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

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Tender voltage / open window liftPlaylist noteApr 21, 20267:06 AMDeep shelf driftdeep cuts

Rock and Roll is setting the daybreak temperature on the dial.

Rock and Roll by Heart off Greatest Hits / Live (1980) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a tender voltage / open-window lift lean, and a touch of open-window lift. Sunrise Prelude is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Rock and Roll
Heart
Greatest Hits / Live · 1980 · Rock
Programming
Deep shelf drift

The album tracks and side doors, not the obvious front window.

Lineup note
Deep shelf drift

Rock and Roll by Heart off Greatest Hits / Live (1980) belongs here because it keeps the daybreak pressure moving without flattening the air. Sunrise Prelude is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Greatest Hits / Live · 1980

Rock and Roll comes through with a slow-burn glide and rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1980s 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 Sunrise Prelude 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.

HeartDaft PunkAc/DcRockElectronicLeftfieldtender voltage / open-window liftdaybreakopen-window liftRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Rock and Roll
Heart
Why it fits

Rock and Roll by Heart lands here because it keeps the tender voltage / open-window lift pull alive without sanding off the grain that makes this hour interesting. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Sunrise Prelude can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Greatest Hits / Live (1980), Rock and Roll shows Heart working in a 1980s 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. Inside Deep shelf drift, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

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 Sunrise Prelude to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Sunrise Prelude
Daft Punk
Why it fits

Sunrise Prelude keeps deep shelf drift honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The electronic / leftfield edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Rock ’n’ Roll Singer can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18), Sunrise Prelude shows Daft Punk working in a 10s pocket with electronic / leftfield in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Deep shelf drift, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the electronic / leftfield texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Rock and Roll without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Rock ’n’ Roll Singer to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Rock ’n’ Roll Singer
Ac/Dc
Why it fits

Rock ’n’ Roll Singer keeps deep shelf drift honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The hard rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On High Voltage (International Version) (2003), Rock ’n’ Roll Singer shows Ac/Dc working in a 2000s pocket with hard rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Deep shelf drift, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

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

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Sunrise Prelude by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18). It hit in 18, it comes off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Electronic / Leftfield on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Deep shelf drift is opening up.

Tender voltage / first light hushPlaylist noteApr 21, 20267:00 AM

Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer) is setting the blue hour temperature on the dial.

Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer) by The Doors off The Soft Parade (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (1969) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a tender voltage / first-light hush lean, and a touch of first-light hush. Kickstart My Heart is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer)
The Doors
The Soft Parade (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) · 1969 · Rock
Lineup note
Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer) into Kickstart My Heart

Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer) by The Doors off The Soft Parade (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (1969) belongs here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Rock and Roll by Heart, changes the palette without cutting the thread, and maintains rock in the grain.. Kickstart My Heart is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
The Soft Parade (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) · 1969

Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer) comes through with a slow-burn glide and rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1960s 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 Kickstart My Heart 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.

The DoorsMötley CrüeTalking HeadsRockHard Rocktender voltage / first-light hushblue hourfirst-light hushRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer)
The Doors
Why it fits

Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer) by The Doors lands here because Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Rock and Roll by Heart, changes the palette without cutting the thread, and maintains rock in the grain.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Kickstart My Heart can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Soft Parade (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (1969), Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer) shows The Doors working in a 1960s 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 Kickstart My Heart to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Kickstart My Heart
Mötley Crüe
Why it fits

Kickstart My Heart answers Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer) by The Doors with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The hard rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Unison (Unfinished Outtake) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Dr. Feelgood (1989), Kickstart My Heart shows Mötley Crüe working in a 1980s pocket with hard 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 hard rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Seminary School (a.k.a. Petition the Lord with Prayer) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Unison (Unfinished Outtake) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Unison (Unfinished Outtake)
Talking Heads
Why it fits

Unison (Unfinished Outtake) answers Kickstart My Heart by Mötley Crüe 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.

Track context

On Remain in Light (Deluxe Version) (1980), Unison (Unfinished Outtake) shows Talking Heads working in a 1980s 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 Kickstart My Heart without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Kickstart My Heart by Mötley Crüe off Dr. Feelgood (1989). It hit in 1989, it comes off Dr. Feelgood, Hard Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Keeps the emotional pressure steady after Rock and Roll by Heart, changes the palette without cutting the thread, and maintains rock in the grain.

Neon patience / mist and sparkPlaylist noteApr 21, 20265:02 AM

I Knew The Bride is setting the blue hour temperature on the dial.

I Knew The Bride by Dave Edmunds off Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave (1993) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a neon patience / mist and spark lean, and a touch of mist and spark. Summertime is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
I Knew The Bride
Dave Edmunds
Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave · 1993 · Rock
Lineup note
I Knew The Bride into Summertime

I Knew The Bride by Dave Edmunds off Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave (1993) belongs here because Summertime by Miles Davis and Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin provide a sharp two-step that extends the feeling of Can I Sit Next to You Girl by Ac/Dc without sounding automatic. They keep the emotional pressure steady, change the color from 2000s into 1950s for Summertime, and maintain hard rock with Dazed and Confused.. Summertime is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave · 1993

I Knew The Bride comes through with a slow-burn glide and 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 Summertime 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.

Dave EdmundsMiles DavisLed ZeppelinRockJazzHard Rockneon patience / mist and sparkblue hourmist and sparkRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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I Knew The Bride
Dave Edmunds
Why it fits

I Knew The Bride by Dave Edmunds lands here because Summertime by Miles Davis and Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin provide a sharp two-step that extends the feeling of Can I Sit Next to You Girl by Ac/Dc without sounding automatic. They keep the emotional pressure steady, change the color from 2000s into 1950s for Summertime, and maintain hard rock with Dazed and Confused.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Summertime can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave (1993), I Knew The Bride shows Dave Edmunds 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. It also leaves a lane for Summertime to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Summertime
Miles Davis
Why it fits

Summertime answers I Knew The Bride by Dave Edmunds with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Dazed and Confused can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Porgy And Bess (1959), Summertime shows Miles Davis working in a 1950s pocket with jazz 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 jazz texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers I Knew The Bride without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Dazed and Confused to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Dazed and Confused
Led Zeppelin
Why it fits

Dazed and Confused answers Summertime by Miles Davis with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The hard rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On The Complete Bbc Sessions (1997), Dazed and Confused shows Led Zeppelin working in a 1990s pocket with hard 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 hard rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Summertime without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Summertime by Miles Davis off Porgy And Bess (1959). It hit in 1959, it comes off Porgy And Bess, Jazz on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Summertime by Miles Davis and Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin provide a sharp two-step that extends the feeling of Can I Sit Next to You Girl by Ac/Dc without sounding automatic. They keep the emotional pressure steady, change the color from 2000s into 1950s for Summertime, and maintain hard rock with Dazed and Confused.