You Don't Understand, It's Gone

The title of this pick has nothing really to do with the content. It's a line from a stupid commercial that I quote to make my wife laugh. It usually doesn't work. But it's a factor of relief when it does. These are some of the tracks I didn't use for the Mounjaro-of-Rock picks I had over the past week called Semaglutide (probably will have another one or two later) and added in a few tracks that in no way represented that post-grunge sound at all, but just rock. A little southern rock and a couple of under-appreciated rock bands were also mixed in.

You Don't Understand, It's Gone

01 Rev Theory - Hell Yeah

02 Jimmy Eat World - Pain

03 Disturbed - Stricken

04 Dirty Honey - When I'm Gone

05 Filter - Welcome To The Fold

06 Saliva - Click Click Boom

07 Blackberry Smoke - Up In Smoke

08 Crazy Town - Butterfly

09 Scorpions - The Zoo

10 Black 'n Blue - I'll Be There For You

11 Linkin Park - Numb

12 Hurricane - I'm On To You

13 Autograph - Turn Up The Radio

14 Black Stone Cherry - Blind Man

15 Shinedown - Simple Man (Rock Version)

16 Alcatrazz - God Blessed Video

17 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps

18 Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls

19 Flyleaf - I'm So Sick

Fergie Frederiksen Pick

I'm not sure why I didn't take the chance at the extra alliteration possible to call it a family pick. Fergie Frederiksen Family would have sounded good, but I didn't. I actually started this because of the Jim Peterik connection. He's the reason that Fergie got to sing backup for Survivor. But before that he was in prog band Trillion. He's mostly known for being the other lead singer for Toto. I also figured out he was David London (doing disco for Casablanca records - the tracks here from the Can't Stop The Music soundtrack - The Village People starred in it). He appeared on a bunch of projects, I tried to pick a wide variety. He also wrote a few songs for other artists, but none of those are on here. His real name is Dennis, but Fergie became his nickname when a buddy thought his last name was Ferguson. It stuck.

Fergie Frederiksen Pick

01 Fergie Frederiksen - Blaze Of Love

02 Radioactive - On My Own

03 Le Roux - Don't Stand In My Way

04 Northern Light - Eye To Eye

05 AOR - Desperate Dreams

06 Joseph Williams - Goin' Home

07 Frederiksen-Phillips - Shot Down

08 Mecca - Velocitized

09 Frederiksen + Denander - Let Him Go

10 Survivor - American Heartbeat

11 David London - The Sound Of The City

12 Fergie Frederiksen - Elaine

13 Trillion - Hold Out

14 Angel - Should Have Known Better (Demo)

15 David London - Samantha

16 Fergie Frederiksen - Angel Don't Cry

17 Fergie Frederiksen - Follow Your Heart

18 Toto - Stranger In Town

Top Pick Albums 1985

Yesterday was my Top Pick songs and today it is my top ten pick albums for 1985. Like each month it is the top ten songs (to me) of those albums and then a second side (next ten) of my other favorite song of each. I do have to say that one of these albums I would not choose if it was now. And that is the Cocteau Twins. Not because I don't still love it, but that my rules changed later. In 1985 they put out The Pink Opaque, which is a compilation album. I separated those out later. At the time, I had an ep by them and this, in the US, was the first album I bought of theirs. I'm pretty sure I knew fairly quickly that it was a compilation though.FIshbone came out this year and I ended up seeing them live millions of times. They were so great. Saw them with the Chili Peppers many times, once on this tour opening for Run DMC (ask me about that show). Disappointed with Run DMC but the other two were brilliant. George Clinton was at the show. I partied with the man. PMRC was everywhere, New Order and Kate Bush hit their peak. It was a good year for albums.

Top Pick Albums 1985

01 Cocteau Twins - Lorelei

02 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Catholic School Girls Rule

03 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

04 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - My Wife And My Dead Wife

05 Nina Hagen - Universal Radio

06 Everything But the Girl - Kid

07 Frank Zappa - Porn Wars

08 The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey

09 New Order - The Perfect Kiss

10 Fishbone - (Modern Industry)

11 Cocteau Twins - Aikea-Guinea

12 Nina Hagen - 1985 Ekstasy Drive

13 Everything But The Girl - When All's Well

14 Fishbone - Ugly

15 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Jungleman

16 Kate Bush - The Big Sky

17 Frank Zappa - We're Turning Again

18 New Order - Love Vigilantes

19 The Jesus And Mary Chain - Taste Of Cindy

20 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Heaven

Top Pick 1985

It's right here at the end of the month and time for me to share my top picks of the year. These are from the year 1985. Like the last several months first it's my top picks of the year. The top twenty songs (according to me back then). It's from what I chose way back then. Looking back at it today, however, I don't think I would make any changes. Several of these could have been on my best album of the year choice, but they didn't quite make it.

Top Pick 1985

01 The Cure - Close To Me

02 Love & Rockets - Ball Of Confusion

03 The Smiths - How Soon Is Now

04 Faith No More - We Care A Lot

05 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Secret

06 Camper Van Beethoven - Where The Hell Is Bill

07 Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses

08 Dead Milkmen - Bitchin' Camaro

09 Chris Isaak - Dancin'

10 Killing Joke - Love Like Blood

11 Yoko Ono - Hell In Paradise

12 Prefab Sprout - Horsin' Around

13 Yello - Vicious Games

14 Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds

15 Alex Chilton - No Sex

16 Shriekback - Nemesis

17 Sisters Of Mercy - Walk Away

18 The Dukes Of Stratosphear - 25 O'clock

19 The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

20 The Fall - Cruisers creek

What's The Connection? Roller Coasters 1

There were a lot of ups and downs and a few loop the loops making this connection about coasters. Roller Coasters. I always liked riding them, but never really looked to see how many songs there were about them. Makes sense if you think about it. It can be a metaphor or just about the thrill of the ride itself. It wasn't a steep drop to come up with these songs. The first song that came to mind was the Ohio Players and soon after I thought of the 13th Floor Elevators. And after that they just kept coming. Part two will follow soon after this one. I have around 50 tracks I could use already. Tell me about your best roller coaster ride in the comments. Or your worst one...

Roller Coasters 1

01 Primal Fear - Rollercoaster

02 Blood, Sweat & Tears - Roller Coaster

03 Justin Bieber - Roller Coaster

04 Showaddywaddy - Rollercoaster

05 Janet Jackson - Rollercoaster

06 B-Witched - Rollercoaster

07 Luke Bryan - Roller Coaster

08 Jump5 - Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride

09 The Partridge Family - Roller Coaster

10 Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster

11 Blink-182 - Roller Coaster

12 Everything But The Girl - Rollercoaster

13 Jonas Brothers - Rollercoaster

14 Bo Diddley - Roller Coaster

15 Cerrone - Roller Coaster

16 The Jesus And Mary Chain - Rollercoaster

17 Grid - Rollercoaster (Radio Edit)

18 The Ides of March - Roller Coaster

19 The 13th Floor Elevators - Roller Coaster (Mono Mix)

20 Echo & The Bunnymen - Rollercoaster

21 Bon Jovi - Roller Coaster

22 Bleachers featuring Charli XCX - Rollercoaster

Semaglutide 2

A couple of days ago, I posted part one of this pick. Is it really called buttrock? Or post-grunge? Or Dad rock? Who knows? Certainly not me. But I think of it as the Wegovy of rock. Kind of appetite suppressing weight loss of music. For sure the songs can be good, if not cheesy at times. Some are decent hits and at least one is completely AI. Usually one hit and the rest regional. I added a couple of older songs that don't fit what some people call buttrock, and yet they fit in nicely for the GLP of rock. That's why the title is what it is. I'll have at least one more of these, after that you will have to look for your own tracks or find my Bro-Country pick. I think that pairs well with these and a Lone Star beer.

Semaglutide 2

21 Good Charlotte - The Anthem

22 Candlebox - Far Behind

23 The Velvet Sundown - Dust on the Wind

24 Maroon 5 - This Love

25 Train - Hey, Soul Sister

26 The Wallflowers - One Headlight

27 Five For Fighting - Superman (It's Not Easy)

28 Theodore - Rockin Me

29 Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife

30 J Geils Band - Centerfold

31 Fuel - Shimmer

32 My Darkest Days - Casual Sex (Rock Mix)

33 Fastball - The Way

34 Creed - One Last Breath

35 Fastway - Say What You Will

36 Seether - Fake It

37 David Lee Roth - Goin' Crazy

38 AFI - Miss Murder

39 Daughtry - It's Not Over

40 Collective Soul - Shine

41 Switchfoot - Meant To Live

Five To Nine

Yes, I understand you think it's a weird title, but it will make sense by the end of this write-up. This pick started with two songs. The ones from Tom Tom Club and New Order. So started to think how can I get there from here? There were several ways I could go, but I decided to look at the Camelot mixing values. 5A to 9B. If you understand strictly Camelot mixing, you can jump either one number forward or back (5A to 6A is a good mix - keywise) or same number and move from A to B (9A to 9B). There is way more to it than that, but for the basic rule, that's about it. There is a Camelot wheel (search for it if you want to really dive in) that helps you move around with mixes. Obviously there is more than key, there is Energy of a song and BPM of a song. I paid very little attention to that on this mixtape. Within the keys, I adjusted for BPM and ignored energy altogether. Some worked itself out, others didn't at all. Oh, well. That's difference between DJ'ing a live party and picking a compilation for fun. Cover is a play on the Dolly Parton movie logo.

Five To Nine

01 Prince - Get Off (Dmc Remix) (Mixed By Ben Liebrand)

02 Tom Tom Club - Sunshine and Ecstasy

03 Kylie Minogue - On A Night Like This

04 Plastics - Last Train To Clarksville

05 Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue

06 Ohio Players - O-H-I-O

07 Crazy Penis - You've Lost That Loving Feeling

08 Animotion - Obsession (12" Dance Remix)

09 Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement (Single Version)

10 Shriekback - Everything That Rises Must Converge

11 Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog

12 Wide Boy Awake - Chicken Outlaw

13 Eagles - Heartache Tonight

14 The Farm - Groovy Train

15 Foreigner - Hot Blooded

16 The Psychedelic Furs - All That Money Wants

17 New Order - Everything's Gone Green