20 songs your i pod shouldn't be without (Music lovers only)

11/05/07 | Phil.K

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Oh, OK, I've nothing better to do on a Friday evening than recommend some songs. But these aren't any songs. Oh no!

These are 20 songs you've probably never heard of, but are well worth listening to. No reviews follow, as that will subtract from your curiosity

1) Sufjan stevens-Chicago

2) China Crisis-Hampton Beach

3) Arcade Fire –Cold wind

4) Radiohead-Street Spirit

5) Manic Street Preachers- If you tolerate this

6) Simon Dupree-Kites

7) Crowded Houes-Black and White Boy

8) Depeche Mode-Home

9) Gary Bird-The Crown

10) Genesis-The Brazilian

11)Utada Hikaru-Simple and Clean

12) Gypsy Kings-Sin Ella

13)Nine Inch Nails-Something I can never Have

14) Keith West-Grocer Jack

15) Lena Lovich-Bird Song

16) PJ Harvey-Send her love to me

17) Hazel O Connor-Will you

18) Mansun-Wide Open Space

19) The Mighty Wah-The Story of the Blues

20) Procul Harem-Conquistador

[SampleMan]

I think you need an eye in your name :-)

An eye? That's kinda gross.

[dead]

Too heavy on whiney artsy Brit bands. (One’s too many.)

[VOA]

The live version with the Edmonton Philharmonic is the one I have..

I'll second the vote for that

[dead]

Hem, Marah, The Silos, Alejandro Escovedo

Now you’re talking!

I’d add some Fela Kuti, Chet Baker, The Hold Steady, Morphine, Sorten Muld, Frank Sinatra, Bottle Rockets, Eels, Joe Williams, M. Ward, Everclear, Eve 6, Tom Waits, Xavier Rudd, Saw Doctors, and Bjork.

Thank God Ipods hold more than 20 songs!

[Mr. Blonde]

Drown could probably make my list. I haven’t gotten Son Volt’s newest CD, but I have heard good things. Jeff Buckley would be on the list, but I thought him and Smashing Pumpkins might be too well known already. Who doesn’t at least have “Hallalujah” already?

[agent_delta]

No Frank Sinatra?

[Keltik]

1. “Castanets” — Alejandro Escovedo

2. “Let Her Dance” — The Bobby Fuller Four

3. “Jesus Was A Crossmaker” — Judee Sill

4. “(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown” — The New York Dolls

5. “The Streets Of Where I’m From” — The Old 97s

6. “The Trains” — The Nashville Ramblers

7. “Bluebirds Over The Mountain” — Ersel Hickey

8. “Wild Horses” — The Flying Burrito Brothers (FAR superior to the Stones’ version)

9. “Ocean” — The Velvet Underground

10. “Sometimes You Just Can’t Win” — Mouse And The Traps

[agent_delta]

Still no Frank.

[mrs. a]

1.) Thunder Kiss ‘65 - Rob Zombie
2.) Possum Kingdom - The Toadies
3.) People Who Died - The Jim Carroll Band
4.) Everything Right is Wrong Again - They Might Be Giants
5.) Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
6.) The Old Main Drag - The Pogues
7.) Border Radio - the Blasters
8.) Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
9.) Roots Radical - Rancid
10.) Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog - Johnny Cash

Enjoy!

[Wyatt's Torch]

“Who doesn’t at least have “Hallalujah” already?”

Well, great song but not an original. Eternal Life would be my choice for him.

BTW, saw Son VOlt live last night. Excellent show. Their new record is very good and fairly different. I would recommend it.

Also a “BTW”, Smashing Pumpkins new record comes out on 7/10. As the th Drive-bt Truckers recently deposed Jason Isbell.

[Mr. Blonde]

I'm tempted to go see Son Volt in June, but several things are standing in my way. The Hold Steady are playing that same night, and I think it might be one of the last chances to see them in a smaller venue. Not to mention The Black Keys and Wolfmother are both playing later that week, and I'm definitely going to both of them. I really hope my eardrums survive.

I'm bummed about Isbell leaving. I will definitely be picking his new one up.

If you are a big Smashing Pumpkins fan have you heard Silversun Pickups?

[Old_Mil]

"Dude, I've never heard of these people, what planet are they from?"

[maquiladora]

I might as well put up a list like everyone else...

1) "Missed The Boat" - Modest Mouse
2) "Going Against Your Mind" - Built To Spill
3) "Carror Rope" - Pavement
4) "Fans" - Kings Of Leon
5) "Ocean" - John Butler Trio
6) "Gone Away From Me" - Ray LaMontagne
7) "People All Get Ready" - The Frames
8) "Tender" - Blur
9) "Looking Out My Back Door" - CCR
10)"Too Much Rain" - Paul McCartney

[Wyatt's Torch]

“If you are a big Smashing Pumpkins fan have you heard Silversun Pickups?”

I hve heard of them but not heard them. I’ve heard mixed reviews of their work. I need to give them a listen and judge for myself.

[SamAdams76]

Good lists so far. People need to understand that if they depend on terrestrial radio or MTV to get their music, they are missing out on all the good stuff and in fact are exposed to virtually nothing but rubbish and they develop a tolerance for that rubbish that makes them less likely to ever try the good stuff.

A good analogy is a person who eats at nothing but fast food places like McDonalds and Pizza Hut all the time. After a while, their taste buds begin to tolerate that bland food and reject anything else is just "too exotic". Kind of like the cat that has gotten too used to cat food and now turns its nose up at sardines and tuna.

Anyway, here is another list of songs that should be on everybody's iPod yet you will never hear on FM radio. This is just scratching the surface of what is out there:

• Dredg - Bug Eyes
  
• Calexico - Cruel
  
• Explosions In The Sky - Welcome, Ghosts
  
• The Shins - Sea Legs
  
• Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On
  
• Mew - The Zookeeper's Boy
  
• Pavement - Frontwards
  
• The Cold War Kids - We Used To Vacation
  
• The Good, The Bad, And The Queen - Kingdom of Doom
  
• Grizzly Bear - On A Neck, On A Spit

[SamAdams76]

Ignorance of good music and an open disdain for open-mindedness is nothing to be proud of.

[SamAdams76]

I amended that in my last list (before seeing your reply).

[sit-rep]

Looks like a poster billboard for cultural diversity.

[Andyman]

It’s simply a matter of taste; what your definition of “good” is. I’m fairly certain judging by your list that you would look at what is on my iPod with . . . less than enthusiasm.

[SamAdams76]

Well try me. My musical tastes are diverse and not limited to the genre I posted my selection from.