Journal leviramsey's Journal: SIRIUS: An analysis of repeats on BuzzSaw 2
Many of you may recall that I subscribe to Sirius (and have since before Howard Stern was signed). My #1 preset is BuzzSaw. Following is an analysis of BuzzSaw's playlist between midnight ET on Dec. 23 and approximately 2:00 pm ET on Dec. 24. The data is courtesy of The SIRIUS Stream Explorer; a condensed form of the data follows the analysis.
In the 38 hours studied, 469 songs were played (counting examples like "Heartbreaker" straight into "Living Loving Maid" as one song), for a mean of 12.3 songs/hour. 384 distinct songs were played. No song was played more than 3 times in the period, implying that the odds are against hearing a song twice within 12 hours.
- 9 songs were played thrice
- 67 songs were played twice
- 308 songs were played once
All in all, I would say that this is a pretty good balance of repetition versus variety, in my opinion. In listening for 24 hours straight, one could expect to hear at most c. 50 repeats.
- AC/DC - 27 plays, 16 distinct songs
- Played thrice: "Highway to Hell"
- Played twice: "Back in Black", "Big Balls", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "For Those About to Rock...", "Hells Bells", "Shoot to Thrill", "Sin City", "T.N.T.", "You Shook Me All Night Long"
- Accept - 1 play
- Aerosmith - 25 plays, 21 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Rag Doll", "Same Old Song and Dance", "Walk This Way"
- Aldo Nova - 2 plays, 1 distinct song
- Played twice: "Fantasy"
- Alice Cooper - 8 plays, 4 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Billion Dollar Babies", "I'm Eighteen", "No More Mr. Nice Guy", "School's Out"
- April Wine - 1 play
- Autograph - 1 play
- Axe - 1 play
- Bad Company - 6 plays, 5 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Bad Company"
- Billy Squier - 10 plays, 8 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Christmas Is the Time to Say...", "In the Dark"
- Billy Thorpe - 1 play
- Black Sabbath - 12 plays, 10 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Iron Man", "Paranoid"
- Blackfoot - 3 plays, 3 distinct songs
- Blue - 3 plays, 3 distinct songs
- Blue Oyster Cult - 3 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Played twice: "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
- Bob Rivers - 3 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Played twice: "I Am Santa Claus"
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 1 play
- Boston - 8 plays, 6 distinct songs
- Played twice: "More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind"
- Buckcherry - 1 play
- Cheap Trick - 2 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Cream - 3 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Played twice: "White Room"
- David Lee Roth - 2 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Deep Purple - 4 plays, 4 distinct songs
- Def Leppard - 13 plays, 10 distinct songs
- Played thrice: "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
- Played twice: "Photograph"
- Derek and the Dominos - 1 play
- Dio - 5 plays, 3 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Holy Diver", "Rainbow in the Dark"
- Dokken - 2 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Eddie Money - 1 play
- Eric Clapton - 1 play
- Faces - 1 play
- Foghat - 3 plays, 3 distinct songs
- Foreigner - 4 plays, 4 distinct songs
- George Thorogood - 6 plays, 5 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Bad to the Bone"
- Golden Earring - 3 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Twilight Zone"
- Grand Funk Railroad - 1 play
- Great White - 3 plays, 3 distinct songs
- Guns 'n' Roses - 9 plays, 7 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Live and Let Die", "Welcome to the Jungle"
- Heart - 4 plays, 3 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Magic Man"
- Humble Pie - 3 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Played twice: "I Don't Need No Doctor"
- Iron Maiden - 4 plays, 4 distinct songs
- Jefferson Starship - 2 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Jethro Tull - 1 play
- Jimi Hendrix - 16 plays, 12 distinct songs
- Played thrice: "Purple Haze"
- Played twice: "Dolly Dagger", "Foxey Lady"
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - 2 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Joe Satriani - 2 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Joe Walsh - 3 plays, 3 distinct songs
- Judas Priest - 5 plays, 5 distinct songs
- Kiss - 9 plays, 8 distinct songs
- Played twice: "I Stole Your Love"
- Krokus - 1 play
- Led Zeppelin - 21 plays, 16 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Black Dog", "Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid", "In the Evening", "Kashmir", "The Ocean"
- Loverboy - 1 play
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - 10 plays, 8 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Sweet Home Alabama", "That Smell"
- Metallica - 10 plays, 9 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Seek and Destroy"
- Molly Hatchet - 2 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Montrose - 1 play
- Motley Crue - 8 plays, 7 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Girls, Girls, Girls"
- Motorhead - 1 play
- Nazareth - 3 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Hair of the Dog"
- Neil Young - 2 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Night Ranger - 1 play
- Ozzy Osbourne - 11 plays, 9 distinct songs
- Played thrice: "Crazy Train"
- Pat Benatar - 4 plays
- Pat Travers - 1 play
- Queen - 12 plays, 7 distinct songs
- Played thrice: "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- Played twice: "Another One Bites the Dust", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Stone Cold Crazy", "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions"
- Quiet Riot - 2 plays, 1 distinct song
- Played twice: "Cum On Feel the Noize"
- Rainbow - 3 plays, 3 distinct songs
- Ratt - 5 plays, 3 distinct songs
- Played thrice: "Round and Round"
- Red Rider - 3 plays, 1 distinct song
- Played thrice: "Lunatic Fringe"
- Rick Derringer - 1 play
- Robert Plant - 1 play
- Robin Trower - 1 play
- Rolling Stones - 7 plays, 4 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Gimme Shelter", "Honky Tonk Women", "Sympathy for the Devil"
- Rossington Collins... - 1 play
- Rush - 15 plays, 12 distinct songs
- Played thrice: "The Spirit of Radio"
- Sammy Hagar - 8 plays, 7 distinct songs
- Played twice: "I Can't Drive 55"
- Saxon - 1 play
- Scorpions - 8 plays, 7 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
- Steppenwolf - 3 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Magic Carpet Ride"
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - 5 plays, 4 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Pride and Joy"
- Styx - 2 plays, 1 distinct song
- Played twice: "Renegade"
- Sweet - 3 plays, 1 distinct song
- Played thrice: "Ballroom Blitz"
- T. Rex - 2 plays, 1 distinct song
- Played twice: "Get it On (Bang a Gong)"
- Ted Nugent - 5 plays, 5 distinct songs
- Tesla - 3 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Modern Day Cowboy"
- The Allman Brothers Band - 1 play
- The Amboy Dukes - 1 play
- The Black Crowes - 4 plays, 4 distinct songs
- The Charlie Daniels Band - 1 play
- The Cult - 6 plays, 5 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Fire Woman"
- The Doors - 2 plays, 1 distinct song
- Played twice: "Roadhouse Blues"
- The Edgar Winter Group - 3 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Frankenstein"
- The Firm - 1 play
- The Kinks - 1 play
- The Runaways - 1 play
- Thin Lizzy - 5 plays, 4 distinct songs
- Played twice: "The Boys Are Back in Town"
- Tom Petty - 1 play
- Triumph - 2 plays, 2 distinct songs
- Twisted Sister - 2 plays, 1 distinct song
- Played twice: "We're Not Gonna Take It"
- UFO - 5 plays, 5 distinct songs
- Van Halen - 19 plays, 12 distinct songs
- Played twice: "And the Cradle Will Rock...", "Everybody Wants Some!!", "Feel Your Love Tonight", "Hot for Teacher", "Panama", "Runnin' with the Devil", "Unchained"
- WASP - 1 play
- Whitesnake - 4 plays, 4 distinct songs
- Y&T - 1 play
- Zebra - 1 play
- ZZ Top - 14 plays, 10 distinct songs
- Played twice: "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "La Grange", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Tush"
buzzsaw playlist (Score:2)
However, I still cannot get over the fact that one has to pay for radio with the satellite radio systems. I guess it's just because of the fact that all my life radio's been taken for granted, and it's well, free.
So needless to say, I don't have a sat radio system. I'm not saying I never will. The sat systems would benefit by putting it in the new cards, at no cost, imho. That would atleast get me tempted to try it out. (Though I do miss Stern, they
Re:buzzsaw playlist (Score:2)
To quote from Artie Lange:
"Waaah. I don't want to spend 40 cents a day. Waah."
:o)