Thursday, July 10, 2008

Radio 1 Established 1967 (Various Artists)

Radio 1 Established 1967 is a set of remakes put together to celebrate 40 years of BBC's Radio 1. One track from each year 1967-2006 is performed by a current well-known artist.

Overall, the set is awesome. Obviously, some pairings work better than others. Sometimes, a song I like is paired with an artist I like, and I don't like the result. Other times, I found myself enjoying a rendition of a song about which I'm not usually crazy, but other times still, song selection proved the downfall of artists whose material I usually enjoy.

The highlights for me: Robbie Williams's "Lola," Franz Ferdinand's "Sound and Vision," Kasabian's "Too Much Too Young," James Morrison's "Come Back and Stay," Editors' "Lullaby," Groove Armada's "Crazy for You," Paolo Nutini's "It Must Be Love," Just Jack's "Lovefool," and The Twang's "Drinking in LA."

Tracks:
1. Kaiser Chiefs: "Flowers in the Rain"
2. The Fratellis: "All Along the Watchtower"
3. Amy Winehouse: "Cupid"
4. Robbie Williams: "Lola"
5. The Streets: "Your Song"
6. Sugababes: "Betcha By Golly, Wow"
7. The Feeling: "You're So Vain"
8. Foo Fighters: "Band on the Run"
9. Kylie Minogue: "Love Is the Drug"
10. KT Tunstall: "Let's Stick Together"
11. Franz Ferdinand: "Sound and Vision"
12. The Raconteurs: "Teenage Kicks"
13. Mika vs. Armand Van Helden: "Can't Stand Losing You"
14. Kasabian: "Too Much Too Young"
15. Keane: "Under Pressure"
16. McFly: "Town Called Malice"
17. James Morrison: "Come Back and Stay"
18. The Gossip: "Careless Whisper"
19. The Pigeon Detectives: "The Power of Love"
20. Lily Allen: "Don't Get Me Wrong"

Disc 2
21. Stereophonics: "You Sexy Thing"
22. Mutya Buena: "Fast Car"
23. Editors: "Lullaby"
24. Razorlight: "Englishman in New York"
25. Groove Armada: "Crazy for You"
26. Paolo Nutini: "It Must Be Love"
27. The Kooks: "All That She Wants"
28. Mark Ronson: "You're All I Need to Get By" (vocals by Wale and Tawiah)
29. Calvin Harris: "Stillness in Time"
30. Klaxons: "No Diggity"
31. Just Jack: "Lovefool"
32. Natasha Bedingfield: "Ray of Light"
33. The Twang: "Drinking in LA"
34. The Fray: "The Great Beyond"
35. Girls Aloud: "Teenage Dirtbag"
36. Maxïmo Park: "Like I Love You"
37. The View: "Don't Look Back Into the Sun"
38. Hard-Fi: "Toxic"
39. The Enemy: "Father and Son"
40. Corinne Bailey Rae: "Steady As She Goes"

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