Track #1
John Mayer
Room For Squares
"My Stupid Mouth"
Good song to start out with. The best part of the song is how he sings about not knowing when to shut his mouth. Then when you think the song is over he comes right back in and puts his foot in his mouth. Good sense of humor in the song with Mayer's pop sensibility crafting the perfect song.
Track #2
Def Leppard
Yeah!
"Little Bit O' Love"
Song from Def's album of covers. Not very inspiring and seems to drip with cheese. Everyone knows I am a big fan of Leppard but this album was ill conceived and was not solid at all. But it is a catchy sunny song that is easy to listen to so I have no real complaints.
Track #3
The Game
The Documentary
"Love It Or Leave It (ft. 50 Cent)"
I am no fan of The Game. But with Dr. Dre helming the production boards his first album was pretty good. With this track he hit the height of his popularity with this Kayne West crafted beat. Got that great hook that you want to repeat with gusto everytime.
Track #4
Bloc Party
Hunting For Witches EP
"Hunting For Witches (Crystal Castles Remix)
Alright! Now we are talking. Bloc Party releases Hunting For Witches as an EP complete with uber trendy sound makers mixing the song for them. Takes the dark track and adds a dance feel to it.
Track #5
Minnie Riperton
Come To My Garden
"Rainy Day In Centreville"
Great way to end the ride. This soul singer known for her five octane vocals had a great career in the early 70's before breast cancer took her life in 1979. She is best known for the song "Lovin' You" that contained the now legendary lyrics, "lovin' you is easy cause your beautiful". She had a daughter who now resides in the cast of Saturday Night Live, the talented Maya Rudolph.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Daily ONCE (April 24, 2008)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
The Daily ONCE (April 17, 2007)
I am going to try something new here. I listen to my IPOD on shuffle in the morning on the way to work. So I am going to report back to you the results of the first five tracks I listen to each morning. Enjoy!!
#1
Album : Tropicalia – A Brazilian Revolution in Sound
Artist : Caetano Veloso
Song : Tropicalia
This song is pretty darn cool. Has a cool flow, with some lyrics that I do not understand because it is in Brazillian. Any song off of that album is great. This song is a perfect way to start the drive to work with the sun peaking over the horizon.
#2
Album : Forget About It
Artist : Alison Krauss
Song : Maybe
I always enjoy Alison Krauss. She has a voice that can put you to sleep with it's gentle ebb and flow. Here we have a great track. This song finds her keeping her bluegrass spirit down and concentrating more on making a pop track. About 60 seconds into the song we get some beautiful steel guitar with ambient keyboard work. This is her without Union Station backing her. The drive to work is just getting better.
#3
Album : We Are The Fox & The Pony EP
Artist : Lian Ray
Song : We Are The Fox & The Pony (Original Demo)
This dude really can carry a melody. A sad song about love that ended. Simple as it can get with the plucking guitar and his remorseful lyrics make this song the third track in a row that is helping the sun rise with gentle ease.
#4
Album : Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought
Artist : Talib Kweli and Hi Tek
Song : Good Mourning
Feeling down? Let Talib and Hi Tek tell you why you have reasons to look up. "Embrace the light, your only scared to die when you aren't living right". It is a good morning!
#5
Album : Louden Up Now
Artist : !!!
Song : Shitscheissemerde (Part 2)
One of those great songs that builds slowly from a thumping bass to a hyped up version of itself. These guys know how to work the dance rock scene. Touches of jazz influences with funk drip from this track. About to pull up at work, and this is the perfect song to end the ride with.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Alt-Country
These are some great alt-country acts.
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
Rilo Kiley
Neko Case
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Rivers Cuomo - Lovers In the Snow
New video from Rivers new album. And it is inspirational! And a true story! Who knew Weezer was born on the heels of a inspirational sports story!
Lover In The Snow
New Portishead!! Machine Gun
oh my goodness.... I cant talk.... breathless.....somehow must add commentary for this awesome event....
Ok sorry. Better now. It has been a looooooonnngggg time since Portishead blessed us with their unique brand of eletronica. Well the new album is finished and coming out soon. Here we have the video for the new single off of the third album, called "Third. It is out April 28th, 2008. It has been a long 11 years!!!!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Lian Ray
Here is a great French singer based out of Berlin. He has some great vocals and really lets the emotion bleed through. He puts out sporadic EP's every couple of months with his own artwork and packaging. The latest is the We Are the Fox and the Pony EP that is available on ITUNES or for a very reasonable price at his website http://www.myspace.com/lianray. Look for a song off of his new album to be previewed on April's ONCE mixtape.
