Project 2010: Day 29 Oh Fuck Yeah!

I love profanity. Like really enjoy it. I use it a lot, I like when it's used, yet I still think it's powerful, when well used. "The Blankest Year" by Nada Surf does this. Also, it's a two minute and twenty second song. Short songs can be really great. Song 3 from Blur, love it. The Sound of Settling by Death Cab For Cutie, likewise. Plus, kinda makes you want to throw or go to a party. Fuck Yeah!



Also this is pretty great (especially the shaky camera work):



Here's the list:

Black Wind Blowing - Billy Gragg & Wilco
Black - Throated Wind - Grateful Dead
Blackie's Dead - Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
Blackout - Muse
Blake's View - M. Ward
Blame - Soul Coughing
Blame It On The Changes - Dashboard Confessional
Blame It On The Tetons - Modest Mouse
Blankest Year - Nada Surf
Blanket Hog - The Long Winters
Bleed - Animal Collective
Bleed It Out - Linkin Park
Bleed To Love Her - Fleetwood Mac
Bleeders - The Wallflowers
The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers
Bleeding of Love - Moonalice
Bless This Mess - David Bazan
Blessed To Be A Witness - Ben Harper
Blinded By The Lights - The Streets
Blindsided - Bon Iver
Bling - The Killers
Blink - Fear Of Pop
Bliss - Phish

Project 2010: Day 28

And now for something completely different. Or maybe just tangential. Today I heard "Black Hole" by She & Him. Actually, I heard a ton of songs whose titles started with "black" today, but this one had Zooey Daschanel singing. Which had me flashing on "500 Days of Summer." I loved that movie. This is my favorite scene:



I don't think there's ever enough Beck. Ever.



Birds and the Bees - The Bird & The Bee
Birds of A Feather - Phish
Birds Sing - The Refreshments
Bitch Went Nuts - Ben Folds
Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
Bittersweet Me - R.E.M.
Bixby Canyon Bridgs - Death Cab For Cutie
Black - Pete Yorn
Black And Blue - Counting Crows
Black Boys - Hair Cast Recording
Black Cadillacs - Modest Mouse
Black Door - The Black Keys
Black Eye - Uncle Tupelo
Black Girls - Violent Femmes
The Black Hawk War... - Sufjan Stevens
Black Hearted Woman - The Allman Brothers Band
Black Hole - She & Him
Black Math - The White Stripes
Black Mirror - The Arcade Fire
Black Muddy River - Grateful Dead
Black Peter - Grateful Dead
Black Rock - O.A.R.
Black Swan - Thom Yorke
Black Tambourine - Beck
Black Thumbnail - Kings of Leon
Black Water - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Black Wave - The Shins

Project 2010 Days 23-27

There are certain artists or songs that make me think of a very specific person, or time or place- or being in a particular place with a particular person at a particular time. Jack Johnson is one of those artists. He makes me think of one of my friends, and of five or seven years ago. And of summer. And of being by the pool. And of rainy days inside. And being calm and happy where you are. I know lots of people aren't into him, but every time I hear a song by him I smile. And that is why I enjoy Jack Johnson.



Some other thoughts:

This is a terrible version of Thomas Function's "Belly of the Beast" but I love the song and it's what I could find:


Can't pass up the opportunity to post this, especially because I love how she looks in 1970:


I actually have an R. Kelly song on my ipod? How did that get on there?

Going from Motion City Soundtrack to Harry Chapin is pretty jarring.

A friend told me that the Mika album was really good. Never followed his music advice ever again.

Fleetwood Mac's "Big Love" is far superior on The Dance album, then their older version.

There are a lot of "Bird" songs. Who knew?

Speaking of artists who remind me of people, They Might Be Giants always remind me of my friend Jon. So here's this:



Belated Promise Ring - Iron & Wine (X3)
Believe - The All American Rejects
Believe Me Natalie - The Killers
Believer - Ben Kweller
Believer - BT
Bell Bottom Blues - Derek & The Dominoes
A Bell Will Ring - Oasis
Belle - Jack Johnson
Belle Of The Boulevard - Dashboard Confessional
Bells of Creation - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Belly Of The Beast - Thomas Function
Belong - R.E.M.
Beloved One - Ben Harper
Beloved Wife - Natalie Merchant
Belt - Say Anything
Bend And Not Break - Dashboard Confessional
Bend In the Road - Donavon Franenreiter
Berkeley Girl - Harper Simon
Bertha - Grateful Dead
The Best Deceptions - Dashboard Confessional
The Best Happiness Money Can Buy - I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business
Best I Ever Had - Drake feat. R. Kelly
Best Imitation of Myself - Ben Folds
The Best of What's Around - Dave Matthews Band
Better Life - 3 Doors Down
Better Open The Door - Motion City Soundtrack
A Better Place To Be - Harry Chapin
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Beverly Hills - Weezer
Beware! Criminal - Incubus
Beyond The Horizon - Bob Dylan
Big Bird in a Small Cage - Patrick Watson
Big Black Nothing - Conor Oberst
Big Chief Chinese Restaurant - Guided By Voices
Big Dumb Rocket - Our Lady Peace
Big Eyed Fish - Dave Matthews Band
Big Gay Heart - The Lemonheads
Big Girl - Mika
Big Indian - The Dandy Warhols
Big Love - Fleetwood Mac (X2)
Big Meanie - Len
The Big Parade - 10,000 Maniacs
The Big Picture - Bright Eyes
Big River - Grateful Dead
Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McClintock
Big Star - 10,000 Maniacs
Big Sur - The Thrills
Big Ups - Noise Addict
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Bigger Burn - Eleni Mandell
A Bigger Meaning - The Early November
Bike - Pink Floyd
Bike Scene - Taking Back Sunday
Biken Family Nugun - SoCalled
Billion Bees - Kevin Devine
Billy Breathes - Phish
Billy Brown - Mika
Binky The Doormat - R.E.M.
Bird - Susan Enan
The Bird & The Blanket - The Fifteenth
Bird Song - Grateful Dead
Bird Stealing Bread - Iron & Wine
Birdhouse In Your Soul- They Might Be Giants
Birds And Bees - Ben Lee
Birds And Ships - Billy Bragg & Wilco

Project 2010: Days 16-22

Ben Lee has a song called "Begin." The song takes place in New York City, and every time I go down to visit this song gets into my head. The fact is I really enjoy his entire "Awake Is The New Sleep" album. He's positive. He's fun. He sounds like he is constantly in love. And I love that about him.





I might go into my love of the Lemonheads and Evan Dando later. But for now I will give you this; it is adorable:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNvXRJQ0XDU

(sorry, not able to embed)

Also, sorry about the lack of posts, this was a busy week at work. Enough excuses; here's the list:

Back to Me - The All-American Rejects
Bact to the Earth - Rusted Root
Back to You - John Mayer
Back Together Again - Indigo Girls
The Backgroung - Third Eye Blind
Backwards Down The Number Line - Phish
The Backyard - Dinosaur Jr.
Backyard - Guster
Bad Crumbs - Animal Collective
Bad Idea - Ben Folds Five
Bad Poetry - Ben Lee
Bad Time - The Jayhawks
Badhead - Blur
The Bagman's Gambit - The Decembrists
Baleboste - SoCalled
Ball And Biscuit - The White Stripes
Ballad Of A Thin Man - Bob Dylan
The Ballad of Barry Allen - Jim's Big Ego
Ballad Of Hellenkeller An Rip Van Winkle - The Moldy Peaches
The Ballad Of John And Yoko - The Beatles
The of Michael Valentine - The Killers
Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
Banditos - The Refreshments
Bandstand In The Sky - Pete Yorn
Bandwagon - R.E.M.
Bang - Eve 6
Bang And Blame - R.E.M.
Bang Bang - Dispatch
Bang - Rye Rye and M.I.A.
Bank Holiday - Blur
Bar 17 - Trey Anastasio
Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys
Barcelona - The Builders and The Butcher
Bare Bones - The Postal Service
Barely Legal - The Strokes
Bargain - The Who
Barn Storming - State Radio
Barrel Of A Gun - Guster
Bartender - Dave Matthews Band
Bastard - Ben Folds
Bat You'll Fly - Animal Collective
Bathtub Gin - Phish
Bats In The Belfry - Dispatch
Battle Of Who Could Care Less - Ben Folds Five
Battlestar Scralatchtica - Incubus
Be Be Your Love - Rachel Yamagata
Be Gone - Brand New
Be Here To Love Me - Norah Jones
Be Like That - 3 Doors Down
Be Mine - R.E.M.
Be My Baby - Melissa Etheridge
Be My Yoko Ono - Barnaked Ladies
Be Prepared -
Be Somebody - Kings Of Leon
Be True To Your School - The Beach Boys
Beach Town - Le Loup
Beachball - R.E.M.
Bear - The Antlers
Beat A Drum - R.E.M.
Beautiful People - Rusted Root
Beautiful Boy - John Lennon
Beautiful Day - Donavan Frankenreiter
Beautiful Day - Len
The Beautiful Let Down - Switchfoot
The Beautiful Occupation - Travis
Beautiful Way - Beck
Beauty of a Broken Heart - Phish
Because - The Beatles
Because - The Bird & The Bee
Because The Night - 10,000 Maniacs
Bed - Brand New
Bedroom Talk - The Starting Line
Before Cologne - Ben Folds
Before Destruction - Spoon
Before The Earth Was Round - OK Go
Before The Lobotomy - Green Day
Before You Hit The Ground - Jonny Lang
Beggar's Bowl - Bolvo
Begin - Ben Lee
Begin The Begin - R.E.M.
The Beginning Of The End - Guster
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Behind The Moon - Matt Costa
Behind The Sea - Panic! At the Disco
Being Around - The Lemonheads
Being Somebody Else - Del Amitri

Project 2010: Day 15: Australia

I love Australia. OK, I've never been. But I do love the idea of Australia. Also, the song Australia. It just makes you want to yell "la la la la!"



Seeing the Shins play at McCarren Park Pool is one of my most memorable concert experiences. It's a gigantic Robert Moses era pool in Brooklyn that had not been used in years as a pool. Several years ago they started to have shows there with the bands playing on a stage at the edge of the pool and the audience standing in the drained pool. In my mind it's a idea ripe for Lincoln Park Pool in Albany except that the band would have to be in the middle.

Another reason I love Australia is Youth Group. Today I hit the "B's" which meant listening to "Babies In Your Dream." I really enjoy Toby Martin's vocals and the the music just takes me to a happy place. Of their albums, "Skeleton Jar" is my favorite. I think their music has the rare quality of being calm and melodic but still driven.





Oh, also- made it to the "B's"!

Here's what I listened to today:

An Audience With The Pope - Elbow
Auditorium - Guided By Voices
Auf Achse - Franz Ferdinand
An August Theme - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Aurora - Foo Fighters
Australia - The Shins
Authority Song - John Mellencamp
Autobiography Of A Nation - Thursday
Autoclave - The Mountain Goats
Autographs & Apologies - Motion City Soundtrack
Autography - The Starting Line
Automatic - Weezer
Automatic Flowers - Our Lady Peace
Autumn Beds - Modest Mouse
Avery Island/April 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel
Avery M. Powers Memorial Beltway - Fear Of Pop
Away - Slaraffenland
Away From - Rusted Root
The Awful Sweetness Of Escaping... - Bright Eyes
Axilla Part II - Phish
B-Boy Bouillabaisse - Beastie Boys
The B-List - The Starting Line
Baba O'Riley - The Who
Babies In Your Drams - Youth Group
Baby - Devendra Banhart
Baby - Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
Baby Body - Youth Group
Baby Boomer - Monsters Of Folk
Baby Don't You Do It - The Who
A Baby For Pree - Neutral Milk Hotel
Baby I'm Gone - Pete Yorn
Baby Seat - Barenaked Ladies
Baby Will Roam - Rusted Root
Baby You're a Rich Man - The Beatles
Baby, It's a Fact - Hellogoodbye
(Baby) Hold Me Tight - Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Back 2 Good - Matchbox Twenty
Back Door Man - Iggy Pop
Back From Kathmandu - OK GO
Back Of The Bus - G. Love
Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
Back On The Train - Phish

aaaand Back to listening to music...

Project 2010: Day 14

I either own a lot of R.E.M. (which I do) or they favor songs that begin with the letter "A." I think it's probably more the former than the latter, but we'll see. Either way, I will always love them.



I really love Ben Folds, just not his first two solo albums. "The Ascent Of Stan" is so lyrically interesting and so musically boring.

I also listened to the new OKGO album. It's just not good. They're last couple of albums were really literate, interesting, and fun. On a first listen, I just thought it was uninspired.

Finally, I listened to Vampire Weekend's new album again. I liked it a lot the first two times. Liked it even more this time. It's just a fun album. Here's what else I listened to today:

As Summer Pass - Sofia Talvik
As We Go U, We Go Down - Guided By Voices
As With Gladness - State Radio
Ascending - ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
The Ascent Of Man - R.E.M.
The Ascent Of Stan - Ben Folds
Ashes Of American Flags - Wilco
Asilos Magdalena - The Mars Volta
Ask For Janice - Beastie Boys
Assassin - Muse
Asshole - Jim's Big Ego
Astair - Matt Costa
Asthenia - Blink - 182
Astronaut - G. Love
Astonomy Domine - Pink Floyd
As Least That's What You Said - Wilco
At My Most Beautiful - R.E.M.
At My Window Sad And Lonely - Billy Bragg & Wilco
At The Bottom - Brand New
At The Bottom Of Everything - Bright Eyes
At The Hop - Sha-Na-Na
Atoms For Peace - Thom Yorke
Atrophy - The Antlers
An Attempt To Tip The Scales - Bright Eyes
Attics Of My Life - Grateful Dead
Attractive Today - Motion City Soundtrack

Off to listen to more music...

Project 2010: Day 13 - Indie Crush

Today I'm going to talk about one of my indie crushes: Bright Eyes. I absolutely love listening to Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst. I know he's not for everyone, but his lyrics and his melodies just get stuck in my head. He sings about life as many of us live and experience it. He sings about war, love, lust, being drunk, being loved, being caught, being scared, and just plan being young in America right now and the weirdness that all of that means.

With that said, here are a few of my favorites (First Day Of My Life might be one of my favorite music videos ever- did I mention I've been in a really sappy mood, lately?):








Some other observations for today:
Brian Setzer had the first song so far where I just wanted it to end. It couldn't finish soon enough. At all.

I love Dashboard Confessional a little too much. When "As Lovers Go" came on I wanted to belt it out in my cubicle. And I have a terrible voice. It would have been good for no one.

Here's my list for today:
Are We The Waiting - Green Day
Are You A Hypnotist? - The Flaming Lips
Are You Devo - Shelby Sifers
Are You Going To Be My Girl - JET
Are You In? - Incubus
Are You Sad? - Our Lady Peace
Argue - Matchbox Twenty
Ari Are We - Capgun Coup
Arienette - Bright Eyes
Arizona - Kings Of Lean
Armchairs - Andrew Bird
Armies Walk - Nada Surf
Armistace - Phoenix
Arms Of A Thief - Iron & Wine
Army - Ben Folds Five
Army Of One - Phish
Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd
Around The Block - Company Of Thieves
Around The Sun - R.E.M.
Artistic License - The Starting Line
As For Now - Lindsay Rae Spurlock
As Long As I'm Singin' - THe Brian Setzer Orchestra
As Long As You Follow - Fleetwood Mac
As Lovers Go - Dashboard Confessional

Off to listen to more music....

Project 2010 - Day 12

Sorry, a bit under the weather, so today just a list. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be more interesting.

Ants Marching - Dave Matthews Band
Ants Marching - Dave Matthews Band
Any Colour Your Like - Pink Floyd
Any Other World - Mika
Anyone But You - Counting Crows
Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches
Anything But Me - Phish
Anytime - My Morning Jacket
Anyway - O.A.R.
Apocalypse Please - Muse
The Apologist - R.E.M.
Apple - Saturday Looks Good To Me
Apple - Saturday Looks Good To Me
Apple Candy - Ben Lee
Approach The Throne - Clues
Approching Pavonis Mons - The Flaming Lips
April 8th - Neutral Milk Hotel
April And the Phantom - Avey Tare & Panda Bear
April Come She Will - Simon & Garfunkel
April Skies - The Jesus & Mary Chain
Aquarius - Cast Recording
Aquarius Goodnight - Cast Recording
Aqueous Transmission - Incubus
Ara Batur - Sigur Ros
Arc Of Time - Bright Eyes
The Archers Bows Have Broken - Brand New

Project 2010: Days 9, 10, and 11

So, I missed a few updates, but I've been listening to a bunch of music. According to the ipod I've gone beyond the 200 song mark.

I listened to a bunch of songs about America, Angels, Animals, and an Ann, Anna, Annie string.

I heard maybe one of my favorite songs, "American Music" by Voilent Femmes.

Today, though, I had an epiphany. One that I should have had years ago if I was paying attention. Motion City Soundtrack's song "Antonia" is the same as Ben Fold Five's "Kate." I would feel like less of an idiot for not realizing it if Motion City didn't actually namecheck BFF. Oh well. Live and learn. I enjoy both.






Amazed - Poe
Ambulance - Saturday Looks Good To Me
Amen Omen - Ben Harper
America - Simon & Garfunkel
America Is - Violent Femmes
American Abroad - Against Me!
American Eulogy - Green Day
American Gigolo - Weezer
American Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
American Girls - Counting Crows
American Idiot - Green Day
American Music - Violent Femmes
American Television - Ben Lee
American Tune - Simon & Garfunkel
American Woman - The Guess Who
Americana - The Offspring
The Americans - Saturday Looks Good To Me
Americans Abroad - Ben Lee
Ammunition - Switchfoot
Amphetamines - Eve 6
Amsterdam - Coldplay
Amsterdam - Guster
Analyse - Thom Yorke
Ancient Questions - Mount Eerie
And Gather - Volcano Choir
And I - Box Car Racer
And It Rained All Night - Thom Yorke
And It Stoned Me - Van Morrison
Andvari - Sigur Ros
Andy - Indigo Girls
Andy, You're A Star - The Killers
Angel - Jack Johnson
Angel - Sarah McLachlan
The Angel and the One - Weezer
Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers
Angel From Montgomery - ???
Angel In Waiting - Alex and Naomi Anest
Angel Of Mercy - Jonny Lang
Angel On My Bike - The Wallflowers
An Angry Blade - Iron & Wine
Animal - Against Me!
Animal - Ben Lee
Animal - Miike Snow
Animals - Devendra Banhart
Ann Disaster - Ben Kweller
Ann Jane - The Jayhawks
Anna Begins - Counting Crows
Anna-Lisa- Prozzak
Annan Water - The Decembrists
Annie Waits - Ben Folds
Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
Another Day - (From Rent)
Another Heart Calls - The All American Rejects
Another Lost Summer - Blanche
Another Man's Done Gone - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Another Night Alone - SR-71
Another Sunny Day - Belle & Sebastian
Another Travelin' Song - Bright Eyes
Another Trial - Sodastream
Another White Singer - Animal Collective
Another Word For Desperate - Straylight Run
Anthem - Blink-182
Anthem - Phantom Planet
Anthem For Doomed Youth - 10,000 Maniacs
Anthem, Pt. 2 - Blink-182
(Antichrist Television Blues) - The Arcade Fire
Antonia - Motion City Soundtrack

Off to listen to more music.

Project 2010: Day 8 - Thinking About Crushes

"Always love, hate will get you every time - Nada Surf

Today apparently I was in a totally sappy mood. "Always Love" by Nada Surf just totally hit me the right way, but really Phantom Planet's "Always On My Mind" was what got me. The song just does a really good job of describing a crush. A horrible, horrible crush. I think the song might have been more appropriate for spring, which for me is the season of crushes, but I'll still give it its due in January:




Here's what I got through today. Again, it's a short list because I've been catching up on some of my podcasts:
Alone, Jealous And Stoned - The Secret Machines
Alone, Together - The Strokes
Alright - Guided By Voices
Also Frightened - Animal Collective
Alter The Ending - Dashboard Confessional
Alternative Girlfriend - Barenaked Ladies
Aluminum - The White Stripes
Aluminum Park - My Morning Jacket
Alvin Row - Avery Tare & Panda Bear
Always - Blink 182
Always Crush Me - Guided By Voices
Always Love - Nada Surf
Always On My Mind - Phantom Planet
Am I Missing - Dashboard Confessional
Am I The Only One? - Barenaked Ladies

Off to listen to more music.

Project 2010: Day 7 All Done With The All's

Today I finished up all of the "all's." I honestly thought it would take longer, but here I am starting with the "alone's." (there are only three of them, though, so I think it'll be OK.) First of all today I got to hear this song, which always makes me happy!



It's just so incredibly hooky!

Anyways, today also got me thinking about how great the Mermaid Avenue disks were. For those of you who don't know, these were collaborations between Wilco and Billy Bragg who took songs that Woody Guthry wrote but never recorded and put them onto two albums, sometimes with the help of Natalie Merchant. The two albums sound great but also have songs that are both just goofy and fun and others that are socially progressive. Today's song, "All You Fascists" is pretty much what you would expect. Here are two of my favorites from Mermaid Avenue:







All Right Now - Free
All She's Got - Sum 41
All Systems Go - Box Car Racer
All That Never Happens - 10,000 Maniacs
All The Kings Men - Wild Beasts
All The Pretty Faces - The Killers
All The Pretty Girls - Fun.
All The Small Things - Blink-182
All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands - Sufjan Stevens
All The Way To Reno - R.E.M.
All The Way To Heaven - Guster
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
All Things Reconsidered - Phish
All This Time - Heartless Bastards
All This Will Pass - Youth Group
All Time Lows - Hellogoodbye
All Together Now - The Beatles
All Unfolding - Ah Holly Faml'y
All We Ask - Grizzly Bear
All We Have Is Now - The Flaming Lips
All You Deliver - Jose Gonzalez
All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
Almost Gold - The Jesus & Mary Chain
Almost Perfect - Ingram Hill
Alone - Ben Harper

Today's Musical Crush

I've been keeping a list of bands that I want to learn more about, and listen to a little bit more. I've been going down the list and finding out more information about these bands and trying to find some music by them when I've had a little bit of down time. One of these bands is Freelance Whales.

Now, I wouldn't say I'm in love with them. It's not like the torrid musical affair I've been having with Sufjan Stevens, or my intense feelings of longing for Noah And The Whale (I know, whales Everywhere!), but I definitely have a crush. I definitely want to hear more. And I am definitely jealous of people in Chicago who can see them play with Surfer Blood this month.

I would tell what they sound like- with their interesting orchestration, and melodic vocals, but you should just listen for yourself:

Project 2010: Day 6; Passed 100 Songs

Today I hit my first random landmark: I passed the 100 song mark!

One of the best things I heard today was Nada Surf's "All Is A Game." I forget how much I like this album, and really need to listen to it more often.




Also, I heard maybe my favorite corny 90's song: "All For You" by Sister Hazel. I mean, who doesn't like it when a song has an a capella part?



I know, I know, corny. Also, I went from Sigur Ros singing in fake Icelandic quietly to Nirvana which was pretty jarring.

Here's the list of today's songs- I am still steeped in "All" songs:
All Alright - Sigur Ros
All Apologies - Nirvana
All Around Us - Donavan Frankenreiter
All At Once - Jack Johnson
All At Once - Pete Yorn
All At Once (It's Not Important) - The Secret Machines
All For You - Our Lady Peace
All For You - Sister Hazel
All Goes Out The Window - The Streets
All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace - Sufjan Stevens
All Hands Against His Own - The Black Keys
All I Need - Radiohead
All Is A Game - Nada Surf
All My Friends - Our Lady Peace
All Of The Truth - Bright Eyes
All Of These Dreams - Phish
All Of These Dreams (Live) - Phish
All Of This - Blink-182
All Of Your Love - Hellogoodbye
All Our Summer Songs - Saturday Looks Good To Me
All Over Again - Phantom Planets
All Over Town - Saturday Looks Good To Me
All Over You - Live

Off to listen to more music!

Project 2010: Day 5

I did not make a lot of progress today. Mostly because I listened to the new All Songs Considered podcast which had some really interesting stuff this week. I especially enjoyed Freelance Whales and Broken Bells. I also listened to a Mountain Goats show that All Songs posted recently.

But enough about that. I did manage to listen to four different versions of "All Along The Watchtower," none of which is the Jimi Hendrix version, which also happens to be my favorite. Apparently I don't own that, which will have to change.



Instead I had one by Bob Dylan, one by the Grateful Dead, one by Dylan AND the Dead, and one By Dave Matthews. Go figure.

Also, today I started on the songs that start with the word "all," and there are a ton of them. Like 60 or so. I will be spending days listening to "all" songs. Anyways, here's today's pretty meager list:

Alive - SR-71
Alive With The Glory Of Love - Say Anything
All About Soul - Billy Joel
All Along The Watchtower - Bob Dylan
All Along The Watchtower - Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead
All Along The Watchtower - Dave Matthews Band
All Along The Watchtower - Grateful Dead

And Now For Something Completely Different....

My friend John just started watching Lost. Like, Season One Episode One a few days ago, and he is trying to finish the whole thing by the season premiere on February 2nd. He's blogging about it here. It's pretty amusing.

Project 2010: Day 4, Planes, Trains, and Trains

One of the random things that will make me like a song is if the music or the singer sounds like some sort of a train. Or a plane. The song that once again reminded me of that is "Airline To Heaven" which is off of the second Mermaid Avenue album by Wilco and Billy Bragg, which starts with drums and and guitar playing that sounds like a train. The sounds of a train just push the song forward in a really positive way. Actually for the first few seconds I thought it might be "Bowl Of Oranges" by Bright Eyes, which I also love, although in this version the train sound is a little bit more muffled.



Phish's "Scent Of A Mule" sounds as if a train is bearing down right on you, in my mind (no idea where these images are coming from...).



Of course, right after "Arline To Heaven" the Indigo Girls' "Airplane came on where they sing as if they were taking off. Again, I love it. So, that is my endorsement of the day: songs that sound like big transportation vehicles. Here's a list of what I listened to today:

Ahead Of The Curve - Monsters Of Folk
Ahhh Good Country - Animal Collective
Ain't Even Done With The Night - John Mellencamp
Ain't Got No Grass - Tribe
Ain't Got No Troubles - Panda Bear
Ain't It The Life - Foo Fighters
Ain't Talkin' - Bob Dylan
Ain't Wastin' Time No More - The Allman Brothers Band
Air - Hair (New Cast Recording)
Air Mattress - Conor Oberst
The Air Near My Fingers - The White Stripes
Air Raid Gtr - The Go! Team
Airbag - Radiohead
Airline To Heaven - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Airplane - Indigo Girls
Airplane - Rusted Root
Airport Song - Guster
Airport Surroundings - Loney, Dear
Airport Man - R.E.M.
Alinson, Crooked River - Sufjan Stevens
Alcohol - Barenaked Ladies
Alcohol - Saturday Looks Good To Me
Alfie - Lily Allen
Alice Childress - Ben Folds Five
Aliens Exist - Blink - 182
Alive - Pete Yorn

Back to listening to music....

Vampire Weekend!!!!

The whole thing is streaming here

I'll probably talk about it at some point. Or not.

Project 2010: Day 3 - January 3rd

Today I made some good progress on running down songs on my ipod. I got through all of the "Agains" and the "Afters."

Some thoughts:
I listened to three versions of Again I Go Unnoticed by Dashboard Confessional. My favorite is from "The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most" EP. It just pushes a little bit harder than the other two versions.

Listening to Aeroplane Blues, I wonder if it is in any way connected to Neutral Milk Hotel's "Aeroplane Over The Sea"? If it is, I am not quite sure how.

I really do love "Age Six Racer." It always reminds me of the very beginning of Fall when Summer is fading away. I have always been and still am a Summer kid. I live for it. Listening to the song right now, as it is freezing cold outside makes me wish that it was once again the kind of nice outside that draws you out and makes you want to walk around outside and have adventures. Oh well. Here's a version of a song that some kid attached a homemade video to.



This is what I listened to today:

Adia - Sarah McLachlan
Admit It!!! - Say Anything
Adon Olam - The Israeli Scouts
Adrift - Jack Johnson
The Adventure - Angels & Airwaves
Aeroplane Blues - The Black Keys
Africa Bamba - Santana
After Midnight - Eric Clapton
Afterglow - Kate York
Afterglow - Travis
Aftermath - R.E.M.
Aftermath USA - Drive-By Truckers
Again - The Few
Again & Again - The Bird & The Bee
Again and Again - Annie And The Beekeeper
Again I Go Unnoticed (X3) - Dashboard Confessional
Against The Wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Agbadza - Rusted Root
Age Of Consent - Grant-Lee Phillips
Age Six Racer - Dashboard Confessional
Ages Of You - R.E.M.
Aginst Th' Law - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Agoraphobia - Incubus
Ahead Of The Curve - Monsters Of Folk

Back to listening to music!

Project 2010 Day 2: January 2, 2010: A Contrarian's view on Grizzly Bear

So, in 2009 lots of people were talking about Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest as one of the best albums of the year. I personally think that it's a very pretty album, but I never thought it was all that engaging. "About Face" is a perfect example of this.



It's a very pretty song, to be sure, but I certainly wouldn't seek it out. In the background it's very nice, but I never really actively listen to it, or want it on when I'm driving, and I feel like most of the album is like that. On the other hand I will say that "Two Weeks" is a lot of fun, and also has a great/disturbing video that goes with it.



Some other observations: Every day so far I've been getting a weird 30 second intro or transition track. Yesterday it was A0001 by Thursday. Today it was "Action" by The Starting Line. "Action" actually transitioned really well into "Adam's Song." Weird. "Adam's Song" then ends wanting to go into "All the Small Things," but then doesn't because of the way I'm listening to everything.

Acid 8000 has a great sample of a song that I don't know that goes "If you don't make your booty move, your booty must be dead." I love it.

I also listened to two version of "About Mr. Brown," a song I don't particularly like because I was too lazy to get up and skip the second version.

I will definitely talk about Sufjan Stevens in a later post as he is my, as well as 1,000 other people's, indie crush.

"Across the Sea" is Weezer's most depraved song. I really hate it except for the part of me that really loves it. I could probably write a whole post on it, but instead you're getting my non-love of Grizzly Bear.

Of everything I listened to, I think "Add It Up" might be my favorite, confirming that inside, I am still 14 years old.

Here's a list of what I listened to today:

About Face - Grizzly Bear
About Mr. Brown - O.A.R.
About Mr. Brown (Live) - O.A.R.
Above Ground - Norah Jones
Abraham - Sufjan Stevens
Abram - Jose Gonzalez
The Absence of God - Rilo Kiley
Absolutely Sweet Marie - Bob Dylan
AC/DC Bag - Phish
Acapella - Kelis
Accelerate - R.E.M.
Accidental Death - Rilo Kiley
Ache For You - Ben Lee
Acid 8000 - Fatboy Slim
Across The Fields - 10,000 Maniacs
Across The Sea - Weezer
Act Nice And Gentle - The Black Keys
Act of the Apostle - Belle & Sebastian
Act Of the Apostle II - Belle & Sebastian
Action - The Starting Line
Adam's Song - Blink 182
Add It Up - Violent Femmes
Addicted - Simple Plan
Adding to the Noise - Switchfoot

Happy Palindrome Day!

In honor of today being a Palindrome (01.02.2010) here's They Might Be Giant's singing "I Palindrome I" on Letterman about 1,000 years ago. The entire song is a word palindrome.

Project 2010: Day 1

I decided to start Project 2010 on the first of the year and I made it through exactly six out of 6,571 songs while laying on my couch cursing New York's horribly late last call. At this rate I should be done around never. Here's what I listened to:

A - Barenaked Ladis
A-OK - Motion City Soundtrack
A-Punk- Vampire Weekend
A0001 - Thursday
The Abduction Of Margaret - The Decemberists
About An Hour Ago - O.A.R

In some of the other posts I'll highlight an artist or a song, but that will be for later. Today, I will just say that it was incredibly weird listening to just one song off of "The Hazards of Love" and then going directly into an O.A.R. song, especially because The Abduction of Margaret goes directly into another song. It was never meant to stand alone. With that I'm off to listen to some more music.

(Insert witty sign off here)