Booth notebook

Session notes from the booth.

The lineup logic, the song notes, and the things I want you to hear, saved one session at a time.

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Artists
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Genres
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Special turns
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3 saved turns
Lineup logic first. Song notes right behind it.
Tender voltage / morning motionPlaylist noteApr 21, 20269:09 AM

Tones Of Home is setting the daybreak temperature on the dial.

Tones Of Home by Blind Melon off Blind Melon (1992) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a tender voltage / morning motion lean, and a touch of morning motion. Free Ride is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Tones Of Home
Blind Melon
Blind Melon · 1992 · Alternative Rock
Lineup note
Tones Of Home into Free Ride

Tones Of Home by Blind Melon off Blind Melon (1992) belongs here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after '4th Of July' by Soundgarden and keeps pop, rock in the grain.. Free Ride is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Blind Melon · 1992

Tones Of Home comes through with a slow-burn glide and alternative rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1990s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Free Ride answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the alternative rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Blind MelonEdgar Winter GroupTotoAlternative RockRockPop, Rocktender voltage / morning motiondaybreakmorning motionAlternative Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Tones Of Home
Blind Melon
Why it fits

Tones Of Home by Blind Melon lands here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after '4th Of July' by Soundgarden and keeps pop, rock in the grain.. The alternative rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Free Ride can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Blind Melon (1992), Tones Of Home shows Blind Melon working in a 1990s pocket with alternative rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the alternative rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Free Ride to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
Free Ride
Edgar Winter Group
Why it fits

Free Ride answers Tones Of Home by Blind Melon with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Rosanna (Album Version) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 Take Two (1991), Free Ride shows Edgar Winter Group working in a 1990s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Tones Of Home without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Rosanna (Album Version) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Rosanna (Album Version)
Toto
Why it fits

Rosanna (Album Version) answers Free Ride by Edgar Winter Group with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Toto IV (1982), Rosanna (Album Version) shows Toto working in a 1980s pocket with pop, rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Free Ride without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Free Ride by Edgar Winter Group off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 Take Two (1991). It hit in 1991, it comes off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 Take Two, Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Keeps the emotional pressure steady after '4th Of July' by Soundgarden and keeps pop, rock in the grain.

Tender voltage / open window liftPlaylist noteApr 21, 20269:00 AM

Tequila Sunrise is setting the daybreak temperature on the dial.

Tequila Sunrise by Eagles off The Very Best Of (2003) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a tender voltage / open-window lift lean, and a touch of open-window lift. Heart Is a Drum is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Tequila Sunrise
Eagles
The Very Best Of · 2003 · Rock
Lineup note
Tequila Sunrise into Heart Is a Drum

Tequila Sunrise by Eagles off The Very Best Of (2003) belongs here because keeps the emotional pressure steady after Tones Of Home by Blind Melon and changes the palette without cutting the thread. Soundgarden is one of Ian's steadier shelf presences, so the pick already reads like a real hand.. Heart Is a Drum is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
The Very Best Of · 2003

Tequila Sunrise comes through with a slow-burn glide and rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 2000s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Heart Is a Drum answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

EaglesBeckSoundgardenRockAlternative RockPop, Rocktender voltage / open-window liftdaybreakopen-window liftRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Tequila Sunrise
Eagles
Why it fits

Tequila Sunrise by Eagles lands here because keeps the emotional pressure steady after Tones Of Home by Blind Melon and changes the palette without cutting the thread. Soundgarden is one of Ian's steadier shelf presences, so the pick already reads like a real hand.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Heart Is a Drum can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Very Best Of (2003), Tequila Sunrise shows Eagles working in a 2000s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Heart Is a Drum to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
Heart Is a Drum
Beck
Why it fits

Heart Is a Drum answers Tequila Sunrise by Eagles with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The alternative rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. 4th Of July can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Morning Phase (2014), Heart Is a Drum shows Beck working in a 2010s pocket with alternative rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the alternative rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Tequila Sunrise without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for 4th Of July to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
4th Of July
Soundgarden
Why it fits

4th Of July answers Heart Is a Drum by Beck with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Superunknown (1994), 4th Of July shows Soundgarden working in a 1990s pocket with pop, rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Heart Is a Drum without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Heart Is a Drum by Beck off Morning Phase (2014). It hit in 2014, it comes off Morning Phase, Alternative Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. keeps the emotional pressure steady after Tones Of Home by Blind Melon and changes the palette without cutting the thread. Soundgarden is one of Ian's steadier shelf presences, so the pick already reads like a real hand.

Tender voltage / open window liftPlaylist noteApr 21, 20268:52 AM

All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version) is setting the daybreak temperature on the dial.

All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks off The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) (2016) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a tender voltage / open-window lift lean, and a touch of open-window lift. Daysleeper is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version)
Stevie Nicks
The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) · 2016 · Rock
Lineup note
All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version) into Daysleeper

All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks off The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) (2016) belongs here because Daysleeper by R.E.M. and Tones Of Home by Blind Melon provide a fresh turn while keeping the emotional pressure steady after Burden In My Hand by Soundgarden.. Daysleeper is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) · 2016

All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version) comes through with a slow-burn glide and rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 2010s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Daysleeper answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Stevie NicksR.E.M.Blind MelonRockAlternativeAlternative Rocktender voltage / open-window liftdaybreakopen-window liftRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version)
Stevie Nicks
Why it fits

All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks lands here because Daysleeper by R.E.M. and Tones Of Home by Blind Melon provide a fresh turn while keeping the emotional pressure steady after Burden In My Hand by Soundgarden.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Daysleeper can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) (2016), All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version) shows Stevie Nicks working in a 2010s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Daysleeper to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

02next
Daysleeper
R.E.M.
Why it fits

Daysleeper answers All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The alternative edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Tones Of Home can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Up (1998), Daysleeper shows R.E.M. working in a 1990s pocket with alternative in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the alternative texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers All The Beautiful Worlds (Unreleased Version) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Tones Of Home to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

03later
Tones Of Home
Blind Melon
Why it fits

Tones Of Home answers Daysleeper by R.E.M. with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The alternative rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Blind Melon (1992), Tones Of Home shows Blind Melon working in a 1990s pocket with alternative rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the alternative rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Daysleeper without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Daysleeper by R.E.M. off Up (1998). It hit in 1998, it comes off Up, Alternative on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Daysleeper by R.E.M. and Tones Of Home by Blind Melon provide a fresh turn while keeping the emotional pressure steady after Burden In My Hand by Soundgarden.