Side A
Artist	Song
Rush	Far Cry (2007)
Megadeth	Prince Of Darkness (1999)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	So Far To Fall (1977)
Soundgarden	Dusty (1996)
Kings Of Leon	Four Kicks (2004)
The Beatles	Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey (1968)
The Stooges (w / Iggy Pop)	No Fun (1969)
Van Halen	Take Your Whiskey Home (1980)
Pearl Jam	Smile (1996)
Living Colour	Pride (1990)
Hanoi Rocks	A Day Late, A Dollar Short (2003)
Van Der Graaf (Generator)	Ship Of Fools (1977)
The Who	Is It In My Head? (1973)
Yes	Sweetness (1969)
Alice Cooper	Elected (1973)
Manic Street Preachers	Australia (1996)
The Cult	Bleeding Heart Graffitti (1989)
Led Zeppelin	Celebration Day (1970)
Saigon Kick	Love Is On The Way (1992)
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
Slade	Rock And Roll Preacher (I'm On Fire) (1981)
Sy-stem Of A Down	B.Y.O.B. (2005)
W.A.S.P.	Kil-l Fuck Die (1997)
Mott The Hoople	All The Way From Memphis (1973)
Genesis	Counting Out Time (1974)
Pino Donaggio	Sally And Jack (from "Blow Out") (1981)
Patti Smith	Gone Again (1996)
Poison	Stand (1993)
The Rolling Stones	Sittin' On A Fence (1967)
King's X	Complain (1994)
Syd Barrett	Two Of A Kind (1970)
Thin Lizzy	Fighting My Way Back (1975)
The Ramones	Have A Nice Day (1995)
Creedence Clearwater Revival	Born On The Bayou (1969)
The Clash	Rudie Can't Fail (1979)
The Doors	Orange County Suite (1970)
Jane's Addiction	Of Course (1990)
Audioslave	Moth (2006)
The Darkness	Holding My Own (2003)

Comment:

Well, here's another batch for the holidays...and you didn't even have to ask! :-) I pretty much used up all the Christmas songs in my collection already, so there's no holiday motif. There are a few artists making their Pazuzu Mix debuts here, specifically Alice Cooper and Syd Barrett. Why have I not used any of their tracks on any of my previous 44 mixes (88 discs)? Well...I guess I just didn't get around to it until now! There have been quite a few artists and bands that I've never gotten around to using until my more recent mixes. Also included is a track from Poison, whom I've always had a soft spot for (albeit against my better judgment!). The Poison track I used is "Stand," from the short-lived early '90s period with Ritchie Kotzen on guitar, and you'd be shocked at how cozily it fits in sequence between Patti Smith and the Stones! [*wink*] Elsewhere, it's my own unique madcap eclecticism as per usual: We've got a piano instrumental from a Brian De Palma thriller, an raging, industrial-tinged scorcher from late-'90s W.A.S.P., a Van Der Graaf B-side, a catchy little number from Hanoi Rocks' comeback disc, prog titans ELP showing off their zany side with a jazzy big-band showtune-style number from the "Works" era, and an absolutely facepeeling rock-and-roll hallelujah testimonial from the one and only Slade kicking off the second half! Bringing the whole shebang to a close is a stirring power-ballad from the Darkness, whose utterly hilarious double-enten-dre lyrics don't prevent it from tugging a heartstring or two...

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