The Elimination: I added Head Like a Hole to the Eliminator 1000 early on in the project because I was trying to please my friends with their choices. It’s a great song and really fun, but Head Like a Hole definitely does NOT fit here, in this project. Also, the song is from 1990 which makes it a candidate for elimination anyway. This is a kind of rock song that goes well beyond the preferred parameters of The Eliminator 1000. Time to remedy that mistake.
I was down in Arizona visiting my friend Andy, who has a lot of overlap with me on musical tastes, and this song The Wrong Year popped up as we were driving around in his convertible. The Decembrists are definitely my kind of band, and I like this particular song. It’s got the downtempo ride, and the solid vocals with guitar riff combo that is squarely in the wheelhouse. Good stuff!
The Wrong Year goes in at #901 (496 more listens). Head Like a Hole is Eliminated!
The Eliminator 1000 is a music refresh project, based on the idea that a really long playlist of truly outstanding songs can still be continually improved for the future listen. Want to learn more about The Eliminator 1000? Propose a song to go in! Reply to this post, comment on the post, or Tweet (Account: @1000Eliminator) or Facebook (Account: mattnyman.com) me. Here’s the links to the song lists: the Spotify Playlist, the Youtube Playlist, the Google Sheets List, and the webpage.
