My guinea pig, Spike, loves music. We noticed this because he makes a purring noise when certain songs come on the tv. So I decided to let him review some music for my web site, since I'm not so good at reviewing music.
I'm going to get Spike out of his cage and hold him while I play some music on my computer. I will record Spike's reaction to different songs. In the past he has liked The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Moby, Aaron Sprinkle, and The Monkees best. We'll find out how he feels today.
Please keep in mind that these are merely the opinion of my 2-month old guinea pig. He has a brain the size of a shelled peanut, so his opinions do not necessarily reflect those of anyone else here at girlalive.com.
| Title | Artist | Spike's Reaction |
| Antennae's Wife | Aaron Sprinkle | Slight purring. Some mild sqeaking. Liked the guitars. No strong feeling about the vocals. *** |
| Dancing Queen | ABBA | Very mild purring. Shows little interest. No discernable dancing. ** |
| Red Hooded Sweatshirt | Adam Sandler | Seems frightened. Possibly annoyed. * |
| Witch Hazel | The Autumns | Squeaking. Tried to bite my finger. That can't be good. ** |
| Fun Fun Fun | Beach Boys | Lots of squeaking. Some purring. *** |
| Penny Lane | The Beatles | Purring and quite happy. **** |
| Kiss My Lips | Bon Voyage | Purring and happy squeaking. A little afraid of the guitars. *** |
| Everything Zen | Bush | Not happy. Sneezed a bit. * |
| Mia | chevelle | Angry squeaking. Trying to escape. * |
| Bosnia | The Cranberries | Very happy. Loves the musical saw. Settling in like he might take a nap. ***** |
| Yuma, AZ | Damien Jurado | A bit jumpy. Squeaking a lot. ** |
| Thank You | Dido | No strong reaction. A bit of squeaking. *** |
| Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley | Squeaking, but seems pretty happy. **** |
| Big Fat Happy Day | Hoi Polloi | Happy and cozy. Seems to want to dance. **** |
| Liquid | Jars of Clay | Spike seems absolutely blissful. He loves Jars of Clay. ***** |
| Near You Always | Jewel | He loves this one too. Maybe slightly less than the last one, but very happy. **** |
| The Imperial March | John Williams | Squeaking and trying to bite me. Not a fan of marches then. ** |
| Folsom Prison Blues | Johnny Cash | Curling into a little ball and trying to take a nap. **** |
| Not an Addict | K's Choice | Fidgety and wiggly. Either doesn't like the music or has to poop. ** |
| Disease | Matchbox 20 | Lots of squeaking. Chewing on the towel he's sitting on. *** |
| Natural Blues | Moby | A little jumpy and possibly annoyed. ** |
| Last Train to Clarksville | The Monkees | Purring and happy. Joyful little squeaks. **** |
| A Patrick Swayze Christmas | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Constant irritated squeaking. Not a fan of Crow and Tom Servo. ** |
| Pennyroyal Tea | Nirvana | Calmer, but still squeaking. A bit of happy purring on the chorus **** |
| Firefly | Over the Rhine | Happy and purring. Loves this. ***** |
| Penetration | Pedro the Lion | Still happy, but with more chewing on the towel. **** |
| Chance for the Chancers | Poor Old Lu | Squeaking, fidgeting and chewing the towel. But in a mostly happy way. **** |
| Man on the Moon | R.E.M. | Shaking and frightened. * |
| Just | Radiohead | Nervous squeaking. Fidgeting and trying to climb onto the keyboard. (No peeing on the laptop, Spike!) ** |
| Haunted Church | Rose Blossom Punch | Calm and happy. Maybe trying to sing along. Or maybe just squeaking. *** |
| Adia | Sarah McLachlan | Curling up to sleep, with a little bit of sniffing my hand. But no biting. **** |
| Tuna in the Brine | silverchair | Seems mostly happy. Still dozing a bit from the last song. *** |
| Melody of You | Sixpence None the Richer | Fidgety and squeaky. Tried to bite me. * |
| One Girl Revolution | Superchic[k] | Loves this song. Purring like a maniac. Which would make more sense if he wasn't a boy guinea pig. ***** |
| Thief | Third Day | Seems pretty happy. Squeaking a bit. *** |
| Vertigo | U2 | Not so happy. A bit scared maybe. ** |
| Beautiful | Viva Voce | Happy and chewing the towel. **** |
| Pretty Fly For a Rabbi | Weird Al Yankovic | I didn't think he'd like this one, but he's purring and happy. **** |
