As a tribute to one of my fave movies of all-time, High Fidelity, (book still to come), i am going to start posting into a new category - Top 5 Tuesdays. Feel free to take the list topic over to your own blog and answer it, or comment here, or both! Maybe i'll make a cool little GIF for next week's listing. I'm sure this has been done many times before, but hey, everyone loves a good list, right?
We'll start off with a good topic from the movie, filled in with my answers of course. These were so much harder to choose than i thought, so a few honourable mentions are allowable at the end. These are more than just good songs - they set the tone for an album with an energy or vibe that is unmatched, right from the drop of the needle (or pressing of "Play").
Top 5 Side 1s, Track 1s (for cds just track 1!)
1. Drum Trip/Ecstasy - Rusted Root (When I Woke)
2. Red Hot Mama - Funkadelic (Standing on the Verge of Getting It On)
3. Good to See You - Neil Young (Silver & Gold)
4. Pagan Baby - CCR (Pendulum)
5. Break on Through - The Doors (The Doors)
Honourable Mention: Baba O'Riley - The Who, Rock N' Roll Star - Oasis, Sure Shot - Beastie Boys, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - CSN, Run Around - Blues Traveler.
In honour of this first entry, and of John Cusack in general, i also took the John Cusack quiz. The results, as you can see, are quite fitting.
Which John Cusack Are You?
Not Tuesday, no particular order, blah blah blah...
Back in the USSR - The Beatles, The Beatles.
Meatplow - STP, Purple.
Oh My God - Spearhead, Stay Human.
All of the Above - Headstrong, Headstrong.
Privilege - Incubus, Make Yourself.
Sweet One - nice call on the Matthew Sweet... Played that in a band back in the mid 90's.
Pauls - My Incubus rox your Incubus :P
Mandy - Solid tunes - are soundtrax really albums?
SP - VINTAGE!! Well except for the Soon to be track. When is it droppin' BTW??
good call on the matthew sweet! i totally forgot about that song but now that you bring it up i remember it being quite "sweet". cheers al.
Posted by: scotty on August 22, 2002 09:30 AMAlright:
It's Thursday oops...
In no particular order:
Stone Free - Hendrix (Radio One)
Sick Of Myself - Matthew Sweet (100 % Fun)
Airbag - Radiohead (Ok Comp. Does anyone even remember this record?)
The Good in Everyone - Sloan (One Chord...)
Hundred Mile High City - Ocean Colour Scene (Marchin' Already)
Not too shabby...
Al
Mandy that is totally you. these quizzes are so accurate - how do they do it? nice top 5 as well. noticing a preference for some Weezer and DMB. all good.
Posted by: scotty on August 21, 2002 08:02 PMWell... I took the quiz. And I'm Walter "Gib" Gibson from "The Sure Thing". I've never seen the movie, but it sounds like me... don't you think? Spontaneous. Crazy. Adept at slacking (and finding interesting ways to guzzle beer).
Posted by: Mandy on August 21, 2002 07:29 PMHey, I know it's Wednesday... but what's a girl to do? I can still play right? Here's my top 5.
1. Bombtrack - Rage Against The Machine (RATM)
2. My Name is Jonas - Weezer (blue album)
3. The Best of What's Around - DMB (Under the Table and Dreaming)
4. Pollution - Limp Bizkit (Three Dollar Bill)
5. Lust for Life - Iggy Pop (Trainspotting soundtrack)
Wow! Scott I feel so honoured that you approve of my Top 5 list. I was quite impressed with it myself.
Can't wait for next Tuesday's Top 5! What could it be?
good job pauls - i like it!
Posted by: scotty on August 21, 2002 12:17 AMOk, my brain is now working and I have come up with a Top 5 list. They are in no particular order. This list could be subject to change upon realization of other Side 1 Number 1 songs.
Here goes:
1. Redfine - Incubus, S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
2. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol, Rebel Yell
3. My name is Jonas - Weezer, Blue
4. The Birdman - Our Lady Peace, Naveed
5. So Much To Say - Dave Matthews Band, Crash
So there you have it! My Top 5 for this Tuesday's list!
Way to tired right now to come up with a great top 5 list. Long story, no need to get in to it here. But, I did take the John Cusak quiz and strangly enough I too am Rob Gordon from High Fidelity. Funny how that is my most favorite John Cusack character. Hmmmmmm! Interesting. I will come back with a top 5, once my brain begins to work again.
Posted by: Paula on August 20, 2002 05:25 PMnice work, man. the blind melon track was on my short list as well. probably would have made it if it was "Tones of Home". i see you have problems counting to 5, though.......
Posted by: scotty on August 20, 2002 02:14 PMOk. So here we go...the last two are not so much full entities of a great album but start it off pretty nice...no puticular order, that can not be decided, sorry.
1. Black Dog - Led Zepplin (Led Zepplin 4)
2. Too fast for Love - Motley Crue (Too fast for love)
3 Soak The Sin - Blind Melon (Blind Melon)
4. Rock Rock (Till You Drop) - Def Leppard (Pyromania)
5. Where The Streets Have No Name -U2 (The Joshua Tree)
6. In the Beginning/Shout at the devil - Mothley Crue(Shout at the devil)
7. Eye of the tiger - Survivor (Eye of the tiger)
8. In the air tonight - Phil Collins (Face Value)
and of course soon to be... Weight on my shoulders - The Pete Kyrie Band (Acoustic EP)
;)~