Rock Geek Chic / Eclectic Seizure

Two hours of rock from Scotland! Has anybody coined the term Scotrock yet? If not, would it be unforgivable if we were to add that to the rock geek lexicon along with Krautrock and Mathrock? Assembled with thanks to Alister Smith, Glasgow correspondent Iain Matheson, and Ben from the Brighton Rock Geek Office!

Here’s the setlist:

Scotland – December 28, 2013

1. Turn Up the Radio – Sugar Crisis, n/a
2. Grey Streets – Felt, Forever Breathes the Lonely Word, 1986
3. Taking Names and Heartbeats – Sugar Crisis, n/a
4. The Living End (demo) – The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Power of Negative Thinking, 2008
5. Kids Will be Skeletons – Mogwai, Happy Songs for Happy People, 2003
6. New Year’s Resolution – Camera Obscura, Desire Lines, 2013*
7. I’m Waking Up to Us – Belle and Sebastian, I’m Waking Up to Us (single), 2001
8. Quicksand – Travis, 12 Stories, 2003
9. Good Morning Britain – Aztec Camera, Stray, 1990
10. I Hate Scotland – Ballboy, Club Anthems, 2002
11. Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From – Teenage Fanclub, Songs from Northern Britain, 1997
12. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam – The Vaselines, MOJO comp: Roots of Nirvana, 2011
13. Gentle Tuesday – Primal Scream, Sonic Flower Groove
14. Impossible Things – Looper, Up a Tree, 1999
15. Baby Don’t You Do It – The Poets, Comp: The Perfumed Garden: 82 Rare Flowerings from the British Underground 1965–73, n/a
16. Chinese White – The Incredible String Band, Comp: White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, 2006
17. The Universal Soldier – Donovan, Comp: The British Are Coming, 2002
18. Moscow Olympics – Orange Juice, The Glasgow School, 2005
19. Simply Thrilled Honey – Orange Juice, Comp: Beloved, 2008
20. Lorelei – Cocteau Twins, Comp: The Brit Box
21. Somewhere in China – Shop Assistants, Comp: The Brit Box
22. Nobody’s Wedding – Richard Thompson
23. Breakfast – Eugenius
24. Superstar – Barfly
25. Tell Her Tonight – Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand, 2004
26. Thank You for Being You – The Pastels, Truckload of Trouble, 1993
27. Dragon – The Beta Band, Hot Shots II, 2001

*denotes new