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MAD - Artist - Round 4 - #1's have been posted (1 Viewer)
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Mt. Man
Footballguy
Per tradition (or at least the rules I set for myself), the #21s weren’t shuffled. Whether or not you’re a fan of that, it’ll be back next time.
Selected Favorites:
Canadian Girl - The Walkmen
Big Dipper - Built To Spill
In The Night - Triumph
Not Enough - Our Lady Peace
Legend in My Living Room - Annie Lennox
You’ve Got That Something - Robyn
Brother - Lord Huron
Gone - Pearl Jam (/Eddie Vedder)
Twin City Mini - Fred Eaglesmith
Special Shout-Out:
To The Pretty Reckless and The Airborne Toxic Event, who have (long since) joined the group of artists that it’s fair to assume that I (really) liked every song, even if I don’t mention it.
Selected Favorites:
Canadian Girl - The Walkmen
Big Dipper - Built To Spill
In The Night - Triumph
Not Enough - Our Lady Peace
Legend in My Living Room - Annie Lennox
You’ve Got That Something - Robyn
Brother - Lord Huron
Gone - Pearl Jam (/Eddie Vedder)
Twin City Mini - Fred Eaglesmith
Special Shout-Out:
To The Pretty Reckless and The Airborne Toxic Event, who have (long since) joined the group of artists that it’s fair to assume that I (really) liked every song, even if I don’t mention it.
Zegras11
Footballguy
20's PLAYLIST
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| The Walkmen | Scoresman | Don't Forget MeDon't Forget MeThe Walkmen · ***** Cats Starring The Walkmen (U.S. Version) · Song · 2006
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| The Clash | kupcho1 | Clampdown |
| Ryan Star | Yambag | Start a Fire |
| Yes | Yo Mama | America |
| Built To Spill | The Dreaded Marco | Velvet Waltz |
| Johnny Marr | Eephus | The Cribs--City of Bugs |
| The Pretty Reckless | Raging Weasel | Heaven Knows |
| Jeff Tweedy | Dr. Octopus | Radio King |
| Journey | KarmaPolice | Faithfully |
| Lindsey Stirling | -oz- | Long way home |
| Triumph | Pip's Invitation | Just a Game |
| Our Lady Peace | MAC | Is It Safe- YouTubeAuf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
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| Mötley Crüe | JWB | Generation Swine |
| The Airborne Toxic Event | Zegras11 | Half Of Something Else |
| Annie Lennox | Mrs. Rannous | Right By Your SIdeRight By Your SideEurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart · Greatest Hits · Song · 1991
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| Whitney Houston | Charlie Steiner | I Know Him So WellI Know Him So Well - from "Chess"Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston · Whitney · Song · 1987
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| My Morning Jacket | landrys hat | Anytime (Okonokos) |
| Robyn | John Maddens Lunchbox | Bad Gal - Savage Skulls and Douster featuring Robyn- YouTubeAuf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
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| Tim Maia | Don Quixote | Primavera (Vai Chuva)- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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| Parliament Funkadelic | Uruk-Hai | What's A Telephone Bill Bootsy Collins - What's a Telephone Bill (youtube.com) |
| Lord Huron | KarmaPolice | The Birds Are Singing at Night |
| R.E.M. | Tuffnutt | Driver 8- YouTubeAuf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
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| Radiohead | Titusbramble | Optimistic |
| Candlebox | Mt.Man | Alive At Last |
| Eddie Vedder | Tau837 | Even Flow- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
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| The Bee Gees | zamboni | World |
| Fred Eaglesmith | Mister CIA | Stars- YouTubeAuf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
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| Ringo Starr | krista4 | Standing Still |
| Big Room/Deep Big Room | zazale | Power |
krista4
Footballguy
20. Standing Still from Give More Love (2017)
Previously ranked #21 - prior write-up below
This is the second and final selection from Give More Love, Ringo’s 2017 album that I discussed in connection with #274, “Shake It Up.” I wanted to call out another song that just missed my list, “We’re On The Road Together,” which featured Paul on bass and backing vocals. It’s a good rocker, but Ringo’s vocal just didn’t do enough to hold it together for me. That’s Steve Lukather of Toto doing a nice job on guitar.
Much like "La De Da," “Standing Still” is a fun sing-along and toe-tapper, with this one having a more bluesy feel. I put it just a smidge higher than the last because of…you guessed it…that dobro. Yum. Love that sound.
Previously ranked #21 - prior write-up below
This is the second and final selection from Give More Love, Ringo’s 2017 album that I discussed in connection with #274, “Shake It Up.” I wanted to call out another song that just missed my list, “We’re On The Road Together,” which featured Paul on bass and backing vocals. It’s a good rocker, but Ringo’s vocal just didn’t do enough to hold it together for me. That’s Steve Lukather of Toto doing a nice job on guitar.
Much like "La De Da," “Standing Still” is a fun sing-along and toe-tapper, with this one having a more bluesy feel. I put it just a smidge higher than the last because of…you guessed it…that dobro. Yum. Love that sound.
krista4
Footballguy
Had to be in the car for a bit today, so took that opportunity to listen to the #21s. I haven't finished the playlist so will post more complete thoughts when I have, but I wanted to shout out "Brother" by Lord Huron, which I listened to three times in a row. Something in there just scratched my musical itch so hard. It wasn't the vocal, which I think isn't great but somehow works with the rest of it.
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#20: JOURNEY - FAITHFULLY
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Into the top 20!!! After obsessively listening to Journey still while the countdown is going on I wonder if this one was ranked a tad low, or maybe a little more separation between it and Open Arms. This got the nod over Open Arms because: better buildup and guitars, I adore the line "I get the joy of rediscovering you", it reminds me of one of the KP household's favorite movies (Here Comes the Boom), and Steve Perry porn 'stache in the video!!!
. I love them both, but that is also a lot of reasons.
Next we get our last song from my favorite album cover which happens to be Next.
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Into the top 20!!! After obsessively listening to Journey still while the countdown is going on I wonder if this one was ranked a tad low, or maybe a little more separation between it and Open Arms. This got the nod over Open Arms because: better buildup and guitars, I adore the line "I get the joy of rediscovering you", it reminds me of one of the KP household's favorite movies (Here Comes the Boom), and Steve Perry porn 'stache in the video!!!
. I love them both, but that is also a lot of reasons. Next we get our last song from my favorite album cover which happens to be Next.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Clampdown is (only) my 3rd selection from London Calling. Don't worry, there's plenty more to come from that seminal release (phrasing).
The Clash kupcho1 Clampdown
I found a great article on americansongwriter.com:
The lyrics are great, but I want to point out the somewhat mumbled opening by St. Joe
The kingdom is ransacked
The jewels all taken back
And the chopper descends
They’re hidden in the back
With a message on a half-baked tape
With the spool going ’round
Saying I’m back here in this place
And I could cry, and there’s smoke you could click on
What are we gonna do now?
But my favorite part is
Kick over the wall ’cause government’s to fall
How can you refuse it?
Let fury have the hour. Anger can be power
Do you know that you can use it?
Actually, the whole damn song is great, but I'm not going to post all of the lyrics.
Crank it to 11 and enjoy.
kupcho1
Footballguy
OK, time for another random walk.
Even though the genre was nowhere near my wheelhouse, I actually had this CD back in the day (as well as her debut), but I have absolutely no recollection of this song being on the album. Was it added sometime later? Bonus track, perhaps?
It's a nice duet with Cissy. But I think I prefer my Whitney solo. Her voice shouldn't be relegated to backup for a good portion of the song.
Nice!
I actually had to pause the song and run into the kitchen for a lighter. Unfortunately, all I have is one of the chargeable ones; no flame. :(
I've been getting more chills for more songs in this round than all of the others put together. Faithfully included.
Was this song at the end of a mixtape I made for parties during college? Have no doubt.
Thanks for bringing back some awesome memories.
I know I've mentioned it before, but I sort of sat out most of the 90s music-wise, so I didn't get as into the grunge acts as a lot of you did. And since I missed the start, I never really picked them up, but this 2016 tune, Alive At Last has a nice vibe to it. I'm also intrigued by the album title: Disappearing in Airports. I've been through a lot of airports and never disappeared. Was I doing it wrong?
Whitney Houston Charlie Steiner I Know Him So Well
I Know Him So Well - from "Chess"
Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston · Whitney · Song · 1987
Even though the genre was nowhere near my wheelhouse, I actually had this CD back in the day (as well as her debut), but I have absolutely no recollection of this song being on the album. Was it added sometime later? Bonus track, perhaps?
It's a nice duet with Cissy. But I think I prefer my Whitney solo. Her voice shouldn't be relegated to backup for a good portion of the song.
Journey KarmaPolice Faithfully
Nice!
I actually had to pause the song and run into the kitchen for a lighter. Unfortunately, all I have is one of the chargeable ones; no flame. :(
I've been getting more chills for more songs in this round than all of the others put together. Faithfully included.
Was this song at the end of a mixtape I made for parties during college? Have no doubt.
Thanks for bringing back some awesome memories.
Candlebox Mt.Man Alive At Last
I know I've mentioned it before, but I sort of sat out most of the 90s music-wise, so I didn't get as into the grunge acts as a lot of you did. And since I missed the start, I never really picked them up, but this 2016 tune, Alive At Last has a nice vibe to it. I'm also intrigued by the album title: Disappearing in Airports. I've been through a lot of airports and never disappeared. Was I doing it wrong?
krista4
Footballguy
Into the top 20!!! After obsessively listening to Journey still while the countdown is going on I wonder if this one was ranked a tad low, or maybe a little more separation between it and Open Arms. This got the nod over Open Arms because: better buildup and guitars, I adore the line "I get the joy of rediscovering you", it reminds me of one of the KP household's favorite movies (Here Comes the Boom), and Steve Perry porn 'stache in the video!!!
I was really happy to listen to Open Arms on the playlist today, but I do think this is the better song.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Round 20 - Right By Your SIde - The Eurythmics
A little calypso from their album Touch.
A little calypso from their album Touch.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Speaking of repeat listens, chills, and musical memories.....
#20: LORD HURON - THE BIRDS ARE SINGING AT NIGHT
Sorry to the Youtube people - the only options there when I looked for the song are subpar live performances, a spanish version, and the one that is set to some random person's family trip.
you are free to look them up, but I wasn't linking them.
I'm glad you liked the song from the #21s, @krista4! I was going to @ you for this one, because the other night this song was part of the reason for my question to you about cats the other day. Friday night I was just sitting at the computer with the headphones on listening to the 20s. I was thinking a lot again while listening to track after track of great music and how much lately it seems music has been connecting with me. I haven't been typing as much and doing write ups for physical reasons, but I have really been enjoying this MAD31. Anyway, as I was doing this Purrcy had jumped on my lap and was sitting there as I mindlessly pet him. My song came up, and I thought to myself that I should look at the lyrics more to decide what to post and think of something to say about the song, when the cat put his paws on my shoulders exactly like Ripper had started doing before he passed. He started to be my lap cat at the computer and would sit up facing me on my right leg. I would pet him on the head and if I stopped, he would "stand up" and put his paws on my shoulders so I would start again. Yes, I'm sure other cats do that. That is combined with him immediately being my cat (within 20mins getting home he was curled up on my lap), laying on my chest like he sometimes at night, and having other quirks he did while running around. It's freaky and awesome at the same time. That combined with the theme of the song and the lyrics really hit home and sucker punched me.
When we're dead and gone
Will the mountains remember?
Or just carry on
Moving as slow as the forest grows
And turn our bones into dust
An untold legend is lighting up
My other question stems from him having this really weird habit of drowing everything. Toys, bugs he catches, whatever - right into the water bowl.
Next up we are back to Strange Trails with the album opener.
#20: LORD HURON - THE BIRDS ARE SINGING AT NIGHT
Sorry to the Youtube people - the only options there when I looked for the song are subpar live performances, a spanish version, and the one that is set to some random person's family trip.
you are free to look them up, but I wasn't linking them. I'm glad you liked the song from the #21s, @krista4! I was going to @ you for this one, because the other night this song was part of the reason for my question to you about cats the other day. Friday night I was just sitting at the computer with the headphones on listening to the 20s. I was thinking a lot again while listening to track after track of great music and how much lately it seems music has been connecting with me. I haven't been typing as much and doing write ups for physical reasons, but I have really been enjoying this MAD31. Anyway, as I was doing this Purrcy had jumped on my lap and was sitting there as I mindlessly pet him. My song came up, and I thought to myself that I should look at the lyrics more to decide what to post and think of something to say about the song, when the cat put his paws on my shoulders exactly like Ripper had started doing before he passed. He started to be my lap cat at the computer and would sit up facing me on my right leg. I would pet him on the head and if I stopped, he would "stand up" and put his paws on my shoulders so I would start again. Yes, I'm sure other cats do that. That is combined with him immediately being my cat (within 20mins getting home he was curled up on my lap), laying on my chest like he sometimes at night, and having other quirks he did while running around. It's freaky and awesome at the same time. That combined with the theme of the song and the lyrics really hit home and sucker punched me.
When we're dead and gone
Will the mountains remember?
Or just carry on
Moving as slow as the forest grows
And turn our bones into dust
An untold legend is lighting up
My other question stems from him having this really weird habit of drowing everything. Toys, bugs he catches, whatever - right into the water bowl.
Next up we are back to Strange Trails with the album opener.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Is the question: how do I know if my cat is a psycho killer?
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
How is that even a question? Of course it is.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Fair point. It is a cat after all.
Eephus
Footballguy
Marr #20/Collaboration #7 - The Cribs - "City of Bugs" (2009)
Johnny's stint with The Cribs came near the end of his serial band joiner phase right before version 2.0 of his solo career. The Cribs were a successful act in the late-00s UK scene that was retroactively (and wonderfully) labeled by critics as Landfill Indie. They're literally a band of brothers, a power trio fronted by twins Ryan and Gary Jarman with younger brother Ross on drums. Johnny was 45 at the time, 16 and 20 years their senior. He'd met Gary Jarman in Portland, OR of all places where Johnny moved his family when he was part of Modest Mouse. I don't know what Gary was doing there but they bonded as out-of-place English rock stars. After Johnny moved back to the UK in 2008, Ryan Jarman invited him to play music together, which led to Johnny officially joining the band. He fed off the punkish energy of The Cribs and enjoyed playing to audiences even younger than he was getting with Modest Mouse.
The one album Marr made with the band (Ignore the Ignorant) was their highest charting effort (#8 in the UK). It came out the same week as all the Beatles 2009 remasters but the Cribs charted higher than all but two of them. It's really not my favorite Cribs album--I think Marr's presence takes a little of the edge off the band and his signature guitar parts don't always mesh with the rawness of the Jarmans. "City of Bugs" is one of the big exceptions. Johnny is playing is in the left channel furiously strumming noisy chords way up the neck of his guitar. It sounds a little like Sonic Youth because of the two guitar attack and Ryan's nonchalant vocals. I have no idea what it means to be "messed up baby like the Berlin Wall tonight" but I can still relate. I saw the Cribs a few years later but the Marr-era stuff was absent from their setlist because they were back to a trio.
Johnny's stint with The Cribs came near the end of his serial band joiner phase right before version 2.0 of his solo career. The Cribs were a successful act in the late-00s UK scene that was retroactively (and wonderfully) labeled by critics as Landfill Indie. They're literally a band of brothers, a power trio fronted by twins Ryan and Gary Jarman with younger brother Ross on drums. Johnny was 45 at the time, 16 and 20 years their senior. He'd met Gary Jarman in Portland, OR of all places where Johnny moved his family when he was part of Modest Mouse. I don't know what Gary was doing there but they bonded as out-of-place English rock stars. After Johnny moved back to the UK in 2008, Ryan Jarman invited him to play music together, which led to Johnny officially joining the band. He fed off the punkish energy of The Cribs and enjoyed playing to audiences even younger than he was getting with Modest Mouse.
The one album Marr made with the band (Ignore the Ignorant) was their highest charting effort (#8 in the UK). It came out the same week as all the Beatles 2009 remasters but the Cribs charted higher than all but two of them. It's really not my favorite Cribs album--I think Marr's presence takes a little of the edge off the band and his signature guitar parts don't always mesh with the rawness of the Jarmans. "City of Bugs" is one of the big exceptions. Johnny is playing is in the left channel furiously strumming noisy chords way up the neck of his guitar. It sounds a little like Sonic Youth because of the two guitar attack and Ryan's nonchalant vocals. I have no idea what it means to be "messed up baby like the Berlin Wall tonight" but I can still relate. I saw the Cribs a few years later but the Marr-era stuff was absent from their setlist because they were back to a trio.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Yes #20 - America
Album - Close to the Edge (1972) - sort of
It’s another cover!!! This one a cover of the Simon & Garfunkel classic.
I put the single version of this song on the countdown list - this was a bonus track on a re-release of Close to the Edge. There is a longer version, which is a bonus track on a re-release of Fragile - I probably should have included that longer version on my list upon listening to both again. I was probably overthinking the overall playlist time in taking some of the singles versions.
Here is the longer version:
Album - Close to the Edge (1972) - sort of
It’s another cover!!! This one a cover of the Simon & Garfunkel classic.
I put the single version of this song on the countdown list - this was a bonus track on a re-release of Close to the Edge. There is a longer version, which is a bonus track on a re-release of Fragile - I probably should have included that longer version on my list upon listening to both again. I was probably overthinking the overall playlist time in taking some of the singles versions.
Here is the longer version:
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Mister CIA
Footballguy
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
20. Velvet Waltz - Perfect From Now On (1997)
This is the first song on my playlist from the 3rd of their big 3 albums—-probably the most renowned album by BTS fanatics. For good reason.
"Velvet waltz" almost feels like two songs spliced together. First, Doug Martsch reels around the tale of a person who's had the world collapse around them, despite their belief that they had everything planned. A guitar shimmers and ratchets as a bass guitar vibrates in the distance. A cello weeps. Scott Plouf shakes a tambourine and provides rumbling percussion. Martsch sings about "a bad idea gone funny," and sings that with everything gone sour, "you better just enjoy the luxury of sympathy." It's a slow psychedelic feel until about four minutes in, when things overheat and Martsch lets loose with loads of sun based imagery. Martsch moans and says that the great idea, whatever it was, is burnt from overexposure to the sun. Martsch presents here Perfect From Now On's most raging guitar solo, as Plouf's drums emit sounds heard rarely since Pink Floyd played Pompeii. It's hard to say why Martsch is so angry. It's likely the song is directed at his own mistakes in life, but the imagery and wordplay of a "world time was killing in the sun" make his meaning quite cryptic. No matter where Martsch is targeting his anger, "Velvet Waltz" is a gorgeously fractured musical kaleidoscope.
This is the first song on my playlist from the 3rd of their big 3 albums—-probably the most renowned album by BTS fanatics. For good reason.
"Velvet waltz" almost feels like two songs spliced together. First, Doug Martsch reels around the tale of a person who's had the world collapse around them, despite their belief that they had everything planned. A guitar shimmers and ratchets as a bass guitar vibrates in the distance. A cello weeps. Scott Plouf shakes a tambourine and provides rumbling percussion. Martsch sings about "a bad idea gone funny," and sings that with everything gone sour, "you better just enjoy the luxury of sympathy." It's a slow psychedelic feel until about four minutes in, when things overheat and Martsch lets loose with loads of sun based imagery. Martsch moans and says that the great idea, whatever it was, is burnt from overexposure to the sun. Martsch presents here Perfect From Now On's most raging guitar solo, as Plouf's drums emit sounds heard rarely since Pink Floyd played Pompeii. It's hard to say why Martsch is so angry. It's likely the song is directed at his own mistakes in life, but the imagery and wordplay of a "world time was killing in the sun" make his meaning quite cryptic. No matter where Martsch is targeting his anger, "Velvet Waltz" is a gorgeously fractured musical kaleidoscope.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Clampdown is one of my favorite Clash songs - great tune!Clampdown is (only) my 3rd selection from London Calling. Don't worry, there's plenty more to come from that seminal release (phrasing).
The Clash kupcho1 Clampdown
I found a great article on americansongwriter.com:
The lyrics are great, but I want to point out the somewhat mumbled opening by St. Joe
The kingdom is ransacked
The jewels all taken back
And the chopper descends
They’re hidden in the back
With a message on a half-baked tape
With the spool going ’round
Saying I’m back here in this place
And I could cry, and there’s smoke you could click on
What are we gonna do now?
But my favorite part is
Kick over the wall ’cause government’s to fall
How can you refuse it?
Let fury have the hour. Anger can be power
Do you know that you can use it?
Actually, the whole damn song is great, but I'm not going to post all of the lyrics.
Crank it to 11 and enjoy.
Tau837
Footballguy
Eddie Vedder Tau837 Even Flow
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"Even Flow" is one of Pearl Jam's most iconic songs, featured on their debut album, "Ten" (1991). It became one of Pearl Jam’s most commercially successful songs, receiving significant radio play and helping to solidify the band's place in the early '90s rock scene. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
The band was challenged to record the song to their satisfaction. Some quotes on that:
An alternate version of the song was recorded with drummer Dave Abbruzzese in 1992 while the band was recording songs for the soundtrack for the 1992 film, "Singles." This version was used for the music video, and was used in single releases in the United Kingdom and on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album.
The lyrics of "Even Flow," written by Eddie, portray the struggles of homelessness and the transient lifestyle of those living on the streets. Vedder drew inspiration from personal observations and encounters with homeless individuals, aiming to highlight their humanity and the challenges they face. The opening line, "Freezin', rests his head on a pillow made of concrete," vividly sets the scene of a homeless man trying to find comfort in an uncomfortable world. The chorus, "Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies," reflects the fleeting, chaotic nature of the man’s thoughts as he navigates his uncertain existence. Despite the grim subject matter, there’s a sense of resilience in the lyrics, suggesting that the man, while struggling, continues to survive and find fleeting moments of peace.
At a show in Seattle on August 8, 2018, Eddie revealed that the song was inspired by a homeless Vietnam War veteran (also named Eddie) whom he befriended while working on the band's first album. Eddie wrote the song after learning that the man had died while the band was touring.
"Even Flow" is a high-energy track that blends elements of grunge, classic rock, and funk, showcasing the band’s dynamic sound. The driving, funk-infused guitar riff is one of the most recognizable in rock music. Mike McCready delivers a fiery, blues-inspired solo that elevates the song’s intensity. Eddie's dynamic vocal performance shifts from introspective verses to soaring, powerful choruses, amplifying the song’s emotional impact.
McCready said about the song:
"Even Flow" is a cornerstone of Pearl Jam’s live performances, often featuring extended jams and solos, particularly by McCready. Live versions can last much longer than the studio version, showcasing the band’s improvisational prowess. The song's energy and the crowd's participation in singing along make it a highlight of their concerts. According to Setlist.fm, "Even Flow" is Pearl Jam's No. 1 most-played song live, having been done a total of 937 times between 1990 and 2024.
McCready said this about playing the song live:
In summary, "Even Flow" is a powerful combination of socially aware songwriting and exceptional musicianship, earning its place as one of Pearl Jam’s most beloved and timeless tracks.
I have to point out, ranking a song like this at #20 says a lot about the quality of the catalogs of Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam. (Or perhaps says something about my taste and ranking ability...?)
Tau837
Footballguy
Listened to the #20 playlist. Other than my own song:
- Favorites already known to me:
- Journey - Faithfully -- I was tempted to identify Open Arms in my earlier list, but it isn't really a 'favorite,' though I like it; this song is just over that threshold
- R.E.M. - Driver 8
- Radiohead - Optimistic
- Favorites new to me:
- Lindsey Stirling, Walk off the Earth - Long Way Home
- Candlebox - Alive at Last
- Ringo Starr - Standing Still
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
This is a good round. Halfway through and I really liked Ryan Star, Pretty Reckless, Lindsey, Triumph, and Airbourne Toxic Event. Had to listen to several of those more than once, so I'll have to listen to the rest tomorrow.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
#20 - Savage Skulls and Douster feat Robyn - Bad Gal
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Producer - Savage Skulls/Douster
Writer - Robyn/Måns Glaeser/Carli Löf/Hugo Passaquin
Chart Positions - Not released as Single
Album - Itunes Bonus Track - Body Talk Pt 2
Year - 2010
Collaborator History - As discussed on track #22 Love Kills, Savage Skulls (and Douster) are a french production team. They worked on a few tracks on Body Talk Pt 2. This track wasn’t deemed suitable for the Body Talk albums, but found a place with the Itunes release.
Key Lyric - I just want you to hold me
I just want you to hold me
'Cause I'm lonely at the top
I wish someone could clone me
'Cause I'm hot and you're not
I'm a bad gal, oh, oh
Notes - Robyn is an artist very open to working with collaborators outside her own projects. Although the Savage Skulls production team were working with Robyn on a track on the Body Talk Pt 2 album, the production team had a track that they threw her way. She worked with them, made improvements and got herself a writing credit. Several tracks ahead of us are people having the balls to ask Robyn to work on a track and a lot of the time, she does.
Next up - This is a pure techno dance number that may not be liked by many, but Robyn lent her vocals to. It was one of the artists on her own label.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
#20 Bootsy Collins - "What's A Telephone Bill"
Because his songs can sound so goofy/kitchen-sink/random, what most people miss is that Collins (on his solo records) was rock's greatest, most consistent lampooner. Most all of his songs were either satires or spoofs (or both) of pop culture events. His records sound slapped together, but he and his band were full of pros who knew what they were doing and everything was planned out to the nth degree. His jokes and asides always worked.
Here, he's got the Quiet Storm R&B sound of the mid-70s in his sights. Groups like the Manhattans, the Commodores, and EWF were killing it in this market. So, Bootsy waltzes in with this one. Except, Bootsy being Bootsy, he makes it so filthy that the more urbane radio stations wouldn't touch it.
Side Story:
In High School, around this time, I had the world's biggest crush on a classmate. We both knew it and we both also knew I had absolutely zero shot with her. That didn't stop her from taking advantage of my attraction for her, or me letting her. She ended up being named "Best Looking" in our senior year and she deserved it - still one of the most stunning women I've ever seen. Anyway, she signed my junior year yearbook across her picture "What's A Telephone, Bill?" because she had heard this 8 track tape about million times while I was driving her wherever she wanted to go. My name is Bill. She was clever enough to add the comma.
Back to the song, Bootsy goes on one of the all-time bass guitar runs. And whatever that harmonica/recorder/clarinet thing playing so sadly in the background (I'm guessing it's a keyboard, but I dunno).
Next, Funkadelic with an absolute shredder. Buckle up.
Because his songs can sound so goofy/kitchen-sink/random, what most people miss is that Collins (on his solo records) was rock's greatest, most consistent lampooner. Most all of his songs were either satires or spoofs (or both) of pop culture events. His records sound slapped together, but he and his band were full of pros who knew what they were doing and everything was planned out to the nth degree. His jokes and asides always worked.
Here, he's got the Quiet Storm R&B sound of the mid-70s in his sights. Groups like the Manhattans, the Commodores, and EWF were killing it in this market. So, Bootsy waltzes in with this one. Except, Bootsy being Bootsy, he makes it so filthy that the more urbane radio stations wouldn't touch it.
Side Story:
In High School, around this time, I had the world's biggest crush on a classmate. We both knew it and we both also knew I had absolutely zero shot with her. That didn't stop her from taking advantage of my attraction for her, or me letting her. She ended up being named "Best Looking" in our senior year and she deserved it - still one of the most stunning women I've ever seen. Anyway, she signed my junior year yearbook across her picture "What's A Telephone, Bill?" because she had heard this 8 track tape about million times while I was driving her wherever she wanted to go. My name is Bill. She was clever enough to add the comma.
Back to the song, Bootsy goes on one of the all-time bass guitar runs. And whatever that harmonica/recorder/clarinet thing playing so sadly in the background (I'm guessing it's a keyboard, but I dunno).
Next, Funkadelic with an absolute shredder. Buckle up.
zamboni
Footballguy
From "Trafalgar" in 1971, we go back a few years to the band's psychedelic bent with the opening track off their 1968 album Horizontal. As mentioned several times before, the band was unapologetic about incorporating many of the sounds around them into their own. I've already mentioned The Beatles, the Moody Blues, Bowie and several other artists wielding some influence in their sound - in many cases, due to Barry having designs to write songs for others. With "World", there's a bit of driving acid rock, which to me sounds a bit like The Yardbirds and/or The Small Faces, surrounded by Barry's quivering mellow vocals. And of course, what would a psychedelic band be back then without liberal use of the mellotron? The song never charted in the US, but like many of their other tunes, was big elsewhere in the, yes, world (including #1 in Singapore
The Bee Gees zamboni World
).Next up comes one that I'm sure got a lot of play at Studio 54.
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-OZ-
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21 is a fantastic round imo. A+, keeping in mind that I’m grading on a curve where my expectations for higher rounds means they’re less likely to get top grades.
Known likes
Going to hell - PR
Open arms - journey
Where do broken hearts go - Whitney
Blossom - candlebox (this album brings back memories, I hadn’t listened to them in years)
Tralfagar - BGs
New likes
The world I used to know - Ryan Starr
Brother - lord Huron
Gone - Pearl Jam (I must have stopped listening to them by this time)
could have included more from this round
Known likes
Going to hell - PR
Open arms - journey
Where do broken hearts go - Whitney
Blossom - candlebox (this album brings back memories, I hadn’t listened to them in years)
Tralfagar - BGs
New likes
The world I used to know - Ryan Starr
Brother - lord Huron
Gone - Pearl Jam (I must have stopped listening to them by this time)
could have included more from this round
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
20. I Know Him So Well (Whitney, 1987)
Yes, @kupcho1 this song was on the original album/soundtrack, sung by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson, and while I share your thought that Whitney's voice takes a back seat to no one, I also think it's a testament to Cissy's voice that she had such a voice to pull that off. TBH, this is the first song I heard Cissy's voice featured and was properly blown away.
Released as a single, I Know Him So Well failed to chart in the U.S. though it briefly held the #5 spot in the U.K..
I'm glad this version of this song exists. When Cissy passed away recently, I said that she and Whitney are hopefully at the Pearly Gates, singing for new arrivals, because this is what it will sound like.
That's the last single released from Whitney's second album, and also unofficially closes the first chapter of her career, written by Clive Davis. For the next chapter and possibly the remainder of the story, Clive is joined by co-author Wiliam Shakespeare...
Dateline: April 13, 1989, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards ceremony, co-hosted by Whitney's cousin, Dionne Warwick, is in full swing. Among the winners on the night are Anita Baker (Album of the Year), New Edition (Contemporary Album of the Year- Group, Band or Duo), Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror (Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single-Male) and E.U.'s Da Butt (Best R&B Contemporary Single-Group, Band or Duo). When the list of candidates for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single-Female reach Whitney Houston's Where Do Broken Hearts Go, a small but significant smattering of boos ripples throughout the audience. Whitney instantly knows why: 'black community' leaders like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have been openly critical of her (to the point that Sharpton derisively called her 'Whitey' Houston), accusing her of not being 'black' enough, a sentiment she didn't understand and felt hurt by. She would reflect on this incident years later:
"If you're gonna have a long career, there's a certain way to do it and I did it that way. I'm not ashamed of it."
Also at this ceremony, a 22-year-old Bobby Brown receives two awards, one with New Edition for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year-Group, Band or Duo, and one for Best R&B/Contemporary Album of the Year-Male. It was at this ceremony and among these heightened emotional states that Bobby and Whitney met each other for the first time.
Despite working in very separate 'genres', Witney and Bobby found common ground in their upbringings; both started and were noticed at a young age while singing in church, both were considered prodigies by folks in the business: Whitney for her voice and gravitas, Bobby for his voice and also for being an early purveyor of a new, urban musical style called new jack swing. Their outward facing dynamic to me was akin to Lady and the Tramp, and maybe there was some truth to it, but I don't know for sure, so I'll only say for them that the heart wants what the heart wants.
Yes, @kupcho1 this song was on the original album/soundtrack, sung by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson, and while I share your thought that Whitney's voice takes a back seat to no one, I also think it's a testament to Cissy's voice that she had such a voice to pull that off. TBH, this is the first song I heard Cissy's voice featured and was properly blown away.
Released as a single, I Know Him So Well failed to chart in the U.S. though it briefly held the #5 spot in the U.K..
I'm glad this version of this song exists. When Cissy passed away recently, I said that she and Whitney are hopefully at the Pearly Gates, singing for new arrivals, because this is what it will sound like.
That's the last single released from Whitney's second album, and also unofficially closes the first chapter of her career, written by Clive Davis. For the next chapter and possibly the remainder of the story, Clive is joined by co-author Wiliam Shakespeare...
Dateline: April 13, 1989, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards ceremony, co-hosted by Whitney's cousin, Dionne Warwick, is in full swing. Among the winners on the night are Anita Baker (Album of the Year), New Edition (Contemporary Album of the Year- Group, Band or Duo), Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror (Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single-Male) and E.U.'s Da Butt (Best R&B Contemporary Single-Group, Band or Duo). When the list of candidates for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single-Female reach Whitney Houston's Where Do Broken Hearts Go, a small but significant smattering of boos ripples throughout the audience. Whitney instantly knows why: 'black community' leaders like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have been openly critical of her (to the point that Sharpton derisively called her 'Whitey' Houston), accusing her of not being 'black' enough, a sentiment she didn't understand and felt hurt by. She would reflect on this incident years later:
"If you're gonna have a long career, there's a certain way to do it and I did it that way. I'm not ashamed of it."
Also at this ceremony, a 22-year-old Bobby Brown receives two awards, one with New Edition for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year-Group, Band or Duo, and one for Best R&B/Contemporary Album of the Year-Male. It was at this ceremony and among these heightened emotional states that Bobby and Whitney met each other for the first time.
Despite working in very separate 'genres', Witney and Bobby found common ground in their upbringings; both started and were noticed at a young age while singing in church, both were considered prodigies by folks in the business: Whitney for her voice and gravitas, Bobby for his voice and also for being an early purveyor of a new, urban musical style called new jack swing. Their outward facing dynamic to me was akin to Lady and the Tramp, and maybe there was some truth to it, but I don't know for sure, so I'll only say for them that the heart wants what the heart wants.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
20.
Song: Radio King
Artist: Golden Smog
Album: Down By The Old Mainstream
Year: 1995
Your music fills my car
Your voice breaks every time
I’m still wonderin’ if I know who you are
I hang on every line
Down by the Old Mainstream is the debut album by the “supergroup” Golden Smog, released in 1995. Its title is from a line in both the Wilco song "Someday Soon" from the album, Being There, and from "Radio King", the last track on the album.
The album is one of my favorites but some of the best songs from the album do not feature Jeff Tweedy so they don’t make this list but I highly encourage giving the full album a listen sometime.
Song: Radio King
Artist: Golden Smog
Album: Down By The Old Mainstream
Year: 1995
Your music fills my car
Your voice breaks every time
I’m still wonderin’ if I know who you are
I hang on every line
Down by the Old Mainstream is the debut album by the “supergroup” Golden Smog, released in 1995. Its title is from a line in both the Wilco song "Someday Soon" from the album, Being There, and from "Radio King", the last track on the album.
The album is one of my favorites but some of the best songs from the album do not feature Jeff Tweedy so they don’t make this list but I highly encourage giving the full album a listen sometime.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I've kept up on listening to each playlist but haven't commented on my top songs from each for the last two, as it seems at this point, it's pretty established which songs by which artists I'll drift towards each round.
I'll probably just make more general comments about the bands and point out true standout songs going forward,
I'll probably just make more general comments about the bands and point out true standout songs going forward,
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Mt. Man
Footballguy
Candlebox #20
Song: Alive At Last
Album: Disappearing in Airports (2016)
(fan-made Music Video) Candlebox- "Alive at Last" (Music Video)
(acoustic version) iRockRadio.com - Candlebox (acoustic) - Alive at Last
I'm slowly floating through the clouds
Receiving all your messages
Nothing prepared me for the sound
It's deafening
–
Of the 4 songs from this album on the playlist, this is easily the ballad. Slower, thoughtful, and with an occasional breathy feel to it. There’s a simple lyrical structure to be sure, with most of the lines echoing if not straight up repeated. But I enjoy the groove and emotions stirred up enough to put this up this high. Bonus fact: This album is one of two from Candlebox (the other being Happy Pills) that Dave Krusen appears on. He was also the drummer for Pearl Jam on Ten, so if this song meshes with “Even Flow” for you, that might be part of the reason why.
Oh yeah, I didn’t talk about that on the first song from the album. Well, what better time, then? Disappearing in Airports is the name of the art on the cover. It’s from an artist named Scott Rivers Fisher, who Candlebox had wanted to draw the art for the previous album, but the label insisted otherwise. As this album was coming together, the band contacted him again. Unfortunately, shortly into working on the painting, Fisher died of a heart attack. Though technically “unfinished”, there was easily enough done for the band to take it as the cover art. So yeah, can’t really ask if there’s a deeper meaning to the art’s title, but that’s how the album got its name.
–
Next on the countdown, easily the newest song on the playlist, and hopefully will appeal no matter what your nature is.
Song: Alive At Last
Album: Disappearing in Airports (2016)
(fan-made Music Video) Candlebox- "Alive at Last" (Music Video)
(acoustic version) iRockRadio.com - Candlebox (acoustic) - Alive at Last
I'm slowly floating through the clouds
Receiving all your messages
Nothing prepared me for the sound
It's deafening
–
Of the 4 songs from this album on the playlist, this is easily the ballad. Slower, thoughtful, and with an occasional breathy feel to it. There’s a simple lyrical structure to be sure, with most of the lines echoing if not straight up repeated. But I enjoy the groove and emotions stirred up enough to put this up this high. Bonus fact: This album is one of two from Candlebox (the other being Happy Pills) that Dave Krusen appears on. He was also the drummer for Pearl Jam on Ten, so if this song meshes with “Even Flow” for you, that might be part of the reason why.
Oh yeah, I didn’t talk about that on the first song from the album. Well, what better time, then? Disappearing in Airports is the name of the art on the cover. It’s from an artist named Scott Rivers Fisher, who Candlebox had wanted to draw the art for the previous album, but the label insisted otherwise. As this album was coming together, the band contacted him again. Unfortunately, shortly into working on the painting, Fisher died of a heart attack. Though technically “unfinished”, there was easily enough done for the band to take it as the cover art. So yeah, can’t really ask if there’s a deeper meaning to the art’s title, but that’s how the album got its name.
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Next on the countdown, easily the newest song on the playlist, and hopefully will appeal no matter what your nature is.
Yambag
Footballguy
Ryan: “This song was added to the 11:59 album at the very last minute, just three weeks before the album was released. "We literally called the record manufacturing plant and had them stop pressing the record because we had just written 'Start A Fire,'" Star told Alternative Addiction. "I haven't been excited about a song like that in a long time, I knew it had to be on the album, so I jumped on a plane and flew out to LA and recorded the song with Howard Benson." We pulled an all-nighter in order to finish the tune in time for the record label meeting the next day. "He left my apartment around 8 a.m. and went straight to the label meeting with an mp3 of this song that we had just done," he said. "Sure enough, the label said, 'Yup. We like it. Go!'”
tuffnutt
Footballguy
20.
Driver 8- R.E.M.
from Fables of Reconstruction (1985)
“Driver 8” is probably the most quintessentially R.E.M.-sounding R.E.M. song ever. It is very archetypal of their early sound. Released as the second single from the album, this song eventually went on to reach number 22 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.
It comes from a somewhat dark album from the band, one filled with southern gothic themes. This song is specially about the Southern Railroad, which ran until 1979. Today it runs as the Amtrak Crescent. Michael is singing about a train conductor and he sings vividly about what he’s seeing on his trips. Treehouses, airplanes, power lines and farms. “I can write that kind of stuff in my sleep,” Peter Buck once said of “Driver 8,” a “mid-tempo, minor-key rock thing”
Driver 8- R.E.M.
from Fables of Reconstruction (1985)
“Driver 8” is probably the most quintessentially R.E.M.-sounding R.E.M. song ever. It is very archetypal of their early sound. Released as the second single from the album, this song eventually went on to reach number 22 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.
It comes from a somewhat dark album from the band, one filled with southern gothic themes. This song is specially about the Southern Railroad, which ran until 1979. Today it runs as the Amtrak Crescent. Michael is singing about a train conductor and he sings vividly about what he’s seeing on his trips. Treehouses, airplanes, power lines and farms. “I can write that kind of stuff in my sleep,” Peter Buck once said of “Driver 8,” a “mid-tempo, minor-key rock thing”
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Footballguy
I feel like I cheated here as I’ve started listening to the Ryan Starr Pandora station. https://pandora.app.link/r0vhuCR0CObRyan: “This song was added to the 11:59 album at the very last minute, just three weeks before the album was released. "We literally called the record manufacturing plant and had them stop pressing the record because we had just written 'Start A Fire,'" Star told Alternative Addiction. "I haven't been excited about a song like that in a long time, I knew it had to be on the album, so I jumped on a plane and flew out to LA and recorded the song with Howard Benson." We pulled an all-nighter in order to finish the tune in time for the record label meeting the next day. "He left my apartment around 8 a.m. and went straight to the label meeting with an mp3 of this song that we had just done," he said. "Sure enough, the label said, 'Yup. We like it. Go!'”
Start a fire is #1 on their top songs list. It’s noteworthy that it’s #20 here. I love it.
Yambag
Footballguy
Glad you are enjoying Ryan. My list is not ranked favorite to least, but rather structured to spread out the variety of songs. If ranked, I would have Start a Fire in my top 10 no doubt.I feel like I cheated here as I’ve started listening to the Ryan Starr Pandora station. https://pandora.app.link/r0vhuCR0CObRyan: “This song was added to the 11:59 album at the very last minute, just three weeks before the album was released. "We literally called the record manufacturing plant and had them stop pressing the record because we had just written 'Start A Fire,'" Star told Alternative Addiction. "I haven't been excited about a song like that in a long time, I knew it had to be on the album, so I jumped on a plane and flew out to LA and recorded the song with Howard Benson." We pulled an all-nighter in order to finish the tune in time for the record label meeting the next day. "He left my apartment around 8 a.m. and went straight to the label meeting with an mp3 of this song that we had just done," he said. "Sure enough, the label said, 'Yup. We like it. Go!'”
Start a fire is #1 on their top songs list. It’s noteworthy that it’s #20 here. I love it.
krista4
Footballguy
You monster.
Scoresman
Footballguy
The Walkmen #20 - Don't Forget Me
This is the first song on this list from The Walkmen's song for song cover of the 1974 Harry Nilsson album ***** Cats which was produced by John Lennon. The album is a favorite of the band and the decision to cover it started out as a bit of a joke that later became the full fledged album cover.
Yambag
Footballguy
Laugh Emoji. All the chatter had me throw together a list this morning, of which my first pass had 62 songs on it so I can absolutely see the challenge. Out of curiosity, I'm going to see if I can whip up a top 10 to compare with others at the end. I will say that so far, my gut ranks of the songs posted so far are pretty similar, this song might be an exception though. With such a vast catalog, I think when you became a fan combined with the style of theirs that you prefer can heavily influence rankings.
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Footballguy
absolutely. More so than most bands imo.
tuffnutt
Footballguy
:laugh emoji:
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
The Walkmen song was a lot different than the other selections - it sounded almost like a Tom Waits song with normal vocals. I've enjoyed their other songs so far but this was my favorite by a lot.
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
My R.E.M. Top 20 v. tuffnut's:
1. (Don't Go Back to) Rockville
2,
3,
4.
5.
6. Driver 8
7.
8.
9. The One I Love
10.
11.
12.
13. Begin the Begin
14. Everybody Hurts
15. Turn You Inside-Out
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I had commented this song sounded so much different and compared it to a Tom Waits song, so pretty close.
Zegras11
Footballguy
Reported.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
For comparing him to tim or for the mental image?Reported.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
Heaven Knows- Critics disliked this song with one calling it a blatant rip-off of Queen's We Will Rock You. Fans disagreed and it became the first of their 7 #1's and the 3rd to appear on my countdown so far.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Yes.For comparing him to tim or for the mental image?Reported.
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