8 - Blaze of Glory by Bon Jovi from Blaze of Glory
7 - Theme from (Dawn of the Prehistoric Newton) by Glenn Phillips from Scratched by the Rabbit
6 - Thieves in the Temple by Prince from Graffiti Bridge
5 - Blue Sky Mine by Midnight Oil from Blue Sky Mining
4 - Summer of Love by 311 from Dammit!
3 - Kiss Off [Live] by Violent Femmes from Add It Up (1981 - 1993)
2 - Don't Go Away by Toad the Wet Sprocket from Pale
1 - Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants from Flood
Notes:
"Skin" has a cool xylophone in it. Really cool. I mean, this is a really awesome xylophone intro. We're talking xylophone virtuosity here. Actually, it's probably a synthesizer...
Glenn Phillips is not to be confused with Glen (one "n") Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket. Funny story here: When I started getting into Glen (one "n") Phillips' solo music, I was searching far and wide for all of the albums that he had released. I came across an album called "Scratched by the Rabbit." I thought "I must have this album to complete my Glen (one "n") Phillips collection!" So I bought the sucker on eBay. Then I got the sucker in the mail. I read the back of the case which had a funny description of a man dreaming about some kind of Rabbit and he had to wake up and write an album about it...I thought: "that's strange." I noticed the year was 1990 and this discouraged me...I listened the first song which was instrumental. I became even more discouraged that maybe this wasn't the same Glen (one "n") Phillips I had come to know and love. Sure enough! This particular brand of "Glen" had two "nn's." Different guy. I wrote off the album as a complete loss until recently discovering that this two "n" Glenn is an amazing guitarist! The song listed above has incredible guitar work! He produces the closest thing to a real glissando that I have ever heard on a guitar (for those of you who aren't sure what I'm talking about: a glissando occurs (for example) on a trombone when you start on one note and litarally sliiiiide to another note "hitting each tone in-between." This is nearly impossible on many instruments). 'Nuff said.
For my previous review of the song "Kiss Off" click here.
The Glen (one "n") Phillips that you may be more familiar with hits #2 with his band Toad performing the song "Don't Go Away" which is my favorite on the album.
They Might Be Giants created a real winner when they wrote "Birdhouse in Your Soul." This song is about a night-light. Possibly the most bizarre and interesting subject for a song (at least the way they write it). Check out this lyrical tid-bit: "There's a picture opposite me of my primitive ancestry which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches ship-wreck free. Though I respect that a lot, I'd be fired if that were my job, after killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts." Muchos Kudos to TMBG (possibly the greatest two-John band ever formed).
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Danny Elfman is amazing, both with Oingo Boingo and with all his movie soundtracks. Midnight Oil was a favorite of mine back in the day, and I rediscovered them just last week (it had been a while since I had listened to my cd). They are very very cool. Toad the Wet Sprocket is nice too although I have never heard the song you mention. My number 1 favorite definitely has to be the John-John duo with Birdhouse in Your Soul as well. woot!
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