Will you love me if I give you free stuff?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009I sat down tonight with the intention of writing about our family foray to the mall a couple of days ago to get some portraits taken … but I just don’t have it in me. This week has really been kicking my ass, and between the excruciating back spasms I’m having right now, plus the sheer exhaustion I’m feeling, plus the fact that it’s midnight, plus what an unbelievably whiny little bitch I am, I feel compelled to go to bed … you know, so I can get up and do this shit all over again tomorrow (hopefully with the added twist of actually posting the aforementioned family-portrait entry and a new Photo of the Day).
SO …
Since I’m copping out on the creative front, I’ve decided to try remaining in your good graces by bribing you with the promise of a free CD. Thanks to my job, I get lots of them … to include John Mayer’s latest set, “Battle Studies,” which hit stores yesterday. The good news is, I received two copies — one of which is for me, and one of which is for one of you. The bad news is, compared to his previous album, “Continuum,” about which I raved a few years back, “Battle Studies” is weak sauce. But, hey, that’s just my opinion. Maybe it’ll grow on me.
Meanwhile, if you’d like to hear it for yourself, I’ll send you a copy … provided you are the lucky winner.
So here’s how I’m gonna do this: leave a comment on this post in which you name your favorite musical artist and favorite album by that artist (as well as any additional relevant thoughts you care to share). I’ll leave comments open from now until whenever I stumble to the computer on Friday (11/20) morning, at which point I’ll close the comments and use the Random Number Generator to select one lucky winner from all of the comments left on this post. Shortly thereafter, I will mail to said winner a brand-spanking-new, still-in-the-shrinkwrap copy of “Battle Studies.”
Yeah, I know it’s not an iPod or a Cuisinart or a Wii or a trip to Maui … but the deep-pocketed sponsors haven’t found me yet (nor have the empty-pocketed ones, come to think of it), so I’m starting small.
Good luck!
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Phew, this is hard. I’m kinda torn between ‘Head on the Door’ by The Cure, and ‘52nd Street’ by Billy Joel and ‘Unplugged’ by Alejandro Sanz and ‘These Days’ by Bon Jovi and… Ok, I’ll stop now.
Uh. Stretch Princess (self-titled), Mika (Life in Cartoon Motion). Many, many others.
Good luck with the rest of the week. I know from experience that parenting and paying writing projects are not always a match well made.
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I don’t think I have a ONE all time favorite album!
I do, however, love the Beatles, Abbey Road.
My son loves John Mayer. He’s a teen and hard to please, so I’d love to win him over with a CD
James Taylor and ALL his albums are my favorites. I cannot pick one and only one.
Artist: Citizen Cope
Album: The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
It is hard to name a favorite though. I like all kinds of music.
Hello and rock on.
My favorite artist of all time is Rob Thomas. So my favorite band is of course Matchbox 20. I know, I’m a loser. My favorite album by them is Mad Season because teh song of the same name really speaks to me.
*crosses fingers* that I win.
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A few random favorites…
Bob Marley, Exodus
Duke Ellington, Indigos
Earth Wind and Fire, September (hit single later added to a best of album)
Kelly Bell Band – Phat Blues Music, Aint Like it Used to Be, I’m just sayin…any album, really.
Why does it keep telling me that my comment seems a bit spammy?
How embarrassing, but I will have to say Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction. I just never get sick of it.
Yum! I love me some free stuff! And I haven’t had an actual brand new CD in YEARS.
Favorite Band? Eagles
Favorite Song? Wasted Time
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WAY to hard to pick one..but the ones that are true to the test, and stand out the most as a whole album are in no particular order except release date ha!
1. Van Morrison, Moon dance
2. Led Zeppelin IV
3. Prince, Purple rain
4. Beck, Geuro
Aint that an eclectic array! Also throw in some old Waylon Jennings and Beethoven!
As many have already said, music sort of depends on mood, but if I had to narrow it down, I would have to say that Pink Floyd’s The Wall is definitely towards the top of my list. In a totally different genre, I must say that I probably listened to NIN Pretty Hate Machine and Downward Spiral more than most other albums. And of course Pearl Jam’s Ten. Am I dating myself here yet? Did I mention that I also love the 80s hair bands? And that I grew up on Anne Murray?
Starting small is the best way to start
All time favorite is Led Zeppelin. Love all the albums, but really like Houses of the Holy the best. That may change tomorrow, who knows?
RHCP: Californication
Love Pink, Matchbox 20, John Mayer
–>If stranded on a desert island that of course had electricity to play a cd I would take…
Bob Marley – Legend
It never gets old and I got married in Jamaica.
(I bought “Who Says” off that John Mayer album and was curious if the rest was any good.)
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Lurker for awhile from PDub’s site… I love your style though!
I have so many favorites, but my far and away absolute fav band of all time is Cold Play – they seriously got me through college.
Fav album: A Rush of Blood to the Head (I listened to Clocks on loop for hours at a time while studying OChem and A&P and I still can’t get enough of them; weird, I know!)
Dave Matthews Band!
Sadly, I must say that there are only a handful of songs that I can’t appreciate, so I am unable to nail down one album! Let’s just say that….if you want to wind down at the end of a long day, I highly recommend listening to Dave Matthews Band, whilst sipping a glass of red wine!
Other favs-Brett Dennen, Jack Johnson, John Mayer (I actually try to feature a few favs on my blog…listed under music.)
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Skynyrd…any and all albums…nuff said.
Probably the CD I have listened to the longest over the course of my life would be Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory. When that first came out, I could not stop listening to it over and over and over FOREVER!
Favorite artist? Pre-1980 Elton John. Album? Madman Across The Water.
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