The Pixies

I’m sitting here working on my list for the best albums and songs of 2008. I’m trying to catch up on the new releases and revisit albums from earlier this year. I’ve chosen the best song and best record, but I’m fumbling around with the rest. I will post my picks on December 7th.

White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl (Acoustic)
Folk Implosion - Natural One (Acoustic)
Pixies - Where Is My Mind (Acoustic)
Damien Rice - Cannonball (Acoustic)
Pete Yorn - Life on a Chain (Acoustic)
Led Zeppelin - Ten Years Gone (Acoustic)
Jackson Browne & Warren Zevon - These Days (Acoustic)
Ryan Adams - This Is It (Acoustic)

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The Generation Club
April 15th, 1968
New York

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Introduction by B.B. King (April 15, 1968)
Jimi Hendrix & B.B. King - Blues Jam # 1 Part 2 (April 15, 1968)
Jimi Hendrix & B.B. King - Blues Jam # 2 Part 1 - Slow Blues Part 1 (April 15, 1968)

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U4 Club
November 22, 1989
Vienna, Austria

SETLIST:
MP3: Nirvana - Scoff (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Love Buzz (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Floyd The Barber (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Dive (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - About A Girl (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Spank Thru (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Big Cheese (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Sappy (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Breed (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Been a Son (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Negative Creep (Austria - 11/22/1989)
MP3: Nirvana - Blew (Austria - 11/22/1989)****Dead Link
MP3: Nirvana - Help Me (Austria - 11/22/1989)

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Nirvana - Bleach (iTunes)

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This warms my heart. The tracks are from an acoustic performance for a radio station in Atlanta. The band was promoting the ‘Bends’, but played two tracks from ‘OK Computer’ (Lucky, Subterranean Homesick Alien).

***The sound is distorted for the first 25 seconds of Street Spirit

Cat’s Paw Studios
August 4, 1995
Atlanta, GA

SETLIST:
MP3: Radiohead - Street Spirit (8/4/1995)
MP3: Radiohead - Lucky (8/4/1995)
MP3: Radiohead - Bullet Proof…I Wish I Was (8/4/1995)
MP3: Radiohead - You (8/4/1995)
MP3: Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien (8/4/1995)
MP3: Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (8/4/1995)

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Radiohead - OK Computer (iTunes)
Radiohead - The Bends (iTunes)

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I haven’t seen Guy Ritchie’s new movie RocknRolla yet. The film received mixed reviews and then the A-Rod divorce scandal hit. However, the soundtrack is phenomenal. The Clash, The Subways, The Beat, The Hives, The Sonics, 20-20’s, War and Lou Reed are some of the artists that contribute tracks. It’s by far his heaviest soundtrack to date.

Download the Rocknrolla Soundtrack from iTunes (Click Here)

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MP3: RocknRolla - No School Like The Old School
MP3: DJ Shadow - Fixed Income (Remix)
MP3: The Sonics - Have Love Will Travel
MP3: Peaches - I’m The Kinda
MP3: Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Coffee Remix)
MP3: Let’s Go Sailing - Sideways (Remix)
MP3: Amplive from Zion I - Critical (Drum ‘n’ Bass Remix)
MP3: MGMT - Kids
MP3: Mike Jones - Still Tippin (Remix)
MP3: Nina Simone - Feelin’ Good (Joe Claussell Remix)
MP3: Le Tigre - Deceptacon
MP3: The Black Keys - Have Love Will Travel
MP3: Garage A Trois - Hard Headed Rio Aka Rio Cuca Dura

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Dr. John

Wanna be Rich, Wanna be wealthy
I believe I would rather be poor and healthy

This is some nasty funk. I’ve been listening to a ton of The Meters lately. Their catalog runs about 80 deep. Check out The Very Best of the Meters.

Download:
MP3: The Meters - Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N’ Shove), Pt. 2
MP3: Oscar Brown, Jr. - Chicken Heads
MP3: Dr. John - (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away

Download:
Oscar Brown Jr. - Sin & Soul… and Then Some (iTunes)
The Meters - The Very Best of the Meters (iTunes)
Dr. John - In the Right Place (iTunes)

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My list is going to take some serious criticism. I don’t even have the Kings of Leon in my top 25. I’m a big fan of the band, but I was underwhelmed with ‘Only By The Night’. Thoughts?

Omissions: Deerhunter, Deerhoof, Department of Eagles, The Black Keys

Good Picks: Jenny Lewis, Black Mountain, Joan As Police Woman, The Raconteurs, Elbow

Q Magazine // Top 50 Albums Of 2008
50 Dido - Safe Trip Home
49 Emmylou Harris - All I Intended To Be
48 Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
47 Randy Newman - Harps And Angels
46 The Verve - Forth
45 Jack Johnson Sleep Through Static
44 Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
43 Joan As Police Woman - To Survive
42 Liam Finn - I’ll Be Lightning
41 Lindsey Buckingham - Gift Of Screws
40 My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
39 Santogold - Santogold
38 John Mellencamp - Life Death Love & Freedom
37 Lykke Li - Youth Novels
36 R.E.M. - Accelerate
35 The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
34 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
33 Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules & Love Affair
32 Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
31 Black Mountain - In The Future

30 Portishead - Third
29 AC/DC - Black Ice
28 Paul Weller - Dreams
27 Neil Diamond - Home Before Dark
26 Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst

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I’ve left my apartment once today to walk my dog. I’m not into bargain shopping sprees; I order everything from Amazon.com and ship it back East. I feel sorry for the guys that had to go to the mall with their girlfriends or wives. It’s almost as fun as seeing ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Pt. 2′.

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MP3: Thom Yorke - Black Swan
MP3: Pete Doherty - Blackboy Lane
MP3: Law - Still Got Friday To Go
MP3: Old School - Home Depot
MP3: Old School - Panties

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Seasick Steve

Tracks are from the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England. The 3-day music festival is one of the largest in the world.

Q&A from their website:
Question: Drunk Six Pints? How Long Until You’re Safe to Drive?
Answer: 12 Hours

Download:
MP3: Radiohead - Paranoid Android (Live Glastonbury)
MP3: Seasick Steve - Last Po’ Man (Live Glastonbury)
MP3: Tinariwen - Oualahila Ar Tesninam (Live Glastonbury)
MP3: The Killers - Shadowplay (Live Glastonbury)
MP3: Babyshambles - Fuck Forever (Live Glastonbury)

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I’ve had a spirited debate with a friend regarding Bon Iver’s ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ release date. My friend says 2008, I say 2007. The album was self-released in late 2007 and re-released in February of this year. I’m sticking with 2007. A British fan pointed out that the UK release was in 2008. Either way it’s a great album.

Check out Iver’s acoustic sessions @ Daytrotter (click here).

Download:
MP3: Bon Iver - Blindsided
MP3: Bon Iver - Flume (Daytrotter Sessions)

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Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (iTunes)

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The Whispertown 2000

I received the December issue of Paste today. I really do love this magazine. Great format, photos, reviews and the free monthly CD sampler. She & Him’s M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel grace the cover for winning Paste’s album of year award. I don’t agree with the pick, but they explain their decision in the issue. Look for features on Damon Albarn, Steven Soderbergh and a review of Ryan Adam’s ‘Cardinology’.

Los Angeles’ The Whispertown 2000 record ‘Swim’ is creeping into my Top 25 albums of 2008.

Paste Magazine // Top 50 Albums of 2008 (Click Here)

Download:
MP3: The Deep Vibration - Oklahoma City Woman Blues
MP3: La Rocca - Half Speed
MP3: The Whispertown 2000 - Old Times
*16 more songs can be found on the sampler.

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The Whispertown 2000 - Swim (iTunes)
La Rocca - OK OKAY (iTunes)
The Deep Vibration - Veracruz - EP (iTunes)

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Here are some Crowes covers from the 90’s. They cover classics by The Stones, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Beatles, The Band and Traffic. The sound quality is fantastic. “Long Time Gone” and “Feelin’ Alright” are my favorite tracks.

The Crowes are playing 5 nights in San Francisco @ The Fillmore 12/15-12/17 & 12/19-12/20

Download:
MP3: The Black Crowes - Long Time Gone (CSN 11/1/94)
MP3: The Black Crowes - Honky Tonk Women (Rolling Stones 8/24/90)
MP3: The Black Crowes - Don’t Let Me Down (The Beatles 10/18/96)
MP3: The Black Crowes - Feelin’ Alright (Traffic 3/29/95)
MP3: The Black Crowes - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band 12/15/96)

Download Current and Classic Black Crowes Live Shows From Nugs.net (Click Here)

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The Black Crowes - Warpaint (iTunes)
The Black Crowes - Greatest Hits 1990-1999 - A Tribute to a Work In Progress (iTunes)

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