TommyD's World....
Welcome to Planet Tommy
Wiki Names Your Band
Go to “Wikipedia.” Hit “random” and the first article you get is the name of your band. Then go to “Random Quotations” and the last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album. Then, go to Flickr and click on “Explore the Last Seven Days” and the third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
Band Name: Flying Saucer Working Party
Title of Album: Do Hard Things Well
Pandora
Well I have not really updated my music site so I decided to talk about this super cool website called Pandora (http://www.pandora.com ). It is an internet radio site that predicts what music you like. You set it up by typing in your favorite band or song and then it plays things similar to it. When it plays a song, you can give it thumbs up or thumbs down so it knows if it is playing the right music. You can also pull up why it is playing the songs they are which gives you great feedback on your musical taste. You can set up as many stations as you want and I personally think it is a great way to find new bands that you never thought you would like. You will be surprised after a handful of songs how well it can predict your musical taste...so check it out!
I also added the link to my Links page!
Xavier Rudd
Dan gave me some music last week, I
was going through it, and Xavier Rudd caught my attention. He is a one-man
band who has a wide variety of sounds ranging from Tool, reggae, Paul Simon, and
Dave Mathew's. His new cd entitled "dark shades of blue" is
great, especially the first two songs that rocked my brains! I would definitely
recommend listening to some of his stuff... here is his MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/xavierrudd.
If you like the music, Dan and I just bought tickets to see him in a couple
weeks at the Voodoo Lounge at Harrah's! They are GA so come one, come
all!.....think ABOUT IT!
JJ Grey and Mofro
My Top Ten List
"Lost in the Flood" by Bruce Springsteen
"Water" by the Who
"Don't let me Down" by the Beatles
"Happiness is a Warm Gun" by the Beatles
"Warning" by Black Sabbath
"Your Time is Gonna Come" by Led Zeppelin
"Walk Away" by Ben Harper
"Maybe I'm Amazed" by Paul McCartney
"Life by the Drop" by SRV
"Little Wing" by Jimi Hendrix
So there it is..my list. I'm sure I'm leaving out some songs but these are the ones I can think of right now. I have also added all these songs to my video page under Top Ten Songs
Obama and McCain's top ten list
OBAMA's List
1. 'Ready or Not' Fugees
2. 'What's Going On' Marvin Gaye
3. 'I'm On Fire' Bruce Springsteen
4. 'Gimme Shelter' Rolling Stones
5. 'Sinnerman' Nina Simone
6. 'Touch the Sky' Kanye West
7. 'You'd Be So Easy to Love' Frank Sinatra
8. 'Think' Aretha Franklin
9. 'City of Blinding Lights' U2
10. 'Yes We Can' Will.i.am
McCain's List
1. 'Dancing Queen' ABBA
2. 'Blue Bayou' Roy Orbison
3. 'Take a Chance On Me' ABBA
4. 'If We Make It Through December' Merle Haggard
5. 'As Time Goes By' Dooley Wilson
6. 'Good Vibrations' The Beach Boys
7. 'What A Wonderful World' Louis Armstrong
8. 'I've Got You Under My Skin' Frank Sinatra
9. 'Sweet Caroline' Neil Diamond
10. 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' The Platters
In conclusion, Obama has some good taste in music (Bruce, Rolling Stones, Sinatra, West, etc) while McCain has the musical taste of a 50 year old homosexual (Abba twice and Neil Diamond)
Sevendust
After hearing Sevendust at Rockfest '08 I downloaded their cd's and I have to say I am digging them a lot. I bought a new mp3 player to jog with and when I set it up the only music I had on computer was Sevendust so I put all their cd’s on it. I have been listening to my mp3 player on random so I do not really know what album I am listening to or which one is the best but it all sounds good. They are heavy metal so if you do not like heavy metal you probably will not dig them as much as I do, but if you are looking to start listening to heavy metal or want to try something new then this is a good band to start with!
The Raconteurs
I really do not know how to describe this album maybe something like a mixture of Blues, Rock n Roll, Guitar riffs and so forth. My favorite track on the album is the last song called "Carolina Drama". It is a bluesy song about a milkman and what not. So for the millions of readers reading this I would recommend that you get this CD because overall it is a solid rock album. I would probably give it something like a 4 out of 5 bags of chips if I had a rating system that gave out bags of chips.
My TOP 5 Bands of ALL TIME!!
1. the WHO
I believe this is the best band of all-time. They are just a tad better than Led Zeppelin. I think the Who has the best vocals, drummer, bass player, songwriter, and a top 20 guitar player. Each of their albums has a different sound and story and can match any moo
d you are feeling.
Favorite Album-Quadrophenia
2. Led Zeppelin
It is all most like 1a and 1b but if I had to say who is number 2 it would be Led Zeppelin. I think Led Zeppelin has a top 10 vocals, drummer, bass, guitar, and songwriter.
Favorite Album-Physical Graffiti
3. the Beatles
This band started it all. I believe this is the most influential band of all time. They have so many great songs. Paul and John are both great songwriters and musical talents.
Favorite Album- the White Album
4. Black Sabbath
Dark and Heavy riffs followed by Ozzy's voice. There is nothing heavier in music than this band. I do not consider post-Ozzy Black Sabbath real BLACK SABBATH.
Favorite Album- Black Sabbath
5. the DOORS
This is a great musical band with so many different sounds that you are not use to in a rock n roll band. Who knows if what Jim is singing makes any sense but it is still some great music.
Favorite Album- the Doors
Others of note: Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, SRV, and some others I am forgetting