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The Rotation, #41

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The Waterboys: A PAGAN PLACE (1984)*

It is a personal tragedy to me that I did not discover The Waterboys until my mid-40s. I really feel like I needed this band in my 20s. “The Whole of the Moon” is one of my all-time favorite songs and I’ve enjoyed so much of what I’ve heard of them since the discovery.

Collected Tracks

  • Church Not Made with Hands
  • All the Things She Gave Me
  • Rags
  • The Big Music
  • A Pagan Place
  • The Late Train to Heaven
  • The Madness Is Here Again

The Waterboys: THIS IS THE SEA (1985)*

I like them so much I’m double-dipping.

Collected Tracks

  • Don’t Bang the Drum
  • The Whole of the Moon
  • The Pan Within
  • Be My Enemy
  • Beverly Penn
  • Sleek White Schooner
  • Even the Trees are Dancing
  • Sweet Thing
  • The Waves

Waxahatchee: AMERICAN WEEKEND (2012)*

A clear first record. Nothing remarkable or worthy of collection. Will try again later.

Collected Tracks

  • N/A

Waylon Jennings: NASHVILLE REBEL (1966)*

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I know he was a racist POS and pulled country music to the political right in the 60s, but he’s dead now and he had a great voice.

Collected Tracks

  • Nashville Rebel
  • Rush Street Blues

Waylon Jennings: LEAVIN’ TOWN (1966)*

Big catalog. Double-dipping

Collected Tracks

  • Leavin’ Town
  • If You Really Want Me to I’ll Go
What is The Rotation?

The primary way I build my digital music collection is by maintaining a playlist called, “The Rotation.” On this list, I load albums of artists I’m interested in hearing; mostly new-to-me artists or albums. Because I need some organizational principle to conduct this survey, I go by the alphabetical listing of the artist. I typically move from earlier records to later records, although there are exceptions. If I’m excited to hear a new album by a favorite artist I’ll add it in an apparent random placement to hear it sooner than later. From this list I’ll select tracks to add to my collection. It’s rare that I DNF a record, and uncommon for me to not select a single track from it. I’ve been doing this for a while and am currently on my 9th trip around the alphabet. Above are the albums heard in a given session and what thoughts, if any, I have about them. These are mostly first impressions, so don’t expect in-depth analysis.


Asterisks (*) after the album title indicate that it is a new-to-me record.

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