, Worship, and Worship Again. I’m debating whether to put MWS in my Top 20. He may make it in the end. His stuff from the ‘90s and early 2000s is probably his best work, in my opinion. He has made it onto every WOW set except for 2005.
Michelle Branch - “Breathe” from Hotel Paper and “All You Wanted”, “Everywhere”, and “Goodbye to You” from The Spirit Room. An amazing pianist and vocalist.
Michelle Gayle - “Lookin' Up [West End Mix]” from Clubcutz America.
Midnight Oil - Complete Blue Sky Mining album. Best known for their song; “How can we dance when our Earth is turning, how do we sleep when our beds are burning?”
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Entire Let’s Face It and Pay Attention albums. Best know for “The Impression That I Get” off of the former album.
Mike Doughty - Entire Golden Delicious album and “Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well” from his Haughty Melodic album. This song is great as is “27 Jennifers” from Golden Delicious.
Miles Davis - Complete Milestones album. I had to marry a jazz musician, didn’t I?
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
“M” Part 2 of 4
Mary Chapin Carpenter - “Passionate Kisses” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” from Come On Come On and “Down at the Twist and Shout” from Shootin' Straight in the Dark.
Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough album, Reflections: A Retrospective album and “Family Affair” from No More Drama.
Mase - “What You Want” from Harlem World.
Mat Kearney - “Trainwreck” from Bullet, “Closer To Love” from City of Black & White, and the entire Nothing Left to Loose. “Trainwreck” and “Bullet” from Nothing Left to Loose are my two favorite Kearney tracks.
Matchbox Twenty - Complete albums: Exile On Mainstream, Mad Season, and Yourself or Someone Like You. “Disease” and “Unwell” from More Than You Think You Are.
Matrix - “Can You Feel It [Ultimate Club Mix]” from Clubcutz America.
Matt and Kim - “Daylight” from the Grand album. This was not what I was expecting when my brother told me to check them out.
Matt Brouwer - Entire Imagerical album. I actually met Brouwer when he stopped my apartment at college. He was friends with one of my roommates. Awesome guy with a great love for the Lord.
Matt Nathan son - “Come On Get Higher” from Some Mad Hope. A fairly new song and it has already been covered by other artists such as Sugarland and Lady Antebellum.
Matt Redman - Entire Blessed Be Your Name: the Songs of Matt Redman, Vol. 1 and Beautiful News albums and a few songs from Eterne - Never Be The Same.
Matthew West - Entire albums: Happy, History, Sellout, and Something to Say. Never a disappointing moment with West. He is just amazing in every sense. Great modern contemporary Christian with a twist.
Maxi Priest - “That Girl” single, which includes three versions of the song and the song “Heartbreak Lover”.
Mayday Parade - Complete A Lesson In Romantics. Similar sound to All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, and Simple Plan.
MC Hammer - “Can’t Touch This” from Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em and “Too Legit to Quit” and “Gaining Momentum” from Too Legit to Quit. Hammer pants, yeah!
Me First & the Gimme Gimmes - “My Favorite Things” from Are a Drag. The album is made up mainly of show tunes. The album's title alludes to the fact that most of the songs on the album feature vocalist Spike Slawson singing songs that were originally performed by female characters in their original stage shows/movies. This particular song is from The Sound of Music and was written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rogers.
Meat Loaf - “I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)” and “Rock & Roll Dreams Come True” from Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell and “Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are single which is made up of 4 versions of the song ranging in length from 5 minutes to over 10 minutes. Meat Loaf is known for long songs and long song titles.
Meese - Entire albums: Broadcast, “Count Me Out" single, “Letters” single, Our Album Year, and The Start of It EP. Meese originates out of the Denver area. The band just released their first full-length album with Atlantic Records. Meese consists of brothers Pat and Nathan, drummer Ben Haley, and guitarist Mike Ayars. They also just released their first ever music video for the song “Next In Line”. Meese has toured with acts like The Fray and . I was actually didn’t care for their music at first, even though I had close ties (Pat played drums for my wife during her senior recital), but the more I listened, the more I enjoyed and now they are in my Top 20 easily, Top 10 definitely.
Monday, September 14, 2009
“M” Part 1 of 4
M/A/R/R/S - “Pump Up the Volume” from the album of the same name. This is a staple sports anthem.
Mac Powell - “God of Wonders” and “I Remember You” from City On a Hill.
Machine Head - “Crashing Around You” from Supercharger.
Macy Gray - Entire On How Life Is album.
Madina Lake - “Here I Stand” from From Them Through Us To You.
Madness - “Our House” from their self-titled album. This is the house that is “in the middle of the street”.
Madonna - “Die Another Day” from American Life, “4 Minutes” from Hard Candy, and “Don’t Tell Me” from Music. I don’t really care for her older stuff, although it would be nice to have. You never know when one of your friends will request an old-school Madonna song.
Magnifie - “Standing in Traffic” from H2o American Eagle Summer Sampler. Shout Rock, not yell, but shout, its still understandable.
Mandy Moore - “Candy” from the album of the same name, entire I Wanna Be With You album, and “Crush” and “Cry” from her self-titled album.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - “I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man” from The Five Faces of Manfred Mann and “Blinded by the Light” from The Roaring Silence.
Mannheim Steamroller - Entire Christmas album.
Marc Cohn - “Walking in Memphis” from his self-titled album.
Maria Mena - “You’re the Only One” from Mellow. Sort of a country/pop combo.
Mariah Carey - Entire albums: Daydream and E=MC2, “Shake It Off”, “Don’t Forget About Us”, “We Belong Together” and “It’s Like That” from The Emancipation of Mimi, and “Rainbow” from the album of the same name.
Marine Corps Band - “Hall of Montezuma” A very patriotic song.
Mario Winans - “I Don’t Wanna Know” from Hurt No More.
Mark McGinnis - “No Way”, “Mrs. Steven Rudy”, “All About the Ride”, and “She Doesn’t Dance” from his self-titled album. Country rock.
Maroon 5 - Complete albums: It Won't Be Soon Before Long, Songs About Jane, and 1.22.03 Acoustic EP.
Martha & the Vandellas - “Nowhere To Run” from Dance Party. Also featured on the Good Morning Vietnam soundtrack.
Martina McBride - “Love’s the Only House” from Emotion and “Independence Day” from The Way That I Am.
The Misrelates - “Danger! Heartbreak Dead Ahead” from The Marvelous Marvelettes. Popular in the 1950s.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
“L” Part 3 of 3
Little Big Town - Complete A Place To Land (deluxe edition) album. Crossover country music; two guys, two girls.
Little Texas - “Kick a Little”, the title track of this album.
Live - Entire albums: Awake - The Best of Live, Birds of Pray, The Distance to Here, Mental Jewelry, Secret Samadhi, Throwing Copper, and V. Throwing Copper is probably their best known album with “Lightening Crashes” being the popular track on that album. The Distance to Here is also a great album, “Dolphin’s Cry” being my favorite track from it.
Liz Phair - “Why Can’t I Breath” and “Extraordinary” from her self-titled album.
Liza and the Soulstars - “Garden” from Real Tracks.
LL Cool J - “Hush” from The DEFinition and “Going Back to Cali” from Walking with a Panther.
Loft - “Don't Stop Me Now [Extended Power Mix]” from Clubcutz America. This is a fun track to listen and dance to.
Lonestar - “My Front Porch Looking In” from From There to Here: Greatest Hits, “Not a Day Goes By” and “With Me” from I’m Already There, “What About Now” from Lonely Grill, and entire self-titled album.
Los del Rio - “Macarena [Bayside Boys Mix]” from the single of the same name.
Los Lonely Boys - “Heaven” from their self-titled album.
Lost Dogs - “A Blessing in Disguise” from Cheapskates: Softer Side.
Lostprophets - “Last Train Home” from Start Something. A great alternative rock track.
Lou Bega - “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of . . . )” from A Little Bit of Mambo.
Lou Gramm - “Just Between You and Me” from Long Hard Rock and “Midnight Blues” from Ready Or Not.
Lou Reed - “Walk on the Wild Side” from his Transformer album.
Louis Armstrong - “What a Wonderful World”. I couldn’t find the name of the album that this track appears on, although I’m sure its on soundtracks and samplers.
Lounge Freak - “Punk Rawk Show” from Propska One. A slow waltz sort of track, think opposite end of the musical spectrum from punk music.
LTJ Bukem - “Journey Inwards” from RPM American Eagle Outfitters Going Fast is Alive. An instrumental track.
Lucky Boys Confusion - Complete Throwing the Game album. This album doesn’t have a single bad track on it. I know the lyrics to all of the songs. This is definitely one album to crank in your vehicle and rock out to.
Ludicrous - “What’s Your Fantasy” from Back from the First Time, “Get Back” and “Number One Spot” from The Red Light District, “Run Away” from Release Therapy, and “Area Codes” and “Rollout (My Business)” from Word of Mouf.
Lumidee - “She’s Like the Wind” from Unexpected.
Luna Halo - “Superman” from Set Apart and “Aliens” from Take Time To Listen - Volume 5.
Lupe Fiaso - “Kick Push” and “Day Dreamin’” from Food and Liquor and “Superstar” from Lupe Fiasco's The Cool.
Luxury - “Metropolitan” from Tooth & Nail Rock Sampler Volume 1. Retro, glam, pop, rock and roll.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Sweet Home Alabama”, “Gimme Three Steps”, “What’s Your Name” and “Freebird” from Gold & Platinum.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
“L” Part 2 of 3
Lenny Kravitz - “Lady” and “Where Are We Runnin’?” from Baptism and “Again” from Greatest Hits.
Leona Lewis - “Bleeding Love” and “Better in Time” from her Spirit album. Amazing songs. I was instantly hooked on Lewis last summer when I first heard her on the radio.
Less Than Jake - Complete Anthem album and “867-5309 (Jenny)” from Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand. I love this cover of Tommy Tutone song.
LFO - “Girl on TV” and “Summer Girls” from their self-titled album and “Every Other Time” from Life is Good. I like girls that wear Abercrombie & Fitch, do you?
Lifehouse - Entire Into the Sun and No Name Face albums and “Whatever It Takes” from Who We Are. I love lead-singer Jason Wade’s voice; it has a strange smoothness to it.
And now we start with all the artists who decided that they were all “lil’” and didn’t want to bother adding the other three letters needed to spell the word ‘little’ the correct way.
Lil’ Flip - “Sunshine” from U Gotta Feel Me.
Lil’ Kim - “Magic Stick” from La Bella Mafia.
Lil’ Romeo - “My Baby” from his self-titled album. Samples from the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back”.
Lil’ Troy - “Wanna Be a Baller” from Sittin’ Fat Down South.
Lil Bow Wow - “That’s My Name” and “Bounce With Me” from Beware of Dog.
Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz - “Lovers and Friends” from Crunk Juice and “Get Low” from Kings of Crunk.
Lillix - “It’s About Time” from Falling Uphill. Similar sound to Avril Lavigne, only times 4 (there’s 4 punk rocker girls in the group).
Limp Bizkit - Complete albums: Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (including Bonus CD), Results May Vary, Significant Other, and Three Dollar Bill, Y'All.
Lindsay Lohan - “Rumors” and “Over” from her Speak album.
Lindsay Pagano - “Everything U R” from the album of the same name. Teeny pop.
Linkin Park - Entire album: Hybrid Theory, Meteora, and Minutes to Midnight.
Lionel Richie - “All Night Long (All Night)” from '80s Gold.
Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - Entire Tails album.
Lisa Nilsson - “Let Me in Your Heart [Full Mix]” from Clubcutz America.
Lit - “I'm in Over My Head” from their self-titled album and “Ziplock”, “Own Worst Enemy”, and “Miserable” from A Place in the Sun.
Friday, September 11, 2009
“L” Part 1 of 3
La Bouche - “Sweet Dreams” from the album of the same name.
Lady Antebellum - Their self-titled album. I began listening and liking cross-over country this past spring with listening to Rascal Flatts. Lady A is another one of those hybrid country groups.
Lady Gaga - “Just Dance” from The Fame. I’m still not sure if I like her song “Poker Face”, but I do know that I love this one.
Lady Sovereign - “Those Were the Days” from Public Warning! This songs takes me back to my childhood, speaking to all the fades of the ‘80s.
Lalo Schifrin - “Mission Impossible Theme Song”.
Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross - “Everybody’s Boppin’” from Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross! I heard this song performed by the Vocal Jazz Group at CCU and thought I’d get the original recording. This song puts Scatman John to shame.
Lari Goss - Entire The Glory of Christmas. Again, a church Christmas program that I was in.
Lasgo - “Something” from Some Things. Euro dance/rave music.
Laszlo - “Butterflies” from the album of the same name. This song is so weird; there’s a man’s voice that just talks in the middle of track and he asks repeatedly this: “Who are you really and what were you before?”
Laura Branigan - “Gloria” from her Branigan album. My parents had this song on a 45 and I used to request it frequently and then proceed to dance to it. I will never ever tire of this song, ever!
Lauryn Hill - “Doo Wop (That Thing)”, “Everything is Everything”, “Superstar” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” from The Miseducation of Lauyrn Hill and “Freedom Time” from MTV Unplugged 2.0. I would venture to say that Hill was more successful as a solo artist than as a part of The Fugees.
Layla - “Gotta Find Love [7" Radio Mix]” from Clubcutz America. Interesting use of a synthesizer.
LeAnn Rimes - “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” and “I Need You” from the I Need You album and “My Baby” from 1997 Grammy Nominees.
Led Zeppelin - Entire albums: Early Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 1, Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2, Physical Graffiti, “D'yer Mak'er” and “Over the Hills and Far Away” from Houses of the Holy, “Fool in the Rain” from In Through the Out Door, “Thank You” from Led Zeppelin II, and “Going to California” from Led Zeppelin IV. “Fool in the Rain” is my favorite Zeppelin song followed by “D'yer Mak'er”.
Ledisi - “Alright” from Lost and Found. A Starbucks freebie. Its an okay R&B/Soul track.
Lee Greenwood - “Battle Hymn of the Republic” Part of my Patriotic Mix CD that I made shortly after 9/11.
Leeann Womack - “I Hope You Dance” from the album of the same name. A great slow country song.
Legacy of Sound - “Wait (For Our Love to Find Us) [Extended Version]” from Clubcutz America.
Leigh Nash - “With Every Breath” and “Precious Jesus” from City On a Hill. Nash is the lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
“K” Part 2 of 2
Kim Carnes - “Bette Davis Eyes” from ‘80s Gold.
Kim Walker - “We Cry Out” and “How He Loves” from We Cry Out. Walker is the worship pastor at Bethel Chapel in California. Her passion for the Lord is extremely evident in the videos of her live performances of these songs.
Kim Wilde - “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” from 80's Pop Number 1's.
Kimberly Locke - “8th World Wonder” from her One Love album. Teeny love pop.
Kinetic Minority - Entire Kindle EP. This band formed at CCU under leadership of David Spence. They never made it big and didn’t last very long, but this album is decent.
Kirk Franklin - “Stomp” from God’s Property and “Revolution” from The Nu Nation Project.
Kiss - Complete albums: Alive III, Destroyer, and MTV Unplugged.
KMFDM - “Material Girl” from Virgin Voices Vol. 1: A Tribute To Madonna. KMFDM is an initialism for the nonsensical and grammatically incorrect German phrase "Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid", which literally translates as "no majority for the pity" but is typically given the loose translation of "no pity for the majority" or "no mercy for the masses". Their cover of Madonna’s song is very . . . . interesting.
The Knack - “My Sharona” from Get the Knack. One of the most popular and best ‘80s songs!
Kool & the Gang - “Celebrate!” from the album of same name (including the !).
Korben - Complete Steady Fools album. This husband-wife duo (now divorced) from Montana is really, quite good. I would have signed them to a Christian label, if I had the job and if the couple had stayed together. Chad Gerber (the husband) wrote all of the songs. A very quality recording, it’s too bad that Korben didn’t last.
Korn - “Got the Life”, “Falling Away From Me”, and “Freak on a Leash” from Follow the Leader and “Blind” from their self-titled album. The story of former Korn guitarist and background vocalist Brian Phillip Welch and his transformation to Christianity is inspirational and tear-jerking.
Kosmos Express - “The Force” from the Propska One compilation.
The Kry - Entire Unplugged and You albums. ‘90s Christian rock/worship band from Quebec City, Canada
KT Tunstall - “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree”, “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (Acoustic)”, and “Suddenly I See” from Eye of the Telescope.
Kurtis Blow - “The Breaks” from Hip-Hop: Gold.
Kurupt - “Who Ride Wit Us” from Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha.
Kutless - Entire albums: Hearts of the Innocent, self-titled, Sea of Faces, and Strong Tower. Christian hard rock.
Kylie Minogue - “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” from Fever and “All I See” from X.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
“K” Part 1 of 2
K2S - Entire Better Dayz and Welcome to the New Era albums. Old school Christian hip-hop.
Kaiser Chiefs - “Ruby” from Yours Truly, Angry Mob. Sweet song.
Kansas - Complete albums: The Best of Kansas and Power.
Kanye West - “All Fall Down” and “Thru the Wire” from The College Dropout and the following albums: Graduation, Late Registration, and 808s & Heartbreak. Kanye West is an amazing producer, songwriter, and performer. He is unique and original in everything he does. His blog is equally dope.
Kardinal Offishall - “Dangerous” from Not 4 Sale.
Katharine McGhee - Entire self-titled album.
Katy Perry - Entire One of the Boys album.
Kay Cee - “Escape (Fast Rave Mix)” from Escape! Rave music.
KC and the Sunshine Band - “Get Down Tonight” from their self-titled album.
Keane - “Is It Any Wonder?” from Under the Iron Sea. A 2007 Grammy nominee. Decent song.
Keith Urban - “Days Go By” and “You’re My Better Half” from Be Here, “Somebody Like You” from Golden Road, and “Sweet Thing” from the album of the same name.
Kelcey - “First Things First” from New Music 03 compilation/sampler.
Keller Williams & String Cheese Incident - “Breathe” from the album of the same name.
Kellie Pickler - Entire self-titled album and “Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind” from Small Town Girl.
Kelly Clarkson - Complete albums: All I Ever Wanted and Breakaway. “Miss Independent” from her Thankful album.
These last two artist ~ beautiful faces and beautiful voices.
Kendall Payne - “Supermodels” from Set Apart.
Kenny Chesney - “How Forever Feels” from Everywhere We Go, “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem” from the album of the same name, and “Summertime” from The Road and the Radio.
Kenny Rogers - “The Gambler” the title track to the album. “You gotta know when to hold them, you gotta know when to fold them. . .”
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - “Last Goodbye” from Live On.
Keri Hilson - “Energy” and “Know You Down” from In a Perfect World…
Kevin Kush - Head football coach at Boys Town in Omaha, NE, Kush has written a book and also recorded his motivational speech both entitled The 100-Yard Classroom. I haven’t listened to the whole thing and I haven’t even touched the book yet, but he has many good ideas.
Kevin Max - One part of the trio dc Talk. Entire albums: Between the Fence and the Universe, The Imposter, and Stereotype Be.
Kevin Rudolf - “Let It Rock” from In the City. A popular track currently.
Kid Rock - “Picture (ft. Sheryl Crow)” from Cocky, “Wasting Time”, “Bawitdaba”, “Cowboy”, “I Am the Bullgod”, and “Only God Knows Why” from Devil Without a Cause, and “Legs” from WWF Forceable Entry.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
“J” Part 3 of 3
John Michael Montgomery - “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)” from self-titled album and entire Life’s a Dance album.
John Parr - “St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)” from St. Elmo’s Fire soundtrack. One of the best ‘80s songs ever.
John Reuben - “Him Her He She” and “God Is Love” from Are We There Yet?, “Nuisance” from The Boy vs. The Cynic, “Word or In Deed” from Monuments EP, and “No Regrets” from Take Time To Listen - Volume 5. Christian Hip-hop and pop. I had the privilege of seeing an intimate performance with John Reuben and he is just a normal guy, very friendly.
John Waller - Entire The Blessing album. Waller is featured on the soundtrack to the move Fireproof. If you haven’t seen it, go watch it, NOW! Waller is amazing.
Johnny Cash - Complete album Johnny Cash Sings His Best.
Johnny Flynn - “The Box” from his A Larum album. A Starbucks freebie. Flynn is British and this song sounds like it could be from The Beatles.
JoJo - “Too Little Too Late” from The High Road and “Baby It’s You” and “Leave (Get Out)” from her self-titled album.
Jon Ehrlich and Leigh Roberts - “House M.D. Theme Song” I love the TV show House and so I thought I'd obtain the theme song.
Jon Foreman - Lead singer and songwriter of Switchfoot, Foreman took a side step and did some solo work. The ending result is 4 EP’s, one for each season. Not a Switchfoot-sounding style, Foreman tones the music down and increases the lyrical deepness. Matching moods with seasons, Jon Foreman brings a fresh sound to Christian music.
Jon McLaughlin - Complete Indiana album. Soft melodies with a notable voice.
Jonah 33 - Entire albums: The Heart of War, self-titled, and The Strangest Day. Is it worth noting that there are only 4 chapters in the Book of Jonah, not 33?
Jonas Brothers - May I remind you, please don’t make fun of me. I happen to know what my students are listening to, unlike many elementary teachers these days. I connect with all people through music. I possess the entire A Little Bit Longer album and love it!
Jonathan Wiggins - Worship pastor at Resurrection Fellowship Church in Loveland, Colorado. Wiggins recorded an album entitled, The Year of the Lord. I love Wiggins’ voice and his uniqueness of leading from behind the keys and not the strings, as many worship pastors do.
Jonny Lang - Entire Wander this World album. Blues funk meets rocks is how I would describe this band.
Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra - “Horse to Water” from Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues. This song features George Harrison of The Beatles.
Josh Allan - Complete albums: All the Acoustic Pop You Can Drink, The Island Sessions EP, and The Let Go. Acoustic Pop if you can’t tell by the title of the first album. Josh Allan went to school with my wife and I and we even bought our washing machine from him. Josh, if you’re reading this, it is still going and cleaning clothes just as it was the first day it ever used. I would like you to come by sometime and autograph it. I’ll split the E-bay earnings with you 50/50.
Josh Groban - “You Raise Me Up” from Closer. I tried to listen to other Groban stuff and just couldn’t get into it. This track is historical, so I figured I’d better have it.
Josh Hoge - “360” from an album that never got titled because I don’t think it ever came out. Still a good song.
Josh Kelley - “Amazing” and “Everybody Wants You” from For the Ride Home. Sounds like Jason Mraz and James Blunt combined.
Joshua Kadison - “Picture Postcards” and “Jessie” from Painted Desert Serenade.
Joshua Street - “Worlds Apart”, “With Me Always”, “You Have Chosen Me” and “Accountability” from an album they never titled. My wife was in the same major as these guys and somehow ended up with a CD of their stuff. I’ve decided to titled the album after the band, Joshua Street. In case you are wondering where Joshua Street is, its in London. There are other Joshua Streets as well, in various countries, including the US (in multiple states).
Journey - Complete Escape, Greatest Hits, and When You Love a Woman/Message of Love albums. The last one is more of a single or EP than an LP.
Joy Electric - “Lift Up Your Hearts” from Cheapskates: Softer Side and “The Cobbler” from Tooth & Nail Rock Sampler Vol. 1.
Jude - King of Yesterday from American Eagle’s Get Together sampler.
Juelz Santana - “There It Go (The Whistle Song)” from What the Game's Been Missing!
The Juliana Theory - “The Closest Thing” from Cheapskates: Softer Side, 6 songs from Emotion is Dead, “Infatuation” from The Juliana Theory / Dawson High Split, “Do You Believe Me” from Love, and 6 songs from Understand This Is a Dream.
Julianne Hough - “That Song in My Head” from her self-titled album. Country pop.
Justin McRoberts - “5th Wheel” from Take Time To Listen - Volume 5.
Justin Timberlake - “Cry Me a River (Official Remix)” from the album of the same name, all the hits from FutureSex/LoveSounds, and “Rock Your Body” and “Cry Me a River” from Justified.
Juvenile - “Slow Motion” from Juve the Great and “Back that Ass Up” from 400 Degreez.
Monday, September 7, 2009
“J” Part 2 of 3
Jessie Baylin - “Was I On Your Mind” from Firesight. Starbucks freebie.
Jesus Culture - Kim Walker is a major contributor to this worship project, which is out of Bethel Chapel in California where Walker is the worship pastor there. “I Adore You” is from their We Cry Out album, which is amazing and probably one of my Top 5 worship albums ever.
Jet - “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” from Get Born.
Jewel - Complete Goodbye Alice in Wonderland and Pieces of You albums. “Standing Still” from This Way.
Jill Philips - “Hanging On” from New Music 03.
Jimi Hendrix - “All Along the Watchtower” from Electric Ladyland. A great cover of Dylan’s well-known recording.
Jimmy’s Chicken Shack - “Do Right” from Bring Your Own Stereo.
Jimmy Buffet - “Brown-eyed Girl” from Meet Me in Margaritaville. The only Buffet track I have. The only other one that I would want is “Margaritaville“. Buffet doesn’t really appeal to me, which is strange, because of my wide taste of music.
Jimmy Eat World - Top 50. A handful of tracks from Bleed American, complete Chase This Light album, “Table for Glass” and “Believe in What You Want” from Clarity, “Work” from Futures, “Softer” from Jimmy Eat World (EP) (1998), and “Seventeen” from Static Prevails. Similar sound to All-American Rejects and Good Charlotte.
Jimmy Needham - “Fence Riders” and “Lost At Sea” from his Speak album. Needham is a newcomer to the Christian music scene and his lyrics are very thought-provoking.
Jimmy Page/The Black Crowes - Complete Live at the Greek album. My brother-in-law shared this with me. Not too bad. If I need room on my iPod in the future, this will probably be one of the first groups to be ‘unchecked’.
Jo Dee Messina - “That’s the Way” and “Bring on the Rain” from Burn, “Bye Bye” from I’m Alright, and “Heads Carolina, Tails California” from her self-titled album. Another one of the few female country artist that I enjoy.
Jody Watley - “Looking For a New Love” from 80's Soul #1's and “Don't You Want Me” from '80s Dance Gold.
Joe - “Stutter” from My Name is Joe album. Hip-hop.
Joe Christmas - “Baby Shoes” from Tooth & Nail Rock Sampler Volume 1. Rock and Roll out of Athens, Georgia.
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - “Up Where We Belong” from '80s Gold.
Joe Cocker - “With a Little Help from My Friends” from the album of the same name. The theme song from “The Wonder Years”, one of my most favoritest of shows.
Joe Diffie - “Texas-sized Heartache” from Joe Diffie Greatest Hits and “Pickup Man” and “Third Rock from the Sun” from the album of that name. I actually bought the tape a long time ago.
Joe Walsh - “Rocky Mountain Way” from Classic Rock Gold. The only reason I have this song is because I live amongst the Rocky Mountains.
Joey Ramone - “Wonderful World” from Don't Worry About Me. A punk cover of Louis Armstrong’s hit.
John Barry - “007 Theme”.
John Butler Trio - “What You Want” from Sunrise Over Sea.
John Coltrane - “Softly As In a Morning Sunrise” from Live at the Village Vanguard: The Master Takes. A great jazz piece that I heard covered at CCU.
John Denver - “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” from Back Home Again, “Leaving On a Jet Plane” from Rhymes and Reasons, “Rocky Mountain High” from the album of the same name, and the entire Take Me Home Country Roads and Windsong albums.
John Hiatt - “Have a Little Faith in Me” from Bring the Family. This is my wife and I’s song. It took a while for me convince her.
John Legend - “Green Light” from Evolver, “Ordinary People” and “Used to Love U” from Get Lifted, and “Save Room” from Once Again.
John Lennon - “Imagine”, the title track.
John Mayer - Top 20 Entire albums: Any Given Thursday, Continuum, Heavier Things, Room for Squares, and Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles. Also have “Victoria” and “No Such Thing (demo)” from Inside Wants Out - EP.
John Mayer Trio - Entire Try! [Live] album.