Tuesday, November 26, 2002
time to give the random-play mp3 game another spin - this time with more thorough comments...
1. dolly parton, "these old bones" - one of the most stellar tracks from dolly's '02 album halos and horns, a great story-song with (as most story-songs have) a surprise at the end. of the 3 bluegrass records dolly's made, this is by far the best. it also includes her astonishing, gospelized cover of "stairway to heaven."
2. hall & oates, "downtown life" - one of their best lesser-known singles, which I also own on 45. a smooth, creamy philly-soul ode to livin' in the city, complete with the superb lyric "velvet lou was a neighbor of mine."
3. billy joel, "allentown" - I am no billy joel fan by any means, but love this song, kind of his roger and me 10 (or so) years early. its parent album, the nylon curtain, is his last good full-length. a solid, somewhat 'political' song from a man not known for his adeptness with such subject matter.
4. korn, "thoughtless" - better with every listen, with an honest shot at my 2002 year-end top 50. as opposed to most of their genre, this song actually seems to nail teenage angst in a genuine fashion. and jonathon davis, while no pavarotti, is becoming an increasingly good - and surprisingly versatile - vocalist. eat that, durst.
5. marty stuart, "now that's country" - alongside ricky skaggs, stuart is one of country's true keepers of the flame. he can boogie, honky-tonk, wail, and mourn. fine stuff.
6. oasis, "fuckin' in the bushes" - this is one of my favorites from the mancunian monsters. I'm sure that liam's absence couldn't have anything to do with it, could it? actually, this is the kind of thing I'd wished more britrock bands would've done circa '99: sampledelic, squalling jeff beck-ian reguitargitation.
7. freelance hellraiser, "lick pops" - missy vs. *nsnyc. not his best work, honestly. but he'll always be considered a genius (in my book) if only for "a stroke of genius."
8. zero 7, "destiny" - dreamy, female-voxed mellow come-down music. better than that sounds.
9. happy mondays, "loose fit" - an awesome piece of shuffling, shambolic dance(able)-rock from one of my favorite bands of the last 15 years. history will eventually show their importance. plus, they had bez.
10. johnny cash, "ring of fire" - what needs to be said about this? one of the greatest singles ever from one of the greatest country artists ever. didja know his wife june carter wrote it?
1. dolly parton, "these old bones" - one of the most stellar tracks from dolly's '02 album halos and horns, a great story-song with (as most story-songs have) a surprise at the end. of the 3 bluegrass records dolly's made, this is by far the best. it also includes her astonishing, gospelized cover of "stairway to heaven."
2. hall & oates, "downtown life" - one of their best lesser-known singles, which I also own on 45. a smooth, creamy philly-soul ode to livin' in the city, complete with the superb lyric "velvet lou was a neighbor of mine."
3. billy joel, "allentown" - I am no billy joel fan by any means, but love this song, kind of his roger and me 10 (or so) years early. its parent album, the nylon curtain, is his last good full-length. a solid, somewhat 'political' song from a man not known for his adeptness with such subject matter.
4. korn, "thoughtless" - better with every listen, with an honest shot at my 2002 year-end top 50. as opposed to most of their genre, this song actually seems to nail teenage angst in a genuine fashion. and jonathon davis, while no pavarotti, is becoming an increasingly good - and surprisingly versatile - vocalist. eat that, durst.
5. marty stuart, "now that's country" - alongside ricky skaggs, stuart is one of country's true keepers of the flame. he can boogie, honky-tonk, wail, and mourn. fine stuff.
6. oasis, "fuckin' in the bushes" - this is one of my favorites from the mancunian monsters. I'm sure that liam's absence couldn't have anything to do with it, could it? actually, this is the kind of thing I'd wished more britrock bands would've done circa '99: sampledelic, squalling jeff beck-ian reguitargitation.
7. freelance hellraiser, "lick pops" - missy vs. *nsnyc. not his best work, honestly. but he'll always be considered a genius (in my book) if only for "a stroke of genius."
8. zero 7, "destiny" - dreamy, female-voxed mellow come-down music. better than that sounds.
9. happy mondays, "loose fit" - an awesome piece of shuffling, shambolic dance(able)-rock from one of my favorite bands of the last 15 years. history will eventually show their importance. plus, they had bez.
10. johnny cash, "ring of fire" - what needs to be said about this? one of the greatest singles ever from one of the greatest country artists ever. didja know his wife june carter wrote it?
# posted by Thomas : 2:38 PM
