snuh (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} snuh) wrote,@ 2008-05-23 00:00:00 |
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the false comfort of the friday five
Hey, Bucko! Have you often felt yourself without style or grace? Wearing shoes with no socks in cold weather? Then it's time for some Talking Heads for you! David Byrne always seems to be up to something, his latest is a "guitar pedal carpet" installation - from Mr. Byrne's blog: "My piece will be comprised of a kind of carpet of one hundred guitar pedals, which benefit attendees must walk on in order to enter the main dining and performance space. A guitar will be plugged into and run through all the pedals, and then into an amp." Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any TS-9 Ibanez Tube Screamers - pity that.
The War On Drugs (TWOD) are a new fav of mine. Instead of telling you about them, just download the damn thing and hear for yourself.
Albert "The Iceman" Collins - "The Master of the Telecaster". This man played electric Blues like no other, here's his signature piece.
The track all the cool kids want, ya dig?
I wrote at length about Marvin Gaye here, if you need some background on the best R&B singer of all time. The sign of a great artist is whether or not their music still resonates after they're gone - this song is more relevant now than when it was released. Check out the live performance video, it's even better than the studio version.
YouTube: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On / What's Happening Brother
I've been stretching out a bit and having a blast posting over at Star Maker Machine. This week's theme is "Songs titled with a woman's name (and nothing else)", stop by for a look. Appease me - enjoy the weekend!
Hey, Bucko! Have you often felt yourself without style or grace? Wearing shoes with no socks in cold weather? Then it's time for some Talking Heads for you! David Byrne always seems to be up to something, his latest is a "guitar pedal carpet" installation - from Mr. Byrne's blog: "My piece will be comprised of a kind of carpet of one hundred guitar pedals, which benefit attendees must walk on in order to enter the main dining and performance space. A guitar will be plugged into and run through all the pedals, and then into an amp." Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any TS-9 Ibanez Tube Screamers - pity that.
Talking Heads: Houses In Motion - 7MB
The War On Drugs (TWOD) are a new fav of mine. Instead of telling you about them, just download the damn thing and hear for yourself.
The War On Drugs: Taking The Farm - 8MB
Albert "The Iceman" Collins - "The Master of the Telecaster". This man played electric Blues like no other, here's his signature piece.
Albert Collins: Frosty - 3MB
The track all the cool kids want, ya dig?
Paul Weller & Noel Gallagher: Echoes Round The Sun - 4MB
I wrote at length about Marvin Gaye here, if you need some background on the best R&B singer of all time. The sign of a great artist is whether or not their music still resonates after they're gone - this song is more relevant now than when it was released. Check out the live performance video, it's even better than the studio version.
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On - 6MB
YouTube: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On / What's Happening Brother
I've been stretching out a bit and having a blast posting over at Star Maker Machine. This week's theme is "Songs titled with a woman's name (and nothing else)", stop by for a look. Appease me - enjoy the weekend!
