Crabwalk.com/January 2003 Mix of the Month

1. Led Zeppelin "The Song Remains The Same" - One of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs, next to "The Immigrant Song."
   
2. Badly Drawn Boy "River, Sea, Ocean" - Very Beatlesish song, not too bad.
   
3. The Roots "The Seed (2.0)" - An absolutely bad-ass rap song. The topic kind of sucks, spreading one's "seed," (don't we have enough irresponsible fatherhood in the hip-hop world?) but it's a very good song.
   
4. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead "Another Morning Stoner" - Rockin' tune with lots of energy.
   
5. Massive Attack "Risingson" - Slow, trancy vocals over a looped beat that gets kind of heavy toward the end. I was disappointed, since I expected something extremely heavy. With a name like Massive Attack, I thought it would be industrial-hardcore type music, not acid-rock trance.
   
6. The Raveonettes "Do You Believe Her" - This was more like what I expected for the last song, UNTIL the singer kicks in with that annoying alterno-whine. Still, not a bad song.
   
7. Beachwood Sparks "The Sun Surrounds Me" - A very Zeppelin-esque feel with a less flashy guitar.
   
8. Saint Etienne "Action" - Synth-pop with a female lead who can sing pretty damn good. It has a nice bass-line, too even if it is looped.
   
9. Cornershop "Good Shit" - Very nice song with a groove of it's own. A song with a pretty good message, too.
   
10. Eliades Ochoa "Si Sabes Bailar Me Son" - A nice salsa beat with a really sweet horn break. You can almost feel the smoky cuban nightclub.
    
11. Travis Morrison "Around The Way Girl" - Quick, where's my copy of Mamma Said Knock You Out?? Get this shit away from me. I equate it to the REALLY bad cover of "Boyz 'N Tha Hood" by Dynamite Hack, BAD, just plain bad. White boys doing acoustic covers of old-school rap is thankfully a trend that didn't catch on.
    
12. Richard Thompson "Flammes d'Enfer" - Josh is right, the guitar in this song is absolutely wicked.
    
13. The Red Stick Ramblers "Valse de Balfa" - Country meets cajun with some very fine fiddle work. It has a nice, groovy feel to it.
    
14. The Black Heart Procession "Did You Wonder" - More uninspiring power-pop that you can't hate, but don't like either.
    
15. De la Soul "Buddy" - A blast from the past. I was never into any rap this light. It's listenable weak but pop-rap with a guest appearance by Q-tip.
    
16. Sleater-Kinney "Oh!" - Girl band pop-rock. There is nothing special about this song.
    
17. Preston School of Industry "Falling Away" - Light, radio-pop that is an extremely easy listen. I'd want to listen to this at poolside on a cool breezy summer afternoon.
    
18. Lift to Experience "Waiting to Hit" - An odd song with some seriously cheesy lyrics. I think it's rather weak.
    
19. Quasi "Which Side Are You On, Colonel?" - Another odd song. This one's rather mellow but the dog barking over electronics at the end of the song add the right flavor to save the song. I actually like it.
    
20. Blackalicious "Made You Feel That Way" - A laid-back rap with a very smooth vocal touch. This CD will be my next purchase.

A huge improvement over December's mix. This one was really easy to listen to and easier to get into than December. The "international" kick Josh was on is fading, which I consider a good thing.