| DATE: |
02/05/08 |
| SUBMITTED
BY: |
Rev.
Doktor Alejandro Fruitbat |
| EMAIL: |
N/A |
| LOCALE: |
Republic
of Albanastan |
| MIX
TAPE CATEGORY: |
Best
Of |
| MIX
TAPE TITLE: |
Neko
Case 101 |
| OVERALL
COMMENTS: |
Over
breakfast after a weekend misadventure and boozing, I discovered
the girl I've been hanging out with has never heard Neko Case!
Rather than not talking to her again (and I seriously considered
it!), I made this instead... |
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SONG
TITLE - ARTIST |
| Track
1: |
Things
That Scare Me - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
First
song from "Blacklisted" |
| TRACK
2: |
Deep
Red Bells - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
Second
song from "Blacklisted", I'm not feeling too creative,
but she doesn't know that! |
| TRACK
3: |
Knock
Loud (live) - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Live In Austin TX", this version shows her roots in
punk and indie rock. |
| TRACK
4: |
Behind
The House (demo) - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
Available
from nekocase.com for free!! It is either an outtake from "Fox
Confessor" or a teaser from the new album. |
| TRACK
5: |
At
Last - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Fox Confessor Brings The Flood" |
| TRACK
6: |
Christmas
Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
- Neko Case & Her Boyfriends |
| COMMENTS: |
'From
"A New Coat Of Paint", a collection of Tom Waits covers.
The first song I ever heard by her... and a great album! Other
artists include Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Lydia Lunch! |
| TRACK
7: |
Tigers
Are Noble (live)
- Neko Case And The Sadies |
| COMMENTS: |
A
hidden spoken intro to "The Tigers Have Spoken". She
has the best stage banter... It's a pity I don't like the song
it introduces... Its still quite funny. I fully endorse feeding
kids to tigers! |
| TRACK
8: |
Dirty
Knife - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
"Suddenly
the madness came..." From "Fox Confessor" |
| TRACK
9: |
No
Need To Cry - Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
|
| COMMENTS: |
I
disagree with Thom Yorke, THIS is the sexiest song ever written.
From "Furnace Room Lullaby". |
| TRACK
10: |
Poor
Ellen Smith - Neko Case |
| COMMENTS: |
'From
"Canadian Amp", a traditional Appalachian murder ballad... |
| TRACK
11: |
Look
For Me, I'll Be Around (live)
- Neko Case & The Sadies |
| COMMENTS: |
Live
bootleg recording. I think it may be from the Bonnaroo Festival,
I saw them at that show and remember the outro: "That was
a song about me stalking you!" |
| TRACK
12: |
Hold
On, Hold On - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Fox Confessor", I feel like this song quite often... |
| TRACK
13: |
Blacklisted
- Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Blacklisted". What is it with country singers and trains? |
| TRACK
14: |
Star
Witness - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Fox Confessor". Who puts songs with lyrics like "Go
on, go on & scream & cry
you’re miles from where anyone will find you" on a
cd for a girl they like? |
| TRACK
15: |
'In
California (live) - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Live In Austin TX". "LA is beautiful when it rains."
Has she ever been there during a storm? The rain burns your eyes
and causes mudslides! I hate LA when it rains, my car sank into
the gravel parking lot. |
| TRACK
16: |
Runnin'
Out Of Fools - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Blacklisted" Classic old school country style "Fuck
You"...before Hank III made it ok for country singers to
cuss. |
| TRACK
17: |
Fox
Confessor Brings The Flood - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
Title
track. Based on Russian folktale, given a Southern Gothic twist. |
| TRACK
18: |
Streets
Of Fire - The New Pornographers
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Twin Cinema", though Ms. Case only contributes backing
vox, it needed to be here. |
| TRACK
19: |
Stinging
Velvet - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
'From
"Blacklisted". One of my favorite lyrics ever:
"Downstairs the furnace swells
Safe from all the horrors in your stinging velvet arms
And I surrender, surrender
Cold and shivering
Cold and shivering
Cold and shivering warm"' |
| TRACK
20: |
Thrice
All American - Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Furnace Room Lullaby". Love song to a dirty old town,
Tacoma, WA, hoping it won't ever become more than what it is presently.
|
| TRACK
21: |
Maybe
Sparrow - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Fox Confessor"... Beware. |
| TRACK
22: |
Letter
From An Occupant
- The New Pornographers |
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Mass Romantic". An 80s pop rave up, catchier than the
clap! |
| TRACK
23: |
Andy
- Neko Case |
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Canadian Amp". Clocking in at just over a minute, with
nothing but an acoustic guitar accompaniment, this is one of the
most melancholy songs ever. "Andy, it scares me sober..." |
| TRACK
24: |
The
Needle Has Landed - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Fox Confessor". The Prodigal returns, but is slaughtered
in place of the fatted calf:
"So that's why I never come back here
That's why they spit out my name
Your ex's have clawed up the bible
Trying to keep me away
With the sledge of tectonic fever
The needle has landed again" |
| TRACK
25: |
Make
Your Bed - Neko Case |
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Canadian Amp". The first time I saw her (with Her Boyfriends),
they opened for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. This was their
last song, it made all of Nick Cave's murder ballads seem trite.
"Make your bed the river young girl
I know you can't swim but I'll tuck you in
Make your bed the river young girl" |
| TRACK
26: |
Furnace
Room Lullaby (live) - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Live In Austin TX". Her voice at the end is like a
silken icepick. (that's a good thing!) |
| TRACK
27: |
Alone
& Forsaken (live) - Neko Case
|
| COMMENTS: |
From
"Live In Austin TX". A Hank Williams cover, made even
more mournful! |