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This is the most recent list of my vinyl collection available online. I'll have to go around and edit every other place it's in, but hopefully someone will find enjoyment in and spark a little conversation about select pieces of the collection. Sorted by artist, alphabetical order.

# artist names: (2) [3 total]
5th Dimension - "Age of Aquarius"
10cc - "Live and Let Live" (2 records)

Artists beginning in A: (7) [9 total]

ABBA -"ABBA"
ABBA - "Arrival"
ABBA - "The Very Best Of Abba" (2 records)
ABBA - "Voulez-Vous"
AC/DC - "Back in Black"
AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band - "Willie Alexander And The Boom Boom Band"
The Association - "Greatest Hits"

Artists beginning in B: (13)

Bangles - "Different Light"
Beatles - "20 Greatest Hits"
Beatles - "Introducing: England's No. 1 Vocal Group"
Beatles - "Love songs"
Beatles - "Magical Mystery Tour"
Pat Benatar - "Crimes Of Passion"
Pat Benatar - "Get Nervous" [Unplayable]
Pat Benatar - "Live From Earth"
Pat Benatar - "Precious Time"
Blondie - "Parallel Lines"
David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
David Bowie - "Never Let Me Down"
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - "Dancing in the Street" (12" maxi single)

Artists beginning in C: (21) [25 total]

Captain & Tennille - "Greatest Hits"
Carpenters - "A Kind Of Hush"
Carpenters - "A Song For You"
Carpenters - "Carpenters"
Carpenters - "Close To You"
Carpenters - "Horizon"
Carpenters - "Now and Then"
Carpenters - "The Singles: 1969-1973" [2 copies]
The Cars - "Candy-O"
The Cars - "Heartbeat City"
The Cars - "Panorama"
The Cars - "Shake It Up"
The Cars - "The Cars"
Petula Clark - "Petula" [3 record collection]
The Clash - "Combat Rock"
The Clash - "London Calling"
Elvis Costello - "Armed Forces"
Elvis Costello - "Taking Liberties"
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Creedence Clearwater Revival"
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Live In Europe" [2 record set]
Culture Club - "Kissing to Be Clever"

Artists beginning in D: (8) [9 total]

Devo - "Freedom of Choice"
The Doors - "13"
The Doors - "An American Prayer"
The Doors - "Doors"
The Doors - "Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine" [2 record set]
Duran Duran - "Carnival"
Duran Duran - "Seven And The Ragged Tiger"
Bob Dylan - "Greatest Hits"

Artists beginning in E: (3)

Eagles - "Greatest Hits" [Unplayable]
Eagles - "Hotel California"
Dave Edmunds and Rockpile - "College Radio Presents" [promo press]

Artists beginning in F: (4) [5 total]

Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours"
Foreigner - "Agent Provocateur"
Peter Frampton - "Frampton Comes Alive" [2 record set]
Peter Frampton - "Where I Should Be"

Artists beginning in G: (2)

Genesis - "Abacab"
Go-Go's - "Beauty and the Beat"

Artists beginning in H: (6) [8 total]

Merle Haggard - "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive" [unplayable]
Herbie Hancock - "Rockit" [12-inch Single]
Herbie Hancock - "Rockit Megamix" [12-inch maxi] [2 copies]
Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Are You Experienced?"
Herman's Hermits - "Best Of"
Holly, Buddy - "A Rock N' Roll Collection" [2 record set]

Artists beginning in I: (1)

Billy Idol - "Vital Idol"

Artists beginning in J: (7) [9 total]

Janet Jackson - "Control"
Michael Jackson - "Thriller"
Tommy James and The Shondells - "Crimson and Clover"
Billy Joel - "Greatest Hits: Vol. I & II" [2 record set]
Billy Joel - "The Stranger" [2 Copies, 1 copy unplayable]
Elton John - "Greatest Hits" [Unplayable]
John Entwistle's Ox - "Mad Dog"

Artists beginning in K: (4)

KISS - "Rock And Roll Over"
The Knack - "But The Little Girls Understand"
The Knack - "Get The Knack"
The Knack - "Round Trip"

Artists beginning in L: (4)

John Lennon - "Imagine"
John Lennon - "Shaved Fish"
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - "Double Fantasy"
The Liverpools - "Beatlemania" (record status unknown)

Artists beginning in M: (3) [5 total]

Paul McCartney And Wings - "Wings Over America" [3 record set]
Barry Manilow- "Tryin' to Get the Feeling"
Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie" [12 inch single]

Artists beginning in N: (0)

(none)

Artists beginning in O: (2)

Ric Ocasek - "Beatitude"
Ric Ocasek - "This Side of Paradise"

Artists beginning in P: (5) [6 total]

Peter, Paul, and Mary - "A Song Will Rise"
Pink Floyd - "Dark Side of the Moon"
Pink Floyd - "The Wall" [2 record set]
Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"
Elvis Presley - "Elvis Now" [presumed unplayable]

Artists beginning in Q: (0)

(none)

Artists beginning in R: (4)

The Rolling Stones - "Some Girls"
Roxy Music - "Avalon"
Roxy Music - "For Your Pleasure"
Roxy Music - "Greatest Hits"

Artists beginning in S: (47) [49 total]

Leo Sayer - "Endless Flight"
Leo Sayer - "Living in a Fantasy"
Seals & Crofts - "Greatest Hits"
Sex Pistols - "Never mind the Bullocks ..."
Paul Simon - "There Goes Rhymin' Simon"
Simon and Garfunkel - "Greatest Hits"
Simon and Garfunkel - "Sounds Of Silence"
Nancy Sinatra - "Boots"
Rex Smith - "Sooner Or Later"
Sparks - "All You Ever Think About Is Sex" / "Dance Godammit" (12" single)
Sparks - "Angst In My Pants"
Sparks - "A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing"
Sparks - "Beat the Clock" (yellow 12" single)
Sparks - "Big Beat"
Sparks - "Hello Young Lovers" (pink vinyl)
Sparks - "Indiscreet"
Sparks - "In Outer Space"
Sparks - "Interior Design"
Sparks - "Introducing" (2 copies, 2nd copy on red vinyl)
Sparks - "I Predict" (12" single)
Sparks - "I Predict"/"Moustache" (12" single)
Sparks - "Just Got Back From Heaven" (12" Single)
Sparks - "Kimono My House"
Sparks - "Music That You Can Dance To"
Sparks - "Music That You Can Dance To" (12" Single)
Sparks - "No. 1 in Heaven" (2 copies)
Sparks -"Now That I Own the BBC" (12" Single)
Sparks - "One And A Half Nelson"
Sparks - "Pretending to Be Drunk" / "Kiss Me Quick" (12" single)
Sparks - "Propaganda"
Sparks - "Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat"
Sparks - "Sparks"
Sparks - "Terminal Jive"
Sparks - "Tryouts for the Human Race" (orange 12" single)
Sparks - "With All My Might"/"Progress"/"Sparks in the Dark" (12" maxi)
Sparks - "When Do I Get to Sing My Way" (12" DJ maxi)
Sparks - "(When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing" (12" DJ maxi)
Sparks - "Whomp That Sucker"
Squeeze - "Cool for Cats"
Squeeze - "Singles 45 & Under"
Squeeze - "UK Squeeze" (limited red vinyl)
Rod Stewart - "A Night on the Town"
Rod Stewart - "Blondes Have More Fun"
Donna Summer - "Love To Love You Baby"
Donna Summer - "On the Radio" (2 Records)
Sweet - "Desolation Boulevard"

Artists beginning in T: (4)

Talking Heads - "Speaking in Tongues"
The Tubes - "Trash - Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits"
The Turtles - "Battle Of The Bands"
Twisted Sister - "Stay Hungry"

Artists beginning in U: (0)

(none)

Artists beginning in V: (0)

(none)

Artists beginning in W: (1)

We Five - "You Were on My Mind"

Artists beginning in X: (0)

Artists beginning in Y: (1)

Young Lovers - "Feelings"

Motion picture soundtracks: (4) [7 total]

[Soundtrack] "Grease Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" [2 record set]
[Soundtrack] "Saturday Night Fever Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" [2 record set]
[Soundtrack] "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" [2 record set]
[Soundtrack] "The Big Chill Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"

Various artists: (10)

[Various] "Fonzie Favorites"
[Various] Irwin the Disco Duck - "In the Navy" [Unplayable]
[Various] K-Tel "Believe in Music)
[Various] K-Tel "Blast Off"
[Various] K-Tel "Hit After Hit"
[Various] K-Tel "Out of Sight"
[Various] "The Original" [60's]
[Various] Rock n' Roll Record from 60's [similar to listed above]
[Various] Holiday record (from my mother's childhood) Santa Claus is Coming to Town (c.1960s)
[Various] Springboard "Guitar Greats" [from the 70's]

Right now there are 182 10/12" records in my collection. 7" singles are soon to come.

Enjoy.

Banda favorita:
Ninguna en especial, lamayoria del tiempo oscilla entre The Beatles, the pillows y ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION


Cantante Favorito:
Frank Sinatra


Dj Favorito:
Tiësto


Tema Favorito:
Funny Bunny


Tema Gratuito Favorito:
Domenica

Álbum Favorito:
Discovery


Género Favorito:
Estoy entre j-pop, jazz y alternative



Video favorito:
PAPERMOON


Remix Favorito:
The Sky Was Pink (Holden remix)


Canal de música favorito:


Tribu Urbana: Otaku

Gusto Culpable
Tokio Hotel


Vistos en Vivo
Moenia, Nikki Clan, Natalia Lafourcade

Discos que compré
Alive 2007, Duets, Duets II, Placebo, Symphony, Deep Blue, The Look of Love, Coco, Memory Almost Full, Luciernagas, Mucho, Green River, The Album, New York City, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, Zooropa, The Seventies Collection, Motown - Hitsville, USA, Wanderlust, Lessons To Be Learned, This is Life, River: The Joni Letters, Master Of Reality

Los que vendí:
Hot Fuss Digipak, Black Market Music

Adicción temporal:
The Used


Reproductores de MP3: iPod 80 Gbytes 5.5g

Audifonos: Steren Headphones AUD-035 (Duración casí un año TT_TT)

Reproductor: iTunes


Biblioteca:
9890 Canciones (51.69 Gbytes)

Primer tema enviado:
Shooting Star


Artista 51:
Maná


Tema 51:
♥Lonely in Gorgeous♥


Artista con el nombre más corto en mi colección: BT, U2

...y el más largo:
La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata


Tema Con El Nombre Más Corto En Mí Colección: 2


...y el más largo: Symphonie No. 9 in d-moll, op. 125: I. Allego ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

Usuario Que Me Ha Dejado Más Notas:
SayLaLaLa (30 Notas)

....y el que me ha enviado más recomendaciones: TheWV (10 recomendaciones)


Avatares: 35 (todos de anime :D)


Calificación al sitio web: 9/10 extraño algunas cosas de la antigua versión...


Scrobblings: 39901 --> llegando a los 40,000 :D

eso es todo, bye.

Nirvana The Beatles Daft Punk the pillows Frank Sinatra Café Tacuba [unknown] Rhapsody of Fire Luis Miguel L'Arc~en~Ciel Molotov ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Belanova Panic at the Disco System of a Down Tommy february6 Slipknot Green Day The Used Radioactivo 98.5 Nat King Cole Guns N' Roses Misfits Placebo Pink Floyd The Offspring Perfume Michael Jackson Metallica Iron Maiden Moenia 安室奈美恵 blink-182 Nine Inch Nails Caifanes Madonna 玉置成実 Marilyn Manson Antonio Vivaldi 植松伸夫 DëthKløk Maroon 5 Mägo de Oz Avril Lavigne マキシマム ザ ホルモン Ludwig van Beethoven Tokio Hotel Coldplay The Strokes Mika Sugarcult Radiohead Sigur Rós Animal Collective The Killers The Mars Volta Belle and Sebastian Barry Manilow King Of Leon We Are Scientists Los Campesinos! folrence and the machine Thom Yorke Sugarcubes Britney Spears Björk Beth Gibbons Goldfrapp Portishead Porcupine Tree Opeth Niña Los Francy Free Zoé Los Dynamite Death Cab for Cutie Metallica Linkin Park Red Hot Chili Peppers Muse U2 Arctic Monkeys MGMT Oasis Foo Fighters Bod Dylan Bloc Party Lily Allen Moby Yeah Yeah Yeahs The Kooks Blur KOTOKO Snow Patrol The Veronicas Metro Station Massive Attack The Smiths The Cure Led Zeppelin Air Rise Against Arcade Fire Joy Division Feist Mission of Burma Vampire Weekend Röyksopp Crystal Castles Alice in Chains Behemoth Neil Young New Order TV on the Radio Bat for Lashes M83 Goo Goo Dolls The Fratellis Santogold Mogwai The Creatures The Horrors Adelle Duffy NOFX MxPx Panda Ladytron Franz Ferdinand Jarvis Cocker Wilco Manic Street Preachers Black Moth Super Rainbow The Pixies KISS

¿Estás cansado de ver el fondo de last.fm de color blanco?, Si te gustan los colores oscuros, tu podrás ver a last.fm en su máxima oscuridad.

Antes de hacer el cambio tienen que cumplir al menos 1 o 2 de los requisitos:
-Usar Firefox (u Opera)
-Tener instalado la extensión Stylish (o Greasemonkey)

Miren esto:


Si estás interesado puedes bajarlo aquí:

Si usas firefox con stilysh, aqui el tutorial de como instalar el tema:
y si usas Opera aquí.

Notas de lanzamiento: (July 18 2009)
basado en el tema de afz902k hice una ligeras modificaciones:
-Moví la barra de navegación a la parte superior utilizando las bases del tema de Dark grey olive expandido.
-La caja de "Acerca de" está más expandida para poner más código fácilmente.
-Y para los que les gusta robarse las imagenes de los albums aqui les muestro un código:
.jewelcase {
display:none !important;
}recuerden añadirlo al final de la hoja de estilo.

Errores:
-El pie de página no esta acorde con la página.

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Are you tired of seeing Last.fm in white?
If you like darker colours better, you could see last.fm in a darker colour theme!

Here's what it would look like:


So, if you're interested, you can download it here.

And here's how to use it in Firefox. If you use Opera here's a howto :]. Internet Explorer is not supported because it sucks!.

Release Notes (July 17 2009)
Based on afz902k's theme i make some modifications:
-Moved the navigation bar at the top of the item using the bases Dark gray olive spread.
-Box "About" is further expanded to put more code and manage easily.
-and for all peolple tha like hotlink the album covers, add this code:
.jewelcase {
display:none !important;
}remember adding this code at the final line of the CSS.

Bugs:
-The footer is not combined with the content page.

Nirvana The Beatles Daft Punk the pillows Frank Sinatra Café Tacuba [unknown] Rhapsody of Fire Luis Miguel L'Arc~en~Ciel Molotov ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Belanova Panic at the Disco System of a Down Tommy february6 Slipknot Green Day The Used Radioactivo 98.5 Nat King Cole Guns N' Roses Misfits Placebo Pink Floyd The Offspring Perfume Michael Jackson Metallica Iron Maiden Moenia 安室奈美恵 blink-182 Nine Inch Nails Caifanes Madonna 玉置成実 Marilyn Manson Antonio Vivaldi 植松伸夫 DëthKløk Maroon 5 Mägo de Oz Avril Lavigne マキシマム ザ ホルモン Ludwig van Beethoven Tokio Hotel Coldplay The Strokes Mika Sugarcult Radiohead Sigur Rós Animal Collective The Killers The Mars Volta Belle and Sebastian Barry Manilow King Of Leon We Are Scientists Los Campesinos! folrence and the machine Thom Yorke Sugarcubes Britney Spears Björk Beth Gibbons Goldfrapp Portishead Porcupine Tree Opeth Niña the francy free Zoé Los Dynamite Death Cab for Cutie Metallica Linkin Park Red Hot Chili Peppers Muse U2 Arctic Monkeys MGMT Oasis Foo Fighters Bod Dylan Bloc Party Lily Allen Moby Yeah Yeah Yeahs The Kooks Blur KOTOKO Snow Patrol The Veronicas Metro Station Massive Attack The Smiths The Cure Led Zeppelin Air Rise Against Arcade Fire Joy Division Feist Mission of Burma Vampire Weekend Röyksopp Crystal Castles Alice in Chains Behemoth Neil Young New Order TV on the Radio Bat for Lashes M83 Goo Goo Dolls The Fratellis Santogold Mogwai The Creatures The Horrors Adelle Duffy NOFX MxPx Panda Ladytron Franz Ferdinand Jarvis Crocker Wilco Manic Street Preachers black moth super The Pixies KISS

eso es todo, bye.

On the show...

*Interest facts about Bloc Party (dad scientist, 4 minute interview on time signatures)
*James Walsh from Starsailor on the phone, dream to be played on Radio Lancs
* Lewis and his political career - yep we can !!
* Lewis and his news - presidental melon, Boy George do you really want to hurt me, kate mose in dog years. Dave from Darwin not happy with Lewis's maths !!!!
*Soft toy emergency appeals
*Morriseys new song, coat in the washing machine or was it Lewis !!
* Barry Manilow new album !!!!!
*Quirky Quotes - Samuel Johns - women aren't bad, Alan Ginsburg, Churchill
* Music News


In Session

Crazy Daze - Dirty Dance Floor
Crazy Daze - Say Something I Want to hear


Charles Chill out (new Feature)

The Limes - Morning noon Night

This week’s playlist...

Franz Ferdinand - Ulyusses
Joy formidable - Austere
Crazy Dazes - Dance with Me
Crazy Daze - Dirty Dance Floor (live)
Whiskeycats - Make it Up
Twisted Wheel - Lucy The Castle
Crazy Daze - Say something I Want to hear (live)
Crazy Daze - What were you like
The Limes - Morning noon Night
Bloc Party - One Month Off
Cage the Elephant - Back against the Wall
The Underdogs - Stop to Think
Starsailor- Tell Me its not over
Raggamuffins - Hold Steady
Soft Toy Emergency - I Know you want it
In Case of Fire - The Cleansing
So Shush - Lucid Dreamer
Karima Francis - Chase The Morning Light
Lily Allen - The Fear

If YOU want to get involved just email us here at sean.mcginty@bbc.co.uk or myspace us! www.myspace.com/seanmcgintyintroducing

I just got home a few hours ago with a big cardboard box. Inside the box sat the Pioneer PL-990 turn table that my girlfriend bought for me for an anniversary gift. Easily one of the best presents I've ever received.



http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-PL-990-2-Speed-Automatic-Turntable/dp/B00009QORL

My house actually has a record player that the previous owner, Mr. Leiberwitz, had left. It's a little dusty, but still works. It's connected to a [really heavy!] tube amplifier, probably from the 50s, which then leads to crappy speakers which were, and still are, wired to the den (downstairs) and the living room (ground level). Pretty cool sound system, just poor quality with the speakers sometimes hissing. The only record Mr. Leiberwitz left behind was a Liberace Christmas album, so technically that is my first LP.



In high school I went through a Pink Floyd phase, and picked up a vinyl copy of The Wall, which I played a few times on Mr. Leiberwitz's record player. I also bought Led Zeppelin II for $3.

Five years go by, and I haven't touched my 2 records (3 if you count Liberace) and I thought about exploring the world of analog recording and vinyl records.

On a park bench on 73rd Street and Broadway, Upper West Side of Manhattan, I find a pile of LP's that someone was selling earlier, but abandoned. They were slightly damp and funky smelling, but I claimed them as mine (yes, even the Barry Manilow album).

After taking the record player out of the box, I was excited to use it. Didn't really know how to go about hooking it up, I vaguely knew that I needed some sort of amplifier and speakers. I managed to dig up an old stereo that my uncle used when he went to college (15 years ago). IT WORKS!

So now I'm enjoying my 8 LPs that I own, especially the Led Zeppelin & Floyd album, I'm hearing new things on The Wall that I've never heard before!

1. Liberace's Christmas album (free)
2. Pink Floyd's The Wall ($5)
3. Led Zeppelin II ($3)
4. Made In U.S.A. (really bad crazy disco album) (free)
5. Raisin (a musical based on the play, Raisin In The Sun) (free)
6. Loudon Wainwright III's Unrequited (free)
7. Barry Manilow's Barry (free)
8. Holly Near with Jeff Langley's You Can Know All I Am (free)

(More to come, hopefully better than Barry Manilow)

Pros of vinyl:
-Bass sounds so good!
-Better fidelity than MP3s
-Voices sound better on vinyl
-The ritualistic feeling of playing a vinyl record

Cons of vinyl:
-Popping and hissing on older albums, cause of dirt/grime
-New vinyl records use more packaging than CDs
-Harder to store and clean than CDs
-Flipping the album midway

I wrote "ritualistic feel" under Pros, and by that I mean actually setting up a record, taking it out of the sleeve, laying it down on the turn table, turning the player on, and setting the needle down. Flipping the album halfway may seem like a nuisance, but I think it's part of the wonderful ritual of playing a vinyl record...a whole different tactile experience (but some may argue that an iPod's "touch wheel" is a tactile experience). With vinyl records and turn tables, the listener is actually interacting with the music, in a way.

I might not be able to carry thousands of songs on my pocket, like most of my other friends do, but I absolutely love my record player!

...now if I could only get songs played on my record player to scrobble onto Last.fm...

Here's my list - 1980

1. Call Me - Blondie
2. Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
3. Magic - Olivia Newton-John
4. Rock With You - Michael Jackson
5. Do That To Me One More Time - Captain and Tennille
6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
7. Coming Up - Paul McCartney
8. Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
9. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel
10. The Rose - Bette Midler
11. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
12. Cars - Gary Numan
13. Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
14. Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl - Spinners
15. Lost In Love - Air Supply
16. Little Jeannie - Elton John
17. Ride Like The Wind - Cristopher Cross
18. Upside Down - Diana Ross
19. Please Don't Go - K.C. and the Sunshine Band
20. Babe - Styx
21. With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston and Syreeta
22. Shining Star - Manhattans
23. Still - Commodores
24. Yes, I'm Ready - Teri De Sario With K.C.
25. Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook
26. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree
27. Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
28. This Is It - Kenny Loggins
29. Cupid, I've Loved You For A Long Time - Spinners
30. Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
31. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes
32. Sailing - Christopher Cross
33. Longer - Dan Fogelberg
34. Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers
35. Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
36. Take Your Time - S.O.S. Band
37. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
38. Too Hot - Kool and the Gang
39. More Love - Kim Carnes
40. Pop Muzik - M
41. Brass In Pocket - Pretenders
42. Special Lady - Ray - Goodman and Brown
43. Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
44. The Second Time Around - Shalamar
45. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
46. Stomp - Brothers Johnson
47. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
48. Stomp - Brothers Johnson
49. Tired Of Toein' The Line - Rocky Burnette
50. Better Love Next Time - Dr. Hook
51. Him - Rupert Holmes
52. Against The Wind - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
53. On The Radio - Donna Summer
54. Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones
55. Rise - Herb Alpert
56. All Out Of Love - Air Supply
57. Cool Change - Little River Band
58. You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther
59. Desire - Andy Gibb
60. Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
61. Daydream Believer - Anne Murray
62. I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
63. Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
64. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
65. She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson
66. Fame - Irene Cara
67. Fire Lake - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
68. How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt
69. Into The Night - Benny Mardones
70. Let Me Love You Tonight - Pure Prairie League
71. Misunderstanding - Genesis
72. An American Dream - Dirt Band
73. One Fine Day - Carole King
74. Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
75. You May Be Right - Billy Joel
76. Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt
77. Should've Never Let You Go - Neil Sedaka and Dara Sedaka
78. Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore
79. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
80. I Pledge My Love - Peaches And Herb
81. The Long Run - Eagles
82. Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley
83. Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
84. Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick
85. Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt
86. Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp
87. Sara - Fleetwood Mac
88. Wait For Me - Daryl Hall and John Oates
89. Jo Jo - Boz Scaggs
90. September Morn - Neil Diamond
91. Give Me The Night - George Benson
92. Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray
93. You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
94. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
95. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
96. In America - Charlie Daniels Band
97. Breakdown Dead Ahead - Boz Scaggs
98. Ships - Barry Manilow
99. All Night Long - Joe Walsh
100. Refugee - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

If you reached the top of Mount Everest, you would scream:
Song: Road To Nowhere
Artist: the talking heads
Comment: i could see myself screaming that...

The next time you stand up in front of a group of people, you'll say:
Song: When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
Artist: Sam & Dave
Comment: "something is wrong with me". i must be about to fight for a friend!

Your favorite thing to say when drunk is:
Song: Children Of The Revolution
Artist: T.Rex
Comment: and start a party!

Your message to the world:
Song: Come And Get These Memories
Artist: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Comment: there are a lot of *memories* i wouldnt mind giving back...

When you think of your best friend you think:
Song: More Than This
Artist: Roxy Music
Comment: right now, this song is perfect for what was.

Your deepest secret:
Song: Summer Days
Artist: Phoenix
Comment: this isnt so much a secret. its my life right now. hello, i need a job.

Your innermost desire:
Song: Situation
Artist: Yazoo
Comment: move out - move out. yes. i would like that.

Your oldest memory makes you think:
Song: Certain Kind Of Lover
Artist: The Lovelites
Comment: im pretty sure this is inappropriate for a childhood memory.

Somewhere in your wedding vows, you'll include:
Song: I'm a Lady
Artist: Santogold
Comment: i suppose i would be a lady with her mind made up.

On your deathbed, you'll whisper:
Song: Adore
Artist: Lo-Fi-Fnk
Comment: to the few people who would actually attend me in my critical days. "i wanna thank you for the day, i had the best of times."

Your friends say behind your back:
Song: Things We Said Today
Artist: The Beatles
Comment: things are said one day. mean something different another. no deep in love though.

You say behind your friends' backs:
Song: Miss Miss
Artist: Figurine
Comment: "its all downhill from here, its time to move on" that whole growing up. getting left behind. friends changing. marriage. depressing.

Your opinion of MySpace:
Song: Let Me See You
Artist: Girl Talk
Comment: sometimes i like, sometimes i dont. either way, its addictive.

When you wake up in the morning, you mutter:
Song: The Soul Of My Suit
Artist: T.Rex
Comment: rock-n-roll, yeah.

If you found yourself lost on a desert island, you'd yell:
Song: dollar girl
Artist: Orchestral Manoevers In The Dark
Comment: i guess i get cheap on an island. anything to make a buck. now where i'll spend it is another story.

Right now, your feelings are:
Song: Oh My Lover
Artist: The Chiffons
Comment: nope, no feeling of love for anyone. not like this song is suggestion. nice song though.

What's your excuse for reposting this:
Song: take a course in happiness
Artist: Stevie Wonder
Comment: its always nice to take the time to enjoy music and its meanings to you.

Your life's soundtrack:
Song: lets make our love song
Artist: Figurine
Comment: if only life was a love song. its nice to dream though.

The day you fall in love will be the day that:
Song: Melt With You
Artist: Modern English
Comment: ooh, a perfect song to play with falling in love.

You scream during sex:
Song: American Bandstand Boogie
Artist: Barry Manilow
Comment: im having some poppy/dance sex!

Your farewell message to the readers of this:
Song: Leave Me Be
Artist: The Zombies
Comment: all i wanna do is be alone, ha

Interview with No More Kings

(Oct 28, 2008)


Q: Hey Pete/No More Kings, how have you been?
A: We've been well, thanks! We've had a bit of a break from touring. and we just finished recording our second album.

Q: For those who don't know No More Kings, can you give us a short introduction of the band and the music?
A: The elevator pitch, eh? i guess 'No More Kings' is a pop-funk-rock band, with songs about the Karate Kid, Smurfs, and zombies. sonically, we're somewhere between Maroon 5 and Jamiroquai.

Q: You released an impressive debut album in 2007, which has been received quite well. How would you describe the self-titled debut?
A: Thank you! The originally concept for the album was that it was a 'thank you letter' to the 80's, for raising me. I grew up, essentially, in front of a television. So I've had all these things rattling around in my head for years. And when it came time to write an album, it made sense to pay tribute to some of those movies and tv shows that influenced me growing up. There are a few, more introspective songs on the album too. but the whole project is pretty light-hearted and fun.

Q: Obviously a lot of inspiration for the album was drawn from modern pop culture and tv. Why the fascination with specifically this and what made you write songs and record an album about all this?
A: Oops. I think I accidentally answered this above. Sorry.

Q: A lot of time goes into creating and producing an album and there are many things going on in the process. What is the toughest and what is the most rewarding part of the whole process?
A: Wow, great question! Well, there were a lot of both really: tough parts and rewarding parts. I wrote all the songs with my writing partner Neil Robins, who I've been great friends with since high school. So we were very open with each other, and didn't really worry about pulling punches. Co-writing can be a delicate thing - collaboration of any kind, really - and so there's a lot of back-and-forth that happens. The challenge then becomes how do you make something that fits both people's sensibilities, while becoming something new entirely. 'No More Kings' has such a specific fingerprint that we had to constantly pull back and ask, 'is this the right feel?' But honestly, every new step was a giant reward. we worked with some fantastic musicians on this album, so it was really exciting to record with them, and see it all come together. And then when we took everything to be mixed, there was a whole new level of excitement. And of course getting the final packaging in my grubby little hands was the greatest feeling!

Q: You have to decide which songs will or will not make the album. How hard is it to make that final decision as to what songs make or don't make it?
A: I guess normally that would be a difficult process, since each song can feel very precious to you. I've heard artists talk about their songs like they were their children. Which means someone like Billy Joel has thousands of children. Weird. But for us, it was really just a matter of running out of time. There was only one song that didn't make the album, a song called 'Missy'. And the only reason was that we ran out of time to record the final vocal tracks. Of course, there were tons of song ideas that didn't make the cut, for other reasons. but those never got a chance to become full songs.

Q: Which of the songs on the album is the most interesting to perform live?
A: I really like performing 'Umbrella'. it sort of comes and goes like a rainstorm, you know, very simple and soft beginning, then it builds and finally trickles away with just piano. It's a lot of fun to get lost in.

Q: Currently, what are your plans and goals for the (near) future? And how do you plan on accomplishing those goals?
A: We have a lot of similar goals that we had with the first album, for our new album: make a video that we can be proud of, tour, etc. But this time around we want to really push the limits of what we can do online. We're looking into streaming live shows, making lots of fun short video content, animations, doing live video chats with fans. We obviously want to grow our fanbase, but more than that we want to really connect with the fans we already have.

Q: Who would you say are the main influences on your sound and songwriting?
A: I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Billy Joel, Boston; that kind of stuff. Neil and I both had a steady diet of 60s and 70s funk groove stuff like Sly & The Family Stone, Bill Withers, Al Green, Isley Brothers. I guess we just sort of tried to mash that stuff together.

Q: If you could play a show anywhere in the world, where would you want to play?
A: Definitely Tokyo. I lived in Japan for a while, and I was in a band there. We mostly played small venues. But when the 'No More Kings' project started back up, I instantly wanted to play big shows in Japan.

Q: And if you could also pick someone to play that gig with, who would it be?
A: Ahh! That's a tough one! Barry Manilow?

Q: What is the best thing and the worst thing about being a musician?
A: The best thing is all the free gummi bears in the green room. The worst thing is 10 hours in a sweaty van.

Q: Where can we find more information on No More Kings?
A: The best place is www.nomorekings.com , but myspace.com/nomorekings has some good stuff too.

Q: Okay a few random questions now.
Q: Who was the best songwriter in The Beatles?
A: Well George was the most consistent. All of his songs are awesome. But for me, Paul is best. I love his melodies and epic arrangements.

Q: Day or night?
A: Night

Q: Club venue or arena venue?
A: Yikes. Club I guess? But a cool club. Like a swank Austin Powers lounge type club. I don't think we're quite the arena rock band.

Q: CDs or digital music?
A: aren't CDs digital music? Is this a trick question? I'm curious what the next format will be. Music-fruit. You have to eat it to hear the songs. "Dude, you hear the new NMK album yet? It comes in banana and cantelope"

Q: Okay, final question. What are your thoughts on people downloading music, both legally & illegally?
A: My official thoughts are that people should pay for stuff they consume: movies, music, art, books. And I think most people want to. as long as there's a safe, convenient way to do it. I absolutely hate all the precautionary measures that companies take to keep their stuff from being stolen. I bought a cd the other day and it asked for a blood sample before it would play in my car. It's all becoming a little 1984 big brother. But obviously, as an artist, I want as many people as possible to see/hear my art. I just hope that enough people pay for it to make it possible to keep making more.

Thanks for the interview Pete/No More Kings, it was a pleasure talking to you!