Friday Random 10, "I should really be working right now" edition
1. Gang of Our - Why Theory? (Solid Gold, 1981): One of my favourite drum patterns, and a cool minimalist song to go with it. The melodica is great, though the lyrics are a little pretentious at times. I'm a big fan of "too much thinking makes me ill - I think I'll have another gin" though. 8/10.
2. Happy Go Licky - Twist and Shout (20 Years of Dischord, 2002): It's hard to go too wrong with Dischord bands, and this song's no exception. It's a bizarrely structured experimental instrumental from the sort-of-reunion of Rites of Spring, and the sly title is amusing. A very interesting listen. 7/10.
3. No Em Pingo D'Agua - Assanadho (Brasil 500 Years): Funky Brazilian jazz from a random compilation. A great track which I actually hadn't gotten around to listening to before, with a strong Brazilian flavour but also a great funk bassline. 8/10.
4. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Jon Lord (live) (Full Tension Beaters, 2002): A nice fun dub from everyone's favourite 10-piece Japanese Ska Band. The vocals are totally unintelligible - and probably aren't words anyway - but the horn section really stands out. 7/10.
5. Ciccone Youth - Silence (Whitey Album, 1986): 1:05 of silence, from the weird Madonna theme album by Sonic Youth and Mike Watt. What the hell? 0/10, I'll do an extra track to make up for it.
6. Cheb Balowski - Paloma (Bartzeloona, 2001): I'm now in love with this band. Their mix of Spanish, Arabic, and Balkan folk with reggae, funk and rock influences is great. This a particularly excellent track, with a back-and forth between a very Arabic section with a great beat and a Spanish section with absolutely gorgeous vocals, both of which are excellent. The transitioning is what makes this song great. 9/10.
7. Sonic Youth - Nic Fit (Dirty, 1992): SY covering the Untouchables, in their best impression of a short hardcore song. Amusing, but not too great musically. 5/10.
8. Gogol Bordello - Passport (Voi-La Intruder, 1999): Gogol Bordello are hilarious in their gypsy-punk stylings, but they're also quite good. This song is a great Slavic ballad with a brilliant accordion part that explodes into a punky midesction before returning to form, and is a lot of fun from beginning to end. 8/10.
9. The Doors - Not to Touch the Earth (live) (Absolutely Live, 1970): Jim Morrisson at his most pretentious, but a rather good song once you get past it. A bit different from their usual bluesy stuff, but that guitar part is wonderfully forboding. 8/10.
10. Deerhoof - The Eyebright Bugler (Reveille, 2002): A strange 40-second pop song from the masters of bizarre pop. Amusing and fairly pleasant, and the use of electronic is cool. If this were a full-length song it would be great, I think. 7/10.
11. The Stooges - Ann (The Stooges, 1969): Iggy and the gang at their most brooding. A brilliant rambling guitar part and excellent lyrics leading into a standard issue Stooges solo, over simple but emphatic drumming. Not bad at all. 8/10.
Overall: 7.5, discounting the Ciccone Youth red herring. A pretty strong selection of solid songs I'd never think of at first when looking for good songs, which is nice.
2. Happy Go Licky - Twist and Shout (20 Years of Dischord, 2002): It's hard to go too wrong with Dischord bands, and this song's no exception. It's a bizarrely structured experimental instrumental from the sort-of-reunion of Rites of Spring, and the sly title is amusing. A very interesting listen. 7/10.
3. No Em Pingo D'Agua - Assanadho (Brasil 500 Years): Funky Brazilian jazz from a random compilation. A great track which I actually hadn't gotten around to listening to before, with a strong Brazilian flavour but also a great funk bassline. 8/10.
4. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Jon Lord (live) (Full Tension Beaters, 2002): A nice fun dub from everyone's favourite 10-piece Japanese Ska Band. The vocals are totally unintelligible - and probably aren't words anyway - but the horn section really stands out. 7/10.
5. Ciccone Youth - Silence (Whitey Album, 1986): 1:05 of silence, from the weird Madonna theme album by Sonic Youth and Mike Watt. What the hell? 0/10, I'll do an extra track to make up for it.
6. Cheb Balowski - Paloma (Bartzeloona, 2001): I'm now in love with this band. Their mix of Spanish, Arabic, and Balkan folk with reggae, funk and rock influences is great. This a particularly excellent track, with a back-and forth between a very Arabic section with a great beat and a Spanish section with absolutely gorgeous vocals, both of which are excellent. The transitioning is what makes this song great. 9/10.
7. Sonic Youth - Nic Fit (Dirty, 1992): SY covering the Untouchables, in their best impression of a short hardcore song. Amusing, but not too great musically. 5/10.
8. Gogol Bordello - Passport (Voi-La Intruder, 1999): Gogol Bordello are hilarious in their gypsy-punk stylings, but they're also quite good. This song is a great Slavic ballad with a brilliant accordion part that explodes into a punky midesction before returning to form, and is a lot of fun from beginning to end. 8/10.
9. The Doors - Not to Touch the Earth (live) (Absolutely Live, 1970): Jim Morrisson at his most pretentious, but a rather good song once you get past it. A bit different from their usual bluesy stuff, but that guitar part is wonderfully forboding. 8/10.
10. Deerhoof - The Eyebright Bugler (Reveille, 2002): A strange 40-second pop song from the masters of bizarre pop. Amusing and fairly pleasant, and the use of electronic is cool. If this were a full-length song it would be great, I think. 7/10.
11. The Stooges - Ann (The Stooges, 1969): Iggy and the gang at their most brooding. A brilliant rambling guitar part and excellent lyrics leading into a standard issue Stooges solo, over simple but emphatic drumming. Not bad at all. 8/10.
Overall: 7.5, discounting the Ciccone Youth red herring. A pretty strong selection of solid songs I'd never think of at first when looking for good songs, which is nice.
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