On another note, this got me thinking about cover songs and which ones I like more than the original and which ones I don't. I may have to do a post on that next.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Song for Today: "Something About You"
During my ride in this morning, Level 42's "Something about You" came on the radio which made me think about the cover that Cary Brothers did. I've always loved that song, but hearing Cary do a cover of it, took it to a whole new level. Thought I would share this beautiful ear-worm!
On another note, this got me thinking about cover songs and which ones I like more than the original and which ones I don't. I may have to do a post on that next.
On another note, this got me thinking about cover songs and which ones I like more than the original and which ones I don't. I may have to do a post on that next.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Repeat Performance
Thanks to the lovely Katie over at Team Skelley, I've come up with an idea for a blog post. Yay! So Katie mentioned that she's never seen any artist more than once other than Coldplay. This got me thinking. What artists have I see and how many have I seen more than once? Is there a pattern? So I thought I'd make a list of those I've seen and how many times and we'll see if there's a pattern or any meaning to it. I'll bold if they were the opening act.
- The Beach Boys with John Stamos on drums (yep, you read that right)
- New Kids on the Block with Cover Girls
- Alabama
- Tracy Lawrence with Tracy Bird
- Aaron Tippin with Ty Herndon
- Brooks and Dunn with LeRoy Parnell and The Tractors
- Little Texas with Blackhawk and Tim McGraw
- Jimmy Buffet with special appearance by John Kaye of Steppenwolf
- Julian Lennon with The Push Stars
- James Taylor with Jackson Brown
- Van Halen with Gary Cherone singing
- Sammy Hagar
- Sammy Hagar
- John Mellencamp with John Foggerty
- Sammy Hagar with David Lee Roth
- Aerosmith
- Aerosmith with STP
- Bryan Adams
- Counting Crows
- Big and Rich with Cowboy Troy and Gretchen Wilson
- Kenny Chesney with Big and Rich and Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy
- Ingrid Michaelson with Greg Holden and Greg Laswell
- Greg Laswell and Cary Brothers with Harper Blynn
- Harper Blynn with Elizabeth Ziman
- Harper Blynn
- Lee Gibson
- Lee Gibson
- Lee Gibson (can't remember who the headliner was)
- Jim Bianco
- Brian Wright
- Allie Moss
- Bess Rogers with Leila Broussard
- Sara Bareilles with Greg Laswell and Holly Conlan
- Greg Laswell with Elizabeth Ziman
- U2 with Florence & the Machine
- Charlie Daniels with Gary Sinise and Rascall Flats
- ZZ Top with 3 Doors Down
- Joe Bias
- Jars of Clay
- Amy Grant and Friends (including Vince Gill)
- Michael W. Smith
- Ten Out of Tenn
Ok, so hopefully I haven't forgotten anyone, chances are I probably have. :P Now for the repeat performances
2 - Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy, Big and Rich, Elizabeth Ziman, Aerosmith
3 - Lee Gibson, Harper Blynn, Sammy Hagar
4 - Greg Laswell
Ok, so not much of a pattern there. Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy, and Big and Rich were a passing fad. I liked them for a short while, but not any more. Elizabeth Ziman has been as an opening act both times, so I wasn't really there to see her. Aerosmith was one of those bands I think you should see once if you've ever liked their music. It was fun, but nothing I want to see a third time. Same with Sammy Hagar. He throws a great party! And makes some killer tequila! :) Harper Blynn and Greg Laswell are towards the top of my list, so no surprise that they have been repeat performances. And Lee Gibson is an old friend, so I try to go support him when I can and my girls ADORE him.
What I find interesting more than anything else is my two favorite groups and my favorite solo singer are very under represented. U2 and Cary Brothers are only on here once and neither The Beatles as a whole or any of the members individually are on here. All three of these are due to cost/location rather than how much I'm interested in them.
So far I have two more concerts coming up for the rest of this year... Sugar Ray/Everclear/Lit/Gin Blossoms in August and Straight No Chaser in December. There are so many people I've not seen that I really want to see (Brother Sal, Coldplay, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Duran Duran, etc.) and several of those I've already seen that I'd love to see again (U2, Cary Brothers, etc.)!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Tuneful Tuesday
Ok, so I haven't been updating this as much as I'd like to, but I've had a song or two stuck in my head lately and I thought I'd share. Most people that know me would probably be surprised to see the randomness that is my iPod. They'd also probably be surprised to see some hard rock/heavy metal on there as well as a tiny bit of rap.
Today one of those songs that would probably surprise people is stuck in my head. I LOVED the new Avengers movie, as did my whole family. I stumbled upon the soundtrack on Spotify and have been listening to it a lot. Thanks to some free Amazon MP3 credits, I've finally downloaded most of the soundtrack onto my iPod. I really like the whole soundtrack, but two songs stand out in particular.
The first one is Soundgarden's "Live to Rise" which is pretty much the theme song for the movie. It's even played during the credits. Both of my kiddos love this song too and know most of the words!
The second one is "Breathe" by Scott Weiland. I've always liked the sound of his voice and this one has the feel of some of his older stuff with Velvet Revolver and also possibly a bit of STP sound in there too.
Today one of those songs that would probably surprise people is stuck in my head. I LOVED the new Avengers movie, as did my whole family. I stumbled upon the soundtrack on Spotify and have been listening to it a lot. Thanks to some free Amazon MP3 credits, I've finally downloaded most of the soundtrack onto my iPod. I really like the whole soundtrack, but two songs stand out in particular.
The first one is Soundgarden's "Live to Rise" which is pretty much the theme song for the movie. It's even played during the credits. Both of my kiddos love this song too and know most of the words!
The second one is "Breathe" by Scott Weiland. I've always liked the sound of his voice and this one has the feel of some of his older stuff with Velvet Revolver and also possibly a bit of STP sound in there too.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Friday's Song
I've been wanting to start a song of the week/day thing here, but just haven't gotten it together for one reason or another until now. I don't know if I'll do it on Fridays or weekly or just randomly, but I figured I'd start off with two songs that have been playing in my head all day today. The first is "Love Spreads" by The Stone Roses and the second is the live version from the U2 Nashville concert of "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".
I haven't listened to The Stone Roses in quite a while, but I adore some of their songs. For some reason, "Love Spreads" popped into my head and I just had to hear it. Which of course lead to me listening to other Stone Roses songs as well.
Hubby pulled up some videos last night that we shot at the U2 concert last summer and "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was the one he played. It was still stuck in my head this morning, not that I'm complaining mind you.
So, enjoy Friday's picks! :)
I haven't listened to The Stone Roses in quite a while, but I adore some of their songs. For some reason, "Love Spreads" popped into my head and I just had to hear it. Which of course lead to me listening to other Stone Roses songs as well.
Hubby pulled up some videos last night that we shot at the U2 concert last summer and "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was the one he played. It was still stuck in my head this morning, not that I'm complaining mind you.
So, enjoy Friday's picks! :)
Monday, April 2, 2012
VH1 Classic v/s Me
So the other night I caught a show on VH1 Classic called All Time Top 10: U2. I hadn't ever seen it before, but evidently it was from 2010. The description of the show didn't say whether it was top 10 songs or top 10 videos, but I was interested as it was U2 and figured I'd like it either way. And I did enjoy it, but I totally disagree with their choices. Of course with that big of a back catalog of songs, it'd be hard for any two fans to have the same top 10 list. It's been way too long since I've posted anything on my blog (almost a year now) so I figured my own U2 Top 10 v/s what VH1 chose would be a good place to start.
Some of their choices I disagree with position on the list and some I disagree with even being on the list. It wasn't clear at first whether this was a song or video list, but once they started showing the videos, it was clear this was about the songs as the videos definitely weren't U2's best by any account. I liked all of the songs they chose, just don't think they all should have been on a top 10 list. It did annoy me that they didn't chose anything post Achtung Baby though. Their's was definitely a classic top 10.
Here are VH1's choices...
10. Angel of Harlem
9. Mysterious Ways
8. Gloria
7. New Year's Day
6. Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
5. I Will Follow
4. With or Without You
3. One
2. Pride (In the Name of Love)
1. Where the Streets Have No Name
And here are my choices...
10. Discotheque - Yeah, I know what you're thinking. But the fact that this is campy and probably one of U2's most fun songs is what helps push it onto my top 10. They just kind of let go and have fun with this one and it always makes me smile. It also contains one of my fav U2 lyrics. "You want to be the song. Be the song that you hear in your head."
9. Vertigo - I had gone a while without hearing any U2 and they were kind of off my radar and then BAM iPod starts using Vertigo for it's commercials and suddenly they were everywhere again. I loved this from the first clicks of Larry's drumsticks. I would sing every time the commercial came on and even downloaded and installed iTunes before I even got an iPod just so I could download this song. Also, it was the only song I ever gave a star rating to on iTunes. I love the jarring, scratching sound of Edge's guitar along with Adam's driving bassline. I'm also a sucker for Bono's attempt at Spanish [even if he doesn't know how to count ;)].
8. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - Another fun one from the four lads from Dublin. Love the way this song bounces, but also has a darker sound to it. Bono's voice being a bit distorted sounding adds to it.
7. Sunday Bloody Sunday - My favorite parts are Larry's military-esque drumming and Adam's thumping bass. This song really embodies early U2 to me, passion, activism, good music, and a bit of a nod to religion in there as well.
6. Even Better than the Real Thing - My favorite version of this song is the remix they used to open the 360 tour in the last leg. I believe it's the same as the Fish Out of Water Remix on the Achtung Baby Deluxe re-release. I love the way the song just makes me want to bounce.
5. New Years Day - Another song that I believe embodies early U2 at their best. A great bass line from Adam and Larry's sharp drumming keep the song moving while Edge absolutely amazes me at his ability to go back and forth seamlessly between keyboard and guitar. Everybody just shines on this one.
4. Bad - I love it when Edge's guitar rings out like a bell. This song is full of those moments. A beautiful song with a soft, dreamy quality.
3. Beautiful Day - I was hooked from the first few notes. There's so much heart in this one and a great message as well. Plus the music is just beautiful. This has been the ring tone on my phone many times. So much so that whenever my husband hears the song, he always thinks at first that it's my phone ringing.
2. Where the Streets Have No Name - Another classic U2 song. Personally, I think this is their best live song. It's a wonderful song to begin with, but just takes on a whole other life when played live.
1. One - U2 themselves credit this song as the song that saved U2. Things were going horribly in the studio and then this song began to form. Once this fell into place, things began to get a bit easier for them. Bono says it's a break-up song and I kind of agree. I mean it is that, but I think there's more to it. There's a sense of hope in there...hope for the future and the acknowledgement that we can't get through it by ourselves, we have to "carry each other".
Honorable mention goes to:
Some of their choices I disagree with position on the list and some I disagree with even being on the list. It wasn't clear at first whether this was a song or video list, but once they started showing the videos, it was clear this was about the songs as the videos definitely weren't U2's best by any account. I liked all of the songs they chose, just don't think they all should have been on a top 10 list. It did annoy me that they didn't chose anything post Achtung Baby though. Their's was definitely a classic top 10.
Here are VH1's choices...
10. Angel of Harlem
9. Mysterious Ways
8. Gloria
7. New Year's Day
6. Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
5. I Will Follow
4. With or Without You
3. One
2. Pride (In the Name of Love)
1. Where the Streets Have No Name
And here are my choices...
10. Discotheque - Yeah, I know what you're thinking. But the fact that this is campy and probably one of U2's most fun songs is what helps push it onto my top 10. They just kind of let go and have fun with this one and it always makes me smile. It also contains one of my fav U2 lyrics. "You want to be the song. Be the song that you hear in your head."
9. Vertigo - I had gone a while without hearing any U2 and they were kind of off my radar and then BAM iPod starts using Vertigo for it's commercials and suddenly they were everywhere again. I loved this from the first clicks of Larry's drumsticks. I would sing every time the commercial came on and even downloaded and installed iTunes before I even got an iPod just so I could download this song. Also, it was the only song I ever gave a star rating to on iTunes. I love the jarring, scratching sound of Edge's guitar along with Adam's driving bassline. I'm also a sucker for Bono's attempt at Spanish [even if he doesn't know how to count ;)].
8. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - Another fun one from the four lads from Dublin. Love the way this song bounces, but also has a darker sound to it. Bono's voice being a bit distorted sounding adds to it.
7. Sunday Bloody Sunday - My favorite parts are Larry's military-esque drumming and Adam's thumping bass. This song really embodies early U2 to me, passion, activism, good music, and a bit of a nod to religion in there as well.
6. Even Better than the Real Thing - My favorite version of this song is the remix they used to open the 360 tour in the last leg. I believe it's the same as the Fish Out of Water Remix on the Achtung Baby Deluxe re-release. I love the way the song just makes me want to bounce.
5. New Years Day - Another song that I believe embodies early U2 at their best. A great bass line from Adam and Larry's sharp drumming keep the song moving while Edge absolutely amazes me at his ability to go back and forth seamlessly between keyboard and guitar. Everybody just shines on this one.
4. Bad - I love it when Edge's guitar rings out like a bell. This song is full of those moments. A beautiful song with a soft, dreamy quality.
3. Beautiful Day - I was hooked from the first few notes. There's so much heart in this one and a great message as well. Plus the music is just beautiful. This has been the ring tone on my phone many times. So much so that whenever my husband hears the song, he always thinks at first that it's my phone ringing.
2. Where the Streets Have No Name - Another classic U2 song. Personally, I think this is their best live song. It's a wonderful song to begin with, but just takes on a whole other life when played live.
1. One - U2 themselves credit this song as the song that saved U2. Things were going horribly in the studio and then this song began to form. Once this fell into place, things began to get a bit easier for them. Bono says it's a break-up song and I kind of agree. I mean it is that, but I think there's more to it. There's a sense of hope in there...hope for the future and the acknowledgement that we can't get through it by ourselves, we have to "carry each other".
Honorable mention goes to:
- Van Dieman's Land
- Yahweh
- Love and Peace or Else
- Moment of Surrender
- Get on Your Boots
- If God Would Send His Angels
- the live remix of I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight.
I had a lot of fun doing this! I'm going to have to post more often!
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