A little MP3 Player Shuffle-a-gogo? MP3 player on shuffle - first 10 songs that come up, no cheating.
→[More:] I'm just getting back into the MeCha fold after a real-life-is-so-busy hiatus, so I thought I'd dip my toes back in the water with some shuffle action. Here's my list with some real time comments...
1.
DREAM SYNDICATE - John Coltrane Stereo Blues (Medicine Show 1984) I tend to prefer short songs, so it's an oddity that this is one of my favorite songs since it clocks in at over 8 minutes. I bought this album when it came out based soley on the cover art, band name, and song titles and fell in love with it on first listen. It greatly opened up my musical interest in American rock and made me appreciate a well done guitar jam.
2.
SONNY and CHER - Baby Don't Go (comp) This is a nice catchy song, but I'm just fascinated by the slightly eerie tone of the whole thing. It's one of the few songs about desperation that actually sounds desparate.
3.
the SHAZAM - RU Receiving (Godspeed the Shazam 1999) Killer pop rock song with a huge nod to Cheap Trick. Can't wait to hear their new album.
4.
the LAUGHING DOGS - Not What I Used to Be (Meet Their Makers 1980) Classic AM radio friendly pop - a song that I've played so much I occasionally forget that I didn't grow up loving this song as a huge Top 40 radio hit. It sounds like a radio hit from the late 70's, but it's just an underrated power pop gem.
5.
HAIRCUT 100 - Favorite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (best of Nick Heyward) What a fun song. This is perfect for any summer mix disc.
6.
FUN BOY Three - the Tunnel of Love (the best of the Funboy Three) Another fave from high school. It seems like FB3 have not been swept up in much of 80's nostalgia, but their hits comp is very solid. I forgot how many of their songs I still love until I was choosing cuts to put on the MP3 player.
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FLAMIN GROOVIES - Teenage Head (Groovies Greatest Grooves) What a stunningly cool riff. I would have loved this song in high school, but I didn't hear it until midway through college.
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GENERATION x - One Hundred Punks (Gen X Anthology) A little Billy Idol goes a long way, but in small doses he's more than welcome in shuffle.
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BUZZCOCKS - A Different Kind of Tension (A Different Kind of Tension 1979) A weird art punk pop song from one of my favorites. With a vocoder!
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DEAF SCHOOL - Where's the Weekend (2nd Honeymoon 1976) Opening and closing shuffle with records I bought without know anything about the record/band - this one I bought in a cut-out rack at Musicland around 1982. They played eccentric cabaret pop that was hit-and-miss, but when they hit they made very memorable pop. I didn't know until years later Clive Langer was one of the key people in this band.