The penultimate chapter in our ongoing hello.shuffle saga…
Mike’s Songs
4) ‘Loving Cup’ by The Rolling Stones (Exile on Main Street)
I grew up always listening to the 1960s Rolling Stones stuff from my dad’s record collection and I think I liked them because they sounded like the Beatles. I dont even think I realized at that time that the old geezers in leather on tv were the same band. It wasnt until later that I got into the amazing 1970s albums like Exile on Main Street and Sticky Fingers when my uncle bought them for me. I think asked for Exile first because it had THIS song on it which was a constant staple of Phish in concert. I figured if Phish played it, it must be a great song. Its amazing actually.
Greg’s Songs
4) ‘Give It Away’ by Zero 7 (Simple Things)
Hah! How ironic, after just mentioning them above. I like Zero 7 for the most part, and there are moments when Zero 7
is perfect (like when you are Zach Braff trying to figure out your life). But, they seem to be lacking something. Few of their songs are that distinctive… so they often sound better in mixes with contrasting songs than within the album they come from. Perhaps over reliance on Fender Rhodes, string chords, soul beats, etc. I remember first seeing Zero 7 on the late late show in high school and was blown away. it was before Google, and I knew the band was zero-something. It took me roughly a year before I figure out who it was.
Aryn’s Songs
4) ‘What Is The Light?’ by The Flaming Lips (The Soft Bulletin)
I just finished their biography. Good book, its nice to read about a band that works their asses off and eventually have it pay off. Uplifting tune– you can hear hints of what is to come in this one, kind of a more radio sounding song, might be neat to hear live though.
Back tomorrow for the last installment. If you have any comments or suggestions of your own shuffled music, feel free to drop them here or at [email protected].