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dylan

bright eyes (if you haven't heard singer/songwriter conor o'berst yet you should)

neutral milk hotel (in the aeroplane over the sea is one of the top five albums ever recorded)

pink floyd

syd barrett and roger water's solo material

iron and wine

nick drake

the beatles

nirvana

etc..ect..ect.

Pink Floyd, Beatles, Stan Rogers (Rest in Peace), Black Sabbath, Ian Tyson, U2, Radiohead...

Steely Dan. Fab. And (for something completely different) Brahms. They might not have much in common with each other, or with LC, but they all do something to me...

In no particular order:

The Doors
Pink Floyd
Led Zepplin
Phil Ochs
Tom Waits
Tom McRae
Damien Rice
Nick Drake
Nick Cave
Machinehead
System of a Down
Therion
Richard Thompson
Jeferson Airplane
Velvet Underground
Sound Garden
Jimi Hendrix
Therapy?
Jeff Buckley
Nine Inch Nails

... and the list goes on.

A list much like those posted..

Bob Dylan
Nick Drake
Neil Young
The Velvet Underground
Jeff Buckley
Bright Eyes
Silverchair
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Tom Waits
The Moody Blues

Let's add to this list... with a bit of foreign spice :

Brel
Brassens
Benabar
Cesaria Evora
Paco Ibañez
Dire Straits
Johnny Cash
Ella
K's Choice

and some newcommers playing "noisy music"...

I heard Cesaria Evora a few years ago in an intimate cafe setting. She had a terrific stage presence and an incredible voice. Unfortunately I couldnt understand a word of what she was singing but it didnt really matter.

This year we had the pleasure of hearing Vusi Mahlasela of south africa in the new orleans festival. He's a class act - he writes and sings in English, Zulu and Sotho and all his songs have a quiet dignity about them.

http://www.atorecords.com/artists/vm/default.asp

Another artiste who made a big impression on me at the festival is Marce Lacouture whose only album La Joie Cadienne (Cajun Joy) sung completely in Lousiana French is an outstanding debut album. Her voice is arguably the purest female voice I've ever heard - qualitatively similar to Jennifer Warnes' but with some of the depth of Joan Baez.

http://www.marcelacouture.com/

i like to listen nirvana, silverchair, kid rock hope this is ok for cohen fan?

Welcome to the Forum, bush ~ Anything else is fine, as long as you're a Cohen fan ! That automatically mitigates any 'lesser' tastes you may have [teasing.....] .

~ Lizzy

I like the seinfeld tv theme tune by jonathan wolff.

and what you think about

david bowie

morrissey

the nits

element of crime

and many french chansonniers such as jacques brel, serge gainsbourg, aznavour etc...

cheers - simon

I prefer richard wagner

Diversity in music is a good thing and my record collection includes the following and many, many more:

Ron Sexsmith (GENIUS);
AC-DC;
Tim/Jeff Buckley;
Beatles;
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds;
The Doors;
Entombed;
Foo Fighters;
Robbie Fulks;
Iron Maiden;
Motorhead;
Megadeth;
Screaming Trees;
Simon and Garfunkel;
Led Zepellin;
Nick Drakes;
Squeeze;
Tim Hardin;
Johnny Cash

Another "foreign sound" I was recently introduced to is algerian singer-songwriter Souad Massi who just finished up a tour of USA. Possessing a sensuous voice and beautiful face she makes every one of those 1001 arabian nights come alive in the mind's eye.

Check out her latest CD 'Deb' at the amazon site:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 71-9385647

No doubt about that, Kush.....she certainly is beautiful. The style of her sweater and something about the look of her face makes that photo appear to be an older one, but with it being her "latest CD," I guess not, eh?

Simon ~ I love Jacques Brel. Lightning [here on the Forum] knows a lot about him, and loves him even more.