October 26, 2022 / xeyeti / Leave a comment
Wednesday is the new Monday, am I right?
Vaydra, "Talk To God": The new single from the lady who sings with my brother, except it's not the band they're in together but a different band she formed that plays psychedelia. It's pretty good. Check 'em out.
Jake Blount, "The Downward Road": Heard this guy on a Vox video talking about the importance of the banjo in historically black music. The song itself is pretty cool, drawing from traditional African American folk music and contemporary rap and hip-hop. I dig it.
Glen Campbell, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You": Glen Campbell died in 2017 from Alzheimer's, and he wrote and recorded this song just before that happened. It's a stark look at what Alzheimer's and dementia do to a person, erasing their personality and memories until there's nothing left there. But it doesn't really hurt them, it hurts the people around them who watch that person erode. It is one of my greatest fears that I'll get dementia or Alzheimer's and become a burden to those I love and not even know it.
Rilo Kiley, "The Moneymaker": I hadn't listened to this album since the year it came out (which was . . . holy crap, 2007?!). This song holds up, I think, though the More Adventurous album is still my favorite of theirs.
Stevie Ray Vaughn, "Pride and Joy": Sometimes, you need some low-down, dirty, Texas blues (or "blooze"). This is one of those times.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, "Straight Into Darkness": Tom Petty is one of those guys who, even when he put out a mediocre album, it still has great songs on it. 'Cause a mediocre Tom Petty song is better than about 70% of everything that comes out.
Aimee Mann, "Looking For Nothing": If you told me the only musician I was allowed to listen to for the rest of my life was Aimee Mann, I would not be entirely disappointed with that. You could do much worse.
Drive-By Truckers, "Everybody Needs Love": They do.
Brian Fallon, "If Your Prayers Don't Get To Heaven": This dude absolutely loves the early '60s girl groups and doo-wop and I am freakin' here for it, yo.
Led Zeppelin, "Fool In The Rain": I love the drumming on this one.
Playlist #67 – Don Henley's Favorite Country Songs
Happy Monday Thursday, everyone! Sorry about this week's list being late. Stuff happened. Feel free to follow me on Patreon, though! This week's list is courtesy of Don Henley of the Eagles, where he lists his eleven favorite country songs. Here they are:
Buck Owens, "Act Naturally": The Beatles covered this one. It was a Ringo song! This version, the original, is quite a bit different, and far more twangy, than the Beatles' version.
Merle Haggard, "Silver Wings": I mostly know Merle from songs like "Living With The Shades Pulled Down" and "Okie From Muskogee," so this softer, more tender side of his is interesting to hear.
Matraca Berg, "If I Had Wings": Beautiful and haunting. Love this one.
Trisha Yearwood, "Dreaming Fields": I didn't expect such a light touch from Trisha Yearwood. I was pleasantly surprised.
Ray Charles, "I Can't Stop Loving You": I loved when this was used in the anime movie Metropolis, as the city is destroyed and everything comes crashing down.
Patsy Cline, "Crazy": Man, how amazing and wonderful is Patsy Cline's voice? That woman had such control over her instrument.
Willie Nelson, "Always On My Mind": I always dig Willie Nelson's stuff, and this is one of his best.
Jamey Johnson, "Good Times Ain't What They Used To Be": The chicken pickin' in this one is just phenomenal.
Emmylou Harris, "Together Again": Love her voice. It's always amazing.
Linda Ronstadt, "Silver Thread And Golden Needles": This woman can shred, and while she doesn't necessarily cut loose on this particular song, she still plays the hell out of it.
Glen Campbell, "By The Time I Got To Phoenix": Lovely and referenced by the Old 97s in "The Other Shoe."
Playlist #33: Meredith's Birthday Playlist
December 14, 2021 / xeyeti / Leave a comment
It's my sister-in-law's birthday this Thursday, so this week's playlist is a Meredith playlist!
Cher, "If I Could Turn Back Time": I've yet to meet a Branco who doesn't love this song.
Mumford & Sons, "Little Lion Man": Does it ever bother anyone else that his guitar strumming doesn't seem to be in time with the rest of the song? 'Cause it bothers me to no end.
Glen Campbell, "MacArthur Park": Have I featured this song on another playlist? I don't recall. It's a bizarre song, though, and I kind of love it. So does Meredith.
Men At Work, "Who Can It Be Now?": When I asked Meredith what she wanted for her personal ringtone on my phone, this was the song she picked. It's a good 'un.
The Offspring, "Staring at the Sun": Who doesn't love rock'n'roll singers who also have PhDs?
Muse, "Starlight": I've never really listened to Muse much. I always kinda thought they were a bargain-bin Radiohead. I was wrong. They're pretty catchy.
Coldplay, "In My Place": Re-listening to this song inspired me to go back and listen to the whole album again. It's still pretty damn good.
Cake, "Short Skirt/Long Jacket": Who doesn't want a girl with smooth liquidation?
Green Day, "King For A Day": An uptempo song about being a crossdresser that doesn't get all weird and transphobic about it.
Linkin Park, "One Step Closer": I'm about to break.