AV

A quick note to my friends across the water - do go out and vote on Thursday. I can't even imagine voters in the U.S. ever being given the same opportunity. Don't waste it, vote Yes to AV.

music geekery

Some music stats, might be of interest to other music geeks. My collection is currently at 13,585 tracks. I'm slowly incorporating my father's music collection into my own, which will probably double that at least. I wanted to document the make-up of my collection before it gets overwhelmed.

By genre:
12% - alternative
10% - celtic
9% - pop
7% - folk/rock
6% - faire
5% - musicals (this is ambug666's fault)
5% - blues
4% - folk
4% - new wave
3% - soundtracks
2-3% each - rock, progressive, geek rock, blues/rock
1-2% each - jazz, pagan, comedy, country, goth, classical, techno, punk, rap, soul, filk
less than 1% each - new age, avant garde, holiday, childrens, world, metal, bluegrass, southern rock, reggae, swing, ska, latin, ragtime, disco, christian, mashups, calypso, spoken word, gospel, zydeco, and opera

By decade:
38% - 1990's
27% - 2000's
15% - 1980's
8% - 1970's
6% - 1960's
1% each - 1950's, 1940's, 1930's, 2010's
less than 1% each - earlier decades to the 1690's