Top Five Fridays - July 7, 2006
"There's a presence here no one denies"
Top Five Fridays - July 7, 2006:
Top five songs on randomizer.
5) Seether - "The Gift"
My CD player crapped out on me about two months ago, so I started out listening to the radio. Too many commercials, and the same ten songs being played over and over is killing "free" radio. People don't want to listen to five minutes of commercials in order to hear two crappy, overplayed tunes. Satellite radio is still somewhat in it's infancy as far as the masses are concerned. There are a few exceptions, but mostly it's a complete waste to try and navigate the dial. All that said, while heading to the grocery store about a month ago I heard Seether's "The Gift" come on the radio. At first I thought it was Staind. It had their trademark heavy-gloom-rock feel. It's a really good song from a band I don't really care for.
4) Nas - "It Ain't Hard To Tell"
Nas use to be one of the elite, producing a phenomenal first effort, Illmatic. Tight rhymes, great beats, everything was off the charts. The album finished off with the gem "It Ain't Hard To Tell." It has an underlying sample from Michael Jackson's "Human Nature," showing how sample should be used. Just stripping the original tune of it's vocals then rapping over the top of the song is not the way to go. Use it sparingly, that way people will listen closer trying to remember what song that is. Puffy, take notes. Forget that. Puffy, please disappear.
3) Neil Young - "Heart Of Gold"
Neil Young is a Talking-Heads-musician.* "Heart Of Gold" is one of the tunes that is simply perfect. It's a little bit country, with the swagger of a rock n' roll tune. Young pours his soul out about a quest for a good woman. He's downtrodden, he's been all over the place looking for that special someone. The search is almost breaking him, yet he continues on. Sounds like my theme song. :)
2) Bill Monroe - "Lonesome Moonlight Waltz"
This is a far cry from "Blue Moon of Kentucky" yet still retains that unique Monroe touch. Completely void of vocals the song still speaks volumes. It's part dirge, part tune to be played at a wake, part bandolero theme. Sounds like it's plucked straight from a Leone film. If you close your eyes real tight you can see Eastwood standing in the corner of a bar, smoking those little cigars.
1) Orgy - "Stitches"
My buddy Barakas can do the perfect Jay Gordon impersonation. We saw them open for Korn in '98, and Jay did this thing with his arms when not singing. Somewhat of a mix between R. Lee Ermey and Simon LeBon. In the video for "Stitches" he did it over and over and over again. Funny stuff. Great video. Makes not a damn bit of sense, but the technologicalness is interesting. Kick ass tune.
* please refer back to the post 'Music in 2005 review' for a definition of Talking-Heads-musician
Until next time:
""Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art." - Charlie "Bird" Parker
Top Five Fridays - July 7, 2006:
Top five songs on randomizer.
5) Seether - "The Gift"
My CD player crapped out on me about two months ago, so I started out listening to the radio. Too many commercials, and the same ten songs being played over and over is killing "free" radio. People don't want to listen to five minutes of commercials in order to hear two crappy, overplayed tunes. Satellite radio is still somewhat in it's infancy as far as the masses are concerned. There are a few exceptions, but mostly it's a complete waste to try and navigate the dial. All that said, while heading to the grocery store about a month ago I heard Seether's "The Gift" come on the radio. At first I thought it was Staind. It had their trademark heavy-gloom-rock feel. It's a really good song from a band I don't really care for.
4) Nas - "It Ain't Hard To Tell"
Nas use to be one of the elite, producing a phenomenal first effort, Illmatic. Tight rhymes, great beats, everything was off the charts. The album finished off with the gem "It Ain't Hard To Tell." It has an underlying sample from Michael Jackson's "Human Nature," showing how sample should be used. Just stripping the original tune of it's vocals then rapping over the top of the song is not the way to go. Use it sparingly, that way people will listen closer trying to remember what song that is. Puffy, take notes. Forget that. Puffy, please disappear.
3) Neil Young - "Heart Of Gold"
Neil Young is a Talking-Heads-musician.* "Heart Of Gold" is one of the tunes that is simply perfect. It's a little bit country, with the swagger of a rock n' roll tune. Young pours his soul out about a quest for a good woman. He's downtrodden, he's been all over the place looking for that special someone. The search is almost breaking him, yet he continues on. Sounds like my theme song. :)
2) Bill Monroe - "Lonesome Moonlight Waltz"
This is a far cry from "Blue Moon of Kentucky" yet still retains that unique Monroe touch. Completely void of vocals the song still speaks volumes. It's part dirge, part tune to be played at a wake, part bandolero theme. Sounds like it's plucked straight from a Leone film. If you close your eyes real tight you can see Eastwood standing in the corner of a bar, smoking those little cigars.
1) Orgy - "Stitches"
My buddy Barakas can do the perfect Jay Gordon impersonation. We saw them open for Korn in '98, and Jay did this thing with his arms when not singing. Somewhat of a mix between R. Lee Ermey and Simon LeBon. In the video for "Stitches" he did it over and over and over again. Funny stuff. Great video. Makes not a damn bit of sense, but the technologicalness is interesting. Kick ass tune.
* please refer back to the post 'Music in 2005 review' for a definition of Talking-Heads-musician
Until next time:
""Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art." - Charlie "Bird" Parker
posted by The Big Man | 7/07/2006 11:18:00 PM
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