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Monday May 15, 2006
"P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" by Parliament from P-Funk Earth Tour
An old friend who's a major fan of the funk visited me this weekend, and when he left this afternoon I pulled out the "Earth Tour" album for the first time in ages. This particular track is a fine way to get moving, rain or shine. The chorus always gets in my head and stays there for a while, and I never mind it one bit.
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Tuesday March 21, 2006
"Trinkle, Tinkle" by Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Wilbur Ware and Shadow Wilson from Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
During my continuing self-education about jazz, I stumbled across this jewel that Monk and Trane recorded in New York in 1957. Monk and Trane take music apart, put it back together and make it sound easy. Monk's piano and Trane's tenor sax range from erratic to harmonious, and Wilbur Ware's incredible bass solo goes right along for the ride. Gmail.
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Wednesday February 1, 2006
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Nouvelle Vague from Nouvelle Vague
Bossa Nova meets '80s pop/post-punk, via France. The whole album is great fun, but this track is a heck of a way to kick it off. Gmail.
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Saturday December 31, 2005
"Voyages" by Michel Polnareff from Polnareff's
This is one of my favorite Polnareff songs, perhaps because it's such an unexpected way to kick off an album. Clocking in at just under 3 minutes, it's like a mini-soundtrack that gives you an idea of what's coming up but doesn't give away too much. And Polnareff's arrangement is incredible. Name an instrument; it's in here somewhere. mp3 TK.
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Monday December 12, 2005
"Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin (IV, or Zoso, or whatever)
I borrowed this from a friend on Thanksgiving Day because my old taped copy was nowhere to be found. Then, I got a cold and had to lie low for a while. After I got over the cold, I put on this disc, turned up the volume and rocked out. And I realized that if I had only listened to "Black Dog" in the first place, I might not have needed all those cough drops and cups of tea. This tune (and the rest of them) is strong enough to whoop just about anything.
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Wednesday November 2, 2005
"Baby Got Back" by Jonathan Coulton from via jonathancoulton.com
This is the best cover I've heard in a long time. It must be heard to be believed. Sir Mix-a-Lot would be proud, I think, or at least impressed at the effort.
Here 'tis.
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Thursday October 27, 2005
"Agent Orange" by Depeche Mode from Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode was always a bit dark, but this track (an extra at the end of "Music for the Masses") turned the darkness up a notch. Its ominous electronic bass, overlaid with a solemn piano refrain and mixed with helicopter-rotor effects, keenly reflected some of the unease felt during the final years of the Cold War. The reflection is no less clear today.
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Monday October 17, 2005
"all" by Serge Gainsbourg from Histoire de Melody Nelson
Sooty and I are heading to Paris soon, and in preparation I've been listening to this classic by Serge Gainsbourg. It clocks in at 28 minutes but mixes and matches whimsy, sex, grief, euphoria, sleaze and love with incredible style and substance. Youth meets age, and both meet destiny. It doesn't matter if you don't understand a word of French; the music speaks for itself. And if you do speak French, you're in for a treat. Gainsbourg's scratchy, smoky voice delivers poetry masquerading as pop lyrics.
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Monday October 3, 2005
"Want a Danish" by Van Morrison from Bang Records Contractual Obligation Session
In 1967, Van Morrison was trying to leave Bang Records, an early label. He whipped up 31 songs about things like wanting a danish and whistling when someone says the word France. He made his point, I suppose, but I don't think he expected those songs to come out later on.
Nor, I suspect, did he think those songs would make it onto the Internet for the whole world to hear. The incomprarable WFMU, broadcasting from Jersey City, NJ, has made all those tracks available on its blog. Without further ado, here is "Want a Danish." You're welcome.
P.S. The rest of the tracks, including the classic "Ring Worm," may be found here.
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Wednesday September 21, 2005
"Ricky's Theme" by Beastie Boys from Ill Communication
One of those tracks that shows how all-around gifted the Beasties really are. Part jazz, part rock, part funk, part hip-hop, all instrumental.
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Gina Chimney
Location: New York City-ish
Total tracks posted: 24
Member since: November 15, 2004
Favorite Genre: britpop
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Gina Chimney Tracks of 2007
Most recent album purchased
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Joyce & Dori Caymmi, "Rio Bahia"
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Top Ten Concerts of all time
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1. Michel Polnareff at Bercy, Paris, March 9, 2007
2. INXS at the Duluth Arena, Duluth, Minn., May 18, 1988
3. Bebel Gilberto at the Blue Note, New York, Sept. 29, 2005
4. Ben Folds and Aimee Mann at Central Park Summerstage, Aug. 20, 2003
5. Saint Etienne with Kid Loco at the 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., May 19, 1999
6. Pat Martino Trio at Iridium, New York, Jan. 23, 2002
7. Elton John at Riverport, St. Louis, Sept. 4, 1992
8. Uncle Tupelo at the Blue Note, Columbia, Mo., April 1994
9. Various Artists at Lilith Fair, Fiddler's Green, Denver, Aug. 23, 1998
10. Depeche Mode at the St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Oct. 19, 1993
Notes: These aren't listed in any particular order, really, except for Michel Polnareff in the No. 1 spot. For me, nothing else can compare to that show. Polnareff hadn't performed in his native France for 34 years, and he sold out 11 nights at Bercy (the Paris equivalent of Madison Square Garden) before touring France and beyond for the rest of the spring and summer. Fans were literally crying with happiness, and they knew and sang all the words to all the songs. Polnareff's 62-year-old voice was silky smooth, and his songs held up great. The musicians and backup singers, mostly Americans, were tight. The sets and special effects were amazing. Definitely worth the trip for us -- it was quite a show, and quite a scene!
(On another note, Will, aka Sooty Chimney, asked me to marry him earlier in the day, so by the time we got to the show I was in a VERY good mood.)
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