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thought I should share some graphs!
Albums by Year
As usual, I'm giving short shrift to the 1980s. Will try to up that, the 2017 albums, and the 50s and earlier (granted, a bunch of those "Compilations" are for artists popular in the 30s-50s. 60s and 00s may seem small, but I've heard most big albums from those eras already.
Albums by Genre
Put "Sign O the Times" under Rock, though it could have equally been Soul. Bunch o albums like that. No surprise that Rock is #1 as it was the dominant music for most of the album era (as well as my biases and those of best-albums list-makers). Happy with the amount of hip-hop and jazz. Electronic, classical, and comedy needs more. Chances are, if I listened to a soul album, it was great, so I will probably listen to more from that genre.
Another graph
Now this one, I've kinda hid the meaning, as it's a bit embarrassing (in creating, in the results, and in showing it publicly). This is broken up by gender and race, and although it's much better than what my CD collection looks like, I wish for it to be a bit better. Specifically more representation for women, which accounts for between a quarter and a third of my listens (that "MIX" is a bunch of mixes, including all musicals, that usually have better gender representation).
Anywho. Midterm report card, I'd give myself a B-. Eclectic, but not enough to overcome my prior biases.
Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:58 pm
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Bowie odes like “.”
Are quality too
37. Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites by Skrillex
It’s impressive but
Digital pyrotechnics
are not made for me
Maybe in a club,
with drugs, but I do neither...
“”
38. Give the People What they Want by Sharon Jones
A heartbroken loss
She gave us a ton of soul
to last a lifetime
Superb vintage sound,
But her vintage voice is best,
Try “”
39. Lazeretto by Jack White
A completest one,
And a quality addition
classic Jack White.
If you don’t know, try
“Lazeretto”, if you do
“.”
40. Red by Taylor Swift
If you have three loves:
pop, rock, and country music,
Tay Tay is your mix.
Since I like rock more,
I took to her rock songs more,
I wish there were more
Of those I would pick
The anthemic “” duet
Guess what? she’s very good.
41. Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars
If Bruno’s lyrics
were a little less braggy
I’d like this a lot
I guess this is pop
The songs are catchy and flawed
and I’m left shrugging
“”
Is so much fun and so dumb
Womanizer rock.
42. 25 by Adele
If I had to guess
She’ll win for best album
Because it’s damn good
“Send my Love” is swell,
but for a non-big-hit try
“”
Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Sat Feb 11, 2017 9:11 pm
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Was not made for me
Midweek thoughts:
Tay tay is a okay
Jack White is alright
Adele is swell
MGMT is so good to me.
Bruno Mars wants to be a star,
but Sharon Jones is one.
Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:20 am
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Original Ragtime by Scott Joplin
Can't help but hear these
Loudly banging out from a
Player piano.
Joplin, ragtime king
Could craft great lil melodies,
like "Paragon Rag."
The Genius of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
Soulful stripper songs
Kidding, second half is ace,
Check out "Deed I Do"
Aja by Steely Dan
Jazz and disco rock,
All crisply produced with care,
Take their big "Black Cow"
But the best is "Peg"
Michael McDonald backing
Still my favorite.
Duran Duran by Duran Duran
Quality debut,
Are all their songs this angry?
Let's go: "Friends of Mine"
Last Splash by The Breeders
How did I miss this?
I really liked Cannonball
Was I scared of girls?
Try "No Aloha"
I'd have dug this my teen years
I dig it now too
Moon Safari by Air
Says a lot that the
worst song here was the single
grumpy Sexy Boy,
The rest are jazzy,
beautiful, downtempo songs
like "Ce Matin-Lá"
Hasta la Raíz by Natalia Lafourcade
A pleasant listen,
Good pop rock songs sung well
Will return to these.
I guess I will pick
"Mi Lugar Favorito"
joyous little song.
Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:55 am
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I have a Drs appt next week, will make sure to bring this up.
Thought: watch a movie, count it as listening to a soundtrack
Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:41 am
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Statistics: Posted by Phoebe — Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:00 am
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Here she is a possible homage to REM's "Drive", phrase 22 seconds in.
Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:12 pm
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Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:36 am
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https://music.amazon.com/albums/B017JNK ... d4d1-a0d4d
If easy, when you come across an album you like, can you share the link to it?
Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:28 am
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I've listened to Blackstar once, so it's in "wish I can listen to again" limbo for me, as far as this challenge is concerned.
Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Tue Jan 31, 2017 8:40 am
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17. Blackstar, David Bowie - I enjoyed this a lot. It bears repeat listens, is pleasant on the ear even when it sounds intentionally jarring, and is complex and interesting. Found myself going back to Lazarus and Dollar Days, which are slower pieces, but the title track is awesome and really all of them are worthy. Somehow he made music that is both straightforward/familiar and totally novel sounding. Lazarus has pretty crazy lyrics when you consider he knew he was dying and that he is now deceased.
18. Bocanada, Gustavo Cerati - I have no idea what this is but I stumbled across it and liked it. The guy (who is also now deceased, unfortunately) is Argentinian and apparently he and his band were a big deal. I don't even know how to classify this, seriously. I guess you'd say all the songs are guitar and vocals driven, but in totally different ways. Some are more like rock with unexpected sampling and experimental sounds, weird drum noises, etc. - others are almost like folk/country but atypically so. The fact that I have no idea how to describe it is a good thing, imo. It's different, interesting, fun - all to the good.
Statistics: Posted by Phoebe — Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:50 pm
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