Monday, 22 November 2010

Cream-Sunshine of your love



The only thing I can really comment about is the awesome guitar solo improv of 'BlueMoon'.
There's not alot I can add about how awesome Cream is is there? They do it themselves!

The Monkees-Listen To The Band



Part Country, part Brass Band, part Pop but honestly nothing like a Monkees track.
Mike Nesmith recorded and produced this using Monkees studio time without telling anyone.
This along with The Porpoise Song and Circle Sky are my favourite Monkees tracks.

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

The Doors-L.A Woman



After such a sad song, what better than a pick me up.
I think this should have been on TopGear's list of great driving songs.
Jim Morrison had such a fantastic voice and added real personality to his singing.
Only Roger Daltry can be classed as doing the same (in my opinion).

Ricky Nelson-Lonesome Town



With just a guitar, him and a chorus behind him, Nelson truly creates a lamentable song.
You really picture a place where people (who have had their hearts broken) live.
It's almost like a paragraph from a book describing a place. And I think that's why I like it.

The Kinks-Harry Rag



Well, I did say I love this song.
Live at The BBC.

The Kinks-Autumn Almanac



I love The Kinks or should I say Ray Davies songwriting.
To take something such as Autumn and write a simple, fun and memorable song is fantastic but that is Davies' gift. This and "Harry Rag" are my favourites.

David Bowie-Andy Warhol



True Story: I used to play guitar when I was younger but gave up because...wait for it...it hurt my thumb.
I now realise that that was stupid of me and I started to learn again until I broke a string from constantly plucking the opening chords to "Stand by me". The opening riff on this is one of many reasons I started again.