The Garden District Blues
January 30, 2008 at 11:38 am
It seems, therefore, that the cure for being a paranoid wingnut who sees decay all around him, usually in the form of eager fornication, would be to cultivate a little humility and believe that the world will go on even after you die. -pandagon
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” Been Causing Trouble Ever Since The World Begins ”
01. Faun Fables - I’d Like To Be
The Transit Rider (Drag City, 2006)
02. The Pernice Brothers - Cronulla Breakdown
The World Won’t End (Ashmont Records, 2001)
03. The Byrds - Eve Of Destruction (wiki)
Eve of Destruction (umvd, 1965)
04. Heavy Trash - This Day Is Mine
Heavy Trash (Yep Roc Records, 2005)
05. The Legendary Shack Shakers - CB Song
Cockadoodledon’t (Bloodshot Records, 2003)
06. Wanda Jackson - Hard Headed Woman (wiki)
Queen Of Rockabilly (Ace Records UK, 2000)
07. New Bomb Turks - We Give A Rat’s Ass
Destroy - Oh - Boy (Crypt Records, 1993)
08. Monarcs - Alphabet Retraction
Apocalyptic Bebop (Self release, 2006)
09. Jello Biafra & The Melvins - The Lighter Side Of Global Terror (wiki)
Never Breathe What You Can’t See (Alternative Tentacle, 2004)
10. Atari Teenage Riot - Fuck All!
Burn, Berlin, Burn! (Grand Royal Records, 1997)
note: My contribution to cultural war and decaying world view. Probably the basic feel for this list is the emotion you get after reading about woman suffrage era writing and find out your grandmother was an outlaw fighter too. It is now as it was then. Such an obvious and simple idea but there it is. The simple rage over the obvious injustice. Between emotion and run away thoughts, a simple rebellious idea percolate.
This is a classic MdM list, a two points style transition, series of popular songs contextualized in contrasting key or rhythm. They are obvious but evoking subtle series of emotions, folks and downtempo as foundation. Several are classic songs where simple form is played at higher tempo or breaking race and gender perceptions, etc. Anyway enjoy. Oh yeah and eff the chimpie. A big F.U. postcard from NoLa and please go start a revolution.
see also: Winter Sky, Freedom, Revolt, and Love, My blood is clean
image: WadeB
