The Galaxy Playlist

December 5th, 2005

Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).

For more information on any of the rock, pop and Jazz music featured on this program, I frequently utilize AllMusic, an excellent free database holding a huge plethora of information about music and the artists that make it.

Composer Performer Title Genre Label Notes
The Beatles Drive My Car Pop/Rock, '60s Parlophone/Capitol, 1965 Playing the Rubber Soul in its entirety, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of it's issue on Dec. 3rd.
Norweigan Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won't See Me
Nowhere Man
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle
What Goes On
Girl
I'm Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
If I Needed Someone
Run For Your Life
Siouxsie and the Banshees Cascade Rock, New Wave/Goth/Alternative Polydor, 1983 Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 9/1983. Robert Smith (The Cure), longtime friend of the band and sometime tourmate, sat in on guitar for this concert and the accompanying album. Smith and Banshee bassist Steve Severin also recorded a project album together at about this time.
Pulled To Bits
Night Shift
Sin In My Heart
Anton Webern
(1883 - 1945)
Scottish National Orchestra, Matthias Bahmert, cond. Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 Classical, 20th Century, Exhibitionist Chandos, 1988 Webern was a colleague of Arnold Schoenburg who was a strong advocate of the twelve-tone serialist style that Schoenburg made famous. His birthday was on Dec. 3rd.
The Kronos Quartet Six Bagatelles, Op. 9 Elektra/Nonesuch, 1988
Samuel Barber(1910 - 1981) Adagio Classical, 20th Century, Neo-Classical Elektra/Nonesuch, 1988
Duran Duran Skin Trade Rock/New Wave, '80s Capitol, 1987
Planet Earth Capitol, 1981
A View To A Kill Capitol, 1985
Stormtroopers of Death March of the SOD Metal, Hardcore Megaforce, 1985
Sargent "D" and the SOD
Kill Yourself
Freddy Kruger

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