Category Archives: music & audio

Song #9: “Stack O’ Lee Blues”

Posted on Sep. 17, 2011 by Phillip

My brother got a double album anthology for Xmas once called The Story of the Blues. (The same Xmas I got a Lonnie Mack album — WTF?) The first track is an early 1900s recording of some African tribesmen chatting … Continue reading →

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Song #8: “Mercy Street”

Posted on Sep. 16, 2011 by Phillip

I got into peter gabriel (lower case peter gabriel) from my brother. My brother got into peter gabriel through early Genesis, which I never caught onto. Then Peter Gabriel put out So and became a big time pop star with … Continue reading →

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Song #7: “Little Red Rooster”

Posted on Sep. 15, 2011 by Phillip

I’m reluctant to add anything from The Doors to my list of songs that made a strong impression at some point in my life, because Jim Morrison is not the god adolescent white kids seem to think he is. But … Continue reading →

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Song #6: “Behind Blue Eyes”

Posted on Sep. 14, 2011 by Phillip

I listened to my brother’s album by Led Zepplin and The Who and grew out of them quickly. But this version of “Behind Blue Eyes” from Pete Towhshend’s first album of demos, Scoop, is one of the few songs I … Continue reading →

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Song #5: “Working Class Hero”

Posted on Sep. 13, 2011 by Phillip

My father had some great albums from the ’60s in his record collection, but they were good by default because the ’60s were an exceptional time for popular music (some of the ’70s too). As I got older, though, I … Continue reading →

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