Hey! Haven't posted in a while despite the fact that I have lots of stored-up unposted 31 songlists waiting to go.

Here's David Naylor's 31 Song list :

Take it away Dave ...

31. Guided by Voices - "Unleashed! Large Hearted Boy"

Two minutes of bass driven pop....perfect.

30. Devo - "Mongoloid"

Devo were one of the best bands to ever grace this planet because of tracks
like "Mongoloid".

29. Urusei Yatsura - "First Day on a New Planet"

"Bah bah da da, bah bah da da - First day on a brand new planet". Everyone
invaded the stage to Siamese, but I beat them to it when this came
on.....fool that I am.

28. Uncle Tupelo - "Effigy"

First of two tracks from the "No Alternative" compilation. In my opinion,
the best track that both Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar have been involved in,
despite the brilliance of Wilco and Son Volt.

27. Modest Mouse - "Teeth Like God's Shoeshine"

"He sparkles, shimmers and shines". Just shy of 7 minutes, it starts off
with a burst, calms itself down, gets loud again, goes quiet, and just as
you think it's all over...Bang...it explodes one more time. With any luck,
Isaac Brock will not have his creativity stifled on a major label.

26. Pixies - "All Over the World"

Always has been my favourite Pixies song since I first heard it many moons
ago. "With a pet at my side, God in the sky". It's a shame Frank Black lost
his magic touch.

25. Violent Femmes - "Blister in the Sun"

An obvious choice, but my love of this song was heightened after seeing
"Grosse Point Blank".

24. Afghan Whigs - "Debonair"

There's no doubting Greg Dulli's talents, and "Debonair" still has the same
effect on me now as it did when I first heard it.

23. Underworld - "Rez"

Nearly 10 minutes of swirling sounds, and vastly superior than the disaster
that I thought "Beacoup Fish" was. And no Karl Hyde shouting "Lager, Lager,
Lager" either.....

22. Girls Against Boys - "Bulletproof Cupid"

Several more dimensions are added when this is played live. I'm not joking
either.....

21. Mogwai - "New Paths to Helicon"

Grown men cried when this was played live. I think that says it all really.
Typical Mogwai formula....quiet, loud, quiet. But much more complex than
that...

20. Super Furry Animals - "International Language of Screaming"

SFA rival Pavement and Dinosaur Jr for wacky videos, and this one was no
exception. Heads coming out of stairs....I can forgive them for saying
"Leicester's fookin' shite" before playing a 11 song set in 20 minutes.

19. Grandaddy - "Summer Here Kids"

The one question everyone asked was "What the hell is Imdumininity?"

18. Fugazi - "Waiting Room"

Again, probably an obvious choice, but I've loved this song for over 10
years now.

17. PiL - "The Order of Death"

"This is what you want, this is what you get." The best thing that John
Lydon has ever done.

16. MC5 - "Kick Out the Jams"

The first song on a major label to feature the word "motherfucker". Pure
noise and chaos.

15. Beach Boys - "Heroes and Villains"

Contrary to Norwegian folklore, the Beach Boys were probably the best band
of the 60's. That they ended up bringing out awful Christmas albums doesn't
detract from their 60's brilliance.

14. Karp - "Meet Me in Lacey"

World Heavy Metal champions, and this broody masterpiece starts with three
minutes of relative quiet before the cry of "Bourgeoisie denied!" is heard.
Karp were brilliant.

13. Talulah Gosh - "I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Thank God)"

One of the most shambolic live bands ever, but their legacy lived on through
Heavenly and now Marine Research.

12. Treepeople - "(I'm Gonna) Miss You (When You're Dead)"

"I wake up turn my brain off, go to sleep turn my brain on". Doug Martsch
started off with Treepeople, and with songs like this paved the way for
bands like Foo Fighters. 8 years old, and it sounds so fresh.

11. Sugar - "The Act We Act"

A perfect way to start an album. Sugar breathed live into Creation (along
with Sony's money) during their brief stay.

10. Tim Keegan and the Homer Lounge - "Save Me From Happiness"

Now The Departure Lounge, Tim Keegan's voice is amazing. And I would not
have heard this song if it wasn't for getting a free Elephant 6 CD through
the post.

9. Nirvana - "Verse Chorus Verse"

The other song from "No Alternative" and my favourite Nirvana track. "And if
you save yourself, you will make him happy"

8. Mercury Rev - "Carwash Hair"

Though many people think they've slightly lost their way a bit, or that they
learnt everything they knew from The Flaming Lips, no one can deny that
"Carwash Hair" is a moment of brilliance.

7. REM - "Perfect Circle"

REM will always deliver brilliant songs on average albums, though "Murmur"
was far from average. I fell in love with this song when I first heard it
and it is still my favourite.

6. Adorable - "Sunshine Smile"

If only Adorable had stuck it out for a few more years, then we may have
heard more cuts like this. Never have my shoes looked so good when I dance
to this....

5. My Bloody Valentine - "You Made Me Realise"

Re: Kevin Shields. I still have some hope. We need him back doing what he
does best...

4. Dinosaur Jr - "Freak Scene"

"Don't let me fuck up will you"
One of the last five songs I heard in the last millennium, and the effect
that the song has on me is still the same as when I first heard it.

3. Built to Spill - "Get a Life"

"She said thats not what she said." Doug Martsch is lo-fi's answer to Bob
Mould. A brilliant song writer, inventive guitarist, and an all round nice
guy.

2. Versus - "Frog"

I only have two tracks by Versus - both brilliant cuts, but this one stands
out. The simple formula of a quiet, loud and over wraught vocals works
perfectly here.

1. Husker Du - "Gravity"

Bob Mould is one of the best guitarists of the last 20 years, and the guitar
solo in "Gravity" sticks in you mind long after you first hear it.

Well.....just thought I'd share my list with y'all. I've written all the
commentary while being distracted by "The Day Today" and being in stitches
for most of it.....the sheer genius of doing a Nirvana spoof where they do
the music to a panty liners advert, and having a rap artist called Fur Q and
a song called "Uzi Lover". Genius of the highest order....like the 31 songs
on my list, I guess...