j.r.r.tolkien what's on yr walkman

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"It's a great record; tolkien hated it", said of Bo Hansson's LotR on the "last four records u bought" thread

i am pretty much assuming he wd have hated EVERYTHING "influenced" by his books, so what DID he like?

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 15:54 (twenty-three years ago)

(ned to thread obv)

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 15:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Dylan, until he went electric.

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 16:00 (twenty-three years ago)

fairport convention or jazz.

― dk, Wednesday, 4 September 2002 16:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Gong! HAW HAW....

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

c average - their first record

― ddd, Wednesday, 4 September 2002 16:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Gandalf and Frodo!

― Lord Custos Alpha (Lord Custos Alpha), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 16:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Marc Bolan's solo output?

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 16:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Gandalf and Frodo!

Isildur's Bane

― dleone (dleone), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 16:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Sigur Ros obviously.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 16:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Jethro Tull?

― Justin, Wednesday, 4 September 2002 17:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Early music.

― Ben Williams, Wednesday, 4 September 2002 17:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Lothlorien Folkloric Choir: Bootleg recording.

― DeRayMi, Wednesday, 4 September 2002 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

I think Tolkien would've truly dug early 80's California proto-hardcore bands like the Circle Jerks, but he would've balked after WILD IN THE STREETS and switched alleigance to the East Coast hardcore scene, getting into heated debates regarding the merits of Kraut's first album, AN ADJUSTMENT TO SOCIETY. If you dared mention the Cro-Mags' first opus, THE AGE OF QUARREL to him, he'd spit and say "Doug Holland's a Krishna-sellout!" and probably try to slap you. Then, he'd go pan handling on St.Mark's Place, swapping "tales of the Shire" for beer money.

Actually, I'd reckon Tolkien probably listened to Bach, Wagner and Prokofiev.

― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 4 September 2002 18:20 (twenty-three years ago)

and lets not forget John ENT-wistle

― Lord Custos Alpha (Lord Custos Alpha), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 18:23 (twenty-three years ago)

uruk-haipower

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 18:35 (twenty-three years ago)

This will all come back to haunt us.

― dleone (dleone), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 18:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Shit...its haunting me *right now.*

― Lord Custos Alpha (Lord Custos Alpha), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 19:08 (twenty-three years ago)

The Delgados' 'Light Before We Land'.

― Mr Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 19:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Bobby Conn.

― Nudey Father Jack, Wednesday, 4 September 2002 19:44 (twenty-three years ago)

The right answer is, of course, Edvard Grieg.

― Siegbran Hetteson (eofor), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 19:52 (twenty-three years ago)

err i betcha gollum lurves interpol

(or perhaps not)

― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 19:53 (twenty-three years ago)

No, actually, he'd be moaning about how the youth of today's music taste is terrible, so that means he'd be listening to Bob Harris on Radio 2, so that means... Dave Matthews Band, yeah?

― Mr Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 19:55 (twenty-three years ago)

The Promise Ring

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 21:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Would he like the Lord of the Rings box set you bought, or have you not got that yet?

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 21:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Grrrr, it never came Graham!! Though my cheque was never cashed so no problem. It was a Lord of the Rings erotic symphony CD (plus a box set of Punk Anthems and Slash-Movie Themetunes)!!! It was the best special offer evah!! JRRT would surely have loved it, just like the Burger King Fellowship of the Nine Figurines.

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 4 September 2002 21:33 (twenty-three years ago)

CELTIC FROST!!!
and bogshed, natch...

― bob snoom, Thursday, 5 September 2002 10:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Rollerskate Skinny.

― OCP, Thursday, 5 September 2002 11:57 (twenty-three years ago)

starry sarah found this!!

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 5 September 2002 13:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Hahahaha oh yes but I have not listened to it yet (have to wait for STEENKY BOSS to leave).

When she walks it's like a springle ring!!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 5 September 2002 13:36 (twenty-three years ago)

starry sarah found this!!
Just another mound of disgusting filk.

― Lord Custos Alpha (Lord Custos Alpha), Thursday, 5 September 2002 17:47 (twenty-three years ago)

two years pass...

I would like it to be noted I had nothing to do with this thread. (Until now.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 January 2005 22:16 (twenty years ago)

Just wouldn't let it lie, would you?

― Bumfluff, Sunday, 2 January 2005 22:28 (twenty years ago)

Well, you know.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 January 2005 22:29 (twenty years ago)

Pearls Before Swine "Ring Thing"

― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 3 January 2005 04:46 (twenty years ago)

Either Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson or a mix disc featuring "The Battle of Evermore," "Rivendell," "Misty Mountain Hop," "Ramble On," "The Road Goes Ever On and On," and "Ring Thing." Probably not Leonard Nimoy's "Bilbo Baggins" though.

― steve hise, Monday, 3 January 2005 06:37 (twenty years ago)

Oh and "The Grey Havens" by Appendix Out. I bet he'd be into that.

― steve hise, Monday, 3 January 2005 06:42 (twenty years ago)

what of Shadowfax, then? not "loud and vain and endlessly repeated"; no "trumpets braying upon a few notes." but also not "slow and blended with an immeasurable sorrow, from which its beauty chiefly came," like all "good" music. a tough call.

j.r.r. would have hated hated HATED Za Frumi.

― echoinggrove (echoinggrove), Monday, 3 January 2005 22:04 (twenty years ago)

i guess it goes without saying then that j.r.r. would be none too pleased with radio rivendell.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 3 January 2005 22:17 (twenty years ago)

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