I did this several months ago… maybe even more than a year, so I thought it might be interesting to do it again. Now this only represents the music I listen too online, so it does not represent me as a whole, but a nice glimpse.

TOTAL SONGS: 5590
IT WOULD TAKE THIS LONG TO LISTEN: 14.7 days
HOW MUCH ROOM IT TAKES UP: 24.97 GB
HOW MANY GENRES: 69
HOW MANY ARTISTS: 1018
HOW MANY ALBUMS: 974

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Sort by song title.

First song: A.O.H. - Deitiphobia

Last song: 2000 Light-Years Of Darkness - The Ark

Sort by time.…

So, while I was going through my record collection today I realized that I have accumulated a very large amount of what would be considered cheesy, or throwaway, pop, especially of the 80s variety.

I normally pride myself on my knowledge and love of talented, genuine and unique artists - but there is a whole section of music in my collection devoted to the mainstream trash that was shoved down our throats in the mid to late 80s, and even up until the mid 90s.

I have everything, from 80s staples, The Bangles, A-ha and Amy Grant, to…

On the drive home tonight I started thinking about all of my musical tastes, from where it started to what it is now… I thought it might be interesting to break it down, to watch how I added music to my library over the years, and to also show how my music taste has expanded over the years.

So here it is, listed below are the influential bands per time period…some I stopped listening to after that period, others I still listen to, but by listing the main influences it might show you where I came from.

Early 90s:
DC…

So I found a journal entry on last.fm that inspired me to make a mixtape of my own and post it on here….

Some bands old, some bands new, some famous, some not….but all the tracks are brilliant.

listen and enjoy.

1. Her Space Holiday - A Match Made In Texas
A band I know little of nothing about, I do know it is a solo act though, and brilliant.

2. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Loop Duplicate My Heart
One of my new favorite bands, for fans of Jens Lekman.

3. The Fatales - Vanishing Act
I dont…

So, my iTunes is not really representative of me as a whole, because I have tons of CDs and vinyl that I NEVER listen to on my computer, but I absolutely adore….but this is a sampling of my tastes.

TOTAL SONGS: 4390
IT WOULD TAKE THIS LONG TO LISTEN: 11.6 days
HOW MUCH ROOM IT TAKES UP: 18.61 GB
HOW MANY GENRES: 92
HOW MANY ARTISTS: 1222
HOW MANY ALBUMS: 974

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Sort by song title.

First song: S.i.ck - Philip Broadway

Last song: Zwekke Toren - Seven Dynasties of Glass Children

Sort by time.

Shortest song: I'm Not Gay…

I have a problem.

I absolutely adore pop music.

No, not that top 40 bullshit that is mass produced and manufactured beyond belief. I like music that is beyond catchy and insanely good. The songs that get stuck in your head (and you like it)….I am talking about groups like the Talking Heads, or Jaurim, perhaps even Diamanda Galas and Soul-Junk would fall into the pop category in terms of sheer catchy-ness.

In any case, I am a fan. There is just something about it all.

So why is that a problem?

I think it is because I…

I find it sad, very sad.

I keep trying to make friends, and some people have absolutely amazing taste in music, they love all the right bands and labels, they know their musical history - all of this is amazing, but then I bring up some band that does not fit into that spectrum and the person I was impressed with rejects the band absolutely - just because it doesnt fit!

I am not a picky-music person, in fact I love all kinds of bad rock, cheesy pop and obscene rap - but it is the variety I love!

For…

1. List your top 10 artists and amount of listeners to each.

1. Jared Colinger = 4
2. Starflyer 59 = 5,210
3. MAP = 263
4. Blessid Union of Souls = 10,114
5. The World/Inferno Friendship Society = 3,044
5. Pacifico = 162
7. Trespassers William = 4,205
8. Led Zepplin = 221,671
9. Death Cab For Cutie = 214,314
10. Chumbawamba = 27,188

2. Add up the listeners:
= 486,175

3. Divide by 10:
= 48,617.5

4. The average listener on last.fm listens to:
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers = 293,005
2. Radiohead = 323,174
3. The Beatles…

Interesting idea, this here….but at the same time, not sure if it will really help me, especially because iTunes is such a small collection of my music, and not even my favorite artists (like Starflyer 59 orDavid Bowie) are properly represented here, because I own all their albums, I dont think about having them on my computer.

At the same time, I really enjoy my unreleased material from Dolour and Pacifico, especially because the Pacifico stuff wont be unreleased for long. hurray for record labels!

So yeah, my collections, my loves, my music. I might enjoy this.