Hallelujah!!
So like for those who don't know me, I will name my favorite artists...just as some background info. My favorite rapper is Common. Favorite rapper group is Outkast. My favorite female singer is Sade, and next is Deniece Williams. My favorite singing group is Mary Mary. My favorite male singer, #2 is Maxwell.....and #1 is Al Green.
So....imagine my complete ecstatic state when I walk back to the "Freebie bin" at my job and find FIVE Al Green album just sitting there. Its my guess that his catalog was recently released, cuz the are all old albums but they are dated "2005". This is some wonderfully awesome. I am super excited! (inside joke), especially as the CD buying drought continues (just paid that good car insurance today).Livin' for You 1973 Al Green Is Love 1975Full of Fire 1976Have a Good Time 1976Truth N' Time 1978Today's offering is from the Al Green is Love album.... " I Wish You Were Here"
Al Green-"I Wish You Were Here"
They Don't Love You Like I Love You.....
Another song from my Philly days. I don't know why I'm posting all these depressing songs from when I lived in Philly, cuz I dang sure aint depressed. I guess I'm moreso....reflective.
When I was working at the record store in Philly, someone hipped me to this loud, angry, aggressive punk group from New York with a female lead singer. The name of the group was the Yeah Yeah Yeah's. Lucky for me, the white boy (I see you Kev) whose couch I was sleeping on at the time, bought the CD. Fever To Tell was disturbing, aggressive, eggy, and vulnerable.
The song that stood out most to me (and about a year later would be made into a video) is "Maps". The lyrics are simple, but enough to evoke vivid imagary. I would literally sit and listen to it on repeat. And I wish I had the video to post, cuz the video brings out all the emotion of the song... Nevertheless...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-"Maps"
Holiday.....
After the classic LP Breathe From Another, its seems that every single human and most animals do not like Esthero's follow up EP We R In Need of a Musical Revolution.
Except for me....cuz I Love it.
Someone today was telling me how they didn't really like it. I didnt ask them about the full length LP (Wikked Lil' Grrrls) which I like as well, and contains a few of the tracks from the EP. I haven't fully digested it like I have the EP.
She's one of the baddest white gurls on the planet. And her voice is amazingly soothing.
And I'm convinced that if you don't like this song, you officially have a heart the size of a skittle. Kinda like the Grinch....
So this goes out to all you who said the EP was wack.
And to *You*
Esthero-"Everyday Is A Holiday With You"
Forever Close My Eyes
This weekend I witnessed some of the most pitful excuse for football, from my home team, the Indianapolis Colts. The team who after beginning the season 13-0, was supposed to win it all. And they failed miserably.
As they are accustomed to doing....
In my search for the most depressing song I could find, I am taken back to when I lived in Philly. Actually, my 1st night in Philly was spent at this gurl named Lisa's house because my friend who I was staying with had his flight delayed. My 1st night in a city I've never been, I take a cab to the house of someone I've never met. But Lisa (I would later find out) was the girlfriend of recording artist Dälek (pronounced dialect).
Dälek was the name of the emcee, as well as the band. Before I ever heard any of their music, I got several opportunities to talk with dude. His passion and musical knowledge was impressive. When I finally saw them perform....Intense. Their music is like a rap/rock/electronic blend. Like Linkin Park maybe...but not at all Pop. Very raw, and uncompromising. In certain parts the CD doesn't translate the intensity of their live show....but thats why you go see people live anyway, right? To bring the music to life....
From the album From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots....(this one's not a happy one folks....)
Dälek-"Forever Close My Eyes"
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Get Yo @$$ Up Out My Way Satan.....
Music of my mind.....and what is on my mind right now?
I got into a situation/conversation where I ended up defending hip hop mainly...and as a part of that, southern hip hop.....And unsuccessfully semi-defending one of the foulest, most vulgar songs in recorded rap history (no I'm not saying what is was, you'll just have to guess).
So the aim of this post is to highlight one of the greats of the south . Z-Ro. A Texas legend. Who for almost a decade has made some of the most heartfelt music in the entire rap game. And who has more to talk about than sex and drugs. "They thought hip-hop was only guns and alcohol....." (c) Andre 3000A member of the legendary Screwed Up Click (a group of rappers associated with the late DJ Screw, which included Lil Keke, Lil Flip, Big Pokey, and others). Because of his uncomprising style and honesty, Z-Ro will never be a household name, as he is barely concerned with being famous, and more concerned with being true to himself.
He has dozens of albums and mixtapes, but from my personal favorite Life of Joseph W. McVey, I have posted 2 of my favorite selections.
Z-Ro-"Happy Feelings"Z-Ro-"I Hate U"yuh....
Che Grand
Ever since the purchase of my car, I've been on the monster budget from hell. Car payment, car insurance, gasoline....means no new CD's
And I'm dying over here.
But I'm trying to do my grown man right now, so if I can make it thru the 1st few months, it should be all good.
Today I have decided to post a new song from an artist that I know personally. He is on LoudMinority Records and his name is Che Grand. This new song "Chains Of Gold" is in my opinion prolly the best thing he's ever recorded and I listen to it about 5 times per day. On the vocals he has an artist by the name of PS. Che has always been real honest in his music ever since I first started listening to his stuff. This joint just kinda brings it all full circle to me, kinda like on some I don't care if I make it big or not I just gotta get this stuff of my chest type stuff....Real Powerful....
http://www.myspace.com/chegrand/
http://www.chegrand.com/
http://www.loudminoritymusic.com
Holla at him... His newest project Official Bootleg Import EP will be available on ITunes 1-24-06....
Che Grand- "Chains Of Gold"
Today is the Greatest Day I've Ever Known
My first semester of college I lived with this small town country white boy named Jason. Jason prolly had met 2 black people prior to rooming with me. There were obvious cultural challenges that would accompany me and Jason's tenure as roommates. But despite all those "Oh My God what did I do to deserve this" moments, I can credit Jason to opening up my musical scope in a way that it had never been opened before.
Jason was a big big Smashing Pumpkins fan, and I remember the first time I heard him play the Siamese Dream album. All I could think was....this is absolutely beautiful.
I wanted to post this song as my intro to 2006 because I truly want every "Today" to be the greatest day I've ever known...
Yup
Smashing Pumpkins-"Today"
