This week my playlist contains a few more modern choices than last week, with 14 songs having been released after 2000. The mid section of the mix features some alt-country and jam band stuff, and the whole package is nicely bookended with some classic power pop. Length: 3 hours
What is this? Explanation here.
1. Miss Understanding - Jason Falkner (Presents Author Unknown 1996)
2. The New York Song - Skytone (Echoes In All Directions 2006)
3. Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds (The Seeds 1966)
4. Nag - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (I Love Rock 'N Roll 1981)
5. I'm A Fool - Dino, Desi & Billy (I'm A Fool 1965)
6. I Found Out - John Lennon (John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band 1970)
7. It's A Nice World To Visit But Not To Live In - Ann-Margret (The Cowboy And The Lady 1969)
8. Hank, Karen & Elvis - Young Fresh Fellows (The Men Who Loved Music 1987)
9. Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix Experience (Are You Experienced 1967 )
10. Not If You Were The Last Dandy On Earth - Brian Jonestown Massacre (Give It Back 1997)
11. Garden Of Eden - Guns 'N Roses (Use Your Illusion I 1991)
12. Editions Of You (Roxy Music Cover) - Mudhoney (Butterfly Stroke / Editions Of You Sub Pop 7-inch 1999)
13. She's Like Heroin To Me - The Gun Club (Fire Of Love 1981)
14. Raw Power - Iggy and the Stooges (Raw Power 1973)
15. The Ladder - The Golden Hands Before God Conducts Incredible Magic Band And The Spirits (Here 2008)
16. Situation - Irving (Death In The Garden, Blood On The Flowers 2006)
17. London - The Smiths (Louder Than Bombs 1987)
18. Looking At You - The MC5 (Back In The U.S.A. 1970)
19. I Am Waiting - Rolling Stones (Aftermath 1966)
20. Diana - Alexander "Skip" Spence (Oar 1969)
21. The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon and Garfunkel (Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970)
22. Five O'Clock World - The Vogues (Five O'Clock World 1966)
23. The Night Before - The Beatles (Help 1965)
24. On A Carousel - The Hollies (The Hollies Greatest Hits 1967)
25. If You Want This Love - West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (Part One 1967)
26. Fountain Of Love - The Mothers of Invention (Cruising With Ruben and the Jets 1968)
27. You Are The Light (By Which I Travel Into This And That) - Jens Lekman (When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog 2004)
28. I'm In Love - Left Of Zero (Left Of Zero 2008)
29. Clever - Whale Tooth (Whale Tooth EP 2009)
30. Perfect - Fairground Attraction (The First Of A Million Kisses 1988)
31. The Wedge - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones (Checkered Flag 1963)
32. Dying Is Easy (Live) - The Sadies (In Concert, Volume One 2006)
33. China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider (Live)- Grateful Dead (Without A Net 1990)
34. Aluminum Park - My Morning Jacket (Evil Urges 2008)
35. My Country Tis Of Thy People You're Dying - Buffy Sainte-Marie (Little Wheel Spin And Spin 1966)
36. Melt Your Heart - Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins (Rabbit Fur Coat 2006)
37. Damn, Sam (I Love A Woman That Rains) - Ryan Adams (Heartbreaker 2000)
38. Motorcycle Mama - Neil Young (Comes A Time 1978)
39. Blue - Jayhawks (Tomorrow The Green Grass 1995)
40. I Can't See Your Face In My Mind - The Doors (Strange Days 1967)
41. Grantchester Meadows - Pink Floyd (Ummagumma 1969)
42. Pass The Hachet, I Think I'm Goodkind - Yo La Tengo (I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass 2006)
43. Gleaning - Apostle Of Hustle (Folkloric Feel 2004)
44. School Song Misfortune - Múm (Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy 2007)
45. Big Black Furry Creature From Mars (live) - Phish (Hampton Comes Alive 1999)
46. Heart In The Hand Of The Matter - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (Source Tags And Codes 2002)
47. (Here's To) New Beginnings - Amos The Transparent (Everything I've Forgotten To Forget 2007)
48. Brighter Day - Jellyfish (Spilt Milk 1993)
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Playlist Week 1
This week's playlist is very 60's heavy, although I seem to have segued into a bit of shoegaze, folk and prog as well. Length: 3 hours.
What is this? Explanation here.
1. Sweet Young Thing - The Monkees (The Monkees 1966)
2. Catch Us If You Can - Dave Clark Five (Greatest Hits 1967)
3. How Do You Do It - Gerry and the Pacemakers (I'm The One 1964)
4. Out And About - Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (Test Patterns 1967)
5. Do You Think About It Now - The Trees (Green Crystal Ties Volume 10: 60's Garage Band Flashback 1998)
6. Coax Me - Sloan (Twice Removed 1994)
7. From The Back Of the Film - Thrush Hermit (Clayton Park 1999)
8. Let Down - Union City (Union City - 2008)
9. Just Can't Go To Sleep - The Kinks (Kinks 1964)
10. Ram-Bunk Shush - The Ventures (The Ventures 1961)
11. I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down - Buddy Holly (Reminiscing 1963)
12. Bird Dog - Everly Brothers (The Best Of The Everly Brothers 1959)
13. What's She Really Like? - Elvis Presley (G.I. Blues 1960)
14. When I Look In Your Eyes - The Romantics (The Romantics 1979)
15. I'm On Board - The Ride Theory (In This City 2005)
16. Climbing Up the Wall - The Action (Rolled Gold 1998 - recorded in 1967)
17. Slow Fade Pictures - Teenage Fanclub (Man Made 2005)
18. Transmission - Joy Division (Unknown Pleasures 1979 - bonus track on 2007 reissue)
19. New Love II - The Hoa Hoa's (Sonic Bloom 2008)
20 Blackmail - The Disraelis (Demonstration 2007)
21. Trash - New York Dolls (New York Dolls 1973)
22. I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night - Electric Prunes (The Electric Prunes 1967)
23. She Lied - The Bittersweet (Psychedelic States: Alabama in the 60's 2002)
24. Rag And Bone - The White Stripes (Icky Thump 2007)
25. I'm Bad Just Like Jesse James (Live) - John Lee Hooker (Live At The Cafe Au Go Go And Soledad Prison 1996)
26. Without A Word Of Warning - Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Golden Greats 1966)
27. Spill The Sky - Young and Sexy (The Arc 2008)
28. Selina's Melodie Fountain - Serena-Maneesh (Serena Maneesh 2006)
29. Soon - My Bloody Valentine (Loveless 1991)
30. Lips Like Sugar - Echo and the Bunnymen (Echo and the Bunnymen 1987)
31. My Bed Is Red - Eric's Trip (Forever Again 1994)
32. My Back Pages - The Byrds (Younger Than Yesterday 1967)
33. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Live) - Bob Dylan (Live 1966 released 1998)
34. On Lies - Andre Ethier (On Blue Fog 2007)
35. Somebody - Depeche Mode (Some Great Reward 1984)
36. Picadilly Palare - Morrissey (Bona Drag 1990)
37. Kim - Steve Hackett (Please Don't Touch 1977)
38. Bolan Muppets - Glissandro 70 (Glissandro 70 2006)
39. The Island - The Decemberists (The Crane Wife 2006)
40. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison (All Things Must Pass 1970)
41. Bonus Track - The Candidates (Meet The Candidates 2000)
42. Pulo, Pulo - Jorge Ben (Forca Bruta 1970)
43. Riff Raff - The Pipas (Sorry Love 2006)
44. Soul Sauce - Cal Tjader (Soul Sauce 1964)
45. Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa (Hot Rats 1970)
46. Hooray For Tuesday - The Minders (Hooray For Tuesday 2004)
47. The Otherside - Ohbijou (Swift Feet For Troubling Times 2006)
48. Optic Nerve - Flux AD (transatlanticthoughts 2003)
49. Little Trip To Heaven (On The Wings Of Your Love) - Tom Waits (Closing Time 1973)
50. So Long, Marianne -Leonard Cohen (Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967)
51. You're the One That I Want - Danielle Duval (L’Etranger 2007)
What is this? Explanation here.
1. Sweet Young Thing - The Monkees (The Monkees 1966)
2. Catch Us If You Can - Dave Clark Five (Greatest Hits 1967)
3. How Do You Do It - Gerry and the Pacemakers (I'm The One 1964)
4. Out And About - Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (Test Patterns 1967)
5. Do You Think About It Now - The Trees (Green Crystal Ties Volume 10: 60's Garage Band Flashback 1998)
6. Coax Me - Sloan (Twice Removed 1994)
7. From The Back Of the Film - Thrush Hermit (Clayton Park 1999)
8. Let Down - Union City (Union City - 2008)
9. Just Can't Go To Sleep - The Kinks (Kinks 1964)
10. Ram-Bunk Shush - The Ventures (The Ventures 1961)
11. I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down - Buddy Holly (Reminiscing 1963)
12. Bird Dog - Everly Brothers (The Best Of The Everly Brothers 1959)
13. What's She Really Like? - Elvis Presley (G.I. Blues 1960)
14. When I Look In Your Eyes - The Romantics (The Romantics 1979)
15. I'm On Board - The Ride Theory (In This City 2005)
16. Climbing Up the Wall - The Action (Rolled Gold 1998 - recorded in 1967)
17. Slow Fade Pictures - Teenage Fanclub (Man Made 2005)
18. Transmission - Joy Division (Unknown Pleasures 1979 - bonus track on 2007 reissue)
19. New Love II - The Hoa Hoa's (Sonic Bloom 2008)
20 Blackmail - The Disraelis (Demonstration 2007)
21. Trash - New York Dolls (New York Dolls 1973)
22. I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night - Electric Prunes (The Electric Prunes 1967)
23. She Lied - The Bittersweet (Psychedelic States: Alabama in the 60's 2002)
24. Rag And Bone - The White Stripes (Icky Thump 2007)
25. I'm Bad Just Like Jesse James (Live) - John Lee Hooker (Live At The Cafe Au Go Go And Soledad Prison 1996)
26. Without A Word Of Warning - Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Golden Greats 1966)
27. Spill The Sky - Young and Sexy (The Arc 2008)
28. Selina's Melodie Fountain - Serena-Maneesh (Serena Maneesh 2006)
29. Soon - My Bloody Valentine (Loveless 1991)
30. Lips Like Sugar - Echo and the Bunnymen (Echo and the Bunnymen 1987)
31. My Bed Is Red - Eric's Trip (Forever Again 1994)
32. My Back Pages - The Byrds (Younger Than Yesterday 1967)
33. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Live) - Bob Dylan (Live 1966 released 1998)
34. On Lies - Andre Ethier (On Blue Fog 2007)
35. Somebody - Depeche Mode (Some Great Reward 1984)
36. Picadilly Palare - Morrissey (Bona Drag 1990)
37. Kim - Steve Hackett (Please Don't Touch 1977)
38. Bolan Muppets - Glissandro 70 (Glissandro 70 2006)
39. The Island - The Decemberists (The Crane Wife 2006)
40. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison (All Things Must Pass 1970)
41. Bonus Track - The Candidates (Meet The Candidates 2000)
42. Pulo, Pulo - Jorge Ben (Forca Bruta 1970)
43. Riff Raff - The Pipas (Sorry Love 2006)
44. Soul Sauce - Cal Tjader (Soul Sauce 1964)
45. Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa (Hot Rats 1970)
46. Hooray For Tuesday - The Minders (Hooray For Tuesday 2004)
47. The Otherside - Ohbijou (Swift Feet For Troubling Times 2006)
48. Optic Nerve - Flux AD (transatlanticthoughts 2003)
49. Little Trip To Heaven (On The Wings Of Your Love) - Tom Waits (Closing Time 1973)
50. So Long, Marianne -Leonard Cohen (Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967)
51. You're the One That I Want - Danielle Duval (L’Etranger 2007)
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Introduction
Hey there. My name is Bob. You may know me from such blogs as It's Not The Band I Hate, It's Their Fans and Toronto Music Blog Collective. What you are looking at here is not going to be all that particularly interesting or creative. For that, I would recommend going to the aforementioned blogs. So what is this then?
Well, sometimes, when I'm by myself and no one else is around, I like to sit at home and pretend to be the host of a nationally syndicated radio show, similar to what you would hear Tom Petty, Bob Dylan or Little Steven doing. As a hobby, I like to design my own meticulously crafted playlists; featuring everything from garage, surf, prog, mainstream, indie, alt-country, bubblegum, psych, shoegaze, blues, jazz, funk, etc, etc, etc. Why, I've even been known to dabble in hip hop and electronica, on occasion. I have over 18 000 songs in my iTunes library, as well as over 400 CD's and probably most likely a comparable number of albums too (although I've never actually counted.) I've thrown out most of my cassettes, but at one time those numbered into the thousands. That's a lot of music.
For several months now, I've enjoyed ending my week of music listening, with a carefully thought out playlist, lasting about 3 hours in length. What is included on the playlist simply depends on how I feel. If I could, I would talk about why every song and artist I listen to is worth recommending, along with flowery words, charts, graphs and alphabetized explanations. But I do not have the time to do that. This is why I decided that I would leave the writing and reviews on my primary blog, and I would use this spot in the blogger atmosphere to post my weekly playlists, along with links to the band's websites, so you could do the research yourself without any of my lengthy bla bla blah's.
Most likely, you're going to know most of these artists already, but hopefully each week will present something that is new and exciting to you. Enjoy.
Well, sometimes, when I'm by myself and no one else is around, I like to sit at home and pretend to be the host of a nationally syndicated radio show, similar to what you would hear Tom Petty, Bob Dylan or Little Steven doing. As a hobby, I like to design my own meticulously crafted playlists; featuring everything from garage, surf, prog, mainstream, indie, alt-country, bubblegum, psych, shoegaze, blues, jazz, funk, etc, etc, etc. Why, I've even been known to dabble in hip hop and electronica, on occasion. I have over 18 000 songs in my iTunes library, as well as over 400 CD's and probably most likely a comparable number of albums too (although I've never actually counted.) I've thrown out most of my cassettes, but at one time those numbered into the thousands. That's a lot of music.
For several months now, I've enjoyed ending my week of music listening, with a carefully thought out playlist, lasting about 3 hours in length. What is included on the playlist simply depends on how I feel. If I could, I would talk about why every song and artist I listen to is worth recommending, along with flowery words, charts, graphs and alphabetized explanations. But I do not have the time to do that. This is why I decided that I would leave the writing and reviews on my primary blog, and I would use this spot in the blogger atmosphere to post my weekly playlists, along with links to the band's websites, so you could do the research yourself without any of my lengthy bla bla blah's.
Most likely, you're going to know most of these artists already, but hopefully each week will present something that is new and exciting to you. Enjoy.
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