A fun little mix. Two YLT tracks from the same album. One of them, “Paul is Dead” perhaps should have come after having a ball in “Gigantic.” (You can read that sentence however you like.)
- “Guyana Punch” – The Judys – Washarama
- “Wili (Part 2)” – Miles Davis – Dark Magus
- “Just” – Radiohead – The Bends
- “Blue Line Swinger” – Yo La Tengo – Electr-O-Pura
- “Paul is Dead” – Yo La Tengo – Electr-O-Pura
- “7 Minutes” – Circle Square – Queer As Folk: The Fourth Season Soundtrack
- “Gigantic” – Pixies – Death to the Pixies (Live)
- “Up ‘Gainst the Wall” – John Coltrane – Impressions
- “Blind Man, Blind Man” – Herbie Hancock – My Point of View
- “Xpander” – Sasha – Xpander EP
“Guyana Punch,” a snappy tune about Jim Jones (“Here come the airplanes, please form a straight line”) makes me wonder whatever became of Houston’s The Judys whose shows were some of my favorites to see live.
James Brush is a teacher and writer who lives in Austin, TX. He tries to get outside as much as possible.
Speaking of live, there’s nothing like YLT doing “Blue Line Swinger.”
Is that Pixies live any good? I saw them back in the day (no, the other day), when they performed sets in alphabetical order. They were good, but never life-altering.
I’ve seen YLT a number of times, and you’re right about that, but really there’s nothing like seeing YLT.
The only time I saw the Pixies was at ACL Fest in 2004. They were good and it was fun to finally see them, but, no, it didn’t change me. As to the live album, it’s okay. I rarely listened to it before I put it on my iPod, but I enjoy it when it comes up.