Friday Random Ten, Extra-Special Thanksgiving Episode!

Yep, I'm in the office today, getting a few things DONE for a change, rather than wasting time in meetings and on the phone.


So we get a FRT after all. I do, and do, and do, for you kids...


1. Dancing on a High Wire from the album “Ammonia Avenue” by The Alan Parsons Project Alright, I like Alan Parsons. Go ahead laugh. Get it out of your system. Anyways, this is a perfect example of the FRT self audit thing I was talking about. I like Alan Parsons, but know it's not cool. I don't think it's EVER been cool. So what should it get a 2? Maybe a 3? Nahh, go with the 2.

2. Never Satisfied from the album “Stain” by Living Colour. On the other hand, LC is very cool. Very hard, very funky metal-rock. They have the distinction of opening for the Stones once; the fogeys there hated them, but they certainly couldn't IGNORE them. That's honorable, and completely punk rock. After a well-accepted first album, they got developed a much more personal style; this album was commercially ignored, but what do you expect? 8/10.

3. Cross-Eyed Mary from the album “Aqualung” by Jethro Tull Shit, where did this come from? iTunes is apparently determined to embarrass me today. I guess this may have been cool once, in the mid 70's, but constant play on Classic Rot radio stations has made it cliche and trite. 1/10

4. corporal chalkie from the album “25 Years: acoustic ” by Mekons Yeah, yeah, try to suck up to me, ITunes, it's not going to work. surprisingly strong song from when the Mekes were starting out and didn't know how to play music; they resurrected it a couple of years ago for the “Punk Rock” album. 9/10.

5. Rhythm Section Want Ad from the album “They Might Be Giants” by They Might Be Giants Old school TMBG. Definitely no longer cool. 5/10.

6. Foxy Lady from the album “Three Imaginary Boys (Deluxe Edition)” by The Cure. Scary version. would give any Hendrix fan conniption fits. Some coolness, just for the sheer youthful exuberant chutzpah and lack of polish. 6/10.

7. Tattooed Me from the album “Faith Folk & Anarchy” by JRK I really don't know where this came from. 5/10 just because I can't even identify it.

8. Viva Las Vegas from the album “Chrome, Smoke & BBQ Box (Disc 4)” by ZZ Top. Yeah, I like ZZTop too. Don't be surprised if I take a mulligan, the way iTUnes is diggin into the embarrassment box today. OK: ZZTop is a great band, tremendous fun live, and have some impeccable roadhouse cred; but don't try and claim they're cool outside of texas. This is a pretty good cover though. 4/10.

9. What a Day (For a Night) from the album “Come Feel Me Tremble” by Paul Westerberg It's not the Mats, but it's Paul. Although I'm pretty certain he's not cool anymore. 5/10.

10. Down In A Hole from the album “MTV Unplugged” by Alice In Chains. Ahh, appealing to my hidden metalhead. Always have a bit of a soft spot for noisy sludge. Like listening to the blues, it can have a consoling effect. 4/10 tho, because it's from a frickin MTV album.

I'm not even adding this one up. Definitely a harsh FRT. Glad you all got a chuckle out of it.