Tunes Consumed: the Poutine Silver Platter

When we last presented you with goodies, it was as a condensed effort to sum up the first half of 2007 of ALL the goodies that were out there. A valiant effort, and you should catch up if you missed it the first time around. Now, surely we missed a few then, and there’s no question more have risen from the depths since. Because both those conditions transpired, we decided to brew up another batch of goodies just for you, awww.

Don’t Stop Believing (Journey cover) Badly Drawn Boy on the b-side of his latest limited 7″ does a live cover of what may be the only Journey song I know (and love), as he did a number of times on his last tour.

The Heinrich Maneuver (Epworth remix) Paul Epworth does an awesome job giving this track a dance-floor rhythm, and some wonderful glitch-electronic appeal. It is glorious.

Crystal Castles Save Christmas Another wiry treat from the Crystal Castles duo: this time they tackle the Grinch with their Atari 5200! Can you hear the elves slaving over the very toys that graced your tree? I sure can.

Smile (acapella) It may not hold a candle to The Go! Team’s acapella of Grip Like a Vice, but it’s still a treat to hear Lily Allen’s voice all by its lonesome.

Now a note on the next tracks: ever since Guitar Hero 2 I’ve been lusting after two tracks by two different bands featured under the in-game Bonus Tracks section. One was Made in Mexico’s “Yes We Can” which, for all its bizarreness and change-ups in the all-too-short 4 minutes, just leaves me with chills.

The other is Freezepop’s “Less Talk More Rokk,” a track of pure aural bliss when that staircase synth riff hits & repeats. Now, I had a chance to give a good, hard listen to Freezepop’s Future Future Future Perfect only to find that they completely dropped the ball on the album version of the track. Here I am, thinking it’s all about the rokkin’ when all they do is blather over the riff, completely drowning out its awesomeness. What gives? Anyway, for the last bonus, I present you with the two best GH2 tracks:

Less Talk More Rokk (GH2 version) Yes We Can (GH2 version) Courtesy of Freezepop & Made in Mexico.

I’m curious, what were your most-played Guitar Hero tracks? Give a shout in the comments! But please, for the love of god don’t say it was “Mother”.