The Rules: I reset the play counters for all the songs currently on my iTunes. Then at the end of every week, I check to see what the top five most played songs are. Whatever happens to be in this top five are then presented in order here from most played to least. If I have posted a particular song in the past, then I will bypass that song and post the next in line. If one artist dominates the list, then I will write about that artist in lieu of a Top Five list.
First off, I’d like to take this opportunity to announce the winners to the Contest Giveaway Contest!!!! Thanks again to all for playing… I wish you could have ALL won, but alas, there can only be one winner… or in this case, three.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER – Mike W. (WOO HOOOOOOO!!!! Don’t spend it all in one place!)
SECOND PRIZE WINNER – Lulu1001 (see what happens when you play? Congrats!)
BONUS PRIZE WINNER – RustyDomino (Outrageously outrageous!!! You did it!)
Here are the correct answers:
1) Pac-Man Fever – Buckner & Garcia
2) What if I Leave – Rachael Yamagata
3) There and Back Again – Sweettooth
4) Amarillo – Sally Jaye
5) Girl in the War – Josh Ritter
6) Human Touch – Rick Springfield
7) Walk Believer Walk – The Black Crowes
8) Brick House – The Commodores
9) Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin
10) Wishing Well – The Airborne Toxic Event
See? Wasn’t too hard, was it? :-D
By the way, if you’d like to listen to the snippets again, click here.
Ok… let’s get on with This Week’s Top Five Most Played Songs From Swap’s iTunes!
I always get excited when I hear any bootleg from Led Zeppelin. There’s a power to Zeppelin music that comes courtesy of the Bonham/Jones rhythm section, and this performance of “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” is a shining example of just that.
The true tragedy of this post is that I do not have ANY information on this bootleg, only that it “kicks ass” and is “Rockin’ like Dokken.” So if anyone out there has the digs on this recording, PLEASE spill the beans.
“Nobody’s Fault But Mine” is off of Zeppelin’s seventh album, Presence. The song is considered one of their best, and was a major part of their live show from 1977 to 1980.
I’ve always dug this song… the syncopated rhythm part has got to be one of the coolest sections ever committed to tape. If you’re not sure of what part I’m talking about, it happens at 1:50. When I was a kid, I’d sit at the stereo, rewinding that part over and over again, trying to figure out the timing. Even now, whenever I hear that part, I have to tap it out on my knee because it’s just the coolest part ever.
One thing that is so outrageous about this live recording is how frikkin’ TIGHT Bonham and Jones are. I LOVE the stops in the song. LOVE THEM.
This live boot of “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” was played nineteen times, making it the number one song of the week.
Your Dig-It Download:
Download: Nobody’s Fault But Mine (live)
Buy Led Zeppelin on Amazon
Buy Led Zeppelin on iTunes
I wasn’t too keen on Brad Paisley when he first hit the charts with “Celebrity.” Although the video was very funny, I thought the song was a novelty. His albums have been quite excellent, however, my favorite so far being his 2005 album, Time Well Wasted.
The track “When I Get Where I’m Going” hit me like a ton of bricks when I first heard it on the radio. Maybe it was the timing… I was on tour somewhere in the northeast with Stephen Cochran… thousands of miles from home… sitting next to the window seat, watching the beautiful scenery fly by. The sun was going down, some of the other band members were sleeping, I was in full-blown reverie, and this song comes on.
I’ll always remember that moment.
My first thought upon hearing “When I Get Where I’m Going” was “Man, now I have to pick up Paisley’s album.” I guess that sums up my opinion of the song.
I played the tune fifteen times this week.
Your Dig-It Download:
Download: When I Get Where I’m Going
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Buy Brad Paisley on iTunes
Collective Soul has always caught my ear. They’ve had some GREAT songs like “The World I Know” and this week’s number three selection, “Shine,” and every now and then I feel the need to spin their first two albums in tandem.
Does that ever happen to you? Not necessarily with Collective Soul, but with some other band? It’s a phenomenon that I can’t quite explain because there’s no rhyme nor reason for it.
In this case, why Collective Soul??? Why not some other band? Now, I’m not knocking the band, I’m just wondering why THEM. It’s kind of like my sudden craving for Coke. NOTHING else will do… it’s HAS to be Coke. If you even DARE hand me a Pepsi, I will have to take that can or bottle and shove it up your nose and you’ll look like Ah-nold in Total Recall. Remember that scene where he has to pull the homing device from his brain?
GAH. That was a scene I could do without.
And while I’m at it, how many people here were completely FREAKED out by the Johnny Cab guy???
Anyhow, I played this live boot of “Shine” thirteen times this week. So close to being number two… sorry, guys! Maybe next week!
Your Dig-It Download:
Download: Shine (live)
Buy Collective Soul on Amazon
Buy Collective Soul on iTunes
Gladshot’s latest release, Burn Up and Shine, is definitely a fun listen. The group is made of two main individuals, Debbie Andrews and Mike Blaxill. They both share vocal and songwriting duties, which makes the album quite interesting to listen to because their styles are as distinct as their genders.
The mix works, though, and in Burn Up and Shine they’ve certainly proved their strong grasp of the pop-rock style that I do so enjoy.
“Early Light” has a great chorus, and I found myself playing the song over and over again just to get to that payoff. It wasn’t until I looked at the playcount did I realize that I listened to the song ten times in a row. That’s over a half-hour of hitting “rewind.”
The rest of the album is just as catchy, and I’m actually glad I had to leave or else I would have sat there for a much longer time, hitting “rewind” to every song.
Your Dig-It Download:
Download: Early Light
Buy Gladshot on Amazon
Buy Gladshot on iTunes
“Oh My Sweet Carolina” is, hands down, my favorite song by Ryan Adams. I don’t care what mood I’m in, this song pierces me every single time I hear it. I probably have more versions of this than an other in my Ryan Adams bootleg collection, and I’m always on the lookout for more.
It’s not hard for me to understand why this is my favorite Adams song… for one thing, the chorus is just absolutely gorgeous. The lyrics make me long for whatever he’s talking about… which is weird because I’m not from either of the Carolina states. That’s how good the song is.
Oh my sweet disposition, may you one day carry me home.
GAH! I get goosebumps just TYPING those words out.
This last week I found a live acoustic performance that I didn’t even realize I had. The recording is EXCELLENT, so if you’re a fan of Adams, make sure you grab this recording. Even if you’re not sure who the heck Ryan Adams is, GRAB THIS RECORDING.
Man, I wish I wrote this song.
Your Dig-It Download:
Download: Oh My Sweet Carolina (live acoustic)
Buy Ryan Adams on Amazon
Buy Ryan Adams on iTunes
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