I was digging through my musical selections tonight and stumbled across an idea for a thread. It's threads like these that sometimes end up turning us onto music / bands that we might not have otherwise been aware of or checked into. Since i'm always on the prowl for something new and different, i figured that others might be in the same boat.
Having said that, what band or performer do you have the most recordings by? Personally, i was kind of shocked to see what the answer was in my own case. That is, it's a band called
"Skyclad". While a rather unique and popular band in Europe, you'll have a hard time finding their recordings here in the USA. With very
witty and twisted lyrics courtesy of
Martin Walkyier and various Celtic musical influences from a female "fiddle" player, this band blends old world European influenced folk music with modern day metal. Most of the lyrics are scathing satires of various political and social situations, making them easy to love and hate at the same time. That is, i love the witticisms and fact that Martin's lyrics make you think well beyond surface deep, but at the same time, i tend to disagree with many of the ideas / points of view that one uncovers after really thinking about what he's trying to say. This is kind of like eating something bitter and making a face, but still enjoying it enough to go back for more : )
With me owning 14 of their releases, it's not hard to tell that i like them more than dislike them, so that about sums that up. The only thing that i wonder about is that Martin left the band a while back and they've had major line-up changes, so i'm kind of curious as to where they're going as a band and how well they'll pull things off in the future. Obviously, the only way for me to find out is to buy their latest releases : )
How about sharing some comments and maybe a link or two about the band / performer that you have the most recordings by? Mind you, this might not be your favourite bunch of musicians, but they are the ones that you've got the most money invested into : ) Sean
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PS... Owning a dozen different copies of any given recording doesn't count, so those that collect multiple copies from different pressing plants / formats aren't allowed to count these. They have to be individual releases with different names / titles to them. For those Classical music lovers that want to participate ( and i HIGHLY encourage this ), i see no problem with listing "the 35th movement of Bach", etc... as performed by various conductors / orchestra's. If you are going to do this, please pick out your favourite versions of this piece of work and tell us why you think they stand out amongst your collection of similar works.
