More Edge Analysis By Demand
Published by Toronto Mike on February 2, 2007 @ 12:06 in Edge 102 ~ CFNY, Lists, Music, Radio
I did this once before. Earlier today I copied the list of songs played on 102.1 in the previous twelve hours and I've added little notes to each one.
People seemed to like that entry from September, but this kind of thing is a little more labour intensive than I like. Still, I'll try to do this every few months or so. Here's the second instalment of Twelve Hours of Edge Analysis.
| 10:50AM | Hostage Life - Sons Of Hostage Life | This is a Toronto band with a pretty catchy Rancid thing going on. They get bonus points for singing about Union Station. |
| 10:45AM | Pearl Jam - Even Flow | Definitely a classic alternative staple. Songs like this don't age. |
| 10:38AM | Beck - Loser | Another classic. It's nice to see CFNY hasn't totally fogotten us old fogies. |
| 10:33AM | Billy Talent - Fallen Leaves | I dig this tune. I dig this band. When this tune comes on, I crank it. |
| 10:26AM | Moby - Porcelain | I was never a big Moby fan, but this a nice track, although I find it a little boring. |
| 10:22AM | Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race | I conversed with Alan Cross about this song yesterday. You can see his comments here. |
| 10:15AM | Sum 41 - Motivation | I tired of these guys quickly. They may be from Ajax, but I still can't handle this track. |
| 10:01AM | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh) | My wife loves this song, I find it boring. |
| 9:58AM | Sam Roberts - Bridge To Nowhere | This was SLS worthy and I still like it. |
| 9:55AM | Neverending White Lights - Age Of Consent | This one is growing on me. I wasn't sure at first, but darn it, I think I like it. |
| 9:47AM | Three Days Grace - Pain | More local talent that I wished I liked more. It's not bad, but it's nothing special. |
| 9:43AM | Finger Eleven - Paralyzer | Speaking of local talent, this is a rather poppy number from our friends. Remember, Scott Anderson dropped by SLS to chat about One Thing. |
| 9:36AM | Modest Mouse - Dashboard | The Modest Mouse faithful don't like this new song, but I do. It's SLS-worthy. |
| 9:32AM | Cypress Hill - Audio X | I don't know this tune! Could someone please send it to me, I'd love to hear it. |
| 9:20AM | Our Lady Peace - Innocent | It's nice to see CFNY favours Ontario talent. Check out how many of these tunes are Ontario-based musicians. I dig the OLP. |
| 8:51AM | IllScarlett - One-A | I loved IllScarlett's first single and I love this one. I jack this one when it comes on, which is often. |
| 8:37AM | The Tragically Hip - 38 Years Old | Damn, I love this track. I'll be seeing these guys next week. I hope they play it again. |
| 8:21AM | Linkin Park - In The End | I have nothing bad to say about Linkin Park. Their hits, like this one, were fun. |
| 8:08AM | Incubus - Anna Molly | This is one of my favourite songs right now. Anna Molly is a megalomaniac. |
| 7:46AM | Muse - Starlight | It's no Hysteria, but it's nice. It's just not memorable, ya know? |
| 7:34AM | Nickelback - Figured You Out | I'm done with Nickelback. |
| 7:23AM | Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit | The definitive classic alternative selection. Load up on guns... |
| 7:10AM | Billy Talent - Fallen Leaves | See 10:33AM |
| 6:48AM | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh) | See 10:01AM |
| 6:36AM | The Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon | With the Hip coming to town, CFNY has upped their Hippage. Of course, their Hippage is typically high, and so it should be. I love this song. Surprised? |
| 6:19AM | Gnarls Barkley - Crazy | I'm tired of Crazy, but it was fun while it lasted. |
| 6:13AM | Pearl Jam - Alive | Two songs from Ten this morning. Why the hell not? |
| 6:03AM | Finger Eleven - Paralyzer | See 9:43AM |
| 5:57AM | Stone Temple Pilots - Creep | From Core, this is another song that takes me back to the early 90s. Good stuff. |
| 5:53AM | Michael Andrews Feat. Gary Jules - Mad World | Awesome cover. Not only is it better than the original, but it seems to get better every time I hear it. |
| 5:41AM | Green Day - Brain Stew | This is the song I think of when Billy Talent's Fallen Leaves comes on. They both share that crunchy guitar sound during the opening. Great tune. |
| 5:37AM | Wolfmother - Joker And The Thief | Wolfmother has a cool 70s vibe going and I'm digging this track just as I enjoyed their two previous SLS-worthy songs. |
| 5:25AM | U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday | You know CFNY is going to throw a little U2 on during every 12 hour period. At least they went old school. |
| 5:20AM | Killers - Read My Mind | It's okay, I guess. I'll stick with Hot Fuss. |
| 5:14AM | Our Lady Peace - Is Anybody Home? | OLP has a number of catchy tunes that play well on the radio. This is one of them. |
| 5:11AM | Raconteurs - Level | Great track from the Rac. |
| 5:05AM | Smashing Pumpkins - Zero | I've always felt Zero is under appreciated. It's one of my favourite Pumpkin tracks |
| 5:01AM | IllScarlett - One-A | See 8:51AM |
| 4:57AM | Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds | Zzzzzzzzz. |
| 4:53AM | AlexisOnFire - This Could Be Anywhere In The World | Yeah, I like this track. I threw it on the last SLS. How many Ontario bands are we at? |
| 4:45AM | Prodigy - Firestarter | Here's a golden oldie. It was good fun, wasn't it? |
| 4:42AM | The Tragically Hip - The Lonely End Of The Rink | Yeah!!! More TTH - lace up the skates and sing that anthem. Lest we forget the unofficial video. |
| 4:37AM | Rage Against The Machine - Renegades Of Funk | These guys are reuniting for a really big she-ow. I wonder if Cornell will join them. I miss RatM. |
| 4:31AM | DJ Champion - The Plow | I must admit, I'm not yet familiar with this one and therefore have no comment. |
| 4:27AM | Incubus - Anna Molly | See 8:08AM |
| 4:22AM | Offspring - Self Esteem | Yeah, I'm a carefree teen again! This was a huge song in my circle in the mid 90s. |
| 4:18AM | Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race | See 10:22AM |
| 4:12AM | Hot Hot Heat - Bandages | Nice Cancon selection. Great track. |
| 4:07AM | Nirvana - Lithium | Perhaps my favourite Nirvana track, although that's hard to say. It's awesome. |
| 4:02AM | Muse - Starlight | See 7:46AM |
| 3:59AM | OK Go - Here It Goes Again | After seeing that treadmill video a couple of times I grew tired of this song. |
| 3:54AM | Eminem - Lose Yourself | I must admit, this is still a solid track Mr. Mathers. Oscar-worthy indeed. |
| 3:52AM | Hostage Life - This Song Was Written By Committee | This one never grew on me. |
| 3:46AM | R.E.M. - The One I Love | Delving into the R.E.M. catalogue, this is a nice selection. |
| 3:44AM | Tokyo Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment | From Newmarket, Ontario of all places, home of Serial Joe as I recall, TPC have a nice single on their hands. |
| 3:40AM | Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows | I loved it then and I love it now. Fantastic! |
| 3:35AM | Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor | This single broke these guys in this country. It's a goodie. |
| 3:31AM | Billy Talent - Fallen Leaves | See 10:33AM |
| 3:27AM | Coldplay - Speed Of Sound | Not my favourite Coldplay song, I must admit. |
| 3:22AM | 30 Seconds To Mars - From Yesterday | Jared Leto sings for this band, but you already knew that. Their sound does nothing for me. |
| 3:14AM | Lenny Kravitz - American Woman | A useless cover of a great Canadian song. I hate Lenny for this. |
| 3:07AM | Tool - The Pot | Sometimes I really like Tool, sometimes I don't. This one is typical Tool, in fact, it sounds like several of their other songs. |
| 3:01AM | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh) | See 10:01AM |
| 2:57AM | Seether - Remedy | Nirvana redux! |
| 2:53AM | Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams | American Idot made Green Day relevant again and this might be my favourite track from that album. |
| 2:49AM | City And Colour - Comin' Home | Yeah, I like it. What are you going to do about it? |
| 2:42AM | Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger | A beautiful song from Oasis. This entire album is gold. |
| 2:38AM | Matt Mays - When The Angels Make Contact | It's too early for me to judge this track. It needs a few more listens. |
| 2:35AM | Linkin Park - One Step Closer | Another Linkin Park hit. I'm okay with that. |
| 2:29AM | The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Herculean | This is an intriguing project. It's Damon Albarn but it's not the Gorillaz, although Danger Mouse is involved. It's good. |
| 2:25AM | Finger Eleven - Paralyzer | See 9:43AM |
| 2:21AM | Foo Fighters - My Hero | I still remember when they played this in Ottawa after Gretzky's last game in Canada. It brings a shiver to my spine and a tear to my eye. |
| 2:17AM | Army Of Anyone - Goodbye | I haven't heard a lot of this song, and I don't love it yet. In fact, I find it a little boring. |
| 2:12AM | Sum 41 - Pieces | I'll pass, thanks. |
| 2:07AM | Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars | Yes, this is a pretty song. Yes, it's easy on the ears. Yes, I tried not to like it but it's highly likeable. |
| 2:02AM | Wolfmother - Joker And The Thief | See 5:37AM |
| 2:00AM | DJ Champion - No Heaven | I'm sick of it, but for a while last year I really liked this song. |
| 1:56AM | Felix Da Housecat - Ready 2 Wear | This song sounds like it's from the 80s and if you like that sound you might like this. I don't. |
| 1:53AM | Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA Remix) | Firstly, this is the best song title ever. Otherwise, it's a lot like the song above. |
| 1:49AM | Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch | This must have been part of a trio of 80s inspired dancy tracks. This is the best of the three. |
| 1:45AM | Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out | The summer of 2004 and the leader of the trifecta package. It's still good. |
| 1:40AM | Streets - Fit But You Know It | It's fun to sing this with your best Brit accent. |
| 1:37AM | Killers - Mr. Brightside | This tune got played into the ground, so it's unfair for me to trash it now. |
| 1:29AM | Metric - Dead Disco | I like Metric. |
| 1:26AM | Gary Numan - Cars | The original Cars, nice touch. Numan was ahead of his time. |
| 1:22AM | Erasure - A Little Respect | Speaking of the 80s and that sound, here's one of the staples. Not my cup of tea, but I was sound asleep when this aired. |
| 1:18AM | Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' | Just look at the next set of songs and you'll catch the vibe. Not for me, but that's okay. |
| 1:14AM | Louis XIV - Finding Out True Love Is Blind | A great single that I threw on SLS. One of my favourites from 2005. |
| 1:11AM | Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated | Speaking of Jared Leto, remember when he took the mic in My So Called Life for Rayanne and finished this song. That was the first sign that 30 Seconds to Mars was inevitable. Great song. |
| 1:08AM | Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales Of San Francisco | Not as stong as the first single, but still solid. |
| 1:04AM | Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl | The Chemical Brothers had some cool singles, but this one wasn't one of my favourites. |
| 1:00AM | Benny Benassi - Satisfaction | Ha! I love the stuff they play in the wee hours of the morning. |
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Mike Boon
February 2, 2007 / 16:32
Thanks for Audio X, Coach!