One of the underlying themes of last week’s post set me off on this one. I find cover versions rich with potential for musicality. It’s tough for an artist to take an original and interpret it in his/her own way. Often the effort falls flat. Sometimes the cover versions strike a chord in us mainly…
Author: Bantering Ram
Music addict, devoted servant to our cats. Almost all that I do by way of 'work' is to allow me to indulge in writing, music, running, cycling...mostly
A Celebration Not Rushed
Extravagant box sets – many richly done – are the norm for bands celebrating longevity landmarks. Re-worked material, outtakes, rarities, alternate versions, glossy booklets are all par for the course. Often what was released as part of a 20-year celebration gets released at the completion of 25 with a few minor tweaks, betraying the tiredness…
Mortal Body, Immortal Song
RIP Jagjit Singh.
Pop Goes This Note
There has been a steady stream of top-notch female musicians coming out of the UK these last few years that have taken the world by storm with the force of their voices and remarkable expression. The sassy, unrepentant voice of Amy Winehouse, the stunning soul of Duffy (at least on her debut), the fierce passion…
REMember
The past Thursday was not a happy day – cricketer Mansur Ali Khan ‘Tiger’ Pataudi moved to the great beyond, I got a note from my favourite restaurant/bar, known for its weekend live music performances, that the cops have aggressively acted on breaking the ‘unholy’ alliance of drink and live music, and a band whose…
Oh Joy
This week’s post was planned to be something else. And then as what can only be a coincidence, I played ‘You Got It In People’ by Broken Social Scene and ‘Delaney & Bonnie & Friends On Tour With Eric Clapton’. Very different musically from each other but both feature huge bands – 11 musicians each….
Errata
In my post ‘Right Now (Sep 11 2011)’ I had incorrectly stated the name of My Morning Jacket’s album to be ‘Orbital’. My apologies – it should be ‘Circuital’. It’s corrected in the post now.
Right Now (Sep 11 2011)
Right now, there is a set of 5 songs that are on infinite (till infinity tires and dies, which should be in a couple of weeks from now) loop in my head. Tunes that hold me in thrall.
Saying Grace
There are records of high intensity which make a strong social/political statement and there are those that lay open the artist’s heart – bleeding and throbbing. Jeff Buckley’s ‘Grace’ belongs to the latter category. That intensity paired with a voice like sunlight shimmer on a high, cold mountain stream thrills me still. This is one dark album with recurrent themes…
DyingNote 