The Straight-Through-In-Alpha-Order-Music-Listening Experiment Update, Volume 12
One year ago today I was sitting there at work in the afternoon, trying to decide what to listen to. I knew I wanted to listen to something, I just wasn’t sure what. I knew I wasn’t in the mood for any of the old standbys.
Do you ever get in a mood like that?
Anyway, right then and there I decided I would listen to my entire music collection in alphabetical order by artist name, based on the way iTunes orders it. And pretty much that’s what I’ve been doing ever since.
When I started out, some people mocked me and said I would never be able to finish. And here we are, one year later, and I’m still going strong, primarily on pure defiance. And look what it has become! Every month, you have these very intriguing posts to look forward to! And let’s not forget the highly lucrative and controversial facebook contest!
Anyway, here’s where we stand today:
- Current artist/album/song: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark/The Best of OMD/Forever Live And Die
- Songs listened to: 6329
- Total songs: 10324
- Percentage complete: 61.3%
- Estimated completion: June 2010
This was a good month for music, which included the previously mentioned definitive industrial band (Nine Inch Nails), definitive grunge band (Nirvana), definitive new wave band (New Order), definitive 60-year-old ladies band (Neil Diamond), and obscure hair metal (Mr. Big, MSG) all thrown in. I must admit, though, I think the best surprise was when the Oak Ridge Boys came up. My dad used to listen to those guys all the time when I was little. I’m no country fan, but those guys were pretty great songwriters.
Anyhow, despite all the excellent clues, hardly anybody won the contest. Are you guys even paying attention?
Tell you what, I’ll help you out: Coming up next is the section where I give out clues to the bands coming up soon.
So, if we hold pace here, we might make it clear through the Ps this month. That means Pearl Jam is on the way, and some Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. Nothing else coming up, however, can compare to Pink Floyd, a band I absolutely love. But before we get to the Ps, it seems like there might be some heavy metal in there. It just seems likely.
