Music links
Music links
I LOVE music. It's my lifeline. Without it, I definately would have gone insane by now. I've placed some samples of my favorite artists' music on this page in hopes to expose others to my life and help them understand me better.
Note: If the tour dates link says the band is not found, it most likely means they just aren't on tour, not that there's an error.
Dave Matthews Band
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In the beginning I heard a few of their songs, which I did like very much. Then, my
friend Melissa, who loves them, started going to every concert that came near here! I knew I must be
missing something so I bought their album "Crash" which was awesome. A great combination of
instruments. Guitar, percussion of sorts, and all kinds of horns and strings. The variety
with which the songs are put together boggle my mind. And with friends
like the great Tim Reynolds on guitar and Bela Fleck on banjo, you'll
never hear more beautiful pieces of music in your life. You just gotta
dance to this stuff. My very favorites include "#40", "#41", "Say Goodbye", "Seek Up",
"The Stone", "Lover Lay Down", "Two Step", "Lie In Our Graves", and "Pig"
I've been to 39 DMB shows so far:
Jul 22nd, 1998: VA Beach Amphitheatre, VA beach, VA: Lawn
My first show. Drove 7 hours there. Went with my cousin Josh.
Aug 2nd, 1998: Vernon Downs, Vernon Downs, NY: 10th row (estimated, it was GA)
My sister's first DMB show. A lot of pushing and shoving. This was no-seat
GA. I think after the Hershey incident (same year) they stopped this with
good reason.
Aug 22nd, 1998: Nissan Pavillion, Bristow, VA: Section 101, Row A
Went with Kristen from D.C. Kicked ass. Lots of singing in the car :-)
Aug 23rd, 1998: Nissan Pavillion, Bristow, VA: Lawn
Kristen convinced me to stay for another day (no arm twisting required)
Nov 30th, 1998: First Union Centre, Phila, PA: 12th row
Rebecca's first DMB show. First time I saw Butch Taylor. I thought he
was some punk kid, the way he messed up on Rapunzel.
May 20th, 1999: Veterans Stadium, Phila, PA: Section 231
Me and my sister
May 21st, 1999: Veterans Stadium, Phila, PA: 15th row
Charissa's first DMB show.
May 25th, 1999: Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ: Section 249
Me and Charissa. We were late :-( Came in the middle of Warehouse. I think
it's the only show I was late to.
Jun 5th, 1999: VA Beach Amphitheatre, VA beach, VA: FRONT ROW BABY!!!
Elisa's first DMB show. She came in from MI. Amazing! We sat in front of
Steve Forbes
Aug 1st, 1999: Nissan Pavillon, Bristow, VA: Section 400
Me and Charissa.
Aug 8th, 1999: Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT: Section 400
Me and my sister. I was on FIRE tonight guessing songs.
Jul 8th, 2000: Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, MA: Section A3, Row 20
Me and Rebecca. Met a guy from the Nissan show! #40! Rebecca almost didn't get back in (forgot her ticket!). 4 HOURS getting out of the parking lot! Tori Amos
listening.
Jul 11th, 2000: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: Row 4
Me and my sister?
Jul 15th, 2000: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA: Section A3, Row 29
Me and Charissa. Almost got into a fight with a BIG guy. Actually got him to
back down, and not through calm talk. (did wonders for my self-esteem)
Jul 19th, 2000: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Section A2, Row 20
Went with a girl from the fan club. Lots of rain. Met 2 extra-cool people
next to us, Amber and Rezzie.
Aug 19th, 2000: Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI: FRONT ROW BABY!!!
Joelie's (WI friend) first DMB show
Aug 23th, 2000: Hershey Park Stadium, Hershey, PA: 10th row
Me and Coke. Kick ass Seek Up!
May 15th, 2001: Desert Sky Pavillion, Phoenix, AZ: Section 103, Row H
Krystal's (Phoenix friend) first DMB show. Met the opening band (stayed in
the same hotel). This whole west coast trip was by myself.
May 18th, 2001: Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, CA: Section FL2, Row 10
Went by myself :-(
May 19th, 2001: Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, CA: Section FL4, Row 13
Went by myself :-(
May 22nd, 2001: Dodger Stadium, Los Angelas, CA: Section B9, Row 2
Steve's (L.A. friend) first DMB show. Saw Fred Savage at this show.
Jun 4th, 2001: Comerica Park, Detroit, MI: 15th row
Drove all the way here from PA to see this with Elisa
Jun 9th, 2001: RFK Stadium, Washington D.C: Section A2, Row 15
Me and Susie (her first DMB show?)
Jun 11th, 2001: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: Section 11, Row 4
Oh baby! Me and Dino. My greatest DMB experience! All i'll say is,
Two step with rain and lightning!
Jun 16th, 2001: Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, MA: Section B3, Row 22
Me and Dino. Long ride. Young abnoxious girls.
Jun 23rd, 2001: Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ: GA
Christy's first DMB show. We were a little late. Haven't been on
the lawn in a while.
Jun 24th, 2001: Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ: FRONT ROW BABY!!!
Me and Sarah. Amazing!
Aug 1st, 2001: Hershey Park Stadium, Hershey, PA: 13th row
Me and Dino.
May 10th, 2002: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO: Section 128, Row 15
Me and some girl from the fan club. I forget her name! My first show after
moving to CO.
Jul 21st, 2002: Hershey Park Stadium, Hershey, PA: 3rd row
My Dad's first DMB show. Kick ass LIOG!
Aug 26th, 2002: UMB Bank Pavillion, Maryland Heights, MO: 12th row left
My Mom's first DMB show.
Dec 21st, 2002: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY: Section 104
Me and Charissa. My 2nd greatest DMB experience! James FUCKING Brown!
Jul 10th, 2003: UMB Bank Pavillion, Maryland Heights, MO: 8th row left
Me and my Mom.
Jul 21st, 2003: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO: FRONT ROW BABY!!!
Ergon's first DMB show. (he's actually from Johannesburg, South Africa (Dave's hometown)). Kick ass Watchtower!
Aug 6th, 2003: Fox Theater, Boulder, CO: GA
Jenni's first Dave/DMB show. Great time! Dave solo. Also with Ben Kweller and others.
Aug 24th, 2003: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ: Sect. 6, Row R
Went by myself. Once again, the NY/NJers can really belt out those lyrics.
Sep 11th, 2003: Hershey Park Stadium, Hershey, PA: 9th row
Went with Coke. Amazing #36/Everyday. Amazing Star-spangled banner intro to Watchtower, for 09/11 aniv.
Sep 13th, 2003: Nissan Pavillon, Bristow, VA: Sect. 101, Row P (29th row)
Went by myself. Sat next to a nice girl from Charlottesville. Her first DMB show. They brought back the 'pretty, pretty girl' outro to Recently. Yummy!
Sep 14th, 2003: VA Beach Amphitheatre, VA beach, VA: 13th row
Went with my friend Danielle. Had a great time hangin' out, and at the show! Killer Two-step!
Say Goodbye
(lyrics)
Sarah McLachlan
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I honestly don't remember clearly how I came upon Sarah. I remember seeing her "Building a Mystery"
video on TV, and my friend Shea talking about her, but how I came to buy Surfacing? *shrug*
In any case, a wonderful unique soul, a great person, and she can sing too! Go sarah! :-)
My Sarah Pics
David Gray
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I found out about David from Dave Matthews. I bought '
White Ladder', which is just AMAZING..one of my all-time top albums.
His live stuff is really great too. Lots of energy and a great, powerful voice.
Tori Amos
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In December of '96 I went to see my good friend Blondie in SC. We went shopping and searching all over for this Tori Amos tape. I honestly, at that point, have never heard a song of hers and only knew she was some red-head chick :) When I got home, I bought her album "Little Earthquakes" and found out why Blondie loved her so much. Her voice, unlike others, literally sends chills up and down my spine. Just her breathing sets me off. Most of her stuff is depressing, but I listen to it when I AM depressed, so ya never know what it's gonna do to you. My very favorites include "Hey Jupiter", "Winter", and "Mother"
I've been to 1 Tori show so far:
Ani DiFranco
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Funny story how I came to like her. My best friend Elisa from MI loves her, and one weekend
we were going to NYC with some friends, and she brought "Little Plastic Castle" with her.
And while I didn't get a good listen to it in the car, it turned out that when she went home she forgot
it and left it in my CD changer. So I started listening to it, and thought it was simply amazing.
I love the folkish guitar sound, the anger and sweetness in her voice, the lyrical imagery.
I've seen her twice so far, and can't wait to meet her.
I've been to 2 Ani shows so far:
Sep 6th, 2000: Eisenhower Auditorium, State College, PA: NA
Oct 30th, 2000: Liacouras Center, Temple Univerity, Philadelphia, PA: NA
Apr 23rd, 2003: Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO: POSTPONED UNTIL OCT
My Ani Pics
Mary J. Blige
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I first heard about Mary from my friend Shea. She listened to her a lot..and shea has some pretty good tastes. So when I was in Colorado visting Jenny, I picked up Mary's "Share My World" CD. I have this clear memory that on the way back, I was going through the security checkpoint in Chicago's O' Hara airport, and i got stopped by this young african-american girl (cute too) who wanted to check out my duffle bag. She found this CD in there and was like, "Oh my god, this is my favorite CD!". I hadn't even listened to it yet, but I guess that was a good sign. But yeah, it was great. A lot of soul to it. And her "No more drama" album is just as good. If you want some R&B with soul, and just a drop of hip-hop, enough to keep you in check, this is it.
Jim CroceI just started listening to Jim a short time ago. I find his music to be both feel good and depressing at the same time. His songs and the way he plays guitar is just amazing. His songs go on a lot about people experiences. Just listen.
Pearl Jam
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When I was in college, I start hearing this song "Daughter" being repeatetd over and over in my dorm building. I asked someone and they said it was by this awesome band Pearl Jam. So I bought their album "Vs" and damn, I couldn't stop listening to Eddie Vedder. His voice was so soothing. When I went to see my friend in Indiana, she bought me "Ten" on CD and I was hooked even more. From then on I've been with them. I've seen so many people drop off of their following because of their growth into a different style. To those people all I have to say is IT'S EVOLUTION BABY!!!
Jewel
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I first saw heard/saw Jewel in her "Who will save your soul?" video on MTV. I think she's the cutest thing I've ever seen! Oh yeah, I liked the song too. I remember one night I went out with my parents shopping and I bought her album. We listened to it on the way home. My parents hated it. They heard "you say he's a faggot" and totally had their minds made up. I love her voice. She can change it so many ways. She sings low, then real high, then talks like a little girl, it's great. Her lyrics also, just blow me away.
Smashing Pumpkins
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I worked at this place with this girl who loved the pumpkins. She loaned me their album "Siamese Dream" I listened to it a few times, and while I didn't love it, I liked a bunch of the songs. In Jan. of '97 I went to one of their concerts..it was good and they played a bunch of songs I heard for the first time and right away liked. Since then I bought 1 or 2 of their CDs and I listen to them every now and again when I need something hard to jam to.
+LIVE+ from York, Pa.
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A band I took a chance on. Very good second album. Got the first one too, but couldn't really get into it. They're local to me, so I hear about them a lot. Still didn't get to see them yet.
James
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Phil Collins
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When I was 10 I remember my cousin, Melissa, having this tape called "No Jacket Required" by this guy Phil C. that I never heard of before. I borrowed it and his music was for lack of a better 10 year old word "cool" I listened to the tape all the time and knew all the words to all the songs. After that, I bought every tape he had. He writes a variety of songs, dance tunes, melodies, and just plain pop. One of the best drummers I have ever heard. After a while I finally found out he was with Genesis and their music with him was jsut as great. Their old stuff, things like supper's ready and the three side lives recordings are the definition of the word 'variety'. Phil is one of the best in my book. IF YOU HAVE TIME, LISTEN TO THE 23-MINUTE SUPPER'S READY BELOW!!
Mazzy Star
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U2
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Alanis Morissette
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I love alanis's voice. Listened to her debut album over and over and over again. Her 2nd album I didn't love as much, but still listen to a few of the songs. Loved her unplugged sessions, and always enjoy to see her perform.
Gin Blossoms
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Garbage
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Nirvana
Nex to Eddie Vedder, my favorite lyricist. You really have to be made for this music. It definately is not for everyone. And it's not very wise for people to sterotype listeners of them. They simply dont understand.
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