Rock Rock, Planet Rock

In this upload I decided to post something a little different from what I've put up as of late. This time around I am uploading a dance remix of a famous early hip-hop song. The song is Planet Rock, by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force. Even today that song is awesome, in my opinion.

The remix I'm putting up was done by Paul Oakenfold for the movie Swordfish. Yes, it's the movie where Halle Barry showed her... well, you know. Having seen it, that's really the only reason TO see the movie! It wasn't too good, although the soundtrack was pretty groovy. In particular, his remix of Planet Rock was pretty awesome. He didn't really change it but rather enhanced it, and you can listen to both this and the original and enjoy either/or.

Planet Rock (Swordfish Mix)-Paul Oakenfold vs. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force (192Kbits/second)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/392238361d67ef/

I'll be back Tuesday night.

It's The Remix

I wasn't sure until the day before what song I would upload next, but while listening to a random burned CD, I remembered a remix of a song that was the shiznit for about a week or two back in 2003. As I listened to the remix of the song Hell Yeah by Ginuwine, Baby (or Birdman), Clipse, and the famed R. Kelly. The remix happens to be on the same album as the original, The Senior.

The main reason why I downloaded the remix was that I could not find a non-mono version of the original song. I found the remix, downloaded it, and thought it was better than the original. Of course, in this day and age of shitty Top 40 radio and hip hop-R&B radio, popular songs get way overexposed than after a week or a month, you're lucky if you ever hear them again. Who knows how many people remember this 2003 tune, but hey, that's why I don't listen to those stations as much as most people do.

Ginuwine/Baby/Clipse/R. Kelly-Hell Yeah (Remix) (5.68 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3865495d13e1d8/

I'll be back Saturday afternoon, kids.

Crankin' That

I wasn't sure what I would post on here for my latest upload... at least until last night, when I returned to the grand old place known as Mako's and and a blast there. Speaking of that place, if you want to experience a taste of what the place is like-although this is more about MTV promoting it's usual bullshit and stereotypes-check out video from MTV filming some footage there for a pair of specials so you at least have some idea of what goes on there, although visiting the place in person is a much better way of understanding and experiencing all the debauchery that takes place there on a nightly basis. By the way, I have never seen any of the "All-Stars" work there in my life and I only recognized one or two employees there, and that was in brief shots.

How this ties into this upload is how during the night they played an already infamous song that people either love or hate; I'm talking about Crank Dat (Soulja Boy), from Soulja Boy. I'm in the latter camp, although I still admit the dance and the song is far better than that Chicken Noodle Soup shit from last year! Plus, I can't forget that the song was pretty over last night and you had quite a few people doing the dance... or at least attempting to do so.

In a totally roundabout way I found a download where the song has a dance beat added to it, and this version ends up being far better than the original, IMO. It's from a dude known as Cousin Cole and he deserves mad props for this.

Crank Dat (Soulja Boy) (Cousin Cole Remix) (10.74 MB, 320Kbits/second)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3811283c533f96/

I'll be back Wednesday night with another rap song.

Kickin' It Old School

After I finished with the Led Zeppelin block of songs I wasn't sure what song I would put up next, but then I saw a new Honda Accord ad that uses an ELO song. Kevin Spacey doing the voice-over for it was even more surprising for me; Kevin's a great actor, yes, but after I heard the rumor that he was gay, his role in American Beauty took on a new meaning.

Anyway, back to Electric Light Orchestra, a band that I think is awesome, even if other people don't. The song used in the Honda Accord ad was Hold On Tight (To Your Dreams), something that sounds like it is from the 50's or 60's, even though it was a 1981 album, "Time" to be exact. It's a cool song to use but there's a similar-sounding tune that I like even better. It's from 1983's "Secret Messages" album, but I'll get to it in a moment.

Electric Light Orchestra-Hold On Tight (To Your Dreams) (2.86 MB, 128Kbits/second)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3759611723716d/

Here is the song I was referring to from Secret Messages. It is not Four Little Diamonds, as made famous in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, but instead Rock 'n' Roll Is King. I think it's even better than Hold On Tight. Unlike the other tune, I have it on CD. The 3 CD collection was Rockin' 80's, which proved to be a steal at 9.99. The Final Countdown, Working For The Weekend, AND Cum On Feel The Noize? Sold! The best song I had not heard of before I bought it proved to be the ELO track.

Electric Light Orchestra-Rock 'n' Roll Is King (192Kbits/second)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/37597495f43262/

I'll be back Sunday night.

It's A Real Fine Place To Start

In this final post where I post Led Zeppelin songs-although in the future I am sure I will post another track or two-I am posting two tunes, one of which is another one that is atypical of them, but the other one is a rocking tune.

The first is the atypical song. It's a track from their Houses of the Holy album. It is known as The Crunge and as you can read in its Wiki entry, the song is their version of a James Brown song. James Brown! Talk about strange, and yet it turns out well. I remember chatting about this with a friend back in my college days and when I mentioned the style of the song, my friend was shocked and wondered if Zep was particularly heavy into drugs at this point in their career. I would not be shocked if that proved to be true. I mean, I'm not even sure what a crunge is supposed to be.

Led Zeppelin-The Crunge (4.52 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/37213976ca7443/

The second song is a live track from the "How The West Was Won" album. The tune is "The Ocean", which in original form was also on Houses of the Holy. Now here's a rocking tune for you guys that has one of the most memorable riffs from Zeppelin, and that says a lot. It's been sampled by the Beastie Boys, among others. It's one of my favorite tunes from them, and the live version does a great job of mimicking the original.

Led Zeppelin-The Ocean (3.94 MB, 128Kbits/second)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/37211830b8fece/

I'll be back Thursday night.

You're Supposed To Make Love To The Second Side of Zoso!

For the second Led Zeppelin song, I will put up something that is atypical of their usual work. Most people expect their songs to rock out and kick you right in the balls. Yes, there's Stairway, but at the end it gets rockin'.

However, here is a track from the album Physical Graffiti (which is one I own and is awesome)that is more blues-y in nature and is another song that sounds like it could be from the 50's. It's Boogie With Stu, a song with an interesting story by it that you can read about if you click on the Wiki entry I have associated with it. They tried to do something nice for Ritchie Valens and they ended up getting in trouble with it. Those damn record companies. Anyway, this is a tune that you should probably enjoy even though there's no electric guitars involved.

Led Zeppelin-Boogie With Stu (5.34 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3683735168af34/

I'll be back Tuesday night.

Led Zeppelin Is Something Else

I apologize for getting this up late, as Thursday was just not the best day to upload a tune, so that's why instead I'm posting it now. I always feel like an ass for not living up to my word, even with something that everyone else would feel is inconsequential. That's just how I am.

The major music news for the week doesn't have anything to do with Kanye vs. 50 Cent or any of that nonsense. Instead, for the first time in 19 years Led Zeppelin is going to perform in concert. It's November 26th in London at a benefit concert which will include Foreignor, which I found to be odd until I realized that Jason Bonham, who will be drumming for Zeppelin in place of his famous father, has been in Foreignor for the past few years, so there you go.

Picking just a few songs to upload here is a difficult task as all of their albums have songs that you usually don't hear on the radio (unless you live in an area where the local classic rock station spends about 20 minutes a night playing all Zeppelin tracks, as Orlando's 96.5 does every Monday through Friday night with "Getting The Led Out" segment) but yet are still awesome.

For example, on Getting The Led Out I've been able to listen to some tracks from the BBC Sessions album, released 10 years ago. The one I'm putting up is a track done live in the summer of '69, which was between their first and second albums. The song is Something Else, originally done by Eddie Cochran, best known for his writing and performing of the classic Summertime Blues. Zeppelin's version is a quick (barely over 2 minute) ditty where they rip through it in an aggressive manner. It also includes a heavy piano part, so I presume-given that I haven't heard the original-that it does a great job of capturing the spirit of the original version.

Led Zeppelin-Something Else (3.58 MB, 234Kbits/second)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/36408285632d54/

I'll be back Sunday afternoon (I promise!) with another tune from Zeppelin's library of songs.