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Post-Modern Drunk: French Leave Friday Random Ten (2/9/06)
- "Like a Rolling Stone (Manchester, England)" by Bob Dylan, from No Direction Home
10/10 - "I don't believe you. You're a liar...play fucking loud!" It is impossible to play this too loud.
- "Champagne Supernova" by Oasis, from (What's the Story) Morning Glory
6/10 - Another one of those songs I forgot I had. Remember when we thought this was great stuff? No, me neither.
- "If You Find Yourself Caught in Love" by Belle and Sebastian, from Dear Castrophe Waitress
7/10 - This is about as close as B&S get to rocking, and it's still pretty sedate.
- "Dirty Old Town" by The Pogues, from Very Best of the Pogues
9/10 - Damn, I could use a dram of Jameson right now.
- "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, from Chronicle, Vol. 1
7/10 - Who doesn't love Creedence? Honestly, they were the second band I ever saw in concert (as "Creedence Clearwater Revisited," without John Fogerty, so it really doesn't count), at a state fair during a lightning storm. Awesome.
- "1979" by The Smashing Pumpkins, from Mellon Colie and the Infinite Sadness
7/10 - Billy Corgan is perhaps the most egotistical guy in rock and roll, but hell, he does kinda deserve some of it.
- "Tropical Iceland" by The Fiery Furnaces, from Gallowsbird's Bark
7/10 - Apparently, they were hanging out at the Magician during one of the smaller scale robot parties there. If I'd known who they were at the time, I would have gone and requested they make more music like this and less noodly random crap.
- "Extreme Ways" by Moby, from 18
6/10 - Yes, I own a Moby CD. If it makes you feel any better, I got it for $2 in the back alleys of Istanbul, from a guy who folded up his table and ran off immedately after I paid him and started walking away.
- "Have You Forgotten" by Red House Painters, from Songs for a Blue Guitar
7/10 - Wow, this is mopey. Music to wallow to.
- "Gravel" by Ani DiFranco, from Little Plastic Castle
8/10 - This came on a Mix Tape to me. That's my only defense. It is pretty damn good, though.
7.4/10 - I feel like "no comment" would have been very useful on a couple of these.
