CMJ Keepers

At last, I have finally completed my project of going through 65 CMJ sampler CDs from between Dec 94 and Feb 02, scouring them for ONLY the best (or at least the songs that I liked best). LOTS of dreck in the bargain, but I came out with 149 songs that I really liked. You may see a few names you recognize and probably a few you don't. I didn't choose by anything BUT the song itself...in fact, I didn't even look at the CD labels for info before scanning them.
Anyhoo, here's the list and the floor is open for discussion about my taste or lack of taste in choosing these particular songs:

CMJ KEEPERS

1. Asian Dub Foundation..."Buzzin'"
2. Fear of Pop..."In Love"
3. Josh Rouse..."Dressed Up Like Nebraska"
4. Matthew Good Band..."Load Me Up"
5. Silver Scooter..."Goodbye"
6. Cracker..."Shake Some Action"
7. Blue Mountain..."Soul Sister"
8. Innocence Mission..."Bright as Yellow"
9. Popa Chubby..."Palace of the King"
10. Foo Fighters..."My Hero"
11. Jane's Addiction..."Jane Says (live)"
12. Spider Virus..."Werewolf Ears"
13. Bill Fox..."Over and Away She Goes"
14. Underworld..."Push Upstairs"
15. Houndog..."No Chance"
16. Latin Playboys..."Mustard"
17. Sparklehorse..."Pig"
18. Coldplay..."Trouble (live at KCRW)"
19. BR-549..."Me 'n' Opie"
20. Bang On a Can All-Stars..."The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory"
21. Primitive Radio Gods..."Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth..."
22. Cocteau Twins..."Tishbite"
23. Sixteen Horsepower..."For Heaven's Sake"
24. The Derailers..."One More Time"
25. Rammstein..."Du Hast (English version)
26. The Cranes...Shining Road"
27. Bryan Ferry..."Mamouna"
28. American Football..."Never Meant"
29. Scotty Hard..."Days and Nights of Wine and Roses"
30. Ravi Shankar..."Mongalem"
31. Lusk..."Backworld"
32. Bela Fleck & the Flecktones..."Zona Mona"
33. Velvet Underground..."Ocean"
34. David Bowie..."The Heart's Filthy Lesson"
35. The Ramones..."Spider Man"
36. Lotion..."Marijuana Vietnam"
37. For Squirrels..."8:02 PM"
38. Capsize 7..."The Safe"
39. Superchunk..."Hyper Enough"
40. The Promise Ring..."Stop Playing Guitar"
41. Craig Armstrong/Evan Dando..."Wake Up In New York"
42. The Melvins..."The Brain Center at Whipples"
43. Wallflowers..."6th Avenue Heartache"
44. Mark Eitzel..."Southend On Sea"
45. Guided By Voices..."The Official Ironman Rally Song"
46. P.O.D. ..."Hollywood"
47. Steve Earle..."Transcendental Blues"
48. The Jayhawks..."I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
49. Brak..."I Like Hubcaps"
50. Teenage Fanclub..."About You"
51. Silverchair..."Tomorrow"
52. Badly Drawn Boy..."Once Around the Block"
53. Mudvayne..."Dig"
54. Pele..."The Mind of Minolta"
55. Mary Lou Lord..."Lights are Changing"
56. Stereolab..."Captain Easychord"
57. Dog's Eye View..."Everything Falls Apart"
58. emmet swimming..."Jump Into the Water"
59. For Squirrels..."Mighty KC"
60. Ken Nordine..."Olive"
61. Ditch Croaker..."Meat Grinder"
62. Bally Sagoo..."Tum Bin Jiya"
63. Roy Montgomery..."Just Melancholy"
64. Thurston Moore..."Ono Soul"
65. Low..."Shame"
66. Satchel..."Suffering"
67. Moonwash..."Cold"
68. Matt Pond PA..."Canadian Song"
69. Chris Lee..."In Yellow Moonlight"
70. Teenage Fanclub..."Take the Long Way 'Round"
71. Reef..."Consideration"
72. Barry Black..."Tropical Fish Revival"
73. Miles Davis/John Coltrane..."'Round Midnight"
74. Unamerican..."Mary's Song"
75. Chemical Brothers..."Let Forever Be"
76. Three Fish..."Tremor Void"
77. Big Star..."September Gurls (live)"
78. Juno..."All Your Friends are Comedians"
79. Water..."Thoughts"
80. Armand Van Helden's Sampleslaya..."Ultrafunkula"
81. Red House Painters..."Byrd Joel"
82. Underworld..."Confusion the Waitress"
83. Joe Henry..."Trampoline"
84. Joel R. L. Phelps..."Ave Patricia"
85. The Clash..."Complete Control (live)"
86. Mahavishnu Orchestra..."John's Song"
87. Matthew Sweet..."Sick of Myself"
88. Jimi Hendrix..."Message of Love"
89. Joan Osbourne..."St. Theresa"
90. Underground Lovers...Dream It Down"
91. Bodeco..."Crazy Sexy Baby"
92. Garden Variety..."Binder"
93. Guided By Voices..."Squirmish Frontal Room"
94. Kings of Convenience..."Weight of My Words"
95. Cassandra Wilson..."Until"
96. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan..."My Comfort Remains"
97. Combine..."Know Regrets"
98. Desmond Simmons..."Counterpane"
99. Wood..."Stay You"
100. Sin Ropas..."Daddy's Lamp"
101. Meat Beat Manifesto..."It's the Music"
102. Tanya Donelly..."Pretty Deep"
103. Stereolab..."Miss Modular"
104. Cornershop..."Brimful of Asha"
105. Toenut..."Test Anxiety"
106. Ani DiFranco..."Fire Door"
107. Citizen's Utilities..."Northern Lights"
108. Boom Boom Satellites..."Push Eject"
109. Tom Waits..."Big In Japan"
110. Mitchell Froom..."Wave"
111. Versus..."Underground"
112. Parlor James..."House of Flesh and Bone"
113. Sun 60..."C'mon and Kiss Me"
114. Ani DiFranco..."Not a Pretty Girl"
115. Mogwai..."Sine Wave"
116. Buddy Guy..."Baby Please Don't Leave Me"
117. Sigur Ros..."Staralfur"
118. Deftones..."Rx Queen"
119. Jeff Buckley..."Last Goodbye"
120. Stillsuit..."Ring and Run"
121. Bjork..."The Hidden Place"
122. Gillian Welch..."April the 14th Part 1"
123. Sonic Youth..."The Diamond Sea"
124. Schtum..."Skydiver"
125. Ben Harper..."Ground On Down"
126. Radiohead..."Optimistic (live)"
127. Rainer Maria..."Artificial Light"
128. Merle Haggard..."Wishing All These Old Things Were New"
129. J Mascis & the Fog..."Where'd You Go?"
130. Paul Schultze..."Tears"
131. Illyah Karyahkin..."Crow"
132. Witness UK..."Scars"
133. Radiohead..."No Surprises (live)"
134. Swervedriver..."99th Dream"
135. Craig Armstrong/Liz Fraser..."This Love"
136. William Orbit..."Adagio"
137. Cypress Hill..."(Rock) Superstar"
138. DJ Food..."The Aging Young Rebel"
139. Del Amitri..."Not Where It's At"
140. Spiritualized..."Electricity"
141. Isley Brothers..."Fight the Powers (Parts 1 & 2)"
142. Goldie..."Temper, Temper"
143. Bruce Cockburn..."Call It Democracy (live)"
144. The Verve..."Lucky Man"
145. Jen Wood..."Q is for Question"
146. Gomez..."Bring It On"
147. Delirious?..."Gravity"
148. Tuatara..."Smuggler's Cove"
149. Hayden..."The Hazards of Sitting Beneath Palm Trees"