Finding hidden gems

by Susan M

I bring my music to work with me on an external hard drive. I have a long commute and often before leaving work I’ll burn a mix cd to listen to on my ride home. (If you’ve heard either of my podcasts, you know what these mixes are like.) I have huge piles of them in my car, hidden in different cubbyholes. (Probably close to 200 of them, including full albums I burn to listen to as well.)

Lately I’ve been having trouble deciding what to listen to, so I started going through mix cds in my car that aren’t marked, just to see what’s on them. I came across a real gem. Here’s the tracklist:

1. Confessor – “Sour Times”
2. Indigo Girls – “Closer to Fine”
3. Ronettes – “Be My Baby”
4. KD Lang – “So It Shall Be”
5. Mountain Goats – “Have to Explode”
6. Nick Drake – “Pink Moon”
7. Alice in Chains – “Rooster”
8. Husker Du – “Ice Cold Ice”
9. Pentagram – “Live Free & Burn”
10. Carole King – “Natural Woman”
11. Jane’s Addiction – “Jane Says”
12. Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Sweet Home Alabama”
13. Replacements – “Androgynous”
14. New Order – “Leave Me Alone”
15. Doobie Brothers – “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)”
16. Tracy Chapman – “For My Lover”
17. Waterboys – “A Bang on the Ear”
18. Madness – “It Must Be Love”

I’ll post a few to the radio.blog. (Any requests?)

6 Comments »

  1. This morning I revisited Rush albums for the first time in years. Some of it was still fun to listen to. I still like the Permanent Waves album.

    I’ve been unsure of what I want to listent to as well. I’ve been mulling over the possibility of listening to more classical music – particularly music for piano.

    Maybe you could throw on the Rooster song. I haven’t really listened to Alice in Chains much. So I might as well give a song a try.

    Comment by danithew — March 15, 2007 @ 12:47 pm

  2. I’m so jealous of those of you who can listen to music at work. I’d have a much stronger incentive to rip my CDs if I could.

    But I can’t. Have to answer the main phone line. Can’t have the Social D blasting in the background when I do.

    Comment by William Morris — March 15, 2007 @ 1:59 pm

  3. I’d like to hear Husker Du.

    Comment by Justin — March 15, 2007 @ 2:15 pm

  4. BTW Susan, if we’re talking about finding hidden gems here, you might want to listen to Amon Tobin’s piece called “Creatures.” Or maybe you already know about it.

    I sort of stumbled across it. It’s not exactly a song. But it’s very interesting to listen to. I’ve tried listening to an Amon Tobin album all the way through – it’s not very easy because of the way he uses sound. Still, it’s interesting stuff.

    Comment by danithew — March 15, 2007 @ 2:41 pm

  5. Husker Du and AIC are both posted to the radio.blog now.

    I don’t have that song, Dan, but I know where to look for it. :)

    William: headphones.

    Comment by Susan M — March 15, 2007 @ 3:26 pm

  6. Susan:
    If only. We have to be able to pounce on the phone. It’s the price one pays for the glamorous life of a low-level public relations flack.

    Not that I do much flacking.

    Comment by William Morris — March 15, 2007 @ 3:59 pm

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