A rather quick write-up, as I’ve been sick…
My iPod wants to play certain songs at the wrong times. Van Morrison’s ‘Into the Mystic’ in the middle of an intense workout at the gym, Metallica’s ‘Battery’ while I’m lying in bed, etc.
This was the prevailing pattern for most of the week, not that I didn’t enjoy most of the songs played on my iPod. It’s just that I didn’t hear the songs I liked at the right moments. Boz Scaggs’ brilliant live take on ‘Baby’s Calling Me Home’ from the closing concerts at the Fillmore West came into my ears while I was waiting for a spot on the ab machine at the gym. It’s a great song, but the slow blues burner certainly doesn’t pump me up for a workout.
Despite songs playing at inopportune times, the beginning of the week was front-loaded with some of my favorite recent acquisitions, including the Scaggs track, It’s a Beautiful Day’s ‘White Bird’ from the same Fillmore: The Last Days album and Fairport Convention’s ‘Tam Lin.’
On the bad side, the iPod continued its Styxfest, treating me to ‘Suite: Madame Blue’ as I drifted off to sleep late one night. The song’s overblown chorus of “Americas” jarred me awake as I half-dozed at 1 a.m. If there’s one good thing to come of this, it’s that the iPod will shuffle through my Styx Greatest Hits disc rather quickly.
Total songs listened to (out of 6327): 237 – 3.7%
The Good: Sandy Denny’s haunting voice on ‘Tam Lin,’ Yes’ ‘To Be Over’ and Pink Floyd’s ‘Free Four.’
The Bad: Too many Rick Wakeman and slow Traffic songs.
The Ugly: Styxfest continues
Top Five Songs of Week 2:
- ‘The Battle of Epping Forest’ – Genesis
- ‘Baby’s Calling Me Home’ – Boz Scaggs
- ‘Tam Lin’ – Fairport Convention
- ‘Space Captain’ – Joe Cocker
- ‘The Kinks’ – Animal Farm
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