Music plays a huge role in my life. If I'm on the computer, my headphones are on, typically with music coursing through the lines up to my ears. I keep the volume setting low—I'm not fully appreciating the music on a conscious level, but I am absorbing it. If a song comes on I don't... Continue Reading →
Over the years, some songs have stuck in my head and my heart for specific occurrences of musicality—aside from the lyrics—that effect me so viscerally, I typically find myself anticipating them from the second I start listening to the track. When the special moment comes while I'm listening, I'll often clap my hands over my... Continue Reading →
My music listening habits have changed over the past couple of years. For one, I dropped Amazon Music as a streaming service, because they kept taking away features I was using. So, goodbye! I tried Spotify for a while, but they didn't integrate well with Last.fm, never getting the album title correct, using the playlist... Continue Reading →
Numerous artists released tracks in 2019, as evidenced by my list of 100 favorite tracks for 2019 in an earlier post. Relatively few artists in that list, however, released EPs or full albums, settling for releasing one or more singles instead. In creating my list of top albums for 2019, I'm considering compilations of five... Continue Reading →
I went on such a musical journey of discovery in 2019, and found so many artists I hadn't listened to before. As the year progressed, I captured all my favorite new songs in a playlist, and by the end of the year, I had over 160 songs in the playlist. Below are 100 of those... Continue Reading →
The last of the 2010s flees from our grasp. The decade brought us plenty of great music. Below are my top sentimental favorites from the decade. Favorite Songs of the Decade I'm not basing this list on number of plays tracked on last.fm as I've historically done for other favorite music lists. The following are... Continue Reading →
I started using Last.fm in January 2007 to "scrobble" my music plays, that is, keep track of the number of times I play each track, each album, and each artist. Since then, my total scrobbles have just exceeded 300,000. I've listened to 40,256 total unique tracks during that time; 16,671 unique albums; and 6,438 unique... Continue Reading →
Another year has ended, and that always prompts me to review my musical preferences for the past 12 months. Ever since I was a teenager in the 70s listening to Casey Kasem, I've loved making my own lists of top songs. When last.fm came along over a decade ago, I signed up as soon as... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year again, when people like me tell the world who their favorites were for the year, whether it be books, movies, music, or whatever. I've been making lists like this for my musical favorites since I was a teenager, and I'm not stopping now. As a kid, I couldn't share my... Continue Reading →
Edited on 01/11/2017 to correct an oversight in the Honorable Mentions list. Every year I get a kick out of listing my musical top-plays and favorites for the year gone by, so I'm at it again. People who know my musical tastes from postings here and elsewhere know that female vocalists are my thing, and... Continue Reading →
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