Day 11

Does anyone think I'll finish this thing in less than 5,000 real days? I hope so, but i guarantee nothing.

Song 51: The Clash - "Spanish Bombs"
I hated "punk rock" as a kid. When I say "punk rock" I guess I'm mainly referring to the punk-pop my friends listened to a lot. bands like Millencolin, The Ramones, stuff like that. I don't really like those bands now, either, but I lumped The Clash in with these bands for reasons I don't remember. Anyway, this led to me experiencing London Calling far later in life than I should have, when i purchased it for a cheap price at a Camelot Music going out of business sale. Thanks, Camelot Music! This is a fun song, and I like the seamless transition into a Spanish chorus. That's fun for everyone (who speaks Spanish or English!)

Song 52: Spoon - "The Agony of Laffitte"
This is a cool bonus cut off the copy of A Series of Sneaks that I downloaded off of Luke way back in the carefree Soulseek days. Spoon does sparse rockers really well, but when they strip down (no homo) for an acoustic ditty, they're pretty damn good, too. The xylophone at the end of this one isn't that neccessary, but it's a cool touch. Probably the only instrument I could ever play with any consistency besides the recorder.

Song 53: Modest Mouse - "Steam Engenius"
One of the more 'classic Modest Mouse' sounding songs on We Were Dead... which is probably why I enjoy it so. The megaphone-boosted chorus isn't any special but it sounds right. And while the ringing guitar sounds during it are good, it's the percussion during the bridge that makes the song. It's the kind of paranoid soundscape background stuff that Modest Mouse is so good at when they apply themselves.

Song 54: Battles - "Snare Hanger"
The drums on this are just ridiculous. It's a quick two-minute track, so it's busy all over, but the drums are just wild. It actually sounds like a Wolf Parade song near the end, but Wolf Parade's percussion never reaches this frantic a pace. It's like unleashing a rubberband wind-up toy.

Song 55: Devin Davis - "Sandie"
Kind of a middling ballad here from Davis. This might be just poor circumstance, because I'm pretty jazzed from the Battles song, but I think there are A) better slow jams on this album and B) Davis is much better when he's rocking out anyway. The horn adds some depth to the track near the end, but I've never been very into this one.