Thank You For The Music

On the big musical theme, I watched High Fidelity for the first time last night. It was originally recommended to me in 2001 by Gh when I split up from my girlfriend at university, but I was too busy DJing to watch a film about a DJ who'd split up with his girlfriend.

As it were.

The Stuart Mix CD Appeal has so far yielded two CDs, but I'm getting the impression that there might be a couple of others in the pipeline...that'd be the big pipeline that The Royal Mail sticks things in and with a big blast of hot air whooshes things all over the country, then.

GET THE FECK ON WITH IT!

Sorry.

Anyway, the first Mix CD arrived a mere 24 hours after the start of the Appeal, but that was because the creator kinda cheated and delivered it by hand whilst coming to Hatfield for a weekend of partying.

The Greenhamster Mixes

So Much to Say - Dave Matthews Band
Lava - SilverSun
Pretend Best Friend - Terrorvision
Get A Grip - Semisonic
I'll take you there - The Stape Singers
Joe le Taxi - Vanessa Paradis
Superhero - Girl Next Door
Forgive Me - Mansun
On and On - The Longpigs
Haligh, Haligh... - Bright Eyes
Immune - Tinfed
Somebody Someone - Korn
Won't Back Down - Fuel
Superstar - Saliva
Trip Like I Do - Crystal Method
Bogeyman - Red Snapper
Medication Time - The Escapists
Special Cases - Massive Attack

I like this muchly. It combines great songs by bands I've heard of but never actually heard (if you get me) with oldies but goodies, and it progresses from funky/rocky to chilled to pretty fucking outraged to calm. All good.
Interesting inclusions would have to include Semisonic's 'Get a Grip On Yourself', which ranks as the funniest song about masturbation since I first heard Greenday's 'All By Myself'. Not only that, but the Stape Singers' track 'I'll take you there' is what was sampled for Salt 'n' Pepa's hit 'Let's Talk About Sex'.
I am in awe at the thought and majesty of this mix.
Thanks.

Second up was the grin-inducing offering from Porny Boy Curtis - 'Muh-be-gone' tag-line: 'It's a fucking miracle'

Promising to take the listener from 100% Muh to 0% inside of one listen, the track listing went as follows:

Muh-be-Gone

Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions
Jesus and Mary Chain - I Love Rock'n'Roll
Big Star - I'm in Love With A Girl
Karl Denver Trio - Wimoweh
Colourbox - Unofficial World Cup Theme
Breeders - Drivin' on 9
Porny Boy Curtis - Candle In The Wind
Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit
Lemon Jelly - Staunton Lick
Divine Comedy - Everybody knows
Leonard Cohen - Don't Go Home With Your Hard On
Husker Du - Eight Miles High
Eilart Pilarm - Jailhouse Rock
Government Mule - John the Revelator
Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Serge Gainsbourg - Ballade de Melody Nelson
Public Enemy vs. Dexy's Midnight Runners
Apples in Stereo - Go
Donald Byrd - Witch Hunt

Once again, there has been some serious thought and consideration put into this little baby. Not least in the marketing and aesthetic composition of the cover. From the opening track, which I first heard on the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, through the several laugh-getters (Me, reading the back for the first time...Candle in the Wind? Candle in the Wind?) to the as-cool-as-it-gets few final tracks, this is one compilation guaranteed to rid your world of tedious exploding-head misery...which is exactly what it says on the tin.

Outstanding, Mr. Curtis. Thank you very much!

I feel damned musical now...and certainly more justified in wearing my headphones at all times when I'm not wearing a tie, in the shower, or sleeping...