Feel Good Music II

[RadicalModerate]

Last night I watched the best thing I've seen on CBS since Walter Cronkite used to do the news.

It was a Garth Brooks Special filmed (live?) at a Steve Wynn Casino in Vegas. He spent most of the show paying homage to his influences, both personal and musical. It Was Great. Even with the Chris Gaines cameo during a Walmart ad.

He ended the show with a (second) encore of my favorite Garth Brooks song, "I've Got Friends In Low Places."
The perfect icing on the perfect cake.

Today, I accidentally tuned-in to the studio version of this song on a local Public Radio Station:


Prior to that, above, there was the studio version of this, below, (on another local NPR program).
I liked it too. It made me feel good. Not that the song is "happy happy happy" . . .
rather, because no matter how sad the lyrics, good roots music is still out there.


(Note: The studio version added pedal steel and cut the intro and the coughing.)

This may help explain why I like John "The Flash in the Pan" Fullbright's musical poetry so much. =)

Metacognition: There needs to be more of it. At least I think so.

As excellent a repository of "Good Tunes Worth Listening To" Feel Good Music 1 may be, it was getting huge and difficult to load.
No contribution to the culture in here will be rejected (except perhaps by Pete or Martin "The Mod With The Heart o' Gold" Formerly Known as MMM).

[trousers]

This is an oddball fan made video but it has Clint Eastwood and go-go girls. Can't lose.
I put this on tons of comps back when people still made comps.
Los Saicos...mid 60s Peruvian rock.

[RadicalModerate]

Just picked this one up on KOSU during PM Drivetime ("American Roots") . . .
Sorta cool, fusion folk . . . somewhat reminiscent of Saxondale . . . yet it is what it is.



I find it interesting that my most recent CD purchase was by the ex-wife of Richard Thompson who was the guitar player in this group.
Some quality is timeless.

[RadicalModerate]

Just one more reason to support Public Broadcasting/NPR (and Google =) . . .

Caught this one at the end of some radio program on The Spy on KOSU last night . . .
something about combining Fine Wine and Music or whatever . . .
It's all good.

[RadicalModerate]

Had an opportunity to see this genius, on stage, live, in person, at a Minnesota State Fair kiosk.
Thought he was great. Didn't ask for an autograph in the moment.



tom t. hall devoted an entire album to his, that is, billy joe's songwriting greatness

[RadicalModerate]

If I didn't have a dislike for "idolatry" this guy would be my alter-ego . . . =)

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In Honor of The Day The Music Continued to Live
(thank you, Buddy Holly):

The dude on the right used to have hair half-way down his back.
The dude on the left has always been the same size.
(the dude on the right or left,
depending on your perspective,
can also play violin and cello)
=)

[RadicalModerate]

Re: Post #7 ^^

That was so excellent (really, no kidding, no joke) that it reminded me of Men At Work.
(from Australia . . . remember them? =)
Thank You, Sir.

(the picture of the kid, on the trike, with a tinfoil helmet, was worth at least a thousand lyrics and a few musical notes. =)

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Re: Post #7 ^^

That was so excellent (really, no kidding, no joke) that it reminded me of Men At Work.
(from Australia . . . remember them? =)
Thank You, Sir.

(the picture of the kid, on the trike, with a tinfoil helmet, was worth at least a thousand lyrics and a few musical notes. =)

Did you catch the nod to the Beatles "Abbey Road" album cover at about 1 minute?

[RadicalModerate]

Did you catch the nod to the Beatles "Abbey Road" album cover at about 1 minute?

Yup. I did. Classic. =)
Thanks, again.

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As they used to say on American Bandstand when rating songs "It has a good beat and you can dance to it".

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[RadicalModerate]

I'll bet a dollar that that band won't be appearing soon at Gary James' Gary Chicaros "Restaurant" in Enid. =)

[mkjeeves]

Good stuff people. Different vein...here's an hour and twenty of whole lotta love I'm getting my Saturday started with.

Led Zeppelin meets Zack Darling

https://soundcloud.com/zack-darling/...lin-meets-zack

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[trousers]

This group has a new album coming out...here's an oldie.

[MadMonk]

This gets me in a good mood.
It's a little repetitive, but makes me tap my feet.

[RadicalModerate]

That one really reminds me of some artist or group from the '60s or '70s.
I didn't realize anyone was still making music like that. It makes me happy.
(and feel good, too =)

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[trousers]

Sunday morning coffee music...

[trousers]

Despite the coffee it's a pretty lazy Sunday.

[RadicalModerate]

I remember the Glen Campbell version of this tune.
Today I heard the REAL version on some PBS interview/music show.
It's amazing to me that I only had a very vague notion of what this gentleman is capable of.



In the interview he said he wrote it in F-Sharp ("an 'un-sing-able' key)
Yet one that let him mostly play on the black keys.
The man is a friggin' musical genius.

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I'm surprised that I like this but I really do.