The Miracles, "You've Really Got a Hold On Me" 1962, baby! McKinley Dixon, "Chain Sooo Heavy" I really enjoy the sax blowing while he's rhyming, it really sets things off, and makes my ears kind of ping back and forth between what sounds like competing...
The Miracles, "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" Even over the course of just a few years (this is from 1962), the Motown sound evolved very rapidly. That's not to say anything wrong with this, it's delightful, but Motown moved really fast, and by...
Joe Lally, "Day Is Born" The first track to Lally's second record, giving a good idea of what sort of bass-forward tunes you can expect to hear from him. If you've listened to Fugazi's instrumentals, you'll have a decent picture in mind also, even though...
The Miracles, "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" The vocal R&B band the Miracles are mostly known for launching the career of Smokey Robinson, but they had a long string of hits in their own right as well. I mean, this is basically...
Here's today! The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "Born Bad" Freedom Tower: No Wave Dance Party 2015 was a throwback for the Blues Explosion, bringing back the stripped down sound that they had really moved away from after Now I Got Worry. It's pretty much just...
