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Albums

Further down, you'll find a table and two lists. The table shows my favourite Rock and Pop artists and groups (for a very wide definition of Rock and Pop).

The first list, a rather long one, shows all the non-classical albums on my big MP3 player, as of May 2008. Mostly it's Pop and Rock but there are also some oldies like Glenn Miller or the unforgettable Charles Trénet, with his goat, and some Jazz as well. So far, I have more or less converted my whole CD collection… but most of my 300+ LPs (yeah, those flat, black objects) are still awaiting conversion from analogue to MP3. This is, alas, a helluva long and tiresome process; consequently I have only gone through it for a select few.

The second, much smaller list is only concerned with classical music. Somehow, classical music is something I can not really appreciate when I am on the move. So I have not bothered to digitise many of my albums. (Not much of Mahler, almost no Bach or Tchaikovsky… sigh.)

But first, at a glance, the star-rated artists

The meaning of the stars (one to three) should be obvious. (If not, buy a Michelin guide and study it carefully.) For some artists the rating is a bit shaky: perhaps Al Stewart or William Sheller should have three stars. And maybe Shakira and Jane Birkin could do with two instead of a measly single star. It's all a bit floating and mood-dependent, but you'll get the idea.

* * * Alanis Morissette; Billy Joel; Counting Crows; Deep Purple; Keane; Led Zeppelin; Tori Amos; Travis
* * Al Stewart; Beautiful South; Cat Stevens; Chris Rea; Coldplay; David Gray; Eddi Reader; Electric Light Orchestra; Franz Ferdinand; Héroes del Silencio; Ian Gillan; Joe Dassin; Kate Bush; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Madonna; Manic Street Preachers; Midnight Oil; Nickelback; Paul Weller; Pearl Jam; Police; Queen; Radiohead; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Robert Plant; Roxy Music; Sheryl Crow; Simon & Garfunkel; Supertramp; Suzanne Vega; Talking Heads; Uriah Heep; William Sheller; Zuzana Navarová
* 10cc; Alain Souchon; Beatles; Blue Nile; Bob Seger; Bon Jovi; Carly Simon; Chumbawamba; Cranberries; Creedence Clearwater Revival; David Bowie; Dire Straits; Doves; Elton John; Eric Clapton; Foo Fighters; Franz Ferdinand; Extrabreit; Goldrush; Gomez; Heinz Rudolf Kunze; Housemartins; Idlewild; Iggy Pop; Interpol; Jacques Brel; James Blunt; Jane Birkin; Jethro Tull; Jimi Hendrix; Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes; Joan Osborne; Johnny Clegg & Savuka; Kaiser Chiefs; Katie Melua; Kinks; Lenny Kravitz; Mike & the Mechanics; Natalie Imbruglia; Nellie McKay; Nerina Pallot; Nirvana; Patricia Kaas; Rainbow; Rammstein; Ray Davies; Robert Palmer; Rolling Stones; Saga; Shakira; Sinéad O'Connor; Snow Patrol; Spin Doctors; Steeleye Span; Steve Earle; Sting; Stone Roses; T. Rex; Thin Lizzy; Tom McRae; Toto; Turin Brakes; Who; Yes

The Great List of MP3 Bliss

This list has 339 entries for as many artists or groups. Those cover 667 albums between them, totalling 8858 songs or three weeks, four days, 17 hours and 28 minutes of uninterrupted music. This means, among other things, that the average album has 13.3 tracks and that the average track lasts four minutes and 11 seconds. (Computers are amazing.)

Anything in this list that you find really strange (musically, I mean) must be Vero's stuff. (I wouldn't be seen dead with the Pet Shop Boys on my players:-), but she likes them. And that's not to talk about some really ghastly stuff, guys like Madness or The Bee Gees or… gasp… Boney M. 'nuff said.)

And then there are the Classics

Following is the list of classical music. This is rather short in comparison, not least because Bach (or Beethoven, for that matter) on a Turkish – or worse: Indian – bus doesn't just sound as good as, hm… let's say, The Police. Or even the Pet Shop Boys:-). And then there are so many Bach CDs on my shelves that the task of MP3ifying them all seems daunting. One of these days I'll do it… but not now.

$updated from: Albums.htxt Thu 15 May 2008 17:19:29 thomasl$