Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Top 5: Summer Songs

FriedOreo's brilliant post about summer songs is exactly the kind of thing we need here at The Great Mongrel. And right now, we're going to activate prior knowledge and do a little activity to raise spirits during these dark winter days and remind us that summer is only 4 months away. As comments to this post, please look deep into your souls and list your top 5 summer songs from 2005.

5 Comments:

At 12:44 PM, Blogger FriedOreo said...

Great idea, Mugs. In the meantime, I'll mention here the worst concert experience of the summer, which Mugs had the misfortunate of experiencing with me: Architecture in Helsinki at the First Presbyterian Church in Philly. No charisma onstage, hot as hell in the audience, and surrounded by 16 year-old girls who wouldn't shut their yaps.

 
At 1:28 PM, Blogger FriedOreo said...

Here are my five songs, in no particular order after my clear #1. And oh, they're not all songs I discovered last summer, just ones I played over and over and over...

1. Matt Pond PA, "Summer (Butcher Two)"

Ponys, "I'm With You"
Boo Radleys, "Wish I Was Skinny"
Zombies, "Care of Cell 44"
Rosebuds, "Drunkard's Worst
Nightmare"

 
At 1:31 PM, Blogger FriedOreo said...

And Ryu's right: That Kelly Clarkson single is genius.

 
At 12:19 AM, Blogger Mugshot said...

I know I asked for songs, but I'm going to have to do albums instead. And yes, this is what I listened to most in 2005, not sometime in the 1990s. It was a power-poppy summer. (I also looked at iTunes, but to see what I played the most around August.)

5) Too Far To Care - Old 97's. I saw them in June and they were phenomenal. "Can't Get a Line" is a summery power-pop gem.
4) Big Star - #1 Record/Radio City. My introduction to real power pop. "The Ballad of El Goodo" will destroy you.
3) Oranges Band - The World and Everything in It. This album is perfect for sitting on the beach at Sea Isle City or Cape May. Focus on "The Mountain" and "Ride the Nuclear Wave."
2) Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience. Of course, the "deluxe" edition, with the great song "Idiot Summer" -- and "Allison Road" remains a favorite after all these years.
1) Weezer - Pinkerton. stark attack told me to get it (he called it "the best album ever," or something), and I listened to it several times in a row one day. I still can't get the rollicking rhythm section out of my brain.

 
At 12:41 AM, Blogger Mugshot said...

Shoot. Before anyone catches me, I'll correct it myself. "Can't Get a Line" isn't on Too Far to Care -- it's on Satellite Rides, which as 97's fan knows doesn't rock as much as TFTC but is still the album I meant to name for summer album #5.

 

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