Drat! I fell a day behind. I've been listening to The Allman Brothers Band since Thursday. The album I've been listening to, At Fillmore East, is tauted as one of the greatest live rock recordings of all time. The recordings were made over the course of four shows at Manhattan's Fillmore East audiorium. I can see why... it's a fun romp. I've found myself tapping my toes and hands along as I work and clean to this... I can't choose which ones to star, because they're all good.
Next up... Alice in Chains' Dirt...
Showing posts with label spotify. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spotify. Show all posts
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Challenge 3: March - A Musican/Band a Day #1
28 days in February, and I wrote 22 poems... Hmm...
It was a good exercise just the same. I'll try to write them more often now. It was really easy to just throw something together first thing in the morning, or to write a few inspired words into my phone's notepad to ponder later. Some of the poems might be a good start for better poems. Others will probably never go any farther than this blog.
This month's challenge is inspired by a book I've checked out about 10 times from the library, and failed to even crack open. It's called 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listeners Life List. I like the idea of this book, because 1,000 recordings seems like a manageable goal for not a life, but a year. That was, of course, before I realized that it's "recordings" not "singles." I was going to listen to them all this month when I thought it was 1,000 individual songs. Totally doable, right? Then, I realized that was still too much for a month if I was really going to savor every song, so I thought, "Hey, I'll spread it out over a couple months." That would've been 15 songs a day. It was just after this that I opened the book to the first artist and saw that it was "recordings" as in "albums." That blew the whole original idea. Instead, I'll just start working my way through the book and listen to a new album a day. If I run across an album I already know really well, I won't listen to it again or write about it, but I'll mention it in the blog. Fun!
Oh, and in case you're interested, there's a Spotify list that's been created based on this book. I've actually been listening to this from time to time since discovering the book (probably a year or more ago). It's a fun listen if you just want to experience a few new sounds or enjoy some old ones.
Incidentally, I'm listening to the first album right now...
It was a good exercise just the same. I'll try to write them more often now. It was really easy to just throw something together first thing in the morning, or to write a few inspired words into my phone's notepad to ponder later. Some of the poems might be a good start for better poems. Others will probably never go any farther than this blog.
This month's challenge is inspired by a book I've checked out about 10 times from the library, and failed to even crack open. It's called 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listeners Life List. I like the idea of this book, because 1,000 recordings seems like a manageable goal for not a life, but a year. That was, of course, before I realized that it's "recordings" not "singles." I was going to listen to them all this month when I thought it was 1,000 individual songs. Totally doable, right? Then, I realized that was still too much for a month if I was really going to savor every song, so I thought, "Hey, I'll spread it out over a couple months." That would've been 15 songs a day. It was just after this that I opened the book to the first artist and saw that it was "recordings" as in "albums." That blew the whole original idea. Instead, I'll just start working my way through the book and listen to a new album a day. If I run across an album I already know really well, I won't listen to it again or write about it, but I'll mention it in the blog. Fun!
Oh, and in case you're interested, there's a Spotify list that's been created based on this book. I've actually been listening to this from time to time since discovering the book (probably a year or more ago). It's a fun listen if you just want to experience a few new sounds or enjoy some old ones.
Incidentally, I'm listening to the first album right now...
Monday, June 25, 2012
Soundtrack to The End of the World
1. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
2. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels
3. We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
4. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
5. Sugar, We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy
6. World on Fire - Sarah McLachlan
7. Waking up in Vegas - Katy Perry
8. Shake it Up - The Cars
9. Til the World Ends - Britney Spears
10. Ironic - Alanis Morissette
11. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
and
12. Me And Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
Enjoy it here if you have Spotify: Soundtrack to the End of the World
You can also add to it or tell me your additions, and I'll add them.
2. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels
3. We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
4. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
5. Sugar, We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy
6. World on Fire - Sarah McLachlan
7. Waking up in Vegas - Katy Perry
8. Shake it Up - The Cars
9. Til the World Ends - Britney Spears
10. Ironic - Alanis Morissette
11. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
and
12. Me And Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
Enjoy it here if you have Spotify: Soundtrack to the End of the World
You can also add to it or tell me your additions, and I'll add them.
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