Static Friction 1

So here it is. whew.

Static Friction 1 is a decent mix of music including screamo, alternative, punk, and hip hop. Check it out.

1. Ache;Emelie: Green Like Looking Good. Fantastic song from this Indiana outfit. They only released one self-titled LP, and this is my favorite from the LP. They do have an acoustic set on YouTube. Acoustic scream? yep. Good shit. The end of this track repeats "I owe you for everything. For everything, I owe you."
   
2. Alkaline Trio: Bleeder. Everyone's favorite pot-headed misfits-obsessed pretty boys from Chicago. This song was covered by Hot Water Music on the split EP they shared. This is an easy song to play on the guitar. Guys- impress your girlfriends by playing this for her. Aww shucks. The live versions online are terrible. Avoid them. Also from their self-titled LP.
3. Anti-Flag: Die for Your Government. These guys are awesome. I remember seeing them play a backyard show back in the early 90s behind MadFrog in Clifton (called the Bloodstone House at the time). They were a bunch of scrawny kids rockin' out. Awesome shit. They keep getting better. Political slightly-poppy punk.
4. Black Flag: Six Pack. Classic punk from America's first generation of punk. Often associated with hardcore and blues (together? yep), this track is from when Henry Rollins (born Henry Garfield) took over vocals. The cold, hard truth of what beer means to men: "my girlfriend asked which one i like better (beer or her).... i hope the answer won't upset her." Awesome. Gotta have priorities.
5. A Tribe Called Quest: Phony Rappers. Changing gears a bit, this hip hop is from the golden days of positive, intelligent hip hop. Beats, Rhymes, and Life was a commercial success for these guys, and it shows why. The flow is smooth, the beats are smooth, and the feel is smooth. Did i say smooth yet?
6. Bad Manners: Midnight Rider. A cover song from Bad Manners of an Almann Brothers classic. This comes from a sampler put out by Triple X records back in the mid-90s. Triple X had an intersting mix on their roster, from punk to ska to industrial. The CD was purchased from Circle Records on Glenway. RIP. This is a rather well-produced track, from later in the career of Bad Manners.
7. Blacktop Cadence: Sad Passing Shame: Blacktop Cadence is a side project of the boys from Hot Water Music, darlings of the melodic hardcore/post hardcore scene. BC is a bit more subdued, with a different bassist than HWM had. Again, only on LP was released, on No Idea Records. Great heartfelt call-and-answer vocals from Chuck and Chris of HWM.
8. Avengers: We Are the One.  LA punk at it's near-finest. From the Dangerhouse release, this track is a fantastic song. Catchy, fast, repetitive, with a female lead singer- unfortunately not common enough in the punk scene. Later this song would be covered by Shades Apart.
9. Avail: Model. From their first big LP Dixie, this track is about the vanity that even the punk scene was and is still guilty of. Ironic that the notion of "anti-fashion" still produced it's own fashion, fashion police, and elitism. Sad. Avail are one of the giants in underground music, having never sold out to the majors or caved into changing trends and fads in the scene. This puts them on par with Fugazi in this respect. "Bullshit- you got a disease. You follow the trend like the rest of the sheep."
10. 7 Seconds: I See You Found Yourself Another Trophy. From the (only?) leaders of the Reno, Nevada hardcore scene in the early 80s, 7 Seconds continues to tour to this day, putting on awesome live shows like they never quit. This track is from a later LP titled Good to Go, this track calls the men of the punk scene on their shit for collecting girlfriends like trophies to build respect. Wasn't this what we got into this scene for- to get away from misogynist bs like this? sigh.
11. Beastie Boys: Slow and Low. Absolute classic from the gentlemen from NY, before they apologized for writing the song Girls. WTF? From License to Ill. Get it.
12. Ben Gibbard: Photobooth. Ben is the singer for Death Cab for Cutie, and this is a solo acoustic live performance. This is a nice version of Photobooth, without the electronic drums to carry it.  A great bittersweet story of young love. Ah, capricious youth.
13. Atom and His Package:What WE Do on Christmas. A bit hard to follow at times, but funny every time. It's great to hear an artist take themselves so un-seriously. A parody of what Jewish folks do on xmas in a predominately xtian country.
14. Against Me!: Baby, I'm an Anarchist! Against Me! is currently straddling the fence between underground punk legends and media darlings. This is from Reinventing Axl Rose, a great LP with many great singalong punk songs. An interesting mix of non-distorted guitar and scratchy vocals with a group of singers on the "good parts." A great song including references about the Seattle NAFTA riots.
15. Bayside: Poison in my Veins. Whiney emo-indie music. Great sliding vocals and well-produced sound, as is the norm for this band. The singer is a bit much to take at times vocally, but the lyrical contact makes up for the vocal stylings. This comes from the Sirens and Condolences LP.
16. Appleseed Cast: Fight Song. A song about relationship break ups and the fights. Nice play on words. The song is a very well constructed alternative-indie song. It was released through Deep Elm records, a haven for emo, indie, and underground bands. I've had conversations with the owner and he is very dedicated about music. Great guy. This is one of the last great songs i heard on WOXY before they ran out of money and went online-only. Truly a loss. Appleseed cast has many great albums.
17. Blur: Song #2. not much to say but the obligatory "whoo hoo." Fun, fast, bouncy. Pretty vacuous, really, but a fun song.
18. A Planet For Texas: Crimson and Clover: A great punk rock cover version of the Tommy James and the Shondells song from the 1960s. I always wanted someone (or me) to do a pr cover o this song. Check out the "yeahs." Classic in the making.

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