#19 (on time! yay!)
4 Decades of Folk Rock (2007)
A nifty nifty box set of recent vintage coming up with 71 folk rock songs from the 60s all the way through today. As often happens on this sort of this, the compilers think they are being artsy and sophisticated by intentionally ignoring the Side A hits of some of the big names, and going with Side B songs instead. No, you are just being a pretentious ***, thx. But regardless of that little flaw, this is a frightenly good set, and even drops in some favorite songs that I would never have expected to find here, and could never have gotten otherwise. I even get Come on Eileen out of it (which jut missed my cut in the singles draft)! Woohoo! One note: we get the Bangles but no Tracy Chapman? Really??
Disc: 1
1. LIKE A ROLLING STONE – Bob Dylan
2. EVE OF DESTRUCTION – Barry McGuire
3. IT AIN’T ME BABE – The Turtles
4. YOU WERE ON MY MIND – We Five
5. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC – The Lovin’ Spoonful
6. TURN! TURN! TURN! (To Everything There Is a Season) – The Byrds
7. GO WHERE YOU WANNA GO – The Mamas & the Papas
8. DON’T MAKE PROMISES – Tim Hardin
9. SEASON OF THE WITCH – Donovan
10. THAT’S THE BAG I’M IN – Fred Neil
11. GET TOGETHER – The Youngbloods
12. TODAY – Jefferson Airplane
13. FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH – Buffalo Springfield
14. I NEVER ASKED TO BE YOUR MOUNTAIN – Tim Buckley
15. MORNING DEW – Tim Rose
16. DIFFERENT DRUM – The Stone Poneys
17. I SHALL BE RELEASED – The Band
18. EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ – Nilsson
Disc: 2
1. WOODEN SHIPS – Crosby, Stills & Nash
2. FOTHERINGAY – Fairport Convention
3. COMING INTO LOS ANGELES – Arlo Guthrie
4. ANYWHERE LIKE HEAVEN – James Taylor
5. JOHN BARLEYCORN – Traffic
6. BOX OF RAIN – Grateful Dead
7. ONE OF THESE THINGS FIRST – Nick Drake
8. REASON TO BELIEVE – Rod Stewart
9. AMERICAN PIE – Don McLean
10. PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY –Pentangle
11. ROCK ME ON THE WATER – Jackson
12. BIRDS – Linda Ronstadt
13. WHISKEY IN THE JAR – Thin Lizzy
14. LOVE HAS NO PRIDE – Bonnie
15. DIAMONDS AND RUST – Joan Baez
16. ALL AROUND MY HAT – Steeleye Span
17. GOLD DUST WOMAN – Fleetwood Mac
Disc: 3
1. WALL OF DEATH – Richard & Linda Thompson
2. COME ON EILEEN – Dexys Midnight Runners
3. TALK ABOUT THE PASSION – R.E.M.
4. WHAT’S SHE DONE TO YOUR MIND – The Rain
5. PASS IT ON – Lone
6. A PAIR OF BROWN EYES – The Pogues
7. LOVE RADIATES AROUND – The Roches
8. SOMEDAY – Steve Earle
9. LUKA – Suzanne
10. FOURTH OF JULY – Dave Alvin
11. SEE HOW WE ARE – X
12. LET IT RAIN – The Dream Syndicate
13. DON’T TALK – 10,000 Maniacs
14. FISHERMAN’S BLUES – The Waterboys
15. HAZY SHADE OF WINTER – Bangles
16. FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE – The Jayhawks
17. PASSIONATE KISSES – Lucinda Williams
18. PUT DOWN THE GUN – Peter Case
Disc: 4
1. CAROLYN – Steve Wynn
2. DRAWN TO THE RHYTHM – Sarah McLachlan
3. ANGELS – Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey
4. STILL BE AROUND – Uncle Tupelo
5. GALILEO – Indigo Girls
6. FADE INTO YOU – Mazzy Star
7. BOX FULL OF LETTERS – Wilco
8. WHERE I GO – Natalie Merchant
9. LOOSE STRING – Son Volt
10. LOVE TO LOVE YOU – The Corrs
11. SHREDDING THE DOCUMENT – John Hiatt
12. SUNNY CAME HOME – Shawn Colvin
13. SHE CAME ALONG TO ME – Billy Bragg & Wilco
14. WE HAVE FORGOTTEN – Sixpence None the Richer
15. BABYLON – David Gray
16. CHIEF – Patty Griffin (3:10)
17. STUPID – Anne McCue
18. RAIN COME DOWN – eastmountainsouth
