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June 20th, 2009
For eight (8) weeks Folk Alley collected votes for the Essential Folk Songs. Each song that was submitted was considered a vote and now, finally, the results are in. This was compiled by Listeners of FolkAlley.com
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June 1st, 2009
I first remember hearing this song when it came out back in 1994 with the release of their debut album Sixteen Stone. I instantly fell in love with this song. Years later when I was able to get CD’s for myself I got Sixteen Stone as soon as possible.
The song reels you in from the first chord and takes you all the way to the last. The main riff that is repeated throughout in slight variations is simply astounding in terms of effectiveness, however simple it may be. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bass, Bush, gavin rossdale, grunge, guitar, percussion, Popular Music, vocals
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May 26th, 2009
I’m here to brainwash you with that damned pop(ish) music! This is Muse’s “Knights of Cydonia” from their latest album Blackholes and Revelations. And for those of you who don’t know Cydonia is a geographical location on Mars. They seem to have an affinity for outerspace.
I first heard this song when I finally got the last track in the CD and fell instantly in love. It is by far one of their best and most beloved songs in which I often find on repeat. It’s a piece that just makes you feel alive. Although the video is somewhat of a spoof the song itself is very inspiring to me. The introduction has very little in it yet it’s so intriguing and builds a great momentum. Then once it gets going you never want it to send. It continues to build steadily with few strong cadences. Then at the end it leaves you with a most satisfying release.
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Tags: bass, guitar, Matthew Bellamy, muse, percussion, Popular Music, vocals
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May 4th, 2009
This was a really interesting story that I heard on the radio today as I went into work.
Mark Johnson got an idea a few years ago when he heard Roger Ridley playing on the streets of Santa Monica, CA. His idea was to bring musicians together from around the world… but not physically. Instead he’d bring them together through music.
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April 13th, 2009
Contained within this essay is the opinionated analysis of two of the greatest contributors to music in America and Modern Jazz: Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. Both were great performers and colleagues. In the analysis an album from each artist was selected: Billie Holiday’s “Complete Decca Recordings” and Louis Armstrong’s famed “What A Wonderful World.” Each of them has quite a unique and distinguished vocal style. Armstrong, though, also plays an incredible trumpet, which had brought him to fame several decades ago.
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Tags: Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Popular Music, Scat, trumpet
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