Glasses, please.
A few weeks ago I started possibly the geekiest project that one can imagine. I decided to put my iPod on random, and just let the thing ride through the 4619 songs, taking note of landmarks along the way (ie/ #1, #100, #999, #1234, etc), and also tracking the numbers of a few notable albums and where/when they played out. Basically it's better than just twiddling my thumbs, and I get to listen to music at the same time! This of course means that I can't plug Meg (my iPod) into the computer because the shuffle setting will reset itself and the whole thing will be ruined. Luckily, I have a set of speakers which recharges the battery without reetting this feature, so I need not worry.
Last night this experiment was cut short by cruel fate and some sort of battery glitch. I was listening to some tunes before bed and the iPod wouldn't turn off. It's happened before, but to rectify it I would need to plug it in to the computer. I was less than 180 songs from the finish line, so I figured I could just let the battery run down for the night, plug it in to the speakers in the morning and pick up where I left off. You guessed it. When the battery runs out completely, the iPod resets itself, thus cancelling the shuffle feature.
I was on song #4445 of 4619 (Roughly 96% or equivalent to Angelo's GPA). The song was a cover of The Beatles "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by Phish.
Piss.
So the experiment was a failure, though I kind of figured this would happen, so it's not "kill yourelf" kind of disappointing. I will probably attempt this again at some point, but not right away. I've got a hunger for full albums. I have deleted some songs and added others, so when I restart it will be with 4517 songs.
I had been hoping that there would be fantastic coincidences in the way things turned out, like #1234 would be "1234" by Feist, or 2001 would be about space and 501would be about jeans (they were not), but largely the results were not impressive to that degree. What it did reveal was a pretty good cross section of my musical tastes. That I am happy with.
So here are the statistics from the first attempt. If you want to see how little chance I have of ever sleeping with a girl again, please read on. If you are embarrassed by nerdiness, there's no need to continue.
1. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles - 1
5. Don't Drink the Water - Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Radio City
10. I Hear Noises - Tegan & Sara - If It Was You
25. Pioneer to the Falls - Interpol - Our Love To Admire
50. Carpet - Emily Haines - Cut in Half & Double
75. Old Friends - Simon & Garfunkel - The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
99. Sampson (live) - Regina Spektor - Live at Lollapalooza
100. Sitting - Cat Stevens - Greatest Hits
101. Monologue - She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge
111. Parting Gift - Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
123. In The Way - Ani DiFranco - Evolve
150. Posse Bonus - Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
200. Early Reflections/Bach/The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Bela Fleck - Live Art
222. From the Morning - Nick Drake - Pink Moon
250. Lullabye - Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
300. School Song Misfortune - mum - Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
333. Yellow Sun - The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
350. Young Man Blues - The Who - Live at Leeds
400. Cry, Cry, Cry - Neil Young & The Shocking Pinks - Everybody's Rockin'
444. All By Ourselves - Sloan - Between the Bridges
450. Interlude (Milo) - Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
500. Don't Make Me Come to Vegas - Tori Amos - Scarlett's Walk
501. Bookshop - Monty Python - Contractual Obligatory Album
550. July, July! - The Decemberists - Live at SoHo
555. Cannon - The White Stripes - Live in Whitehorse
600. Potter's Field - Tom Waits - Asylum Years
638. If - Islands - Return to the Sea
650. Mossbreaker - Broken Social Scene - Feel Good Lost
666. Wearing & Tearing - Led Zeppelin - Coda
700. Up There - Satan, The Dark Prince - South Park; Bigger, Louder, & Uncut
750. A Sight For Sore Eyes - Tom Waits - Used Songs
777. Losing California - Sloan - Between the Bridges
800. Searching the Desert for the Blues - Blind Willie McTell - Mr. McTell's Got the Blues
850. East St. Louis Blues (Fare You Well) - Blind Willie McTell - Mr. McTell's Got the Blues
888. Fire it Up - Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
900. Relief Next to Me - Tegan & Sara - The Con
950. Shore Leave - Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
999. What Went Wrong - The Moldy Peaches - The Moldy Peaches
1000. Torn & Frayed - The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
1001. Sodom, South Georgia - Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
1111. Lonelily - Damien Rice - B-Sides
1138. Gold Lion - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
1234. But When She LEft, Gone Was the Glow - The Twilight Sad - The Twilight Sad
1250. The Well & The Lighthouse - Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
1500. Oh! You Pretty Things - Seu Jorge - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
1750. Possibly Maybe - Bjork - Post
1983. Narc - Interpol - Antics
1984. Acrobat - U2 - Achtung Baby
2000. Unwind - Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
2001. Filipino Box Spring Hog - Tom Waits - Mule Variations
2008. The Good in Everyone - Sloan - 4 Nights at the Palais Royale
2222. Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen - Amelie
2500. Heart Attack & Vine - Tom Waits - Used Songs
2345. Trouble - Elliot Smith - Thumbsucker
2500. Floorplan - Tegan & Sara - The Con
2750. The Shadow of the Past - Howard Shore - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3000. Handle With Care - Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
3250. Place to Be - Nick Drake - Pink Moon
3333. I Gaer - Sigur Ros - Hvarf/Heim
3456. Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie - The Singles
3500. Baobobs - Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
3750. New Dawn Fades - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
4000. Welcome - The Who - Tommy
4250. Farmer John - The White Stripes - Live in Minneapolis
4444. Total Trash - Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
4500. ????
4567. ????
4619. ????
Tracked Albums
The Crane Wife - The Decemberists - Finished 2nd
The Crane Wife 3 - 588
The Island - 3343
Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) - 496
O Valencia - 803
The Perfect Crime #2 - 1859
When the War Came - 3803
Shankill Butchers - 1514
Summer Song - 2821
The Crane Wife 1 & 2 - 3360
Sons & Daughters - 2007
Elephant - The White Stripes - Did Not Finish
Seven Nation Army - 1422
Black Math - 1606
There's No Home For You Here - 610
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - ????
In the Cold, Cold Night - 2223
I Want to Be the Boy - 3515
You've Got Her in Your Pocket - 4201
Ball & Biscuit - 341
The Hardest Button to Button - 2476
Little Acorns - 1692
Hypnotise - ????
The Air Near My Fingers - 3607
Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine - 3818
It's True That We Love One Another - ????
Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth - Finished 3rd
Teenage Riot - 2749
Silver Rocket - 1943
The Sprawl - 891
Eric's Trip - 3100
Total Trash - 4444
Hey Joni - 2754
Providence - 980
Candle - 177
Rain King - 3214
Kissability - 2400
The Wonder - 3726
Hyperstation - 2866
Eliminator Jr. - 3690
Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan - Did Not Finish
Like A Rolling Stone - ????
Tombstone Blues - 3882
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - 2302
From a Buick 6 - 1057
Ballad of a Thin Man - 1501
Queen Jane Approximately - 228
Highway 61 Revisited - 2221
Just Like Tom Thumb Blues - 3459
Desolation Row - 3884
The Reminder - Feist - Did Not Finish
So Sorry - 2328
I Feel It All - 3142
My Moon My Man - 1998
The Park - 109
The Water - 2409
Sea Lion Woman - 2985
Past in Present - 3809
Limit to Your Love - 4200
1234 - 1874
Brandy Alexander - 2700
Intuition - 2978
Honey Honey - 1285
How My Heart Behaves - ????
Ys - Joanna Newsom - Did Not Finish
Emily - 2651
Monkey & Bear - 1144
Sawdust & Diamonds - 386
Only Skin - ????
Cosmia - 3177
IV - Led Zeppelin - Finished 1st
Black Dog - 430
Rock & Roll - 3211
The Battle of Evermore - 937
Stairway to Heaven - 583
Misty Mountain Hop - 652
Four Sticks - 1082
Going to California - 1878
When the Levee Breaks - 3637
Kid A - Radiohead - Did Not Finish
Everything in It's Right Place - 4423
Kid A - 1912
The National Anthem - 4268
How to Disappear Completely - 138
Treefingers - ????
Optimistic - 3245
In Limbo - 2176
Idioteque - 22
Morning Bell - 1219
Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2592
posted by Phinneas Q Jacksmith @ 9:16 a.m.
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