We’ll give Creed a rest this week and point out this quote about Nickelback, the Creed of the New Millenium:
Summer is the most important season for the concert industry. Even with the recession, 2009 is shaping up to be a good year.
"Normally, promoters are quick to cry when things are not going well, and we’re not hearing that," said Pollstar’s Bongiovanni.
Jason Garner, CEO for global music for Live Nation, the world’s largest promoter, explains the industry’s resiliency, using a hypothetical Nickelback fan in Omaha.
While that fan might put off an expensive vacation to Hawaii, Garner said, he won’t miss that one-time show in Omaha.
"That Nickelback show … is the Kodak moment of that fan’s life," he said.
Leave it to Jason Garner to point out that an examined life that ranks a Nickelback concert as a "Kodak moment" is no more worth living than the unexamined life. Even if you live in Omaha. Ten years from now (hell, ten weeks from now) excitedly reliving for your friends that "awesome" Nickelback concert you attended most likely will result in the same awkward silence that follows a confession of a drunken sexual assault on farm animals.
At least the animals won’t try to sell you a $40 t-shirt afterward to commemorate the occasion.
Onward to less disturbing things:
Mining For Gold – The Cowboy Junkies
Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits
Team Handed – Mogwai
Murder (Or A Heart Attack) – Old 97’s
The Three Great Alabama Icons – Drive-By Truckers
Lausd – Jurassic 5
Supermaniac Soul – Ministry
Clementine – The Decembrists (Elliott Smith cover)
The White Lady Loves You More – Elliott Smith (Elliott Smith covering Elliott Smith)
No More Sorry – My Bloody Valentine
and one more guaranteed non-Nickleback song: I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up For Christmas – Aimee Mann
Possibly the best performance of one of the most beautiful songs of all time
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É Prohibido Prohibir – Caetano Veloso & Os Mutantes
Aus Der Ferne – City
Happy Is the Only Way – Sine
Pandajero – Cantoma
Boss On The Boat – Tosca
Lady Madonna – The Beatles
Fire Don’t Burn – Diana Ross
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing – The Main Ingredient
TV In My Eye – Los Microwaves
Heavy Whispers – Yello
Seems So Long – Stevie Wonder
Rock & Roll – Jane’s Addiction
Two of Us – The Beatles
Helplessly Hoping – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Walk On – U2
Follow You, Follow Me – Red House Painters
Forgiven – Deb Talan
Any Road – George Harrison
A Good Year for the Roses – Elvis Costello
I Gotcha – Joe Tex
Plaza Alta – Paco De Lucia
Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) – Miles Davis
Bonus: Girl from the North Country – Bob Dylan/ Johnny Cash duet
1. The Zutons – “Zuton Fever” — Who Killed The Zutons?
2. Caetano Veloso – “O Quereres” — Personalidade
3. Third Eye Blind — “How’s It Going To Be” — Third Eye Blind
4. Steve Winwood — “Don’t You Know What The Night Can Do?” — The Finer Things
5. Magic Sam – “I Just Want A Little Bit” — Chicago Blues Masters
6. The Germs – “My Tunnel” – M.I.A.: The Complete Germs
7. Marvin Gaye – “You’re The One For Me” – The Master 1961-1984
8. Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks – “Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy” – Beatin’ The Heat
9. Electric Light Orchestra – “Boy Blue” — Eldorado
10. Quicksilver Messenger Service – “The Fool” — Quicksilver Messenger Service
**Bonus** Bob Marley & The Wailers – “Buffalo Soldier — Legend
Side A
Steve Miller Band – Rock Me (demo)
Helio Sequence – Repeater
Guided By Voices – In Stitches
Unrest – So Sick
Spoon – Nefarious
Side B
Wolfmamma – Where Eagles Have Been
Apples In Stereo – Sunday Sounds
Britney Mother Fucking Spears – Piece Of Me *
King Crimson – When I Say Stop, Continue
No Knife – Sweep Away My Shadow
* – behold the danger of shared iTunes libraries!
1. Come On, Come Over – Jaco Pastorius
2. Southbound – Doc Watson & Merle Watson
3. Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
4. Mr Brown – Bob Marley & the Wailers
5. Funny You Should Ask – Kitty Clark
6. Apple Juice Break – Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf
7. So Flute – St. Germain
8. Pride and Joy (live) – Stevie Ray Vaughan
9. Negative Creep – Nirvana
10. Her First Mistake – Lyle Lovett
total fucking bonus: The Sickbed of Cuchulainn – The Pogues
Great choice of video. I love this song. Have you heard the version by the Indigo Girls? It takes on another layer of meaning.
1. NICU – Phish – 1998/11/09
2. The Squirming Coil – Phish – 1999/07/31
3. It’s Ice – Phish – 1993/07/31
4. Tweezer – Phish – 1999/08/01
5. Tweezer (Reprise) – Phish – “A Picture of Nectar”
6. Wormtown Jam – Phish – 1997/07/02
7. Pure and Easy (Young Vic Live Remix) – The Who – “Who’s Next”
8. Dear Mrs. Reagan – Phish – 1986/04/01
9. Waste – Phish – 1999/07/20
10. Weigh – Phish – 1997/08/17
encore/ Isis – Bob Dylan – “Live 1975″
*Welcome to the summer of Phish*
I saw them do it in concert and Amy Ray kind of oversold the angst. The Killers, on the other hand, completely fucked it up beyond recognition.
1. Public Image, Ltd., “Memories”
2. Funky 4+1, “That’s the Joint”
3. Borghesia, “Discipline”
4. Mussolini Headkick, “Cracking Up”
5. Coil, “Answers Come in Dreams”
6. Human League, “I Love You Too Much”
7. Yello, “Desire”
8. Switchblade Symphony, “Bad Trash”
9. Front 242, “Welcome To Paradise (Live)”
10. Peter Gabriel, “Steam”
Bonus 7″ single:
Cabaret Voltaire, “Sex In Secret” b/w Revolting Cocks, “Cattle Grind (Demo)”
Hello Darlin’ – Conway Twitty
The Weight – Bob Dylan & The Band (live)
Piggies – The Beatles
Going Mobile – The Who
Tomorrow Never Knows – The Beatles
Cissy Strut – The Meters
Cold To the Touch – The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Oriental Folk Song – Wayne Shorter
Cinderella’s Big Score – Sonic Youth
Sweet Jane – The Velvet Underground
Bonus: The Weakest Part – Yo La Tengo
There ain’t nothin’ that hurts like a heartache. I’d never seen a video of the song, thanks.
A House Is Not A Motel – Love
Atlantic City – Bruce Springsteen
Your Bright Baby Blues – Jackson Browne
Looking For Nothing – Aimee Mann
Little Bird – Annie Lennox
Let’s Call It Love -Sleater-Kinney
Every Little Kiss – Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Be Thankful For What You Got (Pt. 1) – William DeVaughn
Glass Of Water – Coldplay
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town – Pearl Jam
+1: I Am An Animal – Pete Townshend
Envelopes – Sister In Love
Squirrel Nut Zippers – I Found A New Baby
Chic – Dance, Dance, Dance
The Hombres – Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)
Dean Martin – Everybody Loves Somebody
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire
J. Geils Band – Love Stinks
The Geraldine Fibbers – Dusted
The Allman Brothers Band – Ramblin’ Man
Gene Vincent – Bop Street
(And an extra one for all the wretched insomniacs out there)
Yes – I’ve Seen All Good People: Your Move
Dirty Work – Steely Dan
Have a heart – Bonnie Raitt
I’m Still in Love With You – Al Green
Jean-Pierre Rampal – Mozart Flute Quartet #3 in C, K285B
Already Gone – The Eagles
These Eyes – Guess Who
Anticipation – Carly Simon
Slipstream – Jethro Tull
19th Nervous Breakdown – The Rolling Stones
La Grange – ZZ Top
Thank god the Hall and Oates didnt come up.
Helter Skelter — Carolyn Alroy (amazing. done as a torch song)
Friday I’m in Love — The Cure
Reason Why — Rachel Yamagata
Otherside — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Farewell To The Old Me — Dar Williams
Shake Em On Down — Furry Lewis
Gatekeeper — Feist
Baker Baker — Tori Amos
Live And Learn — The Cardigans
Right In Time — Lucinda Williams
Double Bonii: Turn On Me — The Shins
Turn To Me — Shannon Brown
Wild Honey Pie — The Beatles
Feel — Stereophonics
Voice Inside My Head — Dixie Chicks
Helter Skelter — The Beatles
Soul Rebel — Bob Marley
The Scarlet Tide — Elvis Costello
Give It Away — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Untitled Instrumental — Television
Lookin’ Out My Back Door –Creedence Clearwater Revival
Stand! — Sly & The Family Stone
Bonus extra throwback cut:
It’s Only Make Believe — Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
“The Wind Cries Mary” – Jimi Hendrix Experience
“Surfin’ Safari” – The Beach Boys
“Roll The Credits” – Peter Bjorn & John
“Heart Like A Wheel” – Kate & Anna McGarrigle
“Conditioner” – Wu-Tang Clan, featuring Snoop Dog
“Girl From The North Country” – Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan
“Coolidge Rising” – Leo Kottke
“I Know You Rider” – Grateful Dead
“Rotary Ten” – R.E.M.
“Heaven” – Joan Armatrading
Bonus (and quite a bonus it is):
“I’ve Just Seen The Rock Of Ages” – Ralph Stanley
For The Sake Of The Song – Townes Van Zandt
Cast Iron – Superchunk
Ping Pong Affair – The Slits
Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Carole King
Cuts You Up – Peter Murphy
The Ruling Class – Loose Fur
Bucky Done Gun – M.I.A.
California – The Wedding Present
Oh Well, Okay – Elliott Smith
Bridge Of Sighs – Robin Trower
Eleven:
The Closer I Get To You – Donny Hathaway
Big Cell – Tom Cora – Gumption In Limbo
Sally Ann – Carolina Chocolate Drops – Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind
Diablo Mountains Sunset – The Tremolo Beer Gut – Under the Influence of…
Piedra De Doce Angulos – Los Holy’s – Sueño sicodélico
Sandpit – Curve – Doppelgänger
In All the Wrong Places – Ulrich Schnauss – A Strangely Isolated Place
Rush – Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts – Cowboy Bebop
Lady Love – Robin Trower – Bridge of Sighs
Shocker In Gloomtown – The Breeders – Head to Toe
What’s Happening to Me? – Volcano Suns – Farced
“Omaha” bonus tracks:
Bad Education – Tilly and the Wall – Bottoms of Barrels
The Ugly Truth – Matthew Sweet – Altered Beast
A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free – Elliott Smith – From a Basement on the Hill
White News Media – Malcolm X – Wisdom of Malcom X
“R&J” is a great, great song. From same period, also like “Cut Me Down” by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. DS’ “Going Home” of course and also confess a sentimental weakness for David Knopfler’s “Heart To Heart” from then, too.
a confession of a drunken sexual assault on farm animals.
In Nickelback country, isn’t that usually referred to as a “boast”?
Brick House — The Commodores
Since You’ve Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) — Aretha Franklin
I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself — The White Stripes
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie
Seven Spanish Angels — Willie Nelson & Ray Charles
You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart –Eurythmics
Surrender — Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Running On Empty — Jackson Browne
Shepherd Moons — Enya
Beyond The Horizon — Bob Dylan
Bonus for the weekend: Flying — The Beatles
“Ping Pong Affair” is an amazing song; it makes the most of being a cyclic composition. It could go on forever (& in a more interesting way than the Slits’ later monothematic jams).
The 11,000 Switches used to cover “Wild Honey Pie” live in ‘82 – as Uncle Dave held up a giant sign reading, “LAUGH”.
Friday Random Thirteen:
Don’t Move, X-Ray – 11,000 Switches
Misirlou – Korla Pandit
Franz Kafka At The Zoo – The Clean
Ein radioaktiver Schatz – Divide & Kreate
Shake Your Grapes – ccc
Hey Skinny – Sparks
Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy) – Devo
Germ Ship [fragment] – Wire
Love Song – The Au Pairs
Last Of The Steam Powered Trains – The Kinks
Sverige (Jag Är Insnöad Pä Östfronten) – The Stranglers
Black Sabotage – DJ Moule
HAYDN: Op. 20, Nº 4, iv, Presto e scherzando – Kodály Quartet
Neil Young “Cortez the Killer” Live Rust
The Meters “Keep on Marching” Plus from Us
The Mekons “Revenge” So Good It Hurts
Lucinda Williams “Essence” Essence
Talking Heads “Burning Down the House” Sand in the Vaseline
Waco Brothers “Poison” New Deal
John Wesley Harding “Cathy’s New Clown” Here Comes the Groom
Calexico “Not Even Stevie Nicks…” Feast of Wire
Richmond Fontaine “Black Road” The Fitzgerald
Belly “Every Word” Star
bonus
Elaine Elias “One Note Special” Sings Jobim
Reefer Man-Cab Calloway
Outbreak Of Love-Midnight Oil
Desde Que O Samba E Samba_Gilberto Gil & Caetano Veloso
Bright Fire-Fleetwood Mac
In Every Dream Home A Heartache-Roxy Music
Maria Jose-Federico Aubele
I Read My Sentence-Radka Toneff & Steve Dobrogosz
The Ghetto-Donny Hathaway
Baby-Los Super Seven
Part Of The Process-Morcheeba
I think it was Romeo and Juliet that made me fall in love with Tbogg. When he first played it for me I was an exceedingly impressionable 19-year-old lying on the bed in his apartment. It was completely unfair.