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Night time is the right time for a burst water main in Geilston Bay. May, 2010.

Man, I had written a whole LONG and CONVOLUTED post about today's list, and the damn computer ate it! God damn broken my heart. I'm just gonna list it and wipe the tears away and pass on typing it all up again.

Bugger.

Time for the Sunday Top Five. Music again! Today, we look at <b>My Top <s>Five</s> Ten FIFTEEN Opening Tracks To Albums That I Like Very Much!</b>



  • Bob Dylan, "Like a Rolling Stone", Highway 61 Revisited


  • Marvin Gaye, "What's Going On", What's Going On


  • The Rolling Stones, "Rocks Off", Exile on Main Street


  • Led Zepplin, "Immigrant Song", III


  • R.E.M., "Feeling Gravitys Pull", Fables of the Reconstruction


  • Wilco, "Can't Stand It", Summerteeth


  • Sonic Youth, "Teenage Riot", Daydream Nation


  • Sufjan Stevens, "Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois", Illinois


  • Roxy Music, "The Thrill of It All", Country Life


  • Kate Bush, "Running Up That Hill", Hounds of Love


  • Bruce Springsteen, "Thunder Road", Born to Run


  • U2, "Zoo Station", Achtung, Baby


  • The Stone Roses, "I Wanna To Be Adored", The Stone Roses


  • Smashing Pumpkins, "Cherub Rock", Siamese Dream


  • Pulp, "Mis-Shapes", Different Class


    • All right, what have I missed?
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    smudgeon said…
    As someone who is quite fond of Sonic Youth, I have to say that "Teenage Riot" makes that entire album worth it. So much so that the mere mention of it has me rushing to open iTunes right now.

    If it was my list, I'd add "Debaser" from Doolittle. Although honestly, your list would make a damn good playlist as it is...
    20 June 2010 at 16:39
    Roddy said…
    Your picture doesn't do justice to the burst water main.
    So, you to have problems with your computer. It frustrates me no end. Especially when you can't remember exactly what it was that you had typed in. It never looks right the second time round.
    20 June 2010 at 17:32
    Kris McCracken said…
    Me, my favourite of all their tracks, by some margin.
    24 June 2010 at 18:38
    Kris McCracken said…
    Roddy, it was user error.
    24 June 2010 at 18:39
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