Idaho Greentracks: A Party Sampler is an album produced by the Idaho Green Party. It contains 18 songs which reflect on what the Green Party of the United States stands for. All of the songs are performed by Idahoan artists. The album was sold on their website starting in 2004 and was removed from it in 2008. It is one of the three albums produced by an affiliate of the Green Party, the other two being From the Grass Roots, Volume 1 and Party With a Purpose. The UPC code is: 634479677427. On June 19th, 2021, the full album was uploaded to archive.org.
Songs[2][]
| Idaho Greentracks: A Party Sampler | |||||
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| Song # | Song Name | Artist(s) | Release Year | Composer(s) | Notes |
| 1 | Thumb | Kris Doty Allyson Wuenschel |
2004 | Kris Doty Allyson Wuenschel |
Uploaded to Soundcloud on December 23rd, 2011. Wuenschel is uncredited in the track listing. |
| 2 | Hubbert's Peak Theme | Central City Music Company | Unknown | Sam Counsil Alex Neiwirth |
Titled as "The Hubbert's Peak Theme Song" in the track listing. |
| 3 | Historical Movement | The Very Most | 2004 | Jeremy Jensen | |
| 4 | Booth Sitter | 2004 | Brian Mayer | ||
| 5 | Mr. Crowley | Ozzy Osbourne (original) Built to Spill (cover) |
1980 (original) Unknown (cover) |
Ozzy Osbourne Randy Rhoads Bob Daisley |
Cover of "Mr. Crowley." |
| 6 | Now the Time is New | R Heroz | 2004 | Elijah Jensen | Uploaded to Soundcloud on May 13th, 2013. |
| 7 | Dumb Cute Ditty | Bonefish Sam and His Power Orchestra | 2003 | Joel Wallace | Instrumental track. |
| 8 | Smokin' Jack | Lowbelly | 2004 | Fort Hazel | Instrumental track. Listed as "Smoking Jack" on cd.idahogreenparty.org. |
| 9 | Who, What, Why, Where | Wendy Matson | 1996 | Wendy Matson | |
| 10 | Pale Moon Shadows | Bob Picard | 2000 | Bob Picard | |
| 11 | never go back | Greg Kelly | 2003 | Greg Kelly | The title is stylized in title case in the track listing. |
| 12 | Positive Reinforcement | Mike Blomquist | 2004 | Mike Blomquist | |
| 13 | Division of Highways | Joe Bejsovec | 2004 | Joe Bejsovec | |
| 14 | Rock Steady | Carl Rey and the Blues Gators | 1999 | Blue Spot Records | Artist credited as Carl Rey on cd.idahogreenparty.org. |
| 15 | Their Voting Fraud | The Acoustic Wave Machine | 2003 | Garrett Clevenger | |
| 16 | Supernova | Mary Asparagus | 2004 | Rober J. McMinn Geoff Curran |
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| 17 | Academy Fight Song | Gwen Sanchirico | 1980 | Clint Conley | |
| 18 | In Defense of Natalie Maines [Short] [Extended] |
Upinatem | 2003 | Upinatem | |
Trivia[]
- The title and lyrics of the "Hubbert's Peak Theme" reference the Hubbert peak theory, named after American geologist and geophysicist M. King Hubbert. The theory states the rate of petroleum production in any location follows a bell-shaped curve.
- "Their Voting Fraud" includes samples of speeches given by then-US President George W. Bush.
- The song title "In Defense of Natalie Maines" references the Dixie Chicks controversy surrounding Maines and her band. Despite its title, the song does not reference the controversy itself, but rather the issues surrounding it.
- The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 is referenced in the lyrics. It offered a $100,000 USD tax credit to business owners when a fully loaded vehicle weighing 6,000 lbs or more was purchased.[3] The act is also referenced in "Carnivals," a song featured on Party With a Purpose.
- The outro of the extended version of the song includes samples of speeches, including one given by Ralph Nader at a Democracy Rising Rally in Portland, OR on August 4th, 2001.
- Nader is an author and lawyer who ran as the first and second presidential candidates of the Green Party in the 1996 and 2000 US presidential elections, respectively. He also ran as an independent candidate in the 2004 and 2008 elections. All four candidacies were unsuccessful, but he had the most success in the 2000 election, winning 2.74% of the popular vote nationwide, performing the best in Alaska, where he won 10.07% of the vote.[a 1] The Republican candidate, George W. Bush won the electoral college vote and thus the election despite the Democratic candidate, Al Gore, winning the popular vote. As a result, Nader was blamed by those who voted for Gore for "stealing" votes from Gore, contributing to Bush's victory, especially in Florida, where Bush won against Gore by only 537 votes. Nader is still notorious for this to this day.
- It should be considered that 7 other third party candidates were on the ballot in Florida and that Bush won 17 counties in Florida that Clinton won in the 1996 election.
- Nader is an author and lawyer who ran as the first and second presidential candidates of the Green Party in the 1996 and 2000 US presidential elections, respectively. He also ran as an independent candidate in the 2004 and 2008 elections. All four candidacies were unsuccessful, but he had the most success in the 2000 election, winning 2.74% of the popular vote nationwide, performing the best in Alaska, where he won 10.07% of the vote.[a 1] The Republican candidate, George W. Bush won the electoral college vote and thus the election despite the Democratic candidate, Al Gore, winning the popular vote. As a result, Nader was blamed by those who voted for Gore for "stealing" votes from Gore, contributing to Bush's victory, especially in Florida, where Bush won against Gore by only 537 votes. Nader is still notorious for this to this day.
Goofs[]
- Central City Music Company is not credited for performing "Hubbert's Peak Theme." The original album the song is on, Central Boise Library, is listed as the artist instead.
Gallery[]
Album Artwork
Booklet
Booklet Back Cover
Disc
Disc Tray
Back
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