all bands/artists played

[emdasher]

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.

[AaronC]

Omar's recaps have mp3s of the songs played on the show: http://www.recidivism.org/tbsowfmu/. 

[Omar]

Omar's recaps have mp3s of the songs played on the show: 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.

[emdasher]

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.

[AaronC]

Omar's recaps have mp3s of the songs played on the show: 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. 

[yesno]

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.

[AaronC]

I think that "B" should be lowercase. 

[yesno]

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

[AaronC]

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. 

[herbie]

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.

[Ramsobot]

And let's not forget the pay for play deal Tom struck with Matador a few years back...

[Patrick]

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..

[herbie]

you can't play too much tej/rx!!!

[Stan]

 So Bruce, no mention of  Volcano Suns?

[Matt]

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!