2 with ten – the letter e
when i opened itunes on both my computers i wasnt too shocked to discover how few bands i had starting with the letter e. i knew e was going to be one of those trouble letters. luckily i hit the jackpot with my first suggestion. what a relief, and to top it off, i had 3 of their records. enough said, let’s do e bitches.
Enon. enon is a trio from brooklyn that was formed by john schmersal from the band brainiac. they released their first cd believo! in 2000. it was electronic and noisy and i really liked it. i first heard this when i was a content producer for an online music site and i left a track of theirs up on the music featured section for a very long time. enon is extremely interesting largely due to the fact that after this record most of the band members changed. 2 years later the band was still a trio that featured schmersal but now included bassist/vocalist toko yasuda (ex-blonde redhead) and drummer matt schulz. the track i picked, in this city is off of the high society record released in 02. they have gotten a little less noisy on this one but it’s just as cool. enon is eclectic and rich in the musical ground they cover. discover this band.
usually my second choice is difficult because there are sooo many bands to choose from. sadly this was not the case tonight. shit…i wanted to go with something new but it was too difficult to find something. ok, this might surprise a few of you but yes…rap.
Easy-E. despite his bad rap (no pun intended) easy-e was pretty awesome before he lost all credibility when n.w.a broke up. this is the guy that brought all the members of n.w.a together and just for that he deserves a huge amount of credit. his label start up money came from selling drugs – which is pretty dope (again, no pun intended). the track i picked off his only full length titled eazy-duz-it is called eazy-er said than dunn. this has dr dre all over it..it’s heavily produced with layers of samples. it was released a month after n.w.a’s straight outta compton and it’s essentially n.w.a but with eazy front and center. i wonder what it would be like to put your name in almost every title of every song you wrote. i guess it makes song naming pretty easy (again, no pun intended).
ok, now give me your e’s.
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While “Eazy-Duz-It” is clearly superb. My personal favorite is “No More ?’s”.
Verse One: Eazy-E
Ruthless, my style as a juvenile
Ran with a gang, slanged in the meanwhile
Bankin, I specialized in gankin
whites, Mexicans, brothers and others
Daily, it’s all about comin up
Makin sure no punks are runnin up
[Eazy E: Because I’m a gangster havin fun]
Strapped with a gat when I’m walkin through Compton
Terrible, I never listened to my mother
It went in one ear, and out the other
Ran my gang, sold undercover
Call a girl out a name, yo I ain’t no lover
I’m a pimp, mack daddy, lookin for the dollar
At thirteen I bought a six-fo’ Impala
Rollin, and runnin from the police
Brother don’t you know you can’t trust a thief
or thug, convict, hoodlum or criminal
Leave your car open, gank for your stereo
Hard and raw, no regard for the law
[Female: Eazy E, were you ever caught slipping?]
Hell no! Just trippin off 8-ball
And girls ain’t nothin but female dogs to me
Bitches! I’m sorry for that verse
It’s in my nature, I gotta curse
out anybody gettin on my nerves
You get beat, ganked, broke and served
So… you know who I am
and if you don’t like it, I really don’t give a damn
[Female: Hmm, I see, so you’re rather violent?]
Sometimes
[Female: Ok, what would be the situation when you so-called “gank” somebody?]
Verse Two: Eazy-E
Wait… for some people to leave
I got another trick up my sleeve
Step with pep to the back of the house
Look then… all the lights are out
Grabbed the door and it’s locked, so
easily made my way to the window
Lift it up slow, cause it takes timing
Looked around, and then I climbed in
Once inside, I start takin
Cause you know it’s no time for shakin
Get what you gonna get, front and center
or get five years for breakin and enter
Move quickly, but no runnin
Shht, I think somebody’s comin
Hear the front door key, and I flee
out the back door with a fist full of jewelry
Over the wall… don’t fall
Wipe my sweat cause that was a close call
Gettin ganked by the E is a lesson
So… is there any more questions?
[Female: Yes, as a matter of fact, there is…
Have you ever been involved in, like, a armed robbery or a hold-up?]
You mean a 211?
[Female: Yeah]
Verse Three: Eazy-E
There’s a store, but don’t point
Walk inside, case the joint
One man behind the counter, another in the back
Go out to the car and load the gat
Grabbed the ski mask, here’s the task
Go in broke, come out with cash
[Female: Were you slick?]
Yeah, you gotta be cunnin
Told Ice Cube to leave the car runnin
Walked in, said: “This is a robbery”
Didn’t need the money, it’s just a hobby
Fill the bag, homeboy, don’t lag
I want money, beer, and a pack of zig-zags
The man in the back had a camera
so he came out to test his stamina
against Eazy E, but he took one
Fell to the floor, so I ran
back to the bucket, then I said: “Punch it”
Took the gun, and then dumped it
I’m not like Robin Hood, cause I want more
Steal from the rich, hang with the poor
My pockets are fat, you see, it don’t matter to me
I feel like nobody is badder than me
[Female: Is all that true ?]
I don’t lie
You see… I’m not mister nice guy
[Female: Oh, so you’re not exactly a role model?]
Not exactly
[Female: And for your listeners, what does Eazy think of himself?]
Outro: Eazy-E
Bad and bold, you can’t get with this
Those that tried, you’re on my hit list
Can’t be caught, sought or fought
thought, and damn so what?
Down and dirty from the C-P-T
N-W-A and Eazy-E
One more, before we end this session
[Female: What’s your real name?]
No more questions!
Yay! Other people who have heard of Explosions in the Sky!
Someone already said it, but Explosions in the Sky always gives me chills. Your Hand in Mine – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36U4ez7AzKA
I’m really not a huge fan – but I always wanted to like brian eno because of the album title “music for airports” – to this day I don’t think I’ve listen to it though.
http://blog.roodo.com/blanchot/0357bcac.jpg
The Exploding Hearts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LMNTNaTlZ0&feature=related
missed the last two entries and i’m going to try to keep this short and sweet,
“Elastica”, i loved this band a lot and think they are still a really important electronic/punk rock band even though they only put out two albums.
of course everyone remembers this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzEfXU5Gsu0&feature=related
they really did a lot of experimental stuff in their records and more so live that a lot of people don’t know about, but they covered a very broad spectrum in their short career that i always thought was inspirational and awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX0LoOeZFsk&feature=related
and i don’t give a shit what anyone says “Everclears” album Sparkle and Fade is one of the best rock albums ever put out and everyone already adores “Édith Piaf” but i’m not going to suggest the obvious, im going to suggest
“Emily Haines”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-jEHZ-EFc
i think this awesomeness speaks for itself and don’t need to suggest anything else by her because it’s all extremely good, just click on any song.
Nice call with Enon – I’m liking that. Mine are:
Engineers: British psychedelic rock/shoegaze band. Heavy on the production. Smoke a bowl and enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLgGTn-tqGg
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Eels: not sure how the Eels didn’t get a mention yet. Most of the songs are more on the mellow side, but I went with one of the simpler but more rockin’ songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCgB871XKV8
yo this is the new battle of the jams. rather, expansion of the jams. extremely great.
Uh geeked out pretty hard on this one, but it seems like E is all about the vocal chords and people everyone know. I left out Elvis Costello (Alison) just because;
Sure a cover, but she’s got a cool voice, this happens to be my favorite.
Esther Phillips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZVOSPGK4N4&feature=related
No E could be complete without Edith Piaf. Everybody knows her other ones so blah blah wah.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4B6sf5nPTs&feature=related
Cool video of Ella, jamming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jloZXseyYrI&feature=related
xo
Franny , I like these two songs when I’m running or when I’m painting at home as back round music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARZ2-X1lNK4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4meNavmbZcY
shit – i forgot one E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGV9G2okC8I&feature=fvst
and – Elton is classic. Philly Freedom, 3 minutes in it’s like a choo choo train, people can’t sit still. It’s a frenzy. English Beat? They may not have had staying power but they were seminal in that sound and era.
in the words of erik b and rakim:
peace peace peace