Thought of the Day: "Doom"

"People are surprised when they find out I'm not a doomsayer. I greet the day, I enjoy my family, and try not to be one of those shrieking bores you dread at dinner parties. I write about these subjects because I believe there is hope and capacity for change, not because there isn't"

--Eric Schlosser (author of Fast Food Nation and an inspiration of mine. Seen last night at City Arts and Lectures)

Beck 198-Track Mind

New York Times Magazine did a really neat feature for its music issue two weeks ago. They called it "Beck's 198-Track Mind" and it featured a full page outline of Beck's face wearing earbud-style earphones. Filling in the face are 198 of the song's the singer had on his iPod on Feb 27, 2002, my dad's birthday but probably a coincidence. My descriptive powers really do not do it justice do you may just want to see for yourself. Apparently Beck's got over 8,000 tunes stored digitally, a mammoth list that he updates daily. Though I own none of his albums, I admire his kitchen-sink style of composition which, if nothing else, indicate that the man has fantastically electic listening habbits.

So I'm following his lead. I'm going to randomly pick a track from Beck's list, download it and listen. Then give a report. I'm calling it The BeckWorthy Project because it's late, I'm naked, and haven't thought of a better name.

Downloads via Audiogalaxy

Listening via Winamp

Interpretation via Kevin

And away we go...