If you can say anything about music, any music, it's that it is probably the one thing that defines our lifetime. The music you listen to while growing up will always have a warm place in your heart, while other times in our lives will be filled with music that when listened to when we are old and gray will take us right back.
OK...I'm hooked. I don't know if it's because I can hear some of the genius from my favorites, including the Beatles and the Clash, but Costello Music from The Fratelli's absolutely rocks.
Here's the playlist:
I purchased the single "Dani California" from the iTunes Music Store and opted for the album pre-order. This morning at 7am the e-mail notified me that the download was ready and I quickly started the download. 20 minutes later with a loaded iPod I left for work...and I've listened to this album and commentary track non-stop since.
It's hard to ignore the single we hear all over the radio...Bad Day, by Daniel Powter.
Like talking to an old friend you haven't spoken to in a while, listening to .38 Special after years of forgetting about their great music took me back to some great memories. I recently purchased the digital album ".38 Special: The Very Best of the A&M Years" from the iTunes Music Store and slipped on the headphones for the proverbial stroll down memory lane.
The first track, Rockin' Into the Night, was a party song favorite. It's racous chorus and steady beat are a sure crowd pleaser. Hold on Loosely added a little romance to the southern fried rock album, and is one of my favorite songs on the album. More great tracks include Fantasy Girl, Caught Up in You, Back Where You Belong and Teacher, Teacher.
A few more solid tracks round out the album, including Like No Other Night, Back to Paradise, and the not-so-wild-but-still-good Second Chance. In all, 18 tracks for only $5.99...a real bargain, even if you only like six of the songs in the lot. If you're like me, most of these will bring back some great memories.
Here's the whole playlist:
Rockin' Into the Night
Hold on Loosely
Wild Eyed Southern Boys
Fantasy Girl
Caught Up in You
Chain Lightnin'
You Keep Runnin' Away
Rough Housin'
Stone Cold Believer
Twentieth Century Fox
If I'd Been the One
Back Where You Belong
Teacher, Teacher
Somebody Like You
Like No Other Night
Back to Paradise
Second Chance
Take Me Back
Childhood: Beatles, Beach Boys, Steve Miller Band, James Taylor, The Allman Brothers Band, Carly Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, and a little Grateful Dead
Young Teen: AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, more Beatles, more James Taylor, more Steve Miller
High School: .38 Special, The Police, The Outfield, Lynyrd Skynrd, J. Geils Band, Survivor, even Michael Jackson (I know...but he was it back then...)
College: U2, R.E.M., Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Foreigner, Bryan Adams, Prince, Van Halen (original), Bon Jovi
