Music To Paint By

We interrupt the flow of the CD Odyssey for Creative Maelstrom's Extreme Home Edition.

This weekend, Sheila and I painted our hallway and living room. The cats "helped" a couple of times, and were paid for their efforts with a wet towel massage. It wasn't until the last day that I realized if I just put objects at the outside corner of the hall, they wouldn't rub into the wet paint. Devil logic! - where were you when I needed you on Saturday!

Anyway, it was a hell of a job, and like any rotten job, made a lot more enjoyable by music.

But just what kind of music is best to paint to? Sheila and I agree it should have some good energy. Nothing too slow or oppressive.

Each day we would select 2 albums each for the carousel, plus a fifth "agreed on" album. If we needed more time, we would add one more each.

Here's what we ended up with after three days, and about 6 gallons of paint. I've put in the years out of general interest

Logan's picks:

Cake: Comfort Eagle 2001
Lyle Lovett: Road To Ensenada 1998
Steve Earle: El Corazon 1997
Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique 1989
Queen: A Day At The Races 1976
AC/DC: Powerage 1978
The Cars: Self-Titled 1978
The Pogues: Rum, Sodomy and the Lash 1985

Sheila's picks:

Rilo Kiley: The Execution of All Things 2002
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here 1975
ELO: Time 1981
Soundtrack: Magnolia 1999
Shins: Wincing The Night Away 2007
Gorillaz: Demon Days 2005
REM: Automatic For the People 1992
The Who: Who's Next 1971

Joint Selections:

Soundtrack: Elizabethtown 2005
Alice Cooper: Muscle of Love 1973
White Stripes: Icky Thump 2007

Albums withdrawn after protest:

Tool: 10,000 Days (Sheila) - I found it too oppressive for painting.
James Brown: Make It Funky (Logan) - Sheila found it too repetitive.

So, if you're going to paint - these are some good albums to do it to. Except maybe not so much the Lyle Lovett - great album, but too slow.