After laying on the beach last summer listening to singles compilations I noticed that more often than not I was skipping certain tracks. For example I like Pink Floyd, but their greatest hits compilation contains a lot of their early material which does little for me.
So I set myself a challenge – to create perfect playlists which run under an hour – long enough to keep me entertained but not so long as to bore me. Initially I set this at 12 songs but 13 appeared to be the magic number.
I made several 13 tracks compilations for bands I’m fond of and thought it might be fun to share the process and results.
This blog outlines my process for selecting tunes and the results of my endeavors. Not sure why but it seemed like a good idea at the time. I’ll share the playlists on my Spotify account as and when I see fit.
- Queen – whittling down to 13 ain’t easy
Queen have been part of the soundtrack of my life since I was a small child. The band were local to us growing up and as it happened my mum worked with Freddie’s mum when I was young, so we always followed the progress and success of the band. Their back catalogue is wide and… - The concept
I set myself a challenge – to create perfect playlists for individual artists which run under an hour. In the end I settled for thirteen tracks – hence the name of this site.