A Soundtrack to The Hopefuls: Chasing a Rock 'n' Roll Dream in the Minnesota Music Scene

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The Hopefuls' musical world is rich, diverse, varied, and just a bit daunting to navigate. Even trying to create a primer or "greatest hits" is a tall task, because there are so many different ways to approach it. I've tried several times over the past 5 years without hitting on anything I was completely happy with.

But recently I struck on the idea of using the 3-part format of The Hopefuls: Chasing a Rock 'n' Roll Dream in the Minnesota Music Scene to create a soundtrack for the book. And I kind of like how it turned out.

Here are links to the playlist on YouTube and Amazon (note: the latter is missing The Harvesters' "Skid Row").


Introduction
1. Olympic Hopefuls: "Let's Go" (2004) 

Part I: It was Once Upon a Time (1994-2000)
2. Storyhill: "Parallel Lives" (1994)
3. The Harvesters: "Skid Row" (1995)
4. Spymob: "Half the Time With You" (1996)
5. John Hermanson: "80s Party" (1998)
6. Spymob: "Stand Up and Win" (2000)
7. Kid Dakota: "Crossin' Fingers (2000)

Part II: Let's Go! (2001-2005)
8. Alva Star: "Thing For Me" (2001)
9. N*E*R*D: "Things Are Getting Better" (2002)
10. Storyhill: "What Was Wrong" (2002)
11. Vicious Vicious: "Shake That Ass on the Dancefloor" (2003)
12. Kid Dakota: "Ten Thousand Lakes" (2004)
13. Spymob: "National Holidays" (2004)
14. Olympic Hopefuls: "Shy" (2004)
15. Olympic Hopefuls: "Drain the Sea" (2004)
16. Vicious Vicious: "Here Come Tha Police" (2005)

Part III: Love Without a Future (2006-2012)
17. Tapes 'n Tapes: "Cowbell" (2006)
18. Storyhill: "Paradise Lost" (2007)
19. Vicious Vicious: "Ho Baby" (2007)
20. The Hopefuls: "One-Seat Theatre" (2008)
21. The Hopefuls: "Stacey" (2008)
22. Kid Dakota: "Phantom Pain" (2012)

Epilogue
23. Tropical Depression: "Enjoy the Ride" (2014)
24. The Hopefuls: "Hold Your Own" (2008)
25. Storyhill: "Steady On" (Live) (1997)

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