I actually rate things on iTunes almost identically with Tommy, although I probably tend to overrate.
Sort of like Netflix users.
Hey, Megan! Thanks for including one of our songs in the latest!
Soon you'll be right up there with Johnny Cash.
Anya ,'Sleeper'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
I actually rate things on iTunes almost identically with Tommy, although I probably tend to overrate.
Sort of like Netflix users.
Hey, Megan! Thanks for including one of our songs in the latest!
Soon you'll be right up there with Johnny Cash.
I figure, why do I own a song if I don't like it, so I don't mind that most of my ratings are a three. But then, I rate most things in the middle no matter what, so. (Like conference evaluations or whatever -- I'll give something I really liked 4 of 5.)
the reason I started the low rating to eliminate was I was adding lots and lots of music I had never listened to.
I must admit, when I rip CDs, I actually choose the songs I want to have, so I really don't have a lot that I don't like.
Anyone have any recs for instrumental guitar (or guitar plus) stuff, along the lines of the Foo Fighters "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" or some of the pieces from Deadwood or Carnivale ?
Um, that they might be willing to share on brawk?
Caught the Herbie Hancock episode of Spectacle. Good episode, but DAMN, Herbie must have a portrait in the attic. For a man who's pushing 70 (if not over) he looks about 50, tops, and sounds like a kid.
ETA - yeah, he's 68. Spry doesn't even begin to describe him.
For a long time I didn't notice that Israel Kamakawiwo'ole didn't really know the words to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Now I can't stop noticing it.
Attn: all Cramps fans!
Lux and Ivy's Favorites (mp3s)
Ok, I got kind of sick of repeating this story 1000 times. So figured I'd include this in the latest volume. I'm the guy who compiles the Lux and Ivy's Favorites Compilations.
It started as a way to keep track of some of the songs Lux, and or Ivy, mentioned in THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE MUSIC BOOK. It was never really intended as anything but a way for a friend of mine and me to have 2 really kick ass compilations.
So we went about the arduous process of finding all the songs mentioned in that interview. It took a loooong time. We used the file sharing program, Napster, as well as our own personal collections. So, one thing lead to another and when word got around that these compilations were out there, they started being traded from fan to fan to fan. So, at some point I decided to put them up on Napster and let anyone who wanted them have them. As the years went buy, more interviews with Lux and Ivy kept popping up, and the list of songs they mentioned got longer and longer. This resulted in new volumes.
Long story short - this blog post has 11 volumes of awesome music, with about 11 songs per volume. Get 'em while they're hot!
Awwww, the guy I almost married back in 1995 turned me on to Blossom. She was "our" singer.