Most Played 2011 …. so far.

Being in the music business involved with records nearly my entire life now, perhaps the most commonly asked question I get is “what kind of music do you listen to?”  And I always say the same thing:  I have two collections today –  Colorado and Americana, and I rarely ever listen to anything from my Americana collection.  I am very proud of my Colorado collection.  I believe it is either the largest in the state today, or if not it is certainly one of the top three or four I’m sure.

The collection grows daily, and contains well over 3000 tracks from the late 50s to the present – both active and archived.  That doesn’t count the stuff I did not keep .. and it does not include overtly religious (no praise & worship, etc) metal, hardcore, garage punk, or thug-rap … if there’s a definite weakness it’s in titles from the 80s … there just doesn’t seem to be too many, despite my best efforts in locating some.  Anyway … here are the most played titles in my collection so far in 2011 ….

Most played titles in my library since January 2011 … all Colorado

1. Kenny Perkins – Wild Frontier*
2. Peter Sommer – Tremolo Canteen
3. Broken Everlys – Stoned In Juarez
4. Fox Street Allstars – Welcome to the Mighty Pleasin’
5. Ego vs Id – Taste
6. Carmen Sandim Sextet – Brand New*
7. Devotchka – 100 Lovers
8. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Unentitled
9. John-Alex Mason – Jook Joint Thunderclap
10. Gary Bragg – High Plains Storm*
11. Katey Laurel – From Here
12. Bonnie and The Clydes – Bonnie And The Clydes
13. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
14. Take to the Oars – American Volume
15. Churchill – Happy/Sad
15. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Spools of Thread
16. Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds
17. Tennis – Cape Dory
18. Joe Johnson – A Time to Dance
19. Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson
20. David James Band – Street Performer
21. John Oates – Mississippi Mile
22. Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams – Sinners & Saints
23. Musketeer Gripweed – Dyin’ Day
23. Rob Roper – Misfit
23. Rose Hill Drive – Americana
24. The Big Motif – Does It Weigh Heavy
25. Jim McTurnan & The Kids That Killed The Man – Joie De Vivre
26. My Body Sings Electric – Changing Color
27. Whiskey Blanket – No Object*
28. Dave Sonner – the American Campus
29. Freddi / Henchi and the Soulsetters – Crown Princes of Funk: The Last Set
30. Jami Lunde – Big Black Birds
30. Rene Marie – Voice Of My Beautiful Country
31. John McVey – Unpredictable
32. Molly Cottrell – Molly Cottrell
33. Bob Rea – Ragged Choir
34. FaceMan – FaceMan
35. Andrew Vogt – Cats Afoot
36. Bop Skizzum – Beauty Queen
37. Air Dubai – Soul & Body [single]
38. Juno What?! – Shameless
38. Kevin Dooley – Moonlight Highway*
38. Kinetix – Let Me In
38. Mesita – Here’s to Nowhere
39. The Quiet American – Vol. II
40. Chris Thompson – The Road Ahead*
40. John Mieras – Painted Glass

Here’s the break out by genre/format groupings

ADULT Alternative / Contemporary Adult / Roots Rock / Singer-songwriter
1. Kenny Perkins – Wild Frontier*
3. Broken Everlys – Stoned In Juarez
4. Fox Street Allstars – Welcome to the Mighty Pleasin’
5. Ego vs Id – Taste
7. Devotchka – 100 Lovers
8. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Unentitled
11. Katey Laurel – From Here
20. David James Band – Street Performer
23. Musketeer Gripweed – Dyin’ Day
23. Rob Roper – Misfit
24. The Big Motif – Does It Weigh Heavy
28. Dave Sonner – the American Campus
31. John McVey – Unpredictable
34. FaceMan – FaceMan
40. Chris Thompson – The Road Ahead*
40. John Mieras – Painted Glass

Jazz / Funk / Soul / R&B / HipHop
2. Peter Sommer – Tremolo Canteen
6. Carmen Sandim Sextet – Brand New*
27. Whiskey Blanket – No Object*
29. Freddi / Henchi and the Soulsetters – Crown Princes of Funk: The Last Set
30. Rene Marie – Voice Of My Beautiful Country
32. Molly Cottrell – Molly Cottrell
35. Andrew Vogt – Cats Afoot
36. Bop Skizzum – Beauty Queen
37. Air Dubai – Soul & Body [single]
38. Juno What?! – Shameless

AMERICANA / Blues / Bluegrass / Country / Folk
9. John-Alex Mason – Jook Joint Thunderclap
10. Gary Bragg – High Plains Storm*
12. Bonnie and The Clydes – Bonnie And The Clydes
13. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
16. Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds
18. Joe Johnson – A Time to Dance
19. Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson
21. John Oates – Mississippi Mile
22. Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams – Sinners & Saints
30. Jami Lunde – Big Black Birds
33. Bob Rea – Ragged Choir
38. Kevin Dooley – Moonlight Highway*
39. The Quiet American – Vol. II

ALTERNATIVE / Indie / Pop
14. Take to the Oars – American Volume
15. Churchill – Happy/Sad
15. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Spools of Thread
17. Tennis – Cape Dory
23. Rose Hill Drive – Americana
25. Jim McTurnan & The Kids That Killed The Man – Joie De Vivre
26. My Body Sings Electric – Changing Color
38. Kinetix – Let Me In
38. Mesita – Here’s to Nowhere

(* serviced to radio and press by Rocky Mountain Music Network)

The Colorado Sound – Vol. 3, Episode 29 2011

NEWS & NOTES:  (music bed = Ecstatico by Dave Beegle, from his album Beyond the Desert, courtesy of Avant Acoustic Records)

Jeff Finlin “East by West” from The Tao of Motor Oil (2010)
(NT) Jami Lunde “Tupelo” from Big Black Birds (2011)
Reverend Hooch “Gray Skies”  [single]  (2011)
Rose Hill Drive “Pictures of You” from Americana (2011)
The Ceeds “Motherless Children” (1969) from Psychedelic States: Colorado in the Sixties (2007)
8Trac “This ‘n That” from Fallin’ Up (2006)
Big Gigantic “The World Is Yours” [single] (2011)
Mesita “In A Life After” from Here’s to Nowhere (2011)
(NT) Spring Creek “Hold On Me” from Hold On Me (2011)
Leftover Salmon “Ain’t Gonna Work” from Euphoria (1997)
(D) Thief River “Southern Comfort” from Thief River (2011)
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Hippie In My House” from Midnight Rodeo (2006)
(NT) Adam Stern “Locked Up” from High Country Gentleman (2011)
Zuba “Trippin’” from South of Eden (1999)
The Motet “Push” from Dig Deep (2009)
John Oates “You Make My Dreams Come True” from Mississippi Mile (2011)
Three Twins Broadband “I Always Cry At the Movies” [single] (2011)
(NT) Hazel Miller Band “Moon Was Right” from Coming To You Live…From KUVO (2011)
OneRepublic “Everybody Loves Me” from Waking Up (2009)
Kyle Hollingsworth “The Way It Goes” from Then There’s Now (2009)
Bop Skizzum “Little Black Book” from Push (2010)
(NT) Dave Sonner “Lilly White Haze” from The American Campus (2011)
Kevin Dooley “Mystery Wheel” from Moonlight Highway (2011)
(D) No Fair Fights “Kiss From A Rose” from The Sound of Burning Bridges (2011)
Take to the Oars “Stones & Sticks” from American Volume (2011)
Andrew Vogt “Jeep Is Jumpin’” from Cats Afoot (2010)

MMMM – July 11 2011

Okay, so you can call me a slacker if you want, but I really have been busy with music related things … collecting new music, doing sound, emceeing events, booking bands for events …. You know – stuff like that.  😉  Since I last wrote a reasonable MMMM (Monday Morning Music Meeting) post about new music, I’ve added the following to the show’s catalog.

Here’s the list:

3 Twins Broadband – I Always Cry at the Movies/How Could You Not [singles] (Americana, roots music)

Adam Bodine Trio – Up ‘N Hear (jazz/roots/piano)

Adam Stern – High Country Gentleman (jazz/rock/funk/country/instrumental guitar)

The Alan Baird Project – Spark the Revival (rock/modern-alternative)

The Broken Spoke – Before There Were Easy Riders (americana/roots music/alt-country-rock)

The Chain Gang of 1974 – Wayward Fire (electronic/dance/modern pop)

Chimney Choir – Chimney Choir (folk, electronic, modern)

Dave Sonner – the American Campus (rock, alt-country-rock, roots rock, pop)

Dotsero – Storyhous (jazz, pop, modern, contemporary, rock)

The Foot. – The Hangman EP (rock/pop, modern)

Great American Taxi – Blair Mountain [single] (roots rock/Americana)

Hazel Miller Band – Come to You Live …. From KUVO (soul/jazz)

The Hickman-Dalton Gang – The Hickman-Dalton Gang Vol. II (alt-country)

I’m With Her – I’m With Her [ep] (singer-songwriter)

Jami Lunde – Big Black Birds (Americana)

Kevin Dooley – Moonlight Highway (Americana)

Matt Nasi Band – Unsafe and Sound [single] (rock/pop)

The Patti Fiasco – The Patti Fiasco (roots rock/Americana)

Reverend Hooch – Gray Skies [single] (southern rock)

Rose Hill Drive – Americana (hard rock)

Spring Creek – Hold On Me (bluegrass)

Tennis – Is It True? (Brenda Lee cover) [single] (indie pop)

Tyson Ailshie – The Send Off (jazz)

Wendy Woo Band – Austerity (adult pop)

Xiren – Sunshine [single] (adult pop)

Zach Heckendorf – The Cool Down (pop)