Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Was All Talk” by Kurt Vile I posted this piece several months ago when Kurt Vile’s latest album Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze was first released. I’m still listening to this record today, and have come to the conclusion that it is one of the year’s very best records. In case you missed it the first time around, I figured I’d change the song and … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Was All Talk” by Kurt Vile
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Song Of The Day – “Tried And True” by Ween
I first heard the music of Ween while watching "Beavis & Butthead" back in 1994...they said "Ween suck"...and I totally disagreed! In fact, I think they are one of the greatest bands of all time, and when it comes to adeptness in all genres of music, they are certainly in a league with Frank Zappa. Ween hail from New Hope, PA and have been together since 1984. They spent … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Tried And True” by Ween
Song Of The Day – “Aquarium” by Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks has essentially been making the same album since 1968, and fortunately for his fans, that album is a great one. Parks’ fascination with Tin Pan Alley sounds and Depression-Era songwriting has infused his work since the mid-1960s, resulting in albums that sound like original cast recordings from musicals that don’t exist. Over the last two years, Parks … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Aquarium” by Van Dyke Parks
Song Of The Day – “The First Girl I Loved” by Incredible String Band/”The First Boy I Loved” by Judy Collins
I first came into contact with this wistful song via Judy Collin’s version on her Who Knows Where The Time Goes album where it was called “The First Boy I Loved.” It makes sense that she would’ve covered this song as they were both label mates at Elektra Records. It literally took me years to get into the ISB. My older sister had their 1967 album The Hangman’s Beautiful … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “The First Girl I Loved” by Incredible String Band/”The First Boy I Loved” by Judy Collins
Song Of the Day – “Even In The Quietest Moments” by Supertramp
At the time of the release of Supertramp’s sixth album Breakfast In America, the band was on the precipice of a major commercial breakthrough that would see them top the U.S. charts for the first time. Yet, all of the elements were already in place and can be found on their previous platter Even In The Quietest Moments. Before Breakfast, Supertramp was predominantly known … [Read more...] about Song Of the Day – “Even In The Quietest Moments” by Supertramp