Wednesday, May 07, 2008

ATG's Proposed Playlist for May 08: Pop and Rock

If you want to be part of Ain't That a Groove's upcoming webcast, send your comments about any of the following songs to aintthatagroove@gmail.com. I'll read your comments 'on the air' and attribute them to you. My goal is to use between two and four listener comments per song for no less than half of the recordings featured on the show. Naturally, if you don't like a song or drum track, I'll probably not use your comment about same unless it demonstrates exceptional insight -- or humor.

There are lots of ways to discuss the artists and songs on this month's pop and rock set. You could, for example....

  • Explain what you like about a featured drum track

  • Analyze the technical merits of a featured drum track

  • Introduce a featured artist and discuss their discography

  • Explain why you think a particular artist or recording is important

  • Point listeners in the direction of similar recordings

Here are several examples of comments already submitted by ATG listeners for May’s pop and rock webcast. The track they are discussing is entitled Pure, from The New Mastersounds’ CD, This is What We Do.

  • From Brooklyn, Robert Z says, “This is quite the ear candy. Once you start listening to this Mastersounds’ CD, it’s almost impossible to hit the stop button.”
  • And in the windy city, drummer and conguero Tom writes: “what a nice treat: trapdrum tracks and conga drum tracks that are very well recorded. And FYI, this is a great record to play along with. I use it to get warmed up for my Saturday night gigs.”

And finally, here's our tentative Pop and Rock playlist as of May 8. And do note that it is possible for the playlist to change before I publish the final webcast. I must meet certain time and storage requirements for the webcast, most of which cannot be precisely calibrated until the production process is almost finished.

  1. Shallow, Porcupine Tree, Deadwing


  2. Bring It On, Lenny Kravitz, It's Time for a Love Revolution


  3. Strange Times, The Black Keys, Attack & Release


  4. Aretha, Sing One for Me, Cat Power, Jukebox


  5. Pure, The New Mastersounds, This is What We Do


  6. Four Kicks, Kings of Leon, Aha Shake Heartbreak


  7. Mission Control, The Whigs, Mission Control


  8. 2 Circles, Boredoms, Vision Creation Newsun


  9. Panda, Panda, Panda -- Deerhoof, Apple O'


  10. Sunrise, Yeasayer, All Hour Cymbals


  11. Sissyneck, Beck, Odelay (Deluxe Edition)


  12. The Valentyne Suite: January's Search, Colosseum,
    The Valentyne Suite


  13. Killing Floor, The Electric Flag, A Long Time Comin'


  14. Third Stone from the Sun, Gov't Mule,
    Live...With a Little Help from Our Friends

  15. For Love, Ringo Starr, Liverpool 8