The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up - Idolator Comments

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

nathanwalker21 — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:58:46 EST

this is a most excellent and sometimes sadly prophetic album but its listed mostly above highlights are still fully operational today. my personal favorite will always be the faith no more/boo-yaa tribe collaboration for faux-yet-convincing predatory wonderment though people should also not sleep on the ice-t/slayer throwdown. as the years pass, the more competent and occasionally thrilling the first body count cassette sounds in the corolla proving that early-nineties l.a. was a far scarier place than even previously realized.

nathanwalker21

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Silverfuture — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:50:33 EST

Heh. I DJed some sort of college orientation thingie in our student center's ballroom. I remember being chastised by some outraged mom because I had played a song about being just another victim.

Silverfuture

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

kid icarus — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:02:17 EST

Yer just another victim, kid.

kid icarus

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

antistar — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:32:06 EST

Yeah, this song still sounds great. I worked at a college station at the time and I used to play several cuts off of this soundtrack when it came out. The Spawn OST was pretty crappy. Besides the Slayer/Atari Teenage Riot cut, I also liked the Filter/Crystal Method track.

antistar

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

A Nation's Horse — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:32:01 EST

Never has a blog entry more accurately described a moment from my past. I bought it the day it came out. I was beyond excited. Then I became confused, and annoyed, and bored, and I eventually sold the CD. But in the intervening months, I listened to this track non-stop.

A Nation's Horse

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

yeti — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:23:31 EST

This is one of those songs you can just bust out singing and everyone around you will join in.

yeti

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Ned Raggett — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:03:31 EST

My god, I just realized something -- I got this album for free from a friend who worked at Sony at the time and I never actually listened to it. (This is more typical with me than you might imagine.)

Ned Raggett

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

AcilletaM — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:40:05 EST

I love the Judgement Night soundtrack. Many songs from it still get regular play on my iPod.

The Spawn soundtrack, not so much.

AcilletaM

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Brian Raftery — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:43:34 EST

If anyone has the Cypress Hill/Sonic Youth or Slayer/Atari Teenage riots in non-DRM Mp3 form, send 'em along to tips [at] idolator dot com.

Brian Raftery

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Breliant — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:37:33 EST

I remember when this was NME Single of Week.
Now could we possibly have the b-side version?

Breliant

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

kerrang — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:15:45 EST

yup, the sonic youth/cypress hill track is fabulous.

i'd love to hear the slayer/atari teenage riot track - hey idolator - post it! please?

kerrang

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

qyntellspitbull — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:09:12 EST

Can we keep the Emilio-related soundtrack posts still going? Young Guns II? Repo Man? D3: The Mighty Ducks?

Oh, and I once owned the "Freejack" soundtrack on cassette. Seriously.

qyntellspitbull

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Hallux Valgus — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:47:45 EST

You know what track was definitely NOT the best? Cypress hill and Pearl Jam. I don't think it's a coincidence that Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E made the cover while Pearl Jam was relegated to land of Therapy and Fatal.

Hallux Valgus

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

AlannaBanana — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:22:35 EST

Noamjamski, at the time I was a blue-haired Manson devotee, so I listened obsessively to the Marilyn Manson/Sneaker Pimps (remember them?) track, appropriately titled "Long Hard Road Out of Hell." With the power of hindsight, I now recognize the Slayer/Atari track as far superior.

AlannaBanana

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

ecoboy_wmc — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:21:12 EST

I'll chime in to say I still listen to "Freak Momma" on the iPod for two reasons:

1. Sir Mix-a-Lot threatens to "throw you in the Mud, honey," one of my all-time fav collaborator namechecks.

2. Near the end of the track, SM-a-L drawls "Just lost my street credibility, y'all." Hey, guy, don't sweat it, just about every rapper on this damned soundtrack is joining you in that sentiment.

ecoboy_wmc

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

ashylarry — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:21:02 EST

This record was the "Cannonball Run" of soundtracks. So much talent uniting to create so much mediocrity. Such promise, such disappointment.

That said, Everlast's riff at the end of the Helmet/House of Pain collab was pretty sweet. And I actually enjoyed the Onyx/Biohazard title track, if only because "Oh Black Jesus!" remains a supremely satisfying lamentation, 13 years later.

ashylarry

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

ashylarry — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:17:17 EST

This record was the "Cannonball Run" of high-profile soundtracks. So much talent uniting to create so much medocrity. Such promise, such disappointment.

That said, Everlast's riff at the end of the House of Pain/Helmet collab was pretty sweet. And I also actually dug the Onyx/Biohazard title track, if only because "Oh Black Jesus!" remains a supremely satisfying lamentation, 13 years later.

ashylarry

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

noamjamski — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:15:59 EST

As a naive New Yorker, that movie scared the hell out of me. For years I thought Chicago was a place where Dennis Leary would shoot you in the face within 10 minutes of landing at O'Hare.

I was always partial to the Sonic Youth/Cypress Hill track.

Holy crap AlannaBanana I remember that Spawn soundtrack! The Slayer/Atari Teenage Riot track was far and away the best thing on it, and still holds up as completely awesome. It found a second life on the Slayer box set "Soundtrack to the Apocalypse."

noamjamski

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Dickdogfood — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:11:29 EST

Back in the day, I wuz hoping for a Pavement/PM Dawn duo thing: revenge of the suburban spazzes.

Dickdogfood

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Wolverines — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:07:31 EST

I haven't heard it it 10 years, but my memory jives w/ Jay's - the Del tha Funky Homosapien track was the best.

Wolverines

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

coolfer — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:07:10 EST

this song is one of the reasons my cd collection is larger than it needs to be. i still have the promo cd single for this song that i dug out of a used cd bin when the soundtrack came out. and i still have the suburbia soundtrack, too, and actually listen to it on occasion.

coolfer

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

AlannaBanana — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:06:51 EST

Those of us on the younger side remember the "Spawn" soundtrack, which did something similar, only with metal and "electronica." What would 14-year-old me have done without a Slayer-Atari Teenage Riot mash-up, or a Metallica-DJ Spooky combo? I just don't know.

AlannaBanana

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

strangely_brown — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:51:03 EST

Wow, I loved this song. The rest of this album was comically bad, except for the Cypress Hill/Pearl Jam song "The Real Thing." (which was comically good)

strangely_brown

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Jay — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:45:10 EST

Actually the best song on here was the Dinosaur Jr./Del track. Of course, its been like 12 years since I've heard it, so it could be trash.

Jay

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Deadly Tango — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:05:30 EST

The things I remember most about this release are the utter dreckitude of most songs and the hilarious alternate line-ups that we spent the summer inventing at our radio station. "Lois and The Fat Boys" -- YES! (in your best Marv Albert voice, of course).

Deadly Tango

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Nicolars — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:55:35 EST

Ah, I have always loved this song. I feel old.

Nicolars

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

cyruscope — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:54:51 EST

I still have this CD in my collection, solely for this song. Well, this and the Cyprus Hill/Sonic Youth stoner ode.

cyruscope

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

Catbirdseat — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:39:42 EST

Thing is, it hardly even matters that it's De La *WITH* the Fannies... I mean, what once sounded totally fresh and fresh ("Listen! It's a rap song with a jangly guitar part!"), now just sounds like, well, a De La Soul song.

Catbirdseat

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

The Notorious T — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:22:17 EST

Ah yes. The album that convinced Evan Seinfeld that he and the rest of Biohazard ever mattered.

"Hi. I took part in a not one but TWO God-awful collaborations with Onyx. That's why I can be such a prick to Ted Nugent. Oh, and I married a porn star."

The Notorious T

The Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda Files: Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul Mash Things Up

BillRocksCleveland — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:15:00 EST

Being between the ages of 28 and 33 I remember this song fondly, and of course, lost it years ago when I needed beer money for a friday night. I'm so glad to have it back.

BillRocksCleveland