1. “Heart Trouble, Part 1″ by Huey Smith & The Clowns, originally unreleased, recorded in New Orleans in 1961. I found this on an anthology on vinyl. Just a good groove.

2. “Hands Are Tied” by the Gin Blossoms from “New Miserable Experience,” 1992. The Gin Blossoms always remind me of my gig at a newspaper during the early 1990s when I spent a lot of time covering high school sports and other activities.

3. “Goodbye My Love” by the Leaves from “Hey Joe,” 1966. This is a lot softer than the Leaves’ version of “Hey Joe,” and a lot less distinctive, too.

4. “He’ll Come Home” by Kim Carnes from “Sailin’,” 1976. An album track from one of the great ignored albums, produced in Muscle Shoals.

5. “Water, Paper & Clay” by Mary Hopkin from “Earth Song,” 1972. Mary Hopkin could be a little light, but “Earth Song” was pretty good.

1. “The Space Between” – Dave Matthews Band from Everyday, 2001.

2. “Mr. Blue Sky” – E. L. O. don’t know the year or album but I do enjoy this song.

3. “Running” – No Doubt from Rock Steady, 2001. I like No Doubt so much better than Gwen Stefani solo.

4. “Waterloo Sunset” – The Kinks from The Kinks, 1970. Love the Kinks.

5. “America” from West Side Story Soundtrack. Love this soundtrack for very personal reasons and although this isn’t my favorite song from the movie, I do enjoy it.

1. Helmet – “Unsung” (from In the Meantime, 1992) :: This tune is so dense, it still hits like a ton of bricks. I fondly recall covering this tune in my earliest band.

2. Beastie Boys – “Get it Together” (from Ill Communication, 1994) :: B-Boys + Q-Tip = pure unadulterated hip-hop gold.

3. Band of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands” (from Cease to Begin, 2007) :: Two years later and I still listen to this record at least once a week. Stay tuned to Ickmusic for my review of the Band of Horses show at Carnegie Hall last week.

4. Cannonball Adderley – “Somthin’ Else” (from Somthin’ Else, 1958) :: The defining record of the Hard Bop style with an extra dose of cool courtesy of Miles, this with a side of Coltrane is my usual Sunday morning soundtrack.

5. R.E.M. – “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)” (from Eponymous, 1988) :: Leonard Bernstein!

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