Desert Island IX: Rules and Signup Thread

[gump]

I think I'm almost done. It's taken me much longer than last time, for some reason.

 

[LemonMelon]

I just discovered the amazing greatness that is West End Girls--->Unfinished Sympathy but can't use it because the latter was on my DI8

 

[namkcuR]

You know what's difficult? When you take a song from an album where all of the songs are connected and try to make that song segue into basically anything that isn't the song that came after it on the album.

 

[LemonMirrorSky]

You know what's difficult? When you take a song from an album where all of the songs are connected and try to make that song segue into basically anything that isn't the song that came after it on the album.

Yesss goddamn Rebellion Lies!! It's funny but professional DJs won't worry about such petty problems. They will just use their fade-in fade-out software, which is against the rules for this tournament I'm guessing.

Hey btw LM, is it okay to put both U2 and Passengers on the playlist, or is that a problem? I know you said that a band and a solo artist from the same band can exist on the same playlist. But here, it is the same band for both U2 and Passengers! lol.

 

[LemonMelon]

We may have allowed U2 and Passengers in the past, I don't remember, but I wouldn't use both. A couple of those tracks have even ended up on U2 compilations, so they basically are U2 tracks. Honestly, considering the similar levels of Eno input on each, I'd say OS1 and The Unforgettable Fire could both be labeled Passengers releases.

 

[LemonMirrorSky]

Haha yea it's the same artists involved anyway. Okay cool. I'm almost done but damn it's difficult to decide what to include and what to leave out and at the same time work out the flow! By the end of this exercise I'm pretty sure I will be sick of listening to these songs.

 

[Axver]

Can I use Grimes, and that Blood Diamonds track featuring Grimes? Under the rules as I originally wrote them, I would have permitted it, but I just want to confirm we haven't gone and changed it.

 

[LemonMelon]

Yeah features are fine. I'm sure if someone wanted to piss us off (IWB?) they could make an entire 2 hour list of Lil Wayne guest spots that would technically be within the rules.

 

[Axver]

Don't tempt me.

I should include a sequence of songs from all of Neil Finn's projects in a row...

 

[phanan]

Gonna start to list all the DIs here so returning players know what songs they used previously, and also for the entertainment value.

DI1 was way back in 2006, and as you can see, we were able to use the same artists more than once. No surprise that we changed that rule shortly after.

Desert Island I

Winner: LMP

Axver's notes:

Well, after an excessively long period of compiling tracklists and debating various other rules and concepts (sorry, everyone!), the competition is finally under way! And it's under way with this monster of a post.

First, I shall present the diagram of the tournament format followed by the schedule. Second, I shall offer links to compilations that have been uploaded, and as I expect more will come, I will ask the mods to edit this post to include them and I will notify everyone that there's a new link in the regular poll threads. (*NOTE FROM BONOCHICK* - Links to officially released music are NOT allowed and will be removed!!!) Third, I shall present the actual albums, which come with a paragraph explaining the compiler's choices if they elected to write one. Again, more may come and shall be edited in to this post as required.

I apologise if anyone has sent me any information and it is not included in this post. Please let me or a moderator know and it will be inserted.

PLEASE NOTE: I will aim to start each new round at approximately 8am Australian Eastern time on the date given. That is 6pm on the PREVIOUS DAY US eastern time, and 3pm US Pacific time.

31 May: HEAT ONE - inmyplace13 vs namkcuR
1 June: HEAT TWO - LJT vs MrBrau1
2 June: HEAT THREE - pepokiss vs VertigoGal
3 June: HEAT FOUR - Axver vs yertle-the-turtle
4 June: HEAT FIVE - Liamcool vs Souly
5 June: HEAT SIX - Bono's shades vs Eliv8
6 June: HEAT SEVEN - hippy vs LemonMacPhisto
7 June: HEAT EIGHT - BonoIsMyMuse vs MacPhistoPT
8 June: QUARTER FINAL ONE
10 June: QUARTER FINAL TWO
12 June: QUARTER FINAL THREE
14 June: QUARTER FINAL FOUR
16 June: SEMI FINAL ONE
18 June: SEMI FINAL TWO
20 June: GRAND FINAL
23 June: WINNER ANNOUNCED

COMPILATION LINKS

Remove the space between "save" and "file" for the links to work.

Some contestants have chosen not to include the U2 songs in their compilations as this is a U2 fan forum and it's assumed people here will likely know the songs. Some contestants have uploaded ZIP files of each disc, some have uploaded individual MP3s, and some have done both.

*LINKS REMOVED BY BONOCHICK*

These links can also be found with their respective compilations. I have sought to provide the links two days before a round, and as inmyplace13 and namkcuR face off in two days, I would encourage people to sample their compilations first.

THE TRACKLISTINGS!

Here's the big part. I've largely standardised grammar so that there's no confusion, but I didn't touch different ways of writing numbers simply because that would've meant too much work. I corrected only a couple of actual tracklistings where I saw typos I knew were mistakes, but in almost every case, I left tracklistings untouched. I absolve myself of any responsibility for mis-spelt names!

To the contestants: If I have somehow made an error with your tracklisting, or you wish to correct something (just spelling/grammar; the tracklisting contents and order stay the same if it is exactly how you sent it to me), please let me or a mod know and the problem will be fixed.

FORUM NAME: INMYPLACE13

Link: *LINK REMOVED BY BONOCHICK*

Disc A:
1.) The Beatles – “Tomorrow Never Knows” - Revolver (2:57)
2.) The Arcade Fire – “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)” – Funeral (5:12)
3.) Wilco – “Jesus, Etc.” – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (3:51)
4.) Interpol – “NYC” – Turn On The Bright Lights (4:19)
5.) Broken Social Scene – “Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)” – Broken Social Scene (4:30)
6.) The Flaming Lips – “Fight Test” – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (4:14)
7.) Radiohead – “Idioteque” – Kid A (5:08)
8.) Wilco – “Spiders (Kidsmoke) (Live in Chicago)” – Kicking Television: Live In Chicago (11:17)
9.) Sigur Rós – “Olsen Olsen” - Ágætis Byrjun (8:03)
10.) Pink Floyd – “Dogs” – Animals (17:06)
11.) John Lennon – “Instant Karma!” – The John Lennon Collection (3:22)
12.) The Rolling Stones – “Ruby Tuesday” – Forty Licks (3:15)
13.) R.E.M. – “Nightswimming” – Automatic For The People (4:18)
14.) The Beatles – “In My Life” – Rubber Soul (2:28)

Total Running Time: 80:00

Disc B:
1.) Coldplay – “Don’t Panic” – Parachutes (2:16)
2.) Iron & Wine – “Woman King” – Woman King EP (4:20)
3.) Broken Social Scene – “Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl” – You Forgot It In People (4:35)
4.) Death Cab For Cutie – “Brothers On A Hotel Bed” – Plans (4:29)
5.) Elton John – “My Father’s Gun” – Tumbleweed Connection (6:21)
6.) Beck – “The Golden Age” – Sea Change (4:36)
7.) Radiohead - “Let Down” – OK Computer (4:59)
8.) Stars – “Elevator Love Letter” – Heart (4:04)
9.) Van Morrison – “And It Stoned Me” – Moondance (4:34)
10.) Sufjan Stevens – “Casimir Pulaski Day” - Come On Feel The Illinoise! (5:53)
11.) Bright Eyes – “Land Locked Blues” – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning (5:47)
12.) Wilco – “Sunken Treasure” – Being There (6:51)
13.) The Arcade Fire – “Crown Of Love” – Funeral (4:42)
14.) Radiohead – “Climbing Up The Walls” – OK Computer (4:45)
15.) Sigur Rós – “Untitled 8” – ( ) (11:45)

Total Running Time: 79:57

FORUM NAME: NAMKCUR

Link: *LINK REMOVED BY BONOCHICK*

Disc A:
1.) Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Warped" - One Hot Minute (5:04)
2.) Smashing Pumpkins - "Today" - Siamese Dream (3:22)
3.) Pearl Jam - "Jeremy" - Ten (5:19)
4.) U2 - "Until The End Of The World" - Achtung Baby (4:38)
5.) Depeche Mode - "One Caress" - Songs Of Faith And Devotion (3:32)
6.) U2 - "With Or Without You" - The Joshua Tree (4:56)
7.) Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Substance (3:24)
8.) U2 - "Gone" - Pop (4:26)
9.) Smashing Pumpkins - "Ava Adore" - Adore (4:21)
10.) U2 - "The Fly" - Achtung Baby (4:29)
11.) Depeche Mode - "A Question Of Lust" - The Singles 86>98 Disc 1 (4:29)
12.) Radiohead - "Bulletproof...I Wish I Was" - The Bends (3:28)
13.) R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion" - Out Of Time (4:31)
14.) Radiohead - "Fake Plastic Trees" - The Bends (4:50)
15.) Smashing Pumpkins - "Tonight, Tonight" - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (4:15)
16.) Radiohead - "Exit Music (For A Film)" - OK Computer (4:24)
17.) U2 - "Love Is Blindness" - Achtung Baby (4:23)
18.) Radiohead - "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" - The Bends (4:12)

Total Running Time: 78:03

Disc B:
1.) Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - "Learning To Fly" - Into THe Great Wide Open (4:01)
2.) Johnny Cash - "Hurt (NIN Cover)" - American IV: The Man Comes Around (3:38)
3.) U2 - "Bullet The Blue Sky (Live From Dublin)" - Stay Single (5:28)
4.) U2 - "Please (Live From Mexico City)" - Hasta La Vista Baby! (6:58)
5.) U2 - "Where The Streets Have No Name (Live From Mexico City)" - Hasta La Vista Baby! (6:35)
6.) Led Zeppelin - "Stairway To Heaven (Live)" - How The West Was Won (Disc 1) (9:36)
7.) Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here" - Wish You Were Here (5:17)
8.) Metallica - "To Live Is To Die" - ...And Justice For All (9:51)
9.) Simon & Garfunkel - "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" - The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel (3:10)
10.) Beatles - "Hey Jude" - Past Masters Vol. II (7:08)
11.) Elton John - "Tiny Dancer" - Madman Across The Water (6:15)
12.) Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel (4:54)
13.) Beatles - "Let It Be" - Let It Be (4:03)

Total Running Time: 76:54

FORUM NAME: LJT

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Disc A:
01. David Bowie - "Station To Station" - Station to Station (10:13)
02. The Verve - "A New Decade" - A Northern Soul (4:12)
03. Peter Gabriel - "Darkness" - Up (6:51)
04. Bjork - "Hyper-Ballad" - Post (5:21)
05. The Divine Comedy - "Through a Long and Sleepless Night" - Casanova (6:12)
06. Nine Inch Nails - "Heresy" - The Downward Spiral (3:54)
07. Manic Street Preachers - "If White America Told the Truth For One Day, Its World Would Fall Apart" - The Holy Bible (3:39)
08. Prince - "When Doves Cry" - Purple Rain (5:54)
09. Ryan Adams - "Wonderwall" - Love Is Hell (4:09)
10. Radiohead - "Exit Music (For a Film)" - OK Compute (4:24)
11. The Secret Machines - "Now Here is Nowhere" - Now Here Is Nowhere (8:52)
12. Supergrass - "Mary" - Supergrass (3:59)
13. Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence" - Violator (6:12)
14. Broken Social Scene - "Stars and Sons" - You Forgot In People (5:09)

Total Running Time: 79:01

Disc B:
01. Delays - "Wanderlust" - Faded Seaside Glamour (3:58)
02. My Bloody Valentine - "Soon" - Loveless (6:58)
03. Thievery Corporation - "Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes" - Richest Man in Babylon (4:10)
04. Super Furry Animals - "Demons" - Songbook The Singles (5:13)
05. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "O Children" - The Lyre of Orpheus (6:49)
06. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Gospel Song" - Howl (4:32)
07. Fiona Apple - "Red, Red, Red" - Extraordinary Machine (3:39)
08. The Decemberists - "Song For Myla Goldberg" - Her Majesty (3:33)
09. The Rolling Stones - "Loving Cup" - Exile on Main Street (4:25)
10. Neil Young - "When You Dance You Can Really Love" - After The Gold Rush (4:05)
11. Suede - "The Asphalt World" - Dog Man Star (9:25)
12. The Tears - "Apollo 13" - Here Come The Tears (5:36)
13. Hope of the States - "Black Dollar Bills" - The Lost Riots (6:54)
14. Goldfrapp - "Black Cherry" - Black Cherry (4:56)
15. U2 - "Love Is Blindness" - Achtung Baby (4:23)

Total Running Time: 78:36

FORUM NAME: MRBRAU1

Disc A:
1. The Beatles – “Revolution” - Past Masters, Vol. 2 (3:24)
2. Sly & The Family Stone - “M’Lady” - Anthology (2:46)
3. Neil Diamond - “Cracklin’ Rosie” - Essential (Disc 1) (2:57)
4. Otis Redding - “You Left The Water Running” - The Otis Redding Anthology (2:47)
5. Led Zeppelin - “Over The Hills And Far Away” - Houses Of The Holy (4:46)
6. Hank Williams - “I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry” - 40 Greatest Hits (Disc 1) (2:48)
7. Hothouse Flowers - “Eyes Wide Open” - Home (3:15)
8. Ray Charles - “What Would I Do Without You?” - The Atlantic Years (2:37)
9. David Bowie - “Drive-In Saturday” - Aladdin Sane (4:36)
10. Bob Dylan - “Subterranean Homesick Blues” - Greatest Hits (2:22)
11. PJ Harvey - “We Float” - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (6:09)
12. Jonathan Edwards - “Sunshine (Go Away Today)” - Jonathan Edwards (2:18)
13. R.E.M. - “(Don't Go Back To) Rockville” - Reckoning (4:33)
14. The Arcade Fire - “Wake Up” - Funeral (5:35)
15. The Doobie Brothers - “Listen To The Music” - Best Of The Doobies (3:49)
16. Johnny Cash - “My Old Faded Rose“ - Love (2:52)
17. The Velvet Teen - “Radiapath” - Out of the Fierce Parade (2:32)
18. Peter Gabriel - “Solsbury Hill” - Peter Gabriel 1 (4:21)
19. Patsy Cline - “I Fall To Pieces” - 12 Greatest Hits (2:50)
20. The Rolling Stones - “Moonlight Mile” - Sticky Fingers (5:56)
21. Tool - “Ænima” - Ænima (6:39)

Total running time: 79:52

Disc B:
1. Bruce Springsteen - “Backstreets” - Born To Run (6:30)
2. My Morning Jacket - “Anytime” - Z (3:50)
3. Aimee Mann - “I Can't Help You Anymore” - The Forgotten Arm by Aimee Mann (4:52)
4. Stevie Wonder - “I Wish” - Songs In The Key Of Life (Disc 1) (4:12)
5. Willie Nelson - “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” - Red Headed Stranger (2:21)
6. Bob Marley & The Wailers - “Waiting In Vain” - Legend (4:15)
7. Elvis Presley - “Heartbreak Hotel” - Elvis 56 (2:11)
8. Frank Sinatra - “Fly Me To The Moon” - My Way: The Best Of Frank Sinatra (Disc 2) (2:29)
9. The Cure - “Just Like Heaven” - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (3:32)
10. The Who - “The Seeker (Edited Version)” - Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B (Disc 3) (3:21)
11. Queen - “Tie Your Mother Down” - A Day at the Races (4:48)
12. Toots And The Maytels - “Pressure Drop” - Best Of… (3:42)
13. Robert Johnson - “32-20 Blues” - King of the Delta Blues (2:54)
14. The Pogues - “If I Should Fall From Grace With God” - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (2:21)
15. Billy Joel - “Only The Good Die Young” - The Essential Billy Joel (Disc 1) (3:55)
16. Swervedriver - “MM Abduction” - Mezcal Head (2:51)
17. Aretha Franklin - “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” - Dead Presidents (3:15)
18. Neil Finn - “Last to Know” - One All (2:59)
19. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - “Learning To Fly” - Greatest Hits (4:01)
20. Neil Young - “Love Is A Rose” - Decade (Disc 2) (2:16)
21. Broken Social Scene - “7/4 (Shoreline)” - Broken Social Scene (4:53)
22. U2 - “Original of the Species (Single Version)” - Original Of The Species (Single) (4:32)

Total running time: 80:00

FORUM NAME: PEPOKISS

CD 1:
01. Bon Jovi - “Hey God” - These Days (06:11)
02. Queen - “We Will Rock You” - Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl (02:48)
03. AC/DC - “Shoot To Thrill” - AC/DC LIVE (05:23)
04. Green Day - “Letterbomb” - American Idiot (04:06)
05. Kiss - “Dreamin’” - Psycho Circus (04:12)
06. Shinedown - “I Dare You” - Us And Them (03:53)
07. U2 - “One” - Achtung Baby (04:36)
08. The Corrs - “Lough Erin Shore” - Unplugged (04:28)
09. Robertt Tepper - “No Easy Way Out” - Rocky IV Soundtrack (04:21)
10. Serú Giran - “Eiti Leda” - Oro: Grandes Exitos (06:35)
11. Stratovarius - “Paradise” - Visions of Europe (04:33)
12. Kiss - “Journey of 1000 Years” - Psycho Circus (04:49)
13. Marylin Manson - “Antichrist Superstar” - Antichrist Superstar (05:04)
14. Metallica - “Turn The Page” - Garage Inc (06:06)
15. Pink Floyd - “The Great Gig In The Sky” - Dark Side of The Moon (04:47)
16. Cradle of Filth - “Hallowed Be Thy Name” - Cruelty And The Beast (07:11)

Total running time: 79:38

CD 2:
01. U2 - “Vertigo/Stories For Boys” - U2 Live: Vertigo 2005 (Promo) (04:42)
02. The Killers - “Mr Brightside” - Hot Fuss (03:42)
03. Bon Jovi - “Rockin’ In The Free World” - One Wild Night (05:40)
04. Kiss - “I Was Made For Loving You” - Alive III (04:30)
05. Kiss - “Love Gun” - Alive IV: Kiss Symphony (04:25)
06. Rolling Stones - “Gimme Shelter” - Live Licks (06:50)
07. La Renga - “El Final Es Donde Partí” - Insoportablemente en Vivo (04:56)
08. Coldplay - “The Scientist” - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (05:09)
09. Stratovarius - “Forever” - Visions of Europe (03:47)
10. X Japan - “Kurenai” - The Last Live (07:55)
11. Kiss - “Deuce” - Alive III (03:42)
12. U2 - “Heartland” - Rattle & Hum (05:03)
13. U2 - “Acrobat” - Achtung Baby (04:30)
14. Johnny Cash - “Hurt” - American IV (03:38)
15. X Japan - “Tears” - Dahlia (10:22)

Total running time: 78:57

FORUM NAME: VERTIGOGAL

Disc A:
1.) Aimee Mann - "How Am I Different" - Bachelor No. 2 (5:03)
2.) Built to Spill - "Distopian Dream Girl" - There's Nothing Wrong With Love (4:24)
3.) Stars - "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" - Set Yourself on Fire (4:16)
4.) The Kinks - "Lola" - The Kinks Collection (4:05)
5.) The Pixies - "Here Comes Your Man" - Doolittle (3:21)
6.) Beck - "Lost Cause" - Sea Change (3:47)
7.) Weezer - "Say it Ain't So" - Weezer (blue) (4:18)
8.) Elliott Smith - "Bottle Up and Explode!" - XO (2:58)
9.) Wilco - "Jesus, etc" - Yankee Foxtrot Hotel (3:49)
10.) Blues Traveller - "Run Around" - Four (4:39)
11.) Beth Orton - "Stolen Car" - Central Reservation (5:25)
12.) Blind Faith - "Presence of the Lord" - Blind Faith (4:50)
13.) Bruce Springsteen - "Streets of Philadelphia" - Greatest Hits (3:16)
14.) The Beatles - "Penny Lane" - Magical Mystery Tour (2:59)
15.) Alison Krauss - "Oh, Atlanta" - Now That I've Found You (4:42)
16.) Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Soul to Squeeze" - Greatest Hits (4:50)
17.) U2 - "Running to Stand Still" - The Joshua Tree (4:18)
18.) Pink Floyd - "Great Gig in the Sky" - Dark Side of the Moon (4:47)
19.) Bob Dylan - "Buckets of Rain" - Blood on the Tracks (3:22)

Total Running Time: 79:09

Disc B:
1.) John Frusciante - "Carvel" - Shadows Collide With People (6:14)
2.) Van Morrison - "And It Stoned Me" - Moondance (4:33)
3.) Arlo Guthrie - "City of New Orleans" - The Best of Arlo Guthrie (4:33)
4.) The Beatles - "Eleanor Rigby" - Revolver (2:06)
5.) Van Morrison - "Domino" - His Band & Street Choir (3:05)
6.) Aimee Mann - "Little Bombs" - The Forgotten Arm (3:49)
7.) Ride - "Vapour Trail" - Nowehere (4:18)
8.) The Flaming Lips - "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell" - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (4:34)
9.) The Velvet Underground - "Heroin" - The Velvet Underground and Nico (7:12)
10.) Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" - Pendulum (2:38)
11.) The Allman Brothers - "Ramblin' Man" - Brothers and Sisters (4:43)
12.) U2 - "A Sort of Homecoming" - The Unforgettable Fire (5:28)
13.) The Arcade Fire - "In the Backseat" - Funeral (6:20)
14.) The Velvet Underground - "Pale Blue Eyes" - The Velvet Underground (5:39)
15.) U2 - "Lemon" - Zooropa (7:00)
16.) Beth Orton - "Feel to Believe" - Central Reservation (4:04)
17.) The Beatles - "Two of Us" - Let it Be (2:36)

Total Running Time: 79:52

FORUM NAME: AXVER

Link: *LINK REMOVED BY BONOCHICK*

Axver writes: In creating this compilation, I sought a balance between excellent songs and flow, with flow a somewhat higher priority as I think it's no good having 12 fantastic songs if they sound awfully disjointed together. I gave no consideration to the obscurity/popularity of the music; rather, I picked the songs on their merits and to further the compilation's flow. This has led to my compilation containing a significant number of obscure songs and I would like to highly encourage everyone to visit my "save file" project to check this material out, as it's great stuff.

I tried to include a little something for everyone whilst keeping an "Axver flavour", so to speak. I tried to make one disc heavier than the other, and while Disc B is generally the heavier disc, it remarkably enough also has the softest material. I kept in mind that this is Interference, a U2 fan site, stranded on a desert island: the fans of Edge's chiming, ringing style will hopefully find music to enjoy here, especially on Disc A, and fans of U2's more experimental and rocking nineties side will hopefully also find enjoyment here, especially on Disc B. But ultimately, I chose songs that are important to me - songs with a powerful message, songs that have a strong meaning to me, or songs that remind me why I think music is such an incredible force. From the beautiful vocal harmonies between Mikael Akerfeldt and Steven Wilson on Opeth's Bleak, through to 1960's UK #1 hit, the instrumental Apache by The Shadows, I am quite satisfied with this compilation's diversity.

Disc A:
1). U2 - "Where The Streets Have No Name" - The Joshua Tree (5:35)
2). Crowded House - "Recurring Dream" - Afterglow (3:24)
3). Split Enz - "History Never Repeats" - Waiata (2:57)
4). The Chills - "Come Home" - Sunburnt (3:09)
5). The Shadows - "Apache" - The Shadows' Greatest Hits (2:55)
6). Porcupine Tree - "Lazarus" - Deadwing (4:18)
7). Agalloch - "Kneel To The Cross" - Of Stone, Wind, And Pillor EP (5:54)
8). Anathema - "Deep" - Judgement (4:53)
9). Porcupine Tree - "Piano Lessons" - Stupid Dream (4:21)
10). Split Enz - "Hermit McDermitt" - Frenzy (4:09)
11). Joy Division - "Disorder" - Heart And Soul CD1 (3:31)
12). Joy Division - "She's Lost Control" - Heart And Soul CD1 (3:56)
13). Straitjacket Fits - "She Speeds" - Life In One Chord EP (4:07)
14). Dream Theater - "Lifting Shadows Off A Dream" - Awake (6:05)
15). U2 - "Heartland" - Rattle And Hum (5:03)
16). Blackfield - "Cloudy Now" - Blackfield (3:34)
17). U2 - "One Tree Hill" - The Joshua Tree (4:43)
18). Agalloch - "...And The Great Cold Death Of The Earth" - The Mantle (7:14)

Total running time: 79:48

Disc B:
1). Dream Theater - "Pull Me Under" - Images And Words (8:11)
2). Apocalyptica - "Life Burns!" (feat. Lauri Ylönen) - Apocalyptica (3:06)
3). Sonata Arctica - "The Cage" - Winterheart's Guild (4:37)
4). Circus Maximus - "Sin" - The 1st Chapter (5:53)
5). Dream Theater - "Only A Matter Of Time" - When Dream And Day Unite [remastered] (6:37)
6). Joy Division - "They Walked In Line" - Warsaw (2:42)
7). Pink Floyd - "Have A Cigar" - Wish You Were Here (5:08)
8). Porcupine Tree - "The Sound Of Muzak" - In Absentia (4:59)
9). Pink Floyd - "Sorrow" - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (8:48)
10). Orphaned Land - "Norra El Norra (Entering The Ark)" - Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (4:24)
11). Nick Drake - "Road" - Pink Moon (2:02)
12). Passengers - "Slug" - Original Soundtracks 1 (4:41)
13). Anathema - "Judgement" - Judgement (4:20)
14). Symphony X - "Of Sins And Shadows" - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (4:58)
15). Opeth - "Bleak" (feat. Steven Wilson) - Blackwater Park (9:15)

FORUM NAME: YERTLE-THE-TURTLE

Disc A:
1. Jay Chou – "Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia)" – OST: Fearless (4:38)
2. My Chemical Romance – "Helena" - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (3:22)
3. Dead Kennedys – "California Über Alles" – Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (3:00)
4. Mission of Burma - “That's When I Reach For My Revolver” – Signals Calls and Marches (3:53)
5. The Replacements - “Left of the Dial” - Tim (3:44)
6. Elliott Smith - “Waltz #2” - XO (4:38)
7. The Cardigans - “You're the Storm” – Long Done Before Daylight (3:53)
8. Beverly Knight - “Shoulda Woulda Coulda” – Who I Am (3:35)
9. Lemonheads - “Big Gay Heart” – Come On Feel The Lemonheads (4:37)
10. Wilco – "I'm the Man Who Loves You" – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (3:52)
11. Jens Lekman - “You Are The Light” – When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog (3:23)
12. Magnetic Fields – "All My Little Words" – 69 Love Songs (2:46)
13. Johnny Cash - “Cocaine Blues” – At Folsom (3:01)
14. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World" – OST: Until The End of the World (4:37)
15. Roy Orbison – "She's A Mystery To Me" - Mystery Girl (4:17)
16. Leonard Cohen - “Famous Blue Raincoat” – Songs Of Love And Hate (5:10)
17. Mazzy Star - “Fade Into You” – So Tonight That I Might See (4:55)
18. Sigur Ros - “Viðrar vel til loftárása” - Ágætis byrjun (10:17)
19. Josefine Cronholm – "Close To You" – OST: Mirrormask (2:06)

Total running time: 79:44

Disc B:
1. Pulp – “Like a Friend” – A Little Soul Pt. 1/OST: Great Expectations (4:32)
2. The Divine Comedy - “Gin Soaked Boy” – A Secret History (5:03)
3. The Jam - “A Town Called Malice (BBC version)” – The Jam at the BBC (3:17)
4. Ash - “Walking Barefoot” – Free All Angels (4.14)
5. The Clash - “Safe European Home” – Give 'Em Enough Rope (3:50)
6. Neil Young - “Rockin' In the Free World” - Freedom (4:40)
7. Bruce Springsteen - “Thunder Road” – Born To Run (4.49)
8. The Beatles - “I've Just Seen a Face” - Help! (2:07)
9. Blur - “End Of A Century” - Parklife (2.45)
10. The Libertines - “Music When The Lights Go Out” – The Libertines (3:02)
11. Beth Orton - “I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine” – Trailer Park (4.42)
12. Elton John - “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” - Honky Chateau (5:02)
13. Sarah McLachlan - “Full of Grace” - Surfacing (3.41)
14. The Cure - “A Letter To Elise” - Wish (5.15)
15. Foo Fighters - “Everlong” – The Colour and the Shape (4.10)
16. Pearl Jam - '”Black” – Ten (5.43)
17. REM - “Country Feedback” – Out of Time (4.07)
18. Belle & Sebastian - “This Is Just A Modern Rock Song” – Push Barman To Open Old Wounds (7.17)

Total running time: 78:16

FORUM NAME: LIAMCOOL

Disc A:

01) Pink Floyd - “Astronomy Domine” - Ummagumma (8:29)
02) Joy Division - “Passover” - Closer (4:46)
03) King Crimson - “21st Century Schizoid Man” - The Court Of The Crimson King (7:21)
04) Porcupine Tree - “Wedding Nails” - In Absentia (6:33)
05) Dream Theater - “Trial Of Tears” - Live At Budokan (13:49)
06) Pink Floyd - “Marooned” - The Division Bell (5:29)
07) Joy Division - “Heart And Soul” - Closer (5:51)
08) The Cure - “Play For Today” - Seventeen Seconds (3:40)
09) The Jam - “The Eton Rifles” - Setting Sons (3:27)
10) The Velvet Underground - “Heroin” - The Velvet Underground And Nico (7:12)

Total running time: 66:37

Disc B:
01) Liquid Tension Experiment - “Paradigm Shift” - Liquid Tension Experiment (8:55)
02) New Order - “Dreams Never End” - Movement (3:16)
03) The Clash - “Brand New Cadillac” - London Calling (2:08)
04) Pink Floyd - “The Narrow Way Part I” - Ummagumma (3:27)
05) Pink Floyd - “The Narrow Way Part II” - Ummagumma (2:58)
06) Pink Floyd - “The Narrow Way Part III” - Ummagumma (5:55)
07) Television - “Marquee Moon” - Marquee Moon (10:38)
08) Metallica - “Orion” - Master Of Puppets (8:27)
09) Rush - “La Villa Strangiato” - Hemispheres (9:35)
10) Dream Theater - “Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle And The Sleeper” - Once In A LIVEtime (6:16)
11) Dream Theater - “Learning To Live” - Once In A LIVEtime (4:13)
12) Dream Theater - “A Change Of Seasons Part VII: The Crimson Sunset / A Fortune In Lies” - Once In A LIVEtime (3:48)

Total running time: 69:36

FORUM NAME: SOULY

Disc One:
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1. The Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop" - Ramones (2:11)
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Gold Lion" - Show Your Bones (3:09)
3. Queen - "Another one bites the dust" - Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 &2 (3:36)
4. Death From Above 1979 - "Romantic Rights" - You're a Woman I'm a Machine (3:15)
5. The D'urbervilles - "A War on the Poor" - Guelph Demos (3:16)
6. Bloc Party - "Banquet" - Silent Alarm (3:21)
7. T Rex - "Jeepster" - Electric Warrior (4:12)
8. Scissor Scisters - "Laura" - Scissor Sisters (3:40)
9. Death From Above 1979 - "Sexy Results" - You're a Woman I'm a Machine (5:52)
10. Franz Ferdiand - “I'm Your Villian” - You Could Have It So Much Better (With Franz Ferdinand) (4:03)
11. Interpol - "Obsticle 2" - Turn on the Bright Lights (3:47)
12. Metric - "Poster of a Girl" - Live it Out (4:48)
13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Cold Light" - Fever to Tell (2:15)
14. Radiohead - "Anyone Can Play Guitar" - Pablo Honey (3:37)
15. PJ Harvey - "This Mess We're In" - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (3:57)
16. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - “Scar Tissue” - Californication (3:35)
17. David Bowie - “Looking for Water” - Reality (3:28)
18. Modest Mouse - “Float On” - Good News for People who love Bad News (3:28)
19. The Mary Janes - “Bones and Pieces” - Sham (4:02)
20. Mic Christopher - “Hey Day” - Skylarkin' (3:52)

Total running time - 73:24

Disc 2:
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1. Bruce Springsteen - “The River” - Bruce Springsteen Greatest Hits (5:00)
2. Damien Rice - “The Professor and La Fille” - B-sides (5:09)
3. Jeff Buckley - “Last Goodbye” - Mystery White Boy - (5:00)
4. David Bowie - “Space Oddity” - Best of Bowie (5:08)
5. Van Morrison - “Into the Mystic” - Moondance (3:28)
6. Nick Drake - “Pink Moon” - Pink Moon (2:05)
7. Rufus Wainwright - “Poses” - Poses (5:02)
8. Feist - “One Evening” - Let it Die (3:36)
9. Gavin Friday and Cillian Murphy - “Sand” - Breakfast on Pluto Soundtrack (3:42)
10. Robbie Williams - “Supreme” - Sing When You're Winning (4:18)
11. Jasper Steverlinck - “Forget Her” - Songs of Innocence (5:31)
12. Dirty Vegas - “Days go By (acoustic)” - Dirty Vegas (4:37)
13. Bell X1 - “In Every Sunflower” - Music in Mouth (5:08)
14. Bell X1 - “Heartland” - Even Better than the real thing Vol. 3 (3:59)
15. The Frames - “New Partner” - Breadcrumb Trail (5:33)
16. Bruce Springsteen - “Secret Garden” - Bruce Springsteen Greatest Hits (4:27)
17. REM - “Nightswimming” - Automatic for the People (4:18)

Total running time - 76:01

FORUM NAME: BONO'S SHADES

Disc 1:
1. The Clash - “London Calling” - London Calling (3:23)
2. U2 - “Sunday Bloody Sunday” - War (4:38)
3. Elvis Costello - “Radio, Radio” - This Year's Model (3:06)
4. Talking Heads - “Once in a Lifetime” - Sand in the Vaseline (4:19)
5. Peter Gabriel - “Games Without Fronteirs” - Shaking the Tree (3:57)
6. Bruce Springsteen - “Badlands” - The Essential Bruce Springsteen (4:04)
7. Cream - “Sunshine of Your Love” - Strange Brew (4:12)
8. Marvin Gaye - “What's Going On” - What's Going On (3:54)
9. Curtis Mayfield - “Freddie's Dead” - The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield (3:19)
10. Crowded House - “Into Temptation” - Recurring Dream (4:54)
11. U2 - “One Tree Hill” - The Joshua Tree (5:22)
12. U2 - “With or Without You” - The Joshua Tree (4:56)
13. The Beatles - “Eleanor Rigby” - The Red Album 1962-1966 (2:08)
14. Clannad w/Bono - “In a Lifetime” - Pastpresent (3:00)
15. Bruce Springsteen - “She's the One” - Hammersmith Odeon (5:24)
16. Led Zeppelin - “Misty Mountain Hop” - Led Zeppelin IV (4:38)
17. U2 - “Acrobat” - Achtung Baby (4:30)
18. Jeff Buckley - “Hallelujah” - Grace (6:53)

Total running time: 76:37

Disc 2:
1. U2 - “Where the Streets Have No Name” - The Joshua Tree (5:38)
2. U2 - “Pride (In the Name of Love)” - The Unforgettable Fire (3:49)
3. Bruce Springsteen - “Born to Run” - Born to Run (4:30)
4. R.E.M. - “Losing My Religion” - Out of Time (4:28)
5. Midnight Oil - “Beds Are Burning” - 20,000 Watts R.S.L (4:18)
6. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - “The Mercy Seat” - The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (5:08)
7. Johnny Cash - “Hurt” - American IV: The Man Comes Around (3:38)
8. Radiohead - “Creep” - Pablo Honey (3:55)
9. The Smiths - “How Soon Is Now?” - Singles (6:45)
10. U2 - “Running to Stand Still” - The Joshua Tree (4:17)
11. Bruce Springsteen - “Atlantic City” - The Essential Bruce Springsteen (3:56)
12. The Beatles - “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” - The Blue Album 1967-1970 (4:46)
13. The Smiths - “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” - Singles (4:02)
14. U2 - “One” - Achtung Baby (4:36)
15. Stevie Wonder - “Superstition” - Definitive Collection (4:05)
16. The White Stripes - “Seven Nation Army” - Elephant (3:51)
17. Radiohead - “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” - The Bends (4:41)

Total running time: 76:23

FORUM NAME: ELIV8

Night:
1 – The Gordon Highlanders – “Amazing Grace” – The Pipes & Drums Of Scotland (2:44)
2 – Arcade Fire – “Wake Up” – Funeral (5:33)
3 – Paul McCartney – “Band On The Run” – Band On The Run (5:11)
4 – Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” – Motown Dance Party Vol 1 (3:14)
5 – Otis Reading – “Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay” – Greatest Hits (2:40)
6 – Kate Bush – “The Man With The Child In His Eyes” – The Whole Story (2:39)
7 – Grace Jones – “Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Musician” – Inside Story (4:43)
8 – Thompson Twins – “Sister Of Mercy” – Into The Gap (5:04)
9 – Elton John – “Levon” – Madman Across The Water (5:21)
10 – Till Teusday – “Voices Carry” – Voices Carry (4:20)
11 – Bob Marley – “So Much trouble” – Survival (4:00)
12 – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – “Nowhere To Run” - Good Morning Vietnam Soundtrack (2:55)
13 – Stevie Wonder – “Sir Duke” – Songs In The Key Of Life (3:53)
14 – Frank Sinatra & Bono – “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” – Duets (3:32)
15 – Clannad – “Harry’s Game” – Anam (2:31)
16 – Rod Stewart – “The Killing Of Georgie (Pts 1&2)” – Storyteller (6:29)
17 – Sade – “Why Can’t We Live Together” – Diamond Life (5:27)
18 – Jackie Wilson – “Reet Petite” – Greatest Hits (2:41)
19 – Roxy Music – “Avalon” – Avalon (4:15)

Total running time: 79:08

Day:
1 – Queen – “Now I’m Here” – Sheer Heart Attack (4:12)
2 – AC/DC – “Thunderstruck” – Razors Edge (4:52)
3 – Thin Lizzy – “Whiskey In The Jar” – Best Of (5:43)
4 – The Jam – “In The City” – In The City (2:19)
5 – INXS – “The Stairs” – X (4:56)
6 – T. Rex – “Jeepster” – Electric Warrior (4:11)
7 – Ultravox – “Dancing With Tears In My Eyes” – Collection (3:23)
8 – Spandau Ballet – “Only When You Leave” – Gold (4:49)
9 – ELO – “Ma Ma Ma Belle” – Greatest Hits (3:35)
10 – Doors - “Break On Through” – Best Of (2:26)
11 – David Bowie - “Suffragette City” – Ziggy Stardust (3:25)
12 – Black Sabbath – “Paranoid” - Paranoid (2:50)
13 – Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Higher Ground” – Greatest Hits (3:21)
14 – The Clash – “London Calling” – London Calling (3:19)
15 – Guns N Roses – “Sweet Child Of Mine” – Apatite For Destruction (5:54)
16 – Pink Floyd – “Run Like Hell (Live)” – Delicate Sound Of Thunder (7:10)
17 – U2 – “Bad (Live)” – Wide Awake In America EP (7:59)
18 – Queen – “Hammer To Fall (Live)” – Live At Wembley ’86 (5:19)

Total running time: 79:53

FORUM NAME: HIPPY

hippy writes: The songs and artists I have chosen for this mix are my identity. Each note, lyric, guitar squeal, drum beat, and vocal wail have mattered -- DO matter -- to me. They are not only the soundtrack to my life, continually playing in my head, but they are also the songs and artists that have been the most fundamental in shaping my worldview. They give me a kick in the ass when I need it, they help me cry with tears of joy and sadness, they let me be a badass, and they make me feel not quite so alone in my thoughts and feelings.

Though they are sometimes cliche, not so obscure, some old, some new, these selections are heartfelt and truly express who I am and who I want to be.

Music is identity. Here's mine...

Disc A:
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1.) Oasis - "Columbia" - Definitely Maybe (6:16)
2.) Coldplay - "Don't Panic" - Parachutes (2:16)
3.) Bob Dylan - "Subterranean Homesick Blues" - Greatest Hits (2:22)
4.) Morcheeba - "The Sea" - Big Calm (5:50)
5.) U2 - "Beautiful Day" - All That You Can't Leave Behind (4:08)
6.) The Beatles - "Get Back" - 1 (3:12)
7.) Snow Patrol - "Chocolate" - Final Straw (3:11)
8.) The Streets - "Let's Push Things Forward" - Original Pirate Material (3:51)
9.) Kasabian - "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)" - Kasabian (3:17)
10.) Rolling Stones - "Sympathy for the Devil" - Forty Licks (6:18)
11.) The Beatles - "Within You Without You" - Sgt. Pepper's (5:05)
12.) Bjork - "Unravel" - Homogenic (3:21)
13.) Coldplay - "A Rush of Blood to the Head" - A Rush of Blood to the Head (5:51)
14.) Clannad - "Siuil A Run (Walk My Love)" - Dulaman (5:48)
15.) Cat Stevens - "Lilywhite" - Mona Bone Jakon (3:41)
16.) Coldplay - "A Message" - X&Y (4:45)
17.) Snow Patrol - "Tiny Little Fractures" - Final Straw (2:28)
18.) Janis Joplin - "Ball & Chain" - Greatest Hits (8:01)

Total running time: 79:41

Disc B:
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1.) U2 - "Gloria" - October (4:12)
2.) Embrace - "Glorious Day" - Out of Nothing (3:51)
3.) Original Soundtrack: Hair - "Aquarius" - OST: Hair (4:46)
4.) Oasis - "Go Let It Out!" - Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (4:38)
5.) The Strokes - "Juicebox" - First Impressions of Earth (3:17)
6.) Jet - "Get Me Outta Here" - Get Born (2:56)
7.) Oasis - "Mucky Fingers" - Don't Believe the Truth (3:55)
8.) The Who - "My Generation" - Then and Now (3:18)
9.) The Byrds - "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)" - Super Hits (3:53)
10.) U2 - "Mysterious Ways" - Achtung Baby (4:03)
11.) The Rankin Family - "Oich U Agus Hiuraibh Eile" - North Country (3:01)
12.) Jet - "Move On" - Get Born (4:20)
13.) The Stone Roses - "Breaking Into Heaven" - The Very Best of the Stone Roses (6:59)
14.) Travis - "Sing" - Singles (3:49)
15.) Massive Attack - "Teardrop" - Mezzanine (5:30)
16.) Jenny Lewis w/the Watson Twins - "Run Devil Run" - Rabbit Fur Coat (1:08)
17.) The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - Urban Hymns (5:58)
18.) Donovan - "Colours" - Fairytale (2:47)
19.) The Redwalls - "Build a Bridge" - De Nova (3:15)
20.) The Beatles - "Revolution" - The Beatles 1967-1970 (3:23)

Total running time: 78:59

FORUM NAME: LEMONMACPHISTO

Disc 1:
Side A:
1 // Pink Floyd - "Speak to Me/Breathe" - Dark Side of the Moon (3:57)
2 // The Who - "Baba O'Riley" - Who's Next (5:08)
3 // Aerosmith - "Eat the Rich" - Get a Grip (4:11)
4 // The Rolling Stones - "Brown Sugar" - Sticky Fingers (3:49)
5 // Bruce Springsteen - "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" - The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle (7:04)
6 // Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - United (2:27)
7 // Simon & Garfunkel - "Mrs. Robinson" - Bookends (3:50)
8 // Radiohead - "Gagging Order" - Go to Sleep [Single] (3:35)
9 // The Beatles - "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" - Rubber Soul (2:02)

Side B:
10 // Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing (ft. Sting)" - Brothers in Arms (4:04)
11 // Oasis - "Acquiesce" - The Masterplan (4:30)
12 // The Wallflowers - "One Headlight" - Bringing Down the Horse (5:12)
13 // Franz Ferdinand - "This Fire" - Franz Ferdinand (4:16)
14 // Echo & the Bunnymen - "The Cutter" - Porcupine (3:54)
15 // Peter Gabriel - "Don't Give Up (ft. Kate Bush)" - So (5:55)
16 // Smashing Pumpkins - "My Blue Heaven" - Thirty-Three [Single] (3:21)
17 // R.E.M. - "Nightswimming" - Automatic for the People (4:17)
18 // David Bowie - "Changes" - Hunky Dory (3:37)
19 // U2 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - The Joshua Tree (4:38)

Total running time: 79:47

Disc 2:
Side A:
1 // Coldplay - "Don't Panic" - Parachutes (2:17)
2 // The Arcade Fire - "Wake Up" - Funeral (5:35)
3 // U2 - "The Fly" - Achtung Baby (4:29)
4 // Simple Minds - "(Don't You) Forget About Me" - The Breakfast Club [Soundtrack] (4:21)
5 // The Police - "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" - Ghost in the Machine (4:20)
6 // Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" - Thriller (4:54)
7 // Seal - "Kiss from a Rose" - Seal [1994] (4:51)
8 // The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever" - Magical Mystery Tour (4:07)
9 // Bruce Springsteen - "Jungleland" - Born to Run (9:32)

Side B:
10 // The Postal Service - "Such Great Heights" - Give Up (4:26)
11 // Radiohead - "Just" - The Bends (3:53)
12 // Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Scar Tissue" - Californication (3:37)
13 // Oasis - "Half the World Away" - The Masterplan (4:21)
14 // The Flaming Lips - "Mr. Ambulance Driver" - Wedding Crashers [Soundtrack] (4:00)
15 // Death Cab for Cutie - "Passenger Seat" - Transatlantacism (3:41)
16 // David Bowie - "Heroes" - Heroes (6:08)
17 // Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here" - Wish You Were Here (5:17)

Total running time: 79:49

FORUM NAME: BONOISMYMUSE

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BonoIsMyMuse writes: I think my first and second discs contrast each other well in both style and theme. The first disc is made up of mostly slow songs, many of which could easily be labeled "depressing." Instead, I'd look at this disc as the first half of a journey; they're songs about being stuck in one way or another, about losing something, or about wanting something and not knowing how to get it. Disc 2, I hope, moves away from that mindset. The songs are more upbeat, and thematically they center around departure, not in a bleak sense but more in a sense of moving on and looking forward. While many don't necessarily offer a "happy ending," I think they do offer a sense of hope.

As with most compilations I make, I was very careful with the ordering of the tracks here. I worked hard to make sure each song flows well into the next. Because of that, the songs are best enjoyed in the order they appear, and not shuffled.

Disc 1

1. The Velvet Underground - "Sunday Morning" - The Velvet Underground and Nico (2:55)
2. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - "Alison" - The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions (3:25)
3. Soul Coughing - "True Dreams of Wichita" - Ruby Vroom (5:02)
4. Wilco - "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (6:59)
5. The Killers - "Believe Me Natalie" - Hot Fuss (5:07)
6. U2 - "Elvis Presley and America" - The Unforgettable Fire (5:24)
7. Lucinda Williams - "Essence" - Essence (5:56)
8.R.E.M. - "(Don't Go Back to) Rockville" - Eponymous (4:34)
9.U2 - "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"- Zooropa (5:00)
10. Beck - "Lost Cause" - Sea Change (3:49)
11. The Velvet Underground - "All Tomorrow's Parties" - The Velvet Underground and Nico (5:59)
12. Wilco - "Red-Eyed and Blue" - Being There (disc 1) (2:47)
13. U2 - "Acrobat" - Achtung Baby (4:32)
14. Soul Coughing - "Screenwriter's Blues" - Ruby Vroom (5:10)
15. Lucinda Williams - "Jackson" - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (3:44)
16. Whiskeytown - "Avenues" - Stranger's Almanac (2:33)
17. Cry, Cry, Cry - "Lord, I Have Made You A Place In My Heart" - Cry, Cry, Cry (3:35)

Total running time: 77:37

Disc 2
1. Be Good Tanyas - "The Littlest Birds" - Blue Horse (4:06)
2. Rolling Stones - "Happy" - 40 Licks (disc 2) (3:05)
3. Ryan Adams - "Wish You Were Here" - Rock N Roll (2:59)
4. Bob Dylan - "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" - Highway 61 Revisited (5:32)
5. The Clash - "Train In Vain (Stand By Me)" - Story of the Clash Volume 1 (Disc 1) (3:12)
6. Wilco - "Jesus Etc." - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (3:51)
7. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - "High Fidelity" - The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions (2:29)
8. U2 - "Until the End of the World" - Achtung Baby (4:38)
9. The Killers - "All These Things That I've Done" - Hot Fuss (5:01)
10. Talking Heads - "Life During Wartime" - Sand In the Vaseline (Disc 2) (5:04)
11. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - "Oliver's Army" - The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions (3:00)
12. Joni Mitchell - "California" - Blue (3:50)
13. U2 - "One Tree Hill" - The Joshua Tree (4:43)
14. Talking Heads - "This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)" - Sand In the Vaseline (Disc 1) (4:56)
15. Arcade Fire - "No Cars Go" - Arcade Fire (6:04)
16. Rolling Stones - "Sweet Virginia" - Exile on Main Street (4:26)
17. Paul Westerberg - "Things" - 14 Songs (3:22)
18. U2 - "Two Hearts Beat As One" - War (4:03)
19. The Pixies - "La La Love You" - Doolittle (2:43)

Total running time: 77:49

FORUM NAME: MACPHISTOPT

Disc A:
1. Alice in Chains - "Them Bones" - Dirt (2:31)
2. Tool - "Parabol" - Lateralus (3:04)
3. Tool - "Parabola" - Lateralus (6:03)
4. Iron Maiden - "Rainmaker" - Dance of Death (3:48)
5. Iron Maiden - "Dance of Death" - Dance of Death (8:36)
6. Metallica - "The Thing that should not be" - Master of Puppets (6:36)
7. Metallica - "The Unforgiven" - The Black Album (6:27)
8. Alice in Chains - "Down in a Hole" - Dirt (5:40)
9. Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to heaven" - Led Zeppelin IV (8:00)
10. Iron Maiden - "Dream of Mirrors" - Brave New World (9:21)
11. Iron Maiden - "Sign of the Cross" - The X-Factor (11:17)
12. Nirvana - "You Know You're Right" - Best Of (3:38)
13. Alice in Chains - "Would?" - Dirt (3:27)

Total running time: 78:33

Disc B:
1. Metallica - "Blackened" - ...And Justice For All (6:42)
2. Iron Maiden - "Can I Play with Madness?" - Seventh son of a seventh son (3:31)
3. Iron Maiden - "Phantom of the Opera" - Iron Maiden (7:20)
4. Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody" - A Night at the opera (5:58)
5. Bruce Springsteen - "The Rising" - The Rising (4:49)
6. U2 - "Bad" - The Unforgettable Fire (6:09)
7. U2 - "Where the streets have no name" - The Joshua Tree (5:38)
8. Pink Floyd - "Brain Damage" - Dark Side of the Moon (3:50)
9. Pink Floyd - "Time" - Dark Side of the Moon (7:04)
10. Pink Floyd - "Comfortably Numb" - The Wall (6:53)
11. Pearl Jam - "Alive" - Ten (5:44)
12. Pearl Jam - "Release" - Ten (9:06)
13. Pearl Jam - "Yellow Ledbetter" - Lost Dogs (5:10)

Total running time: 78:00

 

[phanan]

Desert Island II

Winner: LMP


Alright guys, it's what you've all been waiting for.

Here comes the fun in order of their heats:

GibsonGirl

1. Dire Straits - "Down To The Waterline" - Dire Straits (4:00)
2. Queen - "The Millionaire Waltz" - A Day At The Races (4:54)
3. The Clash - "Death Or Glory" - London Calling (3:55)
4. The Rolling Stones - "Paint It Black" - Forty Licks (3:47)
5. U2 - "A Sort Of Homecoming" - The Unforgettable Fire (5:28)
6. The Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" - Funeral (4:48)
7. Broken Social Scene - "Cause=Time" - You Forgot It In People (5:30)
8. The Beatles - "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" - Abbey Road (7:47)
9. The Smiths - "The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty)"
- The
Queen Is Dead (6:24)
10. Echo And The Bunnymen - "Show Of Strength" - Heaven Up Here (4:51)
11. Joy Division - "Colony" - Closer (3:55)
12. Television - "Friction" - Marquee Moon (4:42)
13. Muse - "Hysteria" - Absolution (3:47)
14. Led Zeppelin - "Achilles Last Stand" - Presence (10:23)
15. Pure Reason Revolution - "Aeropause" - The Dark Third (5:46)
16. Pink Floyd - "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)" - Wish You
Were Here
(12:31)
17. Anathema - "Emotional Winter" - Judgement (5:54)
18. Radiohead - "How To Disappear Completely" - Kid A (5:56)
19. Sigur Rós - "Sæglópur" - Takk... (7:38)
20. Feist - "Lonely Lonely" - Let It Die (4:09)
21. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "I Want You" - Blood & Chocolate
(6:44)
22. Wilco - "Via Chicago" - Summerteeth (5:33)
23. Passengers - "Miss Sarajevo" - Original Soundtracks 1 (5:40)
24. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "My Friends" - One Hot Minute (4:02)
25. Nick Drake - "Fly" - Bryter Layter (3:00)
26. John Lennon - "Working Class Hero" - The Very Best Of John Lennon
(3:51)
27. DeVotchKa - "This Place Is Haunted" - How It Ends (3:19)
28. The Doors - "The End" - The Best Of The Doors (11:44)
Total runtime: 2:39:58

Axver

1. Anathema - "Release" - A Fine Day To Exit (5:47)
2. Marillion - "Kayleigh" (7" edit) - Misplaced Childhood (3:33)
3. Pure Reason Revolution - "Nimos And Tambos" - The Dark Third, US edition (3:44)
4. Muse - "Hysteria" - Absolution (3:47)
5. Rush - "A Passage To Bangkok" - 2112 (3:35)
6. Spock's Beard - "Skin" - Day For Night (4:01)
7. Delays - "Wanderlust" - Faded Seaside Glamour (3:58)
8. Mew - "The Zookeeper's Boy" - And The Glass Handed Kites (4:43)
9. U2 - "Treasure (Whatever Happened To Pete The Chop?)" - New Year's Day single (3:24)
10. Crowded House - "Mean To Me" - Crowded House (3:15)
11. The Chills - "Double Summer" - Soft Bomb (3:13)
12. Dave Dobbyn - "Beside You" - Overnight Success (3:43)
13. Dream Theater - "A Mind Beside Itself III: The Silent Man" - Awake (3:47)
14. Blackfield - "Christenings" - Blackfield II (4:37)
15. Neil Finn - "Last One Standing" - Try Whistling This (3:04)
16. The Go-Betweens - "Streets Of Your Town" - Bellavista Terrace: Best Of The Go-Betweens (3:38)
17. Midnight Oil - "Forgotten Years" - 20,000 Watt RSL (4:22)
18. The Police - "Invisible Sun" - Ghost In The Machine (3:44)
19. The Verve - "A New Decade" - A Northern Soul (4:12)
20. Platypus - "Oh God" - Ice Cycles (4:16)
21. Hum - "Green To Me" - Downward Is Heavenward (3:55)
22. The Devin Townsend Band - "Slow Me Down" - Accelerated Evolution (4:35)
23. Joy Division - "Transmission" - Heart And Soul (3:37)
24. The Clean - "Thumbs Off" - Anthology (2:58)
25. Television - "See No Evil" - Marquee Moon (3:49)
26. The Cure - "Fire In Cairo" - Three Imaginary Boys (3:40)
27. Split Enz - "I Got You" - True Colours (3:30)
28. The Who - "Pinball Wizard" - Tommy (3:01)
29. Pinback - "Prog" - Blue Screen Life (4:02)
30. Orphaned Land - "Building The Ark" - Mabool (5:02)
31. Transatlantic - "We All Need Some Light" - SMPT:e (5:44)
32. REM - "Driver 8" - Fables Of The Reconstruction (3:24)
33. Queen - "Long Away" - A Day At The Races (3:33)
34. Straitjacket Fits - "Sparkle That Shines" - Hail (3:57)
35. Ride - "Vapour Trail" - Nowhere (4:18)
36. The Shadows - "Wonderful Land" - The Final Collection (2:06)
37. The Wonder Stuff - "Caught In My Shadow" - Never Loved Elvis (3:48)
38. Wolverine - "Hiding" - Still (4:14)
39. Nick Drake - "From The Morning" - Pink Moon (2:30)
40. Joe Satriani - "Tears In The Rain" - The Extremist (1:18)
41. Pink Floyd - "Summer '68" - Atom Heart Mother (5:29)
42. Porcupine Tree - "The Rest Will Flow" - Lightbulb Sun (3:24)

Total runtime: 160:00

For this tournament, I chose to follow a different route than last time, partly due to the ban on repeating songs and partly due to my own desire not to be thematically repetitive and to look at my submission from a different angle. Accordingly, this compilation leans more towards melodic rock, with the metal element of the last submission almost entirely absent and the prog element viewed a new way, seeking to show the genre is not about soulless excess. The compilation is not designed to present a journey or work towards a specific point, but to provide a broad sampling of different moods and themes within a cohesive whole. It can accordingly be enjoyed in full or dealt with in thematic portions appropriate to the listener's mood. There are moments of hope, of politics, of tenderness, of cynicism, of joy, of regret, and a conclusion of sheer beauty in the form of Porcupine Tree's The Rest Will Flow. I feel that this is accordingly an ideal desert island compilation: the moods someone stranded on such an island would feel are diverse and can be addressed by various segments of the tracklisting, and the full effect provides masterfully crafted musical accompaniment to the experience both of the desert island and life in general.

Liamcool

Disc A:

01) Opeth - “In Mist She Was Standing” - Orchid (14:09)
02) Megadeath - “Peace Sells“ - Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? (4:55)
03) Liquid Tension Experiment - “When The Water Breaks” - Liquid Tension
Experiment 2 - (17:21)
04) Ayreon - “Day Twelve: Trauma” - The Human Equation (9:00)
05) Rush - “By Tor And The Snow Dog“ - Fly By Night (8:40)
06) Metallica - “Master Of Puppets” - Master Of Puppets (8:37)
07) King Crimson - “The Talking Drum” - Lark’s Tongue In Aspic (6:33)
08) Anathema - “Don’t Look Too Far” - Judgement (5:40)
09) Marillion - “Fugazi” - Fugazi (8:33)

Disc B:

01) New Order - “Age Of Consent” - Power, Corruption and Lies (5:20)
02) The Glove - “Like An Animal” - Blue Sunshine (4:40)
03) Echo And The Bunny men - “Villiers Terrace” - Crocodiles (2:53)
04) Ultravox - “Mine For Life” - Quartet (4:50)
05) Pink Floyd - “Echoes“ - Meddle (23:35)
06) Dream Theater - “Scarred” - Awake (10:59)
07) Joy Division - “Twenty Four Hours” - Closer (4:26)
08) The Cure - “Sinking” - The Head On The Door (4:55)

Screwtape2

1. The Alan Parsons Project- “A Dream Within A Dream” -Tales Of Mystery & Imagination (4:13)
2. Todd Rundgren- “A Treatise On Cosmic Fire: Intro Prana” - Initiation (4:21)
3. Tori Amos- “Little Earthquakes” - Little Earthquakes (6:51)
4. U2- “Walk To The Water” - With Or Without You [single] (4:49)
5. Massive Attack- “Weather Storm” – Protection (4:59)
6. Faithless feat. Dido- “One Step Too Far” – Reverence (5:19)
7. Pure Reason Revolution- “Aeropause” – The Dark Third (5:46)
8. Edward & Alex Van Halen- “Respect The Wind” – Twister: Soundtrack (4:40)
9. David Bowie- “Within You” –Labyrinth Soundtrack (3:29)
10. The Cure- “Charlotte Sometimes” – Charlotte Sometimes [single] (4:14)
11. Thelonious Monk, Ray Copeland, Gig Gryce, John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, Wilbur Ware & Art Blakey- “Epistrophy” - Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (3:10)
12. Dido- “Honestly OK” – No Angel (4:39)
13. The Cranberries- “Pretty” - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (2:16)
14. Julee Cruise- “The World Spins” – Floating In The Night (6:38)
15. Duran Duran- “Come Undone [edit]” – Greatest (4:15)
16. George Michael- “Cowboys & Angels” - Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 (7:15)
17. Pearl Jam- “Wasted Reprise” – Pearl Jam (0:53)

Total runtime: 77:47

1. Genesis- “Watchers Of The Skies” – Foxtrot (7:22)
2. Randy Edelman- “Bridge At Lacrosse” – Last Of The Mohicans: Soundtrack (1:23)
3. Renaissance- “Can You Understand” – Tales Of 1001 Nights Volume 1 (10:23)
4. Kate Bush- “Leave It Open” – The Dreaming (3:25)
5. Passengers- “One Minute Warning” - Original Soundtracks 1 (4:39)
6. The Police- “Omegaman” – Ghost In The Machine (2:47)
7. Tears For Fears- “Broken” – Songs From The Big Chair (2:38)
8. Sting- “We Work The Black Seam” – Bring On The Night (7:00)
9. Pink Floyd- “Great Gig In The Sky” – Dark Side Of The Moon (4:44)
10. Focus- “Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!” – Live At The Rainbow (11:31)
11. The Verve- “Catching The Butterfly” – Urban Hymns (6:26)
12. Gustav Holst (Andrew Davis; Toronto Symphony Orchestra)- “Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” – Holst: The Planets (8:15)
13. Angelo Badalamenti- “The Voice Of Love” – Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me: Original Soundtrack (3:52)
14. The Smashing Pumpkins- “17” – Adore (0:17)
15. Grant Lee Buffalo- “Last Days Of Tecumseh” - Mighty Joe Moon (1:02)
16. Peter Gabriel- “It Is Accomplished” – Passion: Soundtrack (2:55)
17. Ennio Morricone- “Miserere” – The Mission: Soundtrack (1:00)

Total runtime: 79:39

Total runtime: 157:26

To me the best music to an individual is the kind that has an emotional effect. With that in mind, my compilation attempts to take someone into the experience of life on a desert island. My compilation is a concept album in a sense, centered around the emotions experienced by those in their first night on the island. It is called “To The Stars, A Fire Cried No Hiding Place.” Interpret that how you want. When you listen imagine those people and what they might be doing or thinking during each piece. The first disc is called “A Restless Sea, Before A Sleep.” It is meant to represent the shedding of their past lives. The second disc is called “A Restless Dream, Before First Breath.” It is meant to represent the conflict of savage subconscious wills against the hope of a new life and second chance. It merges alternative, prog/art rock, classical/film scores, folk music, jazz and others. Please take a listen. It is something that has to be experienced to be appreciated. So close your eyes and put on your head phones.

dazzlingamy

1. The Smiths – "Please Please Please Let Me Get What
I Want" – Hatful of Hollow (1:51)
2. U2 – "Stay (Faraway So Close" – Zooropa (4:59)
3. Stevie Wonder – "Superstition" – Talking Book (4:22)
4. Modest Mouse – "Float On" – Good News for People
Who Love Bad News (3:29)
5. Stereophonics – "Dakota" – Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (4:56)
6. Joy Division – "Love Will Tear Us Apart" – Substance (3:26)
7. The Whitlams – "Made Me Hard" – Love This City (3:34)
8. Pete Murray – "Better Days" – See The Sun (3:43)
9. Pink Floyd – "Wish You Were Here" – Wish You Were Here (5:17)
10. The Cure – "Close To Me" – Staring At The Sea: The Singles (3:39)
11. John Lennon – "Instant Karma!" – The John Lennon Collection (3:23)
12. Tori Amos – "A Sorta Fairytale" – Scarlet's Walk (4:06)
13. Portishead – "Glory Box" – Dummy (5.07)
14. Ladytron – "Seventeen" – Light & Magic (4.37)
15. Sigur Ros – "Staralfur" - Agaetis Byrjun (6.47)
16. Sergei Prokofiev – "March of the Montagues and Capulets" – The
Classical Suite (5.50)
17. Jackson 5 – "Blame It On The Boogie" – Destiny (3:31)
18. Blur – "Girls and Boys" – Parklife (4:15)
19. Muse – "Starlight" – Black Holes and Revelations (3:59)
20. Eskimo Joe – "From The Sea – A Song is A City (3:12)
21. The Clash – "Rock The Casbah" – Combat Rock (3:40)
22. Rufus Wainwright – "The One You Love" – Want Two (3:44)
23. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get – Vauxhall
and I (3.43)
24. Josh Pyke – "Silver" – Recordings from 2003 – 2005
25. Athlete – "Street Map" - Tourist ( 4.40)
26. The Beatles – "Across The Universe" – Let It Be (3:45)
27. Coldplay – "The Scientist" – A Rush of Blood To The Head (5:11)
28. Secret Garden – "Heartstrings" – Songs from a Secret Garden ( 3.25)
29. Bob Sinclair – "Love Generation" – Western Dream (2:58)

I chose my playlist with a few things in mind. I wanted a broad
spectrum with lots of different genre artists, giving both the cruisy
mellow music I love with a few rock songs thrown in, as I like
changing playlists. I added a few of my favourite aussie artists that
are possibly not well known outside of Australia. They are amazing
artists, so check them out if you like what you hear. I love strings,
and instrumental music, so there are a few of them in there as well.
Basically it's a mix bag of my favourite artists. I hope you like it!


[FitzChivalry]

"THERE'S A TRIGGER IN YOUR TRACKLIST"

01. The Smashing Pumpkins - "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness" - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2:52)
02. The English Beat - "I Confess" - Special Beat Service (4:34)
03. Steely Dan - "Aja" - Aja (8:00)
04. The Allman Brothers Band - "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" - Idlewild South (6:58)
05. Led Zeppelin - "That's The Way" - Led Zeppelin III (5:37)
06. The Beatles - "Across The Universe" - Let It Be (3:48)
07. Bruce Springsteen - "Stolen Car" - The River (disc 2) (3:54)
08. Queensryche - "Silent Lucidity" - Empire (5:47)
09. Tori Amos - "Precious Things" - Little Earthquakes (4:27)
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Black Tongue" - Fever To Tell (2:57)
11. Pearl Jam - "Spin The Black Circle" - Vitalogy (2:47)
12. U2 - "An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart" - Boy (8:14)
13. Duran Duran - "New Moon On Monday" - Seven And The Ragged Tiger (4:15)
14. Morrissey - "Late Night, Maudlin Street" - Viva Hate (7:41)
15. The Cure - "Plainsong" - Disintegration (5:15)
16. Doves - "Snowden" - Some Cities (4:12)
17. Pulp - "Do You Remember The First Time?" - His 'n' Hers (4:22)
18. Oasis - "Champagne Supernova" - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (7:27)
19. Bjork - "Army Of Me" - Post (3:54)
20. Underworld - "Moaner" - Anthology 1992-2002 (7:40)
21. The Chemical Brothers - "Song To The Siren" - Exit Planet Dust (3:16)
22. Planet Soul - "Set U Free" - Set U Free [Single] (4:16)
23. The Bucketheads - "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)" - All In The Mind (3:23)
24. Barry Harris featuring Pepper Mashay - "Dive In The Pool" - Queer As Folk [Soundtrack] (3:55)
25. Janet Jackson - "If" - janet. (4:31)
26. Daft Punk - "One More Time" - Discovery (5:20)
27. Luke Slater - "love" - Jody-Way Out There-A Progressive DJ Mix (6:47)
28. BT - "Nectar" - ESCM (5:55)
29. Moby - "My Weakness" - Play (3:37)
30. Genesis - "The Carpet Crawlers" - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (disc 1) (5:14)
31. Depeche Mode - "Black Celebration" - Black Celebration (4:54)
32. Radiohead - "Everything In Its Right Place" - Kid A (4:11 ) (For Kris)

KhanadaRhodes

1. Yazoo - "Don't Go" - Upstairs at Eric's (3:11)
2. Human League - "Being Boiled (Fast Version) - Nick Rhodes and John
Taylor Present Only After Dark (3:48)
3. Talking Heads - "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" - Remain In
Light (5:49)
4. Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls" - Please (4:45)
5. The Bravery - "An Honest Mistake" - The Bravery (3:40)
6. Scissor Sisters - "Comfortably Numb" - Scissor Sisters (4:25)
7. U2 - "Salomé" - Even Better Than The Real Thing (4:33)
8. Massive Attack - "Inertia Creeps" - Mezzanine (5:56)
9. Interpol - "Say Hello To The Angels" - Turn On The Bright Lights (4:28)
10. Led Zeppelin - "The Immigrant Song" - Led Zeppelin III (2:23)
11. Depeche Mode - "Judas" - Songs of Faith and Devotion (5:13)
12. Queen - "I Want To Break Free" - The Works (4:18)
13. Split Enz - "Dirty Creature" - Time and Tide (4:02)
14. David Bowie - "Fame" - Young Americans (4:18)
15. Arcadia - "Election Day (Consensus Mix)" - Election Day (8:33)
16. Japan - "European Son (John Punter 12" Mix)" - Assemblage (5:04)
17. Roxy Music - "Same Old Scene" - Flesh + Blood (3:57)
18. Echo and the Bunnymen - "The Killing Moon" - Ocean Rain (5:48)
19. Franz Ferdinand - "Outsiders" - You Could Have It So Much Better (4:02)
20. The Rolling Stones - "Sympathy for the Devil" - Beggars Banquet (6:18)
21. The Police - "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of
What's Still Around" - Zenyatta Mondatta (3:36)
22. New Order - "The Perfect Kiss" - Low-Life (4:48)
23. VHS Or Beta - "Night on Fire" - Night on Fire (4:01)
24. Duran Duran - "Fame" - Careless Memories (3:17)
25. The Killers - "Somebody Told Me" - Hot Fuss (3:17)
26. Brian Eno - "The True Wheel" - Nick Rhodes and John Taylor Present
Only After Dark (5:05)
27. Bronski Beat - "Smalltown Boy" - The Very Best of Jimmy
Somerville, Bronski Beat and the Communards (4:57)
28. Tears For Fears - "Broken" - Songs from the Big Chair (2:38)
29. George Michael - "Faith" - Faith (4:13)
30. I Am The World Trade Center - "No Expectations" - The Cover Up (2:46)
31. Max Raabe & Palastorchester - "Let's Talk About Sex" - Superhits
Nr. 2" (4:25)
32. Miami Sound Machine - "Conga" - Primitive Love (4:15)
33. The Power Station - "Communication" - The Power Station (3:37)
34. Wang Chung - "Dance Hall Days" - Points on the Curve (4:01)
35. The Zombies - "Time of the Season" - Sony Music 100 Years: Pop
Music - The Golden Era 1951-1975 (3:31)
36. Europe - "The Final Countdown" - The Final Countdown (5:12)

Total runtime: 2:38:10

Lara Mullen

Ludovico Einaudi - "Nuvole Bianche " - Una Mattina - 5:58
Yann Tiersen - "Comptine d'un autre été l'apres midi" - C'était ici - 2:24
Hasna el Bacharia - "Hakmet Lakdar" Rêves d'Oasis - Desert Blues 2 - 5:49
Azure Ray - "Sleep" - Azure Ray - 5:00
LAMB - "Gorecki" - Lamb - 6:30
R.E.M. - "E-bow the letter" - New adventures in Hi-Fi - 5:25
Martha Wainwright - "Factory" - Martha Wainwright - 3:33
Nina Simone - "Mr Bojangles" - Here comes the sun - 5:02
Leona Naess - "Christmas" - Comatised - 3:42
Sia - "Breathe Me" - Colour the small one - 4:35
Sheila Nicholls - "Fallen for you" - High fidelity soundtrack - 3:16
Neil Young - "Philadelphia" - Philadelphia Soundtrack - 4:07
Ray LaMontagne - "Empty" - Till the sun turns black - 5:17
Blur - "No distance left to run" - 13 - 3:28
Embrace - "Gravity" - Out of Nothing - 4:40
Tali - "21 questions" - Do it For Yourself - 3:46
Lindsey Buckingham - "It was you" - Under the skin - 2:48
The Crystals - "Then he kissed me" - Phil Spector: - Back to mono - 2:37
78:57
CD 2:
New Order - "Crystal" - Singles - 4:21
Outkast - "Hey Ya" - Speakerboxxx/Love below - 3:53
LCD Soundsystem - "Tribulations" - LCD Soundsystem - 4:59
Soulwax - "Much against everyone's advice" - Much against everyone's advice - 2:48
U2 - "Mofo" - Pop - 5:49
Aphex Twin - "Girl/Boy" - Richard D. James album - 4:52
Muse - "Citizen Erased" -Origin of Symmetry - 7:19
Embrace - "New Adam New Eve" - Drawn from memory - 3:47
Arcade Fire - "Rebellion (Lies)" - Funeral - 5:10
Lily Allen - "Alfie" - Smile - 2:43
KT Tunstall - "Suddenly I see" - Eye to the telescope - 3:21
No Doubt - "New" - The Singles 1992-2003 - 4:24
The Postal Service - "Brand New Colony" - Give Up - 4:12
Luna - "La poupee qui fait non" - Pop romantique - 2:56
Mc Solaar - "Belle et le bad boy" - Cinquieme As - 3:12
Plastic Bertrand - "Ca plane pour moi" - AN1 - 2:54
Moby - "Feeling so real" - Everything is wrong - 3:23
Underworld - "Born Slippy" - Born Slippy - 11:40
79:44

inmyplace13

1. Mogwai – “Kids Will Be Skeletons – Happy Songs For Happy People (5:27)
2. The Beatles – “Tomorrow Never Knows / Within You Without You – Love (3:07)
3. Passengers – “Slug” – Original Soundtracks 1 (4:41)
4. Radiohead – “The National Anthem” – Kid A(5:51)
5. The Raconteurs – “Level” – Broken Boy Soldiers (2:22)
6. The Rolling Stones – “Gimme Shelter” – Forty Licks [Disc 1] (4:32)
7. Sigur Rós – “Untitled 4” – ( ) (7:32)
8. Secret Machines – “1,000 Seconds” – Ten Silver Drops (5:15)
9. The Flaming Lips – “Waitin’ For A Superman” – The Soft Bulletin (4:17)
10. Coldplay – “Amsterdam” – A Rush Of Blood To The Head (5:19)
11. Do Make Say Think – “Reitschule” - & Yet & Yet (9:17)
12. Spoon – “The Beast And Dragon, Adored” – Gimme Fiction (4:18)
13. U2 – “Mofo” – Pop (5:49)
14. TV On The Radio – “Province” – Return To Cookie Mountain (4:37)
15. Queen – “Killer Queen” – Sheer Heart Attack (3:00)
16. The Arcade Fire – “Une Année Sans Lumiere” – Funeral (3:41)
17. Outkast – “Take Off Your Cool” – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2:38)
18. Feist – “Inside+Out (Apostle of Hustle UnMix Live at the BBC)” – Open Season (3:34)
19. Damien Rice – “Grey Room” – 9 (5:43)
20. Joseph Arthur – “Termite Song” – Redemption’s Son (9:23)
21. Ray LaMontagne – “Burn” – Trouble (2:54)
22. Death Cab For Cutie – “Transatlanticism” – Transatlanticism (7:55)
23. Explosions In The Sky – “First Breath After Coma” – The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place (9:33)
24. Bob Dylan – “Thunder On The Mountain” – Modern Times (5:55)
25. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – “Magnolia Mountain” – Cold Roses (5:58)
26. Wilco – “Theologians” – A Ghost Is Born (3:36)
27. Iron & Wine – “Each Coming Night” – Our Endless Numbered Days (3:81)
28. Bright Eyes – “Poison Oak” – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning (4:39)
29. Okkervil River – “So Come Back, I Am Waiting” – Black Sheep Boy (8:05)
30. Broken Social Scene – “Lover’s Spit (Redux)” – Beehives (7:33)

Total runtime: 159:52

I tried to separate my playlist into three distinct phases, each beginning with an epic post rock track and ending with one of my favorite piano driven tunes. I always think the best playlists start out with the hypnotic drumbeat of The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows,” which I unfortunately used in the last competition. Fortunately, the Love record came out, and you get to “turn off your mind” to begin my playlist once again. I didn’t seek to make this a comprehensive list of the best songs ever or to span every conceivable genre. I simply wanted to make a list that reflects what I’m listening to these days and the point I’m at in my life. I hope you enjoy it and find something new and worthwhile.

Lancemc

1. Beck - "The Golden Age" - Sea Change (4:38)
2. The Who - "5:15" - Quadrophenia (4:59)
3. Led Zeppelin - "When The Levee Breaks" - IV (7:07)
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Get on Top" - Californication (3:18)
5. Rilo Kiley - "I Never" - More Adventurous (4:33)
6. George Harrison - "Wah-Wah" - All Things Must Pass (5:39)
7. Bob Dylan - "Shelter From the Storm" - Blood on the Tracks (5:02)
8. Daniel Lanois - "The Maker" - Arcadie (4:13)
9. Elvis Costello - "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" - Armed Forces (3:46)
10. The Decemberists - "July, July!" - Castaways and Cutouts (2:53)
11. The Pixies - "Debaser" - Doolittle (2:52)
12. David Bowie - "Teenage Wildlife" - Scary Monsters (6:56)
13. Radiohead - "No Surprises" - OK Computer (3:48)
14. Modest Mouse - "Gravity Ride Everything" - The Moon and Antarctica (4:19)
15. The Beatles - "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" - Rubber Soul (2:05)
16. The Flaming Lips - "Do You Realize?" - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (3:32)
17. Brian Eno - "Everything Merges With The Night" - Another Green World (3:59)
18. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Nature Boy" - Abattoir Blues (4:54)
19. Talking Heads - "Life During Wartime" - Fear of Music (3:41)
20. The Rolling Stones - "Sympathy for the Devil" - Beggar's Banquet (6:18)
21. Bjork - "Human Behavior" - Debut (4:12)
22. The Arcade Fire - "Headlights Look Like Diamonds" - Us Kids Know (EP) (4:25)
23. Bright Eyes - "At The Bottom Of Everything" - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (4:34)
24. Interpol - "Say Hello to the Angels" - Turn On The Bright Lights (4:28)
25. Wilco - "Jesus, Etc." - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (3:51)
26. The White Stripes - "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" - Elephant (2:48)
27. PJ Harvey - "Angelene" - Is This Desire? (3:34)
28. Coldplay - "Shiver" - Parachutes (4:59)
29. Sugarcubes - "Birthday" - The Great Crossover Potential (4:00)
30. R.E.M. - "Electrolite" - New Adventures in Hi-Fi (4:05)
31. Sufjan Stevens - "Casimir Pulaski Day" - Illinoise (5:54)
32. Pink Floyd - "Time" - Dark Side of the Moon (7:06)
33. U2 - "Bad" - Live From the Point Depot (7:31)
34. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - "New York City Serenade" - The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle (9:55)

Total Runtime: 2:39:54

My playlist was originally envisioned as a showcase for the beauty of music. It included the entirety of Beethoven's 5th Symphony spread out throughout the playlist. It opened with Beck's Sexx Laws, and followed with the first two movements. It was funny. The third movement divided the playlist in half, and the final movement closed the playlist, with R.E.M.'s "Find the River" as a sort of Coda at the very end. I thought it was beautiful, and probably a more cohesive playlist than what I'm currently offering. It worked well as a solid unit. But the problem was that I could only fit in like 25 other songs. I needed more. That and the fact that a lot of people probably wouldn't appreciate 50 minutes of classical music, and that would probably hurt my chances in the competition. So I scratched the idea, and started anew. This time I just tried to fit in as many songs I could from my favorite artists. The songs I selected aren't necessarily my favorite song from each individual artist, but I feel they represent everything I love about each artist as a whole (also keeping in mind the time constraints, which limited my choices a bit). Then I did my best to make a listenable 160 minute playlist out of all this junk. Not a whole lot changed as far order goes once I had my artists in line. Specific songs continued to switch in and out during the whole process though. And a few quick deadline decisions were made just hours before I finalized the playlist (including swapping R.E.M's "I Believe" for "Electrolite", Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate" for "Shelter From the Storm", Pink Floyd's "Sheep" for "Time", and the very late addition of a Wilco track). Overall, I think this current incarnation is the best my playlist has ever sounded, though I could probably continue to tweak it forever. Why is my playlist the best? Well, I tried to keep it accessible, with some of the most beautiful song's I've ever known. I let a few odd balls in, like the Sugarcubes and Brian Eno tracks, but they're good for depth. And I couldn't possibly think of a better way to end such an epic musical journey than with The Boss's most beautiful song, "New York City Serenade". So sit back, relax, enjoy the rockers when they come, and enjoy my music.

Lemonchick

Disc 1:

1. Pulp - "Mis-Shapes" - Different Class (3:46)
2. The Cure - "Just Like Heaven" - Galore (3:33)
3. INXS - "Mistify" - Kick (3:17)
4. Garbage - "Cherry Lips" - Beautiful Garbage (3:14)
5. The Pretenders - "Walk Like A Panther" - Loose Screw (4:39)
6. Metric - "Torture Me" - Grow Up And Blow Away (3:51)
7. Feist - "Inside And Out" - Let It Die (4:17)
8. Morrissey - "The First Of The Gang To Die" - You Are The Quarry (3:38)
9. Roy Obirson - "She's A Mystery To Me" - Mystery Girl (4:17)
10. The Shins - "Caring Is Creepy" - Oh, Inverted World (3:20)
11. Sondre Lerche - "Two Way Monologue (Radio Edit)" - Two Way Monologue EP (3:06)
12. Sam Roberts - "Bridge To Nowhere" - Chemical City (3:08)
13. Ryan Adams - "Come Pick Me Up" - Heartbreaker (5:18)
14. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "It'll All Work Out" - Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (3:12)
15. Elton John - "My Father's Gun" - Tumbleweed Connection (6:20)
16. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - "Redemption Song" - Streetcore (3:28)
17. The Libertines - "Music When The Lights Go Out" - The Libertines (3:02)
18. Stabilo - "Flawed Design" - Happiness & Disaster (3:45)
19. R.E.M - "Find The River" - Automatic for the People (3:49)

Disc 2:

1. Magneta Lane - "Mare Of The Night" - The Constant Lover EP (4:52)
2. The Dears - "22: The Death of All the Romance" - No Cities Left (5:56)
3. Bright Eyes - "The Calendar Hung Itself" - Fevers And Mirrors (3:56)
4. The Decemberists - "We Both Go Down Together" - Picaresque (3:06)
5. The Dresden Dolls - "Half Jack" - The Dresden Dolls (5:57)
6. Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - "Doctor Blind" - Knives Don't Have Your Back (3:57)
7. Regina Spektor - "Apres Moi" - Begin To Hope (5:08)
8. Joy Division - "The Eternal" - Closer (6:07)
9. The Smashing Pumpkins - "1979" - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (4:25)
10. Radiohead - "Life in a Glasshouse" - Amnesiac (4:34)
11. Leonard Cohen - "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy" - Songs From A Room (3:39)
12. Damien Rice - "The Blower's Daughter" - O (4:48)
13. Snow Patrol - "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" - Eyes Open (3:23)
14. Stars - "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" - Set Yourself On Fire (4:16)
15. The Stills - "Still in Love Song" - Rememberese EP (3:43)
16. The Smiths - "Asleep" - The World Won't Listen (4:09)
17. Bruno Coulais - "Vois Sur Ton Chemin" - Les Choristes (2:19)
18. Sigur Rós - "Untitled # 8" - ( ) (11:42)

Total runtime: 02:38:57

XHendrix24

1. New Radicals - "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (5:45)
2. Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago" - Illinoise (6:04)
3. The New Pornographers - "Use It" - Twin Cinema (3:26)
4. Nada Surf - "Treading Water" - Let Go (4:23)
5. Broken Social Scene - "It's All Gonna Break" - Broken Social Scene (9:55)
6. Interpol - "Slow Hands" - Antics (3:04)
7. The Divine Comedy - "Tonight We Fly" - Promenade (3:01)
8. Radiohead - "Cuttooth" - Knives Out Single (5:22)
9. Pulp - "Common People" - Different Class (5:51)
10. Mew - "Am I Wry? No" - Frengers (4:52)
11. My Morning Jacket - "Anytime" - Z (3:56)
12. XTC - "Senses Working Overtime" - English Settlement (4:51)
13. Talking Heads - "Once In A Lifetime" - Remain In Light (4:22)
14. Voxtrot - "Wrecking Force" - Raised By Wolves EP (4:48)
15. Elliott Smith - "Miss Misery" - Good Will Hunting Soundtrack (3:12)
16. Frank Black - "Speedy Marie" - Teenager Of The Year (3:34)
17. The Clash - "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)" - London Calling (3:12)
18. David Bowie - "Heroes" - Heroes (6:10)
19. Animal Collective - "Grass" - Feels (2:59)
20. Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) - Funeral (5:13)
21. The Olivia Tremor Control - "The Opera House" - Dusk At Cubist Castle (3:12)
22. TV On The Radio - "Staring at the Sun" - Young Liars EP (4:01)
23. Secret Machines - "Lightning Blue Eyes" - Ten Silver Drops (5:33)
24. The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows" - Pet Sounds (2:51)
25. Tom Waits - "Downtown Train" - Rain Dogs (3:53)
26. Modest Mouse - "Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset" - This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About (5:50)
27. Fountains of Wayne - "Hey Julie" - Welcome Interstate Managers (2:37)
28. Final Fantasy - "This Is The Dream Of Win And Regine" - Has a Good Home (3:24)
29. The Flaming Lips - "Do You Realize??" - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (3:32)
30. My Bloody Valentine - "Soon" - Loveless (6:58)
31. David Bowie and Queen - "Under Pressure" - Best of Bowie (3:58)
32. The Jam - "That's Entertainment" - Sound Affects (3:33)
33. The National - "All The Wine" - Alligator (3:15)
34. Pixies - "Monkey Gone To Heaven" - Doolittle (2:56)
35. The Brother Kite - "Get On, Me" - Waiting for the Time to Be Right (4:01)
36. The Beatles - "A Day In The Life" - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5:33)

Bono’s Shades

1. Led Zeppelin - "Rock & Roll" - IV (3:40)
2. The White Stripes - "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" - White Blood Cells (3:03)
3. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Ain't No Easy Way" - Howl (2:37)
4. Ray Charles (w/Van Morrison) - "Crazy Love" - Genius Loves Company (3:44)
5. Ike & Tina Turner - "Proud Mary" - Ultimum Maximum (2:41)
6. Aretha Franklin - "Think" - The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (2:19)
7. Funkadelic - "I'll Bet You" - Funkadelic (6:13)
8. Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Let's Get It On (Live) (3:58)
9. The Beatles - "Norwegian Wood" - 1962-1966 (Disc 2) (2:05)
10. The Arcade Fire - "Wake Up" - Funeral (5:35)
11. Chris Isaak - "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" - Forever Blue (2:54)
12. Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - "The Promised Land" - Live 1975-1985 (Disc 2) (5:32)
13. Crowded House - "World Where You Live" - Recurring Dream (3:06)
14. The Clash - "Train In Vain (Stand By Me)" - London Calling (3:13)
15. Johnny Cash - "Personal Jesus" - American IV: The Man Comes Around (3:20)
16. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Into My Arms" - Best Of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (4:14)
17. Dusty Springfield - "Son of a Preacher Man" - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (3:01)
18. Elvis Costello - "Man Out of Time" - The Very Best of Elvis Costello Disc 1 (5:25)
19. Marshall Crenshaw - "Cynical Girl" - The Best of Mountain Stage Live Vol. 3 (2:41)
20. INXS - "Not Enough Time" - The Best of INXS (4:19)
21. Midnight Oil - "Blue Sky Mine" - 20,000 Watts R.S.L. (4:20)
22. Jeff Buckley - "Dream Brother" - Grace (5:26)
23. The New Pornographers - "Sing Me Spanish Techno" Twin Cinema (4:16)
24. Bob Marley & the Wailers - "Redemption Song" - Legend (3:46)
25. Spoon - "I Turn My Camera On" - Gimme Fiction (3:32)
26. Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill" - The Whole Story (4:59)
27. Ambulance LTD - "Primitive (The Way I Treat You)" - LP (3:58)
28. The Police - "Voices Inside My Head" - Zenyatta Mondatta (3:53)
29. The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket" - The Pretenders (3:04)
30. R.E.M. - "The One I Love" - Document (3:17)
31. Roy Orbison (w/kd lang) - "Crying" - King of Hearts (3:48)
32. Simple Minds - "See the Lights" - Real Life (4:22)
33. The Smiths - "This Charming Man" - Singles (2:44)
34. Radiohead - "Exit Music (For a Film)" - O.K. Computer (4:24)
35. Stevie Wonder - "Higher Ground" - Definitive Collection (3:11)
36. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer" - Sand in the Vaseline Disc 1 (4:20)
37. U2 - "New Year's Day" - War (5:38)
38. Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes" So (5:29)
39. Blur - "Beetlebum" - Blur (5:04)
40. The Verve - "Bittersweet Symphony" - Urban Hymns (5:58)

Irishteen

CD - 1

1. Aslan - "Gotta Make It" - Made In Dublin (4:44)
2. Johnny Cash - "Hurt" - American IV: The Man Comes Around (3:39)
3. Green Day - "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" - Nimrod. (2:33)
4. Bob Dylan - "Hurricane" - Desire (8:34)
5. Mason Williams - "Classical Gas" - Rock Instrumental Classics (3:06)
6. K.T. Tunstall - "Another Place To Fall" - Eye To The Telescope (4:11)
7. Robert Johnson - "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" - The Complete Recordings (3:00)
8. The Who - "Pinball Wizard" - Tommy (3:01)
9. Rodrigo y Gabriela - "Tamacun" - Rodrigo y Gabriela (3:26)
10. Regina Spektor - "On The Radio" - Begin To Hope (3:22)
11. The Dresden Dolls - "Dirty Business" - Yes, Virginia (3:37)
12. Klaus Badelt - "He's A Pirate" - Pirates of The Caribbean Soundtrack (1:30)
13. Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way" - Rumours (3:38)
14. Leanne Harte - "Hard To Grasp" - Leanne Harte (4:43)
15. Pink Floyd - "Arnold Layne" - The Early Singles (2:57)
16. Pearl Jam - "Crazy Mary" - Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams (5:40)
17. Passengers - "Your Blue Room" - Original Soundtracks 1 (5:29)
18. Oasis - "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - Heathen Chemistry (5:03)
19. Morrissey - "Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together" - Viva Hate (1:40)
20. The Verve - "History" - A Northern Soul (5:26)

Total playtime - (79:12)

CD - 2

1. Director - "Reconnect" - We Thrive On Big Cities (4:33)
2. Elvis Costello - "Pump it Up" - This Year's Model (3:13)
3. The Cardigans - "My Favourite Game" - Gran Turismo (3:38)
4. Bankrupt - "Record Store Renegade" - Shorter Than Danny DeVito (1:51)
5. Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - "Out In The Fields" - Run For Cover (4:18)
6. Pulp - "Disco 2000" - Different Class (4:34)
7. Richard Ashcroft - "Keys To The World" - Keys To The World (4:43)
8. The Dead 60s - "Riot Radio" - The Dead 60s (2:25)
9. R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion" - Out Of Time (4:29)
10. The Rags - "Razors & Ropes" - Razors & Ropes (2:40)
11. The Clash - "Rock The Casbah" - Combat Rock (3:43)
12. Secret Machines - "Lightning Blue Eyes" - Ten Silver Drops (5:33)
13. The Boomtown Rats - "Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)" - The Fine Art Of Surfacing (4:38)
14. The Smiths - "A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours" - Strangeways Here We Come (3:01)
15. Stereophonics - "A Thousand Trees" - Word Gets Around (3:03)
16. Ramones - "Poison Heart" - Mondo Bizarro (4:04)
17. Blondie - "Hanging On The Telephone" - Denis (2:21)
18. Stiff Little Fingers - "Tin Soldiers" - Nobody's Heroes (4:47)
19. tailGate - "No Need" - Blackened Star (4:43)
20. Queen - "Radio Ga Ga" - The Works (5:48)

Total Playtime - (78:05)

LJT

Disc A

01. Guillemots- "We're Here"- Through the Windowpane (5:14)
02. Air- "Mike Mills"- Talkie Walkie (4:28)
03. Calexico- "Black Heart"- Feast of Wire (4:48)
04. Nina Simone- "I Put a Spell On You"- Feeling Good The Best Of (2:36)
05. Jimi Hendrix- "Little Wing"- Axis Bold As Love (2:27)
06. Ocean Colour Scene- "It's My Shadow"- Moseley Shoals (4:23)
07. Aimee Mann- "Jacob Marley's Chain"- Whatever (3:01)
08. DeVotchKa- "Charlotte Mittnacht"- How It Ends (3:06)
09. Kate Bush- "Army Dreamers"- The Whole Story (3:14)
10. Architecture in Helsinki- "Do the Whirlwind"- In Case We Die (4:38)
11. Duke Ellington- "Old Man Blues"- Masterpieces 1929-1949 (3:06)
12. Elvis Costello- "Pump It Up"- The Very Best Of (3:13)
13. Primal Scream- "Don't Fight It, Feel It"- Screamadelica (6:54)
14. Hot Chip- "Boys From School"- The Warning (5:19)
15. Super Furry Animals- "Slow Life"- Songbook The Singles (6:59)
16. Talking Heads- "Once In A Lifetimes"- Remain In Light (4:22)
17. David Bowie- "Lady Grinning Soul"- Aladdin Sane (3:52)
18. Horslips- "Dearg Doom"- Train (3:05)
19. Thin Lizzy- "Emerald"- Live and Dangerous (4:33)

Total Running Time- 79:18

Disc B

01. Pulp- "Mis-Shapes"- Different Class (3:46)
02. Blur- "The Universal"- The Great Escape (3:59)
03. Fiona Apple- "Criminal"- Tidal (5:43)
04. Feist- "Inside and Out"- Let It Die (4:17)
05. Pink Floyd- "Sheep"- Animals (10:20)
06. Gnarls Barkley- "Go Go Gadget Gospel"- St Elsewhere (2:19)
07. James Brown- "Papa's Gotta Brand New Bag"- The Best Of James Brown (2:04)
08. The Go!Team- "Ladyflash"- Thunder, Lightning, Strike (4:09)
09. Manic Street Preachers- "Motorcycle Emptiness"- Generation Terrorists (6:08)
10. The Verve- "History"- A Northern Soul (5:26)
11. Nick Drake- "Free Ride"- Pink Moon (3:06)
12. Van Morrison- "Sweet Thing"- Astral Weeks (4:25)
13. Liam Frost & The Slowdown Family- "The Mourners Of St Paul's"- Show Me How the Spectres Dance (4:31)
14. The Beatles- "Within You Without You/ Tomorrow Never Knows"- Love (3:07)
15. Viva Voce- "We Do Not Fuck Around"- Get Your Blood Sucked Out (5:49)
16. Sigur Ros- "Seaglopur"- Takk (7:39)
17. The Divine Comedy- "Tonight We Fly"- Promenade (2:57)

Total Running Time- 79:45

Well here is my slightly manic playlist, the aim was to include as broad a spectrum of music that is representative of moi. The flow of the music is always important to me when making a playlist and that was one of my aims when creating these desert island discs. Sections I think that work particularly well include from "We're Here" to "Little Wing" and from "Do the Whirlwind" to "Boys From School" on the first disc. The run on the second disc from "Mis-Shapes" down to "Ladyflash" I am also particularly proud of, especially considering that I managed to get "Sheep" by Pink Floyd in between some disco, hip-hop goodness. Hopefully everyone will find at least a section of my my playlists enjoyable...it may also be a love hate relationship, as I am sure as well as there being sections you love, there will be the odd one you hate. Please though, definitely check out "Emerald" by Thin Lizzy and "We Do Not Fuck Around" by Viva Voce as they are two very kick ass songs....oh vote for me and enjoy the rest

Salome

01. Frank Zappa - "Peaches en regalia" - Hot Rats - 3:38
02. Jamie Lidell - "Mutiply" - Multiply - 4:26
03. Solomon Burke - "Diamond in your mind" - Don't give up on me - 4:24
04. Gram Parsons - "A song for you" - G.P. - 4:58
05. Aphex Twin - "Girl/By Song" - Richard D. James Album - 4:47
06. Tindersticks - "Dick's slow song" - Curtains - 4:09
07. Tortoise - "I set my face to the hillside" - TNT - 6:09
08. Palace Music - "Give me children" - Arise Therefore - 3:27
09. John Coltrane - "Acknowledgement" - A Love Supreme - 7:48
10. R.E.M. - "E-bow, the letter" - New adventures in Hi-Fi - 5:25
11. Johan - "Staring at the sun" - Thnx_Jhn - 4:34
12. Crowded House - "Fall at your feet" - Woodface - 3:18
13. The Beach Boys - "God only knows" - Pet Sounds - 2:53
14. The Ronettes - "Soldier baby of mine" - Phil Spector: Back to mono - 2:53
15. Vaovy - "Mafé" - Entre mer et ciel - Island blues - 4:51
16. Elis & Tom - "Agues de março" - Elis & Tom - 3:29
17. The Congos - "Fisherman" - Heart of the Congos - 6:03
18. Natacha Atlas - "Duden" - Diaspora - 6:41
19. Martha Wainwright - "Far away" - Martha Wainwright - 2:54
20. Belle & Sebastian - "Asleep on a sunbeam" - Dear catastrophe waitress - 3.22
20. Talking Heads - "Once in a lifetime" - Remain in light - 4:23
21. Pet Shop Boys - "A red letter day" - Bilingual - 4:34
22. Kylie - "I believe in you" - Ultimate Kylie - 3:20
23. U2 - "Lemon" - Zooropa - 6:58
23. The Shins - "New slang" - Oh, inverted world - 3:51
24. Lambchop - "Life's little tragedy" - How I quit smoking - 4:16
25. Lucinda Williams - "Overtime" - World without tears - 3:58
26. Bob Dylan - "I want you" - Blonde on blonde - 3:08
27. Oblivians - "Ride that train" - Play 9 songs with Mr. Quintron - 3:38
28. AC/DC - "Love hungry man" - Highway to hell - 4:17
29. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - "Torture" - Acme - 4:08
28. Guided by voices - "Atom eyes" - Under the bushes, under the stars - 1:42
29. Leonard Cohen - "The faith" - Dear Heather - 4:17
30. Mariza - "Barco negro" - Fado em mim - 4:00
31. Talk Talk - "Time it's time" - Colour of spring - 8:10

Total runtime 154:49

Fly So High!

1. Paul Kelly - "Dumb Things" - Young Einstein: A Serious Motion Picture (2:41)
2. Spiderbait - "Calypso" - Ivy And The Big Apples (1:51)
3. Regurgitator - "Happiness" - Art (3:21)
4. Men At Work - "Down Under" - Business As Usual (3:45)
5. Midnight Oil - "Beds Are Burning" - Diesel and Dust (4:18)
6. INXS - "Guns In The Sky" - Kick (2:20)
7. AC DC - "You Shook Me All Night Long" - Back In Black (3:30)
8. David Bowie - "Heroes" - Heroes (3:38)
9. Cold Chisel - "Khe San" - Cold Chisel (4:04)
10. Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up" - Tattoo You (3:31)
11. Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" – Brother in Arms (4:09)
12. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Otherside" - Californication (4:15)
13. Jet - "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" - Get Born (3:32)
14. Hoodoo Gurus - "Bittersweet" - Mars Needs Guitars (3:51)
15. Crowded House - "Four Seasons In One Day" - Woodface (2:47)
16. U2 - "Where The Streets Have No Name" – The Joshua Tree (4:36
17. Sting Feat. Cheb Mami - "Desert Rose" - Brand New Day (3:54)
18. Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right" - Loose (3:43)
19. The Cure - "Lullaby" - The Cure - Greatest Hits (4:10)
20. Fleetwood Mac - "Sara" - Tusk (6:22)
21. R.E.M. - "Drive" - Automatic for the People (4:30)
22. The Waifs - "London Still" - A brief History (4:06)
23. The Pretenders - "Middle Of The Road" - Guitar Rock - The '80s (4:15)
24. Natalie Imbruglia - "Big Mistake" - Left of the Middle (4:33)
25. Macy Gray - "I Try" - On How Life Is (3:56)
26. Kylie Minogue - "Put Yourself In My Place" - Ultimate Kylie (4:56)
27. Madonna - "Live To Tell" - The Immaculate Collection (5:18)
28. Bruce Springsteen - "Streets Of Philadelphia" - Philadelphia OST (3:54)
29. Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" - Thriller (4:54)
30. Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here" - Wish You Were Here (4:49)
31. Elvis Presley - "Hound Dog" - Don't Be Cruel (2:14)
32. The Beatles - "Get Back" - Let It Be (2:05)
33. Bob Marley & The Wailers - "No Woman No Cry" - LIVE (7:07)
34. The Clash - "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" – Combat Rock (3:08)
35. The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations" - Smiley Smile (3:37)
36. Nine Inch Nails - "Hurt" - The Downward Spiral (5:08)
37. The Whitlams - "No Aphrodisiac" - Eternal Nightcap (4:20)
38. Coldplay - "Til Kingdom Come" - X&Y (4:11)
39. Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - "Con Te Partiro" - Romanza (4:06)
40. Powderfinger - "The Day You Come" - Internationalist (4:00)

This tracklist centers around the idea that, if I was trapped on a desert island, I would want to remember all the people I love and can no longer be with, and many of the good times that I've had. So the songs in my tracklist ARE NOT MY FAVORITE SONGS and are NOT necessarily BY MY FAVORITE ARTISTS (I would never include a Queensryche song on a tracklist of my favorite songs of all time, but the song on here reminds me of my very first crush who made me go all weak and wobbly, hence, it's very special to me). Each song reminds me of either a person I love or a great time I've had, thus, these songs are the memories of my life, from growing up listening to my Mom and Dad's favorites (Allman Bros., Led Zeppelin, Genesis); to The Cure's "Plainsong" - the first song that ever made me cry; to my college days (7 housemates and I on a weekend trip to San Francisco to see Oasis, getting drunk in Chinatown and stuffing ourselves into a cab and singing "Champagne Supernova" at the top of our lungs the entire way to the concert; to coming out of the closet and cutting my baby-gay teeth at club OZZ; to my friends introducing me to the beauty that is Brit-Pop. These are the songs/loved ones/memories I would take with me if I were to be stranded on a desert island.

LemonMacPhisto

1. U2 – “Where the Streets Have No Name” – The Joshua Tree (5:40)
2. Bruce Springsteen – “Born to Run” – Born to Run (4:22)
3. The Strokes – “Juicebox” – First Impressions of Earth (3:15)
4. The White Stripes – “Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine” – Elephant (3:17)
5. The Rolling Stones – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – Out of Our Heads (3:48)
6. The Police – “Roxanne” – Outlandos d’Amour (3:14)
7. Feist – “Mushaboom” – Let It Die (3:44)
8. Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (3:16)
9. Ray Charles – “You Don’t Know Me” – Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (3:14)
10. Pearl Jam – “Better Man” – Vitalogy (4:28)
11. The Who – “Substitute” – Substitute [Single] (3:47)
12. Paul Simon – “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” – Paul Simon (2:43)
13. Electric Light Orchestra – “Don’t Bring Me Down” – Discovery (4:04)
14. The Flaming Lips – “It Overtakes Me / The Stars Are So Big, I Am So Small... Do I Stand a Chance?” – At War With the Mystics (6:15)
15. Bob Dylan – “Blowin’ in the Wind” – Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (2:44)
16. Lou Reed – “Walk on the Wild Side” – Transformer (4:07)
17. R.E.M. – “Find the River” – Automatic for the People (3:49)
18. DeVotchKa – “How It Ends” – How It Ends (6:59)
19. The Beatles – “Tomorrow Never Knows” – Revolver (2:58)
20. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “Foxey Lady” – Are You Experienced? (3:19)
21. David Bowie – “Queen Bitch” – Hunky Dory (3:19)
22. The Clash – “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” – Combat Rock (3:06)
23. The New Radicals – “You Get What You Give” – Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too (5:02)
24. The Arcade Fire – “Rebellion (Lies) – Funeral (5:10)
25. Journey – “Faithfully” – Frontiers (4:26)
26. Pink Floyd – “Comfortably Numb” – The Wall (6:24)
27. The Smashing Pumpkins – “Mayonaise”
28. Sonic Youth – “Teen Age Riot” – Daydream Nation (6:55)
29. Prince – “U Got the Look (ft. Sheena Easton” – Sign o’ the Times (3:45)
30. Michael Jackson – “Beat It” – Thriller (4:17)
31. The Beastie Boys – “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)” – License to Ill (3:27)
32. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Otherside” – Californication (4:15)
33. Oasis – “Live Forever” – Definitely Maybe (4:38)
34. Queen – “Somebody to Love” – A Day at the Races (4:52)
35. The Shins – “New Slang” – Oh, Inverted World (3:50)
36. Radiohead – “Fake Plastic Trees” – The Bends (4:50)
37. Muse – “Knights of Cydonia” – Black Holes and Revelations (6:01)

2:39:34

How would I describe my playlist? Three words — hardworking, alpha male, jackhammer… Merciless… Insatiable.

MacPhistoPT

1. Bruce Springsteen - "Thunder Road" - Born to Run - (04:50)
2. Audioslave - "Your Time Has Come" - Out of Exile - (04:15)
3. The Beatles - "Come Together" - Abbey Road (04:20)
4. U2 - "The Fly" - Achtung Baby (04:28)
5. The Ramones - "I wanna be sedated" - The Best-of the Chrysalis Years (02:09)
6. Muse - "Citizen Erased" - Origin of symmetry (07:19)
7. Metallica - "Master of Puppets" - Master of Puppets (08:35)
8. Soundgarden - "Superunknown" - Superunknown (05:06)
9. John Lennon - "Give me some truth" - Imagine (03:16)
10. Alice in Chains - "No Excuses" - Jar of Flies (04:15)
11. Dire Straits - "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits (05:48)
12. Iron Maiden - "Different World" - A matter of life and death (04:18)
13. Oasis - "Half the world away" - The Masterplan (04:21)
14. My Morning Jacket - "Gideon" - Z (03:29)
15. Franz Ferdinand - "Take me out" - Franz Ferdinand (03:13)
16. Coldplay - "Don't Panic" - Parachutes (02:17)
17. Jeff Buckley - "Hallelujah" - Grace (06:43)
18. Ben Harper - "Burn One Down" - Fight for your mind (03:31)
19. The Strokes - "You Only Live Once" - First Impressions of Earth (03:06)
20. Nirvana - "Son of a Gun" - Incesticide (02:48)
21. Sonic Youth - "Teen Age Riot" - Daydream Nation (06:58)
22. Placebo - "You Don't Care About Us" - Without you I'm nothing (03:58)
23. Rage Against the Machine - "Know Your Enemy" - Rage Against the Machine (04:55)
24. Radiohead - "Fake Plastic Trees" - The Bends (04:50)
25. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Don't Forget Me" - By The Way (04:40)
26. Temple of the Dog - "Hunger Strike" - Temple of the Dog (04:06)
27. Pearl Jam - "Porch" - Ten (03:32)
28. Queen & David Bowie - "Under Pressure" - Greatest Hits II (03:56)
29. Guns N' Roses - "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Appetite for destruction (05:55)
30. Foo Fighters - "No Way Back" - In Your Honor (03:16)
31. The Arcade Fire - "Wake Up" - Funeral (05:35)
32. Tool - "Schism" - Lateralus (06:47)
33. Pink Floyd - "High Hopes" - The Division Bell (08:32)
34. Neil Young - "Rockin in the free world" - Freedom (04:43)

U2VertigoFly

01. AC/DC - "The Razor’s Edge" – The Razor’s Edge (4:22)
02. Robert Plant & The Strange Sensations - "Mighty Rearranger" – Mighty Rearranger (4:25)
03. The Who - "Baba O’Riley" – Who’s Next (5:08)
04. David Bowie - "Rebel Rebel" – Best of Bowie (4:31)
05. Survivor - "Burning Heart" – Rocky IV (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (3:50)
06. Queen - "Radio Ga Ga" - For Classic Queen (5:49)
07. Bruce Springsteen - "Born In The U.S.A." – Born In The U.S.A. (4:39)
08. Bon Jovi - "Livin’ On A Prayer" – Slippery When Wet (4:09)
09. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Saving Grace" – Highway Companion (3:45)
10. John Mellencamp - "Rain On The Scarecrow" - Scarecrow (3:48)
11. Cream - "Sunshine Of Your Love" – The Cream Of Clapton (4:11)
12. The Police - "Message In A Bottle" – The Police: Every Breath You Take– The Classics (4:51)
13. Yes - "Roundabout" – The Ultimate Yes – 35th Anniversary Collection (8:32)
14. The Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up" – Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones (3:34)
15. Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode" – The Anthology (2:44)
16. The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations" – The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (3:37)
17. Jimmy Buffett - "Changes Of Latitudes, Changes Of Attitudes" – Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection (3:17)
18. The Knack - "My Sharona" – My Sharona / Good Girls Don’t - Single (4:56)
19. Arcade Fire - "Rebellion(Lies)" – Funeral (5:10)
20. R.E.M. - "What’s The Frequency, Kenneth" – In Time – The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (4:00)
21. The Clash - "Rock The Casbah" – The Clash: The Singles (3:43)
22. Caesars - "Jerk It Out" – 39 Minuets Of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World (3:18)
23. Arctic Monkeys - "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" – Five Minuets With The Arctic Monkeys - Single (3:00)
24. The Shins - "Phantom Limb – Wincing The Night Away (4:47)
25. Oasis - "Wonderwall” – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (4:18)
26. The Killers - "Read My Mind” – Sam’s Town (4:06)
27. Elton John- "Tiny Dancer” – Elton John: The Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (6:17)
28. Billy Joel - "Piano Man” – Billy Joel: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 (5:38)
29. Led Zeppelin - "Stairway To Heaven” – The Best Of Led Zeppelin: The Early Days (8:00)
30. Bob Dylan - "Like A Rolling Stone” – Highway 61 Revisited (6:09)
31. Johnny Cash - "Folsom Prison Blues” – Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (Live) (2:41)
32. Don McLean - "American Pie” – Rearview Mirror (8:28)
33. The Beatles - "Eleanor Rigby” – 1 (2:06)
34. U2 - "Bad (Live)” – Wide Awake In America (4:06)

In my playlist I tried to reach to the furthest extents of interference. I wanted to make a playlist that would be generally consisted of well know artists and songs, but sometimes I chose a song that’s not necessarily the artists best or most famous but still well known, this way most people would recognize it but they may not be tired of it be fore they heard it. I kind of got into the theme of Desert Island taking it as not only you’re on and island and that’s the music you had with you, but I tried to convey what you would want to hear based on your feelings if say, your plane crashed on an island. It starts off pretty hard with AC/DC, then it moves on into more 80’s and classic rock that you can work to. Then it goes into some music for desert island ambiance like The Beach Boys and Jimmy Buffett. Then it picks up a little bit with the alternative and a little punk stuff, form there it slows down into more chilled songs Piano Man, Tiny Dancer, and gradually builds to the violins of Eleanor Rigby and finally leaves us off with the band that brought us all to interference, with at beautiful live rendition of Bad. So I hope you all enjoy my playlist.

ADRBALL

0101 George Gershwin - "Rhapsody In Blue" - Rhapsody In Blue (16.28)
0102 Mozart - "First Movement: Allegro" - Clarinet concerto in A major, K. 622 ( 12.29)
0103 Joaquin Rodrigo - "Concierto de Aranjuez" - John Williams (10.27)
0104 Tori Amos - "Cornflake Girl" - Under The Pink (03.53)
0105 Bruce Hornsby And The Range - "The Way It Is" - The Way It Is (04.59)
0106 Norah Jones - "Don't Know Why" - Come Away With Me (03.06)
0107 Bangles - "Eternal Flame" - Everything (03.56)
0108 Pink - "Get The Party Started" - M!ssundaztood (03.14)
0109 UB40 & Robert Palmer - "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" - Don't Explain (03.25)
0110 Modjo - "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" - Modjo (05.04)
0111 Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn" - Left of the Middle (04.07)
0112 Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - "What I Am" - Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars (04.57)
0113 The Killers - "Somebody Told Me" - Hot Fuss (03.33)
0201 Madness - "It Must Be Love" – Divine (03.18)
0202 Jamiroquai - "Virtual Insanity" - Travelling Without Moving ( 03.45)
0203 Chris Botti feat. Sting - "La Belle Dame Sans Regrets" - When I Fall In Love (05.32)
0204 The Pogues With Kirsty MacColl - "Fairytale Of New York" - If I Should Fall From Grace with God (04.33)
0205 Happy Mondays - "Step On" - Greatest Hits (05.20)
0206 The Farm - "All Together Now" - The Very Best Of The Farm (05.43)
0207 Starsailor - "Four To The Floor" - Silence Is Easy (04.13)
0208 The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army" - Elephant (03.50)
0209 U2 - "Running To Stand Still" - The Joshua Tree (04.17)
0210 The Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" - Funeral (05.12)
0211 Simple Minds - "Belfast Child" - Street Fighting Years (06.41)
0212 R.E.M. - "Everybody Hurts" - Automatic For The People (05.20)
0213 Eric Clapton - "Layla" - MTV Unplugged (04.20)
0214 Guns N' Roses - "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" - Use Your Illusion II (05.36)
0215 Keane - "Everybody's Changing - Hopes and Fears (03.36)
0216 The Police - "Roxanne" - Outlandos d'Amour (03.14)
0217 Jewel - "You Were Meant For Me" - Pieces Of You (04.14)
Total Run Time: 2,38.37

From about the age of 8 I started to play the clarinet and Piano and got pretty good at both until I discovering 'other things'. The exams involved playing and listening to classical music and it's from here that I developed a respect for live performing when done well.

I hate manufactured crap (particularly from the 80s/90s) - the stuff that can't be reproduced live without it sounding karaoke. People who can play instruments get my respect. Others like Spice Girls, Westlife and Take That just annoy me. So you can tell why my love for U2 developed.

The tracklisting can be split into three groups - Classical, Bands, Non-Bands. There's quite a chunk of Non-Band tracks in here - for songs that wouldn't normally pass my 'respect test but do pass my 'whistle test' (Eg Modjo, Natalie Imbruglia, Pink), or represent events in my life.

Bono_212

1. Boston - "Foreplay/Long Time" - Boston (7:45)
2. The Beatles - "We Can Work It Out" - Yesterday...and Today (2:15)
3. Annie Lennox - "No More 'I Love You's" - Medusa (4:51)
4. Bruce Springsteen - "Born in the USA" - Born in the USA (4:41)
5. Asia - "Heat of the Moment" - Asia (3:51)
6. Aqualung - "Brighter Than Sunshine" - Still Life (4:02)
7. Dave Matthews Band - "Crash Into Me" - Crash (5:16)
8. Collective Soul - "The World I Know" - Collective Soul (4:16)
9. Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son" - Leftoverture (5:21)
10. David Bowie - "Ziggy Stardust" - The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (3:16)
11. The Who -"Baba O'Riley" - Who’s Next (5:08)
12. Peter Gabriel - "Solsbury Hill" - Peter Gabriel [1] (4:23)
13. U2 - "The Unforgettable Fire" - The Unforgettable Fire (4:55)
14. Elvis Presley - "Can't Help Falling in Love" - Blue Hawaii (3:04)
15. Queen w/ David Bowie - "Under Pressure" - Hot Space (4:01)
16. Everclear - "Wonderful" - Songs From an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile (4:41)
17. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Snow ((Hey Oh))" - Stadium Arcadium (5:34)
18. Tom Petty - "You Dont Know How It Feels" - Wildflowers (4:49)
19. Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit" - Surrealistic Pillow (2:32)
20. Marc Cohn - "Walking in Memphis" - Marc Cohn (4:18)
21. Cindy Lauper - "Time After Time" - She’s So Unusual (4:01)
22. Hans Zimmer - "This Land " - The Lion King (2:55)
23. Wang Chung - "Dance Hall Days" - Points on the Curve (4:01)
24. Bryan Adams - "Summer of 69" - Reckless (3:34)
25. Don Henley - "Boys of Summer" - Building the Perfect Beast (4:45)
26. Kate Ryan - "Libertine" - Different (3:13)
27. Cascada - "Everytime We Touch" - Everytime We Touch (3:19)
28. Eric Johnson - "Cliffs of Dover" - Ah Via Musicom (4:10)
29. Barenaked Ladies - "Falling For The First Time" - Maroon (3:40)
30. Travis - "Flowers In The Window" - The Invisible Band3:43
31. Donovan - "Jabberwocky" - HMS Donovan (2:37)
32. Penguin Cafe Orchestra - "Music For A Found Harmonium" - Malcolm (2:43)
33. Ben Folds - "Landed" - Songs for Silverman (4:25)
34. Jack Johnson - "Breakdown" - In Between Dreams (3:32)
35. Genesis - "In Too Deep" - Invisible Touch (4:59)
36. Howie Day - "Collide" - Stop All the World Now (4:09)
37. The Killers - "Read My Mind" - Sam’s Town (4:06)
38. Craig Armstrong - "Glasgow Love Theme" - Love Actually Original Soundtrack (2:05)
39. Meat Loaf - "Cry Over Me" - Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (4:38)

bono_man2002

SIDE A:

1.The White Stripes - Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground - White Blood Cells (3:04)
2.Crowded House - Chocolate Cake - Woodface (4:02)
3.PJ Harvey - Oh My Lover - Dry (4:02)
4.Pearl Jam - Even Flow - Rearview Mirror (Best Of CD) (5:03)
5.Metric - Patriach On A Vespa - Live It OUt (4:32)
6.Eskimo Joe - New York - Blackfingernails Red Wine (3:52)
7.Elvis Costello - No Action - This Years Model (1:59)
8.David Gilmour - Love On The Air - About Face (4:17)
9.The Arcade Fire - Rebelion (Lies) - Funeral (5:10)
10.Sarah Blasko - Always On This Line - What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have (4:11)
11.The Rolling Stones - The Last Time - Forty Licks (3:42)
12.INXS - Elegantly Wasted - The Years '79-97 (4:34)
13.Green Day - Castaway - Warning (3:50)
14.The Clash - Garageland - The Clash (3:12)
15.R.E.M - Man On The Moon - Best Of REM (5:14)
16.The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Solider - Broken Boy Soliders (3:02)
17.Robbie Williams - A Place To Crash - Intensive Care (4:34)
18.Queen - Tie Your Mother Down - A Day AT The Races (4:48)
19.Wolfmother - Where Eagles Have Been - Wolfmother (5:32)

Total Time : 78:40

SIDE B:

1.Muse - Knights Of Cydonia - Black Holes And Revelations (6:06)
2.Little Birdy - Come On Come Come On - Hollywood (3:52)
3.Joy Divison - She's Lost Control - Substance (4:54)
4.Franz Ferdinand - I'm Your Villain - You Could Have Had It So Much Better (4:03)
5.Evanescence - Snow White Queen - The Open DOor (4:52)
6.Garbage - Bleed Like Me - Bleed Like Me (4:01)
7.Lou Reed - Vicious - Transformer (3:00)
8.Pink Floyd - WiSh You Were Here - Wish You Were Here (5:40)
9.Dream Theater - Another Day - Images And Words (4:32)
10.The Killers - This River Is Wild - Sam's Town (4:38)
11.U2 - Bad - The Unforgetable Fire (6:09)
12.The Living End - Nothing Lasts Forever - State Of Emergency (4:52)
13.Porcupine Tree - Collapse The Light Into Earth - In Absentia (5:52)
14.Roger Waters - 5:11AM (The Moment Of Clarity) - Pros & Con's Of Hitch Hiking (1:28)
15.Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees - The Bends (4:50)

Total Time: 68:10

phanan

1. Vangelis - "Conquest Of Paradise" - Odyssey (6:08)
2. Yes - "I Am Waiting" - Talk (7:25)
3. Porcupine Tree - "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" - Deadwing (12:02)
4. Mute Math - "Break The Same" - Mute Math (7:22)
5. Death Cab For Cutie - "Transatlanticism" - Transatlanticism (7:55)
6. Moby - "God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters" - Songs 1993-1998 (5:45)
7. Peter Gabriel - "Red Rain" - So (5:39)
8. 'Til Tuesday - "Coming Up Close" - Welcome Home (4:40)
9. Dire Straits - "Romeo & Juliet" - Making Movies (6:01)
10. Stevie Wonder - "Superstition" - Talking Book (4:26)
11. Genesis - "Carpet Crawlers" - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (5:01)
12. Pink Floyd - "Fearless" - Meddle (6:08)
13. Radiohead - "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" - The Bends (4:12)
14. The Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter" - Let It Bleed (4:30)
15. U2 - "One Tree Hill" - The Joshua Tree (5:22)
16. INXS - "I Burn For You (Radio Edit)" - Shine Like It Does (3:38)
17. Stars - "Heart" - Heart (5:55)
18. Electric Light Orchestra - "Rain Is Falling" - Time (3:55)
19. Depeche Mode - "Blasphemous Rumours" - The Singles 81-85 (5:09)
20. Roxy Music - "Avalon" - Avalon (4:15)
21. The Police - "Invisible Sun" - Ghosts In The Machine (3:44)
22. Television - "Marquee Moon" - Marquee Moon (10:47)
23. The White Stripes - "Ball & Biscuit" - Elephant (7:19)
24. Pearl Jam - "Unemployable" - Pearl Jam (3:05)
25. Oasis - "Whatever" - Whatever (Single) (6:21)
26. The Beatles - "Across The Universe" - Let It Be...Naked (3:38)
27. Bruce Springsteen - "Jungleland" - Born To Run (9:35)

and here's the order of the beginning heats:

Group 1:
Axver vs. GibsonGirl
Liamcool vs. Screwtape2

Group 2:
Dazzling Amy vs. Fitz Chivalry
Khanada Rhodes vs. Lara Mullen

Group 3:
InMyPlace13 vs. Lancemc
Lemonchick vs. XHendrix24

Group 4:
Bono's Shades vs. Irishteen
LJT vs. Salome

Group 5:
Fly So High! vs. LemonMacPhisto
MacPhistoPT vs. U2VertigoFly

Group 6
Adrball vs. Bono 212
Bono_man2002 vs. phanan

 

[bono_212]

Thanks, Phanan

And as you're going to see with Phanan's posts, LeMel, U2 and Passengers were allowed before.

 

[bono_212]

Oh sweet Jesus, DI 2

 

[phanan]

NOTE: some of us started to incorporate cover art for our playlists beginning with DI3. Unfortunately they won't come up this time.

Desert Island III

Winner: phanan


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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Forum Name: Bono’s Lemon

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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Forum Name: PlaTheGreat

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.

Forum name: Axver

Tracklist:

AOTEAROA: RUGGED INDIVIDUAL

This tracklist, which is divided into two parts, contains a number of themes. It was inspired by a lyric from the song Six Months In A Leaky Boat by Split Enz: "Aotearoa, rugged individual/Glistens like a pearl at the bottom of the world". Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand and I thought I would showcase the often overlooked Kiwi music scene while illustrating both sides of the desert island experience: the inherent beauty and tranquility of a desert island (symbolised by Kapiti Island, offshore from my hometown on the Kapiti Coast) and the loneliness and solitude a stranded person would experience (symbolised by Stewart Island, located at the very bottom of New Zealand). It evolved into much more than that. The Kapiti Coast portion is a reflection on childhood and the feelings of an ex-pat thousands of kilometres from their home. The Stewart Island portion is fundamentally a dreary death lament containing an appreciation of living, and an acceptance of the tension present. Unconsciously, a concept story developed through the album that only became obvious to me when I was nearly finished. I only tweaked the tracklist in a few minor ways to serve the story, as my overall goal is to evoke soundscapes and emotions, not story concepts. It tells of the experience of two early settlers to New Zealand in the 1820s-30s, Egon and Rowena Verlaine; colonisers who discover a beautiful country and settle a new home on the Kapiti Coast, only for Egon's lust for adventure to reawaken and for their continued travels to go horrifically awry, wrecked on the shore of Stewart Island.

For more details, see: http://axver.livejournal.com/373114.html


Kapiti Island: Glistens Like A Pearl

1. Dave Dobbyn (feat. Herbs) - "Slice Of Heaven" - Overnight Success (4:37)
2. Swingers - "Counting The Beat" - Counting The Beat (2:44)
3. The Shadows - "Shadoogie" - The Final Collection (2:25)
4. Sneaky Feelings - "Someone Else's Eyes" - Waiting For Touchdown (3:27)
5. Finn Brothers - "Part Of Me, Part Of You" - Everyone Is Here (3:29)
6. Neil Finn - "She Will Have Her Way" - Try Whistling This (3:56)
7. Pop Art Toasters - "Everyone's Gonna Wonder" - Pop Art Toasters (2:46)
8. Crowded House - "World Where You Live" - Crowded House (3:05)
9. Rush - "Dreamline" - Roll The Bones (4:37)
10. Split Enz - "Six Months In A Leaky Boat" - Time And Tide (4:20)
11. Clannad (feat. Bono) - "In A Lifetime" - Macalla (3:12)
12. The Edge - "Rowena's Theme" - Captive Soundtrack (3:56)
13. Transatlantic - "Bridge Across Forever" - Bridge Across Forever (5:31)
14. Able Tasmans - "Little Hearts" - A Cuppa Tea And A Lie Down (4:03)
15. Spock's Beard - "Waste Away" - Beware Of Darkness (5:21)


Stewart Island: The Bottom Of The World

16. REM - "Feeling Gravity's Pull" - Fables Of The Reconstruction (4:51)
17. Anathema - "Fragile Dreams" - Alternative 4 (5:32)
18. Straitjacket Fits - "Bad Note For A Heart" - Melt (3:46)
19. Pink Floyd - "Cymbaline" - More (4:49)
20. Queen - "Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)" - A Night At The Opera (3:43)
21. Blackfield - "Epidemic" - Blackfield II (4:59)
22. Marillion - "Emerald Lies" - Fugazi (5:09)
23. The Bats - "North By North" - In Love With These Times (4:10)
24. The Chills - "Pink Frost" - Kaleidoscope World (4:00)
25. U2 - "Exit" - The Joshua Tree (4:14)
26. Joy Division - "New Dawn Fades" - Heart And Soul (4:48)
27. New Order - "Dreams Never End" - Movement (3:15)
28. The Cure - "One Hundred Years" - Pornography (6:40)
29. The Clean - "Getting Older" - Anthology (4:17)
30. The Verlaines - "Death And The Maiden" - Juvenilia (4:27)
31. Passengers - "One Minute Warning" - Original Soundtracks 1 (4:39)
32. Pure Reason Revolution - "Borgens Vor" - The Dark Third, European edition (4:17)
33. Wolverine - "A House Of Plague" - Still (6:52)
34. Porcupine Tree - "Drown With Me" - Futile EP (5:21)
35. The Verve - "Space And Time" - Urban Hymns (5:36)
36. Sörskogen - "Mordet i Grottan" - Online release (6:18)

Total runtime: 159:11 (2 hours, 39 minutes, 11 seconds)



Forum name: inmyplace13

Tracklist title: "Rhetoric of Place"

Tracklist:

Disc 1:

1. Explosions in the Sky – “The Birth and Death of the Day” – All of a Sudden I
Miss Everyone (7:49)
2. The Arcade Fire – “No Cars Go” – Neon Bible (5:43)
3. The National – “Fake Empire” – Boxer (3:27)
4. U2 – “The Unforgettable Fire” – The Unforgettable Fire (4:55)
5. Death Cab For Cutie – “Passenger Seat” – Transatlanticism (3:41)
6. The Beatles – “Here Comes the Sun” – Abbey Road (3:05)
7. Beck – “Guess I’m Doing Fine” – Sea Change (4:49)
8. Cat Power – “Lived In Bars” – The Greatest (3:43)
9. Grizzly Bear – “Knife” – Yellow House (5:14)
10. Do Make Say Think – “Ontario Plates” – Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
(7:02)
11. The Rolling Stones – “Tumbling Dice” – Forty Licks (3:46)
12. Broken Social Scene – “7/4 Shoreline” – Broken Social Scene (4:53)
13. The White Stripes – “Ball & Biscuit” – Elephant (7:18)
14. Bob Dylan – “Subterranean Homesick Blues” – Bringing It All Back Home (2:24)
15. Bright Eyes – “Tourist Trap” – Four Winds EP (5:44)
16. Nick Drake – “Horn” – Pink Moon (1:23)
17. Imogen Heap – “Hide & Seek” – Speak for Yourself (4:28)

Total runtime: 1:19:24


Disc 2:

1. Okkervil River – “Maine Island Lovers” – Down the River of Golden Dreams
(4:51)
2. Sigur Rós – “Glósóli” – Takk… (6:15)
3. Secret Machines – “Alone, Jealous, & Stoned” – Ten Silver Drops (6:46)
4. Thom Yorke – “Cymbal Rush” – The Eraser (5:14)
5. The Flaming Lips – “Feeling Yourself Disintegrate” – The Soft Bulletin
(5:17)
6. Ray LaMontagne – “Empty” – Till the Sun Turns Black (5:17)
7. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – “Mockingbirdsing” – Cold Roses (4:47)
8. Feist – “Past in Present” – The Reminder (2:54)
9. Spoon – “The Way We Get By” – Kill the Moonlight (2:41)
10. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Details of the War” – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
(3:30)
11. Coldplay – “Spies” - Parachutes (5:18)
12. Pink Floyd – “A Pillow of Winds” – Meddle (5:11)
13. Whiskeytown – “Jacksonville Skyline” – Pneumonia (3:01)
14. Andrew Bird – “The Supine” – Armchair Apocrypha (0:59)
15. Wilco – “Poor Places” – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (5:18)
16. Radiohead – “A Reminder” – Airbag/How Am I Driving? EP (3:51)
17. LCD Soundsystem – “All My Friends” – Sound of Silver (7:37)

Total runtime: 1:18:48


The past two incarnations of the Desert Island game have managed to make the
concept one of my favorite parts of Interference. I always enjoy seeing what
people have been listening to, who can create the best flows, themes, and
moods. I’ve never seen the competition as an attempt to make a playlist that
absolutely defines each era, genre, and artist to a tee. To me, this takes away
a level of personalization that comes when each playlist is uniquely your own.

"Rhetoric of Place" is a playlist that is entirely indicative of how I’m feeling
and what I’m listening to right now. I certainly hope you find something new or
reacquaint yourself with a lost love in the process of listening to it. At the
very least, I hope you enjoy some part of it, as I feel there is a little
something for everyone in it. If it goes deep in the competition, great. If it
fizzles out, that’s fine too. Whatever happens. If we’re still speaking. Pick
up the phone. Play me this song.


LemonMacPhisto

Forum Name: LemonMacPhisto
Since this competition is more artistically slanted, I changed my approach to making this playlist. This playlist is structured to work as an entire body of work, two halves, or four mini-lists (or Acts. if you will), all with openers and closers, unique moods, flow, and whatever kicks ass. It was hard this time around sacrificing somewhat superior songs for other mood-enhancing, still great tracks. That being said, here’s the deal on everything. I really wanted to create a cinematic experience with this list, which feature songs from some of my favorite movies. I was also inspired greatly by Pink Floyd’s epic “Dark Side of the Moon” in how to create a list of songs that can work as an album and by themselves and also by Passengers, and how the music acts to scores for fictional films. As the list develops, the tone may change from song to song or fade into each other as one moving piece. The format is like an iPod format, but it’s structured like a mixtape, I just didn’t want to deal with the time constraints. They’re a bitch.

The transitions between the songs are important here, both musically and lyrically. Lyrical bits in some tracks might be mentioned again in another, if you listen for it you’ll catch it (“Sunken Treasure” to “Nobody Home” is a good example.) Ah, I shouldn’t have to explain all this, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about when you listen to all of this. I hope you all enjoy my playlist and especially everyone else’s, and from me, LMP, to you, I just want to thank you for listening to me and letting me be a part of your life today. Because you’ve got a good life! …You got a good life! Sorry, I couldn’t resist the Prison Mike ref, have fun listening!

(Section 1: Nothing’s Gonna Change My World)
1. Sigur Rós - “Starálfur” - Agaetis byrjun (6:47)
2. Sufjan Stevens - “Chicago” - Illinois (6:04)
3. Ray Charles - “What’d I Say? (Parts 1 & 2)” - What’d I Say - Single (5:07)
4. Jackie Wilson - “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher” - Higher and Higher (2:53)
5. The Velvet Underground - “Sweet Jane” - Loaded (4:07)
6. Bob Dylan - “The Man in Me” - New Morning (3:07)
7. Cat Stevens - “Tea for the Tillerman” - Tea for the Tillerman (1:03)
8. Bono, Brian Eno, L'Orchestra Filarmonica Di Torino, Michael Kamen & The Edge - “One” - Pavarotti and Friends (5:19)
9. Rufus Wainwright - “Agnus Dei” - Want Two (5:45)
10. The Beatles - “Across the Universe” - No One’s Gonna Change Our World (3:49)

(Section 2: A Quick One)
11. LCD Soundsystem - “All My Friends” - Sound of Silver (7:37)
12. The Bravery - “Public Service Announcement” - The Bravery (3:35)
13. The Flaming Lips - “Race for the Prize (Sacrifice of the New Scientists)” - The Soft Bulletin (4:08)
14. Blind Melon - “No Rain” - Blind Melon (3:39)
15. Queen - “You’re My Best Friend” - A Night at the Opera (2:53)
16. The White Stripes - “Rag & Bone” - Icky Thump (3:48)
17. The Who - “A Quick One, While He’s Away” - A Quick One (8:40)

(Section 2: Exitlude / Section 3: Interlude)
18. The Zombies - “The Way I Feel Inside” - Begin Here (1:27)

(Section 3: The Great Escape)
19. The Shins - “Sleeping Lessons” - Wincing the Night Away (3:58)
20. Arcade Fire - “Keep the Car Running” - Neon Bible (3:29)
21. Bright Eyes - “Four Winds” - Cassadaga (4:16)
22. The New Radicals - “Someday We’ll Know” - Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too (3:37)
23. Oasis - “Guess God Thinks I’m Abel” - Don’t Believe the Truth (3:24)
24. Wilco - “Sunken Treasure” - Being There (6:51)
25. Pink Floyd - “Nobody Home” - The Wall (3:11)
26. David Bowie - “Life on Mars?” - Hunky Dory (3:54)
27. Radiohead - “Life in a Glasshouse” - Amnesiac (4:34)

(Section 4: It Makes Me Wonder)
28. Explosions in the Sky - “The Birth and Death of the Day” - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (7:49)
29. Smashing Pumpkins - “Stand Inside Your Love” - MACHINA / The Machines of God (4:11)
30. Modern English - “I Melt with You” - After the Snow (3:48)
31. Bruce Springsteen - “It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (Acoustic) - Tracks (2:55)
32. The Rolling Stones - “Gimme Shelter” - Let It Bleed (4:34)
33. Andrew Bird - “Armchairs” - Armchair Apochrypha (6:57)
34. Nick Drake - “River Man” - Five Leaves Left (4:15)
35. Led Zeppelin - “Stairway to Heaven” - Led Zeppelin IV (8:00)

Total time: 2:39:31


KhanandaRhodes

Forum name: KhanadaRhodes

Tracklist: KhanadaRhodes' 100% Natural Good Time Desert Island Solution

This playlist may be a little short, but I think this is pretty much me and the music I love. There's lots of Enz/Finn-related material here, the prerequisite Duran Duran song, and lots of dance music I love. Following the guidelines presented, this would definitely be the music I could not live without if I were on a desert island. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!


# Band Name - "Song Title" - Album Name (Track Length)

1. Brian Eno and David Byrne - "America Is Waiting" - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (3:37)
2. Talking Heads - "Once in A Lifetime" - Remain in Light (4:22)
3. Tim Finn - "Persuasion" - Before & After (3:54)
4. David Bowie - "Heroes" - Heroes (3:38)
5. Echo and the Bunnymen - "Rescue" - Crocodiles (4:26)
6. The Power Station - "Some Like It Hot" - The Power Station (5:05)
7. Crowded House - "World Where You Live" - Crowded House (3:05)
8. Simple Minds - "Someone, Somewhere in Summertime" - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (4:38)
9. Neil Finn - "Last One Standing" - Try Whistling This (3:04)
10. The Police - "Synchronicity II" - Synchronicity (5:03)
11. Wang Chung - "To Live and Die in L.A." - To Live and Die in L.A. (4:52)
12. Natasha Bedingfield - "These Words" - Unwritten (3:36)
13. U2 - "Red Hill Mining Town" - The Joshua Tree (4:53)
14. Kelly Clarkson - "Since U Been Gone" - Breakaway (3:08)
15. Schnell Fenster - "Whisper" - The Sound of Trees (3:44)
16. Duran Duran - "New Moon on Monday" - Seven and the Ragged Tiger (4:16)
17. Split Enz - "Bold As Brass" - Dizrythmia (3:31)
18. INXS - "Original Sin" - The Swing (5:19)
19. The Swingers - "Counting the Beat" - Practical Jokers (3:01)
20. Seu Jorge - "Life on Mars?" - The Life Aquatic (With Steve Zissou) Soundtrack (3:24)
21. Sting - "Be Still My Beating Heart" - ...Nothing Like the Sun (5:34)
22. Joy Division - "Shadowplay" - Unknown Pleasures (3:55)
23. VHS or Beta - "You Got Me (Baby Daddy Remix) - You Got Me (6:38)
24. New Order - "Blue Monday '88" - Singles (3:48)
25. Depeche Mode - "The Sun & The Rainfall" - A Broken Frame (5:05)

Total runtime: 1:45:36


LJT
Forum Name: LJT

True Adventures

This time I went for a concept playlist....it turned out to be much harder to do than I had thought, but now I am quite pleased with the end result. The concept is itself relatively simple, but open to many interpretations to how you 'travel' through it. The playlist itself is called "True Adventures", taken from the song by British Seapower. It follows the story of a man as he abandons his family and home to seek adventure, some greater purpose to his life. Roughly the first half of the playlist deals with his motivations for escaping the perceived entrapment of family life and the daily grind. It explores his new found sense of freedom and some of the wonder he experiences as he travels.

The second half is where he begins to doubt what he is doing, and loneliness sets in. I however did not set the character up to now take a plunge completely into depression...this is where the listener can really decide this man's path in life. The story does end in his death which I found Jeff Buckley's Corpus Christi Carol to be completely perfect for and terribly bittersweet. He either feels fulfilled and content at his time of death or he did indeed die of despair. He either dies alone or again with his family. I leave all that up to the listener, I do though have a set story, my own personal interpretation of how the man's life ends which I will expound upon in my own journal.

01. Beethoven- "Sonata 08 in C Op.13 - 'Pathetique' - I - Grave - Allegro"- Beethoven: The Sonatas (Claudio Arrau)- (9:06)
02. Duke Special- "Brixton Leaves"- Songs From the Deep Forest- (4:26)
03. Beirut- "Postcards From Italy"- Gulag Orkestrar- (4:17)
04. Bellowhead- "Across The Line"- Burlesque- (5:09)
05. The Frames- "Fitzcarraldo"- Fitzcarraldo- (6:08)
06. Belle & Sebastien- "Fox in the Snow"- If You're Feeling Sinister- (4:11)
07. Cherry Ghost- "Thirst For Romance"- Thirst For Romance- (3:54)
08. British Seapower- "True Adventures"- Open Season- (7:52)
09. The Rumble Strips- "Motorcycle"- Girls and Weather- (3:57)
10. Hope of the States- "Nehemiah"- The Lost Riots- (4:09)
11. The Divine Comedy- "Commuter Love"- Fin de Siecle- (4:42)
12. David Bowie- "Speed of Life"- Low- (2:47)
13. Daft Punk- "Aerodynamic"- Discovery- (3:27)
14. Air- "Universal Traveller"- Talkie Walkie- (4:24)
15. Keren Ann- "Le Forme Et Le Fond"- Nolita- (5:34)
16. My Latest Novel- "Pretty in Panic"- Wolves- (4:19)
17. Manic Street Preachers- "Solitude Sometimes Is"- Lifeblood- (3:21)
18. Sunset Rubdown- "Shut Up I Am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings"- Shut Up I Am Dreaming- (7:23)
19. The Sleepy Jackson- "Higher Than Hell"- Personality- (2:56)
20. Patrick Wolf- "Bluebells"- The Magic Position- (5:17)
21. Talk Talk- "Desire"- Spirit of Eden- (7:08)
22. Viva Voce- "So Many Miles"- Get Your Blood Sucked Out- (8:21)
23. TV On The Radio- "Starting at the Sun"- Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes- (3:27)
24. Pure Reason Revolution- "Voices in Winter/The Realms of the Divine"- The Dark Third- (6:33)
25. Ryan Adams- "Shadowlands"- Love Is Hell Pt. 1- (5:18)
26. Muse- "Butterflies and Hurricanes"- Absolution- (5:01)
27. The Flaming Lips- "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell"- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots- (4:34)
28. Asobi Seksu- "Thursday"- Citrus- (4:17)
29. Bjork- "Unravel"- Homogenic- (3:21)
30. The National- "Squalor Victoria"- Boxer- (3:01)
31. The Velvet Teen- "Penning the Penultimate"- Out of the Fierce Parade- (6:54)
32. Jeff Buckley- "Corpus Christi Carol"- Grace- (2:56)

Total Running Time- 2:38:10


Edge_2125

FORUM NAME: edge_2125

"A Nuclear Show"


Tracklist Details
I don't expect that there will be too much here that's unfamiliar to many. Disc
A is a combination of a few moments of near perfect pop, a handful of songs of
personal significance and a touch of melancholic rock, all collected between two
of the most wonderfully beautiful songs I've ever had the pleasure of hearing.
Disc B is more electronic and generally a bit darker. Some of the songs above
are my absolute favourites; others, I've just been enjoying of late. Either way,
I hope you find something - new or old – that’s worth your time.
Disc A:
1. Sigur Rós - "Glósóli" - Takk... (6:15)
2. The Cardigans - "You're The Storm" - Long Gone Before Daylight (3:53)
3. Stars - "Elevator Love Letter" - Heart (4:01)
4. U2 - "Dancing Barefoot" - The Best of 1980-1990 (4:49)
5. The Beatles - "Here Comes The Sun" - Abbey Road (3:05)
6. Bob Marley - "Is This Love" - Gold: Bob Marley and The Wailers (3:54)
7. Eric Clapton - "My Father’s Eyes" - Eric Clapton: The Best of - Clapton
Chronicles (5:23)
8. Peter Gabriel - "Red Rain" - So (5:40)
9. Khaled - "Aicha (Version Mixte)" – Sahra (4:20)
10. Talk Talk - "Give It Up (Single Version)" - The Very Best of Talk Talk
(5:12)
11. Crowded House - "Private Universe" – Recurring Dream - The Very Best of
Crowded House (5:36)
12. Ryan Adams – "Wonderwall" – Love Is Hell Pt.1 (4:09)
13. Damien Rice - “Cannonball" – O (5:10)
14. Radiohead – "High and Dry" – The Bends (4:17)
15. Snow Patrol – "Run" - Final Straw (5:54)
16. The Jesus and Mary Chain - “Just Like Honey" – Psychocandy (3:03)
17. R.E.M. - “Find the River" – Automatic for the People (3:49)

Total running time: 78:30

Disc B:
1. Doves – "Pounding" – The Last Broadcast (4:44)
2. Oasis - "Morning Glory" – (What's the Story) Morning Glory (5:03)
3. INXS - "Suicide Blonde" - X (3:50)
4. Arcade Fire - "No Cars Go" – Neon Bible (5:43)
5. Muse - "Map of the Problematique" – Black Holes and Revelations (4:18)
6. Duran Duran - "Come Undone" – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) (4:35)
7. Depeche Mode - "Policy of Truth" - The Singles 86-98 (5:14)
8. Massive Attack - "Teardrop" – Collected (5:27)
9. Mono - "Life in Mono" - Life in Mono EP (3:50)
10. Pink Floyd - "Marooned" - The Division Bell (5:28)
11. Bruce Springsteen - "Streets of Philadelphia" – Philadelphia: Music From The
Motion Picture (4:17)
12. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds feat. Kylie Minogue - "Where the Wild Roses
Grow" – Murder Ballads (3:56)
13. Jeff Buckley - "Lover, You Should've Come Over" - Grace (6:42)
14. Coldpay - "Moses" - Live 2003 (5:29)
15. Death in Vegas - "Girls" - Lost in Translation (Soundtrack) (4:26)
16. The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony" – Urban Hymns (5:59)

Total running time: 79:01


Zoots

Forum name: Zootlesque

Tracklist:


Behind closed eyes. With headphones on. That is how you experience the beauty of these songs. I went out of my way to pick the most gorgeous songs that exist in my itunes. I didn’t want to make it a testosterone filled rock fest so you’ll find a generous helping of pop and other music too. And since one of the main objectives of this contest is to expose others to new music, I did not choose the most popular songs or bands. Also, I hope you’re all open-minded when listening to this album because more often than not, you may not hear what you normally expect from some of these artists. For example, if you hate Oasis because of Liam’s nasally yell, you’re in for a surprise. Enjoy!


BEHIND CLOSED EYES:

DISC 1
1. Björk – “Joga” – Homogenic (5:04)
2. Pink Floyd – “Marooned” – The Division Bell (5:28)
3. Led Zeppelin – “Tangerine” – Led Zeppelin III (3:10)
4. The Doors – “Waiting For The Sun” – Morrison Hotel (3:59)
5. The Byrds – “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) – Forrest Gump (Original Soundtrack) (3:54)
6. Pearl Jam – “In Hiding” – Yield (5:00)
7. R.E.M. – “The Great Beyond [Edit]” – The Great Beyond (Single) (4:13)
8. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Learning To Fly” – Greatest Hits (4:01)
9. Oasis – “Little By Little” – Heathen Chemistry (4:05)
10. U2 – “Staring At The Sun” – Pop (4:36)
11. Radiohead – “(Nice Dream)” – The Bends (3:53)
12. Elton John – “The One” – The One (5:55)
13. Kate Bush – “The Fog” – The Sensual World (5:10)
14. Tori Amos – “China” – Little Earthquakes (5:02)
15. The Eagles – “Desperado” – The Very Best Of The Eagles (3:33)
16. Dire Straits – “Brothers In Arms” – Sultans Of Swing (Very Best Of) (4:55)
17. Sting – “Fragile” – Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting (3:53)
18. Crowded House – “Don’t Dream It’s Over” – Recurring Dream: The Very Best Of (4:00)

Total runtime: 79:51

DISC 2
1. Muse – “Map Of The Problematique” – Black Holes & Revelations (4:18)
2. Soundgarden – “The Day I Tried To Live” – Superunknown (5:19)
3. Smashing Pumpkins – “Hummer” – Siamese Dream (6:57)
4. Keane – “A Bad Dream” – Under The Iron Sea (5:06)
5. Don Henley – “Boys Of Summer” – Building The Perfect Beast (4:55)
6. Alannah Myles – “Black Velvet” – Alannah Myles (4:54)
7. Madonna – “Live To Tell” – True Blue (5:52)
8. Tasmin Archer – “Sleeping Satellite” – Great Expectations (4:39)
9. ABBA – “Eagle” – More Gold (4:26)
10. Shaan – “Tanha Dil” – Tanha Dil {translates to “lonely heart”} (4:53)
11. Kula Shaker – “Tattva” – K (3:46)
12. Daft Punk – “Digital Love” – Discovery (4:58)
13. Blur – “The Universal” – The Best Of (4:00)
14. Duncan Sheik – “Wishful Thinking” – Great Expectations (Original Soundtrack) (4:24)
15. Passengers – “Miss Sarajevo” – Original Soundtracks 1 (5:42)
16. The Beatles – “Free As A Bird” – Anthology 1 (4:26)

Total runtime: 78:35



Forum Name: BonoIsMyMuse

Tracklist Title: Transitions

Everything in my life is changing now, and I wanted to compile a collection of songs to reflect that. I’m in what’s probably been the biggest transition period of my life; while I’m trying to hang on to as many familiar things as I can, I’m realizing that I have to learn how to look at those things in a different way now, too.

I dug into my jazz collection, revisited some of my favorite old country songs, and added newer discoveries like Andrew Bird and the Nels Cline Singers. I’m a writer, and I love those moments both when I’m writing and when I’m reading someone else’s work when there’s a twist, something unexpected but beautiful. I ordered these songs based largely on transitions: the upbeat songs to open the list dropping into the more somber tracks by Ray LaMontagne and Joni Mitchell, then soaring again into probably my favorite section of the list, songs by Gorillaz, Sonny Rollins, and the Clash. I arranged my songs in a way that reflects the ups and downs I’ve experienced in the last few years. The list ends with a group of quieter, more reflective songs, a contrast to the high energy of the opening. “Ashes of American Flags” and “Bad” are probably my two favorite songs, which is why I saved them for the end. Both songs are filled with desperation, but there’s a bit of hope in each of them, too. I knew I wanted to end with “Bad” because the final lyrics to me symbolize looking ahead, which is what I’m doing now.

The cover art is a photograph called “Harvest Curve” by Fred Joy. I chose it because I feel like it reflects the heart of my playlist and the journey that I’ve been on for the last few years, carving my own path rather than following ones others have created. See more of his artwork here: http://www.astoriafineart.com/Artist...Fred Joy.htm

I hope you enjoy my playlist.

1. Elvis Costello – “Welcome to the Working Week” – My Aim Is True (1:23)
2. Lucinda Williams – “Changed the Locks” – Lucinda Williams (3:44)
3. Rolling Stones – “Rocks Off” – Exile On Main Street (4:32)
4. Kings of Leon – “Soft” – Aha Shake Heartbreak (2:59)
5. 10,000 Maniacs – “Hey Jack Kerouac” – In My Tribe (3:26)
6. Johnny Cash featuring June Carter Cash – “Jackson” – The Essential Johnny Cash (Disc 1) (2:44)
7. Ray LaMontagne – “Jolene” – Trouble (4:10)
8. Joni Mitchell – “Blue” – Blue (3:05)
9. Gorillaz – “Dirty Harry” – Demon Days (3:43)
10. Sonny Rollins – “St. Thomas” – Saxophone Colossus (6:47)
11. The Clash – “Janie Jones” – The Clash (2:06)
12. Lou Reed – “Heroin” – Between Thought and Expression (Disc 2) (12:19)
13. Tori Amos – “A Sorta Fairytale” – Scarlet’s Walk (5:29)
14. Arcade Fire – “Neighborhood #2 (Laika)” – Funeral (3:31)
15. Stevie Wonder – “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” – Stevie Wonder’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (2:40)
16. The Beatles – “Paperback Writer” – 1 (2:18)
17. David Bowie – “Rebel Rebel” – Changesbowie (4:30)
18. Ella Fitzgerald – “I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But the Blues” – Day Dream: Best of the Duke Ellington Songbook (4:44)
19. Led Zeppelin – “What Is and Should Never Be” - BBC Sessions (Disc 1) (4:20)
20. Bruce Springsteen – “Atlantic City” – The Essential Bruce Springsteen (Disc 1) (3:56)
21. Emmylou Harris – “Boulder to Birmingham” – Spyboy (3:21)
22. Bob Dylan and the Band – “The Man In Me” – The Big Lebowski Soundtrack (3:08)
23. Aretha Franklin – “Do Right Woman” – I Never Loved A Man the Way I Love You (3:15)
24. Pearl Jam – “Given to Fly” – Yield (4:01)
25. Jimi Hendrix – “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” – Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix (5:12)
26. The Pixies – “Bone Machine” – Surfer Rosa (3:02)
27. The Nels Cline Singers – “He Still Carries A Torch For Her” – The Giant Pin (6:43)
28. Patti Smith Group – “Because the Night” – Easter (3:23)
29. R.E.M. – “Electrolite” – New Adventures In Hi-fi (4:05)
30. Patsy Cline – “Walkin’ After Midnight” – 12 Greatest Hits (2:01)
31. Soul Coughing – “So Far I Have Not Found the Science” – El Oso (2:53)
32. Pink Floyd – “The Great Gig In the Sky” – Dark Side of the Moon (4:47)
33. Willie Nelson – “I’d Have to Be Crazy” – Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be) (3:26)
34. Miles Davis – “So What” – Kind of Blue (9:24)
35. Andrew Bird – “Plasticities” – Armchair Apocrypha (4:27)
36. Wilco – “Ashes of American Flags” – Kicking Television: Live In Chicago (Disc 2) (6:03)
37. U2 – “Bad” – Wide Awake In America (8:02)

Total Time: 2:39:39


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Forum Name: Corianderstem

I wanted to go for something that showed a little bit of my personality, and a mix I’m likely to listen to when I take a day trip in the summer. Maybe I’m going to the ocean, maybe I’m going to Mt. Rainier. Whatever it is, it has to be upbeat, cranked loud on the stereo and great to sing along to – there’s nothing like a road trip on a sunny day, windows down, stereo blaring, zooming down the open road! We start off with some good power pop/rock with a bit of oomph, guaranteed to rev me up. Throw in some quality dance pop (including one brilliantly silly ditty), a funky dance break, back around to power pop … and then as we return from our road trip, the sun is setting and it’s time to relax in the warm night air, maybe with a cold beer. The songs mellow out a bit, and then as the last song begins, the crickets are chirping, the last light leaves the sky, and all is right with the world.


“Corianderstem’s Summer In Seattle”

1. New Radicals – “Mother We Just Can’t Get Enough” – Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too (5:45)
2. Matthew Sweet – “Girlfriend” – Girlfriend (3:40)
3. Semisonic – “Singing In My Sleep” – Feeling Strangely Fine (4:30)
4. The Arcade Fire – “Rebellion (Lies)” – Funeral (5:10)
5. The Velvet Underground – “Rock & Roll” – Loaded (4:45)
6. The Rolling Stones – “Brown Sugar” – Forty Licks (3:49)
7. Supergrass – “Sun Hits the Sky” – Supergrass Is 10: The Best of 94-04 (4:53)
8. Dandy Warhols – “Bohemian Like You” – Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia (3:33)
9. The Talking Heads – “Burning Down the House (live)” – Stop Making Sense (4:09)
10. INXS – “Don’t Change” – Best of INXS (4:25)
11. The Pixies – “Head On” – Trompe Le Monde (2:16)
12. Sinead O’Connor – “No Man’s Woman” – Faith and Courage (3:01)
13. Liz Phair – “Extraordinary” – Liz Phair (3:24)
14. The Bangles – “Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s a Doll Revolution)” – Doll Revolution (3:57)
15. Kylie Minogue – “Come Into My World (Fischerspooner Remix)” – Come Into My World (single) (4:11)
16. Sugababes – “Freak Like Me” – Angels With Dirty Faces (3:16)
17. Robyn – “Konichiwa Bitches” – Robyn (2:38)
18. Earth Wind & Fire – “September” – Earth Wind and Fire: Greatest Hits (3:34)
19. Stevie Wonder – “Higher Ground” – Definitive Collection (3:11)
20. Junior Walker & The All Stars – “Shotgun” – The Motown Story, Volume 1: The 1960s (4:11)
21. The Beatles – “And Your Bird Can Sing” – Revolver (2:01)
22. Nerina Pallot – “Everybody’s Gone To War” – Fires (3:54)
23. R.E.M. – “Imitation of Life” – Reveal (3:56)
24. The Pernice Brothers – “The Weakest Shade of Blue” – Yours, Mine, Ours (3:08)
25. The Beach Boys – “Don’t Worry Baby” – Summer Crush (2:51)
26. The Long Winters – “Cinnamon” – When I Pretend to Fall (4:13)
27. Billy Bragg & Wilco – “California Stars” – Mermaid Avenue (4:58)
28. The Finn Brothers – “Won’t Give In” – Everyone Is Here (4:17)
29. The Cardigans – “You’re the Storm” – Long Gone Before Daylight (3:53)
30. Texas – “Saint” – The Hush (4:47)
31. Emm Gryner – “Almighty Love” – Summer of High Hopes (3:54)
32. Cat Power – “The Greatest” – The Greatest (3:22)
33. Emmylou Harris – “Sweet Old World” – Wrecking Ball (5:05)
34. Ryan Adams – “Wonderwall” – Love Is Hell, Pt 1. (4:09)
35. Sun Kil Moon – “Carry Me Ohio” – Ghosts of the Great Highway (6:21)
36. Mary Chapin Carpenter – “I Am a Town” – Come On Come On (5:06)
37. Simon & Garfunkel – “America” – Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (3:33)
38. Santo and Johnny – “Sleepwalk” – The Best of Santo and Johnny (2:25)
39. Cassandra Wilson – “Harvest Moon” – New Moon Daughter (5:01)

Total Runtime: 2:35:23



Entrant: Lila64

Well, here it is. My desert island playlist. I did not have a theme in mind, but wanted to choose some of my favorites and put them together to share with others. Almost all of these artists/bands strike some chord in me. I couldn’t live without the power & passion I feel when I hear these. I could be very happy just listening to them over & over, especially stuck on this “desert island”. I think I covered all eras, from Motown to Meg & Jack (White Stripes ) , with bands spanning the globe from the U.S. to the U.K. to Australia,… I hope you enjoy my list; I know I certainly do .

1. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES “Tears Of A Clown” -An Introduction To The Motown Elite (3:01)
2. MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS “Nowhere To Run” – Martha & The Vandella’s Greatest Hits (2:58)
3. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD “Son Of A Preacher Man” –Very Best Of Dusty Springfield (2:26)
4. DAVE EDMUNDS “Girls Talk” –Dave Edmunds Anthology (3:27)
5. THE WHO “I Can’t Explain” –Ultimate Collection (2:04)
6. ROLLING STONES “Jumping Jack Flash” –Hot Rocks 1964-71 (3:43)
7. THE KINKS “Till The End Of The Day” –The Kink Kontroversy (2:20)
8. BOB DYLAN “Subterranean Homesick Blues” –Bringing It All Back Home (2:24)
9. THE JAM “A Town Called Malice” –Billy Elliott Soundtrack (2:57)
10. INXS “Need You Tonight” –The Years 1979-1997 (3:04)
11. LOVE & ROCKETS “No New Tale To Tell” –Earth Sun Moon (3:27)
12. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN “The Killing Moon” –Ocean Rain (5:49)
13. ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND “Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That” –Colorblind (3:30)
14. DAVID LINDLEY “Mercury Blues” –El Rayo-X (3:34)
15. EMF “Unbelievable” –Schubert Dip (3:27)
16. R.E.M. “Fall On Me” –Eponymous (2:51)
17. DEPECHE MODE “Policy Of Truth” -Violator (4:56)
18. THE CLASH “Clampdown” -London Calling (3:51)
19. SQUEEZE “Pulling Mussels {From The Shell}” – Singles 45s & Under (4:01)
20. SPLIT ENZ “I Got You” -True Colours (3:30)
21. SIMPLE MINDS “The American” -Sons & Fascination/Sister Feeling Call (3:51)
22. SUGAR “Helpless” -Copper Blue (3:05)
23. WHITE STRIPES “Rag & Bone” -Icky Thump (3:48)
24. CREAM “Sunshine Of Your Love” -Disraeli Gears (4:13)
25. NEIL YOUNG “Cinnamon Girl” –Decade (3:00)
26. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS “Storm In A Teacup” -Stadium Arcadium (3:45)
27. U2 “Spanish Eyes” -B-Sides 1980-1990 (3:49)
28. ROD STEWART/FACES “Stay With Me” -The Story So Far (4:32)
29. BLACK CROWES “Remedy” -The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion (5:22)
30. BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD “For What It’s Worth” -Retrospective: Best Of Buffalo Springfield (2:37)
31. ELVIS COSTELLO “{What’s So Funny About} Peace Love & Understanding” -Armed Forces (3:32)
32. MIDNIGHT OIL “Forgotten Years” -Blue Sky Mining (4:21)
33. JOHN LENNON “Instant Karma” -The John Lennon Collection (3:20)
34. ELTON JOHN “Rocket Man” -Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (4:45)
35. THE BABYS “Isn’t It Time” -Anthology (4:03)
36. THE BEATLES “Dear Prudence” -The White Album (3:56)
37. LED ZEPPELIN “Your Time Is Gonna Come” –Led Zeppelin I (4:34)
38. PEARL JAM “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter…” –Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003 (3:15)
39. CROWDED HOUSE “Don’t Dream It’s Over” –Crowded House (3:56)
40. QUEEN “Somebody To Love” -Greatest Hits (4:56)
41. OASIS “Don’t Look Back In Anger” -{What’s The Story} Morning Glory (4:47)
42. AUDIOSLAVE “I Am The Highway” -Audioslave (5:34)
43. BLIND FAITH “Can’t Find My Way Home” –Blind Faith (3:17)

Time: 2:39:38



The game starts next Monday.

Here's the schedule
Round 1:
Lancemc vs. Phanan
Screwtape vs. U2VertigoFly
Angelordevil vs. AtomicBono
Bono's Lemon vs. LemonMelon

Axver vs. InMyPlace13
KhanadaRhodes vs. LJT
BonoIsMyMuse vs. Corianderstem
Edge_2125 vs. Lila

Round 2:
Lancemc vs. Screwtape
Phanan vs. U2VertigoFly
AtomicBono vs. Bono's Lemon
LemonMelon vs. PlaTheGreat

InMyPlace13 vs. KhanadaRhodes
LJT vs. LemonMacPhisto
Corianderstem vs. Edge_2125
Lila vs. Zoots

Round 3:
Screwtape vs. Phanan
Lancemc vs. U2VertigoFly
Angelordevil vs.PlaTheGreat
AtomicBono vs. LemonMelon

Axver vs. LemonMacPhisto
InMyPlace13 vs. LJT
BonoIsMyMuse vs. Zoots
Corianderstem vs. Lila

Round 4:
Top Two Group 1
Bottom Two Group 1
Angelordevil vs. LemonMelon
Bono’sLemon vs. PlaTheGreat

Axver vs. LJT
KhanadaRhodes vs. LemonMacPhisto
BonoIsMyMuse vs. Lila
Edge_2125 vs. Zoots

Round 5:
Winners Group
Losers Group
Angelordevil vs. Bono's Lemon
AtomicBono vs. PlaTheGreat

Axver vs. KhanadaRhodes
InMyPlace13 vs. LemonMacPhisto
BonoIsMyMuse vs. Edge_2125
Corianderstem vs. Zoots

 

[phanan]

Desert Island IV

Winner: phanan


The Desert Island IV tournament will be run in a manner similar to the World Cup. There are five groups, with five players in each group. Each player will have a match against every opponent in his/her group. Once these rounds are complete, the two players with the most points in each group moves on to the quarterfinals. If there is a tie in points, whoever wins the tiebreaker moves on (tiebreakers explained in detail further down).

For each match, the objective is to win more votes than your opponent. For every win, each player will receive three points. If there is a tie, each player gets two points. If a player loses a match but is within three votes of the winner, that player will earn a single point.

It's important to remember that every vote counts. Even if someone is way ahead in a match, you should still vote for the playlist you think is better. This is very important becaue the vote differential sometimes comes into play with tiebreakers.

Once all the preliminary rounds are completed, the top two from each group move on. However, if two players have the same amount of points, we use the following tiebreaker system:

-The player with the better overall record wins
-If overall records are the same, the player with the better vote differential wins
-If the vote differential is the same, a one match playoff will be done

The tournament is tentatively scheduled to begin sometime next week.

Group 1

Bono_212

I have tried to the best of my ability to make this a list of songs I would like to have with me if I were trapped on a desert island. However, not only did I use up most of my absolute favorite songs on my last list, I also realize that theme and flow are important to this contest, so I attempted to make both coexist (no pun intended) peacefully. What resulted was rather shocking, because I discovered that most of the songs covered several things that had been very emotionally troubling or upsetting to me over the last year or so. There are songs snuck in throughout the list that are just there for my own entertainment, such as the lead track, but it’s obvious my political fears found there way into the music for about five tracks. There are a few tracks that represent the sense of loss I felt at the death of my Grandmother, as well. The major part of the play list, the last ten songs or so, are almost all about how I felt when I found out that my best friend, who I was starting to fall in love with, was gay. I’ve tried to put the songs in an order that I felt was representative of our relationship, but I think the order really only makes sense to myself. Mixed in there are a few instrumental tracks I like, and a few songs about the sense of loss I felt over friends when I made the jump from high school to college. Overall, I’m rather happy with the list, and only wish I could’ve put a few more tracks on, but I just could not make them fit.

1. Panic! at the Disco - "Time to Dance" - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (3:22)
2. The Offspring - "The Kids Aren't Alright" - Greatest Hits (3:00)
3. Genesis - "Land of Confusion" - Invisible Touch (4:47)
4. Arcade Fire - "Intervention" - Neon Bible (4:19)
5. Bruce Springsteen - "Radio Nowhere" - Magic (3:19)
6. The Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter" - Forty Licks (4:33)
7. Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield (2:35)
8. Boston - "Peace of Mind" - Boston (5:02)
9. Joy Division - "Atmosphere" - Permanent (4:10)
10. Explosions In The Sky - "Your Hand In Mine" - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place (8:18)
11. Tori Amos - "Sleeps With Butterflies" - The Beekeeper (3:40)
12. Kate Bush - "This Woman's Work" - She's Having a Baby (3:36)
13. Bell X1 - "In Every Sunflower" - Music In Mouth (5:46)
14. Madonna - "Live To Tell" - Something To Remember (5:52)
15. Roy Orbison - "She's A Mystery To Me" - The Very Best of Roy Orbison (4:18)
16. David Bowie - "Moss Garden" - Heroes (5:05)
17. Pink Floyd - "Mother" - The Wall [Disc 1] (5:35)
18. Porcupine Tree - "Lazarus" - Deadwing (4:19)
19. The White Stripes - "We Are Going to be Friends" - White Blood Cells (2:23)
20. Regina Spektor - "On The Radio" - Begin To Hope (3:22)
21. Jimmy Eat World - "Work" - Futures (3:24)
22. Dave Melilo - "Knights Of The Island Counter" - Talk Is Cheap (3:01)
23. Muse - "Map of the Problematiqué " - Black Holes and Revelations (4:19)
24. The Cure - "Lovesong" - Disintegration (3:27)
25. U2 - "Love Is Blindness" - Achtung Baby (4:23)
26. Peter Gabriel - "Secret World" - Us (7:01)
27. Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence" - Violator (3:32)
28. Snow Patrol - "Make This Go On Forever" - Eyes Open (5:48)
29. Blaqk Audio - "Cities of Night" - Cex Cells (3:48)
30. Shout Out Louds - "You Are Dreaming" - Our Ill Wills (3:29)
31. Blink-182 - "I Miss You" - Blink-182 (3:47)
32. Our Lady Peace - "Somewhere Out There" - A Decade (4:13)
33. The Killers - "Change Your Mind" - Hot Fuss (3:11)
34. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "It'll All Work Out" - Anthology Through The Years (3:12)
35. The Beatles - "Let It Be" - Let It Be (3:51)

Total Runtime: 148:21


KhanadaRhodes



I Want To Be With You Baby

1. Crowded House - "Kare Kare" - Together Alone (3:36)
2. INXS - "The Stairs" - X (4:57)
3. Tears For Fears - "Pale Shelter" - The Hurting (4:34)
4. Annie Lennox - "Cold" - Diva (4:22)
5. Roxy Music - "Avalon" - Avalon (4:17)
6. Echo and the Bunnymen - "Seven Seas" - Ocean Rain (3:21)
7. Duran Duran - "Land" - Big Thing (6:12)
8. VHS Or Beta - "The Ocean" - Night on Fire (4:37)
9. Tim Finn - "In A Minor Key" - Escapade (3:47)
10. Japan - "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (7:09)
11. Depeche Mode - "In Your Room" - Songs of Faith and Devotion (6:23)
12. Sting - "They Dance Alone (Ceuca Solo)" - ...Nothing Like The Sun (7:16)
13. Spice Girls - "Viva Forever" - Spiceworld (5:11)
14. U2 - "October" - October (2:21)
15. Split Enz - "Albert of India" - Waiata (4:24)
16. Elton John - "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (3:13)

Total runtime: 1:15:30



Now I'm Destroyed

1. New Order - "Temptation" - 24 Hour Party People Soundtrack (5:44)
2. Bryan Ferry - "Windswept" - Boys and Girls (4:34)
3. Kate Bush - "Feel It" - The Kick Inside (3:03)
4. Emma Bunton - "You Are" - Free Me (3:48)
5. Erasure - "Chains of Love" - The Innocents (3:44)
6. Fiona Apple - "To Your Love" - When The Pawn... (3:41)
7. Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Heart and Soul Two (3:27)
8. Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way" - Rumours (3:40)
9. The Rolling Stones - "Angie" - Goat's Head Soup (4:32)
10. Pet Shop Boys - "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" - Actually (4:23)
11. Phil Collins - "Against All Odds" - Hits (3:25)
12. Liam Finn - "Remember When" - I'll Be Lightning (3:01)
13. The Police - "Every Breath You Take" - Synchronicity (4:14)
14. The Rembrandts - "That's Just The Way It Is, Baby" - The Rembrandts (4:08)
15. David Sylvian - "Some Kind of Fool" - Everything and Nothing (7:31)
16. Arcadia - "Goodbye Is Forever" - Goodbye Is Forever (4:05)
17. Wham! - "Careless Whisper" - Make It Big! (6:33)
18. Stimulator - "My Beautiful Muse" - Stimulator (3:25)

Total runtime: 1:16:50


LJT



Auntie Annie's/ Katy Daly's

It's quite a loose concept that I went with. It's based on probably the two places I frequent the most in Belfast. Auntie Annie's being quite electro, random music, while Katy Daly's the bar inbetween my two other regular haunts, just seems to play the most obscure and random music. The first half is therefore to groove/ dance to (well probably aprt from the first song) with the second half being quite obscure and random. Overall I think i've enjoyed this playlist more than any of the others I've created so I hope you folk have a good time listening.

Auntie Annie's

01. The Wildhearts- "Rooting for the Bad Guy"- The Wildhearts (8.57)
02. Battles- "Leyendecker"- Mirrored (2.48)
03. The Aliens- "Rox"- Astronomy for Dogs (6.15)
04. Menomena- "Weird"- Friend and Foe (3.05)
05. Simian Mobile Disco- "I Believe"- Attack Decay Sustain Release (3.18)
06. Roisin Murphy- "Overpowered"- Overpowered (5.08)
07. Of Montreal- "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal"- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (11.53)
08. Tracey Thorn- "Raise the Roof"- Out of the Woods (4.02)
09. Rooney- "I Should Have Been After You"- Calling the World (4.24)
10. Blonde Redhead- "The Dress"- 23 (4.00)
11. The Knife- "HeartBeats"- Deep Cuts (3.51)
12. LCD Soundsystem- "Tribulations"- LCD Soundsystem (4.59)
13. Metric- "Hustle Rose"- Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? (5.33)
14. Silversun Pickups- "Future Foe Scenarios"- Carnavas (5.20)
15. Flaming Lips- "Buggin'"- The Soft Bulletin (3.16)
16. Neon Neon- "I Told Her On Alderaan"- Stainless Style (3.43)
17. Vitalic- "My Friend Dario"- OK Cowboy (3.37)

Katy Daly's

18. Alcest- "Les Iris"- Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde (7.41)
19. Aerogramme- "Barriers"- My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go (4.55)
20. Patrick Watson- "Luscious Life"- Close To Paradise (3.09)
21. Nine Black Alps- "Behind Your Eyes"- Everything Is (2.51)
22. Charlotte Hatherley- "Behave"- The Deep Blue (4.02)
23. Bat For Lashes- "Prescilla"- Fur and Gold (3.34)
24. The Hold Steady- Chillout Tent"- Boys and Girls in America (3.43)
25. Patrick Cleandenim- "Rocket to the Moon"- Baby Come Home (3.06)
26. Tegan & Sara- "Back In Your Head"- The Con (3.00)
27. The Open- "Lost"- The Silent Hours (6.01)
28. Taken By Trees- "The Legend"- Open Field (3.53)
29. Tiny Dancers- "Ashes and Diamonds"- Free School Milk (4.21)
30. The Lilac Time- "The Lost Girl in the Midnight Sun"- Paradise Circus (3.59)
31. Final Fantasy- "I'm Afraid of Japan"- He Poos Clouds (3.56)
32. St. Vincent- "Paris Is Burning"- Marry Me (4.20)
33. Paris Motel- "Three Steps"- In the Salpêtrière (4.45)
34. Anthony Reynolds- "Where the Dead Live"- British Ballads (7.07)


phillyfan26



Left Looking For More

My playlist is a two disc, four sided concept album. The title is "Left Looking For More," describing the ultimate feelings of the unnamed main character by the end of the playlist. The first disc is titled "Electrically Numb," a title stolen from a song I wrote. Disc 2 is titled "Fall of a Dreamer," which indirectly refers to the first track of that disc.

My first and only request to the listener is to please not factor in the fact that it is shorter than the maximum time. Being a concept album more than anything, I did not want to add "filler" to meet these requirements if it meant destroying the concept and flow.

The main character is introduced in his mid-20s, after having already fallen into the world of drug use. The first disc displays how numb he can feel due to his habits, no matter what is happening around him. He witnesses some large events in his life during this time, and cannot properly react. After using some dirtier drugs downtown and getting ill, he swears off drugs for good. However, we pick up ten years later at age 35, and nothing has changed for him. He has now settled into a belief that his drug habits cannot be changed, despite attempts to help him from friends and family. He begins hallucinating, seeing a media controlled government, and becomes detached and disillusioned from his middle-class life as a husband and father. As the first disc ends, he remembers his youth, prior to his drug use, and begs for it to return.

In the second disc, the character has had an intervention in one of his visions, in which he believes the world can live in peace. He drops his drug habits cold turkey and begins to seek peace and harmony through other means. However, he abandons his job and family in order to search for a natural high to replace his drugs. He spends a while searching, and finds himself involved in a number of brief love affairs. None of those can replace the feeling of the drugs, however. After one of the love affairs ends poorly, he moves in with his sister and falls into alcoholism. After a brief period of total isolation, he finds his last refuge in religion. He devotes himself to working at a local church. However, he finds that the more he learns about religion, the more he realizes that his church is a corrupt body. He loses all faith that humanity has goodness, and then believes all humans are doomed to hell. He continually thinks over this mystery, and for a brief time believes that he himself is destined for heaven for "figuring out" the mystery. But his satisfaction ceases, and he slowly loses faith in any meaning for life. His last years fade, and he miserably realizes that he never accomplished anything and never found his desired inner peace. At his death, he is merely left looking for more.

DISC 1: Electrically Numb

SIDE A

David Bowie – "Station to Station" – Station to Station (10:12)
John Frusciante – "Carvel" – Shadows Collide With People (6:14)
The Beatles – "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (3:28)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Under the Bridge" – Blood Sugar Sex Magik (4:24)
Led Zeppelin – "Ten Years Gone" – Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2 (6:32)
Streetlight Manifesto – "Down, Down, Down to Mehphisto's Café" – Somewhere in the Between (5:03)
The Who – "Won't Get Fooled Again" – Who's Next (8:32)

SIDE B

U2 – "Zooropa" – Zooropa (6:31)
The Police – "Synchronicity II" – Synchronicity (Remastered) (5:00)
The Killers – "When You Were Young" – Sam's Town (3:42)
Franz Ferdinand – "Come on Home" – Franz Ferdinand (Special Edition) (3:46)

Disc 1 Runtime: 63:24


DISC 2: Fall of a Dreamer

SIDE A

John Lennon – "Imagine" – Imagine (Remastered) (3:04)
JET – "Look What You've Done" – Get Born (3:50)
Paul McCartney – "Maybe I'm Amazed" – McCartney (Remastered) (3:53)
Elton John – "Tiny Dancer" – Elton John: The Greatest Hits of 1970-2002 (6:17)
Oasis – "Wonderwall" – (What's the Story?) Morning Glory (4:18)
Sting – "Desert Rose" – Brand New Day (4:45)

SIDE B

Billy Joel – "Captain Jack" – Piano Man (7:18)
Arcade Fire – "Intervention" – Neon Bible (4:19)
Bruce Springsteen – "Devil's Arcade" – Magic (5:20)
Bob Dylan – "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" – Biograph (2:32)
The Edge – "Rowena's Theme" – Captive – 3:56
Explosions in the Sky – "The Birth and Death of the Day" – All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone – 7:49

Disc 2 Runtime: 57:21

TOTAL RUNTIME: 2:00:45


Screwtape2



The Romantic Warrior

With this tracklist I wanted to take everyone on another journey. I also wanted to leave more to the imagination. The story begins with a romantic warrior. A man deemed insane by the world whose romantic ideas are misunderstood. This man is forced to deal with an encroaching world and draws from within. We are all star stuff. The cosmos in him begins to expand and he shines like a falling star wandering the Earth. He searches the Earth looking for someone to give his love to. Everywhere he goes though he is seen as the alien. His words betray him. In looking out for so many people, he begins to collect pain and terror. He descends into the nightlife. There he accepts who and what he is. A war begins in him as to his beliefs. This is illustrated by Supper's Ready.

Beaten and broken from his inner conflict he rests upon a hillside. He looks to Jupiter and past that into Europa. He can see a reflection of Earth in the ice. Someone else is looking to Europa. Both observers feel the need to find the other. As the romantic warrior's body starts to fade away. He finds himself falling through the cosmos. There is no good and evil. There is only love. He loses consciousness. He awakes on the hillside. The plains are swaying and pointing him north. To the ice.

Sometime later we find our hero wandering through the Arctic Circle searching for the other watcher. He comes to a large open of ice. In the middle lies a woman. She is brushing the snow off the ice. He lays down next to her. They can feel the cosmos above and below them. Star stuff dances about the Arctic Circle. The ice below them reflects the stars. The moon, the sun, everything has a place. The two kiss. As they freeze, the two make a choice. Fade into the cosmos or together become something more. They turn away from the cosmos above and below them. They stare into the other's eyes. Here they create a rare element in the universe. A special energy found only on Earth. Two lovers into one. The truth is the meaning of life is in your eyes. The truth is there. In your eyes.

Disc One: The Romantic Warrior

1. Pink Floyd - "Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5" - Echoes (17:32)
2. Porcupine Tree - "Moon Touches Your Shoulder" - The Sky Moves Sideways (5:40)
3. The Police - "Secret Journey" - Ghost In The Machine (3:33)
4. Sigur Ros - "Myrkur" - Von (6:14)
5. The Smiths - "Bigmouth Strikes Again" - The Queen Is Dead (3:14)
6. David Bowie - "The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)" - Outside (4:21)
7. U2 - "Lady With The Spinning Head [Extended Dance Mix]" - The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-Sides (6:08)
8. Queen - "Princes Of The Universe" - Platinum Collection (3:37)
9. Pure Reason Revolution - "Apprentice Of The Universe" - The Dark Third (3:59)
10. Genesis - "Supper's Ready" - Foxtrot (22:50)
Total Time: 1:17:08

Disc Two: The Arctic Circle

1. Tori Amos - "Hey Jupiter [Dakota Version]" - Hey Jupiter (6:05)
2. St. Vincent - "Apocalypse Song" - Marry Me (3:47)
3. Akira Ifukube - "Prayer For Peace" - Godzilla 50th Anniversary Soundtrack (2:48)
4. Clytus Gottwold - "Lux Aeterna" - 2001: A Space Odyssey Soundtrack (6:02)
5. The Cure - "Plainsong" - Disintegration (5:15)
6. Jurgen Knieper - "Urstromtal (The Glacial Valley)" - Wings Of Desire: Original Soundtrack (4:04)
7. The Edge - "Heroine" - Captive (4:27)
8. DeVotchKa - "This Place Is Haunted" - How It Ends (3:19)
9. Passengers - "Always Forever Now" - Original Soundtracks 1 (6:23)
10. Kate Bush - "Aerial" - Aerial (7:52)
11. Broken Social Scene - "Lover's Spit (Redux) - Beehives (7:33)
12. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - "Falling Slowly" - Once (4:04)
13. Todd Rundgren - "If I Have To Be Alone" - 2nd Wind (3:52)
14. Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes" - Secret World Live (11:34)
Total Time: 1:17:05

Tracklist Total Time: 2:34:13


Group 2


Axver



SO THIS IS PERMANENCE

This tracklist aims to create an artistic sketch of life's dark and bleak undercurrents. It exists in the shadows and on the margins. It is not designed to engage or to attract, but to create a desolate aesthetic through the use of various stylistic representations of the mournful, melancholic, and despondent facets of existence. It loosely traces a mental progression into an unfathomable abyss. It opens with the realisation of life's fleeting worthlessness and a lament for things of meaning that have been lost - bridges burnt, love interests extinguished, friends neglected, and family abandoned. It proceeds to grapple for hope, for resurrection, and to rekindle the fires that sustained a naive and youthful charade of meaningfulness. The fire merely consumes the dreams. There is nothing left but despair - no escape, whether through the natural, the intellectual, the hallucinogenic, or even death. Death is as futile as life. This leads to the final realisation - that it is not so much staying alive but staying human that is important. And by this point, humanity is lost forever in the abyss.

These are the shadows that gnaw upon existence.

More details: axver: So This Is Permanence

1. Pink Floyd - "Time" - Dark Side Of The Moon (7:06)
2. God Is An Astronaut - "Suicide By Star" - All Is Violent, All Is Bright (4:38)
3. The Triffids - "The Seabirds" - Born Sandy Devotional (3:20)
4. Blackfield - "End Of The World" - Blackfield II (5:13)
5. Riverside - "Out Of Myself" - Out Of Myself (3:44)
6. The Terminals - "Uncoffined" - Cul-De-Sac (3:54)
7. Subterranean Masquerade - "No Place Like Home" - Suspended Animation Dreams (7:59)
8. Marillion - "Jigsaw" - Fugazi (6:49)
9. Green Carnation - "The Burden Is Mine ... Alone" - The Acoustic Verses (3:15)
10. U2 - "Wake Up Dead Man" - Pop (4:52)
11. Able Tasmans - "The Theory Of Continual Disappointment" - Hey, Spinner! (5:12)
12. Martin Phillipps - "Small Spark" - Sketch Book Volume 1 (4:24)
13. The Sisters Of Mercy - "Some Kind Of Stranger" - First And Last And Always (7:16)
14. Ride - "Dreams Burn Down" - Nowhere (6:06)
15. Joy Division - "Twenty Four Hours" - Closer (4:26)
16. Russian Circles - "You Already Did" - Enter (8:14)
17. The Sea, Like Lead - "Anticline/Syncline" - EP Split with Belegost (7:00)
18. Anathema - "Empty" - Alternative 4 (3:00)
19. Agalloch - "I Am The Wooden Doors" - The Mantle (6:11)
20. Arcturus - "Nightmare Heaven" - The Sham Mirrors (6:05)
21. Jesu - "Friends Are Evil" - Jesu (9:43)
22. Long Distance Calling - "The Very Last Day" - DMNSTRTN (11:05)
23. Sculptured - "Our Illuminated Tomb" - The Spear Of The Lily Is Aureoled (7:25)
24. The Cure - "Untitled" - Disintegration (6:26)
25. Porcupine Tree - "Collapse The Light Into Earth" - In Absentia (5:54)

Total length: 2:29:17


Cute Irish Bono

Part 1 is about not living life to the fullness. You don't like life or yourself. Songs 1.- 5. are racy heavy rock songs about being angry with the way you life is turning out. Everywhere you go you are about to completely lose it. Songs 6.-9 are slower songs about calming down from your frustrations but you became depressed about your life. Around songs 10-13 the tunes became catchier. They are about a certain wisdom that comes into your mind. You've learned from your mistakes that there is more to your life than wasting it away with angry fists and sobs. So you decide to start to living, because life is short. This part carries on nicely to the next one. This part is mainly about discovering yourself.

Part 2 is about letting go of your pain and living everyday, because life is short! This part is about enjoying life because you learned many things about yourself and have accepted your short comings. So, just letting it all go and start celebrating life.



Part 1: Life is going nowhere

1. U2 - Gone - Pop - (4:26)
2. Joy Division - New Dawn Fades - Unknown Pleasures - (4:48)
3. Silverchair - One Way Mule - Diorama - (4:13)
4. The Bravery - An Honest Mistake - The Bravery (3:41)
5. Bloc Party - Where Is Home? - A Weekend in the City - (4:54)
6. The Auteurs - Lights Out - How I Learned To Love the Bootboys - (2:10)
7. The Verve - This Time - Urban Hymns - (3:50)
8. David Bowie - Sorrow - Best of Bowie - (2:55)
9. Peter Gabriel - I Grieve - Up - (8:10)
10. Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind - The Very Best of Bob Dylan - (2:49)
11. Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun - Into the Wild Soundtrack - (5:21)
12. The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh) - Stadium Arcadium - (5:34)
13. Our Lady Peace - Where Are You - Healthy in Paranoid Times - (4:06)



Part 2: Life is short so start living!

1. Just Jack - No Time - Overtones - (3:27)
2. Moby - Slipping Away - Hotel - (3:39)
3. Weezer - Damage in Your Heart - Make Believe - (4:02)
4. All-Star United - There Gotta Be Something - Love & Radiation (2:49)
5. Blur - The Universal - The Great Escape - (4:00)
6. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?? Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - (3:32)
7. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Spread Your Love -
B.R.M.C. - (3:45)
8. Aztec Camera - Sun - Frestonia - (4:28)
9. Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day - Led Zeppelin - (3:28)
10. Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix) - (3:35)
11. Keane - Untitled 1 - Hopes and Fears - (5:36)
12. Dawud Ali - Everyday - The Poets and the Prophets - (3:45)
13. The Stone Roses - Waterfall - The Stone Roses - (4:38)
14. Chicago - Beginnings - The Very Best of Chicago (6:26)
15. The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (4:14)

Total Time: 1:59:11


Lancemc

INTERGALACTIC PLEASURE CRUISE

Intergalactic Pleasure Cruise is the next logical evolution of my Desert Island ideology. In a series of small journeys between the realm of the art, the popular, and the media rich crossroads that house their intersections, I offer a perhaps slightly-deeper-than-superficial examination of the harmonies, melodies, rhythms and associations of such that continue to grow and define my own persona. Classic heroic composers, 20th century poet philosophers, post-modern electronic deconstructions, comic-book swatches of cinematic panache… now firing stage-2 rocket clusters, steer clear of the black hole.



Part I: Thrust Into The Infinite

1. Richard Wagner – “Vorspiel” – Das Rheingold (Scene 1 and 2) (4:13)
2. LCD Soundsystem – “Losing My Edge” – LCD Soundsystem (7:53)
3. Wilco – “Far, Far Away” – Being There (3:20)
4. Sufjan Stevens – “Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie” – Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State (2:54)
5. Neutral Milk Hotel – “Ghost” – In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (4:09)
6. !!! – “Must Be The Moon” – Myth Takes (5:58)
7. John Williams – “The Planet Krypton” – Superman: The Movie (6:40)
8. Gustav Holst – “The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age” – Holst: The Planets (7:45)
9. Panda Bear – “Search For Delicious” – Person Pitch (4:53)
10. Passengers – “Beach Sequence” – Original Sountracks 1 (3:32)
11. Bjork – “Alarm Call” – Homorgenic (4:20)
12. Radiohead – “Myxomatosis (Judge, Jury & Executioner) – Hail To The Thief (3:53)
13. Jim O’Rourke – “Bad Timing” – Bad Timing (10:00)
14. Bob Dylan – “Visions of Johanna” – Blonde on Blonde (7:33)
15. My Bloody Valentine – “No More Sorry” – Isn’t Anything (2:48)

Total Runtime: 79:44



Part II: Painless Reentry

1. Jonny Greenwood – “Oil” – There Will Be Blood (3:05)
2. Ludwig Van Beethoven – “Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op 68, ‘Pastoral’ – 2. Andante molto mosso” – Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 (12:42)
3. Patti Smith – “Birdland” – Horses (9:16)
4. Cat Power – “Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again” – I’m Not There (6:54)
5. Xavier Cugat – “Perfidia” – 2046 (3:01)
6. Emmylou Harris - “Waltz Across Texas Tonight” – Wrecking Ball (4:46)
7. The Magnetic Fields – “I Don’t Believe You” – I (3:42)
8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Piano Concerto No. 21 – 2 Movement” – The Essential Mozart (7:22)
9. Brian Eno – “Three Variations On The Canon In D Major: (ii) French Catalogues” – Discreet Music (5:18)
10. Iron & Wine – “Upward Over The Mountain” – The Creek Drank the Cradle (5:56)
11. Dmitri Shostakovich – “Jazz Suite No. 2: 6. Waltz II” - Shostakovich: the Jazz Album (3:46)
12. Talking Heads – “Seen And Not Seen” – Remain In Light (3:25)
13. Sigur Ros – “Staralfur” – Agaetis Byrjun (6:45)
14. Johann Sebastian Bach – “Cello Suite No. 1 in G, 4. Sarabande” – Bach (JS) Cello Suites (2:56)

Total Runtime: 78:47


Lara Mullen

1. Mr. Hudson & The Library – “Too late, too late” – A tale of two cities (3:08)
2. Belle & Sebastian – “Step into my office, baby” – Dear catastrophe waitress - (4:17)
3. Pulp – “Common People” – Different class – (5:51)
4. Basement Jaxx – Rendez-Vu – The Singles – (3:44)
5. Beyonce – “Crazy in love” – Dangerously in Love - (4:10)
6. Bloc Party – “Flux” – A weekend in the city - (3:39)
7. Daft Punk – “Aerodynamic” – Discovery – (3:27)
8. The White Stripes – “You don’t know what love is” – Icky Thump – (3:54)
9. Raconteurs – “Steady as she goes” – (3:36)
10. The Crystals – "Da doo Ron Ron" – Phil Spector Back to Mono – (2:18)
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Bad moon rising” - Green river – (2:20)
12. The Pipettes – “Your kisses are wasted on me” – We are the Pipettes – (2:08)
13. Neko Case - Hold on, hold on - Fox confessor brings the floods – (2:46)
14. Nouvelle Vague – “Dance with me” – Bande a part – (3 :40)
15. Rilo Kiley – “Dreamworld” – Under the blacklight – (4:45)
16. Malajube – “Etienne d'aout” – Trompe l'oeil – (5:27)
17. KT Tunstall – “I don't want you to know” – Drastic Fantastic – (3:48)
18. Blondie – “Heart of glass” – Parallel Lines – (4:32)
19. Bruce Springsteen – “I’m on fire” – Born in the USA – (2:34)
20. Vampire Weekend – “Oxford Comma” – Vampire Weekend – (3:24)
21. Dire Straits – “Romeo and Juliet” – Making moves - (6:05)
22. R.E.M. – “Daysleeper” – Up - (3:40)
23. U2 – "Original of the Spieces" – HTDAAB – (4:41)
24. Travis – "Why does it always rain on me?" – The Man Who – (4:24)
25. The Lightning Seeds – "Pure" – The very best of the Lightning Seeds – (3:47)
26. Pixies – “Where is my mind?” – Surfer Rosa – (3:51)
27. Sonic Youth – “Superstar” – Superstar single – (4:06)
28. Bob Marley – Waiting in vain – Exodus – (4:11)
29. Aphex Twin – “Avril 14th” – Drukqs – (2:05)
30. Ryan Adams – “Nobody Girl” – Gold – (9:43)
31. Suzanne Vega – "Ludlow Street" – Beauty & Crime – (3:15)
32. Leona Naess – “Don’t use my broken heart” – Leona Naess – (3:51)
33. Massive Attack – “Unfinished sympathy” – Blue Lines – (5:08)
34. Al Green – “How can you mend a broken heart” – Let's stay together – (6:18)
35. Francoise Hardy – “Tous les garcons et les filles“ – En resume – (3 :09)
36. Blur – “The Universal“ – The Great Escape – (3:59)
37. Ludovico Einaudi – “Primavera” – Divenire - (7:18)
38. Mocedades – “Eres tu” - Los esenciales – (3:33)

Full playing time : 157 minutes 12 seconds


PlaTheGreat/the rockin edge



Entrez
1. U2 – “The Unforgettable Fire” – The Unforgettable Fire (4:55)
2. Snow Patrol – “Somewhere A Clock Is Ticking” – Final Straw (4:34)
3. Oasis – “Little by Little” – Heathen Chemistry (4:06)
4. The Verve – “Bittersweet Symphony” – Urban Hymns (5:54)

Gratuit Esprit
5. Smashing Pumpkins – “Mayonnaise” – Siamese Dream (5:49)
6. The Police – “King of Pain” – Synchronicity (4:59)
7. Marvin Gaye – “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” – What’s Going On (3:18)
8. George Harrison – “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) – Living in the Material World (3:35)
9. Barenaked Ladies – “Lovers In A Dangerous Time” – All Their Greatest Hits 1991 – 2001 (4:06)
10. Queen – “Don’t Stop Me Now” – Greatest Hits 1 (3:30)
11. Grand Funk Railroad – “I’m Your Captain/Closer To Home” – Closer To Home (10:09)

Bending Spoons
12. Muse – “Stockholm Syndrome” – Absolution (4:58)
13. R.E.M. – “The Great Beyond” – In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (5:07)
14. Crowded House – “Fingers of Love” – Live Album (5:02)
15. Dave Matthews Band – “The Space Between” – Everyday (4:04)
16. The Flaming Lips – “The Sound Of Failure/It’s Dark… Is It Always This Dark??” – At War With The Mystics (7:18)
17. Pink Floyd – “High Hopes” – The Division Bell (8:32)

Don’t Even Hesitate
18. Coldplay – “Trouble” – Parachutes (4:34)
19. Tori Amos – “Winter” – Little Earthquakes (5:42)
20. Peter Gabriel – “Mercy Street” – So (6:21)
21. Radiohead – “Fake Plastic Trees” – The Bends (4:51)
22. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Slow Cheetah” – Stadium Arcadium – JUPITER (5:20)

A Movement, A Moment
23. The Beatles – “Here Comes The Sun” – Abbey Road (3:06)
24. Herbert Von Karajan: Vienna Philharmonic – “Jupiter, The Bringer of Jolity” – Holst: Planets/R. Strauss: Don Juan (7:41)
25. Antonio Vivaldi – “Concerto No 4 in F minor – ‘L’inverno: I. Allegro non molto” – The Four Seasons (3:27)
26. The City of Prague Philharmonic – “Dragonheart – Main Themes” – 100 Greatest Film Themes (4:33)
27. Ludwig van Beethoven – “Moonlight Sonata” – Classics for the Heart (5:31)

Encore
28. Jeff Beck – “A Day In The Life” – At B.B. King Blues Club & Grill New York (9/10/2003) (5:08)
29. The Cure – “Pictures Of You” – Disentegration (7:29(
30. Ringo Starr – “Photograph” – VH1 Storytellers: Ringo Starr (4:12)
31. Elton John – “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (3:13)


Group 3


AtomicBono

This playlist was made with the following in mind:
1. What I've been listening to lately.
2. Introducing some music many may not have heard before.
3. Creating a journey of sorts, with each song flowing into the next.

This is not a specific story, more of just a very loose narrative, easily adapted to whatever story you want to tell. I thought of it as a romance, but it doesn't necessarily have to be that. Part I is about hope - the wonder that is potential. Part II is the world either standing still or spinning much too fast - sometimes it seems like everything is so perfect that nothing could go wrong..but then it does. Part III is getting in too deep - obsession, depression, anger, insanity. Part IV is a bittersweet ending - everything's gonna be alright, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt, or that it all turned out the way it should have. Even though I divided the playlist up, it's best listened to as one cohesive list. The divisions just represent a general change in the mood, and make it easier for people who don't have time to listen to the whole thing in one sitting. Plus it gives me the license to come up with long awesome titles for all of them.

A Beginning And All That Follows

I. This Could Be An Opportunity (When I Awoke, You Were Standing There)

1. Maserati - "12 16" - Inventions for the New Season (5:46)
2. Minus the Bear - "Knights" - Planet of Ice (3:40)
3. M83 - "Couleurs" - Couleurs EP (8:35)
4. Interpol - "Take You on a Cruise" - Antics (4:54)
5. Maps - "Elouise" - We Can Create (5:23)
6. Neutral Milk Hotel - "The King of Carrot Flowers Pts. Two & Three" - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (3:06)

II. It's All Wrong, It's All Right (Complacency and Uncertainty - If
That's The Way It Is, Then...)

7. We Vs. Death - "City Council Cosmos" - The Message Is (8:07)
8. ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - "How Near How Far" - Source Tags & Codes (4:00)
9. Sunny Day Real Estate - "In Circles" - Diary (4:59)
10. Levenova - "The Warrior" - Riot on the Sunset Vol. 4 (4:13)
11. Broken Social Scene - "7/4 (Shoreline)" - Broken Social Scene (4:53)
12. Bloc Party - "Blue Light" - Silent Alarm (2:47)
13. Radiohead - "All I Need" - In Rainbows (3:49)
14. Pixies - "Where Is My Mind?" - Surfer Rosa (3:53)
15. U2 - "Gone" - Pop (4:27)

III. A Guilty Conscience Grows... (Alert! Alert!)

16. Muse - "Sunburn" - Showbiz (3:54)
17. Thrice - "Like Moths to Flame" - Vheissu (4:27)
18. Tool - "The Patient" - Lateralus (7:14)
19. Long Distance Calling - "Horizon" - Satellite Bay (5:54)
20. The Mars Volta - "Eria Tarka" - De-Loused In The Comatorium (6:21)
21. The Fall of Troy - "What Sound Does a Mastadon Make?" - The Fall of Troy (7:13)

IV. I Don't Know Just Where I'm Going, But Someday Maybe I'll Get There (I Guess Possibilities Are Always Greater Than What Actually Happens)

22. Explosions in the Sky - "Catastrophe and the Cure" - All of a
Sudden I Miss Everyone (7:56)
23. The Number 12 Looks Like You - "Rememberance Dialogue" - Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear (7:02)
24. The Velvet Underground - "Heroin" - The Velvet Underground & Nico (7:13)
25. Wilco - "Poor Places" - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (5:18)
26. Bright Eyes - "Nothing Gets Crossed Out" - Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground (4:34)
27. Death Cab for Cutie - "A Movie Script Ending" - iTunes Originals - Death Cab for Cutie (4:19)
28. Dredg - "The Canyon Behind Her" - El Cielo (6:40)
29. John Williams - "Theme From Jurassic Park" - Jurassic Park (3:28)

Total Runtime: 2:33:49


BonoIsMyMuse

1. Bruce Springsteen – “Blinded By the Light” – The Essential Bruce Springsteen (disc 1) (5:03)
2. Cake – “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” – Wheels (2:58)
3. Ryan Adams – “My Winding Wheel” – Heartbreaker (3:13)
4. Uncle Tupelo – “Acuff-Rose” – Anodyne (2:36)
5. The Rolling Stones – “Tumbling Dice” – Exile On Main Street (3:48)
6. Kings of Leon – “Happy Alone” – Youth and Young Manhood (4:00)
7. The Beatles – “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window” – Abbey Road (1:58)
8. Feist – “I Feel It All” – The Reminder (3:40)
9. R.E.M. – “Disturbance At the Heron House” – Document (3:34)
10. Crowded House – “There Goes God” – Woodface (3:50)
11. Spoon – “You Got Yr. Cherry Bombs” – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (3:09)
12. Paul Simon – “The Obvious Child” – The Rhythm of the Saints (4:10)
13. Carla Bozulich – “I Couldn’t Believe It Was True” – Red Headed Stranger (2:26)
14. Wilco – “That’s Not the Issue” – A.M. (3:21)
15. Whiskeytown – “Bar Lights” – Pneumonia (3:15)
16. Jim James and Calexico – “Goin’ to Acapulco” – I’m Not There Soundtrack (disc 1) (5:00)
17. Emmylou Harris – “Where Will I Be” – Wrecking Ball (4:15)
18. Willie Nelson – “Me and Paul” – The Essential Willie Nelson (disc 1) (3:49)
19. Bob Dylan – “Dirt Road Blues” – Time Out of Mind (3:36)
20. Jolie Holland – “Goodbye California” – Escondida (3:29)
21. The Damnwells – “Louisville” – Air Stereo (4:33)
22. Golden Smog – “Radio King” – Down By the Old Mainstream (3:09)
23. The Byrds – “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘N’ Roll Star” – The Essential Byrds (disc 1) (2:06)
24. Lucinda Williams – “Greenville” – Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (Deluxe Edition) (disc 1) (3:24)
25. X – “4th of July” – See How We Are (3:59)
26. Ray LaMontagne – “Barfly” – Till the Sun Turns Black (3:55)
27. Counting Crows – “Chelsea” – Across a Live Wire: Live In New York (disc 1) (6:16)
28. Evangelista – “Lucky Lucky Luck” – Hello, Voyager (3:27)
29. Miles Davis – “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” – The Essential Miles Davis (disc 2) (14:04)
30. Soul Coughing – “St. Louise Is Listening” – El Oso (4:29)
31. U2 – “Zooropa” – Zooropa (6:32)
32. Sonic Youth – “Teen Age Riot” – Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition) (disc 1) (6:59)
33. Nels Cline Singers – “Cause for Concern” – Instrumentals (4:23)
34. Grateful Dead – “St. Stephen” – Aoxomoxoa (4:28)
35. Scott Amendola Band – “Buffalo Bird Woman” – Believe (7:30)
36. Geraldine Fibbers – “Lilybelle” – Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home (4:55)
37. Radiohead – “Videotape” – In Rainbows (4:40)

Total runtime: 2:39:41


DaveC



I had originally planned to write up a long story to go along with this playlist, sort of like the movie that this would be the soundtrack to. I realized, though, that it’s a bit of a cheesy idea, and that the movie was already made (Cast Away, in case you haven’t figured it out). Besides, the songs are pretty literal when it comes to the plot, so it wouldn’t be tough to figure out with a little work anyways. So, instead of writing pages upon pages worth of story that likely won’t get read anyways, I’ll just let you know the basic plot.

The story starts where our hero buys a ticket for a cruise to a tropical destination (“Take You On a Cruise”). He’s excited, and says his goodbyes to friends and family (“Nice to Know You”) as the ship sails out of port. It’s all gravy, and he’s in a world of open seas and sunshine (“Riviera Paradise”), zipping around from island to island and generally having the time of his life. But soon the ship runs into a freak storm, and it’s getting thrown around (“The Tourist”) until finally the whole thing crashes against a reef and sinks in the open ocean (“Nautical Disaster”). Our hero has luckily managed to put his lifejacket on in time, and is himself tossed around in the open seas all night with no idea where he is, no imminent rescue on the way, and no real way to steer himself anywhere (“Third Stone From the Sun”). He wakes up the next morning on the beach of a small tropical island and decides to see if he can find any inhabitants or rescue in order to get himself out of there (“Cortez the Killer”). He’s confused and, at the same time, in awe of the natural beauty of this place. He soon comes to the realization, however, that he unluckily ended up on a completely uninhabited island. None of his fellow passengers are anywhere to be found, either, and once he figures this out, he gets into a deep, lonely funk (“Soma”). But moping around won’t get him off the island, and once he starts thinking of his girl (“Spanish Eyes”) he begins to think of ways to get home. He realizes how foolish building a raft and drifting into the open ocean would likely be, and so he tries various other methods to see if he can signal for help somehow. Nothing works, though, and he begins to realize he might be truly stuck (“It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)”). Finally, the hero decides that he can either die on this island, or die in the ocean, and decides to at least try to make it home by building a makeshift raft out of logs and reeds (“Get Back”). He sets off into the water. The raft is being thrown around on the waves, and he’s holding on for dear life with absolutely no clue where he’s going or how to actually find rescue. Finally, the raft can’t hold on any longer and it breaks up in the violent swells (“Eight Miles High”). He’s not dead, though. He wakes up the next morning, hacking up seawater, on the very same beach of the very same island he left the day before. At this point, the hero realizes he is indeed stuck on the island until rescue comes, and he decides he’s going to try to survive long enough until it comes (“You Can’t Always Get What You Want”).

The second disc starts a month after the hero’s failed escape attempt. He’s been surviving, but barely. Food is scarce, but he has managed to figure out how to build a fire and a shelter, and there’s fresh water from a stream in the jungle. He’s getting by as best he can, but it’s lonely, boring, and very tough (“Velvet Morning”). Being alone for so long has started to wind up the hero’s mind. He’s going crazy from the loneliness, the boredom, and the hopelessness of it all (“Chest Fever”). Finally, he determines that he’s had enough, and that rescue is never coming. He goes to the top of a cliff and, in a moment of madness, he leaps off, hoping to dash his head open on the rocks below and end it all (“Careful With That Axe, Eugene”). Of course, he doesn’t succeed, and he wakes up on the beach once again with his mind unscrambled (“Embryonic Journey”) and determined yet again to survive until he dies or until rescue comes (“Insomnia”). But his current situation hasn’t changed, and so he begins to bring up past memories of his life to get him through (“They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”/“Memory Lane (Sittin’ in Da Park)”). The next two songs were going to be placed over a montage of the hero getting older and surviving on the island, looking determined, learning how to catch fish and small animals, etc. I never came up with anything else to go here (“Sunshine of Your Love”/“Everything is Everything”), so this would be the part where you all use your imaginations. The story rejoins the hero a year later, now looking considerably skinnier and hairier, lamenting his situation and how long he’s been gone (“You Don’t Know How it Feels”). He realizes he’s going crazy from the boredom and loneliness yet again (“I’m Waiting For the Man”). One particularly sad night, he finally decides he needs to do something about his situation, and this time it’s all or nothing. He sets fire to the trees in hopes of burning the entire island and drawing attention with the smoke. The entire island burns fiercely behind him as he sits on the beach hoping someone spots the fire or the smoke and comes to check it out. He spots a light on the horizon, and soon a small merchant ship comes into view. The hero is overjoyed and runs back to his shelter to grab the few possessions he wants to keep. Inside the shelter, he can hardly contain himself. But tragedy strikes, and a flaming tree branch crashes down onto the shelter, collapsing the whole thing on top of our hero and lighting his former home on fire. The whole island goes up, and takes the hero with it (the entire last paragraph is “Ten Years Gone”). The last shot of the film is the hero on the cruise ship, in paradise, once again peaceful, full, clean, and happy (“Into the Mystic”).

See, I told you it was cheesy. But the story is secondary, and hopefully you’ll find as much enjoyment from my playlist as I had putting it together. Thanks to phanan (and Screwtape, although he had to step out) for running the game, and thanks for listening and reading (if you made it this far!).

Disc 1
1. Interpol – “Take You On a Cruise” – Antics (4:54)
2. Incubus – “Nice to Know You” – Morning View (4:45)
3. Stevie Ray Vaughan – “Riviera Paradise” – In Step (8:50)
4. Radiohead – “The Tourist” – OK Computer (5:25)
5. The Tragically Hip – “Nautical Disaster” – Live Between Us (5:32)
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “Third Stone From the Sun” – Are You Experienced (6:44)
7. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – “Cortez the Killer” – Zuma (7:31)
8. Smashing Pumpkins – “Soma” – Siamese Dream (6:40)
9. U2 – “Spanish Eyes” – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (3:17)
10. Bob Dylan – “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” – Bringing it All Back Home (7:32)
11. The Beatles – “Get Back” – Let it Be (3:10)
12. The Byrds – “Eight Miles High” – Fifth Dimension (3:37)
13. The Rolling Stones – “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” – Let it Bleed (7:33)

Disc 2
1. The Verve – “Velvet Morning” – Urban Hymns (4:57)
2. The Band – “Chest Fever” – Music from Big Pink (5:19)
3. Pink Floyd – “Careful With That Axe, Eugene” – Ummagumma (8:51)
4. Jefferson Airplane – “Embryonic Journey” – Surrealistic Pillow (1:51)
5. Wintersleep – “Insomnia” – Wintersleep (4:16)
6. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” – Mecca & The Soul Brother (4:49)
7. Nas – “Memory Lane (Sittin’ in Da Park)” – Illmatic (4:08)
8. Cream – “Sunshine of Your Love” – Disraeli Gears (4:11)
9. Lauryn Hill – “Everything is Everything” – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (4:53)
10. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “You Don’t Know How it Feels” – Wildflowers (4:49)
11. The Velvet Underground – “I’m Waiting for the Man” – The Velvet Underground and Nico (4:48)
12. Led Zeppelin – “Ten Years Gone” – Presence (6:32)
13. Van Morrison – “Into the Mystic” – Moondance (3:30)

Total running time: 2:18:12


major_panic

DREAMING

1. John Williams - "Cantina Band" - Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology Disc 4 (2:46)
2. The Rat Pack - "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" - Eee-O-11: The Best of the Rat Pack (1:55)
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "She's Only 18" - Stadium Arcadium (3:25)
4. Ike Kings Of Rhythm Turner's - "I Ain't Drunk" - 20 Great Blues Recordings of the 50s and 60s, Vol. 1 (229)
5. Glenn Miller - "Serenade In Blue" - The Best of Glenn Miller (2:35)
6. Frank Sinatra - "Strangers In The Night" - My Way (The Best Of Frank Sinatra) (2:35)
7. Oasis - "Lyla" - Stop the Clocks (5:11)
8. Queen - "Killer Queen" - Queen's Greatest Hits I (3:02)
9. Mark Sholtez - "Melita" - Real Street (3:45)
10. Elvis Presley / The Jordanaires - "Can't Help Falling In Love" - Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (3:00)
11. Jet - "Cold Hard B*****" - Get Born (4:03)
12. INXS - "Never Tear Us Apart" - Definitive INXS (3:03)
13. The Bee Gees - "I Surrender" - Still Waters (4:18)
14. Louis Armstrong - "What A Wonderful World" - The Universal Masters Collection: Classic Louis Armstrong (2:21)
15. Andrew Lloyd Webber - "All I Ask of You" - The Phantom Of The Opera (4:04)
16. Eric Clapton - "Cocaine" - Slowhand (3:42)
17. Michael Jackson - "Thriller" - Thriller (5:59)
18. Evanescence - "My Immortal" - Fallen (4:26)
19. Nightwish - "The Islander" - Dark Passion Play (5:06)
20. Tom Waits - "9th and Hennepin" - Rain Dogs (1:57)
21. The Police - "Can't Stand Losing You" - The Police Greatest Hits (2:48)
22. The Platters - "Remember When" - Only You (1:11)
23. Sarah Brightman - "Think Of Me" - Phantom Of The Opera (3:10)
24. John Mayer - "Dreaming With A Broken Heart" - Continuum (4:07)
25. Elton John - "Candle In The Wind" - Rocket Man (3:49)
26. Il Divo - "Sola Otra Vez (All By Myself)" - Ancora (3:54)
27. The Triffids - "Tender Is The Night (The Long Fidelity)" - Born Sandy Devotional (3:53)
28. Tan Dun - "Longing" - Hero (Soundtrack) (4:20)
29. U2 - "Love Is Blindness" - Achtung Baby (4:26)

Total Runtime: 101:10


the tourist

Vinyl Album: Shoes (53.39)



Side One: (26.43)

01. The Foxglove Hunt – “A Concealed Weapon” – Stop Heartbeat (3.42)
02. Brothers Martin – “The Missionary” – Brothers Martin (2.03)
03. She Wants Revenge – “Rachael” – This Is Forever (4.28)
04. Fine China – “Prosecute Electrocute” – The Jaws Of Life (3.27)
05. Gliss – “Kissing The Boulevard” – Love The Virgins (3.56)
06. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “American X” – Baby 81 (9.11)

Side Two: (26.56)

01. The Listening – “The Factory” – The Listening LP (5.11)
02. Editors – “Camera” – The Back Room (5.03)
03. The Cinematics – “Maybe Someday” – A Strange Education (3.23)
04. Starflyer 59 – “Good Sons” – Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice (2.50)
05. Metropolis – “The Things Love Makes You Do” – International (3.53)
06. The Violet Burning – “Rewind” – Drop-Dead (3.41)
07. Ghostland Observatory – “Band Marches On” – Robotique Majestique (2.58)


Vinyl Album: Soda (53.19)




Side One: (25.19)

01. The Killers – “When You Were Young” – Sam’s Town (3.40)
02. Loudermilk – “Rock & Roll and the Teenage Desperation” – The Red Record (3.24)
03. Luna Halo – “Untouchable” – Luna Halo (3.32)
04. OK Go – “A Million Ways” – Oh No (3.14)
05. Muse – “Supermassive Black Hole” – Black Holes and Revelations (3.29)
06. Mute Math – “Noticed” – Mute Math [Bonus Tracks] (4.30)
07. Rooney – “When Did Your Heart Go Missing?” – Calling The World (3.31)

Side Two: (28.00)

01. The Kooks – “Naïve” – Inside In/Inside Out (3.24)
02. Arctic Monkeys – “Old Yellow Bricks” – Favourite Worst Nightmare (3.11)
03. Rock Kills Kid – “Paralyzed” – Are You Nervous? (3.05)
04. Hard-Fi – “Hard To Beat” – Stars Of CCTV (4.13)
05. Modest Mouse – “We’ve Got Everything” – We Were Dead Before This Ship Even Sank (3.40)
06. The Divorce – “Birds=Magic” – The Gifted Program (3.43)
07. The Apples In Stereo – “Energy” – New Magnetic Wonder (3.31)
08. Dolour – “Next 2 U” – Next 2 U [single] (3.17)


Vinyl Album: Earth (52.21)




Side One: (27.41)

01. Gosling – “Stealing Stars” – Here Is… (3.34)
02. Stereophonics – “Rewind” – Language Sex Violence Other (4.46)
03. Ours – “Sometimes” – Distorted Lullabies (3.53)
04. Jimmy Eat World – “Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues” – Chase This Light (4.46)
05. The Fire Theft – “It’s Over” – Fire Theft (4.02)
06. Sparta – “Unstitch Your Mouth” – Threes (3.08)
07. Jeremy Enigk – “Damien Dreams” – World Waits (3.36)

Side Two: (24.40)

01. U2 – “Running To Stand Still” – The Joshua Tree [ReMastered Deluxe Edition] (4.17)
02. The Elms – “Bring Me Your Tea” – The Chess Hotel (1.42)
03. The Raconteurs – “Broken Boy Soldiers” – Broken Boy Soldiers (3.02)
04. Pete Yorn – “The Man” – Nightcrawler (3.24)
05. Queens of the Stone Age – “Burn The Witch” – Lullabies To Paralyze (3.35)
06. Porcupine Tree – “Collapse The Light Into Earth” – In Absentia (5.53)
07. The Soundtrack of Our Lives – “The Flood” – Behind The Music (2.48)


Group 4


Irishteen/Lemonchick



7/7/7

The inspiration for this playlist was very simple - each day represents the seven days we spent together from the moment we first met until our last moment together. On the first day we met by a fountain (hence the cover image), and each one of the songs describes either the mood of the day or the topics of conversations we had. The Backstreet Boys was more of an inside joke (and I'm responsible for it - Lemonchick), and we know it's a pretty risky choice for this game but it just fits...so we couldn't get rid of it...and we hope it doesn't completely ruin our chances. Day two actually takes place during the evening, we went to a concert (Final Fantasy and Do Make Say Think) and then the other songs are just ones that fit the mood of what happened afterwards. The third day takes place in a variety of places...but mostly a cemetery and hopefully explains itself, except probably the Book I Read which is there because I randomly took a book from her and started reading it, yes I'm weird (Irishteen).Day four is (we hope) self-explanatory. While the last three days are just songs we like and we think fit well with the story and hopefully flow decently into one another, only a couple of them are there for a real reason like the Pulp song.

Day One

1. Kaiser Chiefs – "Oh my God" – Employment (3:35)
2. Bright Eyes – "First Day of my Life" – I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2:52)
3. Radiohead – "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" – In Rainbows (4:09)
4. The Shins – "New Slang" – Oh, Inverted World (3:50)
5. Backstreet Boys – "The One" – Millennium (3:47)
6. Leonard Cohen – "Take This Waltz" – I'm Your Man (6:00)

Day Two

7. Stars – "The Night Starts Here" – In Our Bedroom After the War (4:53)
8. Do Make Say Think – "Ontario Plates" – Winter Hymn, Country Hymn, Secret Hymn (7:03)
9. Final Fantasy – "Many Lives -> 49 MP" – He Poos Clouds (3:45)
10. Sigur Rós – "Saeglópur" – Takk... (7:39)
11. The Killers – "Read my Mind" – Sam's Town (4:07)
12. KT Tunstall – "The Beauty of Uncertainty" – Drastic Fantastic (5:02)

Day Three

13. Feist - "I Fell it All" – The Reminder (3:40)
14. Talking Heads – "The Book I Read" – Talking Heads: 77 (4:10)
15. The Smiths – "Cemetry Gates" – The Queen is Dead (2:41)
16. Ash – "Lost in You" – 1977 (4:19)
17. The Arcade Fire – "My Body is a Cage"- Neon Bible (4:47)

Day Four

18. Richard Ashcroft – "You on my Mind in my Sleep" – Alone With Everybody (5:06)
19. Snow Patrol – "Chasing Cars" – Eyes Open (4:28)
20. Morrissey & Siouxsie - "Interlude" – Interlude(5:49)
21. Morrissey – "Let me Kiss You" – You Are The Quarry (3:31)
22. The Corrs – "Breathless" – The Best of The Corrs (3:27)

Day Five

23. The Verve – "This Time" – Urban Hymns (3:51)
24. Blur – "Tender" – The Best of Blur (7:42)
25. U2 – "Spanish Eyes" - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (3:16)
26. R.E.M. – "Be Mine" – New Adventures in Hi-Fi (5:34)

Day Six

27. Pulp – "F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E" – Different Class (6:01)
28. Oasis – "Let There Be Love" – Don't Believe The Truth (5:32)
29. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "Something's Gotten Hold of my Heart" – Kicking Against the Pricks (3:45)
30. Peter Gabriel – "Book of Love" – Shall We Dance (3:37)
31. David Bowie – "Heroes" – The Best of Bowie (3:37)

Day Seven

32. Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Hard to Concentrate" – Stadium Arcadium (4:02)
33. Director – "Be With You" – Be With You (3:58)
34. Regina Spektor – "Fidelity" – Begin to Hope (3:47)
35. The Moldy Peaches – "Anyone Else But You" – Juno OST (2:58)
36. The Cure – "Love Song" – Disintegration (3:30)

Total Runtime: 2:39:35


LemonMacPhisto



THE MOST POLITICALLY INSIGHTFUL PLAYLIST THIS SIDE OF 'BATTLESTAR GALACTICA'

I’ve been working on this list for quite a bit of time now, but still don’t have too much to say about it. I really wanted to put something together that gelled, had a style and flair to it unlike my previous lists, while still being representative of my tastes. I’m all about cohesion on this one and trying to make each transition between songs sound effortless and deliberate. I started out with an idea for an over-arching theme and story, but ultimately abandoned it because it was too tedious and tenuously connected together. Any list should be about the songs within them; if you don’t like them, it doesn’t matter if it’s the most brilliantly concocted list ever, then it’s not worth it. While saying that, I hope you all enjoy my list, as I and my son and partner, H.W. Plainview, are looking forward to hearing yours as well. Also, the title and cover are both all in good fun, I do not want to be politically insightful nor drink anyone’s milkshake... it’s just my nature.

1. Bobby Womack - “Across 110th Street ” - Across 110th Street [SOUNDTRACK] (3:48)
2. James Brown - “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt. 1” - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt. 1 [SINGLE] (5:16)
3. The Miracles - “Love Machine Pt. 1” - Love Machine Pt. 1 [SINGLE] (3:02)
4. Prince & the Revolution - “Kiss” - Parade (3:46)
5. U2 - “Mysterious Ways - Achtung Baby (4:03)
6. R.E.M. - “Draggin’ the Line” - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me [SOUNDTRACK] (4:27)
7. War - “Spill the Wine” - Eric Burdon Declares “War” (4:02)
8. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” - The First Edition (3:22)
9. OutKast - “Player’s Ball (Original Version)” - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (4:13)
10. Hot Chocolate - “You Sexy Thing” - You Sexy Thing [SINGLE] (4:04)
11. Sly & The Family Stone - “Everyday People” - Stand! (2:22)
12. Al Green - “Let’s Stay Together” - Let's Stay Together (3:17)
13. Aimee Mann - “One” - Magnolia [SOUNDTRACK] (3:04)
14. Earth, Wind, & Fire - “That’s the Way of the World” - That’s the Way of the World (5:46)
15. Kanye West - “I Wonder” - Graduation (4:04)
16. Jon Brion - “Punch Drunk Melody” - Punch-Drunk Love [SOUNDTRACK] (1:43)
17. Blur - “To the End / La Comedie ( ft. Françoise Hardy)” - Country House [SINGLE] (5:04)
18. Miles Davis - “My Ship” - Miles Ahead (4:24)
19. The Flaming Lips - “Bad Days (Aurally Excited Version)” - Clouds Taste Metallic 4:38)
20. LCD Soundsystem - “ New York , I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down” - Sound of Silver (5:36)
21. Arcade Fire - “Black Mirror” - Neon Bible (4:13)
22. Pink Floyd - “One of These Days” - Meddle (5:15)
23. David Bowie - “Moonage Daydream” - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (4:40)
24. The Velvet Underground - “White Light / White Heat” - White Light / White Heat (2:48)
25. Three Dog Night - “Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - It Ain't Easy (3:16)
26. Sonic Youth - “Unmade Bed” - Sonic Nurse (3:54)
27. Led Zeppelin - “Going to California ” - Led Zeppelin IV (3:32)
28. Bob Dylan - “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” - Dylan (5:10)
29. She & Him - “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” - Volume One (1:37)
30. The Killers - “Read My Mind (Like Rebel Diamonds Mix)” - Read My Mind [EP] (4:11)
31. Bruce Springsteen - “ Thunder Road ” - Born to Run (4:50)
32. The Who - “The Seeker” - The Seeker [SINGLE] (3:24)
33. Pixies - “Debaser” - Doolittle (2:53)
34. The Rolling Stones - “Tumbling Dice” - Exile on Main St . (3:47)
35. Faces - “Oh La La” - Oh La La (3:29)
36. Cat Stevens - “Peace Train” - Teaser and the Firecat (4:12)
37. Wilco - “Via Chicago” - Summerteeth (5:34)
38. Explosions in the Sky - “Your Hand in Mine (with strings)” - Friday Night Lights [SOUNDTRACK] (4:09)
39. The Beatles - “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” - Love (3:47)
40. Radiohead - “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi” - In Rainbows (5:18)

Total runtime: 159:44


LemonMelon



The mid-life crisis is a topic that has been well-trodden within popular culture. Whether it be films like American Beauty or even in children's cartoons, age is always important issue. For some, aging is a horrifying experience, and for others it's simply taken in stride. In this playlist, the protagonist has pressed down the majority of these fears, but they pop up in a single night via a lengthy dream detailing his first summer after graduating high school; a period that is both giddy and terrifying. Starting out as a welcome shot of freedom from the daily grind he faces in his adult life, the dream gradually becomes more alienating and heartbreaking. Things turn around at the end when he gets his perspective straight, but not before learning some hard lessons that could have been easily avoided. Musically, the set is mammoth, featuring 44 songs of varying genres and time periods. These work together to tell the tale and create an atmosphere. It was a great task to put all of this together, so I hope you receive a ton of enjoyment out of it. Please refer to the programme and track listing below to help you more closely follow the plot.

(Track 1) Act 1: Dawn begins silently following an evening of celebratory debauchery. He is asleep, she is awake, watching the sun rise. High school has ended, and they will soon be completely on their own, with summer pressing in. Will it be spent fortifying their futures, or in more frivolous ways? She decides the former, and he is ambivalent. She gets up and walks away, out of his life, without his knowledge. It will be a rough morning.

(Track 2) Act 2: He awakes, and finds her gone. He is numb at the moment, but it will sink in shortly.

(Tracks 3-4) Act 3: As the song playing in his head fades, he quickly decides to continue on rather than to examine the cause of his sorrow any further. He goes out to run some errands on a beautiful summer day, which makes this easy, but he still remembers the good times on the way.

(Tracks 5-8) Act 4: During his time out, he finds someone new. His pain is masked even further, and he continues on with his week as if nothing happened.

(Tracks 9-10) Act 5: They date for a short time, only to end in a depressing breakup.

(Tracks 11-16) Act 6: He is strong, however, and his friends rally around him to make this time easier.

(Tracks 17-18) Act 7: The sadness is now gone. He begins looking for love once more, but cautiously, refusing to settle down for any length of time. He can finally live…or so he thinks.

(Tracks 19-20) Act 8: He goes on his usual summer vacation, forgetting all of his problems.

(Tracks 21-23) Act 9: He falls in love while there, but it all ends too soon.

(Tracks 24-29) Act 10: When he arrives back home, he finds summer is drawing to a close faster than he expected, and responsibility will soon be no longer optional. He is alone, and his friends are now nowhere to be found. He reflects on this, and grows sadder and more self-destructive.

(Tracks 30-32) Act 11: But, in his moment of deepest sadness, he meets a woman that changes his life. He is in love once more, but he has changed; no longer will he take for granted what has fallen in his lap.

(Tracks 33-40) Act 12: He finds out that they are going to different schools, and will soon be separated. However, instead of letting this get him down, he elects to grin and bear it, looking for the silver lining.

(Tracks 41-43) Act 13: After much reflection, he finally is at peace with the situation. It is now autumn, and it is time for him to move on with his life.

(Track 44) Act 14: He wakes up and finds it was all a dream. It is winter, hardly the summer paradise he remembers from his youth, which he still pines for, as evidenced by the dream he just had, but it was a necessary bit of catharsis, and he now appreciates what he has more than ever.

1. The Moody Blues – “Dawn: Dawn Is A Feeling” – Days Of Future Passed (3:49)
2. The Magic Numbers – “Mornings Eleven” – The Magic Numbers (5:32)
3. Prince – “Play In The Sunshine” – Sign O The Times (5:05)
4. XTC – “Grass” – Skylarking (3:06)
5. The Flaming Lips – “Buggin” – The Soft Bulletin (3:16)
6. The Velvet Underground – “Sweet Jane” – Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition (4:07)
7. Van Morrison – “Brown Eyed Girl” – Blowin’ Your Mind (3:03)
8. Supergrass – “Alright” – Supergrass Is 10: Best Of 1994-2004 (3:03)
9. Sly And The Family Stone – “Hot Fun In The Summertime” – The Essential Sly And The Family Stone (2:37)
10. Jimi Hendrix – “Wait Until Tomorrow” – Axis: Bold As Love (3:01)
11. Neil Young – “Cinnamon Girl” – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (3:00)
12. Donovan – “Season Of The Witch” – Troubadour: The Definitive Collection, 1964-1976 (4:54)
13. The Smiths – “Cemetry Gates” – The Queen Is Dead (2:39)
14. Beck – “Jack-Ass” – Odelay (4:01)
15. The Shins – “One By One All Day” – Oh, Inverted World (4:08)
16. Led Zeppelin – “Dancing Days” – Houses Of The Holy (3:42)
17. Paul McCartney – “That Would Be Something” – McCartney (2:37)
18. De La Soul – “Eye Know” – 3 Feet High And Rising (4:12)
19. Weezer – “Surf Wax America” – Weezer (1994) (3:06)
20. The Streets – “Fit But You Know It” – A Grand Don’t Come For Free (4:10)
21. Stevie Wonder – “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” – Innervisions (4:45)
22. The Pixies – “Here Comes Your Man” – Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies (3:21)
23. The Zombies – “Time Of The Season” – Odessey And Oracle (3:31)
24. R.E.M. – “Country Feedback” – Out Of Time (4:05)
25. U2 – “Staring At The Sun” – Pop (4:36)
26. Pink Floyd – “Summer ‘68” – Atom Heart Mother (5:29)
27. Mason Williams – “Classical Gas” – The Mason Williams Phonograph Record (3:03)
28. Love – “Alone Again Or” – Forever Changes (3:14)
29. Jefferson Airplane – “White Rabbit” – Hits (2:31)
30. Neil Diamond – “Sweet Caroline” – Gold (3:18)
31. Spoon – “You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb” – GaGaGaGaGa (3:08)
32. The Beach Boys – “All Summer Long” – The Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations (2:05)
33. Blur - “Badhead” - Parklife (3:25)
34. Radiohead - “All I Need” - In Rainbows (3:47)
35. No Doubt - “Simple Kind Of Life” - Return Of Saturn (4:16)
36. Bob Dylan - “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” - Blood On The Tracks (2:52)
37. The Kinks – “Big Sky” – Village Green Preservation Society (2:52)
38. The Beatles – “Rain” – Past Masters, Vol. II (3:01)
39. The Rolling Stones - "Love In Vain" - Let It Bleed (4:19)
40. The Who – “Love Ain’t For Keeping” – Who’s Next (2:10)
41. Oasis – “Who Feels Love?” – Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants (5:43)
42. Pulp – “The Trees” – We Love Life (4:47)
43. Al Stewart – “End Of The Day” – Time Passages (3:09)
44. The Mamas & The Papas – “California Dreamin” – Gold (2:39)

Total time: 159:31


phanan

I have nothing to say. I don't want to say anything at all. I just want to listen to the sounds that I hear. These comforting sounds...



The Sounds That I Hear

1. Queen – “Innuendo” – Innuendo (6:28)
2. Muse – “New Born” – Origin Of Symmetry (6:02)
3. Porcupine Tree – “Piano Lessons” – Stupid Dream (4:25)
4. Semisonic – “If I Run” – Across The Great Divide (4:17)
5. U2 – “The Fly” – Achtung Baby (4:29)
6. My Bloody Valentine – “Only Shallow” – Loveless (4:20)
7. Prince – “The Cross” – Sign ‘O’ The Times (4:45)
8. God Is An Astronaut – “Sunrise In Aries” – Far From Refuge (3:52)
9. The National – “Mistaken For Strangers” – Boxer (3:31)
10. Band Of Horses – “The Funeral” – Everything All The Time (5:22)
11. Midnight Oil – “The Dead Heart” – Diesel And Dust (5:11)
12. R.E.M. – “Cuyahoga” – Life’s Rich Pageant (3:42)
13. The Delays – “Long Time Coming” – Faded Seaside Glamour (3:57)
14. Mojave 3 – “Big Star Baby” – Puzzles Like You (4:30)
15. Sigur Rós – Hippopolla – Takk (4:28)
16. Airbag – “Sounds That I Hear (Parts I & II)” – Sounds That I Hear (9:42)



Comforting Sounds

1. Chemical Brothers – “Block Rockin’ Beats” – Dig Your Own Hole (5:00)
2. Battles – “Atlas” – Mirrored (7:07)
3. Depeche Mode – “It’s No Good” – Ultra (5:59)
4. New Order – “Age Of Consent” – Power, Corruption, & Lies (5:14)
5. Ultravox – “Vienna” – Vienna (4:40)
6. Electric Skychurch – “Creation” – Knowoneness (5:09)
7. LCD Soundsystem – “All My Friends” – Sound Of Silver (7:37)
8. Bruce Springsteen – “Missing” – The Essential Bruce Springsteen (5:04)
9. Stevie Wonder – “Higher Ground” – Innervisions (3:42)
10. Tracy Chapman – “Across The Lines” – Tracy Chapman (3:24)
11. 10,000 Maniacs – “What’s The Matter Here?” – In My Tribe (4:51)
12. Aimee Mann – “Stupid Thing” – Whatever (4:27)
13. Blur – “To The End” – Parklife (3:51)
14. Eluvium – “Prelude For Time Feelers” – Copia (5:48)
15. Mew – “Comforting Sounds” – Frengers (8:53)


Zootlesque



Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. II

In hindsight, maybe I should have called this collection Melting Pot or something cos that’s what it really is. It’s all these different styles of music trying to co-exist in my brain. But in the end I couldn’t resist a bad George Michael pun. My main focus was and has always been trying to get as many of my all-time favorite songs into one collection and making sure there is good musical flow. If you’re looking for a running theme you will not find it here. If I had started stressing over subject matter and theme, it might have taken me several days to finish this thing! Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Oh and… don’t miss the surprise I have for you guys in the middle of the album. Thanks for listening.

Soundgarden – “Superunknown” – Superunknown (5:06)
Porcupine Tree – “Shallow” – Deadwing (4:17)
Metallica – “Turn The Page” – Garage Inc. (6:08)
Eddie Vedder – “The Wolf” – Into The Wild (1:32)
R.E.M. – “Walk Unafraid” – Up (4:34)
U2 – “Deep In The Heart” – The Joshua Tree [Bonus Disc] (4:31)
Tom Petty – “A Face In The Crowd” – Full Moon Fever (3:59)
Bruce Springsteen – “Human Touch” – Greatest Hits (5:10)
Sting – “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You” – Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984 – 1994
Toad The Wet Sprocket – “All I Want” – Fear (3:23)
Dionne Farris – “I Know” – Wild Seed Wild Flower (3:48)
Arrested Development – “Mr. Wendel” – 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of… (4:08)
Smashing Pumpkins – “1979” – Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (4:27)
Richard Marx – “Hazard” – Rush Street (5:19)
Neneh Cherry And Youssou N’Dour – “7 Seconds” – Man (5:07)
Genesis – “Land Of Confusion” – Turn It On Again (4:46)
Republica – “Ready To Go” – Republica (5:01)
Chris Rock – “Cheap Pete” – Roll With The New (2:52)
John Lennon – “Watching The Wheels” – Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon (3:31)
Arcade Fire – “Keep The Car Running” – Neon Bible (3:29)
Annie Lennox – “Little Bird” – Diva (4:46)
Madonna – “Jump” – Confessions On A Dance Floor (3:46)
Spice Girls – “Stop” – Greatest Hits (3:26)
Peter Gabriel – “Steam” – Us (6:03)
Pet Shop Boys – “Rent” – Discography: The Complete Singles Collection (3:33)
Depeche Mode – “Dream On” – Exciter (4:21)
Tori Amos – “Mr. Zebra” – Boys For Pele (1:07)
Kate Bush – “Jig Of Life” – Hounds Of Love (4:04)
Enigma – “Out From The Deep” – The Cross Of Changes (4:55)
Deep Forest – “Marta’s Song” – Boheme (4:13)
Indus Creed – “Pretty Child” – The Second Coming (4:39)
Duran Duran – “Ordinary World” – The Wedding Album (4:41)
George Michael – “Praying For Time” – Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (4:44)
David Gilmour – “Take A Breath” – On An Island (5:46)
Tears For Fears – “Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)” – Shout: The Very Best Of Tears For Fears (4:41)
Manic Street Preachers – “Second Great Depression” – Send Away The Tigers (4:09)
Ozzy Osbourne – “Back On Earth” – The Ozzman Cometh (5:00)

Total runtime: 159:21

 

[phanan]

I'll be back later with DIs 5-8.

 

[phanan]

Seems like Group 4 for DI4 is getting cut off at times. It was originally all there, and then a portion of it disappeared, so I'll repost here for those final lists.

Group 4


Irishteen/Lemonchick



7/7/7

The inspiration for this playlist was very simple - each day represents the seven days we spent together from the moment we first met until our last moment together. On the first day we met by a fountain (hence the cover image), and each one of the songs describes either the mood of the day or the topics of conversations we had. The Backstreet Boys was more of an inside joke (and I'm responsible for it - Lemonchick), and we know it's a pretty risky choice for this game but it just fits...so we couldn't get rid of it...and we hope it doesn't completely ruin our chances. Day two actually takes place during the evening, we went to a concert (Final Fantasy and Do Make Say Think) and then the other songs are just ones that fit the mood of what happened afterwards. The third day takes place in a variety of places...but mostly a cemetery and hopefully explains itself, except probably the Book I Read which is there because I randomly took a book from her and started reading it, yes I'm weird (Irishteen).Day four is (we hope) self-explanatory. While the last three days are just songs we like and we think fit well with the story and hopefully flow decently into one another, only a couple of them are there for a real reason like the Pulp song.

Day One

1. Kaiser Chiefs – "Oh my God" – Employment (3:35)
2. Bright Eyes – "First Day of my Life" – I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2:52)
3. Radiohead – "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" – In Rainbows (4:09)
4. The Shins – "New Slang" – Oh, Inverted World (3:50)
5. Backstreet Boys – "The One" – Millennium (3:47)
6. Leonard Cohen – "Take This Waltz" – I'm Your Man (6:00)

Day Two

7. Stars – "The Night Starts Here" – In Our Bedroom After the War (4:53)
8. Do Make Say Think – "Ontario Plates" – Winter Hymn, Country Hymn, Secret Hymn (7:03)
9. Final Fantasy – "Many Lives -> 49 MP" – He Poos Clouds (3:45)
10. Sigur Rós – "Saeglópur" – Takk... (7:39)
11. The Killers – "Read my Mind" – Sam's Town (4:07)
12. KT Tunstall – "The Beauty of Uncertainty" – Drastic Fantastic (5:02)

Day Three

13. Feist - "I Fell it All" – The Reminder (3:40)
14. Talking Heads – "The Book I Read" – Talking Heads: 77 (4:10)
15. The Smiths – "Cemetry Gates" – The Queen is Dead (2:41)
16. Ash – "Lost in You" – 1977 (4:19)
17. The Arcade Fire – "My Body is a Cage"- Neon Bible (4:47)

Day Four

18. Richard Ashcroft – "You on my Mind in my Sleep" – Alone With Everybody (5:06)
19. Snow Patrol – "Chasing Cars" – Eyes Open (4:28)
20. Morrissey & Siouxsie - "Interlude" – Interlude(5:49)
21. Morrissey – "Let me Kiss You" – You Are The Quarry (3:31)
22. The Corrs – "Breathless" – The Best of The Corrs (3:27)

Day Five

23. The Verve – "This Time" – Urban Hymns (3:51)
24. Blur – "Tender" – The Best of Blur (7:42)
25. U2 – "Spanish Eyes" - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (3:16)
26. R.E.M. – "Be Mine" – New Adventures in Hi-Fi (5:34)

Day Six

27. Pulp – "F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E" – Different Class (6:01)
28. Oasis – "Let There Be Love" – Don't Believe The Truth (5:32)
29. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "Something's Gotten Hold of my Heart" – Kicking Against the Pricks (3:45)
30. Peter Gabriel – "Book of Love" – Shall We Dance (3:37)
31. David Bowie – "Heroes" – The Best of Bowie (3:37)

Day Seven

32. Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Hard to Concentrate" – Stadium Arcadium (4:02)
33. Director – "Be With You" – Be With You (3:58)
34. Regina Spektor – "Fidelity" – Begin to Hope (3:47)
35. The Moldy Peaches – "Anyone Else But You" – Juno OST (2:58)
36. The Cure – "Love Song" – Disintegration (3:30)

Total Runtime: 2:39:35


LemonMacPhisto



THE MOST POLITICALLY INSIGHTFUL PLAYLIST THIS SIDE OF 'BATTLESTAR GALACTICA'

I’ve been working on this list for quite a bit of time now, but still don’t have too much to say about it. I really wanted to put something together that gelled, had a style and flair to it unlike my previous lists, while still being representative of my tastes. I’m all about cohesion on this one and trying to make each transition between songs sound effortless and deliberate. I started out with an idea for an over-arching theme and story, but ultimately abandoned it because it was too tedious and tenuously connected together. Any list should be about the songs within them; if you don’t like them, it doesn’t matter if it’s the most brilliantly concocted list ever, then it’s not worth it. While saying that, I hope you all enjoy my list, as I and my son and partner, H.W. Plainview, are looking forward to hearing yours as well. Also, the title and cover are both all in good fun, I do not want to be politically insightful nor drink anyone’s milkshake... it’s just my nature.

1. Bobby Womack - “Across 110th Street ” - Across 110th Street [SOUNDTRACK] (3:48)
2. James Brown - “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt. 1” - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt. 1 [SINGLE] (5:16)
3. The Miracles - “Love Machine Pt. 1” - Love Machine Pt. 1 [SINGLE] (3:02)
4. Prince & the Revolution - “Kiss” - Parade (3:46)
5. U2 - “Mysterious Ways - Achtung Baby (4:03)
6. R.E.M. - “Draggin’ the Line” - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me [SOUNDTRACK] (4:27)
7. War - “Spill the Wine” - Eric Burdon Declares “War” (4:02)
8. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” - The First Edition (3:22)
9. OutKast - “Player’s Ball (Original Version)” - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (4:13)
10. Hot Chocolate - “You Sexy Thing” - You Sexy Thing [SINGLE] (4:04)
11. Sly & The Family Stone - “Everyday People” - Stand! (2:22)
12. Al Green - “Let’s Stay Together” - Let's Stay Together (3:17)
13. Aimee Mann - “One” - Magnolia [SOUNDTRACK] (3:04)
14. Earth, Wind, & Fire - “That’s the Way of the World” - That’s the Way of the World (5:46)
15. Kanye West - “I Wonder” - Graduation (4:04)
16. Jon Brion - “Punch Drunk Melody” - Punch-Drunk Love [SOUNDTRACK] (1:43)
17. Blur - “To the End / La Comedie ( ft. Françoise Hardy)” - Country House [SINGLE] (5:04)
18. Miles Davis - “My Ship” - Miles Ahead (4:24)
19. The Flaming Lips - “Bad Days (Aurally Excited Version)” - Clouds Taste Metallic 4:38)
20. LCD Soundsystem - “ New York , I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down” - Sound of Silver (5:36)
21. Arcade Fire - “Black Mirror” - Neon Bible (4:13)
22. Pink Floyd - “One of These Days” - Meddle (5:15)
23. David Bowie - “Moonage Daydream” - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (4:40)
24. The Velvet Underground - “White Light / White Heat” - White Light / White Heat (2:48)
25. Three Dog Night - “Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - It Ain't Easy (3:16)
26. Sonic Youth - “Unmade Bed” - Sonic Nurse (3:54)
27. Led Zeppelin - “Going to California ” - Led Zeppelin IV (3:32)
28. Bob Dylan - “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” - Dylan (5:10)
29. She & Him - “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” - Volume One (1:37)
30. The Killers - “Read My Mind (Like Rebel Diamonds Mix)” - Read My Mind [EP] (4:11)
31. Bruce Springsteen - “ Thunder Road ” - Born to Run (4:50)
32. The Who - “The Seeker” - The Seeker [SINGLE] (3:24)
33. Pixies - “Debaser” - Doolittle (2:53)
34. The Rolling Stones - “Tumbling Dice” - Exile on Main St . (3:47)
35. Faces - “Oh La La” - Oh La La (3:29)
36. Cat Stevens - “Peace Train” - Teaser and the Firecat (4:12)
37. Wilco - “Via Chicago” - Summerteeth (5:34)
38. Explosions in the Sky - “Your Hand in Mine (with strings)” - Friday Night Lights [SOUNDTRACK] (4:09)
39. The Beatles - “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” - Love (3:47)
40. Radiohead - “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi” - In Rainbows (5:18)

Total runtime: 159:44


LemonMelon



The mid-life crisis is a topic that has been well-trodden within popular culture. Whether it be films like American Beauty or even in children's cartoons, age is always important issue. For some, aging is a horrifying experience, and for others it's simply taken in stride. In this playlist, the protagonist has pressed down the majority of these fears, but they pop up in a single night via a lengthy dream detailing his first summer after graduating high school; a period that is both giddy and terrifying. Starting out as a welcome shot of freedom from the daily grind he faces in his adult life, the dream gradually becomes more alienating and heartbreaking. Things turn around at the end when he gets his perspective straight, but not before learning some hard lessons that could have been easily avoided. Musically, the set is mammoth, featuring 44 songs of varying genres and time periods. These work together to tell the tale and create an atmosphere. It was a great task to put all of this together, so I hope you receive a ton of enjoyment out of it. Please refer to the programme and track listing below to help you more closely follow the plot.

(Track 1) Act 1: Dawn begins silently following an evening of celebratory debauchery. He is asleep, she is awake, watching the sun rise. High school has ended, and they will soon be completely on their own, with summer pressing in. Will it be spent fortifying their futures, or in more frivolous ways? She decides the former, and he is ambivalent. She gets up and walks away, out of his life, without his knowledge. It will be a rough morning.

(Track 2) Act 2: He awakes, and finds her gone. He is numb at the moment, but it will sink in shortly.

(Tracks 3-4) Act 3: As the song playing in his head fades, he quickly decides to continue on rather than to examine the cause of his sorrow any further. He goes out to run some errands on a beautiful summer day, which makes this easy, but he still remembers the good times on the way.

(Tracks 5-8) Act 4: During his time out, he finds someone new. His pain is masked even further, and he continues on with his week as if nothing happened.

(Tracks 9-10) Act 5: They date for a short time, only to end in a depressing breakup.

(Tracks 11-16) Act 6: He is strong, however, and his friends rally around him to make this time easier.

(Tracks 17-18) Act 7: The sadness is now gone. He begins looking for love once more, but cautiously, refusing to settle down for any length of time. He can finally live…or so he thinks.

(Tracks 19-20) Act 8: He goes on his usual summer vacation, forgetting all of his problems.

(Tracks 21-23) Act 9: He falls in love while there, but it all ends too soon.

(Tracks 24-29) Act 10: When he arrives back home, he finds summer is drawing to a close faster than he expected, and responsibility will soon be no longer optional. He is alone, and his friends are now nowhere to be found. He reflects on this, and grows sadder and more self-destructive.

(Tracks 30-32) Act 11: But, in his moment of deepest sadness, he meets a woman that changes his life. He is in love once more, but he has changed; no longer will he take for granted what has fallen in his lap.

(Tracks 33-40) Act 12: He finds out that they are going to different schools, and will soon be separated. However, instead of letting this get him down, he elects to grin and bear it, looking for the silver lining.

(Tracks 41-43) Act 13: After much reflection, he finally is at peace with the situation. It is now autumn, and it is time for him to move on with his life.

(Track 44) Act 14: He wakes up and finds it was all a dream. It is winter, hardly the summer paradise he remembers from his youth, which he still pines for, as evidenced by the dream he just had, but it was a necessary bit of catharsis, and he now appreciates what he has more than ever.

1. The Moody Blues – “Dawn: Dawn Is A Feeling” – Days Of Future Passed (3:49)
2. The Magic Numbers – “Mornings Eleven” – The Magic Numbers (5:32)
3. Prince – “Play In The Sunshine” – Sign O The Times (5:05)
4. XTC – “Grass” – Skylarking (3:06)
5. The Flaming Lips – “Buggin” – The Soft Bulletin (3:16)
6. The Velvet Underground – “Sweet Jane” – Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition (4:07)
7. Van Morrison – “Brown Eyed Girl” – Blowin’ Your Mind (3:03)
8. Supergrass – “Alright” – Supergrass Is 10: Best Of 1994-2004 (3:03)
9. Sly And The Family Stone – “Hot Fun In The Summertime” – The Essential Sly And The Family Stone (2:37)
10. Jimi Hendrix – “Wait Until Tomorrow” – Axis: Bold As Love (3:01)
11. Neil Young – “Cinnamon Girl” – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (3:00)
12. Donovan – “Season Of The Witch” – Troubadour: The Definitive Collection, 1964-1976 (4:54)
13. The Smiths – “Cemetry Gates” – The Queen Is Dead (2:39)
14. Beck – “Jack-Ass” – Odelay (4:01)
15. The Shins – “One By One All Day” – Oh, Inverted World (4:08)
16. Led Zeppelin – “Dancing Days” – Houses Of The Holy (3:42)
17. Paul McCartney – “That Would Be Something” – McCartney (2:37)
18. De La Soul – “Eye Know” – 3 Feet High And Rising (4:12)
19. Weezer – “Surf Wax America” – Weezer (1994) (3:06)
20. The Streets – “Fit But You Know It” – A Grand Don’t Come For Free (4:10)
21. Stevie Wonder – “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” – Innervisions (4:45)
22. The Pixies – “Here Comes Your Man” – Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies (3:21)
23. The Zombies – “Time Of The Season” – Odessey And Oracle (3:31)
24. R.E.M. – “Country Feedback” – Out Of Time (4:05)
25. U2 – “Staring At The Sun” – Pop (4:36)
26. Pink Floyd – “Summer ‘68” – Atom Heart Mother (5:29)
27. Mason Williams – “Classical Gas” – The Mason Williams Phonograph Record (3:03)
28. Love – “Alone Again Or” – Forever Changes (3:14)
29. Jefferson Airplane – “White Rabbit” – Hits (2:31)
30. Neil Diamond – “Sweet Caroline” – Gold (3:18)
31. Spoon – “You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb” – GaGaGaGaGa (3:08)
32. The Beach Boys – “All Summer Long” – The Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations (2:05)
33. Blur - “Badhead” - Parklife (3:25)
34. Radiohead - “All I Need” - In Rainbows (3:47)
35. No Doubt - “Simple Kind Of Life” - Return Of Saturn (4:16)
36. Bob Dylan - “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” - Blood On The Tracks (2:52)
37. The Kinks – “Big Sky” – Village Green Preservation Society (2:52)
38. The Beatles – “Rain” – Past Masters, Vol. II (3:01)
39. The Rolling Stones - "Love In Vain" - Let It Bleed (4:19)
40. The Who – “Love Ain’t For Keeping” – Who’s Next (2:10)
41. Oasis – “Who Feels Love?” – Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants (5:43)
42. Pulp – “The Trees” – We Love Life (4:47)
43. Al Stewart – “End Of The Day” – Time Passages (3:09)
44. The Mamas & The Papas – “California Dreamin” – Gold (2:39)

Total time: 159:31


phanan

I have nothing to say. I don't want to say anything at all. I just want to listen to the sounds that I hear. These comforting sounds...



The Sounds That I Hear

1. Queen – “Innuendo” – Innuendo (6:28)
2. Muse – “New Born” – Origin Of Symmetry (6:02)
3. Porcupine Tree – “Piano Lessons” – Stupid Dream (4:25)
4. Semisonic – “If I Run” – Across The Great Divide (4:17)
5. U2 – “The Fly” – Achtung Baby (4:29)
6. My Bloody Valentine – “Only Shallow” – Loveless (4:20)
7. Prince – “The Cross” – Sign ‘O’ The Times (4:45)
8. God Is An Astronaut – “Sunrise In Aries” – Far From Refuge (3:52)
9. The National – “Mistaken For Strangers” – Boxer (3:31)
10. Band Of Horses – “The Funeral” – Everything All The Time (5:22)
11. Midnight Oil – “The Dead Heart” – Diesel And Dust (5:11)
12. R.E.M. – “Cuyahoga” – Life’s Rich Pageant (3:42)
13. The Delays – “Long Time Coming” – Faded Seaside Glamour (3:57)
14. Mojave 3 – “Big Star Baby” – Puzzles Like You (4:30)
15. Sigur Rós – Hippopolla – Takk (4:28)
16. Airbag – “Sounds That I Hear (Parts I & II)” – Sounds That I Hear (9:42)



Comforting Sounds

1. Chemical Brothers – “Block Rockin’ Beats” – Dig Your Own Hole (5:00)
2. Battles – “Atlas” – Mirrored (7:07)
3. Depeche Mode – “It’s No Good” – Ultra (5:59)
4. New Order – “Age Of Consent” – Power, Corruption, & Lies (5:14)
5. Ultravox – “Vienna” – Vienna (4:40)
6. Electric Skychurch – “Creation” – Knowoneness (5:09)
7. LCD Soundsystem – “All My Friends” – Sound Of Silver (7:37)
8. Bruce Springsteen – “Missing” – The Essential Bruce Springsteen (5:04)
9. Stevie Wonder – “Higher Ground” – Innervisions (3:42)
10. Tracy Chapman – “Across The Lines” – Tracy Chapman (3:24)
11. 10,000 Maniacs – “What’s The Matter Here?” – In My Tribe (4:51)
12. Aimee Mann – “Stupid Thing” – Whatever (4:27)
13. Blur – “To The End” – Parklife (3:51)
14. Eluvium – “Prelude For Time Feelers” – Copia (5:48)
15. Mew – “Comforting Sounds” – Frengers (8:53)


Zootlesque



Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. II

In hindsight, maybe I should have called this collection Melting Pot or something cos that’s what it really is. It’s all these different styles of music trying to co-exist in my brain. But in the end I couldn’t resist a bad George Michael pun. My main focus was and has always been trying to get as many of my all-time favorite songs into one collection and making sure there is good musical flow. If you’re looking for a running theme you will not find it here. If I had started stressing over subject matter and theme, it might have taken me several days to finish this thing! Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Oh and… don’t miss the surprise I have for you guys in the middle of the album. Thanks for listening.

Soundgarden – “Superunknown” – Superunknown (5:06)
Porcupine Tree – “Shallow” – Deadwing (4:17)
Metallica – “Turn The Page” – Garage Inc. (6:08)
Eddie Vedder – “The Wolf” – Into The Wild (1:32)
R.E.M. – “Walk Unafraid” – Up (4:34)
U2 – “Deep In The Heart” – The Joshua Tree [Bonus Disc] (4:31)
Tom Petty – “A Face In The Crowd” – Full Moon Fever (3:59)
Bruce Springsteen – “Human Touch” – Greatest Hits (5:10)
Sting – “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You” – Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984 – 1994
Toad The Wet Sprocket – “All I Want” – Fear (3:23)
Dionne Farris – “I Know” – Wild Seed Wild Flower (3:48)
Arrested Development – “Mr. Wendel” – 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of… (4:08)
Smashing Pumpkins – “1979” – Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (4:27)
Richard Marx – “Hazard” – Rush Street (5:19)
Neneh Cherry And Youssou N’Dour – “7 Seconds” – Man (5:07)
Genesis – “Land Of Confusion” – Turn It On Again (4:46)
Republica – “Ready To Go” – Republica (5:01)
Chris Rock – “Cheap Pete” – Roll With The New (2:52)
John Lennon – “Watching The Wheels” – Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon (3:31)
Arcade Fire – “Keep The Car Running” – Neon Bible (3:29)
Annie Lennox – “Little Bird” – Diva (4:46)
Madonna – “Jump” – Confessions On A Dance Floor (3:46)
Spice Girls – “Stop” – Greatest Hits (3:26)
Peter Gabriel – “Steam” – Us (6:03)
Pet Shop Boys – “Rent” – Discography: The Complete Singles Collection (3:33)
Depeche Mode – “Dream On” – Exciter (4:21)
Tori Amos – “Mr. Zebra” – Boys For Pele (1:07)
Kate Bush – “Jig Of Life” – Hounds Of Love (4:04)
Enigma – “Out From The Deep” – The Cross Of Changes (4:55)
Deep Forest – “Marta’s Song” – Boheme (4:13)
Indus Creed – “Pretty Child” – The Second Coming (4:39)
Duran Duran – “Ordinary World” – The Wedding Album (4:41)
George Michael – “Praying For Time” – Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (4:44)
David Gilmour – “Take A Breath” – On An Island (5:46)
Tears For Fears – “Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)” – Shout: The Very Best Of Tears For Fears (4:41)
Manic Street Preachers – “Second Great Depression” – Send Away The Tigers (4:09)
Ozzy Osbourne – “Back On Earth” – The Ozzman Cometh (5:00)

Total runtime: 159:21

 

[IWasBored]

Yeah features are fine. I'm sure if someone wanted to piss us off (IWB?) they could make an entire 2 hour list of Lil Wayne guest spots that would technically be within the rules.

Right, because I could name one song that features that guy, let alone a whole playlist full of them.

 

[gump]

Some of those descriptive paragraphs essays are hilarious. I had forgotten about them...

 

[bono_212]

Reading mine is really embarrassing now.

 

[IWasBored]

scrolling through this crashes my phone app, btw.

 

[cobl04]

Reading mine is really embarrassing now.

Just wait. America's Fear of the Female Orgasm and your husband's 9-trillion-word story about a rat are coming...

 

[phanan]

scrolling through this crashes my phone app, btw.

Same here. It was fine on the laptop this morning.

 

[IWasBored]

America's Fear of the Female Orgasm ...

that one makes me think he doesn't post here anymore because they don't have Internet in whatever institution he's been locked up in.

 

[iron yuppie]

Christ, some of those are running close to three hours. I'd need to take a month off work to get through all those lists properly.

 

[LemonMelon]

Just wait. America's Fear of the Female Orgasm and your husband's 9-trillion-word story about a rat are coming...

I recall being relatively graceful when the Fake List lost in the first round, but I should have pulled some Kanye shit. I put way too much work into that.

 

[LJT]

Reading mine is really embarrassing now.

I used the phrase 'I will expound upon in my journal'

 

[bono_212]

My issue with my was that I was trying to explain a really complex situation in my life and I ended up doing so in one really awkward sentence.

 

[LemonMirrorSky]

Haha it is always so weird reading our old posts! I'm sure I'll cringe at mine in a few years.

Interesting to see all the old lists. Btw, I'm done I think... finally. Just have to give finishing touches like title, intro etc. It's coming to almost exactly 2 hours.

 

[phanan]

Desert Island V

Winner: LemonMelon


GROUP 1

Zootlesque

These Boots Are Made For Knockin’

As the title suggests, this playlist is filled with panty droppers! But it is not all slow bedroom music. Everyone’s definition of the word “sexy” is different. Some associate it with smooth jazzy R&B numbers. Some think of sexy rock riffs and lyrical innuendo. And some others may prefer stylish dance party music. I have tried to accommodate all of that and much more. There are a few unconventional picks that might make you go WTF until you pay attention to the lyrics or get into the groove. Anyway, everyone’s interpretation is different and I hope there’s enough on here to please all of you listening. So dim the lights, burn some incense, grab a drink, sit back and enjoy.



DISC 1

1. Prince & The New Power Generation - "Cream" - Diamonds And Pearls (4:13)
2. INXS - "Not Enough Time" - Welcome To Wherever You Are (4:11)
3. Siouxsie & The Banshees - "Kiss Them For Me" - Twice Upon A Time - The Singles (4:24)
4. Kate Bush - "The Sensual World" - The Sensual World (3:57)
5. U2 - "If You Wear That Velvet Dress" - Pop (5:15)
6. Tori Amos - "Lust" - To Venus And Back (3:54)
7. Massive Attack - "Teardrop" - Mezzanine (5:31)
8. Radiohead - "All I Need" - In Rainbows (3:49)
9. Madonna - "Justify My Love" - The Immaculate Collection (5:01)
10. Franz Ferdinand - "Words So Leisured" - Take Me Out (Single) (2:20)
11. Chris Isaak - "Wicked Game" - Heart Shaped World (4:49)
12. Bruce Springsteen - "I'm On Fire" - Born In The USA (2:41)
13. The Moody Blues - "Nights in White Satin" - The Best Of The Moody Blues (4:27)
14. Depeche Mode - "Stripped" - The Singles 86>98 (3:51)
15. Enigma - "Principles Of Lust" - LSD: Love, Sensuality and Devotion (3:09)
16. Shreya Ghoshal - "Chalo Tumko Lekar Chalen" - Jism - Original Soundtrack (4:51)
17. Janet Jackson - "That's the Way Love Goes" - Janet (4:27)
18. Sade - "No Ordinary Love" - Love Deluxe (7:20)

Total time: 77:59



DISC 2
1. The Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up" - Tattoo You (3:35)
2. Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin II (5:34)
3. The White Stripes - "In the Cold, Cold Night" - Elephant (2:58)
4. Coldplay - "Sparks" - Parachutes (3:49)
5. Dire Straits - "Your Latest Trick (Live)" - Sultans Of Swing (5:42)
6. George Michael - "Careless Whisper" - Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of (5:00)
7. Seal - "Kiss From A Rose" - Seal (4:48)
8. Duran Duran - "Come Undone" - The Wedding Album (4:37)
9. Roxy Music - "Love Is The Drug" - Siren (4:08)
10. The Killers - "On Top" - Hot Fuss (4:19)
11. Moby - "Rushing" - Play (3:00)
12. Toni Braxton - "You're Makin' Me High" - Secrets (4:27)
13. TLC - "Red Light Special" - CrazySexyCool (5:03)
14. En Vogue - "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" - Funky Divas (4:42)
15. Peggy Lee - "Fever" - The Best of Miss Peggy Lee (3:19)
16. Frank Sinatra featuring Bono - "I've Got You Under My Skin" - Duets (3:33)
17. Lionel Richie - "Do It To Me" - Back To Front (6:02)
18. Marvin Gaye - "Let's Get It On" - Let's Get It On (4:00)

Total time: 78:30


phillyfan26



Frank, They're Going to Experience My Concept

Concept:
A man wakes from a coma, and, through a series of events, races in the street.

Personnel:
Lead Vocals - The Amendment
Backing Vocals - Kate Bush
Lead Guitar - Info
Rhythm Guitar - Bono
Bass Guitar - YLB
Drums - NSFW
Lyrics - Soulja Boy
Producer - Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Engineers - Lance and Laz
Rhetoric - Chrissy Martin (with intedomine)
Special Thanks to Al Pacino, Jerry Seinfeld, and $ting

1. Various Artists – "The Star Spangled Banner" – God Bless America (United We Stand!) Volume 1 (1:27)
2. Explosions in the Sky – "First Breath After Coma" – The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place (9:34)
3. Arcade Fire – "Une Année Sans Lumiere" – Funeral (3:41)
4. Radiohead – "Electioneering" – OK Computer (3:51)
5. David Bowie – "Teenage Wildlife" – Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (6:54)
6. John Frusciante – "Time Goes Back" – Shadows Collide With People (3:23)
7. Coldplay – "Don't Panic" – Parachutes (2:17)
8. Franz Ferdinand – "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" – You Could Have It So Much Better (2:50)
9. Led Zeppelin – "Over the Hills and Far Away" – Mothership (Remastered) (4:48)
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Wet Sand" – Stadium Arcadium (5:10)
11. The Edge – "One Foot in Heaven" – Captive (5:10)
12. Gorillaz – "El Mañana" – Demon Days (3:50)
13. Passengers – "Always Forever Now" – Original Soundtracks 1 (6:26)
14. Ours – "Willing" – Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (4:41)
15. U2 – "Rejoice" – October (3:38)
16. …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – "So Divided" – Friday Night Lights (Original Television Soundtrack) (6:31)
17. Pink Floyd – "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" – Animals (11:28)
18. Queen – "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To…)" – A Night at the Opera (3:42)
19. Pearl Jam – "Even Flow" – Ten (4:54)
20. The Who – "Who Are You" – The Ultimate Collection (Disc 2) (6:21)
21. The Bravery – "An Honest Mistake" – The Bravery (3:44)
22. Moving Pictures – "Never" – Footloose (15th Anniversary Collectors Edition) (3:47)
23. Genesis – "That's All" – Genesis (4:25)
24. The Police – "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – Every Breath You Take: The Singles (4:20)
25. Steely Dan – "Josie" – Aja (4:32)
26. Chicago – "Feelin' Stronger Everyday" – Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (4:17)
27. R.E.M. – "Life and How to Live It" – Fables of the Reconstruction (4:08)
28. The Beatles – "Here Comes the Sun" – 1967-1970 (Disc 2) (3:07)
29. Bob Dylan – "Tangled Up in Blue" – Blood on the Tracks (5:44)
30. Bruce Springsteen – "Racing in the Street" – Darkness on the Edge of Town (6:55)

Total Runtime: 2:25:22


LemonMacPhisto

Hey fellas, I’m back again with another list for you guys. This time around, I wanted to try and make a list that’s fun to listen to, diverse, and well constructed. This contest has always been a fun creative exercise for me, and I think this is the most fun I’ve had creating a list and its peripherals. Originally, this was a 2 CD set split with 18 songs each, but the length went over on the 1st disc, so that was shot. Instead, I broke it up into 4 sections and used that as an opportunity to make some covers for each:

The first section is more dance/electronica-oriented, with a shot from Predator serving as the cover, which actually served as the music video for Ratatat’s “Mirando.”

The second section is a darker progression, with the shot of Jaws serving as visual irony for this section’s title. “Please” is meant to end the first half, not really meaning to go into the Weezer track well at all.

The third section digs more into that ‘90s alt rock sound then ending with Adam Sandler’s magnum opus, “The Goat Song;” the cover here comes from Fight Club.

The final section takes a more lighter approach and is my favorite part of the entire list; the cover is a shot from Raging Bull, referencing the closing line in Jake La Motta’s opening monologue.
So yeah, that’s about it. I hope you all enjoy listening to the list and give me some feedback on what you liked, didn’t like, etc… I’m incredibly psyched to hear everyone else’s lists and get crackin’.

LMP / YLB Presents:



Hollywood Freaks

1. Hot Chip - “Over and Over” - The Warning (5:48)
2. The Beastie Boys - “Hey Ladies” - Paul’s Boutique (3:48)
3. Beck - “Hollywood Freaks (ft. The Dust Brothers)” - Midnite Vultures (4:00)
4. The Roots - “Quills” - Phrenology (4:22)
5. Ratatat - “Mirando” - LP3 (3:52)
6. Mute Math - “Peculiar People” - Reset [EP] (4:36)
7. Kanye West - “Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)” - Late Registration (3:53)
8. David Bowie - “I’m Afraid of Americans (Nine Inch Nails V1 Mix)” - Earthling [Bonus Tracks] (5:30)
9. Gorillaz - “Clint Eastwood (ft. Del the Funky Homosapien)” - Gorillaz (5:44)

Total Time: 41:28



Comfy in Nautica

10. Panda Bear - “Comfy in Nautica” - Person Pitch (4:05)
11. King Crimson - “21st Century Schizoid Man” - In the Court of the Crimson King (7:22)
12. Charles Mingus & RZA - “II B.S. (RZA's Mingus Bounce Mix)" - Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked (3:23)
13. The Beatles - “I Am the Walrus” - Magical Mystery Tour [EP] (4:35)
14. Thom Yorke - “And It Rained All Night” - The Eraser (4:21)
15. Moby - “One of These Mornings (ft. Patti LaBelle)” - Miami Vice [Soundtrack] (4:01)
16. Seal - “Killer (Single Version)” - Killer [Single] (4:19)
17. Peter Gabriel - “Zaar” - Passion: Music from ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ (4:53)
18. U2 - “Please (Single)” - Please [Single] (5:50)

Total Time: 42:42



Blow Out

19. Weezer - “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations of a Shaker Hymn)” - Weezer (The Red Album) (5:52)
20. Pavement - “Cut Your Hair” - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (3:07)
21. The Replacements - “Bastards of Young” - Tim (3:38)
22. PJ Harvey - “Kamikaze” - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2:24)
23. Radiohead - “Blow Out” - Pablo Honey (4:42)
24. Sonic Youth - “Dirty Boots” - Goo (5:30)
25. R.E.M. - “New Orleans Instrumental No. 1” - Automatic for the People (2:15)
26. Roy Orbison - “In Dreams” - In Dreams (2:50)
27. Adam Sandler - “The Goat Song” - What’s Your Name? (7:49)

Total Time: 38:04



That’s Entertainment

28. The Flaming Lips - “Waitin’ for a Superman (“Is It Getting’ Heavy?”) (4:17)
29. The Waterboys - “Beverly Penn” - This Is the Sea [Bonus Tracks] (5:40)
30. Arcade Fire - “(Antichrist Television Blues)” - Neon Bible (5:10)
31. The Jam - “That’s Entertainment” - Sound Affects (3:13)
32. The Shins - “Kissing the Lipless” - Chutes Too Narrow (3:19)
33. Sufjan Stevens - “John Wayne Gacy, Jr.” - Illinois (3:20)
34. Simon & Garfunkel - “Old Friends / Bookends” - Bookends (3:58)
35. The Kinks - “Shangri-La” - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) (5:21)
36. Pink Floyd - “Eclipse” - Dark Side of the Moon (2:01)

Total Time: 36:14


GirlsAloudFan



GOOD TIMES

This is it. This is me. This is the music that I love. Enjoy. Good luck.

And try to remember always to have GOOD TIMES.

1. Girls Aloud - "Intro" - Chemistry - (0:42)
2. Bruce Springsteen - "Thunder Road" - Born to Run - (4:48)
3. Aliotta, Haynes, and Jeremiah - "Lake Shore Drive" - Lake Shore Drive - (3:56)
4. Led Zeppelin - "Going to California" - Zoso - (3:32)
5. Cat Stevens - "Wild World" - Very Best of Cat Stevens - (3:20)
6. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "American Girl" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - (3:34)
7. The Who - "Baba O'Riley" - Who's Next? - (5:09)
8. The Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter" - Let It Bleed - (4:37)
9. U2 - "Acrobat" - Achtung Baby! - (4:30)
10. Radiohead - "Reckoner" - In Rainbows - (4:50)
11. The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever" - Magical Mystery Tour - (4:08)
12. Panda Bear - "Comfy In Nautica" - Person Pitch - (4:04)
13. Of Montreal - "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? - (3:19)
14. Postal Service - "Such Great Heights" - Give Up - (4:26)
15. Pavement - "Gold Soundz" - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - (2:40)
16. Okkervil River - "Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe..." - The Stage Names - (4:24)
17. Guns N' Roses - "Paradise City" - Appetite For Destruction - (6:46)
18. Pearl Jam - "Alive" - Ten - (5:41)
19. Neil Young - "Rockin' In the Free World" - Freedom - (4:40)
20. Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nevermind - (5:01)
21. Eddie Vedder with Zeke - "I Believe In Miracles" - We're A Happy Family - (3:01)
22. R.E.M. - "Begin the Begin" - Lifes Rich Pageant - (3:29)
23. The Hold Steady - "Constructive Summer" - Stay Positive - (2:56)
24. The Clash - "Death or Glory" - London Calling - (3:55)
25. My Morning Jacket - "One Big Holiday" - It Still Moves - (5:21)
26. The Coral - "Dreaming Of You" - The Coral - (2:21)
27. The Libertines - "Music When the Lights Go Out" - The Libertines - (3:02)
28. The White Stripes - "The Same Boy You've Always Known" - White Blood Cells - (3:10)
29. Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up In Blue" - Blood On the Tracks - (5:41)
30. Kings of Leon - "Slow Night, So Long" - Aha Shake Heartbreak - (3:54)
31. Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here" - Wish You Were Here - (5:18)
32. The Strokes - "Take It or Leave It" - Is This It? - (3:16)
33. Arctic Monkeys - "A Certain Romance" - Whatever People Say I am, That's what I'm not - (5:25)
34. Oasis - "Wonderwall" - What's the Story? (Morning Glory) - (4:19)
35. Jeff Buckley - "Hallelujah" - Grace - (6:54)

Total runtime: 146.15 minutes


DreamOutLoud13



Perilous Desire

This is my first time participating in DI and my playlist may not be a conventional one. Rather than focus on segues and flow and dynamic, interesting songs, I chose to tell a story with my playlist. It is, of course, a love story. It started one night when I was listening to the first track of this list, and I went "I want to start my DI list with this song, and make it a love story.", so I did. It starts with the very beginnings of a relationship, and everything is happy at first... but soon it begins to disintegrate, and we move on into break up songs, and then the aftermath. The first and last songs could sort of be considered the prologue and epilogue, with everything inbetween serving as the story, although exact details about things like what caused the breakup and who was at fault, are left up to the imagination and interpretation of the listeners. The list contains a lot of mainstream, 'pop' songs, simply because I have admittedly strange, often bad taste in music, and because that's a lot of what I usually have on hand, but I think the songs themselves tell the story well. Flow and segue was really not my main concern, and yes, there are a couple of jarring segues. The song that caused the most trouble in that department was the first, because it's from an album where all the songs flow seamlessly together, but as it was my inspiration, I was determined to use it, and so I had to overlook that.

1. Madonna - "Future Lovers" - Confessions on a Dance Floor (4:51)
2. Jet - "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" - Get Born (3:34)
3. The Killers - "On Top" - Hot Fuss (4:19)
4. Björk - "It's Oh So Quiet" - Post (3:39)
5. Robbie Williams with Nicole Kidman - "Somethin' Stupid" - Swing When You're Winning (2:46)
6. Elton John - "Your Song" - Elton John (4:03)
7. Shakira - "Rules" - Laundry Service (3:41)
8. No Doubt - "New" - Return of Saturn (4:27)
9. Taylor Swift - "Our Song" - Taylor Swift (3:23)
10. Muse - "Starlight" - Black Holes and Revelations (4:00)
11. Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence" - (4:22)
12. INXS - "Never Tear Us Apart" - Kick (3:05)
13. Snow Patrol - "Chasing Cars" - Eyes Open (4:28)
14. Jewel - "Near You Always" - Pieces of You (3:09)
15. Jim Sturgess - "Something" - Across the Universe Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (3:02)
16. Evanescence - "Good Enough" - The Open Door (5:31)
17. Passengers - "Slug" - Original Soundtracks 1 (4:41)
18. Tori Amos - "China" - Little Earthquakes (5:00)
19. Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy - "Oh! Darling" - Across the Universe Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) (2:31)
20. The Appleseed Cast - "Fight Song" - Two Conversations (4:14)
21. Bat For Lashes - "What's a Girl to Do?" - Fur and Gold (2:59)
22. Jars of Clay - "Tea and Sympathy" - Much Afraid (4:51)
23. Duran Duran - "Come Undone" - Duran Duran (4:38)
24. Bell X1 - "Eve, The Apple of My Eye" - Flock (4:03)
25. R.E.M. - "Star Me Kitten" - Automatic For the People (3:16)
26. U2 - "So Cruel" - Achtung Baby (5:49)
27. The Beatles - "Girl" - Rubber Soul (2:34)
28. Lisa Loeb - "Do You Sleep?" - Tails (3:53)
29. Linkin Park - "In Pieces" - Minutes to Midnight (3:38)
30. My Chemical Romance - "I Don't Love You" - The Black Parade (3:59)
31. Seether featuring Amy Lee - "Broken" - The Punisher: The Album (2:41)
32. Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U" - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (5:10)
33. The Cranberries - "Promises" - Bury the Hatchet (5:26)
34. Justin Timberlake - "Cry Me A River" - Justified (4:50)
35. Kelly Clarkson - "Since U Been Gone" - Breakaway (3:09)
36. Matchbox Twenty - "You Won't Be Mine" - Mad Season (5:27)

Total runtime: 144:49

GROUP 2

the tourist







'Murder by Knife (or, Intimate Knowledge of My Enemy's Final Moments)'

"In keeping the story loose, here are the concepts, in chronological order, in
which they appear:

+ John and Clarissa are in love and fall asleep together.
+ John awakens the next morning to find Clarissa had gone out in the night and
has been killed.
+ John spends time alone on the bed they shared, contemplating suicide.
+ Emotion and rage build within John, a turmoil boiling to the surface.
+ John finds the Clarissa's killer and, with the killer tied down to a chair,
sharpens knives.
+ John murders Clarissa's killer, claiming revenge, and bathes in the sweet
glory of his vengeance.
+ John is discovered over the body of Clarissa's killer and is sent to prison.

espite the fact that there is pre-tagged artwork for this entry, there are no
definite sections (i.e. Q:"did they fall asleep during the Spiritualized track,
or was it during the Porcupine Tree track?" A: "Whenever you feel they've fallen asleep.")"

1. Jeremy Enigk - 'A New Beginning' - World Waits (1:27)
2. Coldplay - 'Viva la Vida' - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (4:01)
3. Gosling - 'Come Into My Room' - Here Is... (5:02)
4. George Harrison - 'Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)' - All Things
Must Pass (3:53)
5. Albert Hammond, Jr. - 'Bright Young Thing' - Yours To Keep (3:14)
6. Brothers Martin - 'The Plot That Weaves' - Brothers Martin (3:32)
7. The Cure - 'In Between Days' - The Head on the Door (2:58)
8. Starflyer 59 - 'All Done Wrong' - Easy Come Easy Go: 1994-2000 (3:27)
9. Beck - 'Think I'm In Love' - The Information (3:19)
10. Fine China - 'Skull and Crossbones' - The Jaws of Life (3:20)
11. Spiritualized - 'Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space' - Ladies and
Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (3:41)
12. Porcupine Tree - 'Half Light' - Lazarus [Single] (6:21)
13. Mazzy Star - 'Fade Into You' - So Tonight That I Might See (4:56)
14. Airbag - 'My Colours' - Safetree (8:15)
15. Minus the Bear - 'Lotus' - Planet of Ice (8:48)
16. The Prayer Chain - 'Sun Stoned' - Mercury (8:40)
17. Pedro The Lion - 'Rejoice' - Control (3:11)
18. The Raveonettes - 'The Best Dies' - Lust Lust Lust (3:44)
19. U2 - 'Wake Up Dead Man' - Pop (4:53)
20. The Fire Theft - 'Uncle Mountain' - The Fire Theft (4:03)
21. Loudermilk - 'Ash to Ash' - The Red Record (4:32)
22. Sparta - 'The Most Vicious Crime' - Threes (6:21)
23. Mute Math - 'Break the Same' - Mute Math (6:00)
24. Myriad - 'Stuck in a Glass Elevator' - With Arrows, With Poise (3:37)
25. The Music - 'Idle' - Strength in Numbers (3:37)
26. The Beatles - 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' - Love (3:22)
27. Vendetta Red - 'The White Nightmare' - Cut Your Noose [EP] (2:37)
28. Muse - 'Showbiz' - Showbiz (5:16)
29. Queens of the Stone Age - 'Someone's In The Wolf' - Lullabies to Paralyze
(7:16)
30. Ours - 'Murder' - Mercy/Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy (5:35)
31. Thrice - 'Silver Wings' - The Alchemy Index vol. III: Air (2:11)
32. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 'The Line' - Howl (5:07)


phanan



Beach Sequence

1. Dire Straits – “Telegraph Road” – Love Over Gold (14:18)
2. Rush – “Red Barchetta” – Moving Pictures (6:10)
3. The Police – “Walking On The Moon” – Regatta De Blanc (5:02)
4. Chalk FarM – “Lie On Lie” – Notwithstanding (4:22)
5. Live – “Selling The Drama” – Throwing Copper (3:25)
6. The Caulfields – “Devil’s Diary” – Whirligig (3:36)
7. Oasis – “Some Might Say” – Morning Glory (5:29)
8. U2 – “Stay (Faraway, So Close)” – Zooropa (4:59)
9. Death Cab For Cutie – “Your New Twin Sized Bed” – Narrow Stairs (3:06)
10. Better Than Ezra – “Misunderstood” – Closer (3:45)
11. Editors – “The Racing Rats” – An End Has A Start (4:17)
12. Elbow – “One Day Like This” – The Seldom Seen Kid (6:34)
13. The Notwist – “Pick Up The Phone” – Neon Golden (3:55)
14. M83 – “Skin Of The Night” – Saturdays=Youth (6:12)
15. Goldfrapp – “A&E” – The Seventh Tree (3:16)
16. Dirty Vegas – “Simple Things Part 2” – Dirty Vegas (6:25)
17. The Offspring – “Intermission” – Ixnay On The Hombre (0:48)
18. Slade – “Run Runaway” – Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (5:00)
19. Kasabian – “Reason Is Treason” – Kasabian (4:35)
20. Led Zeppelin – “Houses Of The Holy” – Physical Graffiti (4:02)
21. Golden Earring – “Twilight Zone” – Cut (7:52)
22. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Universally Speaking” – By The Way (4:17)
23. Okkervil River – “Unless It’s Kicks” – The Stage Names (4:36)
24. Spoon – “Rhthm & Soul” – Ga Ga Ga Ga (3:30)
25. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Down On The Corner” – Willy And The Poorboys (2:45)
26. Elvis Presley – “Little Sister” – 2nd To None (2:32)
27. Bruce Springsteen – “Open All Night” – Nebraska (2:51)
28. The Beatles – “Hey Bulldog” – Yellow Submarine (3:11)
29. Blues Image – “Ride Captain Ride” – Open (3:45)
30. Gerry Rafferty – “Baker Street” – City To City (6:01)
31. The Shins – “Red Rabbits” – Wincing The Night Away (4:30)
32. Mute Math – “Picture” – Mute Math (5:24)
33. Bloc Party – “Ion Square” – Intimacy (6:33)


Mr. V



Ever since I was hooked by the film High Fidelity, I've wanted to start making and sharing compilation tapes. When I got word that Interference had a contest for this very artform, I was hard within seconds. So I committed to taking part in this contest, and when I began, I was planning on having no plan - that is, chucking some of my favourite songs together and trying to make them flow. However, for some reason I couldn't get that to work, so I soon threw that out the window, and started on a sort-of concept album. It's about love, girls, that whole chestnut. I tried to reflect it in the album art, which I whipped together quickly in Paint one night when I was bored, and I quite like, really. I didn't realise it at the time but it's inspired by/a ripoff of Is This It by The Strokes, one of my favourite albums (whose songs of which I couldn't find any room for here, unfortunately).

It follows a loose story - guy wants girl, guy gets girl, guy likes girl, guy has problems with girl, guy and girl are over. Most of us have been there to a degree. It's nothing particularly innovative - in fact, probably a bit overplayed - but I'm 18, and at the moment it's who I am and what I'm feeling, and to be honest it wouldn't be right for me to put out some pretentious bullshit for the sake of impressing you guys. In terms of music, this is a real mixed bag, to an extent. While there's no insane genre-crossing, there's songs from different eras, countries and genres. I tried to make the selection a mixture of my favourite songs, the best songs from a few of the artists, and a few songs that I don't think too many of you would have heard. Sadly there's a lot of songs or artists I couldn't fit in here - not because of time restraints but because they just didn't fit. Oh well, there's always next time - for which I'm already planning...

The end result is something that I'm really happy with. I was planning to to be short (between 40-50 minutes, like most albums, sorta), but towards the end I remembered a few old favourites and found a way to throw them in, so it just clocks in at around an hour and ten minutes. Even though I'm very fond of this playlist - it's something I've lived with and toyed with and listened to for around a month now - I'm all ears in terms of feedback, not only for song choice (even though I think all the songs here are rad), but for the order and the cohesiveness and all that. Given it's my first such playlist, I think it's only fair. In fact, that's one of the things that makes these contests so attractive to me. If I can pick up a handful of new songs, a few new favourite artists, and find new ways of listening to old favourites, then it doesn't matter if I don't make it out of the group stages, or win the whole bloody thing.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed putting it together. I give you... All You Ever Wanted.

1. Bloc Party - "This Modern Love" - Silent Alarm (4:25)
2. Coldplay - "Shiver" - Parachutes (5:00)
3. Frightened Rabbit - "Keep Yourself Warm" - The Midnight Organ Fight (5:33)
4. Echo & the Bunnymen - "Silver" - Ocean Rain (3:21)
5. Hunters & Collectors - "Throw Your Arms Around Me" - Human Frailty (3:50)
6. Crowded House - "I Feel Possessed" - Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House (3:48)
7. The Beatles - "Something" - Abbey Road (3:03)
8. James - "Laid" - Laid (2:37)
9. Franz Ferdinand - "Fade Together" - You Could Have It So Much Better (3:04)
10. The Last Shadow Puppets - "My Mistakes Were Made For You" - The Age of the Understatement (3:05)
11. Arctic Monkeys - "Do Me A Favour" - Favourite Worst Nightmare (3:27)
12. Reverend and the Makers - "Sex With The Ex" - The State of Things (4:07)
13. LCD Soundsystem - "Someone Great" - Sound of Silver (6:26)
14. Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Substance (3:28)
15. Bruce Springsteen - "Downbound Train" - Born in the U.S.A. (3:38)
16. Elvis Costello - "Alison" - My Aim Is True (3:26)
17. U2 - "With or Without You" - The Joshua Tree (4:56)
18. The Black Keys - "All You Ever Wanted" - Attack & Release (2:56)

Total runtime: 1:09:59


KhanadaRhodes



Inaccessible Desert Island

1. Tim Finn - "Spiritual Hunger" - Big Canoe (4:36)
2. Sparks - "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us" - Kimono My House (3:07)
3. Oingo Boingo - "Weird Science" - Dead Man's Party (6:09)
4. Thompson Twins "Make Believe" - A Product Of... (3:33)
5. Spice Girls - "Say You'll Be There" - Spice (3:56)
6. The Human League - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" - Fascination! EP (3:46)
7. Exposé - "Come Go With Me" - Exposure (4:19)
8. The Swingers - "It Ain't What You Dance, It's The Way You Dance It" - Practical Jokers (3:02)
9. Nu Shooz - "Point Of No Return" - Poolside (4:26)
10. New Order - "We All Stand" - Power, Corruption, And Lies (5:14)
11. The Jacksons - "State Of Shock" - Victory (4:31)
12. George Michael - "One More Try" - Faith (5:54)
13. EJ Barnes - "Follow Me" - There And Back (3:29)
14. David Sylvian - "Orpheus" - Secrets Of The Beehive (4:52)
15. INXS - "In Vain" - INXS (4:38)
16. Brian Eno - "Sky Saw" - Another Green World (3:28)
17. Roger Hodgson - "Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy)" - In The Eye Of The Storm (8:28)
18. The Dolphin Brothers - "Catch The Fall" - Catch The Fall (5:26)
19. Pink Floyd - "Learning To Fly" - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (4:52)
20. U2 - "Elvis Presley And America" - The Unforgettable Fire (6:23)
21. Yes - "Roundabout" - Fragile (8:33)
22. Split Enz - "Under The Wheel" - Mental Notes (7:48)
23. The Alan Parsons Project - "Eye In The Sky" - Eye In The Sky (4:36)
24. Japan - "Television" - Adolescent Sex (9:12)
25. Nine Horses - "Wonderful World" - Snow Borne Sorrow (6:03)
26. Electric Light Orchestra - "Don't Bring Me Down" - Discovery (4:04)
27. Paul Simon - "Graceland" - Graceland (4:48)
28. Crowded House - "Pineapple Head" - Together Alone (3:27)
29. Asia - "Heat Of The Moment" - Asia (3:55)
30. Oran "Juice" Jones - "The Rain" - Juice (5:08)
31. Culture Club - "Victims" - Colour By Numbers (4:55)
32. Duran Duran - "Undergoing Treatment" - Medazzaland (3:05)

Total runtime: 159:25


impy13

This is unapologetically my worst Desert Island installment yet. I don't really care and just kind of threw it together. There are some good ideas, but it's really nothing special. You won't break my heart by not voting for it.



I.
1. Mogwai - "Stop Coming to My House" - Happy Songs for Happy People - (4:54)
2. My Brightest Diamond - "Something of an End" - Bring Me the Workhouse - (4:55)
3. Andrew Bird - "Cataracts" - Armchair Apocrypha - (3:13)
4. Shearwater - "On the Death of the Waters" - Rook - (3:08)
5. Fleet Foxes - "Blue Ridge Mountains" - Fleet Foxes - (4:26)
6. Radiohead - "Cuttooth" - Knives Out -
7. Sigur Rós - "Inn� Mér Syngur Vitleysingur" - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
8. Wilco - "Hell is Chrome" - A Ghost is Born - (4:38)
9. Kevin Drew - "Safety Bricks" - Spirit If... - (4:28)
10. Wolf Parade - "I'll Believe in Anything" - Apologies to the Queen Mary - (4:37)
11. Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - "If I Am a Stranger" - Cold Roses - (4:39)
12. Van Morrison - "Astral Weeks" - Astral Weeks - (7:06)
13. The National - "About Today" - Cherry Tree EP - (4:11)

Total: 53:36

II:
1. Do Make Say Think - "A Tender History in Rust" - You, You're a History in Rust - (5:07)
2. The Beatles - "Within You Without You" - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - (5:05)
3. Broken Social Scene - "Bandwitch" - Broken Social Scene - (6:59)
4. Bob Dylan - "Cold Irons Bound" - Time Out of Mind - (7:16)
5. David Bowie - "Quicksand" - Hunky Dory - (5:07)
6. Amiina - "Fjarskanistan" - AminanimA EP - (6:30)
7. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - "Satan Said Dance" - Some Loud Thunder - (5:32)
8. Death Cab for Cutie - "Bixby Canyon Bridge" - Narrow Stairs - (5:15)
9. Feist - "Lonely Lonely (Frisbee'd Mix)" - Open Season - (6:25)
10. The Flaming Lips - "Buggin'" - The Soft Bulletin - (3:16)
11. Okkervil River - "Another Radio Song" - Black Sheep Boy Appendix - (5:00)
12. My Morning Jacket - "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream, Pt. 2" - Evil Urges - (8:12)

Total: 1:09:40

GROUP 3

The Sad Punk

It's, like, there's like this concept where this guy falls in love, and is just completely rapt with this girl. And then he begins to realise that she's sleeping around, which just canes this guy. That's the first half. The second half, he delves into a world of womanising and gettingfuckedup that he didn't know existed beforehand. I actually had something written for this, but this will suffice, I think.

The two main genres are soul and shoegaze, but there's other stuff too. I have never really done something like this before, so I hope you can get something out of it.

I love interpretation, so I won't go with a track by track thing. Also, I'm desperately running out of time. But by the end of the second disc, I just imagine that the protagonist is nearly dead, ruined by an excess and longing of the woman he was with from tracks 2-8. The last instrumental part of "Time", the very final track, really could mean a lot of things. I don't know if it means he goes out again and does all that crazy shit, or if he's gone insane, or if he's killed himself, or killed someone else. Anyway, I figure it's not pretty.

I hope you enjoy this muchly.



Reason Never Knows

1. Ohio Players - "Never Had a Dream" - Pain (4:37)
2. O'Jays - "Sunshine" - Backstabbers (3:44)
3. Outkast - "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" - Aquemini (7:07)
4. Prince - "Do Me, Baby" - Single edit (3:56)
5. Leroy Hutson - "All Because of You" - Single (4:36)
6. Isley Brothers - "Footsteps In the Dark" - Go For Your Guns (5:05)
7. The Spinners - "It's a Shame" - The Definitive Soul Collection (3:12)
8. Four Freshmen - "Angel Eyes" - EP Collection (3:34)
9. Roy Orbison - "It's Over" - More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits (2:47)
10. Jackie Trent - "Make It Easy On Yourself" - Burt Bacharach Collection (2:46)
11. Fleet Foxes - "Mykonos" - Sun Giant (4:35)
12. Love - "You Set the Scene (alternative mix)" - Forever Changes [Remaster] (7:02)



Polluted Mist

1. The Beach Boys - "Sail On Sailor" - Holland (3:22)
2. Moose - "Polly" - ...XYZ (4:47)
3. Chapterhouse - "Treasure" - Whirlpool (6:25)
4. Curve - "Horror Head" - Doppelganger (3:44)
5. My Bloody Valentine - "Lose My Breath" - Isn't Anything (3:38)
6. Iggy Pop - "Funtime" - The Idiot (2:55)
7. Big Black - "The Model" - Songs About Fucking (2:35)
8. Husker Du - "Find Me" - Flip Your Wig (4:09)
9. Loop - "Soundhead" - Heaven's End (4:59)
10. Swervedriver - "Duress" - Mezcal Head (8:04)
11. Kitchens of Distinction - "Blue Pedal" - The Death of Cool (7:35)
12. Dennis Wilson - "Time" - Pacific Ocean Blue (3:34)

Total runtime: 105:13


LemonMelon

The purpose of splitting these two sets up is to emphasize just how drastically different they are from one another, and that they provide two entirely different experiences. It is preferable to listen to them in a row (if you do, I suggest you listen to Super Massive Black Cherub Metal, and then ease your way in to #9 Dream) but listening to them separately doesn't do much to hurt the overall experience. Ultimately, I hope everyone finds something to love here, and that those who find one set less enjoyable than the other could at least discover some new music out of it.



Supermassive Black Cherub Metal

Not much to say about this playlist. It's just a set of good ol' fashioned rock n' roll that's consistently louder than anything I've entered previously; even the breaks in the loudness tend to be lo-fi and themselves filled with noise. But this is good, as there aren't any ballads awkwardly thrown in for the sake of variety. Sit back and crank this one up as loud as you can.

Track listing:

1. Smashing Pumpkins - "Cherub Rock" - Siamese Dream (4:57)
2. Pixies - "Broken Face" - Surfer Rosa (1:30)
3. Ween - "Dr. Rock" - The Pod (3:10)
4. Suede - "The Drowners" - Suede (4:09)
5. Sonic Youth - "Kool Thing" - Goo (4:05)
6. Beastie Boys - "Sabotage" - Ill Communication (2:58)
7. Elastica - "Connection" - Elastica (2:19)
8. Muse - "Supermassive Black Hole" - Black Holes And Revelations (3:29)
9. Porcupine Tree - "Blackest Eyes" - In Absentia (4:23)
10. Queens Of The Stone Age - "Suture Up Your Future" - Era Vulgaris (4:37)
11. Blur - "You're So Great" - Blur (3:34)
12. Tom Waits - "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" - Bone Machine (2:30)
13. Neutral Milk Hotel - "Holland, 1945" - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (3:12)
14. Cake - "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" - Comfort Eagle (3:23)
15. Pearl Jam - "Last Exit" - Vitalogy (2:53)
16. T. Rex - "Mambo Sun" - Electric Warrior (3:39)
17. Queen - "Sweet Lady" - A Night At The Opera (4:02)
18. Led Zeppelin - "Ramble On" - II (4:23)
19. The Small Faces - "Afterglow (Of Your Love)" - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (3:30)
20. The La's - "Feelin'" - The La's (1:45)
21. Television - "Marquee Moon" - Marquee Moon (10:38)

Total runtime: 79:16



#9 Dream

This set is a concept album but, in contrast to Cherub Metal, which had a musical concept (rocking out as hard as possible), #9 Dream contains many running lyrical threads, along with a generally airy musical feel. Originally, this playlist was meant to be a soundtrack for a movie I wanted to make about a man who becomes extremely ill and decides to sleep his way through it rather than take himself to a hospital. The movie was going to be extremely surreal and would explore what a waking (2 hour long) dream would look like. Because of this, the playlist for it is equally surreal and feverish. It is very dark, filled with lyrics concerning illness, death, and insanity, but ultimately asks many thought-provoking questions about love and life. And, in spite of the darkness, there are many moments of childlike wonderment to be heard here. The twist ending is that, in accordance with a line in the final song here, Moby's "Porcelain" ("In my dreams I'm dying all the time"), the protagonist may or may not have survived the night. Regardless of whether or not they did, we can assume that they learned much about themselves during this hour or two. While listening, try to focus on the musical flow of the playlist in addition to the plotline, which actually strengthens its. As in any dream, there are moments where things go off the rails ("300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues", "Defecting Grey") and this playlist takes advantage of the vignette quality that so many dreams take on. So, in conclusion, what can you expect from this playlist? Airy soundscapes, quiet darkness, lovely noise, and much contemplation. Dig it.

Track listing:

1. Modest Mouse - "3rd Planet" - The Moon And Antarctica (3:58)
2. The Verve - "Already There" - A Storm In Heaven (5:38)
3. The Cure - "Lullaby" - Disintegration (4:08)
4. The White Stripes - "300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues" - Icky Thump (5:29)
5. My Bloody Valentine - "When You Sleep" - Loveless (4:11)
6. Cocteau Twins - "Heaven Or Las Vegas" - Heaven Or Las Vegas (4:56)
7. John Lennon - "#9 Dream" - Walls And Bridges (4:45)
8. The Flaming Lips - "In The Morning Of The Magicians" - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (6:17)
9. The Pretty Things - "Defecting Grey" - S.F. Sorrow (Bonus Tracks) (4:28)
10. King Crimson - "I Talk To The Wind" - In The Court Of The Crimson King (6:03)
11. Blind Melon - "No Rain" - Blind Melon (3:35)
12. The Moody Blues - "Floating" - To Our Children's Children's Children (3:00)
13. Radiohead - "In Limbo" - Kid A (3:30)
14. Beck - "Runners Dial Zero" - Mutations (Import) (4:02)
15. Genesis - "The Carpet Crawlers" - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (5:02)
16. Massive Attack - "Exchange" - Mezzanine (4:11)
17. Moby - "Porcelain" - Play (3:59)

Total runtime: 77:21


Lancemc



“Better Late Than Never”

Disc 1
1. The Doors – “Love Her Madly” – L.A. Woman (3:21)
2. The Beatles – “Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!” – Love (3:22)
3. The Magnetic Fields – “I Don’t Really Love You Anymore” – I (2:36)
4. Bruce Springsteen – “Racing In The Street” – Darkness of the Edge of Town (6:55)
5. Arcade Fire – “Keep The Car Running” – Neon Bible (3:29)
6. LCD Soundsystem – “Too Much Love” – LCD Soundsystem (5:42)
7. Joy Division – “Isolation” – Closer (2:54)
8. The National – “Mistaken for Strangers” – Boxer (3:33)
9. Iron & Wine – “Promising Light” – The Creek Drank The Cradle (2:49)
10. New Order – “Your Silent Face” – Power, Corruption & Lies (5:59)
11. Talking Heads – “Houses in Motion” – Remain in Light (4:33)
12. Patti Smith – “Break It Up” – Horses (4:04)
13. Interpol – “NYC” – Turn on the Bright Lights (4:20)
14. Jim O’Rourke – “Ghost Ship In A Storm” – Eureka (3:55)
15. The Field – “From Here We Go Sublime” – From Here We Go Sublime (4:10)
16. Elton John – “Madman Across The Water” – Madman Across The Water (5:57)
17. DJ Shadow – “Six Days” – The Private Press (5:02)

Disc 2

1. Yo-Yo Ma – “Bach Cello Suite #1 In G – 1. Prelude” – Bach: Cello Suites (2:32)
2. Bob Dylan – “Fourth Time Around” – Blonde on Blonde (4:35)
3. David Bowie – “Word on a Wing” – Station to Station (6:04)
4. Bjork – “Hyper-Ballad” – Post (5:21)
5. Cat Power – “I Don’t Blame You” – You Are Free (3:05)
6. Neutral Milk Hotel – “Two-Headed Boy Part 2” – In The Aeroplane Over the Sea (5:14)
7. Radiohead – “Black Star” – The Bends (4:07)
8. R.E.M. – “Half a World Away” – Out of Time (3:28)
9. Grizzly Bear – “Knife” – Yellow House (5:14)
10. Bright Eyes – “Lua” – I’m Wide Away It’s Morning (4:32)
11. Elvis Costello – “Bedlam” – The Delivery Man (4:49)
12. Wilco – “Ashes of American Flags” – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (4:44)
13. Beck – “Broken Drum” – Guero (4:30)
14. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – “More News From Nowhere” – Dig, Lazarus Dig! (7:58)
15. U2 – “If You Wear That Velvet Dress (Live)” – Beautiful Day (single) (2:44)
16. Prince & The Revolution – “When Doves Cry” – Purple Rain (5:54)
17. The Flaming Lips – “Approaching Pavonis Moon by Balloon” – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (3:09)
18. The Who – “Baba O’Riley” – Who’s Next (5:09)
19. M.I.A. – “Paper Planes” – Kala (3:25)


Axver



RAUOTERANGI

My ambitions, hobbies, and memories are tied inextricably to the Kapiti Coast region of New Zealand. In much the same way, so is this list. It reminds me of home, with doubts and questions tied up together with fondness and nostalgia. Hopefully it will evoke a reflection and a memory of somewhere for others too.

1. Pink Floyd - "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)" - Wish You Were Here (13:40)
2. Eluvium - "An Accidental Memory In The Case Of Death" - An Accidental Memory In The Case Of Death (4:23)
3. 65 Days Of Static - "Radio Protector" - One Time For All Time (5:26)
4. Explosions In The Sky - "First Breath After Coma" - The Earth Is Not A Cold, Dead Place (9:33)
5. Solar Powered People - "Awhile" - Solar Powered People (4:21)
6. North - "Gripped & Numb" - Siberia (3:44)
7. Joy Division - "Atmosphere" - Substance (4:09)
8. The Cure - "Cold" - Pornography (4:27)
9. Camel - "Mystic Queen" - Camel (5:40)
10. Incredible Expanding Mindfuck - "Headphone Dust" - IEM (6:11)
11. The Verve - "Velvet Morning" - Urban Hymns (4:57)
12. Dream Theater - "Eve" - Cleaning Out The Closet (5:11)
13. This Will Destroy You - "Happiness: We're In This Together" - Young Mountain (8:36)
14. Pure Reason Revolution - "Aeropause" - The Dark Third (5:46)
15. The Shadows - "Kon-Tiki" - The Final Collection (1:55)
16. Goblin Mix - "The Water" - Goblin Mix (4:23)
17. U2 - "A Sort Of Homecoming" - The Unforgettable Fire (5:28)
18. Subterranean Masquerade - "Kind Of A Blur" - Suspended Animation Dreams (3:12)
19. Yndi Halda - "We Flood Empty Lakes" - Enjoy Eternal Bliss (11:44)
20. Caspian - "Loft" - You Are The Conductor (6:14)
21. Bailter Space - "Make" - Robot World (3:34)
22. Ride - "Nowhere" - Nowhere (5:22)
23. Crowded House - "Private Universe" - Together Alone (5:39)
24. No-Man - "Mahler" - Days In The Trees (7:03)
25. Porcupine Tree - "Half Light" - Lazarus single (6:20)
26. Passengers - "Beach Sequence" - Original Soundtracks 1 (3:31)
27. Alcest - "Tir Nan Og" - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde (6:10)


AtomicBono



AtomicBono's Desert Island V: Surviving Another Summer

I had no theme in mind when creating this playlist. It's simply a list of songs I love that I think flows well. I did end up dividing it into sections in a vaguely thematic way, but I want this to be viewed as one big playlist - I just think it's easier to split it up in case people don't have enough time to listen to it as a whole. I don't expect people to love every song on this list, but hopefully the sheer diversity of music will be appreciated. There should be something for everyone.

Let's Stay Up All Night (Things Start Out Alright)

1. Dropkick Murphys - "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" - The Departed Soundtrack (2:34)
2. Rage Against the Machine - "Testify" - The Battle of Los Angeles (3:31)
3. U2 - "Last Night On Earth" - Pop (4:46)
4. Dungeon Family - "Emergency" - Even In Darkness (5:03)
5. Brazilian Girls - "Jique" - Talk To La Bomb (4:15)
6. M.I.A. - "Paper Planes" - Kala (3:25)
7. Thrice - "Firebreather" - The Alchemy Index Vols 1&2: Fire and Water (4:24)

Nostalgia, Pt. 1 (Remember When...)

8. Arcade Fire - "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" - Funeral (4:48)
9. Explosions in the Sky - "A Song For Our Fathers" - How Strange, Innocence (5:44)
10. These Arms Are Snakes - "Child Chicken Play" - Easter (3:14)
11. A Perfect Kiss - "D-Up!" - The Olympians (5:33)
12. The Stills - "Gender Bombs" - Logic Will Break Your Heart (4:00)
13. Lupe Fiasco - "Sunshine" - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (3:56)
14. The Decemberists - "Summersong" - The Crane Wife (3:31)
15. The Honorary Title - "Everything I Once Had " - Anything Else But the Truth (3:49)

What Happened? (We Used to Be...)

16. Coheed & Cambria - "Welcome Home" - Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (6:15)
17. Foo Fighters - "My Hero" - The Colour and the Shape (4:22)
18. Norma Jean - "Cemetery Like A Stage" - Redeemer (4:27)
19. Sonic Youth - "Kissability" - Daydream Nation (3:09)
20. We Are Scientists - "It's a Hit" - With Love and Squalor (3:27)
21. Ferris the Destroyer - "Dress Up Paper Air Planes" - Ferris the Destroyer (3:47)
22. The Fall of Troy - "I Just Got This Symphony Goin'" - Doppelganger (4:09)
23. He is Legend - "China White (End Scene)" - I Am Hollywood (4:27)

...Something Beautiful (And Alive)

24. Dinosaur Jr. - "Sludgefeast" - You're Living All Over Me (5:17)
25. Radiohead - "Bodysnatchers" - In Rainbows (4:02)
26. Beltane - "Skip the Overture" - Beltane (3:54)
27. The Academy Is... - "Seed" - Santi (4:18)
28. Bloc Party - "Tulips" - Tulips (Single) (3:42)
29. Minus the Bear - "Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse" - Highly Refined Pirates (5:24)

Nostalgia, Pt. 2 (It's Over)

30. mewithoutYou - "Gentleman" - [A--> B] Life (2:50)
31. Say Anything - "Admit It!!!" - ...Is A Real Boy (6:12)
32. Tokyo Police Club - "Listen To The Math" - Elephant Shell (2:58)
33. Lostprophets - "Last Summer" - Start Something (4:07)
34. The Number Twelve Looks Like You - "Jay Walking Backwards" - Mongrel (5:25)
35. Botch - "C. Thomas Howell As The "Soul Man"" - We Are The Romans (4:44)
36. M83 - "Run Into Flowers" - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (4:12)
37. The Sleeping Years - "Islands" - We're Becoming Islands One By One (6:07)

GROUP 4

Screwtape2



Messages From Earth

Like words on the wind, the silence is broken by what has been carried away and suddenly found. A message in a bottle from an island called Earth. They are the scream, the rapist and the violator. The tortured caught between two worlds. This is a poem without rhyme scattered. A story in pieces told in masks now lost like tears in the rain. It has no meaning. It has no message. It serves no purpose except that in the chance moment that those far from this island called Earth may feel the same thing from the same note and the same sound even if they never understand it. Words like dreams live on in a sound, in a note. These messages from Earth surrender themselves to you.

1. Utopia – “Star Trek Theme”- Demos & Lost Albums (4:04)
2. U2 – “Zooropa” - Zooropa (6:32)
3. Pink Floyd – “On The Run” - Dark Side of The Moon (3:33)
4. Coldplay – “Square One” - X & Y (4:47)
5. NASA – “Greetings/ Whale Greetings” - Murmurs of Earth (4:05)
6. Yes – “Soon” - YesYears (4:06)
7. Coro Yamaguchi – “Cranes In Their Nest” - Murmurs of Earth (5:08)
8. The Hollies – “Wings” - 30th Anniversity Collection (3:01)
9. Colin Turnbull - “Pygmy Girls’ Initiation Song” – Murmurs of Earth (1:01)
10. Robert MacLennan – “Men’s House Song” - Murmurs of Earth (1:26)
11. Todd Rundgren – “In And Out The Chakras We Go (Formerly: Shaft Goes To Outer Space)” - Todd (5:48)
12. Willard Rhodes – “Navajo Night Chant” - Murmurs of Earth (1:01)
13. Peter Gabriel – “Birdy’s Flight” - Birdy (3:03)
14. Sandra LeBrun Holmes – “Morning Star And Devil Bird” - Murmurs of Earth (1:30)
15. Sigur Ros – “Hun Joro” - Von (7:20)
16. Jose Maria Arquedas – “Panpipes and Drum Song” - Murmurs of Earth (0:55)
17. Amanda Palmer – “Astronaut” - Who Killed Amanda Palmer (4:37)
18. Vangelis – “Tears in Rain” - Blade Runner Soundtrack (3:01)
19. Genesis – “Watcher Of The Skies” - Foxtrot (7:23)
20. Kate Bush – “Hello Earth” - Hounds Of Love (6:13)

Total Time: 1:18:29


RegularBonoFan

***Artwork Forthcoming***

Cosmology's Big Surprise

It's a musical journey. *ducks tomatoes* Alright, alright. It's a 7-EP trip through rock history. Pretty much speaks for itself. I will now go listen to Porcupine Tree as penance for quoting Larry Mullen, Jnr.

EP 1: Who Are You?

1. Jimi Hendrix - "All Along The Watchtower" - Electric Ladyland (4:00)
2. Dana Fuchs - "Helter Skelter" - Across The Universe (Music From The Motion Picture) (3:42)
3. Rolling Stones - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - Out of Our Heads (3:44)
4. The Who - "My Generation" - My Generation (3:19)
5. Them - "Gloria" - The Angry Young Them (2:38)

Total Time: 17:23

EP 2: Comfortably Numb

1. The Velvet Underground - "I'm Waiting For The Man" - The Velvet Underground And Nico (4:39)
2. David Bowie - "Space Oddity" - David Bowie (Space Oddity) (5:15)
3. Pink Floyd - "Hey You" - The Wall (4:41)
4. The Beach Boys - "Feel Flows" Surf's Up (4:44)
5. Virgin Prunes - "Pagan Lovesong" - ..If I Die, I Die (3:28)

Total Time: 22:20

EP 3: Revolution Rock

1. Sex Pistols - "Anarchy In The U.K." - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (3:31)
2. Ramones - "I Wanna Be Sedated" - Road To Ruin (2:29)
3. The Clash - "The Guns of Brixton" - London Calling (3:07)
4. Green Day - "Holiday" - American Idiot (3:52)
5. A.F.I. - "Miss Murder" - Decemberunderground (3:26)

Total Time: 16:25

EP 4: Hell's Bells

1. AC/DC - "Back In Black" - Back In Black (4:15)
2. Metallica - "Enter Sandman" - Metallica (5:30)
3. Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train" - Blizzard of Ozz (4:56)
4. Mötley Crüe - "Dr. Feelgood" - Dr. Feelgood (4:50)
5. Guns N' Roses - "Paradise City" - Appetite For Destruction (6:46)

Total Time: 26:17

EP 5: We Will Rock You

1. Led Zeppelin - "Kashmir" - Physical Graffiti (8:28)
2. Heart - "Barracuda" - Little Queen (4:23)
3. U2 - "Bullet The Blue Sky" - The Joshua Tree (4:32)
4. Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody" - A Night At The Opera (5:54)
5. Aerosmith - "Dream On" - Aerosmith (4:27)

Total Time: 27:44

EP 6: Come As You Are

1. Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nevermind (5:01)
2. Pearl Jam - "Even Flow" - Ten (4:53)
3. Stone Temple Pilots - "Plush" - Core (5:13)
4. Foo Fighters - "DOA" - In Your Honor (4:13)
5. Smashing Pumpkins - "1979" - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (4:24)

Total Time: 23:44

EP 7: You Could Have It So Much Better

1. Franz Ferdinand - "The Dark of The Matinée" - Franz Ferdinand (4:03)
2. The Libertines - "What Became Of The Likely Lads" - The Libertines (3:15)
3. Modest Mouse - "Float On" - Good News For People Who Love Bad News (3:28)
4. Oasis - "Wonderwall" - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (4:18)
5. The Smiths - "Cemetry Gates" - The Queen Is Dead (2:41)

Total Time: 17:43

Total runtime: 2:31:36


hardyharhar



Hardy Har Har's Desert Island 5 Playlist

With about a day to get this thing together, the only theme I could come up with was to be loosely semi-autobiographical through songs I've known and loved. A few that take me to specific places. Brought back a couple from my retro set. Lifted The Pretender's from Vintage Punk's. I think this list would be a great set to take a long drive to. It may have changed a bit if I had more time but I like it just the same. Hope you enjoy some of it.

Part One - Awakening (Whatever you say, Kath)
Still under the influence of my big sister, I'm dependent on her collection and I spend many hours daydreaming to her more folk leaning LPs. However, her parties during the 60's at our house and friends who attended open my eyes to a world I wanted to be a part of, but would have to wait 'til 1971 & high school for. I'm able to observe the summer of love
from a distance.

1. The Everly Brothers - "All I Have To Do Is Dream" - The Everly Brothers' Best (2:22)
2. Music Explosion - "Little Bit O' Soul" - Little Bit O' Soul (2:21)
3. The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry Baby" - The Absolute Best Vol. 1 (2:48)
4. The Beatles - "You Can't Do That" - A Hard Day's Night (2:38)
5. The Doors - "Hello, I Love You" - Greatest Hits (2:15)
6. Cream - "Strange Brew" - Disraeli Gears (2:49)
7. The Who - "Substitute" - Live At Leeds (2:07)
8. Pink Floyd - "See Emily Play" - Relics (2:53)
9. Elton John - "I Need You To Turn To" - Elton John (2:33)

Part Two - Reckoning (hey man, schoolday's insane, hey man, my work's down the drain)

The day I turned 16, I got my driver's license and that night I began a food delivery job with older guys. This was the catalyst to a downward spiral that lasted a decade or so. King Missile's Cheesecake Truck fit nicely. Mott the Hoople's All the Way From Memphis was the song playing as I walked into my first high school party. Editions of You was a Roxy live staple and is from their 2nd & final album with Eno. The rest, groups and songs I liked during the70's & early 80's.

Already a big Zep fan, Led Zeppelin was not my first concert. However, it was the concert that showed me exactly what I had been searching for. Like U2's Elevation tour, Zep strolled out onto the stage to no hoopla, Bonham burst into the opening beats of Rock 'n Roll, a song I loved, and a fairly naive 17 year old was instantly blown away. This version's first minute or so takes me right back to that moment I remember so well. The excitement of the crowd's roar, Plant's initial wails, the instantaneous maelstrom of teenage anarchy all
around my girlfriend and I. Everything and anything going on. No parents around with their kids in those days. Ha!

One constant through these years was the music. Great shows, bands & songs all the way through those crazy nights. I've ended it with the obvious and wonderful Rock 'n Roll Suicide. By my late 20's, I knew this lifestyle had to end.

10. King Missile "Cheesecake Truck" -Mystical Shit / Fluting on the Hump (1:11)
11. Mott The Hoople "All The Way From Memphis" -Mott (5:00)
12. Roxy Music "Editions of You" -For Your Pleasure (3:49)
13. Jim Hendrix "Fire" -Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix (2:44)
14. Led Zeppelin "Rock 'n' Roll" -How The West Was Won [Disc 3] (3:56)
15. The Rolling Stones "Rip This Joint" -Exile On Main Street (2:23)
16. The Cramps "Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?" -A Date With Elvis (3:25)
17. Stray Cats "Stray Cat Strut" -Stray Cats (3:18)
18. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "American Girl" -Greatest Hits (3:29)
19. The Kinks "Sleepwalker" -Sleepwalker (4:04)
20. Pretenders "Precious" -Pretenders (3:37)
21. Queen "Keep Yourself Alive" -Classic Queen (3:46)
22. Squeeze "Is That Love" -Singles 45's And Under (2:33)
23. The English Beat "Best Friend" -I Just Can't Stop It (3:02)
24. Elvis Costello "Wednesday Week" -Taking Liberties (2:05)
25. The Cure "Fire In Cairo" -Boys Don't Cry (3:21)
26. The Clash "Somebody Got Murdered" -Sandinista [Disc 1] (3:33)
27. Midnight Oil "My Country" - Earth And Sun And Moon (4:51)
28. David Bowie "Rock & Roll Suicide" -Ziggy Stardust (3:02)

Part Three - Redemption (Life Gets Better, Yeah!)

I don't know what Lila saw in me, but she liked me and basically saved me in everyway that a person can be saved (lifted from Titanic, lol). So I've included here songs & groups we have enjoyed together. And our greatest achievement - Maddy, an angel sent to us from heaven - contributed a couple of songs I like quite a bit, turning me on to Speed of Sound, Storm in a Teacup, and Shut Up and Drive. I'm a lucky guy.

29. Vangelis "Chariots Of Fire" -Themes (3:31)
30. Mike Oldfield "Arrival" -QE2 (2:49)
31. Crowded House "Distant Sun" -Together Alone (3:50)
32. U2 "One Tree Hill" -Joshua Tree (5:23)
33. Oasis "Don't Look Back In Anger" -(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (4:48)
34. Coldplay "Speed Of Sound" -X & Y (4:49)
35. Pearl Jam "I Am Mine" -Rearviewmirror: Greatest HIts 1991-2003 Disc 2 (3:36)
36. Audioslave "Doesn't Remind Me" -Out Of Exile (4:16)
37. The Chemical Brothers "Orange Wedge" -Surrender (3:07)
38. EMF "Unbelieveable" -Schubert Dip (3:28)
39. Inspiral Carpets "Keep The Circle Around" -The John Peel Sessions-V/A (3:32)
40. Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" -Rotten Apples: Greatest Hits (4:17)
41. Muse "Supermassive Black Hole" -Black Holes & Revelations (3:29)
42. Radiohead "Bones" -The Bends (3:11)
43. Nirvana "On A Plain" -Nevermind (3:16)
44. Love And Rockets "No New Tale To Tell" -Earth Sun Moon (3:28)
45. The Raconteurs "Salute Your Solution" -Consolers Of The Lonely (3:00)
46. The White Stripes "Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine" -Elephant (3:18)
47. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Storm In A Teacup" -Stadium Arcadium [Disc2] (3:45)
48. Rihanna "Shut Up & Drive" -Good Girl Gone Bad (3:32)

Time: 2:39:56


bono_212

This list was my attempt to REALLY make a list of songs I like. I realize I've said this about each list, but I really feel that it wasn't true for either of the previous competitions, especially DI 4, as I knowingly attempted to make a list others would like, and in turn, did not actually enjoy myself. This time I've stripped most of that away, and created a list that not only I enjoy (a
great deal) but that I also think others can find something to like about as well. There was a conscious effort however to keep the lighter tracks on one disc and the semi-heavier ones on a second, hence the split.

Also I used this list as an attempt to pay homage to some bands I've recently really begun to love, such as The Dresden Dolls and The National.

Finally, the Meat Loaf song is on there for a reason. I wanted to put songs I love on the list, and not try to do something that I'm not, like I did last time. So I picked what I hoped would be the most extreme song by him, but what also happened to be one of my favorite songs by him, as sort of a part of all that. I almost didn't do it, as I realized how much people would hate the song, but at the same time, it felt wrong to myself to leave it off, and so, please bare with its inclusion.

There's nothing else I can think to say so I just hope you can find something to like, and just generally enjoy listening. Oh! One more thing, the cover art for disc two, as well as pretty much all of the song placement were contributed/Constructed by LemonMelon, before he came along, it was one disjointed mess.



Tonight I Have To Leave It

1. Shout Out Louds - "Tonight I Have To Leave It - Our Ill Wills (3:34)
2. Bell X1 - "Rocky Took A Lover" - Flock (4:11)
3. Muse - "Starlight" - Black Holes & Revelations (4:00)
4. The Bravery - "No Breaks" - The Bravery (3:05)
5. The Dresden Dolls - "Lonesome Organist Rapes Page Turner" - No, Virginia (3:42)
6. Meat Loaf - "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" - Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster's Loose (6:06)
7. Passengers - "Your Blue Room" - Passengers: Original Soundtracks I (5:28)
8. Aerosmith - "Dream On" - Greatest Hits (4:28)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Otherside" - Californication (4:15)
10. Modest Mouse - "Dashboard" - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (4:06)
11. Everclear - "Father of Mine" - So Much For The Afterglow (3:51)
12. Blue October - "She's My Ride Home" - Foiled (4:42)
13. Pure Reason Revolution - "Nimos and Tambos" - The Dark Third (3:45)
14. Crowded House - "Can't Carry On" - Crowded House (3:57)
15. Electric Light Orchestra - "Mr. Blue Sky" - Out of the Blue (5:06)
16. Traveling Wilburys - "End Of The Line" - The Traveling Wilburys Collection (3:28)
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" - Pendulum (2:40)
18. Bob Dylan - "Shelter From The Storm" - Essential Bob Dylan (5:03)
19. Gordon Lightfoot - "If You Could Read My Mind" - Rhino Hi-Five: Gordon
Lightfoot (3:49)



Within You

1. The Rolling Stones - "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - Let It Bleed (7:29)
2. Arcade Fire - "Keep The Car Running" - Neon Bible (3:29)
3. Dream Theater - "Wait For Sleep" - Images And Words (2:32)
4. Peter Gabriel - "Book of Love" - Shall We Dance (3:37)
5. R.E.M. - "Nightswimming" - Automatic For The People (4:18)
6. Simon & Garfunkel - "The Sound Of Silence" - The Graduate (3:07)
7. Pink Floyd - "Comfortably Numb" - The Wall (Disc 2) (6:24)
8. The National - "Fake Empire" - Boxer (3:25)
9. Porcupine Tree - "Collapse The Light Into Earth" - In Absentia (5:53)
10. U2 - "Acrobat" - Achtung Baby (4:30)
11. The Killers - "Smile Like You Mean It" - Hot Fuss (3:55)
12. Snow Patrol - "Beginning To Get To Me" - Eyes Open (4:36)
13. David Bowie - "Within You" - Labyrinth (3:30)
14. The Smiths - "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - The Queen Is Dead (4:03)
15. Our Lady Peace - "4 AM" - A Decade (4:16)
16. Bruce Springsteen - "Atlantic City" - The Essential Bruce Springsteen (3:57)
17. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Insider" - Hard Promises (4:23)
18. Dire Straits - "Romeo & Juliet" - Making Movies (5:54)

Total Runtime: 2:38:13


Alisaura



Escapism

You've been working here for three and a half years. It's the longest you've ever been in the same job. Three and a half years of fixing other people's mistakes, solving other people's problems, cleaning up other people's fuckups, copping other people's shit. Three and a half years of boring, tedious work that you're not remotely interested in, and never were. Three and a half years of
"this will do until I get a better job", or "just until I get back from my holiday".

You're sick of it. You want out. You've had some meltdowns, but that was before you stopped giving a shit. Now you're sick of the apathy, on top of everything else.

And you know things could be worse, and that you have nothing to complain about. But somehow, that doesn't help.

Sometimes it feels like the only thing keeping you sane is music. For a few minutes at a time, you can escape, one way or another. Some tracks can pull you out of your own head and take you away somewhere (pays to be careful of those while driving). Some echo all the crap you keep bottled up... the futile frustration, the smothered violence, the self-indulgent wangst. Some of them are loud enough to drown out all the other noise in your head; and some just have a killer bassline that you can feel resonating in your bones.

However they do it, they allow you to forget, for a while, where you are.

I

01. U2 - "Beautiful Ghost/Introduction to Songs of Experience" The Joshua Tree [20th Anniversary Bonus CD] (3:57)
02. The Edge - "Rowena's Theme" Captive Soundtrack (3:57)
03. Afro Celt Sound System - "When I Still Needed You" Anatomic (8:17)
04. Jakatta (feat. Seal) - "My Vision" My Vision (single) (7.47)
05. Gotye - "The Only Way" Like Drawing Blood (4:49)
06. The Bloodhound Gang - "Fire Water Burn" One Fierce Beer Coaster (4:52)
07. Iron & Wine - "Woman King" Woman King EP (4:21)
08. Paul Kelly - "Maralinga (Rainy Land)" Gossip (4:00)
09. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "The Mercy Seat" (single edit) The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (5:08)
10. Joy Division - "Twenty Four Hours" Permanent (4.27)
11. Muse - "Showbiz" Showbiz (5:16)
12. My Chemical Romance - "Mama" The Black Parade (4:39)
13. Pearl Jam - "Leash" Vs. (3:09)
14. Linkin Park - "One Step Closer" Hybrid Theory (2:36)
15. The Strokes - "Juicebox" First Impressions of Earth (3:16)
16. Queens of the Stone Age - "No One Knows" Songs For The Deaf (4:39)
17. The Dresden Dolls - "Girl Anachronism" The Dresden Dolls (3:00)

(sub-total = 1:17:58)

II

18. Walrus - "War!" The End Of The Earth Show EP (4:22)
19. The Cranberries - "Zombie" No Need To Argue (5:07)
20. Silverchair - "Israel's Son" Frogstomp (5:19)
21. The Faint - "I Disappear" Wet From Birth (4:07)
22. Butthole Surfers - "Pepper" Electriclarryland (4:39)
23. Dallas Crane - "No Through Road" No Through Road EP (3:30)
24. Crowded House - "Four Seasons In One Day" Woodface (2:48)
25. Radiohead - "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" The Bends (4:12)
26. Tool - "Lateralus" Lateralus (9:24)
27. Eric Serra - "Koolen" The Fifth Element soundtrack (0:55)
28. Bright Eyes - "One Foot In Front Of The Other" Saddle Creek 50 (5:17)
29. Youth Group - "Daisychains" Casino Twilight Dogs (4:22)
30. Modest Mouse - "Float On" Good News For People Who Love Bad News (3:30)
31. INXS - "Elegantly Wasted" Elegantly Wasted (4:34)
32. Boom Crash Opera - "Dancing In The Storm" These Here Are Crazy Times (4:15)
33. Fleetwood Mac - "Big Love" Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (2:48)
34. John Butler - "Ocean" One Small Step (9:53)

(sub-total = 1:18:54)

Grand Total = 2:36:52

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