This week’s Pick Six covers a very uplifting topic: “Songs About Death.” “The ’59 Sound” – The Gaslight Anthem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOBb13yDnzo “The ’59 Sound” is probably The Gaslight Anthem’s “signature song” at this point in their young career, and for good reason. Inspired by the death of friend in a car accident (“Young boys, young girls/Ain’t …
I’m skipping the intro this week to focus on “Songs With Great Instrumental Outros.” “Freebird” – Lynyrd Skynyrd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np0solnL1XY I really don’t need to say much about this one. The long guitar solos at the end of “Freebird” are simply among the best in recorded history. “Thunder Road” – Bruce Springsteen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsJsjaYm03E Springsteen ends the …
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There is an incredible amount of potentially great albums coming out in the next 8 weeks. So, I figured I’d highlight the ones that I’m most looking forward to in this week’s Pick Six. Heaven is Whenever – The Hold Steady (May 4) The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn has stated that Heaven is Whenever would …
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This week’s Pick Six is a pretty basic one: “Songs With ‘Monday’ in Their Title.” “Monday, Monday” – The Mamas and the Papas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81Ojd3d2rY# “Monday, Monday” is a song about the often capricious nature of love. The whole story is told in the first verse, which for the sake of brevity I’ll cite here: “Monday …
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I was talking to a friend the other day, and the topic of Bruce Springsteen came up. My friend proceeded to claim that Bruce has only ever written upbeat, happy tunes. This is not the first time I’ve heard this point argued, so apparently this is a common misconception. To help clear things up, here’s …
