Welcome to my new alphabetical playlist series which splits the year into 26 two-week chunks and fills each chunk with a 10-track playlist, week one by artist name and week two by track name.
Okay, I'm going back to 'A' to give my comments. I will first say that Aimee Mann is in my top 10 artists of all time, and her Bachelor No. 2 album is, IMO, her best. I love every song, and you picked a great one in "How Am I Different?" I've written about her before and I'll surely write about her again. I was just thinking about her actually, as I'm working on a Rush piece and her guest vocals on "Time Stand Still" are lovely.
In your 'A' playlist, I was unfamiliar with Air Lock (which I really love - has that trip-hop vibe that I can never get enough of). I also didn't know Autour de Lucie. Nice French pop, not sure what she's singing, but there's a wistful quality to the song. The 3rd one I didn't know was Ashley MacIsaac. Again, super dug this one too. The violin and groovy rhythms. It's a transportive song. I was closing my eyes, swaying my body to and fro.
Just to be clear, you are only picking songs from CDs that you own, yes? Any other parameters?
Great idea for a playlist project! Ambitious, but it looks like you set up some good parameters. I’ll probably be playing catch up but will try and give feedback when I get to checking them out.
I think it’s gonna be a lot of fun to put together each week, I’m certainly enjoying it so far. I look forward to hearing your thoughts wherever you get to them.
P.S. "Nutshell" is one of my all-time favorite songs. I fell in love with it as a little girl, thanks to my melomaniac Dad, and this love didn't go away, it only strengthened over the years.
Thanks for reading Steve, and for your comment. Aimee Man has been consistently good for so long, we’ve truly been spoiled.
If it’s easy for you to find I’d love to read what you’ve written about her before. And I’m intrigued that she had vocals on a Rush song, I’ll have to dig that out.
I’m happy to introduce you to some music you haven’t heard before. Of the three you mentioned, Airlock is my fave. That’s such a great album and so reflective of a fantastic time for music.
Yes, my parameters for Alphabet Soup are songs from CDs that were in my physical collection prior to digitizing and selling/donating. It provides a tight and tidy musical universe to choose from. And I have the list of all the artists/albums/tracks as all the MP3’s are on my Dropbox, which makes it a lot easier to compile the playlists than relying on my memory.
Okay, I'm going back to 'A' to give my comments. I will first say that Aimee Mann is in my top 10 artists of all time, and her Bachelor No. 2 album is, IMO, her best. I love every song, and you picked a great one in "How Am I Different?" I've written about her before and I'll surely write about her again. I was just thinking about her actually, as I'm working on a Rush piece and her guest vocals on "Time Stand Still" are lovely.
In your 'A' playlist, I was unfamiliar with Air Lock (which I really love - has that trip-hop vibe that I can never get enough of). I also didn't know Autour de Lucie. Nice French pop, not sure what she's singing, but there's a wistful quality to the song. The 3rd one I didn't know was Ashley MacIsaac. Again, super dug this one too. The violin and groovy rhythms. It's a transportive song. I was closing my eyes, swaying my body to and fro.
Just to be clear, you are only picking songs from CDs that you own, yes? Any other parameters?
Great idea for a playlist project! Ambitious, but it looks like you set up some good parameters. I’ll probably be playing catch up but will try and give feedback when I get to checking them out.
I think it’s gonna be a lot of fun to put together each week, I’m certainly enjoying it so far. I look forward to hearing your thoughts wherever you get to them.
Great selection 👏 I love this new format.
P.S. "Nutshell" is one of my all-time favorite songs. I fell in love with it as a little girl, thanks to my melomaniac Dad, and this love didn't go away, it only strengthened over the years.
Great idea!! Very creative. I love “All I Ever Wanted” by Lenny Kravitz (and most of his earlier work, actually).
And I miss the simplicity of those days too, in many ways!
Thanks for reading Steve, and for your comment. Aimee Man has been consistently good for so long, we’ve truly been spoiled.
If it’s easy for you to find I’d love to read what you’ve written about her before. And I’m intrigued that she had vocals on a Rush song, I’ll have to dig that out.
I’m happy to introduce you to some music you haven’t heard before. Of the three you mentioned, Airlock is my fave. That’s such a great album and so reflective of a fantastic time for music.
Yes, my parameters for Alphabet Soup are songs from CDs that were in my physical collection prior to digitizing and selling/donating. It provides a tight and tidy musical universe to choose from. And I have the list of all the artists/albums/tracks as all the MP3’s are on my Dropbox, which makes it a lot easier to compile the playlists than relying on my memory.