I spent a grand weekend on the Cape with close friends. We could't bring any Broadway show tunes to listen to. Well I brought the new Coldplay "Viva Lavida". And found it to be perfect summertime music. Just wondering what other cd people would bring? joe
Does MAMMA MIA movie soundtrack counts? I found that "Lay All Your Love On Me" would be a perfect music on the beach while sunbathing & people watching, but you have to use your imagination for the song to work while listening on your iPOd!
Oh, can't go wrong with Mother...her new CD..HARD CANDY!
Ibiza/Summer Chillout Classics Boxset (42 Chilled Balearic Grooves) - Right before heading to the beach two weekends ago, I found this compilation on iTunes and have fallen in love!
Fortunately it's not a problem for me. My roommate and pseudo-roommate both adore showtunes, and when I'm with my family (like when we go to the beach) I'm lucky that my family loves them too. So there's not really a time when I'm "not allowed" or "not able" to listen to showtunes.
But strictly speaking, in heavy rotation in my playlist is, while not "new", Alice Ripley's solo album "Everything's Fine" which is definitely not Broadway. So I guess that's my answer. :) That and her albums with her band Ripley. Hee!
Experience live theater. Experience paintings. Experience books. Live, look and listen like artists! ~ imaginethis
LIVE THAT LESSON!!!!!!
Sara Bareilles just re-released her original album that has been out of print, called Careful Confessions. It has been playing non-stop. She is just brilliant.
It's only one summer weekend a year, that I can sacrifice. And remember you can bring your own i-pod. Just can't be played in the car, cottage and beach. One small motion, not to cause a commotion. joe
John Mayer's "Where The Light Is" and "The Village Sessions".
Some concert band stuff from Frank Ticheli, Eric Whitacre, and Gershwin. I really have to expand in this genre of composers.
Drum and Bugle Corps recordings too. Anyone heard of such an activity? You should check it out sometime. To me, it's the hidden gem of performing arts.
Also, anything by David Sedaris, although not music, it's Fantastic.
njohn, I have been to D and B shows before. And also enjoy watching them on PBS. I must say, they make that field a big stage. And some brillant performances by corps. Being from MA, very familar with the 27th Lancers.
The last album I bought is Kathy Griffin: For Your Consideration. Pretty funny stuff. Album before that, Esperanza Spalding, who is soooo good.
I've been listening to a lot of Amy Winehouse. I found these unreleased tracks online and they are fantastic. She sings about weed a lot, but how she sings it blows me away.
I've also been listening to Jason Mraz (although I haven't bought the album yet), and Corinne Bailey Rae.
Adele, 19. My favorite by far. She & Him, Volume One Sara Bareilles, Little Voice still enjoying the Once Soundtrack from last winter. And I just got the anthology of Sondre Lerche, so I've been enjoying that as well. Looking forward to Imogen Heap's next album, too, with clips and snips on her vlog.
"I'll cut you, Tracee Beazer!!!!
...Just kidding. I'd never cut anyone." -Tina Maddigan, 9/30/06, WS stage door
Avatar: JULIE "EFFING" WHITE, 2007 TONY WINNER. Thank God.
I'm thinking about legally changing my name to Lizzie Curry...