Friday, December 26, 2014

Music on the Mind #6 - Ranking the songs on Shiny Toy Gun's Season of Poison Album




Ranking the Songs: Shiny Toy Guns - Season of Poison


A really good album from front to back, Season of Poison was the album that I heard first from Shiny Toy Guns as "When Did the Storm Begin" and "Ghost Town" were blowing up.  I was pleasantly surprised to see the variation and high quality that the album contained.  Also, when over 2/3rds of the album you could listen to at any time, you know they did well and you will listen to it over and over again.  Speaking of, this album is probably in the top 10 of all albums in number of play throughs over the past two years.

1.  When Did the Storm Begin
2.  Ghost Town
3.  Money for That
4.  I Owe You a Love Song
5.  Ricochet!
6.  Poison
7.  Turned to Real Life
8.  Blown Away
9.  Frozen Oceans
10.  Season of Love
11.  It Became a Lie on You
12.  A Leading Edge

Music on the Mind #5 - Ranking the songs on Shiny Toy Gun's We Are Pilots Album




Ranking the Songs: Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots

When I heard a couple of Shiny Toy Guns songs a couple of years ago and decided to dive into their music, I started with We Are Pilots.  There are a handful of good songs here, but it is definitely hit and miss.

1.  You Are the One
2.  Rainy Monday
3.  Le Disko
4.  Starts With One
5.  We Are Pilots
6.  Shaken
7.  Don't Cry Out
8.  When They Came for Us
9.  Waiting
10.  Chemistry of a Car Crash
11.  Jackie Will Save Me


Music on the Mind #4 - Ranking the songs on Imagine Dragon's Night Visions Album





Ranking the Songs: Imagine Dragons - Night Visions
(From 12/24/14)


One of the best albums, cover to cover that I hear in 2014.  Night Visions offers a handful of great songs while offering an album that you can listen to through the end over and over again without losing its impact.  It runs down a little in the Deluxe extra song at the end, but is still a great soundtrack to your day as you commute, run errands, etc.

1.  Radioactive
2.  It's Time
3.  Demons
4.  Hear Me
5.  Tiptoe
6.  Fallen
7.  Bleed Out
8.  Nothing Left to Say
9.  Amsterdam
10.  Working Man
11.  My Fault
12.  Rocks
13.  Underdog
14.  Every Night
15.  On Top of the World
16.  Selene
17.  Round & Round
18.  The River
19.  America

Music on the Mind #3 - Ranking the songs on Kacey Musgrave's Same Trailer Different Park Album




Ranking the Songs: Kacey Musgrave's:

 Same Trailer Different Park
(From 12/24/14)


Next up is an album that completely took me by surprise at the beginning of the year.  I hear one song, "Merry Go Round" and immediately purchased the album.  I then went out and bought it on vinyl as well.  It has probably gotten near fifty full plays this year.  Below are my current rankings of the songs on the album.

1.  Silver Lining
2.  My House
3.  Step Off
4.  Follow Your Arrow
5.  Keep it to Yourself
6.  Blowin' Smoke
7.  Merry Go Round
8.  Back on the Map
9.  I Miss You
10.  Dandelion
11.  Stupid
12.  It Is What It Is

Music on the Mind #2 - Ranking the songs on Taylor Swift's Red Album







Ranking the Songs: Taylor Swift - Red
(From 12/11/14)



Now for my ranking of Taylor Swift's Red:

1. I Knew You Were Trouble 
2. Red 
3. 22
4. We Are Never Getting Back Together 
5. Trecherous
6. State of Grace
7. Holy Ground 
8. Begin Again 
9. All Too Well 
10. Stay Stay Stay
11. Starlight 
12. The Lonely One 
13. I Almost Do 
14. Everything Has Changed 
15. Sad Beautiful Tragic 
16. The Last Time

Music on the Mind #1 - Ranking the songs on Taylor Swift's 1989 Album




Ranking the Songs: Taylor Swift - 1989
(From 12/10/14)


After listening to Taylor Swift's 1989 album 4-5 times today, I decided to rank the songs.
Let me know your thoughts and what your list is.
1. Shake it Off
2. Blank Space
3. Wildest Dreams
4. I Wish You Would
5. Style
6. Out of Woods
7. All You Had to Do Was Stay
8. Bad Blood
9. How You Get Girl
10. This Love
11. Welcome to New York
12. I Know Places
13. Clean