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Yoytube husker du eight miles high5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() I run down some iconic & favorite TV theme songs from each decade since the very beginning, dividing the list between full-on songs with lyrics & choice instrumentals. My main list is made of songs written specifically for each show, and then I throw in some "honorable mentions" - pre-existing songs used as themes. ![]() Ape Cafe - "Lock-Load-Love" (theme song to the series, from IT WASN’T ME !) Were you a neo-soul fan? Who were some of your favorite artists? Do you think it burned out because it got too purist, and/or the world had moved on? Or do you think it didn’t burn out at all, but just morphed into the next wave of music & artists? Discuss dammit!įEATURED SONG: The Drop feat. I also discuss why it was so important to the trajectory of R&B, hip hop and music in general, why it seemed to burn out so quickly, and what happened after. ![]() I go over some of the major players, including progenitors & artists who emerged after neo-soul faded out. This week I talk about neo-soul, the progressive R&B genre of the late 1990s that melded 1970s style soul with a hip hop sensibility. ![]() LIVE ACOUSTIC CONCERT OF ECLECTIC BEATLES TUNESįEATURED SONG: REC - "Make Me Break Like Everyday" (from RECcollection: The Best of REC 2007-2020 and Syncopy for the Weird) And I explain why The Beatles is the one album that epitomizes everything they ever were.Īre any of these albums your favorite? What about this era as a whole? Can you hear how both exploration & dissension went hand in hand? Discuss dammit! While it ultimately caused their breakup, it also spurred three albums with the most eclectic array of music the Beatles ever did. This is the period (1967-69) when the Beatles’ cohesion was starting to fracture in more ways than one, including the whole concept of what it meant to be “the Beatles”. In this fourth edition of my six-part Beatles series, I go over their most experimental phase, focusing on Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles (The White Album), and Yellow Submarine. Nick DeMatteo – “I’m So Tired” (from IT WASN’T ME !) REC – “It’s All Too Much” (from IT WASN’T ME ! and Synergy for the Weird) Season 5 Episode 27 - The Beatles Part 4 - Eclectic Experimenters I also talk about U2’s 40-track companion album, Songs of Surrender.Īre you a Bono/U2 fan? Have you read this book? If yes, what are your takeaways? If no, why not? And either way, what’s your overall impression of Bono as both an artist and a person? Discuss dammit! I sort out Bono’s & U2’s approach to music as he sees it, discuss relevant facets of his life, and shine a light on various aspects of his politics & spirituality. In the all-powerful Book Talk #5, I talk about highlights and insights from Bono’s Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, a memoir/autobiography featuring mostly chronological anecdotes structured around 40 U2 songs. Nick Live - “Song for Someone” (featuring Cathryn Lynne) REC – “Mine Alone” (from Parts and Labour) OR STREAM IT ANYWHERE Season 5 Episode 29 - Bono’s Surrender: 500 Pages of Topline Melody *intro music credit: REC - "Wake Up High" I also go through their entire discography, and end with a few big takeaways, some of which might surprise you.Īre you a U2 fan? If so, have you been able to follow them through all their changes and despite any media backlash? If you’re not a fan, did you used to be & aren’t anymore, or did you never like them? What do you think most defines them as a band? Discuss dammit! I try to get past the hype, the personality, and the mischaracterizations, and go straight for the music. They might be the most successful band in history that’s also the most misunderstood. In this week’s episode, I subdue another bear of a subject: U2. REC – “Believe the Lie” (from Distance To Empty) – Season 5 Episode 30 - U2 - Absorb the FEEDBACK and Listen Through THE HYPE ![]()
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