Some nice surprises
MM emailed me, reminding me of a mix CD
I'd made him, back when he was in primary school.
He sent me links to the songs he
remembered me dumping onto a CD for him, but the links did carry
clues as to the songs, so hitting them, one by one, produced a series
of nice surprises.
Primal Scream: Rocks
I'll bet this was the opening song on
the compilation.
Now, we have your full attention...
The Bluetones: Autophillia
But if she's rockin'
Don't come knockin'
For a while
Light of heart, easy feel, good humour
song.
Miles Davis: Time After Time
No question, this is absolutely
beautiful. Crisp, sparse, clear. Reggae beat guitar, keyboards,
drums, and Miles' melancholy horn, carrying enough emotion for a
lifetime.
Fantastic. A great way into Miles Davis
and jazz for anyone with doubts.
Donald Byrd, Guru, Ronny Jordan:
Time is moving on
Like Miles, Donald Byrd refused to
stand still. He played jazz in a jazz era, moved through soul, even
soft soul, and here, with Guru, and Ronny Jordan on guitar, there's
live hip hop.
Roy Ayers: Running Away
There's about three songs harmonically
superimposed here, vocally. There's a vibes solo, too. A beautiful,
easy groove. Absolutely splendid.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: The
impression that I get
Give it a listen. You'll be asking the
question: how're these guys not huge? Ska – punk, they should be
the American Madness. That's my opinion, anyway. Check out as many
songs and albums as you like, these guys are all killer, no filler.
John Martyn: May you never
Love is a lesson
To learn in our time
By some incredible quirk of fate, an
old neighbour was a massive fan, and he dragged me to see John Martyn
at the (honestly) Tolworth Leisure Centre. Late seventies or early
eighties, and he was playing solo, with an array of effects pedals,
drum machines and the like. It was a fantastic gig by a great, under
valued and sadly missed artist.
Not the usual stuff on a junior
schoolkid's personal stereo.
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