My Twitter CD - Now On iTunes

So I was checking my e-mail this morning and got one from Benjamin who spotted my post about My Twitter CD and was considering purchasing the songs from it.
Well, when I made it, I had submitted it to iTunes as an iMix, and I checked today… And it’s live!
My Twitter CD consists of 11 tracks [...]

So I was checking my e-mail this morning and got one from Benjamin who spotted my post about My Twitter CD and was considering purchasing the songs from it.

Well, when I made it, I had submitted it to iTunes as an iMix, and I checked today… And it’s live!

My Twitter CD consists of 11 tracks and is priced at $10.89. You can purchase the album in it’s entirety or each track individually. Grab it here.

Thanks again for participating to those who played. Watch my Twitter feed (and follow me if you aren’t) to play in the next one…

Listening to my Twitter CD

The other night I made the discovery that I had enough pre-paid credit in the Apple store to purchase 11 songs… Or a full CD. I don’t recall where I got the credit. I thought it would be a neat experiment to ask my followers on Twitter to pick songs and message them to me, [...]

The other night I made the discovery that I had enough pre-paid credit in the Apple store to purchase 11 songs… Or a full CD. I don’t recall where I got the credit. I thought it would be a neat experiment to ask my followers on Twitter to pick songs and message them to me, and I’d buy the first 11 that made it in. I am posting them now, along with their submitters (Except for one anonymous person) and my first reactions following hearing the song for the first time.

My Twitter CD, in order of submittal:

1. Perfect Timing (This Morning) by Orba Squara - This is better known as “The iPhone Song”. It’s a very mellow song. I’m just intrigued that the thing actually expanded out to a full song… I thought it was just a snippit written for the commercials. Not sure it’ll get a listen much more then this experiment. Submitted anonymously.
2. Standing On The Balcony by Clever Bastards - iTunes classified this as “Pop” which made me a little wary of it… But it’s actually pretty decent. It’s sort of… Soft-pop mixed with country? It’s got a lot of guitar to it, but certainly has the up-beat tune of a pop song. I’ll be listening again for sure. May have to look into the artist, too. Submitted by @darylcognito
3. Kiss Me by New Found Glory - I believe Sixpence None The Richer did this one first. Canadian (And near-by resident) Avril’s covered it too. Pretty decent cover, great changes. I’ll definitely have to look into more of their stuff. Submitted by @fanless
4. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone - This one’s classified as “Soundtrack” and is from a compilation of music from Clint Eastwood movies. I would have NEVER bought this on my own. But good buy. All dogether now… Ooey ooey ooooh. Submitted by @kurtisnelson
5. Santa María (Del Buen Ayre) by Gotan Project - Classified as “Electronic”, it’s more of a latin-salsa-dance-remix thing. Actually sounds pretty decent. This was, for year, the only kind of music I’d listen to, so it brings back some pretty fun memories. Anything that started as one genre and moved to electronic/dance/techno, or could be tagged with “remix” is bound to stay on my list. Submitted by @danielerossi
6. Keep It Simple by Cobra Starship - The submitter “warned” me that this group was “indie”. Itunes threw them into “alternative”. Either works for me,.. As does this song. There’s a local place that ALWAYS has this kind type of alternative playing live. I’d see them there. Would be a good night. Submitted by @nichm
7. Acadian Driftwood by The Band - This one is confusing me. It’s supposed to be rock. Soft rock, maybe, certainly a taste of country to it. I think I hear a piccolo now.Maybe it’s a flute. It’s a little… too soft for me. Not sure it’ll get much play. Submitted by @geek
8. Umbrella (Single Version) by Marié Digby - Oh, Marié. This is a cover of the same song as done by Rihanna. It’s a much slower, mellow, acoustic version. Marié is well-known for getting a lot of views on YouTube and is considered by some to be the poster child for going from YouTube to fame as she’s signed to a recording contract … The same one she was signed to before the YouTube videos went up. I would have bought this had the YouTube-to-fame story been true, but it wasn’t. So I have this soley because of the game. Submitted by @tlspodcast
9. Y.M.C.A. (Can’t Stop the Music Version) by Villiage People - As the submitter put it - “A classic!”. Y’know… I hadn’t heard this in a while. I think I have it on a CD somewhere too. Definitely chair danced when this one came on. Great addition. Submitted by @xenith
10. Am I Awake by They Might Be Giants - TMBG and I have a very … awkward relationship. It seems most of the time I’ll hear a song and think “Oh! That’s a nifty song”, it’s done by these guys. But any time someone else passes me their stuff, or I go looking because I heard something else of theirs I like, I don’t like it. Sadly, that relationship continues with this track. Submitted by @bassguy
11. Miss Sarajevo by Bono, Brian Eno, L’Orchestra Filamonica Di Torino, Luciano Pavarotti, Michael Kamen & The Edge - I’m generally not a classical fan, nor an opera fan, so I wasn’t really holding my breath on this one … But it was surprising well done. It’s a verry ballady for the most part with Pavarotti bringing in during the chorus. It’s not really my cup of tea, but could have been had the opera bits been in English. Submitted by @carmanavenue

There you have it! This compilation was a whole lot of fun to put together, and was actually a blast to listen to, too.

One lesson from the ordeal? The iTunes Store sells different tracks in different countries. While they made a point at a recent event that each country’s store has 6,000,000+ tracks, they didn’t say they were all the same. My 6,000,000 songs in Canada may differ from yours. And if your store has, say, 7,000,000+… Then there’s a LOT more room for discrepancy. Apologies to @locobone, @johnbfromtn and @mrdirby who got snagged in the international distribution and DRM shuffle.

I’d suggest putting together an event like this of your own. The rules are easy, and the cost is minimal.

Thanks to everyone who participated in my experiment! The iMix has been posted and is awaiting confirmation. I’ll add the link when it goes live. Follow song titles to buy individual tracks. Enjoy!