I had a revelation of sorts today. I realized for the first time that on my Mediamonkey, if I can sort by length, artist, title, genre, etc. etc. then I can also sort by play count. So I sorted by play count and I've been rocking this 'playlist' of some of my favorite tracks. I'm on song 134, playing "Closer" by Magic Heart Genies!

Svensk Ungdom - Frågor till Far
 

The Hellbikini Sextet - Bill

I'm really digging Mother Love Bone lately. Took me a while to get into them but they really are haunting.

Some might argue this, but I really consider Ian Anderson one of the elite few geniuses of modern rock.

I think the later Tull is a bit overrated.
I love their early work. Thick as a Brick is an absolute masterpiece, as is Aqualung, as is Stand up! For that matter. This was... is very nice too. The rest... Nah.

Tull's peak period was 1971 starting with Aqualung and ending in 1979 with Storm Watch. I love all the albums in that period. I agree they started to decline, but not until Storm Watch. Then, Anderson had throat surgery in the mid- 80's, which changed his voice forever. However, his song and lyrical writing ability is absolutely top tier.

I'm listening to the Gish and Siamese Dream reissues. Not too shabby.