Sat 30 Dec 2006
It is December 30th and this is the day of the year that I let all know what musical artists had a major impact on the past year for me. Below are the major artists that received much play on the ipod. Here are the great acts of motorman 2006 soundtrack.
Danny Michel is an Ontarian and a great songwriter. His lyrics create vivid portraits of his subjects. Whether they are a 60s era hearse, a no-good woman, or a motel in Toledo, he is able to convey the stories of his life. He couples these narrations with fun poppy rhythms that will sometimes remind you of another song from another era further strengthening the experience. Danny released his fifth full-length album Valhalla this year and I have not stopped listening to it. If you want to try him out, his website has a number samples, and if you like you cannot go wrong with any of the selections (except the Loving the Alien album which are all David Bowie covers and I have not purchased this one). Since he is Canadian he does not venture south of the border much, but if he hits Minneapolis, I will alert everyone.
After a lengthy discussion with some friends a few months back, I found that I am in the minority for my stand that I feel Frank Black is far better than his former life with the Pixies. Now do not read into this statement that I do not like the Pixies, I do, but Mr. Black has aged well and provided better music with each offering. His new double album Fast Man Raider Man continues this trend.
For those who remember Revolution Radio (I still miss it) you will remember a young trio out of Philly – G. Love and Special Sauce. I could not stop listening to their self-titled debut album, I even snuck into the Uptown to see them play – great show. Well, I grew away from their music when their sophomore release Coast-to-Coast Motel was not up to my high standards. I have done this in the past, I panned the Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique as awful. I can be a music snob and pass judgment too quickly. This year I came across Philadelphonic and was blown away. This and the new release Lemonade are on high rotation on the Mac.
This is a local god in Minneapolis, Mason is a transplant from Pittsburgh, I think, but most of you in Minneapolis know this guy as the popular local bar artist that is making it big. Since I lived in bubble for a number of years and stopped watching the local music scene (see snobbish tendencies above), but after one of the Jug Band Festivals a couple of years back, I received an introduction to this developing singer-songwriter. This year he received a lot of play and has my theme song for the year California, Pt. 2. I do not own many of his titles since I have a bootleg from a 2004ish bootleg from a concert at the State Theater and that has pretty much ruin my interest in buying additional albums.
I too get sucked into popular trends from time to time. Plus this is really fun music.
This is a given. Don’t you think?
Enjoy the New Year! It will most certainly be better than 2006 and 2006 was a banner year.
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