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Tag: Best Albums of 1999
Mos Def: Hip Hop Hip Hop on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq3syNck274&list=OLAK5uy_k3xUIIipee7XWqLNWKxV6BepRDR9djZx4&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/4gQdwwPXSXnDkUh4jYqLoC?si=b5d96a844fdd459d Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, my selection for best rap album of that year is Black on Both Sides by Mos Def. 1999 was a good year if you like ‘90s rap, but not a great year. I don’t have … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 8, 2024
John Zorn: Mayim Mayim on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsglOlHy9Vw&list=OLAK5uy_mYOhQT0leZBLMEGHlukeg4EAt-8zF71KI&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/5nmVYB73Y9liL1ULFZD0hg?si=8d3312794e81474a Sunday is jazz day. Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, one of the most adventurous albums of that year was Taboo and Exile by John Zorn. Anyone unfamiliar with the work of Zorn over the last 45 years could start with this album … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 7, 2024
Ben Folds Five: Army Army on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh30qfzi0fY&list=OLAK5uy_nebYsKcOgubBmnfWqFptpnxAmlhgJ3Uv4&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/3vxqxKLhQDG8BOu65tXi8g?si=69bc498660634cd3 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #6 is The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner by Ben Folds Five. Ben Folds was born 20 years too late to be a pop star, but he would have had a … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 6, 2024
Fiona Apple: Fast As You Can Fast As You Can on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxqtbqyoRk https://open.spotify.com/track/1UmmSKPdCtBuJsmbZG9G3u?si=8033ac244f824472 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #8 is When the pawn... by Fiona Apple. Half of the albums on my list are records I listened to in 1999 and half are records … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 1, 2024
Ibrahim Ferrer: Marieta Marieta on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCe3mL6YXrY&list=OLAK5uy_lzhIwcP7_mS6T6HwNncO-YsEBgKiAJ4DM&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/530CFqFZ0pdUp5cU0yZULv?si=f4d9daa3a6da44b0 Sunday is jazz day. Continuing my best of 1999 list, I've selected a song from my favorite jazz recording of the year. Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer was the debut album for Cuban jazz legend Ibrahim Ferrer. After being brought out of retirement for … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 30, 2024
Opeth: The Moor The Moor on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bq8t-DEdJU&list=OLAK5uy_lzS6aMbbwuN1hIhrwf9npFIzLrprkiV_4&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/7kYoAXl3B59BEI8d9DUiRn?si=366b978d7c41401b Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #9 is Still Life by Opeth. Opeth were still three years away from releasing their genre-defining album Blackwater Park, one of the greatest metal albums ever recorded, when they started their … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 29, 2024
Mogwai: Cody Cody on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZhqFSlRODQ&list=OLAK5uy_ntUCDqHiMeA2ty5fFgrCRnYd3M9coXlXs&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/7vZpIKB35l7tyECTA02L0f?si=a69db86b175e480b I have reviewed a lot of albums over the last few years while writing this blog. Most of them have been part of my Year In Review series. This series has focused on albums celebrating their 50th, 25th, and 10th anniversaries. I recently completed a list … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 27, 2024
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