Music
Elijah is very fond of music and listed here are a few of his favourite albums and some random songs that he likes.
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
This was the first band I ever really worshipped, and this album meant everything to me. I've always stuck by them because of Siamese Dream, even though most people I know hate them, or, more specifically, hate Billy Corgan. I hope that in years to come people will reappraise it and realize that Corgan was perhaps the greatest songwriter of his generation.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
I discovered it in New Zealand when we were filming the Lord of the Rings. Every time I play it, it fills me with memories of Frodo Baggins. It's so innovative and progressive, and it has influenced so many people.Tthe band's story is a sad one, because the success of this record effectively ruined them --- but maybe it's even better because of that. My favorite album ever? Could be.
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
I got into this during my mid-'90s metal stage. There is absolutely no correlation between this and the current crop of nu-metal, which, if you ask me, can get f***ed. I hate all that s***: Limp Bizkit and Disturbed can go to hell. It's not rock at all, and if it is, then it's not good rock. The only band that comes close is maybe Queens of the Stone Age. The others suck.
The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
I absolutely adore this album. I was really into discovering new things when it came out -- i must have been 10 -- and here was this cute band from England that the british press was going wild over. I liked the fact that I got it before any of my friends! The Sundays haven't been very productive since, have they? [sighs] I really do love them.
A Tribe called Quest - Midnight Marauders
I like a lot of hip-hop -- always have. I like the delivery, the poetry. And Q-tip must have the best rap voice of them all. This has to be my favorite rap album, or at least my joint favorite alongside de la soul is dead, which is another truly fantastic rap album. If i had to pick one? OK, this one, but just by a whisper!
Prince - 1999
I've always loved Prince. He's a genius. Or was a genius -- he hasn't done anything great for almost a decade. But the years '79 to '88, he was untouchable. He couldn't write a bad song. I think 1999 is funkier than anything he's ever done before or since, and it probably contains my favorite Prince songs, from 'Lady Cab Driver' to 'd.m.s.r.' it has so many different flavors, this album -- it's awesome.