Featured Friday Music Shuffle - Insider Parades

Blah... Morning Music shuffle is back after a brief interlude due to a bit of the mid-summer blahs. 

And, it's time for our Featured Friday edition - week 2 for August, as we delve into some music from our Featured Artists of the Month.  We have a plethora of great music, so let's get to it.

First up, we have a pleasant little serial killer? folksy-ballad from Loners Society. It's called Jersey Devil, and I'm digging the sound of this one.  Just give a listen, but if you are someone who needs a frame of reference, Blitzen Trapper is the band that first came to my mind when I heard this song.  But, whatever, it's a nifty song...  Jersey Devil is the b-side to the Pinstripes 7" which you can grab right here:

 

Here's the video of the A-side, "Pinstripes"

 

Next up, we shift gears and come up with a searing, soaring rock instrumental from the band, Traverse the Skies.  Grey Knight has a larger than life feel to it, and it made a great accompaniment to a cloudy walk up the hill.  

 
 I hope you are buckled in, because our wild ride takes up down to New Mexico, and a song by our new friends The Imperial Rooster - DWI Marijuana Blues.   Would it be totally inappropriate for me to say that this song could be dedicated to Randy Travis?  If it is inappropriate, remember, I said it, not the Roosters!  Anyway, the song is a rollicking, amped up foot-stomper of a song, and like everything I've heard from The Imperial Rooster, it's a helluva good time.  It's another fine track from their Decent People album.

 

 

Next up we have the hit single from The Danbury Lie's self-titled album, Morbid Becoming. Robert from The Danbury lie is a long-time friend of EttG favorite Don Ryan.  Musically speaking, that set my expectations pretty high, and I have to say The Danbury Lie live up to those expectations.  Morbid Becoming, as the title implies, has a bit of a dark, backwoodsy feel to it. In an inexplicable way, it also brings to my mind the old band, The Balancing Act. If you are not familiar with The Balance Act - google them.  The Danbury Lie are not exactly like The Balancing Act, but sonically, vocally... something reminds me of them, and that is definitely not a bad thing.  

And finally, we close today's Featured Friday shuffle with a song from Pony Boy. We presented Saints and Liars by Pony Boy before, but this gorgeous example of West Coast bluesy, Rock is worth hearing again.  

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TODAY (8/10/2012) ONLY - AMAZON has the 40th Anniversary Edition of L.A. Woman by The Doors for $2.99.

The Doors cover the Reading Rainbow Theme

aka Jimmy Fallon is a genius!

 

 

Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Caught in a Trap Mix

Another rainy morning here in Nashville. Today, a spin of one of my many random playlists filled with music I like.
(Click on album cover to purchase Genius of Love 2001 (Ozomatli Remix) by Tom Tom Club)
Tom Tom Club is a spin-off band of Talking Heads featuring Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth.  Genius of Love was originally released on the Bands 1981 debut.  It was redone in 2001.  The version today is one of several remixes.  The band celebrated the 30th anniversary of the song this year.
(click on album cover to purchase Soul Kitchen by X)
Soul Kitchen on X's debut album Los Angeles is a cover of a Doors' song from their debut album (The Doors).  Ray Manzarek, the Doors' keyboardist produced the X album.
(click on album cover to purchase Suspicious Minds by John Eddie)
Suspicious Minds is a live cover of a song made famous by Elvis Presley. The song reached number 1 in 1969.  It comes from John Eddie's live album Guy Walks into a Bar...
(click on album cover to purchase Slim Gets in 'Em  by Gustafer Yellowgold)
Slim Gets in 'Em  is by Gustafer Yellowgold (a friendly, yellow alien who comes from the Sun). Gustafer Yellowgold was created by Morgan Taylor). The song is a fun and catchy number.

(click on album cover to purchase Cool for Cats  by Squeeze)
Squeeze remain one of the best pop bands of the 1970s and early 80s.  With a rotating line-up anchored by songwriters Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, Squeeze produced an incredible string of near-perfect songs. Cool for Cats is the title track to their second album which was released in 1979.
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