Posted by Jim at April 20th, 2005

Around a year ago now, a few of my friends did blog entries that involved listing the next 10 randomly chosen songs on your mp3 player/mp3 library. I didn’t have one at the time and thus didn’t participate.

At the moment, I do, and have been ripping albums to my pc regularly for a while now. Thus this list of the next 10 randomly chosen songs:

Led Zeppelin: “Going to California” from Led Zeppelin IV
I’m undoubtedly one of the millions that happen to have this album (it’s got “Stairway to Heaven” on it).

Fiona Apple: “Criminal” from Tidal
Fiona Apple is one of the many artists I like but haven’t bought anything they’ve done. This is free from Apple’s online music store.

Charles Earland: “Westbound #9″ from Living Black
Charles Earland was a great Jazz organist who was based in Chicago. I’ve seen him live. He was incredible and now unfortunately dead. He was also highly admired by Ray Manzerak of the Doors.

Benny Carter: “Back Bay Boogie” from Wicked Swing
Classic Jazz.

Gigli Pinza Caniglia Stignani: “Lacrymosa” from Verdi Requiem
My wife got this. She may have sung in a production of it.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: “Illegal Left” from Don’t Know How to Party
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones come out of the Ska revival of the 90’s. I like them.

Louis Armstrong: “Hello Dolly” from “The Essential Louis Armstrong”
More classic (and in this case quite popular) Jazz.

Pat Methany: “Not to be Forgotten (Our Final Hour)” from Secret Story
I find this entire album rather creepy sounding, but it is good. Pat Methany’s a Jazz guitarist and composer.

John Lee Hooker: “Good Rockin’ Mama” from Boom Boom and Other Hits
Classic blues.

Ben Folds Five: “Where’s Summer B?” from Ben Folds Five
I don’t like this album as much as “Whatever and Ever Amen,” but I still like it.

Living Colour: “Flying” from Collideoscope
Living Colour was a hard rock band from the late 80’s and early 90’s. They had a few hit songs on their first two albums (”Glamor Boys,” “Cult of Personality,” and “When Love Rears It’s Ugly Head”). This song is from their most recent album. They got back together in 2003 or 2004. I’m not sure if they’re still together, but I’m betting not.

Well, there we go. Only a year or more later, I’ve finally responded. I can’t say that this is a completely accurate sample of my musical interests, but it’s as good as 10 songs can be.