Volume 1, Track 5
“Suddenly I See” by KT Tunstall (2004) I absolutely loathed Tunstall’s first single, “Black Horse And The Cherry Tree,” when it was released (and I still kind of hate it to this day) but then a funny thing happened with my relationship with Ms. Tunstall: I watched The Devil Wears Prada with my wife and [...]
Volume 1, Track 4
“Digital Love” by Daft Punk (2001) Daft Punk is one of the most creative artists of the last ten years. They usually reinvent themselves–either physically by dressing up as robots, or musically by switching gears from hard electric beats to fun-loving music that samples ’70′s-era R&B–with such ease that time will probably take them for [...]
Volume 1, Track 3
“Bull In The Heather” by Sonic Youth (1994) “Bull In The Heather” is probably the most radio-friendly song in Sonic Youth’s catalog this side of their cover of The Carpenters’ “Superstar.” By blending minimal doses of feedback, catchy drum beats, and vocals by an almost exasperated-sounding Kim Gordon, “Bull In The Heather” became one of [...]
Volume 1, Track 2
“She Talks To Angels” by The Black Crowes (1990) Black Crowes kind of appeared out of nowhere with a flurry of hits–”Jealous Again,” “Twice As Hard,” and the cover classic “Hard To Handle”–but “She Talks To Angels” may be the band’s masterpiece. Black Crowes were unabashedly in love with classic rock and the eighth track [...]
Volume 1, Track 1
“Superman” by R.E.M. (1986) Though “Superman” was not as big of a single as “Fall On Me” was when released in 1986, it was a much looser, and overall more fun, song. The music is more upbeat than normal and bassist Mike Mills steps in as lead singer so the song, up to that point, [...]
Volume 1 Introduction
Age is such a factor in terms of what music means to someone and what legacy a song will ultimately have that I find the term “one-hit wonder” to be grossly unfair most of the time. It is easy to poke fun at a song like “Tainted Love” or “I Ran (So Far Away)” because [...]
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