screenersam
aka Blind Sugar McGee
10 really beautiful songs u probly never heard (stupid local radio station!)
in no particular order...
1) 'No Difference'; by Everything But the Girl, album 'Like the Deserts Miss the Rain'. The title song from that album got a fair amount of (deserved) airplay, but I've never heard this particular song over the air. Sweeet jazz-rock with a trumpet bridge and just the right amount of instrument. "Night comes down and all the lights come on / they call to me, oh come on, come on..."
2) 'Frail'; by Jars of Clay, album 'Much Afraid'. JoC got some airplay with the Christian rocker/crossover song 'Flood'; this was a follow up album. 'Frail' sounds absolutely nothing like 'Flood', all synth chords and hushed vocals wi a terrif orchestral close.
3) 'A Seperate Reality'; Ocean Blue, album 'Cerulean'. Obscure pop group; got this and listened one day as background and after listening for a minute had to start it over (whoa!!!). Great, great combo of voice and vocals. Imagine the Beach Boys performing Enya? Don't worry too much about description, just listen to it.
4) 'Feeling Yourself Disintegrate'; Flaming Lips, 'The Soft Bulletin'. Best group you've probably never heard. This whole album sounds like the soundtrack to some unmade science fiction flick. 'Disintegrate' is a soaring beauty of a song; subdued instruments and great vocals.
5) 'Every Day'; Yo La Tengo, 'Everything Turned Itself Inside Out'. Start with a vaguely ominous synth chord, add some somber guitar and some subdued vocals...some really great guitar licks.
6) 'Wash Me Clean', KD Lang, 'Ingenue'. Unique album, about ten years ago; sounds like something from a late 40s movie, all hushed vocals and lush orchestrals. This is my favorite. The ending just melts me.
7) 'Heaven will be Near me'; Michelle Tumes, 'Listen'. Christian art-pop artist from New Zealand. String synth kicks in for the 2nd verse and just takes you to dreamland. "Lovers watch the evening sky..."
8) 'Mary of Silence'; Mazzy Starr, 'So Tonight that I Might See'. Best known for the dreamy 'Fade into You'; this one song is a five-minute goth-art masterpiece. Listen for the keyboard bridge.
9) 'How to Disappear'; Radiohead, 'OK Computer'. Deceptive opening; a strum of acoustic guitar and a solemn synth melody. "That there, that's not me..." great, great piece of music. nice wailing close.
10) 'Budapest by Blimp', Thomas Dolby, 'Aliens ate my Buick'. Starts with a litle keyboard riff and a moaning vocal what sounds like he's losing his voice; than into a dance rhythm? But stay with it, it gets better and better. Man, I love this song.
have any of youse heard ANY of these on the radio??? How bout your personal collections?
in no particular order...
1) 'No Difference'; by Everything But the Girl, album 'Like the Deserts Miss the Rain'. The title song from that album got a fair amount of (deserved) airplay, but I've never heard this particular song over the air. Sweeet jazz-rock with a trumpet bridge and just the right amount of instrument. "Night comes down and all the lights come on / they call to me, oh come on, come on..."
2) 'Frail'; by Jars of Clay, album 'Much Afraid'. JoC got some airplay with the Christian rocker/crossover song 'Flood'; this was a follow up album. 'Frail' sounds absolutely nothing like 'Flood', all synth chords and hushed vocals wi a terrif orchestral close.
3) 'A Seperate Reality'; Ocean Blue, album 'Cerulean'. Obscure pop group; got this and listened one day as background and after listening for a minute had to start it over (whoa!!!). Great, great combo of voice and vocals. Imagine the Beach Boys performing Enya? Don't worry too much about description, just listen to it.
4) 'Feeling Yourself Disintegrate'; Flaming Lips, 'The Soft Bulletin'. Best group you've probably never heard. This whole album sounds like the soundtrack to some unmade science fiction flick. 'Disintegrate' is a soaring beauty of a song; subdued instruments and great vocals.
5) 'Every Day'; Yo La Tengo, 'Everything Turned Itself Inside Out'. Start with a vaguely ominous synth chord, add some somber guitar and some subdued vocals...some really great guitar licks.
6) 'Wash Me Clean', KD Lang, 'Ingenue'. Unique album, about ten years ago; sounds like something from a late 40s movie, all hushed vocals and lush orchestrals. This is my favorite. The ending just melts me.
7) 'Heaven will be Near me'; Michelle Tumes, 'Listen'. Christian art-pop artist from New Zealand. String synth kicks in for the 2nd verse and just takes you to dreamland. "Lovers watch the evening sky..."
8) 'Mary of Silence'; Mazzy Starr, 'So Tonight that I Might See'. Best known for the dreamy 'Fade into You'; this one song is a five-minute goth-art masterpiece. Listen for the keyboard bridge.
9) 'How to Disappear'; Radiohead, 'OK Computer'. Deceptive opening; a strum of acoustic guitar and a solemn synth melody. "That there, that's not me..." great, great piece of music. nice wailing close.
10) 'Budapest by Blimp', Thomas Dolby, 'Aliens ate my Buick'. Starts with a litle keyboard riff and a moaning vocal what sounds like he's losing his voice; than into a dance rhythm? But stay with it, it gets better and better. Man, I love this song.
have any of youse heard ANY of these on the radio??? How bout your personal collections?
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