1. "I Touch Roses"--Book of Love, Book of Love:
Woof. This song is a tough one. It is not my bag for sure, but I did kind of dig it when I was in high school--kind of a closet, guilty pleasure. I'm no Dance Randy, but I do have this song on my ipod on purpose. I'm going to own it but with MILD SHAME.
2. "House of Pain"--Van Halen, Dressed to Kill (Live Bootleg):
Even though this song did not show up on an album until 1984, it is one of Van Halen's oldest songs, as evidenced by its appearance on this 1977 live bootleg. A lot of the songs on this bootleg recording sound like crap, but this one sounds decent--it still has some sound quality issues but is better than a lot of the others. This version is definitely more raw than the studio version, in some ways it is much better with a little harder edge to it. SHUFFLE GOLD!!
3. "A Straighter Line"--Eleven Hundred Springs, Bandwagon:
Eleven Hundred Springs is a country band out of the Dallas area. They play the older style country, rather than the over-produced Nashville style. I have not listened to it enough to be a fan, but my friends back in TX say they are legit. NO SHAME.
4. "Rings On Her Fingers"--The Smithereens, 2011:
The Smithereens put out their first full-length studio album in since 1999 last year. It's solid Smithereens music with only 1 or 2 standouts. I really liked the Smithereens first two albums and kind of half followed them after the early 90s. NO SHAME.
5. "Quiet Night"--The Mother Truckers, Let's All Go To Bed:
For awhile, this was my friend Danny's favorite band in Austin. They play country/rock crossover stuff and are apparently incredible live. I have three of their albums but have not given them enough attention. Solid stuff and NO SHAME (Also, check out "Dynamite").
Monday, June 4, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Week of May 28, 2012
1. "Texas 10 West"--Bluetip, Dischord 101:
Awesome! Bluetip was a Dischord band in the 90s that put out 3 full length albums. This first album was the best, and this track was probably my second favorite on the album. SHUFFLE GOLD!!
2. "Angelina"--Crooked Fingers, Survive and Advance, Merge Records Sampler, Volume 3:
If you are an Archers of Loaf fan, this band is Eric Bachmann's current project. The music is very different than AOL, but I think all of their albums are solid. This song is off of Red Devil Dawn and included on this Merge Records sampler. NO SHAME.
3. "New Life in Old Mexico"--Robert Earl Keen, Walking Distance:
I would not classify this song as a classic Robert Earl song, but it is solid. Robert Earl is going home and/or beer drinking music for me. I don't think there are any major standouts from this album. His live albums are great. NO SHAME.
4. "Ishitmayda"--Setora, ??:
Setora was a pop band in Uzbekistan that was pretty big when I was there around Y2K. They are 3 women who sing pop/dance music. This song is a bit of a mystery because I don't have all of the names of their songs programmed in the ipod properly, hence the mystery about the album title. You can search youtube and find some of their music. I play this music when I do presentations about my experience working in that country and sometimes for nostalgia. Beyond that, it is not my kind of music. MILD SHAME.
5. "Freed Pig"--Sebadoh, III:
This song is infamously about Lou Barlow's difficult relationship with J. Mascis. He talks about it as a good example of him venting about being kicked out of Dinosaur and him establishing himself as his own songwriter. As mentioned before, I am a huge Lou fan. This song really holds up as classic 90s indie rock. At this point, we have the best of all worlds, as Lou plays solo; has reunited Sebadoh and is recording new music with them; and continues to play with Dinosaur Jr. since they reformed with the original 3 in 2005. SHUFFLE GOLD!!
Awesome! Bluetip was a Dischord band in the 90s that put out 3 full length albums. This first album was the best, and this track was probably my second favorite on the album. SHUFFLE GOLD!!
2. "Angelina"--Crooked Fingers, Survive and Advance, Merge Records Sampler, Volume 3:
If you are an Archers of Loaf fan, this band is Eric Bachmann's current project. The music is very different than AOL, but I think all of their albums are solid. This song is off of Red Devil Dawn and included on this Merge Records sampler. NO SHAME.
3. "New Life in Old Mexico"--Robert Earl Keen, Walking Distance:
I would not classify this song as a classic Robert Earl song, but it is solid. Robert Earl is going home and/or beer drinking music for me. I don't think there are any major standouts from this album. His live albums are great. NO SHAME.
4. "Ishitmayda"--Setora, ??:
Setora was a pop band in Uzbekistan that was pretty big when I was there around Y2K. They are 3 women who sing pop/dance music. This song is a bit of a mystery because I don't have all of the names of their songs programmed in the ipod properly, hence the mystery about the album title. You can search youtube and find some of their music. I play this music when I do presentations about my experience working in that country and sometimes for nostalgia. Beyond that, it is not my kind of music. MILD SHAME.
5. "Freed Pig"--Sebadoh, III:
This song is infamously about Lou Barlow's difficult relationship with J. Mascis. He talks about it as a good example of him venting about being kicked out of Dinosaur and him establishing himself as his own songwriter. As mentioned before, I am a huge Lou fan. This song really holds up as classic 90s indie rock. At this point, we have the best of all worlds, as Lou plays solo; has reunited Sebadoh and is recording new music with them; and continues to play with Dinosaur Jr. since they reformed with the original 3 in 2005. SHUFFLE GOLD!!
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