Screwtape2
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Forum Name: Screwtape2
Tracklist Title: A Little Chopin & Nightflight
This playlist is about the aliens of society who fall by the hand of the most beautiful human qualities. The first is A Little Chopin and the second is Nightflight. The latter is of particular personal interest to me. I recently found out that Syd Barrett and I have something troubling in come. With the first anniversary of his death coming I’ve been thinking a lot of about that. Syd was a butterfly whose head from the clouds, called him higher and higher. I wanted to put across the beauty of his mind and spirit. Nightflight is an attempt to put you into the chaotic mind of a schizophrenic. Syd had the mind of a hopeless romantic trying to reach the unreachable. I’d like to dedication this playlist to him. This is a presentation of each piece:
An angel spoke: I am the wing by which the ages pass. I am the bird on the lamppost. Everyday I wear this halo that I stole from a local school play. The drama teacher still seeks me out. I also wear this wooden wonder…wings. I fly where other dare not tread…where lovers whisper their nightmares of. I carry two globes…one of war and the other of love. With both I bring what must be to pass. I am an angel of death. I come in the gentle breeze. It was the dream to take off this costume that brought me to the skylight of an apartment. There through the gloom I heard a piano play. Below me rest a lonely woman alone at her piano. The next night I let myself in and lay in bed with her as see whispered of her dreams. A man to sweep me off my feet she said. I had a fantasy above my halo of a life with her. But by nature’s call I had to hunt. Among the darkness her notes continued to play in my head. So I return to the siren’s call. I brought about what must be for her and me by the request of a little more Chopin.
A hairless man spoke: I am a dreamer in the words of the outside world…moving closer. Hold my remote. Let’s try to see if you can control the televisions in my head. Just point to the forehead and push away. Try this antenna to see if you’re picking up what I am. …Nothing? Well…at least help me look for the actual remote. I can’t keep these channels from constantly changing. …Nothing? Do you at least what to play with my toy plane? …No? You don’t like broken toy planes? Well…try the remote again. This plane has a story that I like to tell but I don’t want the channels to keep changing during it. I knew a soul in love and taken off his feet by love. He kept trying to find this dream. He went higher and higher in his little wooden plane. Just under the clouds he flew in romantic desperation. On his little radio, a message came in. ‘Syd it’s Roger. Please come down.’ This act of friendship frightened and touched him at the same time. The radio died as his tiny engine cut. A tiny spark of emotion from him ignited the fuel. His plane fell like a burning star across the sky. One last message…‘are you there Roger? Are you there?’ His broken toy plane sank while his courage marked the sky where no others would try a nightflight.
A Little Chopin
1. U2- "Beautiful Ghost-Introduction To Songs Of Experience" - Unreleased and Rare (3:54)
2. Todd Rundgren- "Tiny Demons" –Healing (3:09)
3. Little Jimmy Scott- "Sycamore Trees" –Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Soundtrack (3:58)
4. Frédéric Chopin- "Prelude In D Flat" –The Very Best of Chopin (6:03)
5. Passengers- "Your Blue Room" –Original Soundtracks 1 (5:28)
6. Julee Cruise- "Mysteries Of Love" –Floating In The Night (4:29)
7. Dennis McCarthy- "The Nexus/A Christmas Hug" -Star Trek-Generations Soundtrack (7:06)
8. Siouxsie & The Banshees- "Night Shift" –Juju (6:06)
9. Ennio Morricone- "Man With A Harmonica" –Once Upon A Time In The West Soundtrack (3:30)
10. Roger Waters- “Overture” –Ca Ira (4:08)
11. Sting- "Island Of Souls" –Soul Cages (6:41)
12. Porcupine Tree- "Stars Die" –The Sky Moves Sideways (5:01)
13. Gabriel Faure- "Pavane in F sharp minor, Op. 50" -Suite "Pelleas Et Melisande", Pavane, Fantaisie, Suite " Masques Et Bergamasques" (5:49)
14. Smashing Pumpkins- "Farewell And Goodnight" –Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness (4:23)
Total time: 1:09:45
Nightflight
1. Tori Amos- “Sleeps With Butterflies” –The Beekeeper (3:38)
2. The Police- "Secret Journey" –Ghost In The Machine (3:33)
3. Peter Gabriel- "Humdrum" -1 (3:26)
4. Tears For Fears- "Mad World" –The Hurting (3:35)
5. Depeche Mode- “I Want It All” –Playing The Angel (6:09)
6. Moby- "Hymn" –The Very Best Of Moby (3:19)
7. Fiona Apple- "Shadowboxer" –Tidal (5:26)
8. Roy Orbison- "Running Scared" -The All-Time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison (2:15)
9. Miles Davis- “Green” –Aura (4:24)
10. Giacomo Puccini- “Nessum Dorma” –The Ultimate Opera Collection (3:24)
11. David Bowie- “Life On Mars?” –Hunky Dory (3:52)
12. Coldplay- "Politik" –A Rush Of Blood To The Head (5:18)
13. The Cure- "Disintegration" –Disintegration (8:23)
14. Gustav Holst- “Op. 32 - 6. Uranus, the Magician” –The Planets (6:02)
15. Arcade Fire- “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” –Funeral (4:48)
16. Phil Collins- "Droned" –Face Value (2:50)
17. Pink Floyd- “Hey You” –The Wall (4:39)
18. Kate Bush- “This Woman’s Work” –The Sensual World (3:35)
Total time: 1:18:36
Total time: 2:28:21
Lancemc
DISC 1
1. Boston Pops Orchestra – “The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War” – Holst: The Planets (6:45)
2. The Rolling Stones – “Gimme Shelter” – Let it Bleed (4:35)
3. Bjork – “5 Years” – Homogenic (4:29)
4. Radiohead – “I Might Be Wrong” – Amnesiac (4:53)
5. U2 – “Lemon” – Zooropa (6:58)
6. The Flaming Lips – “Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell” – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (4:34)
7. LCD Soundsystem – “Someone Great” – Sound Of Silver (6:25)
8. Patti Smith – “Land” – Horses (9:25)
9. Sufjan Stevens – “Chicago” – Come On, Feel The Illinoise (6:04)
10. Arcade Fire – “Haiti” – Funeral (4:07)
11. Brian Eno – “Another Green World” – Another Green World (1:36)
12./13. Kurt Masur – “Symphony No. 5 In C Minor – 3- Allegro/Symphony No. 5 In C Minor – 4 – Allegro2” – Beethoven The Nine Symphonies (8:32/11:09)
DISC 2
1. The Who – “A Quick One While He’s Away” – Live At Leeds (8:52)
2. Beck – “Sexx Laws” – Midnight Vultures (3:39)
3. Bob Dylan – “Lily, Rosemary, And The Jack Of Hearts” – Blood On The Tracks (8:53)
4. Maazel/Orchestre National de France – “Bolero” – Ravel: Bolero (13:52)
5. Daniel Lanois – “Where The Hawkwind Kills” – Acadie (3:51)
6. Bruce Springsteen – “Wild Billy’s Circus Story” – The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle (4:47)
7. Talking Heads – “This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)” – Stop Making Sense (4:57)
8. Wilco – “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (6:58)
9. David Bowie – “Subterraneans” – Low (5:39)
10. London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado – “Ouvertüre "The Hebrides" ("Fingalshöhle"), Op.26” - Mendelssohn 5 Symphonies, 7 Overtures (10:29)
11. R.E.M. – “Find The River” – Automatic For The People (3:49)
PARAGRAPH
So I was disappointed with my first Desert Island playlist. It still made the quarter/semi? finals, but I didn’t like it. I originally had an idea for a more cohesive and thematically dynamic list, but decided that a true “desert island” tracklist would just be a compilation of all the artists I loved and the songs that best represented why I loved them. I still failed. But this time, I went more with what I had planned originally. I’ve incorporated several classical/romantic period compositions to serve as cornerstones for the entire list. I had wanted to use the Mars –> Gimme Shelter opening as it truly kicks ass. I also wanted to use the complete second half of Beethoven’s 5th symphony in my list somewhere, and settled on closing the first disc with it. Some may consider it “cheating” since it’s technically two tracks from the same Album/Artist, but Axver has OK-ed this particular selection for me on several occasions. I feel it really acts as the true centerpiece for the entire playlist this time around, and contains it’s own epic and compelling emotional and thematic narrative that the rest of the list almost acts of a sort of companion to it. The first of the other two “classical” pieces I chose was Revel’s “Bolero” which I could probably listen to over and over again all day. He described the piece as “Absolutely no music, but all tone.” The final classical (romantic) piece is Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides Overture,” which details an autobiographical journey through a storm at Fingal’s Cave in Northern Europe. I thought it was the perfect segue musically and thematically to the closer, R.E.M.’s classic “Find The River”. The rest of the playlist consists of several smaller cohesive units revolving around the self-appointed themes (in order); traditional songwriting wrapped in electronic styling [3-7, Disc 1], physical space and travel [8-11, Disc 1], love and lust [1-3, Disc 2], and finally coming home [5-11, Disc 2]. I’m actually very proud of this list, and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do, and find the structure and the “musical journey” as rewarding as I’d like to think it is.
Forum name: phanan
Connections
I tend to view my playlist as a book of short stories, each one different from
the next, but having an overall theme of connections between people and how
those connections impact their lives. From soldiers to models, or from lovers
to friends, these songs produce a snapshot of how different people handle things
in their own, unique way, yet together they show how strong those connections
can be.
Enjoy!
1. Moby - "Hymn" - Everything Is Wrong (3:17)
2. Gorillaz - "Last Living Souls" - Demon Days (3:11)
3. Royksopp - "Remind Me (Someone Else's Mix) - Melody A.M. (Bonus Disc) (3:41)
4. Kraftwerk - "The Model" - The Man Machine (3:40)
5. INXS - "The Stairs" - X (4:57)
6. Crowded House - "World Where You Live" - Crowded House (3:05)
7. The Beatles - "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" - Help! (2:08)
8. Blur - "The Universal" - The Best Of Blur (3:59)
9. Snow Patrol - "Chocolate" - Final Straw (3:11)
10. Mew - "Snow Brigade" - Frengers (4:20)
11. Echo & The Bunnymen - "Seven Seas" - Ocean Rain (3:20)
12. Coldplay - "Sleeping Sun" - Talk single (3:08)
13. Blackfield - "Christenings" - Blackfield II (4:38)
14. Anathema - "Anyone, Anywhere" - Judgement (4:51)
15. Elton John - "Talking Old Soldiers" - Tumbleweed Connection (4:05)
16. Dire Straits - "The Man's Too Strong" - Brothers In Arms (4:39)
17. The Arcade Fire - "Keep The Car Running" - Neon Bible (3:29)
18. Guster - "Barrel Of A Gun" - Lost And Gone Forever (3:12)
19. Fleetwood Mac - "Never Going Back Again" - Rumours (2:15)
20. Led Zeppelin - "Bron-Yr-Aur" - Physical Graffiti (2:07)
21. Bruce Springsteen - "Shut Out The Light" - Tracks (3:53)
22. Editors - "All Sparks" - The Back Room (3:33)
23. The Samples - "Everytime" - The Last Drag (4:19)
24. Porcupine Tree - "Lazarus" - Deadwing (4:19)
25. Mute Math - "Control" - Reset EP (4:37)
26. Interpol - "C'mere" - Antics (3:12)
27. Stars - "Ageless Beauty" - Set Yourself On Fire (4:05)
28. The White Stripes - "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)" -
Icky Thump (3:54)
29. The Rolling Stones - "Street Fighting Man" - Beggars Banquet (3:15)
30. The Who - "Behind Blue Eyes" - Who's Next (3:41)
31. Pink Floyd - "Hey You" - The Wall (4:41)
32. Radiohead - "Let Down" - OK Computer (5:00)
33. U2 - "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" - Million Dollar Hotel (3:44)
34. Pure Reason Revolution - "The Exact Colour" - The Dark Third (4:04)
35. The Postal Service - "Such Great Heights" - Give Up (4:27)
36. Yes - "Evensong" - Union (0:52)
37. Slowdive - "Machine Gun" - Souvlaki (4:27)
38. Sigur Ros - "Refur" - Saeglopur (2:43)
39. Passengers - "Slug" - Original Soundracks I (4:42)
40. Ride - "Vapour Trail" - Nowhere (4:17)
41. R.E.M. - "Find The River" - Automatic For The People (3:50)
42. Alcest - "Tir Nan Og" - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde (6:10)
Total time: 2:38:55
U2vertigofly
Tracklist:
U2vertigofly’s Iron Tunes
01. The Killers - "Why Do I Keep Counting?" – Sam’s Town (4:24)
02. Arcade Fire - "Keep The Car Running" – Neon Bible (3:29)
03. The Rolling Stones - "Paint It, Black" – Aftermath (3:24)
04. Paul McCartney – “Dance Tonight” – Memory Almost Full (2:54)
05. The Who - "Pinball Wizard" – Then And Now (3:03)
06. John Mellencamp - "Crumblin’ Down" – Words & Music (3:34)
07. Billy Idol - "Mony Mony" – Don’t Stop - EP (5:03)
08. Genesis – “Invisible Touch” – Invisible Touch (3:29)
09. The Police- “Can’t Stand Losing You” – Every Breath You Take: The Classics (3:01)
10. Robert Plant & The Strange Sensations – “Shine It All Around” – Mighty Rearranger (4:03)
11. R.E.M. - “It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” – Document (4:06)
12. Jimmy Buffett – “One Particular Harbour” – Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection (5:30)
13. Big & Rich – “Holy Water” – A Horse Of Different Color (4:16)
14. Dave Mathews – “Some Devil” – Some Devil (4:04)
15. Michael Hutchence & Bono – “Slide Away” – Slide Away (4:24)
16. Pink Floyd – “Comfortably Numb” – The Wall (6:24)
17. Eric Clapton – “Cocaine” – The Cream Of Clapton (3:39)
18. The Band – “Stage Fright” – Stage Fright (3:43)
19. Chuck Berry – “Roll Over Beethoven” – The Anthology (2:24)
20. The Beach Boys – “Help Me, Rhonda” – The Greatest Hits Vol. 1
21. King Cotton Blues Band – “Goin’ Down” – 10’ Tall (7:07)
22. Otis Redding – “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay”- Dock Of The Bay (2:45)
23. Led Zeppelin- “Achilles Last Stand” – Latter Days: The Best Of Led Zeppelin (10:22)
24. The Beatles – “Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows” – Love (3:07)
25. AC/DC – “Hells Bells” – Back In Black (5:12)
26. The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army” – Elephant (3:51)
27. Green Day – “Working Class Hero” - Instant Karma (4:23)
28. Bon Jovi- “Blaze of Glory” – Cross Road (5:40)
29. The Fratellis – “Flathead” – Costello Music (3:17)
30. Velvet Revolver – “She Builds Quick Machines” – Libertad (4:02)
31. Smashing Pumpkins – “Tarantula” – Zeitgeist (3:49)
32. Aerosmith – “Dream On” – A Little South Of Sanity- Live (4:50)
33. Bruce Springsteen – “Blinded By The Light” – Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ (5:04)
34. Queen – “Hammer To Fall” – Live At Wembley Stadium (6:03)
35. U2 – 11 O’Clock Tick Tock (Encore) – The Complete U2 – Live From Boston 1981 (5:01)
36. Elvis Presley – “Suspicious Minds” – Elvis Live (7:27)
Total run time: 2:39:41 (159:41)
Paragraph:
In my play list I went with a mix of songs that rock, and songs you can relax to. It really picks up quick just over halfway through and builds up to a couple of live tracks with a great energy to them. I ended it with Elvis because he was an influence to nearly all of the other artists on my list and he is defiantly in my top 5 artists of all time. Plus, he is probably the only artist I could listen to that can sing the same line for 5 minutes and make it work. Overall, I enjoy this play list more than my previous play list and I'm glad I got the opportunity to make it for this contest. I called it Iron Tunes, for two reasons. 1. Quite a few of the songs (especially those towards the end) are frequently played on the radio when we lift, and 2. It’s just a kick ass name. If you have any questions feel free to ask me. So I hope you all enjoy and vote for my list.
Forum name: angelordevil
Tracklist title: From Apathy to Ascension, or "What I Think About in the Shower"
It's hard to ignore the darkness that surrounds us all at the moment. Whether it's global warming, the "War on Terror," or Aids in Africa, we're living and breathing in a time of heartache. Where's the hope? It could be right around that dark corner. It could start with electing the right politician, coming up with a brave new idea...or simply by sharing a bunch of songs that truly move you.
I wanted my tracklist to reflect a kind of arc...with an eventual exit point into something great. That "great" thing could be spirit, friendship, life after war, meeting aliens...love. I'll leave it up to you to decide.
Hope you enoy!
Island 1
1. Echo & The Bunnymen - "Over The Wall" - Heaven Up Here (5:59)
2. Muse - "Apocalypse Please" - Absolution (4:12)
3. The Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter" - Let It Bleed (4:36)
4. The Beatles - "Revolution" - The Beatles - Love (2:14)
5. Thom Yorke - "Harrowdown Hill" (Extended Mix) - Cd Single (Import) (6:59)
6. Smashing Pumpkins - "United States" - Zeitgeist (9:53)
7. David Bowie - "Heroes" - Heroes (6:10)
8. Radiohead - "2 + 2 = 5" - Hail To The Thief (3:24)
9. The Arcade Fire - "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" - Neon Bible (3:57)
10. Pink Floyd - "Us And Them" - Echoes (7:51)
11. Pixes - "Where Is My Mind?" - Surfer Rosa (3:53)
12. The White Stripes - "I'm Slowly Turning Into You" - Icky Thump (4:34)
Runs: 103: 46
Island 2
1. Sarah McLachlan - "Fear" - Rarieties, B-Sides & Other Stuff (6:41)
2. U2 - "New Year's Day" - U218 (4:18)
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "The Power Of Equality" - Blood Sugar Sex Magic (4:03)
4. Neil Young - "Cowgirl in the Sand" - Greatest Hits (10:08)
5. Weezer - "Island In The Sun" - Weezer (Green Album) (3:20)
6. John Lennon - "Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)" - Children of Men (Soundtrack) (4:13)
7. The Tragically Hip - "Bobcaygeon" - Phantom Power (4:55)
8. The Clash - "Clampdown" - The Essential Clash (3:50)
9. Annie Lennox - "Don't Let It Bring You Down" - Medusa (3:38)
10. John Williams - "E.T. Is Alive!" - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Soundtrack) (4:06)
11. Feist - "I Feel It All" - The Reminder (3:39)
12. Pearl Jam - "Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town" - Vs (3:14)
13. Sloan - "I've Gotta Try" Never Hear The End Of It (2:22)
14 R.E.M. "Be Mine" - New Adventures in Hi-Fi (5:32)
Runs: 1:04: 05
Total runtime: 2:07: 51
Forum name: AtomicBono
Tracklist:
To encompass the variety of music I listen to, I decided to go with two distinct moods for this playlist. The songs on the first disc, Disorder, are generally aggressive and urgent, cutting to the bone. This was the list for the generally faster, harder music I listen to. The awesome assault of "Spanish Castle Magic" sets the tone (note how it doesn't sound at all dated next to a Rage Against the Machine track). The more dreamy closer of "On & On" provides a perfect segue into the second disc, . ..Into a Dream, which is a much more mellow, atmospheric collection. "A Different Kind of Blue" was used to introduce the disc as such, and I couldn't imagine "A Day In The Life" anywhere on the list except as the last track. Ultimately, I tried to pick songs that went together well but were also some of my favourites. Despite the diversity of the list, I wanted it to feel like one cohesive collection. My hope is that people will listen to this and see that, and maybe check out some artists they wouldn't have otherwise.
AtomicBono
Disorder
1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Spanish Castle Magic" - Axis: Bold as Love (3:05)
2. Rage Against the Machine - "Killing in the Name" - Rage Against the Machine (5:14)
3. Chevelle - "The Clincher" - This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In (3:43)
4. Mos Def - "Zimzallabim" - The New Danger (3:41)
5. Muse - "Hysteria" - Absolution (3:47)
6. Tool - "Parabola" - Lateralus (6:03)
7. Bloc Party - "Pioneers" - Silent Alarm (3:34)
8. Interpol - "Say Hello to the Angels" - Turn On the Bright Lights (4:28)
9. Tokyo Police Club - "Be Good" - A Lesson In Crime (2:04)
10. Editors - "Munich" - The Back Room (3:46)
11. Television - "See No Evil" - Marquee Moon (3:53)
12. The Fall of Troy - "Whacko Jacko Steals the Elephant Man's Bones" - Doppelgänger (4:50)
13. Deftones - "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" - Around the Fur (5:08)
14. Sunny Day Real Estate - "Snibe" - The Rising Tide (4:29)
15. U2 - "Discotheque" - Pop (5:21)
16. Organized Konfusion - "Bring It On" - Stress: The Extinction Agenda (3:18)
17. Alien Ant Farm - "Drifting Apart" - truANT (2:56)
18. Joy Division - "Disorder" - Unknown Pleasures (3:43)
19. Film School - "On & On" - Film School (5:39)
Total runtime: 78:23
...Into a Dream
1. Passengers - "A Different Kind of Blue" - Original Soundtracks 1 (2:01)
2. Amusement Parks on Fire - "Vensosa" - Amusement Parks on Fire (4:22)
3. Porcupine Tree - "Trains" - In Absentia (5:56)
4. Wilco - "Wishful Thinking" - A Ghost is Born (4:41)
5. Bang Gang - "Find What You Get" - Something Wrong (3:28)
6. Keane - "Nothing In My Way" - Under the Iron Sea (4:00)
7. Dredg - "Same Ol' Road" - El Cielo (5:14)
8. Radiohead - "Climbing Up The Walls" - OK Computer (5:14)
9. Joseph Arthur - "Can't Exist" - Our Shadows Will Remain (4:08)
10. Outkast - "Da Art of Storytellin' (Part II)" - Aquemini (2:48)
11. Smashing Pumpkins - "Set the Ray to Jerry" - Rarities and B-Sides (4:10)
12. TV On the Radio - "Staring at the Sun" - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (3:26)
13. Pleasant Grove - "Impossible" - The Art of Leaving (6:00)
14. Cee-Lo - "Sometimes" - Cee Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine (5:06)
15. Bright Eyes - "Coat Check Dream Song" - Cassadaga (4:11)
16. The Velvet Underground - "Stephanie Says" - Peel Slowly and See (2:56)
17. Sigur Rós - "Gong" - Takk... (5:35)
18. The Beatles - "A Day In The Life" - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5:33)
Total runtime: 78:44
LemonMelon
Paragraph: Hello. First off, let me thank you for reading this little explanatory paragraph, and, more so, for listening to my playlist. I crafted it over the course of 3 months, and it shows. I made sure there was as little fat present as possible, and it was more for your enjoyment, rather than mine because, left to my own devices, this list would be an extremely lengthy, navel-gazing mess rather than the tight aural analysis of my personality that I intended it to be. Or perhaps I’m looking too much into this. That wouldn’t surprise me at all.
Now, you may be ask, “is there anything in particular--a concept, a mood, a statement--that you were going for with this list?” The answer is, quite simply, no. My list mostly scrapes the more friendly, sane side of my personality; I wanted something very accessible and enjoyable to be available to you all. In this tournament, I think that artistic statements are best left to those who think they are capable of making such statements within the rules we have been given, and I do not think such a thing is completely possible. So, as a result, I decided to run through my record collection, picking out my favorite songs by each artist, and then I whittled it down to what you see today. Segueing was important to me, and I am quite proud of some of the transitions I was able to come up with. So enjoy yourself. I really want you to!
CD 1
1. U2 – “Zooropa” – Zooropa (6:29)
2. The Shins – “Kissing The Lipless” – Chutes Too Narrow (3:16)
3. Bob Dylan – “Meet Me In The Morning” – Blood On The Tracks (4:19)
4. Joni Mitchell – “Help Me” – Court And Spark (3:23)
5. Steely Dan – “Black Cow” – Aja (5:09)
6. Wilco – “I’m Always In Love” – Summerteeth (3:40)
7. The Byrds – “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better” – Greatest Hits (2:33)
8. XTC – “Mayor Of Simpleton” – Oranges And Lemons (3:57)
9. Arcade Fire – “Wake Up” – Funeral (5:32)
10. R.E.M. – “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” – Monster (3:59)
11. Supergrass – “Pumping On Your Stereo” – Supergrass (3:18)
12. Super Furry Animals – “The International Language Of Screaming” – Radiator (2:13)
13. Oasis – “Cigarettes & Alcohol” – Definitely Maybe (4:48)
14. Jimi Hendrix – “Little Wing” – Axis: Bold As Love (2:25)
15. Marvin Gaye – “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” – What’s Going On (5:27)
16. Al Green – “Let’s Stay Together” – Greatest Hits (3:17)
17. Sheryl Crow – “If It Makes You Happy” – Sheryl Crow (5:24)
18. Pulp – “Babies” – His ‘N’ Hers (4:03)
19. Beck – “Debra” – Midnite Vultures (5:43)
Total runtime: 79:05
CD 2
1. Radiohead – “Airbag” – OK Computer (4:43)
2. The Flaming Lips – “This Here Giraffe” – Clouds Taste Metallic (3:45)
3. TV On The Radio – “I Was A Lover” – Return To Cookie Mountain (4:20)
4. My Bloody Valentine – “Only Shallow” – Loveless (4:15)
5. Sufjan Stevens – “Casimir Pulaski Day” – Illinois (5:52)
6. Interpol – “Untitled” – Turn On The Bright Lights (3:55)
7. Nick Drake – “Pink Moon” – Pink Moon (2:02)
8. Pink Floyd – “Fearless” – Meddle (6:04)
9. The Turtles – “Happy Together” – Happy Together (2:54)
10. Led Zeppelin – “Over The Hills And Far Away” – Houses Of The Holy (4:48)
11. The Beatles – “Strawberry Fields Forever” – Magical Mystery Tour (4:09)
12. Blur – “Beetlebum” – Blur (5:01)
13. David Bowie – “Golden Years” – Station To Station (3:59)
14. The Who – “Sunrise” – The Who Sell Out (3:05)
15. Paul McCartney – “Every Night” – McCartney (2:39)
16. Todd Rundgren – “I Saw The Light” – Something/Anything? (2:59)
17. The Kinks – “Animal Farm” – Village Green Preservation Society (3:00)
18. Donovan – “Hurdy Gurdy Man” – Greatest Hits (3:18)
19. Prince – “Purple Rain” – Purple Rain (8:39)
Total runtime: 79:37
Total entry runtime: 158:41
Bono’s Lemon
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Are Euphoria?
I approached this playlist with no real idea for
theme, I merely picked some of my favorite songs by
many of my favorite artists and made them flow. As I
was looking for an image to define my playlist, I
realized why these particular songs were my favorites;
they stir something inside me and this entire
arrangement is a drool worthy euphoric experience for
my ears. Many of my selections, I noticed, are songs
that begin slowly, building into something grand and I
feel that this image presents both the mellow and
energetic aspects of my playlist. So as you listen to
these songs I ask, are euphoria?
1. Bright Eyes - "Road to Joy" - I'm Wide Awake, It's
Morning (3:54)
2. Streetlight Manifesto - "Everything Went Numb" -
Everything Goes Numb (3:29)
3. Modest Mouse - "Dance Hall" - Good News For People
Who Love Bad News (2:57)
4. ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead -
"Wasted State of Mind" - So Divided (5:24)
5. Thrice - "Of Dust and Nations" - Vheissu (4:52)
6. AFI - "...But Home is Nowhere" - Sing the Sorrow
(3:52)
7. The Receiving End of Sirens - "Planning a Prison
Break" - Between the Heart and The Synapse (5:18)
8. Shiny Toy Guns - "Stripped" - We Are Pilots (3:30)
9. VNV Nation - "Beloved" - Futureperfect (7:24)
10. Blaqk Audio - "Stiff Kittens" - CexCells (3:45)
11. Joy Division - "Shadowplay" - Unknown Pleasures
(3:53)
12. Interpol - "Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always
Down" - Turn On the Bright Lights (6:27)
13. Cold War Kids - "Hang Me Up To Dry" - Up In Rags
(3:38)
14. Placebo - "Space Monkey" - Meds (3:53)
15. Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill" - Hounds of
Love (4:59)
16. The Killers - "All These Things That I've Done" -
Hot Fuss (5:01)
17. Jack's Mannequin - "Bruised" - Everything in
Transit (4:04)
18. Klaxons - "Golden Skans" - Myths of the Near
Future (2:45)
19. Bloc Party - "Luno" - Silent Alarm (3:57)
20. Brand New - "The Archers Bows Have Broken" - The
Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (4:14)
21. The Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #2 (Laika)" -
Funeral (3:32)
22. David Bowie - "Rebel, Rebel" - Diamond Dogs (4:30)
23. Hot Hot Heat - "Talk to Me, Dance With Me" - Make
Up the Breakdown (2:47)
24. The Smiths - "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" - The Queen Is
Dead (2:19)
25. The Decemberists - "Sixteen Military Wives" -
Picaresque (4:54)
26. Wilco - "Heavy Metal Drummer" - Yankee Hotel
Foxtrot (3:09)
27. Muse - "Bliss" - Origin of Symmetry (4:12)
28. Editors - "You Are Fading" - Rarities (4:30)
29. The Postal Service - "The District Sleeps Alone
Tonight" - Give Up (4:43)
30. U2 - "Gloria" - October (4:12)
31. Snow Patrol - "Make This Go On Forever" - Eyes
Open (5:47)
32. Gary Jules - "Mad World" - Donnie Darko Soundtrack
(3:07)
33. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Otherside" -
Californication (4:17)
34. Third Eye Blind - "Motorcycle Drive By" - Third
Eye Blind (4:22)
35. Madonna - "X-Static Process" - American Life
(3:49)
36. Dustin Kensrue -"Consider the Ravens" - Please
Come Home (4:15)
37. Death Cab For Cutie - "I Will Follow You Into the
Dark" - Plans (3:09)
38. Simon and Garfunkel - "The Boxer" - Bridge Over
Troubled Water (5:10)
PlaTheGreat
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1. Pink Floyd - "Time" - Dark Side Of The Moon (7:06)
2. Nine Inch Nails - "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" - With Teeth (4:54)
3. The Police - "Message In A Bottle" - Regatta De Blanc (4:51)
4. Muse - "Map Of The Problematique" - Black Holes & Revelations (4:18)
5. The Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter" - Forty Licks [Disc 1] (4:32)
6. Peter Gabriel - "Red Rain" - So (5:38)
7. U2 - "Please (Single) [Strings Version] - Please Single (5:49)
8. John Lennon - "Working Class Hero" - The Very Best Of John Lennon (3:51)
9. The Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - Love (3:46)
10.The Flaming Lips - "Mr. Ambulance Driver" - At War With The Mystics (4:21)
11. Moby - "In This World" - 18 (4:02)
12. Radiohead - "Subterranean Homesick Alien" - OK Computer (4:27)
13. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Wet Sand" - Stadium Arcadium - JUPITER (5:09)
14. Queen - "Bohemiam Rhapsody" - A Night At The Opera (5:54)
15. Eagles - "Hotel California" - Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (6:32)
16. George Harrison - "Isn't It A Pity" - All Things Must Pass [Disc 1] (7:13)
17. Duran Duran - "Ordinary World" - Greatest (4:42)
18. Coldplay - "Don't Panic" - Parachutes (2:19)
19. Frank Zappa - "Peaches En Regalia" - The Best Of (3:38)
20. Weezer – "Island In The Sun" – Weezer (Green Album) (3:20)
21. Outkast - "Hey Ya" - The Love Below (3:57)
22. Justin Timberlake – 'LovedStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" – FutureSex/LoveSounds (7:24)
23. R.E.M. - "Nightswimming" - Automatic For The People (4:18)
24. Keane - "Untitled 1" - Hopes and Fears (5:36)
25. Sigur Ros - "Hoppipolla" - Takk... (4:28)
26. The Stone Roses - "Elephant Stone" - The Very Best of The Stone Roses (4:50)
27. The Who - "Pinball Wizard" - The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1] (3:01)
28. Oasis - "Don't Look Back In Anger" - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (4:48)
29. Tears For Fears - "Break It Down Again" - The Best of Tears For Fears (4:33)
30. Smashing Pumpkins - "1979" - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (4:27)
31. Frank Sinatra - "Fly Me To The Moon" - The Very Good Years (2:31)
32. Rufus Wainwright - "Across The Universe" - Poses (4:12)
33. Joe Brown – "I'll See You In My Dreams" – Hittin the Hi Spots (3:16)
Total runtime: 2:33:45
My original idea behind this was to have two separate CD's: One containing a "'pessimist" list, the other with the "optimist" list. The idea came from listening to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" as it tracks the mental breakdown and then a small buildup at the end. I made it an unbroken iPod playlist to better suit the rules of the competition. It's meant to put a smile on your face at the very end and give you hope...if you are in fact trapped on a Desert Island. I took the idea behind the title seriously, as some of my songs definitely incorporate an "island" theme. Also, I love Top 40 hits and I wasn't about to go out of my way to out-indie myself for everyone. If all else fails, I've made myself what I consider a GREAT mix.
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