My October Music

Musiiiiiiiiiic. Clearly the 6000+ songs on my laptop aren’t even close to being enough. I really liked the first song and the Mika song, even though I’d never heard of him before. 

Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of Keane. Between “Somewhere Only We Know”, “Spiralling” and “Is It Any Wonder” they have me a very content listener. I’ve also been back on a Maroon 5 kick thanks to “Moves Like Jagger” coming out, along with my addiction to Train.

I’ve also been listening to a lot of Savatage. You’ve probably heard of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, I’m guessing. Well Savatage is actually the band that the people who started TSO were in beforehand. It all sounds very similar–actually “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo)”, which was on a TSO album, was originally a song off of Dead Winter Dead, Savatage’s second-to-last CD. Plus the upcoming TSO album is called Gutter Ballet and is going to feature a fair amount of music off of the Savatage album…erm, Gutter Ballet. Most people have never heard of Savatage, but I grew up on them and they’re really excellent. If you decide to look into them I really recommend “Not What you See” (off of Dead Winter Dead), “The Hourglass” (Wake of Magellan), Back to a Reason (Poets & Madmen) and St. Patrick’s (Streets: A Rock Opera).

Wow that was long. Sorry, I ramble about music. Such a nerd.

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Susan Dennard Reply:
October 19th, 2011 at 5:06 pm

 Ah, Mika is AWESOME! Maybe I’m aging myself by thinking everyone knows him… Be sure to check out “Grace Kelly”.

And thanks for all the music inspiration! I love the “Moves Like Jagger”, so I’ll probably enjoy all your other suggestions here… Savatage sounds AWESOME! I totally know the Trans-Siberian Orchestra–I’m gonna look them up STAT.

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Oh, Mika! I was totally obsessed with Mika back when he first surfaced on the scene. What was that, 2004? I even had Mika featured on my Myspace page for a long time, that’s how far back you have to go. (Wow, that’s embarrassing to admit!)

I’ve been listening to a lot of Thievery Corporation lately. It helped me as I write my first draft, and it’s still getting me into the necessary mood to dive into revisions. There’s one song that’s just perfect for my WIP. It’s called 33 Degree — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-No7wb_Qsk

Love this post! 

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Susan Dennard Reply:
October 19th, 2011 at 5:07 pm

Oooh, I used to dabble in Thievery Corporation, so I will DEFINITELY be clicking on thiiiiiis link.

Re: Mika. Um, I had no idea it had been so long since that album came out. I can’t BELIEVE how old this makes me feel–or how much it highlights that time is passing me by dreadfully fast…

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I really like the Bag Raiders song! So glad you do this. I love music…all kinds, and I adore finding new bands. Thanks for posting!!

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Susan Dennard Reply:
October 19th, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Me too, Charissa! New bands are a fantabulous way to inspire my writing!! And I’m so glad you like the Bag Raiders song–I can so clearly imagine a great, epic story to it…

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I’ve been listening to lots of Hilary Hahn lately (she’s an amazing violinist), which isn’t necessarily because of what I’m writing, but it is definitely influencing it.    Also, lots of concertos and symphony pieces by the London Philharmonic — we’re in full-on classical music conditioning mode with the kid.  lol

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Susan Dennard Reply:
October 19th, 2011 at 10:38 pm

AWESOME.  I am ALWAYS on the lookout for more orchestral pieces–those are the best for my writing inspiration. I will definitely check out Hilary Hahn right away…

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I also live in Germany and I’ve never seen that Vodafone commercial, which shows me how often I watch German TV since it’s probably shown in almost ever advertisement break

I recently listened to Marcus Foster’s new album, Nameless Path. It’s laid back, but powerful at the same time. I’m also really looking forward to Florence + The Machine’s new album.The album preview gave me an idea what to except and I hope it’s as good as I think it sounded. Moves Like Jagger has got me back on Maroon 5 as well. I’ve also been listening to Paramore’s Monster & Renegade, Adele’s album 21 and music from movie scores like Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell and Moving Mountains by Two Steps from Hell because they sound so epic. My taste in music is always all over the place

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Susan Dennard Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 4:45 pm

OMG, Petra. Look at all these WONDERFUL LINKS you have dropped on me. I am overwhelmed by the musical awesome. THANK YOU.

(BTW, Moving Mountains is amazing! Thank you SO much for sharing!)

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Whoo hoo! I love music. It’s funny…a lot of my friends in Toronto assume when I send them Euro-music suggestions that it will be club/party/techno stuff! But there are sooooooo many fabulous Dutch/Belgian artists who sing in English with powerful lyrics (Close your Eyes, by Racoon is one I like to blast when I’m feeling blah)! However, my favourite discovery of October is a Danish singer named Agnes Obel. It’s the perfect background music for writing, when you just need to like, still your mind and focus. I think her ‘biggest’ song is Riverside, but the whole album is hauntingly beautiful! Lots of piano. 

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Susan Dennard Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 4:46 pm

Oooooh, so many more great suggestions to look into. Anges Obel, check.

It’s funny you say that about euro-music stereotypes–my friends totally do the same thing!  The funniest thing is that most of the club/party music I hear here is from the US…

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