Day 25: Bruce Springsteen

For this week's artist spotlight we have The Boss. Just like Van Morrison, it's easy to just limit a list to his hits, because he has so many. But, I've decided to put together a few hidden gems as well as some of his more well-known tracks. Also, the list is really heavy on early Boss, mainly because I think most of the things he did post-1984 (Born in the USA) was kinda corny and synth-heavy. I realize that not everyone is the biggest Springsteen fan. He's either hit or miss. Regardless, It's Boss Time!

YouTube:
(All tracks by Bruce Springsteen)
01. Thunder Road (with Melissa Ethridge, one of my favorite versions)
02. Blinded by the Light
03. Long Walk Home
04. For You
05. She's the One
06. Candy's Room
07. Hungry Heart
08. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
09. Badlands
10. Growing Up
11. Atlantic City
12. Streets of Fire
13. Devils & Dust
14. Incident on 7th Street
15. Independence Day
16. Meeting Across the River
17. Drive All Night
18. I'm On Fire
19. Streets of Philadelphia
20. New York City Serenade

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Day 25: Bruce Springsteen

Thanks Boss,
Erik

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Day 24: Original Dixieland Jass Band

On this day in 1917, the Original Dixieland Jass Band recorded the first ever jazz record. In honor of this momentous occasion, I've put together some of my favorite jazz numbers. There are some genres of music that I feel I know a lot about. And some I know next to nothing. Jazz would definitely fall in the latter. But, I know what I like, and this list reflects my interest more than standard jazz appreciation. I hope you can groove to it.

YouTube:
01. Dizzy Gillespie - Manteca
02. Charles Mingus - Fables of Faubus
03. Wes Montgomery - 'Round Midnight
04. Herbie Hancock - Chameleon (Part 1) (Part 2)
05. Dave Brubeck - Take 5
06. John Coltrane - Central Park West
07. Miles Davis - Freddie Freeloader
08. Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk
09. Anne Mette Iversen Quartet with 4Corners - East (Allegro) (N/A, MySpace)
10. Vincle Guaraldi Trio - The Christmas Song (N/A)

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Day 24: Original Dixieland Jass Band

Stay Cool,
Erik

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Day 23: Wildcard (5)

This week's Wildcard has some fun and some serious, some old and some new. And a lot of French for some reason... I hope you dig it.

YouTube:
01. Clipse - Keys Open Doors
02. J-Zone - Block Itch (N/A)
03. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
04. The Pietasters - Every Afternoon (N/A)
05. Dan Potthast - Stepping Stones to California (N/A)
06. The Format - Wait Wait Wait
07. Minus the Bear - Guns & Ammo
08. Joanna Newsom - Bridges and Balloons
09. Serge Gainsbourg - Ballade de Melody Nelson
10. Freddie Scott - (You) Got What I Need
11. Gene Chandler - Rainbow '65
12. Michael Jackson - Human Nature
13. Golden Silvers - Another Universe (N/A)
14. Malajube - Montreal -40C
15. Black Flag - Rise Above
16. Van Halen - I'm The One
17. Social Distortion - Story of My Life
18. Lucinda Williams - Right in Time
19. Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust
20. Antony and the Johnsons - Dust and Water

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Woot!,
Erik

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Day 22: Fat Tuesday

Mardi Gras!!!! Happy Fat Tuesday everybody! In honor of the start of carnival season I've put together a list of fat musicians. I'm sure there are many missing, but I think I put together a nice sampling of husky artists. And the thing is, there are a lot of artists who got fat after their prime, which doesn't really count as being fat. Even the best of us may pack on some pounds later in life (Van Morrison, Johnny Cash...). Conversely, some artists were big and got small, like John Popper. But people still remember these people as fat, so I count them as fat. Also, some artists have deceptive names. Like "Fat Mike" from NOFX. And Chubby Checker. A little overweight, yeah, but fat? Hardly. Big Pun (RIP). That's fat.

YouTube:
01. Big Punisher - So Hard
02. Fat Joe - No Drama
03. Rick Ross - The Boss
04. Fat Boys - The Twist
05. Sir Mix A-Lot - Put 'em on the Glass ("Cakeboy" N/A)
06. Notorious B.I.G. & Frank Sinatra - Nasty Boy/For Every Man There's A Woman
07. Timbaland & Magoo - Up Jumps Da Boogie
08. UGK feat. Outkast - International Player's Anthem (RIP Pimp C)
09. Brother Ali - Forest Whitiker
10. Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls
11. Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul?
12. Aretha Franklin - Think
13. Adele - Chasing Pavements
14. B.B. King - The Thrill is Gone
15. The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday
16. Blues Traveler - Hook
17. Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything For Love
18. Tenacious D - Kielbasa
19. Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
20. Minutemen - The Glory of Man (D. Boon)
21. Fucked Up - Crooked Head
22. Pantera - Revolution is My Name

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Day 22: Fat Tuesday

Stay Big,
Erik

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Day 21: Ska/Ska-Punk

'ear me now Rude Boys! Originally this week was going to be part 2 of the Classic Rock radio genre tour. But I thought a break from the action would be nice. In its place is my quintessential list of third wave ska and ska-punk. What we have is a great collection of bands that fuse multiple genres of music with fun, catchy, and occasionally complex arrangements. I hope this list puts some pep in your step and gets you through the day!

YouTube:
01. Suicide Machines - Hey!
02. The Aquabats - Dear Spike
03. NOFX - Bob
04. Adam's Not Funny - Apocalypse (N/A)
05. Mustard Plug - Go
06. Spring-Heeled Jack - We've Been Gone For So Long (N/A)
07. Mu330 - Got Caught
08. Westbound Train - For The First Time
09. Sunshine Policy - San Diego
10. Suburban Legends - Bright Spring Morning
11. Reel Big Fish - The Fire
12. Berlin Project - Carry Me Away (N/A)
13. The Hippos - Far Behind
14. Mad Caddies - Leavin'
15. Slapstick - There's a Metalhead in the Parking Lot
16. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Everybody's Better
17. The Forces of Evil - Worst Day
18. Catch 22 - Bloomfield Avenue
19. High School Football Heroes - The Voices in Your Head
20. Goldfinger - Pictures
21. Jeffries Fan Club - Rosarito (N/A)
22. Less Than Jake - Last Train
23. Kemuri - Ohichyo (N/A, but this will give you a taste)
24. Streetlight Manifesto - Failing, Flailing
25. Big D & The Kids Table - Chicago

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Day 21: Ska/Ska-Punk

Irie,
Erik

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