1. The Rolling Stones - Rocks Off
The opening track from 'Exile On Main Street' and one of my favorite Stones songs.
2. Sinead O'Connor - O Filii et Filae
From 2003's double album 'She Who Dwells.' I don't own this one on CD, so I'm glad I'm doing this shuffle thing because a lot of things I own on digital format don't get much play time. This is a traditional Catholic hymn celebrating Easter. It's quite beautiful.
3. Morrissey - Papa Jack
From Morrissey's 1997 album, 'Maladjusted.' This is a decent enough track, but not among his best work.
4. The Cure - Mr. Pink Eyes
From 2004's 4-disc box set of b-sides, 'Join The Dots.' Mr. Pink Eyes was originally the b-side of The Lovecats from back in 1983. A bit odd, experimental and out of control.
5. Radiohead - Weird Fishes / Arpeggi
A great track from Radiohead's 2007 release 'In Rainbows.'
6. Legendary Pink Dots - And Even The Vegetables Screamed
A short instrumental from LPD's 1989 album 'The Golden Age.'
7. The Killers - Midnight Show
From their debut album 'Hot Fuss' in 2004. I'm not very familiar with their first album, so this track is relatively unheard until now.
8. James - I Know What I'm Here For (live)
From one of the greatest live albums of all time - 'Getting Away With It...Live.' Some of the live versions are superior to the studio versions. If you like James, this should be in your collection.
9. The Darkness - Love Is Only A Feeling
Wow. This is pretty damn good. :) Part Scorpions, part Queen. From their debut 'Permission To Land,' 2003. Okay, I'm hitting back and listening to this one again. Rad.
10. Suede - Moving
From their 1993 self-titled debut. Very familiar with this one. Suede were a great band, and as I understand they've reunited and are doing some shows in Europe.
Well, that's it. Discovered a few songs I hadn't heard before. Please feel free to hit shuffle on your mp3 player and post your 10 in the comments below.
Cheers,
Bret
1. Blue Monday by Orgy from Candyass
ReplyDelete2. My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying Goodbye, by Morrissey from First Of The Gang To Die (Maxi-Disc)
3. I'm Not Sorry by Morrissey from You Are The Quarry
4. Like Tears In Rain by Covenant from Die Leiermann
5. These Things by She Wants Revenge, self-titled
6. I Love You by Erasure, self-titled
7. Interzone by Joy Division from Unknown Pleasures
8. Bad Cover Version by Pulp from We Love Life
9. Grimly Fiendish by The Damned on Phantasmagoria
10. It's No Game (Part 1) by David Bowie on Scary Monsters
Lew B., San Diego, CA
Lew B., so did you hear anything you hadn't listened to before?
ReplyDeleteNo Bret, I did not. I probably have heard 99% of what is on my iPod. I only have about 3000 songs on it, and in general only have music that I know I like. You know, I'm not that adventurous. The few songs I have not heard, came from Kari.
ReplyDelete1) Fool Like You-- Ozzy Osbourne
ReplyDelete2) Ticket to Ride-- The Beatles
3) Tangled-- Maroon 5
4) The Kiss-- Trevor Jones (Last of the Mohicans soundtrack)
5) Qurba bagpipe dance at a wedding in Oman-- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The Middle East
6) Stir It Up-- Bob Marley
7) Night Part 3: Minstrels-- George Winston
8) Odysseus-- Jodi & Spesh
9) The Real Thing-- Gwen Stefani
10) Spanish Eyes-- Ricky Martin
That was interesting... I usually try to avoid shuffle since I have so much crazy stuff on there. I had never had the patience to listen to 1, 3 or 10 before but I wouldn't let myself skip ahead! This was a good time to hear 2 even if it's a little too slow for me right now. And of course I always love Bob, George, Gwen and anything from Last of the Mohicans. Thanks, Bret!
You didn't know Jason when you lived in Chicago, right? Say hi to him for me next time you see him... --Kira
Kira! I did not know Jason when I lived in Chicago. However, when we were kids we both took swimming lessons at the high school that my brothers and sister went to. Who knows, perhaps we did meet and just didn't know it!
ReplyDeleteAnyways, cool picks. It's always interesting to see what comes up on your iPod when you aren't intentionally choosing the songs. Who knows, something you skipped over in the past or thought you didn't like that much, you now find you like. :)
Thanks for commenting. Hope you are well.
Bret
1) Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McClintock
ReplyDelete2) Warsaw - Trent Reznor/Peter Murphy
3) Dance on Glass (demo) - Sister of Mercy
4) She Is Mine - Psychedelic Furs
5) Nitzer Ebb - Murderous
6) Chapterhouse - Pearl
7) The House of Love - Feel
8) Love Like Blood - Killing Joke
9) I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man - Prince
10) Milk Man - Aphex Twin
Nothing I've never heard before, as I selected songs intentionally to put on my iPod. (We have way more music than will fit on there) But these are the first ten that came up at random. :)
xo,
Diane
@Kira: I'm only familiar with one song on your list! That is that Beatles song.
ReplyDelete@Bret: I like Papa Jack, and Maladjusted has a couple very excellent Morrissey songs, though as you suggested not his best work. But there are a couple songs there I couldn't live without. Also, that first Killers album is their best. I don't really like much of their other stuff.
1. Main Title- JJ Abrams (Alias Soundtrack)
ReplyDelete2. Potholes In My Lawn- De La Soul (Timeless. The Singles)
3. My Flash On You- Love (Love Story 1966-1972)
4. Runnin' Blue- the Doors (the Soft Parade)
5. Lonely Planet Boy- Johnny Thunders (Sad Vacation)
6. I'm Addicted- LA Guns (Cocked and Loaded)
7. Pump Up the Jam- Technotronic (Jock Jams v.1)
8. Triste- Antonio Carlos Jobim (Verve Jazz Masters 13)
9. Peter Piper- Run DMC (Raising Hell)
10. Vienna Bon Bons- Strauss (Treasury of Golden Classics)
I had previously listened to all but the last 2. I hadn't listened to any of them in a long time, though. Fun!
Monika Wikman, Phoenix, AZ
Thanks for posting your list Monika!
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