Some might think this blasphemous but when I was that age i loved loved loved Rock Lobster.
--- In [email protected], "Ray Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good call on XTC, Julie - a lot of their songs have a sing-songy beat > to them kids love. > > Other fun bands for about-to-be-ridiculously hip kids: > > 1) They Might Be Giants - Albums - Flood. Flansburgh's State Songs. > Dial-a-Song. Lincoln. > she's probably heard some of their songs on TV already. > 2) Barenaked Ladies - Albums - greatest hits, Gordon, Maroon, Stunt. > See above, plus, their improv songs are usually hilarious. > 3) Trashcan Sinatras - Cake. Pretty brilliant wordplay and nursery > rhyme lyrics over pitch-perfect Britpop. > 4) DaVinci's Notebook - Albums - Brontosaurus, Bendy's Law - now- > defunct local a capella group with a wicked smart sense of humor. > Kids dig 'em. > > I'll concur that Dylan, Joplin, Hendrix, et al, are great artists, > but I'd figure their music is best appreciated in the teenage > years...and on vinyl! > > - Ray > > > --- In [email protected], Julie <parkcitycondo@> > wrote: > > > > Ok...keeping in mind that she's 9: > > > > Bowie -- Kooks (he wrote it for his son) > > XTC -- anything by them; you can't go wrong (In fact, you probably > > should just get everything they ever put out.) > > Lou Reed -- Perfect Day > > X -- The New World > > The The -- This is the Day > > The Jam -- Modern World > > The Stranglers -- Precious > > The Clash -- Lost in the Supermarket > > Talking Heads -- Don't Worry About the Government > > Lene Lovitch -- New Toy > > Iggy Pop -- The Passenger > > The Damned -- Wait for the Blackout or Love Song > > Black Flag -- TV Party > > > > > > >
