Friday, February 19, 2010

Friday Random Ten

Modest Mouse "Tiny Cities Made of Ashes" The Moon & Antarctica
Red Dirt Rangers "Idabel Blues" Vol. 1--Full Tank
Emmylou Harris "Cup of Kindness" Stumble into Grace
Laurie Anderson "Tightrope" Bright Red / Tightrope
Leo Kottke "Three/Quarter North" One Guitar, No Vocals
Esquivel "Lazy Bones" Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
Pavement "Brink of the Clouds" Wowee Zowee--Sordid Sentinels Edition
Elvis Costello & The Attractions "Busy Bodies" Armed Forces
Kate Bush "Deeper Understanding" The Sensual World
Big Star "Baby Strange" (live) Keep an Eye on the Sky

bonus
Jon Langford "Buy It Now" Gold Brick

Methinks iTunes is hating on me of late. Pretty blah. Do like that Big Star T-Rex cover, and the box set is so wonderful it's good to see it in the list. That's a lovely, sneaky cynical song by Jon Boy to go out on, too.

4 comments:

  1. 1. Powerline -- Husker Du
    2. An Oscar for Treadwell -- Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
    3. Looking Down the Barrell of a Gun -- Beastie Boys
    4. Back to the Night -- Joan Armatrading
    5. Capital Radio 2 -- The Clash
    6. Beyond & Back (live) -- X
    7. Happy Day -- Talking Heads
    8. Leap Frog (take 6) -- Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
    9. Bossa Nova Baby -- Elvis Presley
    10. Icicles -- Badfinger

    Bonus: 40 -- U2

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  2. The Court & Spark, “Burning Bridges” Ventura Whites
    Ibrahim Ferrer, “Compositor Confundido” Putumayo Presents: Cuba
    Devendra Banhart, “Some People Ride the Wave” Cripple Crow
    Built to Spill, “Things Fall Apart” There is No Enemy
    Badly Drawn Boy, “One Plus One is One” One Plus One is One
    By the Fireside, “The Hartford Parade” The Great Hartford Fire
    Keith Jarrett, “Fire Dance” 40 Dark Intervals
    Stone Jack Jones, “Texas” narcoTic LolliPoP
    Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “Death to Everyone” Summer in the Southeast
    Dinah Washington, “Say It Isn’t So” Jazz Round Midnight

    Bonus: The Clientele, “Jennifer & Julia” Bonfires on the Heath

    Here's my last week's list, which I typed out but neglected to post.

    Salamander Crossing, “Broken Night” Passion Train
    Richard Davies, “Evergreen” Niagara, Niagara
    Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, “Let it Ride” Cold Roses
    Pavement, “Here” Slanted & Enchanted
    Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, “Brickbats” Doc at the Radar Station
    Frank Sinatra, “My Funny Valentine” Sings the Select Rodgers & Hart
    Old 97’s, “She’s Got Everything” Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs
    Lambchop, “Short” Damaged
    Richard Thompson, “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2008
    Billie Holiday, “I Wished on the Moon” Quintessential, Vol. 1

    Bonus: The Walkabouts, “Polly” Satisfied Mind

    iTunes is taking you for granted, George. Boycott it for a bit. Shake things up. We all know you've got the mixtapes to do it with.

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  3. Damien Jurado, "Desert," Ghost of David
    Elliot Smith, "Going Nowhere," New Moon
    The Wombats, "Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)," A Guide to Love, Loss, and Desperation
    Sea of Dogs, "Suddenly Something," Music Town
    Neutral Milk Hotel, "Say Goodnight (Unconfirmed Title)," Shannon's Monroe House Demos
    Tom Waits, "Time," Rain Dogs
    Death Cab for Cutie, "Passenger Seat," Transantlanticism
    Ola Podrida, "Lost and Found," Ola Podrida
    The Albert Square, "Lion's Roar," Split CD (with Hard Girls)
    Neutral Milk Hotel, "Song Against Sex," On Avery Island

    Bonus: Guided by Voices, "Tobacco's Last Stand," Live in Carboro, 10/26/02

    Ranging from obscurities to three all time favorites. Hating? It's a good list of lesser songs by great artists. You can hate me with Elvis, Kate, Pavement and Laurie any day, and you've got the last excellent MM, too.

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  4. 1. "Trouble Comes Running" Spoon / Transference

    2. "The Hard Road" Smog / Dongs of Sevotion

    3. "The Bogus Man" Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure

    4. "Which Side Are You On Billy Bragg / Back To Basics

    5. "Heavy Metal Drummer" Wilco / Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

    6. "I Better Be Quiet Now" Elliot Smith / Figure 8

    7. "Buzzards And Dreadful Crows" Guided By Voices / Bee Thousand

    8. "From a Buick 6" Bob Dylan / Highway 61 Revisited

    9. "Reuben Pantier" Richard Buckner / The Hill

    10. "Been So Long" Vetiver / To Find Me Gone

    bonus: "Icicles" Badfinger / Best of Badfinger

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