07 September 2007

Music Survey I taxed from Lenée

List 10 musical artists that you like:

*Not in any particular order

1. Fela Kuti
2. Nina Simone
3. Miles Davis
4. Michael Jackson
5. The Roots
6. Outkast
7. Bob Marley
8. Björk
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Erykah Badu

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Elevators on ALTiens

What is your favourite album of 8?
That's tough... is it cheating to say a playlist a friend made for me a few years ago? I guess Vespertine.

What is your favorite lyric of 5?
I don't know. My absolute favorite song from the group doesn't feature Black Thought actually. My favorite lyrics would fall somewhere in Something in the Way of Things by Amiri Baraka on Phrenology.

What are your three of your favorite songs by 7?
Natty Dread, Is This Love?, Redemption Song


What are your favorite three songs by 2?
Four Women, The Desperate Ones, Mississippi Goddamn!

What are your three favorite songs by 10?
I Want You, Green Eyes, Didn't Cha Know?

What is your favorite album by 1?
Oi! If I must... Confusion/Gentlemen.

How did you get into 4?
Bad was the first LP I ever bought with my own money.

What are your three favorite songs by 3?
Giant Steps (of course!), Blue Traine, Autumn Serenade (with Johnny Hartman... swoon!)

What is a good memory concerning 2?
Creating a dance/character inspired by this woman and landing the most rewarding gig of my life.

Is there a song by 8 that makes you emotional?
Sonnets/Unrealities XI or Declare Independence

What are your three favorite songs of 1?
It's impossible to pick just three! But with out thinking about it too much... Shakara, Confusion, Water No Get Enemy

What is your favorite song of the 9 artist?
Just one?! I think As, because I have so many memories to accompany it.


1. Of all the bands & artists in your collection, which one do you have the most of?
Outkast

2. What was the last song you listened to?
Elliptical by Me'shell Ndegeo'cello with Sy Smith on The Article 3 EP

3. What's in your CD player right now?
I don't listen to CD's anymore... but the last album I downloaded was some of Kenna's latest effort. Good shit.

4. What is your favorite instrument?
Alto Saxophone of course.

5. Who's your favorite local band?
one of Phil's. I'm sprung I know... cut me some slack!

6. What was the last concert you attended?
Afro-Punk Festival 2007 at BAM

7. What was the greatest concert you've ever been to?
I don't see a lot of live music, but a few years ago I went to CurrentTV's launch event at Central Park featuring De La Soul, Fishbone, and Lauryn Hill. Definitely a musical highlight in my life.

8. What's the worst band you've ever seen in concert?
I gotta say Femi Kuti at Summer Stage 2006 was thoroughly unimpressive to me.

9. What band do you love musically but hate the members of?
uhm... I don't think this question applies to me. I can't think of an answer.

10. What is the most musically involved you have ever been?
I auditioned for Bill T. Jone's tribute to Fela. I killed the dance section, but I bombed my little sax solo... it was beyond embarrassing!

11. What show are you looking forward to?
They've all passed... there's so much that I've missed this summer! I hope I can redeem myself next year.

12. What is your favourite band shirt?
I own a hoodrat ass "Jigga" t-shirt that I wore to death when I was like 14.

13. What musician would you like to hang out with for a day?
Me'shell Ndgeo'cello seems like she'd be a real cool down to earth lady.

14. What musician would you like to be in love with you for a day?
Hmm... I'd enjoy watching Rich Medina losing his cool over me ;)

15. What was your last musical "phase" before you wizened up?
I used to be a fanatic for N*SYNC... Dirty POP!!!

16. Sabbath or solo Ozzy?
How about Common or Black Thought? Ruminate on that shit.

17. Did you know that filling out this survey makes you a music geek?
Yo mama.

18. What was the greatest decade for music?
The 70s.

19. What is your favorite movie soundtrack?
The soundtrack to the very first musical I saw on Broadway. It was later made into a movie starring Whoopee Goldberg: Sarafina!

20. What would you be without music?
sad and crankier. [edit]

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