Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix 1 / Various - Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix 1 / Various Wolf

Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix 1 / Various - Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix 1 / Various WolfThese are the thoroughly awesome songs compiled on Peter Quill's mixtape in "Guardians of the Galaxy." Tyler Bates' score came out on album, too, but this soundtrack shot to #1, and here are the 12 reasons: "Moonage Daydream" David Bowie, "Cherry Bomb" Runaways, "Spirit in the Sky" Norman Greenbaum, "Go All the Way" Raspberries, "Escape (the Pia Colada Song)" Rupert Holmes, "I'm Not in Love" 10cc, "I Want You Back" Jackson 5, "Ain't No Mountain High

4 Warm Valley

the sense of virtuosity working in service of emotional effect

the four-piece band out of Chicago

These recordings are called "dubs" or "versions" and are typically instrumentals with flourishes of vocals from the original tracks

as well as a few new songs written

7 Greenish Blues

WHEN WE'RE OLDER

4 Gallop of the Stags / the Great Prince of the Forest / Man

“Companion” is pure Everly Brothers’ dreaminess (“I would spend a lifetime/ Playing catch you if I can”)

That question became the foundation for Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Every Russian Circles album has had it's share of new sonic vistas

•Cousin Earl