See what I did there, ending the post-title with a preposition? Bad me.
Back in January, I mentioned internet music/radio site Spotify. I have come to love it in many wonderful ways, not least because it allows listeners to create all sorts of playlists. Because I'm simple-minded, I have just one, though, unimaginatively called "My Faves". It currently holds 341 tracks, to which I keep adding all sorts of goodies all the time. Below are ten songs, only the first of which is non-random, because when you open Spotify, you have to choose a song with which to begin, then the shuffle takes over and who knows where you'll land.
The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is this: What are you listening to? Pandora? Spotify? Slacker Radio? iTunes? What's on your playlist, either on purpose or by accident? Please share with me because I'm a nosy-nelly.
This Beat Goes On/Switching To Glide - The Kings
Midnight Rider (Live at Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame) - Allman Brothers Band
Mellow Down Easy (Live) - Black Crowes
Subdivisions - Rush
Soulful Terrain - Eric Johnson
Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Avalon - Roxy Music
Pretty Lives - John Wesley
September - Earth, Wind, and Fire
For those paying attention, that last one is doubly evil. It's a song about losing your virginity, by a band named after three of the four classic elements; Maurice White was a big follower of astrology, and linked it to ancient Egyptian and sub-Saharan African religions. So, paganism, which everyone knows are just demons in costumes.
And Robert Smith of The Cure was androgynous which violates some verse in the Bible that no one can point to.
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I'm using Spotify mostly. I've also created an account at RDIO (rdio.com) which gives you the option to link to your Facebook or not. It's free, too, and has a decent search function. I haven't had a lot of time to fool around with it yet.
I've created a few Spotify playlists as you probably know. There's Chicago Days, comprised of the music of the late 80s through the mid 90s played on WXRT in Chicago. There's a smattering of classic rock and blues, in it, as well.
I'm also dropping current faves into one titled Spring 2012, have started one titled RSHS 1984 for the rock and pop that I was listening to when I was finishing high school, 1984-1984 where I'm capturing those songs that picked up after I left high school and ends right about the time I met my husband.
And then there's Tango Tango which is where I'm keeping the Argentinian Tango music that I like to listen to when I'm feeling dramatic.
The music most often played right now comes from The Smiths and The Cure. I'm feeling very Peter Pan right now.
"Feeling very Peter Pan". Yeah, I know what you mean. My kids look at me, wondering how in the world it makes any sense at all. I remind them that, when I was fourteen, the big thing was either "My Sharona" or disco, so the music got a little better as I got older.
As much as I enjoy hearing new stuff, when I'm sitting and writing, I need comforting sounds to help me, so I haven't put anything really, really new on my play list.
I shall check out RDIO, but I tend to be pretty one-track minded (no pun intended). Lisa like Slacker Radio, has it on her iPhone and Blackberry. I haven't tried that one yet, either.
I use iTunes. For some reason I've just never tried spotify.
This week the new Scissor Sisters album that just came out has been on repeat.
The nice thing about Spotify is you can import items from your iTunes library, which works for me because they don't have anything by Tool or a couple other bands (I think Maynard and the rest of the band don't like sharing money with Spotify or iTunes; the stuff I have are CDs I uploaded to my iTunes library).
As I type this, I'm listening to Storm Corrosion's new album, which I have yet to buy, on RDIO. I can't find it on Spotify.
I'm mostly using iTunes although I have Spotify on my computer. Most of my listening is in the car, garage or etc.
I'll sheepishly admit that I've been listening repeatedly to One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". They seem like the beginning of summer, major key, toe tapping beat, shy but hopeful.
On the road last night and this morning I took a break from the two newest (to me) releases and just let my "purchased" playlist run.
Most recent 10-group:
New York Groove - Kiss
Watching You Watch Him - Rodney Atkins
Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal - They MIght Be Giants (TMBG)
Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Under Pressure - Queen
All Will Be Well - Meg Barnhouse
Resurrection - Jill Phillips
I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer - The Cardigans
Give Me Forty Acres - Willis Brothers
it's nothing if not eclectic.
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Eclectic is more than fine by me.
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