A Playlist
With so much good music out there, it boggles my mind why anyone listens to the radio as their primary source of audio gratification. Why take the party line that is major label mediocrity when you have the option of doing so much better with relatively little effort? While my answer would be that those same radio folks have resigned themselves to a life of passive acceptance of the status quo, I don't want to focus on the negative. After all, it's Friday. Instead, I offer a few things that you probably won't hear on the radio which are in my car at the moment. By no means am I suggesting that these works are canonical or institutional. Do I have better CD's? Yes. Do I have worse ones? Yes. They're just some examples of the fact that there's a better world beyond the airwaves that you might want to check out. Without further ado, and in no particular order, here you go:
Clutch: "Robot Hive/Exodus"- Cryptic assessment of the modern religious establishment couched in terms of antebellum revivalism with driving beats and a guitar player who obviously has working knowledge of Tony Iommi's keys to guitar heroism.
Stevie Wonder: "Music In My Mind"- Early '70's mix down with entirely too much hi-end (think Miles Davis' "Pangaea") . That said, once you reconfigure your EQ, Stevie will make everything all right. Cut right to track 3 if you're second guessing your purchase by the time you get to the car.
Drive By Truckers: "Decoration Day"- Almost makes me wish I was from the South. The musical equivalent of a postmodern Lynyrd Skynyrd and the lyrical equivalent of a Eudora Welty novel. Patterson Hood tells a story as well as anybody. You can check their live shows out for free at www.archive.org.
Isis: "Oceanic"- Heavier than a truckload of Mendelevium.
Henry Rollins: "Hard Volume"- This album should be issued to every male newborn on earth.
The Eagles: "Greatest Hits"- Sometimes you just gotta feather your hair, unbotton your shirt and "Take it Easy." I make no apologies for this. Like I said, these are just what's in my car at the moment. I woke up this morning, and The Eagles sounded like the right thing to bring along. You don't dig it? Then get out.
Iron Horse: "Black and Bluegrass: A Tribute to Ozzy and Black Sabbath"- I like Black Sabbath. I like Bluegrass music. Put them together, and it's like a musical Reese's cup. Their cover of "Supernaut" is worth the price of admission alone.
There you go. Turn off the radio and tune in to some good music.
Clutch: "Robot Hive/Exodus"- Cryptic assessment of the modern religious establishment couched in terms of antebellum revivalism with driving beats and a guitar player who obviously has working knowledge of Tony Iommi's keys to guitar heroism.
Stevie Wonder: "Music In My Mind"- Early '70's mix down with entirely too much hi-end (think Miles Davis' "Pangaea") . That said, once you reconfigure your EQ, Stevie will make everything all right. Cut right to track 3 if you're second guessing your purchase by the time you get to the car.
Drive By Truckers: "Decoration Day"- Almost makes me wish I was from the South. The musical equivalent of a postmodern Lynyrd Skynyrd and the lyrical equivalent of a Eudora Welty novel. Patterson Hood tells a story as well as anybody. You can check their live shows out for free at www.archive.org.
Isis: "Oceanic"- Heavier than a truckload of Mendelevium.
Henry Rollins: "Hard Volume"- This album should be issued to every male newborn on earth.
The Eagles: "Greatest Hits"- Sometimes you just gotta feather your hair, unbotton your shirt and "Take it Easy." I make no apologies for this. Like I said, these are just what's in my car at the moment. I woke up this morning, and The Eagles sounded like the right thing to bring along. You don't dig it? Then get out.
Iron Horse: "Black and Bluegrass: A Tribute to Ozzy and Black Sabbath"- I like Black Sabbath. I like Bluegrass music. Put them together, and it's like a musical Reese's cup. Their cover of "Supernaut" is worth the price of admission alone.
There you go. Turn off the radio and tune in to some good music.
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