Okay another iPod Monday is here. Today's offering's are chock full of interesting things...to whit:
The first two songs also happen to be covered by my favorite young Jewish female drummer...Meytal Cohen! You have probably seen her featured here before. Her work on the skins continues to impress. If you want to see/hear more from her, check out youtube and search Meytal Cohen.
A very obscure band came up this week in Marcy Playground. Semi-one-hit wonder.
A country band?? Here on my site?? Well when it's the Dixie Chicks...yea!!! Natalie Maines has a voice that is way bigger than she is.
And then Trent Reznor, brilliant song writer...if you have ever heard Johnny Cash's cover of the NIN song Hurt right before he died, nuff said.
I hope you enjoy this musically diverse feast for this Monday...
1. Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You (I don't know if this is a song about co-dependence or just a love hate relationship, but the music is good! Meytal does her usual stellar job on the skins!)
2. Tool - Lateralus (what can I say, I love Tool. Maynard is a brilliant song writer and their music is phenomenal. This is a long song and a complicated drumming exercise and Meytal pulls it off effortlessly. My attention span isn't that long so I could never do this.)
3.Marcy Playground - Opium (quite frankly I bought this groups CD years ago because of the Sex and Candy song (how can you not like the lyric "like disco lemonade") . That and Poppies are two other songs from this quirky bands self-titled first album)
4. Dixie Chicks - Sin Wagon (these chicks can jam, are really easy on the eys, and how can you not like a song with the lyric "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition".)
5. Nine Inch Nails - The Wretched (not everybody's cup of tea but Trent Reznor's quote, "There's something strangely musical about noise" is an anchor for his sound. He is the only member listed for NIN.)
What are you up to this Monday? Did you know all these bands? Thoughts?
4 comments:
That is the most unusual selection you've posted yet!
I like it all! Of course, the only reason I'm familiar with the youngster is through you. She is really good and does it with such ease. She acts like she's been doing it for 20 years.
Hi Chuck .. music isn't part of my make up - but I love it .. just have practically no knowledge - guess one I need to spend some time here!
Cheers - oh and I'm watching Olympic play tunes this week! Never heard Chariots of Fire so often, nor the British National Anthem!! for once in our little lives - the Brits are doing good ... Hilary
Alex: I can only assume the logic for the shuffle feature is completely random. I have loaded some different songs on the iPod to start next week.
Pat: Meytal is in Cali but I am not sure if it is LA or where exactly. I think she is really good and listen to something of hers everyday.
Hilary: You are right about the Chariots music...reminded me I never saw the movie all the way through...I'll have to revisit that. The Brits are doing good! Closing ceremonies in a couple of days!
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