Despite the fact that the 100 days are over and I can repeat music, I find that I haven’t actually been doing so that much.

Example: Recently I decided to listen to all of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.

Before Lord of the Rings marathons, there was Der Ring des Nibelungen, a cycle of four operas going over 20 hours long over 4 days, telling the story of a couple of giants, Norse-ish gods, the river Rhine, and of course a magic ring. Oh, and I’m pretty sure there was a dragon.

While you can listen to the whole thing on Spotti-fy, only humorless pedants do that.

I do, however, highly recommend Anna Russell’s treatment of the Ring, which is much shorter.

“It’s the only opera on Earth that comes in the giant economy package.”

Other stuff I tagged on first (and last) listen as being music to revisit. Some of it will probably hold up to time, some of it won’t!

What was the first song you played after you were “free”?

What’s your favorite song?

I still don’t have one, actually. Different songs for different moods. People are very contextual, so in terms of food, music, movies, it seems that people will like different things depending on how they’re feeling and thinking at the time.

What song did you like the most that you discovered?

I made a note of songs that to investigate again. Here’s a playlist:

There are more playlists, and since I heard every song once I didn’t have time to make a judgment call.

(This playlist isn’t in order yet; I’m hoping to make it into an order that flows better later)

Some questions I thought up:

Did you miss playing any songs more than once?

A little bit, but not really.

What was the hardest part?

Honestly, near the end, tracking all my music became an annoyance. I’m happy to listen to only new songs, but I don’t want to be forced to scrobble every single clip I listen to on Youtube or every MP3 from some random site.

When Pandora stopped scrobbling after the upgrade, I had to quit them entirely. After this I plan to use them a lot (and take a long vacation from Last.FM!)

Did you discover any new music?

Nothing that groundbreaking. I heard some new artists, but most of them fall comfortably into a genre that I had already been listening to.

What was the biggest thing you gained?

Perhaps an appreciation for really taking a single artist and trying to digest them musically. I listen to a lot of music by style/genre, because of how online radio stations work, but I don’t listen to whole albums and soak in a musical style.

Most of the time I listen to music as background, so perhaps it’s fitting that I found many artists who don’t seem to transcend genre. Pearls before swine…

I also found that all my friends have pretty much entirely independent tastes in music. Not one person I got a recommendation from mentioned the same bands.

Day 100!

In a somewhat anticlimactic finish I didn’t get to listen to much today, as I was travelling.

I’ll try and post some more thoughts on this Tumblr in the future.

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Crucifixus (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Et incarnatus est (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Et in unum Dominum, Jesum Christum (Duetto)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Credo in unum Deum (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Credo in unum Deum (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Cum Sancto Spiritu (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (Aria)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Qui sedes ad dextram Patris (Aria)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Qui tollis peccata mundi (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Domine Deus (Duetto)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Gratias agimus tibi (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Laudamus te (Aria)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Et in terra pax (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Gloria in excelsis (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Kyrie eleison (Coro)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Christe eleison (Duetto)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B Minor - Kyrie elieson (Coro)

Day 99

Elton John & Leon Russell – The Best Part Of The Day

Bee Gees – Tragedy

Billy Joel – My Life

Elton John – Levon

Elton John – Benny and the Jets

Nas – 2nd Childhood - Explicit Album Version

Nas – Rewind

Nas – You’re Da Man

Nas – Smokin’

Nas – Ether

Supreme Beings Of Leisure – Get Away

Tosca – Doris Dub

Flunk – On My Balcony

Röyksopp – The Drug

Mozez – Spinning Top

James Blunt – No Bravery

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – The Good Rebel

The Kooks – One Last Time

Kings of Leon – Revelry

Franz Ferdinand – 40’

Mumford & Sons – I Gave You All

Editors – Bones

Kings of Convenience – Misread

The Strokes – Electricityscape

Radiohead – Karma Police

The Fray – Dead Wrong

White Lies – The Power & The Glory

Keane – Better Than This

Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder

Snow Patrol – Open Your Eyes

OneRepublic – Secrets

Brandon Flowers – Swallow It

The Script – Breakeven

Kings of Leon – 17

Kasabian – Fire

Florence + The Machine – What The Water Gave Me

Adele – One And Only

Travis – Sing

I am Harlequin – The King’s Daughter

Chicago – If You Leave Me Now

Billy Joel – Piano Man

Van Halen – Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love

Mötley Crüe – Wild Side

Guns N’ Roses – Paradise City

Alice Cooper – I’m Eighteen

Kiss – Rock And Roll All Nite

Bon Jovi – Always

Aerosmith – Angel