Iain Scott's Listening Habits

Top 15 Artists (8 Oct - 15 Oct 2006)

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1. Tom Petty (34 plays) - I wrote a review of Highway Companion
2. Iron Maiden (33) - I wrote a review of A Matter of Life and Death
3. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (25)
4. MIC (24)
5. Bob Dylan (22)
6. Donovan (19)
7. Tommy Scott (18)
8. Robert Schumann (15)
9. The Byrds (14)
10. David & The High Spirit (12)
11. Eric Clapton (10)
11. The Proclaimers (10)
13. Janis Joplin (8)
14. Amy Grant (7)
14. Johannes Brahms (7)
14. Gabriel Fauré (7)
14. Steve Camp (7)

Top 15 Artists (1 Oct - 8 Oct 2006)

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I discovered recently that I have a lot of music on my iPod that I have not listened to since loading it, so I am on a mission now to listen to every one of the tracks on my iPod (more than 15 000 of them).

Last week I listened to 341 unique artists, with 745 total tracks and 758 plays in total.

These were the artists I listened to most last week - a real mixed bag:

1. 2 Unlimited (36 plays)
2. Choir Of the Moine et Moniales of the Benedictine Abbey of Bec-Hellouin, (27)
3. Crosby, Stills & Nash (24)
4. Sir Edward Elgar (22)
5. Count Basie (20)
6. a-Ha (16)
6. The Beatles (16)
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival (14)
8. Delirious? (14)
10. A Perfect Circle (13)
10. Shania Twain (13)
10. Benjamin Britten (13)
13. Laibach (12)
13. Camelot (12)
13. Antonio Vivaldi (12)
13. Cris Barber (12)

Top 15 Artists (24 Sep - 1 Oct 2006)

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1 The Beatles (163 plays)
2 Gogol Bordello (88)
3 Laibach (28)
4 MIC (22)
5 The Rolling Stones (21)
6 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (17)
7 Inner Circle (14)
8 Runrig (12)
9 Canned Heat (11)
10 Johannes Brahms (10)
11 Idle Cure (9)
12 John Lee Hooker (8)
12 Howlin' Wolf (8)
14 Billie Holiday (7)
14 Muddy Waters (7)
14 Arlo Guthrie (7)

Top 15 Artists (17 Sep - 24 Sep 2006)

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1 Gogol Bordello (53 plays) - I bought three of their CDs last week, so had to listen!
2 Ludwig van Beethoven (25)
3 John Philip Sousa (23)
3 World Wide Message Tribe (23)
5 The Beach Boys (22)
6 Laibach (21) - I bought the CD "WAT" last week.
7 Herman's Hermits (20)
7 Carman (20)
7 Keith Green (20)
10 The Platters (17)
11 The Kinks (14)
12 Nitro Praise (13)
13 Lil' Kim (11)
13 Kingsway Artists (11)
15 Disco Saints (10)

Top 15 Artists (10 Sep - 17 Sep 2006)

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1 Kiss (39 plays)
2 AC/DC (20)
3 Buddy Holly (19)
3 The Corries (19)
3 Robert Burns (19)
6 Bob Dylan (16)
7 Motörhead (14)
7 Sakya Tashi Ling (14)
9 Hot Hot Heat (13)
10 The Doors (12)
10 The Rolling Stones (12)
10 Led Zeppelin (12)
13 Chuck Berry (11)
13 Newsboys (11)
13 Seven And The Sun (11)
13 Oige (11)
13 Hard-Fi (11)

Top 15 artists (3 Sep - 10 Sep 2006)

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1 The Byrds (46 plays)
2 Paolo Nutini (36) - I wrote a review on his debut album last week
3 Tom Petty (24)
4 Paris Hilton (23) - I wrote a review on her debut album last week
5 Natalie Chapman (20) - I wrote a review on her debut album last week
6 Bob Dylan (17)
6 Johann Sebastian Bach (17)
8 Rolf Harris (16)
8 Gogol Bordello (16)
10 Friends First (12)
11 Dire Straits (10)
11 Wolfstone (10)
11 Demon Hunter (10)
14 Muse (8)
14 Dolchamar (8)

Top 15 Artists (27 Aug - 3 Sep 2006)

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1 Johann Sebastian Bach (58 plays)
2 Natalie Chapman (26) - an independent South African artist. I am working on a review of her debut album, Between the Lines.
3 Donovan (22)
3 Rock Kills Kid (22) - I wrote a review last week for the November issue of Unwired.
5 Josie Field (15)
6 Georg Friedrich Händel (13)
7 Henry Purcell (12)
8 Nine Inch Nails (11)
8 Pink (11)
10 Franz Joseph Haydn (10)
11 Antonio Vivaldi (8)
12 Paula Cole (7)
13 Johann Strauss II (6)
14 Jean-Philippe Rameau (4)
14 Marc-Antoine Charpentier (4)
14 Jeremiah Clarke (4)

Top 15 Artists (20 Aug to 27 Aug 2006)

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The top three artists last week were jazz musicians - I must have been in that sort of mood!

1 Louis Armstrong (35 plays)
2 Brad Mehldau Trio (31) - I wrote a review last week for Unwired magazine.
3 Woody Herman (22)
4 Rock Kills Kid (20) - I'm working on a review for Unwired magazine.
5 John Williams (19)
6 Michael Jackson (18)
7 Gogol Bordello (16)
8 Persone (11)
8 Brad Mehldau & Renée Fleming (11) - I reviewed their CD for ITWeb LITE. You can read the review here.
10 P.O.D. (10)
10 Bride (10)
12 Johannes Brahms (8)
12 Dolchamar (8)
14 Vineyard Music (7)
15 Ludwig van Beethoven (5)

Top 15 artists (13 Aug - 20 Aug 2006)

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I was very much in a metal mood last week - partly because it was deadline week at Unwired and partly because I watched a VH1 series on the history of metal.

1 Rammstein (55 plays)
2 Led Zeppelin (44)
2 Mortification (44)
4 Iron Maiden (38)
5 Whitecross (34)
6 Kiss (33)
7 AC/DC (32)
8 Metallica (30)
9 Motörhead (25)
10 Deep Purple (23)
11 Van Halen (17)
11 Ill Niño (17)
13 (hed) Planet Earth (16)
13 Anthrax (16)
15 Disturbed (15)
15 Slaughter (15)
15 Vengeance Rising (15)

Top 15 artists (6 Aug - 13 Aug 2006)

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1. Sean Burke (48 plays) - I reviewed his Consciousness Hiphop for ITWeb LITE last week. See here.
2 . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (43 plays)
3. The Replacements (24 plays) - I wrote a review of the greatest hits compilation for Unwired, the magazine where I work.
4. MIC (13 plays)
5. Defiance (12 plays)
6. Barren Cross (11 plays)
7. Tool (10 plays)
7. Demon Hunter (10 plays)
7. Tkzee Family (10 plays)
7. Preacha (Cameron Danté) (10 plays)
7. Re:Fresh (10 plays)
12. Juvenile (9 plays)
12. Jim Morrison (9 plays)
12. Alexander Scriabin (9 plays)
12. Daniele Gasparini (9 plays)

Top 15 artists (30 Jul to 6 Aug)

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1. Demon Hunter (88 plays) - I bought the eponymous album and The Triptych last week.
2. Georg Friedrich Händel (48 plays)
3. Nat King Cole (40 plays)
4 . Christafari (29 plays)
5. Chuck Berry (18 plays)
6. Slaughter (15 plays)
7. Los Del Rio (14 plays)
8. Deep Forest (13 plays)
9. Yazoo (12 plays)
10. Useless Without Jesus (11 plays)
11. Alice Cooper (10 plays)
11. Buddy Holly (10 plays)
11. Babble (10 plays)
14. Jerry Lee Lewis (9 plays)
14. Brad Mehldau Trio (9 plays)

Top 15 artists last week

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1. Josie Field (58 plays) - I reviewed her debut album, Mercury, last week. Read here.
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (24 plays)
3. Johannes Brahms (21 plays)
4. Runrig (20 plays)
5. Gogol Bordello (15 plays)
6. Muse (14 plays) - I am working on a review of the new CD, Black Holes & Revelations.
7. Timo Maas (12 plays)
7. Maria Rita (12 plays)
9. John Philip Sousa (11 plays)
10. Hector Berlioz (10 plays)
11. Maurice Duruflé (9 plays)
12. Tanita Tikaram (8 plays)
12. Dolchamar (8 plays)
14. Richard Wagner (7 plays)
15. Carl Maria von Weber (6 plays)

Welcome!

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Welcome to my blog, which supplements another blog documenting the music reviews I write for ITWeb LITE.

The idea behind this blog is simple. It documents my music listening habits.

I hope you find it interesting.