Sunday, August 07, 2005
Pat Angello - Make the Girls SCREAM!
OK, so I'm first in the CD club thingie. I completed this weekend and will send out as soon as I have Soden's address...
And now comes the time where I try to rationalize my selections, eh? I’ll try to be brief! As you can probably tell, the theme is my favorite women vocalists.
1) No Wow – The Kills. OK, I blame the Bills. Yep, Purdy and Cross are directly responsible for getting me into this band, and I love them for it! This is a natural selection for a first track, and it needs to be cranked. Enjoy it as it builds.
2) Boys in Town – Divinyls. I’ve always loved this song. Sure it’s old, and this was the first single to get them recognized, but it’s so much better than anything else they ever did.
3) Spring Fever – Matson Jones. This is a local CO band that I find very interesting. I love the strings and the vocals. It took me forever to decide on just one song as I love the entire CD!
4) Black Transmission – The Januaries. I found this through my subscription to CMJ. I loved the single so much; I had to get the entire disc. This was a gem buried on the CD, and her vocals are just sexy!
5) Spoon – Brenda Kahn. This was a promo single I got while managing CompactDiscovery (one word to annoy Bill). I’ve put it on many compilations I’ve made because it’s so much fun! And short too!
6) Mental Hopscotch – Missing Persons. Far and away the best single they ever did! I was overjoyed when they won the legal battle over it (it was out of print for a while) and finally added it to a greatest hits compilation. Both the drums and vocals are phenomenal!
7) Mind Over Matter – Sahara Hotnights. They opened for the Hives in CO and I just loved them. Again, I had trouble selecting just one track, but this opening guitar riff was very memorable from the show. How can you go wrong with four Swedish women?
8) Bright Yellow Gun – Throwing Muses. Kristin Hersh has the most interesting voice I’ve ever heard. Selecting between her solo stuff and this band was difficult, but everything she does is awesome!
9) World on Fire – Jane Wiedlin. The former Go-Go put this single out in the late 80’s and the video was so hot! I love the track, and her ability to turn her cute and shy act into sexy is startling.
10) Valentine – Picasso Trigger. This is one of my all-time favorite punk CDs. I love the way this girl screams and the music is all fun and down-your-throat like this tune.
11) Imagine Freedom – Zuba. I actually saw this band at Herman’s Hideaway in Denver. She looks like a porn star in go-go boots with a HUGE gap in her teeth. This song was used in King Pin during the climactic bowling tournament scene.
12) Wilderness – Sleater-Kinney. Again, I’m blaming the Bills for this one. This is from their new CD and I selected it because of the Jimi Hendrix moment half way through.
13) All Hail Me – Veruca Salt. My favorite VS tune. I love the screaming and the creepy overtones.
14) Black Tongue – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’s. I had only heard their single from this CD, and it didn’t do anything for me. Then the Bills stuck it in my face and the rest of the CD is completely different. Love her “uh-huh’s” on this song!
15) Just Too Easy – Romeo Void. Sure, everyone has heard Never Say Never, but they had so many other good songs! This was another tough choice for me.
16) Should Have Seen The Moon – Sun-60. Bringing it down a bit here, but her voice is so freaking incredible on this song. They have other good tunes that are shorter and more upbeat, but this really shows off what she can do.
17) No Good, No More – Eleni Mandell. Another CMJ artist I had to buy. I think this is what the Violent Femmes would be like with a female vocalist. Love the jazz influences.
18) Mono – Courtney Love. I had to do it. I find her vocals incredible, even though she screams a lot. I think that’s what I like – the way she screams in tune.
19) 50-Foot Queenie – PJ Harvey. I had to put PJ on here. This is one of those songs I put on “repeat” in the car and scream along to over and over again!
20) Birthday Cake – Cibo Matto. Probably the most obnoxious girl tune I could find. So why wouldn’t I share it with you? It just cracks me up every time!
21) The The Empty – Le Tigre. Purdy introduced me to this band, and this seemed like the perfect final track for this compilation. Can you understand a thing she says???
Enjoy!
Pat Angello
And now comes the time where I try to rationalize my selections, eh? I’ll try to be brief! As you can probably tell, the theme is my favorite women vocalists.
1) No Wow – The Kills. OK, I blame the Bills. Yep, Purdy and Cross are directly responsible for getting me into this band, and I love them for it! This is a natural selection for a first track, and it needs to be cranked. Enjoy it as it builds.
2) Boys in Town – Divinyls. I’ve always loved this song. Sure it’s old, and this was the first single to get them recognized, but it’s so much better than anything else they ever did.
3) Spring Fever – Matson Jones. This is a local CO band that I find very interesting. I love the strings and the vocals. It took me forever to decide on just one song as I love the entire CD!
4) Black Transmission – The Januaries. I found this through my subscription to CMJ. I loved the single so much; I had to get the entire disc. This was a gem buried on the CD, and her vocals are just sexy!
5) Spoon – Brenda Kahn. This was a promo single I got while managing CompactDiscovery (one word to annoy Bill). I’ve put it on many compilations I’ve made because it’s so much fun! And short too!
6) Mental Hopscotch – Missing Persons. Far and away the best single they ever did! I was overjoyed when they won the legal battle over it (it was out of print for a while) and finally added it to a greatest hits compilation. Both the drums and vocals are phenomenal!
7) Mind Over Matter – Sahara Hotnights. They opened for the Hives in CO and I just loved them. Again, I had trouble selecting just one track, but this opening guitar riff was very memorable from the show. How can you go wrong with four Swedish women?
8) Bright Yellow Gun – Throwing Muses. Kristin Hersh has the most interesting voice I’ve ever heard. Selecting between her solo stuff and this band was difficult, but everything she does is awesome!
9) World on Fire – Jane Wiedlin. The former Go-Go put this single out in the late 80’s and the video was so hot! I love the track, and her ability to turn her cute and shy act into sexy is startling.
10) Valentine – Picasso Trigger. This is one of my all-time favorite punk CDs. I love the way this girl screams and the music is all fun and down-your-throat like this tune.
11) Imagine Freedom – Zuba. I actually saw this band at Herman’s Hideaway in Denver. She looks like a porn star in go-go boots with a HUGE gap in her teeth. This song was used in King Pin during the climactic bowling tournament scene.
12) Wilderness – Sleater-Kinney. Again, I’m blaming the Bills for this one. This is from their new CD and I selected it because of the Jimi Hendrix moment half way through.
13) All Hail Me – Veruca Salt. My favorite VS tune. I love the screaming and the creepy overtones.
14) Black Tongue – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’s. I had only heard their single from this CD, and it didn’t do anything for me. Then the Bills stuck it in my face and the rest of the CD is completely different. Love her “uh-huh’s” on this song!
15) Just Too Easy – Romeo Void. Sure, everyone has heard Never Say Never, but they had so many other good songs! This was another tough choice for me.
16) Should Have Seen The Moon – Sun-60. Bringing it down a bit here, but her voice is so freaking incredible on this song. They have other good tunes that are shorter and more upbeat, but this really shows off what she can do.
17) No Good, No More – Eleni Mandell. Another CMJ artist I had to buy. I think this is what the Violent Femmes would be like with a female vocalist. Love the jazz influences.
18) Mono – Courtney Love. I had to do it. I find her vocals incredible, even though she screams a lot. I think that’s what I like – the way she screams in tune.
19) 50-Foot Queenie – PJ Harvey. I had to put PJ on here. This is one of those songs I put on “repeat” in the car and scream along to over and over again!
20) Birthday Cake – Cibo Matto. Probably the most obnoxious girl tune I could find. So why wouldn’t I share it with you? It just cracks me up every time!
21) The The Empty – Le Tigre. Purdy introduced me to this band, and this seemed like the perfect final track for this compilation. Can you understand a thing she says???
Enjoy!
Pat Angello
posted by Pat Angello, 9:58 AM
5 Buffaloes were bitter enough to post comments:
Matt,
Sorry to disappoint you with the lack of Loverboy, but I think you'll like the disc anyway.
I have your address, so you can delete your comment now if you wish.
PA
Sorry to disappoint you with the lack of Loverboy, but I think you'll like the disc anyway.
I have your address, so you can delete your comment now if you wish.
PA
I must say I am completely psyched to hear this compilation. Sounds like a winner!
Problem is, I'm up next, and suddenly all my ideas seem really lame.
Problem is, I'm up next, and suddenly all my ideas seem really lame.
Even though I have 6 new CDs to listen to (including the Pixies show from Raleigh in June), I am going to slide that baby into the CD player RIGHT NOW! Love the cover, too. Excellent job, Patrick!
(Except for the part about how you set the standard almost too high for me -- since I am up next. Thanks.)
(Except for the part about how you set the standard almost too high for me -- since I am up next. Thanks.)
There are no standards! Glad you like it, but YOU (Mr. Purdy) are blatantly responsible for about 13.8% of the music I own, and about 68.2% of my favorite music. I just can't wait to see what you have coming!
Soden, you'll be happy to know I've already considered and rejected the high-concept route: Stereolab (any cut I figure you'd hate the most), Lightning Bolt, Squarepusher, etc. Lucky for you, I don't see the point of making a CD for my friends that they all hate, though at least they'd have something to discuss amongst themselves.
One more time, in defense of my movie tastes: "Gerry" is brilliant, though I can see why you might not think so. And "Happiness" won over even Beth with its warm portrayal of family dischord. Either is immensely superior to either of the "Matrix" sequels. That much you have to grant me.
One more time, in defense of my movie tastes: "Gerry" is brilliant, though I can see why you might not think so. And "Happiness" won over even Beth with its warm portrayal of family dischord. Either is immensely superior to either of the "Matrix" sequels. That much you have to grant me.