Friday, October 29, 2004

Trent's Playlist Challenge

This was inevitable, but here is the deal.
Everyone creates their best "Rock-N-Roll" mix on ITUNES (or the music program of your choice).
We burn data copies for all of our buddies participating and bring them to our meeting place in November.We all look at the playlists and vote on the best one (you can't vote for your own of course). Winner gets free drinks. We all win by receiving great playlists for our home computer or IPOD.

Rules:
Rock includes Elvis in 1956 to Interpol in 2004.

Rock does not include "ironic" choices. In other words, you have to really love the song. For example: I love T-Rex and Gary Glitter. I love, but laugh with, the Bee Gee's songs.

Rock does not include goatee-metal date-rape rap music.

Playlist must not have the "most popular" or " biggest single" song slection.
Examples: Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven" not OK. "The Rover" OK.
Black Sabbath "Paranoid" not OK. "Ferries Wear Boots" OK.
AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" not OK. "Jailbreak" OK.
White Stripes "Seven Nation Army" not OK. "Jimmy the Exploder" OK.
(Use your best judgement. This rule will be difficult with the Beatles, Beach Boys, Elvis, PJ, The Boss, Nirvana etc.)

New-Wave, Punk, and metal are acceptable forms of Rock.

Playlist is no longer than 25 songs

If you have trouble making choices just ask yourself "Would I want to listen to this and would the rest of the crew?"


Update:
Top 25 according to VH1 (songs to avoid)
1. Satisfaction-Rolling Stones 2. Respect-Aretha Franklin 3. Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin 4. Like a Rolling Stone-Bob Dylan 5. Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen 6. Hotel California-Eagles 7. Light My Fire-Doors 8. Good Vibrations-Beach Boys 9. Hey Jude-Beatles10. Imagine-John Lennon11. Louie Louie-Kingsmen12. Yesterday-Beatles13. My Generation-The Who14. What's Going On-Marvin Gaye15. Johnny B. Goode-Chuck Berry16. Layla-Derek & the Dominos17. Won't Get Fooled Again-The Who18. Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley19. American Pie-Don McLean20. A Day In the Life-Beatles21. I Got You (I Feel Good)-James Brown22. Superstition-Stevie Wonder23. I Want to Hold Your Hand-Beatles24. Brown Sugar-Rolling Stones25. Purple Haze-Jimi Hendrix

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