This day in music history

Misleading title, I know. Anyway, here is a website that shows you the #1 song on any date in history.

Please note that on the day I was born the top song was Eric Clapton's "I Shot the Sheriff". In other news, I'm old.

Glimpse into my life

...not that it's pleasant or interesting. I am now listening to an album that was bought by probably only about 20,000 other people. It's Ghetto Heisman by WC.

Yes, I was (OK, am) still hanging on to West Coast gangster rap in 2002. There isn't much left, so I think this is a good album. At least it's got a somewhat cool cover:

RIAA: Illegal to copy your own CD's onto your PC

I really don't think it's going to hold up:

Now, in an unusual case in which an Arizona recipient of an RIAA letter has fought back in court rather than write a check to avoid hefty legal fees, the industry is taking its argument against music sharing one step further: In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer.

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But lawyers for consumers point to a series of court rulings over the last few decades that found no violation of copyright law in the use of VCRs and other devices to time-shift TV programs; that is, to make personal copies for the purpose of making portable a legally obtained recording.

Next Poll!

OK, I need help from readers. I want to do a poll to determine the greatest rap (I refuse to say hip-hop) album ever. Here are five I can think of now:

Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The 36 Chambers
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell
Geto Boys (self titled, and my personal favorite, and the greatest album shot ever):

On a personal note, this album also came with the cover being a fold-out poster. Awesome. Also, Gangster of Love had a James Taylor sample that was later changed. My CD has the original, while my brother's doesn't. I rule, and I also vote this the best album ever.

Despite that,I will throw it open to the people. Please post in the comments section any others until January 3 and I will consider posting them in the poll.

Thug Life

OK, Thug Life is one of the greatest rap albums ever. There, I said it. Try to disagree, you cretins!

Plans for the night

Now, we all know Festivus is about family. Airing of grievances and feats of strength and whatnot. Anyway, I am spending the night alone (surprise). But, I am doing three things: drinking beer, watching college hoops, and listening to music.

Anyway, as Motley Crue tells me now, it's the same old situation.

By the way, I just watched a great game between Stanford and the General's Texas Tech Red Raiders, won by Stanford. College hoops is so much better than lame-ass college football that I don't even know how anyone can argue any differently.

Reuter HATES Western Michigan

First, last night they come into the Joe and beat the Ramblers. Now they are 2 minutes (and a field goal) attempt from going into Iowa at Kinnick Stadium or whatnot and winning in football.

While I'm watching this spectacle, by the way, I'm listening to Metallica's ...And Justice For All. That's some musical range I've got, from N.W.A to Styx to Metallica.

As an aside, what happens to Ferentz? Does he have enough goodwill built up to survive two crappy years in a row? I'm not suggesting they fire him; I'm just curious. My guess is that Iowa's expectations aren't so high that they'd dump him.

Game over, and good night, Hawkeyes.