10 Songs — Feb. 17, 2009

Sitting at home today, sick (and increasingly sick of it) I found a couple sick remixes and some original songs as well as some old favourites. So I give to you, my top ten songs as of right... now.

10. U2 - Sweetest Thing
9. The Lonely Island - I'm On A Boat (feat. T-Pain) (in HD!)
8. Audioslave - Gasoline
7. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East Hastings
6. Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends
5. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
4. Alan Parsons Project - Be Like You (The Twelves Remix)
3. Tiësto - Ride (Radio Edit)
2. A-TRAK - Kilometer (Sébastien Tellier Remix)
1. Audioslave - Doesn't Remind Me

Ten Radiohead Remixes

Here are ten songs that add something unique to music that is already amazing. Note that I couldn't find a couple of them on youtube, so some are linked directly to mp3 files. It appears that not everything was in its right place...

10. Reckoner vs. Love Lockdown (DJ Earworm Mashup)
9. Nude (Holy Fuck Remix)
8. Lucifer's Jigsaw (Jaydiohead: Jigsaw Falling Into Place vs. Lucifer)
7. Everything In Its Right Place (Gigamesh Remix)
6. Reckoner (Chart Ready Remix)
5. No Karma (Jaydiohead: Karma Police vs. No Hook
4. Nude (We Plants Are Happy Plants Remix)
3. Reckoner (The Twelves Remix)
2. House Of Cards (Solarstone Bootleg)
1. Street Spirit (Funkagenda Remix)

Remixes for January

Ten remixes that have rocked my socks (not literally) over the last month. Lots of house music but a little dance and trance tossed in for good measure as well...

10. September - Cry For You (Spencer & Hill Remix)
9. Gorillaz - 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)
8. Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Raindropz Edit)
7. The Toxic Avenger - Escape (Bloody Beetroots Remix)
6. Justice - Phantom Pt. 1.5 (Live A Cross The Universe Remix)
5. Yanou - Children of the Sun (Vandalism Remix)
4. Booty Luv - Some Kinda Rush (Dub Mix)
3. Justice - Genesis (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)
2. U2 - Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix)
1. Radiohead - Reckoner (The Twelves Remix)

10 Songs — Feb. 8, 2009

Here are 10 songs that I've listened to a lot over the last few days....

10. U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
9. Snow Patrol - Take Back The City
8. Shiloh - Operator
7. U2 - Numb
6. Justice - Phantom Pt. 1.5
5. Interpol - Rest My Chemistry
4. Coldplay - Cemeteries of London
3. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses
2. Chris Cornell - Scream
1. U2 - Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix)

Muse

Muse is one of those bands with a very unique style. It draws a lot of comparison to Radiohead, but I for one don't see any huge similarities. They have some pretty amazing melodies and lots of variation between songs. Check em out!

10. Time Is Running Out
9. Take a Bow
8. Hysteria
7. Knights of Cydonia
6. Map of the Problematique
5. Starlight
4. Falling Away With You
3. Supermassive Black Hole
2. Invincible
1. Glorious

U2

When you talk about the greatest bands of all time, U2 is never left out. Here's a look at some of their best...

10. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
9. Pride (In The Name of Love)
8. The Saints Are Coming
7. With or Without You
6. City of Blinding Lights
5. Vertigo
4. New Year's Day
3. Sunday Bloody Sunday
2. Beautiful Day
1. One

Maroon 5

Here's a band that has a special place in my heart. They were the first pop group I ever became a "fan" of. Before Maroon 5, I'd just listen to whatever happened to be on the radio. Hope you like them...

10. Makes Me Wonder
9. Goodnight Goodnight (hear the Kryptonite riff?)
8. Can't Stop (their hardest song)
7. Wake Up Call
6. Sunday Morning
5. Harder to Breathe (the song that put M5 on the radar)
4. She Will Be Loved
3. This Love (is piano punk a genre?)
2. Must Get Out (oh the lyrics!)
1. Won't Go Home Without You (melodigasm in the ears...)

Now I don't know about you, but for a band with only two albums, that's not a bad collection of great songs!

Coldplay

If you know me well, you know that Coldplay is among my favourite bands. Here are some of their best...
10. White Shadows
9. Glass of Water
8. Lovers In Japan
7. Don't Panic
6. Viva La Vida
5. Life In Technicolor II
4. Cemeteries of London
3. Speed of Sound
2. Talk
1. Clocks

Best Music Videos

Many things make music videos great. But basically each of these has something special that makes them unique, unlike the mainstream hip-hop rubbish that spews from MTV these days. Straight to the poubelle with ye! Hopefully you'll agree that these music videos are actually worth watching

10. Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You M5's best vid
9. Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice so funny!
8. Radiohead - Steet Spirit (Fade Out) pretty great camerawork
7. Muse - Knights of Cydonia personal favourite, a great satire
6. UNKLE ft. Thom Yorke - Rabbit In Your Headlights interesting conclusion
5. Hot Hot Heat - Middle of Nowhere catchy song, shot in Victoria
4. Massive Attack - Angel a 9 on the epic scale
3. Weird Al Yankovic - Bob a clever and witty ditty
2. Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death epic (in small caps)
1. Radiohead - Just EPIC!! (in ALL CAPS)

Greatest Guitar Solos

Welcome to my site! If you haven't noticed the chemistry pun in the title by now, it's doubtful you ever will. Not to worry, it will all be revealed in due time.

Now to the task at hand—this list won't make the purists happy, but who really cares? These are my candidates for the greatest guitar solos of all time...

10. Avenged Sevenfold - Unholy Confession (0:00-0:38)
9. U2 & Green Day - The Saints Are Coming (2:03-2:27)
8. Muse - Hysteria (2:25-3:04)
7. Audioslave - Like A Stone (2:57-3:32)
6. Van Halen - Panama (2:21-2:50)
5. Muse - Knights of Cydonia (4:33-5:01)
4. AC/DC - Thunderstruck (3:21-3:33)
3. The Eagles - Hotel California (4:20-6:27)
2. Mötley Crüe - Home Sweet Home (2:50-3:34)
1. Linkin Park - In Pieces (2:35-3:01)