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| Page Views: 139 | Some Music Musings (in no particular order). by cherrybug - last update: Jul 5, 2007 |
Eclectic Classics | Placebo at the Bercy, Paris 2006 |
I don't mean popular chart sellers. I mean sustainable, quality, remembered. A sample of my greats...
The Beatles - I think they're overrated (much to the disgust and disbelief of many) but there are, I admit, a few exceptional gems in their massive, (well marketed) collection.
The Kinks - More fun than the Beatles.
The Byrds - More innovative than the Beatles.
Pink Floyd - Psychedelic wizards.
Neil Young - Mr Distinctive, Mr Soul.
Nick Drake - The heart breaking heartbroken.
Neil Diamond - He is, He said. And I agree.
Bob Dylan - Sparked my obsession with Mozambique.
Michael Jackson - One concert I wish I'd gone to in the 80's.
Janis Joplin - Scream it girl.
Beck - Eclectic chameleon.
Leonard Cohen - A dark delight.
Eminem - Wordsmith extraordinaire.
Placebo - Seen in concert about 5 times.
David Bowie - Some not all but particularly Hunky Dory.
Mazzy Star - Haunting and melancholy.
Massive Attack - Trip hop joy.
Lamb - Original trip hop trendsetters.
The Everly Brothers - Set the scene for Harmonising.
The Drifters - Warm, classic and still going strong.
Nat King Cole - Unforgettable.
Nina Simone - Molasses and cigarettes.
Blondie - Atomic.
John Martyn - Awesome acoustic.
Portishead - Totally timeless.
Goldfrapp - Kitsch and kooky.
Joni Mitchell - Unique and unreplicable.
Bob Marley - Great with or without the green.
The Doors - Trite to say but truly ahead of their time.
The Smiths - Wry British brilliance.
Radiohead - Experimental experts.
Willy Mason - Wisdom of Youth.
And many more.... |
|  | A Taste of Jazz/Soul/Funk Al Green - The revered Reverend. Old school soul and honey.
Otis Redding - Romance is not dead.
Quantic Soul Orchestra and Quantic - Groovy big band meets electronica.
Alice Russell - Best British soul singer of the moment.
Northern Soul - Not a sound, a movement.
Shuggie Otis - Psychedelic soul architect.
Tamla Motown - So many hidden gems.
Jazzanova - Remix masters.
Giles Peterson - Man of good taste.
Miles Davis - The exquisite, Kind of Blue.
John Coltrane - A love supreme.
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue.
Canonball Adderley - Sexy Sax.
Blue Note Beats - groovy jazzy greatness. |
Across Seven Seas Ali Farka Toure - King of the Malian desert blues.
Amadou and Mariam - Malian Joy.
Ojos De Brujo - Fusion flamenco from Barcelona.
Bassake Sissoko - More Malian peace.
Chicago Afrobeat Project - Chicago on fire.
Trinity Roots - New Zealand Dub delight.
Ravi Shanker - Supreme Sitar Magic of India.
Talvin Singh - Electric eclectic.
Nitin Sawhney - Asian UK fusion factor.
Gotan Project - Tango Terrific.
Toumani Diabate - Malian master of the Kora.
St. Germaine - Parisian chic.
Radio Tarifa - Musical alchemists of Madrid.
Prince Buster - Jamaican King of Ska.
Os Mutantes - Brazilian psychedelia.
Fela Kuti - Nigerian Afrobeat Creator. | | |
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sartreseye Wed Feb 4, 2009 05:45 UTC
Nice site. You've good taste is music...some that I like but forgot that I liked. Heading to Aberdeen and Inverness this summer to see the old family stomping grounds. Like you, India and Greenland are high on my list also! Take care. | wandeljp Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:01 UTC
Hi Candice, We wish you a (belate) merry Christmas & a marvelous 2009 for you and your family... Friendly, Jean-Pierre, Rosa & Charlotte | Etoile2B Wed Jun 18, 2008 18:31 UTC
Happy Birthday from sunny California! Here's to many more wonderful years! | nightcowboy Sun Jul 15, 2007 22:39 UTC
What a good page you write a lot of v-good commen sense. Have you been to Marrakesh if not I belive you would like very much 3/4 day visit?. Mind they d'ont treat animals very good ,only respect cats. Walk in peace |
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