NanomancjaToday I celebrate 2 years with Last.fm!!
So I decided to write a kind of recap of two first years... no, not for you guys, just for myself to keep track of my evolving music taste:) If I do it every year from now on, in ten years I will obtain really nice history of my listetning habits:)
So let it begin!!
48300 plays
908 unique artists (ok, and some rubbish with misspelled tags;)
23 loved tracks - ok, some are the result of short love, some are favourites forever
79 friends - oh yeah, without a comminity it wouldn't be that funny to lose time on last.fm pages:) and I wonder how many friends I would have if it were nor for my Jedi avatar, huh??:)
top 8 bands =27167 plays in total, which is 56.25% of my whole playlist
top 26 tracks = 5588 plays in total, which is 11.57% of my whole playlist
top 15 albums = 11125 plays in total, which is 23.03% of my whole playlist
As for the top bands- nothing shocking, The Cure and Nine Inch Nails at the top, but last year it was NIN that was the leader. Well, 2008 gave us Ghosts I-IV and The Slip which obviously contributed a lot in total number of plays, but favourite and most played album is The Fragile (Left) with 1377 plays.
And not to forget about my discoveries- many thanks to Last.fm recommendations or similar artists tool.
Although I used to be really into grunge, Blind Melon I could only associate with the fat little bee-girl. Now I discover their whole discography and I am truly addicted to
Deserted
Other artist I didn't have that much in my playlist before Last.fm era:
Jeff Buckley, David Bowie, Tori Amos, Gary Numan, Joy Division, PJ Harvey, Skinny Puppy and well, many many more:)
And a few word about Archive- like many bands, I knew their name, only knew that such band exists and didn't care about it that much. But it was in a queue before The Cure gig in Katowice, February 2008 - I had a nice chat about music with a Polish guy who lives in France. He strongly recommended Archive- English band more popular in France and Poland than in their native UK. It took me a few days to appreciate this band, and till now I am sure it is one of the most important 'new bands' ;)
and the tracks...
Well, my favourite ever is still Cure's Disintegration. But besides, songs that were somehow important for me or just won the title 'the song of the day/week/month' would be the following:
Leaving Hope
Mina Loy (M.O.H.)
Kayleigh
Push
The Eraser
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Nightmares By The Sea
Golden Brown
Discipline (I Won't Stop)
Rough Boy
A Sorta Fairytale
Just a few, this list should be much longer to be honest
In general, I listen to more electronic music than I used to. I discover that there is still some 'new' music worth listening;) I love old bands, old albums but happily welcome any new gem, electronic or not;) Recently I enjoy some classic 80's compilations and Paul Anka's amazing 'rock' album Rock Swings
Ok, that's it. Obviously to sum up 2 years of discovering music I would write a book. I am sure I forgot about many artists, songs, albums that were important to me but right now they simply didn't appear in my head. Maybe next year;)
So I decided to write a kind of recap of two first years... no, not for you guys, just for myself to keep track of my evolving music taste:) If I do it every year from now on, in ten years I will obtain really nice history of my listetning habits:)
So let it begin!!
48300 plays
908 unique artists (ok, and some rubbish with misspelled tags;)
23 loved tracks - ok, some are the result of short love, some are favourites forever
79 friends - oh yeah, without a comminity it wouldn't be that funny to lose time on last.fm pages:) and I wonder how many friends I would have if it were nor for my Jedi avatar, huh??:)
top 8 bands =27167 plays in total, which is 56.25% of my whole playlist
top 26 tracks = 5588 plays in total, which is 11.57% of my whole playlist
top 15 albums = 11125 plays in total, which is 23.03% of my whole playlist
As for the top bands- nothing shocking, The Cure and Nine Inch Nails at the top, but last year it was NIN that was the leader. Well, 2008 gave us Ghosts I-IV and The Slip which obviously contributed a lot in total number of plays, but favourite and most played album is The Fragile (Left) with 1377 plays.
And not to forget about my discoveries- many thanks to Last.fm recommendations or similar artists tool.
Although I used to be really into grunge, Blind Melon I could only associate with the fat little bee-girl. Now I discover their whole discography and I am truly addicted to
DesertedOther artist I didn't have that much in my playlist before Last.fm era:
Jeff Buckley, David Bowie, Tori Amos, Gary Numan, Joy Division, PJ Harvey, Skinny Puppy and well, many many more:)
And a few word about Archive- like many bands, I knew their name, only knew that such band exists and didn't care about it that much. But it was in a queue before The Cure gig in Katowice, February 2008 - I had a nice chat about music with a Polish guy who lives in France. He strongly recommended Archive- English band more popular in France and Poland than in their native UK. It took me a few days to appreciate this band, and till now I am sure it is one of the most important 'new bands' ;)
and the tracks...
Well, my favourite ever is still Cure's Disintegration. But besides, songs that were somehow important for me or just won the title 'the song of the day/week/month' would be the following:
Leaving HopeMina Loy (M.O.H.)
Kayleigh
Push
The Eraser
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Nightmares By The SeaGolden BrownDiscipline (I Won't Stop)Rough BoyA Sorta FairytaleJust a few, this list should be much longer to be honest
In general, I listen to more electronic music than I used to. I discover that there is still some 'new' music worth listening;) I love old bands, old albums but happily welcome any new gem, electronic or not;) Recently I enjoy some classic 80's compilations and Paul Anka's amazing 'rock' album Rock Swings
Ok, that's it. Obviously to sum up 2 years of discovering music I would write a book. I am sure I forgot about many artists, songs, albums that were important to me but right now they simply didn't appear in my head. Maybe next year;)
