Prince Paul, "A Prince Among Thieves" Hearing this song out of context, the climax/punchline of Prince Paul's briliant album A Prince Among Thieves, really is kind of jarring. It makes so much sense in the original context but is a strange one outside of...
matt pond PA, "Measure 3" I ran out of interesting (?) things to say about matt pond PA a couple tracks ago. So, as per the standard Five Songs Style Guide, that gives me license to just blather here. ... Turns out I don't have anything interesting...
Otis Redding, "Try a Little Tenderness" One of Redding's iconic hits, this is actually a much older song, more than thirty years old when he recorded what is by now the definitive version. The very slow build up throughout the song is such a delight,...
The Jesus Lizard, "Gladiator" HELL YEAH MAN TIME TO GO BREAK STUFF FUCKIN' LET'S GO GET DRUNK FUCK SHIT UP Tha Alkaholiks, "Let It Out" Tha Alkaholiks stood out from out other rap groups in the mid-90s in California by being mostly playful, in contrast...
Bell Witch, "Suffocation, A Burial: I - Awoken (Breathing Teeth)" First things first, that is a MAGNIFICENT name for a metal song. A roman numeral, a parenthetical, just all kinds of extra junk. Spectacular. At any rate, the other day I referred to Pallbearer as...
