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Keola Beamer

Po Mahima

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Fine Young Cannibals

Love For Sale

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The Beautiful South

Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)

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The Pixies             

Here Comes Your Man

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The Cure

Hello I Love You

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Smashmouth

She Turns Me On

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The The

I’m A Long Gone Daddy

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Lyle Lovett            

The Fat Girl

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The Lounge Lizards

Harlem Nocturne

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The Cowboy Junkies

Townes’ Blues

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The Police

On Any Other Day

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Lyle Lovett            

Her First Mistake

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The Replacements

Skyway

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Mana

En El Muelle De San Blas

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Moodswings

100% Total Success

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Leftfield

Song Of Life

 

Liner notes:

so much music, so little time (60 minutes). since our entire collection is on the computer, i had a lot to play with. the flip side is all the music i never re-aquired after i ditched my vinyl or simply never owned in the first place.

i was very specifically looking for music that geeks might not have heard (that is, the non-audiophiles. i figure the audiophiles have heard most everything and give up). so negativeland and soul coughing got thumbs down on that criteria, even though i love them. and i was looking for things that are odd or esoteric. things i *like* was the second level of sorting; i like tons of stuff but i get bored easily. many of these songs went through periods of continual listening at some point in my life, however, and qualify as old favorites. the last level of sort was when arranging the music i looked for nice segues from song to song and then had to make that last agonizing choice.. (63 minutes).

Wooden Boat is the only slack key guitar album i own, but i love it. i love the ethereal melodies and charming island songs in Keola Beamer's  deep, warm voice.

Red Hot + Blue is a collection of songs by Cole Porter and has been a favorite album since i acquired it. most every song on the album is a delight, though the interpretations vary as widely as the artists. i love it when the Fine Young Cannibals did retro-type music, such as the several tracks they did for the film Tin Men, and again here.

The Beautiful South have been a favorite since Jennifer Sylva and i played them on her radio show at KZSC. "i love you, but you're boring" is the track that struck our fancy. their style has evolved to an ever cleaner, pop sound but the lyrics are as vicious as ever.

i'm a sucker for the Pixies. i don't know why, and i don't even like all of their music. but, then, at the time i was listening to this album i was also listening to Fuzzbox. "Here comes your man" is more tuneful than my other favorite, "there goes my gun".

I was a big Cure fan in high school, but all my vinyl albums, EPs and consequent B sides are long gone since my depression loving days are over. I heard this track on the radio once and it made me laugh, so i picked up the album, the Elektra anniversary collection. this is another strange selection of covers by new artists, some great, some just odd.

Smash Mouth is a very recent addition to our music collection, after tons of geeks said, "they're great!" and they are. This song off the new album had me bopping all summer.

Hanky Panky is just more evidence of my love for odd cover albums. this entire album by well loved The The are covers of country hit writer Hank Williams. it was a close call, but "There's a Tear in my Beer" didn't make the cut.

Lyle Lovett is played so often at our house he is practically on auto-play. The Fat Girl is an early piece that exemplifies his concise, ironic country style.

Harlem Nocture as played by the Lounge Lizards (not to be confused with the Austin Lounge Lizards) was the theme music to "Mickey Spilane's Mike Hammer", a tv series when i was in high school. i liked the rendition so much i went out and bought the album. it remains about the only song i do like on the album, but it is an interesting view of early John Lurie (theme music for Get Shorty among other newer projects).

i love the Cowboy Junkies. Towne's Blues is obviously a tribute since it is much more bluesy than their usual country style, but the song is a good example of their lyricism.

The Police were my first love and i like every song they ever recorded. my all-time favorite is "Walking in your Footsteps", but i don't currently have a copy. "On any other day" is a fun song that got lots of play during my freshman christmas holiday as i drove to work and it is full of peculiar sunny memories for me.

"Her first mistake" is classic Lyle Lovett and requires a good listen to catch the whole story.

The Replacements were introduced to me in high school by Christy Coke and while it wasn't and isn't complete love, they are a big part of my young life.   "Skyway" shows the lovely guitar work and lyrics that are characteristic of Paul

 

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