Original Sins – Can’t Stop Dancing (The Hardest Way): Not a cover of the Captain & Tenille hit. As good as many R & B chart toppers of the era. I know nothing about Act I, but this ballad is built on about as basic a piano figure as you can find, and then weaves in horns and strings, leading to a creamy ballad which builds to an urgent chorus. With sympathetic production from Todd Rundgren, this guitar driven rocker brought needed wit to alt-rock radio in the ‘90s, with Moe Berg’s smart (and smartass) observations on growing up.Īct I – Friends Or Lovers (In Perfect Harmony: Sweet Soul Groups 1968-1977): This is taken from an excellent compilation of obscure soul sides. The Pursuit Of Happiness – I’m An Adult Now (Love Junk): This is the song that briefly broke this Canadian band. Her upcoming album is more in the vein of Bat For Lashes apparently, which should be interesting. V V Brown – Bottles (Travelling Like The Light): While some of Brown’s debut was retro R & B with new wave polish, some songs were just good British soul-pop. These guys were a bit more popper and sounded a bit more inspired by Andy Partridge of XTC.
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This is a lovely tune on an album full of them.ĭogs Die In Hot Cars – Glimpses Of The Good Life (Please Describe Yourself): This British band may have split up after only one album because people thought they were Kaiser Chiefs. On his first solo album, Hitchcock’s Syd Barrett influence really comes front and center. Robyn Hitchcock – Autumn Is Your Last Chance (I Often Dream of Trains): Just Robyn and his acoustic guitar at first, with very light bass guitar later on. The production puts Dave Vanian’s vocals way up front, which is odd, but the power still comes through. This is just a bashing MC5/New York Dolls type of number. The Damned – I Fall (Damned Damned Damned): A fine early bashing Damned number. It’s just an extremely inviting album cut. This is pillowy soft with a warm melody that is on par with the best of Paul McCartney.
This is a simple, whispery melody with nice little sonic touches to embellish the basic tune.Ĭrowded House – Catherine Wheels (Together Alone): Now here’s Neil himself on this wonderful song from the fourth Crowded House album. Liam Finn – Little Words (FOMO): It took me longer to warm up to Finn’s second album, but he certainly has some of his old man Neil’s melodic chops, but with a bit of a Elliot Smith vibe. In honor of Kurtis Blow, please grab your iPod or MP3 player, hit shuffle and share the first 10 songs that come up. early on got the nickname “The Son of Kurtis Blow”, and he has been name checked in numerous hip hop songs as well as artists like They Might Be Giants and, most memorably by Tom Tom Club in their immortal hit “Genius of Love”. Blow ended up recording eight albums, racking up hits like “If I Ruled the World” and “Basketball” while influencing many rappers with his flow. Blow was the first rapper signed to a major label, and the first rapper to have a certified gold single for his classic, “The Breaks”. Today, let’s pay tribute to one of the pioneers of hip hop, Kurtis Blow. The CHIRP Blog Mike Bennett writes Friday iPod/MP3 Shuffle-Happy Birthday Kurtis Blow Edition
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