Best of the Week: March 9-13

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Have a great weekend,
Erik

Day 35: The Clash

The Clash. There's not a whole lot to say that hasn't already been said. Within the roots punk movement they were a voice of non-violence and peace, as well as defenders of equality and injustice. Not to mentioned they rocked incredibly hard while being simultaneously musical for a punk band. They were also one of the first bands to really dive in blending styles. Between reggae and punk, hip-hop and pop, their repertoire is impressive over such a relatively short span of albums (they only had 6-7 studio albums).

In making this list, I wanted to show some of their diversity; but with such incredible albums like The Clash and London Calling, the list turned a bit more favoring towards those albums than I would like. But what can you do? A great album's a great album. And I also probably should have the song "London Calling" on this list. But I don't. Nor did I go down the route of "Rock the Casbah" or "Should I Stay Or Should I Go."

In the words of Craig Finn: "Raise a toast to Saint Joe Strummer. I think he might've been our only decent teacher."

YouTube:
(All songs by The Clash)
01. White Riot
02. Know Your Rights
03. Police & Thieves
04. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
05. Train in Vain (Stand By Me)
06. Washington Bullets
07. Hateful
08. Stay Free
09. Police On My Back
10. Capitol Radio Two
11. Pressure Drop
12. Lost in the Supermarket
13. Complete Control
14. City of the Dead
15. English Civil War
16. Spanish Bombs
17. Straight to Hell
18. Hitsville U.K.
19. This is England
20. The Man in Me (Dylan Cover)

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Day 35: The Clash

Can't Fail,
Erik

Bonus Vid! (The Clash rapping before it was cool)


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Day 34: On The Road

On this day in 1922, novelist and poet Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, MA. His masterwork On the Road is cited as generation-defining and one of the greatest pieces of American literature. It happens to be one of my favorite books ever. So, in honor of Mr. Kerouac's legacy (he passed in 1969) I've assembled a list of driving songs, perfect for being on the road. Enjoy, maybe they can end up in your ear on your next road trip.

YouTube:
01. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (crummy live version)
02. Pavement - Range Life
03. Tom Petty - Runnin' Down A Dream
04. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
05. Jackson Browne - Running On Empty
06. Paul Simon & Willie Nelson - Graceland
07. Bright Eyes - Another Travelin' Song
08. The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
09. The Band - The Weight
10. Drive-By Truckers - Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife (Incredible Song)
11. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
12. Death Cab For Cutie - Company Calls
13. Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
14. America - Ventura Highway
15. Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights
16. The Kinks - Powerman (Cover Only)
17. Iggy Pop - The Passenger
18. ZZ Top - La Grange
19. Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat
20. Supertramp - Take the Long Way Home

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Day 34: On The Road

(Note: Because Led Zeppelin are apparently Internet proof, their song has been replaced by "Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts on the imeem list.)

Keep on Truckin',
Erik

Bonus Vid!


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Day 33: Wildcard (7)

New week, new Wildcard. Bring it.

YouTube:
01. The Hood Internet - Absorb the Lipgloss (Marnie Stern vs. Lil Mama)
02. Black Milk (feat. Royce Da 5'9") - Losing Out
03. Cam'ron (feat. Kanye West) - Down and Out (Killa!)
04. Tokyo Police Club - Tessellate
05. Blink-182 - Not Now (Welcome Back!)
06. Regina Spektor - Carbon Monoxide
07. The Sea and Cake - On A Letter
08. Tarkio - If I Had More Time
09. The Duchess & The Duke - Mary
10. Black Star - Definition
11. The Specials - Concrete Jungle
12. The Lonely Island - Ras Trent
13. Seal - Kiss From A Rose
14. Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard (poor quality)
15. Incubus - Stellar
16. Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
17. Blind Melon - No Rain
18. Inara George - Duet (N/A; "Tell Me That You Love Me")
19. The Shangri-Las - Remember (Walking In The Sand)
20. Vampire Weekend - Arrows

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-Erik

Bonus Vid:


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Day 32: Rick Rubin

(Rick Rubin circa 2005)

On this day in 1963, one of the most acclaimed producers in the world, Rick Rubin, was born in New York. In his nearly 25-year career Rick has put his signature sound on dozens of classic albums in multiple genres from pop country to metal to comedy to rap (and revolutionarily combining rap and metal). I've put together a list of some of my favorite songs he's put his hands on. Unfortunately, I don't really like to double-up on artists within a list, so groups with whom he's worked on multiple albums only got one song, which is a bummer (sorry Slayer and Johnny Cash).

YouTube:
01. LL Cool J - Rock the Bells
02. Beastie Boys - Rhymin' and Stealin'
03. Run DMC feat. Aerosmith - Walk This Way
04. Public Enemy - Sophisticated Bitch
05. Danzig - Am I Demon
06. Slayer - Dead Skin Mask
07. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
08. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - You Don't Know How It Feels
09. The Cult - Love Removal Machine
10. System of a Down - Chop Suey!
11. Rancid - Brad Logan
12. Rage Against the Machine - How I Could Just Kill A Man
13. Saul Williams - 1987
14. The Mars Volta - Inertiatic ESP
15. Weezer - Dreamin'
16. Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One - Classic
17. Jay-Z - 99 Problems (bad quality)
18. Metallica - My Apocalypse
19. Justin Timberlake - (Another Song) All Over Again
20. Johnny Cash - Hurt

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Day 32: Rick Rubin

Rock,
Erik

Bonus Vids!


And:


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Day 31: Hair Metal

I know that I should apologize for making this genre tour list. But I'll stand by it. This is my definitive 80s (maybe there's an early 90s song or two on here) Hair Metal list. Not all of the "artists" on here are as glam as it gets, but this era kinda spawned a diversity of pop metal variations. It wasn't all just cock rock, there were surprisingly some really talented groups during this era.

YouTube:
01. Night Ranger - (You Can Still) Rock in America
02. Stryper - To Hell With the Devil
03. Hanoi Rocks - Tragedy
04. Dokken - In My Dreams
05. Billy Squier - The Big Beat
06. Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
07. Victory - Rebel Ready
08. Def Leppard - Photograph
09. Whitesnake - Slide It In
10. L.A. Guns - I Wanna Be Your Man
11. Poison - Unskinny Bop
12. The Quireboys - Sex Party
13. Winger - Seventeen
14. Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive
15. Extreme - Hole Hearted
16. Firehouse - Don't Treat Me Bad
17. Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
18. Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls
19. Quiet Riot - Bang Your Head (Metal Health)
20. Scorpions - Wind of Change

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Day 31: Hair Metal

Rock Hand,
Erik

Bonus Videos!


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