[Dave C]

Have you ever tried playing your mp3 player on the totally random setting (no exclusions) and just seeing what comes out? Tried this for the first time tonight and decided to rate each of the first 10 songs to see if my ipod is full of crap or good stuff. I know this is a bit arbitrary, but a score of 7+ counts as a good song.
Artist - song (from album) - score out of 10.
This is what I got: -
(1) Genesis - Dusk (from Trespass) - 6
(2) Blur - Top Man (from The Great Escape) - 7.5
(3) Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman (from Blonde on Blonde) - 9.5
(4) The Kinks - Mr. Churchill Says (from Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)) - 8
(5) Pink Floyd - A Great Day For Freedom (from The Division Bell) - 4
(6) The Olivia Tremor Control - The Opera House (from Music From The Unrealized Film Script) - 7
(7) Fairport Convention - Tam Lin (from Sense Of Occasion) - 8
(8) The Great Meat Pie - Early Learning Centre (from Childrens Top 100) - 2
(9) Van Morrison - Warm Love (from Best Of Van Morrison) - 10
(10) The Reindeer Section - Grand Parade (from Son Of Evil Reindeer) - 8.5
Percentage of good stuff - 70%
So unless a maths teacher or someone is going to tell me different, this mean my music collection is 30% crap .
Anyone else want to give it a try? (no cheating)
Cheers,
Dave C

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Dave C

Have you ever tried playing your mp3 player on the totally random setting (no exclusions) and just seeing what comes out? Tried this for the first time tonight and decided to rate each of the first 10 songs to see if my ipod is full of crap or good stuff. I know this is a bit arbitrary, but a score of 7+ counts as a good song.
Artist - song (from album) - score out of 10.
This is what I got: -
(1) Genesis - Dusk (from Trespass) - 6
(2) Blur - Top Man (from The Great Escape) - 7.5
(3) Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman (from Blonde on Blonde) - 9.5
(4) The Kinks - Mr. Churchill Says (from Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)) - 8
(5) Pink Floyd - A Great Day For Freedom (from The Division Bell) - 4
(6) The Olivia Tremor Control - The Opera House (from Music From The Unrealized Film Script) - 7
(7) Fairport Convention - Tam Lin (from Sense Of Occasion) - 8
(8) The Great Meat Pie - Early Learning Centre (from Childrens Top 100) - 2
(9) Van Morrison - Warm Love (from Best Of Van Morrison) - 10
(10) The Reindeer Section - Grand Parade (from Son Of Evil Reindeer) - 8.5
Percentage of good stuff - 70%
So unless a maths teacher or someone is going to tell me different, this mean my music collection is 30% crap .
Anyone else want to give it a try? (no cheating)
Cheers,
Dave C

I like your random selection. "Just like a woman" is one of my all-time favourites.

As for my own, I could have sworn My music was 100% "GOOD".... But then Frunze tainted it with French Rap. Now I am starting to have doubts

[vikulenka]

Anyway - here's my random sample. Just song and artist names. Not gonna rate them here...


Prince - Fury
Les Miserables Original Broadway Cast - "On My Own"
White Stripes - "It's true That we love one another"
The Kooks - Jackie Big Tits
The Supremes - Baby Love
Metallica - No Leaf Clover
Mica Paris - Baby Angel
Old and in the Way - Midnight Moonlight
Etta James - Sunday Kind of Love
Duran Duran - White Lines


I'm a totally mutt as far as my music tastes go - as easily witnessed by the above. I listen to anything and everything, except country.

[viracocha]

Here are the 10 songs getting the most play on my Vibez right now:

Big & Rich - Lost In This Moment
Kenny Chesney - Never Wanted Nothing More
Keith Urban - I Told You So
George Strait - Wrapped
Taylor Swift - Teardrops On My Guitar
Jake Owen - Startin' With Me
Montgomery Gentry - Lucky Man
Rodney Atkins - These Are My People
Jason Aldean - Johnny Cash
Bucky Covington - A Different World

They are all on Sparks by the way...

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by viracocha

Here are the 10 songs getting the most play on my Vibez right now:

Big & Rich - Lost In This Moment
Kenny Chesney - Never Wanted Nothing More
Keith Urban - I Told You So
George Strait - Wrapped
Taylor Swift - Teardrops On My Guitar
Jake Owen - Startin' With Me
Montgomery Gentry - Lucky Man
Rodney Atkins - These Are My People
Jason Aldean - Johnny Cash
Bucky Covington - A Different World

They are all on Sparks by the way...

All country!!! eeeeeeeeeeeek

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by viracocha

Here are the 10 songs getting the most play on my Vibez right now:

Big & Rich - Lost In This Moment
Kenny Chesney - Never Wanted Nothing More
Keith Urban - I Told You So
George Strait - Wrapped
Taylor Swift - Teardrops On My Guitar
Jake Owen - Startin' With Me
Montgomery Gentry - Lucky Man
Rodney Atkins - These Are My People
Jason Aldean - Johnny Cash
Bucky Covington - A Different World

They are all on Sparks by the way...

I can't get enough of Bucky myself....

Nightfly

[viracocha]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

All country!!! eeeeeeeeeeeek

Just kidding - it's the latest country top ten from Billboard

Couldn't resist

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by viracocha

Just kidding - it's the latest country top ten from Billboard

I figured it was something along those lines, my dreamy friend!

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by Dave C

Have you ever tried playing your mp3 player on the totally random setting (no exclusions) and just seeing what comes out? Tried this for the first time tonight and decided to rate each of the first 10 songs to see if my ipod is full of crap or good stuff. I know this is a bit arbitrary, but a score of 7+ counts as a good song.
Artist - song (from album) - score out of 10.
This is what I got: -
(1) Genesis - Dusk (from Trespass) - 6
(2) Blur - Top Man (from The Great Escape) - 7.5
(3) Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman (from Blonde on Blonde) - 9.5
(4) The Kinks - Mr. Churchill Says (from Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)) - 8
(5) Pink Floyd - A Great Day For Freedom (from The Division Bell) - 4
(6) The Olivia Tremor Control - The Opera House (from Music From The Unrealized Film Script) - 7
(7) Fairport Convention - Tam Lin (from Sense Of Occasion) - 8
(8) The Great Meat Pie - Early Learning Centre (from Childrens Top 100) - 2
(9) Van Morrison - Warm Love (from Best Of Van Morrison) - 10
(10) The Reindeer Section - Grand Parade (from Son Of Evil Reindeer) - 8.5
Percentage of good stuff - 70%
So unless a maths teacher or someone is going to tell me different, this mean my music collection is 30% crap .
Anyone else want to give it a try? (no cheating)
Cheers,
Dave C

How did you come up for the rating system for these fine songs ?

Nightfly

[vikulenka]

Nightfly,

I figured as a Greatful Dead fan, you might comment on my "Old and in the Way" track.