I’m pretty proud of this one, but be warned: it contains some serious soft-rock.
1. Promised Land – Chuck Berry
2. Get Better – Mates Of State
3. Birds and Bees – Ben Lee
4. The Other Side Of Summer – Elvis Costello
5. Out Of Time – The Rolling Stones
6. Needles And Pins – Jackie DeShannon
7. We’re The Same – Matthew Sweet
8. Stay Down – The Smoking Popes
9. I Don’t Know How To Love Her – Weezer
10. People In The Valley – America
11. Mykonos – Fleet Foxes
12. From Silver Lake – Jackson Browne
13. From A Silver Phial – Gene Clark
14. Stop In Nevada – Billy Joel
15. Holy Man (Taylor Hawkins Version) – Dennis Wilson
16. Things Have Changed – Bob Dylan
17. Second Week – Dusty Brown
18. Don’t Be Shy – Cat Stevens
19. All Night’s Rest [Rough] – Trevor Giuliani
20. Do It All Over Again – Spiritualized
To listen/receive, click here. And while you’re at it, be sure to check out noisetrade.com, a new website where a bunch of Mbird-approved artists, including Derek Webb, Waterdeep and Alex Mejias, have made their records available for free download. Alex is one of the men behind High Street Hymns, our all-time favorite “praise” recording, and he has just released his first record under his own name. It’s phenomenal, and you can find it on the site.
Alright, off to the promised land!
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David, thanks for this playlist. Very cool stuff. I want to draw especial attention to the Dennis Wilson track that you chose, and say something about him briefly, which I also just posted somewhere deep in the comment archives:
Dennis Wilson is one of my all-time faves! The music he made toward the end of his quite tragic career was undeniably Christian. He was, for me, the archetype of the sinner-in-need-of-a-savior, albeit of a most drunken and sentimental variety. Please consider the following four wonderful quotes, all found on the recent re-release of Pacific Ocean Blues/Bambu Sessions:
“I believe my Jesus is in my soul. Come on brother, let’s rock and roll.” (Friday Night)
“I know a carpenter who had a dream, killed the man but you couldn’t kill the dream. Who said it was easy? People gotta be free!” (Dreamer)
“My Jesus, you open up my heart and make me laugh when I’m feelin’ down. No more lonely nights.” (You and I)
“Turn the corner all alone? He meets you there. The one you love is everywhere, and you can follow. When summer burns and winter blows, the Holy Man. When you lose the innocence, he’s standing there. Holy Man will meet you there.” (The Holy Man)
Amazing, no? I think so! -JAZ+
i’ve listened to the mix a few times through now. it’s great! i’m most surprised by how much i like mates of state– i’ve always avoided them because i don’t like the name of the band!