Diario

Always thought that my charts on last fm would only represent my true listening tastes once my Top 50 had at least 100 plays each.

Once my Top 50 got to 10 each I thought it would be fun to explain how I got around to first listening to a particular artist, my favourite release or something like that.

Also I am on a bit of a blues and blues rock habit at the moment so B.B. King, Albert King and Albert Collins are on their way to take over my top 50 in a big way.

Anyhow here goes my top 50 as at March 2010:


1 The Rolling Stones Play Count: 509
First listen : Start Me Up –single
Fave Album: Sticky Fingers

Dad was/is a big fan so got some interest in the Stones from him
Got some back catalogue a year or so ago and gave it an airing

2 Paul Kelly 500
First listen : Gossip album on tape
Fave Album: So Much Water So Close to Home
Ps They are all good
Great artist everyone should know about
Brilliant Singer/songwriter from Australia

3 U2 430
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It's only 3 and a bit months late but here is a list of the CDs I added to the collection last year.

I have added a little comment explaining why I got each one.

Feel free to recommend some more titles for me to add to my listening library.

AC/DC – For Those About to Rock We Salute You
Love Back in Black and Let There Be Rock so gave this one a go and ... it's great

Aerosmith – Devil's Got A New Disguise: The Very Best Of
anthony.liekens.net recommended artists from my top 50 said I would like Aerosmith so I tried to find a decent compilation which covered 70s 80s and 90s Aerosmith

Arcade Fire – Funeral
Knew "Wake Up" from the U2 live dvd and everyone here was going nuts over them so bought this. Love the opening track.

Beastie Boys – Check Your Head
Used to have it on tape. So What'cha Want ?

Ben Folds - Sunnyspeedgraphic, the LP
Don't mind the Folds and didn't buy the eps

Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead – Dylan and The Dead
Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde
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It was not really an aim, but as I installed the Last.FM client on my laptop, I enjoy my personal radios at my office -and the radios of some of my friends, too, of course (friends have cool taste!)- and so my charts have quickly increased these last days.

10 000 track: Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour version)
Played and choosen by my personal radio, what a chance! :) I love so much this song, even if my favourite version is on the Pulse Live Album. It's also funny as it's the song I play the most on the guitar when I get back home after my office.
I wish to be able to play the final solo as good as Gilmour. But I know this song have been re-arrangered a lot in the studio, but nevermind, it's so great and I have orgasms to play it by myself!!!


Well, to get back to what I listened to, let's have a look on my top artists:

- Pink Floyd number 1, by far, KO victory. I listen to them for so long now, and I don't even want to stop. …