Musical Survey

"My boys warned me you was poison like BBD's first cassette" - Madvillain, Fancy Clown [buy the album] Alternately titled: I should be finishing the last few pages of this book and/or doing housework and/or some laundry right now. EJ and Trent did it before me. First Record[s] Bought: The Show b/w La Di Da Di by Doug E. Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew, 12 inch. First Album Bought: The King of Rock by Run DMC, The Jets by The Jets, The Fat Boys are Back by The Fat Boys (all with my birthday money on my 11th birthday in 1986) First Concert: My dad is a Jazz Musician so I went to a ton of Jazz Shows that I didn't care about at the time. The first concert I went to was a Bobby Brown, Al B. Sure, Paula Abdul super show at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas if I'm not mistaken (I know Bobby and Al were there, I feel like Paula was there but I also have a twinge of doubt about that). It was 1989. I was 14. Favorite Music Movie: Even with it's need of a better editor I love The Harder They Come and I don't care what anybody says, Beat Street was my introduction to breakdancing and I love it forever. This is hard, though, because I watch a helluvalot of music films & documentaries. Favorite Music Book: Black Noise by Tricia Rose Favorite Lyrical Songwriter: Stevie Wonder and Johnny Cash (Honorable Mention: Christopher Wallace) Favorite Producers: This one's hard. In hip hop it's a tie between Dr. Dre and DJ Premier. Everything else? It's gotta be Quincy Jones right? Favorite Record Label:Right now I'm buying everything off of Stones Throw but if I wanted to own an entire catalog it'd be Blue Note. Favorite Magazine[s]: URB, XLR8R (side note: What's up with One World? They haven't come out with a new issue since the beginning of this year. Favorite Bassist: Aaron Mills, Cameo Favorite Album Cover: Every Ohio Players Album Cover. Favorite Music DVD: Scratch: The Movie and Standing in the Shadows of Motown Favorite Teen Idol: New Edition and Janet Jackson Artists Who [Disappointed You]: I don't think there are artists that have disappointed me. I'm disappointed that I'll never hear new music from Biggie again. Artist You Will Always Believe In: Aretha Franklin Singer Who Makes Your Skin Crawl: Michael Bolton Singer Who Makes You Swoon: Sia Fürler Favorite Sounds: break beats Album You Will Always Defend: Justin Timberlake's Justified Album[s] You Own That No One Else Does: Len's You Can't Stop the Bum Rush and 2Gether Music from the MTV Original Series (and no, i'm not proud) Classic Album You Own but Don't Like: hmmm, i'm at a loss on this one. Artist[s] You're Supposed to Like but Don't: Tupac Shakur (I Get Around and How Do You Want It? excluded) Genres You Stay Away From: Contemporary Country and Heavy Metal Song You Can't Stand by an Artist You Like: Black Cat by Janet Jackson Band [Or Group] That Should Break Up: Limp Bizkit Bands [Or Groups] That Should Re-form: The Fugees Guilty Pleasure: Boy Bands (particularly *nsync and nkotb) Concert[s] You Wish You'd Seen: Björk at Coachella; The Rumble in the Jungle Concert Dream Collaboration: Hmmm, maybe Mary J. Blige doing traditional soul records at Staxx.