Best of the Week: May 25-29

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See you when I see you,
Erik

Day 89: Rolling Stones

This week's artist spotlight is the Rolling Stones, arguably the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time. The Stones are awesome, because people can typically be divided into two categories: Stones or Beatles; delineating whether a person favors harder rock or more poppy rock (for the record, I never know how to answer this question. I like them equally, I think).

I've put together a 20-track list of some of my favorite Stones songs. It'd be pretty easy to get bogged down in their greatest hits ("Gimme Shelter" and "Satisfaction" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Start Me Up" are alright, but I'm a little burned out on them [there's a great quote from David Hinckley at the NY Daily News about his best of the Stones list: "The exclusion of 'Satisfaction,' by the way, is not an accident. I know it is to 1960s rock ‘n' roll what a good radio is to a car. I love the story of Keith waking up in the middle of the night, strumming a few chords into his tape recorder and falling back to sleep. I also don't care if I never hear it again."])

I do have some of their biggest songs ("Sympathy..." and "Ruby Tuesday" and "Under My Thumb") because I think it's important to pay some homage to their whole catalog. I've included some deeper cuts, some forgotten gems, that I think you'll like if you've never hear 'em before. Enjoy!

(2 notes: 1.) I apologize for using so many Wes Anderson Rolling Stones songs. He just picks such winners! and 2.) If you have "Start Me Up" on a best of the Stones list, you're a dumb person.)

YouTube:
(All songs by the Rolling Stones)
01. Street Fighting Man
02. Under My Thumb
03. When the Whip Comes Down
04. 19th Nervous Breakdown
05. She's A Rainbow
06. I Am Waiting
07. Sympathy For The Devil
08. Tumbling Dice
09. Brown Sugar
10. Some Girls
11. 2000 Man
12. Sway
13. Blue Turns To Grey
14. She Smiled Sweetly
15. Paint It, Black
16. Rocks Off
17. Play With Fire
18. Citadel (cover)
19. Prodigal Son
20. Ruby Tuesday

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Just Like A Young Girl Should? ...idk Mick
Erik

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Day 88: Left Eye

Today, May 28, 2009, would have been the 38th birthday of Lisa Lopes of popular music group TLC. She was the "L," which stood for "Left Eye" (though it could have just as easily stood for "Loved setting Andre Rison's house on fire").

Left Eye died tragically in 2002 in a car crash in Honduras. To commemorate Ms. Lopes, I've put together a list of 15 songs about eyes.

YouTube:
01. Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes
02. Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes
03. Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes
04. Guess Who - These Eyes
05. The Eagles - Lyin' Eyes
06. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
07. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
08. The dB's - Big Brown Eyes
09. Pogues - Pair of Brown Eyes
10. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
11. Sinead O'Connor - Damn Your Eyes
12. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
13. Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
14. The Beta Band - Needles In My Eyes
15. Van Morrison - Brown-Eyed Girl

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The Light The Heat,
Erik

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Day 87: Wildcard (18)

Yay! A new Wildcard! Just so you know, I'm probably going to take next week off. I'm moving, and keeping this baby up might be a bit hard with the commotion and lack of Internet. Enjoy!

YouTube:
01. Monkees - Daydream Believer
02. Mary Wells - My Guy
03. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Loving Feeling
04. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Where Have All The Rudeboys Gone?
05. The Walkmen - In The New Year
06. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
07. Coolio - I'll C U When U Get There
08. Dr. Dre - Bad Intentions
09. Phoenix - Countdown (Sick For The Big Sun) (N/A on imeem, "Lisztomania" instead)
10. Black Sabbath - Die Young
11. Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Love Comes In Spurts
12. Don McLean - American Pie (Our national anthem)
13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Carny
14. Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers
15. Nina Simone - To Love Somebody
16. Q-Tip - Vivrant Thing
17. The Human League - Open Your Heart
18. Tim Buckley - Song to the Siren
19. The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year (Great song/video!)
20. Ducktails - Beach Point Pleasant (N/A on imeem, "No Hope Kids" by Wavves instead)

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$$$$$$,
Erik

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Day 86: New Music Monday (3) (Part 2 of 2)

Today concludes the second part of New Music Monday (on a Tuesday?!?!?). Yesterday's 8tracks list can be found here. Enjoy.

YouTube:
01. Grizzly Bear - Southern Point (This song reminds me of Steely Dan covering America) [MySpace]
02. Foreign Born - Early Warning (N/A) [MySpace]
03. Passion Pit - Moth's Wings [MySpace]
04. Royal City - Can't You Hear Me Calling (N/A) [MySpace]
05. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Don't Haunt This Place [MySpace]
06. Tortoise - Prepare Your Coffin [MySpace]
07. Meercaz - Troubled Hand (N/A) [MySpace]
08. Bon Iver - Your Love (Live) [MySpace]

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Yay Music!
Erik

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Day 85: New Music Monday (3) (Part 1 of 2)

I've assembled a new New Music list for this week. I've come across a fair amount of good stuff recently, so I've decided to make it two lists (the second of which will run tomorrow). The other New Music lists can be found here.

YouTube:
01. Liechtenstein - Roses in the Park (N/A) [MySpace]
02. Bowerbirds - Northern Lights [MySpace]
03. Here We Go Magic - Only Pieces [MySpace]
04. Mouthful of Bees - Please and Thank You (N/A) [MySpace]
05. Nurses - Caterpillar Playground [MySpace]
06. Eat Skull - Stick to the Formula (N/A) [MySpace]
07. White Antelope - Silver Dagger (N/A) [MySpace]
08. Sharon Van Etten - Consolation Prize [MySpace] (she's lovely!!)

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Happy Memorial Day,
Erik


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