Hey, what good is a beat if the music is weak?
Check out a little somethin' somethin' from a brotha who knows his women and his soul....
Raheem DeVaughn- Woman
And a ballad from a soulful blues singer and her band......
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals- Apologies
Listening to good music is a pleasure. Sometimes, if you're really lucky, you find the kind of music that makes you feel something, a goosebump or two. It's not worth the effort to wade through the musical crap of the Billboard 200. Luckily, you don't have to resort to the commercial tradition of music charts if you have the beauty of the Internet. I'm a big proponent of using MySpace for finding and following new talent. However, as a person-to-person site MySpace is total shit and full of creepy weirdos (umm, I'm a Facebook person, or as A likes to call it, Stalkbook). Also, amazon.com has a really good customer forum where people put up lists with such topics as "Best Soul Music of the 70s" or "The Best Voices of Neo-Soul" or "Great Women with Guitars". It introduces you to music you never would have found on your own, and you'll end up wondering how you ever lived your life without knowing these underground, under appreciated artists. If you're really lucky you will stumble upon some great, monumental, life altering work. The likes of Esthero, Damien Rice, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Amel Larrieux, Amos Lee, Derek Trucks Band, City & Colour, Goapele, Corneille, Jamie Lidell, The Sunshine Underground, and Nizlopi. I recommend these artists because they are just that, artists. They make music their craft. You can start with the above two tunes....one neo-soul, the other bluesy rock, and I'm sure, within minutes, you'll be feelin' alright....
Raheem DeVaughn- Woman
And a ballad from a soulful blues singer and her band......
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals- Apologies
Listening to good music is a pleasure. Sometimes, if you're really lucky, you find the kind of music that makes you feel something, a goosebump or two. It's not worth the effort to wade through the musical crap of the Billboard 200. Luckily, you don't have to resort to the commercial tradition of music charts if you have the beauty of the Internet. I'm a big proponent of using MySpace for finding and following new talent. However, as a person-to-person site MySpace is total shit and full of creepy weirdos (umm, I'm a Facebook person, or as A likes to call it, Stalkbook). Also, amazon.com has a really good customer forum where people put up lists with such topics as "Best Soul Music of the 70s" or "The Best Voices of Neo-Soul" or "Great Women with Guitars". It introduces you to music you never would have found on your own, and you'll end up wondering how you ever lived your life without knowing these underground, under appreciated artists. If you're really lucky you will stumble upon some great, monumental, life altering work. The likes of Esthero, Damien Rice, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Amel Larrieux, Amos Lee, Derek Trucks Band, City & Colour, Goapele, Corneille, Jamie Lidell, The Sunshine Underground, and Nizlopi. I recommend these artists because they are just that, artists. They make music their craft. You can start with the above two tunes....one neo-soul, the other bluesy rock, and I'm sure, within minutes, you'll be feelin' alright....
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