The 'Saturday Afternoon' Friday Random 10

I've been meaning to start doing this whole 'Friday Random 10' thing since I got an MP3 player, but I always forget, so I'm going to do it today while I'm thinking of it.

1. Spoon -- They never got you
I bought this album, "Gimmie Fiction," largely because of the "I Turn my Camera on" single. I was initially underwhelmed with the album, but it's growing on me.

2. Gorillaz -- Fire Coming out of the Monkey's Head
This is the weakest song on the album, I think. That's not such a bad thing considering I think the entire album is pretty effing awesome, but there you have it.

3. Cake -- Shadow Stabbing
The DH loves Cake. I think they're alright. They have some really good songs and some mediocre ones. This one always reminds me of that 'Orange County' movie with Jack Black.

4. Elvis Costello and The Attractions -- Good Year for the Roses
One of my least favorite EC songs, but oh well.

5. The Strokes -- Hard to Explain
This was the song that convinced me to buy the album. Did I mention that I love the album? Well, I do.

6. Bassment Jaxx -- Get Me Off
I bought the album on the strength of "Romeo" and "Where's Your Head At." The rest of the album is okay, a lot more 'Friday Night at the 18 and up club' than I expected. This is one of the few songs I can tolerate.

7. Elvis Costello and the Attractions -- Girls Talk
Hey a double shot of EC (I swear it's totally random). This is one of my favorite songs of his.

8. Sean Paul -- Shake That Thing
I really only bought this album for a couple of songs (you know the ones). I haven't really gotten that deep into it. On first listen, this song is just okay.

9. Sheryl Crow -- On the Outside
From the X-Files TV soundtrack. I usually don't cotton to TV soundtracks, but this one is actually pretty good. Once again, one of the weaker tracks on the album.

10. Meat Beat Manifesto - Prime Audio Soup
As a testament to how earth shattering "The Matrix" movie was, I went out and bought the soundtrack the day after seeing the movie without knowing any song on the album. For my cheap behind, that is saying something. I almost never buy CDs on faith. This is not one of the better songs on the album, tho.

Yay, my first Random 10! In retrospect, I probably should have named it the 'My Least Favorite Songs on the Album' list.