taking stock

when someone’s bored on new year’s eve afternoon, they sit down in an empty apartment with some wine and their ibook and they go through the music they’ve bothered to put on so far. so far, not much...but someone could also choose to watch charlie rose [and marvel as always that he sat on a murder trial jury with the director of that show, and is friends with the audio guy] and see that the rolling stone big wigs have once again decided to do an issue on the 500 greatest songs in rock & roll. not being a subscriber to RS and not usually liking what other people like, i decided to go through itunes and try to pick a best of selection - maybe 12 songs or so.

shit, that’s hard. i failed. i started with yo la tengo going backwards and though i tried to restain myself, i quickly had half a cd. so i said fuck it, and “what matters most” playlist ended up with 200 songs. that seemed a good place to stop and export it. i’m posting it here mostly so i have it if my computer ever crashes, partly to see if blogger will let me put on something this long, and just a little bit because one of you might scroll through [this, by the way, is the half-assed, version of mr. steve’s posting of his 40 gig ipod library. but steve takes his music - thank god for anyone who likes his band - just a little more seriously than i have so far.

initial observations are that when i start listening to someone, i should not necessarily put their whole record on here [kathleen edwards is hot and has a gorgeous lucinda williams-ish voice, but i don’t imagine i’ll love all her stuff long term]. also, challenger sucks. furthermore, people are allowed to like low and bad religion and devorak, so shut up.

anything is borrowable. just ask. my taste is more or less refined.



B a d R e l i g i o n A m e r i c a n J e s u s
B a d R e l i g i o n M a n W i t h A M i s s i o n
B a d R e l i g i o n S k y s c r a p e r
B a d R e l i g i o n S t r a n g e r T h a n F i c t i o n
B a d R e l i g i o n H o o r a y F o r M e . . .
B a d R e l i g i o n 2 1 s t C e n t u r y ( D i g i t a l B o y )
B e l l e & S e b a s t i a n I F o u g h t i n a W a r
B e l l e & S e b a s t i a n T h e M o d e l
B e l l e & S e b a s t i a n D o n ' t L e a v e t h e L i g h t o n B a b y
B e l l e & S e b a s t i a n T h e S t a r s O f T r a c k A n d F i e l d
B e l l e & S e b a s t i a n S e e i n g O t h e r P e o p l e
B e l l e & S e b a s t i a n G e t M e A w a y F r o m H e r e , I ' m D y i n g
B e l l e & S e b a s t i a n E l e c t r i c R e n a i s s a n c e
B e l l e & S e b a s t i a n I C o u l d B e D r e a m i n g
B e t h O r t o n C e n t r a l R e s e r v a t i o n ( O r i g i n a l V e r s i o n )
B e t h O r t o n C e n t r a l R e s e r v a t i o n ( B e n W a t t R e m i x )
B e t h O r t o n D o n ' t N e e d A R e a s o n
B o n n i e ' P r i n c e ' B i l l y T h e W a y
B r u c e S p r i n g s t e e n A t l a n t i c C i t y
B r u c e S p r i n g s t e e n D a n c i n g I n T h e D a r k
B r u c e S p r i n g s t e e n S t r e e t s O f P h i l a d e l p h i a
B r u c e S p r i n g s t e e n T h e G h o s t O f T o m J o a d
B r u c e S p r i n g s t e e n T h e R i s i n g
B r u c e S p r i n g s t e e n B o r n I n T h e U . S . A .
B r u c e S p r i n g s t e e n B r i l l i a n t D i s g u i s e
B u f f a l o T o m S o d a j e r k
B u f f a l o T o m M y R e s p o n s i b i l i t y
B u f f a l o T o m A n y t h i n g T h a t W a y
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l F u t u r e B o y
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l P h a n t o m O f T h e A m e r i c a n M o t h e r
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l M a S o l i t u d a
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l O u t r o
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l C r a n k
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l P a i n
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l T h e N u d e
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l U r s a M a j o r S p a c e S t a t i o n
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l F r i p p
C a t h e r i n e W h e e l S h o w M e M a r y
C h a l l e n g e r D e s t r o y e r
C h a l l e n g e r M a g n e t o p h o n e
C h a l l e n g e r M a g n e t o p h o n e - 9 . . 2 8 . 0 4
C h a l l e n g e r C o n s t e l l a t i o n - 0 9 . 0 2 . 0 4
C h a l l e n g e r s i g n a l v s . n o i s e - 9 . 2 1 . 0 4
C h a l l e n g e r D e s t r o y e r - 0 9 . 1 4 . 0 4
D a r W i l l i a m s I o w a ( T r a v e l i n g I I I )
D a r W i l l i a m s T h e O c e a n
D e a t h C a b F o r C u t i e L i g h t n e s s
D e a t h C a b F o r C u t i e T h e S o u n d O f S e t t l i n g
D e a t h C a b F o r C u t i e W e L o o k e d L i k e G i a n t s
D v o r a k - S m e t a n a T h e M o l d a u ( B e d r i c h S m e t a n a )
F i s c h e r s p o o n e r T h e 1 5 t h
F i s c h e r s p o o n e r E m e r g e
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 B l u e T h u n d e r
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 T e l l M e
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 S n o w s t o r m
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 S t r a n g e
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 C e r e m o n y
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 W a y U p H i g h
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 S o r r y
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 M e l t A w a y
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 D o n ' t L e t O u r Y o u t h G o T o W a s t e
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 T e m p e r a t u r e ' s R i s i n g
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 O b l i v i o u s
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 I n s t r u m e n t a l
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 T u g b o a t
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 M a r a c a s S o n g
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 S o n g I n 3
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 O b l i v i o u s
G a l a x i e 5 0 0 W a l k i n g S o n g
I n t e r p o l U n t i t l e d
I n t e r p o l O b s t a c l e 1
I n t e r p o l N Y C
I n t e r p o l T h e N e w
J e f f r e y L e w i s S e a t t l e
J e f f r e y L e w i s T h e C h e l s e a H o t e l O r a l S e x S o n g
J e f f r e y L e w i s S p r i n g t i m e
J e f f r e y L e w i s S p r i n g t i m e
J o a n n a N e w s o m S p r o u t a n d t h e B e a n
J o a n n a N e w s o m S a d i e
J o a n n a N e w s o m P e a c h , P l u m , P e a r
J o a n n a N e w s o m C l a m , C r a b , C o c k l e , C o w r i e
J o h n n y C a s h R i n g O f F i r e
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s 1 2 B e l l e v u e
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s S i x O ' C l o c k N e w s
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s O n e M o r e S o n g T h e R a d i o W o n ' t L i k e
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s S i x O ' C l o c k N e w s
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s O n e M o r e S o n g T h e R a d i o W o n ' t L i k e
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s H o c k e y S k a t e s
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s T h e L o n e W o l f
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s 1 2 B e l l e v u e
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s M e r c u r y
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s W e s t b y
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s M a r i a
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s N a t i o n a l S t e e l
K a t h l e e n E d w a r d s S w e e t L i t t l e D u c k
L i t t l e R e d R o c k e t L i g h t I s E v e r y w h e r e
L i t t l e R e d R o c k e t M a y b e
L i t t l e R e d R o c k e t N e w C o u n t r y
L i t t l e R e d R o c k e t B a c k T o W h e r e I S t a r t e d
L i z P h a i r S h a n e
L i z P h a i r N a s h v i l l e
L i z P h a i r M a y Q u e e n
L o w B r i g h t
L o w T o m o r r o w O n e
L o w V e n u s
L o w J o a n O f A r c
L o w L o n g L o n g L o n g
L o w J o a n O f A r c ( 2 0 B e l o w M i x )
L o w T h o s e G i r l s ( S o n g F o r N i c o )
L o w O v e r T h e O c e a n
L o w L u s t
L o w S t a r s G o n e O u t
L o w S u n f l o w e r
L o w D i n o s a u r A c t
L o w L i k e A F o r e s t
L o w C l o s e r
L o w I n M e t a l
L o w T h a t ' s H o w Y o u S i n g A m a z i n g G r a c e
L o w C a n a d a
L o w T h e L a m b
L o w I n T h e D r u g s
L o w L i t t l e A r g u m e n t W i t h M y s e l f
L u c i n d a W i l l i a m s R i g h t I n T i m e
L u c i n d a W i l l i a m s D r u n k e n A n g e l
M i k e N e s s D o n ' t T h i n k T w i c e
M o d e s t M o u s e F l o a t O n
N e u t r a l M i l k H o t e l A B a b y F o r P r e e > F e r r i s W h e e l O n F i r e
N e u t r a l M i l k H o t e l S o n g A g a i n s t S e x
N e u t r a l M i l k H o t e l N a o m i
N e u t r a l M i l k H o t e l T w o - H e a d e d B o y P a r t 2
N e u t r a l M i l k H o t e l H o l l a n d , 1 9 4 5
N e u t r a l M i l k H o t e l T w o - H e a d e d B o y
P e d r o T h e L i o n S e c r e t O f T h e E a s y Y o k e
P e d r o T h e L i o n B a d D i a r y D a y s
R . E . M . D r i v e r 8
R . E . M . S o . C e n t r a l R a i n
R . E . M . R a d i o F r e e E u r o p e ( O r i g i n a l H i b - T o n e S i n g l e )
R . E . M . I A m S u p e r m a n
R . E . M . T h e F l o w e r s O f G u a t e m a l a
R . E . M . C u y a h o g a
R . E . M . T h e s e D a y s
R . E . M . C o u n t r y F e e d b a c k
R . E . M . L o w
R . E . M . T e x a r k a n a
R a d i o h e a d B u l l e t P r o o f . . . I W i s h I W a s
R a d i o h e a d B l a c k S t a r
R a d i o h e a d F a k e P l a s t i c T r e e s
S i g u r R Û s V i  r a r v e l t i l l o f t · r · s a
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l B r i d g e O v e r T r o u b l e d W a t e r
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l T h e B o x e r
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l K a t h y ' s S o n g ( L i v e )
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l H o m e w a r d B o u n d
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l S p a r r o w ( L i v e )
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l S c a r b o r o u g h F a i r / C a n t i c l e
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l T h e S o u n d O f S i l e n c e
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l I A m A R o c k
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l A t T h e Z o o
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l T h e O n l y L i v i n g B o y I n N e w Y o r k
S i m o n & G a r f u n k e l F o r E m i l y , W h e n e v e r I M a y F i n d H e r ( L i v e )
S u z a n n e V e g a I n L i v e r p o o l
S u z a n n e V e g a A s G i r l s G o
S u z a n n e V e g a F a t M a n A n d D a n c i n g G i r l
T h e C o a s t a l D r a g I n L o v e W i t h P a l m T r e e s
T h e D a r k n e s s T r a c k 0 3
T h e D a r k n e s s T r a c k 0 4
T h e D a r k n e s s T r a c k 1 0
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s T w o - H e a d e d B o y
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s G a m e S h o w s T o u c h O u r L i v e s
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s N o C h i l d r e n
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s I n t e r n a t i o n a l S m a l l A r m s T r a f f i c B l u e s
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s H a v e T o E x p l o d e
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s O l d C o l l e g e T r y
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s A l p h a R a t s N e s t
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s J a i p u r
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s E l i j a h
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s O n i o n s
T h e M o u n t a i n G o a t s T h e r e W i l l B e N o D i v o r c e
T h e P a s t e l s T h e V i a d u c t ( O n T h e R i g h t B a n k e O f T h e R i v e r M i x )
T h e P o s t a l S e r v i c e T h i s P l a c e I s A P r i s o n
T h e P o s t a l S e r v i c e C l a r k G a b l e
T h e P o s t a l S e r v i c e N o t h i n g B e t t e r
T h e S h i n s G o n e F o r G o o d
T h e S h i n s P i n k B u l l e t s
T h e S h i n s N e w S l a n g
T h e S h i n s C a r i n g I s C r e e p y
T o m W a i t s W h o A r e Y o u
T o m W a i t s A L i t t l e R a i n
T o m W a i t s I D o n ' t W a n n a G r o w U p
T o m W a i t s M a r t h a
T o m W a i t s T a k e I t W i t h M e
Y o L a T e n g o O u r W a y T o F a l l
Y o L a T e n g o T r i e d S o H a r d
Y o L a T e n g o H e r e C o m e s M y B a b y
Y o L a T e n g o W h a t C o m e s N e x t
Y o L a T e n g o D a m a g e
Y o L a T e n g o R e t u r n T o H o t C h i c k e n
Y o L a T e n g o M o b y O c t o p a d
Y o L a T e n g o S h a d o w s
Y o L a T e n g o S t o c k h o l m S y n d r o m e
Y o L a T e n g o A u t u m n S w e a t e r