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We’ll have to wait a week or two to find out. I will say it was on the long list, might have remained. One song from that movie made it.
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We’ll have to wait a week or two to find out. I will say it was on the long list, might have remained. One song from that movie made it.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I just rewatched Deadpool and the Wolverine on Sunday.
krista4
Footballguy
#6 songs
kupcho1 – rain
No Rain - Blind Melon
Eephus – Single (Named) Ladies
Borrow Trouble – Feist
Charlie Steiner – songs from Mad Men
I'm A Man - Spencer Davis Group
simey – train songs
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Bob Dylan
Yambag – Metal songs from 1988-1992 that became the gateway into the world of music for a young Yambag
Mass Hypnosis - Sepultura
Dr. Octopus – guitarists I’ve seen live
Money, Love and Change - Trey Ansastasio Band (Trey Ansastasio)
Yo Mama – World’s Worst Superheroes
Missionary Man - The Eurythmics
Mrs. Rannous – umlauts
Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
KarmaPolice – songs from artists not on shuke’s list
Teenage Crime - The Pack A.D.
Don Quixote – Afrobeat
Khala My Friend (Spotify) - Amanaz (Zambia)
JMLs secret identity – songs in D#Minor, the saddest key of all
Famous Last Words (Spotify) - My Chemical Romance
-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe
Vacation - The Go-Go's
Mt. Man – Number, Please
20th Century Boy - T-Rex
Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
falguy – songs by 31 different Canadian artists
Misguided Angel - Cowboy Junkies
Raging weasel – name-checking Beatles or their songs
Who You Selling For - The Pretty Reckless
jwb – songs that sound great on a decent 2-channel system
Subdivisions – Rush
scorchy – songs by Manchester(-ish) artists
WFL - Happy Mondays
titusbramble – Grand Theft Auto, specifically the 3D era
Looking For The Perfect Beat - Afrika Bambaataa (VC - Wildstyle)
shuke – Saxytime
Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Spotify) - Rolling Stones
Ilov80s - One song from each of the 31 best albums of 1984
Unsatisfied - The Replacements
John Maddens Lunchbox – Batman
Galaxy (Spotify) – War
Mister CIA – Texas Places in Song Titles
Galveston - Glenn Campbell
El Floppo – Mallet Rock
Clear Skies - Keane
landrys hat - favorite Side 2 Track 1s from my record collection
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield - Curtis (1970)
rockaction - Songs that state the genre they’re in
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
ditkaburgers - Girl Groups X Boy Bands
DJ (Bonus Track Version) - Alphabeat
MrsKarmaPolice – Animal Kingdom
Fragile Bird - City and Colour
Tau837 – Hair metal
In My Dreams - Dokken
DrIanMalcolm – Songs about New York
The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel
higgins – Instrumentals with places in the title
Florianapolis - John McLaughlin Trio
Zegras11 – New wave
Don't Change – INXS
Chaos34 - Post Surf Rock Surf Rockish (80s fwd)
Brianstorm - Arctic Monkeys
krista4 – Chicagoland
Somewhere on Fullerton – Allister
Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???
Coffee and TV - Blur
MAC_32 – Songs to play during (and after) a funeral
I Won't Let Go - Rascal Flatts
kupcho1 – rain
No Rain - Blind Melon
Eephus – Single (Named) Ladies
Borrow Trouble – Feist
Charlie Steiner – songs from Mad Men
I'm A Man - Spencer Davis Group
simey – train songs
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Bob Dylan
Yambag – Metal songs from 1988-1992 that became the gateway into the world of music for a young Yambag
Mass Hypnosis - Sepultura
Dr. Octopus – guitarists I’ve seen live
Money, Love and Change - Trey Ansastasio Band (Trey Ansastasio)
Yo Mama – World’s Worst Superheroes
Missionary Man - The Eurythmics
Mrs. Rannous – umlauts
Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
KarmaPolice – songs from artists not on shuke’s list
Teenage Crime - The Pack A.D.
Don Quixote – Afrobeat
Khala My Friend (Spotify) - Amanaz (Zambia)
JMLs secret identity – songs in D#Minor, the saddest key of all
Famous Last Words (Spotify) - My Chemical Romance
-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe
Vacation - The Go-Go's
Mt. Man – Number, Please
20th Century Boy - T-Rex
Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
falguy – songs by 31 different Canadian artists
Misguided Angel - Cowboy Junkies
Raging weasel – name-checking Beatles or their songs
Who You Selling For - The Pretty Reckless
jwb – songs that sound great on a decent 2-channel system
Subdivisions – Rush
scorchy – songs by Manchester(-ish) artists
WFL - Happy Mondays
titusbramble – Grand Theft Auto, specifically the 3D era
Looking For The Perfect Beat - Afrika Bambaataa (VC - Wildstyle)
shuke – Saxytime
Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Spotify) - Rolling Stones
Ilov80s - One song from each of the 31 best albums of 1984
Unsatisfied - The Replacements
John Maddens Lunchbox – Batman
Galaxy (Spotify) – War
Mister CIA – Texas Places in Song Titles
Galveston - Glenn Campbell
El Floppo – Mallet Rock
Clear Skies - Keane
landrys hat - favorite Side 2 Track 1s from my record collection
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield - Curtis (1970)
rockaction - Songs that state the genre they’re in
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
ditkaburgers - Girl Groups X Boy Bands
DJ (Bonus Track Version) - Alphabeat
MrsKarmaPolice – Animal Kingdom
Fragile Bird - City and Colour
Tau837 – Hair metal
In My Dreams - Dokken
DrIanMalcolm – Songs about New York
The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel
higgins – Instrumentals with places in the title
Florianapolis - John McLaughlin Trio
Zegras11 – New wave
Don't Change – INXS
Chaos34 - Post Surf Rock Surf Rockish (80s fwd)
Brianstorm - Arctic Monkeys
krista4 – Chicagoland
Somewhere on Fullerton – Allister
Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???
Coffee and TV - Blur
MAC_32 – Songs to play during (and after) a funeral
I Won't Let Go - Rascal Flatts
krista4
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
Selections:
31. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
30. Hear The Drummer Get Wicked - Chad Jackson
29. Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
28. Virtual Insanity – Jamiroquai
27. Another Chance - Roger Sanchez
26. Living On My Own - Freddie Mercury
25. Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
24. Better Off Alone - Alice Deejay
23. Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music
22. By The Time I Get To Arizona - Public Enemy
21. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
20. Goddess On A Hiway - Mercury Rev
19. Dark Therapy – Echobelly
18. Run To You - Bryan Adams
17. Inside Out – Anthrax
16. There's Nothing I Won't Do – JX
15. You - Bad Religion
14. Don't Stop Me Now – Queen
13. Moving – Supergrass
12. The Time Is Now – Moloko
11. Ms Jackson – Outkast
10. Ray of Light - Madonna
9. Winter Hill – Doves
8. Carnaval de Paris - Dario G
7. Seven Days and One Week - B.B.E.
6. Coffee and TV - Blur
Incorrect guesses:
Songs that give advice
Bands That Have Never Been in My Kitchen
Songs by artists who have headlined Glastonbury
Songs featuring the Mellotron
Fear mongering
Song titles that could be part of geometry proofs
Bands who have a member whose first or last name is a James Bond reference
Bands with family members
Songs that reference a location in another country
Songs that have nine or more words in the title
Songs that mention famous streets
Bands who had a member mysteriously disappear, get declared dead, but no body has ever been found
Songs that reference footballguys user names
Songs without a guitar
Song titles that are commands
First two words of song titles in order of lyrics from The Youngbloods’ Get Together
Songs about resilience in the face of adversity
Songs about the importance of progress
Songs to make people overthink and speculate about an imaginary theme that doesn't really exist
31 songs that MADs submitted in prior MAD rounds, but judge disqualified because the submitting MAD failed to get the long-form birth certificate of all band members before submitting
Songs NOT produced by Todd Rundgren
Artists without umlauts
Songs Sam Rockwell has danced to in a movie
Songs about navigating and adapting to a constantly changing world
Songs credited to more than one songwriter
UK top ten singles
Singles released by UK artist/bands
31 British Isles Songs That Did Not Appear in the MAD British Isles Countdown
Non-guitar driven songs
Songs in 4/4 time
Broadway shows
Songs that all charted in the same six countries:
UK
Australia
Germany
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Songs under 5 minutes
Songs where artists let out excessive vocalizations of the “ahh,” “ooh,” “dee,” etc. variety
A break up and starting over
Things that will drive a bunch of middle aged dummies who are trying to find a pattern go crazy
Stages in Rustoleum’s marriage
Guinness World Records
Songs that can qualify for other people’s themes
Songs by people with facial hair
All songs use an instrument with keys
Songs that are the narrative arc of a divorce
Addiction
Songs with 125 BPM or more
Songs that sample other songs on the list
Songs representing different Nicholas Cage movies / characters
Songs
This is your life, Krista
Something to do with Tina Turner/abused women
Jimi Hendrix
Detailing Britney Spears’ descent into madness
Addiction ... to love
Songs in A Minor
The plot to Thelma and Louise
Kourtney Kardashian
Songs about a major change in someone's life
Midlife crisis
Songs with a subject you should see a therapist about
Mental illness
Songs about the world's worst super heros
Mania
Things you do impulsively
Songs that use the word “The” at some stage in the lyrics
The Ballad of @krista4 and OH
Songs the were on the UK official singles chart for the week ending on Aug 16, 2008
Songs from multiple decades
Songs about exploration of identity
Dancing
Each of these songs holds a special place in the hearts of listeners, and they remain influential in the genres they represent
krista's iconic playlist
struggle, rebellion, and survival
songs that have no connection to each other whatsoever - y'all are just wasting your time - ha ha ha suckers
Id, ego, and superego
Each song is somehow connected to one of the first 31 themes submitted for this countdown
Songs that qualify for more than one of the MAD31 themes submitted
Obscure chess strategies
All of these songs tie into the movie Thelma and Louise
history repeating itself
Songs for which there exists another song with the exact same title
Songs that implicate the seven deadly sins
The plot of a movie
the arc of Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Being in an oppressive relationship, and the journey to take back control of your life
the arc of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
trapped in a continuous cycle and finding a release that feels like freedom
Moving on through suicide
Things that require immediate action
Determining your own destiny
the life and tribulations of Pamela Anderson
[Eliminating/adding characters to a title -or- re-ordering the words in a title] give you the title to another song.
the Kiefer Sutherland life story
Awakenings
Coming full circle
Trials and tribulations involving breasts?
My dad sucks
finding liberation
The trips Judas made and the things he did before he turned Jesus over to the Romans
31. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
30. Hear The Drummer Get Wicked - Chad Jackson
29. Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
28. Virtual Insanity – Jamiroquai
27. Another Chance - Roger Sanchez
26. Living On My Own - Freddie Mercury
25. Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
24. Better Off Alone - Alice Deejay
23. Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music
22. By The Time I Get To Arizona - Public Enemy
21. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
20. Goddess On A Hiway - Mercury Rev
19. Dark Therapy – Echobelly
18. Run To You - Bryan Adams
17. Inside Out – Anthrax
16. There's Nothing I Won't Do – JX
15. You - Bad Religion
14. Don't Stop Me Now – Queen
13. Moving – Supergrass
12. The Time Is Now – Moloko
11. Ms Jackson – Outkast
10. Ray of Light - Madonna
9. Winter Hill – Doves
8. Carnaval de Paris - Dario G
7. Seven Days and One Week - B.B.E.
6. Coffee and TV - Blur
Incorrect guesses:
Songs that give advice
Bands That Have Never Been in My Kitchen
Songs by artists who have headlined Glastonbury
Songs featuring the Mellotron
Fear mongering
Song titles that could be part of geometry proofs
Bands who have a member whose first or last name is a James Bond reference
Bands with family members
Songs that reference a location in another country
Songs that have nine or more words in the title
Songs that mention famous streets
Bands who had a member mysteriously disappear, get declared dead, but no body has ever been found
Songs that reference footballguys user names
Songs without a guitar
Song titles that are commands
First two words of song titles in order of lyrics from The Youngbloods’ Get Together
Songs about resilience in the face of adversity
Songs about the importance of progress
Songs to make people overthink and speculate about an imaginary theme that doesn't really exist
31 songs that MADs submitted in prior MAD rounds, but judge disqualified because the submitting MAD failed to get the long-form birth certificate of all band members before submitting
Songs NOT produced by Todd Rundgren
Artists without umlauts
Songs Sam Rockwell has danced to in a movie
Songs about navigating and adapting to a constantly changing world
Songs credited to more than one songwriter
UK top ten singles
Singles released by UK artist/bands
31 British Isles Songs That Did Not Appear in the MAD British Isles Countdown
Non-guitar driven songs
Songs in 4/4 time
Broadway shows
Songs that all charted in the same six countries:
UK
Australia
Germany
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Songs under 5 minutes
Songs where artists let out excessive vocalizations of the “ahh,” “ooh,” “dee,” etc. variety
A break up and starting over
Things that will drive a bunch of middle aged dummies who are trying to find a pattern go crazy
Stages in Rustoleum’s marriage
Guinness World Records
Songs that can qualify for other people’s themes
Songs by people with facial hair
All songs use an instrument with keys
Songs that are the narrative arc of a divorce
Addiction
Songs with 125 BPM or more
Songs that sample other songs on the list
Songs representing different Nicholas Cage movies / characters
Songs
This is your life, Krista
Something to do with Tina Turner/abused women
Jimi Hendrix
Detailing Britney Spears’ descent into madness
Addiction ... to love
Songs in A Minor
The plot to Thelma and Louise
Kourtney Kardashian
Songs about a major change in someone's life
Midlife crisis
Songs with a subject you should see a therapist about
Mental illness
Songs about the world's worst super heros
Mania
Things you do impulsively
Songs that use the word “The” at some stage in the lyrics
The Ballad of @krista4 and OH
Songs the were on the UK official singles chart for the week ending on Aug 16, 2008
Songs from multiple decades
Songs about exploration of identity
Dancing
Each of these songs holds a special place in the hearts of listeners, and they remain influential in the genres they represent
krista's iconic playlist
struggle, rebellion, and survival
songs that have no connection to each other whatsoever - y'all are just wasting your time - ha ha ha suckers
Id, ego, and superego
Each song is somehow connected to one of the first 31 themes submitted for this countdown
Songs that qualify for more than one of the MAD31 themes submitted
Obscure chess strategies
All of these songs tie into the movie Thelma and Louise
history repeating itself
Songs for which there exists another song with the exact same title
Songs that implicate the seven deadly sins
The plot of a movie
the arc of Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Being in an oppressive relationship, and the journey to take back control of your life
the arc of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
trapped in a continuous cycle and finding a release that feels like freedom
Moving on through suicide
Things that require immediate action
Determining your own destiny
the life and tribulations of Pamela Anderson
[Eliminating/adding characters to a title -or- re-ordering the words in a title] give you the title to another song.
the Kiefer Sutherland life story
Awakenings
Coming full circle
Trials and tribulations involving breasts?
My dad sucks
finding liberation
The trips Judas made and the things he did before he turned Jesus over to the Romans
krista4
Footballguy
I listened to the #7s yesterday while very tired, sick, and walking in a heavy wind. I knew it wasn't going to be an optimal setting for enjoying new music, but I did like stuff like The Roots, Curtis Harding, and a couple of others. The big "YES" time, though, was Steve Earle's "Ft. Worth Blues" followed by "The Silent Orchestra" by Hamilton Leithauser. Those were just what I needed to break temporarily out of my funk. 
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Great insight as always, @rockaction. I will definitely check out that Black Thought video today.#7 THE ROOTS - HOW I GOT OVER
I had a random album from The Roots in that pile of CDs I talked about earlier that I rediscovered in the closet. I had heard of Questlove, but not tied him to The Roots and I didn't know they were Fallon's backup band. This probably was the group I was thinking about the most for my MAD31 Part 2 artist until I got cold feet and pivoted to Mastodon. As I got more into them I also read Questlove's memoir, which I thought was really good. I never bothered to think about the history of hip hop or think about the music from the artist's POV. I like the dynamic between Questlove and Black Thought and how their different backgrounds add to the music. One of the biggest take-aways I got from the book was him pointing to Stevie Wonder on the Cosby Show being the birth of hip hop. It also didn't hurt that they has originally thought about calling themselves Black to the Future.
Recommended listening: What really drew me in was the wide range of styles and talent they display on their albums. I chose this song to as a bit of a nod to the non-rap fans, but also How I Got Over is a great album that I think even people not typically drawn to the genre could mostly dig. Doin' It Again is another track I considered, as is the tune with John Legend - The Fire. Speaking of, the other album I would recommend to all in here is Wake Up!, which is a full album of John Legend + The Roots. You all like covers, right? I included Hard Times below for a preview. Other than that, there is a wide range to listen to. Illadelph Halflife has a harder edge to it, while Phrenology is all over the place with styles. I linked a couple favorites that I had considered for the playlist below.
Hard Times (feat. Black Thought)
John Legend, The Roots, Black Thought · Wake Up! · Song · 2010open.spotify.com
NEXT: Going north to our 51st state to highlight the 2nd duo of the top 10.
Some great songs here. My personal preference is to start with Phrenology as an introduction and then move onto Things Fall Apart for a real blockbuster. Then Illadelph Halflife before moving onto their later stuff, two songs of which you've highlighted here.
As some of you who were music drafters might know, "Water" by The Roots was something I listened to a lot and finally heard the message regarding alcohol. The song always meant quite a bit to me even in my darker days. But more than that, it's a flat-out conscious jam dedicated to the soon-to-be late Malik B., who was a founding member of the group. That shuffle beat and ?uestlove's drumming is astounding on this track. It's not just message. It's got DJ'ing, brilliant drum machine hand claps—it's perfect.
eta* Don't let the time fool you. It's a four-minute jam with a six-minute long outro/coda. It doesn't do a ton after the four minute mark. It's definitely for the patient if you believe in letting a track run until whenever its creator decides to end it. I tend to edit these types of things as a listener, so I really just cut it off when it gets tiresome or too jammy. The last five minutes or so of this is plenty fine to skip if you ask me. You ain't missing nothing but heartbeats and rain at the end.
The next song is something else also. "Quills" is Black Thought at his best. He's a serious emcee, universally hailed as one of the best ever. At least a top thirty emcee, if not easily more than that.
If you appreciate the art of emceeing, then this link below is a must. Black Thought of The Roots on Funk Flex's show. If you've ever clicked on one of our hip hop links, this is a pick to click nonpareil. Ten minutes of seriously talented rapping/singing/melodic language.
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I probably just get into my head too much as far as what to choose or recommend to a group I think is largely not into hip hop. Hell, it's not like that is a main genre for me either. Phrenology is my favorite by them, but I also think it's a bit more "prog" than some other albums, so that brings up the previously mentioned hesitation to lean to that first in this setting. We didn't even bring up @titusbramble's suggestion of The Seed being the best track on that album. Rhymes and Ammo and Complexity are two other tracks that I had considered here and are on my playlist for The Roots. No bad answers, and a great album, I was just trying my best to stick to the spirit of the playlist and especially in this genre getting something that might not scare off non-fans.
We are basically on the same page though - so maybe we should combine our suggestions and definitively say for people looking to explore The Roots start with Phrenology and Illadelph Halflife.
It definitely worked out for the best that I skipped over them for Part 2. I feel like what I was doing as I listened to more and more was building a bit of a Frankenstein's monster in my head with the +/-s of each group as far as what I wanted out of a hip hop group. The Roots was the closest I got, but even them I found to be inconsistent as I listened to full albums, which seems to be the biggest road block for me in the genre. Of the groups I did in this playlist (Tribe, Outkast, The Roots), I would say that tribe has 2 albums, Outkast 2, and The Roots have 4 that I could put on and listen to front to back. I liked that deep dive, and especially that it made me read Quest's book and think about the genre and it's history more, but they weren't the right fit. It also lead me to discover the group that has a 100% hit rate for tracks and start to finish albums and 6-7 albums my ears would give 10/10s to.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Hard to believe this song is 33 years old. I think you kids will appreciate it.
From Brad Smith c/o ultimate guitar:
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
I like watching the puddles gather rain
And all I can do
Is just pour some tea for two
And speak my point of view
But it's not sane
It's not sane
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
6. I'm a Man - Spencer Davis Group
Are you ready? Because I want you to pay attention. This is the beginning of something. Do you have time to improve your life? Do you have precisely 30 seconds for a word from Accutron Watches? The watch appears bottom third. The second hand moves with a fluid sweep and above it--"Accutron Time." You go into a business meeting. Is there food in your teeth? Ashes on your tie? And you've got nothing to say. The meeting is boring, but you can't be. But you're wearing an Accutron. This watch makes you interesting. It's a boardroom. It's black and white. We hear light traffic. No talking. We just see our man, you, late 20s, shaggy with a youthful cowlick, but in a suit and tie. This is a businessman staring at his watch as muffled conversation swirls around him. Now we just hear the electronic hum. Omm-mm. He stands up and the faces come into view. A couple of white-haired men and a contemporary who looks like Steve McQueen. You shake hands and "Steve McQueen" gets a look at your watch. We hear the first words. "Is that Swiss?" Now we're in color and it's a little interview for the two of them while the other men look, outlining the benefits of this watch. It is Swiss. It is accurate. It is the height of design and technology. "Accutron. It's not a timepiece. It's a conversation piece." - Freddie Rumsen, season 7, episode 1, Time Zones
The Chicago version appeared in the first M-AD artist countdown, courtesy of @Pip's Invitation. To me, it's a toss-up which version is 'better', as they're both strong, driving bangers with differences that compliment the other version.
Co-written by Steve Winwood and the band's producer Jimmy Miller (whose resume also includes working with Winwood's other bands Traffic and Blind Faith, the Rolling Stones in the late 60s/early 70s and then Motorhead from 1974 until his death in 1994), I'm a Man was released as a single in January of 1967 (a few months shy of Winwood's 19th birthday), reached #9 on the UK Singles chart, #10 on Billboard's Hot 100, and #48 on their Top Selling R&B Singles.
For the second time in my countdown, I have doubled up on one episode, as the next selection also comes from Time Zones.
Are you ready? Because I want you to pay attention. This is the beginning of something. Do you have time to improve your life? Do you have precisely 30 seconds for a word from Accutron Watches? The watch appears bottom third. The second hand moves with a fluid sweep and above it--"Accutron Time." You go into a business meeting. Is there food in your teeth? Ashes on your tie? And you've got nothing to say. The meeting is boring, but you can't be. But you're wearing an Accutron. This watch makes you interesting. It's a boardroom. It's black and white. We hear light traffic. No talking. We just see our man, you, late 20s, shaggy with a youthful cowlick, but in a suit and tie. This is a businessman staring at his watch as muffled conversation swirls around him. Now we just hear the electronic hum. Omm-mm. He stands up and the faces come into view. A couple of white-haired men and a contemporary who looks like Steve McQueen. You shake hands and "Steve McQueen" gets a look at your watch. We hear the first words. "Is that Swiss?" Now we're in color and it's a little interview for the two of them while the other men look, outlining the benefits of this watch. It is Swiss. It is accurate. It is the height of design and technology. "Accutron. It's not a timepiece. It's a conversation piece." - Freddie Rumsen, season 7, episode 1, Time Zones
The Chicago version appeared in the first M-AD artist countdown, courtesy of @Pip's Invitation. To me, it's a toss-up which version is 'better', as they're both strong, driving bangers with differences that compliment the other version.
Co-written by Steve Winwood and the band's producer Jimmy Miller (whose resume also includes working with Winwood's other bands Traffic and Blind Faith, the Rolling Stones in the late 60s/early 70s and then Motorhead from 1974 until his death in 1994), I'm a Man was released as a single in January of 1967 (a few months shy of Winwood's 19th birthday), reached #9 on the UK Singles chart, #10 on Billboard's Hot 100, and #48 on their Top Selling R&B Singles.
The song appears in the opening sequence of the season 7 premiere and could very well have worked as the video for the song if the show had come out when MTV still played music.
The premiere episode of the final season, Time Zones, shows us how the consequences of SC&P's decisions to open an office in California, as well as move on from Don Draper, play out. We also can see the effects that each coast/time zone affects several key players:
1. Don still seems resolute in making his marriage work (particularly evidenced by him turning down the widow on his flight back to New York), though he's also waiting on SC&P to bring him back, so his relationship with Megan remains in a holding pattern--to him.
2. Megan made an off-hand comment in the previous episode that Don didn't pick up on. After being released from jail for punching a 'minister' in a bar, he approaches Meagan to propose moving to California:
Megan: I assume this has something to do with last night.
Don: Yes. Megan, I--Come over here.
Megan: Where were you?
Don: I spent the night in jail.
Megan: Why are you laughing?
Don: It's gotten out of control. I've gotten out of control.
Megan: Sorry you had to find out that way.
Don: But I realized something else, too. I don't want to be here anymore.
Megan: It'll get easier.
I picked up by her reaction that she thought Don was talking about divorce when he said he didn't want to be here anymore. She did change gears quickly enough, but for that brief moment, we saw her true feelings, as her comment "It'll get easier" came with a veiled sense of relief. Their interactions in the episodes leading up to this one were full of tension and disappointment, and either she didn't know how to connect with him through the pain, or she didn't want to.
Her responses to him in this episode, from not letting him drive at the airport to chastising him for buying her an expensive TV to her uneasy reaction to him wanting to 'celebrate', paint a pretty clear picture that she's all but done with him.
3. Ted is fighting an internal battle with the move to California, which is only shown indirectly; Pete tells Don how unhappy Ted is, while all Ted says to Jim Cutler is that his wife loves California and hides his personal feelings by keeping busy with work during his visit to New York.
4. Pete seems to be making the best of the situation, though, having found just enough of 'home' to soothe any homesick feelings, as well as a hot blonde who seems to be into him.
The premiere episode of the final season, Time Zones, shows us how the consequences of SC&P's decisions to open an office in California, as well as move on from Don Draper, play out. We also can see the effects that each coast/time zone affects several key players:
1. Don still seems resolute in making his marriage work (particularly evidenced by him turning down the widow on his flight back to New York), though he's also waiting on SC&P to bring him back, so his relationship with Megan remains in a holding pattern--to him.
2. Megan made an off-hand comment in the previous episode that Don didn't pick up on. After being released from jail for punching a 'minister' in a bar, he approaches Meagan to propose moving to California:
Megan: I assume this has something to do with last night.
Don: Yes. Megan, I--Come over here.
Megan: Where were you?
Don: I spent the night in jail.
Megan: Why are you laughing?
Don: It's gotten out of control. I've gotten out of control.
Megan: Sorry you had to find out that way.
Don: But I realized something else, too. I don't want to be here anymore.
Megan: It'll get easier.
I picked up by her reaction that she thought Don was talking about divorce when he said he didn't want to be here anymore. She did change gears quickly enough, but for that brief moment, we saw her true feelings, as her comment "It'll get easier" came with a veiled sense of relief. Their interactions in the episodes leading up to this one were full of tension and disappointment, and either she didn't know how to connect with him through the pain, or she didn't want to.
Her responses to him in this episode, from not letting him drive at the airport to chastising him for buying her an expensive TV to her uneasy reaction to him wanting to 'celebrate', paint a pretty clear picture that she's all but done with him.
3. Ted is fighting an internal battle with the move to California, which is only shown indirectly; Pete tells Don how unhappy Ted is, while all Ted says to Jim Cutler is that his wife loves California and hides his personal feelings by keeping busy with work during his visit to New York.
4. Pete seems to be making the best of the situation, though, having found just enough of 'home' to soothe any homesick feelings, as well as a hot blonde who seems to be into him.
For the second time in my countdown, I have doubled up on one episode, as the next selection also comes from Time Zones.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#6: THE PACK A.D. - TEENAGE CRIME
I've been listening to these two for almost 15 years. I was looking for more of that White Stripes/Black Keys sound like everybody else then, and found the album Funeral Mixtape. I think I have taken Making Gestures a couple times in music drafts so I wanted to go elsewhere here. Becky (singer/guitars) and Maya (drums) are a Canadian duo that I made sure to clear with @falguy before for taking them as well. They have 6 albums, and I think along with The BellRays, this would be a group I could see just about everybody in the MADs liking at least a couple albums of if they haven't heard of them. Again, a thanks to these adventures for giving me a reason or a nudge to listen to all the albums by groups I have been listening to a lot. Last year I did a full deep dive and got to 3 albums that I hadn't to yet. I really dug them all.
Recommended listening: I will post a couple samples of each sound, but their older albums will get you more of a garage/bluesy Black Keys feel. Funeral Mixtape and Tintype are the albums I am thinking of here, so listed the 2 songs I was thinking about from each on the playlist - Snow and Wolves and Werewolves. As we get to newer albums, the sound is a bit more full and I would say something like my earlier Ex Hex/Mary Timony post is a better comp. I would put Teenage Crime in this category, and below I linked one each from their most recent two albums: Dollhouse and it was fun while it lasted. I liked Teenage Crime because of the bit of surf rock feel to the solo.
If I had to pick a few artists that I would blanket recommend the MADers on the Shuke list it would be: The Pack A.D., The BellRays, Ex Hex/Mary Timony, and Film School. I believe those would have the highest hit rate for the group.
NEXT: We kick off the top 5 with a last minute pivot in artist, but stay north of the border. Another artist I talked myself out of doing a MAD31 for.
I've been listening to these two for almost 15 years. I was looking for more of that White Stripes/Black Keys sound like everybody else then, and found the album Funeral Mixtape. I think I have taken Making Gestures a couple times in music drafts so I wanted to go elsewhere here. Becky (singer/guitars) and Maya (drums) are a Canadian duo that I made sure to clear with @falguy before for taking them as well. They have 6 albums, and I think along with The BellRays, this would be a group I could see just about everybody in the MADs liking at least a couple albums of if they haven't heard of them. Again, a thanks to these adventures for giving me a reason or a nudge to listen to all the albums by groups I have been listening to a lot. Last year I did a full deep dive and got to 3 albums that I hadn't to yet. I really dug them all.
Recommended listening: I will post a couple samples of each sound, but their older albums will get you more of a garage/bluesy Black Keys feel. Funeral Mixtape and Tintype are the albums I am thinking of here, so listed the 2 songs I was thinking about from each on the playlist - Snow and Wolves and Werewolves. As we get to newer albums, the sound is a bit more full and I would say something like my earlier Ex Hex/Mary Timony post is a better comp. I would put Teenage Crime in this category, and below I linked one each from their most recent two albums: Dollhouse and it was fun while it lasted. I liked Teenage Crime because of the bit of surf rock feel to the solo.
If I had to pick a few artists that I would blanket recommend the MADers on the Shuke list it would be: The Pack A.D., The BellRays, Ex Hex/Mary Timony, and Film School. I believe those would have the highest hit rate for the group.
NEXT: We kick off the top 5 with a last minute pivot in artist, but stay north of the border. Another artist I talked myself out of doing a MAD31 for.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
If you add up the number of characters in the song titles and divide it by pi, you get the key to the universe.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
6) Who You Selling For- The Pretty Reckless
Key lyrics
John was a walrus but he ain't no dancer like Paul
Know it all
And then Roger showed me I was building a wall
Key lyrics
John was a walrus but he ain't no dancer like Paul
Know it all
And then Roger showed me I was building a wall
krista4
Footballguy
You're getting warmer!
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
OK. So the Fibonacci sequence is probably involved somehow.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
World’s Worst Superheroes #6
Missionary Man
Artist - Eurythmics (1986)
Strengths - Shows tremendous confidence walking up to strangers ‘ houses in his short-sleeved shirt and tie; adept at wiping out indigenous populations; excellent fundraiser
Weaknesses - Tends to be boring and vanilla; in arguments (as well as the bedroom) he only knows one position and sticks to that without considering any other options; has yet to predict the correct date for the end of the world
There Goes My Hero
Situation - You are the leader of a proud native tribe that has lived in harmony with the land for centuries. Unfortunately, the white devils have pushed you off your ancestral homeland and forced you to eke out a miserable existence on this new desolate landscape. You and your people are starving, freezing, and dying of thirst. You’ve gathered the leaders of your tribe to find a solution to your woes.
You: “Stop what you're doing. Get down upon your knees. Let us call on the ancestors to give us guidance in this time of need.”
Shaman: [takes extremely long drag from his pipe] “There was a woman in the jungle. And a monkey on a tree.”
You: [under your breath] “Oh, he’s got the good peyote today.” [to the tribal leaders] “The white man has offered to help us if we just agree to honor their gods at 10:30am every Sunday (12:30pm for the Spanish service).”
Shaman: [in a cloud of smoke] “You can fool with your brother. But don't mess with a missionary man.”
Meanwhile, Missionary Man and his assistant approach the tribe on horseback carrying provisions.
Assistant: “Are you sure you’ll be able to convince them to move off this land? We just found gold here worth thousands of dollars.”
Missionary Man: “If I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done. . . And anyway, I always end up on top. I’m. Always. On. Top!”
You: [pointing to newcomers] “Look they are here to save us! Come, let us warm ourselves in their blankets and refresh ourselves with their brightly-colored juice!”
The blankets are smelly and covered in bugs, and the Kool-Aid has a bit of an acerbic aftertaste, but your tribe follows your lead and helps themselves to both.
Everyone dies, and Missionary Man builds a combination megachurch and Walmart on your ancestral burial ground.
Missionary Man
Artist - Eurythmics (1986)
Strengths - Shows tremendous confidence walking up to strangers ‘ houses in his short-sleeved shirt and tie; adept at wiping out indigenous populations; excellent fundraiser
Weaknesses - Tends to be boring and vanilla; in arguments (as well as the bedroom) he only knows one position and sticks to that without considering any other options; has yet to predict the correct date for the end of the world
There Goes My Hero
Situation - You are the leader of a proud native tribe that has lived in harmony with the land for centuries. Unfortunately, the white devils have pushed you off your ancestral homeland and forced you to eke out a miserable existence on this new desolate landscape. You and your people are starving, freezing, and dying of thirst. You’ve gathered the leaders of your tribe to find a solution to your woes.
You: “Stop what you're doing. Get down upon your knees. Let us call on the ancestors to give us guidance in this time of need.”
Shaman: [takes extremely long drag from his pipe] “There was a woman in the jungle. And a monkey on a tree.”
You: [under your breath] “Oh, he’s got the good peyote today.” [to the tribal leaders] “The white man has offered to help us if we just agree to honor their gods at 10:30am every Sunday (12:30pm for the Spanish service).”
Shaman: [in a cloud of smoke] “You can fool with your brother. But don't mess with a missionary man.”
Meanwhile, Missionary Man and his assistant approach the tribe on horseback carrying provisions.
Assistant: “Are you sure you’ll be able to convince them to move off this land? We just found gold here worth thousands of dollars.”
Missionary Man: “If I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done. . . And anyway, I always end up on top. I’m. Always. On. Top!”
You: [pointing to newcomers] “Look they are here to save us! Come, let us warm ourselves in their blankets and refresh ourselves with their brightly-colored juice!”
The blankets are smelly and covered in bugs, and the Kool-Aid has a bit of an acerbic aftertaste, but your tribe follows your lead and helps themselves to both.
Everyone dies, and Missionary Man builds a combination megachurch and Walmart on your ancestral burial ground.
-OZ-
Footballguy
This fits perfectly today as I’m writing this from Hilton Head, having just left the beach before we go for a bike ride. It’s just 4 of the guys here as my wife and daughter have other plans this week and son #2 has class. It also fits the movie well in Far From Home, as Spidey generally has been the more fun movies, albeit with dark moments.
Can't seem to get my mind off of you
Back here at home, there's nothin' to do
Now that I'm away, I wish I'd stayed
Tomorrow's a day of mine that you won't be in
When you looked at me, I should have run
But I thought it was just for fun
I see I was wrong, and I'm not so strong
I should have known all along that time would tell
A week without you
Thought I'd forget
Two weeks without you and I
Still haven't gotten over you yet
Vacation, all I ever wanted
Vacation, had to get away
Vacation, meant to be spent all alone
Next up - an artist used in another theme, and a song that could be used in yet another theme.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
6.
Who? – Trey Anastasio
What? – Phish / Trey Anastasio Band
Where? – Waterloo Village, Stony Pony Summer Stage, Sea Hear Now
When? – 1994, 2023, 2024
Why? – As you can see by the gap, I never became a huge Phish fan after my first live experience with them. I blame that more on the venue which was a complete disaster getting into from the highway and then having to walk miles to get to the venue. I started listening to Trey’s solo stuff about 8 years ago and became a huge fan. I love the joy that comes through in his playing. I love his jangly jam playing style that reminds me of a guy that will appear a little later on. Seeing Bruce come out and join the TAB for Kitty’s Back at Sea Hear Now was a live music highlight for me.
Who? – Trey Anastasio
What? – Phish / Trey Anastasio Band
Where? – Waterloo Village, Stony Pony Summer Stage, Sea Hear Now
When? – 1994, 2023, 2024
Why? – As you can see by the gap, I never became a huge Phish fan after my first live experience with them. I blame that more on the venue which was a complete disaster getting into from the highway and then having to walk miles to get to the venue. I started listening to Trey’s solo stuff about 8 years ago and became a huge fan. I love the joy that comes through in his playing. I love his jangly jam playing style that reminds me of a guy that will appear a little later on. Seeing Bruce come out and join the TAB for Kitty’s Back at Sea Hear Now was a live music highlight for me.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
What's amazing is that after the 1994 clusterf*ck at Waterloo, Phish came back in 1995 and the traffic/parking mess was even worse. The shuttles stopped running after a while. One fan died after trying to jump on a moving car instead of walking.
Trey Anastasio Band has a much different sound and vibe from Phish -- if you hate Phish (or think you do), you still might like TAB. I've seen TAB a couple of times, and at one of those, they played a version of "Money, Love and Change" that lasted more than 30 minutes.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Yeah, I’m very excited for my top 5, but #5 has the best superhero name.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Known-to-me favorites from #6:
kupcho1 – rain
No Rain - Blind Melon
Charlie Steiner – songs from Mad Men
I'm A Man - Spencer Davis Group
simey – train songs
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Bob Dylan
Dr. Octopus – guitarists I’ve seen live
Money, Love and Change - Trey Ansastasio Band (Trey Ansastasio)
Yo Mama – World’s Worst Superheroes
Missionary Man - The Eurythmics
-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe
Vacation - The Go-Go's
jwb – songs that sound great on a decent 2-channel system
Subdivisions – Rush
shuke – Saxytime
Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Spotify) - Rolling Stones
John Maddens Lunchbox – Batman
Galaxy (Spotify) – War
Mister CIA – Texas Places in Song Titles
Galveston - Glenn Campbell
landrys hat - favorite Side 2 Track 1s from my record collection
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield - Curtis (1970)
rockaction - Songs that state the genre they’re in
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Tau837 – Hair metal
In My Dreams - Dokken
DrIanMalcolm – Songs about New York
The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel
Zegras11 – New wave
Don't Change – INXS
Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???
Coffee and TV - Blur
kupcho1 – rain
No Rain - Blind Melon
Charlie Steiner – songs from Mad Men
I'm A Man - Spencer Davis Group
simey – train songs
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Bob Dylan
Dr. Octopus – guitarists I’ve seen live
Money, Love and Change - Trey Ansastasio Band (Trey Ansastasio)
Yo Mama – World’s Worst Superheroes
Missionary Man - The Eurythmics
-OZ- - song / music moments from the Marvel cinematic universe
Vacation - The Go-Go's
jwb – songs that sound great on a decent 2-channel system
Subdivisions – Rush
shuke – Saxytime
Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Spotify) - Rolling Stones
John Maddens Lunchbox – Batman
Galaxy (Spotify) – War
Mister CIA – Texas Places in Song Titles
Galveston - Glenn Campbell
landrys hat - favorite Side 2 Track 1s from my record collection
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield - Curtis (1970)
rockaction - Songs that state the genre they’re in
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Tau837 – Hair metal
In My Dreams - Dokken
DrIanMalcolm – Songs about New York
The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel
Zegras11 – New wave
Don't Change – INXS
Anonymous Mystery Theme Dictator - ???
Coffee and TV - Blur
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I included “Sunday Morning” by Amanaz in my last five out. I mentioned that I had another one that would include in my list, and here it is. I first heard this song when it was played during a Ted Lasso episode a few years ago. Immediately looked it up, and led to me exploring them and some other Zamrock (including WITCH, who appeared on my list earlier).
This is the last trip to Zambia on my list. If you are interested in exploring some more, here is a great YouTube video from the Bandsplaining channel about the history of 70s Zamrock.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Round 6 - Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
You will find the ever-popular dots using the Spotify link. It's the lovely three dot umlaut over the 'e' on the album cover picture.
You will find the ever-popular dots using the Spotify link. It's the lovely three dot umlaut over the 'e' on the album cover picture.
krista4
Footballguy
This is a song I play constantly after you took it in an earlier countdown.
Yambag
Footballguy
Summary: Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash metal, and death metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their third album, 1989’s Beneath the Remains was their first on a major label and gave them recognition outside of Brazil. Worldwide they have sold over 20 million albums.
Times Seen Live in Concert: 0
Personal Connection: While my friend seemed to have a habit of finding the best bands, Sepultura is one I can claim as mine. Because of that, Beneath the Remains will always be special to me. So much so, that despite its fantastic title track, the follow up, 1991’s Arise fell short for me. Perhaps this is a band I need to revisit. My choice for the playlist is Mass Hypnosis, which I recall a music critic citing it as his song of choice if he were ever to go down in a plane crash.
Other songs to consider: Arise
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Isn't that a lot of math just to get to 42?
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I guess, ask the smartypants mystery theme creator.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Look! It's Bee Girl!
krista4
Footballguy
Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 5 - Chicago as Studs Terkel.
Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 7 - This song is an ode to the Fireside Bowl, located on Fullerton Ave. in Chicago, and the video for the song was filmed there. Of all the weird venues to see music in Chicago, Fireside Bowl was probably the weirdest, as it was a working bowling alley that also happened to host rock and punk shows. Sometime during our years away, it reverted to being only a bowling alley, which is horribly disappointing. It was not only a great place to see up-and-coming artists, or artists that were never going up but were just plain weird, but it was an all-ages venue, which is rare at this point.
Some relatively well-known acts that played the Fireside included the likes of Ted Leo, Rise Against, Against Me!, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Rilo Kiley, Coheed and Cambria, Mogwai, Grant Hart, Dashboard Confessional, Death Cab for Cutie, Blonde Redhead, Alkaline Trio, Jimmy Eat World, Drive-By Truckers, My Morning Jacket, The National, L7, Damien Jurado, Melvins, The Donnas, Scrawl, Shellac, Hum, Modest Mouse, Clutch, Sleater Kinnney, and Sublime.
Also previous picks from this list played there, including The Hold Steady, The Lawrence Arms, and of course Wesley Willis, who used to sell CDs and art out of a cooler in front of the venue.
Total: 12
landrys hat
Footballguy
the song/artist contains the letter J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y or Z.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Waterloo is such a terrible venue in every respect.
I do like Phish now (oddly enough I prefer their studio stuff to live) but I enjoy TAB/solo stuff a lot more and live, while there's still jams, the songs are more structured.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I don't remember it from a previous countdown but really liked it this time around.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I saw these guys at the Wetlands (one of the greatest music venues ever) as an opener for the God Street Wine (who was on my list earlier). They put on a great show and I wasn't surprised a few years later when this song broke big.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Birth to Death
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Actually I think I was at the '95 show as I remember the stories about the guy dying - and we had to walk miles because the shuttles stopped running.
We missed at least half the show by the time we finally got close to the stage area. I remember the one saving grace was their cover of Zepplin's Rock and Roll which was amazing.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
MrsKarmaPolice
Footballguy
I took care of a cat named 42. I hadn't read the book, so I asked why? They told me she was the answer to all the questions of the universe. I had to extract all of her teeth except her canine teeth due to severe disease. Not sure what the universe was trying to tell me....
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
No one ever is.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I don't know if a record is more aptly named than this one. This thing stomps from the get-go and doesn't stop. The one thing the Trammps had that none of the other bands of this time didn't was Wilson Pickett doppelganger Jimmy Ellis. That bass line is lethal, as are the cutting strings. The horns had to be stuffed with cocaine and the guitarist should be in prison for the lines he was laying down. There was something happening on the keys that I haven't figured out in 45 years, but it's awesome. And, in the middle of it all, is Ellis in full Voice Of God mode.
Burn that mother down, indeed.
titusbramble
Footballguy
Will try and catch up on write ups tonight
jwb
Footballguy
Lots of Rush songs sound great. I know they are a bit polarizing, but I'm a big fan. I chose this song for a few reasons: I really like it, it's fairly accessible for even a non-fan, and, most importantly, I think it's amongst Neil Peart's best work. Not that it's super flashy percussion-wise - he's done more on other songs - but this one is all fills, all the time, and leaves little room for error. I recall an interview where he stated this is the most demanding song for him, because there's nowhere to hide. I also really like Geddy's transition from keyboards to bass and back again, and that low keyboard rumble that's underneath for most of the song (which I never really noticed until I heard it on a good setup.)
Coming up: Speaking of nowhere to hide, gonna get a little quiet for a few songs for some awesome vocals.
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jwb
Footballguy
This song is so good.
titusbramble
Footballguy
I can't see Disco Inferno mentioned without also seeing Keith Lard from Phoenix Nights. Which, given the TV countdown, will probably be a reference over everyone's head
MrsKarmaPolice
Footballguy
I'm planning on City and Colour for my inaugural artist MAD31 as requested by KP. With that in mind, I'm not going to say much about him now. This song is from his third album.
When she sleeps
There is a fever dream, yeah
It brings a night terror
To harm this fragile Bird
She speaks in tongues
Her words they come undone, yeah
And with a wayward mind
She struggles through night
krista4
Footballguy
Also getting warmer!
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
You are still a tease.
Yambag
Footballguy
Playlist of artists and songs that contain all letters of the alphabet
Yambag
Footballguy
9s (knew a whole lot but for whatever reason, I did not connect with many new ones)
New Songs That Caught My Attention
Royal Blood: Typhoons
Fat Larry's Band: Act Like You Know
Steve Earle: Telephone Road
Known Songs
Neil Sedaka: Laughter in the Rain
Deep Purple: Highway Star
Tears for Fears: Women in Chains
Monkees: Daydream Believer
Chicago: 25 or 6 to 4
Patti Smith: Dancing Barefoot
Clash: London Calling
The Hollies: The Air That I Breathe
Depeche Mode: Somebody
NIN: Reptile
GNR: Sweet Child O' Mine
Duke Ellington: Take the A Train
Parliament: Give Up The Funk
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
Wesley Wills: Rock N Roll McDonalds
Beatles: In My Life
New Songs That Caught My Attention
Royal Blood: Typhoons
Fat Larry's Band: Act Like You Know
Steve Earle: Telephone Road
Known Songs
Neil Sedaka: Laughter in the Rain
Deep Purple: Highway Star
Tears for Fears: Women in Chains
Monkees: Daydream Believer
Chicago: 25 or 6 to 4
Patti Smith: Dancing Barefoot
Clash: London Calling
The Hollies: The Air That I Breathe
Depeche Mode: Somebody
NIN: Reptile
GNR: Sweet Child O' Mine
Duke Ellington: Take the A Train
Parliament: Give Up The Funk
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
Wesley Wills: Rock N Roll McDonalds
Beatles: In My Life
Zegras11
Footballguy
one of my fave new wavers...
"Don't Change" is a song by Australian rock band INXS. It was released as a single from the album Shabooh Shoobah in October 1982. It has been described as the song that made the band internationally famous.
Cash Box reviewed the "Don't Change" single saying "churning rhythms and swirling guitars provide a straight ahead forward thrust for singer Michael Hutchence's philosophical pronouncements."
"Don't Change" peaked at number 14 and number 17 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.
In February 2014, after the Channel 7 screening of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart mini-series, "Don't Change" charted again in Australia via download sales. It peaked at #92 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Don't Change" was ranked number 28.
In a retrospective review, Allmusic described the song as "one of the best rock songs of the 1980s".
Cash Box reviewed the "Don't Change" single saying "churning rhythms and swirling guitars provide a straight ahead forward thrust for singer Michael Hutchence's philosophical pronouncements."
"Don't Change" peaked at number 14 and number 17 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.
In February 2014, after the Channel 7 screening of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart mini-series, "Don't Change" charted again in Australia via download sales. It peaked at #92 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Don't Change" was ranked number 28.
In a retrospective review, Allmusic described the song as "one of the best rock songs of the 1980s".
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