• Friday Five

    The Friday Five: September 30, 2011

    Friday Five

    Friday Five : ‘frī-(,)dā,-dē ‘fīv : On the sixth day of every week, I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes, then share the first five tracks and thought for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, occasionally we’ll have a guest, but most of the time it’s just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments.

    The Five:

    Sleep With One Eye Open” by Chris Thile & Michael Daves (from Sleep With One Eye Open, 2011)

    I kind of hate it when the first time I hear a tune is during the Friday Five. For one, I usually sit and scratch my head about what to write about it. Sure, I could give my visceral reaction, but I hesitate. The other thing is I rarely circle back to the record to listen to the rest of it.

    “Seamus” by Pink Floyd (from Meddle, 1971)

    Bluesy little ditty from Roger, David, and the boys. My dog started sniffing around the desk, trying to figure out where the dogs she was hearing were.

    Slow and Easy (a.k.a. Lawless Mike)” by The Dave Brubeck Quartet (from Time Further Out, 1961)

    Not on the original track list for Time Further Out, this mid-tempo shuffle was included in the 1996 reissue.

    Crucial” by New Edition (from Hits, 2004)

    “No my name isn’t Janet… ” oh, wait, wrong song. The Flyte Tyme crew’s signature sound is all over this late ’80s hit.

    Skin Ticket” by Slipknot (from Iowa, 2001)

    While I don’t listen to as much metal as I once did, I still dabble here and there. Slipknot is by far the heaviest thing I can stand.

    What’s on your shuffle today?

  • Friday Five

    The Friday Five: November 13, 2009

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    Friday Five : ˈfrī-(ˌ)dā,-dē ˈfīv : On the sixth day of every week I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes and share my five and drop a little knowledge and insight for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, sometimes there isn’t. Sometimes we have guest, but most of the time it’s just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments.

    Editor’s Note: While short on time it occurred to me that I always have time for some twitter-sized goodness so once again, this week’s five is all in 140 characters or less. @michaelparr

    The Five:

    Prince & The Revolution – “Paisley Park” (from Around the World in a Day, 1995)

    Paisley Park is in your heart. I’ve spent a bit of time considering my ‘Desert Island’ discs lately, and I keep coming back to this record.

    The Damnwells – “Down With the Ship” (mp3) (from One Last Century, 2009)

    My earliest contender for album of the year, this record delivers on every level. You can help the band fund their next release here.

    Weezer – “Buddy Holly” (from Weezer, 1994)

    Save for “Say It Ain’t So” and playing “Undone – The Sweater Song” on Rock Band, I rarely listen to Weezer. I do still love those songs.

    Janet Jackson – “Control” (mp3) (from Control, 1986)

    This really should have been billed as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis – “Control” (feat. Janet Jackson), I’m just saying.

    Camera Obscura – “French Navy” (from My Maudlin Career, 2009)

    Another contender for album of the year,My Maudlin Career is the happiest group of utterly depressing songs you’ll ever listen to.
    What’s next on your shuffle?