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| From | "Gary Littleton" <gary@garylittleton.com> |
| Subject | Re: Punky pop ideas for a teenager with awakening ears |
| Date | Wed, 26 Nov 2003 12:43:27 -0500 |
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A teenage nephew of mine asked me what "audities" music was, and I told
him it was just about great songs, especially all the ones you don't
hear about everyday. When I started Audities, it was primarily because
there were so many incredible songs I loved that nobody knew about. From
bands like Amnesia, True Hearts, Fools Face, etc. that I wanted people
to hear about. Since I have pretty varied musical taste, originally we
focused more on ringing guitars and thundering drums kind of powerpop,
since that was a favorite style or mine, and then the definition grew as
others joined and refined the definition, people like David Bash, John
Borack, Terry Herman, Mark Hershberger, Terry Carolan, Anthony
Henderson, our beloved Michael Coxe, etc. But I think most would agree
that it still about great songs, regardless of genre, or when they were
recorded. Especially the ones that are criminally ignored. So with that
in mind and wanted my nephew to get a taste of a few different styles, I
made him several CDs and he loves them. I don't have the track lists
handy, but here are a few I remember off the top:
Generation X - Ready Steady Go, Dancing With Myself
Fools Face - I Live Alone, Mommy Likes To Kill, Program
Adverts - Safety In Numbers
Eno - Cindy Tells Me, Babys On Fire
Nick Lowe - So It Goes, What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and
Understanding
The Who - I Can See For Miles, Pictures Of Lily
Raspberries - Overnight Sensation, I Can Remember
Clash - Stay Free, Safe European Home, Janie Jones
The Jam - In The City, From A window, Down in the Tube Station
Mott The Hoople - Sweet Jane, All The Way From Memphis, Marionette
The Move - Do You, Night of Fear
John Cale - Buffalo Ballet, Fear
The Sweet - Action, Six-Teens, Fox On The Run
Summercamp - Nowhere Near
Cheap Trick - Elo Kiddies, Speak Now
John Wesley Harding - Like A Prayer
Steve Earle - Guitar Town, Johnny Come Lately
Tom Robinson Band - 2,4,6, 8 motorway, Martin, Glad to be Gay
Supremes - Reflections, Someday We'll Be Together
Connells - 74-75, Fun and Games
John Miles - Remember Yesterday (single version)
Badfinger - Dennis, Midnight Caller, No One Knows
Third Eye Blind - Jumper
Smokey Robinson - Tears of a Clown, Ooo Baby Baby, Tracks of My Tears
Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile
Sparks - This Town, Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
Elliot Murphy - Last of the Rock Stars, White Middle Class Blues
Julianna Raye - Laughing Wild, Taking Steps
Dusty Springfield - I only Want To Be With You, Son of A Preacher Man
ELO - Boy Blue
The Ghosts - Landslide (Best southern fried pop since "keep your hands
to yourself" email paul noe at disgraceland records and request this one
as an MP3)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Judybats - Our Story, Wasting Time
Orange - Judy Over The Rainbow
Standells - Dirty Water
Music Machine - Talk Talk
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life, Passenger
Bowie - Space Oddidy, Lady Stardust, Time, Rebel Rebel
Marc Bolan - 20th Century Boy, Ripoff
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side, Sunday Morning
Frank Zappa - Penguin in Bondage
Cheers,
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf
Of Richard Metter
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 1:55 PM
To: 'Audities list'
Subject: Punky pop ideas for a teenager with awakening ears
My 13-year-old niece is suddenly embracing a lot of music that sounds
ALMOST like things I would listen to - her favorite at the moment is the
soundtrack to "Freaky Friday," which has things like Good Charlotte, the
Donnas, etc.
I remember being her age, with no sense of musical history, and it was
the precise age I began exploring musically. I've offered to make her a
CDR of some "roots" music, and she said she would give it a try.
I don't want to be didactic with her: I'd rather it be something that
just gives her a sense that there's a lot to be explored. For instance,
if you think about it, even Weezer would probably be new to her. I know
she has recently discovered some really "old" stuff in the form of Green
Day, but I wonder -- although it would be educational -- if first
generation punk stuff would really appeal to her.
I'm thinking along the lines of punky power pop, things that are the
higher quality (in my opinion -- if you like Good Charlotte and similar
bands, I don't want to argue with you, but I find it uninteresting)
cousins of some of this stuff she listens to.
Challenging stuff can wait for the third edition, when she's 15. But I'd
like to throw in SOME 1st generation punkish stuff, like maybe the
Ramones. Any ideas would be welcomed. I probably take this way too
seriously, because I'd like to be influential, and I don't want her to
just dismiss it. For instance, I think some "girl" stuff would be a
great idea, but do I play it really safe with the Go-Gos or try
something that's a little edgier like the poppier side of the Muffs
(maybe their cover of "Kids in America"?)(but can you put a band called
"The Muffs" on a 13-year old's mix CDR?). And of course there's the
question of lyrics, which obviously shouldn't be obscene or TOO angry.
Thanks,
Rich M.
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