In honor of the upcoming release of 1960 (in final stages of recording now), we’re gonna put on a webnet spectacular live set. In order to do this up proper, we need to know your 10 favorite soul-junk songs of all time. Then we’ll do live versions of them and bring out all the big guns of soul-junk history to light up youtube like sunrise on mercury.
So now….please rolling out your finest s-j top 10 lists below
(and get the word out to anyone you think might be interested) >>
Any of the following please: - You really are spoiling us!
No Eye Has Seen
Alpha and Omega
Men of Memphis
Sweet to my Soul
Cup & Dish
Eyes of the Spirit
Snatched from the Fire
Shine Out
May My Tongue Be Stuck
Prophecies
All Men are Grass
Oh and I would love to hear what a Soul-Junk version of a classic sounds like - maybe hard to handle by Otis Redding
Thanks for all the music!
Am I the only Soul-Junk fan in the UK?
Pumpfake! Non-Linear! Shine-Out! Glory In You! Quasars?
hmm… let’s think…
3 Fascinating Smells
World’s Loudest Ventriloquist
Slither Hither
Graveyard-Style
Brougham
Droptop Flouride
Quasars?
3-P0 Soul
Sweet To My Soul
Judah
I will just have to pull for the olden stuff.
1950
1 John 4.10-15
Hebrews 11-6
2 Peter 1.16-19-23
1951
Set You Free
No Eye Has Seen
Where Your Treasure Is
peace peace peace
sweet to my soul
3po soul
find in me
draw water
2 Corinthians 17-18
monkeyflower and yarrow
Judah
pumpfake
Three fascinating smells
K.I.N.G.D.O.M.O.G.O.D.
Horse Posing as Unicorn
Sea Monsters & Gargoyles
Sweet to my Soul (white hot apostle mix)
Brougham
3po Soul
Down With Sounds
How We Flow (because of the trumpet, oh yes!)
Prophecises
Life to False Metal
what!? what!? what!?
Yellow Tooth Yooth
Moonpie Eating
Like The Sunrise
Non-Linear
Sarpodyl
All Lids
Wax Presidential
1 John 4.10-15
So We Can Worship You
Slither Hither
Can I add 3 Fascinating Shells to my list as well? I know that makes 12 but please let me add it!
here goes….
2 Corinthians 17-18
Moonpie eating
draw water
Vesuvius
Non-linear
Prophecies
3 fascinating Shells
Buzzards
Gotham
all of em
that’s tough… hmm..
In Your Sanctuary
Sideways Drag
May My Tongue Be Stuck Up On The Roof
Prophecies
Double-O Javelin
Ill-M-I
Life To False Metal
Judah
Pumpfake
Sweet To My Soul [White Hot Apostle Mix]
Old Dominion
Droptop Flouride
Gotham
Ill M I
Psalm 18 (off of 1959)
Brougham
See His Face
Pumpfake
Peacemaker
Young Businessmens
hogging all the islands
three fascinating smells
new jeru
genesis
1
2
3
4
5
6
moonpie eating
hogging all the islands
peace peace peace
good as dead
thy dark streets shineth
good as dead
good as dead
good as deaddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
in no order:
Sunk Fang Shuffle
Ill-M-I
No Eye Has Seen
Alpha and Omega
Zion!
Bridesong
Prophecies
Gotham
Hogging all the Islands
3 Fascinating Smells
Junca De Sol Andromeda
The Lion Has Roared
Bridesong
Slither Hither
I Turned My Back On You
Dry Bones
Sweet to My Soul
Ungst Func Slag Collision
Tiger of Righteousness
Great is the Lord
these are great - keep em coming!
next week is dedicated to finishing recording 1960. i’ll get a release date on that fairly soon. then we’ll start tallying the top 10s on feb 14 & start filming the hits. & then comes the party.. like it’s 1960 >>
Question to the junksters:
Are your favorites typically off the first soul-junk record you heard?
Gotham
Droptop Fluoride
Life to False Metal
Sweet to My Soul (White Hot Apostle Mix)
Buzzards
Palmbranches
Soft Adult Contempt
Moonpie Eating
Israel and the Limping Hip
See His Face
And to the question: No, because my first soul-junk record was 1955, and it took a few years for me to discover the rest of the discography.
1. Eyes Externally
2. ILL-M-I
3. 3-PO Soul
…and everything else from 1956. There’s just not a single bad song on that CD.
paul g: the first time i heard soul-junk, i was in a barnes and noble searching thru records and listening to sections of tracks. i came across 1958 and didn’t hesitate to buy the album (cuz it was nothing short of amazing). after i listened to the album for a couple of days i went back and bought 1956. within a week i got my hands on all albums by glen i could find! lol. but to answer your question, i guess i couldn’t say my favs are off the first album i heard (1958 in 2003 i think). i really don’t have favs… i really really really dig ALL albums by soul-junk. if music is playin in the car or house, there is a 90% chance it is either glen or daniel smith.
i’m memorizing the psalms because of 1959.
I’m pumped about this!
If you could do Brougham (sp?) and Peace Peace Peace that would make my day
Call me a fan of the oldies:
1951 - Spirit of God Descend on Us
1951 - Peace Peace Peace
1952 - Eyes of the Spirit
1952 - Zion!
1953 - Poker of the Eye
1953 - Quite Alright Rockers
1954 - I Blame You, Stallion
1954 - Bridesong
1955 - Universal Two-Day City (Floater!!!)
1955 - May My Tounge Be Stuck Up On The Roof
Later!!!
No. Sweet To My Soul was the first SJ song I heard then 1956 was purchased. I heard that song because my friends couldn’t stop singing it and laughing at how cool they thought it was. They were on a road trip and couldn’t stop playing it over and over and sang along each time. Than I bought the album because of their testimony and countenance.
Subsequently I got 1955, The floppy disc release, Scissors and Blue releases, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1953 and 54. I lost 1959 and must replace it. Psalm 18 rules!
Looking forward to 1960….
Paul G- first album i had of their was 1956. 1958 is my favorite though…canonical if you ask me. i think i’ve only truly held fast to their hip hop noise ventures. the weirder the better. 1942 and ‘38 were off the chain too.
iN
just saw the super news! we would love for you to do 1956 - that would be rad
Word uP, Word oUT
in no order:
0001: Cherry Stereo Chariot
0010: Double-O Javelin
0011: 3po Soul
0100: Life to False Metal
0101: No Eye Has Seen
0110: Brougham
0111: Young Businessmens Psykick Makeout
1000: Phillipians 1 6-11
1001: Sarpodyl
1010: Pumpfake
and if I may request an encore: Droptop Floride
after all “What WAS it like when the JUNK rolled in?”
:”Bliss out beyond words”
Will this be released in some higher quality form also?
Maybe a candidate for the Live Music Archive?
http://www.archive.org/details/etree
3 Facinating Shells
In Your Sanctuary
Jesus not Religion
Alpha & Omega
Eyes of the Spirit
Brougham
Innerspaceman
Life to False Metal
Sarpodyl
1 Peter 3:15
Life of False Metal changed the way I looked at Christian music and musicians (in a good way). Thanks…keep making great music.
Ummm…
Hogging all the Islands
Hogging all the Islands
Hogging all the Islands
Hogging all the Islands
Hogging all the Islands
Hogging all the Islands
Hogging all the Islands
Hogging all the Islands
Hogging all the Islands
Autosmuddling
Rock on SJ!
Much love….
this is just off the top, i’ll have a different list another day
judah
life to false metal
bridesong
Young Businessmens Psykick Makeout
spirit of god descend on us
peace peace peace
high priest
see his face
good as dead
May My Tongue Be Stuck Up On the Roof
1942:
Israel and the Limping Hip
1950:
Luke 21.27-33
Colossians 3.1-4
1953:
Sturdy Jive
Shine Out
1955:
Gorilla in the Mix
Old Dominion
Straight From Neptune
1957:
Vesuvius
Ungst Func Slag Collision
Paul, 1955 was my first CD and I love it the most.
also,
answering question: I discovered 1955 by sifting thru the internet during bible college back in the day -definitely my favourite album - I was so pumped to finally find bible truth put to beats and sounds - peace peace peace 1951 favourite song.
Greetings Soul Junkies! I’m overjoyed to hear that a new record is in the works. I’ve got to say that 1957 is one the dopest records in my collection. I found it (along with like 4 others & bought ‘em all) at Amoeba in Berkley a few years back…only thing is, my copy doesn’t have the same cover art. The one I have is just a bunch of random magazine clippings glued onto some old record sleeve. I do however, have reason to believe it wasn’t just a knock off because there’s a silver Soul Junk sticker that once sealed the record shut. Is this a one-of-a-kind? Anyway…here’s my list in no particular order:
1 Non-Linear
2 Vesuvius
3 Innerspacemen
4 Ungst Func Slag Collision
5 ill-m-i
6 3po Soul
7 Eyes Externally
8 Hogging All the Islands
9 Sea Monsters and Gargoyles
10 The Peacemaker
11 Dry Bones makes the cut too!
Santino,
My 1957 record is also collage on an old record sleeve. The cover art is just for the CD. I think the record collages were done by Glen himself.
ill-m-i
sea monsters & gargoyles
Hogging All the Islands
3po Soul
Black
Sweet to my Soul
3 Fascinating Smells
Horse Posing As Unicorn
Siam Cats
Non Linear
After much deliberation my song list is ready. This exercise almost inspired me to start a SJ cover-band
Poker of the Eye ( Luke 10, Love it
)
Quasars?
Like the sunrise ( we used to sing this one in church )
Cold-Coct the Coroner
All Lids
Spirit of God Descend on us
Spoiler!
Oblong Toggle (Mark 16:15-20)
Puts Wings On Things (Isaiah 43:1-7)
Bridesong
Double-O Javelin (Bonus track?)
It was tough to narrow it down, so many good songs, so much scripture. Thank you Glen! Such a blessing, I pray a double portion for you.
Steve
Glen has done some of the 1957 vinyl covers, if not all!
Paul G: First record bought was 1953 1954 in 2002 by Glen, after a Norwegian festival called DP. Then I only listened to rock, but the later years I’ve learned to love all of the albums. I could point out some weak songs, but thats only a few. I’m actually not so into slo-ro’s style, so I’ll skip those. The rest is insane. I read one person saying that 90 % of what was listened to was soul-junk and Daniel Smith. I guess it’s the same for me (only with soul-junk) in very long periods of time, of and on. Love Danielson also, but it hasn’t had the same major impact on me.
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Dear G. Galaxy,
Thank you very much for all your amazing music and writings.
Your devotion is highly inspirational! Bless You!
Looking forward to hearing the 1960 honorary global webnet spectacular live set!
(1935 and 1936 are way cool!)
It’d be cool to see YOUR “Top 10 Soul-Junk Songs” list…
Wishing you continuing success with Soul-Junk and Singing Serpent and all else…
All the very best to you and your Family,
S. Hawk
Top 10 ( 15) Soul-Junk Songs:
Hogging All The Islands
Ungst Func Slag Collision
Hawa
Yiyiyivox
Moonbeam?
The Mindjammers
Yes Sunday Morning
Siam Cats
Exodus 7
Genesis 13
Genesis 25
Genesis 35
Non Linear (Hairspay or No? Remix)
Autosmuddling (with Bizzart)
Nova (with Evig Poesi)
Atari Atari (with Professor Kermit and Ashish Vyas)
Sunk Fang Shuffle
Inverse Square Dance
Prophecies
High Lifted
Prince of Peace
Waters of Life
The Lord Our Righteousness
Supernatch
Wack MC
Top 2 Glen Galaxy Quotes:
“Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to refrain from evil, is understanding.”
(Quoted by Glen Galaxy - http://souljunk.com/2007/02/02/hid-all-the-treasures/)
“This righteousness is tactical, beautiful, and eternally practical.”
(Lyrics by Glen Galaxy - Soul-Junk - Hawa)
(Planet Earth, February, 2008)
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…Top 10 (”PLUS” 15) Soul-Junk Songs…
1) Ill M I (My 18 month daughter sings it all the time now)
2) Inner Space Man
3) Sweet To My soul
4) Lion of Judah
5) The one from the early 50’s that keeps saying “There is Freedom There is Freedom” I think it’s off 1953
6) The one that starts “if your church was built by man”
7)Rubber Necker (the soul junk version obviously)
8)the first track on 1955 disc 1
9)my soul does magnify
10) A Sandra Boynton cover (maybe speed turtle)
My first was 1955, but my favorites roam the whole catalog of releases.
OK. This task was nigh-impossible, but I managed to beat, chisel, and hack my list down to 16, and it seems to be in an unintended near-chronological order:
- Salvo!
- 3 Fascinating Smells
- So We Can Worship You
- Wax Presidential
- The Lion Has Roared
- May My Tongue Be Stuck Up On The Roof
- Quasars?
- The Peacemaker
- Soft Adult Contempt
- Oscilloscope
- Maratova Andoluge
- Droptop Floride
- Moonpie Eating
- Buzzards
- Psalm 20
- Waters Of LIfe
Very excited about 1960.
Grace and peace to everyone.
If it’s not too late…
See His Face
Sweet to My Soul
Like the Sunrise
Snatched From the Fire
All Lids
Ill-M-I
Pumpfake
Sarpodyl
East of Sun
Gotham
Peace, Peace, Peace (more of an interlude? - could be expanded/repeated!)
Post all the videos - I’m sure it’s a fun project!
pumpfake, ungst funk slag collision fo’ sho’
i put this off for way too long basically because every album i own (55-58) is completely/unbelievably amazing!
here it goes…
-droptop flouride
-pumpfake
-3pO soul
-nonlinear
-moonpie eating
-gotham
-hogging all the islands
-innerspaceman
-vesuvius
-K.I.N.G.D.O.M.O.G.O.D (my wife replays this one all the time! we love it!)
you are an amazing tool in The Craftsmens Hand!
keep it up!
hey joshua thanks God is so good to pour and keep pouring out his Spirit >> we tallied overall votes already, but there’s a tie-breaker vote for 10th place. so i’ll count this as a vote for non-linear, or comment on “song number 10″ post if you want to pick another.