Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
10 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
in Video of the Week Tags: brothers in arms, dire straits
28 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: gutter geese, ian anderson, jethro tull, maddy prior, steeleye span
Maddy Prior: “Gutter Geese” (1978)
From Maddy Prior’s 1978 Ian Anderson-produced solo album Woman in the Wings comes this cheery Britfolk-flavoured ditty.
And yes, that’s Ian Anderson taking the flute solo here, making the instrumental bit sound very much like a Songs From the Wood-era Jethro Tull outtake–and that’s a good thing indeed.
If Maddy’s distinctive voice and Olde English folk sound appeal to you but you’ve never heard Steeleye Span, the links below will turn the key to a whole new world for you.
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12 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: abba, just a notion
ABBA: “Just a Notion” (2021)
ABBA are back with their first studio album in 40 years.
“Just a Notion” features vocals originally recorded in 1978 with a new backing track, drums and guitars.
Co-writer Björn Ulvaeus, who couldn’t recall why the tune was originally left off the band’s Voulez-Vous LP, says ‘Just a Notion’ is a ridiculously happy song and hopefully, it will cheer you up in these dark times!”
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/05/01/songs-you-may-have-missed-94/
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11 Nov 2021 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: lonely roads, nektar
Nektar: “Lonely Roads” (1973)
In 1973 underrated English prog rockers Nektar produced what many consider to be their masterwork, Remember the Future.
Comprised of two album-side length epics, it was suited to FM rock radio, but difficult to shoehorn onto AM–think Tales from Topographic Oceans.
The forlorn, atmospheric “Lonely Roads”, an excerpt from the album’s second side, was used as a radio promo, and it nicely shows off the guitar textures, vocals and songwriting of one Roye Albrighton, the band’s creative beacon.
Side one of RTF is highly recommended.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/10/28/songs-you-may-have-missed-493/
Every Moment Has A Song 