The Everly Brothers Review / Spirit Preview (Album 21)

(Everly Brothers preview here) So The Everly Brothers was probably what I was expecting. Sounds like early Beach Boys and  Simon & Garfunkel  and other vocalists like that. After a brief look around the internet, I don't think that their other stuff sounds like this. This album comes from before they turned into a "country-influenced rock and roll" performance. But that's alright. Maybe we will see some more of them in the future. I doubt that any of this will be staying on my iPod. Maybe I'll make my grandpa sit down and listen to it and see if he knows it. That would be cool.

Favorite Songs:
     Made To Love
     Baby What Do You Want Me To Do

Album: Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Artist: Spirit

Release Year: 1970

"Feelins could not have been worse when Spirit recorded Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus. Luckily, David Briggs [producer], who worked with Neol Young, managed to harness all the animosity into Spirit's masterwork. The album was enriched with meaty horn arrangements ("Morning Will Come"), imaginative vocal harmonies ("Nothin' To Hide") and a structured approach to psychedelic studio trickery such as stereo panning and tapes run backwards...Oh, and "Dr. Sardonicus?" It is the nickname Spirit coined for the mixing desk at the studio." - Jamie Gonzalo

 01 - Prelude - Nothin' To Hide

02 - Nature's Way

03 - Animal Zoo

04 - Love Has Found A Way

05 - Why Can't I Be Free

06 - Mr. Skin

07 - Space Child

08 - When I Touch You

09 - Street Worm

10 - Life Has Just Begun

11 - Morning Will Come

12 - Soldier

Streaming: Radio3.net

iTunes: Spirit

Spotify: Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

This sounds pretty cool. I've never heard of them before, but here's to hoping.

~mfm

Louis Prima Review / The Everly Brothers Preview (Album 20)

(Louis Prima preview here) Jazz jazz jazz jazz jazz...It's so silly. I like jazz, but I don't think that I will ever be able to rap my head around it. Especially if there doesn't seem to be a cohesive sound or melody or tempo. It's all very confusing. Anyways, that's mostly what I feel about Louis Prima. Skills: yes. My understanding of his creative venture: no. A couple of his songs reminded me of The Jungle Book, and when Baloo seems to go all be-bop.

Favorite Songs:
     Melody: Basin Street Blues - When It's Sleepy Time Down South

Album: A Date With The Everly Brothers

Artist: The Everly Brothers

Release Year: 1960

"It would have been reasonable to expect the cupboard to be bare, and the first tracks recorded, "Lucille" and "Baby What Do You Want Me To Do," suggest that material was in short supply. But the radical reinterpretations showed the Everly harmonies could refresh the most familiar songs." - David Hucheon

01 - Made To Love

02 - That's Just Too Much

03 - Stick With Me Baby

04 - Baby What Do You Want Me To Do

05 - Sigh, Cry, Almost Die

06 - Always It's You

07 - Love Hurts

08 - Lucille

09 - So How Come (No One Loves Me)

10 - Donna, Donna

11 - A Change Of Heart

12 - Cathy's Clown

Streaming: Radio3.net

iTunes: A Date With The Everly Brothers

Spotify: The Everly Brothers

This looks like a 60s version of a boy band. Also it's weird, in the book they usually have strange pictures (at least not what seems to be the most common picture) for an album. Weird Britts.

~mfm