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Monday, November 7, 2011

Drunk / Music Pair Your Music with Booze

Posted by Ned Lannamann on Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:58 PM

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Marking his professional transition to full-time boozehound, we got this tip from former music editor-turned-bar owner Ezra Caraeff.

Need a little help with what you're drinking? Try Drinkify, which pairs music with a beverage. Punch in what you're listening to, and the handy database comes up with the ideal pairing.

A few kinks*, though: There's a "turn music off" switch, but I don't hear any music playing to begin with. And some of the drink choices are a little, uh, strange. Punching in "Thin Lizzy" doesn't result in either Irish whiskey or stout, which is totally wrong; instead, Drinkify suggest a disgusting-sounding concoction of rum, elderberry liquor, and tomato juice. "Culture Club" results in a suggestion of one entire ounce of Red Bull (???). "Tom Waits" gives you a relatively mild suggestion of a whole bottle of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. "Neil Young" results in red wine, garnished with a cucumber—weird. And "Frank Sinatra" results in a bottle of merlot, garnished with a maraschino cherry. Um, NO.

What're you listening to?

*Drinkify's suggestion for the Kinks? Four ounces of sloe gin. Seems about right.

End Hits: The result for "Everclear"? Not what you think.

 

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i just typed in three random bands and two of the recommendations were for a bottle of pinot noir. The third, to accompany a Japanese psych band, was a bottle of Sierra Nevada. (Product placement?) If I wanted random, I'd listen to John Cage while eating found mushrooms. Worthless, next!
I am not drinking any fucking pinot noir!
Posted by geyser on November 7, 2011 at 1:20 PM · Report
2
PBR for Pavement seems reasonable, but Pink Floyd: a box of wine? I'll take the pinot noir over the box wine.
Posted by tk. on November 7, 2011 at 1:24 PM · Report
3
This doesn't seem to be accurate at all.
Posted by Michelle on November 7, 2011 at 1:31 PM · Report
4
Oh, hey - I got music on my third try - for Tsunami Bomb!

It suggested PBR for the Dollyrots (correct!), Bourbon-and-Red-Bull for the Tossers (passably correct!)...

But then for Tsunami Bomb, it suggested 8 ounces of Cocaine, 8 ounces of Egg, and 6 ounces of Coke. All in a highball glass. WTH?

You know what? I'd try that!
Posted by Reymont on November 7, 2011 at 1:39 PM · Report
5
The Melvins

4 oz marijuana (uh... served on the rocks?)
Posted by cat & beard on November 7, 2011 at 1:57 PM · Report
6
This site is much more fun if you enter your or your friends' old bands (assuming those bands ever released any recordings - that seems to be the condition for getting a result).
Posted by dmitrir on November 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM · Report
7
They pegged my nightly ritual, truly.

THE ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION”

12 oz. Canadian Club Whiskey
12 oz. Coke
8 oz. Raspberry Vodka
Posted by TSW on November 7, 2011 at 2:44 PM · Report
8
It keeps telling me to drink PBR with everything because I guess my musical is immature and watered-down and boring and gives me gas.
Posted by Joneser on November 7, 2011 at 3:28 PM · Report
9
* musical taste, I mean.
Posted by Joneser on November 7, 2011 at 3:28 PM · Report
10
I would buy tickets to your musical, Joneser.
Posted by Reymont on November 7, 2011 at 3:33 PM · Report
11
The result for Syd Barrett is 6 oz. Marijuana, but entering one of my old bands yields 1 bottle LSD. That just isn't right.
Posted by dmitrir on November 7, 2011 at 3:34 PM · Report
12
I typed in Willie Nelson and got 8oz of Makers' Mark. Sounds good to me.
Posted by ujfoyt on November 7, 2011 at 7:26 PM · Report
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Lil Wayne. 4 oz. Glenfiddich Scotch. Serve neat. Garnish with wedge of pineapple. But that can't be right because it does not include the worlds "purple", "drank", or "sizzurp"
Posted by baileyy on November 7, 2011 at 7:36 PM · Report
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Count me in for "Joneser: The Musical".
Posted by tk. on November 7, 2011 at 7:51 PM · Report

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