Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
25 Sep 2020 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: 10000 emerald pools, BØRNS
While fans of MGMT and Lana Del Rey will probably take to the trippy, falsetto-driven psych pop sound, those old enough to know who T. Rex is might hear enough glam touches to pique interest too.
That said, an appreciation of melodic pop wrapped in glittery production is your only pre-qualification to take this musical plunge.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2025/10/09/songs-you-may-have-missed-796/
25 Sep 2020 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: geddy lee, rush
(via Ultimate Classic Rock)
Geddy Lee was recently spotted at Toronto Blue Jays home games. The Rush frontman is among the cardboard cutouts found in the stands at baseball games these days. The coronavirus pandemic has kept people from attending sporting events in person, so many teams have placed cutouts of fans in the stadium’s seats…
Read more: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/geddy-lee-cardboard-cutout-blue-jays/
25 Sep 2020 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: anthem, deep purple
Deep Purple: “Anthem” (1968)
From their 1968 sophomore LP The Book of Taliesyn. On later albums Ritchie Blackmore and company would certainly rock harder. But they were arguably most interesting in their progressive rock infancy, as this track attests.
To any fan of classic-era Moody Blues, this one will sound like musical comfort food.
28 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: all right now, free
(Via Culture Sonar) by Ellen Fagan
The year is 1968. Four enormously talented young men, all in their teens, form a band called Free. Paul Rodgers is the frontman with the growly croon, Paul Kossoff the prodigy rock guitarist. Andy Fraser is on bass and percussion chores are handled by Simon Kirke. They begin life as a soft-edged, bluesy band, perfectly listenable but not memorable.
Early in their tenure, they have a particularly dispiriting gig in Durham, England. Kirke describes the demoralization of playing to a tiny, checked-out audience.
“… we finished our show in Durham and walked off the stage to the sound of our own footsteps. The applause had died before I had even left the drum riser.”
Backstage, the members of Free pondered their future options and decided they needed to come up with a powerful uptempo number that would keep audiences on their feet…
Every Moment Has A Song 