"They're All Above Me" is ten songs by 'David' bands and artists of various stripes...I don't think I know anyone else who's really into any one of Queens of the Stone Age, Gomez or Supergrass (though common sense and record sales tell me there must be thousands in Melbourne alone). It's neat, anyway. The common theme seems to be a kind of 'alternative mainstream' mindset and a certain jitteriness or nervous energy; how that fits with the Bosch cover is anyone's guess. I like the Sigur Ros and Beck songs ("Untitled" and "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" respectively); Supergrass's "Going Out" also good; "My Doorbell"'s not all that I recalled, but still pretty good (likewise "Generator" - but then I always preferred the Color and the Shape singles more anyway); "Low" and "Burn The Witch" are, well, a Coldplay song and a QOTSA one; I already knew "Specialist" and "78 Stone Shuffle"; and David Byrne's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" is suitably Byrne-esque and so both straight and ironic, but more 'straight', I think.
I already knew most of the songs on "CD2004", many through the good offices of David himself. It's a good listen, though - mostly modern rock, all catchy. Multiple songs from Low, Antics, the Walkmen, Phantom Planet, theredsunband and Kings of Leon. My five favourite songs on the cd, in order:
1. "The Rat" - The Walkmen (I'm not entirely sold on the Walkmen, but this song is flat out great)
2. "Sound and Vision" - David Bowie (the best 'pop' song on Low)
3. "Knowitall" - Phantom Planet (a real beast of an anthem)
4. "Revolution Blues" - Neil Young (probably the best song on On The Beach)
5. "Misery Is A Butterfly" - Blonde Redhead (shimmery chilly art-pop)
