Light Music For Dying People

Bonus coolness points for anyone able to identify the reference for this post's title without Google: I'll buy a beer for anyone who can reference it because they have the disc.

I have realized I am not quite doing the Random Ten Self Audit properly. The Norbizness definition says to 'evaluate your worth as a human being' through auditing your music. ewww.- if I end up evaluating my worth as a human being, my rates are going to be a lot lower than the 6 -7 that will usually come up (based on the Milwaukee Effect of Random Ten Normalization).

Therefore, I'm just going to slap a number on the Random as a whole, looking at the overall effect of the songs all together, and how they relate to the day in general, and my worth as a human being for listening to them. Or something like that.


1. Tiger In My Tank from the album “Daisies Of The Galaxy” by Eels
2. 1000 Memories from the album “The New America” by Bad Religion. overwrought, maybe, but they are original punks and keeping the flame alive.

3. Caped Crusader from the album “Never Breathe What You Can't See” by Jello Biafra & Melvins Aaah. an original punk teaming up with Seatlle sludge rockers. This is better than it has any right to be; Jello's caustic spiels are musically reflected in the dark metal soup the Melviins lay underneath.

4. When I Get My Rewards from the album “Electric Waco Chair” by Waco Brothers. mekons side project, of course; but also features members of KMFDM, wreck, and Jesus Jones (remember them?) Honky-tonk Country, one of the best drunken live bands I've seen. saw them play in a little tent in the backyard of some dive down in the 5th ward for something called MaxFest, during a cold, sleety night for a sparse crowd - well, basically me and a buddy. Didn't slow them down though.

5. Walking In Your Footsteps from the album “Live! (Disc 2)” by The Police. Hey, didn't these guys used to be cool? I remember when everybody hated Roxanne.

6. Mind In My Pocket from the album “Sex, Age & Death” by Bob Geldof Loudmouth's latest album. A bit of ill-considered dabbling in electronica, but this song is pretty good.

7. Take Me Down to the Hospital from the album “Hootenanny” by The Replacements Here's a bit of sloppy drunken punks. The Mats know what winter here is like. That's why they drink (among other things).

8. Stuck in Wonderamaland from the album “Stuck in Wonderamaland” by Dramarama. Great overlooked band from the early nineties. Saw them at Shank once.

9. Poxy Lips from the album “So Good It Hurts” by Mekons wacos and the Mekons; that doesn't suck at all.
10. Kingdom Of Love from the album “Gotta Let This Hen Out!” by Robyn Hitchcock Hitchcock is a better segue from the Mekons than you'd think. And this song, of course, is from the Soft Boys masterwork, Underwater Moonlight.

11. You Keep Me Hanging On from the album “The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1” by Madness New Madness? Brilliant! too bad this album is only a so-so pastiche of covers. It works pretty well after the Hitchcock though.

12. Oblivious from the album “Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s, Vol. 12” by Aztec Camera Well, that's an upbeat ending.







Not much of a theme for that set; really just a Frank. Doubled up on the Mekes references, that's a bonus; nice representation of some older punks doing newer stuff. Winds up being a nice post punk sampler. Give it an 8, Clayton. Push the button.



My worth as a human being: 2.1; because I sent out Christmas Festivus Cards today. Extra O'Reilly points because not only do the cards not mention Christmas (Holiday Season), they also mention Peace and have a dove on the front. That'll piss Bill off!