Pre-Friday Random Ten

Welcome back my friends to the show I wish would end…

Late last week, in a fit of musical nostalgia, I picked up some used CD’s by bands from my glorious misspent  yout’ just for grins and stuff. Among them was a huge collection of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, who were one of my favorites back in the days of "progressive rock" although I don’t know if that catch-all category really applies or makes sense these days. And after listening to it, all I could think was: what the hell was I thinking? I’ll admit that I listened to a lot of crap over the years; we all have. Just so you kids know, you will eventually  reach a certain age when you come to  realize that the music that you so loved in your high school years wears about as well as your hair style from those same years. In your case, it will probably be Radiohead. I can still occasionally listen to a little Yes or King Crimson without cringing inwardly, but the ELP stuff… yikes. The sad thing is that it was the one CD that I was really looking forward to.

So some of it may pop up in the random ten, but I’m not endorsing it.

On the other hand, the Big Audio Dynamite greatest hits CD is worth its weight in gold.

Now, let’s get all random tenny:

Lebanese Blonde – Thievery Corporation

Days of Wine and Booze – The Minus 5 (buy this CD)

All In A Day – Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros

My Little Corner of the World – Yo La Tengo

Bowmore – Millencolin

Start Again – Teenage Fanclub

Galaxy of Emptiness – Beth Orton

Hobart Paving – St. Etienne

Writing to Reach You – Travis

She’s Gone – Hall & Oates (shut up…I love this song)

bonus #11: Otherside – Rancid

As an aside, the delicious yet pithy mrs tbogg commented the other night that I now have enough Ani DiFranco CD’s to qualify as a honorary lesbian. Do I get a decoder ring or something?