Music Thread (post a song)

I was shocked when I learned this song came out in 1964. Seemed more like something from 3-5 years later, after rock and roll had sort of cut its teeth and grown for a few years. Just a lot more layered and complex than the songs of their 1964 contemporaries, in my view.

 

The Animals were among the British bands of the era that took their cues from the blues -- the Beatles, IMO, were inspired more by rockabilly (as in Carl Perkins' "Honey Don't"). "House of the Rising Sun" is an old Leadbelly tune, as it "CC Ryder," another Animals hit.
Not that the band didn't branch out from that early inspiration. They got quite psychedelic at one point and later made political statements with their music.

Here's Eric Burdon's music appreciation class, to sitar accompaniment.

Oops, I may have posted a link to the album instead of just the song. Sorry ...

 

On my sixth listen or so of the new Father John Misty. It was so subdued at first that I wasn't sure I liked it, but it's really growing on me. This particular song has some Baker Street vibes to it. Seeing him in Richmond in September.

 

Check out some DC5. They had Phil Spector's much-touted "wall of sound" sound before anyone in England, powered by a ripping sax and keyboards.

Their albums clearly are not as strong as anything the Beatles did and in no way am I suggesting they were a better band, because they weren't. But their singles easily withstand the test of time and still sound great today.

 

Eric Burden also put together War, and cut "Spill the Wine" with them, doing two albums fronting that band. My interest here is not so much Burden as War. They had a number of radio hits, such as "Low Rider" and "Why Can't We Be Friends", but I am a total fan of their 1971 album "All Day Music". They blended funk, rock, gospel, and R&B/ blues, and that was all showcased.

Here's a little taste, the title track, but I urge you to track down and play the album, it's extremely good.

 

Oh, what the hell. More.

 

Love War

 

I dig this:

Album Premiere: Eric Burdon Gets Personal on ''Til Your River Runs Dry'

 

To me, a Grammy award has long been a signal that the recipient was creatively dead.

More Eno!

 

I remember when she broke big with O Superman and Big Science. This was a fresh sound in 1981. Still pretty clean now. She's Lou Reed's widow.

1981