Five Songs You Must Hear... #2

Serving up another wonderful dose of musical billiance, I attempt to get your ears and minds gaging in an orgy of songs that will make your dance and make you cry. This is the second installment of songs that I think you should not go your lifetime without listening to. Period.

#1: N.E.R.D - Rockstar (Jason Nevins Remix)

Nothing needed to be changed with the original. However, obviously when your talking about Jason Nevins, your talking about a mass orgy at the mixing table. The legend once again delivered a top listen in this track. Pharell thought it was good enough to be on the band's second album 'In Search Of' back in 2004. Think about what happened when Alien Ant Farm raped Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' and your about half way there.


#2: Xzibit - Eyes May Shine

Xzibit may be annoying people with his 'Pimp My Ride' appearances, but in the Hip-Hop world, he is God. This track is taken from his debut album 'At The Speed of Life' which remains to this day one of the most influential Hip-Hop albums of all time. The words from a man not influenced by fame or money, but the desire for America to wake up and realise its problems.



#3: Mos Def - Ghetto Rock

Some of you might not recognise the name Mos Def, but if you need a spark to the brain, hes the black dude from 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. I wouldn't exactly say he's breaking any genre boundaries with this track, it's more of a false reality; but let it be known, this is a don of a tune. The urban scene doesn't need to collaborate with alternative rock artists to make good music, they already know how.


#4: Arctic Monkeys - If You Were There, Beware

I've come to terms with the fact that even though this band are responsible for the killer songs 'When The Sun Goes Down' and 'Fluorescent Adolescent', this for me is their best piece of work to date. The fluid thunder of noise that echoes through your skeleton at the beginning and end with the sweet melody of lyrics in the middle. This is indie-rock at it's most catastrophic.


#5: Motorhead - Metropolis

I thought i'd leave you with an ultimate listen in Motorhead's thunderbeat 'Metropolis'. I first head this track a few years ago when my ex girlfriend's dad introduced me to the song on the band's 2004 Inferno Tour DVD and I was blown away within the first thirty seconds. If any man can keep track of that many drums for one song, they deserve an olympic medal. If there's one song you should listen to from this list, it's this one by miles!