The Damnwells

Christmas tunes are a bit of a fetish for me.  Why?  Well, I suppose it all started when my wife and I were put in charge of the Christmas music for the in-law Christmas party a few years ago.  As I recall, we weren't married yet - still a few months off from being engaged really, but we got our task and went about it.

Every other year I'd been to the big party I'd had to suffer through a few hours of Bing.  I'm sure he means well, but after a couple of tunes I've had enough of Bing.  You'd think that 12 months off would make it more tolerable, but to me it doesn't really help.  So, my task became clear - I needed to scrounge up enough Christmas tunes that WON'T increase my desire to off myself while in the midst of a giant in-law x-mas party - a rather daunting task at times.

Obviously I'm still standing here - I even made it through the last party on Friday 12/18/09 with no scratches, so clearly it works.  These tunes are the fruits of many hours of labour.  I have plenty more, but this is a selection of my favorites - about 1/4 of my stash.  Enjoy, and Happy Holidays.

1. Carol of Bells - Phantom Planet

2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Local H

3. Blue Christmas - Collective Soul

4. Run Rudolph Run - Sister Hazel

5. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms

6. Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas - Eels

7. Christmas Time (Is Here Again) - The Beatles

8. Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - Bruce Springsteen

9. Funky Christmas - James Brown

10. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Weezer

11. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2

12. I Won't Be Home For Christmas - Blink-182

13. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

14. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Bright Eyes

15. White Christmas - Dishwalla

16. 12/23/95 - Jimmy Eat World

17. Someday at Christmas - Pearl Jam

18. Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon

19. Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time! - Sufjan Stevens

20. O Holy Night - Cary Brothers

21. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Copeland

22. Silent Night - Dishwalla

23. Christmas Is Going to the Dogs - Eels

24. Noel! Noel! - Eve 6

25. Holly Jolly Christmas - The Format

26. Let Me Sleep - Pearl Jam

27. Father Christmas - The Kinks

28. Christmas Baby - G. Love

29. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Jack Johnson

30. When I Get Home For Christmas - Snow Patrol

31. This Time of Year - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

32. Jingle Bells - Pearl Jam

33. I Wish it Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas

34. Little Drummer Boy - Dishwalla

35. Joy to the World - The Layaways

36. Sister Winter - Sufjan Stevens

37. Let it Snow - Magnet

38. Just Like Christmas - Snow Patrol

39. All I Want for Christmas - Matt Costa

40. Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance! - Sufjan Stevens

41. Here it is Christmas Time - Old 97's

42. Don't Believe in Christmas - Pearl Jam

43. Back Door Santa - Jet

44. Do They Know it's Christmas? - Pete Yorn

45. Merry Xmas Everybody - R.E.M.

46. Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith

47. Hey Parker It's Christmas - Ryan Adams

48. Happy Christmas (War is Over) - Sense Field

49. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Death Cab For Cutie

50. White Christmas - Sister Hazel

51. Holy, Holy, Holy - Sufjan Stevens

52. Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

53. River - Travis

54. Santa Claus is Back in Town - My Morning Jacket

55. Christmas Song - Weezer

56. Someday at Christmas - Jack Johnson

57. Star of Wonder - Sufjan Stevens

58. Blue Christmas - Bright Eyes

59. Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World

60. Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Mason Jennings

61. Winter Wonderland - Radiohead

62. Xmas Eve - The Damnwells

63. Away in a Manger - The Layaways

64. What Child is This? - Black Lab

65. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Hem

Here's a handy dandy zip file with all the tunes.

If you're looking for a bit more "uniformity" in your Christmas mix, I'd suggest checking out these 3 albums:

This Warm December - A Brushfire Holiday Vol. 1

Sister Hazel - Santa's Playlist

Cary Brothers - Father Christmas EP

Those three have been my favorites from the last year or two.

Also - my wife has had me on a mad hunt for a "good" version of Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer.  I'm no fan of the song, but she's not satisfied by the original or the Poe version.  Anyone have any others?

Merry Christmas!

Hopefully we are beginning to make up for our lack of coverage on The Damnwells of late.  First came One Last Century demos, followed closely by unreleased songs.  Today we've got even more demos, these a wee bit older than the last. 

My personal favorites of this bunch are Air Stereo and She's The NYC Skyline.  She's The NYC Skyline in particular features some poetic verses: "She's constant like the ringing in my ears / she's drowning out the silence of my fears" and "she surrendered 'I love you's with bitter shame".  Really, really great stuff.

Sadly, I think this exhausts my supply of The Damnwells demos.  If anyone out there has any that they think I'll want to hear (and trust me, I do want to hear), shoot me an email or leave a comment; anything by The Damnwells is well worth the time and the listen.

The Damnwells - More Demos
Air Stereo
Sell The Lie
I Am A Leaver
She's The New York City Skyline
You're Gonna Love Me
Have To Ask
While You Can
Electric Harmony

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Yesterday there were One Last Century demos to be had (technically they still are to be had, but yesterday was when they were first to be had).  Today we move on to unreleased songs.  A careful reader may have noticed that I wanted to go all reverse-chronological on yo' asses.  Well, try as I might, I had a bit of difficulty placing many of these unreleased gems in their respective time periods.  I found myself asking, "did such-and-such track come before Air Stereo and after Bastards of the Beat?  Or was it between PMR+1 and Bastards?"  I was stumped on more than I care to admit.  So it was decided that unreleased goodness comes next followed by some older demos. 

Unreleased songs are a vivid reminder of how much awesome music there is that never makes it to its intended audience's ear holes.  It's crazy.  Why is it that so much crap music gets shoved in one's face on a daily basis and, in order to find the good stuff, you've got to dig?  Maybe I should've been an archaeologist. 

Allow me to shove the good stuff in your face:

The Damnwells - Unreleased
Ballad of You
Binghampton or Bust
Honeside
How Do I Say Nothing
I'm a Bomb
It's Okay (Hey Now)
Smile Guy
Stay
Sweet Marie
Televised Telephone
The Experts
The Only One Who Laughs
Xmas Eve

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(Another big thank you to reader Doug for most of these)

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[edit: Ha, screwed up already!  Turns out Untitled actually does have a title; it's called You're Gonna Love Me and can be found on the Golden Days single.  Removed it for now; it will arrive shortly with the older demos.]

This Labor Day weekend brought me back on a Damnwells kick.  It made me realize that I had forgotten some great music: demos, unreleased, and otherwise rare material from The Damnwells. 

Studio tracks can introduce you to a good band; demos and unreleased songs point out the truly great ones.  It's true, pause for a moment and consider: while stuff from the studio exudes a more polished and oftentimes over-produced quality, demos and other long-buried songs showcase a raw, passionate and powerful sound, one with a life all its own.  Sorry to wax poetic, but many of my favorite tracks from my favorite bands cannot be found on a major CD release.  Back to these particular demos, I prefer to start in the present and work my way back.  So, we'll begin with demos from The Damnwells's latest release, One Last Century.

The Damnwells - One Last Century Demos
Like It Is
Bastard Of Midnight
Closer Than We Are
Soundtrack
Jesus Could Be Right
Down With The Ship
Come To Me

(A big thanks to reader Doug for most these excellent tracks)

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One Last Century is seemingly the album that's going to help me get out of my Q1 blogging funk.  I wouldn't quite say that I haven't heard anything "blog-worthy" the past two months, but at the same time I haven't found much that's worth screaming from the rooftops about.  The latest from The Damnwells certainly meets the aforementioned criteria.

It's not just that the album is 100% free via Paste Magazine's website - that's just an added bonus.  I'd pay a good 15 bucks to get my hands on this piece of work.  Fortunately for me, Alex and co. decided that this one's on the house.  I suppose it's probably for the best, given the state of the economy and all.  Here's a few words from Alex via their official website about the new record:

I suppose the hardest thing to explain to people is why I’m giving this record away. “You’re just going to give it away?” seems antithetical to the human brain. “Is this just a bunch of b-sides or something? Some ‘give away’ material you don’t mind releasing into the ether?” No. Quite the contrary. I have never worked so hard or put so much of myself into a collection of recorded songs. It is for just this reason that I want to give it away. To me it makes perfect sense. I just want people to hear this music, and I don’t want them to have to enter into some kind of contractual agreement with a third party to do so. Download the record, copy it and give it to your friends, lovers, and enemies. Whatever. It’s so hard these days just to get the actual music into people’s houses and cars, let alone their ears. Besides, I know everyone’s broke, maybe I can supply the soundtrack. So, I just want to give this music away because I want people to hear it. I should have done this years ago. I’m starting over.

Enjoy,

Alex Dezen

How does the actual material stack up?  I'm not sure it's up to Air Stereo's level, but not much is.  It's a bit more on the country side of the alt-country genre, less on the rock side.  That's not a bad thing, I just imagine I'd appreciate it more in the fall when my unfettered love for alt-country is usually in full swing.

We've heard some demos of a few tracks before (Soundtrack, Down with the Ship, Bastard of Midnight, Jesus Could be Right) and Say was featured on the Chaos Theory soundtrack that Stu wrote about a while back, so there weren't as many surprises as I'd hope for in a new record.  Still, the songs flow together as a package despite some familiarity on the previously mentioned tracks, and ultimately deliver a top notch product.  It's hard NOT to recommend free stuff, but in this case I'd have trouble not recommending you to shell out your cash for this gem.  Lucky for you, you won't have to.

If you're in a hurry, be sure to check out Bastard of Midnight, Down with the Ship and Everything.

[mp3] Bastard of Midnight

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Every time one of us mentions "the Damnwells" anymore, it's almost like a subtle reminder to me that we still need to write our infamous post on the reasons behind our name, Sell the Lie. (For those who are unaware, Sell the Lie is a song by the Damnwells.) However, this is neither the time nor place for a lengthy discourse on name choosin'. Rather, this is a time for hearing something new from the Damnwells! Well, at least it's new to us; I guess the soundtrack that these two bad boys appear on was released about two months ago (little did we know). A big 'Thanks!' goes out to Doug for providing us with these sweet, sweet tracks.

[mp3] Say
[mp3] Tonight & Forever

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It's time again for our weekly top songs: the six-pack that features two songs from each of us that have been in heavy rotation for the last couple weeks.  Normally it would only be songs that have been in heavy rotation over the last week, but we've gotten a little lazy on the Six Packs lately; please accept our sincerest apologies.  Without further ado, here goes Stu! (he's rhyming too!)

These guys were sooo good.  It would have been really interesting to see what would have happened if they could've stayed together as a band for a couple more albums.  Back on point though, I absolutely love Phantoms to death and I've been rocking out to it for the last week pretty much non-stop.  Well, okay, yeah there are stops, but I wouldn't consider them real stops.  So thus non-stop.

[mp3] Acceptance - In Too Far

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I wish I had some sort of play counter that counted (go figure) every time I have ever listened to a song in any capacity.  Be it through my computer, in the car, through a CD player, through Pandora, whatever.  I'd be really curious to know exactly how many times I've listened to Sleepsinging.  It's got to be a lot.  Definitely between a lot and a ton, I know that for sure.  Recently a couple lyrical lines have really jumped out at me that have made me appreciate the song even more: "and I would never change, not for anyone / sometimes I wish, I could leave myself alone."  Sometimes change is inevitable, and for the better.  However, there are times when minor little things are asked to be tweaked.  Tweak enough of those and you're practically a different person.  At some point you've got to figure out in what ways you will never change.  What part of you will stay the same, will you not change for anyone?  And yeah, the second half is pretty self-explanatory: sometimes the hardest person on yourself is yourself.  I wish I could leave myself alone, I'd at least sleep better.

[mp3] The Damnwells - Sleepsinging

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No profound reason for this one, it's just a cool song with a good melody.

[mp3] Great Expectations

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I've mentioned Brighten before, and my love for them has remained strong.  They used to frequent a little place called the Solid Ground Cafe here in Salt Lake, but that has been closed down, so I have been comforting myself by listening to their new EP.  It's streaming here, and it is awesome indie-pop.

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First, I figure I should preface this post.  The last few weeks have been more than a little odd for me and I'm blaming it all on my birthday and Californication.  Yeah, figure that out.  Bottom line is, I feel old and unaccomplished and thusly I've gone totally 90's.  I haven't busted out that crazy cat-in-the-hat hat yet, but don't tempt me.

Seriously though, how is Californication almost 10 years old?  The completely blows my mind.  Now for my top 2 songs, neither of which are on Californicaiton.

I don't think I'd really "listened" to Nirvana in years.  Maybe not years, but it's been a good while.  I used to rock out to In Utero on a daily basis but for one reason or another I stopped feeling "angsty" and ventured to less angry fellas.  Well, it turns out that 15 years later Kurt & Co. can still melt my face.  Good work.

While I've always prefered In Utero to Nevermind I just can't deny In Bloom right now.  It's also a major plus that Nevermind brings back the hilarious memory of receiving the cassette tape in the mail (my first actual tape).  My mother was so disgusted by the cover that she put a piece of tape over the baby's wang.  Classic.

[mp3] In Bloom

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Now I don't condone anything that Chris Cornell is up to nowadays (Timbaland??  Seriously?  Come on, man!) but back in the Soundgarden days he was a GOD.  Alright, maybe not a god, but damn near close in my pre-pubescent eyes.  It's too bad these fellas won't ever get back together - not that I  can blame the rest of the band (TIMBALAND?!?!).

[mp3] The Day I Tried to Live

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It's America's birthday!  Hooray!   You know what that means?  Well, in my neck 'o the woods that means the mullets come out in full force to see a bunch of cars drive around on Main Street for a few hours after getting their faces rocked off by Styx.  What could be better??  I surely couldn't think of a thing.

Alright, all sarcasm aside we've decided to give you all an America themed six pack this week.  While some may not see them all as erm..."patriotic" we still feel they rock.  At the very least, these should replace "Comin' to America" in the fireworks display.  Seriosuly, I think I've heard it enough times Mr. Diamond.  I (Kraig) will start things off with some sweet, sweet Pearl Jam:

All three of these tracks are covers that came from live shows on the Riot Act tour.  This first one is originally by Patti Smith.  Hang on tight for some sweet, sweet Eddie growls in the last chorus.

[mp3] People Have the Power

Here's another cover, this one is originally by Steven Van Zandt.  This is my favorite of the two, I feel it's quite a bit more relateable for me.  Most of my more "casual" friends probably wouldn't describe me as a patriot, this song fleshes out my definition of patriotisim pretty well.  Really though, it's not about putting a flag on your lawn, that's not patriotism.

[mp3] I Am a Patriot

I was lucky enough to be in attendance for this show.  I must say, I waited my whole life to experience Pearl Jam in all their live glory but I wasn't ready.  Rockin' in the Free World (originally by Neil Young) is quite possibly the best closer out there.  My face was quite honestly melted.

[mp3] Rockin' in the Free World

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The 4th tends to be all about gestures of patriotism and fireworks anymore.  Through it all, I still try to remember that this holiday should be a basic celebration of freedom.  Thus my choice of Dan Wilson's Free Life.  I've always liked that this song not only subtly points out our inherent freedom (or "free life"), but reminds us that we need to use that freedom, decide how we want our lives to go, so freedom really means something.  So, "what you gonna spend your free life on?"

[mp3] Free Life

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...and here's a few epics, though they are a bit cynical.  This one's from the Pumpkins' latest.

[mp3] United States

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The most epic of the epic and one of my personal favorites from the nearly perfect Air Stereo.

[mp3] God Bless America

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We had originally intended to do a six pack featuring really good songs from bands that otherwise suck. But as it turns out, those kinds of songs are hard to come by. I guess it makes sense, and, really, why would we want to make you listen to sucky bands? Instead here are some good songs that have been on our minds of late. Brock goes first this time, and let's all welcome him back to the land of the Internet.

First off is a song I've been meaning to post for some time now. It's catchy stuff, and I can't help but sing along. I love the whole stuttering thing throughout the song. Check it out!

[mp3] Ben's Brother - Stuttering

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The vocals on this one kind of remind me of Max from Say Anything; intense and urgent. The lyrical content is Say Anything-ish, as well. It's a bizarre mix of romantic and morbid, and it totally works.

[mp3] Ludo - Love Me Dead

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I've been stuck on Air Stereo recently. Maybe there's just something about the warm, sunny weather that makes me yearn for the album, or maybe it's just some damn fine music. I think I'll go with the latter, though I do tend to listen to this one whenever I'm adventuring in the great outdoors.

Kung Fu Grip Kiss has a rather silly name but don't be deceived, it's killer (not filler). If you enjoy some damn fine vocals, swelling horns and a catchy-as-hell hook (who DOESN'T??) then I recommend takin' a listen. This song will put a goofy smile on your face right when you hear those shiny horns take you halfway to funky town - guaransheed.

[mp3] The Damnwells - Kung Fu Grip Kiss

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Ah, yet another band that finds itself in rather favorable position on my virtual iTunes chart due to the changing of the seasons. I'd imagine that Some Kind of Chill will somehow make it's way onto a summer playlist of mine in my golden years. I'd hope so anyways.

Take a bit of folk and add some sunny back ground vocals with some smart instrumentation and you've got Arizona. I highly recommend checking them out if you haven't done so already.

[mp3] Arizona - Some Kind of Chill

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I keep wanting to call this song funky. I think it's because the bass line sets the tone, which usually results in a funky song. And yes, I absolutely loooove the bass. The other thing I enjoy about this song: it sounds nothing like what you'd expect from The Shins. You owe it to yourself to check this out, even if you're biased against these dudes.

[mp3] The Shins - Sea Legs

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I listened to Anna Begins many, many times before I finally developed an appreciation for it. The first couple listens left me feeling generally...uneasy. Still, I gave it a listen every once in a while until one day it finally clicked. It really is an excellent blend of beat, instruments, and vocals to create a precise mood. I now love the repeating, "I am not worried, I am not overly concerned;" so basic, yet so effective. It's an oldie (from August and Everything After), but always worth a listen.

[mp3] Counting Crows - Anna Begins

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Sometimes 12 songs just isn't enough. Sometimes, you're just listening along to a new cd, and that last song ends, but it doesn't end. Or sometimes it'll just be an extra track thrown your way, as a very special thank you for buying the cd. You'd better buckle up, because you've entered the realm of bonus tracks, baby. I (Brock) will go first this time around.

Air Stereo is hands down one of my favorite albums. "Accidental Man," "I've Got You," and "I Am a Leaver," just to name a few incredible tracks. Why they chose the title track as a bonus track is beyond me, but I'm more than willing to accept an odd decision with such a good album.

[mp3] The Damnwells - Air Stereo

 
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Everything in Transit is the (so far) only album from the former frontman for Something Corporate, and it's a great record. It "ends" with a song called "M.F.E.O./You Can Breathe" that is a giant run-on sentence of beautiful pop-punk-piano songwriting. Then there's a little spoken thing about the end of the record, and how there won't be another record for a while because of laziness. Then "Into the Airwaves" starts up, right out of nowhere.

[mp3] Jack's Mannequin - Into the Airwaves

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Brock and I recently reviewed Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, Counting Crows' latest release. While we were slightly disappointed with the album itself, we didn't directly address the bonus tracks that came with an iTunes purchase of the album.

Strangely enough, Counting Crows followed in the footsteps they themselves set in This Desert Life by keeping some of the best work off of the proper album, instead saving it for a bonus track. Similar to "Kid Things" from This Desert Life, "Sunday Morning L.A." is a very strong track - which further boggles my mind as to why it couldn't make the cut over some of the other duds that did.

[mp3] Sunday Morning L.A.

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As I discussed in a previous post, Howie Day's post Australia career has left me wanting a bit more. Stop All The Wold Now was a fair album (on a good day) with a few strong tracks and a lot of songs that were trying too hard to hit top 40 radio. It seemed almost like Howie was trying to distance himself from the sound he created on Australia.

That, in itself, was probably the reason I fell hard for the bonus tracks that popped up in the Special Edition releases and on the Japanese release. These tracks had more passion and depth then the rest of the album - it was Howie, not some cheap TRL clone! Not surprisingly, my favorite cuts from the album ended up being "bonus tracks". Most were included after-the-fact on import or special editions, including this one, "So, Goodbye".

[mp3] So, Goodbye

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First, I just want to say that Brock stole one of my bonus tracks, that dirty sneak! But I will echo his sentiments on The Damnwells - Air Stereo; most days I feel like this is the best song on the album. Usually on those days Kraig calls me an idiot, but I shall continue to stick to my crazy notions and opinions!

Back when Pete released Nightcrawler either his label, his management or the man himself decided that, in order to better promote the record, they should throw out a bunch 'o bonus tracks that were "exclusive" to different stores. This meant that you got different bonus tracks if you bought Nightcrawler from Circuit City rather than from Best Buy or iTunes, and vice versa. (Pete talks about it in an old interview with BrooklynVegan)

On one hand, it was nice that all these new Pete Yorn tracks were being released. On the other, it made the couple days after the album was released quite hectic while we were trying to round up all the bonus tracks. (Check out these old posts from Heather and Bryce for most of 'em). Go With It is the most rockin' of the bonus tracks, and probably should've been put in the meaty part of the CD instead of being an iTunes-only song.

[mp3] Pete Yorn - Go With It

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So I think the story goes that one day Kraig was browsing around in our local independent music store (which, sadly, no longer exists), and randomly found Sense Field's Living Outside and picked it up on a whim. I managed to get a hold of it ('cause that's what happens when you live with a dude), and it didn't leave my grasp for quite a while.

It makes me sad that these guys broke up, Living Outside was downright awesome. Powerful vocals, great keys, nice drummin' and strummin'; it's very good stuff! And The Horse Is Alive is one of the best types of bonus tracks: the hidden ones. I hate when they call a song a "bonus track" when it's got its own track break. That's too easy! Your bonus should come after much hard work and due diligence (like fast forwarding for like a minute 'til you're at the exact right moment where the bonus track starts). Yeah, that's what it should be. Anyway, I figure most of you don't want to fast forward through a bunch of silence, so I cut the bonus track out of the nearly 11 minute final track. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I.

[mp3] Sense Field - The Horse Is Alive

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Bonus Tracks: Now what would a six-pack about bonus tracks be without some bonus tracks? Unless you pre-ordered the deluxe version of Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, you probably didn't get these songs. I don't think that's terribly fair, so here are two bonus bonus tracks (along with my apologies for the delayed post [Brock's fault]):
[mp3] Counting Crows - There Goes Everything
[mp3] Counting Crows - Come Around (Acoustic)