I think this came out great! Just having my first look at disc two, and It look tremendous! Helluva lot of fun.
I hope we do another one! By the way, the last song I cut from disc one was Mink Deville's It's so Easy. It had to go because of time, but I'd like to use it on my next mix o' the month. Thanks for introducing me to it.

Well, I think this came out rather nicely! As far as Darth Pazuzu's contributions are concerned, my three favorites are Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros' Coma Girl, Warren Zevon's Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner, and Captain Beyond's Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air). I've never heard these tracks in their entirety before, and I've got to say that I love all three of them!

I've actually never heard anything from Joe Strummer's post-Clash body of work, so hearing Coma Girl was rather enlightening. From what I've read elsewhere, this was one of the last things he recorded before his death. He still had a surefire songwriting touch, that's for sure.

I've always been aware of Warren Zevon, and anyone who's a regular listener of classic rock radio will know the likes of Werewolves Of London and Lawyers, Guns And Money like the back of their hand. Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner is actually this really cool folk ballad type of song with a rather macabre lyric about an undead soldier of fortune!

For those who don't know, Captain Beyond's frontman Rod Evans was actually the original lead singer for Deep Purple - before Ian Gillan. Captain Beyond was apparently a short-lived heavy/prog/psych outfit from the early '70s. I've known about their existence for years and years, but until now I've actually never heard anything by them. The futuristically bluesy Dancing Madly Backwards has a wickedly cool 5/4 riff that actually sounds like the sort of thing you'd dance backwards to! Very cool, indeed...

As for Leon Russell's cover of Bob Dylan's A Hard Rain's-A Gonna Fall, I've got to say that I found it merely adequate, and it didn't really blow me away. The thing is, that particular Dylan song has got such beautiful lyrics, with this wonderful flow of cascading and disquieting apocalyptic imagery, that I feel like anyone cares to tackle the song really ought to apply a certain kind of energy and passion to it, and I kind of felt that Russell's version was perhaps a bit too laid-back.

Spooky Tooth's another band that I've heard much about but never actually heard, and I must say that Evil Woman was a perfect choice of closer by Captain Hi-Top for DISC ONE! It's this bluesy, doomy epic with heavy organ and guitarwork by Luther Grosvenor (who would later join Stealers Wheel and Mott The Hoople in the mid-'70s).

Elsewhere...I've never been all that interested in a band like Depeche Mode (too electronic for my taste), but I must admit that Policy Of Truth is a great song! I'm familiar with both The Who's God Speaks Of Marty Robbins and The Ramones' 7 And 7 Is. The latter, of course, is a cover of the '60s song by the band Love, the original of which I actually like a little bit better (and which I may put on a later mix myself).

I'm a fan of Monster Magnet myself, and I have yet to get their new disc, so a special thanks to the good Captain for providing me with a preview! I've heard many good things about Helloween, but never got around to getting any of their albums. Paint A New World is also a new track, and is also really good.

Sebastian and Axl's take on the classic Back In The Saddle is admittedly no match for the Aerosmith original, but kudos to them anyway for righteously and whole-heartedly sinking their fangs into it, regardless!

Did I say "Darth Pazuzu's contributions"?! I meant "Captain Hi-Top's contributions"!! Silly me...

Those opening four really take the prize.