[jamil5454]

I just got a MacBook after going 6 months without a Mac, so here's my weak top 25 list. It actually won't change too much in the future I predict:

[Cipher13]

Is there a known bug with iTunes playlist duration calculation?

My library is reported as being 56 days long, which is far from accurate - my iPod has around half the music of the library (perhaps less), and is listed as 59 songs. Every song on the iPod is in the library, so the library should at the *very* least be the same as the iPod duration-wise (though realistically it should be twice that).

Is this a problem that arises once the library reaches a certain size?

[abe]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Maybe He Whose Name Will Not Be Spoken did too.

or

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Top Artists this Week
20 Jan 2008 – 27 Jan 2008


1 Liam Finn (24)
2 Yael Naïm (17)
3 Hayden (14)
4 The Killers (12)
5 t.A.T.u. (9)
6 Patrick Wolf (8)
6 Tim Curry (8)
8 Röyksopp (7)
9 Nina Nastasia & Jim White (6)
9 The Wallflowers (6)

Good idea.
Hayden... sounds familiar. Is that classical?

1 Oasis (48)
2 Garbage (15)
3 The Cult (11)
4 The Beatles (10)
5 The Smashing Pumpkins (7)
6 Stone Temple Pilots (5)
6 Portishead (5)
8 The Clash (3)
8 Beastie Boys (3)
8 Muse (3)

Light week for music with all the Leo LaPorte podcasts I had to catch-up on.

[Oisín]

^ How do you guys do that?

[Dakar the Fourth]

last.fm if you asking how we compile the stats.

Copy/paste + a lot of editing if you're asking how I get them from last.fm to here.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

last.fm if you asking how we compile the stats.

Copy/paste + a lot of editing if you're asking how I get them from last.fm to here.

Ah, I see. I thought you’d figured out some way to make an advanced smart playlist in iTunes that gave you those results.

I’m not on last.fm (and don’t want to be, either), so I’m afraid you’ll have to do without my embarrassments. (My iTunes shuffling has been suspiciously Céline Dion- and Mariah Carey-oriented since I posted that unfortunate tidbit on page one in this thread)

Edit: It’s like it knows when I post in this thread. Right after I hit “Submit” on this post, iTunes somehow managed to dig out, from underneath God only knows what rock, Whigfield’s (yes, she of Saturday Night fame/infamy) version of Last Christmas to play. Kerblimey.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

I’m not on last.fm (and don’t want to be, either)

Well, la-dee-da!

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Well, la-dee-da!

La-da-dee, la-dee-da, la-da-dee, la-dee-da (and she stands there, singing for money)?

[- - e r i k - -]

Last.fm is the bomb. Even if one of the founders did steal my girlfriend.

[lavar78]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

La-da-dee, la-dee-da, la-da-dee, la-dee-da (and she stands there, singing for money)?

Coincidentally, I listened to that song twice this week.

[Jawbone54]

I had started a last.fm account many moons ago, but just started using it last week. I'm digging it now. It's already helped me find about 10 artists that I didn't know I loved.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by lavar78 

Coincidentally, I listened to that song twice this week.

I don’t think I’ve heard it for over a decade, but it just came back to me when I read Dakar’s post. Out of the blue.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Oh god, I just figured out you're talking about Crystal Waters (Gypsy Lady?).

I always did like the spoof In Living Color did of her.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Last.fm is the bomb. Even if one of the founders did steal my girlfriend.

I am at a loss for words. I'll go with "Gah!"

[Oisín]

Oh god, I just figured out you're talking about Crystal Waters (Gypsy Lady?).

Well, duh! Gypsy Woman, yes.

Slowie.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

I had started a last.fm account many moons ago, but just started using it last week. I'm digging it now. It's already helped me find about 10 artists that I didn't know I loved.

True that. I wouldn't have picked up Kasabian, The Stone Roses, Cat Power, Röyksopp, Arctic Monkeys, and to a much lesser degree Hooverphonic and Tiger Army. It also prodded me to finally get around to listening to some more heralded bands such as The Smiths and The Clash.

[Oisín]

The Stone Roses + Röyksopp

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Well, duh! Gypsy Woman, yes.

Slowie.

I'll be honest, I usually gloss over whatever stringing together of letters you're trying to pass off as english each post.
The best defense is a good offense.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

The Stone Roses + Röyksopp

I'll be honest, I'm not crazy about Röyksopp, but I am crazy about So Easy, Remind Me, and Remind Me (Someone else's Mix). (Currently ranked at 12, 6, and 33, respectively, on my last.fm Top 50)

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I'll be honest, I usually gloss over whatever stringing together of letters you're trying to pass off as english each post.

I rarely try to pass anything off as “english”. Normally, I aim for English instead.

The best defense is a good offense.

I agree completely

[Dakar the Fourth]

Well played.

[Mac User #001]

I've got the same problem as a few others. I've changed my libraries so much that this only depicts my listening habits of the past month or so. I've basically stuck with soundtracks, but a few others managed to sneak in.

[Peter]

[Peter]

my top ten artists too:

[lavar78]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I always did like the spoof In Living Color did of her.

It's always been my favorite.

Yabba-Dabba-Dee, Yabba-Dabba-Doo
Scooby-Doo, where are you?

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Peter 

That is some hardcore emoness right there.

[Faust]

[Peter]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

That is some hardcore emoness right there.

The genre's are incorrect.

[Oisín]

Haha, I just noticed the genres, didn’t even see those before. I just saw Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party, and Mumm-Ra and couldn’t help myself.

The genre’s what are incorrect?

[Peter]

Bloc Party are emo?

[Oisín]

Yes.

Well, where I come from, they are. But so are Radiohead and Coldplay.

I don’t actually think that’s a bad thing, though. I love much of it myself.

[SpaceMonkey]

The true definition of emo is that, when you listen to it, it reminds you of how you hate your dad.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey 

The true definition of emo is that, when you listen to it, it reminds you of how you hate your dad.

And how much you really just want to cut yourself, of course.

[- - e r i k - -]

New week, new lists:
Top Artists this Week
27 Jan 2008 – 3 Feb 2008

1 Madrugada (35)
2 Regina Spektor (29)
3 Camille (17)
3 The Beatles (17)
5 Nouvelle Vague (15)
5 Sivert Høyem (15)
7 Kings of Convenience (14)
8 Röyksopp (12)
9 Liam Finn (11)
10 Tori Amos (10)


Top Tracks for the week ending 3 Feb 2008
1 Regina Spektor – Samson (9)
4 Röyksopp – What Else Is There? (8)
3 Stars – Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (Final Fantasy) (5)
3 The Wallflowers – One Headlight (5)
3 Go Home Productions – Yeah In The Shadows (5)
6 Regina Spektor – Hotel Song (4)
6 Final Fantasy – This Is The Dream Of Win And Regine (4)
6 t.A.T.u. – All About Us (4)
9 Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby (3)
9 Regina Spektor – On the Radio (3)
9 The Beatles – Blackbird, Yesterday (3)
9 Magnet – All You Ask (3)
9 Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah (3)
9 Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes & Askil Holm – When Susanna Cries (3)
9 Sean Lennon – Falling Out Of Love (3)
9 Fionn Regan – Put A Penny In The Slot (3)
9 Loo & Placido – Black Beatles (Beatles vs. Black-Eyed Peas vs. Ludacris vs. Kelis) (3)
9 Röyksopp – What Else Is There (3)
9 Pete Yorn – Life on a Chain (3)
9 Ben Kweller – Thirteen (3)
9 George Harrison – I got my mind set on you (3)
9 Yann Tiersen – Life on Mars (3)
9 Datarock – Fa Fa Fa (Jump Jump Dance Dance Remix) (3)


A good week in music listening:
Unique Artists: 314
Total Tracks: 532
Total Plays: 675

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I am at a loss for words. I'll go with "Gah!"

If that's not enough, now she's dating the keyboardist from Spoon. She manages somehow to ruin my internets and my favourite bands

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

New week, new lists:

I'll have to wait to add mine, I scrobbled some plays late, on SUnday, and have to wait for the database to update properly.

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Top Artists this Week
27 Jan 2008 – 3 Feb 2008

1 Madrugada (35)
2 Regina Spektor (29)
3 Camille (17)
3 The Beatles (17)
5 Nouvelle Vague (15)
5 Sivert Høyem (15)
7 Kings of Convenience (14)
8 Röyksopp (12)
9 Liam Finn (11)
10 Tori Amos (10)

Nouvelle Vague is another I discovered on last.fm (I believe their Killing Moon was being offered free). I think my favorite track as to be Too Drunk to Fack. The way the chick performs it is just perfect. Of course, I also dig palpable foreign accents in my music, so that helps.

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Top Tracks for the week ending 3 Feb 2008
4 Röyksopp – What Else Is There? (8)
3 The Wallflowers – One Headlight (5)
9 Röyksopp – What Else Is There (3)

Love One Headlight. Great cadence.
Is there a difference between the two I bolded? (Remix, Live, acoustic, demo, etc.)

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

A good week in music listening:
Unique Artists: 314
Total Tracks: 532
Total Plays: 675

My weeks have been very low lately with all the podcasts I've been trying to catch-up on. Doesn't help that I rarely listen to tunes at home thanks to Halo.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Yes.

Well, where I come from, they are. But so are Radiohead and Coldplay.

Good lord.

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

If that's not enough, now she's dating the keyboardist from Spoon. She manages somehow to ruin my internets and my favourite bands

Good lord.

[Person Man]

(gets out iPod)

My current 15 most recently played songs: (no playcount) <song, artist, album>

1. Milise mou, Grigoris Bithikotsis, Hrisi diskothiki 1970
2. Jambi, Despina Vandi, Stin avli tou paradisou Special Edition
3. Yenethlia, Notis Sfakianakis, Me agapi, o ti kaneis
4. Ke stenahoriemai, George Alkaios, Pro ton pilon
5. Me pio skeptiko, Triantafyllos, Hriso paketo 2002
6. Invisible Touch, Genesis, Genesis: The Hits
7. Agapi kırmızı, Sibel Tüzün, Kırmızı (Yes, another Eurovision contestant)
8. Oh Sherrie, Steve Perry, Street Talk
9. Xeniteia mou, Natassa Theodoridou, Natassa
10. Tipseis, Paraskevas, Mia zoi tsiftetelia No. 2
11. Stigmi, Natassa Theodoridou, Tosi agapi pos na hathei
12. Kravgi, Anna Vissi, Kravgi (another Eurovision contestant)
13. Sigharitiria, Anna Vissi, X
14. Otan pineis stin taverna, Stratos Dionysiou, Ta avthentika
15. Vgale to karfi, George Alkaios, Ta tragoudia mou - the hits

(puts iPod away)

(sorta) off topic rant: See song number 2 above. Notice the album is a "Special Edition." You buy the first album, which has 15 songs on it, and pay $20 for it. Then 8 months later, they release the "Special Edition" album, which contains three more songs. They expect you to pay an additional $20 for the Special Edition of an album you already have, to get the three new songs??? So the smart people wait until the Special Edition comes out before buying the first album. But then 8 months after that they release a "Super Special Edition" with 4 more new songs. Why the f*** don't they save the 7 songs for an entirely new album? (and this is an indie label, not one of the "big 4").

[Dakar the Fourth]

Hard to believe you're in Ohio.

[Person Man]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Hard to believe you're in Ohio.

hehe.

That's what happens when your mother is American and your father is Greek. And you prefer Greek music to the stuff that they put out these days.

I do have a rather extensive collection of 1980s songs from the US charts, though. It's just that the Greek music dwarfs it by a long shot. Bet you can't tell which decade I grew up in.

[Dakar the Fourth]

On your rant, since I'm slow to jump on new music, I've been fortunate enough to grab the special editions without ever seeing the first release. (Killers and Franz come to mind)

[Person Man]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

On your rant, since I'm slow to jump on new music, I've been fortunate enough to grab the special editions without ever seeing the first release. (Killers and Franz come to mind)

That's what I've been doing, lately. If it's an artist likely to come out with a special edition, I wait. I've only been caught by the "Super special edition" thing once.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I thought that was an exaggeration. You had a band re-release an album twice?

[Person Man]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I thought that was an exaggeration. You had a band re-release an album twice?

No exaggeration.

See this link.

That album had three releases.

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Nouvelle Vague is another I discovered on last.fm (I believe their Killing Moon was being offered free). I think my favorite track as to be Too Drunk to Fack. The way the chick performs it is just perfect. Of course, I also dig palpable foreign accents in my music, so that helps.

Have you also checked out Camille's solo stuff? Too Drunk To F*ck is one of my fav covers ever

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Is there a difference between the two I bolded? (Remix, Live, acoustic, demo, etc.)

Likely it's either the Live version (from Röyksopp's Night Out EP) or the music video that is badly tagged. I have friends over who obsess over this track at the moment. Hehe.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Have you also checked out Camille's solo stuff? Too Drunk To F*ck is one of my fav covers ever

I don't even know their names, but I'll look into it.

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Likely it's either the Live version (from Röyksopp's Night Out EP) or the music video that is badly tagged. I have friends over who obsess over this track at the moment. Hehe.

I have the second album on my iPod, maybe I'll revisit it today.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Top Artists this Week
27 Jan 2008 – 3 Feb 2008

1 Stone Temple Pilots (32)
1 Franz Ferdinand (32)
3 R.E.M. (14)
3 The Smashing Pumpkins (14)
3 Snow Patrol (14)
6 The Stone Roses (13)
6 Modest Mouse (13)
8 Jerry Goldsmith (12)
9 Arcade Fire (11)
9 The Killers (11)

Since I didn't listen to any tracks more than once this week, I'll sub in Top Albums for the Week.

1 The Stone Roses – Second Coming (13)
1 Franz Ferdinand – You Could Have It So Much Better (13)
1 Snow Patrol – Eyes Open (13)
4 Stone Temple Pilots – Core (12)
4 Stone Temple Pilots – Purple (12)
4 R.E.M. – Monster (12)
7 The Killers – Hot Fuss (11)
7 Arcade Fire – Neon Bible (11)
7 Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand (11)
10 Jerry Goldsmith – Star Trek: First Contact (10)
10 Dungen – Tio Bitar (10)

[Oisín]

A few changes since last time (and Ms. Canada has been ousted from the list):



And for anyone who doesn’t know Eivør Pálsdóttir (two entries towards the bottom there), I am hereby ordering you to immediately check her out.

A few samples:

Rósufarið (from the album Krákan)
Brostnar Borgir (live version, from the Screaming Masterpiece OST—great movie, by the way)

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I don't even know their names, but I'll look into it.

YouTube - Camille - Ta Douleur