Ok, 20 years later and there are still songs that I hear that immediately remind me of Einstein's. In fact, there are a good number that I've spent the last 20 years trying to collect. I can list an easy 50 on my own but I'll stick to one and see what else everyone else puts up.

"In and Out of Grace" by Mudhoney. This was a speaker dance endurance test. But the opening sample of "..we wanna be free to ride our machines and not be hassled by the man....and we wanna get loaded." always brought us running to the dance floor to see who could hang in there.

Let see......

Cities in Dust-Siouxsie

Superman-R.E.M.

Jolene-Strawberry Switchblade

Rhythm Within'em- THE NOW EXPLOSION

There are more but these songs remind me of EAGG

I actually have a playlist on my Ipod called Einstein A Go Go. It has every song I could remember flailing around to between 88 and 93.

Off the top of my head,

Ministry - Stigmata
Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick
Tones On Tail - Go
Bollocks Brothers - Harley Davidson (son of a bitch)
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
Fugazi - Margin Walker
Smiths - How Soon Is Now (and a million others)
Pop Will Eat Itself - Touched By The Hand Of Cicciolina
Janes Addiction - Stop
Any Depeche Mode, NIN, New Order etc...

Just stumbled across this site -- lots of great memories. Hi Tammie, Terry ; )

I have to say that my ultimate Einstein's playlist is based more on the live events that I saw over the years, and the songs that trigger those memories. Here's a few off the top of my head:

"Life Is Grand" by Camper Van Beethoven -- they were a couple of songs into their set when someone ran into the power pole outside the club and all the lights went out. So they sat down on the stage, candles were lit, and they played an acoustic set.

"Daktari" by 10, 000 Maniacs -- Natalie Merchant spinning, spinning spinning. So much energy.

"Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction -- Perry Ferrell, with dreadlocks, alternately throwing popcorn in the air on the beach and covering his head to protect his nest of hair when the seagulls swooped down. And cleaning up the dressing room afterwards.

"Closer To Fine" by Indigo Girls -- who are these women and why am I sitting with ten other people listening to them? Nice harmonies, but they are going nowhere. I'll be in my car if you need me.

"Stray" by Fetchin Bones -- makes me think of Hope and her magical trunk of percussionistic goodies, and all of the enormous potential that was mismanaged by their label.

"Cult of Personality" by Living Colour -- makes me think of the extreme racism that still exists. Einstein's was the only club in Florida that would book a rock band with black people. Boy did they rock though.

Any Replacements song: Bob Stinson. Pantyhose. Enough said.

"Stupid Kids" by Christmas -- antagonizing the bar across the street with their rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama", complete with a chorus of "Neener neeener neener".

"Get On The Bus" by Royal Crescent Mob -- dancing my ass off until I was absolutely exhausted.

I've got a million of 'em, but I don't have the time and no one has the patience to read it anyway ; ) If you remember me, feel free to email me!

Jamie (Jim) Howard
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Selection from the Einstein's mix on my ipod

1. Mudhoney- Touch me I'm sick
2. Tones on Tail- Go!
3. Sonic Youth- Cool Thing
4. Love and Rockets- So Alive
5. Pixies- Gigantic
6. Cure- Pictures of you
7. Baby Ford- Oochy Koochy
8. Nitzer Ebb-Let Your Body
9. Shreikback- Nemesis
10. Ministry- Stigmata
11. Thrill Kill...- Daisey Chain For Satan
12. Joy Division- Love Will Tear Us Apart
13. Jane's Addiction- Jane Says
14. Sinead O'Conner- I want your hands on me
15. The Stone Roses- I Wanna Be Adored
16. Front 242- Welcome to Paradise
17. Edelweiss- Bring Me Edelweiss
18. NIN- Down in It
20. The Primitives- Crash
21. Concrete Blonde- Joey
22. Baby Ford- Children of the Revolution
23. Camper van Beethoven- Pictures of Matchstick Men
24. Ministry- Burning Inside
25. Book of Love- Witchcraft
26. Bauhaus- Bella Lugosi's Dead
27. Nitzer Ebb- Getting Closer
28. Sister's of Mercy- This Corrosion
29. Revolting Cocks- Physical
30. Bollock Bros.- Harley David (son of a bitch)
31. Renegade Soundwave- Biting My Nails
32. Lords of Acid- I sit on acid
33. The Church- Under the Milky Way
34. Revolting Cocks- Beers Steers and Queers
35. Ministry- Everyday is Halloween
36. Siouxie...- Dear Prudence

Oh, this is fun. Lets see 1996 till the very last night, these stand out in my head.

Adorable- homeboy
Built to Spill- Big Dipper
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult- Days of Swine and roses
Archers of Loaf- Web in Front
They Might Be Giants- Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Modest Mouse- Doin the Cockroach
NOFX- the brews
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-boo
Pixies- Here comes your man


Just off the top of my head. Some of which are still favs of mine today.