I figured if you have made it all the way to my page you are probably pretty familiar with the KISS play list. I myself, as I'm sure you as well, listen to loads of other music that escapes the grasp of Top 40 radio. So, I figured I'd list a few tracks or albums that I have been listening to in hopes you will check them out and enjoy as well. Sooner or later I'll come up with a catchy name for this blog feature (suggestions welcome) but for now lets just call it What to listen to when your radio breaks.
For the week of March 24....
1. Jack's Mannequin's "Everything in Transit" Album
If are in my car or living room a lot you probably already know this album by heart, I listen to it constantly. Phenomenal from start to finish and the story behind it, while very sad, ties the whole thing together. Sounds like; you're 22 and sleep on a beach in California without any real purpose or direction with a girl from the O.C., with a bit of tradegy mixed in for good measure. That is not really a sound at all but they seem to have captured it. Not a bad song on the album but...
Key tracks include: "Bruised" and "Rescued"
2. John Mayer's "Continum" Album
Another 5 star album, and this one's got Grammy's to back it up. The first track "Waiting on The World To Change" dispite being the first single is a poor introduction to the rest of the album so be sure to listen further in. Mayer's return to a more traditional blues sound with stunningly vivid and complex lyrics make this the kind of album to listen to alone with the headphones on.
Key tracks include: "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" - notice the decending guitar scales under the lyric "were going down". Also, "Stop This Train" and "Vultures".
3. Long Beach Short Bus "Flying Ship of Fantasy" Album
First there was Sublime, a band that created a genere of music. Then Bradly died...RIP. From the ashes of Sublime came Long Beach Dub Allstars, which you have probably already heard of ("Sunny Hours", "My Own Life") along with the lesser known Long Beach Shortbus. Sounds like Sublime with less screaming guitars, more doobie and a sunburn.
Key tracks include "Girl Next Door" and "Beautiful".
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!!! MORE UPDATES SOON!!!
For the week of March 24....
1. Jack's Mannequin's "Everything in Transit" Album
If are in my car or living room a lot you probably already know this album by heart, I listen to it constantly. Phenomenal from start to finish and the story behind it, while very sad, ties the whole thing together. Sounds like; you're 22 and sleep on a beach in California without any real purpose or direction with a girl from the O.C., with a bit of tradegy mixed in for good measure. That is not really a sound at all but they seem to have captured it. Not a bad song on the album but...
Key tracks include: "Bruised" and "Rescued"
2. John Mayer's "Continum" Album
Another 5 star album, and this one's got Grammy's to back it up. The first track "Waiting on The World To Change" dispite being the first single is a poor introduction to the rest of the album so be sure to listen further in. Mayer's return to a more traditional blues sound with stunningly vivid and complex lyrics make this the kind of album to listen to alone with the headphones on.
Key tracks include: "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" - notice the decending guitar scales under the lyric "were going down". Also, "Stop This Train" and "Vultures".
3. Long Beach Short Bus "Flying Ship of Fantasy" Album
First there was Sublime, a band that created a genere of music. Then Bradly died...RIP. From the ashes of Sublime came Long Beach Dub Allstars, which you have probably already heard of ("Sunny Hours", "My Own Life") along with the lesser known Long Beach Shortbus. Sounds like Sublime with less screaming guitars, more doobie and a sunburn.
Key tracks include "Girl Next Door" and "Beautiful".
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!!! MORE UPDATES SOON!!!
