Month: May 2024

Song of the Day: May 11, 2024

Hermanos Gutierrez: Sonido Cósmico Sonido Cósmico on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrRkXjJpXUU https://open.spotify.com/track/55BCpfZp7sVgGBzBlGW5f0?si=dbf58714413444e0 Special thanks today to A (Mostly) Music Blog for introducing me to Hermanos Gutiérrez. Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez are two brothers who perform instrumental music based in Latin and Western song form. Their recordings are minimal with regard to instrumentation, mostly two guitars … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 11, 2024 →

Song of the Day: May 10, 2024

Chromeo: Got It Good Got It Good on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WySfepbdD-o&list=OLAK5uy_nV8irqLdjFKQTyLsoaQZqqowBU6ofL3E8&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/527URKQitoGxhpxvqXqNti?si=271cc420740a4bf5 After working through numbers 12-20 of my Top 20 albums of 1974, I'm going to take a break from that endeavor for a few days. It's funky Friday, so today's song is new music from Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo. Their new album … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 10, 2024 →

Big Black: Sleep! Sleep! on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hQW9NIaNYg https://open.spotify.com/track/0HOD09CXAJjwuesVaImgFk?si=42cb05e328fe4aca The music of Steve Albini is not available on Spotify. As an alternative, here is a song by a band called Flour that Albini engineered in 1990. Steve Albini died from a heart attack at the age of 61 on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. If … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 9, 2024 →

Brian Eno: Third Uncle Third Uncle on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxsUGOQm6qQ&list=OLAK5uy_m-YPxbjojpRLYkx63hTKUM-_XVd5hoh7o&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/6GXHs5QcBswJnoC5IoZ9lp?si=4935ac8e44664c58 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #12 is Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Brian Eno. Eno released his first two albums in 1974, and his second was a brilliant follow-up to his first. Plenty has … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 8, 2024 →

Steely Dan: Any Major Dude Will Tell You Any Major Dude Will Tell You on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7nX501N_QY&list=OLAK5uy_lnBCF5OJoEQS_J3TuAMTWO_qQkC6Cq4Hk&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/1u42hFacJ1Bs8H9GX2O8z3?si=fb6e46b558e94e55 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #13 is Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan. In the world of classic rock criticism, one of the most polarizing bands is Steely … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 7, 2024 →

Gene Clark: Silver Raven Silver Raven on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU1ZWsAAxyk&list=OLAK5uy_m7_jknMihpKDXj42EL-GbTxakT-Kz4rH4&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/75J86PAeRywcLxjZrjdXjj?si=130779da8c754254 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #14 is No Other by Gene Clark. Clark was co-founder of The Byrds and their only consistent songwriter when the band was created. The early Byrds albums are famous for … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 6, 2024 →

Clifford Jordan: John Coltrane John Coltrane on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaas3VtI9qw&list=OLAK5uy_kC6wJrBzMbJedxtDXM0ZpVT611Mdse5uk https://open.spotify.com/track/0FES66XT8SPGOhWGraHE1y?si=ed3aa451b26b46a5 Sunday is jazz day. This selection isn't one of my Top 20 albums of 1974, but it is a great jazz album from that same year. By 1974, most new jazz releases were rapidly shifting away from the music of the '50s and … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 5, 2024 →

Stevie Wonder: Smile Please Smile Please on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZGCP0W6DCg&list=OLAK5uy_knOJ9fKcznUtUEyApBZVSCAaz4hDpckA4&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/1ICQvlzjWbQkVcjEsEsHc3?si=5ef55505d8e04840 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #15 is Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder. I'm not going to say much about this album. It is the fourth of five classic '70s albums that Wonder recorded from … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 4, 2024 →

Little Feat: Skin It Back Skin It Back on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LarsNu_s2KU&list=OLAK5uy_mgdKR5uBh7LzmG_jfCsOqwp30Sb0U1s40&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/4660oWp7DdhrJPcugJpKEQ?si=770b7278af594de1 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #16 is Feats Don't Fail Me Now by Little Feat. Since today is funky Friday, I've selected the track "Skin It Back," a funky tune composed by guitarist … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 3, 2024 →

Robert Palmer: Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RDdChjNJs&list=OLAK5uy_kEg6Q5CMB_hoSpaeDj-YNRsHHJecrmF2o&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/5HWQcpb5SL8IxSZjy8LVpY?si=aaa8b7fc32554665 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #17 is Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley by Robert Palmer. Long before Palmer became an MTV icon with his video for "Addicted To Love," … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 2, 2024 →