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21. I've always been a huge fan of Jethro Tull, so it's hard to pick out a favorite, but this one stands out. "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day." I love the tune Ian sings, and his ringing guitar. It moves along at a nice, quick pace. The instrumentation is a little different, at least at first. Accordion, glockenspiel, various percussion and flute, of course. I love how it builds, as more instruments join in, including the more standard rock instruments.
22. Crosby Stills & Nash, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
Generally, I like lush, complex arrangements. Despite the fact that it's pretty much just acoustic guitar and vocals, this one is no exception. Three-part harmony, heartfelt soul vocals, and driven by acoustic guitars. Fast parts and slow parts, and the soaring harmonies.
23. Here's the opposite of yesterday's lush arrangement of guitars and three-part harmonies. A spare composition by the same writer and singer. Stephen Stills singing about a dark place in his life. "4+20" from CSNY's Déjà Vu.
24. "Starseed" by Our Lady Peace
I've loved this song since I first heard it. Hard-edged and intense, with a certain... grandeur.
25. Bruce Springsteen tells such evocative stories. His Born To Run album is a materpiece, but here's "Lost in the Flood" from his debut, Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ.
And he said "Hey kid, you think that's oil? Man, that ain't oil that's blood"
I wonder what he was thinking when he hit that storm
Or was he just lost in the flood?
26. If I were to put my favorite songs in order, this would be near the top of the list. I like the guitar and the tune, but they lift the lyrics. It's a love story... a little atypical, but still seems archetypal. A timeless classic.
I see angels on aerials, in leather and chrome
swooping down from heaven to carry me home
Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
27. Most people with a passing familiarity with the Indigo Girls know them as a duo of singer-songwriters who do a lot of acoustic guitar and harmonies. This one, while technically (mostly) acoustic, has a very full arrangement. Strings, strong African drums (by Jerry Marotta), bells, piano, and horns combined with the intense vocals put this one over the top for me. It's one of those songs that can never be turned up loud enough.
Fugitive - Indigo Girls
28. Nick Drake, "Fly". Just a guitar and a tune.
I mus say that this is the acoustic demo version. The fully orchestrated, "finished" version is crap.
Incidentally, the song was written by Paul Wall, Jasiel Robinson, Antwan Thompson, Alonzo Mathis and Lewis Kinoshi.
29. "Who Are You?" by The Who.
Feel the power!
Bonus version
bonus bonus version (song starts at 1:15)
Check out Entwistle's powerful bass sound in this live concert. Also, that's Zak Starkey on drums. Looks kinda like Ringo sometimes.
30. So... metal. I'm not a huge fan of metal. I like old school seventies-style heavy metal. In the eighties there was hair metal, which was, and still is crap. But the eighties is when a more interesting, and much heavier undercurrent was happening. Finally it broke through to the surface, and music was better for it. But I was only watching from the sidelines. Little of it really did anything for me. It was only the odd tune that jumped out at me.
Tool was one band that really grabbed me. They're definitely on the prog side of things. The lead singer actually sings in a clear voice - no screamer or growler here. The drumming is quite elaborate and thundering. Despite their progressive leanings and the cerebral lyrics - and sometimes cerebral composition - their music is very visceral.
Here is "Ænima," the title track to their second album. If you're interested, I recommend downloading a version, since the YouTube version doesn't have great sound. This is one of those songs I can never turn up loud enough.
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22. Crosby Stills & Nash, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
Generally, I like lush, complex arrangements. Despite the fact that it's pretty much just acoustic guitar and vocals, this one is no exception. Three-part harmony, heartfelt soul vocals, and driven by acoustic guitars. Fast parts and slow parts, and the soaring harmonies.
23. Here's the opposite of yesterday's lush arrangement of guitars and three-part harmonies. A spare composition by the same writer and singer. Stephen Stills singing about a dark place in his life. "4+20" from CSNY's Déjà Vu.
24. "Starseed" by Our Lady Peace
I've loved this song since I first heard it. Hard-edged and intense, with a certain... grandeur.
25. Bruce Springsteen tells such evocative stories. His Born To Run album is a materpiece, but here's "Lost in the Flood" from his debut, Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ.
And he said "Hey kid, you think that's oil? Man, that ain't oil that's blood"
I wonder what he was thinking when he hit that storm
Or was he just lost in the flood?
26. If I were to put my favorite songs in order, this would be near the top of the list. I like the guitar and the tune, but they lift the lyrics. It's a love story... a little atypical, but still seems archetypal. A timeless classic.
I see angels on aerials, in leather and chrome
swooping down from heaven to carry me home
Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
27. Most people with a passing familiarity with the Indigo Girls know them as a duo of singer-songwriters who do a lot of acoustic guitar and harmonies. This one, while technically (mostly) acoustic, has a very full arrangement. Strings, strong African drums (by Jerry Marotta), bells, piano, and horns combined with the intense vocals put this one over the top for me. It's one of those songs that can never be turned up loud enough.
Fugitive - Indigo Girls
28. Nick Drake, "Fly". Just a guitar and a tune.
I mus say that this is the acoustic demo version. The fully orchestrated, "finished" version is crap.
Incidentally, the song was written by Paul Wall, Jasiel Robinson, Antwan Thompson, Alonzo Mathis and Lewis Kinoshi.
29. "Who Are You?" by The Who.
Feel the power!
Bonus version
bonus bonus version (song starts at 1:15)
Check out Entwistle's powerful bass sound in this live concert. Also, that's Zak Starkey on drums. Looks kinda like Ringo sometimes.
30. So... metal. I'm not a huge fan of metal. I like old school seventies-style heavy metal. In the eighties there was hair metal, which was, and still is crap. But the eighties is when a more interesting, and much heavier undercurrent was happening. Finally it broke through to the surface, and music was better for it. But I was only watching from the sidelines. Little of it really did anything for me. It was only the odd tune that jumped out at me.
Tool was one band that really grabbed me. They're definitely on the prog side of things. The lead singer actually sings in a clear voice - no screamer or growler here. The drumming is quite elaborate and thundering. Despite their progressive leanings and the cerebral lyrics - and sometimes cerebral composition - their music is very visceral.
Here is "Ænima," the title track to their second album. If you're interested, I recommend downloading a version, since the YouTube version doesn't have great sound. This is one of those songs I can never turn up loud enough.
Part 4
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Date: 2015-02-12 05:08 am (UTC)From:CSNY-- Just everything. I think I love everything they did together, with and without Young.
I do love some Indigo Girls, but not everything, and that Ophelia album never grew on me. I do love the whole of "Strange Fire" and "Indigo Girls" (and especially "Blood and Fire") and I tend to lean toward Amy Ray's writing, vocals and guitar, rather than Emily Saliers.
Have you listened to Alexi Murdoch? He often puts me in mind of Nick Drake, whom I love. (Even though over-production killed his music when a great producer could have made him huge in his lifetime.)
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Date: 2015-02-12 05:21 am (UTC)From:CSNY has a couple of songs I dislike, but overall they're pretty great.
I tend toward Amy as well, but Emily's songs have their moments. Maybe my favorites are the ones where they seem to collaborate more. My favorites are Indigo Girls, Rites of Passage and Swamp Ophelia. There's something about Ophelia that's a little... I don't know... disjointed? Some of the music is a little different. More adventurous, maybe.
Wow, Murdoch really does sound like Drake. Nice.