Middle Aged Dummies!! Artists #1's have been posted!! (1 Viewer)

[Pip's Invitation]

Green Day

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Going To Pasalacqua Going to Pasalacqua - Live at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA, 9/2/10 Green Day · Song · 2011 open.spotify.com

@rockaction likes this

I thought of you when you shared the link to your post about Green Day Jaded in Chicago. While the studio version of this track is great it pales in comparison to it being performed live. I think that's the case with all 3 pre-Dookie contributions that made my top 31 and since this is my favorite among them this will be the last we'll see of the Lookout! Records version of Green Day. We're all major label from this point on...

My son saw Green Day on Friday night in Milwaukee. Said they still really bring it.

Per Billie Joe: “Y’all need to legalize weed” @KarmaPolice

With our beer culture and makeup of the state, we might be the last state to do so.

My money would be on Utah.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Green Day

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Going To Pasalacqua Going to Pasalacqua - Live at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA, 9/2/10 Green Day · Song · 2011 open.spotify.com

@rockaction likes this

I thought of you when you shared the link to your post about Green Day Jaded in Chicago. While the studio version of this track is great it pales in comparison to it being performed live. I think that's the case with all 3 pre-Dookie contributions that made my top 31 and since this is my favorite among them this will be the last we'll see of the Lookout! Records version of Green Day. We're all major label from this point on...

My son saw Green Day on Friday night in Milwaukee. Said they still really bring it.

Per Billie Joe: “Y’all need to legalize weed” @KarmaPolice

With our beer culture and makeup of the state, we might be the last state to do so.

My money would be on Utah.

Lol. Very fair and probably a good bet.

 

[shuke]

A few thoughts on 15s.

When The World Is Running Down - I often think of the Police as being overplayed classic radio fodder, but then hear great forgotten tracks like this.
Turn It On Again - another forgotten gem, like it more than I did back way back then.
Rafstraumur - favorite by Sigur Ros so far. Reminds me of Explosions In The Sky

A lot of great songs by other artists, just don't have time to write them all up. Also, nothing original to say other than "I like this".

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Random thoughts on some of the new-to-me songs from #14:

Jorge turns in a great vocal on Errare Humanum Est.

On Turpentine, Brandi Carlile's vocal reminds me of Lucinda Williams in spots.

Paper Thin Walls has a lot of components doing interesting things separately, but every few measures it all comes together in ways you wouldn't expect.

Rude Mood is a clinic of blues guitar.

Here Comes Another Day is an earworm. I like the bass and organ parts.

Love the drumming on the Sigur Ros song. Seems like the singer is playing off it.

1974 is a great hard rocker. It sounds like a Mott the Hoople or Budgie song from the same year.

Ooh La La in L.A. is an excellent '80s rocker. Is this a Mutt Lange production? It kind of sounds like one.

Clutch's Wookie song is forceful yet melodic. The guitar is Iommi-esque.

I listened to the Facelift album once. In the '90s. I didn't really like it except for Man in the Box. I don't remember what my reaction to Love, Hate, Love was at the time. Today I find it disturbing because we know more about Staley's demons. "Lost inside my sick head/I live for you but I'm not alive" -- a healthy person doesn't write stuff like this. Rock has always been the province of misfits, but this is reflective of something much deeper.

Parklife is very "British".

I've not said much about Doves recently because it can be assumed I like everything from them, but Rise is exceptional. The production and arrangement are incredible, as are the main guitar and vocal melodies. Which shouldn't surprise me because it comes from the same album as the song of theirs that got my attention in the British Isles countdown, which hopefully will appear somewhere in the top 13.

Who Killed Mr. Moonlight is arresting and dramatic.

Excellent use of slide guitar on Blow at High Dough. (And I don't like slide guitar if it's overdone.)

 

[Pip's Invitation]

After the playlist was over, Spotify gave me Chicago's Motorboat to Mars (a drum solo) followed by Fleetwood Mac's You Make Loving Fun. The transition actually worked.

 

[shuke]

Phish

shuke

Fee Fee Phish · Song · 1989 open.spotify.com

After hearing some cool songs in a music store in '91 and being informed by the guy working there that it was Phish, I picked up their first album, Junta. Fee is the first track, and I was hooked.

Fun lyrics, "the story of the Buddhist weasel Fee’s blood feud with Floyd the chimpanzee over the affections of an aging gospel chanteuse named Millie Grace".

Some effects are used on Trey's vocals on the studio version, and Trey sometimes attempts to emulate this using a megaphone in concert.

 

[kupcho1]

The Weeknd, Daft Punk - Starboy This song has over 2.5 BILLION listens. Until this morning, I wasn't one of them. Great inclusion. Like I've said (probably repeatedly in this thread), I love a good collaboration.

#14 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk - Starboy

Anybody else here ever been to the area around La Ramblas in Barcelona at night, especially the Gothic Quarter?

I actually stayed at a hotel (can't recall the name it was several years ago when I was traveling a lot) just off La Ramblas (i.e., entrance was on a side street).
If any of you go there (and I highly encourage it), make sure you check out the market (Mercado de la Boqueria) and if you like gin, Xixbar Gins & Cocktails.

 

[MAC_32]

I think that's the case with all 3 pre-Dookie contributions that made my top 31 and since this is my favorite among them this will be the last we'll see of the Lookout! Records version of Green Day

So I guess there's no "2000 Light Years Away," which used to be my favorite by them. I played it a lot from the Kerplunk! CD I borrowed from somebody freshman year of college before they broke it big. Heh. So I actually was listening to Green Day before Dookie, which is odd, because I don't think anybody would remember it that way (I barely remember it and think of myself as a post-Dookie fan, but I definitely had that CD for like a month due to Duff W.'s generosity) except for me and a few other people that I hung out with back in the fall/winter of my freshman year. Memory is strange that way. Not that it matters, just something to shoot the breeze about. But the last of Lookout!, huh? Welp, we'll see what the future brings.

I've long wondered if my lean towards 1,039 hours over Kerplunk was simply fueled by a purchasing mistake made by a 12 year old. After hearing them for the first time on the radio I went to the record store to buy their album and wasn't expecting to have 2 options. Not knowing anything about them beyond the sound on the radio nor having the internet available to correct my error I chose the cheaper album. After a couple listens I realized I bought the wrong one (1'039 hours) and went back and bought Dookie, but it still stayed in the rotation. Although I never went back and tried Kerplunk. Sure, a few of those songs hit my ears at various times (2K light years was a Jerkey Boys soundtrack add), but never enough for me to add it to my library - whether CD or digital.

This exercise caused me to go back and listen to that album for the first time in decades and...it still just doesn't hit me. Not like the 3 I selected anyway. It's not Father of All or Uno/Dos/Tres bad, but Revolution Radio is probably an apt comp. Good album, just lacks standouts for my tastes.

 

[shuke]

14s favorites

I Will Run After You
Grand Junction
Parklife
Rise

 

[Eephus]

Damon Albarn song #15

Gorillaz feat. slowthai & SOFT PLAY - "Momentary Bliss" from Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (2020)

Damon is a bit of a sponge soaking up influences from all over and incorporating them into his music. On "Momentary Bliss", there's a lot of Two-tone and a bit of The Streets. His collaborators this time out are UK Grime artist slowthai and Punk duo Slaves who subsequently changed their name to SOFT PLAY.

Albarn announced the Song Machine concept in January 2020. It was to be a series of musical collaborations released in episodes throughout the year with a wrap-up album coming at the end. It was fortuitous timing as much as anything could be called fortuitous in that strange year. Gorillaz had music in the can and all queued up for release during a time when people had lots of time to listen.

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/5h5FY6vmtDpgXF91BUexO0

Song Machine Episode One video

Gorillaz - Momentary Bliss ft. slowthai & Slaves (Episode One)

Gorillaz present Song Machine | Season One Episode One: ‘Momentary Bliss’ ft. slowthai & SlavesFollow your nearest Song Machine: https://gorill.az/songmachin...

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[rockaction]

I actually stayed at a hotel (can't recall the name it was several years ago when I was traveling a lot) just off La Ramblas (i.e., entrance was on a side street).
If any of you go there (and I highly encourage it), make sure you check out the market (Mercado de la Boqueria) and if you like gin, Xixbar Gins & Cocktails.

Really cool. i'd also advise going there.

 

[rockaction]

I've long wondered if my lean towards 1,039 hours over Kerplunk was simply fueled by a purchasing mistake made by a 12 year old

It could be, but 1,039 might have stronger singles, which is why it might be better for a top thirty-one. Who knows, really? There are lots of incidental things that have shaped my music tastes. Certainly a mistaken purchase could be a reason. Especially if you were just getting into them and had a limited budget and wound up with 1,039. Sure. 1,039, IIRC, is a collection of singles/EPs they did before and during Kerplunk!, so those are really their first fleshed-out songs, and they often sound like it. Kerplunk! is a little more mature of an album, and Dookie is light years beyond Kerplunk!

 

[rockaction]

"Dookie is light years beyond Kerplunk!" Check the scatology on these fellas.

 

[Eephus]

Sorry I've fallen behind in the thread and playlists.

As some of you know from previous drafts, our son is a police officer. The other night he was involved in an incident where his partner was shot in the face with a sawed-off shotgun. Neil said he isn't able to discuss details of the case but between what he's said and the accounts in the local news, it appears he pursued, wounded and arrested the suspect. We know it's a dangerous job but it's still a shock when you hear about someone shooting at your baby. He's always been a pretty reserved kid but he sounded when he called us the morning after it happened. He seems to be doing better today because he texted a picture of some fried trotters he had picked up when he went to El Paso to visit his partner in the hospital.

 

[rockaction]

We know it's a dangerous job but it's still a shock when you hear about someone shooting at your baby.

Holy cow. Best to you, Mrs. Eephus, ditkaburgers, and your son. I can't even imagine carrying about a normal day after that.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Sorry I've fallen behind in the thread and playlists.

As some of you know from previous drafts, our son is a police officer. The other night he was involved in an incident where his partner was shot in the face with a sawed-off shotgun. Neil said he isn't able to discuss details of the case but between what he's said and the accounts in the local news, it appears he pursued, wounded and arrested the suspect. We know it's a dangerous job but it's still a shock when you hear about someone shooting at your baby. He's always been a pretty reserved kid but he sounded when he called us the morning after it happened. He seems to be doing better today because he texted a picture of some fried trotters he had picked up when he went to El Paso to visit his partner in the hospital.

Woah. Sorry to hear that Eephus. Very scary.

Best wishes to your son’s partner and your son.

 

[Raging weasel]

Sorry I've fallen behind in the thread and playlists.

As some of you know from previous drafts, our son is a police officer. The other night he was involved in an incident where his partner was shot in the face with a sawed-off shotgun. Neil said he isn't able to discuss details of the case but between what he's said and the accounts in the local news, it appears he pursued, wounded and arrested the suspect. We know it's a dangerous job but it's still a shock when you hear about someone shooting at your baby. He's always been a pretty reserved kid but he sounded when he called us the morning after it happened. He seems to be doing better today because he texted a picture of some fried trotters he had picked up when he went to El Paso to visit his partner in the hospital.

Wow! Sending positive vibes to your family and the other officer. Glad to read the last sentence about his partner being in the hospital, I assumed the worst after the shotgun to the face info.

 

[otb_lifer]

Sorry I've fallen behind in the thread and playlists.

As some of you know from previous drafts, our son is a police officer. The other night he was involved in an incident where his partner was shot in the face with a sawed-off shotgun. Neil said he isn't able to discuss details of the case but between what he's said and the accounts in the local news, it appears he pursued, wounded and arrested the suspect. We know it's a dangerous job but it's still a shock when you hear about someone shooting at your baby. He's always been a pretty reserved kid but he sounded when he called us the morning after it happened. He seems to be doing better today because he texted a picture of some fried trotters he had picked up when he went to El Paso to visit his partner in the hospital.

sorry to hear, i can only imagine the pain of this for all involved - best to you and family, and Bless Up! to your son and his partner - will remember them in my daily

 

[KarmaPolice]

Wow, @Eephus - positive thoughts, gb. I can't imagine the mix of pride and worry having a kid who is a police officer. Hope the best for him and his partner.

 

[otb_lifer]

Who Killed Mr. Moonlight

someone shot nostalgia in the back/someone shot our innocence

so says David J on the spoken word intro ... bathed in that haunting piannerr and crying sax ...

yes, it is about John - the nostalgia, the innocence - stolen from all of us ... a literal thief in the night - then we delve into the verse, and that production - the layered pianner notes, the build to the drum fill crescendo - the layered vocal track - this  sounds like a Lennon tune - better than anything his apers ever churned - except for maybe "Cheez n' Onions", which, though straight up parody, really captured that nasally, wonderfully over-dubbed vocal styling.

John were always my guy ... had a brief fling wif George as "fave fab" (was upon first hearing the song "Dark Horse", which, although not in the fabs catalog, it still made me gravitate to the 'quiet one' for a spell), but always returned to Winston O'Boogie.

and i knew upon first listen to this here track that it were the greatest homage to John ever recorded, imo ... it honors and reveres, with the proper dose of deep lament - you can have "Empty Garden", this is my John tribute jam.

speaks volumes to his influence, as well - he's been gone so long now that it's easy to forget how many of those bands that sprung up in the punk movement (and it's wake) actually cited John as a massive presence ... sure, the hippies earned the derision and send-up the short haired young bucks gave 'em ... but John were always a more cynical and bitter chap at his core - yeah, he had his hippie/dippie moment - but he were always that acid tongued Liverpudlian yob, no matter what the de rigueur were ... John belonged to all of that feisty lot - "Working Class Hero" ...  not "Imagine"

although the lads in the 'haus did not have any kinda relationship with John, let alone as intimate as Elton or George or Macca - they crafted the one i adore most ... one that hits every note perfectly, and it does bring me back to the Patriots/Dolphins MNF game, when Howie broke the news ... it was all i could do from calling my so-called gf at the time (we were babies still) and balling me eyes out in the bathroom (couldn't let my brothers see).

we can't paint any pictures/as the moon had all our brushes

this were their last proper album as a functioning group, and Peter were away for pretty much 80% of the work - this is David J's forlorn vocal, absolutely nailing the ambience him and Danny set out to weave upon writing this one ... it's one of my favorite lyrics from this lot, who had no shortage of linguistic gymnastics ... they could turn a f****** phrase, folks.

extracting wasps from stings in flight/who killed Mr. Moonlight

 

[simey]

Sorry I've fallen behind in the thread and playlists.

As some of you know from previous drafts, our son is a police officer. The other night he was involved in an incident where his partner was shot in the face with a sawed-off shotgun. Neil said he isn't able to discuss details of the case but between what he's said and the accounts in the local news, it appears he pursued, wounded and arrested the suspect. We know it's a dangerous job but it's still a shock when you hear about someone shooting at your baby. He's always been a pretty reserved kid but he sounded when he called us the morning after it happened. He seems to be doing better today because he texted a picture of some fried trotters he had picked up when he went to El Paso to visit his partner in the hospital.

Sorry this happened, Eephus. Hopefully this will be the last shooting your son and his partner will experience. Thankfully his partner is alive, and your son didn't get shot. It is frightening for everyone. Sending physical and emotional well wishes to everyone, especially to Neil and his partner.

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

Brandi Carlile Tier 4: Career-spanning standards (I will re-order songs 14-21 into chronological order here for my write up).

Follow - self titled
Turpentine - the Story
Dying Day - Give Up the Ghost
Raise Hell - Bear Creek
the Things I Regret - Firewatcher's Daughter
Harder to Forgive - By the Way, I Forgive You
Crowded Table - Highwomen
This Time Tomorrow - In These Silent Days

This collection of songs would make a satisfying Greatest Hits collection, and I think they cover what Brandi Carlile does really well. There's some boot-stomping country/Americana (Raise Hell), some great harmonies (This Time Tomorrow), and a bunch of great lyrics from a narrator finding her voice. These are the songs that fill out a live show or play list and make you realize the depth of the catalog of an artist with 9 albums.

The top 13 takes what you heard from Tier 4 and does it bigger and better. The two most recent BC albums contain over half of the remaining songs, when the band added more piano and strings to create bigger arrangements. We'll also hear songs that strip that away and really focus on the lyrics and harmonies. I hope you enjoy them!

Played so far:
Singles: 3/3
Self-titled debut: 2/2
the Story: 2/3
Give Up the Ghost: 2/4
Bear Creek: 2/3
the Firewatcher's Daughter: 2/4
By the Way, I Forgive You: 1/5
Highwomen: 2/2
In These Silent Days: 2/5

 

[MAC_32]

I thought I detected some Snow Patrol on today's Taylor Swift contribution - solid add

 

[zamboni]

Sorry I've fallen behind in the thread and playlists.

As some of you know from previous drafts, our son is a police officer. The other night he was involved in an incident where his partner was shot in the face with a sawed-off shotgun. Neil said he isn't able to discuss details of the case but between what he's said and the accounts in the local news, it appears he pursued, wounded and arrested the suspect. We know it's a dangerous job but it's still a shock when you hear about someone shooting at your baby. He's always been a pretty reserved kid but he sounded when he called us the morning after it happened. He seems to be doing better today because he texted a picture of some fried trotters he had picked up when he went to El Paso to visit his partner in the hospital.

That's really scary - I'm sorry to hear this. Sending best wishes to your son and his partner.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Brandi Carlile Tier 4: Career-spanning standards (I will re-order songs 14-21 into chronological order here for my write up).

Follow - self titled
Turpentine - the Story
Dying Day - Give Up the Ghost
Raise Hell - Bear Creek
the Things I Regret - Firewatcher's Daughter
Harder to Forgive - By the Way, I Forgive You
Crowded Table - Highwomen
This Time Tomorrow - In These Silent Days

This collection of songs would make a satisfying Greatest Hits collection, and I think they cover what Brandi Carlile does really well. There's some boot-stomping country/Americana (Raise Hell), some great harmonies (This Time Tomorrow), and a bunch of great lyrics from a narrator finding her voice. These are the songs that fill out a live show or play list and make you realize the depth of the catalog of an artist with 9 albums.

The top 13 takes what you heard from Tier 4 and does it bigger and better. The two most recent BC albums contain over half of the remaining songs, when the band added more piano and strings to create bigger arrangements. We'll also hear songs that strip that away and really focus on the lyrics and harmonies. I hope you enjoy them!

Played so far:
Singles: 3/3
Self-titled debut: 2/2
the Story: 2/3
Give Up the Ghost: 2/4
Bear Creek: 2/3
the Firewatcher's Daughter: 2/4
By the Way, I Forgive You: 1/5
Highwomen: 2/2
In These Silent Days: 2/5

You've turned in yeoman's work here, JB. I think Carlile is one of the finest artists working these days. Some of her ballads get a little same-y sometimes, but she always finds a way to make them different in the arrangements or when she's like "**** it, I'm belting". And when she goes into belting, better hold on to your hat because she is a force of nature.

Respect, JB

 

[otb_lifer]

Janis Joplin running in the 7th today at Finger Lakes

Spoiler

THE HORSE, NOT THE SINGER!!1!

< o lord/won'tcha buy me/a Mercedes Benz >

 

[scorchy]

The Hold Steady “Realistic” Dream Setlist Song 18: Grand Junction

In Grand Junction it seemed all the mountains were mocking
Our own little pitiful lives
On the side of the road with her arms in the air
Amazed by the size of the sky

Album: The Price of Progress (Song 2 of 2)

Year: 2023

# of Times Seen Live: 2 of 5 shows

The Story: No time for love, Dr. Jones, so I'll just let Craig tell it:

I was thinking a lot about how we survive, what we do for money, certainly inequalities and how social media and technology play into this. The wish list was interesting — I thought about a couple fighting over the woman, who’s talking to guys online and they’re sending her stuff. She’s with this guy who’s like, “I’m not that into this,” but then he’s like, “But maybe if you get something, we can sell it.”

Bonus video: The video for Grand Junction was shot over the first 2 shows from the 3-night stand in London that Mrs. Scorchy and I went to back in March. It does a great job of capturing the joy (and confetti) of THS fandom.

 

[scorchy]

Sorry I've fallen behind in the thread and playlists.

As some of you know from previous drafts, our son is a police officer. The other night he was involved in an incident where his partner was shot in the face with a sawed-off shotgun. Neil said he isn't able to discuss details of the case but between what he's said and the accounts in the local news, it appears he pursued, wounded and arrested the suspect. We know it's a dangerous job but it's still a shock when you hear about someone shooting at your baby. He's always been a pretty reserved kid but he sounded when he called us the morning after it happened. He seems to be doing better today because he texted a picture of some fried trotters he had picked up when he went to El Paso to visit his partner in the hospital.

So scary, Eephus. My father was a police officer and I can remember several nights growing up when I couldn't sleep because he wasn't home from his shift on time. Tough to imagine being in your shoes and it being a child instead. Best wishes to him and I hope his partner has a fast and full recovery.

 

[scorchy]

So far behind... I really need a Middle-Aged Dummies Excuse shirt

 

[MAC_32]

So far behind... I really need a Middle-Aged Dummies Excuse shirt

Unsolicited advice - just work backwards as time allows. I forget where I left off in front of vacation, but today was a lot more enjoyable working my way through the 14's and 15's than picking up at my previous stopping point. I don't know when I'll get back to it, but I enjoy the banter a lot more when I am listening to the same stuff y'all are talking about.

Btw, The Beast & Dragon, Adored...**chefs kiss**

 

[otb_lifer]

Janis Joplin running in the 7th today at Finger Lakes

Spoiler

THE HORSE, NOT THE SINGER!!1!

< o lord/won'tcha buy me/a Mercedes Benz >

... that race description, tho

 

[KarmaPolice]

So far behind... I really need a Middle-Aged Dummies Excuse shirt

Unsolicited advice - just work backwards as time allows. I forget where I left off in front of vacation, but today was a lot more enjoyable working my way through the 14's and 15's than picking up at my previous stopping point. I don't know when I'll get back to it, but I enjoy the banter a lot more when I am listening to the same stuff y'all are talking about.

Btw, The Beast & Dragon, Adored...**chefs kiss**

This is good advice. I wouldn't try to keep up if you don't have the time - gather enough info to know what playlists you might want to explore later, IMO.

 

[Raging weasel]

Knew 9 of the 14's if I include the cover.
Some quick notes in playlist order.
1974- another nice rocker! Sounds like it could be from 1974, thought it was Slade at first.
Slade,Frank Black and Dino Jr continue to bring it
Excitable Boy is the only Zevon song I know besides Werewolves
Love,Love,Love Love,Hate, Love, it's like a love song written by Satan- dark,sludgy and dripping with menace
Shoot to Thrill- my fav of the Johnson years
Who Killed Mr Moonlight - liked this even before reading it was a Lennon tribute. Bonus points for that!
Even it Up and another I'm expecting to hear latter deserve more air time on the radio
Blow at High Dough- first single I ever heard by them- been hooked ever since
Complications - don't like electronics/techno in general but this was ok. Liked the medical machine beep and flatline thing they did lol

 

[kupcho1]

Well it happened.
We fell off of page 1 for the first time since playlists were posted.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Well it happened.
We fell off of page 1 for the first time since playlists were posted.

reaction.

 

[Yo Mama]

Falling behind so here are my thoughts on the first half of the 14s

New to me likes - Todd, Modest Mouse, Trail of Dead, Kinks, Taylor Swift, Chicago, Ryan Adams, ELO, Frank Black, Clutch

SRV - my fingers started bleeding just listening to this. Whew!

Phish - the vocals on this really reminded me of Sublime.

Stevie Wonder - this would be a song on the soundtrack of my youth. Was always playing at home or in the car. I felt rich and exotic just singing along to this.


I’ll try to finish up my listen this afternoon.

 

[Raging weasel]

Phish - the vocals on this really reminded me of Sublime.

Good call. I thought the same thing but forgot to mention it.

 

[Yo Mama]

Falling behind so here are my thoughts on the first half of the 14s

New to me likes - Todd, Modest Mouse, Trail of Dead, Kinks, Taylor Swift, Chicago, Ryan Adams, ELO, Frank Black, Clutch

SRV - my fingers started bleeding just listening to this. Whew!

Phish - the vocals on this really reminded me of Sublime.

Stevie Wonder - this would be a song on the soundtrack of my youth. Was always playing at home or in the car. I felt rich and exotic just singing along to this.


I’ll try to finish up my listen this afternoon.

Second half complete - more thoughts:

Alice In Chains - this album totally fell off my radar, but I really liked this. Sounds like it could have come straight from Superunknown

AC/DC - shoot to thrill is one of my favorites. Such a great song.

The Hold Steady - I don’t mean this in a bad way (since I know he’s not too popular around these parts), but the chorus totally reminds me of Piano Man. It took me a while to make the connection because this didn’t have the La da ditty da part, but I knew the chorus was familiar to me.

Doves and Spoon awesome again. The Foos song was beautiful.

I wasn’t familiar with the Elton John song, but really liked it.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The Hold Steady - I don’t mean this in a bad way (since I know he’s not too popular around these parts), but the chorus totally reminds me of Piano Man. It took me a while to make the connection because this didn’t have the La da ditty da part, but I knew the chorus was familiar to me.

I felt the exact same way when I heard that one.

 

[Raging weasel]

My 18 tracks revealed so far have come from 9 different albums and only 1 of those albums has any songs in the last 13. My next selection will be the first of 5 from my favorite album- Blast Tyrant.

 

[Eephus]

Officer Anthony Ferguson passed away late Sunday night. Neil was informed he'd been taken off life support shortly after sending us the food pictures in the afternoon.

Not sure if we're going down there. We want to be with he and his wife of course but don't want to crowd in as he processes everything that has happened.

 

[Yo Mama]

Officer Anthony Ferguson passed away late Sunday night. Neil was informed he'd been taken off life support shortly after sending us the food pictures in the afternoon.

Not sure if we're going down there. We want to be with he and his wife of course but don't want to crowd in as he processes everything that has happened.

So sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with his and your families.

 

[Eephus]

Damon Albarn song #14

Blur - "Parklife" from Parklife (1995)

I've whined about this before but I'm really bad with rankings. If you ask me my favorite anything, I'll hem and haw and agonize over the response. I'm not dysfunctional in this regard--I can go to an ice cream parlor and choose a flavor with no problems. Just don't ask me what my favorite flavor is.

I previously ranked "Parklife" at #31 of the British countdown. It was my only song with Damon Albarn in either the UK or World threads. So you'd think that "Parklife" would be at or near the top of this ranking. But here we are at #14, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

"Parklife" is a great British song and I probably should have ranked it higher than #31. The smashing glass in the intro is one of the best sound effects in Pop music. The colorful lyrics paint a picture of characters inhabiting a public park. Lou and I see these people every day and I can relate. But again here we are at #14, I can't go any higher in an Albarn countdown because all he does is sing the chorus. The spoken word verse is delivered by actor Phil Daniels. In this way, "Parklife" is a prototype for a lot of Gorillaz songs to come where a guest raps the verse and Damon takes the chorus.


Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/7FSzJQV6thyoQptFCUTV9c

Live BBC2 show from TODAY feat. Phil Daniels

blur - Parklife (Radio 2 In Concert)

blur perform 'Parklife' feat Phil Daniels for BBC Radio 2 In Concert

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[Dr. Octopus]

Officer Anthony Ferguson passed away late Sunday night. Neil was informed he'd been taken off life support shortly after sending us the food pictures in the afternoon.

Not sure if we're going down there. We want to be with he and his wife of course but don't want to crowd in as he processes everything that has happened.

So sorry.

 

[Just Win Baby]

Officer Anthony Ferguson passed away late Sunday night. Neil was informed he'd been taken off life support shortly after sending us the food pictures in the afternoon.

Not sure if we're going down there. We want to be with he and his wife of course but don't want to crowd in as he processes everything that has happened.

So sorry to hear this GB.

I have the utmost respect for the challenging job the police have... and the utmost respect for your son for doing that job.

Condolences to your son, Officer Ferguson's family, and all of his friends.

 

[simey]

Officer Anthony Ferguson passed away late Sunday night. Neil was informed he'd been taken off life support shortly after sending us the food pictures in the afternoon.

Not sure if we're going down there. We want to be with he and his wife of course but don't want to crowd in as he processes everything that has happened.

RIP Officer Ferguson. I wish peace and comfort to all of you, Eephus. I pray/hope for peace and strength for Neil in grieving and coping with the loss of his partner, and any obstacles that this act of evilness may bring.

 

[Zegras11]

PLAYLIST

		#13-
Todd Rundgren	New Binky the Doormat	Real Man Real Man (2015 Remaster) Provided to YouTube by RhinoReal Man (2015 Remaster) · Todd RundgrenInitiation℗ 1975 Bearsville RecordsWriter: Todd RundgrenAuto-generated by YouTube. www.youtube.com
Jorge Ben Jor	Don Quixote	Jesualda Jesualda Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupJesualda · Jorge BenSolta O Pavão℗ 1975 Universal Music LtdaReleased on: 1975-05-30Producer: Paulinho TapajosComp... youtu.be
Brandi Carlile	JB Breakfast Club	That Wasn't Me - Bear Creek That Wasn't Me Brandi Carlile · Song · 2012 open.spotify.com
The Police	Zegras11	Synchronicity I Synchronicity I The Police · Song · 1983 open.spotify.com
Modest Mouse	The Dreaded Marco	Trailer Trash Modest Mouse - Trailer Trash Modest Mouse - Trailer Trash album version from their 1997 release The Lonesome Crowded West http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mouse www.youtube.com
Genesis	Yo Mama	Mama Mama - 2007 Remaster Genesis · Song · 1983 open.spotify.com
Stevie Ray Vaughan	Sullie	Tin Pan Alley Stevie Ray Vaughan - Tin Pan Alley [HD] Track: Tin Pan AlleyAlbum: Couldn't Stand the WeatherArtist: Stevie Ray VaughanYear: 1984Label: Epic RecordsCatalogue: 88697559432Lyrics:Went down to Tin Pan... www.youtube.com
The Decemberists	kupcho1	Billy Liar Billy Liar The Decemberists · Song · 2003 open.spotify.com Billy Liar Provided to YouTube by Kill Rock StarsBilly Liar · The DecemberistsBilly Liar℗ Kill Rock StarsReleased on: 2004-09-14Auto-generated by YouTube. youtu.be
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead	plinko	Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory So Divided (2006) (Guided By Voices cover) The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead · Song · 2006 open.spotify.com
The Kinks	Galileo	All Day and All of the Night (1964 - single) All Day and All of the Night The Kinks · Song · 1964 open.spotify.com
Rush	higgins	Territories Territories Provided to YouTube by Anthem Entertainment (Masters)Territories · RushPower Windows℗ 1985 Anthem Entertainment LPReleased on: 1985-10-14Auto-generated by Yo... www.youtube.com
Sigur Rós	Scoresman	Untitled #1 (Vaka) (name of drummer's daughter) - () - 2002 Untitled #1 - Vaka Sigur Rós · Song · 2002 open.spotify.com
Donald Fagen	Charlie Steiner	Rose Darling Rose Darling Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupRose Darling · Steely DanKaty Lied℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on: 1975-01-01Producer: Gary KatzComposer ... www.youtube.com
Green Day	MAC_32	Are We The Waiting/St. Jimmy Are We the Waiting / St. Jimmy Green Day · Song · 2004 open.spotify.com
Big Thief	Ilov80s	Real Love Real Love Big Thief · Song · 2016 open.spotify.com
Daft Punk	rockaction	Prime Time of Your Life/Brainwasher/Rollin' and Scratchin'/Alive Daft Punk - The Prime Time of Your Life/The Brainwasher/Rollin'/Alive (Live 2007 - Official Audio) “The Prime Time of Your Life / The Brainwasher / Rollin' / Alive” is taken from “Alive 2007”available on all platforms: https://daftpunk.lnk.to/Alive2007Sub... youtu.be
Taylor Swift	Jpalmer	Better Man Better Man (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) Taylor Swift · Song · 2021 open.spotify.com
Elliott Smith	Tuffnutt	Going Nowhere Elliott Smith - Going Nowhere (from New Moon) Get the album on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-moon/313462269?mt=1&app=music&at=1000l3gn"Going Nowhere" from Elliott Smith's album entitl... www.youtube.com
Chicago	Pip's Invitation	In the Country In the Country - 2002 Remaster Chicago · Song · 1970 open.spotify.com
The Stranglers	John Maddens Lunchbox	Down in the Sewer The Stranglers - Down in the Sewer www.facebook.com/Sound.of.Music.Portugal m.youtube.com
Ryan Adams	Dr. Octopus	I See Monsters I See Monsters Ryan Adams · Song · 2004 open.spotify.com
Stevie Wonder	Uruk-Hai	Another Star Stevie Wonder - Another Star 1976 - Songs in the Key of LifeBobbi Humphrey - FluteGeorge Benson - Guitar & Background VocalsHank Redd - Alto SaxophoneRaymond Maldonado - TrumpetTrevor La... www.youtube.com
Slade	Mrs. Rannous	Still The Same Slade - Still The Same (Official Visualizer) The Official Visualizer for 'Still The Same' by Slade.Purchase 'Cum on Feel the Hitz': https://slade.lnk.to/bestofd2Taken from Slade's album 'You Boyz Make B... www.youtube.com
Phish	shuke	First Tube First Tube Phish · Song · 2000 open.spotify.com
Electgric Light Orchestra (ELO)	jwb	Twilight Twilight Electric Light Orchestra · Song · 1981 open.spotify.com
Frank Black	Mister CIA	I Burn Today I Burn Today Provided to YouTube by Red EssentialI Burn Today · Frank BlackHoneycomb℗ Cooking VinylReleased on: 2005-07-18Artist: Frank BlackAuto-generated by YouTube. www.youtube.com
Clutch	Raging Weasel	Promoter (of Earthbound Causes) Promoter - (of Earthbound Causes) Clutch · Song · 2011 open.spotify.com
Dinosaur Jr.	KarmaPolice	Crumble Dinosaur Jr-Crumble Beyond 2007 www.youtube.com
Warren Zevon	worrierking	Seminole Bingo Seminole Bingo - 2008 Remaster Warren Zevon · Song · 1995 open.spotify.com Warren and Miami newspaper columnist and novelist Carl Hiaasen struck up a friendship in the early 90s and wrote several tunes, mostly about Florida. This one became a concert staple and highlight in his later years.
Alice in Chains	Mt. Man	No Excuses No Excuses Alice In Chains · Song · 1994 open.spotify.com
Queen	snellman	Hammer To Fall Hammer To Fall Queen · Song · 1984 open.spotify.com
AC/DC	falguy	Shot Down In Flames Shot Down in Flames AC/DC · Song · 1979 open.spotify.com
The Hold Stead	scorchy	Sequestered in Memphis Sequestered In Memphis The Hold Steady · Song · 2008 open.spotify.com
Damon Albarn	Eephus	Gorillaz --- Clint Eastwood Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (Official Video) The official music video for Gorillaz - Clint EastwoodTaken from Gorillaz debut Studio Album 'Gorillaz’ released in 2001, which features the singles Clint Ea... www.youtube.com
Ray Charles	simey	Ray Charles Willie Nelson Seven Spanish Angels(studio version) Ray Charles and Willie Nelson in Seven Spanish Angels.(not live)All Rights Reserved To Ray Charles, Willie Nelson And Any Members Of Their BandMade with Wind... www.youtube.com Seven Spanish Angels Ray Charles, Willie Nelson · Song · 2021 open.spotify.com
Doves	landrys hat	Catch the Sun Catch The Sun Doves · Song · 2000 open.spotify.com
Spoon	Hov34	I Turn My Camera On Spoon - I Turn My Camera On 03 I Turn My Camera On www.youtube.com
Foo Fighters	Just Win Baby	Breakout Breakout Foo Fighters · Song · 1999 open.spotify.com
Simon & Garfunkel	zamboni	"A Hazy Shade of Winter" Simon & Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade Of Winter "A Hazy Shade of Winter" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966 for their 1968 album, Bookends (although it also appeared ... www.youtube.com
Bruce Springsteen	DrIanMalcolm	Two Hearts Bruce Springsteen - Two Hearts (The River Tour, Tempe 1980) The River Collection: https://bspringsteen.lnk.to/TheRiver More Bruce Springsteen: https://LegacyRecordings.lnk.to/bs_tt Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Ban... www.youtube.com
The Prodigy	titusbramble	Invaders Must Die Invaders Must Die The Prodigy · Song · 2009 open.spotify.com
Bauhaus	otb_lifer	Dark Entries Dark Entries Bauhaus · Song · 1980 open.spotify.com
Heart	Doug B	Kick It Out Kick It Out Heart · Song · 1977 open.spotify.com
The Tragically Hip	Northern Voice	You're Everywhere You're Everywhere The Tragically Hip · Song · 2004 open.spotify.com
deadmau5	zazale	My Pet Coelecanth My Pet Coelacanth deadmau5 · Song · 2014 open.spotify.com
Elton John	timschochet	Razor Face Elton John - Razor Face ('71 LIVE at BBC Studios) "Razor Face" (music by Elton John & lyrics by Bernie Taupin).Available on the album "Madman Across The Water".Performed at BBC Studios.Band:Elton John - pian... www.youtube.com

 

[MAC_32]

Before the 13's I gotta say this Frank Black cover of the Boss doing I'm Going Down is better than the original

 

[Just Win Baby]

Foo Fighters

Just Win Baby

Breakout Breakout Foo Fighters · Song · 1999 open.spotify.com

This is the third song I chose from There Is Nothing Left To Lose, the Foos' third studio album. Here is the official video. Here is a video of an awesome live performance at Wembley in 2008. And here is a video of an acoustic performance on the Craig Kilborn Show.

Grohl has said this about the song:

"When we were recording 'Breakout' the band had to tell me to tone down, because the neighbours were giving dirty looks and threatening to complain that someone was getting murdered. So I nailed it one more time. My throat was gone after that, man."

"'Breakout' started off almost as a joke, just a play on the word and taking the piss out of your typical tortured romance love story. It's supposed to seem kinda ridiculous because I can't imagine anyone wanting to break off a relationship just because they have acne, y'know?

In 2023, Consequence of Sound ranked what they characterized as all 156 Foo Fighters songs up to that point, ranking Breakout #9. Here is an excerpt from their writeup:

How good was ‘90s Dave Grohl? So good that he could squeeze a hit out of a song about acne. That’s when you know you have the greasy golden touch as a songwriter. And “Breakout” was everything you could ask for coming off of The Colour and the Shape: melodic, explosive, and agitated. You could sing along to it, dance to it, head bang to it, and scream back at it.

It’s something Grohl and the Foos had a knack for doing there for a stretch — constructing songs that could be everything to everyone without ever coming across as half-baked or slapdash. Have some of those songs dated a bit? Sure, but in that good way that lets you remember why you loved an era of music so much. Nearly 20 years later, “Breakout” keeps “making us dizzy running circles in our head” and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.

 

[Galileo]

#13 All Day and All of the Night (1964 - single)

All Day and All of the Night

The Kinks · Song · 1964

open.spotify.com

Pressed by record companies for a follow up to You Really Got Me, the Kinks pounded this one out with a similar sound and scored another hit. They didn’t wait for another album releasing this one as a single trying to ride the wave of success of YRGM. This song reached #7 in the US…only 2 other songs reached higher at #6. One of those (Tired of Waiting) was already presented in my countdown. It’s amazing to me, reading the lyrics, how these early Kinks songs were regarded as raunchy. A little edgy perhaps, but definitely pretty tame by today’s standards.

There were a few controversies surrounding this song. There were allegations that the Doors lifted the riff from this for Hello, I Love You. There were denials, admissions of guilt, a supposed settlement…details vary depending on who you believe. The publisher wanted to sue, but Ray Davies did not.

There was also some scuttlebut about Jimmy Page playing the guitar solo on this track (as well as several other early Kinks songs including You Really Got Me), but Ray Davies put this to rest. As Davies recalled in a 1981 interview with Creem magazine: "I remember Page coming to one of our sessions when we were recording "All Day And All Of The Night". We had to record that song at 10 o'clock in the morning because we had a gig that night. It was done in three hours. Page was doing a session in the other studio, and he came in to hear Dave's solo, and he laughed and he snickered. And now he says that he played it! So I think he's an *******, and he can put all the curse he wants on me because I know I'm right and he's wrong. He's an *******. Dave is a great guitar player. He's got his limitations, but he's never been given justice for doing that. He made that when he was 16-years-old. He created a sound, and after that came Jimi Hendrix and all the fuzz boxes." Page is, in fact, credited with some session work and rhythm guitar for a few of the tracks on their debut album.


I'm not content to be with you in the day time
Girl, I want to be with you all of the time
The only time I feel alright is by your side
Girl, I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night

I believe that you and me last forever
Oh yeah, all day and night time yours, leave me never
The only time I feel alright is by your side
Girl, I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night

Oh, come on

I believe that you and me last forever
Oh yeah, all day and night time yours, leave me never
The only time I feel alright is by your side
Girl, I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night (time)
All day and all of the night