Deep Tracks part 2: Cake-Foo FIghters

Deep Tracks: Part 2. I’ve already explained the point of this in part one (http://calmerthanyouaredudes.blogspot.com/2012/04/deep-tracks-part-1-aerosmith-bruce.html) So without further ado, let’s tackle this bitch.

CAKE: What can I say about CAKE, they are great, my only crime against them is I only own four of their albums L and I didn’t get to see them when they came to San Diego (double sad face)

Meanwhile, Rick James-Comfort Eagle: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TrjfnX8ZDU&feature=fvst): A man’s girlfriend is getting it on in a hotel room with Rick James…and there’s nothing he can do about it.

Friend is a four letter word-Fashion Nugget: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egmMMzt28g8) A girl says she just wants to be friends, a heartbreaking song is made.

Mexico-Prolonging the Magic: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egmMMzt28g8): This song was on a Littlejohn’s track list, when it came on, it was usually the highlight of my work week.

Italian Guy-Showroom of Compassion: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWCqy4bZ87Y) Old Italian guys sure like to make important points.

Coldplay: You can roll your eyes at me all you want, the fact of the matter is despite Chris Martin’s d-bagery, Coldplay is a pretty decent band with a lot of good songs. Listen to them and try not to enjoy them (you won’t be able to not enjoy them)

Spies-Parachutes: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QzDHPcNfrw&feature=related) CP’s first album is better than  most debut albums released around this time. This song is one of the reasons, I really wanted to put Trouble in, but apparently that was a single (who knew?)

Daylight-A Rush of Blood to the Head: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPR6LPXDBck), From a music standpoint this sounds a bit like The Beatles at their peak.

A Rush of Blood to the Head-A Rush of Blood to the Head: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz1uK8OOr38) Another epic song from CP’s best album, the title track doesn’t disappoint.

Counting Crows: I mentioned how good Coldplay’s first album was, well it can’t hold a candle to August and Everything After, Adam Durtiz was able to date a couple of the female cast members of Friends (when that was an accomplishment). I actually only own AaEA of the Counting Crows catalog, but I could put every none single from the album as a great deep track, I won’t, but I could.

Time and Time Again-August…: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbTGWkYxXOI)

Sullivan Street-August….: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s9kpkxQSGE)

Both great songs that speak for themselves, I have no other cute stories about them.

Danger Mouse (non Gnarles Barkley edition): I can’t say with 100 percent certainty that Danger Mouse is my favorite producer of all time, but I can’t think of anyone else I like better either. I’ll have a whole page for Barkley stuff, so that’s why I am not including it on this section. I am only doing songs from albums in which Danger Mouse’s name is on the cover.

Dark Night of the Soul (with Sparklehorse and David Lynch)- Dark Night of the Soul: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ics3uq_810c) Yes, that is the director David Lynch that helped with this song, sadly indie darling Sparklehorse took his own life not long after this album was made (maybe even before). Anyway, this is a haunting song even without that, it could definitely be in a Lynch film.

Two Against One (with Jack White)- Rome: the Soundtrack: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UibsjY5K-c)The former White Stripes frontman, helps out with this track, which is on the soundtrack to the fake movie Rome.

Dave Mathews Band: My hometown heroes: I am going to pretend that there are people not from Charlottesville, Va. reading this. And if there are, let me say, I’ve meet the man several times, he’s a pretty cool dude.

Halloween-Before these Crowded Streets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I85wVAPNiAM), a break up song…Couldn’t find the studio version of The Last Stop, or that would have been my choice from that album.

The Proudest Monkey-Crash (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvLOm9Ewuh8)

Sleep to Dream Her-Everyday (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxT79xhfyJg)

David Bowie: A lot of artist like to change their music every few albums, not as many of them like to change their whole personality too, but David Bowie isn’t your average musician either. I wish I knew a lot more about him, anyone who wants to give me a crash course in Bowie will not be Disqualified (get it?..It’s a Zoolander reference)  

Oh, You Pretty Things-Hunky Dory (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIXGDQtQJaM)

Nature Boy-Moulin Rouge soundtrack: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3WHZ5vcyWo) a cover of a Nat King Cole song, a great start to one of the best soundtracks of my generation (great movie too)

Five Years-Ziggy Stardust: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq3EZhT3G7U): The opening song to Ziggy Stardust, Bowie most famous character and album. The world learns there is only five years left, and stuff starts happening

The Doors- I went through a huge Doors phase my freshman year of college, I even wrote a paper on them. I thought they were the greatest band at the time, and I wasn’t even on any un-natural drugs. Anyway, I still think they are good and what not, just don’t like them as much. I am going to pretend that When the Music’s Over and The End are singles, although look them up on youtube, if you don’t know them already.

Soul Kitchen-The Doors (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58ceB8U9N3w)

Cars Hiss by my Window-L.A. Women (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2uqaO1jRyk) a very bluesy song from the Doors last album.

The Spy-Morrison Hotel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZ6JQv0DPo): Jim’s a spy, in the house of love.

Moonlight Drive-Strange Days (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCaDjpwuh08): Strange Days is my favorite Doors album, in this song, Jim let’s his girlfriend drown.

Elton John: Reginald Dwight, is another artist I really should know better, I mostly just know his hits, which are plentiful. Anyway, here is my favorite deep cut that I am aware of.

Sixty Years On-Elton John: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqTbjKZviIA), My dad put this record on at a party once, and this was the one song that really stuck with me. It’s great early John work.

Elvis Presley: I am not sure that Elvis had any songs that weren’t hits in some way shape of form (obviously that’s not true.) The only Elvis CD’s I have are his 2^nd to none greatest hits, but there are songs that I wouldn’t know otherwise, so I am going to assume the same goes for you assclowns.

I Feel So Bad- 2^nd to none: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL_JvLLPdCs)

Trouble- Elvis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg-1qW2xAU4&feature=relmfu) Damn, if you ever wondered why Elvis is the king, this song is one of those reasons.

Eminem: In 1999, Tupac and Biggie had been dead for several years, most of the important artist of the late 80’s early 90’s were sell outs, Missy Elliot had told us about how she hated the rain, but hadn’t yet told us to get our freak on, and rappers like Jay-Z were beginning the new stages of bullshit pop rap.  Rap needed a new hero, what it got was a bleach-blonde white kid from the slums of Detroit with a giant chip on his shoulder and even bigger mic skills. The world hasn’t been the same since. I was 15 when his first album came out.

Just Don’t Give a Fuck-The Slim Shady LP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbuRvbOmQZI): the man just doesn’t give a fuck.

Kill You-The Marshall Mathers LP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4MHgdcMAFQ) They told me I can’t rap about being broke no more/they ain’t say I can’t rap about coke no more…I’ll let him explain the rest

Till I collapse (with Nate Dogg)- The Eminem Show: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFO-BvfRrOU) Sort of a postscript to Lose yourself (but it came out before)

If I get Locked Up Tonight- Funkmaster Flex presents The Tunnel: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4EEXxScQao)

Fiona Apple: Apple should be seen as the female John Lennon, anything less is unacceptable. But that’s just like, my opinion, man.  She also helped introduce the world to Zach Galifinakis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u09s0uz0tEU&ob=av2e) but, that’s a single, so it’s not actually part of my list.

Red, Red, Red-Extraordinary Machine: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xY1hgUPD1o&feature=related) Her BF been pretty much yellow, and Fiona’s been kinda blue, but all she can see is red, red, red.

Slow Like Honey-Tidal: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoeIeg_JvoA) Most of the songs on Tidal were written before she was 18, that shit cra.

Fleet Foxes: This folksy group from Washington state is pretty great, they don’t have a lot of hits, but they should.

Ragged Wood-Fleet Foxes: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VExmgC0z9U0) Just a run of the mill pleasant song.

Helplessness Blues-Helplessness Blues: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mR8Z-gmK1g) fantastic song, just listen and enjoy.

Foo Fighters: Dave Ghorl’s post Nirvana band has become one of the biggest in the world. They are even some fans of the Foos that don’t know who Nirvana is, they’re called idiots, and they’re a lot of them in the world, but what are you gonna do?

February Stars-The Colour and the Shape (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wG1xEHij08). It’s my birth months, so it’s got that going for it…which is nice.

For the Cows-Foo Fighters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIKqAWGN2CI) the brothers Foo first album was more of a Dave Ghorl demo tape, but it’s still a really good album

I Should Have Known-Wasting Light (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zr1dVYNJic) Nirvana’s bassist Krist Novoselic joins Nirvana’s ex-drummer on this awesome track, that is the best on their most recent album. Like most  Foo songs, it’s hard to tell if it’s about Kurt or not.