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Third time’s a charm!Blue Hawaiian – Pavement – Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence EditionI love these Pavement reissues. I’m a sucker for nice packaging, for one, and you get an entire disc-and-a-half of bonus tracks. I only started listening to Pavement a little more than two years ago and I wish I had started sooner. The real kick in the pants is I went to a Weezer concert probably 5 or 6 years ago and you know who the opening act was? Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. I got there as they were leaving so I don’t know how they sounded or what they played, but it wouldn’t have meant anything to me then anyway. I just wish I knew them then so I could have seen them.Between Love & Hate – The Strokes – Room on FireThis was the first Strokes album I ever bought.
I had heard “Last Nite,” of course, but never felt the need to get a whole album. Then I played “Reptilia” in Rock Band and had my mind changed. There are a lot of great songs on here, and the fuzzy guitars and catchy melodies go a long way for me.No Reason – Ben Kweller – Sha ShaThere is something kind of adorable about this album. It has a lot of solid traditional rock influences and some good, lighthearted lyrics. Kweller puts on a good show, too. I saw him the first time when he was on tour with Death Cab For Cutie around when Transatlanticism came out.
They were both headlining, so some shows Death Cab closed and some shows BK closed. I was hoping Death Cab would close because I was a bigger fan of theirs and was more interested in seeing them, but BK was the closer that night. I wasn’t disappointed at all because he absolutely tore it up.Styrofoam Boots / It’s All Nice on Ice, Alright – Modest Mouse – The Lonesome Crowded WestIt took me a while to get on board with Modest Mouse, mainly because of Isaac Brock’s voice. Eventually, the great songwriting and overall unique sound they have won me over.
I love the drums that come in about halfway through this song. The first Modest Mouse album I had was Sad Sappy Sucker, which was a gift. I don’t think that’s really a good jumping off point for someone just starting to get into Modest Mouse. In fact, I don’t think it’s even saved on my computer. It was also given to me by someone who would routinely give away CDs he no longer wanted as gifts because he buys so many. A year or so later I bought Lonesome Crowded West and found it much more accessible.Carry On – Goldfinger – Stomping GroundI have to imagine that the first time I heard Goldfinger was playing the first Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. “Superman” was a highlight from that soundtrack, for sure.
Stomping Ground is a good album, I feel. It does take a step away from the more ska arrangements, like “Superman,” but I don’t think anything suffered because of it.Flights of Fantasy – The Ventures – Walk, Don’t Run: The Best of The VenturesThis is a pretty cool take on a “Wipeout”-esque riff. I dig the distorted lead guitar and the subtle pan effects.Can You Get Me Out Of Here – Mike Park – Plea for Peace/Take Action!This was the last song on the compilation, and it’s a pretty memorable one. The chorus has a good hook, and I can be a sucker for acoustic songs. The lyrics are fun and it doesn’t overstay its welcome.I Believe That The End Of The Reign Of Terror Is Soon Near – The Anniversary – Another Year on the StreetsI was big into The Anniversary at the turn of the millennium.
This is another track that made this a treasured compilation for me. I love the turn this song takes at around the 2 minute mark. This would probably make for a great live performance. Unfortunately, for as big a fan as I was of the band, I never got to see them live.
I also hesitated after their second album because I wasn’t crazy about some of the tracks I heard from it. The breakdown at around 4:30 makes me think of Lou Reed. This is a pretty long song (running time is 8:34) and it was the last song on Another Year on the Streets. It’s kind of funny that two last-songs-on-a-compilation were shuffled next to each other.
Both songs are great examples of pretty traditional album-enders. I’m sure tons of albums end with either a simple acoustic number or an epic, multipart song.遊園地 – The Seatbelts – Cowboy Bebop Original SoundtrackI had to copy and paste that title from iTunes. It’s funny, when I copied this soundtrack to the computer before the one I have now, it gave all the songs romaji titles, i.e.
Ones I could pronounce. Fortunately, in the case of this song, I will probably never have to say the name because it’s the circus music from the episode “Pierrot le Fou.” One thing I did find out over the weekend (as I was turning into a ringtone) is that there is an option in iTunes to exclude a song from being shuffled to. It takes some of the fun out of this little experiment, so I haven’t enabled it for anything.
However, if anyone out there is curious, right click on a song and go to Get Info Options and check the box next to “Skip when shuffling.”Aero Zeppelin – Nirvana – IncesticideHere is a song that certainly sounds like grunge. I like Incesticide because it still has that energy that kind of went away after Nevermind.
This isn’t my favorite song from the album, but it fits.Automatic Man – Bad Religion – All AgesI didn’t realize at first that this was a “Best of” of sorts. I should have known when I listened to it, because all the songs are fantastic.Wait Until Tomorrow – John Mayer – Where the Light is: Live in Los AngelesI’m ashamed that I didn’t know the first time hearing this song that it is a cover of a Jimi Hendrix tune. Even more, I’m ashamed that I don’t own any Hendrix albums. Mayer does a great cover, though. In fact he is probably one of the best live performers you can currently see, in my opinion.
Like him or not, he can absolutely shred the guitar. He is a terrifically talented guy and while I may be ashamed of my lack of Hendrix, I am not ashamed of my large quantity of Mayer. I do think it’s curious that this song appears on both this live album and the Try!
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It seems a little redundant to me.For Tomorrow – Blur – The Best OfEveryone has heard “Song 2.” And contrary to what has been played so far in this Shuffle, I tend to shy away from compilations and Best Of’s. Obviously, I don’t avoid them entirely. However, after hearing “Coffee and TV” I had to buy a Blur album, and I was still feeling non-committal towards them. This album fell into heavy rotation after I got it, and was pleasantly surprised to hear a lot of songs that didn’t sound like “Song 2” (or even “Coffee and TV,” for that matter) but were still excellent. Here is another track full of ‘la la la’s to sing along to, as well.
I also can’t pretend that Blur didn’t contribute to my interest in the Gorillaz. I love the tongue-twisting final verse of this song.Cocaine Blues – Johnny Cash – At Folsom PrisonYou won’t catch me alive or dead listening to modern country music, but Johnny Cash is something special. Thin substrate patch antenna instructions. This song is, of course, one of his most iconic.
Maybe I heard it to young, but I still am a little confused as to what it means to take “a shot” of cocaine. I have to assume its snorting, I just have never heard it called that way except for this song. There are probably other ways to take cocaine, but it’s really not important to the song. Let’s just sit back and enjoy the rest.Dig – NoFX – Punk in DrublicFew bands kept the spirit of punk rock alive like NoFX. I fell in love with this album first because of the hilarious little boy on the album cover, but the music isn’t half bad either. Matter of fact, it’s not any fraction bad.T.V. – Blink 182 – Cheshire CatBlink 182 was easily my favorite band through a lot of middle school.
I won’t pretend otherwise. Better to be honest now then try to hide that fact for 200 more hours of Shuffle. Here we have an ode to the warm, glowing, warming glow of the television. Is it the best song? No, not even the best on Cheshire Cat.
But hell, it’s fast and it’s fun. Honestly, that’s all punk rock needs to be.So ends hour three.
Telle approvedBrighten The Corners Nicene Creedence Edition Out December 9th on Matador Records.Disc One:1. Shady Lane / J Vs.
Transport Is Arranged4. Date w/ IKEA5. Old to Begin6. Type Slowly7. Embassy Row8. Blue Hawaiian9. We Are Underused10.
Passat Dream11. Starlings of the Slipstream12. FinThe original BTC album, remastered. Originally released February, 1997. 13.
Then (The Hexx)Originally released as the B-side to Spit On A Stranger (OLE-384-7), May, 1999 — but presented here is the unedited full version, as such previously unreleased. It was also originally planned to be the opening track to BTC14.
Beautiful as a Butterfly15. CataractsBoth are unreleased songs. BTC session outtakes.16. Westie Can Drum17. Winner of the. 18.
Birds in the Majic IndustryOriginally released as B-sides to the promo EP Stereo (OLE-238-2P), January 1997. Appears here in its previously unreleased full length vocal version.
The original release was an instrumental edited version.19. Harness Your Hopes20. Roll with the WindOriginally released as B-sides to Spit On A Stranger (OLE-384-2), the first single from Pavement's final album, Terror Twilight. They are included here since both songs (as well as track 13) were recorded and mixed during the BTC sssions in 1996.Disc Two:1. Slowly Typed2.
Cherry Area3. Wanna Mess You Around4.
No Tan LinesOriginally released as the B-sides to Shady Lane (OLE-266-2), June 1997. 5. Then (The Hexx). 6.
Harness Your Hopes7. The Killing Moon. 8. Winner of theBBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997. Tracks 5, 6 and 8 are previously unreleased.
'The Killing Moon' appeared on the compilation album What's Up Matador (OLE-163-2), August 1997. It later also appeared on Major Leagues (OLE-398-2), October 1999.9. Embassy Row Psych IntroPreviously unreleased intro.
BTC session outtake.10. NigelPreviously unreleased song. BTC session outtake. 11. Chevy (Old to Begin).
12. Roll with the Wind (Roxy)Previously unreleased mixes of BTC session songs.
They feature different vocals and overdubs.13. Oddity (Clean cover)Originally appeared on God Save The Clean: A Tribute to the Clean, Flying Nun Records (FNCD409), 1997.14. Type Slowly (live)Originally appeared on the compilation album Tibetan Freedom Concert, Grand Royal/Capitol (59110), 1997.15. Neil Hagerty Meets Jon Spencer in a Non-Alcoholic Bar16.
Destroy Mater Dei. 17. It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl (Faust cover). 18. Maybe MaybeRecorded live at KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic, February 25, 1997. Tracks 15 and 16 are previously unreleased songs. 19.
Date w/ IKEA. 20. Grave Architecture22. The Classical (The Fall cover)BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997. Tracks 19-21 previously unreleased vresions.
'The Classical' appeared on Major Leagues (OL-398-2), October, 1999.23. Space Ghost Theme I24. Space Ghost Theme IIBoth are unreleased songs recorded live in the WFNX studios (but not broadcast), Boston, February 12, 1997.