Once more into the sPazTune...

Yeah, it's another one. Another old one. Enjoy yourself like Tom Sizemore with a party pack of hookers and a video camera. Actually, don't. I'd rather you enjoyed yourself to the same level as that, not in the same manner as the original statement might imply. Ew.

This seems to be turning into something of an obsession. The things I'll do in order to avoid working...

1. Clear Light - She's Ready to be Free
Instant success from the generally technospazzy iTunes. The finest Clear Light song (I know they only had the one album, but it is a mighty fine album) and one of the best songs in the world EVER. Ever. Ever ever? Sorry, turned into Outkast a little there.

2. Jack Ketch & The Crowmen - Mass Ignorance Culture
Recorded in a toilet. Not 'toilet' as in the room, but I suspect from within the bowl of the appliance itself. With homemade instruments, possibly. There are worse songs, but there are also better songs.

3. Monster Magnet - Black Balloon
One of the mellower moments on Superjudge, and second only to Dinosaur Vacume for splendidness on that album (Evil (Is Going On) doesn't count, as it is an inferior re-recording of the wonderful 12" version. Else it would have been first on the album, and Black Balloon third).

4. Kool Moe Dee - They Want Money
He means women. They just want his money, because he has a Benz 190, 2.5 you know where to find me (him). Top stuff from a largely overlooked album from Mr. Dee.

5. Cat Stevens - Sad Lisa
Really should get round to removing the majority of this album. Utter cack.

6. DJ Mark The 45 King - The Red The Black The Green
For the last time, iTunes, it is NOT still the late eighties. Also, get over your 45 King obsession, it's unhealthy and is preventing you selecting Run DMC, JVC Force or Stetsasonic.

7. Mark Lanegan Band - Bombed
Sublime, quite sublime.

8. The Monomen - Tomahawk
Superior rifftastic grinding garage instrumental. Garagemental.

9. Mudhoney - Poisoned Water Poisons the Mind (BBC Session)
iTunes is really surpassing itself today. Three splendidnesses in a row (and to be fair, the 45 King wasn't bad. Only the Cat Stevens was a stinker).

10. Jennifer Gentle - The Strumpfhose Melodie
Utterly, wonderfully, charmingly potty. Even if it is being partly sung by a hybrid of Burt/Ernie and Vic Reeves in club singer mode.

11. Slick Rick - Kit (What's the Scoop)
Inestimably better than the last Slick Rick song it chose, but still showing a disturbing lack of artist variety when it dips into the old skool.

12. The Who - Pictures of Lily (BBC Session)
It does seem to like the ol' BBC Sessions, does iTunes. This one DOES widdle all over the original.

13. Soul Searchers - Ashley's Roachclip
A splendid example of the funkdulgence in full effect. I got the funk. I'm tempted to say "i'm oooold gregg!" and "mangina!" and this point.

14. Flower Travellin' Band - Heaven & Hell
Slightly mental Japanese heavy rock from the early seventies. Suitably splendid.

15. Bad Karma Beckons - Big Boy Blues
BIG BOY BIG BOY BIG BOY BLUES READ ALL ABOUT IT THIS IS FRONT PAGE NEWS. Crap lyrics, belting song. Two singers, too, which is weird (also, you can't tell).

16. The Mummies - Shake
The spirit of Sam Cooke chanelled through the avatars of Budget Rock. In your FACE, Otis.

17. Inspiral Carpets - Dragging Me Down
A prime slice of choice Inspiraldom. They'd more or less grown out of wholesale theft of Prisoners tunes, and the world decided to ignore them. The BASTARDS (the world that is, not the Inspirals). I'd have preferred Generations or Bitches Brew, but this'll do.

18. Leatherface - I Want the Moon
Fucking brilliant. I cannot understate how fucking wonderful Leatherface are/were. Unfortunately, nor can I understate how stupidly ignored they were. Sorry for the swearing, but the song is angry, shouty and sweary. Not Superstitious & Not a Day Goes By just edge it out, but it's all good. Fucking good, in fact.

19. Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll
Oh, you've gone and ruined it ALL, iTunes. Stupid cocking software.

20. Silver Bullet - 20 Seconds to Comply
Oh okay, I'll let you off, you've redeemed yourself, just. Although you did put that stupid Cat Stevens song on. Double or quits, heads or tails - you have one more song and if it's rubbish, then I'm not going to talk to you for a WEEK.

21. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (That's The Way It Is - Live)
A touch of overkill there, iTunes? You only had to make up for two ropey songs, not exterminating the dinosaurs, or attempted omnicide or something. Utter, utter genius.

Top stuff, even if I do type so myself.