……Remember….this is my new category?…..first, I’ll start with…..
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG…..I’m talking about the live album….and my favorite cut on it is….Carry On….I love the harmonies in that song….and then there is….
LAKESIDE….Come along and ride on a…..Fantastic Voyage….man, if that song doesn’t make you shake your bootie…..your bootie is broke…..and last but not least….
ESPERANZA SPALDING…..She’s been on my hard drive for a few years….and last week was the first time I listened to her….this woman ain’t no joke….she does a beautiful rendition of a Wayne Shorter song called….Ponta De Areia…..I love the way Milton Nascimento sings it on Wayne’s recording….but her arrangement…..she kills it….and if I have a chance to see her in concert….I’m not sure if I’ll actually listen to her music….or just stare at a gorgeous woman playing an upright bass….this next song I haven’t forgotten about but it’s just pure butter……
MILES DAVIS…..So What….that song is so smooth….it slides from the first note….to the last….and yes Jimmy Cobb….I miss you….and if you’re sitting at a table drinking grappa with Bobby Durham…..please let him know I miss him also…..and I can’t wait until I have a chance to sit with him….and kill another bottle of Limoncello grappa like before….and laugh at all the stupid shit we did….when we were on tour in Italy and Sicily….oh, one more song…..
JAMES TAYLOR – FIRE AND RAIN…..I’ve listened to this song since the 70’s….and it’s been on my phone like…forever……but there’s one question that bothers me and I’m not sure if my conclusion is right or wrong….did he lose someone he loved….in a plane crash?…..help me out here…..anyway,….
DID HITLER SOMEHOW SURVIVE WORLD WAR II? THE CIA WAS WORRIED IN 1955….Well….some “RESEARCHERS (?)” said….they didn’t find his body or his girlfriend Eva’s in the bunker…..and some “RESEARCHERS (?)” said….German submarines was spotted off the coast of Argentina….a country that became a safe haven for many Nazi’s escaping the war…..and some “RESEARCHERS (?)” say….he was spotted strolling around the streets in a small Argentinian town and one man restoring his house even said he saw him….…..who knows….he could’ve wound up in America….along with most of his scientists we let walk in…..who were working on the V2 rocket projects….and a bunch of POW prisoners were accepted into America ….who were treated more fairly than black soldiers returning from the war….and let’s not forget the huge Nazi Party existing at the time….in America who were backing the German Nazi Party while we sent young men to fight the Nazi Party…….and Charles Lindbergh….the guy who made the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris, France in a plane called the Spirit of St. Louis…..the guy who also received a Medal of Honor….despite the fact that it was almost always awarded for heroism in combat….a man who had no problem sharing his antisemitic ideas, his thoughts about Jewish people and even went on a nationwide tour to help spread the parties hatred…..and still stated publicly….he never supported the Nazi Party…..anyway,…..those who could answer that question…..are not here to answer it…..so did he survive?….hey,….what do I know….I’m from Jersey!
FACE IT…..there’s not a lot of good news floating around…..and it’s hump-day….and I’ll be the last person on the planet….to depress you on a Wednesday…..so, I’m going to talk about……
MUSIC…..Real music….not that garbage on the radio…..and those of you who listen to that….garbage….go…….milk a cow…..or whatever…..I don’t care…..now…
VALERIE SIMPSON…..Silly, wasn’t I?…..remember that one?….that is such a sweet two minute plus love song….about a woman’s heart….broken by a dude….she loved him…..and realized his ass wasn’t worth it….now, one of my favorites…..
NANCY WILSON….Guess who I saw today…..my dear!….talk about busted….she described a scene of man and a woman…she was looking at….when she happened to run into a café to get out of the rain….she could see they were totally in love….and when her husband comes home….she said…. “Guess who I saw today…..I saw you”……busted!….here’s two songs that made me say…..
WTF?…..The Four Tops…..Ain’t no woman like the one I got….excuse the incorrected English….but we’ll move on…..anyway,….now Levi Stubbs is singing about how wonderful his woman is….praising the hell out of her….and then he sings a line saying,…. “and it’s my word….my word she’ll obey”….huh?…..this was my dad’s favorite group….all my brothers and sisters can sing this song….word for word…..anyway,….so I was like…. what’s up with the obey?….kinda medieval don’t cha think?……I remember when Nicole and I were getting married….and I was telling her how our wedding vows would go….since it was obvious she hadn’t a clue….being from across the pond….and I added the “obey” part…..I didn’t tell her they thought years ago….it was time to edit that word out…..anyway,….so when I told her….she gave me that…. “Yeah right, as if that shit’s gonna happen” look….next is…..
UB-40…..Don’t break my heart….the psycho thing about this song…are the lyrics….and the way Ali Campbell sings it….it’s really creepy….and he’s telling…..someone…..don’t break my heart….and then he says…. “and if you make me mad….you’d wish that you had not – don’t break my heart”…..come on, admit it….creepy!….and this one…..
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS AT FILMORE EAST….Nicole came in the kitchen and screamed….. “ARE YOU DEAF?????”…..if you haven’t heard this one in a……decades….blow the dust off the LP…..and blast it…..and when it’s over……
DEEP PURPLE MADE IN JAPAN…..Blast it……
LIVING COLOUR…..Vivid and Time’s up……Blast it
PINK FLOYD…..Dark Side of the Moon…..don’t blast it…..just listen
RUSH…..2112….a really good one…and it’s hard to find a copy….and if you’re still into hallucinogenic things….
SUN RA…..There’s no question….. “Space is the place!” ….moving on to another subject…..
JOHN COLTRANE AND PAT WILLIAMS……I put them together…..even though their different styles….don’t go there….I don’t feel like discussing it…..anyway,….it’s because both of them came up with arrangements…..that make me feel sorry for two people in the band….Tranes…..Giant Steps…..the song comes out the gate….like Usain coming out the blocks in a 100 meter race….and never lets up….a constant driving force…..every beat….now Pat….I’m sure a lot of y’all don’t know him…..he recorded an album called…..Threshold….and on it is a big band cut called…..Mr. Smoke….and trust me….it smokes….but you have to be patient in the beginning though….because it starts out like it could be a theme song for a….Sergio Leone spaghetti western with the harmonica and all…..just give it a minute….when the drummer rolls down to a “BAP”…..it’s on….every time I listen to them and when they end…..I always see the same image in my head….I see the bass player toss his upright bass….leave the stage….bust through the bathroom door….and try to turn the water on in the sink…..because his fingers are on fire…..and the drummer?…..his arms just fall off……when I wanted to relax….it’s always been …..
PAT METHENY…..It’s just something about his music….Watercolors is the one that works for me…..and Offramp….basically, everything….let’s talk about the…..
DIS….Two of my favorite “Dis Gods”…..
ICE CUBE AND 2PAC…..Cube slammed Eazy-E….nah, E…..shut up….and Cypress Hill…..shut up……2Pac told Puff Daddy and Biggie what they could do with their lips…..I Hit Em up…..but the best…. “I don’t give a damn about you”….is from my man…..
SCARFACE…..The White Sheet…..rat-a-tat-tat til yo ass hit the MF floor…..here comes the white sheet….this song is not joking….he rolls up in the hospital….asked his boy if he’s dead…the guy he just shot……his partner said I don’t know….he said, “I fiddin’ to bust this bitch again….watch out”….he’s going to shoot him again…..in the hospital…..damn!…..his CD The Diary….is shit serious…..so,…..
JIMI HENDRIX…..Pick one…..my favorite on is…..Live at the Filmore East…and yes….add Are You Experienced……Electric Ladyland….and Band of Gypsys…..but the best ever is….Woodstock….The Star Spangled Banner….like MC Hammer said….. “You can’t Touch This.”…..when I feel like relaxing and listening to some poetry…..
CAROL KING….Tapestry…..need I say more?
JONI MITCHELL….Is another person I turn to….Mingus and Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter is a good start….followed by…
KATE BUSH…..The Dreaming….Hounds of Love and The Sensual World works for me…..and when it’s “spliff time”……
BOB MARLEY…..Exodus…..movement of Jah people……followed by the Live LP…..Babylon By Bus…..and Uprising….and ya mon…..I’m feeling “Irie” right about now..…chill time is always……
AL JARREAU…..Tenderness….what a beautiful record….and….
ANNIE LENNOX…..There’s one song I love from her….because it’s so hypnotic….it’s on the soundtrack LP 1984 called….Julia….
OLETA ADAMS…..Circle Of One….Rhythm of Life….she sings this one chorus in one breath….the tone….her vibrato….her delivery…..amazing…..Oh, when out of sight is out of mind….kills it.
LISA FISCHER…..Wildflower…..don’t get me wrong…..New Birth does a great cover also….but hers….wow……
DONNY HATHAWAY…..Just pick a cut and listen….doesn’t matter which one….just pick one…..when that salsa feeling kicks in……
FANIA ALL-STARS…..Live at Yankee Stadium…..and I’ll leave it at that…..when you feel like thinking outside the box……
FRANK ZAPPA…..Start with Joe’s Garage….followed by Sheik Yerbouti….and ending with Baby Snakes….when that “FUNK” genie wakes up in me……
THERE’S ONE ALBUM….Which has been in my collection….since the day….I snatched it from my brother when he first played it..…don’t tell him I did that ok?…..anyway,….of course there’s….Bootsy…..George Clinton and P-funk……Ohio players…..L.T.D…..Lakeside….. EWF….Confunkshun….Graham Central Station….and Sly…..Heatwave…..and last but not least…..Mother’s Finest…..Rick James….The Isley Brothers…..and Prince….and many other bands who funked it for us back in the day…..but this band….and this CD….the sound is pure raw funk…it’s like the band said…. “After we finish getting fucked up and drunk….let’s hit the studio and do this shit.”….and that CD is…..
TOWER OF POWER…..East Bay Grease….that CD is so nasty with funk!…..before I split….because finally,….the coffee is done…I would like to introduce you to……
THE WORLD’S MOST UNDERRATED BAND……EVER!……
MINT CONDITION….You need to recognize…..this band is no joke!…..oh, one more thing….It’s cool….coffee’s in the cup…..anyway,…..here’s a list of songs that have…..
LIVED RENT-FREE ON MY PHONE LIKE……FOREVER!…..Mandrill – Fencewalk……Lenny White – Venusian Suite Pt.2….Hugh Masekela – Been Such A Long Time Gone…..Prince – Colonized Mind…..Marvin Gaye – Distant Lover (and a few other ones)……Metallica – Enter Sandman…..Opa – Goldenwings…..Grand Puba – I Like It…..Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes (and more)….Angélique Kidjo – Lon Lon Vadjro…..George Duke – Malibu (and definitely a few other ones)….Alexander O´Neal – Never Knew Love Like This…..Bonnie Raitt – Nick of Time…..The Ohio Players – Pain…..Brook Benton – Rainy Night in Georgia….Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax…..Doors – Riders of the Storm……Jean Luc-Ponty – Renaissance….Iiz Wright – Soon as I get Home……Freak Power – Trip Through Your Mind…..Seal – Violet…..Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette…..Groove Theory – 10 Minute High……Leroy Hudson – So In Love With You……Kosheen – Wish……DJ Kool – Let Me Clear My Throat……Flora Purim – Some time Ago……Michael McDonald – Sweet Freedom…..Curtis Mayfield – Here But I’m Gone……Johnny Hammond Smith – Los Conquistadores Chocolates…..The Clash – Rock the Casbah….Malo – Everlasting Light…..Steely Dan – Aja…..Me´Shell Ndegeocello – If That’s Your Boyfriend…..Charles Earland – Intergalactic Love Song…..Johnny Clegg & Savuka – One Man One Vote….Seawind – The Devil is a Liar……Midnight Oil – Beds are Burning…..Tom Browne – Jamacia Funk…..Orchestra of The Americas…..Adagio For Strings……Blood, Sweat &Tears – God Bless The Child…….Tower of Power – Squib Cakes…..to name a few…..see ya….time for my second cup……stay safe…..and enjoy…..whatever!
NASTY GROOVE FOR THE DAY……The Isley brothers……In Between The Sheets….that groove will have your head and body snakin’ to it…..anyway,…..