This week's prompt is: Miscellaneous. My mind went immediately to my widely varying taste in music. What kind of interesting groupings could I invent based on the band names in my iTunes Library?
Well, there's the boring "I'm Too Lazy to Think of a Name for a Band" category: Alanis Morrisette, Billy Joel, Bing Crosby, Bob Dylan, Britney Spears, David Bowie, Eddie Money, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Fiona Apple, Jim Croce, Joe Cocker, Joan Osborne, Pete Yorn, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, Rod Stewart, Sara McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Tony Bennet.
Then I suppose there could be a "I Used to Have a Band But I Ditched 'Em" category: Gwen Stefani, John Lennon, Stevie Nicks, Rob Thomas, Bruce Springsteen, Serj Tankian, George Michael.
There's definitely going to be a "I Don't Know How the Hell This Crap Got Here" category: John Denver, George Strait, Barry Manilow, Randy Travis, Kenny Rogers, Rascall Flatts, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Jessica Simpson, Right Said Fred (Although it's true, Fred, I AM too sexy. Heh.).
But couldn't there be some fun to be had if there were categories like these?
"Pick a Number, Any Number": Nine Inch Nails, Matchbox Twenty, The B-52's, 10,000 Maniacs, Three Days Grace, 3 Doors Down, Avenged Sevenfold, 30 Seconds to Mars.
"Religious-like Iconic Symbolism": Jesus Jones, Taking Back Sunday, Judas Priest, Stone Temple Pilots, The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos (yeah, so they really are religious icons, so what? They're on my iPod.), Nirvana, Madonna.
"Learning Colors With My iPod": The Black-Eyed Peas, Blue October, Blues Traveler, The Cranberries, Deep Purple, Plain White T's, Green Day, Pink, The White Stripes, Yello (I said we're learning colors, not correct spelling, so it counts, people.).
"Our Fans are Too Lazy or High to Remember Our Whole Band Name": AFI (A Fire Inside), REM (they just wanted us to think we were too high to remember what it stands for, which is nothing; it was a random name chosen from the dictionary), CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival), DMB (Dave Matthews Band, ELO (Electric Light Orchetra), MCR (My Chemical Romance), OMD (Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark), NWA (I actually was too drunk during their reign to accurately recall that this stands for Niggaz with Attitude. Furreals. I looked it up.).
"Are you growing iPot in This Garden?": Savage Garden, The Wallflowers, Red Hot Chili Peppers \, Black Eyed Peas, Blind Melon, Fiona Apple, The Cranberries, Korn, Sheryl Crow, The Toadies, Toad the Wet Sprocket.
"Annihilistic Chaos": Five for Fighting, Violent Femmes, Seether, Smash Mouth, Beastie Boys, Breaking Benjamin, Rise Against, The Killers, The Fray, Big Audio Dynamite, Rage Against the Machine, The Police.
"Thinking About Girls, Girls, Girls": Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, Dixie Chicks, Indigo Girls, Queen, Goo Goo Dolls, Muse, Martina McBride, The Flaming Lips, Kiss.
"Sweet One-Liners": Beck, Jet, Muse, Enigma, Madonna, Aerosmith, Atreyu, Coldplay, Chicago, Enya, Fuel, Kiss, Korn, Nirvana, Pink, Phish, Pantera, Queen, Wheatus, Usher.
What great categories can you come up with your iTunes library? I'd love to hear 'em.
Loved this!! You have done a fantastic job of listing bands/musicians in unusual categories and come up with some appropriate categories of your own!! Excellent use of the prompt!
Posted by: Cherie | January 27, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Kenny Rogers?! Crap?!
You go too far, Miss L. You go too far.
(This sounds like fun. I'm going to try to play.)
Posted by: RedMolly | January 27, 2008 at 02:23 PM
I love your quirky music list. I am with you on John Denver..."Leaving on a Jet Plane" is on my Ipod but if confronted with this knowledge I would lie lie lie. I also have some other weirdness like "Chim Chim Cheree" from Mary Poppins and "Beauty and the Beast". But really...Kenny Rogers?????!
Posted by: Beautiful Witch | January 27, 2008 at 07:07 PM
Love your assortment and your words. I might be inclined to change my little mp3 player for something that can carry the 'weight'! Nice post!
Posted by: Tumblewords | January 27, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Kenny Rogers? Now that brings back some memories. When I was in Jr. High, I was brave enough to love his music even though none of my friends did. For my Birthday, my parents took me to a Kenny Rogers concert. I remember dressing in jeans, a flannel shirt, and a cowboy hat. I think that he may still be performing in Vegas, if anyone is interested.
Posted by: Shari | January 28, 2008 at 03:36 PM
Give me rock anyday! Others I barely listen!
Great post!
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Posted by: gautami | January 28, 2008 at 09:33 PM
Wow! what a list! Have to say I prefer classical and jazz myself - unless its heavy rock which I adore.
Posted by: keith hillman | January 29, 2008 at 07:26 PM