“Easy,” the lead off track from Deer Tick’s latest full length, “Born on Flag Day,” features some brave, intuitive combo playing and lovely instrumental rock, with a nice vocal. — 3:52
Next we have two alt country classics:
“Burnout”: “In the best tradition of modern Americana, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada’s Ox delivers an unhurried, wide as the sky ode to futility. The guitar work here is stellar, shiny and stark…” Off the album “Burnout”. — 2:45
“One Way Out”: “Easily mistaken for a “jam band” at first listen, The Mother Hips are on closer inspection a tight, country flavored rock unit in the tradition of The Band…” Off the album “Pacific Dust”. — 3:34
“Bluest Skies,” “Somewhere in the Milky Way between Pink Floyd and Portishead there is a mysterious shining comet with guitars and a beautiful wailing female lead vocal, soaring across the night sky.” — 4:31
“Motorpsycho Nightmare,” “Ah, the travails and adventures of a good motorcycle road trip. Somewhere between a Bob Dylan yarn and a Lynyrd Skynyrd cautionary tale, we find Nathaniel Street West seeking help from a stranger, sleeping under a stove and running for his life.” — 5:46
“Rise”, an uplifting steady rocker up front and upbeat — 2:45
“She”, by TenPenny Joke, off their album, “Ambush on All Sides”. — 4:18
"Bitterblue," Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) sings his heart out in this performance of this song live at the Royal Albert Hall in the 1970s. — 3:37
"Best House Electro Dance Music 2009," a really good, long and danceable track mixed by dj elite — 11:00
“Angels”,, a haunting folk pop piece by Allison Crowe. — 3:27
“When the Spell Is Broken,” Rooted in American Country, Blues and Rock, with no gimmicks or slick production tricks, Australia’s Revelators win the old school way: with great composition and performance. — 4:52
“Rust”, by No, Really, off the album “Rust”. — 2:33
“Obama Mix, Part 2″ — by Z-Trip Victory Lap — 31:21
“Dr. House”, a song about my father’s favorite, television’s doctor House by the Ukrainian rock band WashingTones. — 3:45
“Let It Rock,” a heartwarming rocker by the children’s Christian rock group Kidz Bop. Visit Kidzbop.com — 3:41
“All Along the Watchtower,” Cover of the Bob Dylan song by the Word of Life Church band. — 5:28
“Vent & Why Pt. 2,” Collective Soul plays a great live set here. Were you ever angry at somebody? — 6:58
“Lover Man,” a rare unreleased recording of Norah Jones singing “Lover Man”. — 4:19
“Sweet Child O’ Mine,” a great instrumental cover of the Guns and Roses classic. In loving memory of my mother, Eleanor K. Evans. This song was long a favorite of hers. Eleanor passed away February 8, 2007. — 5:22
"The Who – Love Reign O’er Me," Live in Seattle, 1982. I love the simple, unpretentious way of this version. — 5:06
"The First Stone," here Paul McCartney gives us an unreleased track of his, and speaks to all of us. — 4:08
"Collective Soul – Needs," performed live at the Hard Rock cafe in Biloxi, Mississippi. — 3:33
"In My Life," A beautiful and straightforward cover of the Beatle’s classic, by Allison Crowe. — 3:10
"I Shall Be Released," A certain “Clint” covers the famous Bob Dylan song. — 4:56
Here is a wonderful song by a great band, the Christian rock group Third Day – I really identify with this message:
"Consuming Fire," Third Day’s very special song in which the "consuming fire" is Christ’s Love. — 4:46
"Move Over and Kozmic Blues," Janis Joplin sings her heart out in this huge rendition of her two hits, performed in 1970. — 2:56
"If You Could Read My Mind," a wonderful rendition of Gordon Lightfoot’s classic, from 1979, Soundstage, Chicago. — 3:29
Here are two of the best covers of AC/DC you are ever going to hear!
"Back In Black," a really good guitar cover of AC/DC’s hit, covered by SDM. Ever get the feeling I like AC/DC??? — 4:14
"Thunderstruck," Motorocker does a fantastic cover of AC/DC’s song, perhaps their greatest song, IMHO. — 5:13
“Shelter from the Storm,” a great cover of Bob Dylan’s classic from the album “Blood on the Tracks” performed by the singer “Isis”. — 4:27
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