Nothing But The Stats

Hello Stat-ernizing bunkmates in the chummery, James the Yahoo Butler here.

There are times in the course of the Butler’s diurnal musical perambulations when he just wants to chuck his numbers racket, stop dead still in the manor’s library, drop his feather duster, clasp his head between his palms and holler, just like Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, “Words, words, I’m so sick of words!”

Indeed, what are words worth, words that decry how we stack up content-wise against the holdings of the world, when what matters most is the spirit of the matter, i.e., the music. Oh that I could spend the rest of my desultory afternoon listening to the Jacksons, Janet and Alan (no relation…”Duh,” quoteth the Butler’s neice) on this week’s New Releases.

But no, duty calls and so duty must be answered.

We tracked 45 albums. I would not deign to say that, with 41 albums available for download (91%), we creamed iTunes (35, 78%) but you certainly could. Moreover, we captured 520 songs (90%) while they cobbled together 478 (78%).

Things were a smidge more close with tracks on demand. Yahoo, 36 (80%), Rhapsody 37 (82%). As for available tracks, us, 512 (88%), them, 527 (91%). We were getting lonely out there, so far in front. Know what I mean?

And because, as Jethro Tull crooned, life’s a long song, here’s a link to the playlist for the NR 092606