I've added some new seeds to the Radio WGOM channel on Pandora and it spit out a list of songs for your review.
| Seeds | List |
| "Strawberry Wine" - Deana Carter (Beau) | "It's Me" - Dinosaur, Jr. |
| "Baby I Need Your Loving" - The Four Tops (frightwig) | "Poetically Pathetic" - Amber Pacific |
| "Cocaine Blues" - John Cash (meat) | "How Do I Get There" - Deana Carter |
| "Human Debris" - The Haunted (cheaptoy) | "Wide Open Spaces" - Dixie Chicks |
| "Where Death Seems to Dwell" - Amon Amarth (cheaptoy) | "Making Memories of Us" - Keith Urban |
| "Ruby Dear" - Talking Heads (brianS) | "Walkaway Joe" - Tricia Yearwood |
| "God Walks on the Water" - Romantica (Uncle Walt) | "A Martyr of My Love for You" - The White Stripes |
| "Me vs. Morrissey in the Pretentious Contest" – A Wilhelm Scream (eschapp -- the former Yickitt) | "Wild Child" - Stone Rider |
| "Coyote Dance" - Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble (AMR) | "Last Chance" - Living Loud |
| "Lie to Me" - Tom Waits (freealonzo) | "Past Lives" -- The Bronx |
I'm not sure I'm accomplishing anything with this. Oh well.
Drop your lists.
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01. Wynn Stewart - One Way to Go The Very Best of Wynn Stewart, 1958-1962
02. Tom Waits - Flash Pan Hunter (Intro) The Black Rider
03. Dr. John - That Old Black Magic Mercernary
04. Roy Orbison - You're Gonna Cry The Soul of Rock and Roll
05. Johnny Cash - I'm Leavin' Now American III: Solitary Man
06. Hank Williams - A Mansion on the Hill The Ultimate Collection
07. Bill Frisell - Bikkurim Masada Guitars
08. Otis Williams - Shutters & Boards Dirty Laundry - The Soul of Black Country
09. Joe Turner Trio - Mood Indigo Live at Jazztage Philharmonie in Berlin
10. Bumble Bee Slim - Cold Blooded Murder, No. 2 Broke, Black & Blue
Just one man's opinion, but Johnny Cash >> >> >> >> >> The Dixie Chicks + Keith Urban + Tricia Yearwood (Deana Carter's presence in both the seeds and the list cancels her out, not that it would matter)
100% agreed.
by the way, "i'm leavin' now" is one of my favorite songs from the whole american recordings.
Have you heard American VI yet?
not yet, and i'm debating if i want to. v really didn't do much for me, and if that was a posthumous release, i can't imagine that vi had better luck scrapping the barrel. have you checked it out yet?
Yeah, I pre-ordered it on Amazon. Honestly, I think it's pretty good, but I also liked American V. There's some really strong material on it, and without knowing what didn't work for you on the previous album, I can at least offer this - Johnny's vocals could stand on their own without any of the backing music. That said, whatever wasn't added to the recordings before he passed has been added with a great deal of care following his death. I think Rick Rubin went to great pains to be respectful of Johnny's legacy as a recording artist, and if the last track on the album doesn't choke a listener up, that person's heart is made of coal.
I also pre-ordered it on Amazon and the tracking says I will get it tomorrow (with MLB10 The show!).
I like American 5, even more so than 4. From what I have heard on the radio, AR6 is going to be a very stark, very respectful album. I can't wait to hear it in its entirety.
Also I have made this offer before, but I did write a 2000+ word review of AR 1-4. Let me know if you want to see it, I'll e-mail it to you.
I bought the mp3 version on sale from Amazon and I have to say that it's definitely a solid record. I'm not sure how much regular play it'll get at my house, but it'll be nice when I'm in the mood for something a little different.
free, I'd love to see it. I did a review of American V a good while back, and now that I have the last installment I'd really like to relisten to the entire American series.
You can mail the review to detlef dot schrempf c/o Gmail.
detlef schrempf is your google name? Sweet. I'm sending it now.
Agreed, but I still like. But that is the absolute worst Dixie Chicks song.
1. Grave Digger, "Hundred Days", The Last Supper
2. Iron Maiden, "Flash of the Blade", Powerslave
3. Testament, "C.O.T.L.O.D.", The Legacy
4. Black Sabbath, "Wishing Well", Heaven and Hell
5. Testament, "Allegiance", The Gathering
6. Shadows Fall, "Thoughts Without Words", The Art of Balance
7. Control Denied, "Believe", The Fragile Art of Existence
8. Nightwish, "Dead Boy's Poem", Wishmaster
9. Skyclad, "NTRWB", A Semblance of Normality
10. Skyclad, "A Near Life Experience", Jonah's Ark
Hey. that's one of my favorite Amon Amarth songs.
“across the sea” – weezer – pinkerton
“wayfaring stranger” – johnny cash – american ii: solitary man
“don’t get 2 close (2 my fantasy) – ween – pure guava
“yellow sun” – the raconteurs – broken boy soldiers
“scuttle buttin’” – stevie ray vaughn – couldn’t stand the weather
“straight to the top (rhumba)” – tom waits – franks wild years
“i was a daughter” – basia bulat – oh, my darling
“polar opposites” – modest mouse – the lonesome crowded west
“kathy’s waltz” – the dave brubeck quartet” – time out
“distant lover (alternative mix)” – marvin gaye – let’s get it on
bonus: “i don’t want to wake up alone” – lightspeed champion – life is sweet! nice to meet you
'Strangers' - The Kinks Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround Pt 1
'O Valencia' - The Decemberists The Crane Wife
'My Way' - Frank Sinatra The Reprise Years
'American Girl' - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits
'Cmon Cmon' - The Von Bondies Pawn Shoppe Heart
'Ive Been Workin' - Van Morrison His Band and Street Chior
'The Morphine Song' - Ray Davies Working Man's Cafe
'Supersonic Rocket Ship' - The Kinks Everybody's in Showbiz
'Cheap Sunglasses' - ZZ Top Greatest hits
'Someday' - Sugar Ray 14:59
Prince -- When Doves Cry
Donny Osmond et al. -- Poor, Poor Pharaoh Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Klaus Doldinger & Giorgio Moroder -- The Auryn The Neverending Story
Earle Hagen -- The Fishin' Hole Andy Griffith Show
Connie Francis -- Tammy
Barenaked Ladies -- Falling for the First Time
Barenaked Ladies -- New Kid (On The Block)
Sephfire, SirRus -- Morning Sunlight Chronic Symphonic
Kenny Loggins -- Your Mama Don't Dance
Bellamy Brothers -- You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie
Dr. Dog "The Pretender" Easybeat
The 1900's "When I Say Go" Cold and Kind
Delta Spirit "Streetwalker" Ode To Sunshine
Beck "Lost Cause" Sea Change
Rilo Kiley "Breakin' Up" Under The Blacklight
Gram Parsons "Sleepless Nights" Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels
Gram Parsons "Lucille" Live At The Avalon
Tompall Glasser & The Glasser Brothers "Streets Of Baltimore" The Best of..
The Flying Burrito Brothers "Do Right Woman" The Gilded Palace Of Sin & Burrito Deluxe
The Beatles "Blackbird" White Album
Pandora giving me quite the Bal'mer run from 6-9.
Also, it pleases me that Radio Station WGOM this week features two tunes from cheaptoy as seedlings with the result of the Dixie Chicks.
As someone who hasn't gotten around to using Pandora, I think this would be a good opportunity to get an explanation on what a "seed" is. My guess is we're talking about bands representing styles of music from which Pandora will use to create a list?
You can either seed with a band(s) or a song(s), and Pandora will tailor a "station" with music that fits various categories from its music "genome" that are similar to the seed.
Thanks. That's pretty much what I figured in order for the Dixie Chicks to be funny based on using my music for seeds.
Although I would not label it as such, the genre listing for Romantica on iTunes is "Country," so my selection may have contributed to the DC's appearance.
Pandora does more than select by genre; it selects by dozens of criteria like major/minor key, straight 4/mixed meter, electric/acoustic instrumentation, brass or strings vs. none, solo voice/multiple harmonies, etc. If you choose "Menu" on a song that is playing, and then pick "Why was this song selected?", you can see the reasoning that Pandora used to select a particular song.
I haven't seen a real explanation of how they do it, ct. You input a set of artists/songs that you like and then the thing just starts spitting out songs. You can add additional artists/songs, but I don't know how they figure into the subsequent song selection.
After number 10, the music got decidedly harder, but not, I don't think, in the vein of what cheaptoy listens to.
Mindless Child of Motherhood -- The Kinks
Never Let Go -- Tom Waits
Slipping (Into Something) -- The Feelies
My Uptight Life -- Teenage Fanclub
You Must Be A Witch -- The Lollypop Shoppe
Take Me! -- The Wedding Present
From a Motel 6 -- Yo La Tengo
Down By The River -- Neil Young
Season of the Shark -- Yo La Tengo
Car Song -- Woodie Guthrie
Bonus: Where there is Smoke, There is Fire -- Urban Guerrillas
I was listening to "Down By The River," from the Archives set, just this morning. Possibly the most unlikely sing-along song ever, yet it's hard to resist joining in on the chorus. I tend to get caught up in that song, anyway.
A couple odd coincidences in this week's list, in light of conversations last week.
"First Klass (C'mon Home)" - Johnny Hodges
"The Big Ship" - Brian Eno
"Big Boys" - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
"Palladium" - Tamba 4
"Sugar Lump" - Walt Dickerson, Relativity
"Go Ahead John (Part Two B)" - Miles Davis, The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
"Honky Tonk Women" - The Rolling Stones, Live'r Than You'll Ever Be
"Venus And Mars" - Wings
"Motel (Diner Au Motel)" - Miles Davis, Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud
"Get Up (I feel Like Being A) Sex Machine" - James Brown, Love Power Peace - Live at the Olympia, Paris 1971
Here's a bonus video for the Zooey fans in the Nation:
ENO!
Time for some pre-Spring Training trip soundtrack music:
“Escaping Nomanisan” – Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles
“Suite from Forrest Gump” – Alan Silvestri, Forrest Gump Original Soundtrack
“Night Fight” – Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
“The Wooing of Catherine” – Patrick Doyle, Henry V
“Ending Titles” – Wendy Carlos, Tron Soundtrack
“Harappa” – E.S. Posthumus, Unearthed
“Take His Toes” – Stephen Rippy, Kevin McMullan, David Rippy, Age of Empires III Original Soundtrack
“Bishop’s Death” – Andrew Powell, Ladyhawke
“No Vacancy (Venture Bros Theme)” – JG Thirlwell, The Venture Bros: The Music of JG Thirlwell
“Paradise Lost” – Joe Hisaishi, Laputa: The Castle in the Sky
TGIF folks!
Bonus: a friend in the Twin Cities posted this on Facebook, and I got a huge laugh from it. It's a Journey/Metallica mashup called "Don't Stop the Sandman" by Rock Sugar, an over-the-top derivative of MTV '80s music at its "finest"
"Enter Sandman" is 1991. I still hold a soft spot for that album, and what it was in my life, so it pains me to se it labelled as "'80s music."
Make that "20th Century Music". It all blurs together eventually. It's the video that really gave me a laugh, though.
Interpol – “Mammoth”
Spoon – “The Way We Get By”
Delta Spirit – “Ode To Sunshine”
Modest Mouse – “Missed the Boat”
White Rabbits – “The Plot”
Vampire Weekend – “Exit Music (for a Film)”
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Clap Your Hands!”
Ra Ra Riot – “A Manner to Act”
Kings of Leon – “Closer”
Cold War Kids – “Avalanche In B”
I like the WGOM radio list. Strange so much country popped up in the list this week though.
I have list envy.
Pass the Mic - Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
I know There's An Answer- The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Last Nite - The Strokes - Is This It?
The Sparrow - A Hawk And A Hacksaw - The Way The Wind Blows
Fling - Built To Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love
Make Up Your Mind - Parasites - Pair
Going Away - The Innocence Mission - Birds Of My Neighborhood
Giant Steps - John Coltrane - Giant Steps
I Held Her In My Arms - Violent Femmes - Add It Up
Forbidden City - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Rock Art & THe X-Ray Style
11. Forward To Death - Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
That list is not country. I couldn't resist #11, Cheaptoy isn't the only one who can bring teh Death
Clearly, that song was about March 5th's WGOM music post.
A future You Choose:
"Boys -- Beastie, or Beach?"
Beach
Beach.
pet shop? backstreet? fall out? badly drawn? to men?
Junior?
Junior ___ Own?
Threshold House ___ Choir?
__ From Brazil
__ Don't Cry
__ Of Summer
Girls Versus?
___ Like Girls?
The Fabulous Baker _______
______ Will Be _______
_____enberry
Bad ________
Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cow_________
Before and After?
Soggy Bottom ___ Noize?
Boymerang?
He was a decent jungle ("drum and bass") artist from the late 90's. But such an awful recording name. Would have worked for a British-style male pop group (a "boy band") or a Riot Grrrl band.
Geto? I mean, just how good DOES it feel to be a gangsta?
The Beasties, yo.
Beach
Beach, though my younger self has to give a shout to The Dead ___.
Wow, y'all got a lot of mileage out of that.
Moss leans towards Newsboys, in fact, over Beastie or Beach (or Pet Shop). But they all have their place.
Any mention of "Giant Steps" merits a link to this.
That is pretty cool, thanks for the link.
For the past week, I decided to listen to my iPod straight through, alphabetically by song. That's kindof random, right? Here's where I am...
1. Primal Scream "Higher than the Sun (American Spring Remix by Andrew Weatherall)" Higher Than the Sun EP
2. Julianna Barwick "The Highest" Florine
3. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy "His Hands" Little Lost Blues
4. Candi Staton "His Hands" His Hands*
5. The Sugarcubes "Hit" Stick Around for Joy
6. Scott H. Biram "Hit the Road" Dirty Old One Man Band
7. Seefeel "Hive" (Ch-Vox)
8. Ha Ha Tonka "Hold My Feet the the Fire (Live)" Daytrotter Session, 10/23/09
(Then three more versions of the same song)
9. Retribution Gospel Choir "Holes in Our Heads" Retribution Gospel Choir
T. Vampire Weekend "Holiday" Contra
*Yes, a cover of a limited-release Will Oldham song was the title track of the 2006 album from the voice of "Young Hearts, Run Free"
* I Can’t Quit You – Otis Rush
* Shine a Light – Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street
* Beside You in Time – Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
* Sunken Dreams – …Trail of Dead – So Divided
* Passive – A Perfect Circle – eMotive
* Welcome to the Jungle – Guns ‘N Roses – Appetite for Destruction
* Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt – Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium
* Growing Up with GNR – Aqueduct – I Sold Gold
* Big Me – Foo Fighters – (self-titled)
* Magic Toy Missing – Meat Puppets - II
1. Games People Play – Alan Parsons Project
2. All or Nothing – Theory of a Deadman
3. Angry Young Girl – The Parlor Mob
4. At Last – Etta James
5. The Thrill is Gone – BB King
6. Boogie With Stu – Led Zeppelin
7. Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf
8. Wild Night – Van Morrison
9. Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ Top
10. Devil With a Blue Dress – Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
Bonus Track:
Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
Damn I Said It First, Nikka Costa, Pebble to a Pearl
These Tears Ain't Mine, Roma Di Luna, Face of My Friends
Pretty Voice, Cloud Cult, The Meaning of 8
The Dark, Delirious Morning, Chris Koza, The Dark, Delirious Morning
Eagle on a Pole, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Outer South
Dirty Rag, Justin Townes Earle, Midnight at the Movies
Green Gloves, The National, Boxer
Rebellion, Arcade Fire, Funeral
Watch Me Fall, Uncle Tupelo, Still Feel Gone
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Mermaid Avenue
Bonus: Love Is All I Am, Dawes, North Hills
And for those who, unlike me, actually leave the house, the local music scene features The Avett Bros., Solid Gold, G. Love and We Were Promised Jetpacks, even if you don't have tix for the SXSW show at First Ave. with the Pines, Peter Wolf Crier, Jeremy Messersmith, Romantica and Lookbook. But kids are fun too.
Aerosmith - Baby Please Don't Go - Honkin' on Bobo
Big Star - The Ballad of El Goodo - #1 Record/Radio City (I have 24 Big Star songs out of 13,000+ songs but they have come up 3 weeks in a row)
Blondie - Dreaming - Greatest Hits: Sound and Vision
Stevie Wonder - Love Light in Flight - At the Close of the Century
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Double Trouble - Gimme Back My Bullets
Stevie Wonder - Another Star - At the Close of the Century
Alice In Chains - Brother - Unplugged
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme - The Very Best of Christopher Cross
Wilco - Henry & the H Bomb - Live at Filmore West 5/10/97
Ozzy Osbourne - Iron Man - Tribute
1. Bruuuuuce, "Youngstown," Live in New York City
2. The Kinks, "Lola," Percy
3. Johnny Cougar M., "Ain't Even Done With The Night," The Best I Can Do.*
4. Tom Petty, "Yer So Bad," Full Moon Fever
5. Oscar Peterson, "On Green Dolphin Street," The Essential Oscar Peterson
6. Charlie Parker, "Loverman," The Legendary Dial Masters
7. Ben Webster, "Over The Rainbow," See You At The Fair
8. Kenny Barron, "Skylark," Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 10
9. More f-ing Petty, "I Won't Back Down," Full Moon Fever**
10. The Rolling Stones, "Sympathy For The Devil," Beggars Banquet
*I'd agree with that. Mellencamp produced some really, really good music back in the day. And I actually like his more recent folk stuff.
**What the hell did I do to Pandora, anyway??
At least I finished strong.
2. The Kinks, "Lola," Percy
I love that version
1. "Was It You?" - Spoon Gimme Fiction
2. "The Day I Tried to Live" - Soundgarden Superunknown
3. "Yes" - Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
4. "Cryptograms" - Deerhunter Cryptograms
5. "Sleepless" - The Decemberists Dark Was the Night
6. "Not Your Lover" - Blitzen Trapper Furr
7. "Like Eating Glass" - Bloc Party Silent Alarm
8. "Frank, AB" - The Rural Alberta Advantage Hometowns
9. "She Wants to Play Hearts" - Ryan Adams Demolition
10. "Do It Yourself" - Drive-By Truckers Decoration Day
Raphael Saadiq - Never Give You Up - The Way I See It
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Love
The Bellrays - Black Is the Color - The Red, White & Black
The Network - Love and Money - Money Money 2020
The Strokes - You Talk Way Too Much - Room On Fire
Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash - Kiss & Tell
The Strokes - Alone, Together - Is This It?
Heiruspecs - In Regrets ft. Slug - Small Steps
Thee Emergency - Cream - Can You Dig It?
Joan Jett - Roadrunner USA - The Hit List
BONUS! I finally saw the video for Dessa's song Dixon's Girl. It's gorgeous, in more ways than one.
1. "Once" Richard Buckner Since
2. "Lady Godiva And Me" Grant Lee Buffalo Mighty Joe Moon
3. "Supercheria" Pescado Rabioso Artaud
4. "History" The Verve A Northern Soul
5. "Stardust" Willie Nelson Stardust
6. "Carpet Of Horses" Red Red Meat Bunny Gets Paid
7. "Apple Bomb" Deerhoof Apple O'
8. "Spray" Can Future Days
9. "The Dream's Dream" Television Live At The Old Waldorf
10. "Desperate Man Blues" Daniel Johnston Continued Story / Hi, How Are You?
bonus cut : 'Til I Die" Beach Boys Surf's Up
If you have to pick just one Argentinian psychedelic band, make it Pescado Rabioso.
Double Strokes? Double GNFTWLBN? After a quick google search, people don't refer to that album as GNFTWLBN? Its so catchy.
CAKE - Satan is my Motor
The Strokes - Heart In a Cage
Modest Mouse - Float On
Coldplay - Shiver
The Strokes - Alone, Together
Nada Surf - Happy Kid
Phantom Planet - 1st Things 1st
Modest Mouse - World at Large
Bloc Party - Helicopter
The Futureheads - The City Is Here For You To Use
Bonus: Spoon visited Letterman last night, performing Got Nuffin.
Anyone else going to see them at 1st Ave? I'm going to the Saturday show as to not miss either of the Twins exhibition games.
No one uses "GNFTWLBN" but plenty of people use "GNFPWLBN"
You owe it to youself to check out the Kidz Bop version of "Float On" if you haven't yet.
aaaah. that does it. the P and T keys are much too close.
Wow. That was awfully annoying.
I hate kids.