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Soul Excursions: May 2013
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013. I'm not necessarily a HUGE fan of pianist Bernard Wright's 1981 solo debut 'Nard. The tracks the hit, like "Master Rocker", make this album worth checking out. Links to this post. Friday, May 10, 2013. And will probably be featuring some more music from that genre in the coming month. In the meantime, listen to "Love Me Forever"- such a beautiful melody, and I love the horn line that leads into the vocals. Perfect! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Soul Excursions: February 2013
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Nature Boy" is one of my favorite songs of all-time. It's a timeless song, written in 1947 by Eden Ahbez and first sang, and made popular, by Nat King Cole. Album, when I was highly into anything Chilton-Bell-Big Star related back in college. Alex Chilton sounds so lonely and cold on "Nature Boy", I remember playing it repeatedly when I was in college 15 years ago and being mesmorized by it. Lastly, this is the most recent version of "Nature Boy" that I've heard. In the p...
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Soul Excursions: "The Plague": A Forgotten Song
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Thursday, October 10, 2013. The Plague": A Forgotten Song. Scott Walker's first four albums ( Scott. Were big fixtures for me about twelve years ago. Somehow, over the years I've moved away from Scott Walker- I think I burned out on his music. In the past few weeks, I've been rediscovering his music, and really enjoying it. I recently discovered his track "The Plague", a B-Side off of his first album, Scott. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Plague: A Forgotten Song. Can This Be Real?
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Soul Excursions: Can This Be Real?
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Can This Be Real? Not necessarily a HUGE fan of Natural Four, but I've always been a sucker for "Can This Be Real? The first track off of their debut album Natural Four. It definitely has that Gamble-Huff, Philly soul sound to it. Beautiful vocals, and a nice, sax lead-in solo just to start the song off right. Just a solid single overall, once of those 'repeaters' for me, I can never get enough of it. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Plague: A Forgotten Song.
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Soul Excursions: December 2012
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Monday, December 31, 2012. 2012 Album of the Year: #1. Frank Ocean: Channel Orange. Frank Ocean's Channel Orange. So well. The lesser songs tie into the stronger songs so they need to be a part of Channel Orange. My pick for album of the year in 2012. Links to this post. Friday, December 28, 2012. Best Albums of 2012: #2. Tame Impala: Lonerism. Was equally as good . One of the main reasons to rock out in 2012. Links to this post. Friday, December 21, 2012. Just a few months ago. It's lyrically a conc...
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Soul Excursions: Bedroom Soul: Electronics, Drum Machines, and Otherwise
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Friday, January 17, 2014. Bedroom Soul: Electronics, Drum Machines, and Otherwise. I haven't posted in what feels like forever.I've recently been listening to a lot of soul music that feature drum machines. These albums use a minimalist approach, which I find soothing. Besides the obvious electronic/drum machine heavy albums like Sly Stone There's A Riot Going On. And Shuggie Otis Inspiration Information. Why Don't We Live Together. I also picked up the Little Beaver Party Down. Fricking smooth bedroom, ...
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Soul Excursions: January 2013
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Monday, January 21, 2013. Or more like, essential Prog, because there is a lot of craptastic Prog Rock that I've never dug. From my somewhat limited knowledge of Prog Rock, the ones that are tops are the first few Soft Machine albums ( Volume One. King Crimson In The Court of The Crimson King. Though sometimes they are a bit too lyrically quirky for my taste at times), Caravan In The Land of Pink and Grey. And Egg's first album Egg. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I reside in Seattle, Was...
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Soul Excursions: October 2013
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013. I was never as big of a fan of Reed's solo work, but enjoyed listening to Transformer. Occasionally (even though Berlin. Was too much of a downer even for the dark, goth-influenced late teen that I was back then). I remember once listening to Metal Machine Music. Links to this post. Thursday, October 10, 2013. The Plague": A Forgotten Song. Scott Walker's first four albums ( Scott. Links to this post. Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Can This Be Real? It definitely has that Gamble-Huf...
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Soul Excursions: Nilsson: Aerial Ballet
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Thursday, September 12, 2013. Nilsson (No, It's Not Elliott Smith). What I do know is that I've been on a 60's/70's pop kick recently, running through the catalog of post-Pet Sounds era Beach Boys albums ( Sunflower. Are all enjoyable albums while nightly getting my mind blown by Smile. And the outtakes), delving back into Syd Barrett/early Pink Floyd era, repeatedly listening to the first three Love albums ( Love, Da Capo,. And of course, Forever Changes). I don't know. It doesn't resonate with my c...
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