The iPod Meme

[ornoth]

Sort by song name:

First: “’Agitated’ - Hyperextended Mix” by Devo. The problem here is that I’ve got this song which starts with a single-quote, another one that starts with a double-quote, seven that begin with an open-paren, one that begins with a questionmark, one with an open-bracket, and one that’s just a random 5-digit number before you get to the first “real” song title, which is “13 Above the Night” by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.
Last: “Zoroaster 2000 (Reces)” by Laibach nudges out Cherry Poppin’ Daddies’ “Zoot Suit Riot” and several Zencast podcast dharma talks.

Sort by time:

Shortest Song: “Jive” by Cibo Matto and “Drunk Drivin’” by Sublime are tied at a big 18 seconds.
Longest Song: Well, there’s the 3-hour KPFA “Over the Edge” radio show that’s put on by the gents in Negativland. Then the next 23 are all dharma talks from either Zencast or Audio Dharma. The first actual song is a 22-minute version of Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn”.

Sort by artist:

First: The entire “Royal Astronomy” album by µ-Ziq.
Last: “TV Dinners”, “Sharp Dressed Man”, and “Gimme All Your Lovin’” from ZZ Top’s “Eliminator” album.

Sort by album:

First Album: Same story. the Dufay Collective’s “’a L’estampida’ Medieval Dance Music” wins because of a quote. The first “real” album would be (surprise) “13 Above the Night” by Thrill Kill Kult.
Last Album: Here’s where CPD make it onto the list with “Zoot Suit Riot”.

Top Five Most Played Songs:

1. Eek-a-Mouse’s “Bicycle”
2. Peter Tosh’s “Shame and Scandal in the Family”
3. Wall of Voodoo’s “Back in Flesh (live)”
4. ZZ Top’s “Sharp Dressed Man” (huh?)
5. 43-way tie, sorry…

First five songs that come up on Shuffle:

1. They Might Be Giants’ “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Clothes”
2. Cibo Matto’s “Beef Jerky”
3. Wall of Voodoo’s “Back in Flesh (live)” (surprise)
4. Burning Spear’s “Appointment with his Majesty”
5. Toots and the Maytals’ “Funky Kingston”

Comments

[jtroutman.livejournal.com]

Goodness, I had almost entirely forgotten about Wall of Voodoo. must go get some now.

[ornoth.livejournal.com]

The only one you're likely to find easily is the classic Call of the West, but there are 5 other discs I know of.

Happy Planet is the album I seem to be least fond of, because I can barely remember what's on it. It's post-Stan Ridgway.

I think Dark Continent is a pretty cool album, if you like quirky stuff, although the production values aren't that high. It's a keeper, IMO.

Seven Days in Sammystown is another Stanless album, but I think it's not bad. There's a couple quality tracks on it.

The Ugly Americans in Australia is a live album. I'm pretty certain it lacks Stan, too. It's okay.

The Index Masters is really cool because it's got their earliest stuff, much of it in two versions: studio and live. I think it's a pretty solid album.

And don't forget that Stan did a number of solo albums, both under his own name and as Drywall with Pietra. Personally, I think the only standouts there are the early ones: The Big Heat, Mosquitos, and Partyball. The first two are pretty Stanard fare (pun intended), but the last one's got some pretty out there stuff.

Of course, all this stuff is IMO, and YMMV.