…before hosting one.
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That’s still up in the air but I have some fun category ideas, maybe someone will cohost with me.
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** In 7th place and 4 points - Beetlejuice – Refused – “Liberation Frequency”
I mean, yeah. This song’s fucking awesome. Slightly lower points because I know it so well. But yup, a banger. I hosted a community radio show as a teen and almost named the show New Noise. The song’s a little uneven. Chorus amazing. Low-key verse (?) sections are less strong.
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Thank god I have an excuse to turn off the Impeachment trial and listen to these instead. 
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It’s so dependent on the host and participants. I hope some new people will join to add more variety.
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Probably never played him on my show, as the hip hop I spun at that point (late 90s, early '00s) was mostly all new. Played it occasionally at the club though. Dre had a nose for beats from the very beginning, and DOC coulda been an all-timer if not for his accident. Oh well. I did love it both then and now though.
Sample is from the link below, which is great, and I can’t believe is not a Jackson5 song.
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In 6th place and 5 points - Pauwl – Dinosaur Jr. - “Little Fury Things”
I’ve got a fever, and Dino deep cuts are the only cure. J. Mascis is one of my heroes. I’ve seen the band twice in small venues and they have always been such a treat. I mean, who sings like that? It’s pretty much the perfect terrible singing. I think I’m a spoiled old man now because the crunchy production doesn’t do it for me in the same way that it would have in high school.
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In 5th place and 6 points - TheDuker - April Wine – “Sign of the Gypsy Queen”
I know the name, but have never done an April Wine deep dive. Sick solo starting around 2:10. It toes the line of cliché cheesy-ness but stays on the right side. Same with the rest of the song, actually. I feel like a lot of shitty bands have tried to copy the Winos. These guys get it right. That fade out at the end tho, lol. How do they end the song live?
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Man, Dinosaur Jr is a little different than I thought. What a rad chorus.
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gulp
go frezi go frezi go
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In 4th place and 7 points - DodgerIrish - Oasis – “Stand by Me”
Holy shit this is giving me some feels. I know these are some naughty boys, but they sure can write a hook. Oasis was very early high school for me, too. I learned to play guitar with weekly lessons from my uncle. He basically only listened to Ramones, DOA, Iggy Pop, and anything else in that 80’s-punk two power chord vein. A friend brought his guitar over one weekend (my first ever “jam sesh” lol). He played “Wonder Wall” and completely blew my mind. Pretty sure these guys are a-holes but they can sure grind out those satisfying mid-temp licks.
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jalfrezi wins now. I thought I was a shoo-in since we both love Dinosaur Jr.
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In third place and 8 points - Smrk4 – DMX - “Ruff Ryders Anthem”
Am I supposed to be embarrassed to like this? Don’t care. Like it. I think the kids would say that this track “slaps.” Slap me, DMX. I’m into it. Paging @JohnnyTruant
“Talk is cheap, motherfucker!”
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holy shit @Jalfrezi is gonna get to do his reveal as a careening monarch drunk on divine authority.
I can’t wait!
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In second place and 9 points - Jalfrezi – The Rolling Stones – “Street Fighting Man”
The Rolling Stones were my dad’s favorite band when I was growing up, so of course as a natural-born contrarian shithead I never gave them a chance at the time. I’ve since gone back and started the seemingly endless process of listening to the back catalogue. Turns out these guys wrote quite a few songs! And a lot of them are great. It’s pretty surreal to think that this was popular music at the time. It is objectively better than Drake/Bieber, inc, right? Popular music was actually better then? Who knows. This is great.
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1st place and 10 points, the people’s champ: Microbet - Chuck Berry – “Riding Along in My Automobile”
This Chuck fellow is on to something. And the video is fast cars, so there’s that. I mean, I know that people say that WAAF, and maybe we are, but then there’s music like this. Humans did this. I submit this as exhibit 1 that WAANF.
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You have it. I expect you all to bow to my infinite wisdom and accept without question my judgment on all matters profound and trivial. In recognition of your loyalty I will spare you the guillotine.
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Lovely to see a Chuck song win. He really did write a lot of good ones.
Thanks cassette, a tense reveal and great walrus delivered in a masterly fashion.
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