{"id":1414,"date":"2008-05-02T23:34:05","date_gmt":"2008-05-03T03:34:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-05-02T23:34:05","modified_gmt":"2008-05-02T23:34:05","slug":"3-songs-you-d-want-on-your-side-in-an-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/3-songs-you-d-want-on-your-side-in-an-al\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Songs You&#8217;d Want on Your Side in an Alley Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YZWnMzYvMgc?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><p>About 5 years ago I decided to put together a mix CD of &#8220;tough&#8221; songs so that I could play it on RANDOM in my car stereo and determine which of the dozen or so songs was the <strong>most kick-ass<\/strong> of my selections. The mix included some usual suspects among my preferred kick-ass listening habits, but to my surprise a song I don&#8217;t play too often was declared the winner:<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RBYoNYuUVk0?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always liked the first 2 <strong>Stiff Little Fingers<\/strong> enough &#8211; and loved maybe 3 of their songs over those albums &#8211; but I&#8217;ve also had the same reservations with them that I&#8217;ve had with <strong>Generation X<\/strong>: the band seems a little too contrived. I&#8217;m aware that rock &#8216;n roll wouldn&#8217;t be much of a genre without contrived bands and songs, but SLF and Gen X were two punk bands that I thought tiptoed a too far over that line. They left themselves exposed; I wanted to look away, feeling embarrassed for them. However, stacked against kick-ass songs by the likes of <strong>MC5<\/strong>, <strong>Slade<\/strong>, and others I happened to grab the day I made that mix CD, <strong>&#8220;Suspect Device&#8221;<\/strong> truly kicked ass!<\/p>\n<p>In retrospect, it was beneficial for the band behind this &#8220;Most Kick-Ass Song&#8221; that I did not have to watch this live video. Although the song itself is still pretty kick-ass, having to see <strong>Stiff Little Fingers<\/strong> and their basement-dwelling fans is a letdown. As a result, 5 years after the fact, I&#8217;m stripping &#8220;Suspect Device&#8221; of the title of &#8220;Most Kick-Ass Song on My Quickly Compiled Mix CD&#8221; and handing the title over to this song, which I will &#8211; wisely &#8211; choose to present in audio-only YouTube form.<\/p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v62uSMBtvv4?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><p>Yes, I&#8217;d feel <em>very<\/em> comfortable taking Steppenwolf&#8217;s <strong>&#8220;Hey Lawdy Mama&#8221;<\/strong> into an alley fight with me. Considering all the kick-ass songs out there, my main man of a streetfighting song may be accompanied by The Stooges&#8217; <strong>&#8220;1970&#8221;<\/strong> and Led Zeppelin&#8217;s <strong>&#8220;Ramble On&#8221;<\/strong> (those high-pitched vocals are deceiving). I considered calling on Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band&#8217;s <strong>&#8220;Hot Head&#8221;<\/strong>, but Eric Drew Feldman&#8217;s synth break makes me worry that the song might turn and run if we&#8217;d find ourselves up against a formidable quartet of alley fighters, maybe like you and your 3 songs. <\/p>\n<p><strong>So how about it:<\/strong> <em>What 3 songs would you want  on your side in an alley fight?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 5 years ago I decided to put together a mix CD of &#8220;tough&#8221; songs so that I could play it on RANDOM in my car stereo and determine which of the dozen or so songs was the most kick-ass of my selections. 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