Well, they’re not so much changing as they are actually expanding. Hanging out with David, who pretty much lives and breathes musical variety, I am learning about all sorts of “good music.”
If you spend any time at all with David and Justin, who might be the only one to rival David in a contest about who knows the most about music, they’ll tell you there really isn’t any bad music, just that some people prefer some to others—which I guess is true with a “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” mindset.
With six CDs labeled “Good Music Vol. 1-6,” he’s introduced me to bands I have never heard of, those I’ve heard of but never heard, and those I’d heard and hadn’t appreciated before. There are a few songs with which I was already familiar, but for the most part, these are new to me.
Here are my favorite selections from Vol. 1:
LILY ALLEN
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This British pop singer is amazing. At 22, she’s beautiful, she’s badass and she’s pretty much amazing all around.
SONGS I CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO: “LDN,” “Everything’s Just Wonderful,” “Knock ‘Em Out”
Check her sound out on MySpace, or at:
www.lilyallenmusic.com/
LESLIE FEIST
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SONGS I CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO: “1234,” “I Feel It All”
Check her sound out on MySpace.
VOXTROT
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SONGS I CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO: “Rise Up In The Dirt”
Check their sound out at:
www.myspace.com/voxtrot
PETER BJORN AND JOHN
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SONGS I CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO: “Young Folks”
Check their sound out at:
http://www.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn
www.peterbjornandjohn.com
One of the best parts is that he gives my music a chance too—everything from Slipknot to NSYNC to the Beastie Boys, Beatles, REO Speedwagon, Blink 182 and much more.
I even got him listening to John Mayer—he’d heard some of his stuff before but didn’t know how much he’d like “Continuum,” with its bluesy sound. Go me.
More to come as I explore these CDs further…
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