Concert Review: Turkuaz & Zongo Junction with Will Magid Trio
By smartperson on Sat, 2011-12-31 01:28
This is my first time trying to review a live performance. I'm going to go for more brevity than my album review. Let's give it a shot!

This is my first time trying to review a live performance. I'm going to go for more brevity than my album review. Let's give it a shot!

I've spent a fair amount of time thinking about how my tastes in music have changed and evolved. A little time in OmniGraffle yielded the chart you see here (enlarge). Obviously this isn't a complete representation of how my musical preferences have changed: there are many omissions in bands and genres, but I tried to capture the key ones from my past and a good list of current ones. There are several songs that I've picked out as pivotal to my development. It's a lot of information, but I'm curious: can any of you trace how your taste has changed over time?
You all know I enjoy music a lot. I tend to go through phases with particular genres, but love music of all types. Recently I found myself wondering: what words occur the most frequently in the music that I listen to? I had some guesses, but wanted to do a proper in-depth analysis.
I call this little app "LyricsHistogram." It does the following: