Filed under: beautiful, I heart...., Incredible Women, music, sexy, Tributes, YouTube | Tags: art, beautiful, Grace Jones, Incredible Women, music, music videos, sexy, songs, strange, surreal, YouTube
I admit, I didn’t get truly interested in Grace until I saw Corporate Cannibal. I’ve always known about her, but I’ve never gotten into her. Now with her latest album, I’m a believer. I love her, she’s so unapologetic about who she is. She’s very worldly, has a very pleasant voice, thoughtful lyrics, and is very good at creating music.
I wish I could have a fraction of her coolness, and I will buy her latest album, “Hurricane”.
Slave To The Rhythm
Filed under: beautiful, I heart...., Michael Jackson, music, Tributes, YouTube | Tags: acappella, instrumentals, Michael Jackson, music, Slash, songs, Steve Stevens
Personal favorites of mine that has come from MJ over the years
I’ve always loved “Lady in my Life,” Pure gorgeousness.
Filed under: Beautiful Men, Christian Bale, dance, Evgeni Plushenko, humor, I heart...., Johnny Depp, music, sexy, Tributes, YouTube | Tags: Beautiful Men, Christian Bale, Evgeni Plushenko, funny, humor, I'm Too Sexy, ice skating, Johnny Depp, music, Right Said Fred, sexy, songs, YouTube
Filed under: beautiful, I heart...., music, Tributes, YouTube | Tags: Andy McKee, beautiful, Dario Cortese, Erik Montgrain, guitar, guitar slap, I heart...., music, songs, Tributes, YouTube
Drifting by Andy McKee (He produces such a beautiful sound when he slaps the guitar itself)
Filed under: Incredible Women, Jennifer Batten, music, YouTube | Tags: band, guitar, Incredible Women, Jeff Beck, Jennifer Batten, music, songs, YouTube
What Mama Said
Filed under: I heart...., music, Tributes | Tags: Delta Blues, I heart...., music, Robert Johnson, songs, Tributes, YouTube
When I was a teenager, I got interested in the Jazz and Blues of the old era. I would buy works by Billy Holiday, Bessie Smith, and Robert Johnson. There’s something I’ve always loved about the acoustic guitar, something so pure about the sound that it emits. I was intrigued by Johnson after hearing the story of how he sold his soul to the devil to become an excellent guitar player.
Crossroads
Filed under: album review, Incredible Women, Jennifer Batten, music, YouTube | Tags: Above Below and Beyond, album review, Incredible Women, Jennifer Batten, music, songs
I am finally writing a review of Jennifer Batten’s solo album. It’s a great scorcher of an album with its variety of styles and is especially useful during long road trips. While the theme of the album is instrumental, there are singers that Jennifer collaborates with on various tracks. One downside to instrumental songs, is that it is hard to review them because I have a tendency not to listen so much as I lose myself to the songs. In other words, it will be hard for me to be objective when reviewing this album.
A clip about the making of Above, Below, and Beyond.
Filed under: beautiful, I heart...., Incredible Women, music, Tributes, YouTube | Tags: Bessie Smith, I heart...., Incredible Women, music, songs, Tributes
I first learned of Bessie Smith as a teenager when I read that Janis Joplin bought a tombstone for her. I got a CD of her work and I was blown away by her voice and it was such a stark contrast to the slick production values of 90′s music that I was so accustomed to. Maybe it was the simple combination of horns, piano, and Bessie’s vocals that awoke something in me that I didn’t know was there.
Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out
Filed under: beautiful, Incredible Women, music, YouTube | Tags: Incredible Women, music, Odetta, songs, YouTube
I just learned of her today when I read the news that she passed. To enlighten myself, I looked her up on Youtube and here are some of my favorite bits from her….
Water Boy
