Thursday, October 13, 2005
Face The eMusic
Today I decided to go ahead and take advantage of eMusic.com's 50 free song offer. And by "take advantage" I mean "download 50 songs and then terminate my membership." The selection at eMusic isn't as good as iTunes -- no Supertramp, for instance -- but there is some good stuff.
So far I've picked up albums by Mark Heard (Mosaics), Ray Charles (Genius Loves Company) and Tito Puente (Party With Puente), as well as some loose tracks by Creedence, Eric Burdon, The Kinks, and Arlo Guthrie (even though I can't have Alice, Alice's Restaurant is a nice free download to have).
Still five tracks to go. What shall it be? Some Zappa? Some Patsy? A little Falco ... nope, no Falco. Dang.
So far I've picked up albums by Mark Heard (Mosaics), Ray Charles (Genius Loves Company) and Tito Puente (Party With Puente), as well as some loose tracks by Creedence, Eric Burdon, The Kinks, and Arlo Guthrie (even though I can't have Alice, Alice's Restaurant is a nice free download to have).
Still five tracks to go. What shall it be? Some Zappa? Some Patsy? A little Falco ... nope, no Falco. Dang.
Mikesell
4 Snarky Remarks:
Anything from Hot Rats ought to fit the bill. Or maybe Sheik Your Booty.
michael snyder, at 10:30 PM
I went with Billy the Mountain. Curiously, my father's name is William and he (like Billy the Mountain) is married to Ethel (who, quite sensibly, goes by Leilani). Her initials are ELM, a tree ... to which Billy the Mountain is married in the song.
Ooooh ... spooky.
My good friend Mark Toback went on and on (and on) about the song during the mid-80s. I'd never heard it before today, but any song with Pacoima in the lyrics is okay by me (although the profanity will preclude the boy from hearing the song about his grandparents for many years to come).
--Chris
Ooooh ... spooky.
My good friend Mark Toback went on and on (and on) about the song during the mid-80s. I'd never heard it before today, but any song with Pacoima in the lyrics is okay by me (although the profanity will preclude the boy from hearing the song about his grandparents for many years to come).
--Chris
Yikes, that is a little spooky.
I'll have to check that out tomorrow while I should be working.
Zappa is definitely an acquired taste. I love Hot Rats--the height of jazz/fusion sophistication. But then his precursor-to-Beavis-and-Butthead stuff absolutely kills me when I'm in the right mood (about once every other year).
"Watch out where the Huskies go...and don't you eat that yellow snow..." And the song about the trucker driving his green beans to Utah is another can't miss.
I'll have to check that out tomorrow while I should be working.
Zappa is definitely an acquired taste. I love Hot Rats--the height of jazz/fusion sophistication. But then his precursor-to-Beavis-and-Butthead stuff absolutely kills me when I'm in the right mood (about once every other year).
"Watch out where the Huskies go...and don't you eat that yellow snow..." And the song about the trucker driving his green beans to Utah is another can't miss.
Chris: What about some Zeppelin?
