Mixtape: Best of Non-Single Foo Fighters

Hi everyone, and welcome to another one of my Mixtapes. If you're not sure what a Mixtape is, here's an explanation...

A Mixtape is a playlist of a certain genre, band or era. The list is generally 80 minutes long, the same length of a blank CD, with further recommendations if some of the songs aren't to your taste. Remember kids, downloading is wrong! 

As the world has moved on from CDs and we're in a digital age now, I also make the playlist on Spotify and YouTube where possible.

Celebrating 25 years of the Foo Fighters! In case you're wondering, this is a list of what I think are the best Foo Fighters songs - that have never been singles. I'm surprised that some of these songs aren't singles, especially as they are regularly played live or even have music videos in some cases. The final song of the list can be argued that it's Dave Grohl as a solo artist rather than the Foo Fighters as it was around the time when Nirvana broke up, but then, the whole first Foo Fighters album is also technically Dave as a solo artist when you think about it!

Without any further delay, here's the Best of Non-Single Foo Fighters! Next to the tracks are what album each song came out on. Where possible, I've also linked each track on YouTube.

1. Still (In Your Honor)
2. Make it Right (Concrete and Gold)
3. Dear Rosemary (Wasting Light)
4. See You (The Colour and the Shape)
5. Stranger Things Have Happened (Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace)
6. Wattershed (Foo Fighters)
7. Free Me (In Your Honor)
8. Disenchanted Lullaby (One by One)
9. Enough Space (The Colour and the Shape)
10. Gimme Stitches (There is Nothing Left to Lose)
11. Subterranean (Sonic Highways)
12. Band on the Run (Radio 1: Established 1967 Compilation)
13. La Dee Da (Concrete and Gold)
14. Weenie Beenie (Foo Fighters)
15. Erase/Replace (Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace)
16. The Colour and the Shape (Monkey Wrench B-Side)
17. I Should Have Known (Wasting Light)
18. Bad Reputation (Medium Rare EP)
19. Hooker on the Street (Demo from 1994)

Some of these not to your taste? Here's five alternatives...

1. Up in Arms (The Colour and the Shape)
2. The Last Song (In Your Honor)
3. In the Clear (Sonic Highways)
4. Aurora (There is Nothing Left to Lose)
5. Halo (One by One)

To listen to the playlist on Spotify click here! It's missing a couple of tracks unfortunately, but it's mostly there!

To listen to the playlist on YouTube click here!

In case you're interested, I've done a few of these Mixtapes over the years, if you like the following artists, perhaps give them a listen by clicking the links below!

• Rammstein
• Mindless Self Indulgence
• The Queens of the Stone Age
• Nirvana

Well I hope you enjoyed this list. I'll be back spontaneously I'm sure with someone else in a few months time! Until next time, take care!

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Mixtape: Best of Industrial Vol. 2

Hey everyone and welcome to another Mixtape! Two in two weeks, they're coming like buses! Over seven years ago I did my first "Best of Industrial" Mixtape. You can find that link here. At the time I was struggling to create that Mixtape, reason being that while I love the genre, there weren't that many bands that I knew and loved beyond the obvious. Choosing around 20 artists of this genre isn't easy, certainly those of good quality. Yet the sound in its pure form is just beautiful. It's hard to put into words.

Anyway, doing this Part 2, seven years later was so much easier. I can't again explain why either. Perhaps my palette has increased for the genre? But it was always there and I've always loved it. As I said it's hard to explain!

Not familiar with the term Industrial? I'll copy and past what I put down in my Volume 1 because I explained it relatively well then.

The roots of Industrial music started in the seventies and with the Industrial Records company, but they weren't really successful, nor was the sound. But it inspired the "Post-Industrial" genre, what we now know as Industrial music. So if you're an Industrial purist, you could say that the list below is not Industrial music, but Post-Industrial music. I will continue to consider this Mixtape and the songs and sound as Industrial music, but let's not be ignorant to the original genre of the seventies. There's so many influences that helped made the genre, and there are so many influences from Industrial music that helped shape music today.

So what have I defined as Industrial below? Well, after the seventies Industrial Records scene, Industrial (or Post-Industrial) roots back to the early eighties. Arguably the first Post-Industrial band was Skinny Puppy, but of course, there were bands that influenced Skinny Puppy to make the sound they made, and there were a few bands around that time that while aren't Industrial as a sole genre, they also helped to the rise. Bands like Killing Joke, Bauhaus, Ministry, KMFDM and Kraftwerk are all bands that in some way, shape or form, helped Industrial music to become what it has been in the eighties, nineties and naughties.

But, and you can argue I'm biased in saying this, but to me, the band that pioneered Industrial music is Nine Inch Nails. A lot of the 1980s Industrial lacked melody, it sounded great but it was repetitive and became almost brainless music. But Nine Inch Nails added melody, added quality vocals and also started using ground breaking electronic metal music to add to the machinery sound that was Industrial music. As I said, I could be biased, as Nine Inch Nails are my favourite band.

Not familiar with my Mixtapes? Here are the rules.

A Mixtape is a playlist of a certain genre, band or era. The list is generally 80 minutes long, the same length of a blank CD, with further recommendations if some of the songs aren't to your taste. Remember kids, downloading is wrong! 

This list you'll see below isn't just Industrial music. It's a celebration of the sound, and the sounds that have been influenced by Industrial music. Industrial music has been used in so many genres since the boring machine sound of the eighties, it's used in dance music, techno, alternative rock, indie, metal and most recently, dubstep. You name the genre, chances are Industrial had an assist in there for making the genre what it is today. So there's a lot of bands here that aren't Industrial. But I've selected certain songs by those bands, that have roots from the Industrial genre, and have them showcase how good the sound can be when done perfectly. I have some eighties industrial, nineties industrial, some electronic dance music and some heavy industrial metal.

Enjoy my second homage to Industrial music!

1. Mr Self Destruct - Nine Inch Nails
2. Hooker With a Penis - Tool
3. Death - Skinny Puppy
4. Flesh is the Law - Genitorturers
5. Shut Me Up - Mindless Self Indulgence
6. More and Faster (243) - KMFDM
7. Electric Head Pt 2 - White Zombie
8. Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter
9. Do What I Say - Clawfinger
10. QWERTY - Mushroomhead
11. Rammstein - Rammstein
12. My Wall (feat Excision and Downlink) - KoRn
13. Bombshell - Powerman 5000
14. Verta Ja Lihaa - Turmion Katilot
15. BBB - How to Destroy Angels
16. Angel With the Scabbed Wings - Marilyn Manson
17. Just One Fix - Ministry
18. Sucked In - Jerk
19. Linchpin - Fear Factory
20. Get to the Gone - Static-X
21. Rock and Roll (In a Black Hole) - Rob Zombie

Don't like some of these? Give these five a try...

1. Zerospace - Kidneythieves
2. Guilty - Gravity Kills
3. Fukken Uber Death Party - Hanzel und Gretel
4. Eye - Smashing Pumpkins
5. Golgotha Tenement Blues - Machines of Loving Grace

To listen to the playlist on YouTube click here!

So I hope you enjoy this list. As I said, some of these bands are not Industrial, but I hope you understand their inclusion in the list. They have roots from the genre, and like to implement it into their modern sounds.

Until next time, take care!

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Mixtape: Best of Non-Single Rammstein

Hi everyone, and welcome to another one of my Mixtapes. If you're not sure what a Mixtape is, here's an explanation...

A Mixtape is a playlist of a certain genre, band or era. The list is generally 80 minutes long, the same length of a blank CD, with further recommendations if some of the songs aren't to your taste. Remember kids, downloading is wrong! 

As the world has moved on from CDs and we're in a digital age now, I also make the playlist on Spotify and YouTube where possible. In this case, I can only do the Mixtape on Spotify because Rammstein are very protective over their copyrighting on YouTube.

So, just in case you're wondering, this is a list of what I think are Rammstein's best songs - that have never been singles. I'm surprised that some of these songs aren't singles, especially as they are regularly played live or even have music videos in some cases. And yes - this list does include their new album released only two days ago. And again, yes - you REALLY should listen to that new album. It's tremendous.

Without any further delay, here's the Best of Non-Single Rammstein! Next to the tracks are what album each song came out on. Where possible, I've also linked each track on YouTube.

1. Wollt Ihr Das Bett In Flammen Sehen (Herzeleid)
2. Zwitter (Mutter)
3. Reise, Reise (Reise, Reise)
4. Buck dich (Sehnsucht)
5. Zerstoren (Rosenrot)
6. Waidmanns Heil (Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da)
7. Zeit Dich (Rammstein)
8. Sehnsucht (Sehnsucht)
9. Heirate Mich (Herzeleid)
10. Rein Raus (Mutter)
11. Sex (Rammstein)
12. Eifersucht (Sehnsucht)
13. Te Quiero Puta! (Rosenrot)
14. Spieluhr (Mutter)
15. B******** (Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da)
16. Los (Reise, Reise)
17. Puppe (Rammstein)
18. Rammstein (Herzeleid)

Some of these not to your taste? Here's five alternatives...

1. Weisses Fleisch (Herzeleid)
2. Dalai Lama (Reise, Reise)
3. Rammlied (Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da)
4. Spring (Rosenrot)
5. Adios (Mutter)

To listen to the playlist on Spotify click here!

In case you're interested, I've done a few of these Mixtapes over the years, if you like the following artists, perhaps give them a listen by clicking the links below!

• Mindless Self Indulgence
• The Queens of the Stone Age
• Nirvana

Well I hope you enjoyed this list. I'll be back spontaneously I'm sure with someone else in a few months time! Until next time, take care!

For the latest updates on my work, follow me on Facebook and Twitter here!

My Top 100 Favourite Songs 2010-14 Edition: #87

#87. “Mein Land" – Rammstein

Released: 11/11/11

Album: Made in Germany 1995–2011

Rammstein have been very quiet in this decade so far. Sure they've done some touring and festivals but on the "new music" front there's been a little bit of chatter here and there but very little progress on a new album. Latest news suggests they will be bringing a new album out this year or next year but who knows.

So the only true new song by Rammstein really this decade is the terrific and hilarious "Mein Land". Taking the piss out of Baywatch and beach programs in general, "Mein Land" once again shows that Rammstein go against the grain when it comes to showing that Germans truly do have a good sense of humour. The song itself is good but not great, but the video alone makes the song better. This song was on their Greatest Hits compilation, the only new song on the release, but it fits really well with all the fantastic tracks Rammstein have created over the years. "Mein Land" is a fine record, pure and simple.

Here's the music video if you want to hear it!

If you missed #88 go here.

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My Top 100 Favourite Music Videos: #74

#74: "Links 2-3-4" - Rammstein
Release Date: 2001
Director: Zoran Bihac
Fun Fact: This is the second and last video by Rammstein featured in this Top 100 list!

The video is just great on so many levels. I love how we have these ants doing awesome things like playing football, watching TV and having a disco rave. Then some beetles destroy their livelihood and kill a lot of them, for presumably no apparent reason.

Then the ants attack back. These fantastic little creatures work together, military style, and completely obliscerate them, getting the justice they deserved. And the end of the video actually leaves it open to interpretation about what could happen next... see for yourself! It's just a great video, and sorry my pictures don't make the video look that great, trust me, the video is worth a watch.

Here's the video for your enjoyment!

Click here to see #73 on the list or here for #75!

My Top 100 Favourite Music Videos: #97

#97: "Keine Lust" - Rammstein
Release Date: 2005
Director: Jorn Heitmann
Fun Fact: The keyboardist "Flake", is extremely skinny because apparently he has a "do what I want" attitude. It's also why they all leave him behind at the end!

Who said German have no sense of humour? I certainly didn't. This video is funny, and actually, Rammstein have their fair share of funny videos (Mein Land being another). Basically the video is apparently set in the future, when the band have retired, over indulged and have lots of sexy women to chauffeur them. They reunite all fat and tired, and Till, the lead singer, comically almost has a heart attack near the end of the track.

The video is just really funny, my favourite parts are the headbanging moments, just seeing these fat muscians rocking out with their wobbly bits everywhere is hilarious. Another favourite moment is when Till is trying to sing into his microphone but his belly keeps knocking it back and forth. It's just a funny video, once again, not given as much attention as it deserves.

Here's the video for your enjoyment!

 

Click here to see #96 on the list or here for #98!

The Mercyside 100: #25 to #11

Hi there. This is Part 6 of 7 of The Mercyside 100. In this penultimate show, posted on Wednesday, I played three songs including Josh Homme, two songs with Trent Reznor and two Static-X tracks. I also reveal another four "Songs of the Month", which means four of the 10 songs in the Top 10 were songs of a particular month. I cover from #25 to #11 in counting down the 100 songs I played more than any other on my personal media player.

The Top 10 will be posted on Saturday February 22nd at around 12pm midnight (Sunday morning). So look out for it then!

You can listen to this in DJ show format here:

The Mercyside 100: #25 - #11 (13/2/14) by Johnny Mercyside on Mixcloud

So here is Part 6 of the Mercyside 100, from #25 to #11!

#25: Structural Defect

Artist: Static-X

Album: Machine

Released: 2001

#24: Kalopsia

Artist: The Queens of the Stone Age (with Trent Reznor)

Album: ...Like Clockwork

Released: 2013

#23: Night Street in Seoul

Artist: PSY

Album: PSYFIVE

Released: 2010

#22: Hey Man, Nice Shot

Artist: Filter

Album: Short Bus

Released: 1995

#21: Blurred Lines

Artist: Robin Thicke (feat. T.I., Pharrell Williams)

Album: Blurred Lines

Released: 2013
Most played song of July 2013

#20: Panic Station

Artist: Muse

Album: The 2nd Law

Released: 2012

#19: Nobody to Love

Artist: Josh Homme and David Sardy

Album: End of Watch Soundtrack

Released: 2012

#18: Black Skinhead

Artist: Kanye West

Album: Yeezus

Released: 2013
Most played song of September 2013

#17: Get to the Gone

 
Artist: Static-X

Album: Machine

Released: 2001

#16: Carry On My Wayward Son

Artist: Kansas

Album: Leftoverture

Released: 1976

#15: Church

Artist: T-Pain

Album: Epiphany

Released: 2007

#14: Came Back Haunted

Artist: Nine Inch Nails

Album: Hesitation Marks

Released: 2013
Most played song of June 2013

#13: Smooth Sailing

Artist: The Queens of the Stone Age

Album: ...Like Clockwork

Released: 2013

#12: Do I Wanna Know?

Artist: Arctic Monkeys

Album: AM

Released: 2013
Most played song of October 2013

#11: Zerstoren

Artist: Rammstein

Album: Rosenrot

Released: 2005

Next week, on Saturday February 22nd at midnight, I'll be posting the Top 10. A few days after I'll post the website entry, but to hear the radio show, go to www.mixcloud.com/johnnymercyside on Saturday!

The Mercyside 100: #25 to #11: 13/2/14
Track listing:
Structural Defect - Static-X
Kalopsia (with Trent Reznor) - The Queens of the Stone Age
Night Street in Seoul (feat. YDG) - PSY
Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter
Blurred Lines (feat. T.I., Pharrell Williams) - Robin Thicke
Panic Station - Muse
Nobody to Love - Josh Homme and David Sardy
Black Skinhead - Kanye West
Get to the Gone - Static-X
Carry on My Wayward Son - Kansas
Church - T-Pain
Came Back Haunted - Nine Inch Nails
Smooth Sailing - The Queens of the Stone Age
Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys
Zerstoren - Rammstein
Total running time: 01:17:31

See other parts of this listing!

#100 to #86 | #85 to #71 | #70 to #56 | #55 to #41 | #40 to #26 | #25 to #11 | #10 to #1

Other entries you might want to read:
Big News Regarding My DJing - Personal Blog
The Metal Hour Show (20/1/14) - DJ Show
My Top 50 Favourite Video Game Villains - Listing

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The Metal Hour Show (20/1/14)

Hey guys. Sorry it's a bit late updating you all about this show. I did upload it five days ago.

This is a special show. Special because it's an "audition" show, as I attempt to get a slot on a Northern Irish radio station. I haven't heard yet whether or not I've been successful.

Even if I'm not successful it's probably the most successful show I've done, reception wise. I've had fantastic feedback from the show, from many different people. I have put a lot of content into it, to showcase my style and to show what I can do. Of course I'm not 100% happy with it, and I can definitely improve, but I'm so happy where I've come, in the past two months, in doing this. Being a radio DJ is a possibility as a career for me, but I have a long long way to go and have to get much better, and get better equipment, if I want this ambition to become a reality.

So yeah, have a listen to The Metal Hour below! Give me feedback, positive, or constructive negative, I thoroughly appreciate it!

The Metal Hour (20/1/14) by Johnny Mercyside on Mixcloud

The Metal Hour: 20/1/14
Track listing:
Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
Dead Souls - Nine Inch Nails
Fire it Up - Black Label Society
Orion - Metallica
Bounce - System of a Down
Los - Rammstein
Pro-test - Skinny Puppy
Thieves - Limp Bizkit
Pussy All Night - Mindless Self Indulgence
Get to the Gone - Static-X
Everything Ends - Slipknot
I am the Warlock - Probot (feat. Jack Black)
Total running time: 01:00:00

Other entries you might want to read:
My Top 50 Favourite Video Game Villains - Listing
The Mercyside 100 - DJ Show
2013 Special Show (3/1/14) - DJ Show

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Download Festival Special Show (4/12/13)

Note: This is my 250th post on my website. Woo.

Hello again. Great news this week. I've managed to find a way to get my DJ shows online.

I discovered (belatedly maybe? I dunno) a website called Mixcloud, which take pride in letting rookie or pro DJs upload their shows, without worrying about piracy or illegality issues, by proactively allowing royalties to go to the makers and creators of music for anything you upload. Meaning, I can broadcast my shows, and the artists get paid for it. It's win win.

So, this week's show is my homage, to the Download Festival. I play headliners of old, play music for the headliners of next year, and give a special "hello" to other bands who may or may not deserve recognition, behind other artist at the top of each bill.

So, you can listen to the show below, or go here, to view my Mixcloud account! I'll also put a link at the top bar for future references.

Please support me if you like my stuff, and of course, send in any song requests for any future shows, anywhere; here, Facebook, Twitter, Mixcloud, where ever you fancy.

All the best!

Download Festival Special (4/12/13) by Johnny Mercyside on Mixcloud

Download Festival Special Show: 4/12/13

Track listing:
Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Deftones - My Own Summer (Shove It)
Marilyn Manson - The Fight Song
Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills
Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King
Avenged Sevenfold - Beast and the Harlot
Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine
Drowning Pool - Bodies
Sylosis - Born Anew
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Psychosis Safari
Aerosmith - Same Old Song and Dance
Aerosmith - Last Child
Aerosmith - (Dude) Looks Like a Lady
Slipknot - Psychosocial
Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk
System of a Down - Chic 'n' Stu
Rammstein - Moskau
KoRn - Ya'll Want a Single
Stone Sour - Bother
Rob Zombie - Pussy Liquor
Alter Bridge - Metalingus
Fall Out Boy - This Ain't a Scene it's an Arms Race
Linkin Park - Papercut
Linkin Park - A Place for My Head
Linkin Park - In the End

Total show running time: 02:01:18

Other entries you might want to read:

• The Rock and Metal Double Feature Show (30/11/13) - DJ Show
• The Selection Show - DJ Show
• Mercy Licks - March 2013 - Listing

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