Wilco “Live At The Troubadour L.A. 1996” 2018/1997 Reprise Records - I saw this tour at The 9:30 Club In Washington DC with the Old ‘97s as the opening act. Prime example of the Bennett years. The album features Wilco's original lineup, including Jeff Tweedy (vocals, guitar), John Stirratt (bass), Ken Coomer (drums), Max Johnston (mandolin, banjo, fiddle, lap steel … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – Wilco Live at the Troubadour L.A. 1996
Song of the Day – “In the Dead of Night” by UK
U.K. “U.K.” 1978 Polydor/E.G. Records - There was a time when a prog supergroup walked the Earth, consisting of Bill Bruford of Jethro Tull and King Crimson on drums, rock and prog journeyman, Alan Holdsworth on guitar, Eddie Jobson of Yes and Zappa on keyboards and John Wetton of King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash and Roxy Music on vocals. I can attest to this … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – “In the Dead of Night” by UK
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Delia’s Gone” by Johnny Cash
Stark, stately and positively harrowing is this murder ballad from Johnny Cash’s first Rick Rubin-produced “American Recordings” album from 1994. The song stems from the actual murder of Delia Green by Moses “Cooney” Houston which took place in Savannah, Georgia in 1900. Both the victim and the murderer were 14 years old and had been dating each other for a few months. One … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Delia’s Gone” by Johnny Cash
Song Of The Day – “Disparate Youth” by Santigold
American born Santi White got her start as an A&R rep for Epic Records before joining the band Stiffed who released two punk rock records in the early two-thousands. In 2008 she went solo in a new direction as a singer, songwriter and dance music maven and scored with the hit "Creator" from her self-titled debut album. Many months touring supporting acts like Kanye West, … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Disparate Youth” by Santigold
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “It’s Too Late” Demo by Carole King
The makings of a hit record were all there on the demo. Superb, succinct lyrics that tell a story of heartbreak and disappointment with economy and little melodrama. You can hear all of the instrumentation that ended up on the final "Tapestry" version of the song in the piano accompaniment. Who could argue with her voice...perfect for this song...little drama...pretty … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “It’s Too Late” Demo by Carole King