An Apology

I apologize for not putting up a post during the weekend but I was swamped with things, and then earlier today the high-speed Internet was out at my place, so that fouled up my schedule... I'll put up a new tune tomorrow afternoon, I promise.

RIP Bobby "Boris" Pickett

Yes, it's another RIP thread, but this time it's of the famed one hit wonder novelty singer Bobby "Boris" Pickett, who is most (only?) famous for the Halloween staple "Monster Mash". Unfortunately, when I searched online for it I could not find the tune "Climate Mash" (as mentioned in the Wikipedia articles), which sounds so bizarre (Bobby singing about global warming!) that it'd be perfect for me to upload, but alas… maybe on another day.

Bobby "Boris" Pickett-"Monster Mash" (2.90 MB, 128Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/1Ad7ed5270042/bobby_boris_pickett_the_monster_mash.mp3.html

Here is another upload, but this time it's a parody of "Monster Mash", called "Monster Hash". You probably don't need to be told what this song, by The Toyes, is all about. It's hilarious. You get to hear about the Swamp Thing "being toasted" and Frankenstein toking on a bong; can't you get any better than that? I don't think so!

The Toyes-"Monster Hash" (3.86MB, 160Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/b5HYb5270043/Toyes%20-%20Monster%20Hash.mp3.html

I'll be back next during the weekend.

A CCR Threesome

First off, I will bring up two links for you to visit. The first is http://www.ymskrecordings.com/ which is a page that is filled with a plethora of extremely rare and hard to find songs from a variety of older acts, and it's all free!

The second link is http://starling.rinet.ru/music/index.htm

That is a Russian website (but written in English) of a guy that reviews many different albums, pretty much all of them older records. The section of the website devoted to the Rolling Stones is very well done and served me well in recommendations in downloading more obscure tunes from their huge body of work.

The former website I mentioned leads me to the main topic of this post, which is the greatness (to me, if you don't like the band, then you can't possibly be American) that is Creedence Clearwater Revival. The Wikipedia link explains that apparently they were not recognized as being so Goddamn great until after they broke up (the link also explains why they had a meteoric rise and just as fast of a downfall within a span of only a few years; yeah, I've known about how he had a nasty feud with Fantasy Records and its boss, including the suit where John Fogerty was sued for ripping off himself, but the most amazing thing is that he RETURNED to the label after all that mess; yeah, they were sold to another company, but it's still an amazing move on his part). IMO, their best-of record, Chronicle, is a must-have in your collection.

Today, I'll be featuring three versions of a song that you won't find on "Chronicle" but it's still a blues-y (and down home swamp) jam that I happen to enjoy quite a bit. It's called "Keep On Chooglin'". I don't know what it means to "choogle", but I presume that again, it has the same sort of meaning as the term "Pompadus", although judging by the lyrics, it's quite possible that they're talking about something rather ribald.

The first version is the album version, featured on "Bayou Country", their second album.

Creedence Clearwater Revival-"Keep On Chooglin'" (8.66 MB, 157Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/ArUhX269497/Creedence%20Clearwater%20Revival%20-%2007%20-%20keep%20on%20chooglin.mp3.html

The second version is off of their "The Concert" album, which holds meaning to me as it's the first CD I ever bought, way back in 1996. Yes, it's 11 years old now, but it still plays with hardly any problem. To me, the funniest story of the album is that it was originally released as having been recorded at Royal Albert Hall in England, only to soon be revealed that it was actually recorded in Oakland, California, which has rarely if ever been confused with the Jolly Old UK. To me, I like the album as it has a few of the famous songs from their repertoire, but also has some of their non-hits, which doesn't mean that they weren't good; oh no that's not the case. One example of that is their take on Chooglin', which was played at a faster clip and featured some extra jamming.

Creedence Clearwater Revival-"Keep On Chooglin'" (live, 1-31-70; 12.62 MB 192Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/GexzG0B269487/Keep%20On%20Chooglin%27%20(Live).MP3.html

The third and final version of the song is another live recording; this time at Woodstock. Yes, they were at Woodstock. It may be hard to believe, as they weren't in the movie nor the soundtrack. The movie link explains that not only were they pissed at the Grateful Dead for running way too long with their set (they were to play next after them) but they thought their performance was below standard (and also, there was said to be some sound problems during the set), so there went most of the proof that they played there. But, the Your Mother Should Know website has the first part of the project by the Woodstock Project (they have no website up currently, unfortunately) to post online all the music from the festival that wasn't in the movie nor the soundtrack. They have the original soundboard mix of their set, which to me I suppose is better than having it come from the tape of some random guy in the crowd, but at the same time it sounds a little "odd" compared to it being recorded and then remastered for record release... but still, this is so rare, you (nor me) should complain about it at all. To me this is done at a pace comparable to the album version, but it has some notably good guitar and harp jamming.

Creedence Clearwater Revival-"Keep On Chooglin'" (live at Woodstock-11.06 MB, 169Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/ttzSS269493/Creedence%20Clearwater%20Revival-Keep%20on%20Chooglin%27%20(Live%20at%20Woodstock.mp3.html

To me it's a shame that they broke up only a few years after they started having so many hits; it seems hard to believe, as so many of their songs are still heard on the radio today and are well known to so many people. At least they became a band that is still loved by millions of people all across the world.

After an epic post like this (although in the future I may do some posts that dwarf even this entry), I won't be back with another post until the weekend. Hopefully you'll check out the links and you'll try out some of the reviews and/or some of the rarities.

The New Number One Worst Song of 2007

Up till a few days ago my worst song of 2007 was still "Cupid's Chokehold", but during the weekend I finally listened to all of the Fergie song "Glamorous", (hey, in the past, when I heard it on, I turned it off after a few seconds) and it didn't take long for me to decree that this was now the worst of 2007. The production isn't that great, but the real problem, besides her singing, is the stench of the lyrics. I don't even understand why her dad told her "If you ain't go no money take your broke ass home" (really, THAT is the words of wisdom your dad told you that has helped you out so much in your career? Not to mention, the male singing of the lyrics totally clashes with the rest of the tune) or how it relates to the rest of the song, why she's bragging about "the flossy flossy" or why going through the Taco Bell drive-thru is "raw as hell" or why even Ludacris sounds bad on his guest verse… in short, this is utter shite and to me it's distressing that this was in March the number one song in America! Then again, even worse was "London Bridge" being a chart-topper for three weeks last year (although "Promiscuous" being on top for 6 weeks was just pathetic and the mediocre at best "Irreplaceable" being number one for TEN weeks not only shows how the charts are really meaningless now in comparison to how they used to be in the good old days-top 40 radio being so shitty in the past few years and shit like digital downloads is why only a few songs a year are number one, although how the majority of the chart-toppers the past few years have ranged from acceptable at best to horrid frightens me in just how shitty the taste is of the common public… no offense to the people I know who like these tunes! No wonder why I am not a "people person")… "Fergalicious" was the "best" single off her album by default… why exactly DOES anyone like this bleating goat of a singer who has such a putrid voice and is the biggest butterface I've ever seen? Pardon me for the malice, but this and London Bridge being so popular is a downright travesty. In fact, I'm not even going to upload the song, as I'm sure most of you have heard it by now and don't actually want it as an MP3 on your computer.

I'll be back tomorrow, this time with some *good* songs.

Light It Up And Take A Puff, Pass It To Me Now

Yeah, today is 4/20, so (and I'm not going to discuss whether I've engaged in any recreational drug use or not in my past) it's only appropriate to upload a few songs related to cannabis, for all you potheads out there who may be reading this.

The first song is "Legalize It", by Peter Tosh. The purpose of this mid 70's reggae song is self-explanatory. Peter explains that many people smoke it (even lawyers) and it can help you out if you have tuberculosis or even "umara composis", which is one of those phrases that can have any meaning to it, a la "The Pompadus of Love". There's no other music out there more suited to smoking the cheeba than reggae, and this is the perfect reggae song for this day.

Peter Tosh-"Legalize It" (4.23 MB, 128Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/XEQZruu266504/Peter%20Tosh%20-%20Legalize%20It.mp3.html

The second song is actually from the 1930's, if you can believe it, and it's a jazz/big band song. It's "Reefer Man", by Cab Calloway. I once saw Cab and his band perform the song in a real old movie from that decade. You may be surprised to hear someone talking about the drug way back then, but then again there were movies like "Reefer Madness" around and it was during that time that there was a real crackdown on the drug. Whether or not you think it was the right decision is up to you, but do note that this song is pretty catchy.

Cab Calloway-"Reefer Man" (2.75 MB, 128Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/5lQ6l266502/Cab%20Calloway%20-%20Reefer%20Man.mp3.html

The third song is from Afroman, but no it's not the way too obvious selection "Because I Got High". Rather, it's a song known as "Crazy Rap", and it's a song I actually first heard on the rap station in Normal, Illinois while I was at a house party during my wild days at Illinois State University. Yes, they actually played this very vulgar song on the air, even though it was so pockmarked with edited out cusswords that it just wasn't that entertaining to listen to, although I had a very strong desire to download the original version, so that's what I did once I got back (or rather, stumbled back) to my dorm room. I saw that while the chorus related to smoking weed, the song otherwise is a humorous tale of his many sexual conquests, sung in a vulgar 2 Live Crew-type style. If that kind of music is to your liking, then you should get a lot of laughs out of this tune.

Afroman-"Crazy Rap" (7.61 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/eXAWp6s266507/Afroman-%20Crazy%20Rap.MP3.html

I'll be back in a few days, kids.

A Minor Diversion

Unfortunately, my next upload won't be until tomorrow. You see, last night I tried to use LimeWire to download an unrelated file and I discovered, much to my dismay, that I couldn't even get it to open anymore; why, I couldn't and still can't figure out. I tried multiple times last night and today but I got the same result, so I finally said "fuggit" and I searched for another service off of this site. I ended up coming across MP3 Rocket and once I get it running I see that it's exactly the same as LimeWire. I mean, it's identical except for the different name. At least it runs and I'll have no problem using it.

I'll be back tomorrow with a pair of uploads, and given what tomorrow is, you may be able to guess already what the theme will be.

I Don't Hate This F****** Song

I'm paraphrasing a line spoken by the Rachel Phelps character in the still popular baseball comedy "Major League". One memorable aspect of the song was the 80's cover of "Wild Thing", which was the music that Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn came out to. Not only was it used EXTREMELY well by Japanese mixed martial arts fighter Genki Sudo for a fight vs. Butterbean (yes, that Butterbean), but you briefly hear the song in the new DirecTV commercial that has Charlie Sheen reprising the character to shill that service.

The thing is, though, if you look through the file sharing services you always see that the singer of that version of the song is Joan Jett; sure, it doesn't NOT sound like her, but trust me, it isn't, despite what you may see online. It instead is by the band X. Hopefully this and this will dispel that myth in you, the reader's, minds. While I can't tell you why it's impossible to find the shorter single version of the song, or why the long version of the song I'm posting fades out at around the 3:15 mark only to kick into gear again at 3:20 as if it was a fan-made edit to the tune, you'll have to excuse those anomalies, as it's an awesome cover of a 60's classic.

X-"Wild Thing" (8.71 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/uwUu6T264732/X%20-%20Wild%20thing%20(long%20version).mp3.html

I'll be back on Thursday with a new tune to post.

RIP Don Ho

I saw online tonight that Don Ho, the legendary Hawaiian singer most famous for "Tiny Bubbles", passed away Saturday morning. Yeah, I could make an awful joke about him being a "nappy-headed Ho", but I'd better not… I don't really know too much about his career or his songs, aside from the biography on his official website (although I do remember his daughter Hoku, who didn't look half-bad but was/is a crappy singer; remember that "Another Dumb Blonde" song? I say "is" as allegedly she's going to release another album this year!), but he became a part of Hawaii and his culture with his stage show in Hawaii and of course, "Tiny Bubbles", which I have uploaded; for some odd reason, the file has got two songs on it; besides TB there is also "Pearly Shells". Both are charming light easy listening songs (I should note that these are the only two songs of his I've ever heard in my entire life), but don't let that turn you off. You've probably heard many jokes about and references to "Tiny Bubbles" in the past; now's time for you to download it.

Don Ho-"Tiny Bubbles/Pearly Shells" (3.38 MB, 128Kbits/second

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/tvxYUH263113/Don%20Ho%20-%20Tiny%20Bubbles.mp3.html

I'll be back in a few days with another upload.

Woke Up This Morning With A Wine Glass In My Hand

Peter Frampton wasn't much of an actor (check out the movie version of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"; yes, they made a MOVIE out that classic album. Actually, come to think of it, don't check it out...Frampton acts alongside the Bee-Gees. No shit. That's far from its only problem, though...) but this workingman rocker skyrocketed to fame after the famed "Frampton Comes Alive" album was released in the mid 70's. Probably the most famous song from the album was "Do You Feel Like We Do", due to how the original album version is almost 15 minutes long, and for the talk box that Frampton used to much success.

However, there is an original album version of that iconic tune. It originally appeared on the "Frampton's Camel" album. I first heard the "Frampton's Camel" version on Music Choice, which I get with digital cable. I didn't think it was half-bad; while it's slower than the live version, I still like it. It's pretty blues-y, which is something I tend to like. Hey, if you mark out to the live song then you should get this, no questions asked.

Peter Frampton-"Do You Feel Like We Do" (6.18 MB, 128Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/RjT4J262337/Peter%20Frampton%20-%20Do%20You%20Feel%20Like%20We%20Do.mp3.html

I'll be back during the weekend with another tune for your enjoyment.

An Addenum To The Last Post

I searched online, killing time while I tried to feel tired enough to go back to bed, and I discovered the other version of "Cocksucker Blues". It's linked below. I'll be back on Friday with the usual uploads from moi.

http://djolley.com/stones/RSCocksucker.mp3 (56 Kbits per second)

A Rolling Stones Weekend, Part 3

In this final installment of me posting Rolling Stones songs (at least for now; in the future I probably will post a few more) I will bring up three songs that are quite different from each other, but all rule in their own unique ways.

The first tune is one that you would recognize if you have the Forty Licks CD, but on there, the song "Fool to Cry", a song seeped in the 1970's (which is part of the reason why I love it) is in an edited 4 minute form (i.e. the single version of the song you would have heard on the radio at the time) instead of the original 5 minutes album version off of "Black and Blue". I've heard mixed reviews on the album so I decided to buy it recently, and at 10 bucks it was a good deal, as while it may not be for some people due to how it was jam-centric and more reggae and funk/disco than blues-based rock (a departure from the usual, but as an infrequent thing it's fine), it's cool to me as a novelty. As it's impossible to find the full version of the song online, here it is for all of you who care about hearing full album versions of tunes (although in this case the full version and the single version of the song are in essence the same except for some things being cut down for time reasons), the unedited version of the biggest song off the album.

The Rolling Stones-"Fool To Cry" (6.99 MB, 192 Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/9wmlU3v259128/The%20Rolling%20Stones-Fool%20To%20Cry.MP3.html

The second is another tune off of their 1981 "Tattoo You"* album. This one is called "Hang Fire" and is a quickie but fast-paced tune where they talk about the shitty times that the economy in Jolly Old England was experiencing at the time. I could talk about the controversial Margaret Thatcher and how she turned things around and how it wasn't without fret and people getting perturbed, but that's not something to talk about in a music blog, don't you agree? Just enjoy this song, which is "Doo Doo Doo" filled but should not be confused with "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)", a song from the previous decade.

• Speaking of that album, the tour for it that year featured the Stones performing in concert… in my birth town of Rockford, Illinois? Yes. The city, which currently only has 150,000 people, is certainly a spot that rarely hosts major acts such as that band, but the story, which I've heard before but can't confirm via an Internet link, was that there was a fan club of the Stones in the area and they campaigned hard to have them perform in the then new Rockford Metrocentre (an arena that's now a dump, but that's neither here nor there), and amazingly, they agreed to do it.

The Rolling Stones-"Hang Fire" (3.84 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/UQ2nK259125/The%20Rolling%20Stones%20-%20Hang%20Fire.MP3.html

The final song is actually a bootleg with an incredible story behind it. The song is titled… "Cocksucker Blues". Seriously, that's what it's called! As you can see from reading the Wikipedia link, the title was also used for an unreleased documentary on The Rolling Stones, which has never been released publicly and yet some BitTorrent files can be found of the movie, available for download (I've tried to download the movie, but haven't been able to; if you haven't used BitTorrent, the type of hard to find movies that I'm a fan of are often a pain to d/l as the number of people who are running the file and making it available for other people to use are often rare with the hard to find stuff, and if you have hardly anyone running the file for other people to use, then you're SOL in getting the file, which tend to be like around a gig or more; maybe one of these days I'll get it). As for the actual song, the link (and this one) also gives the great story of how this was the last song for their old record label before moving on to their own label, and they obviously had heat with their old label, as the last song turned out to be one patently designed to piss them off; that's the only reason why Mick would talk about being a homosexual (well, that and the alleged tryst with David Bowie). There are two versions of the song. The one I'm posting here is an almost 7 minute version done with the whole band (but not the original that they sent to the record label). Given the circumstances of it being a bootleg you can understand how it's low-fi and all that, and yet, if it wasn't for the ribald subject matter, it would make for a pretty damn good blues song. Honestly. Check it out for that and the obvious novelty factor of the tune.

The Rolling Stones-"Cocksucker Blues" (9.47 MB, 192 Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/lkDjSma259131/The%20Rolling%20Stones%20-%20Cocksucker%20Blues.MP3.html

I will be busy in the upcoming week so it will be a few days before I do another update, where I will return to posting random songs.

A Rolling Stones Weekend, Part 2

Today, the three songs will span the Stones and their career from the 60's up to the late 90's.

The first one should be more than familiar to you guys who watch TV and have seen and heard the Chase Freedom commercial. That's right, it's "I'm Free", off of their 1965 "December's Children" album, although it's a new version of the song and not the original. So, even though you may be sick to death of the new version due to how often that ad is on, check out the original to see how different it is.

The Rolling Stones-"I'm Free" (2.23 MB, 128Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/9tQ7WDg258212/Rolling%20Stones-%20I%27m%20Free.mp3.html

The second song is off of their "Rarities 1971-2003" album, released in 2005 and was a part of a Starbucks promotion; I have never been in a Starbucks before in my entire life and I'm happy to say that. I don't drink coffee or any of the other frou-frou beverages they offer for consumption. As you can see from the Wikipedia article I had linked, the term "rarities" was used rather loosely with this album but from first listen (I just bought it yesterday) it's good overall, although uneven. It is filled with a blues favor, so if you're a fan of that... that's exactly what I picked out with the song "Fancy Man Blues", a B-side to a single off of the 1989 "Steel Wheels "album that would fit in great at any juke joint.

The Rolling Stones-"Fancy Man Blues" (6.61 MB, 192 Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/lOZp1T258214/The%20Rolling%20Stones-%20Fancy%20Man%20Blues.MP3.html

The third song is from 1997's "Bridges to Babylon". I know, the last few Rolling Stones albums aren't really known for their singles but instead how cohesive they are as a whole-that said, some of the tunes are still pretty good and should not be dismissed without a listen just because they aren't from the band's hitmaking years. I picked this song out for a good reason; not because it's the "best" or what have you, but rather because it was a totally random song played on the night I saw them in concert in Tampa* in late 2005. As you can see by the setlist, they mainly played the hits, which is what they usually do in concerts. It just makes sense, although of course there are those nutzo Stones fans out there who wish they would play all obscure tracks for the concerts that THEY attend; it shows that pro wrestling "smart marks" and uber-Rolling Stones fans can be more alike than you'd think. Anyway, since I liked how they did the song at concert (which was the first time I've ever heard it period) and the album version has a cool Latin Jazz type vibe to it (although it sounds suspiciously like "Oye Como Va" to me in some aspects) but it rocks out too in the bridge. This will hopefully dispel any notions that the last few albums have little to no value to them.

• The setlist is as follows; I don't remember this off the top of my head; it was posted on the Stones' official site:

Start Me Up
It's Only Rock And Roll
She's So Cold
Tumblin' Dice
Rough Justice
Back Of My Hand
Dead Flowers
Bitch
Night Time Is The Right Time
The Worst
Infamy
Miss You
Oh No Not You Again
You Got Me Rocking
Honky Tonk Woman
Out Of Control
Sympathy For The Devil
Brown Sugar
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Satisfaction

The Rolling Stones-"Out of Control" (4.33 MB, 128 Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/fpgau8258217/The%20Rolling%20Stones%20-%20Out%20Of%20Control.mp3.html

I'll conclude this weekend with a post tomorrow on Easter.

A Rolling Stones Weekend, Part 1

This is the start of something I'll finish on Sunday, where I will feature a few Rolling Stones songs each day; note that these are songs that aren't the usual tunes you hear on the classic rock stations (or any other stations, for that matter). I decided to do this as the Stones are a band I like a *lot* (I got to see them in concert in October of 2005 in Tampa and I also bought a shirt there; even though the price of both were quite high it was money well worth spent; it may be the only time I ever get to see them live, and I loved it all. I'll talk more about that concert either tomorrow or Sunday) and I would like to showcase some tunes, that's all.

The first song is off of their 1986 album "Dirty Work", an album that isn't well-received by Stones fans, although part of that may have to do with the God-awful cover to the album. The Rolling Stones wearing day-glo suits on a coral green couch with a blue background… that is a sad sight to see. I mean, it's the bad-ass shit-kicking Rolling Stones! They just should not wear neon suits! But, I've heard the two main singles off the album ("Harlem Shuffle", actually a cover of an obscure 60's R&B record) and the song I uploaded for this, "One Hit (To The Body)", and I liked both (it seems like the general consensus hates "Harlem Shuffle", but I don't agree with that opinion) so maybe the entire album hasn't gotten its just due. As you can see from the Wikipedia link I provided (don't forget to click on all the links I provide in these entries), this was during a contentious time in the band's history, where some people thought this could've been their last album ever. The fact that they managed to put together an album that wasn't rated as "terrible" by most people says a lot about their natural talent.

As for "One Hit (To The Body)" it has a lot of punch and vigor to it; it is just about as good as many of their more familiar rockers, and it has the added bonus of Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin contributing his guitar to the tune, I guess because he didn't have any Death Wish movie to score at the time.

The Rolling Stones-"One Hit (To The Body)" (6.47 MB, 192 Kibits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/fXZRJRv257334/The%20Rolling%20Stones%20-%20One%20Hit%20To%20The%20Body.MP3.html

The next song is "She's A Rainbow", off of their controversial psychedelic album "Their Satanic Majesties Request."* A lot of people didn't like what was seen as an obvious attempt to try to be like "Pet Sounds" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", but to me at least it was an interesting experiment that provided some songs I liked, especially this tune, "She's A Rainbow"; yeah, you may wonder what Mick really meant by "She comes in colors everywhere", but maybe I should just get my mind out of the gutter.

* I know it's also on the Forty Licks CD, which is a 2 CD best-of that tries its best to spotlight the songs most worthy to be on a best-of, but in the process left off some worthy tunes, and even worse, some of the songs had to be edited in order to fit on the CD; to me that's pretty sad, but I guess "Forty Licks" is catchier than "Thirty-Six Licks", and plus, the set was meant to commemorate the band being together for forty years, so that's why the number was chosen. Still, I never bought the album; I just checked it out of my local library for a week and burned a few songs off of it onto my computer, which I later put on a burned CD.

The Rolling Stones-"She's A Rainbow" (5.79 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/YBZKRl257348/The%20Rolling%20Stones-She%27s%20A%20Rainbow.MP3.html

The final song is one sung by the incomparable Keith Richards himself. In case you're a newbie or whatever, yeah he sometimes sings. He doesn't exactly have the dulcid tones of Mick, but it's still a voice that isn't bad, by any means. I mean, I prefer it to most of the awful voices you hear on rock songs these days, to put it way too generally... anyhow, I think his best song is actually "Happy", but that's pretty well known, as not only was it a single, but I've heard it more than once in public places such as a restaurant, and plus, it's also on Forty Licks, so instead I picked another tune. This is "Little T&A", off of "Tattoo You", their 1981 album that not only produced "Start Me Up" but also was maybe their last "great" album ever. It's funny then how it was a hodge-podge of songs recorded at different times. As for this song, it's pretty much about one night stands-a common rock and roll theme, to state the obvious. It's a good rocking tune that you probably will like.

The Rolling Stones-"Little T&A" (4.68 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/LAUQMy257350/The%20Rolling%20Stones%20-%20Little%20T%20_%20A.MP3.html

Tomorrow I will post three more songs, including one you should be more than familiar with by now due to its current use in a credit card commercial.

We All Need Someone We Can Cream On

In this month so far The Rolling Stones have been a hot item in the news. The main reason is, as all of you should know by now, the story about how a few years ago, Keith Richards allegedly snorted some of the remains of his father's cremated ashes along with some cocaine, a story he later denied was true. Keith Richards is one of a kind to be sure-we need more iconic figures like him around; it makes the music world much more interesting to deal with, especially these days with all the poseurs and asshats running around.

Earlier today I discovered while watching TV that the title song off of their classic album "Let It Bleed" (which is a great album, sure, but personally I think that not only is "Exile on Main Street" the best album they ever did, but maybe the best album of all time, period.) is now being used to shill Amstel Light, of all products. I didn't quite understand the connection between the ad and the song, but these days it's common for everyone to use their songs as a means to shill some product that has nothing to do with the song itself. You just have to live with it. But, I want to upload the song as it's a great track-one of the best from the band that you hardly hear on the radio, although there are *many* great songs from that gang which you don't hear on the classic rock stations.

From the same album is "Live With Me", another great song that I've never heard on the radio before. It's not just the awesome bassline in the opening of the song; it's one hell of a tune, although pretty risqué for the time, a statement you can also make for the other song I put up here.

Tomorrow I'll post some more "lesser known" Stones ditties, including one or two where you get to hear Keith as the lead singer.

The Rolling Stones-"Let It Bleed" (7.51 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/hIp29256748/The%20Rolling%20Stones-Let%20It%20Bleed.MP3.html

The Rolling Stones-"Live With Me" (4.88 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/RtR7K256749/The%20Rolling%20Stones-Live%20With%20Me.MP3.html

Bust Out The Glow Sticks

In the last update I talked about dance music and how I discovered it at Illinois State University. I already mentioned one song I first heard during those memorable days. Here's another.

The second example is "Blood is Pumpin'", by Voodoo & Serano. It was one of the songs that I was introduced to by a friend (the guy who inadvertently taught me all about this genre and the great collection of CD's known as "Techno Marathon") and I still think it's fantastic. Some of you hardcore fans may recognize it from the Ring of Honor wrestling promotion used (or uses) a small snippet of it at live shows; you really need to hear the entire song. If you had to categorize it I guess it would be either hard trance or hard techno, but I recommend giving it a try, even if you don't usually listen to this kind of noise. Who knows… you may like it. It's almost 8 minutes long, so the first few minutes does build up to the main part of the song, but boy is it ever a great journey, and it kicks you in the ass too.

Voodoo & Serano-"Blood Is Pumpin'" (10.64 MB, 192 Kbits/second)

http://www.bestsharing.com/files/hrYX4vV255906/Voodoo%20_%20Serano-Blood%20Is%20Pumpin%27.MP3.html

As I haven't done this in a few days, I'll make it up by posting a few songs in the next several days.