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July 4, 2007 | Filed Under Main, Music |

Wow - It’s been a whole week! And I’m closing in on 7000 songs.

Mojo Presents - “The Sun Is Shining” Now, I always loved free toys in my cereal. The next best thing is free CD’s in magazines! This is a reggae complitation from the most recent Mojo Magazine. A perfect selection of Lee “Scratch” Perry, the Heptones, Burnin’ Spear, Yabby You and Bob Marley. I have also started to receive the magazine Global Rhythm which has a World compilation CD - so EVERYTHING can be considered “new” music to me. Can’t wait.
Sinead O’Connor - “Sean-Nos Nua” and “She Who Dwells In The Secret Place Of The Most High Shall Abide Under The Shadow Of The Almighty”. Say that five times fast… I love Sinead. She has a great voice, great songs and - like any Irish lass worth her salt - she has more balls than most. “Sean-Nos Nua” is her “traditional” Irish album, though most of the songs are unfamiliar and in Gaelic. “She Who Dwells…” is a double disk with the first being odds, ends and collaborations. The second is a live concert with hits and songs from “Sean-Nos Nua”. A very strong performance… and NEITHER album was given the time of day in the States.
Neil Young - “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” and “Tonight’s The Night”. Both burned from the vinyl. As I sit here listening to Little Steven’s Underground Garage on Sirius (my wife’s favorite station), I was thinking that “Tonight’s The Night” should qualify as a great garage record. It is rough, loud at times and full of passion. Crazy Horse is one of the best garage bands ever. So why doesn’t anyone ever play this record? Because it’s no fun. I mean - it is a beautiful and powerful piece of music. But it is not a frame of mind that you enter lightly. Recorded around the death of two close friends - Bruce Berry, a roadie, and Danny Whitten, singer and guitarist for Crazy Horse - both lost to addiction. The vibe is dark and raw. Reflective and angry. The liner notes contain a letter from Neil to Danny after his passing. The album cover shows the band (which included Nils Lofgren) with their names under their pictures and Mr. Whitten’s name alongside under an empty space. Sometimes I think it is a shame because there are great songs here - worthy songs - but they will be lost. They can’t really be pulled out of context (much like Lou Reed’s “Berlin”).

I guess what I’m saying here is - grab a drink and spin this record every now and then. It deserves to be played.

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