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Post by The Ocean on Jan 24, 2021 15:52:49 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #49 - 1/22/21 Frank Zappa - "Rudy Wants to Buy Yez a Drink" from Chunga's Revenge It's hard to talk about Zappa and stick to just one song. That's what makes his work so great. Rudy Wants to Buy Yez a Drink is a fun song, but you shouldn't stop there. Absolutely right. Album #118 comes out next month, the soundtrack to Alex (Bill and Ted) Winter's documentary on Zappa. I haven't been more excited by the release of a documentary since....well, ever! The great thing about Zappa is that he never stuck to one style, often alienating old and attracting new audiences at the same time. If I only listened to only Zappa official releases 24/7 (1-118), from Freak Out to the new movie soundtrack, I suspect it would be a few weeks before I would need to listen to anything else. I was just listening to the Roxy Performances box set last week, plus the Mothers 1970 comp that came out last year. Suxh great archival releases.
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 26, 2021 3:33:11 GMT
I forgot to cross-post yesterday so here is yesterday and then today:
Deep Track of the Day #51 - 1/24/21 Night Ranger - "Penny" from Dawn Patrol
You've heard Night Ranger before, even if you don't know you've heard them. If you have been exposed to any 80's music, the odds are you've heard "Sister Christian," "Sentimental Street," "Don't Tell Me You Love Me," or "You Can Still Rock in America." It's a numbers game.
Kelly Keagy is the drummer and co-lead singer of the band, and he never had a super high vocal range like many of his hair metal contemporaries, but his voice could be smooth and mellow in a way that fit with their more ballad-like tracks. Penny straddles that line with a pop music chorus but the production is unmistakably that of an early 80's hair metal band.
Night Ranger don't get recognized nearly as much for their contribution to popularizing the hair metal genre. They were one of the earliest acts to score hits doing this type of music, and while they don't endure like Mötley Crüe, they certainly were not left in the lurch either. Their music can still be heard on 80s rock stations at the very least.
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Deep Track of the Day #52 - 1/25/21 Live - "Shit Towne" from Throwing Copper
I was a Pennsylvania resident from birth to 29. I can tell you that I've been to York numerous times, and it absolutely is...
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 27, 2021 0:00:17 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #53 - 1/26/21 Lauryn Hill- "Superstar" from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Few debut albums are as successful critically or commercially as Lauryn Hill's. A string of hits from this album wasn't enough to prevent the industry from de facto shutting her out, as she was never offered the opportunity to do a followup. It's a disgrace to to the industry, frankly.
Superstar is a highlight for me for the vocals, the mix, the chord progressions, the harp, the harpsichord, ALL of it. It's such a sonically pleasant song from a compelling album FULL of genre-hopping grand slams.
Lauryn Hill deserves better than this being her only album.
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Post by sirrastus on Jan 27, 2021 0:22:53 GMT
Altho better known(if you're old enough) as one half of brother/sister act Nino Tempo and April Stevens who had a big hit in '63 with their remake of Deep Purple Nino was a top sax player.He's featured here at the opening of '57 film Bop Girl Goes Calypso:
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Post by sirrastus on Jan 27, 2021 0:28:33 GMT
For those of you who have never heard this No 1 tune:
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 27, 2021 0:59:13 GMT
Altho better known(if you're old enough) as one half of brother/sister act Nino Tempo and April Stevens who had a big hit in '63 with their remake of Deep Purple Nino was a top sax player.He's featured here at the opening of '57 film Bop Girl Goes Calypso: Nice!
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 27, 2021 5:33:20 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #54 - 1/27/21 Living Colour - "Behind the Sun" from The Chair in the Doorway
From the tapping intro to the catchy vocal hook of the chorus, this is a song built for radio but never really saw the success it deserved. Living Colour have been around since the mid-80s and have built an impressive body of work despite being relatively ignored after Cult of Personality left the charts.
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Post by wingswetteddown on Jan 28, 2021 14:31:11 GMT
I didn't want to be doing this thing for a year only to find the only artists I and left were REO Speedwagon or Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods.* *I'm kidding. I would NEVER do an entry for those bands. Actually, the first two REO Speedwagon albums are pretty good, not at all like their later output. The second REO album is awesome. Doesn't even sound like the sappy ballad band it is now.
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 28, 2021 18:47:31 GMT
Actually, the first two REO Speedwagon albums are pretty good, not at all like their later output. The second REO album is awesome. Doesn't even sound like the sappy ballad band it is now. I can give that one a try. The first one was pretty meh to me.
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Post by mary on Jan 28, 2021 21:38:40 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #54 - 1/27/21 Living Colour - "Behind the Sun" from The Chair in the Doorway From the tapping intro to the catchy vocal hook of the chorus, this is a song built for radio but never really saw the success it deserved. Living Colour have been around since the mid-80s and have built an impressive body of work despite being relatively ignored after Cult of Personality left the charts. I like watching their video for "Open Letter to a Landlord". It's somewhat poignant right at the beginning where the singer says "you can tear a building down but you can't erase the memories" and the video pans over to a view of the twin towers. I realize that's not what the song is about, but I just like to see the scenes of the WTC.
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 29, 2021 3:25:11 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #54 - 1/27/21 Living Colour - "Behind the Sun" from The Chair in the Doorway From the tapping intro to the catchy vocal hook of the chorus, this is a song built for radio but never really saw the success it deserved. Living Colour have been around since the mid-80s and have built an impressive body of work despite being relatively ignored after Cult of Personality left the charts. I like watching their video for "Open Letter to a Landlord". It's somewhat poignant right at the beginning where the singer says "you can tear a building down but you can't erase the memories" and the video pans over to a view of the twin towers. I realize that's not what the song is about, but I just like to see the scenes of the WTC. Incredible! <3
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 29, 2021 3:26:09 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #55 - 1/28/21 Black Pumas - "OCT 33" from Black Pumas
Black Pumas came out of nowhere to release the best album of 2019, a soul revival record of unparalleled quality in terms of both songwriting and just the beauty of the soundscape itself. The song Colors was everywhere you went, and you might hear Fire, too, but my ears immediately went to this slow and haunting ballad, with minimal lyrics but maximum emotion. THIS is how you get something from so little. The music and the words are so simple but you can FEEL it when you hear it.
Pick up the deluxe edition of their debut album which they released in 2020, as it contains alternate versions and many new songs, covers, etc. Their cover of Tracy Chapman's Fast Car is perfect!
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 30, 2021 1:32:31 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #56 - 1/29/21 Meet Me @ The Altar - "Tyranny" from Bigger Than Me (EP)
Hybrid Pop-Punk/Metal power trio Meet Me @ The Altar have been around for a few years and much like many other bands in these genres made up of people of color (in this case three women of color), they do not have the recognition from the industry they deserve.
I am in need of more of this specific type of sound in my discography.
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 30, 2021 6:07:37 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #57 - 1/30/21 The TxLips - "Die Today" from Prison of Life
Reminiscent of the early days of lo-fi punk, this all women of color punk outfit has the right sound and then some. I am a SUCKER for electric piano, and they blend it perfectly into the mix to make this song a fantastic mix of vintage punk with a bit that long drive in Riders on the Storm vibe.
Seriously, if your song has electric piano, I'm already sold.
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 31, 2021 16:29:51 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #58 - 1/31/21 Journey - "It's All Too Much" from Look Into the Future
Before Steve Perry came along, with his one dimensional no-indoor-voice style of singing, Greg Rolie was the primary lead vocalist of Journey (and Neal Schon would occasionally provide lead vocals as well). Don't get me wrong, Steve Perry contributed to the writing of some of Journey's best tracks such as Lights, which is a song I will love endlessly, but Perry just has an on and an off switch with no dynamics.
Rolie on the other hand may lack some of Perry's polish, but his voice is a great fit for the harder rocking side of the band, sounding more like Rick Davies of Supertramp.
What we have here is a Beatles cover, and one which I think manages to make it sound less meandering. While I love The Beatles, and I ESPECIALLY love George Harrison, this was never one of my favorites, and I find the Journey version much more enjoyable to listen to.
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