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Wait a SecondLet's see, the Twins took Pavano over Washburn... signed Jim Thome and Orlando Hudson... no Tony Batista, no Livan Hernandez... and the Mauer deal is imminent? We're one Hinske signing from perfection. Break out the white shoes, boys. Drop your lists. This entry was posted by SBG
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Why Would I Say Goodbye--Brooks & Dunn
Dimensions In Time--Michael Land (The Dig soundtrack)
Bring It Down To Jelly Roll--John Fogerty
O Mexico--Trisha Yearwood
Loser--Beck
Wrecking Ball--Gary Allan
Never My Love--Associations
This is the Life For Me--Wade Hayes
You Got It (The Right Stuff)--New Kids on the Block*
Day Tripper--The Beatles
Bonus: Staring at the Sun--Offspring
*two weeks in a row, woo Donnie!
NKOTB was on Fallon the other night. The one time I've ever seen any of Fallon's show, and there was Questlove playing for Donnie Wahlberg and the rest of them.
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01. Bo Diddley - I Can Tell [The Chess Box]
02. Harlem River Drive - Seeds of Life [What It Is! Funky Soul & Rare Grooves 1967-1977]
03. ZZ Top - La Grange [Tres Hombres]
04. Steve Earle - Brand New Companion [Townes]
05. Booker T. & the MGs - Over Easy [Stax Profiles]
06. Art Tatum - I Ain't Got Nobody [Classic Early Solos (1934-1937)
07. Buddy Jones - I'm Going Back to Sadie [Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers)
08. Texas Alexander - No More Woman Blues [Broke, Black & Blue)
09. John Coltrane Quartet - Every Time We Say Goodbye [Live 'Trane: Underground]
10. William Shatner - Familiar Love [Has Been]
man, I love La Grange
A haw, haw, haw, haw, a haw.
Harlem River Drive! What it is!
Is that Trane set bootleg or legit issue?
"I Want To Take You Higher" - Sly & The Family Stone
"Child Is The Father Of The Man" - Brian Wilson
"Variatio 12 Canone Alla Quarta" - Glenn Gould (Goldberg Variations)
"10,000 Lakes" - Kid Dakota
"Brother Rapp" James Brown (1971 at the Olympia, Paris)
"Idiot Wind" - Bob Dylan (from Blood On The Tracks New York Sessions)
"Fairchild" - Willie West (also from the What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves set)
"That's How You Got Killed Before" Elvis Costello & The Confederates
"It Had to Be You" - Johnny Hodges
"Telephone Line [Alternate Vocal]" - Electric Light Orchestra (hey, how'd that get in here?)
Nice ELO, 'wig. Is that your inner connoisseur of a certain type of '70s rock act showing? ;-)
The 'Trane is part of a 6-disc bootleg set, all recorded in the autumn of 1961. Must have been a European tour, because the notes indicated they were recorded at shows in Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Baden-Baden, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. The lineup is the Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, and Elvin Jones model. Considering the era the recordings are pretty good, though they're not soundboards.
Which version of Gould's Goldbergs do you have?
OK, I have some of those Trane shows on tape, but I may have to look for a download so I can have digital copies.
I checked out the A New World Record from the library and liked it well enough to put it on the iPod. "Telephone Line" is the highlight cut, for me. Honestly, I didn't care for Face the Music so much. I'm still waiting for the library to deliver Out of the Blue.
I have the 1955 Goldberg Variations, and listen to it often, particularly when I need some music to help me relax or think. Years ago, I heard the later version, but don't recall specific differences very well. It's slower in places, yeah? Do you prefer one over the other?
Yup, the 1981 recording is slower and has the atmosphere of artistic maturity about it. It's also in stereo, which changes the feel a bit. I only have the 1955 recording in my collection right now, though that's more of an oversight on my part than anything else. Like you, I listen to it frequently, particularly when I'm writing papers. There's something about the piece that is wonderful for the thought process.
I like Keith Jarrett's harpsichord recording of the Goldbergs, too. They're nothing particularly special compared to the Goulds and some, but I like it when artists stretch beyond their artistic base. I understand there's a accordion recording of the variations out there as well, which intrigues me.
Face the Music was the album which introduced me to ELO, so I'm a little partial to it. That said, I agree that A New World Record is the better album, and "Telephone Line" is a pretty great song ("Livin' Thing" and "Shangri-La" are pretty good, too). Rhu_Ru's context of Out of the Blue as a great road trip album is spot-on, I think. My guess is ELO fans are the only ones who would listen to the entire record at home, but something transformative happens in the car and the album really melts away the miles. After you get done with that, I'd suggest checking out Eldorado, which is really the first time Lynne got the sound he wanted. It's a concept album, so you'll have to be prepared for that, but it's still pretty darn good. All that said, I'm glad you're finding a couple things you like among their repertoire!
Edit: If you can't find the rest of those 'Trane shows, let me know. I have them as flac files and could easily pass along a copy of what you don't have.
There seems to be a lot of online postings of that Trane set, so I think I'm good. Thank you.
If you occasionally like an eclectic/offbeat interpretation of classical music, you might want to check out Uri Caine's Goldberg Variations. He does 70 variations, each with a unique instrumentation and approach, from the ridiculous to the sublime. I also like Jacques Loussier's jazz piano trio arrangement of the piece.
I've meant to check out Jarrett's classical recordings for a long time, but never got around to it. Thanks for the reminder. I'll have to move those up the to-do list.
I do enjoy the unconventional (or is it eccentric?) on occasion, so both the Caine and the Loussier are going on my list. Thanks for the suggestion.
that is a great list, 'wig.
Gould played Bach piano concertos better than anyone. Hell, just ask Rhu_Ru.
Sure, if Top 40 piano players are your thing.
That's hilarious. Finzi? You want to play Finzi? NO GOULD FOR YOU!!!!
:P
1. Fever Ray "Concrete Walls" Fever Ray
2. Coil "Teenage Lightning 2005" The Ape of Naples
3. Mr. Scruff f. Roots Manuva "Nice up the Function" Ninja Tuna
4. Bonny Billy & The Picket Line "Hemlocks and Primroses" Funtown Comedown
5. Will Oldham "O Lord Are You In Need?" Guarapero: Lost Blues 2
6. Roy Orbison "Crying" The All-Time Greatest Hits of...
7. Current 93 "Abba Amma (Babylon Destroyer)" Black Ships Ate the Sky
8. Porter Ricks & Techno Animal "Bio-Morphium" Symbiotics
9. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros "Desert Song" From Below
T. James Blackshaw "Key" The Glass Bead Game
B. Ryoji Ikeda "Headphonics 0/1" + / -
Well, that feels pretty eclectic, even for me. I guess 2, 4, 5, 7, & T all have the C93 connexion.
Eels - "Fresh Feeling" Scrubs Soundtrack
Carl Douglas - "Kung-Fu Fighting" Pure Funk
The Ramones - "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" Mania
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - "In Your Eyes [Acoustic]" Live From Mars
Coldplay - "A Message" X&Y
Tenacious D - "The Road" Tenacious D
Louis XIV - "Finding Out True Love Is Blind" MVP Baseball 2005
Coldplay - "Death And All His Friends" Viva La Vida
Feist - "Brandy Alexander" The Reminder
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - "Pleasure And Pain" Live From Mars
though he might not be the most deserving, harper holds my record for most live concerts seen (5 or 6, i believe). he's one of those that i was able to see at first ave a couple times before everyone realized he's quite talented.
(one quick note: i remember one of the shows, he stepped in front of the mic, quieted everyone down, and sang directly to the crowd. don't think he'll be able to pull that off again.)
Andrew, are you a fan of the Eels? I own about 5 tracks that were free downloads (Manchester ep?). I enjoy them but wouldn't know where to start with their actual albums, do you have any suggestions?
This is actually the only Eels song I have, so I don't think I'll be much help. Sorry meat.
Meat, if you like the stuff with strings stick with the albums that are string based. Shootenany, Souljacker, maybe not for you. Their live albums are usually pretty stellar though.
I lost interest in them whenever Shootenany! came out, but I quite enjoyed the first four.
I think Electro-Shock Blues is the most critically acclaimed, but it's also quite depressing in parts.
I think I most prefer Daisies of the Galaxy, which has personal faves "I Like Birds" and "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (unlisted bonus track).
Actually, I think I'd prefer a compilation of the 4 best tracks from each of the first four albums. The first 15 tracks of the compilation Meet the Eels looks to be close to that.
I agree with just about everything AMR said.
I like Blinking Lights but it is also depressing.
I always thought that was one of their more uplifting albums.
That's the double album? I tried to get through it, and just couldn't make it. Nothing stood out to me, so I gave up. It was via download right after I got caught up in the whole pirating thing, and I finally had access to Underworld remixes and Japanese experimental techno (Ryoji Ikeda, Riow Arai, Nobukazu Takemura), so my attention wasn't really on it. I bought the first five physically. I also have the two albums credited to "E"... they're not as good.
I will also recommend some of the b-sides from the first two albums. "Manchester Girl" is very good (originally on an E album).
I always thought that was one of their more uplifting albums.
After I read up on E's background, a song like Suicide Life is pretty darn depressing. There are some tracks that are a little happier than most Eels but it's hard for me to get past that song.
memphis edition
“ophelia” – the band – northern lights-southern cross
“the things (that) i used to do” – stevie ray vaughn – couldn’t stand the weather
“gold to me” – ben harper and the innocent criminals – fight for your mind
“the india song” – big star - #1 record
“listen joe” – golden smog – another fine day
“ingrid bergman” – billy bragg & wilco – mermaid avenue, volume one
“talking in code” – margot and the nuclear so and so’s – dust of retreat
“tuesday heartbreak” – stevie wonder – talking book
“whip-smart” – liz phair – whip-smart
“broken boy soldier” – the raconteurs – broken boy soldiers
bonus: “one, two, three, baby” – o.p. nayyar – bombshell, baby of bombay (don't ask...)
1. "Whipping Boy" Shearwater / Winged Life
2. "Glad Girls" Guided By Voices / Isolation Drills
3. "On Time" Soledad Brothers / Voice Of Treason
4. "Almost Crimes" Broken Social Scene / You Forgot it in People
5. "Almost Home" Hem / Funnel Cloud
6. "Priest's Knees" Destroyer / Destroyer's Rubies
7. "If That's Alright" Uncle Tupelo / Still Feel Gone
8. "The Battle Of Evermore" Led Zeppelin / IV
9. "Skinny Love" Bon Iver / For Emma, Forever Ago
10. "The Wanderer" Dion / 24 Original Classics
bonus: "Back Burner" Ida / I Know About You
There we go, Six. Nice list.
Gla-ad girls, only wanna get you high.
I still have a Soledad Brothers poster that I stole from my radio station in college. I wish I could have seen them live.
I saw them at the 400 Bar back in '03(?) Loud(!) and sloppy, with plenty of soul. Exactly what you'd want from skinny, long-haired rockers outta Detroit City.
First 10 thumbs-up tracks off Pandora, full mix:
“Elevator Love Letter” – Stars, Heart
“The Girls Next Door” – Pat Metheny, We Live Here
“What Was Wrong” – Storyhill, Dovetail
“Young Boy” – Paul McCartney, Flaming Pie
“Indian Summer” – Manic Street, Send Away the Tigers
“Sorry About Your Irony” – El Ten Eleven, El Ten Eleven
“When the Heart Rules the Mind” – GTR, King Biscuit Flower Hour (Live)*
“Blue Ridge Laughing (Live)” – Carbon Leaf, 5 Alive!
“Little Boy” – Andy White, Andy White
“Secret Journey” – The Police, Ghost in the Machine
* I was a this concert (Wiltern Theater, LA, 1986); I especially liked the opening act – Steve Howe and Steve Hackett performing acoustic solos and duets
Sam Cooke "Lovable" 30 Greatest Hits
Superdrag "Baby Goes To 11" Last Call For Vitriol
The Rentals "It's Alright" Seven More Minutes
Fiery Furnaces "My Dog Was Lost But Now He's Found" Blueberry Boat
Spencer Davis Group "I Can't Stand It" The Best Of Spencer Davis Group
Ben Kweller "Wasted And Ready" Sha Sha
Modest Mouse "Other People's Lives" Building Something Out Of Nothing
The Clash "This Is Radio Clash" Essential Clash
Bruce Springsteen "Stolen Car" The River
Tom Waits "Georgia Lee" Mule Variations
* The Perfect Drug – Nine Inch Nails – Lost Highway Soundtrack
* One Love – Prodigy – Music for the Jilted Generation
* Insatiable (Two) – … Trail of Dead – The Century of Self
* Growing Into You – Soul Asylum – Grave Dancers Union
* Happiness in Slavery – Nine Inch Nails – Broken
* Paper Tiger – Spoon – Kill the Moonlight
* Bullet in the Head – Rage Against the Machine – (self-titled)
* Hard Row – Black Keys – Thickfreakness
* Celebration Day – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III
* Endlessly Making an End of Things – Yellow Swans – At All Ends
I haven't heard the song 'Perfect Drug' on a long time
'Lithium' - Nirvana Nevermind
'East Jesus Nowhere' - Green Day 21st Century Breakdown
'Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine' - White Stripes Elephant
'Ugly Girl' - Fleming and John
'Third Rate Romance' - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
'Watch Your Step' - Elvis Costello Trust
'You Dress Up For Armageddon' - The Hives The Black and White Album
'I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home)' - Grand Funk Railroad
'Wild Night' - Van Morrison Tupelo Honey
'Dreams' - The Kinks Percy soundtrack
Way Out West - Big Star - #1 Record/Radio City
All Fired Up - Pat Benatar - Best Shots
Unchained Melody - U2 - Best of 1980-1990/B-Sides
You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles - Ultimate Hits Collection
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake - Whitesnake
Sugar - Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
Ecstasy - Raspberries - Greatest
Song For Everyone - Kraig Jarret Johnson - Kraig Jarret Johnson
We're Going To Be Friends - Jack Johnson - Curious George Soundtrack
Slap In The Face - L.A. Guns - Cocked and Loaded
The WGOM: Doing its best to prove that baseball and Big Star do indeed go hand in hand since 2004.
1. "Dressed in White" - King Diamond, Fatal Portrait
2. "The Phantom of Black Hand Hill" - Running Wild, Black Hand Inn
3. "Dead Again" - Mercyful Fate, Dead Again
4. "Twilight of the Gods" - Grave Digger, Rheingold
5. "Eriel" - Dio, Magica
6. "Great Blow for a Day Job" - Skyclad, Oui Avant-Garde a Chance
7. "Revolution Calling" - Queensryche, Operation: Mindcrime
8. "Space Truckin'" - Deep Purple, Machine Head
9. "The Phantom Agony" - Epica, We Will Take You With Us
10. "The Thing That Should Not Be" - Metallica, Master of Puppets
Deep Purple! I totally had that record at one point. Finally!
I knew, when I saw that song today, that I would be able to make a connection with someone on here.
waitaminnit. There is no way you are old enough to know what a "record" is, Buffalo. I don't belieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve you.
It was less expensive than buying the mp3.
including the record player to play it on???
I am not an orphan.
You play records in your mom's basement??
You found me out.
What kind of turntable does your mom have?
In his defense, sometimes the older people we youngins' know clean the junk out of their basement and find old records that they give to us. That's why I own one record, that of Slayer's Show No Mercy.
To me, a "record" is any kind of recording, and an "album" isn't necessarily a vinyl LP, either.
I agree with FW. "Album" is a long-player in any format. I'll say "on vinyl" or "LP" or "twelve-inch" to separate that format. (Although the 12" is only for singles or EPs pressed on the same-sized piece of plastic as an LP.)
I only use "CD" for that format, regardless of if it's a single or album.
I think I may have stopped using "record" completely because it's vague.
Dio, Queensryche, Deep Purple, Metallica!
Who are you and what have you done with Cheaptoy?!
I have a healthy respect for the classical compositions of metal's past.
In other words, you celebrate the Sabbath.
Indeed, at the Metal Church.
1. Jagged - Old 97's
2. Send For Me - Nat King Cole
3. Stay Away - Nirvana
4. Evidence - Thelonious Monk
5. Daughter - Pearl Jam
6. Gone - The Wedding Present
7. O, Dana - Big Star
8. The Comedians - Roy Orbison
9. Song For Patty - Sammy Walker
10. It's Never That Easy Though, Is It - Los Campesinos!
Bonus: Country Boy - Johnny Cash
Three plays for Big Star today. That's pretty impressive for a band that didn't put out too many albums.
1. "Walken" - Wilco Sky Blue Sky
2. "Do Miss America" - Ryan Adams Rock n Roll
3. "Oh Yeah" - Built to Spill There Is No Enemy
4. "Temazcal" - Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk
5. "Elevator" - The Black Keys Magic Potion
6. "Soldier's Poem" - Muse Black Holes and Revelations
7. "Do Me a Favour" - Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare
8. "Out Go the Lights" - Spoon Transference
9. "George Jones Talkin' Cell Phone Blues" - Drive-By Truckers The Fine Print (A Collection of Oddities and Rarities 2003-2008)
10. "Heavenly Waters" - British Sea Power The Decline of British Sea Power
1. Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan
2. In the Crowd - The Jam
3. Sunday Morning - Velvet Underground
4. The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
5. Good Clean Fun - The Monkees
6. The Wreck of the Old 97 - Johnny Cash
7. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
8. Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
9. Chances Are - Bob Marley
10. Situation Vacant - The Kinks
"The Wreck of Old 49", as sung by the Smothers Brothers:
Let me tell you the story of Old 49
The fastest engine on the Santa Fe line
On the 14th of April, she made a desperate dash
And she got there on time, and she did not crash...
Our DJs should play some Smothers Brothers sometime.
that could be arranged. But first I gotta program a guest week....
1. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted--Frankie Valli
2. Bop Street--Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
3. Tired Of Being Alone--Al Green
4. The Power--Snap!
5. White House Blues--Charlie Poole
6. Working My Way Back To You--The Spinners
7. You Really Got Me--The Kinks
8. Tell Me Way--Norman Fox & The Rob Roys
9. Limbo Rock--Chubby Checker
10. You're The Love I Wanna Be In--Jason Aldean
Pardon my language, Padre, but Gene Vincent is bad ass. Nice.
Here - Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
Those Three Days - Lucinda Williams - World Without Tears
What Do You Want Me To Say - The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I
Time Of The Preacher Theme - Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger
It's Not Supposed To Be That Way - Willie Nelson - Revolutions Of Time
I Can Learn - The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
Fisherman's Wife - Califone - Roomsound
The Spark That Bled - The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Plus Ones - Okkervil River - The Stage Names
Rainbirds - Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
11. Window - Doug Martsch - S/T
1. "Mountain Dance," Dave Grusin, Mountain Dance
2. "Every Step of the Way," David Benoit, 20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection -- The Best of David Benoit
3. "Passages," Jon Schmidt, Walk In The Woods
4. "Travels," Pat Metheny, Trio 99 -> 00
5. "Who Can I Turn To," Oscar Peterson, My Favorite Instrument
6. "I Want to Be Happy," Sonny Stitt, Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952
7. "What a Moon What a Night What a Girl," Teddy Wilson, With Billie In Mind
8. "Let's Fall In Love," Ahmad Jamal, Ahmad's Blues
9. "Fire A Mus Mus Tail," Wailing Souls, The Wailing Souls at Channel One: 7's, 12's and Versions
10. "African," Peter Tosh, Scrolls of the Prophet: The Best of Peter Tosh
Bonus: "Kaya," Bob Marley, 20 Best of Bob Marley
What an easy list today. About eight thumbs up for that Ahmad Jamal cut.
I opproves.
Doc, I've found your theme song, "I Drink Beer", off Dan Reeder's Sweetheart
I drink beer to improve my mind
end all war, help mankind through these dark and trying times
hey batter batter batter, hey batter hey
swing batter swing, hey swing away
swing for the fence, live for the day
Awesome. That could be the WGOM theme song!
Is there a way we can elect a standardized format for music Friday lists? I have always posted mine as Band-Song-Album. I have noticed that most people post theirs as Song-Band-Album, which I have always found confusing as I look for the band first. What do other people prefer? Would y'all rather I did Song-Band-Album as well? I'll try it out today.
Voodoo Train - The BellRays - The Red White & Black
Your Southern Can Is Mine - The White Stripes - De Stijl
Eighty-8 - Brother Ali - Rites of Passage
Yes 'Em to Death - The Coup - Pick a Bigger Weapon
Woman Tonight - Felt - Felt 2 (A Tribute to Lisa Bonet)
Take Warning - Operation Ivy - Energy
I Am a Rock - Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits
Brother With An Ego - Cody Chesnutt - The Headphone Masterpiece
Do You Realize?? - The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Parade - Pretty Girls Make Graves - Elan Vital
Does it really matter? I guess we're talking about 10 random songs, so I assume the song title would be first then, but then that doesn't necessarily make it half-baked.
Have we discussed how much we enjoy Cody Chesnutt yet? I feel like we have but I might be wrong.
I like 'song' - band - album, with song being in ' or "
Just to mess with you I'm gonna go Album-Year-Band-Song-Record Label
I like band first, because that way I can scan to see if it's a band I know and decide to read from there. If it's a band I've never heard of, reading a song title does nothing for me.
I can see the logic in doing band first.
I never do album, because I rarely listen to albums anymore and a lot of songs are on multiple albums anyway.
iTunes lists Song-Band-Album, hence my order.
I prefer reading Band - "Song" - (Album, if listed), but my list begins with the song if I'm cutting & pasting from iTunes.
You can move around the columns in iTunes.
re: "Celebration"
Man, that song annoys me to no end. Let's 'Celebrate' with Three Dog Night instead!
Man, Three Dog Night annoys me to no end. "I Just Want to Celebrate" with Rare Earth, instead!
1. Brown Sugar - some dudes - Sticky Fingers
2. Natural Disaster - Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
3. A Shot in the Arm - Wilco - Summerteeth*
4. The Beast and Dragon, Adored - Spoon - Gimme Fiction
5. Eric's Trip - Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
6. Game Theory - The Roots - Game Theory
7. Angel of Harlem - U2 - Rattle and Hum
8. Cry Like A Baby - The Box Tops
9. White Riot - The Clash
10. I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding - In Person at the Whisky A Go Go
* I am not a huge Wilco fan (gasp!), but I do love this song. A lot.
The ashtray says
You were up all night
When you went to bed
With your darkest mind
Your pillow wept
You covered your eyes
And you finally slept
While the sun caught fire
That may be one of my favorite opening verses in music.
1. TV Ghost - "Paradigm" from Cold Fish
2. The Wrens - "Hats Off to Marriage, Baby" from Secaucus
3. Gucci Mane - "Bachelor Bad" from The Cold War: Guccimerica
4. Converge - "Wretched World" from Axe to Fall
5. Third Sight - "Hypothermia" from Symbionese Liberation Album
6. The Blood Brothers - "Cecilia and the Silhouette Saloon" from Burn, Piano Island, Burn
7. Rich Boy ft. Supa Villain & Al Myte - "The Cars" from Bigger than the Mayor: The Mixtape
8. UGK ft. Raheem DeVaughn - "Still on the Grind" from UGK 4 Life
9. Fire on Fire - "Grin" from The Orchard
10. Ink & Dagger - "The Road to Hell" from Drive this Seven Inch Wooden Stake Through my Philadelphia Heart
I cannot identify a single one of these bands. Huh.
Well, if you want to learn more about Gucci Mane (and God help you if you do) he has about 50,000 mixtapes to choose from.
BURR! His stuff from this year, at least, is pretty uniformly fun. Unfortunately he got his dumb ass thrown back in jail after 4 months on the outside. But in that 4 months he put out like 8 mixtapes plus a full length. He's got an impressive work ethic, if nothing else.
How does he find time to break laws with that kind of productivity?
(Not knowing what he's in jail for, I'm guessing that he probably could be in possession of narcotics and firearms while in the recording studio. Firearms prohibition is often a condition of parole, right?)
I like that Wrens record (and it's follow-up, Meadowlands.) The other 9 bands? I'm with Walt.
UGK is Underground Kings, a Houston rap duo, Bun B and Pimp C.
Probably most famous for each taking a verse on Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'"
Pimp C is now dead. (Drug overdose.)
I once read an interview with Bun B in The Believer, a literary magazine published by Dave Eggars. It was the most incongruous juxtaposition I had ever seen.
Coincidentally, UGK is also my favorite rap group/duo ever. Luckily Bun B's solo stuff is top notch as well so I at least get a little of that in my life still!
Hence the fantasy football name. I never claimed to be smart.
Having grown tired of my Pandora feed, I decided to move to Slacker.
Iron & Wine - Naked As We Came
Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds
Green Day - American Idiot
Bloc Party - Mercury
Band of Horses - Marry Song
Spoon - The Book I Write
The Killers - Dustland Fairytale
Muse - Feeling Good
The White Stripes - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
Weezer - Island In The Sun
Une Annee Sans Lumiere, Arcade Fire, Funeral
Feeling Bad, The Sweetback Sisters, Chicken Ain't Chicken
A Siege of Sorts, Ha Ha Tonka, Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South
The Dirty Dirty, Tapes 'n' Tapes, Walk It Off
Buckets of Rain, Bobby Z., Blood on the Tracks
St. Paul Bug Crawl, Fantastic Merlins, Twin Town High 2008 - 2009
(Obligatory) French Navy, Camera Obscura, My Maudlin Career
Middle School Frown, Josh Rouse, Nashville
The Devil Walks, Roma Di Luna, Find Your Way Home
Fraternity Blues, Townes Van Zandt, Live at the Old Quarter
Bonus: Quincy Punk Episode, Spoon, A Series of Sneaks
Now that is one WGOM-influenced list.
This might be the pandora station if all the songs from these lists are plugged in.
Lifter Puller's Fiestas & Fiascos is in Amazon's $5 MP3 downloads this month. Being the Hold Steady fan that I am, is this a good Lifter Puller album to get started on them?