Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground (4-CD)
by Various Artists
Entertainment Weekly: "[T]his is like the great college radio station that never was..." - Grade: A-
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 4
- Released: October 12, 2004
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Rhino
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - p.104
4 stars out of 5 - "[V]irtually all of these songs and recordings have held up beautifully."Entertainment Weekly - p.69
"[T]his is like the great college radio station that never was..." - Grade: A-Uncut - p.94
3 stars out of 5 - "[I]ts 82 tracks document countless musical impulses....This eclecticism - punk's ideals brought to life - is testament to an era of idealistic, artistic oasis, one pulsing with urgency and defiance."Alternative Press - p.98
"[A] comprehensive compendium of the best the '80s underground had to offer."Magnet - p.97
"[A] success....Non-mainstream rock splintered and spiraled in a dozen compelling directions, instigating a creative boom whose aftershocks still rumble and whose epicenter deserves the kind of revisit LEFT OF THE DIAL does its best to inspire."Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.R.E.M.Radio Free Europe
- 2.The JamGoing Underground
- 3.The CureA Forest
- 4.The Dead KennedysHoliday In Cambodia
- 5.PassionsI'm In Love With A German Film Star
- 6.The ReplacementsI Will Dare
- 7.Mission Of BurmaThat's When I Reach For My Revolver
- 8.XJohny Hit And Run Paulene
- 9.The Jesus and Mary ChainJust Like Honey
- 10.Depeche ModeBlack Celebration
- 11.Dream SyndicateTell Me When It's Over
- 12.Red Hot Chili PeppersHollywood (Africa)
- 13.New OrderTemptation
- 14.JapanGhosts
- 15.MagazineA Song From Under The Floorboards
- 16.Aztec CameraOblivious
- 17.Hüsker DüDon't Want To Know If You Are Lonely
- 18.Black FlagRise Above
- 19.Wall Of VoodooBack In Flesh
- 20.The Go-BetweensCattle And Cane
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.The PretendersMessage Of Love
- 2.UltravoxVienna
- 3.Dinosaur Jr.Freak Scene
- 4.The SmithsThis Charming Man
- 5.MinistryStigmata
- 6.Lone JusticeWays To Be Wicked
- 7.Killing JokeWardance
- 8.Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (O.M.D.)Enola Gay
- 9.English BeatMirror In The Bathroom
- 10.The RaincoatsFairytale In The Supermarket
- 11.The SmithereensBehind The Wall Of Sleep
- 12.The MinutemenPolitical Song For Michael Jackson To Sing
- 13.The Dead MilkmenPunk Rock Girl
- 14.Concrete BlondeStill In Hollywood
- 15.Joy DivisionLove Will Tear Us Apart
- 16.The Violent FemmesBlister In The Sun
- 17.Meat PuppetsLake Of Fire
- 18.The dB'sAmplifier
- 19.Prefab SproutWhen Love Breaks Down
- 20.The CrampsGoo Goo Muck
- 21.Sisters Of MercyThis Corrosion
- 22.XTCSenses Working Overtime
Tracks on Disc 3:
- 1.Echo & The BunnymenThe Cutter
- 2.Bad BrainsPay To Cum!
- 3.The SugarcubesBirthday
- 4.Robyn HitchcockMadonna Of The Wasps
- 5.Faith No MoreWe Care A Lot
- 6.Sonic YouthTeen Age Riot
- 7.Gang of FourTo Hell With Poverty
- 8.The FeeliesFe Ce-La
- 9.They Might Be GiantsAng Ng
- 10.ChameleonsSwamp Thing
- 11.Nick CaveThe Mercy Seat
- 12.Rain ParadeI Look Around
- 13.The Psychedelic FursAll That Money Wants
- 14.The ChurchUnder The Milky Way
- 15.Public Image Ltd.Rise
- 16.Love & RocketsKundalini Express
- 17.Green On RedGravity Talks
- 18.Throbbing GristleAdrenalin
- 19.The Stone RosesShe Bangs The Drums
Tracks on Disc 4:
- 1.PixiesMonkey Gone To Heaven
- 2.The TheUncertain Smile (original 7" version)
- 3.BauhausBela Lugosi's Dead
- 4.Siouxsie & the BansheesChristine
- 5.Minor ThreatStraight Edge
- 6.LyresI Want To Help You Ann
- 7.Beat HappeningOur Secret
- 8.Jane's AddictionJane Says
- 9.Julian CopeWorld Shut Your Mouth
- 10.Kate BushRunning Up That Hill
- 11.The Gun ClubSex Beat
- 12.Camper Van BeethovenTake The Skinheads Bowling
- 13.Suicidal TendenciesInstitutionalized
- 14.Cocteau TwinsPearly-Dewdrops' Drop
- 15.Happy Mondays24 Hour Party People
- 16.Hoodoo GurusI Want You Back
- 17.DescendentsSuburban Home
- 18.The PoguesA Pair Of Brown Eyes
- 19.The Three O'ClockJet Fighter
- 20.Butthole SurfersMoving To Florida
- 21.Billy BraggA New England
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