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| CDs I got for Christmas
Not a bad haul for an old guy. The Coldplay and Fleetwood Mac are DVD/CD combos. Also got a concert DVD of Procol Harum and documentary DVDs of Fleetwood Mac and Pink Floyd. | | 1 |  | Beach House
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Missed this one when it came out. Wasn't looking for it because Beach House had already put out "Depression Cherry" earlier in the year. | | 2 |  | Coldplay
Ghost Stories Live 2014
A DVD/CD combo. A very beautiful and laid back performance. Unfortunately, after driving home from upstate all day yesterday, my wife and I made the mistake of putting on this DVD last night in lieu of watching any of the hideous New Year's Eve countdown shows, and let's just say it's not exactly party music. | | 3 |  | The Dubliners
The Very Best of the Original Dubliners
Playing catch up with this one. I'm a huge fan of Celtic music, including folk, traditional, pub songs and Celtic rock, but somehow I've never owned anything by The Dubliners. Until now. | | 4 |  | Fleetwood Mac
Live in Boston (2004)
Another DVD/CD set. Should have definitely watched this one instead of the Coldplay for New Year's Eve. Haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it's a little livelier. | | 5 |  | The Irish Rovers
The Best of the Irish Rovers
Another seminal Celtic music band I've never owned an album of before. For me, Christmas is a time of plugging up the holes in my music collection. | | 6 |  | Emily Kinney
This Is War
If you've been wondering what the actress who played Beth on "The Walking Dead" has been up to since that Nurse Ratched-like cop offed her on the show, it's this -- she's a folk pop singer, and a pretty good one. She has a sweet voice and some clever lyrics. I liked her last album, so I'm looking forward to this one. | | 7 |  | Mannheim Steamroller
Christmas Symphony II
Their first couple of Christmas CDs were among the best ones out there; their last few, not so much. I'm hoping for a recovery of their early form with this one. | | 8 |  | Neck Deep
Life's Not Out To Get You
I know some of you who have bothered to read this list are thinking, "Finally! Something that rocks at least a little." Unfortunately, the only reason this one was on my wish list is because of the one track that really stood out for me on their last album, "Candour", which was the only slow ballad on the album. Sorry about that. | | 9 |  | Quadriga Consort
On a Cold Winter's Day
Every year, I have to have at least a little new Christmas music. So with this one and the Mannheim Steamroller album, I've already got next Christmas taken care of. | | 10 |  | Isao Tomita
Snowflakes Are Dancing
This album blew me away when I first heard it back in the '70s. It was my first introduction to the music of Debussy. I'm not a huge classical music fan, but his synthesized versions made it a more palatable introduction for me. An absolutely beautiful album. | | 11 |  | Isao Tomita
The Tomita Planets
Tomita does Holst. Sadly, Isao Tomita was another of the many great musical talents who passed away in 2016. R.I.P. Isao. | | 12 |  | The Tourists (UK)
Greatest Hits
A comp from the band that spawned Eurythmics. I used to own some of their stuff on vinyl, but not anymore. Barely remember their sound, but I think I liked them. This should help remind me. | |
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01.01.17 | Nice mix--I didn't even realize the Tourists had enough music for a greatest hits. | Dewinged
01.01.17 | Cool. The Tomita recs look interesting. Gotta check it out. My gf loves Debussy. | DoofusWainwright
01.01.17 | You love your Celtic music, I really want to find an album in that genre I really dig | Divaman
01.01.17 | I'm trying to think about what you might like in that genre, Doof. I don't see a lot of love of folky type stuff, or I'd say Cara Dillon. Maybe something like The Chieftains' "The Long Black Veil" which features vocals by a number of people from Mick Jagger to Sting. | Dewinged
01.01.17 | Doofus, check Kíla - Luna Park | zakalwe
01.01.17 | Fucking useless. | Divaman
01.01.17 | As far as i know, they only had 3 studio albums, Twig.
At some point, I also want to pick up Tomita's version of "Pictures at an Exhibition", but the Debussy album is my favorite of his, Dewinged. | Dewinged
01.01.17 | He covered "Pictures..."!!? Jesus, what a boss. | Sinternet
01.01.17 | tomita was great, completely forgot he went last year too |
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