My taste in music is changing and
growing daily, so it's impossible to sit here and list everything I like.
My favorite composer is J.S. Bach, but I like all the big composers from the classical,
romantic, and modern eras as well. As you can see I'm very fond of
20th century Russian music right now. If you want my reccommendations
for classical recordings and performers, simply click on the composer you're
interested in. I have only listed a few of my favorite composers here,
I will add more when I have time. If you don't see what you're looking
for, and you are really really desperate, you can email me. If you
don't care about any of this, simply skip it, I don't care. I really
don't, it's ok if you don't like classical music. Maybe you would
like to check out the SPICE section of my page.
In the realm of "popular" music, I'm quite fond of The Residents,
Primus, and Frank Zappa. These very strange musicians are the anti-pop.
Its nice to know there are crackheads who have infiltrated the pop music
business. The Residents are a group of 4 anonymous quasi-musicians who
have been forcing themselves on the public for over 25 years now.
They keep their identities a secret by wearing enormous eyeball masks.
If you'd like to learn more about this mysterious group of
artists, visit their website sometime ( www.residents.com
). They have explored several forms of multimedia, so there
is plenty to entertain you. Recently they did their first live show
in 8 years at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Here they are, pictured by the Golden Gate
Bridge in their full tuxedo and eyeball costumes. If you want to hear some samples from their albums, or even buy an album online,
go to the Music Boulevard Residents Discography by Clicking Here. They are easy to
love, but hard to listen to at first. Be patient, and let the music
grow on you like fungus.
Primus
is much more publically accepted. They are closely associated with
The Residents, and often do covers of their music. Primus is mostly
known for its highly stylish and original bass player, Les Claypool.
They're a goofy bunch o' kids, and all members of the band have a great
deal of talent. If you ever get a chance to see Les stomp across
a stage in your area, don't miss the opportunity. Like every other
band, person, animal, plant, fish, and rock in the world, Primus has a
website as well. This is where you'll find it...www.primussucks.com
Frank
Zappa has just recently started to "rock my world". Almost everything
he does has a bit of humor in it. I didn't really go nuts for his
music until I heard "Joe's Garage", which is a cheesy rock opera type thing
that makes little/no sense. But it never fails to entertain.
I recently picked up "Weasels Ripped My Flesh", which
is an amazing album from start to finish. As soon as I win the lottery
I'm going to invest a lot of money into my meager Zappa collection.
Idiot
Flesh is another band that spawned out of the same primordial soup as Primus.
Their shows are an evil parade of mayhem and theatrics. Unfortunately,
they recently disbanded due to popularity. The band had a pact to
break up if they ever reached any level of fame. They mostly played
in the bay area of California. You won't find their albums readily
available in record stores, so you'll have to have them special ordered. Or, you can order
one online Right Now.
