Prisoner of iPod Shuffle
Another quixotic task I've set for myself: listen to every one of the 5,274 tracks that I've loaded onto my iPod. In shuffle mode. Realize the enormity and absurdity of possessing that many songs. How long will it take me to listen to all of these songs I so obsessively loaded onto this fancy piece of white plastic? The one limit I set for myself is that I can only listen to the iPod within the course of my normal listening day. I started last week. I figure I'll finish some time around Christmas (I'm currently at song #361. "Partyline" by the Kinks).
I've been buying a lot of records and CD's lately. The other day, feeling nostalgic, I bought cheap vinyl (the price, not the vinyl) copies of The Who by Numbers and There Goes Rhymin' Simon. The Who by Numbers is a pretty good late Keith Moon era record. The opening track, "Slip Kid," is the best track, and By Numbers also features the catchy abomination "Squeeze Box." Beyond that, it's a mixed bag of tracks about Pete drinking too much and being exhausted by fame. The Baby Boomer Turns Thirty. Worth checking out.
I grew up with There Goes Rhymin' Simon but haven't listened to it for years. Listening to it again, and studying the liner notes, I wonder if it didn't initiate my fascination with gospel quartet music, New Orleans R&B and Southern Soul. Sounds silly, right? But check out There Goes Rhymin'...It's Paulie's black southern music record. Most of it was made at Mussel Shoals Alabama with the backing of The Dixie Flyers. The Dixie Hummingbirds and Rev. Claude Jeter from the Swan Silvertones make appearances. Even though the subject matter is about Paul, not the south, I think it's a nice companion to Randy Newman's Good Ol' Boys (predates it by one year, actually). It's Paul Simon's Randy Newman record. Sorta.
I've been buying a lot of records and CD's lately. The other day, feeling nostalgic, I bought cheap vinyl (the price, not the vinyl) copies of The Who by Numbers and There Goes Rhymin' Simon. The Who by Numbers is a pretty good late Keith Moon era record. The opening track, "Slip Kid," is the best track, and By Numbers also features the catchy abomination "Squeeze Box." Beyond that, it's a mixed bag of tracks about Pete drinking too much and being exhausted by fame. The Baby Boomer Turns Thirty. Worth checking out.
I grew up with There Goes Rhymin' Simon but haven't listened to it for years. Listening to it again, and studying the liner notes, I wonder if it didn't initiate my fascination with gospel quartet music, New Orleans R&B and Southern Soul. Sounds silly, right? But check out There Goes Rhymin'...It's Paulie's black southern music record. Most of it was made at Mussel Shoals Alabama with the backing of The Dixie Flyers. The Dixie Hummingbirds and Rev. Claude Jeter from the Swan Silvertones make appearances. Even though the subject matter is about Paul, not the south, I think it's a nice companion to Randy Newman's Good Ol' Boys (predates it by one year, actually). It's Paul Simon's Randy Newman record. Sorta.
posted by ken at 1:26 PM
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