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jr@mac

Soo, with the DIY season in the vaults, it is time to go back to listening strictly to music I love. Looking over the playlist on my work PC, a few cuts stand out as songs that I always want to hit repeat on, that I never skip, or always stir emotion. 

In no particular order and under no illusion of inclusivity:

1. "Bobcaygeon" - Tragically Hip
2. "Float On" - Modest Mouse
3. "Some Nights" - Fun
4. "And It Stoned Me" - Van the Man
5. "The Man Who Sold The World" - David Bowie
6. "Sugar Were Going Down" - Fall Out Boy
7. "Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House
8. "Ho Hey" - Lumineers
9. "God Only Knows" - Beach Boys
10. "Where Do You Go To My Lovely" - Peter Sarstedt

These are just some of what just popped at me from my playlist. Of course, there are perhaps 2000 other songs that fit the bill - most of which will never show up on a demo or voicing session. 

Mzisserson

Nice thread. Ill reply with some thought later, but many times most of what I listen to is not the "audiophile" or voicing stuff, but very moving for me personally. 10 to come.

 Though there are thousands. A few buddies and I made a desert island 100 track list and compared.  

Sugar we're going down and Float On are great! 

Mzisserson

    This is harder than I thought. Following your metrics and reasoning in the matter here is my 10. 

1. "We're in This Together Now" - NIN
2. "Hunter/Killer" - Fear Factory
3. "Down'easter Alexa" - Billy Joel
4. "Train" - John Mayer
5. "Like a Rock" - Bob Seger
6. "Mercy Street" - Peter Gabriel 
7. "Bess, You is my Woman Now" - as interpreted and written by Aaron Diehl 
8. "Coma" - Guns and Roses
9. "The Tryst" - Sibelius, composed for solo piano by David Stanhope
10. "Lazy Mornin'" - Gordon Lightfoot

jhollander

From my Pandora likes

My Mistakes Were Made For You by The Last Shadow Puppets

Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis, live version

Ophelia (Radio Edit) by The Lumineers

Uprising by Muse

Ten Cent Pistol by The Black Keys

Prey by The Neighbourhood

Jerk It Out by Caesars

Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Believe by The Bravery

Who Did That To You? by John Legend

Them Shoes by Patrick Sweany

JasonP

I've been all over the place lately, mostly listening to "extreme quality" Spotify, Here are some choice cuts, IMO.

The Dazz Band - Let It Whip. Man, the recording on this is great. Clean clear bass line, and some mixer effects that raise the bar of what you could do in 1982.

Alt-J - Something Good. Just a crystal clear track with excellent atmospherics. Yay.

Muse - MK Ultra. Same band and disc John mentions above, but this track just knocks it out of the park IMO. Harmonies built upon harmonies. I can listen to it again and again.

Falco - Der Kommissar. I can't really establish anything redeeming here, but Falco holds a special place in my heart.

Jasmine Thompson - Mad World. An acoustic cover of Tears for Fears - Mad World with an intimate intensity the original lacks.

Mogwai - Sine Wave. What can I say about this track? Its crazy intense prog-rock that'll make you think about music in a fresh way. Well maybe, or you might think its crap. YMMV,

S7910

Cracked open my CD vault and I'll agree with Mike that this is harder than it seems, especially with your criteria.

In no particular order:
1) "English Sunset" - Moody Blues
2) "Symphony No.2" - Gustav Mahler
3) "Sound of Silence" - Simon and Garfunkel
4) "The Last Resort" - Eagles
5) Violin Concerto - Antonin Dvorak
6) "A German Requiem" - Johannes Brahms
7) "Jupiter" - from 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst
8) "Rocketman" - Iron Horse (the bluegrass band)
9) "I'm So Lonely I Could Cry" - Volbeat
10) "Miserere" - Allegri

By no means inclusive, but there ya go.

greywarden

Beat the Devil's Tattoo by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 
     Catchy tune.

Work Song by Hozier
     Love song.

Three Sisters by J. Tillman
     Thought provoking lyrical.

Jurassic Park Theme by Thomas Oliver
     Chill nostalgia.

Heavy by Collective Soul
     Heavy Emotions.

Blue Monday by Orgy
     Mondays, amirite?

Beezlebub by Beats Antique ft. Les Claypool
     Fun, Weird. Like Claypool.

Chemicals Between Us by Bush
     Want to be alone.

Pursuit of Happiness by Kid Cudi (Also, excellent cover by Lissie)
     Hard day? Unwind.

Hate Me by Blue October
     We all have vices.

Muddy Waters by LP
     When you feel like Artax.

Bryan@MAC

Great thread but it's too late for me to chime in right now. I will though, soon. One thing: having hung out with JP for a few days across the Iowa DIY I can vouch for him being "all over the place!!"  It was cool listening to some of his playlists. When Falco popped up I knew JP was a cool dude. Lol.