Kevin's Watch

I know, I know, but it's been a good while since we've had one of these. Feel free to post your top 5 (or 10). Here be mine:

1) Starless, by King Crimson
2) Zen Archer, by Todd Rundgren
3) Rain, by Yoko Kanno
4) Chalkhills and Children, by XTC
5) Lookin' for Another Pure Love, by Stevie Wonder


I'll post 6-10 later. Gotta give those some thought.

Songs, huh? I would call my selections songs.

*subject to change, but not often*

1. Rhapsody in Blue, Piano only ~ George Gershwin
2. Fanfare from the Firebird ~ Igor Stravinsky (got married to it)
3. Wondrous Stories/Awaken ~ Yes (they must go together, always)
4. Echoes ~ Pink Floyd
5. Biko ~ Peter Gabriel

This could change tomorrow, but....

1. Solisbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
2. Going to California = Led Zeppelin
3. Video Tape - Steve Goodman
4. Operator - Jim Croce
5. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

Damelon wrote:This could change tomorrow, but....

1. Solisbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

...this was a toss-up for me with Biko...

Having seen him perform Biko in concert was the deciding factor for me. He did Solisbury Hill as well, but Biko live was more powerful to me.

Menolly wrote: 2. Fanfare from the Firebird ~ Igor Stravinsky (got married to it)
3. Wondrous Stories/Awaken ~ Yes (they must go together, always)

But not Firebird/Siberian Khatru? (I can picture everyone at your wedding going "what the...?"

OK... for today, and picking only one song per band:
1. The Gates of Delirium - Yes
2. Bargain - the Who
3. The Rain Song - Zep
4. Morning Dew - the Dead
5. June - Spock's Beard

Honorable mention - (waaaaay too many to list ... I could just print out my iPod library!)

Relayer wrote:

Menolly wrote: 2. Fanfare from the Firebird ~ Igor Stravinsky (got married to it)
3. Wondrous Stories/Awaken ~ Yes (they must go together, always)

But not Firebird/Siberian Khatru? (I can picture everyone at your wedding going "what the...?"

Well...my introduction to Firebird was via Firebird/Siberian Khatru, but we found once the other members of the wedding party processed to the slower part of the fanare, that my entrance to the ending worked very well.

...and the rabbi probably would not have liked trying to talk over Siberian Khatru...

Relayer wrote:3. The Rain Song - Zep

...damn...

I knew I forgot something. Hyperception will kill me, as this is our song...

Menolly wrote:we found once the other members of the wedding party processed to the slower part of the fanare, that my entrance to the ending worked very well.

I can picture that, I bet it (and you) was beautiful!!

Maybe you can go back and edit your post before Hyper sees it

Nah...

I don't think he frequents this area of the Watch.

What am I listening to most of all right now?
1. Keep it Down-Jack Bruce (God of bass! Along with Chris Squire, of course )
2. No More, No More-Mahavishnu Orchestra (Jerry Goodman God of electric fiddle!)
3. Scatterbrain-Jeff Beck
4. No World Order-Todd Rundgren
5. This Year Release 10,000 Butterflies-Ottmar Liebert (for my Mom)
6. Gates of Delirium-Yes
7. Echoes-Pink Floyd
8. Not Tonight-New Cars

OK.

1. Pink Floyd: Cymbaline (live version)
2. Dave Brubeck: Take Five (squeezing with some difficulty into the "song" category)
3. Howlin' Wolf: Sitting on Top of the World
4. Doors: The End
5. Ray Charles: Georgia on My Mind

But we could play this every single day, my list would be different.

This will change at the drop of a hat, and are in no particular order...

1. Pink Floyd: Shine on You Crazy Diamond
2. Pink Floyd: High Hopes
3. Pink Floyd: Sorrow
4. Led Zeppelin: In the Light
5. Led Zeppelin: Achilles Last Stand
6. Led Zeppelin: Down By the Seaside
7. Blue Oyster Cult: Lips in the Hills
8. Blue Oyster Cult: Astronomy
9. Van Halen: Me Wise Magic
10. Foo Fighters: Everlong

1] Flock of Words : Trey Anastasio
2] Hide & Seek : Imogen Heap
3] Bleeding Heart Show : New Pornographers
4] They : Jem
5] Soul Soldier : Throwing Muses
6] Corona : Minutemen
7] Celebrated Summer : Husker Du
8] Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) : REM
9] Fat Old Sun : Pink Floyd
0] Wading In the Velvet Sea : Phish

For Today:

10) HELP! Beatles
9) Tom Ames' Prayer: Steve Earle
Automatic: Chris Whitley
7) Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan
6) The Last Laugh: Van Morrison and Mark Knopfler
5) Jeannie Needs a Shooter: Warren Zevon
4) Mary Jane's Last Dance: Tom Petty & the HB
3) Poison Girl: Chris Whitley
2) Thunder Road: Springsteen

...and Gun's Favorite SONG?

1) Even the Losers: Tom Petty and the HB

I find it absolutely fascinating that Guns and I are within a few months of each other age-wise, and not a single one of his songs would scrape my top 100 list, let alone my top 10.

Cail wrote:I find it absolutely fascinating that Guns and I are within a few months of each other age-wise, and not a single one of his songs would scrape my top 100 list, let alone my top 10.

It is an oddity. I'd put a few Floyd & Zep Songs in my top 100 and some solo Waters, too... but my faves tend to gravitate towards Dylan and the Beatles branches in the Rock n' Roll family tree, whereas yours seem to come from a harder, darker limb!

Cheese and Crab...different ends of the spectrum if you ax me!

danlo wrote:Cheese and Crab...different ends of the spectrum if you ax me!

Cheese and Crab? I hate to find out who is the cheese! *shakes fist*

1. Love you Madly - CAKE
2. Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
3. Tiki-God - PUSA
4. Ladies Choice - Hairpsray
5. What a Wonderfull World - Satchmo

I hate to admit this, but the only one I even know on Balon's list is Louis Armstrong.