If Music Could Talk

Was looking at the Peel Festive 50s recently and this discussion made me go back and take a second look. A little tough to analyze because 77 - 81 are basically 'all-time faves' (though almost all songs are post-76) albeit with a number of songs from that current year making each list as well, while...

No love for Big Audio? Have you never heard that album? :lol: Admittedly, I don't listen to it much, but I seem to recall the first half is pretty decent. In fact, Harrow Road is one of my favourite BA(D) songs. I don't think I've ever made it thru in one sitting. I've heard it all, but broken up i...

The Blue Aeroplanes - And Stones
Robert Forster - Baby Stones
Parquet Courts - Stoned and Starving
Little Simz - Rollin Stone
Jamie T - Sticks 'n' Stones

Stump - Our Fathers
PJ Harvey - The Words That Maketh Murder
Everything But the Girl - The Night I Heard Caruso Sing
Stereolab - Ping Pong
Disco Inferno - The Last Dance

Killing Joke - Nervous System
Scritti Politti - The "Sweetest Girl"
World Domination Enterprises - Message For You People
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Get Down Moses
The Libertines - Cyclops

board favourite

Primal Scream - 2013
Moses Sumney - Me in 20 Years
Corner Shop - 7:20 a.m. Jullander Shere
Momus - A Complete History of Sexual Jealousy (Parts 17 - 24)
Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo

Stereolab - Prisoner of Mars
Meat Beat Manifesto - Mars Needs Women
Golden Silvers - Please Venus
Mogwai - To the Bin My Friend, Tonight We Vacate Earth
King Biscuit Time - I Walk the Earth

Thanks very much for this Marky! Having a blast listening to this. While I've never had an issue with the song lengths, it is super fun to listen to these songs in this form/length, often with new endings and intros (Psychotic Fish), along with a lot of the different touches in the mixing (The News ...

So far and open to changes... Acton Zulus Soylent Green Gangs of England (full band) War on Cultures Magic Suitcase Why Do Men Fight? Oilwell Really the Blues The News Be Good to Yourself National Anthem Pier 51 T F Madness That's As Good As It Gets? The Network's Going Down Hi Marky - list looks g...

10,000 Maniacs - My Mother the War
The Sundays - Don't Tell Your Mother
James - Gold Mother
Manic Street Preachers - Are Mothers Saints?
Chrvches - The Mother We Share

In addition to some of the ones mentioned, big fan of: National Anthem Soylent Green Acton Zulus Buckethead Falun Gong Love Song The Best Man Big Surprise If anyone has the lyrics to Acton Zulus, I'd love to see them. Really like this bit: " When the final post drops in their box, it reads, 'We said...

Ice-T - I'm Your Pusher
The Beta Band - Push It Out
Manic Street Preachers - Nostalgic Pushead
BAD - Push Those Blues Away
Underworld - Push Upstairs

Lush - Sweetness and Light
Primal Scream - Shoot Speed/Kill Light
The Housemartins - The Light is Always Green
Gene - Be My Light, Be My Guide
Black Star - Astronomy (8th Light)