I am not a HUGE fan of iTunes, but I was hooked when I found you can share your library over a network (ie - with co-workers). At my previous job, I worked with a local artist who had EVERY SINGLE song that U2 had released, planned to release, accidentally leaked, and practiced on stage. So, I would open up iTunes and listen to his mp3 collection goodness.
I then moved jobs and found that many enjoy listening to MY library. THEN, Apple dropped the price of their 80 GB iPod about a year ago. So that brings me to now. An iTunes junky. I just can't get enough... There, I said it.
So, fast forward to the now. iTunes came out with a "Duh" product a little while back called "Genius"
It was so-so at first. I didn't like that iTunes was collecting information about my mp3 collection, but I have since gotten used to the idea. Genius peeved me a few times when I would "Genius" a song and it would suggest that I buy an album that I already owned.
But, it has by far made up for its losses over the past week when I snagged Modern Guilt by Beck (one of my all time favorite artists). I "Genius" 'd the first song on the album (Orphans) and low and behold, the single greatest playlist was thus created. I did have to edit a few songs out and replaced some live versions with more fuller sounding originals. But, all in all - I can NOT get enough of this playlist. Here it is:
| Orphans | Beck |
| Old Enough | The Raconteurs |
| 300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues | The White Stripes |
| My Mathematical Mind | Spoon |
| Polar Opposites | Modest Mouse |
| Cemeteries of London | Coldplay |
| Hiphopopotamus vs. Rymenoceros | Flight of the Conchords |
| Black Tambourine | Beck |
| Drain You | Nirvana |
| Big Bang Baby | Stone Temple Pilots |
| Level | The Raconteurs |
| Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground | The White Stripes |
| Dolly Dagger | Jimi Hendrix |
| Troublemaker | Weezer |
| Modern Guilt | Beck |
| Jungle Gym (Feat. G. Love) | Jack Johnson |
| Never Ending Math Equation | Modest Mouse |
| Superunknown | Soundgarden |
| Consoler of the Lonely | The Raconteurs |
| 42 | Coldplay |
| Catch Hell Blues | The White Stripes |
| Paranoid Android | Radiohead |
| Guess I'm Doing Fine | Beck |
| Stephanie Says | The Velvet Underground |
| Love Revolution | Lenny Kravitz |
| On a Plain | Nirvana |
| Two Of Us | Aimee Mann and Michael Penn |
| Dreamin' | Weezer |
| Drown | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Bike | Pink Floyd |
| Volcano | Beck |
| Heart Cooks Brain | Modest Mouse |
| Wait Until Tomorrow | Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| You Don't Understand Me | The Raconteurs |
| Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn | The White Stripes |
| This Is Such A Pity | Weezer |
| Moonage Daydream | David Bowie |
| Lost! | Coldplay |
| Love Love Love | Lenny Kravitz |
| 13 - Turn It Again | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Every Moment (Live Performance | Rogue Wave |
| Police & Thieves | The Clash |
| Scarecrow | Beck |
| The Greatest Man That Ever Lived | Weezer |
| A Martyr For My Love For You | The White Stripes |
| Going Missing | Maximo Park |
| The Switch and the Spur | The Raconteurs |
| Gravity Rides Everything | Modest Mouse |
| Soul Of A Man | Beck |
| Houses of the Holy | Led Zeppelin |
| Love You Madly | Cake |
| Pretty Little Ditty | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Strawberry Swing | Coldplay |
| Astronomy Domine | Pink Floyd |
| Bring It On | Lenny Kravitz |
| Siva | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Castles Made Of Sand | Jimi Hendrix |
| Needle In The Hay | Elliott Smith |
| Chemtrails | Beck |
| Everybody Get Dangerous | Weezer |
| Rag and Bone | The White Stripes |
| Ten Years Gone | Led Zeppelin |
| Rhinocerous | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Frank Sinatra | Cake |
| Top Yourself | The Raconteurs |
| Trailer Trash | Modest Mouse |
| Sweet Jane | The Velvet Underground |
| Rental Car | Beck |
| Surrender | U2 |
| Lullaby (Feat. Matt Costa) | Jack Johnson |
| The Denial Twist | The White Stripes |
| Death And All His Friends | Coldplay |
| Dancin' Til Dawn | Lenny Kravitz |
| Paper Thin Walls | Modest Mouse |
| Heart Songs | Weezer |
| These Days | Nico |
| Walls | Beck |
| Perfect | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| That's The Way | Led Zeppelin |
| Many Shades of Black | The Raconteurs |
| Arnold Layne | Pink Floyd |
| Love Buzz | Nirvana |
| Little Cream Soda | The White Stripes |
| Dramamine | Modest Mouse |
| Staple It Together | Jack Johnson |
| I Could Have Lied | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| High Speed | Coldplay |
| This Is A Call | Foo Fighters |
| The Golden Age | Beck |
| Screwdriver | The White Stripes |
| Automatic | Weezer |
| Salute Your Solution | The Raconteurs |
| Look At Me | John Lennon |
| If You Want It | Lenny Kravitz |
| In the Evening | Led Zeppelin |
| Desecration Smile | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Stay Away | Nirvana |
| Tropicalia | Beck |
Phew! What a list!
I have had this playing pretty much non-stop since I created it. Loving Modest Mouse right now...
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