free music: the official beingryanbyrd playlist

By Ryan Byrd

personal, music, favorites, free stuff, mixtape
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**UPDATE: some people have experienced freakishly long download times or partial downloads on the original links. so, in addition to the original links, i’ve also posted a couple alternatives. so, if you’ve had trouble try again!!**

wow. almost a week of no blogging. this has been completely unintentional. i’ve just had a brutal week with a pile of stuff to do. so, while i still don’t really have the time to sit and write a proper post (though i have started 2 very good ones in the last several days), i thought i would pop in for a quickie and give away some free stuff.

inspired by a blog i read regularly, i decided to put together a playlist that epitomizes my broad/weird/terrible(?) musical tastes. these aren’t necessarily my favorite songs, but they are fairly representative in a broad sense.

so, i whipped it together and it’s now available for your downloading pleasure. naturally, i couldn’t narrow it down to something manageable, so i split it into 2 albums. here are the track lists:

1. brandi carlile: downpour
2. discover america: call it in the air
3. chris cornell: wide awake
4. kevin max: the imposter’s song
5. gillian welch: my first lover
6. elbow: some riot
7. fiona apple: not about love
8. derek webb: my enemies are men like me
9. keane: lovers are losing
10. sara groves: roll to the middle
11. mute math: stare at the sun
12. don chaffer: leave me alone
13. dixie chicks: voice inside my head
14. ray lamontagne: empty
15. everclear: why i don’t believe in god
16. nickel creek: helena
1. derek webb: what matters more
2. rilo kiley: 15
3. david crowder band: wholly yours
4. sufjan stevens: john wayne gacy, jr.
5. jenny lewis: acid tongue
6. waterdeep: heart attack time machine
7. damien rice: 9 crimes
8. natasha bedingfield: these words
9. the swell season: lies
10. needtobreathe: looks like love
11. amy winehouse: back to black
12. sheryl crow: riverwide
13. kanye: amazing
14. oasis: waiting for the rapture
15. michael jackson: who is it?
16. coldplay: yes

yes, i’m all over the place…so you shouldn’t be bored listening. it’s a little something for everyone. (by the way, it should be noted that the track order isn’t a ranking of my favorites. i literally used a list randomizer to create the order.)

of course, as with all the music i have available here on my site, i encourage you to look further into these artists if you hear something you like. you should, ahem, buy music. it’s good for ~~the artists~~ you.

so, here you go. download away. (p.s. it’s all set up and ready to go for itunes: album art, track numbers, etc.)

original link: disc 1 (129 mb)

**new rapidshare link: disc 1

original link: disc 2 (119 mb)

**new filefactory link: disc 2