50 Favorite CDs!

1. Nellie McKay "Get away from me"
2. Toby Lightman "Little Things"
3. Rachel Farris "Soak"
4. Anastacia "Freak of Nature"
5. Jewel "0304"
6. Madonna "Ray of light"
7. Frou Frou 'Details"
8. Heather Nova "Siren"
9. Alanis Morissette "Jagged Little Pill"
10. Norah Jones "Come away with me"
11. Katy Rose "Because I can"
12. Shakira "Laundry Service"
13. Fiona Apple "When the pawn"
14. Jem "Finally Woken"
15. Lucy Woodward "While you can"
16. Butterfly Boucher "Flutterby"
17. Poe "Haunted"
18. Melanie C. "Northern Star"
19. Pink "Missunztood"
20. T.a.t.u. "200 k/m in the wrong lane"
21. Kimberley Locke "One Love"
22. Mandy Moore "Coverage"
23. Paulina Rubio "Border Girl"
24. Kylie Minogue "Fever"
25. Yeah yeah yeahs "Fever to tell"
26. Sylver "Chances"
27. Enya "Greatest Hits"
28. In-Grid "Rendez-Vouz"
29. Blumchen "Herzfrequenz"
30. Vitamin C "More"
31. Celina Dion "Let's talk about love"
32. Nichole Nordemann "Woven and Spun"
33. Natalie Imbruglia "White Lillies Island"
34. Hillary Duff "Metamorphasis"
35. Shania Twain 'Come on over"
36. Samantha Mumba "Gotta tell you"
37. Laura Pausini "From the inside"
38. Tina Cousins "Killing Time"
39. Dannii Minogue "Neon Nights"
40. Amber "Naked"
41. Aurora UK "Dreaming"
42. Rebecca St. James "Transform"
43. Novaspace 'Supernova"
44. Sasha Lazard "Myth of Red"
45. Britney Spears "In the zone"
46. Mikaila "Mikaila"
47. Myra "Myra"
48. Cyndi Lauper "Twelve Deadly Cyns... and then some"
49. Alice Deejay "Who needs guitars anyway?"
50. Tess "One love to justify"

Hmmmm, I am only doing 20 for now. 50 is asking too much of my brain after a full day!

1. Norah Jones - "Come Away With Me"
2. Garbage - "Version 2.0"
3. Eva Cassidy - "Songbird"
4. The Fugees - "The Score"
5. Edvin Marton - "Strings and Beats"
6. Mariah Carey - "Music Box"
7. Olive - "Extra Virgin"
8. Dido - "No Angel"
9. Fiona Apple - "When the Pawn..."
10. Beth Hart - "Screamin For My Supper"
11. Shania Twain - "Up"
12. Alison Krauss - "Forget About It"
13. Lorrie Morgan - "My Heart"
14. Elvis Presley Box Set - 10 CDs
15. The Beegees - "Greatest Hits"
16. Soundtrack - "The Mission"
17. Sarah McLachlan - "Surfacing"
18. Sarah McLachlan - "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy"
19. Soundtrack - "Hope Floats"
20. Celine Dion - "If You Asked Me To"

In no particular order, and to be added to later....

Aerosmith- Big Ones
Carol King- Tapestry
Sarah McLachlin- Surfacing
Bing Crosby- Merry Christmas
Coldplay- Parachutes
Sleepless in Seattle- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Dirty Dancing- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Big Chill, and More songs from The Big Chill- Original Motion Picture Soundtracks
Dave Matthews Band- Listener Supported
Jimi Hendrix- The Ultimate Experience
Los Lonely Boys- Los Lonely Boys (I have seen them live 12 times)
Madonna- The Immaculate Collection
Madonna- Ray of Light
Dr. Dre- The Chronic (the most seminal album of my generation, IMHO)
Pearl Jam- Vitology
Nirvana- Nevermind, Unplugged and In Utero (in that order)
Hootie and the Blowfish- Cracked Rear View (what ever happend to them?)
Debbi Gibson - Out of the Blue (I was 8 when this was my favorite )
Micheal Jackson- HIStory, Past Present and Future Vol. 1
Amy Grant- Heart in Motion (This was from my debbi gibson phase as well)
Wilson Phillips-Wilson Phillips
Janet Jackson- Rhythm Nation
Prince- Purple Rain
Boston- Dont Look Back
Journey- Greatest Hits
Matchbox 20- Yourself or someone like you
Bonnie Raitt- Luck of the Draw
Willie Nelson- Red Headed Stranger
.... I cant think of my other favs, check in with me later

50 is a bit too much!! :lol: for the moment here are some cds i'm obsessed with lately:
Bjork:"Post"
Elisa:"pipes&flowers"
Bob Marley:"survival"
System of a down:"toxicity"
anything by Fabrizio de Andrè
No Doubt"the return of Saturn"
Evanescence"fallen"
the cranberries: "no need to argue"
r.e.m.'s greatest hits, i think the title is "in time"
Noa:"Calling"
a cd in polish by Goran Bregovic and Kayah

In no particular order, and it's only a "top 16" for me:

Rod Stewart "Downtown Train"
The Mama's & The Papa's "16 of Their Greatest Hits"
Soundtrack from "Dirty Dancing"
Cher "Heart of Stone"
Queen "Classic Queen"
Cyndi Lauper "Twelve Deadly Cyns"
10,000 Maniacs "Our Time In Eden"
Bette Midler "Experience The Divine"
John Lennon "The John Lennon Collection"
Fleetwood Mac "The Dance"
Soundtrack to "The Committments"
Soundtract from "American Graffiti"
Gloria Estefan "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
Phil Collins "Serious Hits Live"
"The Corrs Live In Dublin"
Cheryl Crow "Tuesday Night Music Club"

Prince: Dirty Mind
Prince: Purple Rain
Prince: Around The World In A Day
Prince: Sign 'O' The Times
Prince: Lovesexy
Prince: Graffiti Bridge
Prince: Diamonds And Pearls
Prince: The Symbol
Prince: The Gold Experience
Prince: Musicology
Parliament: Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
Parliament: Chocolate City
Parliament: The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein
Parliament: Up For The Down Stroke
Funkadelic: Maggot Brain
Funkadelic: America Eats Its Young
Funkadelic: One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic: Uncle Jam Wants You
James Brown: Get On The Good Foot
James Brown: Roots Of A Revolution
James Brown: I'm Back
Isaac Hayes: The Ultimate Isaac Hayes 1969-1977
George Clinton: Greatest Funkin Hits
B.E. King: Stand By Me
Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
RHCP: Freaky Styley
RHCP: Blood Sugar Sex Magic
A Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm
Tavares: Best of
Elvis Presley: 30 #1 Hits
Queen: A Night At The Opera
Queen: News Of The World
Queen: Greatest Hits l & ll
The Beatles: Abbey Road
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour
John Lennon: Imagine
John Lennon: Mind Games
Michael Jackson: Off The Wall
Michael Jackson: Thriller
Michael Jackson: Dangerous
Lenny Kravitz: Babtism
Jamiroquai: Synkronized
Macy Gray: On How Life Is
Macy Gray: The Id
Aretha Franklin: Queen In Waiting
Chaka Khan: C.K.
Diana Ross: Motown's Greatest Hits
Angie Stone: Mahogany Soul
Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

if I could go on with my list I'd add...

Nightwish: Oceanborn
Nightwish: Century Child
HIM: Razorblade Romance
Apulanta: Plastik
Alicia Keys: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Macy Gray: The Trouble Of Being Myself
Björk: Debut
Kwan: Dynasty
Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope, Rhythm Nation 1814
Madonna: Bedtime Stories, Erotica, Evita Soundtrack
The Last Samurai Original Motion Picture Score

1. Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2. Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

3. Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

4. (don't actually have this yet but I heard it and love it) John Williams: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

5. John Williams: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

6. John Williams: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

7. John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999

8. John Williams: Star Wars: A New Hope

9. John Williams: The Patriot

10. Alan Menken: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

11. Elliot Goldenthal: Interview With The Vampire

the rest are in no particular order

Erich Kunzel and the Cincinatti Pops Orchestra: Magical Musicals (the most amazing performance of The Bells of Notre Dame)

Erich Kunzel...: Salute to Disney

Erich Kunzel..." From The Heart

Andrea Boccelli: Sentimento

Michael Ball: Centre Stage

Michael Ball: The Movies

Michael Ball: The Musicals

Michael Ball: Christmas album

Michael Ball: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Danny Elfman: Chicago soundtrack

Danny Elfman: Spiderman The Original Score

John Debney: The Scorpion King

John Tesh: Pure Movies

Sally Harmon: The Heart of the Movies (the most beautiful version of Once Upon A December I've ever heard)

(don't have this yet, plan to get it though) James Horner: Troy

Gabriel Yared and various artists: City of Angels soundtrack

James Horner: The Mask of Zorro

James Horner: Apollo 13

Andrea Boccelli: Cieli De Tuscana

Andrea Boccelli: Romanza (LOVE VIVO PER LEI)

Michael Kamen: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

James Horner: An American TAIL (I see on other sites people spell it TALE and it irks me LOL)

James Horner: More Music from Braveheart

James Horner: Back to Titanic

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Amadeus soundtrack

Harry Gregson-Williams: Sinbad: Legend of the 7 Seas

Jerry Goldsmith: The Mummy

Alan Silvestri: The Mummy Returns

(don't have this yet either but I heard it and plan to get it) Alan Silvestri: Van Helsing

(don't have this yet either) Jerry Goldsmith: The Secret of NIMH

Jerry Goldsmith: Mulan

Hans Zimmer: Gladiator and More Music From Gladiator

Klaus can't spell the composer's last name: Pirates of the Carribean

John Williams: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

John Williams: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

D'OH how could I forget these?!

David Newman, Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens: Anastasia

Les Miserables Complete Symphonic Recording, International Cast

Les Miserables Tenth Anniversary Concert

Santana: Supernatural

Ricky Martin: Vuelve

Alan Menken: Beauty and the Beast

WHOA that's 51. Anyway, those are my 50 faves that I can list right now LOL.

Wow, Angie, another movie soundtrack fan!

Here are some of my faves:

Bryan Adams - Reckless
Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown
Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark
Billy Joel - Turnstiles
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is
Bruce Sprinsteen - Born to Run
Carly Simon - Come Upstairs
The Corrs - Live from Dublin
Huey Lewis & the News - Sports
Jackson Browne - Hold Out

Broadway Musicals

Camelot (Original Broadway Cast, please)
The Sound of Music
South Pacific
The King and I
Oklahoma
My Fair Lady
Man of La Mancha
Gigi

Movie Soundtracks, etc.

Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves
Fantasia (the original)
Mr. Holland's Opus
First Knight
Independence Day
Gettysburg
1492 - Conquest of Paradise
Lord of the Rings
Sense & Sensibility
Father of the Bride (1 & 2)
Back to the Future
Jurassic Park
Little Women
Apollo 13
Dragon
Band of Brothers
The American President
Shakespeare in Love
Life is Beautiful
Amadeus
Topsy Turvy (Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado)
The Pirates of Penzance

Keith Lockhart & the Boston Pops - The Celtic Album
Keith Lockhart & Boston Pops - My Favorite Things (the music of Richard Rodgers)
John Williams - Summon the Heroes (Olympic music, 1996)
John Williams - American Journey (SLC 2002)

Hi Iluvtodd!!! Not sure if I saw you at the Todd ezboard or not but yes I am a HUGE film score fan. My favorite composers are Phillip Glass, Elliot Goldenthal, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams of course, Howard Shore even though few of his works come close to rivalling LOTR, Basil P can't pronounce his last name but he did Les Miserables with Liam Neeson (terrible adaptation, worst I've ever seen) and Free Willy (among the most beautiful I've heard), Gabriel Yared, George Fenton, OH can't possibly forget James Newton Howard, and Alan Menken I also enjoy, as well as the old Disney scores and songs especially Sleeping Beauty, Alice In Wonderland, Cinderella, and Mary Poppins, and hm what else... I LOVE Randy Edelman, and I'm one of those nuts who likes Hans Zimmer too. I also like the music for Crouching Tiger, and I ADORE Shakespeare In Love, and I've fallen in love with Craig Armstrong's music as well. I also like Horner, and travesty though it is I enjoy Enemy At The Gates soundtrack, and I enjoy David Newman's works too. I love Thomas Newman as well, his Finding Nemo is truly deserving of the Oscar nomination, and who can forget the great Alfred Newman even though honestly I've only heard Anastasia, which I would kill to have LOL. I also like Danny Elfman... pretty much all composers I like. I love Steven Schwartz's music for The Prince of Egypt, and I like Trevor Rabin's Armageddon.

Oh and one of my all-time favorite scores, one whose magnificence I never get tired of, Elmer Bernstein's THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

Such a shame about Yared's Troy, it really is marvellous, except for Hector's Funeral. My friends and I agree, the woman sounds horrible. For some reason she sounds better in Horner's version. Have you heard Groban's song yet? I haven't heard it LOL and I am looking forward to the day when I can actually hear it. I heard the lyrics are excellent. Is the lyricist Will Jennings again or is it someone new?

Whoa, I didn't even MENTION the great Michael Kamen! I love him too, especially of course Robin Hood, but also adore The Three Musketeers. GOD REST HIS SOUL! WE MISS YOU!!!!!!!

Angie, yes that's me (Gail) from the "Todd" board.

I love a lot of the Disney soundtracks too (Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast, Lion King, Mulan, etc.), not to mention so many of the Classic Disney songs from the earlier years.

I have a question for you re: Michael Kamen. Are you saying that he passed away recently? If so, when did that happen, and how old was he? Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is my favorite movie soundtrack and I also am very partial to Mr. Holland's Opus (so much so that I not only bought the soundtrack, but I also bought the score), and Band of Brothers.

Yes, sadly Michael Kamen has left us. He died on November 18th, 2003, at age 52. I recall the cause of death had something to do with the heart. I think it was a heart attack.

I loved Mr. Holland's Opus, the American Symphony was just spectacular.

oh I forgot to mention I also like John Debney's Cutthroat Island and Passion of the Christ scores. Cutthroat is the best pirate score ever written, nearly everyone who's heard it agrees. Unfortunately I don't have it and it's not available to buy. I'll probably get someone to burn it for me on a score community trade list.

Debney also wrote the music for many episodes of the hit show seaQuest DSV and seaQuest 2032 LOL both of which starred other recently departed actors Royce D. Applegate (starred in The Rookie and Seabiscuit) and Jonathan Brandis (Sidekicks, Ladybugs, Stephen King's It). Royce died New Year's Day 2003 in a fire, at age 64, and Jon killed himself in November this past year. He was just 27. He looks (looked) so much like Sasha Abt.

Thanks for all of that info, Angie, even though it's so sad.

Enjoy all of those wonderful soundtracks.

I have to say that I am very grateful to the skaters for exposing me to so much of the music that I end up buying. If it weren't for them, I just wouldn't be aware of so much cool music. I've bought a lot of movie soundtracks even if I haven't seen a number of the movies!

50 is really hard to list. Here are just 20 of my favorite CDs.

1. Music Box - Mariah Carey
2. Falling Into You - Celine Dion
3. Soul Provider - Michael Bolton
4. Measure Of A Man - Clay Aiken
5. Shine - Bond
6. Heart In Motion - Amy Grant
7. Ray Of Light - Madonna
8. All The Great Love Songs - Diana Ross
9. Blue - LeAnn Rimes
10. One Love - Kimberley Locke
11. Spice - Spice Girls
12. Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys
13. Thankful - Kelly Clarkson
14. Never Say Never - Brandy
15. And The Music Speaks - All 4 One
16. Sun Splashin' - Various Artists
17. Dreamcatcher - Secret Garden
18. Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera
19. Steady On - Point Of Grace
20. Hotel Paper - Michelle Branch