Kelly Does Her Top 10 CDs of The Year
I have the great good fortune to be buddies with a lot of incredibly talented musicians, and it just so happens that a bunch of them released pretty amazing records this year. So, here's my year end list of my favorite CDs from independent singer/songwriter pals of mine, not necessarily in this order because my top changes depending on my mood.
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Katie Herzig – Apple Tree: Katie is my favorite emerging female singer/songwriter. As I've said before, I love how she balances depth of emotion with mischief of melody and production. Her tales of romantic woe rank right up there with Patty Griffin's in my book, it's just that the landscapes she paints them in aren't quite as achy-sounding. If you act fast, you can still download this gem for free.
Robby Hecht – Late Last Night: In my ear, Robby is the Paul Simon (or maybe James Taylor) of the new generation. His tender meanderings are just right and Lex Price's production is spot on, as well. I've blathered on about him previously, and I don't like to repeat myself because I know you're listening attentively to every word I write. So, just go on over to NoiseTrade and download this one for free, too.
Vonda Shepard – From the Sun: Vonda is one of the people I love most in this world. We have quite a history and I've been working with her on this release. (That would be a disclaimer right there.) But setting aside personal affinity for professional objectivity, this is a wonderful CD. It pulls the soulfulness that Ally McBeal fans love into the singer/songwriter format where she can examine her ever-constant seeking of love, truth, joy, home.
Peter Bradley Adams – Leavetaking: You might know Peter from the short-lived Eastmountainsouth experience. On his sophomore solo flight, he continues in the beautiful, mellow vein. This guy is a definite craftsman both as a songsmith and a musician. That zeal for perfection makes his albums really shine. Leavetaking is another Lex Price production so it's a nice companion piece to Robby's.
Matthew Perryman Jones – Swallow the Sea: My sweet, sweet pal Matthew and his more pop/rock offering often sound rather much like Bono. His
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sorry, this is a foto test:
sorry, this is a foto test:
love is a pebble laughing in the sun
Darn, guess you can't edit
Darn, guess you can't edit these since they aren't linked to anything yet. I thought I'd post the actual video I was talking about too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJWaHCeOTNQ
Lots of Love - little_earth "Occasionally, I'm callous and strange" - Willow
I love The Ditty Bops! Oh if
I love The Ditty Bops!
Oh if we are all about supporting artists, check out my friends band page www.myspace.com/debswinyer
It is quite country, more in the classic sense, and it was originally recorded in 1994, but check out the video posts because she recently wrote a song "Simply Cause They're Gay."
Lots of Love - little_earth "Occasionally, I'm callous and strange" - Willow
Robby is in Austin June
Robby is in Austin June 13th...
@kdhales
Oh cum on........ do it Tae
Oh cum on........ do it Tae !!
It's not that bad, 6 hot showers later... and I feel slime free !!
Feelin' squeaky clean,
LBDL
xxoo
I'm right there with you
I'm right there with you Lezbeth.....
I don't mind getting 'slimed' for the team !!
It's my understanding that it's 'going' to the advertised web site that counts....... purchasing the product, or joining a dating service, etc.... are not necessary.
I'm a little hesitant because
I'm a little hesitant because most those music sites wind up stepping on each other in competition to be the preferred program/site for the user. My previous experience of this (Yahoo Music and iTunes) messed me up. I'll take a look at the site, though.
I clicked on it. Hopefully,
I clicked on it. Hopefully, they'll still pay VP when you don't sign up. Hey, slime or not, I'm all for getting these advertisers to support what's happening here.
That's what we still call
That's what we still call them in the biz. I mean, you record the music, so then it's a record of that music.
Follow me, if you dare: @theKELword
Robby hasn't made it out west
Robby hasn't made it out west yet, I don't think. I'll tell him he has fans.
And Vonda is indeed a class act, all the way around. I'll tell her you noticed.
Follow me, if you dare: @theKELword
Just got in this afternoon.
Just got in this afternoon. Unpacking and what not.
Circle Back is a company that goes both ways. It's not my personal page (or choice).
Follow me, if you dare: @theKELword
You can add whoever you like.
You can add whoever you like. This was a list of my top 10 friends' cds of the year.
Follow me, if you dare: @theKELword
I might suggest you check out
I might suggest you check out eMusic. It's a subscription service. You get a certain number of tracks each month for a fee. The tunes end up costing under $.35 each or something like that. And they don't do major label music, only small and indie.
Follow me, if you dare: @theKELword
You know, I'm actually not
You know, I'm actually not that into live recordings.
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My my...
My my...
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Rebound by Wayman
Rebound by Wayman Tisdale.....here's a taste - a duet with fellow Oklahoman Toby Keith - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7-BuAX25-I
A great survivor story to go along with the music.....
http://www.waymantisdale.com/
Inspired,
Tex
@kdhales
The Beginning and the
The Beginning and the End
Katie and Megan are worth the buy. The rest are a little whiny or weird for me.
Yeah. NOT Sorry team, I just
Yeah. NOT Sorry team, I just could not make my finger do it.
ick, ick, ick!
A Destructive Circle by
A Destructive Circle by Resin Dogs
http://www.last.fm/music/Resin+Dogs/_/A+Destructive+Circle?autostart
Make The Road By Walking by Menahan Street Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd_MJJIe5K8
I did too - taking an extra
I did too - taking an extra hot shower......
@kdhales
Hi Xanadu, I just looked at a
Hi Xanadu,
I just looked at a grace moon's comment there for you:
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if it is a link you use the tags
[ < a href="http:// the complete url" rel="nofollow"> ] link [ ]
other wise the HTML you need to have pictures view is
[ < img src="http://the complete url to the image"> ]
NOTE: don’t use brakets [ ] I’ve only included them so you can see the html code that you need to use.
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Hope that helps. ;?
love is a pebble laughing in the sun
Ha-Ha-Ha....... :lol: Google
Ha-Ha-Ha.......
Google ad : Asian Girls for Love & Marriage.
I clicked on it for "the team". Yikes. It kinda gave me the creeps....
Feelin' Like a Slime Ball,
LBDL
xxoo
hey thanks for sharing
hey thanks for sharing that... im gonna check it out.
tweet me tweeps @gracemoon
Now we have the top 10 music
Now we have the top 10 music albums of the year. How about the top 10 literay magazines of the year?
Just think about it then
Just think about it then you'll know.
Kelly, Upon getting my very
Kelly,
Upon getting my very first mp3 player a few weeks ago, I've gotten into iTunes. I know this is a list for albums, but as I am typing, I am listening to my downloaded live performance of Death Cab for Cutie, from the npr "Live Concerts, from all songs considered".
It's free to subscribe, and it has Bjork, Radiohead, The Ting Tings, Andrew Bird, Liz Phair...and many many more...full concerts, and some have after show interviews.
The recordings are high quality. Albums are nice, but hearing live performances accentuate and show versatility of the artist's abilities. Granted, nothing is better then being there for live performances. Kind of like watching sports on TV, or listening to it via radio...but I'd rather do the recorded concerts, then the recorded sports.
Btw, the only artist whom I've heard before, were the Ditty Bops. I love their "Moon Over The Freeway" album. I love their quirky fun vaudeville sound.
Here you
Here you go........
http://www.myspace.com/ladyhawkerock
My Delirium,
Tex
@kdhales
I don't know how to link!!!
I don't know how to link!!! LOL ... HELP!
Great stuff Kelly. Between
Great stuff Kelly. Between you and Tex, I'm keeping iTunes afloat.
How about a link to
How about a link to Ladyhawke.. :?
love is a pebble laughing in the sun
Not any more!
Not any more!
@kdhales
I would like to add LADYHAWKE
I would like to add LADYHAWKE to that list!
Haha, Violet. I'm definitely
Haha, Violet. I'm definitely guilty of loving acoustic guitar. Okay, I'm off to listen to some Red Hot Chili Peppers.
mmmh thats what's pleasant on
mmmh thats what's pleasant on youth hostel, share bit of intimacy with total strangers... in france i plucked lavender flowers and put into a plastic bag who rip off in my back pack during my trip in grece. the scene of watching me cleaning my major lavender mess make two spanish tourists laugh to death in an athenian youth hostel. I put the rest of the lavender into a pair of sock and i smell like a flower for the rest of the trip.
Well it's new year so most of hostel are full and the others have too high cost, place who normally offer around 30$ per night ask more than hundred. Maybe next summer.
-Do not follow me, I'M LOST-
My German friend and I stayed
My German friend and I stayed at the Youth Hostel in NYC. I remember having to pay for breakfast and rooming with travelers who kept turning the air conditioning off in 98 degree heat and lining up their smelly sneakers against the wall.
*not pleasant*
"Fight Prime Time. Read a Book"
Omg, I am so out of the loop,
Omg, I am so out of the loop, doh!
too soft. how about some more
too soft. how about some more rock n roll on the list? what is it with lezzies and acoustic guitar?
Off topic crap, i wanted to
Off topic
crap, i wanted to go in NY for the new year but then i saw the price of the youth hostel rooms, even in new jersey...
I think i rather make a donation to VP and go to Quebec city instead.
-Do not follow me, I'M LOST-
Thank you, Kelly......jazz is
Thank you, Kelly......jazz is ceased. Hope you had an uneventful move and are digging the Southwest just in time for the holidays. Course, you haven't had much time for a holiday - you can have one later - whenever you want it....been meaning - on your Circle Back Music myspace you call yourself a "swinger"! Any truth to that?
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendI...
Ready to listen,
Tex
@kdhales
Kelly.....thank you for the
Kelly.....thank you for the introduction to Robby Hecht. Acoustic artists are such a treat. I miss listening to music with lyrics that I can understand, and feel. His voice is so melodic, I am looking forward to hearing him live at some point. Is he playing Los Angeles anytime soon ?
Vonda Shepard, she's a class act. I truly enjoy her style.....
I will be getting that CD.
Hugs .....
LBDL
I'll definitely go through
I'll definitely go through the list and take a listen, but I just had to jump down and comment on this.
"a bunch of them released pretty amazing records this year"
Ahh... the good old days!
Robby Hecht needs to come to
Robby Hecht needs to come to the Twin Cities! I am in love with his song, Late Last Night. Yes, he has shades of James Taylor and Paul Simon.
Hey, give a listen to this young woman from Minneapolis, Breanne Duren. She wrote a very nice Holiday song:
http://www.myspace.com/breanneduren