A few good times in my life
Like the weeks before another eclectic mix of hits, failures and simply songs that should be heard again.
Enjoy
1964: The Zombies
1973: Elton John
1982: Culture Club
1966: The Byrds
1994: Weezer
50 years ago Brian Eno released Another Green World, another step away from what Roxy Music made famous. Legend has it that he had to go to hospital and his girlfriend at the time played him harp music, which combined with the raindrops on the window to create a sound that left a lasting impression on him.
With Another Green World, he also took his final step into ambient music, creating soundscapes that later artists still draw on today. These compositions were interrupted by John Cale's viola and Robert Fripp's superb guitar playing.
For me it is a record that still sounds fresh after all these years and the more I listen to it I discover new fascinating ideas in these songs.
Brian Eno - Everything Merges With The Night
Brian Eno - Sky Saw
Brian Eno - I'll Come Running
Brian Eno - In Dark Trees
Today's song is from a record I found in the back of my library a few days ago. It was 1978 and a lot of new music appeared and made my listen to them with joy. I mostly ignored the classic rock music and turned into the new bands that changed everything. One of the few exceptions was Tonio K., the band of Steven M. Krikorian, an American singer/songwriter who released his debut album at that time.
I was never a fan of Californian hard rock but I bought this record by recommendation of my local music dealer. But after listening to this outstanding record I was surprised that good music could be made by old men. Imagine Bruce Springsteen made a session with Meat Loaf, Alice Cooper, Bob Dylan, J. Geils Band and The Tubes and you know what you get. Too good to be mainstream and not enough for punk/new wave is what Tonio K. deserved. And the lyrics were somewhere between Dylan and Kafka, so they couldn't be clearly assigned to one meaning. All in all probably the last of the classic rock albums.
Tonio K. - The Ballad Of The Night The Clocks All Quit (And The Government Failed)
