Project 2010: Back on the wagon

#1: So, on my theme of being a 15 year old girl, this song makes me smile:



#2: Phish with Alison Kraus is really delightful. Something I didn't know- Jonathan Frakes plays trumpet on the "Hoist" album.



#3: I've been having a hard time figuring out why I like Dashboard Confessional's first four albums so much and his last two less so. Tonight I have figured it out. There is just less injury. "If You Can't Leave It Be" is a pretty great example of the urgency that was around in those earlier albums.



That brings me to 2,954 of 7,193

Project 2010: another numbered list

#1: Weezer's "Heart." Not sure if it's really a good song, but it's definitely an interesting song about music. I recommend a listen.

#2: I think Jose Gonzalez's cover of "Heartbeats" is better than the original. I also love this ad that uses is. Sorry, I know, commercialism is bad. But still (watch in higher quality if you can):



#3: The song whereby I fell in love with Wilco:



#4: A Phish song I will never get tired of:



#5: The more I listen to the Girls album, the more I like it. His voice is really great.

#6: 3 great Help songs in a row- "Help Me Rhonda" by The Beach Boys, "Help Me" by Joni Mitchell, and "Help" by The Beatles. Hooray!

I'm on 2,273 of 7,115

Project 2010

So today I ended the E's and moved into the F's and mad it to 1,708 of 6,854. Here a selection of what I listened to today:

I have an unnatural love of Straylight Run. When we get to the S's I'll do an entire post on the Straylight Run / Brand New / Taking Back Sunday nexus. I'll also talk more about them when I get to a song off of "Prepare to be Wrong" which is an album that I love for both its music and its politics, but for now I'll just give you "Existentialism On Prom Night."



The answer to the question is yes:



And I love this song. I love this video. Very angry. Very cool.



More REM. Cause I love them. And you do too.



I find I have no idea what this song means, but I'm still positive that it is as relevant today as it was in 1986.

Here's another of my top 5 Phish songs:

Project 2010

Today was a really great day of music. I made it through a ton of songs and hit on a bunch of songs that I really, really love. I'm now on 1,257 of 6,714.

I was surprised to find a really great cover of Phish singing "A Day In The Life" live. It was really well done, and you can hear the crowd singing along. It definitely put a smile on my face.

A discovery- I have two The Mars Volta CD's. Everything about The Mars Volta points to the fact that I should really enjoy them. They mix a lot of things in that I like about other bands- long songs with jams, horns, and interesting orchestration. However, every time I hit one of their songs I find myself just waiting for it to end. Right now I am litening to the 12 minute long "Day of the Baphomets." And. It. Just. Will. Not. End.

I talk quite a bit about R.E.M. I will talk about them even more as things go on. Today got to "Daysleeper," which is yet another amazing song by them.



Also, hit The White Stripes "Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground." The White Stripes are just an all around great rock duo and when this song came on it made me happy and bob my head. Nothing wrong with that.



"Dear Anonymous" by Juliana Hatfield came up today as well. I just find that interesting, because every time I hear her I think a little bit about My So-Called Life. I definitely like that show a little too much, and probably watch TV just a little too much.

Made it to "Debaser" by The Pixies which added to my good day of music- I really find myself digging the D's.



"A Decade Under The Influence" might be my favorite Taking Back Sunday tune. Lyrics like "Close your eyes, just settle," "My worst brings out the best in you," and "I've got a bad feeling about this" all (sadly) appeal to me.

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....