Sunday, May 8, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man
"I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him appreciate sight, silence would teach him the joys of sound."
- Helen Keller
Friday, May 6, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011: Yellow Ostrich - Whale
...and there was this one time, at band camp....
No, not THAT band camp, this Bandcamp.
Lately, Bandcamp.com pretty much all I've been listening to lately. Because, let's face it, radio sucks, MTV stopped playing decent video's around 1993, and there are very few other places to discover good, new music.
I've discovered a lot of cool bands there, some I've shared here on CSOTD. And today is no different.
Up to the plate is "Yellow Ostrich", who are three lads from New York, NY
They're Bandcamp page is here: yellowostrich.bandcamp.com/
Homepage is here: www.yellowostrich.com/
Today's tale is a fresh gale about a love song to a whale. Or some such. All I know is I hit repeat about two dozen times after I first heard this song, it just didn't leave my head for days. I love when a cool song can do that.
Enjoy.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011: Patti Scialfa - Love (Stand Up)
I love it when a song kicks it up into high gear. When a song suddenly shifts gears from low to high, changes direction or just brings all the elements together for one big rowdy dust-up.
For Love (Stand Up), it's the little drum fill that cues the chorus of "Stand Up, Stand Up!" that moves this from good to really great. And very cool.
This is off her 2004 album "23rd Street Lullaby", which was recorded a whopping 11 years after her debut album "Rumble Doll".
Patti Scialfa is the real deal. No really, she's from Deal, New Jersy. But besides that, she's got the resume that screams "I got this from working hard from the bottom up", not from a lucky break or relying on more marketing than music.
There is a sexy and sultry quality about her voice that presses all the right buttons, I like her stuff a lot.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011: Martha Reeves and The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run
I tell you, gentle reader, there is nowhere to run to, no trying to escape the beginning of the week. Whether tracking Charlie through the bush back in 'Nam, or just sitting at a desk in an office, Mondays come for all of us.
Probably the best we can do is crank up some solid, driving sounds of the true classic soul.
Ladies and Gentlemen, let Martha & her Vandellas take us rocking into the week.
Enjoy.
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