Who is on Your iPod?

[Jeff Higgins]

I had an amusing conversation with a younger co-worker today after we took a look at what we each have on our iPods. I only have the little "Shuffle" version, but the variety on mine kind of surprised him. I guess I have weird tastes. He claimed "you can tell a lot about some one by what is on their iPod". Hmm... sorry it's kind of long, but here goes:

3Doors Down, AC/DC, The Band, The Beatles, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, The Clash, Coldplay, The Corrs, Cowboy Junkies, Cream, Credence Clearwater, CSN&Y, Dave Mathews, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Eagles, ELP, Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa, Genesis, George Thorogood, Grateful Dead, Green Day, The Guess Who, Howlin' Wolf, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Cash, Jonny Lang, King Krimson, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Lightnin' Hopkins, Linkin Park, Lucinda Williams, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Nora Jones, Pink Floyd, Precious Bryant, Rickie Lee Jones, Rod Stewart, Ry Cooder, Santana, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Slim Harpo, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Syd Barret, Supertramp, T-Bone Walker, Tom Waits, Trapt, Van Morrison, Weezer, The Yardbirds, and Yes.

This is the current list; it's subject to change as I get bored with it. I'm not sure what it says about me, but there you have it. Any others?

[gprsh924]

Way too many to list

I have over 4000 songs on my 20GB 4G but like you it is an extremely varied collection of music from classic rock to rap music and everything in between

[rattlsnak]

Im up to @ 2,500 songs now and growing almost daily. I have everything from Sinatra to Korn to Phantom of the Opera to Diana Ross to every band you have listed and everything in between.

[gassy]

No Rush? How dare you Jeff.
Apparently you like the blues influence...nice list! I'll add the Flaming Lips, The Shins, Spoon, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Black Crowes.

[craigster59]

Mine's pretty much the same w/ additions of Sublime, Fishbone, Sonia Dada, Otis Redding , The Beat Farmers and Link Wray.

[gassy]

I forgot Jane's Addiction. I'm so mad at myself!

[RANDY P]

various rap (a crap load of Ludacris, Outkast, Ice Cube?!)pretty much all of the Rush collection, Pantera, the Haunted, Damageplan, Diana Krall, The Smiths David Bowie, Steely Dan, Danny Godinez band, lots of jazz, Quincy Jones, KISS, Clash,

Misc. bits from the 80's, and stuff I'm too embarrassed to admit too.

almost 2 days of pure evil and chaos....

EDIT - I forgot Janes Addiction as well too. One of my fav's..

Also - no NU Metal. At all...

rjp

[gassy]

Bowie. I'll start to write more down and annoy you tomorrow. Sex Pistols, Big Audio Dynamite, Kraftwerk. Time for ESPN...
Christian.

[12own911]

You all are forgetting "Rocky Horror Picture Show". You can't have an iPod with out Time Warp. Come on.

[gassy]

Mother Love Bone...Couldn't resist...Over and out until tomorrow...Ben Folds Five...
Christian.

Great thread!

[Z-man]

On my iPod:

The mellow stuff:
George Winston
Suzanne Cianni
Battlestar Galactica music

The techno:
Paul Van Dyk
Darude
Dirty Vegas
Enigma
The Roc Project
York

The 80's/Alternative Rock:
U2 (Lots and lots of U2)
Men without Hats
Sinead O'Connor
Midnight Oil
Tom Tom Club
Duran Duran
Jesus Jones
Erasure

World:
Israel Kamakawiwo'le (Hawaiian)
Pink Martini

-Z.

[craigster59]

Bowie also, and B.A.D., G Love and nobodys mentioned Isley Bros and James Brown, Meters, Taj Mahal, Pete Townsend, plus a whole lotta Jazz.......

[yellowline]

3 Doors Down, AC/DC, Adam Sandler, Aerosmith, Andrew W.K., The Ataris, Audioslave, Bon Jovi, Boston, Springsteen, Butch Walker, Cake, a Cheech and Chong skit, Gregorian chant, Cash, Coldplay, Creed, The Darkness, Dashboard Confessional, Def Leppard, Dropkick Murphys, Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses, Hoobastank, Jerry Seinfeld, Jet, Judas Priest, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Skynyrd, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, all known Mitch Hedberg standup on CD (RIP), Nickelback, Rush, Shinedown, Tesla, Van Halen, Weird Al, Whitesnake, Yellowcard, and Zox (startup Providence band). There's lots of other artists on my iPod, but I only have one song of theirs that I like.

About 1000 songs in all. Just in case you wanted to know.

[12own911]

New INXS, The Doors, Eminem, Alanis Morrisette, Depeche Mode, Richard Cheese, Jane's Addition & Beastie Boys

[Sonic dB]

Some music and a video of Veronika Zemanova taking off her clothes.

[slodave]

Too many to list. Starts with 311, AC/DC. Ends with White Zombie, Widespread Panic, Yes, ZZ Top.

Dave

[Hugh R]

I really gotta get me one of those things. My kids have them. My daughter pointed out that my 6 disk CD player in my car will hold about 90 songs, her IPod holds thousands. Says she'd never spend the money on a CD player in a car or anywhere else again.

[Jeff Higgins]

My collection of artists that are not currently on my iPod is several times that that are. It sucks having the Shuffle; I'll have to pony up for the bigger one. I have about half a dozen play lists that I've put together that will fit on the Shuffle. There is some overlap between the artists on my various lists, but not much. Literally everything from symphony orchestra and big band to grunge and everything inbetween. Some of it nowhere between. Except for rap; that is about the only place I don't go musically. Preferences are blues and blues based rock, with early psychedelic and "prog rock" just to spice it up.

It's pretty cool what has happened as far as availability of older and/or more obscure music in the last ten years or so. I used to cruise the used record stores; now I just surf Amazon. Just amazing what you can find on CD these days. Maybe it takes some of the fun out of the hunt, but the music makes up for that.

[RANDY P]

No more carrying around CD's - get the IPOD adaptor for the car and you're set. No more scratches, busted stuff, etc.

I never knew how versatile the IPOD really is, until I actually lost my big CD case one day -I haven't seen it for months.

rjp

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

I just drove from Los Angeles to Portland in a BMW 635csi, toured upper Oregon and S. Washington for a few days.

8G of music hooked up to an Alpine with iPod direct interface from the deck, it was awesome.