What we’re listening to right now.
I’ve always maintained that one of the true marks of great artists is the ability to take another artist’s music and make it their own. Or better know as covering a song. To me the worst thing a band can do is just mimic the original song. I mean, what’s the point. So here is [...]
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When I was in 5th grade (1978) my parents bought an album (my parents bought lots of albums, which was cool because I got a lot of exposure to a lot of music at early age) that would forever stay with me. The album was “The Cars” debut album. It was like nothing I had [...]
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Originally when I was formulating the idea for this post I was thinking of composing another top 10 list. The original subject was going to be the 10 Worst Songs Ever. But then, I couldn’t think of 10 really bad songs. Oh, I know there are thousands out there. Maybe it’s my mind’s own defense [...]
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Okay the criteria for this list was the songs had to be originals (no re-makes of old classics/standards). For the songs that are maybe not so popular I attached links to their YouTube videos. Just click on the hyperlinks to hear. 1. Feed the World (Do they know it’s Christmas) – Band Aid. A truly [...]
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Here you go folks. We’ve talked about it and now it’s finally here in all its glory: Mr. Freedom. We recorded this one over a year ago, but we’ve got to back even further for the story on this one. Jerry wrote this one during the first Gulf War in 1991 and “never thought the [...]
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The Police’s 1980 release “Zenyatta Mondatta“, thier third studio album, is when the band really hit their stride. On this album they broke from what remained of their punk influences and incorporated more world beats and sounds as in songs like “Behind My Camel” and “Bombs Away”. Although the album was rushed due to [...]
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Talking Book is one of those albums that makes you enjoy it even more every time you listen to it. The album is extremely hard to pin down in terms of its sound because it captures such a wide arc of different influences. It is at times hard driving and funky with a song like “Superstition” [...]
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I was listening to Pandora.com the other day when I heard “Mystery Achievement” by the Pretenders and was reminded of what a great album that one is. “The Pretenders”, their debut album, was released in 1980 and became an instant smash with the song “Brass in Pocket” climbing the charts. The thing I always loved [...]
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I think that if you call yourself a fan of rock ‘n’ roll, you had better have a copy of Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Although I’m, first and foremost, a fan of live music, this studio album is one that seems to capture that live feeling in the studio. [...]
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I know this is an incredibly short post, but I have completely forgotten to include you guys on a couple of my favorite links when it comes to live music: Setlist.com is, for me, the quintessential live music fan’s database of all manner of live music from the Allman Brothers Band to Zero, and most [...]
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