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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: emdasher on July 06, 2008, 06:10:37 PM

Title: all bands/artists played
Post by: emdasher on July 06, 2008, 06:10:37 PM
Is there a list somewhere of all the bands and artists that Tom has ever played on the Best Show? I thought I should ask before I go back and start compiling one.
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: AaronC on July 06, 2008, 07:04:57 PM
Omar's recaps have mp3s of the songs played on the show: http://www.recidivism.org/tbsowfmu/ (http://www.recidivism.org/tbsowfmu/). 
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: Omar on July 06, 2008, 08:28:25 PM
Omar's recaps have mp3s of the songs played on the show: http://www.recidivism.org/tbsowfmu/ (http://www.recidivism.org/tbsowfmu/). 

I actually almost never post the .mp3s of the actual songs ("Paris 1919" is an exception that comes to mind) Tom played, although there is a frequent overlap in terms of the artists.  For example, I've often posted a different song from a band/album in a recap for a given show. 

One of my upcoming Best Show projects was going to be compiling Best Show playlists -- perhaps it could be a group effort with different people taking different chunks of shows.
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: emdasher on July 06, 2008, 08:59:56 PM
One of my upcoming Best Show projects was going to be compiling Best Show playlists -- perhaps it could be a group effort with different people taking different chunks of shows.

I'm jobless and willing.
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: AaronC on July 06, 2008, 09:41:42 PM
Omar's recaps have mp3s of the songs played on the show: http://www.recidivism.org/tbsowfmu/ (http://www.recidivism.org/tbsowfmu/). 

I actually almost never post the .mp3s of the actual songs ("Paris 1919" is an exception that comes to mind) Tom played, although there is a frequent overlap in terms of the artists.  For example, I've often posted a different song from a band/album in a recap for a given show. 


I didn't realize this. Have at it emdasher.   I'd actually be interested to see which artist (besides ABBA) gets played the most. 
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: yesno on July 06, 2008, 09:45:47 PM
I didn't realize this. Have at it emdasher.   I'd actually be interested to see which artist (besides ABBA) gets played the most. 


I've Got a hunch as to which Band he plays Very much more than all others.









Did you get that?  I believe Henry Rollins uses a similar technique in his poetry sometimes.
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: AaronC on July 06, 2008, 09:50:49 PM
I think that "B" should be lowercase. 
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: yesno on July 06, 2008, 09:54:20 PM
I follow the authoritative GBVDB.com for my Robert Pollard-related style tips.  (Fowler's was silent on the issue.)

http://www.gbvdb.com/about.asp
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: AaronC on July 06, 2008, 10:00:29 PM
I follow the authoritative GBVDB.com for my Robert Pollard-related style tips.  (Fowler's was silent on the issue.)

http://www.gbvdb.com/about.asp


Curses. I should have known not to trust http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_by_Voices (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_by_Voices). 
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: herbie on July 07, 2008, 01:54:13 PM
bands from the in the red label get played a lot! hopefully tom will be playing the vivian girls album when it gets reissued on in the red this fall.

also, wondering if he'll be playing the gentleman jesse record on douchemaster. really great power pop stuff.. seems like something the man would dig.
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: Ramsobot on July 07, 2008, 11:22:10 PM
And let's not forget the pay for play deal Tom struck with Matador a few years back...
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: Patrick on July 08, 2008, 11:10:03 AM
bands tom seems to play often.

Jay Z
Ghostface Killa
DC snipers
Witch
Jay Reatard
Cheap Time
The Move
Wings
Elvis Costello
Ted Leo Rx
Reining Sound
Guided by Voices

dont forget the deal with Nils from Matador.

Tom once mentioned that he would play more Roots tracks if they did not have such potty mouths..
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: herbie on July 08, 2008, 11:50:59 AM
you can't play too much tej/rx!!!
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: Stan on July 09, 2008, 12:23:38 AM
 So Bruce, no mention of  Volcano Suns?
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: Matt on July 09, 2008, 02:09:36 PM
One of my upcoming Best Show projects was going to be compiling Best Show playlists -- perhaps it could be a group effort with different people taking different chunks of shows.

I'm jobless and willing.

Same here. I call 2005!
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: fyodor on July 09, 2008, 03:31:31 PM
Big Dipper! Volcano Suns!
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: jed on July 14, 2008, 02:41:19 PM
Alfonzo Blackwell (I'm in 2004 in the archives). Also, a fair amount of Jim E. Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney.
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: Sarah on July 14, 2008, 02:47:07 PM
The Monkees.
The Bee-Gees.
Title: Re: all bands/artists played
Post by: Superdragon DJ on July 15, 2008, 01:34:54 AM
I like hearing Boris on the show.