Greatest Hits

It's a weird way to start, but the first CD pulled from the collection is labeled Miller's Greatest Hits. I am Miller. Apparently these are my greatest hits.

1. Pearl Jam - Corduroy

2. Coldplay - Shiver

3. Dave Matthews Band - #41 (Live - Listener's Supported)

4. Guster - Happier (Live)

5. Jason Mraz - Sleeping To Dream (Live)

6. Ben Folds Five - Selfless, Cold and Composed

7. Ben Harper - Burn One Down

8. Nirvana - Lithium

9. Phish - 46 Days

10. Led Zeppelin - Dazed & Confused

11. Counting Crows - Mr. Jones

12. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone

13. Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The School Yard

14. Peter Gabriel - Solisbury Hill

15. Billy Joel - Piano Man

My best guess is was this was put together during my senior year of college - 2007.  As far as any changes I would make to a greatest hits in 2016 - artists 1-6 would remain on it. I'm not sure if some of those songs would but PJ, Coldplay, DMB, Guster, Jason Mraz and Ben Folds would definitely make the cut. Same goes for Zeppelin, Phish.

There is only one song that I can definitively say will forever stay on any greatest hits I ever make. I will surely bring this up in another post, but I could spend hours listening to this version of #41 for hours on end. This should not come as a surprise for those of you who know me. And for those of you who do not....well...I'm positive my thoughts on the Dave Matthews Band will be a reoccurring theme throughout this website. So sit tight.

The lyric that encompasses my thoughts listening to this mix roughly nine years after it was made is from the first track Corduroy - "Everything has changed, absolutely nothing's changed."

Since the original creation of the CD, I've gone on to get my Master's degree, started a career, got married, bought a house and moved to a region of the country that I vowed never to own property in - North Jersey.

My friends and I went from wondering what time we would tee off for the day's round of frisbee golf  to planning months in advance when we will see each other again. I had more hair, less weight and more time on my hands. Gone are the times that I used to sit and play my djembe and in are the times of using my djembe as an end table in my basement.

But my musical tastes have not veered too much from this list. Sure there are a ton of great bands not represented on this list, but this list is a great representation of who I am and what I listen to. I've learned to broaden my horizons but continued to keep my hatred towards country. And that right there will never change.

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Song I Completely Forgot About And Giggled Like A School Girl When It Came On And Played Imaginary Drums For 6 Minutes: Phish - 46 Days