As I’ve been reading a lot of HST lately, it was only a matter of time before I came across Where Were You When The Fun Stopped?, a compilation by the man himself. It contains some real gems, both favourites of his and influential tunes from his times. Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” and of course Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” are but two examples. If you’ve seen the 2003 documentary “Breakfast with Hunter S. Thompson”, these will no doubt be familiar, as the soundtrack to it is almost identical to this album.
Anyway, it got me thinking. So my question is this: what pieces of music would you choose if you were to choose a compilation album of your life? We are but young, so let’s say six tracks — an EP of sorts. Or however many — my first attempt produced 24. Answers as comments, let’s hear ‘em. Bonus points if you can think of a snappy title for the disc as well. The tracks don’t necessarily have to be favourites of yours, they can be representative. Or whatever.
Revision time sacrificed: 90 mins (1 hr to choose, 30 mins to order). Yes, I am a student.
Where Are We Going, And Why Are We In This Handbasket?
1. Rage Against The Machine — Without a Face (Live)
2. Pennywise — Society
3. Tsunami Bomb — 20 Going On…
4. Million Dead — Breaking the Back
5. Eve 6 — How Much Longer?
6. New Bomb Turks — Wrest Your Hands
7. The Vines — 1969
8. The Doors — Roadhouse Blues
9. Death in Vegas — GBH
10. Moke — Down
11. Eric Clapton — Cocaine
12. Runaways UK — Momentum
13. Jack Johnson — F-Stop Blues
14. Radiohead — Go To Sleep
15. The Stone Roses — This Is The One
16. Soundgarden — Black Hole Sun
17. Powderfinger — JC
18. The Living End — Closing In
19. Bloc Party — So Here We Are
20. Audioslave — The Last Remaining Light
21. Hybrid — Altitude [Red Square Reprise]
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