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cheekbones3) wrote2010-06-08 06:34 pm
cheekbones3) wrote2010-06-08 06:34 pm
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Today's run:
Out, 1.9 miles, back, 16:30. So an extra 200m in an extra 47s. Hmm.
In other news, I've been pondering for years on the best system to compare albums. Important stuff I know. I've always found it difficult to decide what my favourite albums are, with especial difficulties when trying to rank the albums by a particular band.
I struggle to reconcile the accepted view, my own personal taste, the fact that I may have listened to certain albums too much, and my natural contrariness.
For example, after long deliberations, I settled upon ...And Justice For All as my favourite Metallica album. Most other people think it's Master of Puppets. I appreciate that this is a hell of an album as well, but I probably just listened to it too much when I first bought it.
I prefer Pantera's Great Southern Trendkill for similar reasons (Vulgar Display of Power again has been overplayed), and for Slayer, I swither between South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss, when everyone accepts that Reign in Blood is the daddy of thrash albums.
I suppose on this issue I just don't have the ability to be dispassionate any more. Such is the joy of music and of albums.
Maybe if I ever manage to listen to all of the best of W.A.S.P. that'll give me better perspective on the matter.
Out, 1.9 miles, back, 16:30. So an extra 200m in an extra 47s. Hmm.
In other news, I've been pondering for years on the best system to compare albums. Important stuff I know. I've always found it difficult to decide what my favourite albums are, with especial difficulties when trying to rank the albums by a particular band.
I struggle to reconcile the accepted view, my own personal taste, the fact that I may have listened to certain albums too much, and my natural contrariness.
For example, after long deliberations, I settled upon ...And Justice For All as my favourite Metallica album. Most other people think it's Master of Puppets. I appreciate that this is a hell of an album as well, but I probably just listened to it too much when I first bought it.
I prefer Pantera's Great Southern Trendkill for similar reasons (Vulgar Display of Power again has been overplayed), and for Slayer, I swither between South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss, when everyone accepts that Reign in Blood is the daddy of thrash albums.
I suppose on this issue I just don't have the ability to be dispassionate any more. Such is the joy of music and of albums.
Maybe if I ever manage to listen to all of the best of W.A.S.P. that'll give me better perspective on the matter.
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Albums
I was thinking about albums and play counts the other day....
The things I listen to on my mp3 player (can't do play counts) the most are definitely different to what I listen to at home.
And then there is the fact that some of my music tastes may perhaps show a tendency towards longer than typical tracks. Should I use a normalised count of total minutes played? And that's just tracking listening, not reaction and concentration/enjoyment...
Re: Albums
Hmm, length of track is certainly something that attracts me to ...Justice. I think such an analysis would be fascinating. Shame my play-count data is completely inadequate due to constant moving of music around drives and changing player.
My last.fm profile gives a good insight into my general tastes however...
http://www.last.fm/user/cheekbones3/charts