tigerbeatpoet

In the words of one of my closest friends -

“You can’t risk going mental right now…”

I know that it’s possible that it could be a bummer that I don’t provide you with actual MP3′s when I post these playlists, but a) I just don’t know how and b) I’m lazy. If you loved Rhapsody as much as I did, you could queue this up in a heartbeat…

My Rhapsody Playlist

Tell Me How A Man Gets Close To You – Mark Mallman

I Wanna Destroy You – Circle Jerks

U-Mass – The Pixies

A.C.D.C. – Sweet

Virginia Plain – Roxy Music

I haven’t placed it at a certain standing yet, but this is somewhere in my top five songs of all time. CRANK IT and thank me later…

Lawdy Miss Clawdy- Elvis

Listen to it, and deal with the wetness in your pants later.

Race With The Devil – Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent was/is a God. Believe.

Roots Radicals – Rancid

I seriously had to hold my laptop ’cause I was rocking so hard. It happens.

Express Yourself – N.W.A.

I once had an out of body experience at an Ice Cube show when he did a three-song N.W.A. medley. It consisted of strange white girl, gangsta rap screaming. I make no apologies for that spectacle.

Pomps & Pride – Toots and the Maytals

There isn’t anything that makes me happier than a Toots show. Some of my best live music memories have been made at these shows.

Wild Mountain Nation – Blitzen Trapper

If you didn’t play even a little air guitar to this song, I don’t know what’s wrong with you. You might want to talk to someone about that.

Casino Queen – Wilco

A.M. was my starting point with Wilco, and this is definitely one of my favorites… and you gotta love the bottles clinking in the background.

Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight – Whiskeytown

GAH!!!!!! Seriously. I love Ryan Adams more than just about anything, but some of my favorite RA tracks belong to his time with Whiskeytown.

Double feature: Chin Up, Cheer Up – Ryan solo

Feeling low? Listen to this. It’s like a fuckin’ hug.

(secret track – Everybody Knows – RA. This is my emotional song)

Ok… you might look away at this point. I’ve gone Ryan Adams crazy. This happens at 5 in the morning when you’re unemployed.

In My Time of Need

Listening to this song always involves some sweet closed-eyes singing along.

Is it pathetic yet? I’m gonna continue, here. You are off the hook, now. tigerbeatpoet class dismissed.