Welcome my friends to the show that never ends. Yes, it’s time for another self-indulgent random iPod shuffle all the way from my man cave in the village.
Hey! Ho! Let’s Go!
1. Don’t Know Nothing by Maroon 5. I’ll bet you’re not surprised that I really, really like Adam Levine’s excellent popular beat combo outfit and so do I like this track from the Hands All Over long player.
2. America by Santana (ft P.O.D.). From the boys Shaman album, here’s a collaboration with religious rockers P.O.D. As rocky as anything Carlos has ever done. And brilliant.
3. Waiting in Vain by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Dub it isn’t but gorgeous, beautifully played reggae it is. If you don’t own Exodus, why not?
4. Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again by Andy Williams. Didn’t even know I had this but there it is, tucked away on my favourite Williams album (run up to old joke punchline) the best of Andy Williams. Not his greatest work, it has to be said.
5. Barbara Ann (sessions) by the Beach Boys. From the Beach Boys Party record. Hardly a masterpiece and a million miles from my favourite Beach Boys tunes.
6. Are You What You Want To Be by Foster the People. Fancy an ear worm? Play this and it will stick with you all day and maybe longer. Superb band, Supermodel is a superb record.
7. Garden of Flowers by the Producers. From the truly magnificent Made in Basic Street and featuring a stellar line up of rock legends from Trevor Horn, Lol Creme, Steve Lipsom and the staggering wonderful Ash Soan, the drummer’s drummer.
8. Three Little Girls by JJ Cale and Eric Clapton. From the Road to Escondido comes this track from the desperately underrated JJ Cale and, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs aside, the desperately overrated Eric Clapton.
9. Far Cry by Rush. Sensational noise from the greatest hard rock threesome of them all, this a live cut from their live long player Time Machine 2011.
10. Moonshine by Dennis Wilson. Arguably, the best solo album by any Beach Boy was Dennis Wilson’s astonishing Pacific Ocean Blue. What a way to finish the shuffle.
