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Five Songs, 1/23/2018

Today's songs. David Bowie, "Sound and Vision" A song from Low, the collaboration with Brian Eno that I brought up last time. A record jammed full of synths and ideas, this might be the most conventional and accessible song on the album. I'll be honest,...

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Five Songs, 10/3/2017

Some all-time greats today. And, I suppose, the Beatles. The Beatles, "I'm Only Sleeping" I think Revolver is The Beatles' best record. But can we talk about that cover? Terrible. And it won a Grammy for "Best Album Cover", which is a thing they apparently...

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Five Songs, 6/10/2017

Will I figure out how to schedule posts for this, a Saturday post written ahead of time? Probably not! At least music doesn't really expire. Ice Cube, "Record Company Pimpin'" At his peak, Ice Cube was the best. Lyrical content aside, his rhymes were amazing,...

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Five Songs, 5/25/2017

I'm excited to see what comes up today! After yesterday's contrasts, what twists and turns can we expect? Toots & the Maytals, "Reggae Got Soul" One of the great bands of the first wave of ska, Toots and the Maytals delivered some of the most memorable...

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Five Songs, 5/3/2017

Just wall-to-wall rock today, except for the bonus track. These things are going to happen! On another note, I stuck in some analytics to see how many of you are reading this. Something like a dozen. Not bad! As always, listen along with me, won't...