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Cruisin' to the Seattle Sound...What is Your Favorite Grunge Band/Song?

November 12th 2006 20:54

I went cruising last night. Can you believe that? I am 34 and I went cruising with my friend listening to all the greats derived from the Seattle sound.

The Seattle sound originated with the 'Godfathers of Grunge', Neil Young -(I was a bit surprised by this bit of trivia until my friend

Neil Young-Wikipedia

LethalPiano pointed it out and I did some digging)- and to 'Green River', allegedly named after the Green River serial killings, whose members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament started jamming a bit with members of 'Malfunkshun', Andy Wood and Regan Hagar. That musical collaboration then became 'Lords of the Wasteland', which was later renamed 'Mother LoveBone'. There are other major players in the beginnings of this genre, as well.

Mother Lovebone -http://www.glampunk.org/lovebone.html

History lesson aside, my friend and I cruised around blaring 'Nirvana', 'Pearl Jam', and 'Creed' -(I insisted because I wanted to prove that former Creed frontman, Scott Stapp, is obviously heavily influenced by Pearl Jam and my friend didn't really think so.) (I am right, btw.) 'Alice in Chains' has been played during nearly all of our hangout sessions, so they were excluded from the playlist last night.

As someone who has not been a big fan of the greats like 'Pearl Jam' or 'Nirvana' in the past, we specifically focused on some of their greatest...'Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town', and 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', etc. Last night, ladies and gentlemen, I got it. I get it. I came to the light, I see now. I am a reformed sinner...

I have been inspired to pay tribute to this genre of music in the next few weeks and will acknowledge a few of the groups but it would take months to compile anything worthy of the bodies of work of each band and to do an adequate chronology of the genre. In no way am I making a claim to do it justice, but I hope that you will join me and throw in your tidbits of information, (LethalPiano, Bryn and Tinkster, to name a few.) It will be a fun ride...Until then...

who is your favorite Grunge Band? What is your favorite song of theirs and your favorite lyrics within that song?

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VOICES VIEW: CONWAY TWITTYPATED

October 31st 2006 15:43

At the risk of annoying all of you, it's necessary for me to create a post just for Conway Twitty.

In time, you will understand how my mind works. It doesn’t stop thinking of the comments you and I leave on this blog once I hear the disembodied AOL voice say, “Goodbye!” I mull things over, I have a listen, I think about it. In the post, ‘Do You Think His Tractor’s Sexy?” I asked a question about country music, which led me to Conway, whom I started listening to his greatest hits and several days later, I am still turned on by him, which means, he gets his own damn post. *smile*

I can think of so many great artists that are worthy, and in due time, I will get to them...I promise. But today…we are going to honor a man I am passionately in love with.

This genteel, southern man with the curly hair and the shiny fresh scrubbed look to his face was not much to look at. He really wasn't. It hurts me a bit to even say that, but it's true and you all know how I feel about being truthful.

Anyways, no, he wasn't a gorgeous man, but beneath the surface, there was a man with a confidence to repeatedly bring women to ecstatic brinks of pleasure again and again. His voice was powerfully sexy.

Even now, as a jaded and well beyond virginal woman, cynical and guarded, I am deeply affected by his sensuality. I love his voice, I loved the yearning quality of his style…and I loved his duets with Loretta Lynn. (See, now you get how I think even more don’t you?)

What caused me to honor this man today, is the fact that we don’t have anyone in music today, that is really known that really has a sensuality to their music…or am I completely forgetting someone? I will say this, then, in case I am overlooking someone…no one that is really well known affects ME this way. How’s that? Let’s compare just a line or two from a rap song to Conway’s “(I know) You’ve Never Been This Far Before.”

Example 1:
"Yo, BITCH, take it up the ASS, BITCH...Yo, BITCH, take it up the ASS, BITCH!!"

(I will not give anyone who sings that kind of WORTHLESS SHIT any recognition on my site...but they are in rap and that is all I am legally bound to tell you to avoid plagiarizing. If you happen to BE the shithead who wrote those “lyrics”, you are an untalented piece of shit. Have a good one.)

Example 2: (Again the same lyrics I posted before but listen to them, really listen…I know you can hear it even as you are reading the words…)
"I can almost hear the stillness as it yields to the sound of your heart beating, (bum bum bummm)

The song goes on…building in tempo and you are right there…you are that girl losing her virginity…or the man who is taking it. It is an amazingly beautiful song and it has qualities that are sadly lacking in today’s music.

That is all I wanted to say…now, play along with me and tell me the lyrics to your favorite singer who can take you THERE…who turns you on like no other. Share with me.

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Country Music: Do You think His Tractor's Sexy?

October 23rd 2006 15:50

We can't have a serious discussion about music, and not include country. We all know that there have been major artists in country music. Johnny Cash cannot be disputed. What I am asking you to consider is whether country music, in terms of overall impact and relativity to Joe Q. Public, could be labeled as possibly THE most important genre of music today?

Many think so. I am not sure that I would say it is the most important genre, but there is no disputing that the entire genre is geared towards a collective experience, regarding milestones of life and our reactions to experiencing them or not experiencing them.

The question is, do we care? Like all genres, country music has some pretty bad shit in it, Billy Ray Cyrus and his achy breaky heart can take a flying leap into a pile of shit and come out better than his music. Kenny Chesney, no, I don't think your tractor is sexy but you I could eat for breakfast.

The problem most people have with country music is that for the most part, with few exceptions, it has become a very commercialized industry. The lyrics are fluffy and feel good, the performers all look like models, etc. The appeal of country music is supposed to be the consumer's ability to relate to the performer, to access them, through their own experience. Like everything else today, sex sells and more and more country music performers are using it. Trace Adkins is singing about HonkyTonk Badonkadonks. The genre is changing quickly.

There are a few that I would absolutely consider artists. The aforementioned Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Kenny Rogers, Conway Twitty, Martina McBride, Reba Mcintyre, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Allen Jackson, and others have definately made significant contributions to this genre. There is something about these artists that stays with me. The simplicity of a lyric can become a beautiful image from these select few. As for the genre as a whole, I think it is losing its identity from the commercialization factor...damn it to hell.

How do you feel about country music? hate it? love it? like it? leave it? Tell me what you think. Let's try to be open minded, people. I know this is a hot topic for most music snobs that I have talked to. If you do hate it, explain why...and if you love it, likewise.

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