You, A Desert Island & Your iPod

[Cooter Brown]

I've tried to keep my list to close to 5000 pieces, just for managability, so every once in a while I'll purge lesser songs from a lesser album.

I used to do that but it got to be such a chore that I bought an iPod classic with the 120 GB hard drive so I can store everything...until I break 120 GB. Then I have no idea what to do!

[Marlow]

I used to do that but it got to be such a chore that I bought an iPod classic with the 120 GB hard drive so I can store everything...until I break 120 GB. Then I have no idea what to do!

Speaking of memory capacity (and trying to get this thread to the 1K mark), I saw my first Terabyte (TB) hard-drive for sale - only $99! How long before TBs become the standard for such things as iPods? And do we really need a TRILLION bytes of info for our everyday affairs?

[skyin' brian]

Speaking of memory capacity (and trying to get this thread to the 1K mark), I saw my first Terabyte (TB) hard-drive for sale - only $99! How long before TBs become the standard for such things as iPods? And do we really need a TRILLION bytes of info for our everyday affairs?

Nah, 640KB should be anough for anybody.

Note: Some quick internet research tells me that the above statement was never actually made by Bill Gates.

[gh]

I've tried to keep my list to close to 5000 pieces, just for managability, so every once in a while I'll purge lesser songs from a lesser album.

I used to do that but it got to be such a chore that I bought an iPod classic with the 120 GB hard drive so I can store everything...until I break 120 GB. Then I have no idea what to do!

I find it easier to keep the list pared down (and to do Smart Playlists) than to have to manipulate that many pieces of data.

[DrJay]

My children, ages 10 and 8, look to be wanting iPods from Santa this year. Boy, at that age, I was excited getting Hot Wheels and a good board game like Life.

[wineturtle]

My children, ages 10 and 8, look to be wanting iPods from Santa this year. Boy, at that age, I was excited getting Hot Wheels and a good board game like Life.

When I was eight if you wanted to use a computer your only choice was to rent some time on Princetons computer, handcranked Robert the Robot was the toy du jour and The Chordettes were singing ~Mr.Sandman~on a 45!

[gh]

Keeping lists pared down is a bitch if you have the Genius Bar working in iTunes (works for both Macs and PCs, as far as I know). That means that, if you let it, the iTunes store will run a scan on your entire music library (big brother is watching!) and any time you play a song, it checks your library against other songs availalbe in the genre/artist, and subtly suggests, "psst, sailor, only 99 cents!" And of course, as soon as you buy and download, that leads you to something else, and those little 99s (not even a buck!) turn into a dozen or so in a matter of minutes.

All those songs you forgot from yesteryear, there at your beck and call, without having to buy a whole album of crapola!

[gm]

My children, ages 10 and 8, look to be wanting iPods from Santa this year. Boy, at that age, I was excited getting Hot Wheels and a good board game like Life.

Give them the board game and Hot Wheels. Their ears will thank you later.

[Friar]

Top 5 transition instumentals (played to end the hour) of the 60's:
5. Lonely Bull - Alpert
4. Soulful Strut -?
3. Good Bad Ugly- H.Montenegro
2. In Crowd- Ramsey Lewis
1. Soul Coaxing - R.Lefevre

[wineturtle]

Top 5 transition instumentals (played to end the hour) of the 60's:

4. Soulful Strut -Young-Holt Unlimited-Eldee Young-bass, Ken Chaney-piano, Issac Holt-drums

[Marlow]

oh crap . . . Ringo Starr turns 70 this year. My how time flies when . . . you're getting really old.

[AS]

MY current top 10:

1 The Black Keys – “Rubber Factory”
2 The Beastie Boys – “Paul’s Boutique”
3 James Brown – “Star Time Disk Two”
4 Buffalo Tom – “Let Me Come Over”
5 De La Soul – “3 Feet High and Rising”
6 The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy – “Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury”
7 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – “Henry’s Dream”
8 Lily Allen – “Alright, still…”
9 Died Pretty – “Doughboy Hollow”
10 James Brown – “Star Time Disk Three”

But I'm still stuck in the letter D: http://onealbumaday.wordpress.com/all-t ... ar-ranked/

[tlb747]

Posted: 12 Jan 2006 16:19

I am finally on this thread, but I do not have an ipod. I think they cost too much money anyway. :lol: Have fun.

And after four years, I still do not have one.

[DrJay]

My children, ages 10 and 8, look to be wanting iPods from Santa this year. Boy, at that age, I was excited getting Hot Wheels and a good board game like Life.

Santa brought 'em!

[DrJay]

Netflix is amazing. I'm finding a lot of music documentaries. Some are not well made, with mostly boring commentary from boring music critics, but some are good. Check out "Classic Albums: Dark Side of the Moon". It's about the making of that album and is a nice mix of interviews, old photos, performance footage, and some MTV-like video scenes. The interviews are not just with boring critics, but there's tons with the band members as they are today (gray-haired), including scenes of the guys plinking and strumming away on their instruments (solo), plus Alan Parsons (who produced the album) playing around with the tracks on the mixing board. There look to be a number of other films in the "Classic Album" series, like "Bat Out of Hell", and, I believe, "Who's Next".

[DrJay]

I am the God of Hellfire, and I bring you...FIRE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8

[gh]

The Metallica video explaining One, with selected footage from Johnny Got His Gun is excellent watching.

[DrJay]

Next Netflix rec: "Emerson, Lake, and Palmer: Beyond the Beginning." Two discs. The first third is an odd assortment of mostly black and white film clips of their very early days, even a few pre-ELP (The Nice, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, King Crimson), studio tinkering with songs, roadies confiscating cameras at the door, even an interview with Robert Moog. Next third is concert footage from various shows (California Jam in 1974, Montreal, Live at the Royal Albert Hall in 2001, and others), the final third is some nice interviews with the three, their promoter, their manager. No droning on by any music critics. The concert footage is pretty good, full-length "Pirates", "Fanfare", a good bit of "Karn Evil 9" (including Carl's drum solo), "Lucky Man", "Take a Pebble", many others. Highly recommended if you like ELP.

[rasb]

Latest, and probably last,, Johnny Cash CD is either just released, or about to be. Sounds like a "must have" to me...

[DrJay]

iPod question....my iPod is synched with my music library on my home coputer, maybe 400 purchased songs and 2000 (yeah, I'm way behind some of you guys) from my CDs. I want to load all that music onto my computer at work. I authorized that work computer today and was able to "transfer purchases" (songs purchased from iTunes) from the iPod to the computer, but if there's a way to transfer the CD songs from the iPod to iTunes on the work computer, I can't figure it out. Can it be done?

[Davidokun]

How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer

[gh]

iPod question....my iPod is synched with my music library on my home coputer, maybe 400 purchased songs and 2000 (yeah, I'm way behind some of you guys) from my CDs. I want to load all that music onto my computer at work. I authorized that work computer today and was able to "transfer purchases" (songs purchased from iTunes) from the iPod to the computer, but if there's a way to transfer the CD songs from the iPod to iTunes on the work computer, I can't figure it out. Can it be done?

CD songs don't require any authorization; only ones you bought from iTunes. You can simply burn them onto DVD(s) and carry them over that way if nothing else.

[DrJay]

iPod question....my iPod is synched with my music library on my home coputer, maybe 400 purchased songs and 2000 (yeah, I'm way behind some of you guys) from my CDs. I want to load all that music onto my computer at work. I authorized that work computer today and was able to "transfer purchases" (songs purchased from iTunes) from the iPod to the computer, but if there's a way to transfer the CD songs from the iPod to iTunes on the work computer, I can't figure it out. Can it be done?

CD songs don't require any authorization; only ones you bought from iTunes. You can simply burn them onto DVD(s) and carry them over that way if nothing else.

Right, just thought using the iPod would be easier. Haven't plowed throught the instructions on the above link yet. Thanks, David.

[3]

Where sand and Ipods don't mix:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_ ... _beachgoer

[rasb]

definitely taking "recollection", 2 disc new release by k.d.lang. Includes some of her old stuff, and some of her new stuff, and everything inbetween, including a new version of Hallelujah, and her duets with Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, and others.

Also, just enjoyed a brilliant hour of musicianship and humanity, with Elvis Costello hosting Spectacle, with guests Sheryl Crow, Ron Sexsmith, Neko Case, and Jesse Winchester. Excellent !

[kuha]

On music in general, over the last couple years I've been going deep into the old Blue Note catalogue, particularly the 1955-65 period. Some wonderful things I hadn't know of before. My current favorite "find" is tenor sax guy Tina Brooks: his best two albums, "Back to the Tracks" and "True Blue" (both recorded in 1960), are really great.

[Marlow]

There's a poster here who kept squacking at me to listen to remastered Beatles songs on his sound system, so I went to his place last month and listened. He was right - it's all new again!
So now I'm in the midst of watching the 5-DVD "Beatles Anthology" documentary and it is absolutely fascinating!!! Anyone else ever seen it?

[cullman]

Does anyone have a link to Todd Duncan doing Unchained Melody either as a clip from Unchained or as a stand alone song?

Thanks

Anyone?

It finally showed up on YouKnowWhere: Todd Duncan - Unchained Melody

cman

[bhall]

On music in general, over the last couple years I've been going deep into the old Blue Note catalogue, particularly the 1955-65 period. Some wonderful things I hadn't know of before. My current favorite "find" is tenor sax guy Tina Brooks: his best two albums, "Back to the Tracks" and "True Blue" (both recorded in 1960), are really great.

I'm not a sax guy but listen to a lot of jazz. If you get the chance to go to a show at the Blue Note do it. It is quite the intimate venue. LA and I saw Hiromi Uehara and Sonic Bloom there last year. They are spectacular in general but were even more amazing sitting 12-15 feet way surrounded by people who know their music.

The album I've been wearing all the bits out of lately is "Highway Rider" by Brad Mehldau. Saxman Joshua Redman plays with Mehldau's trio for a decent chunk of the album. The album has been getting rave reviews across the board, as have the performances.

If jazz fans haven't listened to the Esbjörn Svensson Trio you're missing out. Esbjörn Svensson died a couple years ago but there are some excellent recordings of his work. "E.S.T. Live In Hamburg" is my favorite. Listen to the track "Dolores In A Shoestand" to see what they can do.

[wineturtle]

Does anyone have a link to Todd Duncan doing Unchained Melody either as a clip from Unchained or as a stand alone song?

Thanks

Anyone?

It finally showed up on YouKnowWhere: Todd Duncan - Unchained Melody

cman

Thank You

[DrJay]

The holiday season must be upon us....the crews in Woodland Park were putting up "Happy Holidays" banners and the fake garland on the lightpoles yesterday.

Got any favorite Xmas music? I just found "It Snows in Heaven Too" by Annie Haslam, the five-octave vocalist for Renaissance. Most beautiful voice in the world doing Christmas classics.

When I was growing up, one of my family's standbys was the original (1957) "Now is the Caroling Season" by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians. You can get it on CD and probably can download it.

http://www.amazon.com/Caroling-Season-F ... 916&sr=1-5

[gh]

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Got any favorite Xmas music? ...

I refuse to ansewr any such questions until December!

[Marlow]

....
Got any favorite Xmas music? ...

I refuse to ansewr any such questions until December!

I don't know what it is about that stupid "Little Drummer Boy" song, but it gets me every time!!

[tandfman]

New this year--a Christmas album by Susan Boyle. I'll bet it's good.

[bambam]

Got any favorite Xmas music?

In the early 1990s, every year in Vienna they had a concert called Christmas in Vienna, backed by the Vienna Philarmonic, which was always hosted by Placido Domingo, who would invite 2-3 other great singers, not necessarily classicists. One year he had Charles Asnavour and Sissel, one year he had Tony Bennett and Vanessa Williams. There were about 6-7 of these that were made into concerts and they were wonderful. I have about 4 of the old CDs and now are on my iPhone.