Astronomical Random Friday 10

I found it interesting when Zune pulled up three straight tracks with a decidedly astronomical feel to them.  Then I found it less interesting when I noticed that shuffle had been disabled and it was playing tracks in alphabetical order, so I eventually turned shuffle back on, but continued with the theme:

1. “Alien Hip Hop” – Planet X, Quantum
2. “Alien Earth” – Synergy, The Jupiter Effect
3. “All About Satellites and Spaceships” – Seven Percent Solution, All About Satellites and Spaceships
4. “All Around the World or Myth of Fingerprints” – Paul Simon, Graceland
5. “All of the Above: Full Moon Rising/October Winds/Camouflaged in Blue/Half Alive/Undying Love/Full Moon Rising Reprise” – Transatlantic, SMPTe
6. “Edge of the World” – John Scott, Greystoke: Legend of Tarzan soundtrack
7. “Oh Brother” – James Taylor, New Moon Shine
8. “The Great Gig in the Sky” – Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
9. “Under the Moon” – Camel, Harbour of Tears
10. “Ride of Your Life” – Rick Wakeman, Return to the Centre of the Earth

Have an out-of-this-world weekend, and happy Father’s Day!

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10″+ Snowfall Friday Random 10

We shovelled out of 10″+ snow from Wednesday night, and now I’m enjoying the wintery view this morning out my office window while listening to:

1. “White Rock“, Rick Wakeman, White Rock soundtrack
2. “Three Friends“, Gentle Giant, Three Friends
3. “Little Hans“, Eric Woolfson, Freudiana soundtrack
4. “Big Rumble”, Bruce Hornsby, Hot House
5. “Hosea & Gomer”, Ron Miles, My Cruel Heart
6. “It Turned Out Nice Again”, Roger Eno, The Long Walk
7. “The Happiest Days of Our Lives”, Pink Floyd, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
8. “The Man’s Too Strong“, Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms
9. “All Around the World“, Paul Simon, Graceland
10. “Rock and Roll Dream”, Asia, Astra

Good luck with any shovelling you have to do — lift with your legs!

Pandora Friday Random 10

Been a while; time to get on the Friday Random 10 treadmill again…

1. “Shine on You Crazy Diamond (live)” – Pink Floyd, Delicate Sound of Thunder
2. “When Did Your Heart Go Missing?” – Rooney, Calling the World
3. “Leaving Me Now” – Level 42, World Machine
4. “Show Me Mary” – Catherine Wheel, Chrome
5. “Endless Sacrifice” – Dream Theater, Train of Thought
6. “Portrait” – Kansas, Point of Know Return
7. “Omegaman” – The Police, Ghost in the Machine
8. “Far West” – Kraan, Flyday
9. “Only You Understand” – George Duke, Cool
10. “Chopsticks” – Jeff Lorber, Narada Jazz: The Singles

Love those Hypgnosis album covers.

Pandora Friday Random 10

Another Friday, another 10 random tracks off of Pandora…

1. “(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether” – Alan Parsons Project, Tales of Mystery and Imagination
2. “Beyond This Day” – Phil Keaggy, 220
3. “Secret of My Success” – Night Ranger, The Best of Night Ranger
4. “Elevator Love” – Stars, Heart
5. “Don’t Stop Believin'” – Journey, Escape
6. “The Pass” – Rush, Presto
7. “Mother” – Pink Floyd, The Wall
8. “10 Days Late” – Third Eye Blind, A Collection
9. “Do It Again” – Steely Dan, A Decade of Steely Dan
10. “My Romance” – David Grisman & Martin Taylor, Tone Poems II

TGIF!

Pandora Friday Random 10

Tryin’ something different this Friday; I’m letting Pandora* do the picking.  Here are the first 10 “thumbs-up” tracks to pop up on random setting:

1. “Ah! Leah!” – Donnie Iris, 20^th Century Masters – The Millenium Collection: The Best of Donnie Iris
2. “Lights over Roswell” – Djam Karet, The Devouring
3. “Fall on Me” – REM, The Best of the IRS Years: 1982-1987
4. “Cynical Weathers” – Burnside Project, The Finest Example is You
5. “Song for America” – Kansas, Sail On: The 30^th Anniversary Collection 1974-2004
6. “Trans-Island Skyway” – Donald Fagan, Kamakiriad
7. “Brain Damage” – Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon
8. “Wouldn’t It Be Good” – Nik Kershaw, Greatest Hits
9. “Take Me Home Tonight” – Eddie Money, Can’t Hold Back
10. “Here I Wait” – GTR, GTR

* If you haven’t tried out Pandora, you need to give it a whirl.  You can create your own “stations” by identifying a song or performer, then Pandora will offer random tracks which are similar, based on many different criteria from it’s Music Genome.  You can tailor your station by adding more song(s)/performer(s), and by giving “thumbs-up” or “thumbs-down” as the track is played.  This is a GREAT way to find music that you might be unaware of but is similar to other music you like.  Give it a try!

Friday Random 10

Friday.  Music.  Random.  Ten.

1. “Don’t Answer Me” – Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue“
2. “Circe” – Ira Stein & Russel Walder, “Transit“
3. “Midnight Blue” – Lou Gramm, “Ready or Not“
4. “One of These Days” – Pink Floyd, “Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd“
5. “Summer” – Joe Hisaishi, “Kikujiro soundtrack“
6. “Trains and Winter Rains” – Enya, “And Winter Came“
7. “Warriors [remixed excerpts]” – Synergy, “The Jupiter Menace“
8. “Going for the One [instrumental bonus track]” – Yes, “Going for the One“
9. “Chameleon” – Herbie Hancock, “Head Hunters“
10. “Ancestors” – Lisa Gerrard, “Whale Rider soundtrack“

 
Bonus track: “Shangri-La” – ELO, “A New World Record“

Friday Random 10

Friday means it’s time to set WMP on shuffle (like it wasn’t already) and capture the first ten songs to play again. Today’s playlist:

1. “Chariots of Fire” — Vangelis, “Chariots of Fire“
2. “I Want to Be Like You” — FFH, “I Want to Be Like You“
3. “Charlie Parker Loves Me” — Marc Jordan, “Living in Marina del Rey and Other Stories“
4. “Long Distance Runaround” — Yes, “Fragile“
5. “Copperline” — James Taylor, “New Moon Shine“
6. “Moses and Marco Polo Suite:  Marco Polo Theme” — Ennio Morricone, “Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone“
7. “Lennie” — Buggles, “Adventures in Modern Recording“
8. “Hey You” — Pink Floyd, “Echoes, the Best of Pink Floyd“
9. “Naon” — Jon Anderson, “Olias of Sunhillow“
10. “Jabular” — Ozric Tentacles, “There is Nothing“

Fin.