When I first glanced at this list, I thought, "Oh! That fifth one should be easy! Especially after that fourth one!" And then I realized that my criteria for cranking a song is, more or less, if I recognize it or not. So... that really didn't narrow things down much at all. Since, y'know, I'm not going to be listing songs I don't know here. Which means I'm going to have to be a little more analytical about this one. A song that needs to be played loud Now, there's lots of music that's great loud. I've been out to enough concerts and clubs to be able to appreciate that. (I've got the tinnitus to prove it!) And there are definitely some music that, in and of itself is loud. (If it's already loud, does it need to be played loud?) And, thankfully, there's some music that really doesn't do well when cranked to eleven. (At least not for me.) When … Continue reading →