Tag: music

Song of the Day: July 15, 2024

Porcupine Tree: Piano Lessons Piano Lessons on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQeaHtoeQFA&list=OLAK5uy_kVfc9l91-Ool9Vzyr1AqiQZ15LMZeGFw4&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/7929ObhGR4wADVc2SoDTKX?si=0ec92e510f404277 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #4 is Stupid Dream by Porcupine Tree. Progressive rock had faded away from popularity by the early '90s. The genre's heyday was in the late '60s and early '70s due … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 15, 2024 →

Song of the Day: July 14, 2024

Spyro Gyra: Havana Moonlight Havana Moonlight on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u41N1OWn5V4&list=OLAK5uy_nwWsd5WNE46f9tO0l5yD84vVsVEm2NwWc&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/5IahogkS4ogfsdmZRyk3Mg?si=f55f17c0fd754aa8 Sunday is jazz day! Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, today's selection is by smooth jazz fusion masters Spyro Gyra. The group's 21st album, Got The Magic, is basic smooth jazz and "Havana Moonlight" is the album's standout track. I'm the … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 14, 2024 →

Beck: Sexx Laws Sexx Laws on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQfwgzoiq4c&list=OLAK5uy_nc6oJD-9dtTtbXhBxm7EJz7KyESTELf9I&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/1ELY3KTgI83N1k0xXqabMe?si=5d2c1341891f4958 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #5 is Midnite Vultures by Beck. This was Beck's seventh album and is sandwiched between three other Beck classics. It was not as popular as Odelay (his breakout release, Mutations (which … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 13, 2024 →

Moby: Find My Baby Find My Baby on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my1B2ldiiW8&list=OLAK5uy_llhPqdSst1u4t9bN6euTQeFgt0E2zvLuA&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/3FD3ZGPyd8orzzwrZw2T6x?si=b29ecdafa78a4542 It's funky Friday! Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, today's selection is "Find My Baby" from the album Play by Moby. Moby is one of the most important figures in the EDM movement of the '90s and his influence across … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 12, 2024 →

Blur: Tender Tender on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a19ZdtPgnSc&list=OLAK5uy_lGVp8AWncp9aSJ1peIB-3tnjuEf0UUlWM&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/42cxPm9jgbaxIVN77XA1m6?si=71583b39cd824177 Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, today's selection is from the album 13 by Blur. Whenever you make a top 10 list, there are always albums that don't make the cut even though you love them. This is that kind of album. It is … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 11, 2024 →

Sergent Garcia: Amor Pa Mi Amor Pa Mi on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7oy9d_Rqto&list=OLAK5uy_mpqakeTjfFYLXOQwdbQInPcCzEFEJlvMI&index=9 https://open.spotify.com/track/1gxEl3jNxkBQt8L2xDfME5?si=6c7539165cda4532 Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, my selection for best international album of the year is Un Poquito Quema'o by Sergent Garcia. This is another album that Ms. Faux and I discovered at a listening station in our favorite … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 10, 2024 →

Vitamin C (featuring Lady Saw): Smile Smile on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRPLaobXG2k https://open.spotify.com/track/5Xkvi3GZeRGah9e5px61gG?si=88fbd34f2d4d4223 Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, my selection for best single of that year is "Smile" by Vitamin C with Lady Saw. The song was a Top 20 hit for Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick, aka Vitamin C, and was the first … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 9, 2024 →

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 →