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It's that time of the week again:

Top Artists this Week
3 Feb 2008 – 10 Feb 2008

1 Linkin Park (56)
2 t.A.T.u. (34)
3 Regina Spektor (31)
4 Röyksopp (17)
5 Rufus Wainwright (12)
6 Fiona Apple (11)
7 Hot Chip (10)
7 Gary Jules (10)
7 The Wallflowers (10)
10 The Beatles (7)

Top albums
1 Linkin Park – Collision Course (52)
2 t.A.T.u. – 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane (30)
3 Regina Spektor – Begin to Hope (29)
4 Röyksopp – The Understanding (13)
5 Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine (11)
6 Hot Chip – Made In The Dark (10)
6 The Wallflowers – Bringing Down the Horse (10)
8 Bob Evans – Suburban Songbook (4)
8 Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory (4)

Top tracks
1 Regina Spektor – Samson (27)
2 Röyksopp – What Else Is There? (13)
3 Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah (11)
3 t.A.T.u. – All About Us (11)
5 Gary Jules – Mad World (10)
5 The Wallflowers – One Headlight (10)
5 t.A.T.u. – How Soon Is Now? (10)
8 Linkin Park – My December (9)
8 t.A.T.u. – Not Gonna Get Us (9)
10 Linkin Park – Crawling (8)
10 Linkin Park – Numb (8)

Unique Artists: 253
Total Tracks: 357
Total Plays: 534

Lists need explaining I suppose. I had a depressed houseguest. Most of these weren't played in my presence

[Jawbone54]

Top Artists of the Week:
1. Jack Johnson
2. Donavon Hill
3. David Crowder Band
4. Dean Martin
5. Leeland
6. Pocket Full of Rocks
7. Hillsong United
8. Discover America
9. Jonny Lang
10. The Beatles

The new Jack Johnson album is mostly crap, by the way. I love listening to JJ when I'm in a mellow mood (or wanting to be), but this last one felt very, very forced. I was so disappointed that I started playing his old stuff, and I wound up listening to it all week.

[Peter]

this week:

[kelso]

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

It's that time of the week again:

Yes it is!

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Top Artists this Week
3 Feb 2008 – 10 Feb 2008

2 t.A.T.u. (34)

My, they are in your regular rotation, aren't they?

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

Top Artists of the Week:
1. Jack Johnson
2. Donavon Hill
3. David Crowder Band
4. Dean Martin
5. Leeland
6. Pocket Full of Rocks
7. Hillsong United
8. Discover America
9. Jonny Lang
10. The Beatles

The new Jack Johnson album is mostly crap, by the way. I love listening to JJ when I'm in a mellow mood (or wanting to be), but this last one felt very, very forced. I was so disappointed that I started playing his old stuff, and I wound up listening to it all week.

I recognize 3 names, and the majority I don't come of as... southern.

Originally Posted by Peter 

this week:

Apes & Androids is a cool freakin' name. Obscure, though, there isn't even a wiki entry on them.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Top Artists this Week
3 Feb 2008 – 10 Feb 2008

1 Oasis (39)
2 伊藤賢治 (Kenji Ito) (33)
3 The Beatles (29)
4 Muse (16)
5 The Chemical Brothers (14)
5 Green Day (14)
7 The Smashing Pumpkins (13)
8 Röyksopp (12)
8 Massive Attack (12)
8 Garbage (12)

Top Albums for the week ending 10 Feb 2008

1 Oasis – (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (14)
1 The Beatles – Rubber Soul (14)
1 Green Day – Dookie (14)
4 The Chemical Brothers – We Are The Night (12)
4 Röyksopp – The Understanding (12)
4 Garbage – Garbage (12)
4 The Beatles – Abbey Road (12)
4 Oasis – Definitely Maybe (12)
9 Massive Attack – Mezzanine (11)
9 Oasis – Don't Believe the Truth (11)

Oddly, Kenji should have an entry of 33 for Seiken Densetsu Original Sound Version, but it appears last.fm didn't scrobble the tracks as being attached to any album.
Jerks.

[kelso]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Top Artists this Week
3 Feb 2008 – 10 Feb 2008

1 Oasis (39)
2 伊藤賢治 (Kenji Ito) (33)
3 The Beatles (29)
4 Muse (16)
5 The Chemical Brothers (14)
5 Green Day (14)
7 The Smashing Pumpkins (13)
8 Röyksopp (12)
8 Massive Attack (12)
8 Garbage (12)

Top Albums for the week ending 10 Feb 2008

1 Oasis – (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (14)
1 The Beatles – Rubber Soul (14)
1 Green Day – Dookie (14)
4 The Chemical Brothers – We Are The Night (12)
4 Röyksopp – The Understanding (12)
4 Garbage – Garbage (12)
4 The Beatles – Abbey Road (12)
4 Oasis – Definitely Maybe (12)
9 Massive Attack – Mezzanine (11)
9 Oasis – Don't Believe the Truth (11)

Oddly, Kenji should have an entry of 33 for Seiken Densetsu Original Sound Version, but it appears last.fm didn't scrobble the tracks as being attached to any album.
Jerks.

Yay! old green day stuff. Thats when they rocked....now they are just sell outs.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by kelso 

Yay! old green day stuff. Thats when they rocked....now they are just sell outs.

Pulling Teeth is quite the underrated track. She, too (particularly good acoustic).

[sek929]

She is my favorite Green Day song.

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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

My, they are in your regular rotation, aren't they?

I need to stop dating lesbians

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I recognize 3 names, and the majority I don't come of as... southern.

Meh. Psshhh...

Not one "Southerner" on the list. I'm not a country music kind of guy. Some of the groups live in the South, but how many artists hail from Nashville?

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

Meh. Psshhh...

Not one "Southerner" on the list. I'm not a country music kind of guy. Some of the groups live in the South

How the hell does that not make them Southerners?

David Crowder Band
Pocket Full of Rocks
Hillsong United

All sound very Southy to me.

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

but how many artists hail from Nashville?

More importantly, how many Artists that I listen to hail from there? I imagine next to none, therefore my point stands.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Looks like I'll go first this week, as erik is either busy or doesn't care anymore.
BTW, really random week, genre-wise, I might add.

Top Artists for the week ending
Sunday 17 February 2008

1 John Barry (31)
2 David Arnold (27)
3 The Offspring (25)
4 Green Day (17)
5 The Clash (16)
5 U2 (16)
7 The Yardbirds (14)
8 Tiger Army (13)
8 Coldplay (13)
10 伊藤賢治 (Kenji Ito) (11)


Top Albums for the week ending
Sunday 17 February 2008

1 John Barry – From Russia With Love (17)
2 Green Day – Dookie (15)
2 David Arnold – The World Is Not Enough (15)
4 The Yardbirds – Roger the Engineer (14)
4 John Barry – Goldfinger (14)
6 Coldplay – X&Y (13)
6 Tiger Army – Tiger Army (13)
8 The Clash – Combat Rock (12)
8 The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre (12)
10 David Arnold – Tomorrow Never Dies (11)

Friday I decided I didn't want to hear anything with words, hence all the OSTs.

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Well, I was, but I lost it all just as I finished reformatting all the lists. Haha. Tomorrow then!

[Dakar the Fourth]

Yay! You do still love me!

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

How the hell does that not make them Southerners?

David Crowder Band
Pocket Full of Rocks
Hillsong United

All sound very Southy to me.

Hillsong United is from Australia.

David Crowder Band is from Waco, Texas, but has anything but a Southern sound. I believe they're listed as "Electronic Rock." Pocket Full of Rocks is also from the South, but is a modern worship band.

So, yeah...2/3 from the South, but not "Southern." It's not like they play bluegrass and Alan Jackson covers at their concerts.

[Jawbone54]

Top Artists for week ending Sunday 17 Feb. 2008:

1. Mute Math
2. Salsa Rosso
3. John Mayer
4. Desperation Band
5. Norah Jones
6. Sigur Ros
7. Lost Ocean
8. The Beatles
9. Robbie Seay Band
10. Oasis
11. Ringo Starr
12. Radiohead
13. DecembeRadio
14. Hillsong United (banjo-pickers)

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

Hillsong United is from Australia.

Man, how much more South can you get! Antarctica?

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

Top Artists for week ending Sunday 17 Feb. 2008:

1. Mute Math
2. Salsa Rosso
3. John Mayer
4. Desperation Band
5. Norah Jones
6. Sigur Ros
7. Lost Ocean
8. The Beatles
9. Robbie Seay Band
10. Oasis
11. Ringo Starr
12. Radiohead
13. DecembeRadio
14. Hillsong United (banjo-pickers)

Trying to make your picks more Dakar-proof this week? But seriously, it's all good, you can mock me this week if you like.

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Trying to make your picks more Dakar-proof this week? But seriosuly, it's al good, you can mock me this week if you like.

I'm glad you like the selection this week, but I'm afraid to tell you that I don't base my song selection on what you'll be less likely to mock.



And for the record, I was listening to Mute Math (when they were Earthsuit) before anyone knew them. You see, they're a Southern Band. *nudge*

I wish that Last.fm would actually sync with my iPod and see what I've been listening to away from the computer. My playlists doesn't accurately show everything I've been listening to. I'm still splitting tons of time between Mayer and Jonny Lang.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

I wish that Last.fm would actually sync with my iPod and see what I've been listening to away from the computer. My playlists doesn't accurately show everything I've been listening to.

You're not doing it right. 95%+ of what I listened to was on my iPod.

[Jawbone54]

Hmmm...I'm going to have to go search it out then. I wonder what I'm doing wrong.

You know, I should probably be paying attention to this difficult Physics class instead of trying to tweak Last.fm...
But I'm not gonna.

[Jawbone54]

Figured it out. I have to disable the "manually manage music and videos" option in iTunes.

(but what if I don't want to disable it?) Frustrating...

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

(but what if I don't want to disable it?) Frustrating...

You're trying to suck me into another pointless debate, aren't you?

[Jawbone54]

Well, yeah.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Tastes Great!

[Jawbone54]

Less filling.

[Dakar the Fourth]

You're heart's not in it.

[osiris]

Fellas - new Miller Lite tastes great and is less filling.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Give me the Hand of Osiris!

[Jawbone54]

Here's an idea:

Instead of just posting our top artists for the week, why doesn't everyone who's involved here (it's only three right now, basically...OTHER PEOPLE, COME JOIN) pick an artist from the week, preferably one they weren't as familiar with before, and say what about their sound drew us to them. The point being to help introduce each other to some artists who may be getting less recognition than they should.

It doesn't necessarily have to be an obscure band or artist; just someone who you might not have appreciated as much before. Anyone else up for this?

Yes? No? Shut up, Jawbone?

[osiris]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Give me the Hand of Osiris!

Let me just keep my ears, and another unmentionable appendage...

So playlists.... I have been doing a lot of research lately and have been exclusively listening to the complete works of Terrence McKenna (about 52 hours of audio on DMT, synapses, and general human weirdness.)

other recent favorites:

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Lady
Mirwais - Naive Song
Mirwais - Disco Science
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
Sex Pistols - My Way
Suicidal Tendencies - Fascist Pig
Suicidal Tendencies - Subliminal
The Stranglers - Peaches
Pink Floyd - Dogs
Muddy Waters - I Feel Like Going Home
Miles Davis - Shhh/Peaceful

[Dakar the Fourth]

I vote no. A) Because no one wants me to talk about Oasis week after week, 2) Because I'm not sure I can actually qualify things. (i.e., why do you like Oranges?)

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by osiris 

Mirwais - Disco Science

I've always been curious about their other stuff. The song can be downright abrasive, but its very engrossing. Seems like the prototypical song that doesn't signify a band's sound, though.

[Jawbone54]

You just like it "because you like it?"

My best friend and I have had the same discussion time after time; he does not want to explain why he likes a particular artists. He's a great guitarist and is very knowledgeable about music, but for me to try to push him to tell me why he likes one artists but not a similar one is an offense punishable by death. He said it lessens his enjoyment.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

You just like it "because you like it?"

Essentially, yes. Sure with some song or artists, they are easier to qualify than others, but in the end it's about as easy as explaining why my favorite color is blue and why I think brunettes are more sexy than blondes.

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

My best friend and I have had the same discussion time after time; he does not want to explain why he likes a particular artists. He's a great guitarist and is very knowledgeable about music, but for me to try to push him to tell me why he likes one artists but not a similar one is an offense punishable by death. He said it lessens his enjoyment.

I think he's correct to a certain degree. Sometimes it makes you lose focus of appreciating a song as a whole.

[osiris]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I've always been curious about their other stuff. The song can be downright abrasive, but its very engrossing. Seems like the prototypical song that doesn't signify a band's sound, though.

I think I understand what you mean. Is it the synth winding in and out of your ears? The looped guitar lick?
Maybe I'm not sure. However, Naive Song is equally (abrasively) engrossing because of the digital voice effects and lyrics - you may like it. It's great for writing to.

Now, let's talk Oasis!

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I think he's correct to a certain degree. Sometimes it makes you lose focus of appreciating a song as a whole.

I'm inclined to think the two of you are correct.

My wife told me she'd stop watching movies with me if I kept on spending the whole time dissecting what was horribly wrong with it. I stopped doing it (or at least focusing on it) after I realized how right she was; I enjoy movies a lot more today.

This whole thing makes me sound like an anal-retentive jerk. I probably need to explain (for my own sake)...

I don't decide to like a band based upon what I've figured out is so great about them. I like them because I just do. I think most people are like that. The problem comes in when I look at a band like Sigur Ros, which no one else that I know personally enjoys, and I try to figure out why I get some kind of enjoyment out of them. I'm sure I could find some reason that I didn't hate them like the rest of my friends, and that's what I was getting at.

Now that you've successfully poked legions of holes in my idea, I'll shut up and wait for my iPod to sync up with my library so Last.fm scrobbles my music accurately for now on.

[Oisín]

The problem comes in when I look at a band like Sigur Ros, which no one else that I know personally enjoys, and I try to figure out why I get some kind of enjoyment out of them. I'm sure I could find some reason that I didn't hate them like the rest of my friends, and that's what I was getting at.

The reasons could be manifold.

Some people don’t like music that ‘takes its time’, but prefer it to start quickly, tell its story quickly, and end quickly. Others like music that lingers. I’m in the latter group.

Some people can get powerful visual images from lyrics without knowing what the lyrics are about. Others don’t like that they’re not able to make sense of them. I’m in the latter group again. Though actual nonsense lyrics (like Hopelandic songs) don’t bother me, I don’t like it when I can hear actual lyrics being sung, but can’t decipher/understand them—which was, originally, my main motivation for learning Icelandic: I couldn’t make out Björk’s or Sigur Rós’ lyrics without it. Same goes for Irish, actually, only with Enya/Clannad songs.

Or maybe you just need to get new friends.

[kelso]

Booooo! Oasis

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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Yay! You do still love me!

Top Artists this Week
10 Feb 2008 – 17 Feb 2008

1 Demetri Martin (74)
2 Linkin Park (68)
3 t.A.T.u. (34)
4 Regina Spektor (24)
5 Jet (20)
6 Johnny Cash (15)
6 Nickelback (15)
8 dj ricochet (13)
9 The Wallflowers (12)
9 Kings of Convenience (12)

Top Albums for the week ending Sunday 17 February 2008
1 Linkin Park – Collision Course (68)
2 Demetri Martin – These Are Jokes (38)
3 t.A.T.u. – 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane (34)
4 Regina Spektor – Begin to Hope (21)
5 Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around (14)
6 The Wallflowers – Bringing Down the Horse (12)
7 Kings of Convenience – Riot on an Empty Street (11)
7 Various Artists – Music of the Millennium (disc 1) (11)
7 Röyksopp – The Understanding (11)
10 Nickelback – Silver Side Up (10)


Top Tracks for the week ending Sunday 17 February 2008
1 Regina Spektor – Samson (16)
2 t.A.T.u. – How Soon Is Now? (15)
3 Johnny Cash – Hurt (14)
4 dj ricochet – Röyksopp Rock (13)
5 Linkin Park – Papercut (12)
5 Jet – Shine On (12)
5 The Wallflowers – One Headlight (12)
5 Linkin Park – Crawling (12)
9 Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah (11)
9 Röyksopp – What Else Is There? (11)


Unique Artists: 184
Total Tracks: 290
Total Plays: 598

I need new friends… Or maybe I shouldn't let friends with no taste stay in my apartment when I am not there.

Excellent mashup of Michael Jackson and Röyksopp.

[harbinger75]

I've finally gotten around to capturing mine. This is with the new counts since I got my MacBook. As you can see, I flip through songs a lot...the counts aren't up there that high.

[Oisín]

You wouldn’t by any chance happen to like a band called Breaking Benjaming, would you?

(Something’s wonky with that picture, or rather with the server it’s on.)

[harbinger75]

There we go. The .png wasn't showing up properly.

Yeah, BB is my favorite band, so I tend to fire up their songs most often. This list is a bit misleading, however, because it's only representative of the last couple of weeks.

[Oisín]

It’s still not showing up properly. Looks like the server’s not set to recognise .png as an image—opening the picture in a new tab prompts a download, too, rather than showing the picture.

[harbinger75]

Very odd. I changed the file type to .jpeg and re-uploaded it. Did you empty your cache or reload the page? It shows up fine for me in Safari since I changed it from a .png...

[harbinger75]

[Oisín]

Very odd indeed. I just emptied the cache and it still downloads the image instead of displaying it. But not that second one, only the first one.

[kelso]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

You wouldn’t by any chance happen to like a band called Breaking Benjaming, would you?

(Something’s wonky with that picture, or rather with the server it’s on.)

I'm I pretty big fan. I have been following them since before they went mainstream.

[Oisín]

I’d never actually heard of them, but about three fourths of harbinger’s top 25 were by them, so I took a wild flying guess that possibly he might like them.

[harbinger75]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

I’d never actually heard of them, but about three fourths of harbinger’s top 25 were by them, so I took a wild flying guess that possibly he might like them.

Hehe, you caught me.

I'm I pretty big fan. I have been following them since before they went mainstream.

Exactly. They had the sound that I had been craving, and from the first listen, I was hooked on their music. I saw them last summer with Three Days' Grace, Puddle of Mudd and Red and that was, by far, the best concert I've ever been to. It was raining during all of BB's set, and my (at the time) wife-to-be was with me...very cool, indeed.