beginning of the storm season, thinking about a good playlist

just off the top of my head:
Riders on the Storm - The Doors
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
Hurricane - Bob Dylan
Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Box of Rain - Grateful Dead
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen

other good ones?

Hello hello last.fm land. Here for you today I have created a playlist, dedicated to this winter's first rain that we are experiencing currently. Feel free to add suggestions/additions!!!

The Rain Song
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Box of Rain
Walk Out In The Rain
When the Levee Breaks
Early Mornin' Rain
Riders on the Storm
Storms
Shelter From the Storm
Louisiana Rain
All Along the Watchtower
Who'll Stop the Rain
Into the Mystic

Come on now people!

Name your top ten artists on Last.fm:
01. Jefferson Airplane
02. The Velvet Underground
03. The Beatles
04. Grateful Dead
05. Rilo Kiley
06. The Doors
07. Led Zeppelin
08. Radiohead
09. Bob Marley
10. The Postal Service


How many times have you listened to number one?
460

Is this your favorite band?
i believe so

What got you into number one?
my own damn self

Why the hell have you listened to that so much?
they are radtastic. stuplendid. fantabulous.

Favorite songs of number one:
High Flyin' Bird
The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil
Crown of Creation
Blues From an Airplane

Something you think you’d thoroughly enjoy doing with the band?
drugs.

Favorite memory of the artist?
shrooming and listening to Surrealistic Pillow on vinyl in my backyard on the fourth of july on the roof of my house while watching fireworks

How many times listened to number two?
240

What got you into them?
my ex boyfriend used to play heroin on my accoustic guitar to put me to sleep, only he didn't sing so at the time i didnt know what the song was about.

What makes you like them so much?
terriffic lyrics, terriffic music, theres hardly a band like them

Favorite songs:
Sweet Jane
Pale Blue Eyes

Favorite memory of artist?
i guess the whole bit about my ex... although it kinda makes me sad to think that he once actually cared like that haha

How many times have you listened to number three?
237

Would you pay thirty dollars to see them in concert?
um YES! the BEATLES. HELLO!

Who's your favourite member?
Paul

Any fave songs/memories?
who doesn't have good memories associated with The Beatles?? By the time I was 12 I practically knew every lyric to every song!

How many times have you listened to four?
135

Would you go fishing with him?
i would DEFINITELY go fishing with the Grateful Dead, ESPECIALLY jerry. do you know how much weed would be involved in that???

Any particular emotions run through you when you listen?
it helps me relax

What songs you like best?
Scarlet Begonias
Box of Rain
Friend of the Devil

How many times have you listened to five?
114

What’s so intriguing about them?
jenny lewis is amazing. the lyrics are AMAZING. rilo kiley is really my depressed music aka the music i listen to when im depressed. which i guess was 114 times since september...

Could you imagine them in a circus?
maybe if they were on a platform suspended from the ceiling while the acrobats did their acrobatics down below...

How many times for six?
81

How many 3’s in a <3333333 would you give them and why?
oh man. that might fill up this entire website. i mean, morrison's voice is just... so... ::Shudder::

How many times for 7?
80

I hear 7 is a magical number, is this band magical?
well lets see... led zeppelin... all those who think the band is magical raise their hands...

What are some of your favorite songs and what memories are attached to them?
memories are all confused. songs...
The Rain Song
Ramble On

How many times for eight?
80

How long have you liked this artist?
a couple of years

What are some songs you like/why?
OK computer is rad and so is the other one i forget the name of right now... good sleeping music.

Which member would you most enjoy a good square dance?
hmmm somehow i dont fancy myself square dancing...

Poor nine and ten, how many times you listened to them?
74 and 69

Why have them as number nine and ten, where is the loveeee?
i love them! but i listen to 1000000000s of bands so someones gotta be #9 and #10 out of 100000000000

How long have you liked them?
Bob Marley's been like a lifelong staple! The Postal Service... ever since their first album came out fo sho

Rules:
Pick your favourite song from each of your top 10 artists and put them in a playlist.
Listen through the playlist once a day.
When you feel you've got bored of a song, remove it from the list.
Rinse and repeat until only one song remains. This is the song that best stands the test of time.
Keep a record of how many days each song lasts for reference.
If after 100 days there is more than 1 song left, call it a draw! Any song that lasts that long deserves some recigniton!
Kudos to NGBahamut and CrackmanJesus.

My top ten artists at the time I'm writing this journal:
1 Iron Maiden
2 Led Zeppelin
3 Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
4 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5 The Allman Brothers Band
6 The Killers
7 Grateful Dead
8 Pink Floyd
9 AC/DC
10 The Beatles

Now choosing the playlist was pretty difficult for some bands (Led Zeppelin, The Beatles), others pretty easy (The Killers, Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers).

The playlist:
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Ten Years Gone
Anthem
All These Things That I've Done
Wish You Were Here
You Shook Me All Night Long

Days listened: 23

Eliminated:
Box of Rain- eliminated on day 3.
Blue Sky- eliminated on day 11.
I'm So Tired- eliminated on day 18.
Little Wing- eliminated on day 21.

To see what I'm doing, click here.

I'm DEFINITELY making progress now. I'm almost through the A's. ALMOST. As in, I should be done tomorrow...I hope. But anyway, I've deleted a good number of songs and albums that I just don't like or care about, and I've fixed tags for a lot, as well. I'm also getting to remember how much I like certain bands, albums, and songs, and it's just really nice to reminisce and whatnot. I feel good! Well, recap time.

Day Seven:
City Streets, Summer Heat
A Guided Tour of Chicago
Leaving Town
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
A Little Bit Special
2 songs from "A Magical Christmas of Magic"
A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar
High Anxiety
A Missing Chromosome
I wanna be your JLo (Sleater Kinney versus JLo)
"A Refreshing Glass Of Music For A Summer Afternoon" Compilation
Jamie
Language
A Rush of Blood to the Head
3 songs from "A Santa Clause...etc"
A Society of People Named Elihu
A shit ton of The String Quartet.

Highlights:
Gerbil
Frances the Mute
The City Lights
Warning Sign
A Rush of Blood to the Head
Connor, Welcome

Day Eight:
Even more of The String Quartet.
A To B Life
The Christmas Song
Friday on My Mind
Half of Absolution.
Absolution For Idiots And Addicts
Random acoustic Taking Back Sunday songs.
Coheed and Cambria acoustic demos.
Acoustic EP
Most of Acoustic In London (Blood Pact Exclusive)

Day Nine:
The rest of Acoustic In London (Blood Pact Exclusive)
Mayonaise (acoustic)
Tiny Dancer (Grohl On Kilbourn Show)
Women of the 90's (Acoustic)
Acrobatic Tenement
Needle in the Hay
A Long December (Live)
My Life in the Knife Trade
Air
Bohemian Polka
Album of the Year
Album Of The Year (Limited Edition Bonus Acoustic CD)
Alcoholocaust
Alexisonfire
Charlie Sheen vs. Henry Rollins
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio/One Man Army Split
Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split
All Ages
Half of All Ages.

Highlights:
At the Drive-In
The Good Life

Day Ten:
The rest of All Ages.
You're No Rock 'n Roll Fun
2 tracks from All Killer, No Filler.
The Way
Alphabet. Alphabets.
Sad Little Bug
Blue
You and Me
Hate Me
Slideshow
Ambulance LTD
Box of Rain
Pony's Last Trick
American Idiot
Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live In London!!!
Pyramid Song
Sinister Rouge
The War
Here I Am
Eagles Become Vultures
Thoughts Before Me
I Got Punched in the Nose for Sticking My Face in Other People's Business
Amputechture

Highlights:
Alchemist. Alchemists.
Alligator. Alligators.

Day Eleven:
An Invitation to an Accident
A Dear Friend
And The Glass-Handed Kites

Highlights:
Mew

Day Twelve:
And The Power Of Love
and the Wonderful Machine

Day Thirteen:
"Another Year On The Streets Vol. 3"
2 tracks from Answer That and Stay Fashionable
Anchor
Anthem
Smooth Criminal
Antics
Bridge and Tunnel
5 tracks from Apathy And Exhaustion
Aperitif for Destruction
Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)
Cartoon Heroes
2 tracks from Are a Drag
Paralyzed
Army
Art Is Hard
Bound to the Floor
1 track from As The Eternal Cowboy.

Highlights:
Meanwhile
Not Even Jail

Discovered Grateful Dead after watching an episode of Freaks and Geeks, where one of the characters get American Beauty. After listening to the tune on the show I just had to check it out, and it was magic. Box of Rain is perhaps the happiest song I've heard in ages.

:)