Glass: Naqoyqatsi (sound track)

Aria, A passion for Opera
(sort of a best of opera, saves me the need to actually know anything about opera)

Bela Fleck: Perpetual Motion
Classical transposed for Banjo :-)

Led Zepplin: Acoustic tunes ripped to a playlist.

R.E.M.: In Time: The best of…

Phillip Glass: Glassworks

Dave Brubeck: Time Out

Giuliano Carmignola: Vivaldi Late Violin Concertos

Willie Nelson: The Essential collection

Poker Face; various CD’s, but only when driving in traffic. I need the adrenalin rush.

Hot Water Music–Minno

Chamberlain–Try for Thunder

Quicksand–Thorn in my side

Ween–Japanese Cowboy

At the Drive-In– Alpha Centauri

Sunny Day Real Estate–Circles

Christie Front Drive–Field

Suicide Note–Let’s Get Hit

Queens of the Stone Age–Millionaire

Oh I could go on forever…

2) Tom Waits – “What’s He Building in There?”

3) Bad Religion – “Let Them Eat War”

4) Skinny Puppy – “Hexonxonx” (Hex on Exxon)

5) Broken Social Scene – “Lover’s Spit”

6) Celtic Frost – “I Won’t Dance”

7) Garbage – “Sex is Not the Enemy”

8) Smashing Pumpkins – any

Sirenia – Save Me From Myself
Dimmu Borgir – In Death’s Embrace
Kamelot – Center Of The Universe
Sinergy – Beware The Heavens
Children Of Bodom – Every song

Social D is always great, get some and add the Dropkick Murphys.

And if you like that, Universal Hall Pass has a remake of Ring of Fire that you’re going to love.

And of course, who can resist Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk?

John Lee Hooker & R.L. Burnside if you feel like some blues.

Rise Against or Antiflag (if I’m feeling especially political)

Turbonegro, of Norway, if I’m in the mood to rock out.

You can never go wrong with Social Distortion, or Mike Ness on his own.

And this band out of Cali, I think, called SAOSIN – been listening to alot of them lately.

Older Stuff:
*Lila Downs/Una Sangre
*Joy Division/Substance
*Husker Du/Flip Your Wig

July! July! –The Decemberists
Eli, The Barrowboy –The Decemberists
Skin is, my –Andrew Bird
Crooked Teeth –Death Cab for Cutie
Who Loves the Sun –Velvet Underground
This Is How It Goes–Aimee Mann

There are so many more…but there’s only so much that can go into a comments section.

I picked these mainly because the lyrics are inventive, the songs aren’t formulaic, the melodies are solid but there’s enough experimentation.

2nd Ave, 11 AM — Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
[Saw them at Black Cat; he's even more of a live wire in person.]

We Both Go Down Together — The Decemberists

And old favorites that came up on iTunes:

88 Lines about 44 Women — The Nails
[It's hard not to hum with this.]

Two of Us — The Beatles
[For lazy drives, pref. with a significant other.]

SEX PISTOLS / God Save The Queen
NELLY / Pimp Juice Instrumental
NO DOUBT / Bathwater