I've got an interesting idea for a group comp... I was thinking about making a Nick Lowe sampler for a friend, but although I'm a big fan, there are definitely parts of his catalog I'm not familiar with. I know that a few people on this board are also fairly into his stuff, but I'm guessing there are just as many that could use an introduction to him, too. So here's my proposal: let's make this together, and I can send out the finished project to whoever is interested, whether you participated in its making or not. I've got five songs in particular that I'd like to start with:

-"Cruel to Be Kind", probably his biggest hit,
-"So It Goes", which has turned up on more than one comp here,
-"All Men Are Liars", a later tune which is just one of my personal faves,
-"Heart", an infectious ditty from Rockpile's Seconds of Pleasure,
-and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", which I think is his best known song.

Beyond that, I'm looking for maybe 7-10 more tracks to fill it out... we could definitely stand to have a few more from Pure Pop for Now People/Jesus of Cool and Labour of Lust, but feel free to draw from his entire career. Nominate whatever you like, and we'll see if there's some consensus. I can probably find the source material myself; if I can't, I'll let you know. When I have everything, I'll sequence it and see how it comes out.

Anyone into this?

~Rae