We continue to make our journey through the worlds of music - hope those of you who read this find something new that you are willing to explore deeper. If not, don't worry. Just listen!
“Crazy Fingers” - Grateful Dead - off the “Blues for Allah” album from
1975. It has varied tempos, key changes and interesting lyrics.
It is part of the class on the Grateful Dead I am taking at the Neighborhood
Music School. We performed the song in concert recently.
(John Jarvis)
"True Love Ways" - Buddy Holly - The pride of Lubbock, Texas, Buddy Holly has often been named as an inspiration by past and present
musicians from Elvis to the Beatles and Muse to Linkin Park. A rarity
in the world of early rock, this song uses orchestral music and soul
searching, meaningful lyrics while other groups were simply repeating
the chorus and introducing a catchy beat.
(D. Dugre-Martin)
"Tightrope" - Walk the Moon - It is a very upbeat, happy song that falls somewhere along the
alternative genre spectrum. It's a song that has always been fun to
listen to and sing along with.
(M. Winslow)
"Cold Beer" - Hibshi (featuring Aimee) - EDM (Electronic Dance Music) takes many forms and this particular tune (chosen by my QU 301 student Austin Kasabri) comes from an artist who has little or no online presence and has only released three songs. This particular piece has all the elements of contemporary popular music e.g a good "hook", nice vocals, and a medium-tempo that flows throughout the song.
(comment by RBK)
"Good Day Sunshine" & "She's Leaving Home" - The Beatles - Two songs from the Fab Four, both written by Paul McCartney. To say that this group changed the face of "pop music" is bit of an understatement but what they did in their eight years of the spotlight is nothing short of amazing.
The first song comes from the "Revolver" album - the Youtube link goes to a version by McCartney. "She's Leaving Home" comes from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and is the original stereo mix.
(B. Rosenblum)
"I Loved Her First" - Heartland - Country music is delightful - I particularly like the
ballads. They usually hit me emotionally as they so clearly relate to
events in my own life.
This particular song is from 2006, but as my daughter gets ready for her marriage, it hits home.
(T. Willams)
"I Hope You Dance" - Lee-Ann Womack - In the same vein as the song above, this was the song that my older daughter Sarah and I danced to at her wedding. I love the sentiment, the vocals, and the melody. Yes, music not only makes us dance and sing but also often says the words we wished we could to the people we love the most.
(R Kamins)
"Resolution" - John Coltrane Quartet - This is the second movement from Coltrane's historic "A Love Supreme" that was released in 1965. Tis was the first "jazz" Lp I ever purchased - my good friend Peter Parcek (a wonderful blues artist now living and working in the Boston, MA, area) recommended it. For someone who listened to mostly rock music and blues, this music was shocking and I admit it took several years before I could enter into this music, appreciate its power, and how the composer's faith was elemental to what he and the group created.
(R Kamins)
