Last.fm: ghosts, crowes and shooting sherrifs

Top Artists this Week (see more)

23 Mar 2008 – 30 Mar 2008

4	1		Nine Inch Nails	151
1	2		The Black Crowes	100
1	3		Eric Clapton	86
	4		The Raconteurs	38
1	5		The Beatles	33
3	6		David Bowie	12
2	7		Eddie Vedder	11
	7		Dead Meadow	11
12	7		Iron Maiden	11
10	7		Radiohead	11

It's been too long since I had time to put my weekly chart up, or indeed, felt it was interesting enough to do so.  It's been a bit samey for a while.  I really enjoyed my music this week, so here's how it played out.

This week sees the atmospheric, creepy, totally instrumental 'Ghosts I-IV' from Nine Inch Nails grab the top spot, with a bit of 'Year Zero' thrown in the mix. 'Ghosts' is the new album that Reznor has released totally online without a record company.  Building on the Radiohead model, he lets you download 'Ghosts I' for free (about 9 tracks) or the whole 36 tracks for $5.  You get a PDF booklet plus plenty of wallpapers too.  That's a good deal.  I paid $5.  I don't regret it, and I have a warm fuzzy for not downloading it illegally.

Black Crowes.  Seeing them live this week.  Love the new 'Warpaint' album, and have been throwing on the old ones too in preparation.  They simply are one of my favourite bands of all time.  They're cool, their influences are cool, they do what they want and they in turn do things to me.  Never seen them live before, they haven't been to our shores since the early 90s I believe, so it's gonna be one spiritual evening (thanks Axeman).

Clapton.  Those 86 plays are entirely due to '461 Ocean Boulevard'.  Had it on vinyl for ages, but my vinyl lives out in the garage due to too many children vs not enough rooms in the house, so I don't play them much.  Got a digital copy of this one, and I simply can't get enough.  It surely must be second only to his Derek & The Dominos album in amazingness, although, that's a big call I know.  And I love the song title 'Willie & The Hand Jive' ;-)

New Raconteurs seems good, loving Bowie's 'Aladdin Sane' all over again, Beatles have got a running mainly with 'Rubber Soul' and the White Album. 

Good week, good tunes.