Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Head Over Heels” by Tears For Fears There never was a “sophomore slump” for the duo of Roland Orzabel and Curt Smith, the ‘80s synth-pop duo better known to the world as Tears For Fears. While The Hurting, their debut album topped the charts in their native UK, it was their second album Songs From The Big Chair that did the trick around the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Head Over Heels” by Tears For Fears
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Freeway Jam” by Jeff Beck
Nothing prepared rock fans for the transformation that took place in the mid-70s when Jeff Beck joined forces with producer George Martin on his albums Blow By Blow and Wired. Beck, of course, was well known as the blues-based British rocker from the Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group who dabbled in jazz, but cut his teeth on what is now considered classic rock. By 1975, … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Freeway Jam” by Jeff Beck
Song Of The Day – “The Uncle Meat Variations” by The Mothers Of Invention
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “The Uncle Meat Variations” by The Mothers Of Invention Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Dvorak…the alphabet of classical composers goes on and on…and then you come to “Z.” May I offer “Zappa?” Yup, Frank Zappa…an artist whose music will be studied by serious composers for generations to come. You don’t believe me? Then check out today’s Song … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “The Uncle Meat Variations” by The Mothers Of Invention
Song Of The Day – “Hey Hey My My (Into The Black)” by Devo w/Neil Young
Q: Where do the worlds of The Kingston Trio, Devo and Neil Young all collide? A: In the film Human Highway, of course! Human Highway was a dreadful film released by Bernard Shakey (aka Neil Young) in 1982. The move was filmed between 1978 and 1981 and it starred Neil Young, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, Russ Tamblyn and Devo. It was briefly shown in movie theaters upon … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Hey Hey My My (Into The Black)” by Devo w/Neil Young
Song Of The Day– “Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy” by Chick Corea and Return To Forever
Pianist extraordinaire, Chick Corea, got his professional start playing with the likes of Cab Calloway, Blue Mitchell, Herbie Mann, Willie Bobo and Mongo Santamaria. He went on to replace Herbie Hancock in Miles Davis’ band, and played with him from 1968 through 1971 during a crucial time when Miles was moving away from straight-ahead jazz, and toward a more psychedelic rock … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day– “Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy” by Chick Corea and Return To Forever