Wicked Man- Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
The World Is Full Of Angry Young Men- XTC
Demons- The Blind Boys of Alabama
Protex Blue- The Clash
Sorry Somehow- Husker Du
Under The Street Lamp- Joe Bataan
Crippled Inside- John Lennon
Wicked Man- Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
(Never been a Ben Harper fan, but I played this collaboration to death when it was
released. I haven't heard it in years. Man, it still holds up. If you dig this, check out the whole of "There Will Be A Light.")
The World Is Full Of Angry Young Men- XTC
(Someone mentioned "Rag & Bone Buffet" last week, another record I haven't played in ages. Great collection of odds and ends, including this gem.)
Demons- The Blind Boys of Alabama
(The rare inclusion of two tracks by the same band on one mix, here's another Blind Boys track that slays me. This one from the "Atom Bomb" record.)
Protex Blue- The Clash
(What's better, the U.K. track list or the U.S. track list of the Clash debut? I say the U.S., but then you miss out on this track.)
Sorry Somehow- Husker Du
(Some of the worst drum sounds ever committed to tape can be found on the Husker Du catalog. These records don't need remastering. They need to be re-recorded. Still, those records rock, and so does this track.)
Under The Street Lamp- Joe Bataan
(A perfect piece of Latin soul that evokes a sweltering August day in N.Y.C., courtesy of the King, Joe Bataan.)
Crippled Inside- John Lennon
(Whenever I play the "Imagine" album, I always start with Track Two.)
5 comments:
Love Bataan. Ms Pmac has a few of his original vinyls.
I can't skip songs or just play one side of an album any more than I would skip chapters of a book. I just...can't. That's what they did so if I want to hear the album, I hear the album, flaws and all. Respect to the artist or foolishly bound by self-imposed rules? I've no idea.
"Respect to the artist or foolishly bound by self-imposed rules?"
The latter!
But seriously, I didn't open "Imagine" in 1971 and start with "Crippled Inside." It's been 54 years, I don't need to hear the title track anymore!
Rag & Bone Buffet is a winner. As much as I would like to hear Hüsker Dü with high quality sound and production, their very cheaply recorded catalog is so good that new versions would probably disappoint.
- Paul in DK
It's too bad that "This Is Pop" on "Rag And Bone Buffet" is not the superior mix found in the video.
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