Random Schmandom

When I moved to Thailand I knew one thing: I was not gonna leave my CD collection behind. So I put over a thousand CDs on a hard drive. And when I got here I wanted everything to be rated. So I left winamp on 'random' for most of the time and rated and rated. That is two years ago by now. And the result is stunning. This is what my personal Top 30 looks like and it has an unlikely number one (click to enlarge)...

It's Joshua Redman's 'Headin' Home'. From the killer album Mood Swing, granted. And a funky tune at that. But number one... Oh well. The facts don't lie. Of course the randomizer is not all that random. And some tunes have a high play count because I use them as practice material (Dream Theatre!), but still there it is on number one. What can you do? Steely Dan is somehow way down the list. How did that happen? And it's not even 'Peg' or 'Babylon Sisters'. At least some of the tunes from what I consider my favorite albums are there; 'Actual Proof', 'Evenrude Fifty', 'Platina' (the highest Dutch entry) and the best version of 'Stolen moments' ever. But where is Tribal Tech, or Coltrane, or Dave Holland? Behind a Diana Krall X-mas song? I don't dare look. While I do: go play will you? For all you sax heads here's the sheet music for 'Headin' Home'. Enjoy.