Top (Twenty) Five Records (in no particular order)

These are my twenty-five albums that I would take on that desert island that everyone always talks about and - lucky for me - has electricity, kick ass speakers, an iPod dock, and a stereo that goes to 11.

• Quardrophenia - THE WHO


• Revolver - The Bealtes


• Get Yer Ya Ya's Out - The Rolling Stones


• Lola versus Powerman and the Money-Go-Round- The Kinks


• Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix


• The CD of JB I and II - James Brown


• Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco


• Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys


• The Band a.k.a. The Brown Album


• Outlandos d'Amour - The Police


• The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion - Black Crowes


• In Color - Cheap Trick


• XO - Elliott Smith


• Led Zeppelin II


• Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet


• Vs. - Pearl Jam


• Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd


• Sign o' the Times - Prince


• Jazz - Queen


• Pleased to Meet Me - The Replacements


• The Joshua Tree - U2


• Van Halen II


• The Yes Album


• Apostrophe/Over-nite Sensation - Zappa


• Let Love Rule - Lenny Kravitz

Derek Trucks Band - Down in the Flood

Screamer of the Week

Question
- What do you get when you combine The Allman Brothers, Christ Whitley, and a little funk?

Answer
- "Down in the Flood" a new song from The Derek Trucks Band.

Listen / Download: Down in the Flood - Derek Trucks Band
Purchase: Already Free - Derek Trucks Band

Ram On LA - A Tribute To Paul McCartney’s RAM

I've never hidden the fact that the cute Beatle has always been my favorite. I guess I'm a sucker for silly love songs. Lennon was too serious for this romantic.

The mp3 blog, Aquarium Drunkard, has posted Ram On LA - A Tribute To Paul McCartney’s RAM. Released as a high-quality 320kbps MP3 digital download, the not-for-profit compilation is available free via aquariumdrunkard.com. Listeners are encouraged to make donations to No More Landmines, the fantastic cause that “helps and empowers communities around the world by removing the threat of landmines and unexploded weapons.” A cause championed by Sir Paul McCartney himself. Donate here.

Listen / Download:
Dear Boy - Bodies of Water