Comments on: Shuffle Theory

By: tam

tam — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 04:56:24 +0000

Late to the party, but I just had to share -
I have a ton of R.E.M. mp3s on my iPod (boots & studio albums) and on my recent move from Ohio to Massachusetts, my iPod decided to play nothing but EVERY.SINGLE.VERSION. of “Its the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”.
I’ve known about the smart playlists since they were announced, but I’ve been too lazy to implement one. I think now its time.

By: monkeyinabox

monkeyinabox — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:21:27 +0000

if Fugazi made the iPod, it would only cost $99. :)

By: Charles G

Charles G — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:20:05 +0000

Funny you should mention this, my Ipod (10gb 2nd generation I believe) has the same exact problem, although instead of Fugazi (which I have 3 albums worth stored on my ipod and it never plays one song), it really likes to play the Flaming Lips… mind you, I too have just about every GBV album made stored on this thing (all 67,954 songs) and only hear them once a month. Very odd indeed.
PS: bee thousand is definitely my favorite album, just can’t get Echos Myron outta my head =/

By: Dan Cederholm

Dan Cederholm — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:32:30 +0000

Carl - For me, it's a tossup between "Bee Thousand" and "Alien Lanes". Either are superb.

By: gerard gualberto

gerard gualberto — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:20:01 +0000

Carl Peterson – For my money, “Bee Thousand” is the best album GBV ever.
I used shuffle on a road trip last week with my 4G 20GB iPod and it really seemed to like Elliot Smith.

By: Donnie Jeter

Donnie Jeter — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 09:58:48 +0000

I have listened to “The Killers” new album 53,000 times and it still has all its original charm.

By: Carl Peterson

Carl Peterson — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 23:04:31 +0000

Dan,
Off topic, I know, but if I were to buy my first Guided By Voices album, which one would you recommend? I’ve actually been thinking about trying them out.

By: soxiam

soxiam — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:15:28 +0000

Holy Cow… A web designer who’s into Fugazi and now cycling. All I have to do now is shave your head and teach you how to speak Korean and we’d be twins.

By: Small Paul

Small Paul — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:46:35 +0000

Let’s all play the shuffle game! It’ll be like that desktop screenshot on cameronmoll.com, just more sonic.
Here goes:
Everytime – Britney Spears
Hey Baby – DJ Otzi
The Rise And Fall – Craig David
Wannabe – Spice Girls
5678 – Steps
Brilliant!

By: Simon Cox

Simon Cox — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:52:36 +0000

Yeah! Original 5GB iPod!! Still got mine and I don’t want to change it for a new shiney one. Retro iPods are already ‘IN’!
I have had the ‘Fugazi experience’ (but not with Fugazi as I don’t own any) with several differenet bands since getting the iPod. It freaked me out when I kept getting two Radiohead tracks in a row which happened many times at the beggining of this year but what is stranger is that it appears to play music that suits my mood. Or could this be a deja vue thing where my mood changes depending on what music is played…