Best spoken word recordings music according to redditors

> "Mr. Murphy, want to come work out this problem on the board?"
>
> "No, that's all right. I'll take the zero."

Take a look at the numerous posts on this sub about young children having trouble sleeping by themselves, and you'll see that your daughter is not a "little brat" but a completely normal kid struggling with the challenging (and often developmentally inappropriate) demands of independent sleeping -- on top of whatever other stressors may be going on in her life right now (new baby? starting kindergarten? etc). She's FIVE, of course she wants to sleep near an adult who makes her feel safe and comforted! If kids didn't have that instinct, we'd have all been eaten by wolves and died out long ago!

That said, there are certainly things you can do to work on building her confidence being alone at night. Think of it as problem-solving with her, giving her the skills to succeed, rather than trying to force her into compliance. I'll paste in what I wrote on another recent thread, hopefully some of this will be helpful:

> If he's experiencing separation anxiety (i.e. repeatedly coming out of his room to find you and your wife), talk about what might help him feel more comfortable staying in his bed. You could think about getting a special nightlight that he helps pick out, a dreamcatcher, glow-in-the-dark stars for his ceiling, etc. Teach him how to take deep belly breaths or tighten muscle groups one at a time (toes, then legs, then stomach, etc up to his face) to help him relax. This site has some great ideas for kids relaxation exercises, and there are several books such as Starbright and Imaginations which have relaxation stories you can read aloud (and this book features familiar fairytales retold as relaxation stories). There are also recordings of such stories you can download for him to listen to as he falls asleep, like Still Quiet Place, Indigo Dreams, and Bedtime Meditations for Kids. Listening to calming music can be good too.
>
>The nice thing about introducing a tool like these is that instead of "lay quietly in your bed" you can tell him to "lay quietly and listen to the music" or "lay quietly and watch the glow-in-the-dark stars on your ceiling" -- something positive for him to focus on. You can also talk about what fun things he'd like to do in his dreams, and help him imagine those happy thoughts; even agree to "meet up" and play together in your dreams so he won't feel like he's going to be alone all night. Again, this gives him something to focus on instead of thinking about trying to fall asleep.
>
>I should also add that if he's gotten used to having a parent with him to fall asleep, you may have to wean him from that support gradually. Maybe sit by his bed reading until he falls asleep, but not cuddle with him (after his bedtime routine); the next night, move your chair a bit further away. You can give him brief verbal reassurance that you're there, but remind him that it's time to lay quietly and listen to his music/watch his stars/think about playing in a treehouse in his dreams/whatever. Over time, you can move your chair further and further away until you're in the hallway, and then if necessary, offer to come check on him periodically until he falls asleep.

[edited to fix links]

I’m not spreading any lies. I just googled “Tom Myers comedian review” and the first article is this one.

And then I saw the rating of your CD in Amazon (2 stars)

Honestly, I’ve never heard any of your work, my first contact with you was this joke, that just fell flat for me.

Also, of course I’m not touring New York, I don’t even live in the US, or work as a comedian. I’m interested in see what those “repercussions” might be, being that I’m just an anonymous person on the internet and you have no way of reaching me. Say Hi to your high friends for me, by the way.

- He was one of several artists that lent his voice to a spoken word/music Tribute Album of Mark Twain where he "played" Huck Finn.

https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Twain-Words-Music-Various/dp/B005MR4P6Q/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=jimmy+buffett+mark+twain&qid=1566309840&s=gateway&sr=8-2

​

- In the "Take Another Road" short story in "Tales from Margarittaville" short story collection a first edition copy of "Following the Equator" is one of Tully Mar's most prized possessions.

Note: Amazon says they're going to have it on 3/27: http://www.amazon.com/Kentucky-Decadent-Depraved-Various-Artists/dp/B00786YAXM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1330554477&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/The-Singing-CPA-Steven-Zelin/dp/B0015FJYXS

The best true binaural recording I've ever heard is
Cyberorgasm. its basically phone-sex in different situations, but the recording of it is AMAZING.

There is a "skit" where you are in a chair and a dominatrix walks around you in heels. you hear her behind you on the hard wood floor and its like its really happening...Its freaky..and cool.

Listen to it with good headphones (Grado Sr60 myself) and you'll be feeling good or uncomfortable (depending on where you are) in moments.

I looked for it to link on amazon, its out of print - however I KNOW you can get it via torrents and such.

http://www.amazon.com/Cyborgasm-Lisa-Palac/dp/B000005HOV/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1253611812&sr=1-5

There's always this.

There are tons. First, there's only 1 actual album, Grace. Other official releases include:

• Live at Sin-e both in a short EP form and the multi-disc full set that's linked.
  
• Sketches (For My Sweetheart the Drunk) which is mostly stuff from early sessions of what would have been his second album.
  
• Songs to No One 1991-1992 which is material from before the release of Grace. Some earlier versions of stuff that ended up on Grace, then some other songs that are not available elsewhere.
  
  Then there's a number of live CDs and DVDs that pretty much all have a cover song or two that isn't available elsewhere. Beyond that there's probably another.. oh 40 or so different covers or very different versions of his songs floating around the net. My Jeff extras folder has nearly a hundred tracks in it. Highlights for me include the four songs by Tim Buckley, his father, that he performed at a [tribute event](http://fuelfriends.blogspot.com/2006/07/jeff-buckley-channels-his-father-st.html(, his reading of the Poe poem Ulalume from the cd Closed on Account of Rabies, and Satisfied Mind (though they pretty much all are wonderful).

amazon might

Haha! They're tagged as 'crappy music' and 'makes me want to smash the radio'

Anyone want to suggest IE8?

I understand what you're saying. But I don't know if it's that their skills drop so much as they stop exploring new areas. Any artist in any field generally defines the areas of his/her interest and the language with which they will try to explore those interests relatively early in their careers. They then spend the rest of their lives exploring those areas. As they do, we become accustomed to their voices (by this I mean an artistic voice, not just how someone sounds) and begin to expect future art to build on what's already been said.

So to a public which had grown accustomed to those voices, those explorations may lose their freshness. But that doesn't necessarily mean that the artist has lost his/her power.

Beethoven, for instance, wrote his greatest symphony as his last. Since I'll presume that for some reason you may not consider a composer whose work has endured for centuries a musician, Paul Simon's [Graceland](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland_(album) and Johnny Cash's American IV arguably were as good as anything they ever did. And many think American IV was Cash's best album. But this was because on each the artists changed the topics of conversation that their work represented.

And I dunno but Hendrix's version of "Silent Night" probably would have kicked ass.

In 1991 I was 11 and into classic rock. I was not allowed to go see Oliver Stone's movie The Doors. So, my parents seeing that I was pretty disappointed agreed to buy me the soundtrack.

After listening to this I went a did some research on 3 three songs from this album I wasn't all that familiar with. Tracks 9, 10 and 11

Heroin - Velvet Underground and Nico

Carmina Burana

Stoned Immaculate - Jim Morrison

Coincidentally My parents had a bunch of classical albums in the basement from my grandmother and they had Carmina Burana on vinyl and I gave that a listen. That didn't really do it for me so the next trip to the mall, I head to the book store and buy An American Prayer by Jim Morrison. I was was familiar with Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild side, but had never heard of The Velvet Underground. I head to the music shop and pick up Loaded by Velvet Underground


Loaded really touched me, 2 songs in particular

Who loves the Sun


I Found a Reason

All of this really coincided with the beginning of grunge and the sound that really defines me as a person. The next 3 years of my adolescence was defined by the music I listened to.

1991, 1992, 1993

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevermind

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine_(album)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undertow_(Tool_album)

The song Heroin was the impetus for the change in my opinion of what good music was. Thanks Lou.

http://www.amazon.com/Transformed-Man-William-Shatner/dp/B00K5SY5IA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404799043&sr=8-1&keywords=transformed+man+vinyl

| | |
|-:|:-|
|track|Anything|
|album|Swarm|
|released|Aug 2005|
|cover|Album image|
|artist|Andrea Gibson|
|about artist|Andrea moved from New Orleans to Colorado in 1999, where she began attending weekly poetry readings at Denver's political hub, The Mercury Café. In a years time she had rushed the scene, making her mark with the 2000 Denver Slam Team at The National Poetry Slam in Providence, Rhode Island. In the same year, Andrea joined Vox Feminista, a multi-passionate performance tribe of radical, political women bent on social change through cultural revolution.|
|pic|Artist image|
|mp3|Get the mp3 from amazon!|
|cd|Get the CD from amazon!|
|player|http://radd.it/r/listentothis/comments/1itjlp/andrea_gibson_anything_poetry/|
|counts|lastfm listeners: 4,223, lastfm playcount: 119,548, youtube playcount: 15,811|
|permalink|http://reddit.com/r/listentothis/comments/1itjlp/andrea_gibson_anything_poetry/|


Why yes, I am a bot. I've been requested to comment in this subreddit.
Please let me know if I made a mistake!

she has at least one: Daria's Entertainment Guide [Amazon].

These are the principles by which I learned to meditate. For those that have trouble remembering these things I suggest "Calm". It's on the google play store for free (last I checked). Also for a great intro into a guided meditation check out these guys. http://www.amazon.com/Meditation-Optimum-Andrew-Weil/dp/B0037TPGO6/ref=sr_1_11?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1450611394&sr=1-11&keywords=andrew+weil+cd
If you only hve one guided meditation CD imho this is it.

NONE MORE BLACK!


I know this technically doesn't meet your qualifications and so you may not be able to consider this entry, but Truce by Andrea Gibson was just released three days ago. (Hence why I couldn't have possibly had it on my wishlist for a few weeks.) It's the only album that I'm currently interested in owning, but I cannot express how badly I want it.


Andrea Gibson isn't a musician. She's actually a spoken word artist. And an amazing one at that. I swear I can't listen to her without crying, or just feeling utterly transformed by her words. I've had the opportunity to meet her once and it was utterly life-changing. She's just so talented and says everything you wish you could, but that you don't have the words for, or didn't even know that you were feeling.


Anyway, ignore this entry if you have to. But either way, thanks so much for the contest!

I'd recommend this:

http://www.amazon.com/Harmony-Singing-Ear-Susan-Anders/dp/B0009WJ2PS

Not that I have experience with anything else, but it's fun to do in the car, especially sitting in rush-hour traffic.

This is fantastic and makes me wanna break out my recording of the original broadcast of War of the Worlds that I bought at some dollar store a few years ago. It's got an awesome case that functions as a pop-up picture. I found it on Amazon here :D http://www.amazon.com/War-Worlds-Orson-Welles/dp/B0009HLDB4

I remember someone had put out a binaural erotic CD.
I thing it was called Cybergasm or something like that.
I used to have it and the effect was pretty good.
Particularity the French girl that was whispering in your ear.
You could almost feel her breath.
I remember there was a dominatrix scene, a lesbian scene and a few others.

Edit: The one I had was called CYBORGASM Vol 1
http://members.fortunecity.com/g7nnt/binaural.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B000005HOV/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0

This reading is from a CD of various people reading Poe. The CD is titled Closed on Account of Rabies.

This disc appears to be out of print, which is why I'm ok with this link. You can still purchase the CD on Amazon at this link.

This one, Steve Martin -- I listened to it as a kid (it was my mom's). I love the French language, but still can hardly resist a chuckle every time I think of this LP.

You get my vote. I've listened to that album WAAAAAAY too much.

For those curious - it's from one of Steve Martin's albums - track #2 on A Wild and Crazy Guy.

Amazon Link

Documentary

Music

lemme know what you think!??!?! :)

https://smile.amazon.com/Comedian-Eddie-Murphy/dp/B0000025XB?sa-no-redirect=1

Maybe that one was just audio? Can't remember.