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
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
"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
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
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:
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
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
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