Music Thingy

Here's a music question thingy I stoled from Stephanie.


Of all the bands & artists in your collection, of which one do you own the most albums? The Grateful Dead- by a lot. Between the 36 Volumes of Dick's Picks, and the downloaded stuff(not to mention the studio stuff and the other "official" live recordings), I might be in the hundreds. Obsessive ? Not me.

* What was the last song you listened to? Not Dark Yet- Bob Dylan

* What’s in your CD player right now? In The cd player in our living room has 5 cd's of songs I put together that my twins might like to dance to, my personal music is on an IPod, I'm currently listening to a playlist called "Don't Harsh My Mellow"

* What are your favorite instruments? The keytar...Kidding. I guess I'm a guitar guy.

* Who’s your favorite local artist/band? We live in Florida now, Tom Petty is originally from here, does that count ?

* What was the last show you attended? Bob Dylan & Merle Haggard in Chicago.

* What was the greatest show you’ve ever been to? the Jerry Garcia Band at the Lunt-Fontaine Theater on Broadway in NYC.
I wrote about it here.
The Springsteen and all other Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Band/Phile lesh & Friends shows I've been to would be a close second.

* What’s the worst band you’ve ever seen in concert? 10,000 Maniacs- very boring. the only highlight was Natalie Merchant playing a solo piano version of "Verdi Cries", and slamming her hands down on the keys and saying "Good night" when someone yelled out "Peace Train" !!

* What band do you love musically but hate the members of? Definitely the River Bottom Nightmare Band- those guys were jerks, but they rocked that talent show and beat Emmit Otter's Jug Band fair and square.

* What is the most musically involved you have ever been? Drunkenly reciting my "poetry" over a guitar and bass at a party.

* What show are you looking forward to? I hear that Phil is on the mend and might be touring this summer, if he decides to come anywhere near here, that would be nice.

* What is your favorite band shirt? I had this BRIGHT orange tie-dye of a skeleton surfing on the state of California that I wore until it fell apart. Currently, I have a shirt that has a Grateful Dead Steal Your face logo with a NY Mets symbol in the middle.

* What musician would you like to hang out with for a day? Jerome John Garcia.

* What musician would you like to be in love with you for a day? Liz Phair

* What was your last musical “phase” before you wised up? I don't know that I ever "wised up".

* Sabbath or solo Ozzy? Is this even a question ? Black Sabbath

* Did you know that filling out this meme makes you a music geek? I don't think filling this out made me a music geek. I think I've been a music geek for a very long time, and I'm okay with that.

* What was the greatest decade for music? The 70's- a great period for the Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan,some criminally underrated Stones music-it wasn't all disco.

* What is your favorite movie soundtrack? The Harder They Come

* Who is your favorite artist who is much better live than on a recording? It's almost a cliche now, but the Grateful Dead. Though I am one who actually enjoys their studio work quite a bit, nothing compares to hearing the boys live.

* Do you have a hidden desire to be a popular musician? Of course.

* Have you ever used drugs to enhance the music experience? How else can you find a way to enjoy "Dark Star" coming out of only one speaker ?

* What was the last song you heard that gave you a chill? I think That would be "Over Yonder(Jonathon's Song)" by Steve Earle- It's about a guy who's going to be executed. This part always gets me
"The world will turn around without me
The sun'll come up in the East
Shining down on all of them that hate me
I hope my going brings 'em peace"

* Where would you be without music? I could not even begin to answer that. I simply don't want to know.