Epic Purim List
So not only is today the vernal equinox and my rbirthday, it is also Purim, the Jewish holiday in rwhich it is pretty much required that you get rsloshed (seriously.) So in honor of this rTrichotomous Rex of special occasions, here's a rlist of my recent (and some historical) jams. |
| 1 | Boris
Tu, La La
This song is bound to blow my speakers out. I cannot stop listening to this
album. At all. Help me. |
| 2 | Talking Heads
Lifetime Piling Up
One of the best Talking Heads songs, released to promote their "Sand In
The Vaseline" compilation. |
| 3 | Brandt Brauer Frick
Mi Corazon
This is a pure gem of a track. |
| 4 | Motek
Abused
I was listening to this song while driving last weekend, and everything the
chorus hit I would impulsively floor it without realizing it. During the second
or third chorus I reached 100mph in my Honda CR-V before noticing. No one
on the highway, this song blaring, it just has to happen. |
| 5 | Dead Spirits' Dance
Cold Wind - A Dream Vision
This song dominates. |
| 6 | Xavier Rudd
Dark Shades Of Blue
I can't listen to this album without remembering the first time I saw this guy
live. Best show I have been to in my entire life. Whole place was on fire
with crazy hippie energy. |
| 7 | Wolves In The Throne Room
Wanderer Above The Sea And Fog
Still my favorite Cascadian black metal band (yeah I hated that term but I'm
over it.) |
| 8 | Wolfsheim
Once In A Lifetime
Only song of theirs that I ever listen to. |
| 9 | Winterhorde
Tenth Wave
Oh there we go... an Israeli metal band. Fitting. |
| 10 | Ulver
Christmas
Wrong holiday but epic song. |
| 11 | Tristania
Angina
This album will never die. This song is pure excellence. |
| 12 | TLC
Creep
Didn't see that one coming, did you? |
| 13 | Thrice
Of Dust And Nations
Maybe I'm crazy, but this entire album could easily be about ancient (and
some modern) Jewish history. I mean, if you know your shit as a Jew, this
could be the most anthemic album for you ever. |
| 14 | Third Eye Blind
I Want You
Fantastic song from back when the radio played great music. |
| 15 | The Red Paintings
We Belong In The Sea
Best song by this band IMO. |
| 16 | The Morningside
Moving Crosscurrent Of Time
This whole album, as well as their debut, do something to me that very few
albums do... |
| 17 | The Knife
We Share Our Mothers' Health
The end is always near. |
| 18 | The Idan Raichel Project
Bo'ee
Some wholesome Jewish ethno-pop(?) |
| 19 | The Goo Goo Dolls
Black Balloon
Music I grew up with. |
| 20 | The Gathering
Great Ocean Road
This song is mesmerizing. |
| 21 | The Flaming Lips
Race For The Prize
Such a good song. Humble and true commentary on life. |
| 22 | The Birthday Massacre
Horror Show
This song is dear to me, as is the rest of this album. |
| 23 | Electric Light Orchestra
Telephone Line
This song has gotten me through many hard nights. |
| 24 | The American Dollar
Second Sight
Watch the video for this, it's pretty cool. |
| 25 | Tegan And Sara
The Con
Good song. What? |
| 26 | Sunny Day Real Estate
In Circles
"Emo" that was genuinely emotional, exhaustingly deep and just plain
beautiful. |
| 27 | Something For Kate
Three Dimensions
This band wrote the same song over and over again for years, but it was a
pretty good song. |
| 28 | Solstafir
Kold
When shit gets rough, this song enters my rotation. |
| 29 | Sleeping Gods
Scene Of Emptiness
Pretty unknown band. This song is fantastic though the rest of the album is
meh. There is one other very good song on it, "Sweet Suffering." |
| 30 | Sleeping At Last
Tension & Thrill
My unofficial wedding song. Beautiful lyrics. |
| 31 | Buffy Sainte-Marie
Moonshot
A kickass song that every "civilized" European/American needs to listen to. |
| 32 | Cepia
Ithica
Great simple electronic tune. |
| 33 | Clive Tanaka y Su Orquesta
Skinjob
Every time I hear this song, I get lost, and it always sucks to find my way
back to the real world. |
| 34 | Coheed and Cambria
Everything Evil
Back from when this band was awesome. |
| 35 | Cold Body Radiation
The Great White Emptiness
Bliss. |
| 36 | Dagoba
Dead Lion Reef
Best workout music EVER. |
| 37 | Damien Rice
Volcano
Timeless. |
| 38 | David Axelrod
A Little Girl Lost
One of his many brilliant compositions. |
| 39 | David Sylvian
Maria
This is how you use atmosphere in a song, fellas. Take notes. |
| 40 | Dir en Grey
Toguro
Too many people dismiss this band. The guitar on this track is to die for. |
| 41 | Disillusion
A Day By The Lake
Still a great song. |
| 42 | Draconian
Seasons Apart
One of the true gems of this dying/dead genre. |
| 43 | Dredg
Symbol Song
Let's all remember this song when their new album drops, just to keep
things in perspective. |
| 44 | Sirenia
In Sumerian Haze
A band that could have been a perfect continuation of Tristania but instead
died a slow, ugly death. |
| 45 | Scale The Summit
The Levitated
Oh yeah |
| 46 | Savage Garden
To The Moon And Back
Let's all come clean and admit that this band was good. |
| 47 | Sabaton
The Final Solution
I'm still here, motherfuckers. |
| 48 | Propagandhi
Human(e) Meat (The Flensing Of Sandor Katz)
Nothing can stop this band. |
| 49 | Prey For Nothing
Breach
Another great Israeli metal band. Check them out. |
| 50 | PJ Harvey
On Battleship Hill
Chills. Oh hey you're halfway through my list congrats! |
| 51 | Phish
Dirt
So good |
| 52 | Peter Broderick
And It's Alright
This album is very genuine. |
| 53 | Perry Farrell
Song Yet To Be Sung
One of the best Jewish feel-good songs. The lyric "From the heights of Zion"
is what primarily inspired my username. |
| 54 | Orbital
Halcyon & On & On
Who else first heard this song on the Hackers soundtrack? |
| 55 | Earth Crisis
Slither
SLITHER!!!!! |
| 56 | Eluveitie
Inis Mona
Perfect. |
| 57 | Eluvium
Indoor Swimming At The Space Station
My favorite Eluvium track. The title is exactly what this sounds like. |
| 58 | Enigma
Age Of Loneliness (Carly's Song)
When I grew up in Colorado it seemed like everyone listened to Enigma,
here in the midwest people haven't even heard of them. |
| 59 | Ensiferum
Ahti
Yeah, kinda going through my E's here... so many good E bands after all. |
| 60 | Fen
Colossal Voids
I rarely listen to this album anymore, but it's still pretty decent. |
| 61 | Foals
Blue Blood
Great lyrics and (as usual) great bass line. |
| 62 | Forest Of Shadows
Eternal Autumn
If you like doom metal and you haven't heard this, go listen to it now. |
| 63 | Fuel
Glitter
This song meant a lot to me when I was growing up. |
| 64 | Novembre
Triesteitaliana
I used to have part of this song set as my alarm in the morning. |
| 65 | Mum
Green Grass Of Tunnel
Go watch the vid for this, then watch the acoustic cover by Gihm (just YT it) |
| 66 | Motek
Dragons Are Forever
Already had this band on here but I've really been digging this album. |
| 67 | Monolithe
Monolithe II
Epic 1-track sci-fi metal album. Part of a trilogy, don't know if the third part
will ever be released... |
| 68 | Modest Mouse
Custom Concern
A very personally relevant song. |
| 69 | Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset
A very personally relevant song.[2] |
| 70 | Polar Opposites
A very personally relevant song.[3] |
| 71 | Grey Ice Water
A very personally relevant song.[4] |
| 72 | The Stars Are Projectors
A very personally relevant song.[5] |
| 73 | Mar De Grises
Deep-Seeded Hope Avant-Garde
I can't explain to you how much I love this band. |
| 74 | Storm
There is an amazing live video of this on YouTube. |
| 75 | Starmaker
The new album is tough to get into. It's brutal as hell at times. |
| 76 | Luna Sea
In Silence
Sugizo is a master at the guitar. This band has great lyrics. |
| 77 | Longing For Dawn
Our Symbolic Burial
One of the best funeral doom metal tracks. |
| 78 | Lisa Hannigan
Teeth
I am deeply in love with this woman and even my wife has come to
understand that this will never change. |
| 79 | Lifelover
Mental Central Dialog
I approach this band rarely and with caution, but I love this song. |
| 80 | Library Tapes
Pieces Of Us Were Left On The Tracks
Songs to blow your own head off to. But somehow I'm calmed by such music. |
| 81 | Lantlos
Neige De Mars
Neige. |
| 82 | Landing
Hold Me Under
If you like Phish you'd probably like this band. I don't like Phish though so
ignore what I just said. |
| 83 | Grey Waters
The Truth In Your Eyes
Beautiful post rock / shoegaze. |
| 84 | Halves
Amberscene
Reminds me of my childhood somehow. |
| 85 | Hanging Garden
Wolves Cry Out
Best song off of TEOTWAWKI, IMHO |
| 86 | Hauschka
Morgenrot
Love this album, and the album cover for some reason. |
| 87 | Have A Nice Life
Waiting For Black Metal Records To Come In The Mail
Best song off of Deathconsciousness |
| 88 | Hawksley Workman
Warhol's Portrait Of Gretsky
If you've seen the portrait, this song is hilarious. |
| 89 | HORSE The Band
A Million Exploding Suns
Rarely listen to this band anymore, but this was my fav when I did. |
| 90 | Kalmah
The Groan Of Wind
They should have written a sequel about Swine flu. |
| 91 | Killing Joke
Sanity
Important music. |
| 92 | Kings Of Convenience
Cayman Islands
Beautiful song. |
| 93 | Korpiklaani
Pine Woods
Too much win. |
| 94 | Talking Heads
Once In A Lifetime
I had to list this one. Possibly my favorite song of all time, no joke. |
| 95 | Life In Your Way
Making Waves
Though I really don't like hardcore, I must say... Christians know what
they're doing when it comes to that genre. They own it. Just like Jews own
cheesy 70's-80's disco-folk and heathens own metal. |
| 96 | 16 Horsepower
Flutter
No comment, I'm tired of this fucking list already. What a stupid idea. |
| 97 | Anathema
Angelica
My favorite Anathema track to this day. |
| 98 | Woven Hand
The Threshingfloor
Cultured, dark Americana. This band is almost flawless. |
| 99 | Singing Grass
Another beautiful track off of the same album (The Threshing Floor.) |
| 100 | Agalloch
Hallways Of Enchanted Ebony
1,000,000/5. Thanks and goodnight. |
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