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That's actually a nice idea. But Any Colour You Like is so fantastic! It is probably in my Top 5 Floyd compositions ever. Yes, transitioning into and out of it is extremely difficult. Bummer.
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That's actually a nice idea. But Any Colour You Like is so fantastic! It is probably in my Top 5 Floyd compositions ever. Yes, transitioning into and out of it is extremely difficult. Bummer.
namkcuR
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Thanks for the kind words.
I know there aren't many deep cuts, but the idea was to make a kind of 70s jukebox, so I felt like more well known stuff worked better for what I was going for. Even so, I tried to mix it up a little in a few places(Factory like you mentioned, the original Argent version of GGRARTY, the version of All The Young Dudes that has Bowie AND Hunter on vocals). Also, I was originally going to use Echoes as my long prog track, but I felt like Awaken might be more new to more people.
While I feel like the Kraftwerk thing segues into Any Colour You Like ok, I fully agree that Any Colour You Like doesn't sound right segueing into anything other than Brain Damage, but I love it so much that I just decided to forgo that one transition. I don't think I would've wanted to have only one prog track...would've been too hard to pick one for me.
Finally, I think Karen Carpenter had one of the all-time great female voices, but to each his own.
Glad you like the list overall though!
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bono_212:
Really, really enjoyed this Ashley. Fun/unique theme, pretty good flow, and lots of great songs. My favorite new discoveries here are The Magnetic Fields' 'Candy'(might have to check more of them out), The Cure's 'A Letter To Elise' (I like the Cure but I haven't delved too deeply into their catalogue, but since this is on the same album as Friday I'm In Love, maybe I'll start there), Fleetwood Mac's 'Rhiannon', and the Nails' '44 Lines About 88 Women', while my favorite returning favorites are Steve Perry's 'Oh Sherry'(which was just used in the last Breaking Bad episode coincidentally), The Killers' 'Believe Me Natalie', Jane's Addiction's 'Jane Says', Simon & Garfunkel's 'Cecilia', the Stones' 'Ruby Tuesday', Bruce's 'Candy's Room', and the Knack's 'My Sherona'. Just lots of great songs here.
You also get extra bonus points with me for using/opening with the Pete & Pete theme, which for people of a certain age who watched a certain channel in a certain era, is sort of overwhelmingly nostalgic, and also for using Shawn Colvin's 'Sunny Came Home', a track I loved from my top-40 listening early teenage years a decade and a half ago but that I didn't think anyone else here cared for. I've always found here voice to be one of those really pleasant, soothing, comforting voices, and that song has a beautiful melody, so it's great to see it in a DI list.
Great job.
Really, really enjoyed this Ashley. Fun/unique theme, pretty good flow, and lots of great songs. My favorite new discoveries here are The Magnetic Fields' 'Candy'(might have to check more of them out), The Cure's 'A Letter To Elise' (I like the Cure but I haven't delved too deeply into their catalogue, but since this is on the same album as Friday I'm In Love, maybe I'll start there), Fleetwood Mac's 'Rhiannon', and the Nails' '44 Lines About 88 Women', while my favorite returning favorites are Steve Perry's 'Oh Sherry'(which was just used in the last Breaking Bad episode coincidentally), The Killers' 'Believe Me Natalie', Jane's Addiction's 'Jane Says', Simon & Garfunkel's 'Cecilia', the Stones' 'Ruby Tuesday', Bruce's 'Candy's Room', and the Knack's 'My Sherona'. Just lots of great songs here.
You also get extra bonus points with me for using/opening with the Pete & Pete theme, which for people of a certain age who watched a certain channel in a certain era, is sort of overwhelmingly nostalgic, and also for using Shawn Colvin's 'Sunny Came Home', a track I loved from my top-40 listening early teenage years a decade and a half ago but that I didn't think anyone else here cared for. I've always found here voice to be one of those really pleasant, soothing, comforting voices, and that song has a beautiful melody, so it's great to see it in a DI list.
Great job.
namkcuR
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Phanan:
I enjoyed your list quite a bit, nice diversity of sound, great flow. I don't know much about Beach House or Washed Up, but if the rest of their stuff is anything like these songs that you selected(and someone else used a different Beach House track that I also enjoyed), I'll have to check them both out more. Beautiful stuff. Other favorite new discoveries include Men At Work's 'It's a Mistake', Grimes's 'Genesis'(I really need to listen to her album(s)), Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers'(I'm a fan but need to check out that album), Big Country's "Chance", and the Church's "Ripple". And the R.E.M., Gordon Lightfoot, and Arcade Fire tracks you chose are classics(especially R.E.M. - Out Of Time is such a great record).
Overall, very good job.
I enjoyed your list quite a bit, nice diversity of sound, great flow. I don't know much about Beach House or Washed Up, but if the rest of their stuff is anything like these songs that you selected(and someone else used a different Beach House track that I also enjoyed), I'll have to check them both out more. Beautiful stuff. Other favorite new discoveries include Men At Work's 'It's a Mistake', Grimes's 'Genesis'(I really need to listen to her album(s)), Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers'(I'm a fan but need to check out that album), Big Country's "Chance", and the Church's "Ripple". And the R.E.M., Gordon Lightfoot, and Arcade Fire tracks you chose are classics(especially R.E.M. - Out Of Time is such a great record).
Overall, very good job.
namkcuR
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LJT:
Certainly one of the more unique submissions in this DI. I've always wanted to get more into electronic music, so this was a nice sampler for me. I literally didn't know a single track here except for 'Wonderful Life'. My favorites were pretty much the more, sort of, purely electronic stuff with less in the way of vocals - James Pants, Ulrich Schnauss, Loops Of Your Heart, The Hive, and Kuedo I think were my favorites in that regard. Chic's 'What About Me' has that sort of neo-soul thing about it, and I really enjoyed it. Disco Inferno's 'Love Stepping Out' is a really chilled, layed-back acoustic number, and is a nice change of pace from a lot of the other stuff, I thought that was a really pleasant number. And I like that aforementioned closer 'Wonderful Life' as well.
Solid list, good cohesiveness, a handful of exciting discoveries that might help me get into some new electronic music. Good job.
Certainly one of the more unique submissions in this DI. I've always wanted to get more into electronic music, so this was a nice sampler for me. I literally didn't know a single track here except for 'Wonderful Life'. My favorites were pretty much the more, sort of, purely electronic stuff with less in the way of vocals - James Pants, Ulrich Schnauss, Loops Of Your Heart, The Hive, and Kuedo I think were my favorites in that regard. Chic's 'What About Me' has that sort of neo-soul thing about it, and I really enjoyed it. Disco Inferno's 'Love Stepping Out' is a really chilled, layed-back acoustic number, and is a nice change of pace from a lot of the other stuff, I thought that was a really pleasant number. And I like that aforementioned closer 'Wonderful Life' as well.
Solid list, good cohesiveness, a handful of exciting discoveries that might help me get into some new electronic music. Good job.
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Awaken is one of the best Yes songs out there, so it was definitely a good choice.
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I'll be going through LJT's list next, but I never received the updated links for Mr. V. LM, can you email them to me?
Once I receive those, I'll get through these last two and I'll just have Part Four to go.
Once I receive those, I'll get through these last two and I'll just have Part Four to go.
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Alright - so I listened to Ruckman's list awhile back, before this thread was posted, and never got around to posting my thoughts. Thankfully, I took notes. I knew I would need to since I knew I wouldn't have computer access. I listened to it while I was out of town on vacation. So here goes....
This really played like a radio station. I thought that was pretty awesome. Some of the stuff I really liked that I knew going into the list were the songs by Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Harry Chapin, America, Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin, George Harrison, The Who, and Queen. Some good stuff I didn't know before this list were the songs by Dolly Parton, The Delfonics, and Patti Smith. The flow was pretty good for the most part. The disco at the beginning did start to get old after awhile, but didn't overstay its welcome too much, and the last section didn't grab me (and that Yes song seemed to go on forever).
Overall very good stuff! Good luck and I look forward to future lists of yours!
Next up: Phanan.
This really played like a radio station. I thought that was pretty awesome. Some of the stuff I really liked that I knew going into the list were the songs by Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Harry Chapin, America, Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin, George Harrison, The Who, and Queen. Some good stuff I didn't know before this list were the songs by Dolly Parton, The Delfonics, and Patti Smith. The flow was pretty good for the most part. The disco at the beginning did start to get old after awhile, but didn't overstay its welcome too much, and the last section didn't grab me (and that Yes song seemed to go on forever).
Overall very good stuff! Good luck and I look forward to future lists of yours!
Next up: Phanan.
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Starting bono_212's list now. I really dig this concept of using all women's names. 
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Just finished Phanan's list.
I liked the list and the flow was really on par with the quality of your previous entries, which needless to say is very high. Some of the stuff that I liked that I am familiar with includes the tracks by Beach House, Washed Out, The National, Beck, George Harrison, Real Estate, and Arcade Fire. Some of the stuff I liked that I wasn't familiar with were those by The Jayhawks, The Decemberists, The Radio Dept., and Grimes. My favourite stretch was The National through the Decemberists obviously. Some of the stuff I didn't care about as much were some of the songs that had vocalists I didn't really care for (sorta breathy delicate female vocals with some vibrato). But the flow helped those ones along quite nicely. Also didn't really care for the Simple Minds track. I just recently watched Adventureland and I could actually see a fair share of this playlist being in the soundtrack of a movie like that.
Anyway, nicely done as always!
Next up: LJT
I liked the list and the flow was really on par with the quality of your previous entries, which needless to say is very high. Some of the stuff that I liked that I am familiar with includes the tracks by Beach House, Washed Out, The National, Beck, George Harrison, Real Estate, and Arcade Fire. Some of the stuff I liked that I wasn't familiar with were those by The Jayhawks, The Decemberists, The Radio Dept., and Grimes. My favourite stretch was The National through the Decemberists obviously. Some of the stuff I didn't care about as much were some of the songs that had vocalists I didn't really care for (sorta breathy delicate female vocals with some vibrato). But the flow helped those ones along quite nicely. Also didn't really care for the Simple Minds track. I just recently watched Adventureland and I could actually see a fair share of this playlist being in the soundtrack of a movie like that.
Anyway, nicely done as always!
Next up: LJT
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Just finished LJT's list.
Wow, there was so little here that I'd heard of before. That can be a double edged sword when you make a list that has so much relative obscurity. But it worked pretty well. Some of the electronica got on the long side for me and my interest waned. But yeah. So the stuff that I'd heard before that I like is, well, the song by Gil Scott Heron. And I'd only ever heard it sampled in, I believe, a Kanye West song. Anyway, onto the stuff I hadn't heard before that I liked! I'll have to check out some of these groups, like Wolf Gang, Dog Is Dead, and Divine Fits to be sure. Other of this reminded me of stuff my wife has choreographed or danced to. Most notably I'd say the Ulrich Schnauss song. Anyway, my only real problem with the list was that it was pretty heavy handed on cold electronica in parts and so I feel like, as with a previous list I listened to this DI, I would probably have enjoyed it more if it were winter here. But that iciness really does flow well.
Good stuff!
Next up tomorrow will be Bono 212 and LMP (if I can open his folder, as others have seemed to have an issue with). That'll leave 3 to tackle for the weekend.
Wow, there was so little here that I'd heard of before. That can be a double edged sword when you make a list that has so much relative obscurity. But it worked pretty well. Some of the electronica got on the long side for me and my interest waned. But yeah. So the stuff that I'd heard before that I like is, well, the song by Gil Scott Heron. And I'd only ever heard it sampled in, I believe, a Kanye West song. Anyway, onto the stuff I hadn't heard before that I liked! I'll have to check out some of these groups, like Wolf Gang, Dog Is Dead, and Divine Fits to be sure. Other of this reminded me of stuff my wife has choreographed or danced to. Most notably I'd say the Ulrich Schnauss song. Anyway, my only real problem with the list was that it was pretty heavy handed on cold electronica in parts and so I feel like, as with a previous list I listened to this DI, I would probably have enjoyed it more if it were winter here. But that iciness really does flow well.
Good stuff!
Next up tomorrow will be Bono 212 and LMP (if I can open his folder, as others have seemed to have an issue with). That'll leave 3 to tackle for the weekend.
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Nielsgov was able to listen just fine. If you have trouble with it I'll try and get a Spotify list going. Same with IWB.
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LJT
I hardly knew anything from this playlist, so I was really looking forward to the listening experience.
I thought Part 1 was fantastic, especially up through Chic. Passing By was probably my favorite from that bunch. Will definitely check out more from some of these artists.
Part 2 lagged a bit for me. The first track was definitely interesting to hear, but it probably won't be something I go back to. Things picked back up with Divine Fits and then it finished fairly strongly.
I've always enjoyed your participation in DI as you seem to bring a unique perspective every time out. Glad you were back for this one.
I hardly knew anything from this playlist, so I was really looking forward to the listening experience.
I thought Part 1 was fantastic, especially up through Chic. Passing By was probably my favorite from that bunch. Will definitely check out more from some of these artists.
Part 2 lagged a bit for me. The first track was definitely interesting to hear, but it probably won't be something I go back to. Things picked back up with Divine Fits and then it finished fairly strongly.
I've always enjoyed your participation in DI as you seem to bring a unique perspective every time out. Glad you were back for this one.
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Another great entry from you.
This was a mix of songs that I knew well and others that I hadn't been exposed to before, and for the ones I hadn't heard, I pretty much enjoyed them all.
You mentioned how you place a priority on transitions, and I can say that this was as smooth as any playlist I've heard. I particularly thought Groove Armada -> U2 -> The xx was a beautiful combination. I will say though, and this is just a general observation on my part, that a playlist utilizing mostly recent songs tends to be a bit easier for flow purposes, which is why I place a great deal of emphasis on playlists that can expertly maneuver from older songs to newer ones without disrupting the flow (which is one of the primary reasons I gushed over Ashley's entry). That doesn't take away how great your playlist is, but I do prefer a bit more variety from different eras...
Another great entry from you.
This was a mix of songs that I knew well and others that I hadn't been exposed to before, and for the ones I hadn't heard, I pretty much enjoyed them all.
You mentioned how you place a priority on transitions, and I can say that this was as smooth as any playlist I've heard. I particularly thought Groove Armada -> U2 -> The xx was a beautiful combination. I will say though, and this is just a general observation on my part, that a playlist utilizing mostly recent songs tends to be a bit easier for flow purposes, which is why I place a great deal of emphasis on playlists that can expertly maneuver from older songs to newer ones without disrupting the flow (which is one of the primary reasons I gushed over Ashley's entry). That doesn't take away how great your playlist is, but I do prefer a bit more variety from different eras...
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I've just got Part Four left now. I should have those comments ready by tomorrow or Monday. When are we sending in our rankings now? End of the weekend? Is Monday ok? I obviously don't want this to get pushed out anymore, just seeing where we are at.
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Okay, just finished listening to bono_212's list. Haha yours was an interesting one. First of all, the concept itself is pretty cool and piqued my curiosity sufficiently enough. Second thing is, I only warmed up to your list around track 12 or something but from that point on, really enjoyed it till the end!
I liked the opening song as well as the Ramones one but after that, the songs weren't really registering in my mind very well. Around Steve Perry or so, I found myself enjoying what I was hearing. And it was quite consistent from there more or less until the end. Also, there were some songs here that I had heard before but had no idea about the name of the song or artist. Examples: Amie and Chelsea Dagger. The flow was quite good throughout and was very good in some parts, for example: Fratellis - Knack - Amanda Palmer. The flow from National to VU was so good that I didn't even register in my mind that another song had started. lol. Of course I was also a bit pre-occupied and I don't enjoy the National all that much.
Overall, I really enjoyed this list. Lots of familiar stuff especially in the second half or bottom two-thirds of the list rather.
ETA: Oh... and that last song was brilliant! Never heard of this new wave group called the Nails!?! Where do you guys find such stuff?
I liked the opening song as well as the Ramones one but after that, the songs weren't really registering in my mind very well. Around Steve Perry or so, I found myself enjoying what I was hearing. And it was quite consistent from there more or less until the end. Also, there were some songs here that I had heard before but had no idea about the name of the song or artist. Examples: Amie and Chelsea Dagger.
The flow was quite good throughout and was very good in some parts, for example: Fratellis - Knack - Amanda Palmer. The flow from National to VU was so good that I didn't even register in my mind that another song had started. lol. Of course I was also a bit pre-occupied and I don't enjoy the National all that much.Overall, I really enjoyed this list. Lots of familiar stuff especially in the second half or bottom two-thirds of the list rather.
ETA: Oh... and that last song was brilliant! Never heard of this new wave group called the Nails!?! Where do you guys find such stuff?
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The Nails are awesome. I actually heard that song for the first time on TCUs radio station. Then I heard another song of theirs on a Chicago alt rock channel. Finally listened to the album and wasn't disappointed.
Thanks for all of the reviews, guys, I'll be back with more comments later.
Thanks for all of the reviews, guys, I'll be back with more comments later.
namkcuR
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Mr. V:
I liked your list a lot. The first two tracks didn't do much for me, but then it picked up big time. Familiar tracks that I enjoyed include LCD's "All I Want", The National's "All The Wine", Tame Impala's "Mind Mischief", Autre Ne Veut's "Play By Play"(because it was used on another list this DI), Daft Punk's "Lose Yourself To Dance", and of course, U2's "If You Wear That Velvet Dress". Favorite new discoveries here include The Black Keys' "Little Submarines", Vampire Weekend's "Hanna Hunt", Amy Winehouse's "Love Is A Losing Game"(what a wasted talent), Miami Horror's "Moon Theory", Cut Copy's "Need You Now", Classixx's "Holding On", Chromeo's "Don't Turn The Lights On", The xx's "Angels", and Beach House's "Used To Be". Of those, artists I hadn't heard before this list are Miami Horror, Classixx, Chromeo, and xx.
Flow was very good, especially in the first half of the list, particularly that whole Black Keys->Vampire Weekend stretch, that was well done.
Good job.
Only one more list to go!
I liked your list a lot. The first two tracks didn't do much for me, but then it picked up big time. Familiar tracks that I enjoyed include LCD's "All I Want", The National's "All The Wine", Tame Impala's "Mind Mischief", Autre Ne Veut's "Play By Play"(because it was used on another list this DI), Daft Punk's "Lose Yourself To Dance", and of course, U2's "If You Wear That Velvet Dress". Favorite new discoveries here include The Black Keys' "Little Submarines", Vampire Weekend's "Hanna Hunt", Amy Winehouse's "Love Is A Losing Game"(what a wasted talent), Miami Horror's "Moon Theory", Cut Copy's "Need You Now", Classixx's "Holding On", Chromeo's "Don't Turn The Lights On", The xx's "Angels", and Beach House's "Used To Be". Of those, artists I hadn't heard before this list are Miami Horror, Classixx, Chromeo, and xx.
Flow was very good, especially in the first half of the list, particularly that whole Black Keys->Vampire Weekend stretch, that was well done.
Good job.
Only one more list to go!
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Just finishing up Ashley's list.
Alright Ashley, in the past I have not gotten on with your lists very well. And I must admit that after the first five songs, I was little worried that it would be the case again. I didn't care for the songs and the flow/transition seemed a bit iffy. But the good news is that the first five songs were my least favorite section. Once "A Letter To Elise" came on, your playlist didn't let up (well, except for "Meet Virginia", which I've never liked). I mean, holy fuck, this is great! Lots of fantastic stuff in here.
This list included some of my favorite songs by some of my favorite artists ("A Letter To Elise", "Believe Me Natalie", "Only Heather", "Cecillia", "Kim & Jessie", "Dear Prudence", "Rhiannon", and "Karen"), some great songs by artists I enjoy but am not head over heals for ("Oh Sherrie", "Eleanor Put Your Boots On", "Carrie Anne", "Ruby Tuesday", "Gloria", "Ruby", "Chelsea Dagger", and "My Sharona"), and one of the best Bruce Springsteen songs I've ever heard (which is saying a lot because I wouldn't consider myself a fan of his at all but I loved this song!). Favorite parts were "Cecillia" to "Ruby Tuesday" and for a shorter spurt, "Oh Sherrie" to "Kim & Jessie" was absolutely perfect.
This is quite easily my favorite of your playlists. Well done!
ETA: My mathematical way of grading things is to take the total amount of points I assign to a particular track added throughout (out of 10) and then divide it by the number of tracks on the entire playlist. I then take a number to its hundredth decimal place and that is how I rank each playlist. Funny story: Travis and Ashley tied exactly to the hundredths place. What a weird fucking coincidence!
Alright Ashley, in the past I have not gotten on with your lists very well. And I must admit that after the first five songs, I was little worried that it would be the case again. I didn't care for the songs and the flow/transition seemed a bit iffy. But the good news is that the first five songs were my least favorite section. Once "A Letter To Elise" came on, your playlist didn't let up (well, except for "Meet Virginia", which I've never liked). I mean, holy fuck, this is great! Lots of fantastic stuff in here.
This list included some of my favorite songs by some of my favorite artists ("A Letter To Elise", "Believe Me Natalie", "Only Heather", "Cecillia", "Kim & Jessie", "Dear Prudence", "Rhiannon", and "Karen"), some great songs by artists I enjoy but am not head over heals for ("Oh Sherrie", "Eleanor Put Your Boots On", "Carrie Anne", "Ruby Tuesday", "Gloria", "Ruby", "Chelsea Dagger", and "My Sharona"), and one of the best Bruce Springsteen songs I've ever heard (which is saying a lot because I wouldn't consider myself a fan of his at all but I loved this song!). Favorite parts were "Cecillia" to "Ruby Tuesday" and for a shorter spurt, "Oh Sherrie" to "Kim & Jessie" was absolutely perfect.
This is quite easily my favorite of your playlists. Well done!
ETA: My mathematical way of grading things is to take the total amount of points I assign to a particular track added throughout (out of 10) and then divide it by the number of tracks on the entire playlist. I then take a number to its hundredth decimal place and that is how I rank each playlist. Funny story: Travis and Ashley tied exactly to the hundredths place. What a weird fucking coincidence!
Ashley, as I expected in the beginning of the tournament I really dug your list. One of my favorite so far. Loved the concept - so simple, and yet fun and comprehensive. Before reading the song list, I think the one song I really expected to hear was Allison, so I was surprised (in a good way) to see that your Elvis Costello pick was Veronica. Would have loved to see Judy and the Dream of Horses too, but I guess there's just too many songs with a woman's name in the title.
I didn't have any issue with the transitions, which flowed really well. My favorite moments were "A Letter to Elise" into Wild Nothing, Franz into Okkervil River into Maggie Mae, and the entire end sequence starting with The New Pornographers. Really good stuff. Your list also reminded that I need to check out The Left Banke more. Like the stuff I've hear so far. Anyways, had a lot of fun listenig. Well done!
I didn't have any issue with the transitions, which flowed really well. My favorite moments were "A Letter to Elise" into Wild Nothing, Franz into Okkervil River into Maggie Mae, and the entire end sequence starting with The New Pornographers. Really good stuff. Your list also reminded that I need to check out The Left Banke more. Like the stuff I've hear so far. Anyways, had a lot of fun listenig. Well done!
Thanks for the recommendations, phanan. Will try to get this compilation with the two EPs. Sad to hear that the lead singer passed away - I can certainly see the comparisons with Jim Morrison.
Mr. V: I knew our tastes overlapped since your earlier DI lists, so I was looking forward to hearing your list this time. It grabbed me from the start - I didn't know Cocaine 80s, but will definitely try to find out more, and it flowed perfectly into Rhye. LCD Soundsystems and The National just took it up a notch. Really good way to start. The Autre Ne Veut -> The Weeknd transition was another one that really stood out in a good way - perfect flow there. I really like how you ended the list with several fast-paced songs, that was a good sequence. Anyways, really enjoyed listening to it and will certainly explore some of the bands I didn't know, like CLASSIXX and Chromeo. Great job!
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With the completion of my listening to Mr. V's list, I'm now done and my rankings are submitted.
Some thoughts on Mr. V's list. My very first thought, since it was the last song on the playlist, is that that was a lot of ocean noise. Like a whole hell of a lot. Didn't really dig that at all. Some of the more good thoughts include that you used perhaps my favorite song off of my favorite album of 2012 in "Mind Mischief", I've always ranked "If You Wear That Velvet Dress" as a top 3 song on Pop, and that section from The National to Tame Impala was one of my favorite sections off of anyone's list in this comp. Some things I dug that I'm not familiar with include the stuff by Miami Horror (which has been in my amazon.com wish list for like a year now after listening to one of their songs when it was recommended to me like a year ago), Autre Ne Veut, and that killer tune by John Legend. Some of the other stuff I didn't really dig were the songs by The xx or Vampire Weekend.
Flow was good. Liked this list a lot and it should probably content for a top space.
And another DI in the books. This is the first time, I think, that I've gotten myself to write up a short paragraph or two about every list. It's actually very rewarding to do as now I'll actually keep track of the shit I want to dig deeper into!
Some thoughts on Mr. V's list. My very first thought, since it was the last song on the playlist, is that that was a lot of ocean noise. Like a whole hell of a lot. Didn't really dig that at all. Some of the more good thoughts include that you used perhaps my favorite song off of my favorite album of 2012 in "Mind Mischief", I've always ranked "If You Wear That Velvet Dress" as a top 3 song on Pop, and that section from The National to Tame Impala was one of my favorite sections off of anyone's list in this comp. Some things I dug that I'm not familiar with include the stuff by Miami Horror (which has been in my amazon.com wish list for like a year now after listening to one of their songs when it was recommended to me like a year ago), Autre Ne Veut, and that killer tune by John Legend. Some of the other stuff I didn't really dig were the songs by The xx or Vampire Weekend.
Flow was good. Liked this list a lot and it should probably content for a top space.
And another DI in the books. This is the first time, I think, that I've gotten myself to write up a short paragraph or two about every list. It's actually very rewarding to do as now I'll actually keep track of the shit I want to dig deeper into!
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Phanan, for some reason your playlist is insisting on downloading as an exe file no matter how much I play with the extension name. Do you have alternative links by any chance?
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Strange. It should have downloaded as an ordinary zip file. Seems others had no issues. Perhaps something with your computer's settings?
I don't have another link right now. I'll try to set up another one tonight.
I don't have another link right now. I'll try to set up another one tonight.
iron yuppie
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I'll give it another try tonight, maybe from a different browser.
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Nam:
A LOT of music here. You ALMOST beat me for most tracks, lol. We'll just blame Yes for my victory.
Couldn't really get much into the Disco section, unfortunately. Not a big fan of the genre.
All of the songs in section two are favorites of mine. Not so big on the flow of the section, but the choices are nice.
Section 3, well, these are classics, can't really go wrong here.
I'd almost have rather not had the 4th section, honestly. Not because I don't like those songs, but they just feel tacked on. However, a collection of 70s music wouldn't be representative without the prog.
This is a great collection of music, Nam, nice work
Mr. V:
As I mentioned, I always look forward to your lists, no exception here, looking at it on paper. Had no idea who the group behind your opener was, but I enjoyed the song a lot.
I was probably most nervous about the section from The Black Keys to Amy Winehouse, but...you managed to find a Black Keys song I enjoyed, the Arctic Monkeys song was great, the less said about Tame Impala the better (I really don't dislike them as much as I appear too, I swear) and really, just generally enjoyed the section much more than I expected to.
I thought Miami Horror was going to stick out really badly in the middle of Flume and Autre, but somehow that worked. I must not have remembered the song as well as I thought I did. (So excited for their new album, btw.)
The groovy/dance section (Cut Copy - around Groove America) was a favorite, not that I'm surprised to be saying that.
I really need to relisten to The Midnight Organ Fight. I recall hating it, but everything I've heard from it out of context since the last time I listened to it, I've loved. I hope I'm not setting myself up for a fall .
Well, V, another collection of songs I've absolutely loved. This one's flow wasn't exactly the best, but that's really my only complaint. Enjoyed, very much
LJT:
Not sure if you or Neils had more songs I didn't know, lol.
The introductory section of your list was just gorgeous. All that beautiful ambient/post-rocky goodness
But oh so suddenly it was over with Wolf Gang. That hit me a bit by surprise, nice song though.
This is definitely a list I could see myself returning to on a quiet evening, studying (At least the first section). Really nice and peaceful. Closes out nice and strong.
On to section 2: here come the nice biiiigggg beats.
I like what you did with this sorta spoken word (almost) feel. Wouldn't think to hear something like that in a music competition
Overall, I think I preferred the first half to the second by a rather significant margin, but I found myself really fond of the second half of the second portion . Thanks for the reminder that I really need to hear more by Disco Inferno!
Phanan:
Well…the first like….14 tracks really weren't even fair. Might as well have pulled them straight off of some of my other DI lists (Only one actual overlap, but almost every artist is one I've used before or plan to use at some point). I can't even give you enough praise for using a Big Country song . Loving that Winter Hours track, too. The Hugo Largo song reminded me a ton of Sinead O'Connor's version of "She Moved Through the Faire" so, I got just a bit teary eyed right there >_>. Same with About Today back to back with Lost Cause…Jeeez man…
Another bit of a pat on the back for your usage of Minutes to Memories and It's a Mistake. I'm pretty sure they're both singles, but let's not pretend they're on the radio every five minutes like their big brother songs. Also, time for my per list comment of, "Why don't I listen to these guys?" Radio Dept.! Every song I've heard by them, I have loved. Not sure why I haven't got around to that one.
I feel like every song on this list that was by a band I was unfamiliar with is one that I could find myself loving over time. Especially Fiction Factory (though in the deep recesses of my mind, I feel like I may have heard one of their albums once).
And then you have this fun little folky section with one of my favorite songs ever, Wildflowers. That might have been the only transition on the list I didn't care for, though. Also, everyone should include Gordon Lightfoot on their lists .
Well, Phanan, this is easily my favorite list you've ever made. More than happy with just about everything about it. Song selection, flow, musical representation, etc. Really glad to see someone else in the world has heard of Memoryhouse, too, lol.
A LOT of music here. You ALMOST beat me for most tracks, lol. We'll just blame Yes for my victory.
Couldn't really get much into the Disco section, unfortunately. Not a big fan of the genre.
All of the songs in section two are favorites of mine. Not so big on the flow of the section, but the choices are nice.
Section 3, well, these are classics, can't really go wrong here.
I'd almost have rather not had the 4th section, honestly. Not because I don't like those songs, but they just feel tacked on. However, a collection of 70s music wouldn't be representative without the prog.
This is a great collection of music, Nam, nice work
Mr. V:
As I mentioned, I always look forward to your lists, no exception here, looking at it on paper. Had no idea who the group behind your opener was, but I enjoyed the song a lot.
I was probably most nervous about the section from The Black Keys to Amy Winehouse, but...you managed to find a Black Keys song I enjoyed, the Arctic Monkeys song was great, the less said about Tame Impala the better (I really don't dislike them as much as I appear too, I swear) and really, just generally enjoyed the section much more than I expected to.
I thought Miami Horror was going to stick out really badly in the middle of Flume and Autre, but somehow that worked. I must not have remembered the song as well as I thought I did. (So excited for their new album, btw.)
The groovy/dance section (Cut Copy - around Groove America) was a favorite, not that I'm surprised to be saying that.
I really need to relisten to The Midnight Organ Fight. I recall hating it, but everything I've heard from it out of context since the last time I listened to it, I've loved. I hope I'm not setting myself up for a fall .
Well, V, another collection of songs I've absolutely loved. This one's flow wasn't exactly the best, but that's really my only complaint. Enjoyed, very much
LJT:
Not sure if you or Neils had more songs I didn't know, lol.
The introductory section of your list was just gorgeous. All that beautiful ambient/post-rocky goodness
But oh so suddenly it was over with Wolf Gang. That hit me a bit by surprise, nice song though.
This is definitely a list I could see myself returning to on a quiet evening, studying (At least the first section). Really nice and peaceful. Closes out nice and strong.
On to section 2: here come the nice biiiigggg beats.
I like what you did with this sorta spoken word (almost) feel. Wouldn't think to hear something like that in a music competition
Overall, I think I preferred the first half to the second by a rather significant margin, but I found myself really fond of the second half of the second portion . Thanks for the reminder that I really need to hear more by Disco Inferno!
Phanan:
Well…the first like….14 tracks really weren't even fair. Might as well have pulled them straight off of some of my other DI lists (Only one actual overlap, but almost every artist is one I've used before or plan to use at some point). I can't even give you enough praise for using a Big Country song . Loving that Winter Hours track, too. The Hugo Largo song reminded me a ton of Sinead O'Connor's version of "She Moved Through the Faire" so, I got just a bit teary eyed right there >_>. Same with About Today back to back with Lost Cause…Jeeez man…
Another bit of a pat on the back for your usage of Minutes to Memories and It's a Mistake. I'm pretty sure they're both singles, but let's not pretend they're on the radio every five minutes like their big brother songs. Also, time for my per list comment of, "Why don't I listen to these guys?" Radio Dept.! Every song I've heard by them, I have loved. Not sure why I haven't got around to that one.
I feel like every song on this list that was by a band I was unfamiliar with is one that I could find myself loving over time. Especially Fiction Factory (though in the deep recesses of my mind, I feel like I may have heard one of their albums once).
And then you have this fun little folky section with one of my favorite songs ever, Wildflowers. That might have been the only transition on the list I didn't care for, though. Also, everyone should include Gordon Lightfoot on their lists .
Well, Phanan, this is easily my favorite list you've ever made. More than happy with just about everything about it. Song selection, flow, musical representation, etc. Really glad to see someone else in the world has heard of Memoryhouse, too, lol.
bono_212
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Sorry for two giant posts in a row 
Yeah, that Marillion into Steve Perry transition was actually one I had been planning from the very inception of the competition, mostly as a gentle jab in Axver's direction. He was the one who turned me onto that song in the first place and it always amused me how much it sounds like an 80s power ballad.
There was a lot of back and forth on whether or not I was going to end up using Maggie May or not, because of the length and then I was reminded that a single edit existed. I hate losing the intro, it's my favorite part, but, I had this stupid idea to fit my playlist to a track # length, so I was stuck.
Rosalita was a very difficult cut to make, you can rest assured it was on the original list.
It just leaves Bette Davis Eyes for another list someday, though! Thank you for the kind words!
If you liked that song, you should probably definitely hear more by The Magnetic Fields, but be mindful that they very quickly switched to Merritt on vocals, so it's a guy basically most of the time. Also, I wouldn't recommend starting with that particular Cure album. If you're looking for something a little poppier, start with The Head on the Door. If you want to go with the best, though, start with Disintegration.
The Pete & Pete theme is going to always and forever be a favorite song of mine. It was the perfect opener for this list.
Thank you !
If this list did anything, it apparently got a lot of people intrigued by The Nails, which I couldn't be happier about
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Shame you didn't like the intro, that's probably my favorite part XD.
If you couldn't tell, Amanda Palmer and The Knack worked so well together because Palmer purposely copped most of the latter for her own song
Thanks!
I like to think that I'm going to be the only person ever complimented on their playlist section consisting of "Oh Sherrie" to "Kim & Jessie"
As for the ETA: Weird, wild stuff!!
Thanks, Andrew, glad I could put something together you enjoyed for once
wink: )
I had hoped from the beginning that a playlist like this would be one that couldn't help but be fun. When I've been driving in my car listening to it, I've felt that I achieved that.
I thought about using Allison, but it had been on so many playlists, I opted for the (also poppier) Veronica instead.
Let me know if you ever listen to The Left Banke, I'm curious to know if they're worth checking out more of.
Thank you, Gump
bono_212
Absolutely wonderful playlist, Ashley. That was a real treat to listen to. I'm marveling at the way it all goes together so seamlessly. You have all these songs mixed up in an order that I would have never thought possible, but holy shit, they go together so well. I'm looking at the list and seeing, for example, Marillion into Steve Perry and thinking, that can't be good. But it was. The only hiccup I could find was Ruby Tuesday into Walk Away Renee, and that's only because the latter starts so suddenly because of its original source. I also think it would have been cool to keep the instrumental intro that leads into Maggie May on here, as it would have sounded great after Okkervil River (it's featured as a single track on many compilations, although I understand they are separate on Every Picture Tells A Story).
Rosalita would have been a great inclusion, but for what you were going for, no way it would have worked with it being so long. Candy's Room makes up for it anyway. Although I protest the omission of Betty Davis Eyes.
Yeah, that Marillion into Steve Perry transition was actually one I had been planning from the very inception of the competition, mostly as a gentle jab in Axver's direction. He was the one who turned me onto that song in the first place and it always amused me how much it sounds like an 80s power ballad.
There was a lot of back and forth on whether or not I was going to end up using Maggie May or not, because of the length and then I was reminded that a single edit existed. I hate losing the intro, it's my favorite part, but, I had this stupid idea to fit my playlist to a track # length, so I was stuck.
Rosalita was a very difficult cut to make, you can rest assured it was on the original list.
It just leaves Bette Davis Eyes for another list someday, though! Thank you for the kind words!
bono_212:
Really, really enjoyed this Ashley. Fun/unique theme, pretty good flow, and lots of great songs. My favorite new discoveries here are The Magnetic Fields' 'Candy'(might have to check more of them out), The Cure's 'A Letter To Elise' (I like the Cure but I haven't delved too deeply into their catalogue, but since this is on the same album as Friday I'm In Love, maybe I'll start there), Fleetwood Mac's 'Rhiannon', and the Nails' '44 Lines About 88 Women', while my favorite returning favorites are Steve Perry's 'Oh Sherry'(which was just used in the last Breaking Bad episode coincidentally), The Killers' 'Believe Me Natalie', Jane's Addiction's 'Jane Says', Simon & Garfunkel's 'Cecilia', the Stones' 'Ruby Tuesday', Bruce's 'Candy's Room', and the Knack's 'My Sherona'. Just lots of great songs here.
You also get extra bonus points with me for using/opening with the Pete & Pete theme, which for people of a certain age who watched a certain channel in a certain era, is sort of overwhelmingly nostalgic, and also for using Shawn Colvin's 'Sunny Came Home', a track I loved from my top-40 listening early teenage years a decade and a half ago but that I didn't think anyone else here cared for. I've always found here voice to be one of those really pleasant, soothing, comforting voices, and that song has a beautiful melody, so it's great to see it in a DI list.
Great job.
If you liked that song, you should probably definitely hear more by The Magnetic Fields, but be mindful that they very quickly switched to Merritt on vocals, so it's a guy basically most of the time
. Also, I wouldn't recommend starting with that particular Cure album. If you're looking for something a little poppier, start with The Head on the Door. If you want to go with the best, though, start with Disintegration. The Pete & Pete theme is going to always and forever be a favorite song of mine. It was the perfect opener for this list.
Thank you !
Okay, just finished listening to bono_212's list. Haha yours was an interesting one. First of all, the concept itself is pretty cool and piqued my curiosity sufficiently enough. Second thing is, I only warmed up to your list around track 12 or something but from that point on, really enjoyed it till the end!
I liked the opening song as well as the Ramones one but after that, the songs weren't really registering in my mind very well. Around Steve Perry or so, I found myself enjoying what I was hearing. And it was quite consistent from there more or less until the end. Also, there were some songs here that I had heard before but had no idea about the name of the song or artist. Examples: Amie and Chelsea Dagger.
Overall, I really enjoyed this list. Lots of familiar stuff especially in the second half or bottom two-thirds of the list rather.
ETA: Oh... and that last song was brilliant! Never heard of this new wave group called the Nails!?! Where do you guys find such stuff?
If this list did anything, it apparently got a lot of people intrigued by The Nails, which I couldn't be happier about
. Shame you didn't like the intro, that's probably my favorite part XD.
If you couldn't tell, Amanda Palmer and The Knack worked so well together because Palmer purposely copped most of the latter for her own song
Thanks!
I like to think that I'm going to be the only person ever complimented on their playlist section consisting of "Oh Sherrie" to "Kim & Jessie"
As for the ETA: Weird, wild stuff!!
Thanks, Andrew, glad I could put something together you enjoyed for once
wink: )I had hoped from the beginning that a playlist like this would be one that couldn't help but be fun. When I've been driving in my car listening to it, I've felt that I achieved that.
I thought about using Allison, but it had been on so many playlists, I opted for the (also poppier) Veronica instead.
Let me know if you ever listen to The Left Banke, I'm curious to know if they're worth checking out more of.
Thank you, Gump
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