[kirch]

Okay boys, time to fess up.  I just listened to a song I stumbled upon years ago - at least I assume it's a song - but I've always loved it, but would never try and turn any of my friends onto it.  Thought it would be an interesting post subject:

Guilty Music Pleasures:

Vangelis: Albedo 0.39

This is essentially a 5 minute narrative of freakin' earth related statisics.  Things like escape velocity, distance from the sun, exact length of a year, orbital speed, etc., slowly read by some English guy, with Vangelis playing synthesizers in the background, but I just love the stupid thing.  Albedo, as I learned from this "song", is the measurement of (reflective power) sun light reflected by the surface of the earth.  So I get a physics refresher every time I listen!  Guess I'm an egghead at heart . . . either that or it's just one long lasting flashback to the 70's.  (shudder)

I have others but this one is probably the most unusual.  Who's next?

Kirch

[ecramer]

Know are you talking about the Trick pony cd that i have or the fact that i like to Listen to Diamanda Galas scream even though it makes me cringe some times

[scottnixon]

Unknown Hinson

[Bob in St. Louis]

Uneasy Rider from Charlie Daniels Band. 
It brings out the redneck in me.
 
Bob

[ecramer]

Uneasy Rider from Charlie Daniels Band. 
It brings out the redneck in me.
 
Bob

If CDB counts i will fess up and say i have a box set

[Bob in St. Louis]

Not all of CDB, just "Uneasy Rider". That's the one I normally wouldn't fess up to. 

Bob

[Blackmore]

Oscar Brand "Sea Shanties and Bawdy Songs"  You gotta hear "Eighteen Pounder".   aa

[nathanm]

I know that one, I picked up a Vangelis greatest hits album awhile back.  I can't remember why, but I've got it.  The Albedo tune is indeed cool, although I wouldn't consider it a guilty pleasure necessarily.  Vangelis had one helluva crazy studio too if I remember correctly.  Don't forget They Might Be Giants' "The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas" for more educational tunes about space! Heh! 

[sbrtoy]

Along the lines of TMBG....the Gear Daddies- I Wanna Drive a Zamboni

[TONEPUB]

REO Speedwagon!

[keenween]

Unknown Hinson

Ha! I might go see him live this summer...fingers crossed.

[ecramer]

Along the lines of TMBG....the Gear Daddies- I Wanna Drive a Zamboni

Got that too 

[electricbear]

Landscape-  From The Tea Rooms Of Mars To The Hell Holes Of Uranus

[wedweb]

Okay boys, time to fess up.  I just listened to a song I stumbled upon years ago - at least I assume it's a song - but I've always loved it, but would never try and turn any of my friends onto it.  Thought it would be an interesting post subject:

Guilty Music Pleasures:

Vangelis: Albedo 0.39

This is essentially a 5 minute narrative of freakin' earth related statisics.  Things like escape velocity, distance from the sun, exact length of a year, orbital speed, etc., slowly read by some English guy, with Vangelis playing synthesizers in the background, but I just love the stupid thing.  Albedo, as I learned from this "song", is the measurement of (reflective power) sun light reflected by the surface of the earth.  So I get a physics refresher every time I listen!  Guess I'm an egghead at heart . . . either that or it's just one long lasting flashback to the 70's.  (shudder)

I have others but this one is probably the most unusual.  Who's next?

Kirch

Was this vinyl or what?  I have the album and another one - Opera Sauvage.  I just finished ripping the Albedo and the first side of the Opera to my computer.

Bo

[gixxerific]

too many to mention, for real dude.