100 Things That I Love About Music (cd, cassette, fan, pink floyd)

jackhammer · 09-13-2008, 05:03 PM

Just because I am open minded, does'nt always mean it's all good though

Piss Me Off · 09-13-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Just because I am open minded, does'nt always mean it's all good though

The highest i've seen, probably about 180, was certainly fairly crap in places definitely. Seemed to be obscure for the sake of obscure.

Rage Against the Machine · 09-13-2008, 05:08 PM

Last.fm is awesome. About 3/4 of the music on my computer was found through it.

And I've seen a 200+ open mind thing somewhere, but it may have been hax0rz.

Seltzer · 09-13-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayfarer

The only thing I don't really like about last.fm is the way it scrobbles the amount of tracks you've listened to by each artist rather than the amount of time you've spent listening to each artist. Back when I had it, I was listening to more Charles Mingus than I was Black Flag but Black Flag were way higher up on my list just because they have shorter songs.

Well, that, and I don't like the way the "Similar Artists" thing is set up. Just because a lot of people that listen to, say, The Mars Volta, also listen to Radiohead doesn't necessarily mean the bands sound alike.

Yes, this my only real gripe with last.fm. It's utterly idiotic to scrobble by number than by duration. For me, Rachmaninoff and Ash Ra Tempel lose out whereas Minutemen, Michael Hoenig and the Residents get over-represented.

Rage Against the Machine · 09-13-2008, 07:41 PM

^You can go to Last.fm normalizer for charts based on time spent listening to each artist.

Alfred · 09-13-2008, 07:44 PM

^That's awesome, thanks.

Edit: In that case, top artists overall.

1. At the Drive-In
2. Lagwagon
3. Underoath
4. The Mars Volta
5. Opeth
6. MxPx
7. The Clash
8. Millencolin
9. Billy Talent
10. Pennywise
11. Screeching Weasel
12. Alexisonfire
13. Descendents
14. Pink Floyd
15. Ramones

I think I prefer the old way, because most of the time spent listening to Pink Floyd was once through The Wall, and a couple times through Wish You Were Here. I like Wish You Were Here better, needless to say.

jackhammer · 09-14-2008, 02:06 PM

#81. Musical Knowledge.

Having a good musical knowledge is both a help and a hindrance but for this thread it just makes it into a positive. Unless you listen to music to keep up with the fashion, you cannot help but gain knowledge, facts and figures regarding music. This certainly comes in handy if you become a mod on a music forum

but it is also gratifying when people ask for your advice or are always wanting mixtapes or recommendations.

That's the beauty of music. It is not just for aural pleasure. It can also turn you into an anorak of the highest order and for that, music seekers are grateful and your wife is bored shitless.

jackhammer · 09-14-2008, 02:23 PM

#80. Cassettes.

Yes indeed. The humble cassette. Up until the mid 90's this was the CD-R of it's day. This was the only way us 'oldies' could get hold of your mates latest LP without buying it. You could try and win a girls heart by doing a compilation for her AND you could write the tracklisting and a little message on the inlay card. You could record The John Peel Show with your finger hovering over the pause button to not get any chit chat in there but then spending the next five years desperately trying to find out who the hell is that cool track half way on side A (it was 'The Cranes' incidentally). I still have a lot of cassettes around with personal compilations on and they were the lifeblood of the music fan in the 80's. Sometimes a CD seems less personal somehow...

**Janszoon** · 09-14-2008, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

...music seekers are grateful and your wife is bored shitless.

Heh. Pretty dead on for me. Sites like this are a nice buffer preventing me from boring the hell out of my wife with my musical rambling.

FireInCairo · 09-15-2008, 03:49 AM

oh i love tapes!!!
they sound so dirty and lo-fi (in a good way most of the time)
and cranes...rad

09-13-2008, 05:03 PM	#91 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Just because I am open minded, does'nt always mean it's all good though __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	^That's awesome, thanks. Edit: In that case, top artists overall. 1. At the Drive-In 2. Lagwagon 3. Underoath 4. The Mars Volta 5. Opeth 6. MxPx 7. The Clash 8. Millencolin 9. Billy Talent 10. Pennywise 11. Screeching Weasel 12. Alexisonfire 13. Descendents 14. Pink Floyd 15. Ramones I think I prefer the old way, because most of the time spent listening to Pink Floyd was once through The Wall, and a couple times through Wish You Were Here. I like Wish You Were Here better, needless to say. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

09-14-2008, 02:06 PM	#97 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	#81. Musical Knowledge. Having a good musical knowledge is both a help and a hindrance but for this thread it just makes it into a positive. Unless you listen to music to keep up with the fashion, you cannot help but gain knowledge, facts and figures regarding music. This certainly comes in handy if you become a mod on a music forum but it is also gratifying when people ask for your advice or are always wanting mixtapes or recommendations. That's the beauty of music. It is not just for aural pleasure. It can also turn you into an anorak of the highest order and for that, music seekers are grateful and your wife is bored shitless. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-14-2008, 02:23 PM	#98 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	#80. Cassettes. Yes indeed. The humble cassette. Up until the mid 90's this was the CD-R of it's day. This was the only way us 'oldies' could get hold of your mates latest LP without buying it. You could try and win a girls heart by doing a compilation for her AND you could write the tracklisting and a little message on the inlay card. You could record The John Peel Show with your finger hovering over the pause button to not get any chit chat in there but then spending the next five years desperately trying to find out who the hell is that cool track half way on side A (it was 'The Cranes' incidentally). I still have a lot of cassettes around with personal compilations on and they were the lifeblood of the music fan in the 80's. Sometimes a CD seems less personal somehow... __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-15-2008, 03:49 AM	#100 (permalink)
FireInCairo Later on... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,235	oh i love tapes!!! they sound so dirty and lo-fi (in a good way most of the time) and cranes...rad __________________ O G MUDBONE: Only You can prevent forest fires.

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Rage Against the Machine Jewish Cowboy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 632	Last.fm is awesome. About 3/4 of the music on my computer was found through it. And I've seen a 200+ open mind thing somewhere, but it may have been hax0rz.

09-13-2008, 07:41 PM	#95 (permalink)
Rage Against the Machine Jewish Cowboy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 632	^You can go to Last.fm normalizer for charts based on time spent listening to each artist.