I don’t know what the word is for songs that have restrained, calm verses, and choruses that hit like a freight train, or Anthony Joshua. This is one of those songs. The intro leads into a slow tempo couple of verses. About a minute in, the song comes crashing down from its languid musing with…
10/06/2018: “Modus Operandi” by Photek
When I pick the title track of an album, I feel a bit guilty for leaving the others out; I tell myself I’ll write about…
09/06/2018: “Don’t Be Cruel” by The Million Dollar Quartet
The credit here really, should go to Elvis Presley. He is the one who recorded the hit song in 1956, after all. However, Elvis didn’t…
08/06/2018: “Bladerunner Love Theme” by Vangelis
The music in films plays such a massive part in creating the atmosphere of the whole thing, and so a good film becomes a great…
07/06/2018: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” by Bob Dylan
I never really listened to Bob Dylan when I was younger. He’s really grown on me since though. There’s no denying that his songwriting ability…
06/06/2018: “All I Do” by Stevie Wonder
“All I Do” was written by a 16 year old Stevie Wonder in 1966 with Clarence Paul. It was first performed by Tammie Terrell in…
05/06/2018: “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden
“Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden is so slow it almost drips. The drums bash away lackadaisically yet powerfully, with the guitar on the verses having…
04/06/2018: “Good Times” by The Persuasions
Of all the various sounds, instruments, and tools that humans have for creating instrument, the most expressive and powerful is still the human vocal cords….
03/06/2018: “Leisure Suit Preben” by Todd Terje
Todd Terje produces songs with a certain, rather indefinable style. He is very well known for his updated disco edits of old funk and disco…
02/06/2018: “Love And Death” by Ebo Taylor
Ebo Taylor was a key figure in the 1970s Ghanaian highlife and afrobeat scenes. “Love And Death” originally appeared on Conflict in 1980, but was the…