GARDEN OF MY MIND LINER NOTES

Garden of My Mind
Postmeridiannew Jukebox Vol. 1

1. When the Lights Go Out - The Black Keys
from the album "Rubber Factory" (2004)
I originally planned to put this on my mix cd back in 2006. But when I had to start cutting out songs to make it fit on one cd, this was last song that got cut, so I decided to start the next one out with it.

2. All Around the Houses - Holly Golightly
From the album "Truly She Is None Other" (2003)
I first heard Holly Golightly on the last song of The White Stripes Elephant album, but it was this album, and especially this song that made me fall in love with her. I immediately start boppin anytime this song comes on. It's infectious.

3. Skinned - Blind Melon
from the album "Soup" (1995)
I used to listen to these guys back in the day. This song seemed to fit in with the mood I was trying to create somehow.

4. Sorry - The Easybeats
from the compilation "Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964-1969 (2001)
I was familiar with "Friday on My Mind", but it wasn't until I started digging into the Nuggets collections that I realized there was so much more to this band.

5. A Crick Uphill - Guided By Voices
from the "Hold on Hope" EP (2000)

6. All I Wanted - Dryve
from the album "Hum" (1994)

7. Love in a Trashcan - The Raveonettes
from the album "Pretty in Black" (2005)

8. Lil' Piece of Leather - Demolition Doll Rods
from the album "There is a Difference" (2006)

9. Garden of Eden - New Riders of the Purple Sage
from the album N.R.P.S (1971)
Perhaps its too hippy for some of you, (Jerry Garcia is playing pedal steel on this album) but this is the definitive New Riders, and not that Panama Red shit that came later. One of the great country rock albums of the early 70's

10. Making Time - The Creation
from the compilation "Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964-1969 (2001)
It was after listening to Son Volt's live version of this song and of the Del-Vetts "Last Time Around" that I started seriously seeking out Nuggets style garage rock. I'm still on that search and its probably the style of music that I currently listen to the most.

11. Garden of My Mind - Mickey Finn
from the compilation "Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964-1969 (2001)
more Garage goodness

12. Same Thing Twice - John Wesley Harding
from the album "Here Comes the Groom" (1990)
Back in 1990 I thought John Wesley Harding was going to be Gen X's Bob Dylan. It didn't quite work out that way, but "Here Comes the Groom is still a great album.

13. Last Time Around - The Del-Vetts
from the compilation "Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the first Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 (1998)
See comments for "Making Time"

14. Downed - Cheap Trick
from the compilation "The Essential Cheap Trick" (2004)
Again, Son Volt's cover of this song is what lead me check this out.

15. Half Past You - Love Battery
from the album "Far Gone" (1993)
I was shopping for used cds at Used Kids in Columbus when this band was playing on the stereo. I walked up to the counter and asked "Who is this?" I now have 3 of their cds. Love Battery was a Seattle grunge band from the SubPop stable that didn't make it big like Nirvana and Pearl Jam

16. Loaded - Primal Scream
from the album "Screamadelica" (1990)
I'm kind of hit and miss with Primal Scream. Love this one though.

17. Vertebrats - Left in the Dark
from the album "1000 Day Dream" (1979)
The original version of a song I heard first done by Uncle Tupelo. I picked this cd up for $3 at Used Kids. A sweet deal.

18. Slide Machine - 13th Floor Elevators
from the album "Easter Everywhere" (1967)
On another trip to Used Kids Records in Columbus they were playing 13th Floor Elevators. I knew it was the Elevators and so I didn't have to ask this time. I'd heard Psychedelic Sounds before but merely thought it was ok. Listening to them in the store that day though they sounded so much more raw and powerful. I was converted. Within a month I had all 3 of their albums.

19. Memphis - Marcy Playground
from the "Sex and Candy" cd single b side (1998)
OK, so Marcy Playground is a bit of a guilty pleasure with me, but this one seems pretty Postcard friendly.

20. Death of a Clown - Dave Davies
from the compilation "Daytrippers"
I found this on a compilation at the library. It sounds virtually identical to the Kinks version on "Something Else" but the track timing is about ten seconds shorter.

21. Ant Farm - Eels
from the album "Electro-Shock Blues" (1998)
Electro-Shock was my first Eels album, and its still my favorite. Ant Farm is kind of a light song on a pretty dark album. A day after song for having survived the apocalypse.

22. Yr Own World - The Blue Aeroplanes
from the album "Beatsongs" (1990)
a piece of nostalgia for me. The early 90's was a time of redicovering radio and new music after being stuck in the classic rock thing for most of the 80s.