The Weed Feed

This playlist is very similar to a rollercoaster ride. But instead of going up and down, I think it just goes from side to side. I don’t really know what that means, but it makes more sense than just the simple up-and-down rollercoaster analogy. If you have any thoughts about the analogy, feel free to post comments.

So, I think this is an interesting play list because it sort of takes an aspect of a song and bases the next song upon that aspect. It’s sort of like the result of searching through a song thesaurus.

We Used to Vacation – Up In Rags – Cold War Kids
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground – White Blood Cells – The White Stripes
New York, New York – Bats, Rhyme + Revolution – Last Poets
Jesus Christ Was an Only Child – Lonesome Crowded West – Modest Mouse
Search and Destroy – Rough Power – Iggy Pop & The Stooges
No Culture Icons – More Parts Per Million – The Thermals
Peacebone – Strawberry Jam – Animal Collective
What Went Wrong – In Reverie – Saves the Day
Walkabout – One Hot Minute – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Love’s Gonna Get’cha (Material Love) – Edutainment – KRS-One
What’s The Difference? Ft. Xzibit & Eminem – 2001 – Dr. Dre
100 Miles and Runnin’ – 100 Miles and Runnin’ – N.W.A.
By Torpedos Or Crohn’s – Alopecia – Why?
Oh Susquehanna! – The Great Depression – Defiance, Ohio
Sky Blue Sky – Sky Blue Sky – Wilco
Fine Line – Chaos and Creation – Paul McCartney

So, it starts off with Cold War Kids, whose genre I guess is rock, but fits into more of that Southwestern blues-rock throwback sort of rock, as opposed to the more indie or instrumental type rock bands. This genre is populated by other acts such as the Black Keys, Kings of Leon and the White Stripes. And what do you know, they’re next. One of their more famous songs follows, having the same feel. But it ends with a protracted silence, which acts as a great transition to the Last Poets song, seeing as how it starts off with a quiet drum. This is a great song, it’s just nice to take a minute (or three and a half) and listen to amazing poetry played over the gentle hum of their drum. And then this song leads into Modest Mouse, which I guess sort of brings the mood back to that of the first two songs. Then you get the Modest Mouse feel, stripped of the Western amenities they tried to pick up for that one song, and with a massive addition of Seventies Punk Rock, and you get Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Which, when you change the quality of the recording, make it less rocky and change the singer, becomes the Thermals.

I’ll admit, it’s a weird transition here from the Thermals to Animal Collective, but I think it’s interesting and actually works really well, just like the transition from Animal Collective to What Went Wrong. From here, the playlist becomes more rap-oriented, not before hearing Walkabout, though, which I think makes the transition work pretty well because of the high emphasis on the bass in Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. This leads into Love’s Gonna Get’cha, a great KRS-One song that is often overlooked for his other, more mainstream songs, but I think this one is really good and worth listening to, especially when you’re high. Then, you get two Dr. Dre productions, What’s the Difference and then 100 Miles and Runnin’. I think they are really ironic accompaniments to KRS-One; because he is so socially conscious, and these songs really aren’t. From here, it transitions into a more Indie-like rap mood with Why? and his song By Torpedo or Crohn’s. I think the next song is as close to its diametic opposite as I think you could possibly find, which I think is why it’s such a great song to follow it (Oh, Susquehanna!). Finally, this playlist ends with a sort of morose yet happy song by Wilco and then upbeat peppiness from Paul McCartney.