Random 10 for Nov. 13, 2008
1. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, “You Could Die (or This Might End)”
2. Sugar, “Hoover Dam”
3. Kiss, “Detroit Rock City”
Like the Seann William Scott character in Role Models, I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for Paul, Peter, Gene and Ace. The band was my second-ever rock ‘n’ roll concert (the first, dear God, were the Bay City Rollers), as well as my third … and fourth. This 1976 TV clip of “Detroit Rock City” features, for whatever reason, a quick glimpse of Paul Lynde, obviously befuddled at being outside his comfort zone of the Center Square.
4. Tom Waits, “Temptation”
5. The Replacements, “Nightclub Jitters”
6. Devo, “Whip It”
7. The Fabulous Thunderbirds, “Wrap It Up”
Yeah, it’s certainly a cheesy Eighties relic of a video, but the 1986 song itself — penned by the late, great Isaac Hayes — is a straightforward blast of blues-based rock, well-served by the hearty vocals of Kim Wilson.
8. Green Day, “Geek Stink Breath”
Forget those old “this is your brain on drugs” PSAs from yesteryear. This Green Day power-pop gem from 1995 gets to the essence of methamphetamine: “Every hour my blood is turning sour / And my pulse is beating out of time / I found a treasure, filled with sick pleasure / And it sits on a thin white line.”
9. Esquivel, “Brazil”
10. BR5-49, “Lifetime to Prove”
– Chase
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1. The Beefeater Project, “Kansas City Style”
2. The Beta Band, “Monolith”
3. Serge Gainsbourg, “Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin”
4. Ryan Adams, “Lash Out”
5. Brian Jonestown Massacre, “I’ve Been Waiting”
6. Marvin Gaye, “Here, My Dear”
7. Harry Nilsson, “Without You” – aww, yeah.
8. Matisyahu, “Chop ‘em Down”
9. Mos Def, “Do It Now”
10. War, “The World is a Ghetto”