late xXx-mas present

i originally intended to post some of the different christmas-type songs i have, which pretty much ends up being 2-3. so i didn't do that and instead decided to just share more music. so here we go, your late christmas present.

The Ramones
Any Way You Want It

here is the other bonus studio track from "greatest hits live". it's a cover of a dave clarke five song which i've never heard. i'm not entirely sure why this song hasn't appeared on any other ramones compilation as it's definitely one of my favorites.

The Prodigy
Firestarter [Empirion Mix]
Molotov Bitch

2 tracks from the "firestarter" single. i would've included the other two, but an edit and an instrumental version didn't seem like much of a post, so here are the other two. the first one is the empirion mix of "firestarter". it's damn near 8 minutes long and definitely one of the best remixes i've ever heard. this is just one of those songs with the fast keyboard & drum beat that just make it appropriate for any sort of fast paced video game. the other track "molotov bitch", i really don't know what to say about this one. it's a great b-side, but it just reminds me of the chemical brothers track "buzz tracks" from the "setting sun" single which is really just a tool for DJ's. it also reminds me of the original mix of "under my wheels", like it could've been something else, but just ended up as is. you be the judge on that one. either way, it's a good listen.

the last two tracks come from the same soundtrack. on my list of favorite soundtracks, its definitely up in the top 5. the soundtrack in question is the "escape from l.a." soundtrack.

Ministry
Paisley

i think if there's one thing one could notice about this post is that it's chock-full of favorites of mine. moving on, here's a ministry track that if you were to look at user reviews of said soundtrack on amazon.com, you'd see just how many people hate it. it's a b-side from "filth pig" but i can't seem to remember what single it actually appeared on. but in any case, the fact it came from the "filth pig" era has pretty much earned this song the same reputation the album received. it's definitely one of the most depressing songs i've ever heard ministry do...at least it seems depressing. the lyric "if paisley could fly" and jourgenson's vocals sure point me in that direction. i wish ministry would release a b-sides album with this track so i can retire my damn soundtrack heh.

deftones
Can't Hardly Breathe

now here's a song that strangely was missing from the deftones b-side album, which just as well have been the deftones cover album. this song along with "teething" from "the crow: city of angels" should've been included, but alas they were not. don't know why, but i wasn't the only one to notice. also, the fact that album claims to have a complete videography on the second disc is bullshit. it'd be complete if the "street carp" video was included. anywho, this song is somewhere between "adrenaline" and "around the fur" as it sounds like it could've been a first taste of new material to come at the time. shit it's hard to write anything about this song as my mind pretty much just wants to say "it's a deftones song." i like this song, but it's just one of those songs that just blends in pretty well with the rest of the songs that appeared on their albums.

but alas, it's out of print...so here you go.

i'll definitely get around to posting some more from "escape from l.a." especially the white zombie song "the one" just in case it's not included on the forthcoming box set. also, i really no clue what the hell else on that soundtrack than 5 songs actually appeared on someone else's albums (tori amos, tool & sugar ray don't count as i know where those came from).

hopefully i'll get those up soon as opposed on a day when macabre theatre is on heh.