last.fm 2009 roundup

Friday, January 1, 2010 »

Here are the top songs I was listening to last year, according to last.fm, iTunes, and my own memory, which alternates between being more and less reliable than the previous two sources:

• Ain't No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant, Cage the Elephant
• 'Cross the Green Mountain - Bob Dylan, Tell Tale Signs
• Dancing the Manta Ray - Pixies, Doolittle Live
• La Femme Chinoise - Yellow Magic Orchestra, Yellow Magic Orchestra
• Heaven and Hell - The Who, Live at Leeds
• Heroin - The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground and Nico
• I Can't Explain - The Who, The Ultimate Collection
• I'm a Pilot - Fanfarlo, Reservoir
• My Patch - Jim Noir, Tower of Love
• Sea and Sand - The Who, Quadrophenia
• Sphinx - Tomoyasu Hotei, Guitarhythm II
• U・T - Yellow Magic Orchestra, BGM

I didn't listen to a whole lot of new music last year. I did pick up a lot of Who albums though, and the release of the Guitarhythm box set allowed me to round out my early Hotei library. Consequently, they both dominate my top albums list:

• 13 - Blur
• Chill'em All - Champion
• Guitarhythm II - Tomoyasu Hotei
• Guitarhythm III - Tomoyasu Hotei
• Guitarhythm IV - Tomoyasu Hotei
• Gunstar Heroes Sound Collection - Norio Hanzawa
• King & Queen - Tomoyasu Hotei
• Live at Leeds - The Who
• Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan
• Quadrophenia - The Who
• Reservoir - Fanfarlo
• Mirror's Edge - Solar Fields
• Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Bob Dylan
• The Ultimate Collection - The Who
• The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground
• Yellow Magic Orchestra - Yellow Magic Orchestra

Here's to more new music (and good, old music) in 2010!