It's Friday. I need music.
This week features a two-part topic.
1. Music by the lesser-known. Try to post up something that'll be new to most people.
2. Music by the well-known, but lesser-known music. Music by established acts, but songs that won't be making it onto Greatest Hits albums.
As always, please post links with all suggestions.
Just because I'm feeling a bit sadistic today, I'm going to lead with a little Atilla, which satisfies both categories, I think. This isn't your grandmother's Piano Man.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Friday Music
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Richard Bona
This is a performance on "Later...w/ Jools Holland"
http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.com/cameroon/richard_bona_dina_lam_jools_holland.html
very chill.
1. I'll start with Dirty on Purpose - really good Brooklyn band. I don't think they've gotten much exposure nationally.
2. One of my favorite Zeppelin songs. I don't listen to these guys all that much anymore, but this one makes me smile every time I hear it.
Fairly obscure band that successfully sued CBS: Supernova
Not appreciated enough: T-REX B-Side
Ruining any rock cred I have: Great Steely Dan album track
It seems like a lot of music I like is less well-known in the US. Like these:
Maps | To The Sky - why this gorgeousness isn't already everywhere, I don't know.
Pop Levi | Dita Dimone - soon, this will be everywhere.
Often, the lesser-known album tracks and B-sides become firm favourites:
Madonna | Secret Garden - yummo grooves and sleepy jazz piano found right at the end of 1992's Erotica.
Lenny Kravitz | Don't Go And Put A Bullet In Your Head - fom his most underrated record, Circus.
i'll go with part one...
Music by the lesser-known... i'm going to go with local Vancouver BC talents....
The Awkward Stage - Sad Girl Radio
(an old friend of my husbands... great CD, kinda has a Sparklehorse sound to some of his stuff)
The Organ - Love, Love, Love
Young And Sexy - The Curious Organ
1. Hot Little Rocket - Like Killers
Big hit here in Canada, but not sure if they would have made an impact south of the border
The Gandharvas - First Day of Spring
Fantastic local band. No longer together.
2. Gary Numan - Slow Car to China
Joy Division - Isolation
Lesser Known Bands:
Great DJ by the Ting Tings
Handlebars by Flobots
This song actually made me cry. You have to listen to the whole thing to get it, though.
The Beginning of the Twist by the Futureheads
Lesser-known songs by more famous artists:
Safe and Sound by Sheryl Crow
1. I might be biased but here is a local band, Paradigm. Check out Break the Habit and Fall Away.
2. From a well-known, new-age country artist, Blake Shelton,.I have to say I am fond of This can't be Good. I suppose reminds me of my 2 oldest crazy brothers. Nothing better than trouble from time to time...
Lesser known act:
William Fitzsimmons
Well known act, lesser known work:
Dennis Wilson (of The Beach Boys)
Lesser known band:
The Finches from San Francisco. They performed during John's book reading at City Lights. They made me cry.
Lesser known song: Jermaine Jackson & Devo. Yes, I said it.
Kudos to Rebecca for spinning the Flobots track. I can vouch for the quality of this band - catch them live if you can!
This is pretty good off the beaten path stuff.
Calexico - Two Silver Trees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCA0_bNXAao
Five more great songs from bands most people have never heard of:
Lazy Cowgirls
Kevin K
Lee Harvey Oswald Band
Zumpano
Nine Pound Hammer
(aww heck!)
I am digging on R.E.M. today.
(smile)
I LOVE these recommendations, though-WOW!
~d: Hi, ~d -- nice to hear from you. RtN is getting some cobwebs on it, I'm afraid, but Friday Music will be back this Friday.
Sorry, that last post was from me -- I was signed into a work account.
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