Friday, May 8, 2009
Best of the Week: May 4-8
http://8tracks.com/BubbleWolf/thedailyplaylist-week-in-review-may-48-httpthedailyplaylistblogspotcom
Have a great weekend,
Erik
Day 75: Bob Dylan
This week's artist spotlight needs little introduction. Bob Dylan has been regarded as the greatest songwriter of all time more times than he hasn't. I could go on all day about his genius or whatever, but the truth is, if you're a music fan, there's probably a song of his that's touched you. Maybe the chorus of "Like A Rolling Stone" hit you in a moment of uncertainty or "Tangled Up In Blue" caught you in a down period of your life. His songs can be autopsied, diagnosed, deduced and analyzed; but the fact is they're meant to be listened to and felt.YouTube:
(All Songs by Bob Dylan)
01. Like A Rolling Stone
02. Visions of Johanna
03. When I Paint My Masterpiece
04. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
05. Changing Of The Guards
06. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
07. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
08. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again
09. Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar
10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
11. It Ain't Me Babe
12. Angelina (N/A on imeem, "Wigwam" instead)
13. Girl From The North Country
14. Moonshiner
15. The Times They Are A-Changin'
16. Slow Train
17. To Ramona
18. God Knows
19. Shelter From The Storm
20. Desolation Row (Part 1) (Part 2)
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Day 75: Bob Dylan
How Does It Feel,
Erik
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Day 74: The Seven Deadly Sins
There are plenty of days like this, May 7, where there isn't a whole lot going on; no notable deaths or birthdays, no holidays, no nothing. But, today is the 7th, which has prompted today's list: the Seven Deadly Sins. I've put together seven tracks that, in my opinion, best represent each of the Cardinal Sins. Enjoy, and let me know you think.Lust (There are a lot of songs about lust, but this song really embodies the concept for me. The Deadly Sins aren't about moderation. Any of these things taken in small doses probably won't kill you. But, wanting it too much and in excess, that's the killer.)
01. Barry White - Can't Get Enough of Your Love
Gluttony (I realize this song is really obvious as far as lyrics are concerned; but I felt it appropriate. And, I didn't wanna settle on "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Fat" or "Eat It.")
02. Dave Matthews Band - Too Much
Greed (This song pretty much exemplifies modern rap's greed.)
03. 50 Cent - I Get Money
Sloth (This song came by good suggestion. It embodies apathy and detrimental laziness about as fully as anything else out there.)
04. Green Day - Longview
Wrath (Both musically and lyrically wrathful.)
05. Metallica - Seek & Destroy
Envy (I love this pick. There are a lot of songs about envy, but this one really goes to the extreme. This person is so envious of someone else's love that he can barely distinguish reality from imagination.)
06. The Temptations - Just My Imagination
Pride (The pride they refer to with the sins isn't being proud of something else; it's hubris. It's a love of self more than a love of anything else. Now, rap is probably the most self-obsessed genre, and Kanye West is probably the most self-obsessed person within that genre. The chorus asks, "Did you realize, that you were a champion in their eyes?" But it asks it in the third person, to which Kanye responds to his own question: "Yes I did." Gotta love it.)
07. Kanye West - Champion
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Day 74: The Seven Deadly Sins
Let Us Pray,
Erik
And...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Day 73: Wildcard (15)
Alright, Wildcard time!!!YouTube:
01. 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
02. Redman & Method Man - Da Rockwilder
03. Cannibal Ox - Raspberry Fields
04. The Notwist - Boneless
05. The Offspring - Not the One
06. The Fall - Spoilt Victorian Child
07. Vetiver - Everyday
08. The Carpenters - Close to You
09. Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotized
10. The Fratellis - The Gutterati?
11. Pras feat. Mya & O.D.B. - Ghetto Superstar
12. L.T.D. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again
13. U2 - With or Without You
14. Television Personalities - This Angry Silence
15. Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise
16. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
17. Warren Zevon - Accidentally Like A Martyr
18. Taken By Trees - Open Field
19. Kurt Vile - My Best Friends (Don't Even Pass This) (N/A)
20. Her Space Holiday - Sleepy Tigers
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Day 73: Wildcard (15)
Yowza,
Erik
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Day 72: Cinco De Mayo
Hola! Today is Cinco de Mayo!!! Time to grab a Corona (or any other random Mexican beer you need to drown out with lime to stomach) and a shot of tequila (see previous note, add salt) and kick back. This list is sort of incohesive. I put together a short list of songs I would like to hear on Cinco de Mayo. They aren't the best Mexican party songs or songs by American artists in Spanish or anything like that. Nope, just a few jams in honor of this holiday.YouTube:
01. Miami Sound Machine - Conga
02. Santana - Oye Como Va
03. Ritchie Valens - La Bamba (Cover from the made-for-TV movie)
04. Gipsy Kings - Hotel California
05. WAR - Cinco de Mayo (cover only)
06. Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
07. Wyclef Jean - Guantanamera
08. Calexico - El Picador
09. Pixies - Vamos
10. Rage Against the Machine - People of the Sun
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Day 72: Cinco De Mayo
Viva la Raza,
Erik
Duh...
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Monday, May 4, 2009
Day 71: Soul/R&B (1)
Well, this week's genre tour is Soul/R&B. Much like I did with the Classic Rock lists, this is going to be more of an R&B Radio play-list. This list is half of a larger list, which will conclude in a week or two.Note: I draw distinctions between older R&B and newer. Like, Boyz II Men won't share a list with the Temptations. But modern R&B is a genre in itself (which may be a list some day!!!...?)
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11. Wilson Pickett - I Found A Love (Cover Only)
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Move On Up,
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Quick word!
Hey folks. Sorry, I'm having a little trouble with imeem. The list will be published by this afternoon. Sorry for any inconvenience.
-Erik
-Erik
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