My name is Terry and this is my blog.

I am currently living in Los Angeles.

I like films, music, and don't even get me started on long walks on the beach.

I don't read a lot of books, but am always fishing for book recommendations.

My parents are Vietnamese and I was born in America.

That's all you really need to know upfront.

HOME PAGE
ARCHIVE

FAMILY
Lil Ceesco aka Francis Huynh

FRIENDS
Keith Schofield
Matt White
Steven Weigle
Liam Harrison (rarely updated)
Mitch Glaser

EX-VIET KIEU's
Thirsty Thong
VA to VN

August 2006
SMTWTFS
  12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  

Valid XHTML 1.0!

Powered By Greymatter

Home » Archives » August 2006 » Tonight, I'm a Rock and Roll Star

08/03/2006: "Tonight, I'm a Rock and Roll Star"


Rolling Stone Magazine conducts an unscientific survey of the best first songs on first albums. While the poll unofficially excludes bands that had EP's before their debut albums, I was surprised that no one bothered to forgo the rules (seeing as how some cited Pavement's "Summer Babe") and mention the Arcade Fire's "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" from the album Funeral. Sure, the band had an EP out before the album, but it was largely unavailable until a reissue was released after Funeral blew up and became your mom's favorite album of all time.

Also missing from the list is "Halah" by Mazzy Star off their debut She Hangs Brightly, which in my opinion is one of the fucking saddest songs ever. Fun Fact: When I was 15 I wanted to marry Hope Sandoval and Kathleen Hanna would have been my mistress.

I agree with what the list offers, which include such classics as The Stone Roses "I Wanna Be Adored," Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze." Some of the better reader responses include Fugazi's "Waiting Room," The Jesus and Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey," and Guns and Roses "Welcome to the Jungle." I'm sure there are tons of others, but it's 10:21 am and my brain is not really here at the moment.

*EDIT* 10:30 AM - "Overcome" by Tricky from the album Maximquaye, "Run Devil Run" by Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins off "Rabbit Fur Coat"

Check out the list here. Thanks to Kingblind for the link.

Post your comments below or better yet, if you're so inclined.


Replies: 2 Comments

on Saturday, August 5th, eli said

the reader comments are painful since a third of them criticize the third who fucked up the "first song, first album" format. But perhaps they are interpreting an ambiguity in "first" - does it mean sequentially first or qualitatively first? (though the sample list offered by RS clarifies that they mean sequentially first, shitheads.) Best first song, first album: Beastie Boys - Rhymin and Stealin.

on Thursday, August 3rd, mc said

terry, why are all the "reader comments" on that RS list written by you?