Let's have a shuffle adventure, like only my iPod can provide... I've over 18,000 tracks on this thing, so let's see what this train journey throws at me!
I've turned off the Aqualung album (their last one, strong but lacking the warmth of the others), and my first track is...
Leonard Cohen, If It Be Your Will
I knew a lot of Cohen tracks, before I was finally encouraged (by a former colleague) to buy some. I bought this CD in New York on a business trip, and recall listening to a lot of this while in the U.S. (probably great environment for it).
I'm always a big fan of harmonies, even if they're as brutal as Cohen's (with the ladies singing in the background) - you're pulled through the harmony, sometimes, like being pulled through a hedge, but overall I like this song.
Next up...a bit of Mahler (symphony 4, I think)
Now, here are harmonies...aaaah! Klaus Tennstedt conducts, I think. However, I think I'll move on - listening to one movement out of context with the rest won't sit well...
Fischerspooner, track: Wednesday
I bought this CD in Richmond on my way to a Quins game (where, coincidentally, I'm going on Saturday), knowing nothing about them. I still know nothing... Track is electronic, but not overally. Lyrics and voice aren't overwhelmingly great. Next...
Yeeeeeees, a bit of Ben Folds! You Dont Know Me (from Stems and Seeds)
This guy is a genius - you've just got to love a bit of piano based rock! However, lyrics, harmony play as big a role in this as the piano, which has an electro edge to it.
I can't get enough of this guy - might have to put together a Folds playlist and have a Folds day...tomorrow, maybe?
Mmmm, which is better - Ben Folds Five, or Ben solo????
This us followed by The Decemberists (I Was Meant For The Stage)
I just adore the vocalist's voice -kind of one you can close your eyes listening to, and it will wash over you and make you feel warm and plush!
I don't know this album as well as I know The Hazards of Love (rock opera at it's finest - go listen now!!!!), but this track is fab. Damn, more to listen to and appreciate more...(ha, you know I don't mind!!!)
Last one - bit of Radiohead (I'm already getting FWS, Folds Withdrawal Symptoms...!!?!) - track is a Bside from the Karma Police single - Meeting In The Aisle. One of the best bands around, and OK Computer (very justifyingly, though I didn't see where The Bends featured) was #1 album in Q magazine this month for album released in their lifetime. Yorke and the group, long may you rule!!!
Let some music into your life today, whether it be in your car, your house, or perhaps in your head...
Love to all ----- Menace2Music
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