Tag: song review
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“Hard Headed Woman”, Wanda Jackson, There’s A Party Goin’ On, (1961)
Imagine dating Elvis Presley… Wanda Jackson could. And did. You see, a lot led up to that moment – and Wanda became so much more than just “the King’s Girlfriend”. You see, when Wanda was 12, she won a local talent show that gave her a 15-minute live slot on KLPR in Oklahoma City. Soon…
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“Telluride Speed”, Ryley Walker, Deafman Glance (2018)
By Brendan Casey “Telluride Speed”, Ryley Walker, Deafman Glance (2018) Believe it or not (for those who only know me in Vermont), there was once a time where I was very in-tune to the indie rock world, and was really on top of great up-and-coming bands and new releases. I was really into it. From…
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“Better Git It In Your Soul”, Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um (1959)
By Brendan Casey 1959 was and is easily one of the most radical, groundbreaking years in jazz history. It has Dave Brubeck’s Time Out (it plays with the possibilities of “irregular” time signatures, breaking free from the traditional jazz sound), Miles’s Kind of Blue, (based entirely on using musical “modes” to expand possibility and creative…
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“Green Rocky Road”, Dave Van Ronk, In The Tradition (1963)
By Brendan Casey The early 1960s folk music scene in Greenwich Village, New York was such a special time and place in American history, but today, I feel like so many artists get consistently overshadowed (and man, I don’t want to say it makes sense, but like…it does make sense) by the legend and lore…
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“Carnival Time”, Al Johnson, (1960)
By Brendan Casey Certain rhythm & blues songs from the late 50s and early 60s just have that sound to ‘em. You, know, that sound. Wide open, reverberating, big horn section, huge voices, loud, full of bottled-up energy. From this golden era of music, New Orleans had that sound (and definitely still does). New Orleans…
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“Meet Me In The City”, Junior Kimbrough, Meet Me In The City, (1999)
By Brendan Casey Somewhere hidden in this massive (I’m assuming this due to the size of my head), weird brain of mine, is the hazy memory of the exact time I first heard the music of Junior Kimbrough. I had to have been about nine or ten years old, playing on my family’s computer with…
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“Happy”, The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street (1972)
By Brendan Casey Before I dip into the song review, I need to get one thing off my chest. There are times where I sit back and revisit the Rolling Stones pre-1973 discography and think to myself: “Damn. They could do American rock & roll better than a lot of American bands”. It may be…
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