Random 10 for Aug. 20, 2008
1. The Dead Milkmen, “Dean’s Dream”
2. Be Your Own Pet, “Bitches Leave”
3. The Beastie Boys, “5-Piece Chicken Dinner”
4. Dogbowl, “Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain”
One of the more obscure avant garde curiosities to emerge from the Nineties was the enigmatically named Dogbowl (real name Steven Tunney). This track, from his 1991 album of the same name, nicely encapsulates his knack for infectious (albeit strange) melodies and lo-fi aesthetics.
5. Wheatus, “Something Good”
6. Juliana Hatfield, “Universal Heart-Beat”
Why did Juliana Hatfield disappear from the alt-public consciousness? Was it that damned Evan Dando’s fault? ”Universal Heart-Beat” was far from her best work, but, like the singer-songwriter herself, it’s kinda irresistible in spite of its by-the-numbers ethos.
7. The Brian Jonestown Massacre, “This Is Why You Love Me”
8. The Specials, “Doesn’t Make It Alright”
9. Led Zeppelin, “Black Mountain Side”
10. Merle Haggard, “Mama Tried”
OK, perhaps the inclusion of a Merle Haggard classic makes me something of a StaticBlog pariah, but so be it. At his beer-swillin’ best, no one could touch Haggard, and this 1968 ode to Mama — told from the perspective of a fella doin’ life without parole — is Haggard at his beer-swillin’ best.
– Chase
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Comments
Oh, I clearly didn’t mean YOU, Susan. I know – and wholeheartedly dig – your eclectic iPod stylings. I guess the only person I REALLY meant was the proprietor of this here blog.
seriously. georgie HATES country. let’s go to his house tonight and get all john cusack on him. you bring the trench and i’ll bring the boombox.
Alright, freaks — that’s enough. I tolerated that Waylon CD all the way to McAlester this weekend, Susan.
And that didn’t even feel like prison — ba-dump-bump!
You’ve clearly not met my ipod. Classic country does not a pariah make. Ipod, chase. Chase, ipod. You used the word, “ethos.” I had to look that up. What the f? Are you like educated or something?
1. diz & bird, “relaxin’ with lee”
2. the gentle waves, “rose, I love you”
3. queen, “you’re my best friend”
4. pixies, “is she weird”
5. bon iver, “the wolves (act 1 & 2)
6. frifot, “vispolska efter Anders Lust (Song Polska)”
7. the clientele, “the queen of seville”
8. john lennon, “i found out”
9. of montreal, “suffer for fashion”
10. r. stevie moore, “i’m looking over a four-leaf clover (with shooby taylor, the human horn)” (HIS *ethos* is being a total and complete freak with recording equipment.)