tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147277883440259115.post3318701589243259494..comments2023-07-17T23:26:20.528+10:00Comments on Good Golly Miss Holly: Music Appreciation Class // In Rainbows by RadioheadHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139114873939750815noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147277883440259115.post-4489986425732115012009-09-16T11:30:09.334+10:002009-09-16T11:30:09.334+10:00haha none whatsoever.haha none whatsoever.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139114873939750815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147277883440259115.post-23518151482341743652009-09-02T09:41:44.876+10:002009-09-02T09:41:44.876+10:00I find that the best of lists such as Rolling Ston...I find that the best of lists such as Rolling Stone are created for a certain market and leave out poppier or newer bands just because they are deemed unworthy. You're right I should call this something else like the most popular music on the internet. I'm happy going with the last.fm charts for now and I like that it's a list of what people are listening to now and not a list of classics that nobody really listens to. Who is this btw? And hey getting a kid who started out with Simple Plan to listen to Radiohead, that is a feat in itself, amirite?Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139114873939750815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147277883440259115.post-71252053711615110332009-09-01T14:02:23.057+10:002009-09-01T14:02:23.057+10:00I must admit, I'm disappointed. The "grea...I must admit, I'm disappointed. The "greatest albums of all time" are determined by a list on last.fm? Come on, man! You've been on there long enough to understand how it works; the top artists are determined by how much they're scrobbled. This, among other things, immediately raises a lot of issues: shorter songs on albums with more tracks get scrobbled way more and people "cheat" to gain internet hipster cred... not to mention (and probably more importantly) last.fm is still relatively new, obscure and limited to people who primarily listen to music on their computers (leaving out whole generations and types of listeners). To think that the last.fm top artists/albums are in any way indicative of any sort of worldly consensus is just plain wrong. If you're set on continuing your music appreciation class in this way, you'd have to retitle the curriculum to something like "the most hyped albums of the last few years according to nerdy teenagers".<br /><br />The reason imdb's top250 list is slightly respectable is because it's a well established, highly regarded and widely popular site used by a relatively even cross-section of the population. It also has at least taken minute measures in it's calculation to take into account for any of the aforementioned hype problems.<br /><br />I don't want to sound like a condescending arsehole but you're smart and passionate about music, dude; you don't need to reduce your journey of musical discovery to such popularist, entry-level limitations like this. Just listen to what you like, keep looking for new stuff and don't be afraid to take a gamble. Sure, you might find 10 bad artists/albums for every 1 good, but you'll have a broader while more refined sensibility and taste in the long run.<br /><br />p.s. Hope you're well. Update more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com