5 for 5: Another music thread

Oingo Boingo is right up your sledgehammering way. Great music to pound shit to.

Will send words and phrases.

 

Yup ... about as subtle as a sledgehammer. But I do enjoy "Dead Man's Party."

 

That video's brilliant.

His early stuff is amazing. I'm not a big fan of his recent stuff, but you can't go wrong with the early albums.

My favorite album is "Get Happy!!" which is a tribute to the old Stax soul sound. I'd recommend that or "King of America," which is by far his best stab at doing Americana, and featured a good chunk of Elvis Presley's old band. My favorite from that album is "Suit of Lights":

 

Elton John:
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
"Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)"
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
"High-Flying Bird"
"Skyline Pigeon (Piano Version)"

James Taylor:
"Long Ago and Far Away"
"Carolina In My Mind"
"On The 4th of July"
"I Will Follow"
"Music"

Marvin Gaye:
"What's Going On"
"What's Happening Brother"
"Right On"
"Inner City Blues"
"Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology Song)"

The Police:
"Synchroncity II"
"King Of Pain"
"Don't Stand So Close To Me"
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
"Spirits In A Material World"

Steve Hackett:
"Spectral Mornings"
"Star of Sirius"
"Icarus Ascending"
"Shadow of the Hierophant"
"Every Day"

 

Not a fan of his collaboration with Oscar the Grouch.

 

Beatles
--Hey Jude
--In My Life
--Ticket to Ride
--Day Tripper
--The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

Styx
--Light Up
--Sweet Mademoiselle
--Sing for the Day
--The Grand Illusion
--Eddie

Kansas
--What's on My Mind
--Fire With Fire
--People of the South Wind
--Play the Game Tonight
--Gotta Rock On

Rush (based on their stuff from more than 30 years ago)
--Fly by Night
--Circumstances
--Songbird
--Times Stand Still
--Anthem

Foreigner
--Feels Like the First Time
--Cold as Ice
--Can't Wait
--Jukebox Hero
--Headknocker

 

OK, I've edited my list to include YouTube links for everything.

If you haven't seen the video for Butch Walker's song "Synthesizers," watch it now. Especially if you're a Dazed and Confused fan.

 

As hip as I am, I've NEVER heard a Butch Walker song. I will remedy that tonight.

 

Kinda trashy?

 

You're so hip, Williamsburg will now be called Ygsterburg

 

Butch Walker is one of those artists that, based on my musical tastes, I SHOULD like, but just can't get into him .

 

Amusing Butch Walker trivia: he started out as a teenager as the guitarist in the hair band Southgang. Their "hit" was "Tainted Angel." They were the first rock band to tour China.