Angry and Old: Briggy Turns 40 (4/4/05)
Two posts in one day and they're both about my buddy Dave Brigham. When he reads this in a month or so, he'll be flattered. I made this mix back in 2005 in honor of Briggy's 40th birthday. Dave's wife Beth threw a great party at their place, so I whipped this up as part of his gift. Being old and such, I've made a few such mixes in the last few years for friends of mine (as well as for my own 40th).
It helped that I was very familiar with Dave's musical likes from working side-by-side with him for a few years at the ol' Webnoize concern. Hence the robot references by GBV, Kraftwerk and Brainiac, as well as the tunes from At the Drive-In, Fu Manchu, Von Bondies and Bullet Lavolta. This was all stuff we were digging back in '99-'01.
Making mixes is always fun, but it's especially fun when you're making them for someone else. I know Briggy dug the CD and I like to pop it in the hi-fi from time to time because it kicks an appropriate amount of arse. Which is good when you've hit the big 4-0. No Seals & Crofts to be found on this compilation.
Happy Birthday to Me - Cracker
Birthday Cake - Cibo Matto
Old Man - Neil Young
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Devo
Gold Star for Robot Boy - Guided by Voices
The Robots - Kraftwerk
I am a Cracked Machine - Brainiac
Quatro Fromagii - Bea Arthur's Revenge
One Armed Scissor - At the Drive-In
Weird Beard - Fu Manchu
Freedom Rock - Frank Black
It Came from Japan - Von Bondies
Swan Dive - Bullet Lavolta
On a Rope - Rocket from the Crypt
Romantic Rights - Death from Above 1979
The Enthusiast - Mission of Burma
We are the robots:
Romantic Rights:
1 comment:
Hey, it didn't take me a month to discover the Dave Brigham two-fer! Thanks a million.
I am the robots!
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