A sampler, from upper-echelon practitioners of the art.
Category: Music
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Cavalcade of Stars.
The indomitable Paul Frees takes on some pop music standards, in a baffling array of idioms.
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Pianists, of Note.
A sampler/primer of some of the greats. Some neglected gems. Some masterworks. Some __________.
Featured are Herbie Nichols, Mal Waldron, Bill Evans, Randy Weston, Horace Tapscott, Bud Powell, Paul Bley, and Horace Silver.
The indomitable Arthur Brown, who possesses the most profound dance moves and world-view in the world, is also a pretty astonishing vocalist.
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Joan Jett.
The great Joan Jett, First Lady of rock.
Led Zeppelin, with eight scintillating live performances. Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones are all in top form. Plant, as always, is as powerful, beguiling, and inventive a lead vocalist as any that exists on this planet, and both Page and Bonham demonstrate why they are legends.
Jimi Hendrix, whether performing the somber, doleful Hey Joe, the furiously kinetic Johnny B. Goode, or the iconic, brain-imploding National anthem, was a virtuoso on his instrument unlike any other.
Titans of the Indie music display their awesome gifts. Featuring Neutral Milk Hotel, The Shins, Beta Band, John Vanderslice, Luke Haines, The Mekons, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Addendum: Vandaveer, Richard Hawley, Iron and Wine, The Postal Service, Darden Smith, Cats on Fire, Hot Hot Heat, Gledhill, Western States Motels, Decemberists, and Robbers on High Street. And Mercury Rev. And Flaming Lips. And M. Ward.
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The Song-Poems.
The wonderment of the Song Poem has led a long and prosperous life. Advertisements in magazines and whatnot—especially the latter—calling for “non-professional” “poets” to go ahead and send in their masterworks, and have them set to music, have resulted in…improbable finished products. Many of the above sampling are the work of Rodd Keith, the so-called “Mozart” of the song poem. One Norm Burns takes a shot at some others. All are indisputable in their existence.
Hailing from Sheffield, Pulp’s Jarvis Branson Cocker remains a titan and figurehead of the British music world. The “Erotic Coathanger”‘s quirky, enigmatic ways make him a source of immense curiosity to millions. Then, there are his hand-antics, the likes of which are unprecedented in the annals of such things.
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