I'm such a follower. I wish I could hang with the kewl kids.
It's the iTunes survey!!. borrowed from Ann at Practically Harmless
How many songs: 15,372
Sort by song
First song: “ - ” The Figgs (it's only 35 seconds. The second song is “?” by Low)
Last song: “Zurich is Stained,” Pavement
Sort by artist
First artist: 'Til Tuesday (note the apostrophe, there)
Last artist: ZZ Top
Sort by time
Shortest song: “button,” MST3K, 1 second. “Push the button, Frank.”
Longest song: “Live 1975 at Wembley” Genesis concert, 1:00:15; the longest track that's an actual song is “Everything Picture,” Ultrasound, 39:13 (Surprise for the Genesis fans: on my list, “Supper's Ready” is only the seventh longest song)
Sort by album
First album: “...and How It Got There” the Soft Boys
Last Album: “Zooropa,” U2. I'm so ashamed.
Top Three Most Played Songs
1. “Hairless Heart” Genesis, The Lamb Lies down on Broadway. In fact, the top 4 most played songs are all genesis, so I'm listing them all here: 2. Lilywhite Lilith, 3. The waiting Room, 4. Cinema Show. (13 times each)
2. “High Time,” Paul Westerberg (13)
3. “Wichita Lineman ,” REM (13) (wtf!??!!?)
Song That First Comes Up On Shuffle
“Drive All Night,” Springsteen
Search . . .
by “sex,” how many songs come up? 55
by “death,” how many songs come up? 74
by “love,” how many songs come up? 546
by “you,” how many songs come up? 1517
That was weird. MAybe it gives a better idea of the range of noises I've got stored on my computer than the FRT though.
The Pets of MPS
59 minutes ago
Seventh?! Wow, you got some long songs der hey. You may not be kewl, but Genesis Rulez man! At least the pre-1980s stuff (though Duke is pretty good and Abacab isn't bad).
ReplyDeleteOf course, I'm so unkewl I don't even have an ipod. sob
I think what this little exercise provides is a window into your dark, disturbed soul.
ReplyDeleteThe FRT has some obfuscation through randomness. This reveals the extremes. Did anyone else know our friend here was such a Genesis fan?
Good way to flush out the ZZ Top not everyone will admit to owning.
Well, I think I should be indignant.
ReplyDeleteNot admitting to ZZ? Pinkboy, I saw them on their Cheap Sunglasses tour, before they were MTV babes. Total hardcore rock, and a cute girl nearly puked on my shoes. Good times, good times.
Yeah, I got a jones for the Charterhouse Boys. And I have to dispute Nick a bit, there; abacab is a phenomenal album, and Duke is a near-masterpiece; the sellout may have been palpable on Invisible Touch, but there are some remarkably strong songs on We Can't Dance, title track notwithstanding; especially when you hear the live versions. And although I may be the only one in North America, I really liked Calling All Stations; I thought it was the strongest overall album since abacab.
Nick, I feel for ya. I'm on my fourth iPod since they were introduced, and my life would be a hollow shell if I didn't have one. Evaluated in dollars-to-use, I don't have a single thing that represents money as well spent.
But dark and disturbed? Yah, that's bang on.
Okay, I'll give you Duke. That used to be my favorite Genesis album, but then I started shifting towards favoring the earlier stuff. But Abacab was only ever all right-- perhaps too reflective of that early '80s synth-drum, synth-keyboard, synth-everything sound. And the annoying Phil Collins "let's add lots of horns-- that'll rock!" approach.
ReplyDeleteMe and Sarah Jane and Man on the Corner are really the only two tracks from that album that resonated much with me.
And not to worry, tc-- I mpeg at work off the computer, and those old-school music remedies of CDs and *gasp* the radio do me okay at home. But thanks for your concern, man.
Nick, NOW we gonna get into it.
ReplyDeleteabacab only ever 'all right'? That's not going to gfly around these parts.
abacab and Dodo preceded drumandbass by a good decade. The stripped down instrumentation on those tracks pointed to a future use of dramatism and dynamic range that was visceral, nearly cinematic in nature. For once, Collins reined in his somewhat busy drum style to serve the song. The the song is allowed to breathe in the intervals, the range is expanded. The facxt that some of the percussion is electronic is personal bias, nothing more. The entire BAND is electronic.
I compare it to a brilliant watercolor painting, or japanese print, where the blank spaces contribute as much as the color.
Okay, maybe it's just because that was the tour I first saw them on, but abacab is always a high point for me. If I wasn't on a heavy Mekons fix right now, I'd probably go and listen to it.
I agree with those blasted horns though. No Reply At All was much better live, with just keyboards. Not much of a song though, I suspect without the horns it was just lame enought that it wouldn't have made it on the album, which probably wounded Phil's ego.
Just re-listened to Duke straight through for the first time in a long time. I tend to shuffle play most times, so I had forgotten how good the songs sound together. Great album.
ReplyDeleteYou still haven't sold me on Abacab, though. I don't dislike it, it just never really hooked me the way the best Genesis stuff does. There are moments on the album that are great, just as there are on Invisible Touch (Tonight, tonight, tonight is a great song, imo), but overall it is only a mediocre effort by the group. Which still makes it better than a lot of music (probably most music) made at the same time.
Just picked up Genesis - The Video Show. Wow, A Trick of the Tale, Ripples, Mama, Turn It On Again, and even Carpet Crawlers in glorious 5.1 surround sound!
ReplyDeleteAnd I now have a better appreciation for Ray Wilson. I actually liked Congo and Shipwrecked.