Daniel Brody
Counting down the 1000 greatest rock and roll songs of all time and making other lists of my favorite tunes and albums. Rock and roll is my favorite genre but I truly like a little bit of everything, from classical and cumbia to honky-tonk and highlife.
- 20 years ago tomorrow, Beth Orton released Comfort of Strangers, an album that hit me emotionally like a ton of bricks and is my favorite of hers. Jim O'Rourke produced it, and his eccentric folk stylings were a big influence; the electronics were a bit more muted. #brodys2006
- Since Rushmore, always had a soft spot for this ornately titled Kinks klassic. Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl
- 700/1000 Blur, “The Universal” - I never really cottoned to The Great Escape, but the orchestral swoon of this song always pulls my heartstrings. When Damon sings “It really really really could happen,” it’s almost enough to keep my stubborn inherent cynicism at bay. #brodystoprock1000
- 701/1000 The Castaways, "Liar, Liar" - A one-hit wonder garage rock classic that made the Nuggets comp. A driving four-chord organ riff, a ridiculous falsetto, a blood-curdling scream, a guitar solo you could probably learn on the fly, and in under 2 minutes it's all over. #brodystoprock1000
