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PuristS iPod playlist.

[SteveH: if this idea is inappropriate or technically problematic, please feel free to lock or delete]

Frequently, it seems, the discovery of great music is serendipitous. More often than not it is the consequence of a recommendation from a friend, radio d.j. or sales assistant. In modern times the process is enhanced by resort to ‘Amazon’-like sites (“people who bought this also liked…”) and the sharing of playlists (in a legal fashion, of course).

Would anyone be interested in assembling or contributing to a playlist which reflects the considered recommendations of the good souls visiting this forum? If so, here’s the plan:

Review the starter list below.

‘Copy’ the list to clipboard.

Open a ‘Reply’ box to this post.

‘Paste’ the list back from clipboard into the reply box.

Add your recommendations beneath a given heading or even add a heading (ideally in a different colour or font if feasible).

Identify the selection as yours by adding your monicker in brackets [optional].

‘Post’ the reply.

If visiting this post later in the thread, jump to the last reply (assuming there are any!) before carrying out these steps.

If nothing else, it could be a bit of fun on a slow night. If there are enough players, by the last post in the thread we should have built up an eclectic playlist hopefully worthy of a listen.

Here’s a start:

Driving Music:

“Frankenstein” – Edgar Winter Group

“Bat out of Hell” – Meatloaf

‘Born to be wild” – Steppenwolf

Mellow Listening:

“Cavatina” – John Williams

“Solid Air” – John Martyn

“Koln concert” – Keith Jarrett

Great Operatic/Choral Music:

“Flower chorus” from Lakme – Delibes

“Nessun Dorma” – (Pavarotti’s version)

“Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth

“The great gig in the sky” – Pink Floyd (Clare Torry)

Dance Favourites:

“Back in the USSR” - Beatles.

“Start me up” – Rolling Stones

“(I can’t get no) Satisfaction” – Rolling Stones

Bluesy Music:

“Broken hearted blues” – Ry Cooder

“Wild is the wind” – Nina Simone

Interesting Duets:

“Perfect Strangers” – Tom Waits/Bette Midler

“Unforgettable” – Nat/Natalie Cole

“Crying” – k.d. lang /Roy Orbison

Watch and Clock Themed Music:

“Time is on my side” – Rolling Stones

“The great gig in the sky” – Pink Floyd

“Who watches the watchmen?” – Prize Fighter Inferno

“Clocks” – Coldplay

“Clocks don’t bring tomorrow” – Bruce Cockburn

Thanks for your indulgence,

Cheers,

pplater