Build A Best-Of: Nickel Creek

Earlier in the year, Tuesday Tunes had us make a best-of for a favorite artist. I'm in the mood to do another, so this time I'm going to make the best of . . .

Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek already has a best-of, so I'll write my own and compare it to the existing collection. This should be interesting!

1) When You Come Back Down
2) This Side
3) Smoothie Song
4) Doubting Thomas
5) Speak
6) Jealous Of The Moon
7) House Of Tom Bombadil
8) When In Rome
9) Sabra Girl
10) Scotch and Chocolate
11) Sweet Afton
12) Somebody More Like You
13) The Lighthouse's Tale

Bonus Track (actually, let's make it a hidden track!): Any live version of "Toxic" (Britney Spears cover)

I tried to include four tracks from each album - three songs and one instrumental.

Here's the track listing for Reasons Why: The Very Best of Nickel Creek, the official Best Of:

The Lighthouse's Tale
Out Of The Woods
When In Rome
Helena
Smoothie Song
Somebody More Like You
Reasons Why
Can't Complain
I Should've Known Better
This Side
Jealous Of The Moon
When You Come Back Down
You Don't Have To Move That Mountain
The Fox

Seven of the songs I chose are on that compilation (Lighthouse, Smoothie Song, Somebody More Like You, This Side, Jealous of the Moon, When You Come Back Down, When In Rome).

Disclosure: I felt bad about leaving off "When In Rome," so I chose it instead of "Best Of Luck" after making my initial list ("Best Of Luck" was my original track 8). It was a very new direction for Nickel Creek, and it is the superior song.

Tuesday Tunes - 1/29/08

It's time again for Tuesday Tunes:

Build A Best Of:

Pick one of your favorite bands/artist:

Choosing an artist was very difficult. I wanted to choose someone whose complete catalog I have or mostly have. I wanted to choose someone whose songs I could choose well beyond the singles. I wanted to pick an artist that doesn't already have a greatest hits.

I chose Pete Yorn. I've always wanted to do this for Pete's work anyway.

What are your 10 - 15 favorite songs by that band/artist

Here is my track listing for the Best of Pete Yorn (so far):

Life On A Chain
Maybe I'm Right
The Man
For Nancy ('cos it already is)
Crystal Village
Undercover
Strange Condition
Pass Me By
On Your Side
Man In Uniform
Come Back Home
For Us
Ice Age

Bonus track: "Dancing In The Dark" from the expanded edition of Musicforthemorningafter.

Optional: Make a little artwork for your best of:

I'm not skilled enough to make artwork, but I have a vision of what the artwork could be. Pete has been front and center on every album so far, so I think a best-of should go in the other direction. Pete will still be in the shot, but he'll be the corner of the picture, seated, back to us, playing a guitar. Next to him is a table with some lyrics, and a cigarette smoldering in an ashtray. Assorted gear and empty food boxes litter the floor.

Yeah, I think that would work.